LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 171, 12 August 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mails fur United Kingdom (via Suez), despatched on July 2nd, arrived at London on August Bth; the mail despatched on July Oth (via Vancouver) arrived at London on August Dili. Two cyclists, Newton Allen and Arthur Lovegrove, made their bow before j the Magistrate yesterdav morning, nnd were lined and eosU for ridini ;>n ihe i borough footpaths', The borough inspector has a further list of delinquents for next Wednesday's sitting. The draft Hi!! which is being promoted with the object of effecting an exchange of racecourse section# between the Borough Council and the Taranaki Jockey Club ha* now been approved by the Borough Unserves Committee, which is , now- satisfied tha«t the rights of the public aW conserved. • The jewel presented by the Mount lCgmont* Lodge of Freemasons to its secretary las>t .night was a beautiful specimen of the jeweller's art. Member* of the Lodge were greatly pleased with the excellence of thr- workmanship, which was a distinct credit to the town and a llattering testimony to the skill of Mr. N. (ireiner, the New Plymouth jeweller, to whom the order had been entrusted. Mr. K. P. Webster, secretary of the Taranaki .Agricultural Society, has received a letter from Mr. F. Gillanders, 1 manager of the Mouiahaki State Farm, ; stating that he will be pleased tp deI liver a lecture in Xew "Plymouth on the I 24th inst., dealing with the ''lmprovement of Pasture Lands." The .subject is one that is daily becoming more important to Taranaki farmers, and the , lecture should be well attended. Mr. lord, custodian of the Carnegie Library, InK brought unde,- our notice that s'ome frequenters of the reading room are in the habit of mutilating newspapers and magazines in the library. 'lhere have been numerous cases of mischief of this sort latterly, and a Wiitch is bein<r kept in view of discovering the culprit*, ft is a pitv that manv people are apt to take "French leave' where public property is concerned. Old customs die hard, and frequent evidence _of this well-known fact is forthcoming when our pioneers foregather and indulge in reminiscences. An

instance occurred at »Saturday's meeting of the Nctd-aiis' Association. A mem-

ber, who has filled several public and semi-public positions in New Plymouth for very many had occasion to oiler a few words of suggestion, in the course uf which it became necessary for him to jefej- to a certain parade of veterans at the Drill Hall. JJut,ijltl}ougli j be cudgelled his brains in an embarrassed silence for some moments he could not bring to the tip of bis tongue the present name of the building. .So he reverted l,, i Hie old-time designation of "the militia oflico," and his old comrades-in-arms understood. * When Messrs W. 11. Skinner and R. C. Hughes left the Borough Council Chamber on Monday night, paving completed their errand of mercy, they Jjad ringing in their ears the assurance of his Wor" ship the Mayor that the five pine trees for which tliey had expressed bitch deep solicitations would be left to flourish unharmed upon the summit of Marsland mil, It -was noticed that when the Council a out-of-hand discussion round the subject a few minutes later that the Mayor was not quite so delinite. and he pointed out that one of the Council's ttce* already had authonty tor the removal of the trees' till- , 1 ,V 11 ' l '"'''ii>nsta7ices the Council could hardly proceed straight away with the iHmtion of the trees, so the liewv<* Onpiittw was invested with nut hority t„ co m ini|Je tj|e sentence of death if m their opinion siiuli a course was justihirble. The committee has now decreed, however, that the trees must no. J>es|>jte the fact that manv men in the ranks of Taraiiaki's veterans muster up a fine military canine when the Lattalnm li.nul livens the march, there has often luvn noticed a lack of "dress•"g" of the ranks ami outer little dcliU.'T that hi(ve jarred on the nerves of M>ine ol iliosp who saw service in famous regiments of the line. This was due in a large measure to the faet that when the old soldiers were called out, the ollicer commanding- (Gnptnin Mandisli, vice-president) had liis duties to lill in connection ivith the more ceremonial side of the happening, At in c annual meeting of-th,. Veterans' Association on Saturday afternoon, Mr. l'\ W. Brook ijig drew attention to this fact, am' suggested tfjaj; jjj future there should he 11 non-commissioned officer"-to "fall , in" the company, bud hand over to the vice-president then. Colonel Ellis informed the meeting that this was a j system that he intended to adopt.

