LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 262, 3 April 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is stated that quartz containing gold has been found in a gully at the foot of the Ruahine Rauge, near Table Flat, Apiti.

"Valuations for purposes of insurance," .said the Government Valuer in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, "arc very unreliable." A South Island weekly newspaper intends shortly to initiate a competition one object of which willi be to ascertain the whereabouts of the prettiest child in New Zealand. The Minister for Public Works (the Hon. W. Fra6er) has accepted an invitation to be present at the function ill connection with turning tho first sod of the Opunakc railway. Christopher Sutavicz, a chemist's assistant at Budapest, confided to three girl friends his intention to commit suicide, and they poisoned themselves in sympathy. The girls died, but Christopher recovered. The Waikato Argus understands that a Hamilton lady, whoh has invented a hat-fastener, which she has patented in several countries, is about to proceed to England to float a company .to place tho article on the market.

The subscriptions for the W. H. Vereker-Bindon memorial fund now amount to £lO 13s. The list represents Wanganui, Hawera, Palmerston North, Wellington, Feilding, Halcombe, Bulls, Sanson, W-aituna W., Napier, Ashurst, and Petone.

"1 never use a light, your Worship," said the Borough Inspector in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, when prosecuting a man for cycling after dark without a light. When the lauehter had subsided, he was careful to explain that he never rode a cycle after dark.

The social and dance held at the West End Gymnasiumi after the conclusion of the Moturoa regatta, on Tuesday evening, proved a great success, the building, being crowded. The music was provided by Mrs George's orchestra and Messrs. Crozier and Loveridge were M's.C. Following are the vital statistics for Wellington for the month ending March 31, the previous year's figures being shown in parentheses:—Births 184 (178), deaths 6S (67), marriagea 89 (122). For the quarter the births were 535, deaths 207, and marriages 286. Of this number 71 marriages were performed by the registrar.

Recently a Wellington suburban bowling club endeavored to arrange a match between a team of non-smokers and a team of smokers. However, as only four non-smokers were to be found in the club, the arrangements fell through. Tt was next suggested that a match should be got up between non-drinkers and drinkers, but it was found absolutely impossible to discover a team with the' necessary qualifications. 'Legal formalities are wont to bo somewliat unduly expensive, as litigants frequently find. The defendant in a bylaw case yesterday was an intelligentlooking Maori, who clearlv comprehended the hurriedlv-read and formal chanre

against him, and pleaded guilty in fluent Knglisli. The costs against him included

f>rt, the fee for translating the summon*. As Mr Crooke, S.M., remarked, it seemed rather ridiculous to char«e a man 5s for translating what he could easily read in English. Interpreters, however, must live.

It is not likely that Mr. .Scotland will fly again in Now Zealand for a considerable time to conic. He informed a Post reporter that his machine had been damaged qttite beyond repair. The construction of the Caudron biplane, in which lie Hew, was of such a character and the material such that he did not think it could possibly be rebuilt here with any degree of satisfaction. The struts arc largely of hollowed wood, reinforced with steel, and the rib 3 are bent in a peculiar way, which it would be hopeless to try to reproduce without working drawings, which he does not possess. At present things are therefore at a standstill. Mr. Scotland has not yet decided on his future movements.

A vigorous campaign against the irritating noises w.hieh arjsc from squeaky

and defective vehicle brakes and assaii the ears of city pedestrians has been commenced by the Melbourne City Council. Quite recently the Council passed a by-law styled "the squeaky brakes.bylaw," to enable it to deal with offenders,

and the first batch of prosecutions was heard the other week. Strangely enough, the first driver to be dealt with was named Melody. The evidence of the Council's inspector showed that .Melody's brakes caused a harsh and inharmonious noise that was not at all pleasant or sweet to the ear. Mr. E. 0. Wood, who appeared for the corporation, said the City Council desired to suppress the. street noises, one of the worst of which was created by squeaky brakes. As the the first of the kind, leniency was extended the defend-

ants by the Bench, seven of them being jined 10s, and the other two ss.

Lying up on the practically high and dry land under the large outlet culvert at Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury, at [iresent there are thousands upon thousands of eels. In some places they are piled lij) on top of each other to a depth of fully two feet. The fish have been left on the high level through the lake waters subsiding after the lake has been let out, and (,hoy will remain there to rot. Lake Ellesmere teems with eels, and. the fishermen there would be heartily glad to get rid of as many of them as possible, as they are constantly damaging the herring and flounder nets. There was some talk two or three years ago about an eel export industry being established with the Continent of Europe, and a company with a capital of X lull,'in A!,> shares, was actually formed to capture, preserve, and export eels from Luke Ellesmere. A trial shipment of a ton of eels, properly dressed and frozen, was sent to Germany, but nothing more was heard of the matter.

