LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 121, 9 October 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A h6rse and a pedigree bull were shipped North by the Rarawa last evening.

, Oh page six of this issue will be found a detailed report of a meeting of the creditors of J. A. Tuthill, a bankrupt hotelkeeper, at which the proceedings were distinctly lively. • Before Mr. A. Crook, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, judgment for the plaintiff by default was given in the undefended case:—H. H. Lord v. IJaul Jenkins, claim.£2 7s Od and costs 18s. For the periods up- to the end of last quarter the following scholars were regular attendee at the Koru School:— Irene Julian, 18 months;. Ada Julian and Lawrence Looney 12 months; and William Erutz.

The Stratford Acclimatisation Society at a meeting last night to consider the Water Pollution Bill carried the following resolution:—"That this Society considers .that the Bill'entitled the Water Pollution Bill .pf 1012, dealing with the pollution of rivers, and now being introduced into Parliament is not in the best interests of the Dominion, and this Society views with disapproval and emphatically protests.against the Bill as being highly detrimental to the aims and objects of the Acclimatisation Societies in the preservation and propagation of fish in the .Dominion."

A carrier named Wilson Johnson, of Omata, had a lucky escape from death on .Monday afternoon on the Junction road, between Xew, Plymouth and Egmont Village. He was descending the kill towards the Waiwakaiho river when part of his brake gave way. He was thrown from his seat on the express, and became entangled in the front wheel, being dragged for about half a chain, the back wheel finally passing over his leg. The horses galloped on until they collided with the bridge, smashing every spoke in the front wheels of the vehicle. First aid was Tendered by an eye-witness of the accident, and'subsequently Dr. Hislop arrived on the scene from Inglewood. In the evening Johnson was taken to the New Plymouth Hospital. He was badly mangled, and sustained a compound fracture of the thigh. The other day a woman in the train between Stratford and Eltham was holding forth at great length concerning the extravagance of some other woman, whom none of her listeners knew. The speaker claimed to know intimately the person whom she was 60 vigorously "slating." Presently a little lady in the far end of the carriage turned, and joined in the conversation. She told her critic,—-who, by the way iva& an absolute stranger to her—that 'her money was her own, and that she presumed she could spend it as she liked, and so on. Then she resumed her book. The roar of the train and the creaking of the windows, and the hum-drum repetition of the click-clacking, of the wheels-, were monotonous in the gloom which followed, and the blush which glowed on the cheek of the gossip would have delied any technical school art student to prqduee. Moral: "If you can't speak well of a person, hold your tongue." ''Shareholders, be loyal to your own factory." was the burden of Mr. Jas. Brown, chairman of the Maketawa Dairy Factory, at the annual meeting on Monday evening, in replying to the hearty vote of thanks that was accorded him for his services during the past year. There is, lie continued, far too much changing from one factory, to another prevalent in Taranaki. For some little grievance, or to gain some little benefit, very often an imaginary one, a supplier left one factory and took his milk to a neighboring one. ' Possibly during one year a neighboring factory might payout betjter than the supplier's own factory, but then the position might be reversed the following year. lie thought the time was coming when a shareholder would be compelled to stick to the factory he had originally joined in a district. "If loyal to your factory," he concluded, "you give your directors better heart to work, and with the increased riiippl.v of milk all will get the benefit, as the greater the production, so in proportion are the working expenses reduced." It was, of course, 'impossible always to be at the top, but one year with another Maketawa had always done well. The half-yearly general meeting of St. Mary's branch of the Ohurch of England Men's Society was held last night, the Vicar presiding. The question of the appointment of an organising secretary for the Dominion was discussed at some length, and a resolution was carried to the elTeet that the society would not be justified iu spending so large a sum as £3OO per annum for the services of such an officer, but, if tho other branches in the Dominion decide upon making the appointment, the local branch will contribute, so far as it is able, towards the stipend in connection therewith. The hon. secretary (Mr. H. C. Baker), in his general report, referred to the work of the branch during the past year. Mr. J. W. JTnrvey presented a report on the work of lay-reading, and Mr. S. L. Weller on the Boy Scout movement organised by the society. The latter referred to the loss the Scout movement had sustained by Mr. WagstafTs removal from the parish, and stated that ho was an ideal assistant second master. Mr. V. MacKay was elected vice-president in succession to the Rev. J. Wilkinson, resigned, and Messrs. W. H. Butler, Calvert and Sanger were elected to the committee. A vote of sympathy was passed with Mr. Stanley Shaw in the bereavement he has sustained by the death of his son Hugh. The Rev. Mr. Kempthorne brought ii]i the question of securing certain magazines for the use of members, and the matter was left in his hands.

