LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 283, 22 April 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

According to the Waverley police, the report recently published that a "tall, fair woman." had visited Waverley, as one of an organised gang, and endeavored to pass valueless cheques on local tradesman, is pure fiction. From the Masterton Age we leat'n that Masterton has of late experiened a spirited demand for business premises as well as private residences. There are fewer empty shops in the town just now than there have been for the last three years. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. A. Crookc, S.M., a first offending inebriate was convicted and discharged. Henry Fynes Callaghan was also charged with having been found drunk and was remanded for a week for medical treatment.

Tn a letter to a friend in Wellington, Mr. T. Sedgwick states that after two years' correspondence with the Governments of various overseas dominions, lie lias succeeded in inducing the New South Wales authorities to try his scheme for the immigration of women. Very shortly he will conduct a party of twenty widows (who each have one child) and twenty waitresses to New South Wales, where they will enter service.

The Public Works Department has i'ucopted the tender of F. Lundon, of .\Vhangamomona, of £597, for a platelayers' cottage at Toi Road Station, on the Stratford-Main Trunk Railway. Nine ratepayers on the Upper Mangorei Road are petitionnig the Taranaki County Council for permission to erect a shed at the Carrington Road Junction of the Mangorci-Carrington Cross Road in which they may store any heavy goods that they may have carted out by the Carrington Road traction engine. A representative deputation waited upon Mr. I'ercy White asking him if he would consent to he nominated as a Councillor for the New Plymouth Borougli Council. Mr. White replied regretting that he could not agree to' accept nomination as his time was already fully occupied with other business.

Is it the last of the cricket or the first of the football season? (asks the Wellington Post). A telegram from Christchurch states: "In the third grade Boys' High School beat Linwood B by 91 to nil." One word, "nil," appears to refer to Rugby, but the "91" has an unmistakable flavor of cricket. However, in conjunction with other reports from Christchurch, the public have the assurance that the Liuwood B team was stung on the football field. This seems to be a record score.

At the F.ltham Magistrate's Court yes terday, William Hunt, a half-caste, who was arrested at Waitara on March 26tl pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking into the house of William Bublitz. of the Fraser Road, on March 24tli. and stealing therefrom a cheque book, a gob' chain and locket and some pearl'beads. He also pleaded guilty to a charge of forging and uttering a cheque to sonu person unknown, and was committed to the Supreme Court, Wellington, for sentence on each charge. On Thursday evening a picture entertainment will be given in the Theatre Royal in aid of the funds of the Recreation Sports Ground. A special programme has been arranged, and the ordinary picture prices will be charged for admission. After the interval the prizes in the Grand Art Union in aid of the funds will be drawn. Tickets have been on sale for some time past, and will remain on sale till 9 p.m. on Thursday evening. Those who have tickets for sale are requested to hand in their books to the secretary. Mr. Williams, of the West Coast Refrigerating Company's staff had an unpleasant experience on Saturday, says the Patca Press. Whilst attempting to 1 board the s.s. Hawera he slipped on a plank leading from the wharf to the vessel and fell between the wharf and the ship's side. Unfortunately, as he fell be struck his shoulder against one of the piles of the wharf bruising it badly. Being a good swimmer he had no 'difficulty in scrambling out with nothing worse than a bruised shoulder and a thorough drenching. A coastal correspondent writes suggesting that the departure of H.M.S. New Zealand from Wanganui on the occasion of her visit to New Plymouth should be so timed as to enable the vessel to steam past Opunake after daylight. All the settlers along the coast, who have helped, and are helping, to pay for the gift ungrudgingly, but who will not be able to visit New Plymouth to view the. magnificent vessel—as someone will have to remain at home to do the routine farm work—would have an opportunity of seeing the ship as she steamed along the coast to Moturoa. The Borough Council at the request of t:ie Taranaki County Council has agreed to assist in erecting mile pegs ale'iir 'lie Main South Road. The Borough l'ngineer will supply the chainage from the' Post Office to the Borough boundary, and will also erect one mile posts, the County Council will continue the mile posts on to the County boundary at Puniho. Each main road leading out from New Plymouth will thus denote the mileage'travelled to all and sundry. The Taranaki County Council intend to erect concrete posts with the numbers let in in iron. Tt is to he hoped that the Kgmont County Council will be able to co-operate and carry the scheme right along the coast to Opunake. Strong comment was made by the Auckland City Coroner (Mr. Thomas Gresham) at an inquest there last week upon the fact that, the body of a man had been lying in the morgue alongside the court, for several days awaiting burial. The body was that of a Norwegian sailor named Haversen, and was found in the harbor on Tuesday morning. The inquest was hold on Wednesday morning, and a warrant for burial was then issued. The reason why the body had not been removed should (added the coroner) be explained by some one. In the present case the charitable aid authorities say that notification did not reach them until 5 o'clock on Thursday evening for the issue of the warrant for the burial. The body, after a lapse of six days, was interred on Friday.

