LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 185, 4 February 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Four jurymen were exempted from service in the Supremo Court at New Plymouth yesterday. Two had medical' certificates, one was a fileman, and one a nightwatcliinan.

Information was received in New Ply mouth yesterday to the effect, that the I'atiki Road creamery, belonging to the Pihama Dairy Company, had been destroyed by fire. The building had not been in use for some time, and there were no insurances.

On her next outward trip the Aorangi will take a. trial shipment of 1000 eases of peaches to Kan Francisco for transhipment there to Vancouver. The fruit is being sent by the, Moutere Fruitgrowers' Association, Nelson, and will be carried in cool chambers.

\\ e tveru sllbwn. yesterday a spurious half-sovereign piece which had been tendered in good faith by a customer to a wholesale house, ft Is a good imitation, bearing the head of the lato King Edward. dated MWi, and its spuriousness could only be discovered by rubbing its edge with that of a genuine piece. With the races on,nnxt. week, the public would he well advised to examine closely any golden money tendered thom.

"lu. my opinion" said- Mr Justice Edwards. in, the .Supreme Court at Jfeiv Plymouth yesterday, "the fact of a bankruptfailing to keep proper books should not be aa indictable offence. It should be considered by a .Fudge of the Bankruptcy Court, when, dealing with the i[iieition of granting the bankrupt his dischaijre. The law at present stands as a well-meaning,, attempt, 'by Xevv Zealand legislators to protect tradespeople from fraud/'

A species of human "zoo" is about to be started in Chicago by Mrs. L. Bracket Bishop, who intends to become the mother by adoption of fifteen children, eaeh representing a characteristic human type. She has requested her friends, who are touring in Kurope, to find her babies representing such races as couM not be found in Chicago, Her family ■ will include a negro baby, an Indian, an Arab, a Japanese, a .Malay, a German, a Chinese, a .Scandinavian, an American, an Irish infant, and others representing, the inhabitants of South America.

"The man who succeeds in cultivating from seod a blight-freo potato will make the nation his debtor by much more than the price of the proverbiil couple of Dreadnought annually." This interesting statement was made ill the course of a lecture delivered iu Cambridge recently by Dr. Kedclifl'e Salaman, who is probably the greatest auth ; ority in Europe oil the potato. Dr. Salaman lectures about potatoes, ami his wife, Mrs. Nina Salaman, writes poems. She is a well-known Hebrew scholar and translator. Many of the ■versions in the Jewish hymnal are from her pen. j

"Beauty—with brains," is one's fir.it impression from the cover of a little book issued by the New Plymouth Expansion and Tourist league. The design is an alluring little picture of Egmont'h mitre, with reflected light glimmering on water by ferny banks. The setting is a dainty light blue, very pleasant. The front covor is indeed a model in neatness and prettiness, which assert themselves with charming grar\ This exceptional degree of excellence is maintained inside, for the print and pictures of the town and its attractive surroundings compel admiration. Kvidently the League has some able organisers.—Wellington Post.

Melbourne's first motor watering van, with patented sweeping, scrubbing and washing machine, will arrive within the next few days. This machine is expected to 'be the finest vehicle of its type, and will be the first machine of its kind seen in Australia; in fact, this side <-f "the line." The machine is a ''Benz.*' The watering tank is adapted to hold llOfl gallons of water. Moreover, the machine can be filled by hydrant, or is self-tilling from any water supply, sucli as a river, lake, sea, etc. The "lienz"' may also be used as a fire engine, lifiug wafer from a depth of 23ft and throwing to a height of nearly .10ft: furthermore, tho fire hose can be used for Hushing gutters and parts of the road which are particulaly liable to become unclean. Similarly, Hooded place" can be pumped dry. Wood J blocked roads or asphalted streets can be swept, scrubbed and washed, the final operation, being by rotary squeegee.

"Veteran" writes in reference to the report in the News of "The -March Around the Mountain" of the force under General Chute:—"lt may not be generally known that the. mounted volunteers took part, in the expedition down the coast and rode in front of the column. With them was the military parson (1 forget his proper name), but lie was generally spoken of as 'Fighting •loe.' and he certainly l#oked more like a fighter than a preacher. Tie seemed to enjoy a good gallop over the rough country, and knew a good horse when be saw one. lie gave us £-10 for a beautiful black horse which was looted, so the mounted men have cause to remember him. No Maoris were seen, so there was nothing to do but burn the villages and destroy the crops. After a few pleasant days spent„in Wanganui, the mounted men started alone on the return journey, rather expecting to see some Maoris, but none, were visible, and nothing mure exciting took place than roping ill wild horses. It was reported afterwards that the Mauris bad planned an ambuscade for us. but w> came through a day too soon for them, and «o escaped the ami ligaments made for our destructioH.

In Athens goals nre marched to housekeepers' doors and milked. In-fore the oyes of patrons.. Hut this system doe* not prevent adulteration. The milkman wears a loose eoat with wide ■sleeves. Around his waist is a rubber bug filled Willi ivater, and a tube runs down his arm. As lie milks he presses the tube, and water tlow-biletii-ly together into the milk pail. A lady had occasion to visit an auction mart in Invevcargill last week, and. feeling tired, sat on a sofa. Oil leaving she forjjot lier handbag, which contained £:!(>, and about ten minutes afterwards returned to liud that it had been re- | moved . No one employed in the uvut could account for the disappearance 'if the bag, and it would seem that the lady will have to pay severely for her absent-mindedness,. The New Zealand Times says:—';Adeputation from the Social Democratic Party waited on the Wellington Waterside Workers' Union on Sunday regarding the selection " a candidate for the forthcoming Mayoral election.. The candidate will be selected Uy ballot, and a committee was appointed to 'ormulate a scheme fpr an active campaign." Other advice says the United Labor I'artv has decided to nominate Mr 1). McLaren.

