LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Eltham Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., is now manufacturing over five tons of butter per day. The Egmont County Council decided yesterday that it had no objection to ■its roads being used by competitors in the Taranaki circular road race, Cr. To=iand remarked 'that the committee would have to accept all responsibility in the event of accident. “We have in New Zealand I’2 or 13 cows with records of over 700 lb of but-ter-fat, and all 'but one were bred in Taranaki, or of Taranaki stock,” said Mr. (E. Griffiths, secretary of the New Plymouth Jersey Breeders’ Club, at the annual sale of pedigree bulls at Waiwakaiho yesterday. In apologising for the absence of one of the pedigree bulls catalogued for yesterday’s sale- under the auspices of the North Taranaki Jersey Breeders, Mr. H. B. Lepper, president of the New Plymouth Club, stated that the animal had been sold privately. This was not as it should be, he stated, and the committee han decided 'that the offending ex-owner would not be allowed to take part in any future sales under their auspices in ' North Taranaki. He also added that there were some animals at the sale which should not have been there, and which were not very desirable animals. The committee afterwards rejected six of the beasts from the catalogue.
Webster Bros, advertise a big sale to-day of 550 cases of choice Nelson dessert and aookiuK The sale >« at 2 o clock.
To-day marks the twenty-third anniversary of the outbreak of the Boer War, which began on October 11, 1899. It was of particular interest to New Zealand as, for the first time, troops were sent away from our shores in response to the Empire’s call, the first contingent sailing for (South Africa on October 21, 1899.
Another protracted passage was made by the steamer Rimu yesterday, which did not arrive from Onehunga till 4.40 yesterday afternoon. The length of the trip was largely due to the vessel being delayed for several hours on the Manukau bar on Tuesday night. The vessel remained in port last night and sails north again at noon to-day.
At the War Pensions Commission Colonel Pow said emphatically that a man’s pension for his physical disability should not be interfered with. It was his. He instanced a case in which a man who committed an offence lost his position, was fined substantially by the magistrate, aijd also lost a considerable amount of his pension. A man should not be penalised three times for an offence. It was a thorny question, and he could only suggest that each man’s case should be considered on its merits.
The quarterly returns of business transacted through the New Plymouth Magistrates Court show that for the period ended (September 30 there were 11 sittings presided over by the Magistrate for the hearing of civil business. The number of plaints entered totalled 193, and 116 cases were heard. The total amount sued for was £3637 12s 4d, and the amount recovered was £1349 14s 4d. Sixteen distress warrants were issued and four warrants of committal were issued. There were 35 sittings for the hearing of criminal charges, 22 of which were presided over by the Magistrate, and 13 by Justices of the Peace. The number of persons brought before the court totalled 15/, of whom 120 (including two females) were brought up on summons and 37 by arrest. The fees paid in stamps were: Civil, £2ll 13s 6d; criminal £2O Ils. Fines, etc., paid in stamps amounted to £9l 17s 6d.
At Eltham yesterday, Denis Brew was fined £1 and costs for assaulting Patrick O’Connor in Bridge street. Constable Townsend said Brew had met O’Connor in Bridge street, outside the Central Hotel. O’Connor wanted to shake hands with Brew, but the letter refused, saying he did not wish to shake hands with a man like O’Connor. Brew admitted -that he then hit O’Connor, knocking him down, inflicting severe facial injuries. O’Connor was carried into the hotel, where his injuries were attended to. Brew gave evidence that O’Connor was an enemy of his, and he objected to shaking hands with the man in the main street and in the presence of a crowd of peple. He acted upon impulse in striking him. Particulars of the drowning accident at Waitotara show that the victim, F. W. Verry, was crossing the river by a shallow ford for the purpose of whitebaiting, and that by the time he was prepared the tide had risen some three or four feet, blinding the ford and causing the unfortunate young man to mistake the direction and step into a dangerous hole. Being unable to swim, he was at once in difficulties, and before aid could reach him he had met his death. The fatality was witnessed by Mr. Talbot, who was fishing some distan "e away and was unable to render assistance. He summoned help as promptly as possible, and dragging operations' were soon in progress, the body being recovered by Mr. H. Hipgins some two hours later after the sad oewrence.
In the readjustment of duties in the Wellington City Engineer’s department of the corporation may be found the beginnings of a change of far-reaching importance to the future development and progress of Wellington (says the Dominion). The Mayor (Mr. R. A. Wright) has described the change so far as it relates to Mr. Morton as the thin end of the wedge opening the way to the appointment of a general manager of the city’s undertakings. Mr. Morton is to exercise a general supervision over the './hole of the corporation’s activities, and pereonally it will be his duty to advise i and plan for the improvement of services i and conditions with a proper regard to i the future growth and development of ! (he city. This should mean an end to haphazard methods, and an orderly and systematic progress along carefully planned lines. The city manager idea of' course, is only in its inital stage in Weii lington, but the step now taken by the City Council may ibe expected to lead to : still better things. Though greatly overworked, Judges of the Supreme Court do not spend all their time on the Bench, as a- witness in the Hamilton Supreme Court found out to his sorrow. All witnesses had been ordered out of Court, when the case in question started in the morning. In the afternoon, a witness, who had given some evidence before the Bench, altered hi« evidence in some material facts. Mr. Justice Stringer asked the witness if he had discussed the case during the adjournment with a previous witness. He said he had just mentioned it. The Judge gently plied him with further questions, and finally asked him if he had been talking to the witness under a certain verandah. The witness replied in the negative, but admitted talking to him under another verandah a few yards away. He persisted, however, that he had not discussed the case in detail. He received a severe shock when the Judge said he had personally seen him talking, and, moreover, had heard him being instructed as to what he should say. The witness, greatly discomfited, left the box fully satisfied that his memory was not as good as the Judge’s powers of observation.
