LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 106, 25 October 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The local Good Templars' Lodge celebrates its anniversary to-morrow. The Taranaki County Council has been gazetted a leasing authority under the Public Bodies Leases Act, 1908. A youth was arrested yesterday afternoon by Constable Boulton on a charge of theft of a watch and chain, and will be brought before the Juvenile Court this morning. lA debtor in the Magistrate's Court yesterday stated that on his farm of 54 acres he was now milking five cows, and sending forty pounds of milk daily to the factory. There's evidently need for cow-testing, top-dressing, or (some other business-like farming method on this property. A daily mail service to Hillsborough will be initiated next Monday. The mattor was brought before, the Chief Postmaster by a deputation of settlers, and he very promptly made the necessary arrangement,?. It is probable that Hillsborough will also shortly be connected with the telephone syste*i. ''l can't hear a word of what is going on," complained Mr. Hutchcn in the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning wlien, in answer to a. gesture from the acting-clerk of the court, he rose to make an application in a debt case. "My friends are carrying on their conversations in such loud voices that I can't hear anything else." His "learned friends" hushed their voices instantly. The rebuke was well deserved.

Mr. W. Armstrong, Commissioner of Crown Lands, and Mr. C. Zachariah, representative of the Public Trustee, paid a visit on Saturday to the land proposed to be gazetted as a road connecting the Egmont and Smart roads. We are given to understand that these gentlemen were vmt favorably impressed with the -scheme, the fulfilment of which will bring the settlers much nearer to New Plymouth and be of great benefit to them. The settlers at. Lepperton recently asked the County Council to widen the Maimtnlii road so as to improve the approach from the Mountain road into Lepperton. It was pointed out that' the place was very narrow and the high banks on either side made it dangerous for stock traffic. Councillor G. Y. Tate inspected the locality, and on his suggestion the county clerk wrote to the Railway Department requesting that the Department remove the banks to the boundary of the railway reserve, the Qpuncil then doing its share. Mr. P. ,T. Jones, district railway engineer, lias now written from Wangnnui that he lias had a look at the place and has given inKtriK'lions to have the crossing and view improved. In the Magistrate's Court yesterdav morning, before Mr. IT. S. Fitzherbert. R.M., judgment by default was entered in the following debt cases:—Katherine Elizabeth Hart (Mr. Weston) v. George Roper, claim £4 ss, and costs 10s; Alice Sampson Bullot. claim £1 5s lOd, and costs ss; Alice Sampson (Mr. Ilutehen) v. Paul Jenkins, claim I:2s !)d, and costs lis (id; Bullock and Johnson (Mr. llutclien) v. J. F. Burke, claim £fi ]ls 4d, and costs .CI lis (id. In the judgment summons case McNeill v. Samuel Barriball, the defendant appeared, and was examined by Mr. ilTutelien as to bis means. The Magistrate was not satisfied that, the defendant had bad £ll Is !)d since February last with which to pay the amount of the judgment, though he thought it very probable that he had had the money. Put. witbiut definite evidence to this effect he could not make an order.

