LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 81, 22 August 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Addington saleyards yesterday Mr. Jas. Rowe's well-known herd of purebred Berkshire pigs was dispersed by auction, at prices ranging from 3gns to llgns for 'boars, and 2%gn=, to 20gns for sows. Mr. Rowe, at various shows in the Dominion has won 1200 prizes with his Berkshire pigs. It is understood that the late T. G. McCarthy left property valued at £8(10,000. He leaves to his widow property estimated to produce an annual income of '£15,000. The testator, after providing legacies for his .relatives and some employees, denotes the balance to education and charitable purposes. The trustees are the Governor, the Prime ■ Minister, the Mayor of Wellington, and Archbishop Redwoo.d,

Another of a series of euchre parties in aid of the Western Park funds was held in the Brougham street hall last night. A plentiful supper tastefully arranged on tables decorated with spring flowers was. provided by the ladies'. After a number of closely contested games the winners were: Misses Stewart and Wills, ami Messrs R. E. Elliot and G. Bruce. Mrs. George's orchestra was in attendance, and Mr. W. McLean made a very capable M.C. A rather threatening night militated- against the attendance, but there was still a very fair muster.

A large deputation, consisting of representatives of public bodies between Picton and Ciiristehurch, is to wait'on the Prime Minister on Saturday morning to urge upon the Government the necessity for the construction of the South Island MaTn Trunk line being proceeded with more expeditiously than has been the case in recent years." The Hon. 11. F. Wigrarn, president of -the Canterbury 'Chamber of Commerce, was to have represented that body, but owing to indisposition he will /be unable to do so, and Mr. 11. J. Marriner will he the chamber's representative on the deputation.

A most enjoyable church social was held last night at St. Andrew's Church, it being arranged by the men of the church. There wa.s a very large attendance, who thoroughly enjoyed the excellent programme which had been arranged. The following gentlemen assisted: Piano solo, Mr. folding; quartettes by Messrs. Mclsaac, Milburn. Veale and Reid; songs, Messrs. Haslam, Mclsaac, Walker, and Rev. Mr. Roscveare; duets, Messrs. Mitchell and Veale. The recitations of Mr. Blythe and Mr. A. MacDiarmid were greatly appreciated. Mr. Oolding made an excellent accompanist. During the course of the evening Mr. X. K. MacDiarmid (church treasurer) gave a brief but pointed review of the year's work, which showed excellent progress in all departments. Mrs. Leilch proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the gentlemen, which was carried by acclamation.

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The Taranaki Jockey Club has donated 4£50 to the funds of the North Taranaki .Hunt Club. The two prisoners Bergersen and Paul, who escaped from Wellington, gaol last Wednesday, were recaptured at 2 a.m. yesterday at Ongaonga, llawke's Bay. "Will the Government take into consideration the advisability of allowing, with proper safeguards, private capital to construct branch railways where the Government through shortness of funds is unable to cons'truct such lines?" will be asked the Government by Mr. C. K. Wilson (Tatimarunui), Six. young fellows were returning to Patea from Kakaramca on a motor-car on Monday, when one of them grabbed the steering wheel of the car, which Was travelling at a fair speed, ran info a bank, and .turned a complete somerBault. The car was smashed to pieces, j but the occupants escaped 'injury. _ The late Mr. T. G. McCarthy, of Wellington, whose death was reported yeswas one of New Zealand's wealthiest citizens. It is commonly believed (says the Times) that his estate will yield considerably over half a million, and it is stated that nearly the whole of this great sum has. been aljocated to charity. A serious accident happened on Fri- 1 day last to IVlr. F. Bowman, son of Mr, 13. Bowman (Opua road), whilst felling bush on the top end of the dhaia road (says the Opunake Times). Bowman had just finished chopping a tree when, i instead of falling lengthways (as 09 out | of 100 will do when chopped), it kicked off the stump and came butt first, one of the branches hitting the axe into the kneecap of the axeman and splitting the •kneecap. • Mr. C. K. Wilson (Taumarunui) will ask the Government whether they will take into consideration a scheme that nurses may be stationed in the remote blocics of settlement during the winter months of, the year. He states that during these months the wives of baekj block's settlers are in a very trying position, owing to the difficulty of getting out to the towns and the great expense incurred in leaving home, many of them liaving young children too young to be left. ° • "Very like a man," is wliat Polonius would ihave said had he been concerned in the excavation work for the new bowling green at Seatoun on Monday. There the workmen exposed' what appeared to be the long-buried skeleton of a very large bird, either an abnormally large kiwi or a member of the extinct ro.oa family. When the bones were exposed to the air tliey soon dissolved into powder, so that it was impossible to save the remains. The spot has been ! photographed.—Dominion. At a meeting of the executive of the Bible-in-Schools League in, Christchureh yesterday, the Primate presiding, it was decided that the League's policy be to obtain a referendum on the question of religious instruction in State schools, on i the lines ,of the Queensland -and New , South Wales systems. The details of organisation were discussed and decided J upon, and 1 Canon Garland will leave for ) Wellington next Monday, working in { that province for the first half of °Sepj tpmber and in the Auckland district for i the second half.

