LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 186, 5 February 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

During a recent (liunderstorm in Hie Mctbven district 27 of the Tli telephone subscribers were disconnected owin» to the action of lightning on the wires." Warrants have been issued for i'-.c arrest of 30 Territorials in (he Temuka district, who, having failed to pay lines imposed by the Magistrate's Court are to be srtit to Kipa Tsland for periods ranging from three to fourteen days. Tn connection with the elVeels of milk weed juice, a Waitara Bond subscribe', who read the paragraph in (he Daily News f lately, forwards an account of an experience of bis own which may be of interest and of benefit to others. Tie says that recently, while cutting maize, some milk weed juice got into his eves, and caused him considerable pain for hours. He then thought of an old cure, and applied the white of an egg to his eve, when in a few moments the pain had completely disappeared.

Whilst on a trip in the King Country on Monday, Mr Newton King had tho misfortune to meet with a mishap, through his horse falling and jambing the rider against the roa\l bank with the result that Mr King's left nnkjc was badly sprained, lie was at the time on his way from his Pio Pio station to Te Kuiti, and, after being assisted to the railway station at the latter town, took (rain for Marlon, proceeding from (hence to llawera, and reached home on Tuesday. It is probable (hat Mr King will bo confined to his home for some days.

( '-Farmer" writes asking if it would j not he possible to commence the after--1 noon concert on the occasion of the j visit of the Royal Artillery Baud to | New Plymouth at 2 p.m. instead of at '■'> p.m. He points out that if this wev dune number* of musie-lovers in the country would lie able to a I tend mrl enjoy the conceit who would otherwise be debarred from so doing. "liecausc." he iidds, "the music of (he milk llovvi.i,' into the bucket is still the sweetest to the ears i»f the dairyman, and ca ,- not he neglected." Co'inineueing the concert an hour earlier would enable farmers living within » few miles of Xew I'lymouth lo drive home in goo 1 time for the evening milking. II might, perlrins, incouvcuience townspeople ( > li'ive lo hurry over their mid ilav nieil for once, ''but surely," he "tin"- will not deny themselves this sumll sMeridee for the sake of their less for '"nste country-dc.ellers." Messrs. Wilson anil flrcv. solicitors, desire us to say that their olTices will b» -iLsed on Thursday. iilh insl.. diirin-i v-;r.-.i to Devon Street. r -"I and Kodak films, all sizes, at r:■ ' "ips Pharmacy,

A ease «f smallpox is reported it Knlsu, Sydney.

The fnglcwood United Friendly Societies held their annual picnic at tin East Knit to-dav.

Timani F.ie Board yesterday decided to issue (I. -brnlures for f4O(H), to pay for the new lire brigade station now in course of erection.

A parly representing the Stratford Chamber of Commerce will journev through the Ohiira, leaving Stratford on Thursday, the liltli hist.

A pleasant entertainment in the shape of a "gift afternoon, - ' with a capital musical programme, was held at the East Knd pawliou yesterday. The Taranaki Rillu Association meeting commences to-day at Waiwakailu. A large number of „oiitlicr n eompetito-s arrived in town last evening. An inspection of the New Plymouth Fire Brigades was belli last night by Inspector lingo. The brigade held a ■'wet practice," and the Inspector expressed himself as very satisfied with the elVicitnc.v of the men.

Three yee.rs ago this month fifty English boys arrived in New Zealand' under the guidance of .Mr. K. T. Sedgwick, and were placed on various farms. Of the number twenty-three now remain as wards of the Labor Department, but on Saturday these lads became free agents. Some of the boys will draw almost,oßo, .representing their savings while, under .the care of the Department. "As an instance of the profit-sharing system, when I visited Uoekford, a thriving- city in Illinois," sad .Mr. C. U. Poole, ex-member for Auckland West, "1 bad a .conversation with tl u; editor of the Republic paper there. He informed me that they bad no industrial difficulties in all that big manufacturing city, because nearly every industry was on t'-'i) profit-sharing basis. This policy presents many difficulties. 1 admit,'in iU I initial stages, but success is justifying the position."

