LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 26, 25 July 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A movement is on foot in Feathers ton to build a municipal town hall. Aviation has now its own paper, the "Aeroplane," published weekly in London. A project is now on foot for the erection of a building of one hundred stories in Xew York. The structure will be of the estimated height of 1200 feet. Tho campaign against rats in Auckland still continues. liist week IG"J rats were delivered to the district health officer, but no one showed any trace of plague. Milk has been selling at Oisborne as high as fivepence per quart. The rise was attributed to one or two wholesale dealers who desired to acquire a monopoly of the trade. A "wowser'' is a Chinese expression. In the land of Confucius it signifies an individual of high standing, integrity and probity of character. The "anti-wowser" element in China is the low, uneducated, ignorant criminal class. One of the incidents at the Masterton musical competitions: The judge of elocution was particularly careful to advise a certain competitor to have his teeth attended to. The competitor in question turned out to be a dentist.

What is termed by Inspector Hugo the latest and the very finest fire appliance in the world is being brought to Auckland. This is the electric fire escape, of which there are only two in existence.

The Hawke's Bay Fruitgrowers' Company, after going thoroughly into the matter, has decided to increase its capital, and to erect cool stores with a 10,000 bushel-case carrying capacity, with provision for cooling 1000 cases daily.

From news to hand, it would appear that the crew of the scow Whangaroa. which had to be abandoned water-logged on the voyage from Mokau to Sydney, suffered terrible privations. They were forced to shelter in the deckhouses for four days, being left almost destitute. Finally, when near Lord Howe Island, the scow was abandoned, tlie castaways waiting for a steamer to convey them to Svdnev.

"Until quite recently I imagined that fish were protected chiefly by the coincidence of their markings with the stones and reeds in the water in which they live," declared Dr. Francis Ward, in a lecture at the Royal Photographic Society's Exhibition in London the other day "But I find that all silvery fish are mirrors, reflecting generally the dark bottom of t.he pond. It is only when they approach the surface and the light shine's on them that they become visible to the larger fish that pre}' on them." According to the reports of two enginecrs sent to Panama by the Southern Pacifie Railroad Company to make investigations, the canal will be completed before January 1, 1014, but will not be opened for business until a year later. The reason assigned for this is that the grade fixed for the sidce of the Culebra cut is too steep, and it will take a year for the hills to slide down of their own weight until a practicable slope has been attained. There remain but 22,000.(100 cubic yards of material to be excavated in the Calebra cut. As 10,000.000 cubic yards were taken out last year, sixteen months should be ample for the completion of this work. Engineers who havo inspected the formation of the gronn-1 in the Culebra cut. and witnessed the difficulties encountered from the slides ,'i'p unanimous in the opinion that a sea-level canal, involving a cut Soft deeper than that now being made, would have been practically impossible.

Two inebriates spent last night in the lock-up. At the Police Court yesterday morning; a first offending drunk wag convicted and discharged. Referring to the grass grub, a 'wellknown Mastertmi farmer states it is very bad throughout the Wairarapa district, large areas of grass having been destroyed. The pest is worse than ever known before and has caused serious losses. A 'Masterton telegram says that several local farmers state thai the prevalence of tuberculosis in cows is becoming alarming. They urge compulsory veterinary inspection of all herds by the Government. They assert that several recent inspections lot-ally revealed a very grave state of affairs.

A dog made a nuisance of himself at a local private *chool yesterday. He evinced a keen appetite for umbrellas and hats, and ripped up a few of these in the porch. The schoolmistress immediately communicated with the borough inspector, and presently Mr. Tippins appeared in Devon street leading the mischievious canine by a piece of string. The dog is unregistered, and there is trouble for someone.

A settler residing in the vicinity informed a Wairarapa Daily Times representative, in the course of a conversation, that the fire which swept along the lower Tararua Ranges about three years ago and caused what was at the time considered a large amount of damnga, has proved an unmixed blessing in the long run, and has, in his case at any rate, increased the value of property to a surprising degree by clearing it of logs, scrub, weeds, etc. The country is now being utilised for dairying purposes, and has been found to be splendid grazing land for dairy cattle. A lady distinguished herself recently at a football match at Wallerawang, New .South Wales. A Cullen Bullen team had one or two young women who went to Wallerawang to ''barrack." One of the local hotelkeepers sent down a five-gallon keg of beer to the ground. The Cullen Bullen lads made a rush to the keg at half-time, but found one of their lady friends sitting on it. They begged hard for a drink, but she was adamant. She valiantly defended the keg and enforced practical temperance on the players; but they captured it when she had to abandon her position at the termination of play. Invercnrgill h not the most expensive place in New Zealand to live in. While the wholesale price there for best butter is Is 3d, it is Is -i'/sd in Dunedin and Is 5d in Christehurcli. In most of the North Island towns the wholesale price is at least Is 4d, while in one town at least—Taihape—ls fid is the ruling wholesale price. A peculiar feature of the position is that practically the whole of the butter at present being used is drawn from Taranaki, so that Invercargill is further from the source of supplies than any other town in New Zealand. This item is from the loeal News. And the retail price in New Plymouth, the capital of the butter-producing province. is Is sd!

