LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 123, 15 November 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The New Plymouth Borough Council has been gazetted a Domain Board to have control of the Mt. Byron Domain. The Dunedin Seamen's Union voted 420 in favor of the cancellation of registration, and only five for its retention. Indifference about the bedding of suckling pigs produces many diseases that the fanner is very slow to attribute to his poor care. There, were six tenderers for'the erectioji of the new hotel at Whangamoniona. The successful competitor was Mr. E. W. Hoddard, of Whangamomona. At the meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council last evening it was resolved to grant the borough employees a holiday from 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 23, being People's Day at the Agricultural Show. Great pressure has boon brought to bear uprn Sir Joseph Ward to visit Tar.innki during the election campaign, and it is highly probable that he will deliver an address at Haweni and Inglewood at an early date. . The Borough Council has resolved to draw the attention of the Noxious Weeds Inspector to the noxious weeds on vacant sections within the borough, and to ask that he give the matter his attention before seeding time. The recent rain has had the effect, it is stated, of considerably improving the pastures in the district una t'f! supply of milk and cream ar. th.i various factories is showing a steady increase when compared with the same period of last season. Our Stratford correspondent writes: — Mr. W. C. Cargill has resigned his seat on the Education Board, and Mr. R. Masters, a young, vigorous, and progressive man has been asked by representatives of school committees to stand. The Education Board has need of nc-w blood.

. In the Magistrate's Court vesterday, before Mr. H. S. Fitzhcrbert; S.M., judgment by default.was given in the following cases: —Skcatcs and Bockaert v. J. Oliver, claim £2 0s lid, costs 12s; Weston v. Smith, claim £ 1 2s (id, costs 14s; Westport Coal Co. v. A. G. Frank, claim £1 (is, costs ss; Tuthill v. Stone, claim 7s, costs ss. The attractive apearanee of the horses and general turnouts about the town and country gives one the idea that some great event is not far off, and on inquiring we find that the greatest live stock show of the Dominion is to take place on November 22nd at New Plymouth. These smart turnouts will all be seen at the show , entries for which close on Saturday next, the 18th inst., and intending exhibitors should not forget that date.

Residents of New Plymouth will be interested in the fact that trackless car experiments in Bradford have proved so -successlul liial the corporation tramway conii'iiU.cc have decided to extend the system by about eleven miles. The tramway manager reported that from bo'h an engineering and operating point of view flic raillcss trolley system has be,>n an unqualified success. No serious difficulties of any sort have been encountered.

, The Borough Council has decided to grant the services of the borough engineer to the Tisch Memorial Committee in' carrying out the work of the drive which it is proposed to form to commemorate the memory of our late Mayor. The Mayor at last night's meeting of the Borough Council intimated that there was now in hand the sum of £BO for the purpose, and that money was still coming in. This would permit of the work being completed this summer.

At last night's meeting of the Borough Council the Mayor said that he would like to remove a misconception that was exercising the minds of some ratepayers over the fact that the Council had struck a special rate to cover the interest on the electric lighting loan recently passed. He pointed out that it was necessary for the Council to strike this rate as security, hut there was no intention of collecting the rate, as the revenue from the electric lighting department was more than sufficient to pay the interest. At the annual meeting of the Employers' Association held in Dunedin on Monday, Mr. Frostick (Christehurch) expressed the belief that 110 per cent, of the workers in the Dominion would give employers a square deal if permitted to do so. Unfortunately a few revolutionaries, who had got themselves put into leading positions, had pocketed the hulk of the trade unionists and bought them. It was their duty to be obedient and to' die if necessary. This was tile teaching of the men who would rather talk for a. week than work for an hour. * IT IS THE RESOLVF to obtain the GENUINE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT which will procure for you a remedy of sterling value and will protect J you from having your health injured by one of the many crude oils and sprcalled "Extracts" which arc passed off'by unscrupulous dealers as "just as good," and which are, according to authentic testimony, very depressing to the heart. The GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT is absolutely non-injurious, and brings instantaneous relief in headaches, fevers, colds, bronchial and gastric affections, and its great antiseptic powers protect from future infection. Wounds, ulcers, burns, sprains, are healed without infl,l".nmation. SANDER'S EXTRACT is endorsed by the highest Medical Authorities, and is unique in its effect; purity, reliability and safety are its distinguishable qualities. Therefore, get the GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT; insist, if you have to, but get it, and derive the benefit. , .\ ~

At about midnight a fierce squall or whirl-wind struck the centre of tins town. Happily it was of 'brief duration; otherwise the damage would have been considerable. Devon street was littered with boards blown from buildings. The calls which attention to their civic duties, make on the time of some of our borough councillors was evidenced last night, when Cr. Gilbert voiced an objection to a meeting of the Reserves Committee being held at four o'clock in the afternoon. He had always protested against committee meetings being held during business hours, i.e., between « a.m. and ~> p.m., and unless some other suitable hour wa*> arranged In; would have to resign from such committees. Or. Ambury said that it was equally as inconvenient for him to get away at such nn hour, but, on the other hand, he had so many other meetings to attend of an evening Unit he seldom had an evening ill, hoinc now, and did not know how he would Bianagc if all woe set down for the evenings.

Another stage in tlm progress of the new ili-iVnei' M'lieine, as far as South Tanumki is concerned, wa-i reached on Monday night, when ISO senior cadets and territorials were, sworn iti for service. Tim work, which was expeditiously carried out under the direction of Colonel .Vlnlone, olliccr commanding tlui HUi Tanumki Uegimcnl, assisted by the local territorial and senior cadet ollieers and Captains lumpen and Carbgrr/ (Stratford). After the recruits hail been sworn in they were addressed by Colonel Malone, 'who asked them ever to uphold the traditions of the ]iriti.,h Army and of the old Taranaki companies who had fought in the Maori wars in the early days. He mentioned that they never knew when they might again be called upon to defend their homes, and they should always be ready for any emergency. The, Colonel pointed out that the recruits would receive every consideration, and that it would be" found that the military authorities would do their best to make the training a pleasant part of their live. The companies were then dismissed, the parade being over Shortly after nine o'clock. The territorials will parade for instruction on Monday night next, and the senior cadets on Tuesday night. The officers had no trouble at all in carrying out their work, and were very pleased indeed at the exemplary behaviour of the young men.—Star.