LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 162, 8 January 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

If is probable that the XL Regiment (Carrison) Hand will take part in the band contest at Auckland in February. The Garrison Band will give a sacred concert at the Breakwater' next Sunday afternoon. Arrangements have been made for the running of 'buses to ind Irom town. A lire brigade in a country town down the line,has seven men and four officers. With such a multiplicity of officers lb" '< t- of a man in the rank and Jilc must lie far from enviable. A French lady has been awarded C2ll damages against a Maris hairdresser who treated li ur hair with a liquid which, instead ol restoring her tresses to their pristine beauty, made them a vivid green.

It is understood thai Messrs A. K. *\ kes and C. W. Henderson will be candidates for the seat on the Xew Plymonth Borough Council rendered vacant h-.- the departure from the town of Mr. A. Clarke. The election will take place »:'. .biuuarv 21.

In a telegram to the Daily X'ewa last night. Major F. W. Saudi'oi'd reports that his troop of Xew Plymouth kov scouts left Thames at '2.,'lo'p.m. vcslurilay. and expects to arrive at W r aikino to-night. The boys .have experienced line weather, a'ml are all in good form. A paragraph has been going the round of the press that' the great violinist, Miseha. Klnian, who will visit Australia in .lime, 'will take a violin made in 1722. and valued at .C2DOO. MY. T. C. Troll, of Makirikiri South, now writes to the lian.gifikei Advocate stating that he has ■one in his possession dated 171 a. which, of course, is seven years older.

The latest sky-scraper lite tallest j building in the world- -is the Woolworth i Huildiiur, Xew York, erected'by Mr.. I'\ [ W. Woolworth, proprietor of numerous jlO cent, stores. The new building, j which was designed bv Mr. Cum Cilbert, reaches a height of T'lflft above the side, walk, and boasts 57 stories. The iloor area measures 27 acres, and to reach luese there are .'lt elect rjc elevators. The' groat light on the. apex of the dome is' visible r>o miles away at nighl-fime. According to the secretary of the local -Tourist anil Kxpausion .League, the tourist (rnn'ir to New Plymouth and district has so far this year been as great as it was lastyear, which constituted ,1 record. This i, very satisfactory, considering the commercial depression and the ollVeC of the strike. Xew I'lvinouth is evidently now reaping the benefit of the jml'-'e-is advertising that has been (•arricd out iii a variety of ways by its 'Tourist League during' the -past' IS months. All Hi,.to. Supplies obtainable at the rmacy,

A good-sized octopus was caught off the! North Mole at Tim.mi on Thursday. Thu tentacles '*<■>.• close on four feet in length. ■Ktilmwiii fishing at the mouth of the VYaingongoro river in in vogue just now, and one native wis heard U> remark the. other day that there are. Mies of this fish there.—Star.

Mr. Hohert Mair has conveyed to the people of Whangarei u piece of laud seven acres ,in extent as a. \"e\v Years gift. The, hind faces the river and is one of the "beauty spots of the district. The propeller of the iviYncc Department's gift aeroplane, after Wing missing for some time, was discovered safely in one of the holds of the Taiimi, and .Major O'Sulliviin, Director of Military Stores, has sent it on the Auckland, where Lieutenant Hammond proposes to give, die aeroplane its fast (light in New Zealand.

Thus a contemporary:--''We do not know whether it is on account of the | strike, or hard times, or low prices, or | whether it is sheer neglect, or pure cus- J sedness, hut pretty nearly half of our ; subscriber.* have 'failed to remit the»| amount of their subscription for the current quarter. We hope this little reminder will have the effect of waking these dilatory, hut no doubt very busy persons up. Remittances from the December, factory cheque wil be very welcome."

"'Aotea," the beauty spot of Messrs Sole Bros., on the Avenue road, has been visited'by very large numbers of people during the last few weeks, and many are the expressions of appreciation inscribed in the visitors' book. The whole of the vegetation has responded in a wonderful degree to the ideal climatic conditions, and (he grounds have probably never before been more picturesque. * Messrs Sole Urns.' are always pleased to grant permission to visit "Aotea," but expect that the privilege , given will be respected, and cave taken not to damage properly. "They were there all right, and it didn't seem possible-tome that Wellington could escape," said Mr: 1). C. Bates, Government Meteorologist, to, a New Zealand Times reporter, referring to the two storms he had preI dieted for the Christmas holidays, which had not ''come off." Mr. Bates slid he could not help it if the storms bad missed Wellington, or even the whole of New Zealand. It was his duty to forecast them, ''f would rather," said Mr. Bates, "predict bad weather and see the weather tine, than predict line weather and see the country experience a storm." According to Mr. 11. K. lilass, a Melbourne merchant, who recently relumed after a trip round the world, rubber is being put to uses which are increasing year by year. This, he thinks, will cause the product to maintain present prices for a fcV years, at any rate. One used to which ho believe* rubber will lie put is in the construction of pavements, and, later on, roadways. Mr. Glass found rubber tiling becoming popular, and hi: thinks this will he the material used for streets. In both America and England trials have proved successful. Plantation rubber is fast supplanting wild rubber. The organiser of the Social Democratic, Party advises that as a result «f ji very successful organising trip down South' in the interests of that partv, I it is likely that Mr. David MeDougail, I a Core dairy farmer, and at present 1 Mayor of (love, will be nominated for I the Mataura scat against Mr. Anderson, J M.P.; also that Mr. George S. Thomj sou, honorable district organiser of the partv. will be nominated for Clutha against, Mr. Malcolm, M.l'. Mr. Thomson has had some practical experience of farming, and knows the troubles of small working farmers. Other probable Social' Democratic. candidates will he announced very shortly. Copies of the booklet illu-tniiinir the

