LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume L, Issue 9003, 27 January 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Eighteen htindred people went from Hawera by train to witness the quickstep at the> racecourse on Thursday. The final for the 75yds (junior cup) was awtfm last evming at the baths, and reBtiltedih a win for Grant (scr), by about fifac feot,'McNivon (15see) being the same dtotn-ns*, in. front of Cnmeron (7sec). Sevens (flaac) nlso started. Tune, 66 4*6. The- nefct dab race, . 75yds sweiepetalce (open), will take place on Wednesday , ©,v«ning.>ju»ct. , g; During the time which Judge King Se- ■, quired to compile his notes and allot? points on n ight a bMUitifully xeadefbd cornet solo was given by the chanipionfiof New Zealand, Bandsman Fox, d the PjLl- ! meraton North Brass Band. . A tremladous'x>ration was accorded this .superb player.

Mr Deem, .Stock Inspector, has been informed that no supplies of lymph can be sent m tune, so the appointment, made for r.*xt week for inoculating calves cannot be Ktpt.

Druni-Major Lister (Taranaki Garrison iJand) is the winner of the medal donated by .Mr Sargent for the drum-major of the band scoring the most military points in the quickstep. c Owing to the bad weather and heavy sea on, Manakau bar the Takapuna was delayed, and instead of arriving at Xew Plymouth this morning is not expected to arrive till 8 o'clock to-night. She will start on her return trip as usual to-night. Fortunately for the peace of mind of those responsible for the shipping arrangements, we on this portion of the coast (&ays the TaraiSaki Herald of Friday) are rarely plagued with such a dense fog as that which clothed the town and sea-board, but by all accounts it. is general throughout Taranaki to-day. It has sorely tried the patience of shipmasters and upset the calculations of the local' agents. The s.s. Rarawa arrived from the north at an early hour this morning, '■ bu;t Captain Xorbury took no risks, and stood well out to boa. Her presence was notified by siren shrieks, which were answered by detonator fog signals from the shore, but in the dense fog mantle which enveloped the sea the- vessel's whereabouts eluded all search by. the steam launch. The passage iii was too .fraught with hazard, iri ihe circumstances, and the steamer laid well out awaiting a favorable opportunity to land, no doubt to the joy, of the passengers, whose on atmospheric vagaries is probably too candid for publication. The reil lifted- shortly before 2 a'clock. . The harbor officials- saw a vessel off. Oma'ta at that, hour steaming for the breakwater TJie s s. Corinna was also expected off the i coast at an early hour this morning, but I her exact whereabouts weije, up to, 2 p.m a .matter of conjecture. J&p fog enveloped the., town an the evening, -and a white misty palljobscurea .the view, in all direc™M'" In the niain itre'ets it" was at times almost, impossible to, get a .glimpse* of anything more than 100 yard's away, arid for the first time for a year or two the sea was. "iy 1 ? 1^?-^^ 0 ™ Dwori stre# 4 se locality toldVby the shrieking of the engines. . Accompanied by nroggy^heat and mist, the' .visitation- has been one of th© Worst th© town has experienced. . i.^ r .B e nt,; the Victorian Premier, 1 us- a comical fellow. . .{-The fdUqwjng. .appeared lately in a Melbourne.. paper rrr-Sheparion, Friday.— When, the Premier (Mr-Bent)" arrived .here with his cofleagua (MrMackey) °°: Friday.-Tiight, h© stepped from the railway;.cafr»age_witlj.Jiis.han4; held to his J aw \ *>**&' was suffering fnnn ,, a: painful toothaclie. At supper uvtfte evening Mr Bents tooth was still .aching.-? The Chairmanj - (Councillor, Nase) expressed; P^M) sajd that Mr Bent would not be excused from a speech. Mr Bent began a V ™itk. his hand, to. his. face, but soon became warmed vinto oratory on the question of .water conservation. "We. .will make thm a, land flowing witJi mijk and ",?*?y>" .«• «xclaimed. , At, the .end of the applause Mr Bexit uttered a. whopping cry. The Chairman -leaned fonsjiwJf;anxiously "Ah!*'. said.Mr Beiit, "njK-to&hoche^Ah.!. The d—-r thing has "p^led out 1 or $topf^ d ! : J £ ai] * d on the - g^P l?/.«a»"e ,me, and they did. I feel no more j?aih.f , .(Cheers and laughter.) Mr. Bent's toothache did not trouble him .again, that «venisg.

