LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 33, 2 August 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The dress circle in the new Good Templars' Hall is to be fitted with upholstered seats in the latest "tip-up" style, made by the Red Post Furnishing Go.

The special train to be run in connection with to-morrow's football match will leave Haiwera at 11.30 a.m. and, reach New Plymouth at 2.30 p.m., leaving New Plymouth for the return journey at 5.30 p.m.

The Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Mr. J. S. S. Medley) reports that during the month of July there wore 37 births, 8 deaths, and 5 marriages in the Now Plymouth registration district. Last year the figures for July were 25 births, 9 deaths, and 6 marriages.

Four imemibers of Maggie Papakura's Maori troupe at tJie White City rode in the Coronation Royal Progress on June 23 as members of the New Zealand Contingent. They were Tiki Papakura, Apcraihuajia Wiari, Teti Roera, and Kero Opa. Hori. Of these Wiari rode in the Coronation procession of the late King Edward.

In the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, before Mr. H. S. Fitzherbert, S.M., there was only one judgment by default, in the case of W. F. McAllum, boardinghouse keeper, v. William Diamond, a scenic artist, for £7, the costs being £1 3s 0d ! . In the judgment summons ease an order was made by consent.

A few years ago when the Indian Government were constructing a railway bridge near Agra all the native people in the district hid their children, thinking the Government would want to put them in the foundations. It appears that it had been the custom in India, whien erecting large buildings, to bury hundreds of people alive m the walls and foundations.

A meeting of the Way Benefit Committee was held last evening, there being present: Messrs. G. Browne, adtiiigMayor (in the chair), Paton, Elliott, Southam, Brooks, and Sadler. The chairman commented gratefully on the offer of Messrs Lints and Little, who are holding a skating carnival on Friday evening by way of assistance. The committee will ask the Garrison Band to head a procession from the Post Office to tho Glidaway Rink. Mr. Paton, treasurer, reported that the fund in hand now stood at about £IOO. Mr. Bellringer intends, to call the ladies' oomimittee together to arrange for a dance, eucthre party mud bridge party in the theatre, on a date to be decided later. Mr. Saunders, who has kindly offered to give a benefit picture entertainment in the Whiteley Hall, will be waited on and asked; to name a convenient date. There is a story attached to the rwedding ring trophy "presented to the Taranaki Rifles A Company by the ladies' committee associated for years with that corps. The first winner of the ring had to hand it in again to the company because he had not complied with the condition. that he should put it to its proper use during the year for which he held it. He had imposed a condition, however, that the ladies' committee should find hiin (i ibride, preferably from their own families, and his announcement to this effect at the annual social of the corps some years ago caused no end of laughter. With the passing of the old voluntary system of military training, it was sniggesited n.t the presentation of the ring on Monday Might that the conditions governing the wedding-ring competition should ibe altered, and the correct usage of the ring made compulsory! A wag in the vicinity of the orchestra promptly suggested that the competition should be open to the ladies as well as to the Territorials.

YOU SHOULD BEAK IN MIND Tfcat oy using tae Commercial Eucalyptus Oil, -which is now bought up at 6d per lb weight and bottle, and, on account of the large profits, pushed, you are exposing yourself to all the dangers to which the use of turpentine will expose you—irritation of kidneys, intestinal tract and mucous membranes. By insisting on the GENUINE SANDER EI (jATjY?TI EXTRACT you not only avrid these pitfalls, but you have a stimulating, safe and effective medicament, the result of a special and careful manufacture. Remember: SANDER'S EXTRACT em bodies the result of 60 yeara' experience and of special study, and it does what is promised; it cures and heals without injuring the constitution, as the oils on the market frequently do. Therefore, protect yourself hj" rejecting otier braids.

The Coronation pictures at both the picture shows last evening were viewed by large numbers of people, who much enjoyed the unique spectacle.

It is stated that the extent of the consumption of the methylated spirits in the towns in Australia is becoming a most serious matter, and it is almost a daily occurrence for victims of this form of dissipation to have to he taken to the hospital for treatment. The poisonous stuff is said to be drunk in gallons every Sunday .by poor people in Melbourne and suburbs.

