LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 118, 5 October 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. E. P. Lee, M.P. for Oamaru, and Mr. .Olcey, M.P., will visit the Ta.ra.naki Acclimatisation Society's hatcheries this morning in company with the members of the Society's Council. The Melbourne's sale of London "jobs" continues to attract many customers. Items like real indigo print, C yards for 2s 9d, huge grey towels Is, boys' braces 3d, men's riding breeches 13s fid, men's merino pants Is lid, men's glace welted boots, with seamless blocked toe, at 16s [ld, are irresistible bargains.

Applications for the position of inspector to the New Plymouth Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be received by Mr. G. P. Robinson, Eliot street, up to Monday, October 14. Conditions of appointment may be seen on application to Mr J. Paton, Brougham street.

On Sunday next, in the Foresters' Hall, at 8 p.m., Mr. H. Victor (Eng.) will commence a short series of addresses, the subject being "Science and the Soul; or, Has Immortality been proved?" which should appeal to Bible students and materialists alike. After the address Mr. Victor will give floral psychometry ,from ilowers placed on the table.

Mr. Morris King, who for the past seventeen years has been associated with missionary work in connection with the China Inland Mission, will give an address at St.' Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning. He will also speak at the Presbyterian Sunday School at 2.30 in the afternoon, when all parents and friends'are invited to be present. The concert to be given on Monday night as a benefit -to Mr. Roberteoi, who suffered a serious loss by fire last Sunday morning, promises to be a great success. The Garrison Band- will assist by playing an operatic overture, and most of our best local amateurs will also assist. Miss Butler, the gold medallist contralto at the Auckland competitions will sing; an dotheirs-who will assist are Misses Ainsworth and Gilbert, and Messrs. W. Perry, Sommerville and Ainsworth. A select programme of pictures will also be shown by the Theatre Royal proprietary.

To change one's name is now becoming quite fashionable. In the New Zealand Gazette just issued, the following announcement appears:—"l, Robert Thomson St. Lawrence, heretofore called and known by the name of Robert Thomson, of the-city of-Wellington, clerk, hereby give public notice that I formally and absolutely renounced, relinquished, and abandoned the use of my said surname of Thomson as my last and principal surname, and then assumed and adopted and determined thenceforth on all occasions whatsoever to use and subscribe the name of Robert Thomson St. Lawrence instead of the said name of Robert Thomson. . ■ , ■ ' The Council of the Taranaki Acclimatisation Society met last evening. It was decided that the President and Secretary, with Mr. Newman, be a committee to consider the Bill now before Parliament with- reference to the pollution of streams; and that ae the fish at the hatcheries become sufficiently grown they be liberated direct into the streams. It was reported .that the iisih at the hatcheries were in splendid condition, and that distribution would be made approximately as under:—Rainbow Trout: 60,000, Waiwakaiho river; 20,000, Stony river. Brown Trout: 10,000 Tariki district ; 10,000 Mangonui river; 15,000 Ingle wood rivers; 10,000 Henui river 10,000 Oaku-ra river; 5000 Timaru river; 5000, Waiweranui river; 5000 Warea river; 20,000 Opunake district.

In the year 1910 o«r exports amourtted to £22,150,209, and our imports totalled £17,051,583, showing an excess in the value of our exports for that year of £5,128,020 —commented the committee of the Wellington Industrial Association in a review of the general progress and condition of trade in the Dominion. '"ln 1911 our exports amounted to £19,028,490, while our exports totalled £19,515,879, showing an amount of ■ £517,389 in excess of imports over exports (exclusive of specie). These figures call for reflection, as the Dominion had an uninterrupted run of excess in value of exports over imports from and including the . years 1887-1907. In 1908 our imports exceeded our exports in value to the amount of £1,153,790 (exclusive of specie), whilst .in the year 1909 our exports exceeded our imports by £3,987,277." '

They say New Plymouth is full of croakers, who declare that the oil will not be a profitable industry, that ironsand will be a fizzle, that land is too dear and that the plr.ee is not worth livihg in. Whether <•, no, some people have to live in it, are happy in it, make big money in it. and a good many of them buy land in it. Others want to buy land now, principally for the erection of new homes, and can't get it; and it is to these folk who really want a nice handy section, handy to town, handy to the trams (that are to be), handy to East End beach, handy .to Fitzroy station, that these remarks apply. There's going to be a big auction sale of Mitchinson's Garden sections on November 0 and plans are now obtainable free from Messrs Nolan,and Co., of Devon street, and it would pay investors to await the date. It's a good chance for a section 'or two.

The Brotherhood Debating Society held their final debate of the season last evening before a good attendance, the liquor question, which formed the subject for debate, evidently appealing to those who attended. Tlie following motion was niovdd by the Rev. J. W. Burton, seconded by Mr. G. H. Dolby, and opposed by Mr. G. 11. Maunder:—"That a system of State control is a better solution of the liquor problem than Prohibition." Messrs A. Snowball, H. B. Reid, and W. J. Smith also supported the control, and Mr. W. Collis the Prohibition issue. 'After considerable discussion as to whether the motion should be put to the meeting or not, the Chairman decided in the affirmative, and the motion being put State control won by 22 to 10. Mr, A. H. Johnston, LL.B., who acted as chairman and judged the debate, considered that the State control party had given a more effective statement of their ease than the Prohibition party had given of theirs, aijd volunteered the opinion that on argument and method of procedure, the movers of the motion were superior to their opponents. Mr. Johnston gave some valuable criticism to the various speakers, and spoke of the great benefit to be derived from joining such a society, and participating in the various debates. At the conclusion of the meeting the following team was selected to represent New Plymouth against Stratford next Thursday, at Stratford, debating in favour of State control:—The Rev. J. W. Burton, Messrs G. 11. Dolby, 11. B. Reid and A. Snowball.

