LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 20, 18 July 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr. J, B. Hine, M.P. for Stratford, speaks at Iriglewood to-night. A further batch of entries was received yesterday for the "Round the Mountain" cycle road race. The Taranaki County Council's new steam road roller should arrive hero towards the end of tho month, ex the steamer "Star of India."

A young man named Bcneflcld was brought in to the hospital yesterday morning suffering from a broken leg, due to a horse having fallen with him. The Taranaki Hospital and Charitabls Aid Board meets to-day to confer with Dr. Valintine and the Board's architect concerning the plans for the new hospital building.

Mr. Allen Vcale asks us to state that the reported sale of 80 acres of the Veale Estate has not eventuated. Negotiations for the sale of portion of the property are in progress, but as yet no finality has been reached. The Chief Postmaster has informed the County Council that the Department will, as requested by the council, remove telegraph poles on Junction road, near Mangaoraka bridgo, Egmont Village, at the site of the proposed new Henui bridge, and between Omata .church and top of Omata hill, Main South road. A couple of serious accidents occurred during the football match. Waimate v. Kaponga, at Manaia on Saturday. One player, A. King, of the Kaponga team, had his jaw broken, and another Kaponga player had his knee-cap badly smashed, the sound of the crack being heard on the grandstand at the other end of the field. Both players were rem»ved to the hospital. The local fortnightly meeting of the 1 Loyal Egmont Lodge, 1.0.0. F., was held last evening, Bro. L. Brabant, N.G., presiding. There was a good attendance of members and visiting members. One candidate was initiated and two proposed for membership. The secretary was instructed to forward a letter of condolence to the relatives of a late member. The quarterly report was readand adopted.

I The New Plymouth milk supply is j said to be one of the best in New Zealand. Many of the largest dairies are almost model dairies, in which fault is difficult to find. At the same time it is | worth while to mention that the dairies are supervised bv the Stock Department, and the distribution of the milk and the quality of the milk supplied to the consumer are the care of the Health Department. No samples of milk for analysis have been taken in New Plymouth for a long time. There is every probability that the electoral boundaries in Taranaki will be considerably altered by the Boundaries Commission for the forthcoming general election. The population required in a constituency is to be increased, it is reported, to 14,000. To enable, say, Mr. Dive's constituency to increase to that number, it may be necessary to extend the boundary from Warea road to i Oakura at this end of the electorate. | The Taranki constituency has insufficient population, too, and if this slice j is taken off for Egmont the Taranaki southern boundary may be extended so as to take in Iriglewood or Waitara, or both. The position is full of possibilities, and is being discussed freely by j political enthusiasts.

The Taranaki County Council is asked to support the following resolution passed by the Kiwitea County Council at Kimbolton: "That in the. opinion of this council the present cumbersome, expensive, and unfair method of electing representatives for combined districts on harbor boards is quite against the interests of ratepayers in counties and road board districts. The electors in boroughs are unduly favored, owing to the wide qualification as compared with the qualification of electors in county districts; the date of the election being the date fixed for the borough council elections again gives the borough electors an altogether unfair advantage, while the results cannot be expected justify either the large expense or the departure from the old system, which, in the opinion of this council, should be reverted to."

Mr. E. A. Clements, who constructed the weir in the Waiwakaiho river at Fitzroy, has reported to the County Council on the urgent necessity for repairs to the weir, which was seriously damaged by last Monday's flood. A pap of a chain and a half was made in the middle, and on the Waitaru side the river rose to such height as to get behind the bolster and cut a large hole out of the paddock. The same thing occurred on the Fitzroy side. The whole of the damage, he considered, was caused by timber. He was informed by Mr. Henry King, of Mangorei, that one piece of quite 100 feet in length came down the river, and this in itself was sufficient to snap railway metals. Where no timber had lodged the weir was as good as on the day it wa-s completed, and but for that "one largo tree the weir would probably have come well out of the test. Np damage had been done at the Mangorei groin. A somewhat amusing incident took place in connection with the late Coronation celebrations at a certain Taranaki town. It was proposed to plant a couple of young oak trees to commemorate the crowning of the King and Queen, and an order was given to a nurseryman to procure the plants. On the morning of the celebrations, however, word was sent to the authorities that the nurseryman could not procure the plants ordered. The position was an awkward one, but a local lady offered to let the committee have the' saplings required, and accordingly a couple of volunteers were sent away to the lady's residence. Arriving there, they looked around for the oaks, but were not quite sure what they were like. However, they espied a pair of plants, which they thought just filled the bill, and rooted them up, took them away, and the solemn ceremony of planting the oaks was proceeded with. Some of those present who had a little botanical knowledge were doubtful about the species of trees being planted, but nothing was said at the time. The lady above referred to, on looking round her garden next day, noticed with great remorse that a couple of choice prize heath shrubs had disappeared. On making enquiries, she learned that her plants were those over which so much speech-making had taken place on the previous day—that the volunteers had removed her prize heaths and that they had been planted as "Ye Old English Oak!"

YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND That r>y using toe Commercial Eucalyptus Oil, which is now bought up at fid por lb weight and bottle, and, on account of the large profits, pushed, you are exposing yourself to all the dangers to which the use of turpentine will expose you—irritation of kidneys, intestinal tract and mucous membranes. By insisting on the GEMJINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT you not only avoid those pitfalls, but you have a stimulating, safe and effective medicament, the result of a special and careful manufacture. Remember: SANDER'S EXTRACT embodies the result of ;">0 years' c.x'perienco and of special study, and it Joes what is promised; it cure? und heals without injuring the constitution, as the oiln on the market frequently do. Therefore, protect yourself '"> rejecting" other hrawU.

Farms are still changing hands in South Taranaki at high figures, tho prices ranging from £55 to £OO per acre.

Some Southland farmers tried to kill thistles by a free application of whey. The thistles throve, but the grass was absolutely destrdyed. Dr. Andrew, while motoring to town from the Moutere (Nelson) the other day, say a rara avis in the shape of a blackbird which, but for a patch on the tail, was perfectly white. The first new potatoes of the season were sold on the Wellington produce market on Friday morning . They were grown under glass at the Lower Hutt. The price realised was £33 per ton. A glass of pure drinking water in Auckland is practically unknown. Analyses show the water supplied by the borough to be chemically pure. The fault is that no provision was made in the original scheme for filtration or sedimentation.

The harem skirt has proved a "frost" in Melbourne. One draper has a hundred dozen of them on his 'hands, but hopes that after a little alteration has been made "they may he disposed of in the mercery department as a new line of peg-top pyjamas for fastidious gentlemen."

The Queensland Oovernraent has succeeded in choosing a horse for presentation to the King. The animal, which was selected by a committee including the Commissioner of Police, is a fine bay gelding, five years old, and was purchased last year for the Police Commissioner.

An Ashburton lad aimed a stone at a cat, which was evidently admiring the Coronation display in a shop window. The wary feline managed to get out of the way of the missile, which struck a plate-glass window, and completely ruined it. The property damaged will cost upwards of £25 to replace. •Landed estates are changing hands in England just now with a rapidity which is causing believers in the old order of things to hold up their hands in horror. One of the weekly papers that came out by the last mail contains advertisements by a single firm which is selling properties totalling close upon £500,000 in value.

His Coronation must have cost King George a big sum out of his own purse. A cablegram in an Australian paper states that the King and Queen entertained no fewer than 100,000 children at Crystal Palace. Each child received a memento of the occasion in the shape of a mug, tastefully embellished with a portrait of the King in admiral's uniform, with another of the Queen, and bearing tho Royal autographs. The Buller Miner says:—"Portions of Westport's sporting fraternity are chasing around like scalded cats because of the recommendation of the Racing Com mission to abolish the Westport gallops. What with the abolition of bottle licenses, the 10 o'clock closing of the pubs., the extinction of gambling in billiard rooms, and the wiping out of horseracing, we Westportians will shortly be come quite a respectable community." Tho banking returns for the June quarter are now available, and (comments the Dominion) reflect the adverse features of the trade returns. The exports of New Zealand products, according to the Department of Commerce, were valued at £18,903,805 for the ycai ended June 30 last, as compared with £20,440,837 for the previous year, thus showing a shrinkage of £1,446.942. The imports, on the other hand, show an increase. Although we have not the figures for the June quarter, the tendency was upwards right up to the end of March. The bank returns reflect these movements. The fixed deposits show tho small increase of £44,021 compared with the corresponding quarter ot 1910; the free deposits increased by £737,059; the two classes of deposits thus showing an expansion of £781,000. But the discounts submitted to the same comparison show an increase 0f£132,125 : while the overdrafts or advances expanded by £2,548,102, the advances and discounts together thus exhibiting an increase of £2,080,287. That is to say, while the public credits with the banks increased by £781,680, the debits were greater by £2,080,287. Moreover, the increase in the deposits is fictitious, for it arises through the bank advances. Seeing the great expansion in the advances the deposits should have been much greater, and that they are not larger seems to indicate that the borrowings from the banks have been used to discharge outside obligations; in other words, over-importation has been indulged in.

