LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 55, 23 July 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Stratford - Operatic Society will play "Pinafore" at Hawera on August 8. A cablegram from Sydney states that further heavy rain has fallen in New South Wales. Yesterday morning Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., heard evidence in support of Private 11. Putt's claim for a New Zealand war medal. Two witnesses (Lieutenant Free and Private J. Pepperell) deposed to Putt having been under fire. There was a temporary cessation of work on the wharves at the Breakwater on Saturday morning, through the wharf laborers objecting to three of the Harbor Board's casual employees assisting in wharf-lumping work. On account of a shortage of labor, the Union Company's wharfinger asked the harbor superintendent for three of his men to make up a gang. The request was complied with, the three men in question, although in the employ of the board, being, all financial members of the Wharf Laborers' Union. After the men. had been working for about four hours, objection was raised by the wharf laborers to a continuance of their labors. They backed up their objection by ceasing work, and operations were only resumed when the trio had been put off. The curious position is that during the whole time the three men —who are only casual hands—were in the employ of the Harbor Board, they still continued, it is understood, to pay in their contributions to the Wharf Laborers' Union.

The Egmont Lodge, 1.0. G.T., met in their lodge room in regular weekly session last evening. Bro. G. Ilayden, C.T., presided. Two friends were proposed for membership and visitors were appointed. Sundry accounts were submitted by the treasurer, but were referred back for more information. At 8 p.m. the lodge was declared open for the purpose of°a concert and entertainment. Over this latter part of the proceedings the Rev. F. Hales presided. The programme was good and embraced a short reminiscent speech by the chairman, who declared his interest in Good Templary ever since lie belonged to a juvenile temple. Tie said that the teaching, training, and support of the Good Templar Order had been helpful to him all through life. Songs were given by Misses Ibbotson. Harden, .Cocker, and Moreshead, Mr*. Mcf.'regor and Messrs. McGregor and Ciark. Misses Ilall and Koch "rave ai: instrumental duet, ■ Mr. L. Goodacr. played a violin eplo, and Misses Rend and B. Connett contributed recitations. Misses Mabel Amburv and Ibbotson plaved the accompaniments, A standing vote of sympathy with the friends of tlie late Bro. Ronton was passed. The lodge closed in due course at the usual hour."

The s.s. Wimmera arrived in Auckland at 11 a.m. yesterday with Australian mails. The New Plymouth portion will arrive this morning by the Rarawa. Frank comment on the work performed by some "casuals" under the Moa Road Board: "It makes a fellow bad to see them at it. They're enough to give a fellow the pip." "You fix the wages at eight shillings a day, and von can't pick and choose your men. You've got to take what you can get."—A remark by the chairman of the Moa Road Board at Saturday's meeting. On Thursday next the North Taranaki Hunt will meet at Mr. A. 11. Halcombe's property at Urenui. Mr. Ilalcombe has extended a general invitation to members and their friends to lunch at the homestead before the meet.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning a young man was remanded to appear at Auckland on July 29 on a charge of having stolen £3O from Nelson Banks, of M&tamata, on or about March 20, 1005. Accused was arrested on Saturday on a warrant issued at Cambridge. Bail was allowed in one security of £SO and two sureties of £25 each. The Egmont Box Co.'s return of butter boxes and cheese crates manufactured for the year ending June 30, 1012, shows:—Butter boxes, 210,018; cheese

crates, 102,130; total, 372,754. This is a decrease of 27,586 in butter boxes, and an increase of 32,551 in cheese crates. The total output since the inception of the company in 1905 is 2,170,388, of which nearly two-third 3 are butter boxes. The Inglewood Defence Rifle Club met on Saturday evening and elected Mr, W. Pereival president. Messrs. Fowler, King, J. Sutherland, Stratford, and G. Taylor were elected on the management committee. The subscription for both honorary and active members was fixed at five shillings. Ammunition is to be supplied to honorary members at cost price. Captain Lampen, of the Defence Department, is expected out at Inglewood this week to select a range site. v

