LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 58, 30 August 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the S.M. Court yesterday morning a first offending drunk was convicted and discharged. A correspondent writes stating that the price of the "Emperor Strad" violin, lately purchased by Kubelik from 'Haddock's trustees, was £10,000,, and not £6OOO as stated in a reprint tocal published yesterday. , -. The Taranaki Garrison Band has kindly consented to. play a programme of music this evening in connection with the performance of the operetta "The Happy I Family." The iband will parade from the Red House Hotel.

Thos. Mulcahy, one of the few men whose lot it has been to see a monument erected to his own memory, has left his home in Connecticut;(-U.S.A.), to return to the Klondike, whore he had spent the past twelve years. Shortly after his departure from here word came to his death, and a monument, on which was inscribed a suitable epitaph, was erected to his memory in a local cemetery. A few weeks ago Mulcahy returned home, and since then'has paid several visits to the monument. •

An American paper gives particulars of a fish's unusual quest for a change of diet. Along the shore of a reservoir at Lee (Mass.)? strawberries hung over the water, varying in distance from 4 to 10 inched from the surface, and he was surprised to see a big carp bobbing his head out of the water and grabbing the berries. He watched it repeat the .operation half-a-dozen times. He then tried "his bait, and succeeded in hooking the fish. He had to shoot it before he could I land it. The carp weighed 321b.

In the Magistrate's Court, yesterday morning, before Mr. H. S. Fitzhfenbert, S.M., judgment by default wsb given in the following cases.:—E. R. C. Gihnour (Mr. Stondish)' v. E. E. Putt, claim £5 lie 6d, costs. £1 8s 6d; D. Hutchen v. George A. Thomson, claim £4 13s Cd, costs 9s; S. A. Dailey (Mr. Johnstone) v. A; C. Vincent,, claim £6l ISs lOd costs £4 Os 6iL In, the judgment; summons ease Scrivener y. Phipps, the defendant appeared, and was submitted to an examination by Mr. Hutchen for the judgment creditor, as to his means. His Worship sqid that whilst it had been shown that ,the i debtor had had some money, it had, not been shown that he had 1 had sufficient since the date of judgment to have enabled him to satisfy the debt. A keen sense of humor is one of the chief characteristics of Pope Pius X., whose health has, been causing grave anxiety of late. This was admirably J exemplified some time ago when he ask-1 ed a Hebrew gentleman from Venice to convey his apostolic blessing to a sick friend irf the' city] "But, your Holiness," said the visitor, "I am a Jew." "No matter," replied the Pope; "the goods are all right, though the packing i may be a trifle bad." Somewhat unconventional, the Pope has, to the great consternation of the Vatican officials, broken down many rules of etiquette which he considered obnoxious. Soon after he attained his present position in 1003 lie caused a great deal of talk by asking his sisters to dine with him, Papal etiquette decreeing that the Pope must not ask anyone to dine with him at his own table. Before the Criminal Court at Adelaide recently, Thomas Clendinning pleaded guilty to a charge of shooting at Edgar Herman Day on June 6, with intent to murder him. Accused is a Highlander, aged 77 years. > Counsel for the defence said accused went to make a complaint, and was rolled in the mud and kicked by prosecutor, who then put accused across his knee and slapped him as though he were a child. This drove accused to commit the act of insanity. The Chief Justice said •he was shocked in reading through the depositions. He had never heard a case in which a man had been treated with so much indignity as accused had been. He had been subjected to much annoyance by prosecutor's children. Instead of an apology being offered to accused, he was rolled in the mud. He (his Honor) had never heard of a

