LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 275, 12 April 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

By the Tonic, which is due at Wellington on Tuesday from London, there are 22 third-class passengers booked for New Ply mouth. Air action for £2OOO damages was brought before the third correctional court in Paris by a young woman who declared that she contracted the germs of insanity when her fiancee kissed her. A Wellington importer has received a letter from a New York Arm in which the latter expresses regret at having "no literature in the language of your country, but you will probably be able to get the enclosed circular translated." The. circular referred to w*s couched in excellent English.

One of the best of.short stories is that told in the Cape Times. It says that a company iu London whieh controls a large area of farms in tl e Cape province, dissatisfied with the excuse given that owing to the lambing leason shearing could not be proceeded with, cabled to the Cape manager to "stop lambing, start shearing." A young niaji under the inilngji.ej; of liquor made his way into the residence of an Otaki settler, threatoning to injure the occupants, but the boad of the house quietly took the rolling pin and gave the intruder two "taps," which quietened him until the arrival of the polite. The next day the young man was; lined £11) at the local Court, , A well-known fanner on Wednesday (says the vVanganui Herald) predicted a substantial rise in the price of sheep generally, and ewes in particular. He .said the country was being drained of store sheep, and there was a great decrease in the number of ewes. The Hood in the South had destroyed thousands of sheep, and these will have to be replaced by stocks from the North Island; consequently prices of jiieep will rise very high.

There is no apparent lfmrt to the ways of tlie peripatetic purveyor of quack remedies of one'"kind and another. A few days ago a wanderer visited a number of householders at Hahiatua, distributing packets of what was labelled "Ladies' Companion," a supposed household requisite for exterminating insects and also preventing the spread of disease. No charge was made for the packets, but the distributor dropped a hint that any small sum would be gratefully accepted towards his expenses. The one condition that was necessary for the packet to retain its insect-kill-ing properties was that it should not be opened. However, several who had received packets became curious and opened them. Some were found to contain chad' and others pollard, each bein" highly perfumed. . Thirteen thousand boxes of butter, weighing 0300 cwt., wi!T probably be exported from Auckland during the present week. A total of 5000 boxes will be taken to Wellington on Saturday by the Corinna, for transhipment to the Tainui, which leaves shortly for London. The balance of 8fl0()' boxes will be despatched to Vancouver by the K.M.S. Mamma, which leaves Auckland on Friday. The total export of butter for the present season from the Auckland province (including the present week's shipments) is no less than .'{20.358 boxes (103.17!)cwt), as compared with 280,080 boxes (14S,040cwt) for the same period last season, making an increase of 40,278 boxes, or IS per cent. The principal feature of t'/ie present season, apart from the largely increased output, which, of course, easily passes all previous records, is the rapidly-growing demand for New Zealand butter in Canada, and the correspondingly bigger shipments by the Vancouver mail steamers. The total exports to Canada for the present season, as far as it has gone, is 50,(197 boxes, as against 20,435 for the same period last season, making an increase of well over 10(1 per cent.—Star.

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j An unusually heavy earthquake, trav- / elling from north to south, was expcrv ienced at New Plymouth at 3.5 o'clock \ yesterday morning. A much slighter 1 tremor was felt about i o'clock in the (afternoon.

Tt will not be very long now More a hydro-aeroplane is in service on the Wanganui River. A Marton motor engineer. Mr. H. W. Meßenzle, is pioneering the way in this new enterprise, and has ordered a machine from America. The ill-fated steamer Star of Canada came in for a severe buffeting the other day, on account of the heavy sea that was running- in the bay. For the first time since the after holds were flooded the hull was seen to be swinging considerably.

The Government has purchased for settlement an area of 5000 acres at Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, known as the Ohaulti Block. The land is suitable for dairying and general purposes of farming, and will be cut up into areas of from 100 to 350 acres.

During the year ending March 31st last, 1101 cows', 920 bullocks. 08 calves. 7025 sheep, 1044 lambs, and 1432 sheen were slaughtered for local consumption at the New Plymouth Municipal Abattoirs. This represents an increase of 495 on the previous year's figures. One hundred and twenty-two animals were condemned.

