LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 229, 26 March 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

He was an Englishman just out, and went to a land agent with a view to buying a sheep station. "Do you know anything about raising sheep?" asked the agent. "Oh, yes," said the Englishman. "You buy a hundred wethers, don'tcherknow. In twelve months they each have two lambs. Then you sell the old sheep and have the lamb's to the good—to say nothing of the fur." A South American railroad from Ariea, Chili, to La Paz, Bolivia, has an equipment which is unique in the history of rail-roading. At is highest point it reaches an altitude of 14,105 ft, making it one of the highest lines in the world. The effect of the quick ascent and great altitude on people having weak or abnormal hearts is to be counteracted bv having oxygen compartments in the passenger cars. Passengers subject to mountain sickness or heart weakness may occupy the oxygen compartments, in which they will have in the air they breathe the same proportions of oxygen as at sea level. A French writer has been publishing some striking revelations of the lack of cleanliness of his fellow countrymen. At the aristocratic convent of St. Cyr the young ladies only take three baths a year one in May, another in June, and the last in July. During the other nine months they only wash the tips of their noses and fingers unless it be true that they take a monthly foot-bath. The | manager of the swimming school at Arras reports that the pupils of the college there are clamoring for permission to bathe. In 1000 they only visited the baths twice during the season, in 1010 three times, and last vear, in spite of the tropical heat, only'three times. It is not to be wondered at that Frenchmen, if brought up in this way. retain a horror of water. The ten thousand inhabitants of Mayenne only run to one thousand baths a dav-that is to sa\-onc-lentli of a bath each. At Kcdon the public Imtbs arc only opened three times a week and attract just a dozen clients There used to be a bath at Xoufchatc:-on-Bry, a town of Ave thousand inhabitants: but it had to be shut up. because no one came near it. Meeting of W.C.T.U. on Wednesday March -27 th, at 2.30 p.m. Good Templar Hall.—Advt. DR SHELDON'S DIGESTIVE TABULES are a positive cure for indigestion, flatulence, heartburn, acidity of stomach, and all stomach troubles. Price, Is 6d »nd

Members of the Royal Association of! H.M. Veterans (Taranaki Branch) are/ requested to meet at the corner of Devon \ and Brougham Streets, on the evening of' March 28, for the purpose of attending the banquet being tendered by the younger citizens of New Plymouth. Although the first parade was held as recently as February 15th last the senior cadets at New Plymouth now number 121, in two companies of GS and 58 respectively. According to one of the staffofficers the boys are very amenable to discipline, whilst the attendance at the weekly parades has easily averaged 80 per cent. During the annual camp of the Taranaki Territorials at Hawera the following sports will be held:—Wrestling championship 11th Regiment, style catch-as-cateh-can, heavyweights and lightweights (best of three falls); physical | drill competition, one N.C.O. and 12' men; relay race, teams of eight (once round the course); company tug-of-war, teams of 12 from each company. Regimental: One mile, half-mile, quarter-mile, 220 yards, 100 yards; boxing—heavy, middle, light; hop, step, and jump; sack race, obstacle race, officers' race (120 yards), compulsory entries, for all officers in camp, handicap 1 yard for every year of service. In team competitions all men must belong to the same company.

This afternoon the prizes presented for competition at the children's swimming sports, to be held in the, municipal baths on Thursday afternoon, will be on exhibition in the window of Mr. H. Gilbert, seedsman. The usual charge of 3d adults and Id children will be made to enter the baths building on the day of the sports. Nominations for all events—and there are competitions for children of all ages up to 17 years—are free, and so are the refreshments. The members of the committee are simply working with! the object 'of encouraging children in' the natatorial art, and it is hoped that parents will supplement their efforts by i patronising the sports and also getting the children to attend. Intending competitors may leave their names with Mr. Morris at the baths, or with the masters of the local schools, not later than to-morrow eveninit. Entries closed on Saturday for the dairy classes in connection with the Taranaki Agricultural Society's winter show. Some postal entries are yet to come in. The factories have responded liberally. In the butter section the number of entries averages no. less than thirteen in each class, as against only six in each class last year. • In the three cheese classes the entries average fourteen, compared with only one entry in each class at last winter show. In fact the number of cheese on exhibit at this year's show will number 87, as against only two last year. Mr. A. Cliff, secretary of the local show, has received a letter from Mr. J. Murray, secretary of the Factory Managers' Association notifying him that the Association is donat- ' ing a trophy (to be won outright) for ! the highest number of points secured in the butter classes 2 and S.

