LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 218, 14 March 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

English aad Australian mails, ex Makura at Auckland, will arrive here tonight.

v Vancouver cablegram reports that iNew Zealand butter is selling at SO cents (2s) per lb.

The results of the examination in theory of music held at the convent of the sisters of N.D. des Missions, at New Plymouth recently, are as follow: Advanced intermediate, Miss Elsie Bennett (honors); intermediate grade, Miss Ruby AUen ; Jumor de (honors) Misseg Noel Jackson, E. Mannix, Hurle T bunpson; junior pass, Miss Katie rVp; preparatory pass, Misses Hurle, I. Jones i>. Jones.

| It is somewhat unusual for a prisoner j to congratulate or extend thanks to a constable for arresting him. But this happened on Saturday morning last in Timaru says the Timaru Evening lost). After a prisoner for drunkenness was sentenced, he said to the Magistrate that he wished to congratulate the constable on arresting him, as ne had a big sum of money in his possession at the time, and there were a hate lost hi* money, he said, if he bad not been arrested. He was warned by "frunf t0 lnind "' future «*

iJOn rt U ° f orakau in 18fl * w as >raeMr the aiding of the s e ,o nd lLori war winch starter in 1880 with the Zealanaers can remember the rejoicings when Manga, otherwise Re -i, and his braves were defeated on that occasion, and Waikato people nopose holding a jubilee at Oraku on ! 0 f this i^; e "; etCB " B "oth races are invited to be present cu the occasion of the unveiling of u mw . Kment on tho site of the celebrate;! -vkau pa, which wa» considered by t.; ■-::. I 0 be impregnable. Nearly 2000 Y'--: troops took part in the assault on tii p :i , - der General CaTey, who led the forces against Rewi and his ihicfs and men, numbering 300. The cries of the I.laoris Me mata te taiigata, me ma.e mo t" whenua," was frequently hearc. by the British troops, but it was in vain,'shot, shell, and the ever-movinsr san was t in much for untrained bodies, however brave they were. The Governor, Ministers of the Crown, and other representative men are invited to he present. Amongst tho invited is Mr W. T. Jennings, ex-M.P. for Egmont and Taumarunui, the chairman stating in his letter that the committee recognise "that you were instrumental during your term as a member in having this monument erected."

The anniversary services of the Whiteley Memorial Church will be held tomorrow The choir has been practising special music for some time nast, anil the anthems will incude "Evening Light" (Eaton Faning), "Come Unto Tlim" (Gounod), and 'The Heavens are Telling" (from "Creation"). At the evening service Mrs Duncan will sing "0 Rest in the Lord." Mr G. H. White will preside at the organ, Mr A. V. Carbines will act as pianist, and Mr Alf. Gray, the choirmaster, will be in charge. The preacher for the dav will be the Rev. •T. W. Burton, who will take as his morning subject "The Invisible Kingdom," and in the evening will speak on "The Place of the Church in Human Society." Pave the way to success By giving you A good stomacli And a cheerful disposition. They digest what you eat. Obtainable at Johnston Bros.'

J "TbB-"e«tfeMfei'Tfe channelling : worJc ; . to .\>e carried out by the New Plymouth Borough Council should be benefited both , in speed and quality of work by the use of an ingenious machine which has just been completed to the order of the Council by Messrs. Anderson. Ltd., of Christchurch. The East End bathinp reserve committee is organising a monster picnic for Easter Monday, which will in< luile a tugof war, for £2O, and Oaled mian events. The tug-of-war will be completed in one day, so that teams from outside will be able to compete and return by train the same day. A meeting of the committee will be held in the pavilion on Monday evening to discuss the matter. There is a serious outbreak of typhoid at Dargavilic. Three men were brought to the local hospital on We.liesdnv suffering from the epidemic. One of the men, named Schiska, died o-i Thursd.i' morning, and another it nt expected to recover. The. cases ai" < on;

bush. Rain is badly needed throughout the district. Feed is short, the milk supply to the factories is decreasing rapidly, and stock are suffering badly. Mr. Edison, the inventor, was recently talking about deafness. He said: "Deafness has its advantages. My own deafness enables me to concentrate my thoughts as I'd never be able to do if distracted by noise or conversation. U helps me to sleep, too. Some men, through deafness, al-lually gel a reputation for wit. I know a stupid old fellow, deaf as a post, to. whom a lady said, nodding towards a rich banker's daughter: 'ls Miss Bond a pretty girl?' The deaf man, misunderstanding the question, answered calmly: 'So, slw isn't; but she will be when her father dies.'"

