LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 139, 30 October 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Stratford Chinaman, who is leaving for China to bring home his bride, yesterday handed Mr. J. McCluggage a cheque for fo in aid of the local hospital funds. On and after November 1 the train which now leaves Waitara at 1 p.m. for Lepperton Junction will leave at 12.50 p.m., arriving at Lepperton Junction at 1.10 p.m. A medal has been donated by Mr. W. J. Williams, proprietor of the Grosvenor Hotel, for competition in the baby tcscuu event in the United Fire Brigades' demonstration on Woolcombe Terrace on December 5.

Mr. F. E. A. Gordon, plaintiff in tho pending case, Gordon v. New Zealand Times, has instructed his solicitors to take proceedings against the New Zealand Poultry Journal for an allegedly false report of the recent Supremo Court trial at Napier. Blight has suddenly made its appearance in the Cambridge district, where it has attacked both broad beans and peas. Last year it not only attacked potatoes, but also tomatoes and celery, so it is a difficult problem to know what to grow that will be free from it.

A picturesque incident was witnessed in London, says a delayed cable. Tho city was enveloped in a thick, stifling fog, which was so dense that King George had to be accompanied by a procession of torch-bearers while on his way to attend a matinee performance at Wyndham Theatre.

Cows in some parts are a bit dilatory in obliging owners in the observance of the dairying season. In the Eaetihi district farmers of small holdings turn their cows on to good pasture in the vicinity of the mountain, but for some reason or other, a good many of the cows have struck, or else have wandered farther than usual. Whatever the cause, tho dairying season has been delayed owing to the failure on the part of farmers to mu9ter their herds as expeditiously as in other yean.

Sitting in his civil jurisdiction at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., gave judgment for the plaintiff by default in the following undefended cases:—C. A. Howell v. Norman W. Hastings, claim £4 2s, costs 10s; A.B.C. Boot Company v. Frederick Smith, fl 13s 9d (ss); W. H. West v. C. W Jones, flO 5s tid (£1 10s Cd); A.B.C. Boot Company v, William Skipper, claim £5 4s (£1 8s 6d); Henry Weston v. George Tippins £2 5s (12s); Nathan and Co. v. Hap Sing, £1 18s (ss). As the ordinary passenger train from Wanganui was approaching Patea on Monday afternoon a young man named George Tiimey, son of the harbormaster, Captain Tinney, accompanied by a lady, were crossing the trestle bridge to the south of the station on foot. Seeing that they would not have time to retrace their steps, Mr. Tinney promptly threw the lady into the river and plunged after her himself. The engine driver, who had eeen what had l occurred, pulled up when the" bridge had been crossed, and accompanied by a Hawera resident, who was a passenger on the train, got down to the water below the bridge, where Mr. Tinney was clinging to a stringer and supporting the lady. After some difficulty both were brought to dry land little the worse for their startling experience.

Considering that their stay at New Plymouth wiir.be limited to a'few hours, quite an imposing programme has been arranged for the entertainment of the squad of New Zealand Cadets who have just returned from a very successful trip to Canada. They will' arrive by the 10.45 a.m. train from Stratford to-day. and will be immediately conveyed by automobiles to St. Mary's Church and Marsland Hill. At noon they will be taken to the Recreation Grounds, where they will be accorded a civic reception by His Worship the Mayor (Mr. G. W. Browne). Efforts will' be made to induce them to give a display. There will be no charge for admission. The Cadets will be entertained at luncheon at one o'clock, and at 2 p.m. will pay a visit to the oil wells. The day will be rounded off with afternoon "tea at the High School at 3 p.m. At 4.20 p.m. they will entrain for Stratford. Another motor car, that of Mr. R, Pepperell, has been kindly placed at the disposal of the Cadets. Junior Cadets are asked to fall in at the Technical College at 11.45 o'clock to take part in the reception at the Recreation Grounds.

