LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 257, 28 March 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Raetihi appears to be progressing. It is reported that several well-known trading firms purpose establishing busines Louses at Raetihi in the near future. The United Irish Societies at Philadelphia recently passed a resolution stating that if the British Government failed to pass the Home Rule Bill they would muster in Philadelphia, alone 50,000 men to battle for Irish nationality.

A Taihape sheep-dealer is at present very much perturbed at the loss of 274 sheep. Tie had purchased the line at a sale, giving top price for them, and placed them in a paddock. Tn the morning the sheep were gone, and every ell'ovt to discover them failed.

"Any theft is mean and contemptible, but to steal from a blind pi'on is to sink about as low as possible." said Mr. V. V. Frazer, S.M., to a juvenile offender brought before him in Auckland recently. This hoy, whose age was 15 years,

Was enfployed in .limitary last in Dunedin as it blind man's guide. The pair visited a blind woman together, and it was from the woman that (he boy stole a watch and chain valued at 245. The lad, who admitted his offence, was remanded, pending arrangement being made to have him placed on probation.

As a result of a raid on a two-up school on the Town lielt near Mornington, Dunodin, on riataiday, 14th inst., 12 young men were yesterday lined £lO and costs at the Police Court.

At the Dargaville S.M. Court yesterday, four offenders were fined £2, £1 103, £3, and £1 10s respectively for failing to attend drills. C. Winsgrove was fined £4 and 7s coats for insubordina-

tion at the rifle range by failing to de liver up a rifle lent him.

A well-known farmer in the Waimarino has discovered that potato cultivation is a most profitable sort of hobby. He is sending annually a large consignment to America, where as seodlings they are realising the very respectable price Qf two dollars and fifty cents per lb.

During the past few years a large quantity of white pine from the Waimarino mills has been sent to Australia. In 1912 the mills under the direction of the Rangitikei Sawmillers' Association exported 2,500,000 super feet of white pine and 2,000,000 super feet in 1913. The first really extensive attempt to paßtorally settle gum land territory is being made with an area of 30,000 acres lying between Dargaville and the West Coast. The block some 30 years ago wa3 acquired by Mr. Tinne for os per acre, and up to the present time has been tho leading gumfield in North Auckland.

Supplies of cream to the district .butter factory are quite equal to expectations, for in most parts of the country there is plenty of green pasturage (writes the Northern Wairoa correspondent of tho Auckland Herald). Those who have sown paspaluia arc now reaping the fruits of their labors, and are this month receiving lid per lb for butter-fat. To that price there will, of course, be added the bonus.

Tie Invercargill correspondent of the Lyttelton Times states that so numerous are ferrets becoming in parts of Southland that some farmers declare they will yet become a serious nuisance, On one station near Nightcaps they have multiplied so rapidly that they hare completely, exterminated the rabbits and hare now started on the sheep by attacking young lambs or sheep which have fallen down, and eating out their eyes.

