LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 268, 4 April 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"Park" Saturday will eventuate on April 10. It is reported that another tlax-mill is about to commence operations in the Masterton district.

The savings of (lie native-; in India are believed to amount to something like £.•500,000,000 in gold alone. Blackbirds and thru-lifs. are proving very destructive in the < Dauix-virke district. attacking nearly all danses of vegetables, even pumpkins and marrows. The sum of £224.0- ! iti was put through the totalisatov at the various meeting* throughout the Dominion during Faster. Auckland headed the list with £74.0,):! for two davs.

The All Nations Fair, which was eonducted under the auspices of the Anglican Church, closed down last night after a very .successful run of three days. The takings were about £SOO.

A driver of n Manaia baker's cart informed the police on Monday that he had been stuck up on the Glenn Itoad and robbed of a pound or more under threat of a revolver. Inquiries are being made by the police.

Two young men who went to Petone to work as butchers, when the recent strike commenced, have become expert killers, and are earning up to 30s. per day. Neither had any experience of killing prior to going to the Petone works.

Estates certified for stamp duty during March included the following for New Plymouth:—Thomas Shatter Weston £54,430, John liyan £1(i,073v Andrew Graham £4200, Gustav Aron Kindberg £1417, James Brown £4lO, Magnus C'outts £.'577 and Arthur Leonard Mill £34.5.

It \a reported that a lady on this coast journeyed to Auckland purposely to engage two domestic servants from an incoming boat. Two girls were readily engaged, but the gratification of the employer quickly turned to dismay when ! the new arrivals entered a hotel 1»r I called f<iv drinks. . and conversed with J perfect freedom with the other custom- 1 ers. The Feilding lady (led—minus the j '"cateh."—"Star." i

The current "Xava! ami Military Record" lias an interesting story about an Admiralty collier, which was recently sent to Salonica with coal (or the 'Medea. The collier arrived at night. and next morning was informed that it was anchored in the middle of the mine Held! However, nothing exploded, and she was eventually towed out stern first. But her people must have had quite an exciting time while it lasted.

The first contingent of Territorials bound for the annual encampment at Oriiigi will leave New Plvmouth by special train on the 14th instant, at 0.10 a.m. The remainder will entrain on Friday week, 18th instant, at the same hour. The time-table of this train is as follows:—Leave Xew Plymouth li.lo a.m., Waitara 0.15, Bell Block 0.23. Lepperton fi.37. Tnglewood 7.2. Tariki 7.20. Midhirst 7.32'. Stratford 7.48. Xgaere 7.50, Elthain 8, Xormanbv 5.22. Hawcra 8.37. Mokoia 8.54. Manutahi !).:!. Palca f1.28. Wnverley 0.51. and Wnitntaru lO.li. On account of the Ministers having to receive a large number of deputations after their arrival at Opunnke. tonight's banquet to the Prime Minister and the Minister for Public Works will not commence until 1) o'clock. The toast list has, therefore, been restricted to two toasts. "The King" and "The Parliament of New Zealand," so that the proceedings may not lie protracted until too late an hour. The seating accommodation at the hall is limited, so that early application for tickets is necessary. These may lie obtained, at five shillings each, from Messrs. D. MeAlltim, the Town Clerk (Mr. F. T. Bell- , ringer), Mr. H. Bedford, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, and members of the Chamber.