LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 77, 21 September 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dust was blowing in the streets last night. The LowgaHh Dairy Company on Tuesday sold this season's cheese output ait 6%d f.o.b. to Wright, Stevenson & Co.

Tho Central school committee has asked the Hospital Board to allow Mr. Kendall, health inspector, to report on the sanitary condition of the Central and Courtenay .street schools. A Taranaki resident just returned from -a visit to the different centres of the south island states that Dunedin seems to be the briskest for business, with Invercargill a good second. Trade appears to be dull 111 Christchurch, whilst things in Wellington he characterises as stagnant

John Franklin Hooker, who is absent in Auckland, and failed to respond to his name when called upon for jury service yesterday, was fined £2 for contempt. Three exemptions were granted, two for defective hearing and the third because a broken leg prevented its owner from making an appearance.

A find of bones on the beach near Fitzroy being rejxirted, police investigation was made. The* remains of what was probably a coffin, several 'bones, and some hair, evidently that of a Maori, ■were found. They were very old, and when gathered up were, re-interred by Sergeant Dart and Constable Boulton. A. collision occurred very early yesterday morning between Dr. Home's motorcar and a gig driven by a man who evi- ! dently required a big share of the roadway. The ear was slightly damaged, and the driver of the vehicle so much more so -t/hat he had to be conveyed to the hospital. The gig was damaged, but the Jlftrse was unhurt.

The Eltliani Dairy Company paid out lor last month's supply £l'Boo, also ft bonus of .U7O2J, making a total distribution of £BOIB. There were manufactured last month 38,5771b. of butter, as against. 42.0281b. in August last year, the difference being accounted for by the recent dry weather. Since the rain, however, the supply has increased, and it is hoped tliat the initial falling-off will soon be overtaken. The daily output is now over 80 boxes.—Argus.

The dairy season is now commencing in earnest. On Tuesday the .Corinna sailed from the breakwater with over '3OOO. boxes of butter for transhipment for Home markets, and on the day previous the Kapuni Jeft Patea with about 1000 boxes of butter, also for export to England. The lviipuni, however, had to put into New Plymouth for repairs and coal, having run., into a gale, and is likely to miss the connecting boat (the Ruapeliu) at Wellington, as it is scheduled to leave to-day for London. 1,1 Tn giving judgment in the case of Crust v. Gjedsted, claim for £IOO money i lent by Crust to Gjedsted when floating the Royal Pictures syndicate, the magis- , tra-te.said the loan had been admitted. 1 lie only question to be considered was whether the defendant was released from the debt by the deed of partnership. Clearly the debt had nothing to do with the partnership, but was a matter between plaintiff and defendant. He could see nothing to warrant him in holding that the release in the deed of . dissolution was a release of this liability, judgment would ixv for plaintiff, with costs £9 (is. Mr. A. 11. Johnstone appeared: for plaintiff', and Mr. Grey for defendant.

Taraiiaki farmers may be interested to learn that Royal Signal, one of the • Clydesdale colts bred by Mr. F. A. Bremer, of Okaiawa, and'recently sold at ! the Melbourne .sales, has already ; e&rnert show ring successes. At the Xhill show in Victoria last week Royal Signal gained second prize in a strong class and was awarded a gold medal for special merit. He was beaten for first place by a high-priced English-bred ani- : mal, the latter being nearly a year older than Royal Signal. This goes to prove that Taranaki, and particularly the southern end, is capable of growing hprses that fit to. rank amongst the best in,. the world. '• Very few people, if any, outside the immediate circle of "Army" workers, knew that at yesterday's sale of work in -aid of the Salvation Army rescue and missionary work would bring together such a collection of ivory, canvas and mouiitmellick work as was shown by Mrs. Captain Adams and Captain Larsen, in the fancy stall. The people recognised its worth immediately, and many of the finest specimens were purchased and taken away, so it will not all be on exhibition for the ladies' afternoon to-iiay, commencing at 3 o'clock. Tint the stall still contains some very fine work. The sale of work of all kinds last night drew a large attendance, and good business was done in aft departments. Mr. E. Dockrill presided at the opening, and His Worship the Mayor declared the function open, referring in highly eulogistic terms to the valuable work done by the Army in its rescue homos, where large numbers of unfortunate people were cared for and uplifted. During the evening musical items were contributed as follows: Pianoforte rluet, "Waves of the Ocean," Misses White: recitation, ''The Face "in th«, Cathedral." Miss Elsie Sutton; company' song, "The Devil's a Dodger," Bible Class girl; song. "Mother. Kiss ire, in my Dream," Miss Elsie Sutton; recitation, "Xot Understood" (encore, "The Mill will Never Grind with the Water that is Past"), Mr. Scott. The piano wns kindly Icnit by Messrs. H. Collier & Co.