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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 58, 29 July 1914, Page 4

CROUP AND WHOOPfXG COUGH. "I used Chamberlain's Cmicrh Remedy when my children, Andrew nnd Beulah, were attacked with croup .mil whooping cough," writes Mrs C. Colli*. ITatton St.. South Broken Hill, N.S.W. "I have never found a better medicine for these complaints, and give it to my children with the greatest confidence. I have no hesitation in recommending' it to everyone." Sold by all chemists and store-

The total sum paid to the Government Life Insurance Department fast year on policies at death or maturity was £288,388. Owing to the premature explosion of a charge of gelignite' at Rawhitiroa on Friday, Mr. Lextoft Jenkins had both. Jiands badly lacerated, reports the Argus. The Waimatc correspondent of tile Lyttelton Times states that on Sunday tli: wife of Mr. Pollard (one of the new settlers) gave birth to triplets (three | daughters). Application is being made through the Prime Minister for the King's bounty. The Farmers' Union Conference has resolved to take steps to have the law dealing with public hospitals so amended that all persons can claim admission by right during time of illness, and so "remove the stigma of receiving charity even when they pay the fees charged by the board." The following changes in the Defence Department staff have been approved: Captain Davy remains at Hawera as area officer and acting adjutant, 2nd Mounted Rifles; Capt. Stevens remains a*-- Hawera, but as group commander; Sergt-Major Mahoney, Hawera. is transferred to New Plymouth; Sergt-Major Bodle from Manaia to Eltham, and Sergt-Major Bonar from Inglewood to Stratford.—Press Association.

An amusing incident occurred while the British footballers were practising ing Napier the other day. One of the British "dreadnoughts." who tuTnS the scale at 13.5, noticed a young enthusiast watching proceedings from the side line, an dp'casantly enquired: "Sonny, what team do you belong to?" "Sonnv" answered that be beyonged to thi Hawke's Bay team, land was going to nlay against the Britishers on the fo! lowing Saturday. The danger of allowing young children to wander on the street unattended was illustrated by a street incident last week. Whilst driving a buggy and pair up Devon street, a local business man was startled by seeing a little toddler of two rush from the footpath right in front of his horse's feet. Fortunately, be was onlv driving slowly, and was able to pull up promptly, or nothing could have saved the child from serious injury.

On behalf of a prisoner brought ur> for sentence at tbe Auckland 'Supreme Court on Friday, counsel eisked for leniency on the. grounds that the man was married and has two children. "That is a very common plea." commented His Honor. Mr Justice Hosking, "but it is quite illogical. If marri 1 men are to be treated more leniently than those nnl married, it is unfair to the latter, and it is like placing a premium on civile by married men." The Ro--a' numane Society of New Zealand h:v prepared new designs for its mcihil- and certificates, and sampbs of them were shown at the annual meet- ]'•- in ('ihristchurch. There arc three Jckir--''-. 'of medals; gold, silver and bronze. All have the sarnie design. On the obverse, there are figures of twi j men, one carrying the other on his j shoulders(. and the'words. "For Saving ! Life." On the edge there is the soeictv's

title. The reverse bete a wreath and a. space for the name 'of the person to whom the medal is given. The new certificates are less ornate than the old ones, but are more imposing and artistic. At a "baekblock" wedding recently solemnised the bride presented the groom with a chewywo'od pipe nnd a tin of tobacco. The groom's present to the bride was a bottle of scent and a tin of in3ectibane. The presents were described as numerous; and included two dozen rabbit-traps, two dozen yaT<ls of cretonne, a gridiron, a. plum axe, several copies of "Hansard," packet of boxthorn seeds, copy of Local Government Act,, a pair of bluchers, an automatic gun, a hurricane lamp, two flat irons, a green-hide whip, etc. Prior to the wedding, a football match between the farmers of the adjacent counties was held in honor of the occasion. So comprehensive is the field of activity for the cinematograph that it is a wonder New Zealand has not been more freely exploited in this direction. It is [ only in the course of the last few weeks, however, that the opportunity lias been I seized to make use of the material avail- | able, with the' result that picture, theI atres in England. America, and other parts of the world are shortly to he provided with their first Maori movingpicture play. The theme, is based upon the famous'legend of the beautiful Hinemoa, who swam many weary miles across the lake to her lover, Tutanekai. Mr. O. A. Tarr, an experienced theatrical man, has been responsiplc for the production, and a trial run of the film, which has a length of 2500 ft., has been pronounced by cinematograph experts as a perfect triumph. The picture was taken at Rotorua, and fifty Maoris participated in its production. Nowhere could finer natural scenic effects have been obtained, and t"ie lakes at Rotorua and the geysers at Whakarewarewa. play a very important part in the picture. Mr. Tarr says that he found the Maoris remarkable good subjects for cinematograph work. "While somewhat lacking in conception as actors, they are wonderful mimics, and the result is a picture which should do much to advertise the attraction of New Zealand's wonderland.