Uur exports »f grain up Id U] ( , (i- 1( | of -1 line this vcai, i)jj <<>ni|iar<'(l ivith titose of ttu' same period Ju l ycd ii re remarkable. The figures available arc certainly -surprising, us showing what mi enormous development hns taken place in mir export-grain trade (luring the first half of this year. The latest reliable information to hand shows (hat tjie (|ualify of wheat -and imlis shipped from »|'i!)y Zealand lo the I'liited Kingdom lias reached afigure far in excess of what was ever anticipated. In arriving at the average bushels of whiMt niui outs, lly, bushels were allowed for wjieat anil 4 bushels per sack for outs, though it must be remembered Hint it_ considerable quantity of the cats shipped would average bushels !"' r sack. On (fie fiusis given the latest; fi.tfiircs "to liaint show t|lc total exports ol wheat and oats sliippri.l from New Zealand to the I'nited Kingdom for tl'/i live mouths up to lllltli June, 1000, were: Wheat !>:)«, twtj bushels, and oats 1,74.),(Illll bo-licls; while the export of wheat for •lune aloue is -ll7,S:»li bushels, as againstpractically nothing (-.sported in the same month of last year. Just nrrYvcfl, U Dockrill's, Devon street Central,, New Plymouth, an indent of Allan's famous gents' boots, also 0. and J. Clarko's superior lai'li'es' boots and shols. In stock, a large assortment of the bcsfc'lujHcs', gents', and children' 3 colonial boots and shoes by reliable ciakers. AH tlie above are offered to the public t* prices that oan't be beaten Yt

It is reported that some cowe were struck by lightning in the Kaponga district during the recent storms.

Mrs. Penney, of Lower Hutt, Wellington, 'has been missing for several days. The police and citizens are Searching.

It is rumored that one of the large picture syndicates is considering the possibilities of acquiring a vacant hotel in llasteru.,. iur the purposes of a theatre. The tightness of the money market (says the Gisborne Herald) has been responsible lor a reduction in tile area of bush to be cleared in the district this' £caso:i. . In the .\lotu very sniajl quantities will be felled, whilst at Waipaoa. station 1200 acres will come down, us' against 2000 last year. It is said that notwithstanding an import duty or ill per cent*.,' OaiiToruiaii tanneries (.owing /to the . cheapness of the raw matei'ial' and labor) call place, their prouuets. on tne New Zealand markets at a lower price than the cost of some oi the armies prepared in the Dominion.

Says tliib' month's Labor Journal lrumg tiic Jiinur market al New i'lyouiu all.l \\uitara: —"llierc is siill

n much greater number of both skilled mid u.uMiica workers out ol employment than w usual al this season, bill u ne pos. -m is not so acute as iU nut lcport, and will be relieved wilb line

rim - authorities of tlie I'lounnille/s Awuciauim at me headquarters iu l»av» tlie L C L ' llL iu tu111" lias lh'cu decided ill reieieiice lo tne continuance or discontinuance ol lile

gieeinciu alter the enu ol Hie current uuillli. 1 lie matter was one to ue de-. idcil by ine shareholders, ami they liad 101 held a meeting lor some Lime.

The champion student of economy has teen discovered ia a Taranaki 'toun lu.s person 1 needless to .say it was a I'eumle!) called ill at a soil goods cm puriuiu and bought a yard ot pcnny-ti yard trimming. .Next (lay tlie purchasei returned with the article and aske.l loi

i return of the penny as the triiumini lidn't suit! The shop assistant is slow y recovering.

The question of nationality was being discussed ill a small but representative gathering of natives iu the King Country recently. One owned to an infusion of Celtic blood, others' to other admixtures. "For my part," said a fullblooded Maori who was present, 'im Scotch." He .explained: "Scotch missionaries came to tlie country owned by my ancestors. They disappeared. I am Scotch—by absorption."

It is stated that an auctioneer in the Manawatu district has established a record for quick selling. This auctioneer sold 04 cows in the lirst 00 minutes and 2<3i) head in four and a-lialf hours. The cows were all sold singly, and the prices obtained were also in the nature of a record. Of course, the arrangements were favorable and they made quick selling possible, but all the s'ame the record would be hard to beat.

'Ail extraordinary accident, which, but for a happy chance, might have been serious, befel a Woodstock (Capetown) ooliceman recently. He was sTiooting a liorse and the bullet passed through the animal's brain. It then struck the ground, and, coming in contact with a stone, ricochetted and hit the constable. Fortunately it struck the number-plate on the collar of the uniform, and glanced off. The officer, however, received a severe bruise in the neck.

