LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 85, 27 August 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A;deflnition of drunkenness given bv a medical man in the Dunedin Police C'oujt: —"A man is intoxicated wflien he has ;lost in greater or lesser degree the powtr of speech, judgment or locomotion!"

AGMasterton settler informed,a Wairarapal Age representative last week that duriiig last winter he had fed about.a hundred men, but he could not induce then) to work, '■ On one day last week he gave tea', bed' and breakfast to five men; ' He offered them all work at a shilljrig an hour, but only two out ".of the five |could be induced to take the job, which was scrub-cutting. IV. twelfth annual meeting of the New, Zealand Dairy Association was held at Hamilton on Saturday. The balancesheet was satisfactory, and showed a big increase of business. It provided for 4 six per c.ent. dividend. The total payments to shareholders on a butterfat basis, including the dividend during July and August, was Is 2%' d per lb. The report foreca'sted an excellent season with record prices.

A mild sensation was caused in the Olijura recently by the loss of a mail-bag (containing a, large sum of money) from the Matiere post office outward to Ongarue. Some days later the bag was foijnd, ripped open and with the money contents removed from the letters, on the main road near the 10-mile peg. A number of detectives and police have been 1 investigating the case, but with no apparent result so far.

The usual • weekly session of the. Juvenile Temple. No. 25, was opened by the assistant superintendent, Sis. E. A. Reid, last night, previous to the adult lodge meeting, at 6.30 p.m. One member was proposed for initiation next session. The programme was set down !as a lecture. Bro. li. J. Liddell was the | speaker and gave the children a real treat with a very interesting address on "Ideals in Life," which was greatly ..enjoyed by the young members. New books as follows have been added to the Carnegie Library:—"ZuIcika Dobson," Max- Beerbohm; "The 'Quest of Glory," Marjorie Bo wen; "The ■Chalice of Courage," C. T. Brady; "The; ■■lron, Woman," Margaret Deland; ''The Ten Dogs," Stephen Foreman; "Civiiland Castle," Morice Gerard; "Forged in Strong Fires." John Ironside; "Queen of the Guarded Mounts." John Oxenham; "Pomander Walk," Louis N. Parker; "Freckles," Gene S. Porter; "The Harvester," Gene S. Porter; "A Daughter of the Rich." W. E. Waller; "Elizabeth in Retreat," Margaret Westnip.'

The usual weekly session of the Egmont Lodge. Xo. i 12, was held in the lodge room last evening, being opened by the P.C.T., Tiro. Geo. Ilayden. After Mie business bad been transacted the remainder of the evening was passed in a "social evening." Several of tbese e"mingrt have been held recently, but last, night's programme, for quality and quantity, eclipsed any of its predecessors. The programme, which was listened to by a largo number of members and Mvir friends, was constituted of the following items:- Pianoforte solo. 'Mrs. ■[. Moverley; eong, Mrs. Yates; violin >-010. Pro. L. Goodaere; recitation, Sis. P. A. Reid: recitation, Sis. 13. Conn M.l; Pianoforte solo. Sis. L. llusdon. Ai juncture refreshments were li«>- '-I round by the Sisters. After «it r items were contributed bv P>ro. E. ■' 1ley (harp solo) and Sis. P>. Tveid (it

tion). r.ro. P. J. Liddell occupied chair and gave a short and inter:' '' l ', addre.es. giving all friends a heart- '••- vital'ion to join the lodge and O 1 v The session was closed by the P. ■■ ( Chief Templar, with the usual cere <v ■ii. 9.30 p.m.

A residential property in Waitara, put up to auction by order of the mortgagee, was gold on Saturday by Mr. W. F. Jpnkins, and was knocked "down to Mr. Newstrowski at £875. The famous criminal lawyer had won a shockingly bad ease by eloquence and trickery, and a ri,val lawyer said to him bitterly: "Is there any case so low, so foul, so vilely crooked and shameful uli.it you'd refuse it?" '"Well, 1 don't know," the other answered,'with a smile. "What havo you been doing now?" I do not think there is general discontent among the farm faborers of New Zealand," tsaid Mr. John Deans at the annual meeting of the Canterbury Sheepowners' Union. The speaker went on to state (says the Lyttelton. Times) that the unrest among the laboring classes was due to a few agitators who were fomenting trouble among'the workers.

