LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 47, 17 August 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The tender of Messrs. Roberts and .Son, at £443, has been accepted for ,painting and repairs to the general ; hospital building's and annexes A resident of Fitzroy signalled his gratification a.t the success of the merging poJl yesterday by firing in the evening a number of rockets and giving a pyrotechnical display generally . In reply to a question in the House of ■Representatives yesterday, the Minister of Mines said that it was not at present intended to remove the preferential duty from plant and machinery required for boring for oil. From the local agents of the Royal .Insurance Company (Messrs. Govett and Quilliam) we have received a copy o! the company's "Record of Sports," which contains records up to the end of 1910. As a book of reference on sporting matters, it is exceedingly valuable, all the information 'having been obtained from authoritative source*.

The election for the Christchurch North seat rendered vacant by the death of Mr. T. E. Taylor will be decided today. Mr, J. D. Hall, son of the late Sir John Hall, and the Rev. L. M. Isitt are the only candidates. The former, though unpledged to support Mr. Massey, fav«rs the Opposition policy, and the Rev. Isitt is a declared Independent, no-lieense being his main plank. In view of the prophecy that within 50 years there will be no timber left in New Zealand, one of the most valuaible of the Dunedin city's assets consists of the plantations which are springing up all round the corporation's water reserves. In 1906 there were planted 15,450 trees, and since then the plantings have steadily increased as the following figures show:—l9o7, 23,110; 1908, 45,825; 1909, 103,355; 1910, 80,000; while it is hoped to plant this yea.r a quarter of a million.

An accident took place on Sunday last on the Mimi-Mokau road between the 28-milcs and 29-miles pegs, and just about opposite Mr. C. O'Sullivan's gate. Mr W. W. Lawrence's gig collided with Mr A. O. Crawford's express, driven by his son. One of the express horses was penetrated by the shaft of the gig, and the animal will be incapitated for work for some time. A young girl named Alice Smith was thrown out of the gig, and her arm was dislocated, necessitating her lieiiig brought in to New Plymouth for medical treatment.

A Maori wahine speaks with the utmost contempt of the treatment of one of ber race in the isolation ward of the New Plymouth hospital. This man was one of the natives who were forcibly conveyed to the institution, suffering from typhoid. His countrywoman has announced her intention of getting him out of the hospital somehow, urging that "the pig fool pakcha keep him thirteen days and give him no tucker. No wonder he die. Every time I go, Jimmy he say, '1 want te tucker.' Pakeha give him lemon and water all the time, no tucker. No good, I take Jimmy away."

A rather serious accident occurred on Mt. Egmont -on Sunday, the victim being Mr. S. Hall, of tke Manaia Post Office. In company with Mr. J. Duncan he went up as far as the snow line, aid when near a deep gully lost his footing and was shot over the "edge, ultimately getting wedged between two rocks. He was rescued with much difficulty, and after three hours hard work a party succeeded in getting him down to the Mountain House. Arrived nit Manaia medical examination showed that he was suffering from a slight concussion of the •brain, and also had his shoulder injured and a number of 'bruises on his 'body.— Kltham Argus. "A glorious country," said Mr. Maxwell at the Hospital Board meeting yesterday, when a reference was made to the 'Awakino district. The Waikato Hospital and Charitable Aid Board wrote that that board had come to the conclusion that the County of Awakino should be included in the number of con- | tributing districts to the Taranaki Hospital 1 and Charitable Aid Board owing to the want of roads leading to the Waikato district precluding the residents from using the hospital at Hamilton. It was pointed out that there was no local authority in the Awakino district, but this hospital had treated many people from there without receiving any contributions from the district itself. A Maori boy was defendant at the Hawera Court in a charge of assaulting a European lad. The complaintant, was riding his pony and aecidentlv collided with defendant, who was riding a bicycle. On the following day defendant called at the Normanby school where the boys were at play, and he l>eckoned> the other boy to him, immediately assaulting him in a manner described as .brutal. The defendant sent in a written confession expressing his sorrow for his conduct, and stating his inability to attend the court that morning. The Magistrate said there was no justification for the assault, and to kick the boy was a. very serious matter. But for his previous good character the defendant would have been sent to prison without the option of a fine. He was fined £5, in default 14 dnys imprisonment. He was also ordered to pay £2 2s to defendant for medical expenses, and also solicitor s fee a guinea. A large and representative meeting of farmers was held in the Bell Block Hall on Tuesday evening, when the project of holding a function to raise funds for the King George Coronation Agricultural Hall was discussed. Tt was arranged to hold tt combined social and progressive euchre party, it being felt that, with the enlarged hall and supper room, there would be ample room for both entertainments to run simultaneously. The hall committee offered the free use of their (buildings, and with donations of printing from the Taranaki Herald and advertising from the Daily News, the expenses will be very light. The ladies have guaranteed to provide a free supper, and with the keen interest evinced it is hoped that the proceeds will be considerable. This is a highly Creditable move on the part_ of the people of the Bell Blockdistrict, and we hope other districts will follow suit and assist the society in making the new Agrieutural Hall one worthy of this important and prosperous district.

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Part of the Puniho typhoid trouble was disclosed only yesterday. In traversing the history of the investigation ot the complaints as to the insanitary state of the kainiiga at Puniho and the illness among the nat(iv<'s, Mr. Lepper, the secretary of the' Hospital Board, read to the members the following telegram received from the InspectorKienera] of Hospitals: "Dr. Pomare just i,;eturned from Puniho. Statqs/a-aes not typhoid. Confirmed hv Dr. Blackflby,' hut ificaales, influenza, and pneuntaiiirt. Slight' Inspector Kendall make 'jrn Spot." etc. To this he had wry? quickly sSnt Dr. Blackley's repudiation of itfjji ivie|\'6 attributed to him, and ask ell for »i properly qualified medical officer Ifiv <l be sent. This was done. Dr. cartje. took samples of blood from the witia of sjick natives, and these when analysed hi Wellington caused the Inspector-General 'to wire that these Maoris ve typhoid" cases.

An Tnvereargill hoy (says the Xews), no more than eight yVars of age, showed considerable presence of mind the other night, and his father, who is naturally proud of him, lias communicated the fact that the youngster and a sister, two years older, were left in their home while the parents visited a neighbor. They occupied different rooms, and the girl, who had occasion to strike a match, by some means set fire to the kapoc mattress. She went to sleep again, and after a. short time was aroused by unaccustomed beat. Crying out to the brother they both made an examination, and discovered the cause, The lwy used a small supply of water that was in the room, but it did not quench the flames which by this time had arisen, and. seizing the mattress, he dragged it out into the backyard. When the parents returned home they found the mattress completely destroyed, indicating that but for the prompt action of the urchin serious damage would probably have resulted.