It is often urged by counsel in courts of justice that married men should be leniently dealt with, out of consideration for their families. The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), howeiver, told a prisoner at Wellington that the fact that he was married should bring him additional punishment. A man witii others dependent upon him ought to be more careful even than a single man. '•Yeu tare no prope* sense of your responsibilities," his Honor concluded, Iu response to a number of requests from residents of Taranaki, tlie Xortliern S.S. Co., Ltd., and the Union S.S. Co., Ltd., joint agents for the s.s. Barawa, hare decided to alter the boat's Master running. The Earawa will therefore, instead of leaving New Plymouth for North on April 10- sail from New Plymouth for Oneliunga on Thursday, April 9, on arrival of the mail irain from Wellington. She will sail from Ouehunga for New Plymouth on Easter Monday, April 13, leaving the former port at 5 p.m., instead of 3 p.m. Nelson's fruit export trade has received an unexpected cheek. Mr Hudson, president of the Nelson Fruitgrowers' Association, Ims received a telegram from Mr Kirk, Dominion Biologist, to tke effect that a cablegram received from San Francisco says that the State authorities refused the landing of peaches owing to the presence of an unidentified grub. The peaches were being forwarded to Vancouver. It is thought locally that this may be a grub that gets into the stem of certain varieties and is very difficult to detect. The greatest care was exercised over the shipment. As nothing is said regarding the pears, it ■is presumed they were landed. The shipment was approximately 500 cases of peaches and 200 cases of pears. Speaking at Masterton the other night on the brewery monopoly, the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher staid that for twentyone years this brewery monopoly had been protected by the party then in power; land taxes and income taxes had been increased, but the tax on this monopoly had never been increased. The, monopoly had steadily been concentrated into fewer hands, and profits earned amounted to £'250,000, while the subscribed capital was only £477,000 for all the breweries in the Dominion. This monopoly had steadily been conccrtrattccted, and if there was to be any attack on monopolies this brewery monopoly should be hit up. Tlie big squatter must go if the community wanted his land, but there must be no confiscation. There must he no tilting at only one l'i'onopoly. If the man on the land, producing wool, and meat, was to be taxed, the monopolies producing criminals and lunatics must also be taxed. (Applause.) A particularly delicate operation, which gives every promise of being successful, has recently been performed by Dr. Douglas at the Waikato Hospital (says an exchange). Some months ago a man. named Cecil "Rule, was admitted from Tauinarunui, in a very bad state, lie was taken ill while working in the bush in the back-blocks, having to be carried out of the bush on a stretcher by his mates for twelve miles. He was taken to the Taumarunui Hospital, and from there transferred to the Waikato institution. An operation was essential as the patient's hip was diseased, and it was found necessary to have the hip joint removed. This was done after an operation, which lasted three hours, and an artificial hip joint inserted. Tlie patient has made a wonderful recovery, after his trying time, and it is expected that he will in a couple of months' time igain have tlie full use of his limb.

The morning service iu the \Vhitelcv Memorial Uhuiclt 10-juurruw will be conducted by Mr J. R. Sullivan, who. having passed his entrance examinations, has been appointed by the Methodist Conference as probationer minister 'it Timaru. This will be Mr Sullivan's farewell service. The evening service will he taken by the Rev: J. W. Burton, who will take as his subject "In Quest of Truth." At a time when borough councillors seem to take a delight in insinuating that New Plymouth butchers kill no beef but cow beef, the display of orime ox beef at Mr 11. T. .Toll'*' Central Aleut Bazaar last night was of more than usual interest. The shop was full of meat of prime quality. The bodies of five oxen grown bv Mr C, Topless, of Waihi (Waitara), 20 lambs from Atr .J. Colson'jji farm at Mnngorei; -.iiutlon from Mr .Toll's own farm at AVaiwnkaiho; six or seven pigs; two line venlers; and. a large quantity of young poultry and small goods, mad.: u:> 1 display creditable to both tli" firm and to the grazing of the district. When in doubt, buy a Kodak—the Davies Pharmacy have them.

Waitara is observing Tuesday (Anniversary Pay) a-i a clo.ie holiday.

Whilst cycling into town from Omata on Thursday evening, Mr C. E. Bellringer was run into by another cyclist who was without a light. Mr Bellringcr sustained several bruises, whilst lis machine was smashed.

The Taranaki Cadets will be inspected at New Plymouth by General lan Hamilton in a few weeks. Arrangements are being made for the accommodation of the hoys in the rooms of the Jockey Club's grandstand, and subscriptions, collected for providing food for themf The pioneers and veterans will muster strongly for the anniversary celebrations at Moturoa on Tuesday. The committee has all the programme details well in hand now, and guarantees a good day's enjoyment. Heads of families will notice with interest the decision to admit without charge all children under 12 years of age. Taranaki nurserymen are setting their faces against selling their stock at auction, in future they will only sell from catalogue. The nurserymen, following the lead of other trades and industries, have formed an association, and propose to deal with the. grading of nursery stock, standard prices, appointment of certifying board, trade marks, etc. ' ..

A well-attended meeting was held at the Town Hall on Thursday evening in the interests of Mr J. K. Wilson's candidature for the Mayoralty. A plan of campaign was agreed imon, and a further meeting will be held on Monday evening next. Mr Wilson proposes addressing the electors in various parts of the borough, and will commenco in the course of a few days.

