LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 298, 26 January 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Large numbers of children may be seen picnicking daily in the Recreation Grounds. They've only a tew more days left before resuming school, an.l apparently they're making the most i,l their time.

Telephone communication with the North Egniont Mountain House was completed yesterday, and Mr. Jl. Stocker, secretary to the committee, was "put on'' for the first time about four o'clock.

The pretty walk along Baines' Terrace, which skirts the Huatoki stream between Vivian street and Brougham street, is being fairly well used. " Tile Beautifying Association's work is evidently appreciated. At a meeting of the directors of the Tarauaki Petroleum Company, Mr. ('. Carter was elected chairman for the ensuing year, and Mr. D. Berry deputy chairman. It was decided to meet every Friday night in future.

"They're the most beautiful set of bylaws [ ever came across," said Cr. Bellringer lest night concerning the borough by-laws. "Are you 'poking borax' now?" ■asked the Mayor. Mr. Bellringer said he was, and he had good reason for doing it. Yesterday th e Hawera and Normanby Church of England Sunday Schools held their annual picnic at the Ngaire Gardens. This pleasure ground is becoming more popular every season. No less than four picnics are to be held there this week.

A meeting of the executive committee for tile Good Templar's building scheme was held last evening. It will take the form of an industrial and fancy fair, which will be held in St. Mary's Hail on ltth and 12th May next. Energetic sub-committees were appointed who will report to the executive committee next week, and several new departures are contemplated. With a view of improving the reticulation of gas, the three-inch main in central Devon street is being replaced by a six-inch main. The small pipe which at -present -serves to connect Vogeltown with th e town reticulation is to be augmented by the laying of a three-inch main from Liardet street :o ■Carrington road, whereby the pressure of gas in the suburb will be very greatly improved. "The way in which this Council is treated in-.the Gas Company is perfectly ■disgraceful," said Cr. Wilson at the Borough Council meeting last night, in bringing under the notice of his colleagues the fact that the company was tearing up work in Devon street that ■Lad just been completed by the borough engineer. The town clerk said the company had given the requisite notice, and nothing more could be said. Passengers by yesterday \ morning's mail who were sauntering down to the train tinder the idea that they had plenty of time, got a shock when tbecame in sight of the clock tower at the station, and immediately began to ■hurry. However, some remembered the unreliability of that ornament, as a timepiece and consulted their watches and the Post Office clock. They were relieved to tind that the railway' tower clock was only ten minutes fast. Oi,f customs die hard. The other day one of the motor-lorries, left standing in Devon street near Liardet street, •backed a little down the hill. Noticing ft, the motorman, who until recently handled the "ribbons" of a fine team of horseflesh, dashed into the street yelling "whoa," and another "whoa," and still another. Then th e folks in the vicinity roared, and ttye driver, being a bit of a humorist himself, joined heartily in the laugh against himself. The half-yearly meeting of the Ne.v Plymouth branch of the Church of England Men s Society was held last evening. the vicar presiding. Messrs Mackay. Taylor, Baker and Renaud were elected a committee for the ensuing half-year. Arrangements in connection with the visit of the Rev. H. Woolcombe. the travelling secretary of the C.E.M.S., to Ne.v Plymouth on the 18th February were made, reports of th e various sub-com-mittces received and considered, and general routine business transacted.

■ The Borough Council recently enquired from tile Eltham Borough Council the cost of laying the asphalt roadway, which has been so successful in that town. Mr. W. .T. Tristram, the town clerk, notifies that the entirely liew street asphalted 40 feet wide cost- £IOO per chain. The foundation consisted of six inches of untarred metal, with four incites of tarred stone, and a second coat of it an inch thick. The lar was boiled for twelve hours, the stone re ceiving 18 gallons per cubic yard and the second coating 30 gallons of tar per cubic yard. When the second coating was hardened the whqle surface had to lie tarred and sanded with coarse, .sharp sand. ■ In the S.M. Court yesterday morning judgment bv default was given in the following cases:—A. Yeale (Mr. Standish) v. Fred. Blackburn, ciaim 14s "id, and 5s costs; Standish and Kerr (Mr. Stanilish) v. A. Wisuewski. claim £4 Is, and os costs; Hallensteiii Bros. (Mr. •Wright) v. Philip I'iva. claim £2 13s, -and 10s costs. Tn th,- judgment summons case. West|«irt Coal Company (Mr ■Wright) v. W. R. Wilson, the debtor did not appear, and was ordered to pay the balance of (Is 3d forthwith, in default a week's imprisonment. In the on so of Joseph West (Mr| Grey) v. Arthur John Coleman, a debt of C 4 7s Oil, (lie circumstances of the debtor did not warrant an order.