Two Wellington mechanical engineers, who liave long been experimenting i" aviation, claim that at last they h& ve perfected a flying machine, heavier than air which can be controlled with greater ease than any other existing pattern. The invention is provisionally protectee, at present,and a New Zculaml 'limes representative was permitted to witness some of the model's experimental flights. That it is capable of rising from the "round and flying through the air was demonstrated beyond doubt, though there are mechanical considerations not vet tested, which require a full-size inai chine to indicate mastery of the great j problem.

The Hon. McKe-,)zie, replying to an Arrowtown deputation, said there wervnumerous deniauds for post offices m this country. Everywhere the staff wa!. sick, and for this the blame was laid on ihe building. Last year the Government had spent *£300.000 on post ollicus, and when a post oilice was built other places ill the vicinity wanted them built atao. People had ' entertained extravagant ideas' "with regard to this matter. If the money had been voted and the plans' were ready, there was no reason why the building at Bannockbnrn should not be gone on with, but he could not put a stone down or a nail in until thy plans were approved by the PostmasterGeneral. The Auckland Herald suggests that New Zealand should mint a silver coinoge. Apropos of the Commonwealth proposal, the paper add*: The Australian Government has arranged with the Imperial authorities for the issue of an Australian silver coinage, of which the

large prolits, less cost of minting, will go to the Commonwealth. It has been ollicially stated in the Federal 'Parliament that part of this coinage is expected to circulate in New Zealand, as it certainly will if this Dominion does

not secure a coinage of its own under a similar agreement with the Imperial

Mint. It is preposterous to suggest that the Federal Government should make a profit of over 25 per cent, upon every Australian shilling that finds its way across the Tasman Sea.

Mr. A. R. Matthews contributes the following to the Angling Gossip of the Morning Leader (London) ,k Though trout—brown and rainbow—have flourished apace in many parts of Now- Zealand, the acclimatisation of the $ of fishes' to its waters has' been a much 'more difficult task. Success hue, however, it is believed, been achieved i for salmon, which have been placed in I the upper parts of rivers and gone out ,to sea, are growing signs of returning* Ito the haunts'of their frvhood. It may Ibo added—so well do the trout thrive jin New Zealand—that little is thought j i)f a 10-pounder; niid I have seen in Lon do7i two trout of 231b and 2111) -which had been caught across the seas and sent over in the ship's refrigerator. They have been preserved." Mr. James Doyle, Cor juration Inspector at Wellington, prosecuted himself for attempting to get on a tramcar in mot-ion, Atf prosecutor he described the oU'encc, and then as defendant explained Miat the offeree was committed thoughttalking to another person. His attempt tailed because he fell and hurt himself seriously, lie was fined 5 s with costs 7s, and then humorousv ask.ul for ''time to pay," and was'given a week. Women have ohvays shown keen interest in the work of the Koval Society lor the Prevention of Cruelty'to Animal's in Great Britain, and the society's funis have benefited considerably on' this account. Last year the society received :n bequests 'from women more than

C 40.000, Lady llcKenua. bequeathh" •i sum of Mrs. (lifVard £4lGs" V|ss Finney ,i;,>liii4, „nil other woman move than .-c7OOO ||] Smaller sum* The vciet.v has invested a considerable por Hon of its funds in ,\ew Zealand 4 per cent, consolidated stock.

Curious problems are sometimes set lor the Customs authorities in the way "J deciding under what class heading of MIC tariff list imported articles should "e placed. Last week (saw (lie "JfulI'Oiirno Argus) the Assistant Comn-tvoller-l.eiieral, Mr. X. Lockyer, pointed to a grotesi|ue-lookin<f lizard nailed above his mantelpiece, ami invited guesses at its use. The lizard had been f,"' 1 ;'';< m > J «'- I'Ock.ver explained i.t It "111 heen imported by a Chinese resident. It had been submitted to him 'is' a .sample of a consignment, with a refjnest from his ollieers that he he h!''(l \v]i:it it was, and how much -■i ' '•vas chargeable o» the Jul. The ■' • ■ ■ he liaard, it ilUti been explained "y tll( ' consignee, waa inedicinal. It is itiatoniarv to grind these dried lizards rato a powder, which is believed to possess' great curative powers. The officers of the department were at a loss whether to 'treat it as a preserved food or as a drug, or as prohibited vermin! ■Mr. Lockycv lias decided that the "medi-cine-lizard" should be classed as enumerated," and admitted fluty free.