War in the Xear East appears to be as near as it ever was, and it requires a merely tri filing incident to .set the Balkans ablaze. Whether war results or not, consumers of Crescent Tea can rely upon getting the same delicious quality as in the past, and at the old prices of 2/-, 1/10 and 1/8 per lb,—Advt.

A heavy haul of -lis-h was taken by several >of the launches in the roadstead yesterday. It included a number of fine scbnapper, hapuka and 'ling. The Wairarapa Presbytery yesterday decided to join in a petition against an increase in the number of race days in the Dominion. It also decided to heartily support the Bible in schools movement.

_ The Southern, which arrived in Wellington last week, was the largest caseoil steamer to arrive in New Zealand. The total number of cases aboard the vessel was 204,000. Of this number 72,000 cases were for Wellington. The Mastcrton County Council yesterday rejected the proposal of the New Zealand Peace Council to co-operate in protesting against the compulsory clauses' of the Defence Act, and passed resolutions supporting the military training system.

A rather gruesome subject was mentioned 1 at the Rangitikei County Council meeting on Saturday, in connection with the •suicide of a man .named Edmunds, at Turakina, recently. His brother, a resident of Wanganui, refused to pay his burial expenses, and deceased had .to be buried as a pauper, the live brother remarking that the hotelkeepers got deceased's money when living, and they should pay the funeral expenses. The matter is to be further enquired into, also the man's ability to pay, before the Council liquidates the funeral expenses incurred, amounting to £5. A happy instance of brother love shown by a native man towards a European, was related by the Hon. Dr. Pomare, in conversation with a Christchurch reporter on Saturday. He was speaking of the four leper patients at Quail Island—two Europeans and two natives—and he said that one of the Europeans became so friendly with one of the natives that be was greatly overcome at parting with the native, who recently left the island cured. "Well, the other day I was in Wanganui," continued the doctor, "and I saw the native, and he told me that he could not keep away from his friend any longer, and he was going back to the island to nurse him!" In the Magistrates Court yesterday, a laborer from Opunake was charged with helpless drunkenness. The dim, who is a first offender, aroused the occupants of an Opunake hotel in the very early hours of the morning of the 2nd inst., and was so helplessly drunk that he 'had to be remanded to New Plymouth-for a week's medical treatment. The Magistrate convicted and discharged the accused and ordered him to pay expenses in connection with his arrest amounting to £2 IDs (id, or in default undergo a month's imprisonment with hard labor. He.was given one week in which to pay the fine, on the understanding that he gave the police an order for the amount of the fine on wages .to the amount of £3 due to him from his employer at Opunake. Does-a big horse eat more than a little one? This question occupied the suppliers of a Taranaki Dairy Company at their annual meeting recently. The question' arose during the discussion oE the balance-sheet, when the item £lO His 9d for horse feed and shoeing of the creamery horse was tagged by several present, who thought it far too much. The horse had to bring the cream down a mountain road three miles and return the empty cart and cans. "Why, for the work the animal does he should be able to subsist on grass," remarked a supplier, who looked" as though his own fare was something more substantial. "Sell the big horse and buy a little one, it will take less feed," was the advice of other suppliers. Some instanced that little horses that they knew consumed as much fodder as the ftg ones, but eventually the small horse brigade had their way and the directors are now looking out for an exchange. Said the Rev. T. C. Hammond, in an address at'Timaru:—Two of the worst vices that had retarded the work of the missionaries were drink and the process of mixed marriages, and the late Mr. Seddon had done a great thing when he decreed, that Maori women should be prohibited, and no drink in bulk was to' be sold to the Maoris. Before the Maori war many of the natives had accepted the Christian faith, but the introduction of drink had caused a relapse. Nevertheless, laymen and others had worked on, and the Waikato and Taranaki natives had largely returned to Christ. The Maoris were now working the land, a sign of progress, and though he had worked twenty-six years, his labors were not lost. With reference to his own coast—which once contained a 'heathen people —he knew of only one Maori, an old and stubborn man, who was not a Christian, and he had heard since his departure that he had accepted the Christian faith at last.