R isn't safe to mniitinu (lie word ■■'nhnnogranh" ,to n certain vminsr professional 'jentlonnm in Xpw Plymouth. ]t i* related that on Sunday niorht. last !:o ventured to remonstrate with (ho owner of 'one of 1 hes? machine*. npcausc the musk' annoyed liim and others in Iho ]ioii«i- where ho was spending his Sunday evening in the orthodox" manner. a Xo\v." lio said, as 11" loft aftPT deliwriii'.' hmi-elf n"f a vory carefully worded remonstrance. "mind yon pi op it.' \M»at followed was not at a'l eoinnliniontarv to (lio young; man. Tho neighbor* gathered around. and enjoyed a iihonoryrnphio I'Oiu'f'rt ( 'or quite a considerable tone. Xows of tho joke soon spread ill,road, and (!fai\ whv it isn't <afo oven to whwjicr "phonograph" within his lio:u-i nii-

Oh an ;i vera ire. (he coldest part of tno dav is at live o'clock in (he morning.

A few of the sale prices Tilling at "The Knsli": Silk handkerchiefs Is, stripe denims 3s sd, brown denims 3s lid. bine denims 2s Od, bathing costumes Is, saddle tweed trousers t>s' lid, woollen sox 3 pairs for 2s 3d, cashmere sox (id a nair, heavy tweed trousers os lid, Brazilian straw hats 2s fid. Just trv ii pound at "The Kash" to spe how far it will go. you'll be surprised at the splwidid results.—Advt.

Captain Mcintosh, of the Kiripaka. trading to Pa tea. reports that sharks are plentitul in the coastal waters at present. They have been seen in great numbers at various points along .tile coast between here and Wellington. Those most commonly seen arc of the vanety known as basking sharks. On •jays when the sea i scalm they lie abo,n ■near the surface of the water, and frequently close inshore. It is in calm hot weather that oatheis should be particularly watchful. —Press.

"The business can be made very slioi'l it' you're in the humor," said Mr. Okey, MX'., in his opening remarks to the shareholders at the. Petroleum Company's meeting on Monday. Shortly afterwards the scrutineer- took charge, and had the meeting in their hands up till late in the afternoon, the shareholders, 'whatever their humor, just filling in time with some petty discussion concerning the parish pump or sonic equally interesting subject until the scrutineers were able to announce the results or tile elections.

The rise in the price of leather is likely to have an effect on the cost of boots. In a comparatively brief space of time the price of sole leather 1m risen from S'/jd to Is 3d, and the demand appears to be insatiable and universal, all countries finding difficulty in having their requirements satisfied. Tv is reported that a buyer for a Canadian firm recently bought 17,000 out of 22,000 hides offered at Stratford. According to an authority, the rise in leather will probaoly mean an addition to the price of boots of one shilling per pair.

A remarkable coincidence is reported .by a Masterton resident. Two men entered his piace of business the other day. and a conversation took place, in the course of which various reminiscences figured. Wonder of wonders, the mention of familiar names led to the discovery by the business man that the elder of the two visitors was a relative .who had been missing for thirty-live years and was given up as dead. The long lost and now restored kinsman is a maternal uncle of the tradesman's wife. His sisters having married, he in .turn has lost all traces of them.

