LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 174, 10 December 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A farmer estimates that the sheep in the Waipawa district will clip quite one pound of wool more than last year. He ascribes this to the mild winter.

Mr. Herdroun, Minister administrating the Public Trust Office, states that early in the new year a' commission of two experts will he appointed to enquire into the working of the Department. Two Taranaki residents recently made the trip from Woodville to Wanganui by motor in two hours and ten minutes, or at the rate of about 40 miles an hour. Neither has yet .been apprehended for furious driving.

Great interest has been aroused in musical circles in Wellington by the announcement that the Royal Choral Society has induced Madame Kirkby Lunn to sing the contralto part in the Messiah on December 20, supporting her slab on Deeembar 20. Supporting her drew Black, the well-known baritone, and Walter Whyte, of Sydney, tenor. The occasion will also be* the" last appearance of Mr. Maughan Burnett as conductor, previous to taking up his appointment at Auckland as town organist. Does a sojourn in the inebriates' home at Rotoroa really cure its inmates of drunkenness? The question was reviewed in the Magistrate's Court, yesterday morning, during discussion between counsel (Mr. A. H. Johnstone) and the presiding Magistrate (Mr. A. Crooke, S.M.) in regard to a case in point, that of a man who had rendered himself liable to be committed to the institution. The case was adjourned a week or so ago in order to enable the Magistrate to make certain enquiries.. As a result of these he stated that he did not propose to commit the man to the home. From what he gathered he thought that the probability was that it would be better for the defendant to receive special medical treatment for his case. At the same time, his Worship pointed out that to send a man to Rotoroa was not considered in the light of a punishment. It was in reality simply to help the man himself and his family. Counsel explained that the defendant had placed himself under medical treatment, and it was hoped thereby that he would be able to cure himself of the drink habit, Under these circumstances, he proposed to_ ask his Worship to deal leniently with the man, and not commit him to Rotoroa. Tlie real fact was, he added, that there was no curative treatment applied in the institution at all. The Salvation Army undertook the work in the* hope of caring inebriates, but there was no medical attention paid to the subjects whatever, and consequently if a person were sent there for a year it really amounted to imprisonment, because while detained there he could not carry on bis occupation. His Worship asked counsel if he thought there was nothing in the theory that drink got into a man's system, and that after twelve months' abstinence in the home he might rid himself of it and be able to start afresh? Counsel rejoined that the authorities could make the institution a much more useful one if a resident medical officer were stationed there, and, replying, Mr. Crooke remarked: "It certainly seenrs that it would be much better. However, it is not for us to recommend what should be done." "He would," remarked counsel, "probably be better off here with medical treatment than at Rotoroa without any." The defendant was not committed to the home.

The, arum lily does not flourish in the South Island. ' The sailors of the southern boats that call at Xew Plymouth generally make a point of collecting as many lilies as they can, putting them in wet sand, and selling them in the south for 6d apiece. A Taranaki gentleman who was recently in the Hastings district was shown over a small fruit farm. The owner showed him his returns for last season. They amounted to £ISOO, or at the rate of" £l5O an acre (the farm is ten acres in extent). The fruit grown was mostly peaches. How about dairying after this?

An Knglish fisherman, who spends the summer in Xew Zealand, has been induced by a friend, to whom he has just written,' to spend six weeks whipping the streams of Northern Taranakj. It is not generally known that the local rivers provide the best rainbow trout Ashing in Xew Zealand. Bigger fish abound in the lakes of Taupo and Rotorua, but they are sluggish and give no sport. As a fishing field, the district has a great future before it. Mr. C. Newha'ii, cinematograph photographer from Wanganiii, took a series of views of the interior of the North Egmont Mountain House and the surrounding scenery on Sunday. Yesterday Mr. Newman journeyed out to the Taranaki (New Zealand) Oil Wells Limited's fields, and again brought his camera into action. Mr. Newman is under engagement to nn Australian firm to supply weekly a number of feet of New Zealand films, and the local views will be included 'n one of the numbers of the Australian, Gaaette.

A coronial enquiry into the cause of the Are on Messrs.' A. B. Clarke and Co.'s premises on Saturday night was opened in the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon. Mr. A. C'rooke, S.M., presided, and ".he following jury was empanelled: A. ll'. Cilasgow, A. Ambury, J. Clarke. T. C. Hirst, C. E. Baker, and .1. W. lliiyden. Senior-Sergeant Hmldrell appeared for the police, and Mr. ]?. C. Bell ringer watched the proceedings on behalf of the Fire Board. The jury inspected the scene of the outbreak, and then adjourned until 10.30 a.m. on Monday next.

•i Henry, F. Oallaghan appeared on remand at the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning in answer to a e'urge of drunkenness, to which he had previously pleaded guilty. Mr. A. 11. Johnstone appeared on behalf of the accused, and intimated that Callaghan had agreed to submit himself to private curative n edical treatment for twelve months. This, he thought, would be more efficacious than sending him to the inebriates' home at "Rotoroa. The Magistrate agreed with counsel, and under the circumstances merely convicted the accused and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon.