A case of misfortune Was reviewed by Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, when C. Tunbridge, Joseph West, and F. G. Scrivener, lessors, sued James Gardiner, lessee of business premises in Devon street, for rent to the amount of £ls (is, alleged to be due to October f>. On behalf of the plaintiffs, Joseph West stated that the defendant had taken a lease of the property for five years. The rent had been paid up to August 31, but since then to October fi nothing had been paid. Defendant had vacated the premises on account of bad health, and had returned the keys apparently under the misapprehension that this terminated the lease. The keys had been sent back to him. The defendant told the Court that he had been in bad health for some time past, and his medical adviser had ordered him not to do any work. To make matters worse his wife had been incapacitated through a severe burn, thus forcing him to ask to be relieved of tho shops. His landlady had, he understood, agreed to this.' JJeing laid up at the time he could not see her personally. While admitting that ho was bound to the lease, the defendant said that he had not the means to satisfy the claims. Judgment was given for the amount claimed, together with costs £2 (is. Mr. J. H. Quilliam appeared for the plaintiffs.

SECOND INSTALMENT SALE OF LONDON "JOBS." The Melbourne's second job sale, now on, is crowded with magnificent bargains, entirely transcending the first job sale of a few weeks ago. Our managing director has succeeded on his second attempt in securing an aggregation of goods at such reduced prices as to almost defy imagination. Anyway, the goods are here, the sale prices fixed, and it only remains now for every man and woman in the district to come and take advantage of the great economies offered. Seeing is believing. It is only necessary to visit any one of our four stores, at Stratford, Xew Plymouth, Tnglewood or Eltham, to be convinced that the values are as represented. If you cannot pay us a personal visit, write (including cash) for any of the sale items, and if the goods do not meet with your entire approval return them and we will cheerfully refund your money. Here are a few trade-disturbing prices: Check glass cloth, linen. 14 inches wide, 3d yard; "Ivy" black mending wool, 5d ball; men's white handkerchiefs, 6 for Is; ladies' pure linen hemstitched handkerchiefs, 3 for Is; women's rough serge costume skirts, 3s lid; Vinolia shhaving soap, 8d stick; ladies' white embroidered aprons, Is fid; men's merino singlets, Is 6d; men's brown cotton pants, Is lid; fine lace curtains, 2s lid: damask serviettes, 22 inches square, 8d each; and a host of equally alluring bargains,--Advt.

Auckland strawberries were sold at from 2s to 2s lid per lb at Wellington on Saturday, and green peas at Is 7d to Is 9d per peck. It is stated that a professional mendicant who is ; 'doing" the shows of New Zealand at the present time has a credit in Idle bank of £12,000. A motor-ear owner stated at the Marton Court last week iliat he made £lO a week with his motor in plying for hire and sometimes he made .C2O a week.

Within two or three weeks it is hoped *•, lay the foundation stone of the new local Baptist Church. The work will then be immediately put in hand. The pioneer settlers in the King Country are greatly hampered (says the Wanganui Chronicle). The main drawback is want of better means of communication. Living is exceptionally high, and in several places as much as Is is charged for the 4lli loaf.

It is stated, on the authority of a man of long experience in the timber business, that from 600,000 ft to 700,000 ft of good kauri is concealed among the bush of one of the most desirable of the Awakino sections disposed of at the recent ballot a). Te Arohn. The timber is said to have been missed, not only by the Crown lands ranger, but by the successful applicant himself when going over the land. There being no reservation on the timber, it will, if rumor speaks truly for once, mean a windfall of £201)0 or so for the lucky drawer of the section.

It is rumored that in a department closely connected with Parliament House a public servant is causing trouble—or attempting to cause trouble—the only discoverable motives being jealousy of and disloyalty Lo bis chief (writer Frank Morton). The matter is one as to which the head of the department, who is a wise and tolerant man, will say nothing; but the facts are not entirely hidden. The public servant concerned has deliberately attempted to embarrass his superior officer for his own advantage. The offender is not by any means a popular officer.

Politics obtrude into everything—even into the game of howls. Naturally, the trouble is fouwl to be most acute in Wellington. Thormlon Club lias three Cabinet Ministers enrolled—Prime Min-. ister Massey, Attorney-General Herdman and Publilc Works Fraser—while Marina Fisher is reported to bo thinking of tak' ing a spell from the more violent tennis and seeking the reposeful bowls on the Wellington Club green. Also, Sir Joseph Ward and Lady Ward and Mr. T. M. WiJford, M.P.. were lookers-on at the opening of the Hutt green, and to 1 look on, it. is said, is fatal.