A correspondent from ,a) Mallee (Vie ) town writes to the Melbourne Age asfollows:—"Some sensation* -has ' been caused intone of the. local cooogregatdons on account of the clergyman appearing in the IfUlpifc in what has. been- called "rational dress.' .The. incident- occurred last Sunoay, in a church ten miles away. The temperature was 115d«g.,in the shadeTh© clergyman arrived late,- and the congregation was already .seatedin, the heated church' when he ascended .the pulpit. Instead of- a ; black suit and gown, he wore a pair of tennis trousers, creased down the legs; a- soft print shirt, with a pale pink stripe; a broad -waistband; and a>pair of light shoes; -He looked odol,- but nervous, as he expressed the hope that the congregation would not object to his preachinc m this costume. A lady in a black bonnet : I do— most emphatically. The .clergy man: In that case, 1. -am .sorry, for the rest of my apparel isatj my home, ten miles away. I would beg to be excused for once, on account of th© excessive heat. The service then proceeded with.' the customary decorum. At its conclusion many of the' men who were present came forward and congratulated the clergyman on the comfortable costume he had adopted. The Berlin Medizinische Gesellschaft has recently been occupied with a unique case, which is described by Dr Schuster in tifoe latest number, of the Beliner Klinische Wochenschrift. It is . a case of a furrier, sixty years old, who awoke early one morning and noticed that fa* could no longer read,; or, as he himself expressed it, "could noi put; together' the letters:" Ho understands everything said' to him, speaks in normal fashion/but cannot nead either printed or' written matter.' Strange to say, figures and numbers present no difficulty to him. He can write, but what he has written he cannot read, nor does he again recognise his own handwriting. • He recognises all objects which are 'shown -him,' but as sooa as these are delineated on paper, even common objects, such as a house, a boot, or a flag, he fails to- recognise them, iust as a very young child fails. It is- erroneous to suppose that his sight' i<» in any way affected. Dr Schuster comes tk> the conclusion that an interruption has taken place in < the connection between, the pa tient's sphere of sight and his 'powers of associating ideas. Dr Schuster calls the newly-discovered disease "soul-blind-ness." Recently a mastiff "belonging to a wellknown Ballarat (Vie.) barrister bounded into the shop of a butchery and seizing a choice leg of mutton carried it off. ' Some days subsequently the butcher called" on the barrister, and sought ibis 1 advice in regard to the matter. Hje "stated a case" as follows : — "A dog, sir, enters my shop, and runs away 1 with a' leg of mutton. Should the owner "of the dog -make good my loss?" "Certainly," replied the barrister. ; "Well, then,'\ said the .butcher, "it was your' dog tto* 'canned off 'my .mleafc, and I expect payment" for it." .'"Most decidedly," replied counsel: ""What amount do you claim ?" The tradesman 1 fixed .the compensation at half a crown', wHich was immediately paid. "Next dayjiibwewr, the butchier was surprised when • he a J.ill from' tlte barrister, who 1 claimed 10s 6d for "legal advice." The debt was repudiated by tlhe butcher, but tie. barrister pressed the demand. The buteher t then corsultsd his solicitor in expectation of being informed that he . was aot>.;legally bound to pay the fee temanaetf by.counsel, but th© solicitor saftl ifcai the* barrister ■' had really been ashed for a professional opinion, and this having been given, ,he was entitled to charge a fee. This i: was' aowrdinfely: paid* but th»v skiiatkra 1 -was aggravated- wfieh; the soKcitO^ bilfed -theunfortunate btrieherfor another iee'of 10s 6d;-foT v .deciding:hw disputea -witfo TtKet gentleman .of th» long Six*©. ? Thev'owner ■ of ' the ■ stoieri joint -iS'< mows loed; in- ■%?&•■ denunciation of layfyeißv^sfod; tlieir , I&wer and- • vows- that 'when r ;z««tt a prarohng canime-'puto its there will be- uooeremonfoua daughter. • -Nominataonsifor members oflhe Pate* Harbor Board «ref called. ' -' v -