I*UX XNuVju-fITHERIA ■voiiM certainly not have, attained such -.Toportions if the hygienic fact, WKf wore generally known that the ili"'mfei' .ion of the month by a, reliable and •. armless antiseptic is a great protect.)!')? '.■u-t.or against all ailments where the .ufeetiun is through the throat or reIpiratory tract. By nutting 3 drops <)f SAXDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT on i piece of loaf-sugar, and allowing it to dissolve in the mouth, that cavity if thoroughly disinfected. This volatile nature of SANDER'S EXTRACT make-. >■; penetrate every crevice. SAXDER'S 'XTRACT is not nauseous nor depress fig like the common eucalyptus, and posSe6ses,great antiseptic-power. By usins SANDER'S EXTRACT, you avoid tin ineertain composition of the lozenge; you have the benefit of the strongest antiseptic that can be used with safety. and the result is protection from all in fo **»OB.

Midhirst sells broad nt 7d tier loaf, with a 2'/ 2 oer cent, discount for cash. Now then, New Plymouth! The origin of the word "deadhead" takes us back to the theatres of ancient Koine. R. H. Broadhead, in "A History of Pantomime," gives tho following realistic explanation. Pie says:—"Persons aro .instructed to give applause with skill. The proficients hired themselves out to the poets, authors, etc., and were so disposed as to support a loud applause. The free admission tickets were small ivory death's heads, and specimens of these are to be seen in the Museum of Naples." A rather sordid story was cold in the Feilding Court, when a wife was suing for 11 separation order againot her husband. During the hearing counuel stated that the family relations had not been satisfactory for some time, attributably to the emphatic manner in which the defendant ventilated his temper. On one occasion a calling neighbor, on arrival, found several smashed plates and saucers on tho floor, whilst two punched eggs were serenely attached to tho ceiling of the kitchen.

Allegations reflecting on the conduct of the examinations in the New Zealand University were made by Mr. A. H. Hindmarsh, M.P., in an address to the electors of Wellington South. "A young man told me not two years ago," he said, "that he, on the payment of a sum of money, could have seen the examination papers set up for him. I hope that will be published. It was done a few years ago to the knowledge of the authorities of the New Zealand University and they did not take sufficient steps to see that it did not occur again." The danger of leaving poison substances within reach of children was made manifest at Geraldine recently, reports the Timaru Herald. In a certain house part of a package of dye had been used and later in the day a little two-year-old got possession of the remainder of the package and ate it. On the discovery being made anersetic was administered and medical aid sought. A stomach pump was brought into use, and' thanks to the prompt steps taken the little one was pronounced out of danger.

A curious situation developed in a Syndicalist restaurant in Paris, where the Socialist principles of equality arc illustrated by the fact that customers, waiters, and waitresses alike addressed each other as "comrade." One of the waitresses was discharged by the manager. The others took her part, and the whole staff was dismissed. Resenting this arbitrary infraction of the Syndicalist principles for which the restaurant stands, the waitresses refused to give up their posts, and returned to work next day. The management was compellad to sacrifice the most cherished theories of the movement by having recourse to the aid of the police. Unable to solve this conflict of principles with practice, the restaurant closed its doors.

There is plenty of money to be made from goose farming if you have enough capital to commence the business anil sufficient patience to conduct it property. Probably the biggest goose farmer alive is a resident, of Illinois, U.S.A. who discovered that breeding and fattening theso birds was more profitable than owning a private bank. He is a banker by profession. Ten thousand is the average number of birds at the farm, which has iis own goose hospital and gander prison. Birds that neglect to conduct themselves in a becoming manner are promptly incarcerated in prison, a separate cell for each wrong-doer. Should a- bird break its wing or meet with other misfortune, it js hurried to the hospital where surgical attention is given. ''The (loose King" makes his greatest profit by fattening the birds; breeding them is such a slow process. lie buys them, young and haggard, from all parts of America, and generally clears half a crown profit on each bird when the stuffing operations are concluded. Often when puiichased the geese are separated from the nearest railway station by many miles of rough and stony roads. In such a case, before the long march to the station is commenced, the geese are shod, being driven through a bed of pitch and then immediately into :i sand heaj). They can then undertake the ardwoiU march without any danger of getting foot-sore.