j Theatrc-goera during the past few j weeks have been quite pleased with the improved appearance of the interior of the Theatre Royal, the painting and papering having made it more attractive and comfortable-looking. The improve- ! ment is much appreciated by the local I public, and the managers of travelling combinations will no doubt be equally pleased. It has been frequently suggested to our representatives at the differ- , ent performances, though, that the thea- ' tre company's directors might still furJ their consider the comfort and convenience of patrons by installing modern seating in tho dress circle. The Eltham Town Hall has been fitted with modern seats, we understand, the cost being nine seating in the dress circle. 1 A special meeting of Maori chiefs was held at Okaiawa Pa last Friday. The object of the meeting was to consider the matter of abolishing the use of liquor among the Maori people. The Rev. R. Haddon addressed the meeting, pointing out the evil of drink, the outcome of wliiuh was ruin of both old and young. lie added that he was glad to say since he started his work of reform in li>ol much, good has resulted among the people he loved. The Chief Kahupukoro, who is president of the Taranaki West Ooa.st Maori Association, .spoke i strongly in favor of Mr. [[addon's ad- ') dress, and a resolution was unanimously carried in support of voting for noj license in the Dominion at the next / general Maori election.—.Star.

A man was. arrested for drunkenness late on Saturday night. He had come in from Uruti, where he had been bushfelling. Before netting drunk he deposited £2O of liis money with a hotel licensee, and at night he wandered 011 to private property, and was handed over to the police. When he conic before the court yesterday morning he was con- | victed and discharged. He stubbornly refused to go back home to Uruti, because there was no coach running to the township until next Wednesday. He preferred to .stay here till then, atlhough he reckoned it would cost him from £5 to £lO a day to stn/v iri town. Upon being dismissed, he lifted his £2O, and started afresh. He had £l7 on him when the police got him again last night for drunkenness. Mr. C. J. Reakes. Chief Government Veterinarian, on a recent visit to Dunedin, was asked by a reporter if be had anything to say on the question of the extensive export of New Zealand draught horses to Australia. Mr. Reakes replied that he did not at the present time feel disposed to make any definite statement on the subject, but the position was certainly one that required very careful consideration. This was especially so from the point of view of the number of. young mares suitable for breeding purposes that were being sent out of the country. While it had been proving n very profitable business to New Zealand breeders, it was highly important that the greatost care should be taken not only that the standard of qualitv of the horses left in Vow Zealand was maintained. but also that every endeavor should be made to raise it. ' This was a matter that was receiving his closest, attention at the present time. He had no doubt that manv of the foremost breeders of draught horses in the South island were also giving the matter their earnest attention. Tt was a matter that rested largely with breeders and horse-owners generally, and he had no doubt they were fully alive t.o the position.

YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND That r>y using tne Commercial Eucalyptus Oil, which is now bought up at Cd per'lb weight and bottle, and, on account of the large profit.?, 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 GENUINE SANDER Et'CALY?TI EXTRACT you not only avrid these pitfalls, but you have a stimulating, safe and effective medicament, the result of a special and careful manufacture. Remember: SANDER'S EXTRACT embodies the r.csuft «f 50 years' experience and of special study, and it does what is promised; it euros and heals without injuring the constitution, as the oils on the market frequently do. Therefore, protect yoursejf h j" rejecting otker

The number of policemen who have fallen victims to the hatpin hare beenbrought under the notice of the courts in Sydney with painful frequency recently. One ease came before the Central' Court last week. A young woman, it is stated, was on her way to the station in the custody of an officer, when she suddenly drew a pin from her headgear and' drove a few inches of it several times into the policeman's arm. The wounds were of such a nature as to necessitate hospital treatment. Not long ago a notebook saved a constable from what might have been a fatal aW>. Mr King, S.M. in disposing of the case, imposed a fine of £5, with the alternative of twomonths' imprisonment, and remarked that future offences would meet with increasingly stern discouragement. The hatpin habit would have to stop. Paper-bag cooking has absolutely conquered London. The London Express announced one day that they would supply these bags at a certain price. The next day they received orders for one and A quarter million bags. For nearly a mouth the paper-bag fever has been raging m 'Melbourne. Four thousand people souglit admission to a demonstration of puperbag cooking in that city. The hall could only accommodate 200 people. Those outside caused a riot in their attempt* to enter. Now the infection hag spread to Sydney. Last week a cooking class at the Technical College experimented with these cooking bags, and the teadiers and' pupils declared that in a few days Sydney will be thrown into tihe same state of domestic exhilaration that has agitated London and Melbourne; for on it» first trial in Sidney paper-bag cooking prove ii surprising an unequivocal success.

The London Sportsman is publishing the much belated balance-sheet of the Arnst-Rarry match on the Zambesi, say® that owing to all parties leaving the Zambesi immediately after the race, it was impossible to publish the account# before this. Many rectified bills had to be written for mol'e than once, as somfr had been mislaid. It will be seen that but for Arnsts demand for an extra £IOO (making bis expenses £4OO instead of £3OO, as originally agreed upon) thero ■would have been a balance of a few pounds. As it was, the three gurantoiis provided the deficit of £B3 ss. The item £BO 8s 4d for postages, telegrams, etc., appears to be heavy, but it includes the drink consumed by the Englishmen during their six week's stay. No account is rendered for food and accommodation, as in that respect the party were guests of the Gold fields Company in Rhodesia." Women's Christian Temperance I T nion. The usual monthly meeting of the W.C.T.U. will be held on Wednesday next, July 20, in the. Baptist Church, at 2.30 p.m. All member urgently requested to attend. —Advt.