TF YOU HAVE A Couo]i ; Cold, ftoso, Throat, or Luu f ' Trouble, Stomach, Bowel or Liver Confpliiint, ■ Rheumatism, Neural™, URK SANDER'S EUCALIPTI EXTRACT; S drops ill 'a tablespoon of water. 'r»member, you cannot expect the good effects from anv sort of Eucalyptus. SANDER'S EXTRACT CURES bocauw it contain* ethereal and antiseptic sunstances no contained in other Eucalyptus products. These latter have caused jrrjevous harm, and a death has reptilledVom their use. Do not applv an ointment to a sore! It keeps back til.; secretion. To wounds, bruises, sprahs, burns, ulcers, eczema, and othei skin troubles APPLY SANDER'S EXTRACT —ls drops in a tablespoon of olive oil. The effect will surprise you. SANDER'S EXTRACT HEALS, bw'jiuse it is freed form the irirtatinjr constituents' contained in other Eucalyptus preparations. It heals when others, irritate. Insist, upon the fIEftIUNE SANDER EUCAIAPTT EXTRACT, and you will derive the' benefit I

If rinr prowrtv is not insured cull at or rl»jf on the T T nited Insurance Company, us. Devon Street. Telephone 1H Wabstf"* Bros,, district rnnc« efftetpd on tiro most favorable term—A4rt.

The wealthy young Maori, Mr. To llaro Tc Kangi Katuakina, who came of age on Jul)' 8, has (sayß the LaiiT downe correspondent of the Mastcrton Times) become tile possessor of a respectable fortune, besidjs some thousands of acres of fine land in the Lower Valley district. He is now. living at his recently acquired residence in Makora road, formerly the properly oi lr. T. G. Mason. Mr. 'J'e jiangi has a ivry ■handsome motor car, of the latest pattern to be purchased by a -MasterUrn resident.

A distressing calamity has befallen Cinqucvalli. His wonderfully clever comedian assistant went suddenly insane iii Sydney. Epilepsy befei Walter a few days )(.<), rid he -was {lucid it asylnnv ■ under' "medical instructions as a hopelessly insane case, after'whieh he put the strength of his sympathetic employer to an exciting test; for, iulviftg esciipt'll from a private asyiuiu, he «'as discovered by Cinquevalli, who tried to take him quietly in lianij. The madman turned on the juggler,, but the skilful strong man inastertsd>hiin at last. Walter was assistant'to Cinqiievalli for mor e than ten years.

Constable Armstrong; of the Northern Wairoa, had an unpleasant experien-e while dealing with a lunatic. It up-, pears that lie was entering the cell early in the morning with a lantern in one hand, and just as he opined the door lie received a stinging blow 011 the eye, a nastv abrasion of the skin being ii'iad'.'. He" immediately went In and tackled his man, and a desperate struggle ensued. What made matters more ditlicult was the nudity of the subject, but Constable Thomson arriving, they succeeded in getting the lunatic dressed for the boat. As soon as the party passed through the station gates en route to the stream, the man in custody made a big bolt for liberty, and instead of keeping to the footpath he led his pursuers through all the mud he coulil lind. A recapture was eventually effected.

Mr. Walter G. Jones, a New Zealand journalist touring Japan, ridicules- the idea of a Japanese invasion of Australia. He had an interview with the Vies; Minister of Foreign Affairs (Mr. Ishii Kikujiro), who said:—"We have said nothing and done nothing to encourage the idea that we have any design upon Australia, and to contradict rumorß would therefore only give then an importance which they do not deserve. Our hope lies ill prominent men from Britain's colonies visiting Japan and seeing for themselves the attitude of the Government and the people towards our ally and her dependencies." It is frankly'admitted by the authorities in Tokio (Mr. Jones continues) that they have | just nlxmt as mueli on their hands at the present time as thev can conveniently undertake. The attitude appears to be that of a more or less chastened people, not that of on,' demanding; from (lie Government a war uhirli lliev ilit slim lively realise—if the outside world iloes inl—would end in certain disaster. Years will change all this, but it will take many years, and in the meantime, whatever "Japan's hopes and aspirations may be, she cannot wittingly enter uiion a struggle with any nation. She may be called upon to defend her own territory—that is a possibility, of the near future, and an entirely different matter.