LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 255, 18 March 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will be no issue of the Taranald Daily News on Good Friday or Easter Monday.

During the three and a-half years ended June 30 last, 828,036 tons of coal were imported into New Zealand.

The Dominion states that a person reported for misbehaviour is to be excluded from the Wellington public baths for the remainder of the season.

New Plymouth boy scouts, to the number of about thirty, are trekking to the Mountain House at the end of this week, and will camp at the old house for a few days. They will be in charge of Major Sandford, and two or three local scoutmasters.

All the rooms in the Mountain hostelry have been taken for the Easter holidays. The cottage is also engaged, and practically all the berths in the old house have been taken. It looks as if further accommodation will have to be provided, and that very soon. The total number of children under the age of fourteen belonging to all families in the Dominion, according to the census of 1911, was 297,295. Of this number, it is estimated that approximately 100,000 belong to families ■ in which more than three children have been born to tiie marriage.

A good story is told of Dr. Fitchett, of the Australian Parliament. "During a debate in Parliament on some educational question, a member of the Opposition became rather excited, and exclaimed: ''Why, at this very moment;! have a school in my eye. where " ''Not quite," interrupted Dr. Fitchett; '■only one pupil, I believe."

At a baby show in Dunedin it was a noticeable fact that, in many instances families were not confined by any means to one child. The Times states that one mother made that fact clear by the answer she gave a gentleman who expressed his admiration of the latest addition to her family, she said: "It (the child) is not bad. but you can't expect too much. This is nine in sixteen years."

The Canterbury Sheep-owners' Union has a standing reward of £IOO payable to persons (other than the actual offenders) whose, evidence secures a conviction for stealing sheep owned by any member of the Union. At a recent meeting of the committee it was decided that protection should be afforded to-mem-bers in regard to cattle, and it was decided that the reward in future should apply to cattle as well as to sheep.

Tomato growing is becoming an important industry in Otaki. One of the local growers, Mr. L. Kilmister. is having a busy time just now in handling his big crop. Some idea of the great amount of fruit grown by. him may be gauged by the fact that one day last week he sent away 170 cases of tomatoes to various parts of the North Island—mostly to Taranaki and Hawke's Bay. The fruit is despatched about every other day.

The first service of the Trust Mission which is located behind the Trocadero. near the railway station, was largely Attended on Sunday night, the tent being incapable of holding those who came. The addresses of the evangelists. Messrs. H. t'urran and F. MacLeod, were closely followed by an interested audience. The Mission will continue nightlv. excepting on Saturday, at, T.IiU, and there will be a service on Sunday at 8.15. A service for vouiig people will be held this evenin" 'at (ilk). Tlio Poverty Bay Herald says that the receiving of the tribal donations towards a new church, a picturesque, function carried out in accordance with native custom at the. buit at Mamrtuke on Monday extended well into the evening. Mouev si ill continued to come to hand on Tuesday, including numerous telegraphic orders from various tribes, ranging from the Northern Peninsula to, the South Island, from sections of the race unrepresented at the hui. At noon the fund stood as follows:—Contribution of East Coast natives £2440, visiting natives. C!) 22. pakehas and sympathisers £240; total £3(102. This amount, far exceeds the cost of the church and carvings (about £2:!00). and it is expected that even after deducting the expense of the hui. conveyance of visitors, etc., a substantial sum' will be left, which, it is understood, will be held in trust on behalf of the church.

SKIN DISEASES Including Eczema, Pimples. Hashes. Boils, Chilblains. Ringworm. Shingles, Ulcers, Old Sores have their remedy in Rcxona, the Rapid Heeler. Sold in triangular pots at Is fid and 3s. Obtainable at Bill lock" and Johnston"?

There will be si civil sitting of the Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mi\ Page. S.M. The fnglewood and New Plymouth solictors pieknieked on the East End beach vesterdav.

The Hanks ami most of the Govevnment oll'iccs were elosed yesterday in honor of ,St .Patrick's Day.

There was a great array of motorcars at the Opunake races yesterday, no fewer than 127 cars being in the paddock.

The annual meeting of the New Plymonth Harbor Board, which was convened for .yesterday, lapsed for want of a nuorum.

It is understood that the survey of the Opunake railway route will be commenced in a, few days time, commencing from To Roti.

The canvass for funds for the Tara'naki Pioneers and Veterans Reunion is proving verv satisfactory; It will be completed to-day, when the results will be rmblished.

The folleotion taken at the anniversary services of the Whitcley Memorial Shurch on Sunday realised over £7O. The Rev. J. W. Burton preached both in the morning and evening to large congregations.

Yesterday the children attending the Tn'>lcwooil and New Convent Schools held their annual picnic at the East End Beach. An'enjoyable (lay was spent. The Jnglewood School expressed their appreciation bv donating 10s to the funds of the East End Bathing Reserves Committee.

Dr. -Thomson, sneaking at a meeting of the Hawera Hospital Board on Saturday, said that one very satisfactory thing about the report of the Conference" in Wellincrton on the administrative control and treatment of tuberculosis was the statistical information referring to Taranald. It showed that TarannkT had a very low sipk rate, and death rate, and compared very favourably with the other provinces.