LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 138, 4 November 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Pukekoho Times, owned by Mr. E. J. Eamos (late of Hawera) and Mr W. 0. OargiU (late of Stratford) has been sold to a local company. "Opium was introduced into China by the English," said Mr.; J p. W. Dickson, addressing the Wellington Court as solicitor for a Chinese delinquent "caught with the goods," "and now we jump on tlio poor Chinaman for smoking it. This man has the disease, and nothing but death will euro him of it."

f m W ® ar " in of a copy of a book !» v-ii j F ' ?' of this town, en- , .itled By River, fload, and Qlail -Through North-Eaat Africa." It is a '< interesting little publication, giving i, j. ®, ro! Kicr an insight into the coni ditions and lfe of that portion of the I great continent It is profusely illuatinted, well written and should coin mand, as it m?rifc}, a ready sale.

Altiiough the following little story may not be true, it is worth repeating. A stalwart recruit of 6ft Sin offered himself for tho Colonial Cavalry being raised in London, and gave his age as 43. Iho limit- is 42, but us the colonel looked over the man he said: "I will give you 10 minutes to consider your age a . m " , The recruit soon returned, flaying that on looking up dates he found he waa only 41. -He was promptly accepted. J

. Magistrate's Court yesterdav judgment for plaintiff was given in tlifollowing undefended cases :--G. K Jllanehard v. Jas. Crone, £8 10s Cd: and coats «s ; game v. Geo. Morhead, £4 los <d and costs ss;' sam 0 v. Fred Kendall, j 4s liOd and costs as. In the case of i-he AiB.C. Boot Co. (Mr Hutchen) v. ttm. Skipper, a judgment order was made for the payment of £7 Os, by instalments of 10s a month, in default six days.

What makoa the resistance of King Albert of Belgium f, O the German hordes ail the moTe herois is the fact that both 'he and his charoifing wife are as German as centuries of German blood can make them. Until the outbreak of the war among his most intimate friends were the Kaiser's sons. The Queen of the Belgians is also the namesake and god-daughter of the uniurdered Empre&a of Austria, who was her aunt. She has always maintained rtlie most affectionate relations with her uncle the Austran Emperor.

A startling state of things is revealed (says the Herald) by the completion of tile Wanganui main electoral roll, and it is to be feared that there are hundreds of pcoplo who are not yet aware that the wretched new system of making up the rolls has deprived them of their voting rig/its. As compared with the last roll, no fewer than 2500 odd names have been struck off, many of them being those of people who have never even their residence.

-The Supreme Court on Saturday delivered its decision in tie case of Alexander Gillies v. the Gune Milking Machine Company in favor of defendant. (Plaintiff had alleged that a patent was being infringed by the construction of defendant's machines, but the Court decided that under the circumstances plaintiff's claim was too wide. Defendant was granted half costs on the higher scale as if a claim for £OOO damages was concerned, and half costs during eleven extra days at £ls os per day and £8 8s per dav for second counsel.

Delighted German infantrr, according to the. Berliner Tageblatt, "captured a football from the Royal Scots and tried to play the Association game. Their efforts were so ludicrous and so disgusted two Royal Scots officers find three men who had been taken prisoners, that they offered to teach them. Eighty-five Germans delightfully accepted this ofl'er, and the Association rules were explained to them, with the result that the Germans are getting more injuries in the game than in battle.

largest estates of deceased persons finally certified for stamp duty last month were those of Agnes Mary Grace Wellington, £104,584; John Fcldwiek! Wellington, £45,938; William Alfred Oliver, Auckland, £35,57!); Samuel Walter Perry Peddle, lAuckland, £31,10.1; Sarah Whewell, Auckland, £IO,IOO- - Henson, Wellington, £13,313 The largest estates in Taranaki were:— Wm. Herbert Fen wick, £7109; Joseph Francis Gallagher, £2465; John H Hompton, £2129; -Matilda R. McLean, £1800: George Collingwood, £ 1499 - Bartholomew L, O'Brien, £1398.

Litst night the Salvation Army openr* 1 a sale of work ait the local Hall in connection with their annual self-denial iiuul -Tile ■buildup was nicely decorattn! ami the stalls were well furnished wi.h useful ami ornamental articles the sale of v'liieh was satisfactorily brisk. During lilts, evening an excellent programing of songs and recitations was given with much success, the audience 'being lavish m their appreciative demonstrations. Among -those who contributed Hems were: --Miss Smith (piano), Miss Rea ('soprano', Mr llenricks (tenor),'Mr Mcl/lellan (bass). The last named also gave some delightful recitations. The sale will be continued this afternoon and evening, a children's programme being given in 'the evening. The work on sale limits a visit of inspection—and the eaiwo is good

, At the Hawera Magistrate's Court on j Monday, one Percy Faulkner was with assaulting two little girls. \ Accused pleaded guilty. The Magistrate '/ (Mr Kcnrick, -S.il.) delivered to accused ; a homily upon the gravity of his offence, j remarking that it was all the worse, ■ in view of previous convictions against him for interfering wish young girls and j attempted' assaults upon women, and l then proceeded to convict and order him jto come up for sentence when called upon. ''We must protect the children in ' tho town," added the .Magistrate. It's a ' rather ijueer way of protecting children ; Magistrate Kcnrick has, most people will ! think.

| The cablo stating that the King gave I an audience to the Gaekwar of ituroila ■ indicates that the leading native prince ; of India has returned to Royal favor. .It will lie remembered that the (Jack war . was licid to have been guilty of diseuur- ; tesy to the King and Queen when they i kcld their famous durbar at Delhi. U | was said that this powerful Indian prince. . did not observe a respectful attitude ; when he approached the Royal dais to pay his homage along with a host of other native rulers, and turned his hack contemptuously on his Sovereigns. The Gaekwar denied that he meant to show any lack of respect to the King. A good deal of comment was en used in India at the time, and the Gaekwar was required to give an explanation of his discourtesy. He has now offered the whole resources of his State to the Kmpire for use in the war, and is himself going to the front. Tj<ist.--Tl.c person who lost that bottle dE DINGO, EUCALYPTUS in the coach yesterday can get another at Mr jUlen Vealc's for one shilling.