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The Dominion Meteorologist advises that we may expect stormy weather. There are indications, he say*, for two cold .southerly snaps within the next few days. ■ Xew Zealand lias within five years doubled its output of dairy produce. Authorities predict that the exports will again lie doubled during the next five years. Mr. Mnsscy has formulated a scheme, based on American reform, for the protection of the property rights of wives and widows, and a Bill will be presented early next .session. It is said that the elections will probably take place on Wednesday, December 0; but, on the other hand, there are tlio.se who incline to think that the date will lie eight, days later. The College of Heralds in London has granted Mr. John D. Rockefeller, the American Oil King. a certificate showingthat he is a descendant of the first three Earls of Lincoln, and also of the early kings of Britain. Professor Stngpnolc left on Monday morning on his way to Christehureh. He. is to train A. C. Maxwell, champion light-weight boxer of New Zealand, in his match on Thursday night with J. Hagerty, Australasian champion. The petition in favor of merging portion of the Frankley road district into the borough is now in circulation, and is being Largely signed. The Vogeltown people have not made a definite move in the matter yet, and the Frankley road people are wondering what has conic over | the folks who a few months ago were so keen on .joining the borough. The probability is that a meeting will be held at Vogeltown shortly to take the necessary steps in forwarding the project. The New Plymouth Amateur Operatic Society had intended putting on "The Pirates of Penzance" at Stratford on show nights, and had pencilled the dates for the Town Hall, but the StratfoTd Borough Council has itself engaged the hall for those nights. "Pirates" will probably stage the opera at Eltham, from which place they have received several requests and good promises of »npp«rt. The Marlborough F.ducation Board intends to hold a summer school for teachers early next year, and has asked that Mr. V. J. Heatley, technical organiser under the Taranaki Education Board, be permitted to act as instructor in dairy and agricultural science. The necessary leave of absence was granted by the Board at last night's meeting, the director pointing out that Mr. Hentley's absence in January will in no way interfere with the work carried on in this district. Mr. Kennedy remarked that the request from the Marlborough Board was a pleasing recognition of this Board and a compliment to Mr. Heatley and his place in the Inching world. A conference of representatives of the Fitzroy Town Board and the Taranaki County Council was held recently concerning the protection of the Waiwakaiho bridge. The Counties' Conference had passed a remit from the Taranaki County Council asking that the Public Works Act be amended to provide that no 'tone shall be. removekl from the bed of any river within a distance of five chains from a bridge. The present limit is five chains. The Minister of Railways had promised to favor such a course if it were approved by the Counties Conference. . A telegram" was despatched by the conference, through the county chairman, to Mr. If. Okcy, M.l'., asking him to bring the matter again under the notice of the Minister. Mr. Okev replied under date October 10: "The Public Works Amendment Bill has passed all its stages, and the Minister of Public Works, while agreeing that it was important that something should be done, could not see his way to do anything this session. On interviewing the Hon. Minister of Railways upon the matter, he has promi*i d that should there be a. washing-up Bill this season he will have a clause drafted and put in to deal with the question." At the Kdueation Board meeting last night the inspector's report on the Kaimiro school, taught by Miss F. K. Smith, was of such an excellent character that Mr. A. Morton, following a remark by the chairman, moved that the Board desires to compliment Miss Smith upon the excellence of the report obtained. Mr. Morton said that, as the members of the Board were aware, the teacher of this school had had a Ivcry trying time apart from the actual' work of the school. The lady was not strong—she was really at Kaimiro for the sake of her health—an'd she was much, loved by her children. Mr. Kennedy took up the stand that it was the duty of the teachers to strive for reports' of this nature, 1 and to pa-s resolutions as proposed by Mr. Morton mk'ht lead to jealousy. The Rev. McArthur also doubted whether recognition of this sort would prove satisfactory. The Chief Inspector asked and was given permission to speak on the matter, and he pointed out that the order, tone, and discipline of the school were excellent, and so was the general efficiency of the school. This was the highest standard of work that could lv obtained, and he thought it would be as well for the Board to recognise such service. Messrs. Young and Trimble spoke in favor of the motion, ami it was carried.

The possibility of the date of the general election clashing with the agricultural shows is now exercising the minds of the committees of the various agricultural and pastoral associations. The Taranal<i Agricultural Society has its dates fixed for the 22nd and 23rd of Kovcmher, and may he considered to he fairly safe, the probability being that the elections will he held later in the month or early in December. The Stratford show takes place in the following week, and it will he little short of disastrous if the triennial upset takes place then. The president of the Taranaki Society. Mr. W. Amhnry. has communicated very fully with Mr. H. Okey. M.P.. upon the matter, and lias forwarded him a list showing that from the flth November to the 2nd December there is not a single week-day clear of one or more agricultural shows. On some of the davs included there are three shows to be held in different parts of the Dominion. From December 3rd to about the flth there is a respite from shows. The Premiei is, we understand, bein 2 urged to fix the elections for a date 'which will miss the annual exhibitions whose dates have been announced. The poll must take place very early in December if the second ballots are to be concluded before Christinas, for it is provided that the second ballot must take place, not more' than a fortnight after the o-eneral election. Xo doubt Cabinet will give the agricultural bodies' requests every consideration.

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