Five out of seven of the Supreme Court Judges hail from Duuedin, namely, Sir Robert Stout (Chief Justice), Sir Joshua Williams, Judges Denniston, 1 Chapman and Sim. It is further worthy of note that the Attorney-General (lloii. A. 1.. Iferdman) and' the ex-Attorney-General (Sir John Findlay) were Iwtii Duuedin hoys, and laid the foundations of their legal career in the southern province. Sir Joshua Williams' successor,.. Mr. Hoskitt, lias «lso. been 1 selected from the Dunedin -bar. The latest ornament tdl the landscape of the town of Mawera, the water tower that rises a considerable distance into the heavens, is- causing residents some apprehension. After a receilt earthquake it was discovered that ,i crack had developed. The engineer got to work, unknown to the Council, and put things right, but the Council are not quite satisfied, and, to reassure the doubtful burgesses, are obtaining the opinion of an outside engineer as to the stability of the structure.

A warning to tlm over-strenuous was uttered at a Xational Health Society meeting by Professor Severe bodily exercise, he said, was incompiit(ble wits full digestive iictivity. .Menta 1 fatipfiio greatly impaired bodily activity, and vice versa.- Glands, like muscles, suffered front fatigue, and the result of a "quick lunch" was to exhaust the glands which supply tho digestive fluids. The secret of heillth, said the Ucturer, was to be found in rhythm. Between the heartbeats was a regular pause, which permitted iv restitution of matter and'energy. On a larger scale, sleep was such another quiescent periol. Iteposo was the necessary complement of fatigue. The word itself meant to put things back in their places. In the words of Plutarch, "Best is the sweet sauce of labor." ! In Urn wilds of Xew Mexico a hunter I has met with a terrible death by being I caught in his own bear-trap, where, after I a- grim fight against' starvation for many days, ho was devoured' by the wild animals lie sought to capture. The hunter was .Mr. Henry Severson, a wealthy retired mining magnate, of Denver. A few weeks ago. a party of hunters stumbled across the remains of a man lying iu the snow, ('loser investigation showed that his two arms were caught in a i)car-trap, and tlmt lie had' been unable to extricate himself. While il is certain that tho Jiunter carried'same food in his clothing, which ihe was able lo reach with the. tips of his fingers, the persons who discovered the body believe that the man was forced to eat the buit he had brought along for the traps. His identification was made complete by the papers discovered in a pocket of his coat!

A public mooting was Milled by bis Worship the Mayor, last night to consider what stops should be taken to celebrate the anniversary of til province of Taranaki, on March 31. ilnfortunatcly, only two citizens attended the meeting, one of these being the chairman tof the Breakwater Reach Conimitte (Mr Williams). 'litis gentleman explained that his committee was desirous (I aiding the movement, and Was prepared to take in hand the entertainment of the pioneer* of the province, on its reserve at Moturoa. A regatta and sports were to be arranged, and bis committee would provide prizes and refreshments. Arrangements had also been made for the XT. Regiment Band to provide music. His committee was desirous that the celebrations should be held on the exact date of the anniversary. This generous offer will be thankfuly accepted, and the Mayor intends to form a committee to arrange for the conveyance of the old people to the breakwater, where they will be the guests of the Break■water Committee. The vet ran* of the province will also amalgam,i le with these celebrations, their ow.i function in honor of the anniversary of the Battle of Waireka on March 20. It was on March 31, 1841, that the f.rst settlers arrived in Taranaki, in the ship William Bryant. Y)nly nine of the passengers by this bflat now survive, and they are not all in Taranaki.

1 A somewhat distressing casrf came before the Magistrate's Court at Monday's sitting of the Hawera S.M. Court, when tbe police made an application to have two children-one aged, about four years, and anotlirv u baby in arms—-com-mitted to a home. They appeared in the Court under the charge of their mother, and were poorly clad, and both looked as if they needed proper attention. From the evidence of the police, and of the chairman of the Charitable Aid Hoard, it was alleged that, the mother was unable to tickc care-of the children, and although she had mom" in the Savings Hank she would not use ii. She went about the town begging for support. In the interests of the mother and of the children the proceedings had had been taken. One of the children, il was further alleged, was an illegitimate. The Magistrate committed the children to the Wellington Receiving Home, and ordered them to be brought up in tiie Roman Catholic faith. Tic also directed that the mother should contribute .">s per ' week towards the support of each child, and further ordered that the moneys in the bank were to be used for this purpose. When the moneys were exhausted an application could be made for a variation of the order. The mother would now have an opportunity to earn her living without having to take, the children everywhere. His Worship also gave the woman some sound advice. She replied that she. wanted to use the money, about Cl:l, to buy a. house. llis Worship said that this could not now ■be considered: the State bad to keep and educate her children, and she wou'd have to contribute towards the - Star. | .hist the thing for Boils, Pimple*, j Hen t Spots, etc., Sykes'Sulphur and Salts, easy and pleasant i xii tnke. Price 1/6 per bottle, Sykes' Pharmacy. '