LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 33, 29 June 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Creymouth advises that a- severe shock of earthquake was felt there at 9.3'0 o'clock jesterday morning. Mr 0. J. Ilerriek, of Waitara West, says it is impossible to get honey in the comb affected with foul brood' as was recently stated. Foulbrood Impl ens in the hives and may occur in the trainee, but it is impossible for it to in the comb,

Dn Fitchctt's review of the topics of ihu lm.nUi' at Uoinc and aboard and (jUestion make this July Life one of the arrangement of a dozen or more articles on both sides of the Home Rule the very best issues of tlli-is invaluable sixpenny magazine.

Residents of Belt road and its vicinity complaining of frequent annoyance | av tile hands of larrikins, who bombard the roofs of their houses at night with stones. This is reported 'to have been clone in one instance at a house where s sick iman was lying. It is. to ibe hoped that these thoughtless individuals will be brought to book.

A man named Robert McWhirter, while sleeping near an open window in .the topstorey of an hotel ill the Gisborne distrij;,- had the ill fortune to l'oll out of bed and fall to the ground beiw the window—a drop of fully 20 feet. He' lay in an unconscious condition for fully an hour, and on Tegainiiig consciousness made his way back to his room, where he was discovered later in a sorry plight. It was found that the sufferer had sustained a compound fracture of ihc wrist, besides serious injuries to his tongue and 'hip. "Australia :• ud New Zealand are full of aspiring reciters and public speakers," A. in the July issuu of Life, just to hand, and in order to satisfy some al least of the aspiration-; of these wouHd-bc orators Mr Alexander Watson, the famous English elocutionist, explains in an interview diis mej thods of vocal training and elocution, j 11 is a really valuable exposition on the art of reciting and speaking in j-üblic, and should prove valuable not iv.trely to those competitors' for distinction in Lb'. ' numerous competition-; that are lielj throughout Australasia, L-ut to all whose duties caH .upon them lor public speaking. It has always been considered to be a i good joke for youth to presume to teacli experienced old age. Yet it was stated at Sydney a few nights ago by Professor Watt that the Boys' Corn Club \>f America demonstrated to the old farmers how to grow maize, and extraordinary figures were quoted in support. For I instance, the boys' plots in Alabama ' averaged CO bushels of corn to the acre, | while the average for the State was only 117 bushels for the acre. In Georgia, the | boys average 54 bushels and the farmers 13; in North Carolina, the boys average 00 and the farmers 19fc and in Tennes- | see, the boys' plots average 88 bushels while the farmers' average was 2(> bushels per acre. After making all allowances for better soil and more attention, it was clearly demonstrated that the boys had taught the farmers a lesson. It is now intended to start these boys' agricultural clubs in New South Wales, states the Sydney Morning Herald. A method of sewing hairs, to the human scalp in cases of partial or total "baldness has been successfully used in several instances by Dr. Kzckcly at the hospital of Saint Stcphane at Budapest. The number of hairs "planted" in the head of a patient has been as. many as SO,OOO. One hundred hairs are drawn through punctures in the ecalp to every .square centimetre, and as .both ends are left free, the number is thus 200, or over 1000 'to eac,\i, square inch, k ery fine gold wires are used, one five-hun-dredth of ail inch in diameter, and line long hairs from a'woman's ihcad ure attached to the middle of these. The gold loop or knot 'acts as an "anchor," and after sterilisation is introduced into the .subsutaneous tissue, where it is eslightly twisted ana holds the :lmir permanently in position. It is stated that 300 liiairs can be' thus introduced into the scalp witihin three-quarters of an hour. The 'hair is stated to appear perfectly natural, and a capsule of tissue appears to form around each gold wire knot. The inflammation resulting from the treatment entirely disappears in from ten to twelve 'days.