The young men of the town propose entertaining the Taranaki war veterans on the evening of Anniversary Day at a social evening in the Brougham street Hall, The function will commence at 0.30, »nd the young men wishing to take part are asked to hand in their names at once to the committee —Messrs J. B. Wilson, T. 0. list, G. W. Browne, G. Tabor, Jas, Clarke, Jas. Morev, A. E. Standish, and J. McLeod.

Mr D M. Scott, a prominent and influenzal settler at Kapuni, speaks at a mee.ng of farmers the other evenC said that with reference to the freZ* workers proposal it seemed to him that the Patea works would be far more profitable if they were rebuilt near New Plymouth, where they couid get a good port, there was no question as to tliu Port or la ten being a good gervailt hl the past, but judging by recent happenmgs there was no guarantee as to it beuig a success in the future, although everybody hoped it w uld be so, and he was one of those who would like to see tlie port go ahead,

Ihc latea Press is jubilant at the decision of the Government in choosing the le Itoti route. It. should have, savs the Press, a far-reaching effect in the town; and district of Patea, as it will mean that the port of Patea will remain unquestionably the farmers' port for Southern Taranaki without anv fear of its claim being disputed. "Thi'iunctioning of the lino at Te Bob' will be welcomed by those who recently voted for the harbor improvement loan of £BB,OOO for Patea, as they can now rest assured that Southern Taranaki's dairying output will continue to come Pateawanty in tlie future." That, however, remains ta be seen. Long before the line is opened, liners will be at Now Plymouth loading produce for the Home market, and instead of shipping via the river port, it may pay the companies to rail their produce right throiHi to Moturoa. After all, it will be a question of L. s. d. If producers can save money by shipping direct from New Plymouth they will of a certainty do so, whatever the claims of Patea or any other port may be.

A severe criticism of the lessons contained in the text-hooks of the pirmary el-asses in the public schools of New Zealand was made by Dr. Florence Keller at Auckland recently. "How much better it would be," she said, "if instead of the usual sentences met with in the primer text books—'the cat caught the mouse'—there were little stories telling of acts of gentle gallantry on the part of brothers to their little' sisters, ov of kindnesses shown by girls to their little brothers. We "hear of many sad cases of little children being run, over in the streets, but where, iu all the school text-books, is there a lesson which tells a child that it is wrong to attempt to cross the road when there is a tramcar coming? Every sensible child knows that 'the cat caught the mouse,' and it seems to me to be waste of time trying to teach it the obvious. One of the things the women of this country need to do is to rise up and take an active part in reforming the school books of children attending the primary schools."

A meeting of milk suppliers to the various factories in the Omata district was held in the Omata Hall on Thursday evening, to see if it, is possible to form a combination of interests so as to run the whole district for cheesemaking 03 a co-operative concern. Between 30 and 40 suppliers attended, aV,'l after a long discussion and various resolutions had been proposed, a committee consisting of Messrs. C. E. Bellringer (chairman), Wood, Tickers, A. Smith, Morris, E. Baily, and Kendall was appointed to invest'ig&ie the variolic features and report to a meeting to be held three weeks hence. The inclinations of the majority of those present seemed to be in favor of the proposal, and two distinct "reposition* were decided upon for the special consideration of the. committee. Tt is understood that Mr Shrimpton. who was -iresent, will submit to the committee certain proposals under which the acquisition of liis factories can be carried out on cooperative lines, and it is iuvped a satisfactory arrangement can be arrived at. The schemes proposed include the erection of a making-room on the Barret* ••ci:id. which will materially help th" settlers in that particular -portion of the district and practically faring the operations of the proposed company to the boundary of New Plymouth.

Xext time von order coffee from the grocer, gel "Cam])" Coffee. Because of its convenience, the ease.with which it is made, its line flavor, its puritv and wholcsomcness, "Camp" is best to buy. TAKE XO OTHER. "For nine years I suffered with a liver disorder and tried numerous medicines, obtaining very little relief," writes Miss Esther J. Coles, Major's Creek. X.S/VT. "After taking Chamberinin's Tihlets regularly for 11 fortnight 1 found 1 was greatly benefited, and run now completely restored to health. My father, who is 79, is an invalid and is troubled with constipation, but has obtained the greatest benefit from Chamberlain's Tablets. Rather than use any other medicine we have often sent into Braidwood, that ib twenty miles away, f&r Chamberlain's Tablets.'"