LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 167, 21 December 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr W. 11. Stone of Huirangi has again been selected judge of the Glyn Murray Do" Trials in the, Waiikato, w.hitili takes place on the 10th Marchj, Stone lias had the honour of jud 'ng at these Trials now for tiiree years. From there he goes oil to (lisborne to judge there early in April. Builders desirous of obtaining during t ; i? holidays the plans of tlie sub-sta-tion mul car sheds, tenders for which have been invited by the Borough Council, should make arrangements with tlie Town Clerk before the offices close. '4 At Hillsborough tlio other night the "Dutch" auctioneer sold again and again a box whose contents were gloriously in. dcMtc.| The box was not opened uhtil over £2 had been netted from the frequent change of ownership. Then it was found to be absolutely empty. Tim carrying business of Lutz and Co., Blake and Carlyle, and Farley and Matlii-son, on the 'Klthani-O.punake road, have been purchased by a company called the Transport Motor Transport Co., Ltd. The company proposes to employ motor traction exclusively and to cater fully for tin; lurrying trade of that part of Taranaki. The Patea Farmers' Cooperative Freezing Company, Ltd., are at present working at high pressure, and the season promises to be a very successful one. The completed .portion of the new building is being used daily, and when the whole of the new works are linisilied the handling of stock will ho still further facilitated (says the Press). The Maoris appear to be lliaving- an excellent time in tlie Auckland camp. The great majority of them are plentifully supplied with money anil lack for nothing. They spend much time in box- ' ing, and fight in a very milling manner. Tll-fceling has never been aroused and ihe combatants always shake hands afterwards. All are musically inclined, and a very largo number play the piano. Some play three and even four instruments, and one, who composes, intends to sit for the second portion of his degree as Bachelor of Music. Day or night, rain or sliine, heat oi cold —Camp Coffee dispels that physical exhaustion so often felt bv drivers of the mighty iron steed. Boiling v.'atfl and "Camp"—that is all you want. SEE OUR WINDOWS. First pjooils forwarded from sinco the war started. Piver's wellknown perfumes, powders, sacihets. Dainty Xmas gifts. At Sykea, chemist, New Plymouth. . , ~ i

In Egmont street', Pa tea, on Wednesday evening (says the Press) Father Duffy had occasion to leave his motorear on the street for a time, and wiliilc absent some mischievous individual interfered -with it and inserted the clutch, thus connecting tho engine with the' machinery of the car. Oil Father Duffy re-starting the car it of course commenced to move, and ran over him then upending against another ear further on. With- the exception of some scratches and bruises, however, Father ' Dully fortunately escaped injury.

At the Stratford Magistrate's Court .',.1 • V , (ri '' po, ' ts tl,e I>ost ) Frank i'Li i"' 1 ' 1 ! ors<! was charged with breaking into the dwelling-house of Charles Iluscoe, tailor, with intent to intimidate rhe said Charles Ruscoe, a 1-ed hlt"; aW - 1 CoUM ? 1 for accu sed asked that the charge be reduced to that of merely doing damage to the property. The case, he said,"arose asZ result of family differences. N 0 biow tatiiT W? 0 PCTS ° nal don " but in a lit of temper accused smashed \\ indows to tho extent of £3 12s. Accused .had undertaken to pay the damage to the seven windows, panel and door amounting m all to £3 12s, and Itnseoo' agreed to accept this. A fine of £ a °d costs was imposed, , ™

A spelial general meeting of sliarulioldcrs of the i.Woa Dairy Company was held at Inglewood on Saturday for the purpose of considering the proposal to contribute y s per cent. 011 shareholders' monthly cheques 'to the War Relief l'und. To he given effect to, the proposal would require to bo unanimously agreed to, but it was evident that there were quite a number who objected to the 'scheme, not from any lack of patriotism, but because they did not "wish to appear to have been forced into making a donation to a fund to which all had contributed and were quite willing to contribute freely to again. A resolution was .passed that 110 action be taken in the matter of the levy.

Ihe local money market continues r!ii UVtn tenor of its way, shotting very j little effect from the world-wide disturbance consequent, upon the war (states tlie Trade Review). Money is naturally not available in large sunis for Government and municipal loans at normal rates; in .fact, the value of money generally is somewhere above lioimal, but for the ordinary commercial and industrial needs of the community there is a sufficient supply of funds, and the banks lontinue to meet all legitimate requirements in this direction. The enormous demand for funds in tiie world's money markets caused by tho war is bound to keep up rates for' some tune to come, and constquently loan flotations arc out of the question. The splendid prices which are being realised for our staple lines of produce will bring m a very large supply of funds, wtiile it is anticipated that our imports will' exhibit a shrinkage for some time, and consequently our trade account. will show an excellent credit ibalance. This will maintain the supply of mosey for general trading requirements at a satisfactory level, and tend to kee.p 1 cites steady at fi fairly normal- figure," At the Magistrate's Court, Stratford, 011 Friday, before Mr Ken rick; Mi., j Charles Jveathem claimed fly against j Thomas Kidd, fanner, of Waipuku, heiny | balance due under an agreement for! | milking On shares. Mr 11. ]£. Lawrence' appeared for plaintiff, and Mr J. R. L. j .Stanford represented defendant. Counsel stated that out of a claim of £lo,' X3V had been paid, £lO being retained' by defendant. 'Mr Stanford said the defence wa 3 that the plaintiff' had not left certain farm tools as he promised to do under the agreement. Evidence was gi\en by plaint.ill, his wife and son and b. Spence (solicitor). The defendant, giving evidence, said that £lO had been left with .Messrs Spence and Stanford., his solicitors, as a guarantee that Leathern had given an order to another to pay the £lO balance of the money due from Mr Kidd to a third party, and Mr Stanford submitted that. Leathern had no .ownership of the £lO, and therefore should he non-suited. The Magistrate,! ill reviewing the case, said that defen-j I dam; had been .perhaps somewfliat slack ] I and had sot seen ihat tile tools were' properly handed over at the time Lea-! j tllem left. Plaintiff would be non-' suited. The fact was that plaintiff by giving an order in favour of another to receive moneys Iliad the effect of debar-' ring .plaintiff from taking any action ' Post, y. 1 'The Rev. T. (1. Hammond, in an interesting history of the early Maori, raises the question as to -whether the missionaries or settlors were responsible for the introduction of the blackberry (says the Hawcva Star). A correspoii-1 dent, who claims to _ have had a good '; knowledge of the various weeds in this province prior to the war. writes to say i tnat, in his opinion, settlers, with a ; i desire to push on colonisation and re- i produce British growths in New Zealand, j introduced the blackberry in the | seventies, when it was largely planted l as hedges, the fruit being used extcnsi\cly for wine-making and preserves. At fiist the black/berry was looked upon as a godsend; but subsequent events have proved the faJlacy of this belief. Ihe same correspondent mentions the great scare caused in Taranaki when the Scotch thistle first, made its appcaia."'e .' ~ J ' ''' s V:ls the days of provincialism. I'arnicrs were nearly driven frantic by the demands made upon them ™ -r c ' ra(licatiol i of Scotch thistles.. 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