LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 35, 4 August 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Taranaki Acclimatisation Society has received a consignment of 50,000 krtwa trtut «va from Hakateramae, South C 'terbury. The Taranaki County Council's new steam road-roller, which 'has just been erected at the railway station, is attracting a good deal of attention. Organised employers in New Zealand number 4262, and organised workers 57,091, there being I'lß unions of employers registered at the end of last year, and 308 unions of workers. ~/Ihc New Zealand Tablet states that are,,..now no less than nineteen CatWic educational institutions in greater Wellington, all of which are conducted by members, of religious oTders.

The efforts of Mr. Sedgwick in promoting the scheme for the immigration of boy workers for farms has been recognised by donations amounting to nearly £IOO from various branches of the Farmers' Union.

The rapid settlement of Vogeltown brings the need for better roading facilities, and the residents in Holdsworthy road are asking the County Council to devote some attention to the state of the roadway.

A start is to be made with the erection of the new theatre for Mr. Saunders in Central Devon street next week. It will be built of ferro-concrete on the most up-to-date lines. It is to be called "The Empire Theatre."

There was a tremendous crowd waiting at daylight yesterday morning for the opening of the box plan at Messrs. Collier and Co.'s for the "Jack and the Beanstalk" pantomime, and all the seats were taken at an early hour.

The widow of the late Mr. F. A. Claude, of Otahuhu, is petitioning Parliament for a compassionate allowance on the ground that her husband's death was hastened, if not brought about, by his exertions on the night of April 17, when several carriages ran away from Otahuhu Station, and a collision with the Main Trunk express was averted mainly owing to Mr. Claude's promptitude in pulling them up and warniag the driver of the oncoming express. The idea of crime among Papuan natives appears to be peculiar. On the trip made by some of the Federal members to the Astrolabe Mountains, two of the natives with them, a carrier and an assistant cook, were prisoners under sentence. One had killed his mother, the other had killed a man at the instigation of that man's wife, "They didn't seem to think anything of it,'" said Senator Blakey, who told the stoiy. 'They _ treated the whole affair as a huge joke." Prisons consist of wire fence enclosures in Papua. The trouble is, not to keep a man in prison, but to keep out of it. There's no danger of his running away, because if he goes to civilised parts of his own tribe he will bo given up again, and if he goes to another tribe he will be killed and eaten. So he stops inside the enclosure, and is contented! The two natives spoken of were serving-one a 10 years' and the other a seven years' sentence. The boy that murdered his mother killed her because she was getting very old and infirm, and he thought he was doing her a kindness. The other man thought he was under the influence of a sorcerer!" Mrs. Van Cottle was fond of the bottle, But pray don't imagine that she Was addicted to drink, for I reallv don't think She imbibed any stronger than tea. But the bottle she swore by and set so much store by, Was one that you value, I'm sure, On the label was "Woods," to distinguish the goods—'Twas the famous "Great Peppermint Cure." VISITING OARDS.-When you run out of cards, send your order for more to the Daily News Priirtery. 3/6 for 50, or 5/- for 100 (postage paid).

The skating entertainment in aid of the Way Benefit Fund has been postponed until Friday next, August 11. Masterton contains an old-age pensioner who has served in three wars, fought in four engagements, reared a family of twelve, and is still hale and hearty.

"Pedestrian" calls attention to the condition of the path leading to the East End Bathing Reserve. There are several holes fully two feet deep, evidently caused by the recent rains, that require urgent attention.

In the course of conversation witu a Canterbury farmer, several members of the Sheffield choir intimated that as soon as the choir's present tour wa= finished they intended to return to New Zealand and settle here.

The residents of Waverley, at a public meeting, decided in favor of the raising of a loan for an acetylene lighting scheme and for metalling streets and assisting the fire brigade. The two schemes are estimated to cost £ISOO each.