A practice by no means uncommon, .and one showing the fidelity of the dog towards his master, is frequently eviuence'ii on our roads and streets (writes the Feilding correspondent of the Rangitikei Advocate). I allude to the practice of the poor dog following a motorcar for miles without a spark of human kindness or consideration from the owner. Some time ago it. was recorded as a testimony to the faithfulness of the dog that on the streets of Wellington an animal lay down at the end of the jonrliey and died from exhaustion. The country is dotted over with philanthropic persons oeionging to the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Where are they?

It was spotted the other day that a case of ptomaine poisoning was attributable to sardines. A Wellington doetor, however, scouts the idea, and says that in these days the ptomaine danger is remarkably absent from tinned fools of all kinds. If the tin becomes "blown'" by the entrance of air through a fault, the unusual appearance of the contents would indicate that something was wrong, or there might be danger ">y .leaving the contents exposed for some hours in the tin after it had been opened. One fatal case of ptomaine poisoning in New Zealand was caused by fermented cream, and another notable case, which was nearly fatal, was caused bv a compost similar to brawn.

Dr. Fitcliett's story of the Kelly Gang takes rather a humorous turn iu the February issue of "Life," which is just to hand. In this number. ex-Supcrinteu dent Sadleir, who led the police, and Sergeant Steele, who actually capture! Xe<r Kelly, give their own accounts of frhe~pur.suit and capture: and there iother'correspondence, including a letter signed "Dan lCeily," in which the writer indignantly denies that ho was killed ;n Glenrowan. and adds, "Ned only said that so that I could get away: I am still living and well." Side bv side with ■the Kelly Gang is another of the adventures of Captain Hayes, the notorious South Seas buccaneer, whom Albert Dorrinst'on is certainly making en at Tractive scamp. Tt would require to'' mucli space to attempt any review of the hundred and one subjects covered in the departments departments which make ,7 Life" the ideal magazine for the average man and woman.

| ■ Whilst mixed bathing failed to "catch on" at the municipal swimming bath-, there is no doubt of its popularity ami success in the East End. Everv evening there are hundreds of people of ail ages and sizes and of both sexes, bathing at the mouth of the Te Ilcnui river, and, generally speaking, there are fui ; y a hundred people sitting on the grasanu about the beach watching the froiics. There has been a revival of interest concerning 'the management ;»f the dressing shed there, and a ladi-s' committee has been formed to take ov-t the ladies' portion of the shed. These ladies are Mesdames A. Kivell, R. Cra shaw, S. Crisp, anil W. Fletcher, and Miss Irene Bellringer, and upon the recommendation of the Reserves Commute?, the committee has been reeogui-v! by the Borough Council and placed in charge, instruction in swimming is - ing given by a lady enthusiast. A e<> itmittee of men will probably be form.' i also. The .Mayor lias provided tit.• -■ ■ interested with a uew hose, and !:><• shed has been cleaned out properly. Tiv committee has also decided to instil: ' the borough inspector to take proec ' *iugs against any person bathing not in proper costume, from neck to knee, and also against any person using improp r language whilst in the bathing shed. AI tile Borough Council meeting last nh 'i: Cr. Wilson said that although his eri.icism of the state of a flairs existing -.t

the date of last meeting was quite j

(ii'd, liioso conditions wore now a liii 'i ' of the past, and lie was very plea'- d | to set) it. I'oopio uro requested no! i«> , throw boitlus about the beach or lj -.grass at this spot. ; TO CURE INDIGESTION 1 : and Stomach Troubles it is necessary mi ' take after meals some harmless preparation which will supply the natural j digestive fluids which every weak a<di lacks. And the best proparai:<:i ; of this character is Dr. Sheldon's !!; ' gestive Tabules, which contain all (he ! natural . digestants which nature requires for prompt digestion. One "V ; two taken after meals will proven: ; souring, fermentation, and acidity, and ; ensure complete digestion and assimilv j tion. 2s fid per tin. Obtainable everv- ! where. i Three doctors from over the sea, ; After trying their pills upon me, j Said "Laxo-Tonie nrevails. I Where onr skill often fails, i Yon'd better try them and see." | LAXO-TONIO PILLS, lOVjjd and Is 'M ' —obtainable at Bullock and Johnston'*. : agents, Devon St., New Plymouth.