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Mr. C. McK«iizic, of Napier, says that there are a large number of boys in that town from nine to thirteen years of age who, seven days in the week, work from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m., and after that are expected to do school work. The payments rim from Is to 3s fld per week. The work is especially hard, being all rush work in the early morning milk deliveries.

'"There is a great difficulty on the part of many of our manufacturers to secure apprentices to trades," runs a paragraph in the annual report of the General Committee of the Wellington Provincial Industria 1 Association. "The reason for this," suggested the committee, "may likely be that parents of boys have little faith in the future of our manufactories, though some assert that the reason is to be found in the high wages paid for unskilled labor."

"The Australian native is nothing but an old branch of tile Caucasian tribe,' said Dr. Eric Mjoberg, Swedish lecturer, before an audience in Sydney, '"llis hair is weak, and that helps to point out the relations, : also the fact the hair is wavy and curly. The aborigines here are in the same state of development as were the tribes in Europe 50,000 or 100,000 years ago. Bones discovered in caves in France, Italy and Germany show it?'

At yesterday's meeting Of the Clifton County Council, t'r. Sander brought forward his notice of motion to the effect that the Council should appoint a road and bridge foreman. The matter was taken in committee, and after about an hour and a halt s discussion the motion was , reported liwt, Crs. Sander, Jones and Kennin<rton voting in favor, and Crs. Hicks, O'Sullivan, Bower and the chairman against. Cr. Bower then gave notice to move at next meeting that the Council appoint a qualified engineer for the county.

Th-s Wai'lii toll-gate keeper, at yesterday's meeting of the Clifton County Council reported several' persons, including one lady, for evasion of the toll by travelling through an adjoining property, which they entered and left on either side of the gate. Some discussion ensued, as to how far on -either side of the gate the toll-keeper, had jurisdiction of the road, and iL was resolved to place the matter before the Council's solicitors for their opinion. Later in the meeting the Chairman moved that the toll-gate be removed to a site further north, between the Owhanga road and the Onaero bridge. Ihere was, he said, no need to (recapitulate _ the reasons, which :had beeri fully threshed out at previous meetings. There was no seconder to the motion, which lapsed. Cr. Sander would second, provided the chairman added a clause to the effect that settlers between the tollgate and Waitara should- pay a 'separate rate to make up for the toll they would save. This, however, the el-airman would not consent to do, as he considered tfye Wa-i'hi riding could easily keep up the main road if it only carried its own traffic, and should, not be extra-rated for damage done .by outside tfaffie, The Waitara-Mokau Railway League, which has been moribund for some time past, was revived at yesterday's meeting of the Clifton County Council, when Mr. C. Musker, representing the settlers of the Uruti Road, at the conclusion of a deputation on various matters, brought forward the question of the [Railway League. He considered' that the railway extension should be brought before the Minister at eveiry possible opportunity. He suggested that a resolution on the linos of the following should be passed by the Council: "Considering the Jicavy charge on the County finances that the upkeep of the Main North Road entails, and the increasing traffic that a few years must bring, consequent on the opening up and increased productiveness of a great scope of magnificent Crown land, the Hon. Minister of Public.Works be asked to consider an extension -of the railway northwards." This was carried unanimously, with an addition drawing attention to the closely settled district engaged in dairying through which the railway would pass. One member remarked that Uruti was as thickly populated as Northern China, whilst another asserted that the < line would be the easiest constructed and best-paying in the Dominion. It is expected that this -resolution will infuse fresh life into the Railway League. >

"A sovereign, if you like, at two to one!" in an excited tone of voice, from acouncillor at the Clifton County Council table yesterday afternoon, caused the scribes to prick up their ears and seize their fountain pens, with an eye on some interesting copy. The wager was not accepted. Up till then the meeting had drifted along its dreary, monotonous way, even more so than usual, and those compelled to sit and listen were rapidly (subsiding into peaceful slumber. The emphatic expression of opinion was on a question as to whether a confrere had or had not been away from the table for two meetings in succession, and this momentous enquiry had arisen during the course of a discussion over a few pipes for his entrance, and a proposal was submitted that ho be charged for them. Subsequent talk elicited the fact that a business man opposite ihad -been granted pipes for a similar purpose free of charge, and Cr. O'Sullivan expressed ignorance of this having taken place. Ho objected to anyone receiving pipes for this purpose free, on principle. As one had' got them free the other slrould be treated in the same way, especially as he was a settler. Councillors remarked that consideration had been shown the first man, because be was a business man, which caused Cr. Jones to protest that a business man should not receive preference over a settler. However, on the principle probably that two wrongs do not make a right, the Council decided to make the settler pay for his pipes, Cr. O'Sulliran alone voting against it, an amendment by him to the effect that the settler be treated the same as the business man net finding a seconder.

The services in the Whiteley Memorial Ohurch to-morrow will be conducted in the morning by the Rev J. W. Burton', and in the evening by Mr. Norris E. King. Mr. King has been a missionary in China for some seventeen years, and passed through the Boxer troubles. He was also present during the exciting times of tho recent revolution, and his subject tomorrow is ''The Revolution in Olvina: An Open Door." Mr. IT. W. Lees, New Zealand organiser for Dr. Bamako's Homes, will be the speaker at the Brotherhood) on Sunday. Mr. Lees gives an interesting account of the work done, and deals at some length with ther emigration work. For the first time since the Brotherhood was commenced, ladies are to be admitted to the nweting. tlve gallery being reserved for (heir use. A collection is i being taken' up on behalf of the Homes.

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