LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 108, 23 September 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"Stoic Philsophy" was the subject lectured upon by Mr. C. 11. Weston, at Saturday's meeting of the Brotherhood, before a large attendance. To-day is "Dominion Day."'The banks will observe a holiday. „Thu -schools will not close, but 1 patriotic' addresses 'will bo delivered to the school children.

"I don't belieyc in prohibition." of traffic," remarked the Chairman of the Moa Jtoad Board during the' course of discussion .on .Saturday. "'Only the liquor traffic" interjected a member amidst general laughter.

[ The future -of Africa, at ■ the present •moment, is a. very interesting topic, so that there should be a good attendance, at the lecture to be given in St. Mary's •Hall to-night at 8 p.m. by the Kev. 0. J. Kimberley. .The lecture will be illustrated with lantern views.

"A great deal of interest," runs the annual report of the Department of Labor, at New Plymouth, "has been manifested in the .'Workers' Dwellings |Act by workers of, the district. There is :a large number of workers here anxious ' to avail themselves of r,he advantages of 'this Act, and 'there is' great disappointiment among them -because of the in ability of the Department to obtain land at a suitable price." ,j In future the ordinary meeting of the Taranaki Education Board will be held on the fourth 'Wednesday in each month. '(AH correspondence must reach the ! Board's office not later than the. Mon- ' dav evening previous to the meeting, or .it will not be dealt with. , Deputations will he received at 2 p.m., but no deputation will be received unless notice has teen given to the Secretary in,writing at least two days before the meeting, stating the objects on which it is dei aired to interview the Board. ~

| Un ...Wednesday next "A" Companv. i New Plymouth.Territorials, will hold'a I smoke concert as a .farewell to Lieut, i Willis, and in honor of the promotion of .several officers of the Company. Col.iSerge'int Clarice, and Sergt. Crutch Have been appointed, to honorary commissions hi the Senior Cadet Corps, and Sergeant tSoutliam has been Attached to-'the'liegi-"niental Territorial staff. His is also an .honorary position: On Thursday both jCompa'nies of the local Territorials and i'memliers of the Defence Kifle. Clmb will engage in a shooting match' on the Rewa llewa range.

Farmers .in town on Saturday had an opportunity of admiring Mr. Y. A. Bremer's fine draught stallion Quality Prince, which is to travel the season in'thisylis.triet. In color lie is a rich dapple Lay with black points, and he stands 18 hands. He is beautifully proportioned, with aristocratic head, grand crest, good shoulders, strong : l]oins> and muscular ■'quarters, and possesses plenty of good flat bone, -his measurement below the knee for instance being 12Vs inches: He is a splendid actioned horse and is of a very kind disposition. His breeding is ,of the best.'. On behalf of the Mangorei road ratepayers who recently petitioned the Taranaki County Council, Mr. B. White has advised that body' that efforts are being made to induce 'contiguous land-owners to place at the Council's disposal ppr- . tions of land fronting the Cassell Hill, : for the purpose of affording the road a straighter course, and simplifying the proposed work. Steps will .also be taken, notes Mr. White, to obtain tne voice of those ratepayers at present in the old lienui jurisdiction, who have not at present merged into the new Mangorei riding. The petitioners express the ihope that the Council is mov- !- ing in the matter of taking steps to acquire full powers of jurisdiction over '■ the portion of the road under consideration.

The special committee appointed by the Veterans' Association met Mr. P. White, (chairman of the Carnegie Library Committee) on Saturday afternoon relative to the proposal to collect photos and all information' available concerning early 'New Plymouth pioneers. The Mayor (Mr. (1. \Y. Brone) was in the chair. Mr. William Humphries was appointed secretary of the following com-mittee:—-The Mayor (chairman), and Mer-Ms. .!, Andrews, If. .Julian. C. Ifainblyn, ,!. K. Hill, T. Allen, Jno. Black, ,')'.' Siirten, W. D. Webster, Peivv J. IT. White, Edwin Oorge, Alfred Ocorgc, C. I'. Pobiuson, W. 11. Skinner. ].{. Langman, K. Cock, Aauon .Marsh, and W. Paynter. The committee will confine itself to all .pioneers who arrived by vessels prior to December 111, 1843, and persons who were born in the district prior to that date. The meeting resolved that as the records came to hand they should be placed in the custody of the chairman (Mr. P. White) of the' Library Committee, who will report from time to time io tlie committee what portraits have been secured. The, committee will meet in the Municipal Chambers at l.liO p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays in each month to report progress. Anyone in possession of photographs of the, earliest settlers will greatly facilitate the work of the committee by forwarding them to any member of the executive. Ultimately it is tire intention of the committee to hang the portraits in the proposed municipal museum.