Mr. B. E. Holloway, secretary of the Mexican Railway Company, says that in Mexico no fewer than sixty dialects are in use, and people residing no mo'e than tea miles apart have often to em ploy the official language—Spanish—-be-fore they can carry on a conversation. Mexicans had a special weakness for hats of the cartwheel type. It was nothing to see a man wearing a hat worth £6 or £7, while his suit of clothes was not worth 6d. In one part of the country it had been considered necessary to pass a law which imposed a fine of ten dollars on every man having a hat more than thirty-nine inches wide. "People generally fail to realise how exceedingly dangerous a varicose vein may be," said a southern medical man recently. "A varicose vein can be. ruptured very easily indeed. 11-j walls are thin, and the presure of the blooa within is sometimes great. A fall or a blow will suffice to break the tissue, and then the situation of the sufferer becomes perilous at once. There are degrees of danger, of course, but the point to remember is that it is very hard to stop bleeding from such a vein when once it has begun. Special knowledge is often required. In all cases the services of a medical practitioner should be sought without delay." 'ln five yearß Australia will export more frozen beef than any country in the world." That is the opinion of Mr. Russell Rayson, inventor of the MacMekan freezing and defrosting process), who has returned to Melbourne from a business trip to England. "South America," he says, "has almost abandoned freezing in favor of chilling, as chilled beef brings a better price. By using formaldehyde in chilling, the mildew trouble has been gone rid of, but the long journey from Australia renders the chilling process ineffective, and the amount of formaldehyde required' would injuriously affect the meal. Australia, therefore, has a great chance to capture the hard frozen trade."

An hotel lor "down-niid-outa," which has just been opened in Chicago by Mr. Charles Dawes, a millionaire bank president, is filled every night, while many are turned away for lack of accommodation. Mr. Dawes erected the house at a cost of £20,000 in memory of his son Rufus, who was drowned. The hotel provides a bath and a night's lodging for 2%d/ while private rooms can be secured for sd. The rules of the house iaro framed so as not to hurt the pride iof any of the guests. Soup can be obtained for a penny, coffee at the same price, and other food in proportion. The place is a godsend to Chicago's poor workers, many of whom are out of employment at present. Every night the place is stormed by those who wish to get in out of the eold, a long line of nearly 500 men awaiting entrance. The house accommodates only 300.

It is unfortunate that at the forthcoming celebration at Orakau on April 1 next a controversy has arisen as to whether Rewi uttered the now historical words, "Ka wHwhai tonuf Ake! Ake! Ake!" ("We will fight for ever and ever and ever.") That the words were uttered in response to the challenge to surrender is beyond Question, and as tt whether Rewi, Hapurona, or Te Pacrata answered the challenge -s not of much import, as Major Mair, interpreter, on the occasion of a supremely-exciting moment, ~iay have, been mistaken as to who answered him. Sir George Grey believed Manga spoke the words, as do many oihers familiar with the Maoris 50 years 'iro. The obelisk on the site of the defe (led pa at Orakau will have the name or Rewi on one side, General Carey on another; and the main square will give a short historical account of the fight. A new organisation to prolong human life scientifically, known as the Life Extension Institute, has been, incorporated in New York State, with ex-Presi-dent Taft as chairman of the board of directors, who lire serving gratuitously. A hundred exports on various subjects pertaining, to health will he associated with the Tn«titute. which will be supported primarily by the life insurance companies. Every policy holder in one of t'u'se companies can have expert free examination whenever he desires, with a full report to be sent to his family doctor. Oihers can have the same treatment for a small fee. The Institute will also issue frequent bulletins on personal mid home hygiene, and will seek to spread advice broadcast on how to keep well and to prolong life. After paying a 5 per cent, dividend, two-thirds of the other earnings of the Institute will he used in a gratuitous extension of the Institute's usefulness. YOU SHOUT-D BE DETERMINED in rejecting the worthless and frequently injurious counterfeits which arc sometimes pushed for the sake of greater gain as "nist as good" as the GENUINE SANDER' & RONS' VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Be not deceived, SANDER'S EXTRACT is recognised by the highest medical authorities as pos sessing unique stimulating, healing and antiseptic powers. The preparation of 'SANDER'S EXTRACT from the pure se oeted leaves, and the refinement by spe ci:i) processes, give it curative virtues peculiarly its own. T!it;r«fore, be not misled. Demand and insist upon the GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT, and yon will derive the benefit that thou sands have reaped from it before. When ill you should not depress yourself mor* by the common, bulky and nauseating eucalyptus oils and so called oxtracts." What you want is quality and reliability, in small dose, and this you find in SANDER'S PXTKACT.

. The plant of tins Vy*averlcy Tribune Newspaper Co. was sold by public auction yesterday Id Air E. F. Hemingway, of tile Patea Press, for £135.

In,our report of the No ' l'lymouth Club's bowling on Thuisday afternoon we credited Mrs. Penn as being in charge of the ladies' committee who dispensed afternoon tea. This shoulu have read Mrs. Blundell.

Anyone using the footpath in the niam part of Devon street during the past few days lias had to run the gauntlet of a couple of clii;.ii.mi. who, ai.,i boxes iu hand, have rattled their con tents in the lace of the unuary. "Alongside, a gramophone operated by a man and woman has emitted its more or leas discordant notes. We do not know whether the law allows this form of mendicancy to be openly practised in the main streets of thc town, but if il does, an alteration should be made at once. There is in this country iio excuse for begging of this character. Parties really in want have but to turn to the charitable aid boards to gain re-, lief; if infirm or incapacitated, the benevolent State comes to thc rescue. To hand him money, however small in amount, only encourages the professional mendicant, who hitherto iias not invaded the smaller towns of the Dominion, and docs him real harm. We should not do anything to establish a beggar class in our midst; wc have quite enough to do to satisfy the demands of the unprofessional beggars, of which New Plymouth has its full share, a fact which any local business man will atteßt.