GENERAL NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 2776, 26 July 1907, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

The speed at which a horse Gould walk was discussed at the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court recently, when, in answer to an inquiry as to whether liis horse could walk six miles an hour, one cabdriver stoutly maintained that it coulu. “I’ve got the horse outside,” he continued, “and 1 would be most happy to oblige the gentlemen with a tfial."

An Auckland resident has completed an invention which bids fair to put a serious difficulty in the way of the thieving fraternity. He claims that it securely locus any window either when closed or open, that it cannot be manipulated from outside, that there can be no annoyance from rattling, and that the system of weights and cords may be done away with. A Nebraska dairyman says lie once tested the milk of a cow when she was suffering from the excitement of being chased about. The Babcock tester showed 2.3 per cent of butter fat ; next morning the test showed 4.1 per cent; and in a week, when she had regained lied wonted state of mind, she tested 6 per cent. The output of the Eltham dairy factory for the past season, the Argus reports, constituted a record in its history. Altogether 8074 tons of butter were manufactured and £60,019 paid out to suppliers. The year's working leaves a balance of £2OOO still to be distributed, and this will bring the amount paid per lb for butter fat up to 101 c! per lb. as against 10.24 d last year. The busiest month was December, when 1224 tons of butter was manufactured and £10,644 paid out.

Two New Zealand boys were amongst the performers at the Royal Academy Students’ Chamber Concert at Queen's Hall, on 31st -May. They were M aster Victor Harris, the clever little violinist, and Master Frank Hutchins, pianist. Master Harris played excellently, and created a good impression. Mrs B. I). Harris, of Palmerston, yesterday received several press clippings and letters, in all of which reference is made to the most favourable impression created by her son, young Victor, his playing giving great satisfaction to bis masters. The Daily Times stated it was rpiite refreshing to find such a promising boy student. a> it was usually girls who were most in evidence. Master Frank Hutchins, formerly of Hawera, who played three Chopin studies, was specially complimented by Professor Matthay on his performance, "which, ' he said, “was the performance of an artist, and lie played even better than on any previous occasion.” A 'Spanish Government official of Lucent. Castellon. committed suicide bv placing twelve dynamite cartridge under Ins bed and filing them. I he* bouse was destroyed. Th baby Prince of Austria's name ha- been entered on the roll of the regiment to which he has been app 1 unfed. He wears the regimental niinde-r in gold pinned on hi- bib. and a bed m the barracks ba- been reserved for him as tlie latest recruit. Rheumo ba.s cured thousands of suf j ferers from rheumatism, gout., sm- ! atica. lumbago It will cure you. Try i it. All stores and chemists, 2s 6d and Is 6d. A positive cure.

Some members who were elected under the Seddoa regime cannot understand the system of dealing with their requests by tlie present Government. For instance, the other day Mr Ross, M.H.R., for Pahiatua, complained that “so early in the session it was reasonable to expect Ministers to do something for those who supported them, but lie was not satisfied with a single answer he had received!”—Feilding Star. “Don’t flinch, don’t foul, and hit the line hard,” was the maxim borrowed from the football field which President Roosevelt gave as a rule of life for boys when presenting the prizes recently at the Friends’ School at Washington. The unconventional wooin gof two lovers has led to a curious incident on the Pennsylvania Railway. There have recently been several attempts to wreck express trains, and the track has been guarded with unceasing vigilance. The Pittsburg detec. tives were informed that at a certain spot the wreckers were at work. They made a rush, and found a youth kneeling over one of the rails and tapping it with a coupling pin. They seized and handcuffed him. A rnilo up the track they found a girl with her ear to the rail waiting for the tappings which had suuuenly ceased. The mystery was then explained. The lovesick pair bad devised a code of taps by means of which they were nccu tomed to communicate with each other.