The heavy taxation under which the country is labouring was remarked upon by Mr. Albert Spencer, president of the Auckland Employers’ Association, in a conversation with a Post reporter. “The business community will have to get relief from this burdensome taxation,” said Mr. Spencer. Not only was Government taxation oppressive, but business people were also suffering from high municipal rates in many cases. Excessive borrowing on the part of local bodies was deprecated by Mr. Spencer, as it tended to increase the burden on the already overloaded taxpayer. In his opinion, municipal trading concerns should be subject to taxation because they competed' with private enterprises which were taxed. Through failing to tax municipal trading departments the Government was annually losing £400,000. The Auckland tramways was a case in point. Previous to the City Ciuncil taking over the tramways, the private company paid the Government £26,000 a year, but since the undertaking had been purchased by the municipality that money was lost, as the 'council did not have to pay any taxaj tion upon the trams.
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'“People are very backward in paying their rates this year,” said the chairman of the Finance Committee at the meeting of the Newmarket borough council, Auckland, last week.
An old Irish lady at the Otaki races invested £l. When she found they had given her a ticket on No. 8 instead of No. 7 she told the crowd her mind, but when No. 8 paid £l7 she danced with joy and told the onlookers that she was (suffering from the luckiest mistake of her life.
“It takes over 125 years before a silver pine tree has grown to sufficient size to enable it to be cut for an electric transmission pole,’ - said Mr. W. Waters, engineer of the ManawatuOroua Power Board, to a Standard representative. “Some of the trees in the Pokaka area,” he added, “which are approximately 22 inches in diameter, have been estimated by the Forestry Department ranger, Mr. Crowley to be at least 400 years old. The work of counting the rings by the aid of a magnifying glass was an interesting process.”
The Otaki correspondent of the N.Z Times writes: “While a party of motorists was journeying to Linton from Wellington on Thursday evening, the car collided with the railing of the Waitohu bridge, and after shifting away nearly 40ft of timber turned a somersault and fell into the stream, a drop of 15 feet. The occupants were pinned in the shallow water, but the mishap was witnessed by two youths, who went to the assistance of the unfortunate ones. They were extricated with difficulty and found to be suffering from shock and slight bruises, but otherwise well. They were conveyed to a private hospital in Otaki. The car, a fine one, was smashed to pieces, only the -wheels being uninjured.” The opening chapters of a new serial story by E. Phillips Oppenheim is the outstanding feature of the Novel Magazine, August issue, now to hand from Messrs Gordon and Gotoh. “The Mysterious Millionaire,” as the story is titled, promises to be one of Oppenheim’s best. Many other popular writers are represented in this issue, among them being A G Greenwood, Eden Phillpotts and Edgar Wallace. Peggy O’Neill, the stage star, contributes an entertaining article on stage life, whilst the half minute stories and jokes in the “Heard This One?” section are really original;.
The Waiwakaiho annual bull fair will be held on Saturday next, the entries for which total 150 head, made up principally of pedigree and grade Jerseys. Particulars of the sale are advertised in auction columns.
Visitors and local residents should not fail to visit ‘the nurseries of Messrs. Duncan and Davies’, Ltd., Westown, during the next ten days. They now have a very fine display of rhododendrons, azaleas, maples, and other spring flowering shrubs in bloom. Some fine values in travelling gear have opened out at the Melbourne. For instance: Dark tan leatherette attache cases, 16in. 14/6, 18in. 16/6; fibre cane and tan leatherette suit cases ; 22in. 23/6, 24in. 25/6, 26in. 27/6. High grade solid leather suit cases, presentation quality, 22in. 79/6, 24in. 87/6, 26in. 95/-.
On Friday afternoon next, Newton King, Ltd., are offering for sale by auction a freehold property of over a quar-ter-acre, with six-roomed dwelling thereon. This property is situated in Devon Street West, within a few minutes’ walk from the post office. It has also a frontage to Aubrey Street. The house is in very fair order, and for a small sum can be made an attractive and comfortable home. Prospective home seekers should keep this sale in view.
Particulars of a clearing sale, to be held at Kaimata on Friday next, on account of Messrs. Clifford Bros., are advertised in our auction columns. The herd consists of over 60 young cows, mostly in milk. There is also a full range of farm implements and machinery, included in which is a four-cow Ridd milking plant in first-class order. Buyers of dairy cows and implements should attend this sale.
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