, At the parade of A Company Territorials' last night Lieut.-Col. Malone presenteu Colonial Auxiliary Forces long service medals to Sergt.Major Armitage, 1 ltli Regitnent, and Private Armitage, of A Company. ]n making the presentation the Colonel referred to the recipients' faithful and efficient record of 20 years' service and the esteem in which tney were held by both officers and men alike. Ho used the yeoman service of Sergt.-Major Armitage and Private Armitage as a peg on which to hang an exhortation to every Territorial to gq and do likewise. The Colonel also re» marked that he was certain that all men in the ranks, even although the old volunteer .system, had passed away, aspired to serve their country and their King not only by attending drills and parades, but in actual warfare, which be was inclined to think would come before many years had' rolled by. I! therefore behoved all Territorials to dl their best, and to give their service willingly. At the conclusion of his remarks, the speaker called for three cheers for Messrs. Armitage, and the response was very hearty. A very large gathering of the various congregations of the two sections of the Methodist Church of the New Plymouth circuit assembled stt the Whiteley Church last evening for tea and fellowship. This is the first of a series of meetings to be held in the various churches of the circuit in connection with the union of the two branches of Methodism throughout New Zealand, to be consummated in March next. During the meeting the foil owing resolution was

unanimously passed, the whole congregation standing:—"That this united meeting of the Methodist Churches of the New Plymouth circuit conveys to the members of the, family, the officers and members of the Salvation Army its deepest sympathy in their irreparable loss sustained through the death of their late beloved General Booth, and places on record its high appreciation of his untiring efforts for the amelioration of suffering, the raising of the fallen, the uplifting of the masses and the many philanthropic movements introduced and sustained for so many years in connection with the organisation, and also join in expressing the great national loss sustained through the passing away of one of the noblest men of the age." Tlie Taranaki Hospital Board was yesterday considerably exercised over the fact that their resources are frequently taxed through having to maintain immigrants who were found shortly after their arrival in the Dominion to be suflcring from incurable diseases. A case in point was cited of a man residing in Taranaki who arrived in New Zealand only in December last, and was now in the last stages of consumption. Members were all ot' the opinion that the system of medical inspection of new arrivals was too lax. The port health oflicers could not possibly examine so many immigrants in so short a time as that usually taken. In most cases the port officials merely asked the ship's doctor if he had any eases of illness or disease on board. After further discussion, the following motion was passed: "That this board re-affirms the resolution arrived at by the delegates of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards Conference held in Wellington as to the urgent necessity of devising details of pretention and'cure of the deadly and infectious scourge, consumption . and that the Minister of Public* Health be requested to consider the advisability and importance of immediate progressive action to combat this source of danger to the whole of the Dominion."

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