The pathway around the western slope of Maryland Hill, undertaken bv the Beautifying Association, is nearing completion. Two of the three ugly pine trees have been felled, and the third will probably be down to-day. The association is doing an excellent work in improving this commanding eminence, making it accessible and attractive, and deserves every encouragement. iA la/rge number of insanitary dwellings are said to exist in Christchurch. Some of them looked too green to burn, being mossy, smelly and rotten. Only one looked habitable In one. which was unoccupied, the rooms were small and iow, the floors almost resting on the earth, and the boards rotten and wormeaten. In half an hour a press reporter saw a dozen housed, all in a tumble-down state, and all crying aloud for demolition Almost in every direction dilapidated houses were discovered, and probably a hundred of them would' fail to pass a searching examination. This in the Cathedral City! Mas Eva Huiiter, a New York' heiress, and her fiance, Mr. Bayliss Walker, a young engineer, travelled 2000 miles to California to be married by moonlight on the lonely hilltop where they became engaged two years ago (writes the New York correspondent of the Daily Mail). The bride insisted that the ceremony should take place there before consenting to be married. A clergyman and a hundred friends of the happy couple climbed up with them, and found the path so steep that the white-haired minister lost his breath, and the ceremony had to be delayed until he could speak. The wedding guests described the ceremony as the most impressive they had ever witnessed.

In the Wellington Magistrate's Court this week an unusual prosecution, probably unique the world over, is likely to be heard (says the local Times). The case is being taken against a settler, and arises out of the sale of an area of 1400 acres of Crown land in the Ra,ngitikei district. It is alleged that an attempt was made to "bear" the market, and the defendant is to be charged with having offered to accept a bribe to refrain from bidding. 17iis is an offence under section 69 of the Land Act, 1908, which lays down that a person who offers to take a bribe to refrain from bidding in a Crown lands auction is liable to a penalty not exceeding £IOO, or twelve months' imprisonment as the alternative. For accepting a bribe under similar circumstances the maximum penalty is £2OO or two years' imprisonment.

Richard Scott, stonebreaker, employed at Rutherglcn (Victoria), risked his life recently to save that of a child. While engaged at his work Scott hoard several women screaming. He ran across to them and was told the child had fallen down a well. The water, which was 15ft from the top of the well, was deep, and Scott could not swim. However, he dropped down, and, grasping the child, struggled to keep it above the water, by grasping the sides of the well with his free hand. In the meantime the women had procured a rope, which they lowered to Soofct. He twisted it about one arm and called to those above to pull. Inch by inch he rose, until the child under his arm came into view. The joy of the women at the sight of the infant overcame them, and the temporary slackening of the rope sent Scott and his tiny burden back into the water again. Once more the women gripped on the rope, and this time rescuer and rescued were hauled to the surface.

Increasing imports at the moment have no terrors for Mr. J. R. Blair, sometime chairman of the Bank of New Zealand. Speaking as chairman of the Wellington Investment, Trustee and Agency Company recently, Mr./ Blair remarked that the country had practically recovered from the recent commercial depression, hence he did not attach so much importance as did some people to the growth of imports. The fact was, stocks had been allowed to run very low after a cessation, or, rather, heavy and sudden restriction of importations. On the turn of the tide these stocks naturally had to be made up and increased until they had reached their level. Taking the highest point and the lowest point together and striking the happy medium would enable one to come to a clearer understanding of the position. The cause of the increase in the imports was, in his view, unquestionably due to the fact that stocks had been allowed to become depleted.

