LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 269, 14 April 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Substantial additions hav« recently been made to the Roto lto.i Institute for Inebriates. A now wing, to accommodate thirty men, lias been finished, and a five-roomed cottage completed, for tho uso o" an assistant uliiccr. There are now 100 men on the island.

Ten informations have been' sworn against persons who are alleged to have created the disturbance at the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher's Town Hall meeting at Wellington. An eleventh person is to bo charged with the damage to one of the doors, which was burst open by the crowd.

Alberto Terra?,as, ex-Governor of the State of Chihuahua, whose family fortune of between £7,000,000 and £8,000,(100 has been confiscated 1 by the Mexican

"i' S is now compelled to work as a farmer for his living. The ex-millionaire with his family left El Paso, Texas, recently for Passadena, California, where he has purchased a, small farm with what is left of his former immense wealth.

That boomerang-tluowing by aborigines had led to the science of aviation was the opinion expressed by Mr. Harry Hawker, .the well-known Australian airman. The aborigines, he said, had solved the problem of flight by the rapid motion of their boomerangs through tho air. Boomerangs were heavier than air, •ad actually flew through space. Large modern flying machines were built largely an the principle of the black-fellow's boomerang. Rata, the Maori King, left Auckland by the Niagara on Saturday, bound for London to place before King George the claims of the natives in regard to their land under the Treaty of Waitangi. He is accompanied by Tupu Taingakawa, his "prime minister," G. Paul, interpreter, and Miti Karalca. There has been a good deal of discussion about the trip among the Maoris. Opinions are divided as to the wisdom of the tour. Those eome from a very small minority. The undesirable intimacy which is springing up between the Indians who are over-Tunning the King Country and the Maoris in different localities has been brought under the notice of the "aikato Hospital Board in a special report from Nurse Moore, of Manunui, who complains that illicit relationship between the two races is beepming a serious menace to the morals of the Maoris. The Indians appear to have got into tho confidence of Maori women, and there have recently been two births to Indian fathers.

For 20 years William Kaliler, aged 70, has been tiring the life of a beggar in •han Francisco, eating food taken from the garbage tins ami sleeping wherever he could And a corner ,to shelter. Be ww arrested recently in order that he should have a comfortable bed to sleep on in the prison cell, and on searching mm it was discovered that what was supposed to be a hump on his back was, m fact, ft tin box packed tight with paper money and gold coin. Kaliler also had a number of false Dockets, in which wore tound move money. The grand total in Kalilers possession was £4OOO.

Wonderful is the gentle and silent. »ti engtli of a growing plant. "I ceased watering my pumpkin seeds for a few days last sprmg- (says a writer in the t " fll nl - v the crown of the hill had set hard, ami when I returned I found 'the young vines had liftted up and burst through cakes of ce-ment-like soil an inch thick and considei ably over 101) times their own wei"ht 1 considered tW» feat one of the most wonderful miracles of nature 1 .had ever encountered until recently when on a visit to Hildiira (Victoria), T saw where " asparagus plant had forced ite wav up through a layer of concrete in one 'rf the irrigation channels. How puny by comparison the strength of man, the muster!

Speaking to his constituents Mr 1 eared, lU'., sai.i: "The. brewer* l monopoly Wl1 „ tll , wwst „ 101 l >« country, and' it l„i t | been existing - ""twitlistiuidins tlw cleat Liberal 1 arty, winch was S ai<| to >e against monopolies." We like a man to po,«t out aim,,,s. but we also like t A' mul - v w,th -motions to to put extra taxation ™the luci.. That would not hit the brewer STh/ 0 ? ' to *<><"' to wnt I- ln ' ,J,,rit> ' of I,otl ' ls »«' i ' ' ■'"» "vnown as "Hod houses." Tl,o wer char,,.s auy rout he life CS for these houses M ,i if tl „, ( , . . ; «« the beer t | 1(! h.Uol licenses to pay nioi'o rout. The brewer is in a strong position, mid it Will be hard t () dislodge him from it.-Hltlnini Argun.