.Representatives of the New Zealand Architects' Society waited'on the Prime Minister yesterday and urged that legislation should be introduced this session to enable the society to have a corporate existence with the object of producing more efficient architects. In reply, Mr. Massey said he fully agreed with the opinion expressed that an inefficient architect was a danger to the community, especially in a country subject to earthquakes. If the Government got on well with the business in hand the request of the deputation would be favorably considered, always on the understanding that no one was excepted from the provisions of the Act, so long as ho was of good character. One of the most remarkable things of which we have heard' in the '"cow kingdom" occurred last month, says the' Inglewood Record, when a cow had the misfortune to fall into a swamp, where Jit met its death. The animal was hauled | on to sound and level land and skinned | prior to being carted away to a pig farm, but, 'darkness coming on the carting had to be deferred until the following day. The owner's surprise may be imagjned when, on going into the paddock in the morning, he found a heifer engaged in eating the flesh' of the dead cow. The heifer was driven away several

times, but persistently returned, and eventually had to> be driven away into another paddock and shut in until the carcase was removed,'and even after that the heifer returned to the place where the carcase had been, licked the ground, and hung round the place for the whole day. , A'Timaru gentleman has received a very interesting letter from a gentleman now in London who has extensive interests,in Timaru (says the local Post). In regard to the tramway proposals he writes as follows:—"If Timaru has not already gone in for trains, it would be

much cheaper and better'to go in for motor busses, as they 'are now about perfect. Of course, they would require to go in for them properly; that is, build a giirage and keep a staff of mechanics and an extra 'bus or so, as they have to bq cleaned and overhauled before sending out every day. Tliey do not cost anything like the same capital, and they can : take any route and are quite as reliable as trams. The new 'busse ; s are

marvels of comfort, and quite free from noise, -Sinell or vibration. , They are payjng big dividends in London at present and arc competing with the trams on the same routes."

Ai a recent symphony concert in London'the pianola was used for the first time in conjunction with the full orchestra. • The concert was held at the Queen's Hall before a large audience, and ' the London Symphonj' Orchestra was conducted by ITerr Arthur Nikisch, and'such a distinguished recognition as this should stamp any enterprise with sincerity. Xot the greatest pianist, says' the Sphere, could have aroused more genuine enthusiasm than followed the pianola's performance of Grieg's concerto in A. minor. Accent and expression. so long considered foreign to such means, were under perfect control, and we think this most novel experiment should silence those who decry the pianola as being purely mechanical. Padarewski. who was present,, congratulated the pianolist on the 'excellent way ■in w'liich the instrument was .played and the 'magnificent results that were . acquired. . .

Passengers by the Main Trunk express fronj Auckland are not always complimentary regarding the management en routfe. The oars are alleged to be heated by steam pipes, the steam being supplied from the locomotive, and, accordingly, the foot warmers, which do duty on "the short distance trains, are not provided. The heat provided by ,the steam pipes is very; pleasant, when in working order, but when, as was the case on' Sunday night, the steam pipe refuses action the journey across the highlands and plains in the dreary night, especially if very frosty, is far from pleasant, the carriages beinfc reminiscent of a? dairy factory'refrigerator. Still the discomforts ar# quickly forgotten in the magnificent effedt of the sunrise on .the plains, the first blush of the morning tinting the summits of the majestic pehu, Tongariro and Ngaruhoe, whilst away in the distance Mt. Egmont smilingly peeps above the horizon. It is felt by the committee of the New Plymouth Carnegie Institute that many residents are not fully aware of the advantages offered by the library, and that it oiily remains to make them more generally known in order to secure a much wider interest and increased support, to wha-t must some day become an important educational factor in the community and a valuable asset to the town. To this end the committee has issued an interesting little circular, in which it points out that the library contains a very creditable collection of novels, and a well-selected supply of more serious literature. • There are about 7750 volumes classified as under:—Fiction 5G75, history and biography 580. geography and travels 475, general literature and works of reference 1020. The department given up to magazines for circulation is unique in general libraries, and contains copies of about 40 of the leading reviews and illustrated magazines. For it 3s fid per annum is charged. This permits the subscriber to take out one magazine or review at a time, and change as frequently as desired. The annual subscription to the library is ]os per annum, and may be paid quarterly.

You will lio thankful tlint (here is a Drench like Sykos's. That is if yon once try it. If you have anr doubt about it—ask your neighbor. Wo don't know if it saved any cows of bis last winter, hut it saved a lot of rows —it! a lot of planes, and in quite a lot of times.— SYKES, THE FARMERS' CHEMT.ST Advt.

The amateur photographer will somotimes give up his hobbv just at the time when it should be holding him fascinated. "What is there to show for it?" he frequently laments. Well, it does seem a pity spending time and mono;- on photography, and having a result pictures which, though good, cm at ho«l only be of use in an album. The way out of the difficulty is to have your favorite studies enlarged so that, framed, they con occupy positions on the walls of your home. Harringtons' specialty h enlarging f rom negatives. Our charjr ; arc low. When your enlarged print i = *i>l:ivn».' fn you neatly mounted on n " - 1 art Iv-m-,! you will be delighted with 't. Send along a few negatives to-day. Vterrin.g!ens X.Z. Ltd., 42 Willis street. Hinglon.—Advt,