The value of "testimonials" given as regards accused persons during the course of their trial was the subject of some remarks by his Honor the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) at Gisborne. He pointed out that it' had been stated that the accused, who was then being tried,

was honest and industrious. "But," Robert said, "all accused persons are hclu ' to be honest until they are once convict- j ed. Tf a jury 'is going to acquit a man ! the first time he is charged because of his good character, then they might, perhaps, find him not guilty if lie were eliarg- | ed with a second offence on the same i | grounds, and so on." His Honor added ] that the law would not allow the Crown [ to call a single tittle of evidence regard- | ing an accused person's character durj ing the hearing of a case, and if a jury | were to be asked to acquit a man because ' j of his character they might just as well I close down the administration of justice.' [ No difficulty is being experienced by I the military authorities in -obtaining the j necessary leave for the New Plymouth and other Taranaki Territorials, who wiTl go into camp on April 17th for seven days' continuous training. On the social side the camp will be made as attractive as possible, and to this end it is intended to hold "round the camp fire" concerts, which proved such a success at the recent Territorial encampment ;at Westoe (G-reatford). . A -piano will be available. The pay of the privates going into camp will be 4s per day. Actually, they, will only be in camp for seven days, but they will, receive nine days' pay. Area-officer Sergeant-Major Bond, who was in New Plymouth yesterday, told a News reporter that the camp at Westoe, on similar lines to the one to be held at Hawera, proved so popular that half of the men had volunteerde to attend the Taranaki camp. The request had been referred to headquarters, and the local staff was awaiting a reply. I The contractors (Messrs R. Coleman [ and Sons) for the erection of the new public buildings in Powderham Street/ i have removed the police-sergeant's resi- | dence from the site and are at present engaged in re-erecting it on the adjoining section. Plans of the new offices provide for a one-storied building of , seven rooms, the ground plan of which is ' 75ft by 52ft. The largest room will be the deeds search room, which is 35ft. by 30ft. This will be situated on the left side of the public entrance, along with the Deeds Office (14ft x 10ft) and the Stamps Office (15ft by 10ft Cin). This will comprise half of the building and will be absolutely fireproof, bein« cut off from the other section by doors of the strong room pattern. The floors of the three rooms will be composed of concrete, and the ceiling, which will be of the same material, will be supported by Sin. x Bin. iron columns and 12in. x 6in. steel girders. The rooms in the other wing of the building will comprise the District Land Registrar's office (13ft 3in. by 13ft. (Sin), fronting the main entrance, and three others rooms in the shape of the offices of the registrar of births, deaths and marriages, the agricultural department, and a typiste's room. The last three rooms will" be approached by a corridor abutting on to the main passage leading from the front entrance. The whole building will be of brick finished with plaster both inside and out. The roof will be covered with English Bridgwater patent interlocking flat tiles, which are new to New Plymouth. Electric lighting and electric heating apparatus will be installed in the building, which, it is anticipated. will be finished in about eight months' time.

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Thursday, April 2d, is the date fixed for the New Plymouth District High School dramatic entertainment. Telegrams from various pr 1 <-f New Zealand notify- that a sharp shock 0.l earthquake was experienced at about 8.33 last evening. It is understood that quite a number of cyclists and drivers of vehicles will shortly appear in court in answer to charges of breach of the borough bylaws. Mr. C. H. Buckeridge informed a Ha-w-era Star reporter on Saturday that the capital required to float the proposed South Taranaki Co-operative Auctioneer--1 ing Company had been nearly all premised. He added that the prospects for the company were decidedly bright. Captain Black, secretary of the Taranaki branch of the Royal New Zealand Association of His Majesty's Veterans, has received information to the effect that the suggestions of the local branch re the form of petition for military pensions has been approved and is highly commended. Polling takes place to-day in connection with the proposal to merge the St. Aubyn town district in the borough of New Plymouth. The electors may record their vote* from 9 a.m. till G p.m. at the West End School gymnasium (South Road) and the Taranaki County Council chambers. Mr. R. Ellis is returning 'officer. Messrs Roy and Nicholson, solicitors for the plaintiff in the case of Robison v. Sanson, involving the question of the Matakana Island land, deal, which occupied the sittings of the local Supreme Court several days, when evidence was taken and the case adjourned to Wellington, have received notification that Mr. Justice Sim has set down May 2nd as the date on which legal argument l of the counsel engaged in the ease will be heard. Tt is understood that the other engagements of Mr. Justice Sim, particularly in the Arbitration Court, preclude the 'fixing of an earlier day. A writer in the New York Evening Post gives some remarkable figures, showing the vogu? of srolf in the United States. American golfers buy 6,000,000 i golf balls •>. year, at an average cost of 75 cents (lis l'/rD each. The clubs employ at least 50-0 professionals. Some of them spend a large amount on their permanent plant. At Nassau the clubhouse alone cost £20.000. The Lake Shore County Club of Chicago has spent £150,000 on its course, clubhouse , and locker rooms. Tn the whole country there are ÜBO golf olnhs proper, in addition to 700 summer and winter resort clubs. Mr. Walter W. Hughes, district agent for the Mutual Life and Citizens' Insurance Company, met with a serious accident while travelling down the coast to Okato. His horse fell and threw him heavily on his head, causing a fracture of-the skull. On regaining consciousness he managed to make his way to the residence of Mr. Allan, where his injuries were attended to. Notwithstanding the seriousness of the mishap, Mr. Hughes contrived to mount his horse, and after many hours, reached his home in New . Plymouth. He is now confined to his i bed, and under the care of I)rs. Walker and Rlacklcy is slowly recovering.