■' A telegram from Adelaide to the Sydney newspapers states that Mr. ami Mrs. John Lewis, of Prospect, went to the races at iforphetville recently and their absence Leslie Lewi^'nged ■a" S oMl' n,U l "' S motw terras <• ""Mng at Islington, near Adelaide \ side on''' 1 ') ( ' oUi ' ln ' " it ' l thu 01lr lm^'Pleir of H, " '"' kHl mAn y f <"'' ■u of the permanent wav; one of his ppamoiw was throw,, th« third was eau»ht more ti,a,iseve"! motor ear was smashed to pieces. "

ill" Motor Kxhoi'l Journal nF iw ""," lU ! mention of a very practical scheme of motor organisation which f ,' >e , Cn <,ovis ''' l '» Scotland Lieuten anl-fcoloncl Matthew stated, at the an- <**>•&£&•&*££ U'hiclfth 1 M I " n ' i(!S 111,(1 driTO ''* Mißl tlicy could command in ease of ni. tioiw emergency, and that ho had reVir'ZP 1 - { ro,tl S(! ''»lW Scot, ee rnl,H S 'enn alto ." i:U "-' r fiuamn- ' 'V '.V Wl> Cars, averaging four W-'sMiT n n S ". llstM " fiil! of lor- ■ . . i d a «nf fom , o{ ( , V))( , rt (lrh ._ 1 xnort l" "I lloot ' Tlu ' Mot ° r •xpoil, .Journal 1.-arns that the .Scottish aloae w prepared, if j 1 t » t driv ' ,'T " lotor V( ' hiL ' ll ' s m i,i I? 1 lu »' I "Sing into service privately-owned and tlieir drivers. Further, ■ traders ask neither remuneration i »! ieally oiVcreJ.'' P-» '

bought a bottle. I had pains in my legs which the doc- . p ' lw ,Ti, W , !W writes A fr. ' J. 01.011 Cochrane, builder, Waimilm, N.Z. Jl>a lotion did me no good and I suffer- ■! j'd misery ) friend llsin „ aomp liniment which he told mo was Cliamber- ' f ai " ™<l offered nie hi*. .>t !e to try ,t. It did me so much good ' loon frpn f' a „ boU . !c "ye" was ehe-Vt? °, r is " SoW b r and stoi'ekocjcrs.'

file Hastings Borough Council bos appointed Mr. H. K. V\ mte, of Wellington architect for the municipal tneatre to be erected' there.

The weather appeared to be gener- «% fine throughout New Zealand lor Easter Moiiudv, judging oy the telegrams received last night. An old identity of Tarauaki who recently Lspent an enjoyable dsiv ut Kawuroa l'&rk, forwards us a donation of £l, which we will have roue,. pleasure in handing on to the committee. The gross takings ut the West End Foreshore Improvement -Myeiety'n picnic at iVawaroa I'ark yesterday amounted to £SO, which is expected to show a profit of about £4O. A meeting of suppliers ol the Omata Dairy Company was held in the Town llall on Saturday afternoon when matters connected with tae handling of this season's output were discussed. The I meeting was purely private.

A movement is on foot to establish a covered court tennis club in New Plymouth. It lis intended to mark out a court in ,the Drill Hall for play during the winter, 'iaic membership will probably be limited to twelve.. The annual convention of the N.Z. National Association of Carriage Builders and, Wheelwrights at Auckland yesterday uTged that steps should be taken to increase the protection on mot&r-car bodies, which tan be made in the Dominion. A committee of the New Plymouth Extension and Tourist League! has hscn deliberating fox some time past on the question of holding an annual carnival on new and up-to-date lines at Christmas time or in February. Provisional schemes have been drawn up and will be reported upon to the general committee of the League shortly. One of the markers at the rifle butts yesterday got a rude shock. Prior to tile luncheon adjournment some moving spirit removed his bottle of tea, substituting tncrefor the 'bottle of caw lor oil used for lubricating purposes at the targets. The day was hoi,, and he was thirsty, so he took a good mouthful before he discovered the substitution. When he recovered somewhat his language for a time was very tempestuous, showing that oil can -create aa well as calm troubled waters.