His Honor Mr. Justice Edwards, in criticising the methods of the police in dealing with suspects at the Appeal Court, Wellington, said: "Where the police have not made up their minds to arrest a man, it is only fair that they should give that man a chance of explaining suspicious circumstances. But when it comes to taking a man to the station, searching him, and then crossexamining him for three-quarters of an hour, I consider it a most dangerous practice, and likely to lead to pernicious results. If it is necessary for persons to be examined, I have no objection if a proper system—such as the Scotch—is followed. But a constable or sergeant must not be allowed to harry a man for three-quarters of an hour and then come into court and swear as to the result."

The following new novels have been recently added to the Public Library:— "Nance of Manchester," Orme Angus; "The West Wind," Cyrus T. Brady; "Fate Knocks at the Door," Will S. Comfort; "The Golden Woman," Ridg. Cullum; "Tainted Lives," Pierre Costello; "A Babe in Bohemia," Frank Danby; "The Hero of Herat," Maud Diver; "The White Mice," R. 11. Davis; "The Harvest Moon," J. Miles Forman; "The Bountiful Hour," Marion Fox; "Panama and What it Means," John F. Fraser; "Keir Ward in the Jungle," Lane Grey; "Cease Firing." Mary Johnstone: "Her Convict Husband," M. C. ILeighton; "Buck Peters, Ranchman," C. K Million!; "The Cahusnc Mystery." K. and 11. IMchard; "Counsel for the Defence," Leroy Scott; "Love's Pilgrimage," Upton Sinclair; "Kennedy Square," F. 11. Smith; "Elizabeth, Betsy and Bess," Lily Sehofield; "The Dragoman," George K. Stiles; "Sahib Long," John Travers; "The Love Dream," George Vane; "A Cry in the Wilderness," M. E. Waller; "Marriage," H. G. Wells: "Their Yesterdays," 11. B. Wright: "The Love Pirate," C. N. and A. M. Williamson.

Rheumatism and kindred complaints—lumbago, sciatica and gout—should be treated as soon as the first symptoms are manifested. For instance, headaches, constipation, flatulence, heartburn are frequently symptoms of excess uric acid in the hlood. and the sooner this acid is eradicated the better. The safest and most reliable, remedy for these complaints is RHEUMO. It has been proved by the test of public experience, and is acclaimed by thousands as the one genuine remedy. Rheumo goes to the seat of the trouble, and by driving the uric acid from the blood, quickly gives relief and effects a cure, QS ail chemists and stores, j

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Kgmont Lodge, 1.0.0.F.M.U., was held last evening, Uro. .1. R. Annes, N.G., presiding. One candidate was initiated, and one proposed for membership. Thw quarterly balance-sheet and auditor's report was read and adopted. The membership is 2;iiJ. The accumulated fund* amount to £0899 5s Id. A clearance was granted to a member who has removed to another part of the Dominion.

"The finest dressed men seen in Melbourne!" said Auslralians of the oflicerg and men of the battleship New Zealand. There is no gainsaying the personal attractiveness of the British sailors (says the Sydney Sun). You would think the New Zealand had been specially provided with a beauty crew. From the winsomelooking middies to the veterans C.P.O.'s they have the clear eyes and clean-cut features and self-reliant poise of Britishers at their best.

The extermination of weeds is always a standing problem for the long-suffering farmer, who has to deal with everything from the insidious blackberry to the innocent ox-eye daisy. Today, in Devon street West, a demonstration will be given of Long's' Noxious Weed Destroyer Vhich, it is claimed, will act upon these undesirable immigrants in such a man-, ner as to cause them to retire at once to the limbo of forgotten things. Mr. Long has given satisfactory demonstrations of this new eradicator all round the country, and it has won the approval of even such a conservative establishment as the Agricultural Department. He is prepared to prove its value by practical demonstration to-day. The preparation can be used in any strength, according to the work required to be done, and those who cannot attend today's demonstration will find full instruction as to its use on the packages.

The Chief Templar of the Egmont Lodge, No. 112, liro. 0. W. Hartnel], presided over a large attendance of officers and members at the Lodge's weekly session, held last evening. One candidate was initiated into the Order. The L.D. Bro. F. ]\. l'epperell, distributed the Grand Lodge certilicates tn members who had taken <>. L. degrees at the past sessions. The C.T. read a large number of letters of thanks nnd appreciation from visitors and delegates who had returned to their homes since the session. Some discussion ensued on the (|uestion of displacing the old charter for a new charter bearing the word ''lnternational" instead of the word "Independent." The idea, however, did not find favour enough to displace the old and esteemed charter, under which the Egmont Lodge has been working for the past thirty-eight years. The G.L. representative read a concise and interesting report on the proceedings of the recent session of the Grand Lodge. A basket social in charge of the Treasurer and D.M., occupied what few minutes remained after business.