The Beautifying Association held a meeting yesterday afternoon on Marsland Hill, Mr. K. C. Hughes presiding in the absence of His Worship the Mayor (the president) through illness. Reference was made to this, and members expressed the wish that Mr. Tisch would soon be well enough to display his customary active interest in the work of the association. A credit balance of £lB was reported. The meeting authorised the felling of the three unsightly pine trees on the summit. A path is to he cut round the western side from the main path, rising gradually until it reaches the summit near the stone steps on the southern aspect. A grove of pungas is to be planted at the foot of the slope on the western side, and a plantation made of flowering and native shrubs. A gate is to be provided, the hill being at present quite at the mercy of any wandering stock which may escape the borough inspector's notice. Mr. Davies has donated £1 worth of trees, and was accorded the thanks of the societv. The chairman wished it to be intimated that gifts of trees for the further beautifying of the hill would be welcomed. A resolution was passed requesting the Borough Council to gravel and improve the eastern entrance, adjoining St. Mary's churchyard, and a signboard will be erected there to direct people to the entrance. It was decided to request the Borough Council to cut some paths and clean up the Fort Niger reserve, which is in a very neglected state, and to draw the Council's attention to the need for some work on Baines' Terrace. The next meeting will be held on the first Tuesday in August. WONDERFUL VALUES IN MEN'S BOOTS.

When the Melbourne Clothing Company inaugurated the system of only one price for all their men's high-grade boots increased sales were of course anticipated, but the measure of success attained has been so enormous that the firm's buying calculations have far some time been completely upset. For months past no sooner did a shipment arrive than the lot were sold in a few days, and in consequence many customers were disappointed. To obviate a recurrence of this trouble the firm has placed exceptionally large orders for their now famous line of IC/9 boots for men, and shipments will arrive regularly every four weeks direct from the manufacturers in Northampton, England. At 16/9 the Melbourne offers a genuine welted boot in box calf, willow calf or glace kid, splendidly made and highly finished, in seven different styles. In every case soles are solid, and may be had in thicknesses varying from % to % inches. Every pair stamped "welted" and warranted all leather. Come and see thia wonderful line, the like of which you cannot buy elsewhere under 25/-.—Advt. ■.-">■•-.. -

Two young fellows, ox-Tiurnham boys, were arrested last night on a charge 'of tkeft of a bicycle and lamp. They wiH: appear before the Magistrate this mora-

Writing to a friend in Eketahuna, a settler from that district, who has g. farm at Chincilla, Queensland (where many New Zealanders have migrated) says:—"Tho open country when wet would bog a duck, and after a few weeks' dry weather it makes the crowbar ring to make a mark in it. In the bush land the soil i* a great depth, and it holds the moisture in dry we;nhpr. I had some stalks of soghum growing to a height of 13ft Din. The seed was just thrown on the ground."

Twenty locomotives now under construction for tho New Zealand railways are being equipped with superheaters. This is the first time that the principle has been adopted on the New Zealand railway system, though it has been in use, more or less experimentally, on German railways, and iw now being rapidly adopted in England, while American railways have been completely won over to it, compound eugineg by the hundred being converted into "simples," working with superheated steam. Three different types of superheaters will be used among ten engines now being built at Addington workshops, the idea being to t.csl tho relative efticiency of the types under New Zealand conditions. The engines are of the powerful B tender type, with eight coupled wheels 3ft 6%in in diameter. A similar experiment will be tried with ten W.O. engines, which are being built at Hillside. In this ease the latest American type of superheater will be installed. These are tank engines with six coupled wheels of 3ft Din diameter.

Rather a remarkable instance of the ferocity with which a shag will fight for it* life was given the other day. Mr. H. J. Arnst was down the Ashburton river, accompanied by his little fox terrier, on a shag-shooting expedition. He shot two shags, both of which fell into the water, and were towed ashore by the little dog. A third shot wounded a shag, and a desperate struggle took place between the dog and the bird. Twice the terrier grasped the bird, which struggled free, and when he was making another attempt to secure it the shag grasped the dog's nose in its powerful beak and both disappeared beneath the water, and were carried under a large willow tree by the current. The shag managed to come up again, but the plucky dog became entangled in the roots of the tree and was drowned. The terrier was an exceptionally daring animal, though of only a convenient size for Mr. Arnst to carry on his back in a game-bag when he set out, on his motor-bicycle, for a day's shooting. It had on several occasions overcome wounded swans, and a shag was usually no trouble for it to bring ashore.—Mail.