In referenco to a cablegram published on Thursday morning, stat'ng that the Shaw-Savill Company is contemplating placing a steamer to carry New Zealand produce to Southampton, the Wellington Po3t states, that the New Zealand Shipping Company ami the Shi w-havill Company will ao-operate, and the service w..i be inaugurated by ithe Rakaia, now loading in Miese waters for the Homo markets. Arrangements have been made for the Rakaia to discharge a quantity of frozen meat at Southampton. The first boat to load in the service for the Shaw-Savill Company will be the Tokomaru, due to commence operations at limaru on the 18th inst.

It is anticipated by the immigration authorities that the population of Victoria will have been increased by over 5000 boy immigrants when tihe year wanes (says a Melbourne paper). Last yea,r the number of juvenile new arrivals who landed there was 2300. Already this year's contingent* are assuming "large proportions, The steamer Norseman landed 115 recently; the steamer Benalla, whit'll arrived on April 7, had on board 130; and the steamer I'ort Mnc<[uarie, which has just left l.ondpn, has on board 2SS. The bureau officials atiite that the demand for the service;, of hoy immigrants is still fairly heavy, despite the recent dry weather, which has interfered with the dairying industry and delayed the commencement of agricultural operations. X 0 difficulty is knticipatcd in placing all the l>ov immigrants who can Ire secured.

x , P '? ln s l*v«n.s. officer in charge of No 8 Area rtroup, speaking: to a representative ot the News about, a paragraph which appeared in .Saturday's issue tc some lying Country Cadets and 1 orritorials who arrived from the Kin" Country to take part in the rifle meeting at New Plymouth in a more or less destitute condition, said that he had personally made arranganienfes for tho comfort of these lads whilst in New lymouth as soon as he heard there W'erc some Cadets and Territorials Htranded m New Plymeuth. The Defence Department, Ca'pt. Stevens added, is not in any way responsible for tho housing of competitors who are in the town voluntarily. The Department, however, is paving railway fares and providing prize money. If nnv Cadets or territorials have inadvertently paid tor their own railway tickets, the amounts will In. refunded in due course. A wire to the secretary 01 tile meeting in New I'lyiiioutli would have ensured these strangers in a strange town being met and piloted id some hotel or boardmwliouse. It was never intended to iMllet competitors in the Drill Shed and Captain Stevens does not know l>v whose authority this idea got about, the whole rille meet nit; is purely voluntary and competitors please ~lenitives where they stop, though, as the mc«t"ig is for one day only, t.. majority of competitors arrive and leave iv'ow Plymouth on the same day. and there must he very few indeed who will have found it necessary to stay over the week end.

As a sample of "the experiences likely to fall in the way of a young; Kngl'is'h gentleman in the colonies-," the London Standard - extracts from a letter written by a Keilding farmev to his father during the late strike. The farmer was one of the special mounted constables 111 Wellington, and afterwards worked on the wharves there. He writes: "I. have l>een here 10 dav.s now, and have been having a crivat experience. For the first three days I was shovelling coal 'into hie baskets down in (he hold 0 f tt ship. The basket when full, was hoi.,ted by a crane, and then tilted into trucks ready to Ko up-country. I didn't mind the hard woi* but in about half an hour you were like a nigger. I never worked in so mmh dust before. We v ,ero gett ; la. M an Inmr for the WOTk alu , £ ZYfn V T jt 11 thr': fen J lMtlis, to get clean again. Most of us chaps „re ve.ry decent, )U ,d it makes one laugh when you know that ,iou are shovelling coal with a ~l u. s on ' S ll ! a 1,oli 'l".v). a next vear's Rhodes scholar, or a farmer's son whose £loo<loo Ut ; I"; 1 ' 1 '"!' 8 ' or eo ilifu" l" ' ,mt (llre '' 'l»vh tl ob, W "mte.a schoolmaster, thought u-onlct trv a change so »nt :ri;f :t;s s Maungaimi. of DOOO toin Uv ,