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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

fnv S t° thlncsc responsible ,f u "ir 'T 3 0n the steamcr H'n-lleto at \\ dhngton on Monday were yesterami ° n ' <!ix ' l ' p a y cos-ts, A 30 years' comparison 0 f EiHish ":' ly *P eeils siIO,VH an improvement •"f"? froni «to 15 per ten). The toc-stavorajre is from London to Bath, miles per hour. .^ a I lk {,ll! !oc: 'I agents •o ■i r i" a,ul Co '> of «»<•' > .!■ 1 l A(lunge Assurance Company for . blotter wa I and table calendars and | hie, all of which are neatly got up. the I'arramatta (New South Wales) "i« sewer gas from the septic tanks for plimping tht! town water sitpplv. The engineer lias secured a patent f C r th» use 0. sewer gas.—Cable. I" S ° m " d ' I K-l 'j ,r O' in this Com t that n magistrate cannot tell when is being told," said Mr. ,'-,f • /' t' ,' lt 1118 Am ' l;la,1(1 tiates Court last week. "Sometimes/' dent" tnitll ' S tokl l)y ac< ' i " ■ Major Sandfoixl, in charge of the llov Scouts, wiredi from Awakino vesterdav': ■ usrt arrived. Sixteen miles to-day; very stift country. .Jl„vs im , ; n 1 •'hi o f" 1 -'!" t , !lp " IK '" last tlu ' TO " iter °° ' l:iy " Xot " UK ' h The .successful applicant for 152 awes pi partly-improved land in the land bal■Ot held at New Pymouth vestenlav wis a recent nrrivai from Kn.o'hnd lie is unusually lucky in securhig a finpiece of land so soon, as many applicants follow the ballots unsuccessfnil r tor ycara. Much interest is taken in the boy -wonts camp at Egmont Komi, numbers of people from New Plymouth visilin" the camp yesterday. The camp will bs thrown open every evening, from 730 p.m. and on Sunday. Amusements are I'cing made by the Egmpnt Road settlers to entertain the scouts one evening next week. . Enlriu3 f °'' the 'Gift. Calf Competition in connection with the Tnranaki A. and . Society s Autumn are com in"* in freely. At the Okato sale on Weifnesday, the secretary (Mr A. L. Humphi'ics) received five entries. Comlitimu ot the competition are that all cnlvos are to belong to the Society and are to be sold towards its funds. ' The Soeietv oilers prizes of £>, £4, £3, £2, and £1 to those donating the five best calves. The Taranaki County Council has received information from the Public Works Department, to the effect that the only road work to bs entrusted to the Council by the Department will be the formation of the Carrington Koad, for which a subsidy of £24!)' 10s will l,e granted. The information s given merely to allow the Council to make preliminary arrangements, anil carries no authority to incur liability iu respect of the work mentioned.

I'luMliiy classes at tlio Xew Plymouth leennical College will l>e»iu on Monday. February 9, and the m;;ht classes on March 2, to.' tlio first term of this year. An advertisement in this issue sets out clearly the different courses in which instruction is given. Willi tlio vrcentlyappohiied permanent instructors in (lie and commercial classes, tlio (lolled should this year attract mn-.iy more pupils than it lias hitherto. Proficiency certificate holders will he admitted to all classes free of charge, white students living outside New Plymouth may obtain free.railway passes on application. An unusual case was heard in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr A. Crooke, S.M.. when Oorge Wai (a Cliinanian) was eli.ivewl by Mr" J. if. Ilenipton (on behalf of the Marine Department) with liaviu 1 ;' emptied a net full of fish on to dry land, instead of into his boat. The object of the regulation of the Fisheries Act under which the information was laid was, Mr Ilempton explained, to ensure that fish causfht which were under the regulation size should lie relumed alive to the water. Tn this instance lh« defendant intended to use the fish i>« bait, mr deep-.»ea dsn. Defendant, for wlwm Ifv A. 11. St:'nilis ! i anpeaved, pleaded "uilty, and was (ineil Ids and costs 7s. A second charge of eatidiiuji' fish which were n.ider til" rcmil:iiion size was withdrawn.

