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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 6613, 21 November 1884, Page 2

Woodward's Japanese Troupe will open in Hawera to-morrow night. The Rev. Dr. Habens, Inspector General of Schools, is now in New Plymouth. The s.s. Rotorua' left Nelson at 11 a.m. this morning, and will arrive early tomorrow, and leave for the Manukau at 1 o'clock p.m. The charge against Rees for forging a telegraphic money order on Mr. A. Laird of Wanganui for £4, was heard in Auckland on Tuesday and dismissed. Mountain picnics are starting early this season, and already we hear of an adventurous party having set out. The expedition consisted of ten, five of whom were ladies, and they succeeded in getting to the top of the ranges and back comfortably in a day. They report the track as being very bad. Before the recently elected members for the Taranaki County Council can transact any business they will have to hold a special meeting to elect a chairman. No other business can be brought up on this occasion. The special meeting to elect the chairman will be next Wednesday, and the ordinary business meeting will then follow on the succeeding Wednesday, the regular meeting day. Mr. Beetham, Resident Magistrate at Christchurch, has decided that the Roman Catholic High School and the young ladies' school at the Convent are exempt from borough and drainage rates, on the ground that it had been abundantly proved that these schools were not carried on for pecuniary gain or profit, but by persons whose only gain was the satisfaction they derived from the consciousness that they were doing their duty at a great pecuniary loss to themselves. A notice, re the special registration of unregistered births, is published in the Gazette of November 13th, by which it is enacted that for twelve months, from the 18th October last, opportunity will be afforded to persons or the parents of persons whose births cannot be registered now under "The Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1875," to effect a special registration by application to the RegistiarGeneral. Satisfactory evidence on oath as to the fact, place, and time of birth has to be given, and £1 paid to the RegistrarGeneral on making the application. Now that the relations between employers and employed are in such a state that nearly everyone has a different view from everyone else, it is interesting to know the ideas of those who have had much experience, either from one point of view or the other. After business was finished at the Harbour Board meeting the other day, the question was talked over in connection with getting men to sign agreements. Mr. Bayly remarked he had not much faith in agreements of this kind, and that for himself he believed the best plan was not to force them on men. He caid "he had found the best course to adopt when an employee wanted to make a change was to release him, for as soon as he lost heart in one's service he was, of little use. This was tho plan he adopted, and long experience confirmed him in the belief that it was the right one." How mad Melbourne people get over their Cup may be inferred from the fact, that the leading drapers and dressmakers of that city applied to the Chief Secretary for a temporary suspension of the clause of the Factories Act rendering it unlawful to employ females in their establishments for longer than eight hours per day. An extension of two and a half hours a day was granted for a month, so that the fashionables might have their costumes in time for tr^e event. The Zoological Society in Sydney has just had an addition made to its ornithological collection in the shape of an extiomely rare variety of the wingless New Zealand bird known by the native name of Kiwi-Kiwi. This bird, has been forwarded to the society by Mr. T. Morrin, of Auckland. Subscription lists have been oponed, and sufficient funds subscribed to secure the services of an engineer for the purposes of reporting on the bay at Opunake, and advise as to most suitable «wk at the least possible cost. If tho Minister of Defences wishes tc do away with the Constabulary, writes a Correspondent at Opunake to the JSF. Z. Times, let him turn his attention to the thousands upon thousands of acres of grand land that there are in this district, give it to the people free for a few years, it: they will not pay for it, and I can guarantee that in a very short time he will have no need for an armed force. Get people on the lands in goodly numbers and they will soon take caro to protect themselves in case of need. I would strongly recommend anyone -in search of land to read the conditions on which it may be had in this locality, for a man with a moderate amount of capital cannot go wrong. Feels Young Auain— " My mother was afflicted a long time with neuralgia and a dull, heavy, inactive condition of the whole system, headache, nervous prostration, and was almost helpless. No physicians or medicines did her any good. Three months ago she began to use Hop Bitters, with such good effect that she seems and feels young again, although over seventy years old." — A Lady in R. I. Look up. Doctors Gave Him Up — " Is it possible that Mr. Godfrey is up and at work, and cured by so simple a remedy?" "I assure you it is trtto that ho is entirely cured and with nothing but Hop Bitters, and only ten days ago his doctors gave him up and said ho must die," " Wcll-ti-duy ! If that is so I will go this minute and get some for my poor George. 1 know hops ure good." Read. 15