LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 42, 11 August 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Central school concert, to have been held at the Theatre Royal last night, was postponed owing to the death of His Worship the Mwyor. The Postmaster was advised by the Wellington office law night that the Corinthic was the only vessel within wireless ran»e last night. "At a meeting recently I was speaking at some length on the necessity for work. And the very next song was 'Sing me to sleep.' "—An item from Miss Grimley's speech last night. The people laughed. "They run drunkarus in very quickly in ABbburton now, I can tell you. Mr. Liddell knows that very well." When Mr. Andrews dropped this pearl at last light's meeting in the Good Templar Hall, the audience snickered audibly. On the motion of Mr. Quilliani (Govett and Quilliam), probate of the will of the late George Godfrey Boulton has been granted bv the Supreme Court to Mr. Benjamin Tooke, the executor named in the will.

Referring to the construction of the Stratford-Ongarue railway from the Ongarue end, the Minister for Public Works on Wednesday morning stated that the location survey is being proceeded with, and as soon as a few miles of the route have been surveyed the formation of the permanent route will be commenced. In the House of Representatives on Wednesday Mr. Wright, discussing matters in connection with the typhoid outbreak in Porirua .Asylum, said that a singular rumor had obtained currency as to the origin of the outbreaks, at which scientific men would no • doubt scoff. Attendants had stated that the epidemic originated invariably with a particular patient, who had at one time had the disease. It was alleged that the disease always broke out in the part of the hospital which this patient occupied. Mr. Wright submitted the story for what it was worth.

<( Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Herbert, of the "Up-to-Date" drapery hojise, tendered a very enjoyable social in Brougham Street Hall last night to their employees at New Plymouth, Stratford and Eltham. and their friends. There was quite a large gathering from the three towns. The decorations of the hall and of the supper tables were very tasteful. The floor was slippery as glass, and splendid music was played hv Mrs. Woods' orchestra. Mr. Hayden returned thanks on behalf of the guests, and Mr. Herbert, in replying, regretted that, as he was going out of business, this would be his last night of the kind here.

111". R, E. X. Matthews, a young Aueklamlcr, has prepared plans for an aeropiano, embracing several new and important features, one being construction, by which it is believed that it will be almost impossible for the machine to capsize. After working out the plans, which are protected in New Zealand. Mr. Matthews submitted them to inspection by experts, who are loud in their praise of the ideas embodied. Mr. Matthews is confident that his ideas will boar a practical test, and for this purpose he has left Auckland en Toute for London to place the matter before the best known aeroplane authorities. The details for the present are not made public. 1

A gentleman calle<j : ,i the News Office last night, and expressed the opinion that no time should be lost, in arranging for a public memorial to the late Mayor, who had done so much for the town, and especially it, bcenic spots and ■sea frontage. He thought a fountain, or something of the kind, should be erected on the esplanade, and he intimated his willingness to devote a guinea to the purpose. Many others would be only too glad to contribute to a fund of the kind, and no doubt steps will be taken in the proper quarter in due time to arrange for the perpetuation of the memory of so fine, public-spirited and unselfish a character as that which was lost to the community yesterday. Sir Joseph Ward has been greatly impressed with the reception accorded to mm as Xew Zealand's representative by tho people of London in the Coronation processions through the streets of the metropolis (states a London corresponded)-. As in the Royal progress, so in the drive to St. Paul's and the Guildhall, Joseph was constantly greeted bv name along the route, and was cheered enthusiastically. He appears to be the best known of the overseas Premiers among the London crowds. There is no doubt the Prime Minister has brought New Zealand into great prominence here during his visit. He has been interviewed more than all the other Imperial Conference delegates put together; and in speech-makmg he has a similar record

private letter received from one of the Territorials in camp at Palmerston North states that Cadet Captain Ryder and Cadet Lieutenants Day and Goss lost all their equipment when their tent was burned the other day. They were at dinner when the fire occurred. * Every arrangement is good except that some young fellows, sons of officers, have been piessed into the service as officers to instruct, when they should be having instruction themselves. The chief thing they think of is making the men salute them. The staff-insiruetors are good and popular. A camp concent was to have been held last night, Sergeant R Kill ard s. of the Wellington Highlanders, •icting as secretary, and QuartermasterSergeant Lister, of the Taranaki Rifles, as treasurer.