'Tlie •Tarannkian'' is the -new name for tlie New- Plymouth Hoys' High School Magazine, a c(i|)v of wiiieli for the term ended Dci'oml.i'i. I 111 :5, l»as just readied us. The nimc is eert.:ii 11] v an iu!|.)i'oveni('"l in (lip #1(1 nnwieljv f ill o. Tlie m: 1 :'."'"ine is ;i bright little chronicle of S'-limU happenings, it lid is edited by tlie lio'■■ I'iceu'lves. Its editorial columns cot''■■.:■■ much iuterestinu' comment on tin* V'.'.r'.ou;' of school life, iuul oviin't* :i ul>scneo of pnroflii:ilisiii. snori.s ire well handled. ns {»>•!» »nrM!< i vs cr-\-ivy and notes." numhor mlso contains two spcciiil ;n-liclc\ one bv Mr. l'lvrc Konnv, nu<l fho oMii-v by Mr. T). X. Mi-Dmi'i-nii]. It.A.. :th] nit intrrcsting chronicle of t he c! iup'j of ol<l bnvs of (lie eclmol. ■.■..■!! a'-- f:iil reports of tlir Old Hovs' ' • o- hlioi>. It is illustrated, Ihroiifrhuiil splendid photos. of various'- pclim.! e-nn(s. The .uifift-jiziup eertainly fo>'ih- n vn luaiile connecting link lietwccr ln-s of the present and bovs of (■!'■■< pint. Tt is V«v got-iip and excellently printed. '

A bullion refinery has been established by the .National liauk of New Zealandin Pacroa. It will lie in operation within ii few weeks. ■ A corner property in Auckland, with j a 30ft frontage "to Queen street and 50ft to Vulcan Lane, belonging to the Lynch estate, has been sold to the occupier, Arthur Katie, for. £-24,.>! M). It appears that many of the trout in the North Island lakes are blind iiw one e,\c and a number iu both eyes. (it forty-one caught recently by a sportsman, thirteen were blind in one eye, and in terribly poor condition. There lias been hardly any rain in V\ anganui since the middle of December, and. people who are spending the simmer at Uie seaside l'c-orts of Westbourne and C'-astleelill", where there is lio water supply, are already running | short of water for domestic use. I The news that the Royal Artillery | Band is to include New Plymouth in it's 'lour of the Dominion has been received with great satisfaction throughout Ta■rauaki. As soon as the date is detinitelv lixed train arrangements will be made to as so enable residents along the line to hear this famous musical combination. Some amazing facta with regard to the prevalence of "sweating" among wo- | men workers were placed before a conference in London a few weeks ago. Experts stated that more than 311!), HUH women engaged iu organised industries ,earned less than 12s for a full week's employment. In London, factories some "women earned (is a week and manv thousands received Ss to lis a week. In a lecture at Shellicld, Profe.-sor J. 0. Arnold slated that, though the big naval guns take about seven months to build, and cost perhaps £.'ii.',uni, their average life was eight seconds. The gun is capable of firing about 2110 rounds, when erosion so attacks the gun tubes as to render the tiling inaei'iii.-.-.e. "lou lire 2(10 rounds of shell. ;,nd ti.-c time that each shell is jn tin- gun is .04 of a second. That works out that, the the actual working life of each of these guns is about eight seconds. Iho St. Marvs Sunday School picnic, j which was held in .Mr. Eiythcv'., beautiful grounds at Franklcigh Park Yesterday afternoon was, in spite of 'a few ■ light showers of rain," most successful, j Jhe teachers in charge did not permit j any of the children to have a dull moment, keeping them amused continuously (lames aiid races were kepi going ail the afternoon being broken bv the sounding of the bell for tea. for which there was a bountiful supply of tjie good things that delight the hearts of the children. • Miss Alice liacobson, of London. Ontario, recently discovered that the man whom she was about to niarrv, alter a long engagement, was her brother, whom she had not seen or heard of since childhood. Carl .lacobsoit when a little boy •was adopted iu England by a family named Sniithson, and took their name. iVith them he went from England to New York, ami thence to Ontario. In Ontario lie met Alice .lacobson, to wlibm lie eventually became engaged, and when •Writing the news to her parents in England .Miss .lacobson enclosed her fiance's photograph. Some likeness in tin: ■ photograph to the little bo.v whom they had given up years ago, iu conjunction with the name Smithson, caused them Ito make enquiries, and they bad to .'break the news to their daughter that ' she bad nearly married their own bro-i-ther. A contemporary remarks:—Many people. have tea in their garden pretty regularly during the summer, but in this pleasure the man of the bouse lias little chance of sharing. This makes itx all the more surprising that so few have discovered the charm of the outdoor breakfast. The morning air is tonic in its freshness, as anyone realises when forced to turn out a" little earlier than usual. Why should we let even half an hour of it run to tfastc! Oranted that our climate is capricious, there are still many days when breakfast in the garden would not be merely possible but highly enjoyable, and the'great advantage of making it a feature of hoipe life ■is easily seen. Neither rain nor cold wind will upset plans where none are made. On line mornings breakfast is taken in the garden, on others m the house. There is the situation in a ■nutshell.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 175, 23 January 1914, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 175, 23 January 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 175, 23 January 1914, Page 4

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