Messrs. Kronheiner. Limited, of Wellington. New Zealand represeniatives of the well-known Westminster Tobacco Company, of London, have intimated their desire to mark the arrival of H.M.S. New Zealand in Dominion waters by a gift of 5000 'Regent" cigarettes to the crew of the warship. This offer has been accepted on behalf of the men by the Wellington branch of the Navy League.

A trial spin is to be made at Patea to-day with the s.s. Hawera, which came to grief some six months ago. Although the flush of the dairy season is past, ample use (says the Press) will be found for the boat in transporting the output of the Farmers' Co-operative Freezing Company, who have been experiencing a record season in spite of the temporary set back occasioned by the slaughtermen's strike. A meeting of ladies and gentlemen interested in the Park Saturday collection was held last night. Mr. C. W. Govett. tlits Chairman of the Board, presided. Arrangements will be made for a systematic canvass of the various localities comprising the. enlarged Borough of NewPlymouth. The committee were unable to definitely allot all the district, but names were suggested. The list of the ladies-who are to take part in the street collection was settled as far as possible. The committee will meet again next Friday evening to make the final arrangements.

For some years there has been a feeling that there should he freezing works for farmers of Manawatu, Feeding and Ilunterville, but for some reason or other the proposal never got beyond the talking stage (says the Wanganui Chronicle). Steps are, however, now being taken to. see what financial assistance towards the object can be relied' upon, and with this in view meetings are to be held at both Palmerston and Feikling to discuss the proposal. The question of site has not yet been decided, but Foxton Heads is spoken of as being the place likely to be chosen. At the annual meeting of the St. Mary's Gymnasium Club this week, the report showed that the institution was in a strong financial position and had a ' -'l'Vi-ship of 25. The following were ■■"■' I to the executive committee:

"■•- (}. T. Tlobson, >S. L. Weller, S. E. -Iw. • G. E. Cutfield. A. H. Osborne, E. ". V'ng (lion, instructor), and C, V. Da dion. secretary). It was decided to hold the weekly practice on Tuesdays, except on the second Tuesday in the month, in which week practice will be field on the following Thursday. The first practice will take place on May 6. A trio of diminutive boys varying from 10 to 12 years of age had a "good time" at an .unoccupied store at Marton Junction recently. Tt appears that there is a stood deal of stuck left in the place for future disposal, and the youngsters knowing- here was nobody about, forcibly entered the building! A raid was then made on (he lollies, etc., and generally speaking, they had "the time" of their lives. - ' The matter w;is subsequently reported to the police, nnd ii Juvenile Court \v>* subsequently held by Mr. W. Kerr, S.M. The little fellows got a severe fright, and after the S.M. had admonished them, the delinquents were discharged without a conviction being recorded.

A, sad case of attempted suicide took place at Aramoho late on Tuesday afternoon, states the Wanganui Chronicle,, when a young woman jumped into the river with the intention of taking her life. It seems that a broken promise of marriage was the cause of the rash deed. The young lady had been engaged for some time to a Wellington maii. but received a letter from liim breaking off the. contract. In desperation at the shattering of her hopes, she made her'way to the river's edge and jumped in. Fortunately, her brother-in-law, with whom she had been staving, followed her. and brought he rto safety. The police wire notified, and the unhappy woman was taken into custody. A portion of the Town Clerk's annual report refers to the standardisation of verandahs. "Since the creation, of the Borough," he remarks, "verandahs and balconies have been erected over footpaths, without anv consideration for uniformity, and the result has not been altogether satisfactory. Tn view of the tramways, provision was made in the street loan for a reduction in width of the footpath in the central portion of the town, and if (his be carried into effect, it is probable that many of the older verandahs which are riot strong enough to be cut Imek will lie pulled down and new verandahs constructed. The time is therefore most opportune for the consideration of the question of whether the building by-laws should notl lie amended with the object of securing! uniformity in regard to all new veran" da lis or balconies to be erected, anrf so giving our streets an even appearance." Tims the Wanganui Herald:—At Monday night's meeting (to the Prime Minister) the member for Wanganui was present as a guest, and with one exception the meeting, nearly all of whom belonged to a parly opposed to Mr. Veiteh, received him cordially and listened to him courteously. That exception was Mr. Buick. member fori(,Pa|lmer,stoH North, who, while admitting that Mr. Veiteh was a good member for the labor point of view, so far forgot what was due to a fellow guest as to advise the meeting to turn Mr. Veiteh out at next election, and put one of the Masscy party in his place. At an election meeting or purely political gathering such advice would have been quite in place. At a social gathering whereat Mr. Veiteh was a guest-well, the dead and cold silence with which tin' audience received th» suggestion showed that thev better understood (he proprieties of tlic occasion than Mr. Buick appeared to. WANT A PARCEL SENT.