The following circular, addressed to some of the moneyed men of the city, outlines a proposal wbich at the lea-'t has the merit of novelty (says the Dunedin Star):— "Dear sir—Knowinjj that you are always interested in an opening for any investment in a good live business proposition, I take the liberty of presenting to you what seems to be an excellent business proposition, and ; :i which, no doubt, you will take a lively interest. Please advise me as to the amount of stock you wish to subscribe towards the forming of a company for the exploitation of this idea. The object of this company is to operate a large cat ranch in the Catlins district, where land can be either purchased or leased for the purpose. To start with, we wi'l collect about, say. 10(1,000 cats. F.aeh cat will average about 12 kittens a year. The skins sell from fid for the white ones to 3s for the pure black. We will have about 1.500,(100 skins to sell at an average of Is 3d apiece, making our revenue over C2OO a day gross. A man can skin 50 eats a rlav. TTe will charge from !-'•- to 10s a day' for his labor. Tt will take about 100 men to operate, this ranch, therefore the profit will be about ClilS a dav. We will feed the cats on rats, and will start a rat ranch adioini?ig the cat ranch; in fact, tin- district abounds ;n rats. The rats will multiply four tim-s as fast as the eats, aiuf if we start with' IOO.nOO rats we will have four rats a day for each cat, which is plenty. We will feed the cats oiv rats, and in turn will feed the rats on the stripped earcases of the cats, thus giving each rat one-fourth of a cat. It will be seen by these figures that the business is selfacting and automatic. The eats will eat the rats, the rats will eat the eats, and we will get the skins.'' For Chronic Chest Complaints. Wi-Mf Ireat Peppermint Cur e , 1/6, 2/0-

Co-operative Dairy Factory 00. manufactured 75 tons of butter and 18,0ffi) tons of cheese. The draft Bill in connection with the Moturoa-Opunake railway Ims passed through the printers' bauds and will l>e submitted to the Minister in the course of a few days The Eltham Sports and Pastimes Club have arranged a. meeting between J. Hegarty, champion light-weight of New Zealand, and W. Hannan, of Went Maitfond, N.S.W., to take place at El tliain in September.

Some anxiety is being felt amongst the Natives in the Patea district just now. three having died during the last week from a cause which at present cannot, be ascertained. There has been a particularly large influx of Natives into town during the past few days, most of whom are at present at Littl? Taranaki taking part in tbe funeral obsequies.—Patea Press. A Territorial stated in the Magistrate's Court at Hawera on Monday that his ctaiploycr bad prevented him from carrying wit bis musketry course. The magistrate remarked that generally he had found the employers very.good in assisting Territorials and cadets to attend tJheir parades. Employers had frequently done this at considerate inconvenience. He advised the defence officers to investigate the case under notice.—Star.

According to the Hawera Star s Eltham correspondent, Mr. C. A. Wilkvnson, M.P., states that the plans and specifications for the Gpunakc Railway are practically ready,, and that tenders ought to be called for in a few days. 1 lie first contract, which includes fencing, earth-work and culverts, will be for the third mile of the railway at Matapu station. The probable stations will be Te Roti, Matapu, Palmer Road, Kapuni, Mangawbero Road, AnToa, Oeo, Waikieka Road, Patiki and Opunake. A largely attended meeting of Kaponga residents was beld on Friday to meet the Town Board and discuss the question of electric light. Two alternative schemes were suggested—one in conjunction with the Kaponga Dairy Co.. and a scheme wherebv the Town Board would undertake the work independently at a cost of approximately £4001). Under this latter scheme it was estimated that the Board could pay interest on loan anil j working expenses, upkeep, etc., and still shwv a profit of from £2OO to £3OO on the first year's workine, with proportionate increases thereafter. The meeting unanimously affirmed its desire that some scheme of electric lighting be installed at Kaponga, and asked that the engineer should visit and confer witb them.