Mr 0. A. Wilkinson, M.P., telegraphed to the Premier at the end of last week suggesting that the occasion of the Premier's visit to Taranaki for the New Plymouth Show on the 20th inst. would be u fitting one to turn the first sod A the Opunake railway, and stro.-gly urging thai a start be made with tlie wrok. The Premier has replied, says the. Eltham correspondent of the Ha'wcra Star, that ho would confer with the Minister for Public Works with reference, to the proposal and would adyise later on.

Kcsiilouts of Orcpuki are still very hopeful of tin' shale works starting again (says tile Wiiiton Kecordi. It i<Tuml«rStood. that/ there is just ill,. possibility .of sufficient capital i.i-inij subscribed i'u tin: near funny to' permit of a stron" company being formed. In other qua raters it is stilled .that a Christchuivh syndicate lias an option over the property. All things point to ihe revival .of an industry which must, ultimately, .yield profitable returns to it company, and, moreover, give eniploymenl to maiiv •hands. The valuable plant is in splendid order, ami it would be a thousand pities if it were ever dismantled.

The story of an interesting discovery was told to a meeting of'fruitgrowers mMr. .1. I'roiise at Levin. A few year's ago lie noticed that a limb of one of his .trees was more heavily laden than the othei-s, and he i'oiiikl near the trunk of the tree a bandage round the limb. The ■bandage had held am! to a certain extent .checked the growth of the limb. J/e tried the idea, on a. tree and the result was the same tl„. three bore more fruit the wire bandaging apparently checking undue growth of wood. Mr. I'rousc said that at present he had-more trees wired up and expected good result's. Of course the wire needed watching, anil should be loosened. A ilcrman paper publishes an interest.ing article on the lost dishes of the •Middle Ages. It .seems that the art o»' cooking has declined, and that it is In part due. to the changing fashions in tood. I'V instance, in (icrmany in '.hMiddle Ages many vegetables we're ~a i e„ .which have long since disappeared from .the table, such as violet leaves, mixed .with young nettles, thistles, and green wheat, and boiled hemp seeds. Salads were made of mallow leaves, eelerv roots, "ml purslane, mixed with sail a'nd pen.per, for oil was unknown. Olive oil was considered to smack of ellominacv and Kalian luxury. Horse radish sauce was .used instead.

The Itev. 11. ('. Martin, who visited Australia, in tho early part of 1013 ie--.pr«:t.iug th,. immigration of retired soldiers, Jiiis sineo his rot urn to lii'liii sent sixty hi»'hly-(r;iiii(>il mon to definite posts mid pliioos in Australia. ;I „,| Ims, in udilitiiin. put. 120 into commmiiMI ion with Hi,, various enterprise.*, such as the irrigation scheme, Education I),partniont, running and railway authorities, etc. Helm- published a small hook relatim* to I lie ii)iini»rat.ion of soldiers which will appear sliortlv. . Tho vi»i| lias lioe.i vory useful. it has cnahlod Air. Martn t„ ■lriiniit-tv inform llio <nilinii soldier prociselv the (vpo of man who is wanted in Australia, and to show 1,1,11 I'ow to „oi about oMainino oninlovmi'ur. ■

A w.-11-nf1..,,,!,.,! .n.Ttinj. of ladies and gentlemen mtereMed in tlip work tlmt the West Kn,l Foreshore Improvement v.c.ety is doing „ t Knwaroa Par!;. was '"old in the park bungalow on Tucsdav night. Tin. (iic-tion of making fnrlh.'r efforts to raise funds was (lra | t „.;,;, and it was decided to lioM, on Faster •Monday next, ul the park, a huge fete day, at which various and novel" item-: will be arranged for the enjoyment ,. r the pub Tic Committees for' the many side displays were willingly formed f,„ m those present. 'For the children's races, a gentleman who wishes to remain anonymous, has donated the whole of (he prizes and toys required. This intimation by (he chairman was received I with applause, as was also an offer from iff Hoffmann, of piano fume, for the free use of n piano and pianola, with his services, at any functions the society may hold. A social committee was se! up to again take in hand social evenings, card parties and dances, all of which, under similar management, were so popular last year. These functions will he resumed at an early date. YOU SHOULD BE DETERMINED

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