A generous and final act of a man who suffered death in the electrical chair at Sing oTng (U.S.A.) prison will, it is believed, have the effect of reopening the case of a convict named John Williams, who is serving a life sentence in a New Hampshire prison, having been convicted of murder in 1901. Ihomas Barnes, the man who was executed, made a confession before going to the electrical chair which exonerates Williams, who, he declares, was Wrongly convicted. Barnes was executed for murdering a companion in crime who informed against him, but he w.is also concerned in the crime of 10 years ago for which illiams was sentenced. In his confession Barnes states that Williams was not present at the burglary of a house at Dover, New Hampshire, when the owner of the premises was killed. He states that the murder was committed by a man named Chester, who, with him, was robbing the house. Chester and Barnes escaped, but Williams, towards whom suspicion pointed, was arrested, and convicted on circumstantial evidence. In making his confession Barnes said: "I do not like the idea of an innocent man suffering for a crime he did not commit when I can clear him." Practically Barnes' last act on earth was the signing of this confession before witnesses. " ANOTHER BUDGET OF BARGAINS AT THE MELBOURNE.

An amazing series of sale specials is announced for this week at the Melbourne. Many new lines are introduced, and in addition all oddments and broken sizes are being sacrificed. Men's 20/0 suits for -21/-; men's 3/11 blue denims for 2/11; men's 49/6 suits for 39/6; men's Kaiapoi lieatlier socks, three pairs for 2/6; mens splendid worsted trousers, now S/li; men's denim jackets, 4/<i; white and colored towels. 0d; boys' tunic suits. 5/11; boys' Balfour suits, 12/6; boys' three-quarter ribbed hose, 2/6; boys' celluloid collars, with metal button holes, 5d each; boys' knickers, 7 to 12 years. 1/11: boys' varsity suits, all wool, 10/6; boys' braces, 3d'pair- bovs' varsity caps, school colors, 1/-' each; boys' shooters, sizes 1 to 5, 6/11; boys' chrome balmorals. sizes 1 to 5, 8/11 - women's warm slippers, 1/- pair; women's chrome slippers, leather soles sawn, 4/11.—Advt. '

Or tain areas in tho Dominion are specified in the last (jazette as being exempt from the provisions of the Defence Act in regard to military training. They arc in the northern part of the Auckland district, the backbloek* of Hawke's Bay, where they abut on the Auckland and! Wellington boundaries, parts of the Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Southland and Westland districts, and the outlying islands of the Dominion, including the Cook group. Speaking in the House of Commons on June 13, 1910, Sir Edward firey, Minister of Foreign Affairs, referred to the recent disturbances in Egypt, The Egyptian Prime Minister had been murdered, and it was believed the Nationalist Party was morally responsible. In May the Nationalists had made a demonstration against Sir Eldon Gorst and trampled on the Uritish flag. Mr. Roosevelt (ex-President of the United States), who had just visited Egypt, delivered a speeeh at the Guildhall. urging England to "govern Egypt or go." Sir Edward Grey expressed warm appreciation of Mr. Roosevelt's speech. "The British occupation must continue in Egypt," he declared emphatically. "It is not a question of British interests in Egypt; it is simply this: we have gone on in Egypt doing good work year after year, and we cannot now abandon Egypt without disgrace. The agitation against British occupation can lead but to one result — to more assertion of our authority. We cannot talk any more of the developmemt of aelf-governing institutions in Egypt as long as that agitation against British occupation continues." A boy named Ford, between 14 and 15 years of age, has lately been providing the residents of Goulbnrn (New South Wales) with material for much discussion, and his fame has even extended to other places. He is chained and padlocked and placed in a locked box or trunk, and in a short time emerges with the locks on the box still intact. The question of how he does it has occupied many minds, but no feasible explanation is forthcoming. The boy has appeared in public twice, and has also given demonstrations to small parties. One afternoon he had quite a distinguished audience, tho gathering including his Honor Judge Rogers, Mr. Mason (Crown Prosecutor)', court officials, legal gentleman and others. The box was subjected to a strict examination by a police sergeant, and it was pronounced perfectly satisfactory. It was duly locked and the key retained. The box was placed in a locked room, and the presence of a confederate was considered impossible. In a short time the boy emerged, and the lock was apparently in the same condition as before. It was agreed that the performance was most mystifying. In this instance the boy was not manacled.