I Lloyd's Weekly states that for the first time the London County Council's tramways have not provided enough money for the redemption of debt. This statement was made at the Council's weekly meeting by Mr R. C. Norman, chairman of the Financial Committee, in his annual financial statement. The result was, he said, that £91,705 would have to be taken from the reserve, which would then amount to £lS7.O'M>. This year, it was estimated, there would be a deficiency of £4-0,01)0, which would also, have, to come out of the reserve. Neither this year nor last was there anything for renewals. These results, it was pointed out, were in the main due to the competition of motor omnibuses. Trailer tramway-ears and lower fares had not produced much improvement in tin'' financial position. Tramways in Creator London were suffering: so were tile railways, and a demand had arisen for contributions from the omnibuses for road maintenance. "It seems likely,'\ said Mr Nprman, ''that what we must look for in the future is some limitation in competition in this public service."

Operatic Society members are notied that to-night's rehearsal will be held iii tli■> 'Oooil Templar Hall, and -,\V an requested to attend.

From Saturday. -Tune 20, to Saturday, July 11, the Melbourne, Ltd., will 'iold their gisrantic Midwinter Bargain Sale of special clearing and "job" lines purchased at huge reductions from Home and colonial manufacturers and warehousemen. Come and sample these extraordinary bargains:— all-woot Crimean shirts, 4/11; lovely silk wideend ties, 1/-; best tapestry carpet bedsides, 1% yards long by %-yard wide, 3/0; men's flannel undershirts, 2/3: men's winter neglige shirts, 3/6; ladies' American shirt blouses, with detachable collars, 2/1:1: ladies', umbrellas, • 2/11; men's brown felt hats, fashionable shape' 3/0; men's bordered mercerised handkerchiefs, 3 for 1/3; boys' telegraph coats, 5/11; boys' strong flannelette Shirts, 1/6; and a host of other equally astounding bargains.

The first whitebait of the season are beginning to make their "way up the river and several watchful fishermen, s*ys the Grey River Arugs, have been able to get enough for a light supper. The whitebait are early this year. "The saddlery trade is a dying trade throughout New Zealand, and cannot be assisted by any brand," said a delegate on Wednesday night at a meeting of Wellington Ijnion representatives to discuss the matter of having a New Zealand brand attached to New Zealandmade goods. The same speaker stated that under the existing Customs tariff what was practically completed manufactured saddlery was imported into the Dominion free of duty. The only difference between the articles as they came in and when they were sold was that the buckles had still to be sewn on. That work was all that had to be done in New Zealand, and it did not wive much scope for employment in the trade.

A Wtiirarapa paper has the following: The cable service is a fearful and wonderful thing. A lengthy message was received from London recently stating that a village blacksmith had 'been fined £1 for disturbing a church service by singing in an unmelodious voice. That is, ho doubt, an incident of the very first importance to the oversea dominions. It should act as a warning to village blacksmiths and others who frequent places of worship in New Zealand. We have heard of a quite respectable blacksmith in Jlasterton who disturbed the congregation by snoring loudly during the sermon. He was not prosecuted. Nor were proceedings taken against "Bobby, the Maori," who shouted "Harrcruia!" in a Alasterton church after swallowing the whole of the contents of a goblet of wine.

At the Hawera Court last week, before Mr. Kenrick, S.M., Mrs. Cramp, licensee of the Central Hotel, Hawera, was charged with (a) having kept her licensed premises open on Sunday, June 7th, for the sale of liquor; (b) with having sold liquor to Herbert Bishop; (c) | also to E. Henderson on that date. The police withdrew the first charge, and lin regard to the second-two, Mr. Ryan, for Mrs Cramp, pleaded guilty. His Worship said if licensees could not refuse to supply drink simply because they were persuaded, it then was a matter for the Licensing Committee to consider whether he or she ifras a fit and proper person to hold a license. The defendant in the present case had a good record, and under the circumstances he would inflict a fine without endorsement. A fine of £ilO on each of the two charges would be 'imposed, witnesses' expenses 10s '6d, and court | costs 7s.

Members of the Equitable Building Society of New Plymouth (First and Second Groups) are notified that subscriptions will be due and payable today (Monday), at the Secretary's office, Currie street, from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., from 1 p.m|, to 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.—Advt.