"It ia a wonderful tiling in this country that when teachers are crying out for better salaries there should he one professional man who returns his full salary of £SOO, and ,bv that his Board gains the advantage of £IOOO per annum," announced Mr. J. R. Kirk at the School Committees' Association last night, says the Poverty Bay Herald. This man, he said, was Mt. Frank Milner, rector of the Waitaki Boys' Kiffh School, who was making a tremendous sacrifice, hut was practically making Oamaru, and was building up characters and turning out manly men. The sp»aker subsequently explained that Mr Milner was able to run it on the profits of the boarding establishment. He was, however, spending money in many directions, such as splendid pictures for decorating the school walls, and he was doing good work in Empire building.

The story told by an objector to valuation assessment in the cpurt (says the Southland News) goes to show that some of our outback settlers are still called upon to face pioneering vicissitudes and troubles. The man in question was one of the original settlers who took up a section at Haldane in 1803, under the. late Sir .Tohn MeKcnzie's State farm scheme. He lives 25 miles from a railway and only an overgrown track, covered with lawyers and fallen trees, gives him access. He did this 25 miles on foot, tramping through the bush in heavy rain. He got to the railhead at dark, slept at night in his wet clothes, and came on to town next morning. "And I think I'll catch a cold, your Worship," he concluded. "And I certainly think you will," added the Magistrate encouragingly. The journey, however, was not made altogether in vain, as a substantial reduction was agreed to by the valuer. Whether this reduction will have full compensating value for the expected cold remains to be seen.

On the subject of pig farming, Mr. I. ft. Wilson said, in the course of his presidential address to the. New Zealand Farmers' Union Conference, that, somewhat, the industry was not looked upon with favor. However, it was a very profitable one. Mr' Wilson continued: "All our pigs are by-products of our dairying industry. But as converters of groin into meat they are unequalled. Take, for instance, the Opotiki country. There they grow large quantities of maize, wbich finds a market in Auckland. T believe if they converted the maize into meat on the farm it would pay much better. They do this with cattle in the United States; but here pork" and bacon are selling so well that this form of consumption of cereals would probably pay much better than beef. There, would be less expense, for the cobs would not require shelling. The pork could be sold as fresh meat or turned into bacon which always sells well. A farmer in Victoria lately found his barley was discolored and worth only Is fid a bushel. He determined to convert it into meat. He bought pigs at an average of about £2—-fattened them on crushed barley, made a profit of £1 a head, after all expenses were paid; in other words, he sold his barley at "s fid, instead of 2s, which was thc'prcvaillin.or price, although he did not consider he could have got more than Is fid for his. Such a result here, in our climate, could not be obtained without the expenditure of some capital in the way of buildings, for the feeding of pigs hi an enclosure of mud. as is too often seen on dairy farms, is not conducive to profit, but I am certain there is a large and profitable business in pig farming if it [were extended."

GOUT TRO'ULJiS MANY A MAX. Many people seem to think Mint wnt i. a privMoffe solely of those wealth v old gentlemen wlio liave nothing to do. and all day in which to do it." Never was Mitre a greater mistake, fiout is only form of the most prevalent disease —excess of uric acid in the Wood. Other troubles of the. same nature arc Ttheiimatic Gout, 'Rheumatism, rvimvtago. .Sciatica, Gravel. Stone, anil Neurii is." Xone of thc=e discuses, whether hereditary or acuuircl. would cause so much i>ain or suffering if taker, in hand when the. early symptoms were manifested. When the first aches and twinges of pain arc felt, it is necessary to take a medicine fhat will neutralise and eradicate the excess of uric, acid. That remedy is UIIKUMO. It possesses the rcmarkal.lp pom-r of ridding the system of uric acid and its deposits. Read the experience of a sufferer for 'oyer twenty years Mr TTnllcn. Cheviot, writes:—"RnTCnMO has done my wife a great deal of good. She got no good from the TT<Vmn;er Springs. Imving suffered from Chronic Rheumatism for war twenty vears." 2s Cd and 4s 6d.