Mr. Vihljalnmr Ktcfaiison, who tells the Canadian Government that missionaries and traders will accomplish • the destruction of the Eskimo race unless steps are taken to prevent ''civilisation" reaching the Far North, has the lessons of experience upon his side. Contact with white men has always spelled disaster to the Eskimos, partly because it meant an introduction of strong drink but mainly through the inability of the natives to endure the diseases that were conveyed to them from the south. Measles and influenza have killed many thousands of Eskimos, who have none of the natural resisting; power that has been developed by the dwellers in warmer climates. Mr. Stefanson wrote last year that he had visited tribes that had not previously been known to exist, and found that they were healthier and more moral than any living within the explored area. The communities that were being instructed by missionaries were acquiring some education, but the price paid for this advantage was a bitter one, and they did not seem to be. absorbing Christianity to an appreciable extent. "The Kogmolliks seem to be natural sceptics," stated the explorer in referring to the tribe that he visited. ''lt is easy for the missionary to persuade, them that iish are not annually created by a woman of the deep sea and that songs and dances cannot cure serious diseases or effect any tangible results. But when he broaches the Genesis story of creation and urges the ellicacy of prayer he has less success. . There are said to be but. two converts here after all the efforts of two bishops and an energetic ■missionary for many years."

A BOON TO RHEUMATICS. RHEUMO positively contradicts the old idea- that Rheumatism cannot be cured. It has succeeded in effecting permanent relief where hundreds of other alleged cures have failed. Liniments, plasters and embrocations afford but temporary relief at best, for rheumatism, gout, sciatica or lumbago is caused by the presence, of uric acid in the blood. This must be eliminated from the system "before a complete cure can be effected. RHEUMO neutralises and expels this uric acid, and consequently, immediately it is takiMi, the pains cease. Mr. W. James, proprietor Terminus Hotel, Christchureh. tells his experience:— "I suffered very greatly from rheumatic gout for quite fourteen years, and tried almost every remedy suggested by my friends and medical practitioners, but with very little relief. About three years ago I was strongly advised to try "I suffered very greatly from rheumatic gout for quite fourteen years, and tried almost every remedy suggested by my friends and medical practitioners, but with very little relief. About three years ago I was stronglv advised to try RHEUMO. I did so, omi with the greatest satisfaction. I have a little twinge now and then, but a d.:se or two of RHEUMO puts me right at once," All chemists and stored sell RHEUMO •\t 2/G and 4/0 a bottle.

At a meeting of the Mountain House Committee this afternoon it was decided to hold a garden party and floral fete in February next. A further meeting will lie held in. a fortnight's time to appoint committees and arrange further details.

Disgraceful scones were enacted in the grounds at St. Saviour's Cathedral (Church of England), Goulburn, on tne evening of the 24th ult. While a marriage ceremony was being performed inside a large crowd that had assembled, including women and children, was notadmitted to the cathedral. Rushes were, made from one door to another, in the expectation that the wedding party would disappear. The police were sent for, and cleared the ground, and three men wove arrested for alleged riotous behaviour in the street. The married couple were conveyed from the cathedral iu a cab which had been procured, but a number of persons gathered in the vicinity of the house where the reception was held after the ceremony, and two policemen were on duty there. 'Whilst angling on one of .the coastal streams a few days ago a local knight of the. rod discovered' an implement which had been used -for poaching trout. The tool in c|iiestion is a long piece of iron or copper, shaped like a curved sabre and sharp edged. The handle had been clothed to give the poacher a better grip. It is a great pity the maker and user of the instrument'could not be caught at his nefarious work. Oll'icials of the society and anglers generally are well aware that poaching k frequently indulged in. Xo trouble or expense should lie spared in putting a stop to this wholesale depletion of the streams. The Taranaki Acclimatisation Society ia doing splendid work each year in stocking our streams. It is to be hoped that farmers and others will help to guard the trout streams and give the society assistance in suppressing poaching.