grown-up man taking advantage of his physical strength and put an old man laeroto his knees and slap him, as though he were a child. He could not imagine that it would enter into the mind of any man, however depraved. He was not going to justify what he did. Accused turned round and threatened to use a knife on prosecutor. He might just as well have said a pin. He lost his self-control, and, with a view of punishing one of his tormentors, fired a gun, filled with sparrow shot, and peppered one of the young rascals that had been tormenting him. Accused was overcome by remorse, and destroyed the gun, and then he attempted to take his own life. His Honor thought justice would be satisfied by sentencing accused to imprisonment until the rising of the court. He did not believe there was another man in South Australia who would be guilty of such conduct as that of prosecutor. YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIKD Thai py using tne Commercial Eucalyptus Oil, which is now bought up at fid 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 EUCALYPTI EXTRACT you not only avoid these pitfalls, but.you have a stimulating, safe and pffeetive medicament, the result of a special and careful manufacture. Remember: SANDER'S EXTRACT embodies the revolt of 50 years" 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 •»» rejecting otier hr&ntSa. A CHILD'S LIFE SAVED. ''My son Jack was severely attacked with croup," writes Mrs Agnes L. Vincent, Margaret Street, Geelong, Vic. He was almost choking, and we had not time to send for medical aid. We had Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the house, and it was the means of saving this child's life. It only took ten minutes for this remedy to do the work. We think a lot of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It is the only cough medicine we use in our home." Sold by all chemists amd storekeepers.

The sum of money required to be invested each year at compound inte»Cßt at 4 per cent., in order to extinguish the existing national debt, is £144,885. For exposing lice-infected sheep for sale a defendant was fined £2, with costs 2s, by Justices at the Feilding Court the other day.

The poor pressure of water at the fire at Messrs. Sole Bros.' buildings at Fitzroy yesterday was caused by a block in the water mains. The borough staff was working late last night to rectify lit.

~ "I'm a born gipsy," said a witness at the Christchureh Magistrate's Court. "Yesjiand you're a fraud if you believe in clairvoyance," remarked the magistrate, in response to her statement that she msJde a little from clairvoyance.

In the absence of a Powclka ohase some members of the local police force had an exciting time yesterday chasing roast pork, the badly burned pigs which escaped from Messrs. Sole Bros.' piggeries during the fire at the boiling-down works.

"We are selling a journal at 2s 6d per annum that is worth £5," said the lion. T. Mackenzie, speaking in Parliament of the monthly periodical issued by his department; "therefore the circulation is increasing rapidly, particularly in the Scottish community." The Prince of Peace, No. 72, 1.0. G.T., Lodge held its weekly meeting in the Foresters' Hall, Waitara, on Tuesday, Bro. 0. J. Herrick, C.T., in the chair. A good muster of members was present, and several visitors from Egmont, No. 112, New Plymouth. Two new members were initiated during the evening. The Southland Times states that the arrival of the Norwegian whaling vessels is being looked forward to at Bluff, and it is expected that in many ways the operating of the whalers will tend to increase business at the port. It is expected, however, that the Pegasus will be made the headquarters of the ships.

The death of one of Mr. .Toll's horses through collision with an electric light; pole at Fitzroy leads a correspondent to remark that the corner on which the accident occurred is a dangerous one, because unlighted. The post is outside Mr. J. Tisch's fence, and there, are large trees on the property which increase the gloom. On the New Plymouth side the nearest light to this pole is fifty feet away, and on the Fitzroy side the nearest light is about seventy feet distant. As the post carries electric light wires it would, says our correspondent, j be an exceedingly simple matter to illuminate the dairkest spot on this road. He also points out that the danger is increased by the widening (or narrowing) of the road at this point. There were no cases listed for hearing at the Melbourne Court on Saturday, August 12, and the Argus sayß: This state of affairs, which is unparalleled for many years, vividly illustrates the absence of serious crime in Melbourne. Occasionally outrages against women occur, the culprits being, no doubt, fit subjects for lunatic asylums, but robberies on a large scale and fearless garotting are strikingly absent from police records. Various reasons have been addnced in explanation of this pleasant fact, but tjie peacefulness of the city is undoubtedly due to a combination of causes, The prosperous times have brought more money into circulation, and those who would otherwise be thieves gather sufficient wealth by legitimate means. Fear of the indeterminate sentence has banished many ruffians from. the -ways of violent crime. "I would sooner do anything than an indetcrm'n't," a confession made by a notorious garotter to a detective, expresses the feeling of his class for the vague punishment. They feel the terror that lurks in the unknown. The night patrol, the whereabout of which is Unknown to the prowlers of the city, has also been a potent factor in diminishing crime.