Members of the Equitable Building Society of New Plymouth"" (First and Second Groups) are notified that subscriptions will be due and payable today (Monday), at the Secretary's Office, Currie street, from 9 a.m. to 12.30, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. — Advt.

And ibarons lud to sneeze, #o warrior bold, -with »purc of gold, Knew how to get some ease; Bait nowaday ono.e's gal to sny Catarrh and coughs are fewer; Wiien nights are cold and microbes bold Takes Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.

A young woman at Elizabeth, I'a. (U.S.A.), sought to avenge her broken heart by pouring oil on the clothing of the man who jilted her while he "was asleep and setting him on fire.

During a thunderstorm at Binghamton, New York, lightning struck the ground near which a young woman was standing, rendering her unconscious. When she recovered she found that her chronic rheumatism had entirely vanished.

A man who visited Peru, Indiana, twenty-five years ago on a bicycle tour, has left .CIO,OOO in his will to people who were kind to him. One woman receives £2OO for a plate of soup, another the same amount for a glass of milk, and a man a like sum for a loan of Bs.

A few days ago a vehicle was proceeding along a street at Gisborne, when a girl endeavored to hasten across the road in front of it, the attempt being attended with disastrous results. She sank well over the boot-tops into the mud, becoming a helpless fixture, and it was not until a spade had been called into requisition and she had been dug out of her predicament that the young lady was able to make for her home.

An .umbrella is being put on the market with a patent lock so that no one can open it unless he knows the code number. The inventor says that a genuine thief who wants to unlock the .umbrella, will have to move the number of rings 009 times if he wishes to be successful, and even then he may fail. It would be a bit of an experience to hear the absent-minded man's remarks in a thunderstorm after moving the 999 times.

At tue age of 97, Mrs. Elizabeth Blazier has died at Weasenham, in Norfolk, in the house in which her whole •life had been passed, and which was occupied by her father and mother before 'her. In-1855 she and her husband won a premium awarded by the Norfolk Agricultural Association for "having produced the best testimonials of care in the support of a large family, sober, honest and industrious habits, and constant observance of religious duties."* She has survived her husband by 48 years, and has left 50 descendants, comprising tell children, 21 grand-children, 24 greatgrandchildren, and one great-great-grand-child. She was Wasenham's oldest inhabitant.

The following paragraph occur,-; in the annual report of .Mr. H. Willis, Inspec•tor of Factories and Awards, in New Ilyniouth, in connection with his review of the operations of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act:— "There are few awards or agreements in ■operation in this district, and lam pleased to say there have not,-been any serious difl'erenes in any of the trade's under award or agreement. There •have, been a number of trivial irregularities due to carelessness or want of knowledge of the provisions of the particular award or agreement, but in all such cases immediate compliance with the provisions of the awards or agreements h-as been made when the irregularities have been pointed out. Xo complaints have been made by employees workin«- under award or agreement.' The sivnf of £lO 17s Ocl arrears of wager, has been recovered by employees, willi the assistance of the Department." ■ . _ Practical joking is a pastime which is rapidly being'relegated to the memories of the past as being out of place (says the Otago Daily Times). It is said, however, that at a lecture—refreshments to follow—given the other evening- before a distinguished audience, one or two individuals endowed with the exuberant spirits of youth paid a visit to the refreshment tables mid "doctored" the sweets with which those present were to minister to their physical wellbeing after the lecture. One gentleman who looms large in the public eye was 'horrified on arising from his eoueh next morning to find that his teeth and the roof of his mouth h\\i\ turned crreen, while another had a similar experience'.. i..e rest of those who partook of the particular food had of more or less "greenness," and their pertitrliaiion of spirit was a source of glee to those who knew the real cause of the symptoms. However, Nemesis-soon got on to the trail of the practical jokers, who, it is said, were asked to attend a private enquiry, and were severely admonished by those in authority.

In the Marlborough Sounds the motor launch corresponds to the horse in the back-blocks,, and the same may be said of the Kaipara waters and some other parts of the north. Put farmers who own boats find themselves hampered by Government regulations that the horse user knows nothing about (says an exchange). The question was debated at the recent Farmers' Conference, when it was pointed out that many of the regulations relating [■.-, private launches not plying for hire wire unnecesarily restrictive, and partieuarly a hardship to Sounds settlers, whose bunches wore their only means of locomotion. The Government was asked to amend the regulation. The Secretary of the Marine Department has sent a reply to the effect that there appears to be, some misunderstanding as regards private launches which do not carry passengers or freight for hire. The law allows such launches up to six tons register to run without having to bo surveyed or carrying any certificated officers." They must,'~howerer. be provided with two life-buoys and a life-belt for each person on board. "A launch up to the tonnage mentioned can, therefore, carry the.owner and his family and servants, and any other person, without having to be surveyed, and without having to carry certificated officers, provided no charge is made on the persons carried."