beauty-spots of New Plymouth ;in<l div

'trict, recently issued by tin- local Tourist and Expansion l.eauuo, may be obtained on application to the l.atn.'. secretary. Clinic Street. The 'l.i.oklftt isplendidly got uji, a;;,! a-- a lh.ans of

showing friend* ami oilier, oiir-iiii- what tte district lias to offer in the wav of scenery, etc.. caniwt ».- ci|Uiii:<d. Mi.-t of the |)hoU)«raplis ha\e been specially taken for (lie publication, and the accompanying letterpress specially written. The publication cannot kelp but prove of great benefit to the district, and it is to bo hoped it will vecjive the wide circulation it undoubtedly merit*. In this, townspeople can matohjjy help.

It was Wind man's bolidnv >n New

Plymouth last night, with a vcii(.euiice. About, a-quartcr to twelve tin- street lights wei.it out, ami then darkness reigned supreme, save for an occasional faint gleam from <>. window. Attempts to enquire from the boroiirh power -l.ition the reason for the 'masteilv inactivity of the liglitin- ■■••rviec failed, through lad; of amwv;- („ the idephonc calls. Ildaied wayfarer, ,m„,] Ijeartilv as they walked into the ver.uidiih an I telegraph |mt|t, espeeiallv in ' tin,,,, places where the lino of veranda;, po-ls is irregular, and they in: de men', lowthat (hey would con'vcv to the boron.. 1 , otVieials, in foydj,!.. lun-mtge. their opinion thai, a verv, veir'dim m irilght is not good enough for New Plymouth. Others, a little wiver. lit theii v.av vvifrii matches, but too, not v.-itliout t,l,jiir";itions. ' ""' An international i-ille-,1 tint meeting is to he held fit Panama aboiil March of I'.H.-,, on the .n-cavo:, „f -(he (Veiling of the Panama Canal. ;,ial this will be attended by re[;iie*cnlalivs from probably every civilised country. Splendid inducements are being held out to shi>oh;i, the prize I'.u- tin- e'eainpionsbip boing/>0(ll) dollars. l ; ):iitr n number of prohiiiient Nojv Zealand marksmen have taken the inaite.- u., very keenly mid intend compet mil el ;'l,;s l,i s . meeting, vfliieh will iih-.d, ;,., ..bseiire from (he Dominion of at l«,\M foar monllis. If possible,- the men will gi, as :i (e-nii reprcMenl.'tig X,\» and ariangKinenlu ere alreadv m p,-,,-gress. chielly (hrcngh Mr. Cforge hoveday, of Ohura. ti» oldain ail necessary parlii-iilars as to how Ihe uiM-ting will 'be. managed. Hie. guvoruiiijr ci.nditioiis and (he kind of rill's and auiwiiuition (o be u-etl. A smokecoiicert, will b? |» ;,| ;,, f),,. Malva Tea, Kiosk »n Monday tveniug ne\-(-. Buring the eveniii" arrasfinnent's will be made for foi'n.iiig ~ .ports eoiumitli'e to take charge of ihe p»,rtion of the bead, near the breakwater. All interested are cordially invited u U present, 'linses will leave AniimrCs corner at 7.-10 p.m. on Monday, reiuriiiiin- | 0 Xi'vv Plvni'oiith after the ,-oniert * " IT NEVER FAILS. "t'or years we hfi.ve 1,e,.„ ,„■„„ pj, nm . bevlfini-s Cough I! midv." ~,,.„ Mr. U n . Bert, H. Woodhcad. \Ven;vv»ii.h. K.S \V "We have six children and lever use anything else for the treatment of coughs-, colds and brouehial complaints. T eonfideiitlv- recommend Clianibei'lain's Cnuii'li Remedy to everyone, more especially to ptirenti. who, lil;,. n.vßclf, }, ave young children's health (o ftfibgiiard It never fails to give relief in all eases" Pold by allclteinieta and storekeepers.' The Vest-pocket Kodak is the perfect miniature camera. The JDavics Pharmacy he.ve them, .