LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81911, 24 December 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

*** The "Taranaki Daily News" will not. he published to morrow or the following day (Christinas Day and Boxing Day). The New Plymouth Courthouse closed on Saturday, and will reopen on the 4th January. There is an unusually great amount of sickmvs about New I'lypnuutli this Christmas. ,Sonic of tile' loeal families' Christmas will not be very happy. Owing to the holiday rush, the l'a I'llwa made a daylight - trip from OneInmga yesterday, arriving at New Plymouth late last evening. The attendance at the Exhibition for the week ending oil Friday night was 71!,000, making the total to date u0C,200. Telephone Exchange subscribers arc advised to note that on Christinas Day the Exchange will be opened from 0 a.m. to 10 a.m. Oil the other holidays the usual hours will be observed. IT. Strattnn Izard, bankrupt soliei tor, of Grcvtown, was charged before the Court at Masterton on Saturday morning with misappropriating trust money, and was remanded till 31st December, bail being allowed, himself C-iOUO and two sureties of .C2OOO.

A small party from Wellington will arrive in Eltham to - night with a view to spending a few days on Mount Egmont. Mr G. A. Hurley, who lias not been up the mountain for the past eight years, is one of the party.

The Taranaki attractions for the holidays are:—Taranaki Jockey Club's races, Wednesday and Thursday; Axemen's Carnival, Wednesday aild Thursday; on Boxing Night and the three nights following, grand carnival and art union in aid of sports grounds.

The New Plymouth Borough surfacemen have been engaged of late in cleaning up the streets, most of which now bear a spick and span appearance.

Alterations now made in the ElthamOpunake coath service will enable residents of Opunake to make the journey to New Plymouth and back on the same day.

At the inquest at Hasvera on Saturday, concerning the death of W. Thompson, who died from the effects of a railway accident at Ii ormanby on Monday, a verdict of accidental death was returned, no blame being attachable to anvone.

The first mail train on Saturday evening was one of the longest, if not the longest, seen at the station. The train was crowded, while the second mail was also well filled. The Auckland boat, which did not get away till late, was crowded.

Canadians are not overpleased at Mr Bryce's appointment as British Ambassador at Washington, says a cable from Ottawa, They mistrust him, and consider he overlooked Canadian interests in the past. His programme and tendencies are also disliked.

Quite an amount of interest was taken m the quaint actions of a couple of penguins off the breakwater on Sunday The birds were young ones, evidently bred on one of the adjacent rocks. The penguins being expert divers and great fishers had a regular "fes Live time" amongst the large shoals of herrings around the wharf. Walter H. Dawson, a chemist, was charged at Auckland on Saturday with importing opium in a form suitable for smoking, and malting a false declaration, The defence was that the material was bismuth and opium for the manufacture of pills. Defendant was fined £IOO and costs (iilli 2s) on the first charge, and £SO with costs (£5 10s) on the other, Although Saturday was not Xmas Eve quite a number of hilarious individuals evidently thought the occasion a fitting one to'»have a day out." One of these, becoming a little mixed, started out for home, and getting on the wrong tack found himself on the footbridge that spans the railroad near tiie station Ho steadied himself for a while and gazed long and earnestly at the bridge and the broad ocean, and was heard to murmur in rather surprised tones: "This (hie) tile Waiwakai- (hie) ho bridge a' right, bnt (hie) what a big (hie) Hood." The tido was full at the time.

We are in receipt of a copy of that most useful production, the Star Almanac and Directory for 1007. Its former standard of excellence is weft sustained, tile pages extending this year to 404. Particulars of Court sittings, meetings of boards, holidays, mails, etc., arc given, together with information of service to fanner and business man alike. The proprietor is to be complimented upon turning out such a really fine production, which should meet witli a large sale.

St, John Ambulance Association lias just completed its filial examination. Mvs Martin, Mrs St. Clair, und Miss C. Douglas passed successfully in their third examination, qualifying for medallions, Dr. I'ookes was the lecturer and Dr. Home examiner. The Ladies' I'irst Aid Class lias a membership of •ill; inan.v of these did not go up for examination. The successful candi dates were Misses Olive K. Baker, Laura F. lirojyn, I!ul,v M. JL;lsirke| Xina (i. Gray, Ann:e M. .Mountt'ui'd. -Mary C. l'apps, Agnes Ovenden, 11. \\ U.vley, Inez I!. .Smith. 11. Williams, Agnes Wilson, Dorothy H. Govctt,' Mary Uaddrell, Ethel Standish, MVs J' 1 . \\ ilson. The examining doctors reported that the standard of th;- successful candidates was on the whole satisfactory, and that the last four named acquitted themselves with distinction. Dr, Fookes was lecturer, and Dr. iVylie ;jnj| Dr. Wiiekley were the examiners, A men's lirst ajil class was also started, but for want of in terest on the members' part it was aUinduned..

-V lesson to yonng men to restrain their nniiiuil spirits) «, Jittle was taught at the Police Court 011 Saturday, when three building citizens were summoned 011 charges of disturbiutf tile residents of a huuse occupied by Jits J!r,,adm,:;!([, in jiobe street, one of thy r,u being also charged with using insulting language. " It vvus shown that the occupants wore an noyed by repeated banking at the door, the oljensiiu language (induing (luring the altercation which followed. Sergeant Haddrcll and Constable Cullen interfered at the crucial moment, awl a of blue paper ell'ec|.ually ended Hi,- possibility of a repetition ,Jf sucli conduct. .Mr r. s. Weston and ill- Arthur fcjtamlish appeared for t| lu delendants, urging in extenuation that it was only "a liovish ireak." The Jiench. .Messrs C. Ji.' liellringer and 11. !•'. fiussell, J.'sl'., thought the object had been served by bringing \.] H; .voiing men before (lie Cni'rt, lnissiiil the intornialiojij. < ' -I '

From now on tp Christmas the Melbourne Clothing - Company are making a special daily outside ilemoiWiation uf their famous laiijrmado Suits, ready to wear. Buyers should make a point of seeing "this iiim s (lisp.ay, as the goods are quite out of the ordinary and compare favourab.y with five guinea to measure Sluts at about half the price.—MI'KUl'iT I'HOiI PIGS. 1o obiiu tuc maximum amount of proof fr,, w tli c pig-, it, i 5 iicavarV '"at e a iy maturity be ensured. Jo s|, i ore this, feed one pound of ''Sueiommo a t a co 4of one penny per '7 t ", ciu " h P'K- The result; will astonHi you. Write for particulars '! J' "• MacKwan and Co., New tymoutli.

COST OF SKJ'AIIATOR REPAIRS. •\lr. h Jiloniquist, I'roprictor of the lanranjsi JMiry (!,, writ(3 ag fol . n"' "i. lVl! '''inning the 440 on Jialtie separator for nix months, m" X|.e:,k too highly of it. a s*ftif.ract sst fnm (i ; i' n nd <llc " lll! ' llinc runs SO tiuo (ha|, |I|U loji apit bottom beurshow no signs of wear at all. iliG machine puts through tho 440 Rations per hour quite comfortably, \o* pan make what use you like of tills, as I shall eetamly recommend everyone to givo the Baltic n trial, ihe maeluno constantly skims down to .02. For particulars writo to J. B.