At tho annua] meeting of the Egmont Box Company, Jfr. A. Morton, as one of the directors of Hie National Dairy Association, referral to thn meetings in 1 aranaki that were to have been addressed by Mr. R. EHNon, the London representative, the programme having unfortunately been interrupted through Mr. Ellison having to leave for Christcluirch owing to the death of Mr. T. E. Taylor. A telegram had been received fiom Mr. hllison stating that the postponed meetings could not be resumed .just now, hut Jm was addressing meetings as originally fixed in Auckland and the AVaikato. and he would be free to continue the Taranaki meetings about tbc end of next week. Mr. Morton ■ulded that Mr. Forsvth and himself, as representatives on the Dairy Association, would make all the necessary local arrangements, and the meetings would be open to all shareholders in' dairy companies.—Argus.

YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND That ny using tne Commercial Eucalyp us Oil, which is now bought up at fid wr lb weight and bottle, and, on accouni >f the large profits, pushed, you are ex losing yourself to all the dangers t< vhich the use of turpentine will expos, vou—irritation of kidneys, intestina h raet and mucous membranes. By in 'is ting on the GENUINE SANDE! RtCALYPTI EXTRACT you not onl> ivrid these pitfalls, but you have a st.ini ilating, safe and effective medicamen' •lie result of a Bpecial and careful mann 'aoture. Remember: SAXDER'S EXTRACT en •'Odw the result of 50 y ji perieji. >nil of npenial study, and it docs wlm ■< promised; it cures and heals withoi njuring the constitution, as the nils , the market frequently do. Tlicrefori protect yourself rejecting otif-

The fishing industry at the Chatham Island* in at present in ii flourishing state, and the companies in the industry are stated to lie obtaining good hauls. The steamer llimitangi, which has been fitted with a refrigerating plant, arrived in LyUelton on Saturday with 1100 eases of fish, all, with tht exception of about 100 cases, being blue cod. Further consignments were obtainable, but. accommodation could not be found for more. The lisli will be sold in Wellington.

A settler residing 011 the Inaha road laid down a paddock in prairie grass some time pack (says the Okaiawa correspondent of the llawera Star), and so pleased is he with it that he intends to increase the area. The growth of this grass is phenomenal. "In .July I was shown a clump in a local garden, which had made a growth of nearly Din in eight days. A good many people imagine that this gra.su will not stand feeding, but this idea has been quite exploded, although it is not advisable to run cattle upon it continuously. There is nothing I know of which grows so rapidly as tiltprairie grass."

IAII exciting runaway, though one ot brief duration, occurred yesterday in Liardet street during the* progress ol the foofcbaJl match. A cab ami pair belonging to Mr. .1. W. West were starting at the Sports ({round entrance, the driver, Howard Russ, having left his seat to watch the. match. A man named James Millar, a joiner, cycled up with some, pieces of timber on his shoulder, and dismounted close to the horne*' heads, startling them. J'hey bolted down the footpath, and crashed- into aji electric light pole on the corner of Tinrdet iind Gilbert streets. The force of the impact was such as to break the p»lc, an ironibark one of about six inches in diameter at the point of lireakftge, and the fo.recarria.ge of the caili was ibadly smashed. The damage will cost froir £2O to £3O probably to repair.

Lnst week a local resident received quite an unexpected surprise in having restored to him, after an absence of nearly two years, a quantity of harness, valued at about £B, which had been stolen from an outhouse on his property (says the Alexandra Herald). It was in September, lilOfl, that the harness, tied up in a sack, was stolen, and, notwithstanding the vigilance of the police, all efforts to locate the missing property were futile. The other Jay, whilst some boys were out rabbiting on the hills on the east side of the Manuherikia river behind Alexandra, they came upon a of harness lying in a cave. On arriving home the father of the household was apprised of the discovery, and, knowing that a local resident had lost such similar property, he detailed the find to his friend. 'The resident straightway proceeded to the cave in question, and there, in ail its glory, was the missing harness. Examination proved that it was in a good state of preservation, arid appearances showed that it had lain in the cave for some considerable time. The Opunake dairymen are keen on getting a cow-testing association going. The Pihairia and Opunake companies are favorable, and others within reach are expected to join in. Mr Cuddie has written to say that in Kaupokonui and Stratford associations are to be continued He cannot this year give personal supervision, but the department "will lie glad to confer with the suppliers to my factory where it is proposed to start an association, and to go into the matter carefully with them. We could also send an oflicer to see that the work was com-

menced on good lines." The Opunake Times, referring to the matter, says: "A dairy fanner who has been conduct ing systematic testing of his herd this season informs us that he has had his eyes opened very wide with the results. He has found that some of his cows returned him £3 a month at the top of the season, whilst one other at the same time only only returned 17s, and others ranged from that t-o the top given. It may appear hard to have to clear out good-looking cows, which are good in quantity and good ill every way except in the test bottle, but there is nothing surer than that poor cows will keep a nian poor."