The Expansion and Tourist League advertise for particulars as to tariff, etc., of hotels, boarding houses, and .the names of people who will take parties privately for the Xmas holidays. They are asked to be sent in at once, as several people from various parts of New Zealand are waiting for information. Quite a number have as a result of the .advertising campaign that is being conducted, already signified their intention of making Xew Plymouth their next holiday centre. Many of the enquirers desire information regarding the new mountain house. The League will be glad to receive the contributions that have been promised. According to a recently returned visitor from Australia, New Zealand hotels compare more than favourably in every way—euisin?, ntteition, and accommodation—with the hostels on the other side. Similarly the better class New Zealand restaurants were considerably in advance of Australian establishments. In Sydney, said our informant, a diner was charged for each course:— Meat Is 3d, soup 3d, tea 3d, sweets 3d, or a total of 2s for a meal. For this only Is wcild be charged in New Zealand. Incidentally, a visitor to Sydney was immediately struck with its enormous floating population, which was to be. found at luncheon in public eatinghouses, some half-dozen of the largest establishments, each seating between 500 and 700 persons, being crowded each Statements made at the half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the. Bank of New Zealand were brought under the Prime Minister's notice by a representative of the Christchtirch Press last week'. "There- is nothing I can sav," Mr. Masscy remarked, "except that'l know that there will be some very important banking legislation to be submitted to Parliament next session consequent on the great development of the country and of the bank." On the subject brought up by Mr. W. Watson at 'the meeting of the bank's shareholders with refer ence to compensating the shareholders for losses, Mr. Massey said that as the question had not been submitted to the Government .he did not think it advisable to discuss .it. The Hon. W. Fraser'' Minister of Public Works, who is wellknown as a close student of financial matters, was also approacited on the subject, but he could not be induced to go further than to remark, "It is pleasing to note from the chairman's remarks that the bank Jias had a satisfactory hali-year.'"

Mr. Massey told an interviewer in Christchurch last week that under the legislation of last session giving Crown tenants the option of converting their leaseholds into freeholds, a great number of applications have been received by the department for permission to acquire the freehold. This legislation applies to no fewer than 8500 Crown tenants. Mr. Massey added that there would be introduced next session a Bill dealing with industrial conciliation and arbitration, providing for the necessary amendments of the existing law. Probably it would be a consolidating measure, as there have been so many amendments of the principal Act that its interpretation was rendered difficult to many of those interested in it, 4s to immigration,. Mr. Massey said that the encouragement of the right stamp of emigrant is part of the policy of the Government and is receiving attention at present. As to the reported absence of advertisement of the Dominion in Great Britain, Mr. Massey said that the new High Commissioner was at present attending to this important matter.

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Forty st i.l Lincoln rams,, from Mr. W. Perry's Penrose flock, are being, shipped this month to the Argentine. The official opening of the Tiscli Memorial Avenue will take place at the entrance to the Avenue, Weymouth street at 2. >0 p.m. on Thursday. Adjutant Sharp, the collector for the Booth Memorial College, made a good start in Timaru yesterday, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wells heading his Timaru list with £IOO.

At the meeting of rangitira.9 representing New Plymouth, Urenui, and Waitara, held Jn Waitara on .Saturday, it was decided to ask the lion. Dr. Pomare, M.P., to fix the date for liis North Taranaki meeting to be held at Waitara, soonj after the South Taranaki meeting. The latter takes place at Okaiawa about the middle of this month. -Mail.

At its noting last night the Borough Council adopted a recommendation of the Baths Committee that the New Plymouth Swimming Club b.3 granted sole use of the baths two nights a week, admission to be limited to members of the club, season tickets holders free, and other members to pay the usual charges. Hitherto season ticket holders have not been able to use (heir tickets in the evenings.

The public are invited to attend a practical demonstration of the lire-light-ing proclivities of the "Minimax" lire extinguisher, which will be held at 7.30 o'clock this evening in the section opposite the Rail.ray Station. Representatives of the Fire Board, the Fire Brigade, and the Borough Council will be, m attendance. The demonstration will be conducted under the direction of Mr. D. Rowe, travelling repiesentative of Mr. A. T. Bate, New Zealand agent for the patent.

The advertising campaign initiated by tlic local. Expansion and Tourist league is already having the desired cfleet,, people writing to the secretary for information from all parts of the Dominion. The newspapers of the Dominion, it was reported to last night's meeting of the League, had gone out of their way to help the movement, and it was deckled to write warmly thanking them for their splendid ireatment. which was appreciated by every member of', (he League's executive. A meeting of the committee that has been appointed in connection, with the formation of the proposed "Farmers' Cooperative Organisation Society" was held in tho Chamber of Commerce Rooms, Eltham, on Saturday, when there was a good attendance. A draft prosneetus was approved for the Society, and it was decided that Mr. Buckeridg'e and others: of the committee should arrange meet., ings at the various dairy factories in the district, and also at "other centres, and fully explain the objects of the proposed Society, 'vith a'view to liavng sub-committees ■ippointed in the various centres, and to having delegates appointed to attend the first general meeting to be held as> soon as possible in Hawera. The proposed Society is meeting with strong support everywhere, and it is confidently expected 'that it will be an established fact inside of six months. Mr. Buekeridge has been asked to address the suppliers of the Kapong.i Dairy Company on Tuesday, 17th inst., on the above' subject.