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) The Southland County Council has approved of tlie adoption of some method 5 of taxing motor curb and motor cyclesfor the upkeep of roads. The address to be delivered to men by the Rev. A. 11. Col vile at St. Mary'* Church to-morrow, "The Seventh Commandment in Modern Life," should bill particularly interesting one, as thevicar of «t- M"'/ s ,lils a borough P™!* of his subject.

The New Plymouth branch of the Society for .the* Prevention of Cruelty to animals will hold a special meeting on Monday week for the purpose of electing new members. The Society's monthly meeting called for last Tuesday, lapsed for want of a quorum. The Rev. .T. R. Clark will conduct th* service to-morrow morning in the Whiteley Memorial Church, and the Rev. J. W. Burtou will preach in the evening, taking as his subject, "The Birth from Above." In the Queen Street Church in the evening there will be a memorial service for the late Mrs. Petty. An official telegram received in town yesterday states that it is by no means certain that the battleship New Zealand will not yet visit New Plymouth. The, itinerary "has not been settled, and will hot be' finally until the Dreadnought arrives and Captain Halsey has had an opportunity of conferring with His Excellency the Governor. Mr. Bonar Law, according to the London Daily Citizen, is fond of telling oneparticularly humorous anecdote, which he has adapted to fit various occasions. During a revolutionary outbreak in Paris, runs the story, a large crowd was running at top speed along a street. One man got knocked down, and in u few seconds he was lying alone on the stones. He. had been kicked, battered and bruised from all sides, ahd he groaned as he rose to his feet. Then he began to limp painfully after the vanishing crowd.. "Why do you follow those men?" asked a citizen who had witnessed the incident. "I must follow them; I'm their leader," was the reply. A cablegram to the Australian papers form New York, dated March 23. states that Dr. Friedniann, who claims to have discovered a consumption cure, treated 35 patients the previous day, in the presence of crowds of people gathered from all parts of the country. Of the number treated 29 were deformed babies. The hospital 4<> ors were beset by hordes of sufferers, imploring that they should have the vaccine administered to them. A mother sank on her knees holding her little one in her arms outstretched towards the physician. Many other heart-rending scenes were witnessed. During the afternoon a 17-year-old boy walked into the operating-room and exhibited his leg. "Look at it," he said. 'T was operated upon 12 days ago, and' then my leg was so swollen that I could hardly move it. Now I shall get well."' A fearful struggle on a mountain pass, naar a precipice of 3000 ft, has taken place on the south slopes of the Bernina Range, between an Italian officer and a private. An Italian Customhouse patrol under the command of Lieutenant Roceia, was visiting the Alpifce posts in the Valteline on the Swiss frontier, when the officer had to reprimand a soldier named Celi. This man determined to have revenge. When the patrol was away on other duty, Celi attacked his officer on a lonely Alpine pass, and attempted to throw him over the precipice. A long struggle followed, the men being of about equal strength a'nd unarmed. The officer, to save his life, bit throughthe artery in the wrist of his subordinate, who collapsed, owing, to the loss of blood. Soon afterwards the patrol arrived and carried Celi to a hospital inthe valley, where he recovered. The military court which has now tried the case at Milan took into considerationthe sufferings and former good conduct of the soldier, and, above all, the refusal of his officer-victim to prosecute, and sentenced Celi to six months' imprisonment.