Great difficulty is being carried out in the drainage of some low-lying portions of Napier. On some vacant sections the sewer water, apparently as a result of high seas blocking the mouth of the sewer, has oozed through the shingle and converted the sections into a lagoon. The Stock Department has been busy at Feilding. At the S.M. Court there two settlers, charged with exposing for sale sheep infected with lice, were eaeh> fined substantial amounts with costs, whilst another, charged with failing to dip sheep within the specified time, was fined 50s and costs.

All because of the flood, a wedding at Wellington had to be postponed. The intended bridegroom camn down to the Empire City from the country to "tie the knot," and, having about a week to spare, came across to Blenheim to see his brother, intending to return last Tuesday. He is still here, and the nuptials are put off,—Blenheim Express. '

A number of Taranaki Territorial officers will leave by the express train to-morrow morning to attend a seven days' school of instruction at Palmerston North. There will be a large gathering of officers from all parts of the Wellington training district. Under the mew regulations attendance at the school of instruction is compulsory upon officers desiring to sit for examinations for promotion.

In face of the statement made by the late Mayor of Christchurch that he would rather the proposal were not carried, a large number of ratepayers absolutely refused to go to the polls on Thursday last in connection with the big road scheme, and generally very little interest was displayed (states the Christchurch papers) . It was estimated that the number of. electors on the roll was from 10,000 to 12,000, but only 2704 votes were cast, including 30 informal. The loan proposal was defeated at all the booths, and in the aggregate by 840 votes.

The Kaiser can shoot with only one arm. A special Mauser gun has been manufactured for him on this account, and, considering his lame arm, it is marvellous what an excellent shot he is. On one occasion, at Pyskelurtz, he killed 32 bucks with 32 consecutive shots, and, while shooting in Silesia, 103 birds fell to his gun in twenty minutes, not a single bird being missed. His physical defect places the Kaiser at a disadvantage as against other monarchs. He is able, however, to use his defective hand in riding, and his right hand is prodigiously strong and powerful. A rather unique incident happened in Messrs Samuel Vaile and Sons' salerooms in Auckland. A property, consisting of a block of land and a cottage in Valley road, Mount Eden, was offered for sale by direction of the registrar of the Supreme Court, and when the auctioneer called for bids £4OO was offered. At this stage, before another bid could be received, a well-known city merchant came forward, and asked the amount of the mortgage, and atated that he would take it over in order to assist the mortgagor whose property was being sold. After a hurried consultation with the mortgagee's solicitor, the property was withdrawn from sale, the auctioneer announcing that the merchant referred to was " helping a lame dog over a stile.''

The compulsory training of our youths under the new defence scheme is about to .begin in earnest. The law provides for twelve half-day parades of three hours each in every year, and Lieut.Colonel Malone has now formulated his plan for these parades in the various centres. As far as .possible, in order to cause the least inconvenience to employers, the half-holidays have been selected for the paradeg, and general holidays have also been, avoided. The scheme as outlined provide* for one of these daylight parades in every four and a hajf weeks. They commence as follows: New Plymouth, September 6; Inglewood, September 28; Eltham, September 14; W&itara, September 21; Stratford, October 5; Hawera, October 4; Patea, October 11; Waverley, October 18; Opunake, October 25. "

Fears have been entertained by some people here that the Egmont Box Company was likely to transfer its business from Eltham to Ohutu, where they have large bush rights, and where they are erecting a factory, says the Eltham correspondent of the Hawera Star. Whilst, however, the company will transfer some of its business to Ohutu, the Eltham factory will still be kept up to its full capacity. Indeed, the Box Company has recently bought and taken possession of the yard and premises adjoining its present property, and which was occupied by the New Plymouth Sash and Door Company, the increase in the business here necessitating further extension of premises. The directors' annual report will show that after allowing £1306 for depreciation on buildings, plant, and leasehold, there remains a balance of £1631 to be dealt with. The directors recommend a payment of 6 per cent, per annum on the paid-up capital, absorbing .£ll(j(i, the balance to be carried forward. The directors, after referring to work done during the year, mention that they have acquired a considerable amount of milling bush.

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