The chairman of the Moa Road Board stated on Saturday that lie proposed to lay an information against a traction engine proprietor for driving his engine and chaffcutt-er along unmetalled road? )in the winter months. Mr. Corkill thought it would be unfair to block them altogether, for to do so would be to place the by-road farmer.? at a disadvantage as compared with the man on the metal. At the same time the owner of the plant should pay for damage ■ done. The chairman said there was great difficulty in getting, the traction engine owners to pay up, and on this occasion lie was not going to ask for it, but would, take proceedings against the man for taking the plant up the road at a time when he had no business to do so. This might enforce on the minds of the people that it was as well to pay up without trouble. The hundred 'thousand brown trout eyed-ova recently secured by the Taranaki Acclimatisation Society from the Hakateramea waters arrived in splendid condition, and the eggs are now in the hatching boxes at the society's hatcheries. . A consignment of 100,000 rainbow trout ova from the. Blue Lake, Rotorua, arrived on Friday, and are also in the hatching boxes. A further supply of 50,000 brown trout ova has .been ordered from Hakataramea. The society's caretaker, Mr. Seal, states that both lots of ova are particularly good in quality. Mr. Seal has the plant, in firstclass order, and has been busy during the past few montlis in making more accommodation and added conveniences. The pheasants, some lwlf-dozen birds, appear to be in good condition, and the caretaker expects them to start nesting shortly. . Visitors to the society's hatcheries can always rely on a hearty welcome, and, in addition, spend an interesting half-hour in viewing the ova and the young trout. i

A narrow escape from a serious accident occurred at the railway crossing at Grahamstown (Thames) on Thursday night upon the arrival of the evenm" express says tlic Thames Advertiser. Some of the children of Mr W. Dcrperly, proprietor of the Pacific Hotel, were playing in the park, and on the arrival of the train -they came out to see it pass. One child crossed the line before the train-came up to the crossing. The other, a little dot three years of age, seein« her brother on the opposite side' of the rails, attempted to reach there just as the train was crossing the road. There was a shriek of horror as the cow-catch-er struck the- child, but fortunately it tossed the little one clear of the rails. The child was knocked into the mud and was bruised a little, but miraculously escaped serious injury, and though, of course, frightened, was all right shortly after. The engine driver (Mr D. Fisher) and guard (Mr W. Kelly) deserve everv praise for their prompt action. The engine was pulled up almost within its own length, the shock caused by the application of the brakes creatine no little consternation amongst the°passengers.

What to do with an unfortunate case exercised the mind of the presiding magistrate (Mr. A. Crooke, S.M.) at yesterday's sitting of the court. If. F. Callaghan, who was remanded last week for medical treatment, was charged with having been found in Devon street in a state of helpless drunkenness on July 13. This is the second .time on which the accused has been before the court on a similar charge within the last six months. Mr. R. C. Hughes appeared for Callaghan, and stated that the only excuse he could offer on his behalf was that he did not seem to have any command over himself. Counsel added .that a heavy penalty would only have the effect of impoverishing his family, and would not act as a deterrent. The magistrate remarked that it was apparently a case for Pakatoa Island, to which (Mr. .Hughes! rejoined that .he understood from the police that there was not a vacancy at present. He asked his Worship to adjourn the case for a month, along with the additional charge of having committed a breach of a prohibition order. In consenting to this course, the magistrate said that inquiries would be made before the case tamp on as to the accommodation available at Pakatoa.

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The Pahiatua Herald estimates tliat the value of the output of butter and cheese from the Pahiatua district for the past season to >be £121,170. It is reported that as the result of a disease, causing the swelling of the neck and afterwards the legs and stomach, several valuable horses in the Kangiwahia district have succumbed. The sickness is 'being investigated by the Stock Department. A tragic end to a motor accident is reported in the Home papers. A motor car, in avoiding collision with a trap, ran down a cyclist. The driver of the car got out and went to help the cyclist, expressing his regret. The cyclist turned 011 him, struck him under the chin, knocking him down. The back of the motor driver's head struck the road, and he died three days later. The cyclist was committed for trial for manslaughter.

Great progress is being made with the additions to the power-house at Mangorei for the installation of new electric lighting plant to cope with the demand now, and the expected largely increased demand in the near future, when the plant may have to provide the motive power for the New Plymouth tram service. The construction of the enlarged tail race to carry the increased volume of water that will be discharged from the turbines has been completed. It was a difficult undertaking, as it passes under the present tail race and a waterrace. A pipe line is hqw being constructed to convey the motive power to drive the turbines. From the forebay to the crown of the hill the pipes are five feet in diameter, but from these to the power-house they have been reduced to four feet. To the power-liouse itself an addition has been made in concrete, 28ft. by 28ft. Oin. This is almost completed, and Mr. Sand elands and his staff are now busily engaged erecting a travelling crane within the buildings, so as to minimise the labor of placing the heavy pieces of machinery in position. Some of these weigh up to two tons. A large quantity of the plant, including generator, exciter sets and -switch board material, is already to hand, and its erection will be at once undertaken.