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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13250, 23 August 1906, Page 4

A yearling Lincoln lamb realised 1450 guineas recently, iis- destination being Buenos Ayres.

A record price for fat wethers off •bhe ! Iv?iirfbolton country wasi realised last week, SJ4s being paid for a big line.

British imports and exports for the* first six months of the year were £52,329,114 greater than for the first half of 1905.

During the last two years diamonds] duave increased in value by 25 peacoat, and their value is- still rising. BmeraMs have gone up 58 put cent., and pearls and rubies have -also jumped up considerably. > ■ 'In connection with the labour demonstration being arranged by the Eecreation Ground Sports Comtoiittee for October 1 Oth, we understand that about '50 vehicles and working exhibits have already been promised. The Committee are sparing no effort to ensure an interesting day.

A ballot to decide the order of rotation in which members of the Taranaki Education Board ■shall retire resulted:— West Ward,— J. Wade (chairman) to retire in 1908, G. A. Adlarn in 1907, and G. -Tisch in 1909; West Ward,— W. Mc'L. Kennedy 1907, W. Monk-house 1908, J. D. Morrison 1909}; North Ward,— H. Trimble 1007, 11, Faull 1908, and A. Morton- 1909. -

Mr E. H. W. Bligh is -expected to arrive in New Plymouth this evening, and wifl commence his series tof lectures to-morrow evening in Whiteley Hall. Mr Bligh takes a keen interest in sport, and can give helpful information regarding training..' -Hie specially makes a point of divulging the secrets of 'the. medical -quack profession, and is a great help to any lad.

"Granny" writes :'— "Ec the triplets born at Stratford lately ; King Edward announced publicly that he was. not going to continue the •bounty. I believe the late Mr Seddon

gave it. in a 1 case of triplets that also' arrived in Taranaka. ', I have no

doubt 'whatever ' that Sir 'J. G. Ward will willingly follow '3iis late

chiefs action, if the matter is placed before him im a proper manner.*' At the Stratford Police Court, G. H. F. W. Satmders was charged with that, being a nrember of the Stratford Riflefe, he did negligently lose certain .appointments, to wit, a 1 rifle, bayonet, -and belt, issued to hotm as a member' of the said- corps/ Defendant was also ' charged with failings to deliver up, on ceasing to" be 'a momiber of the corps, a rifle, bayonet, and foelt entrusted to him. A fine' of 20/ and costs was inflicted. Defendant was ordered to return the articles, in default, three weeks' imprisommen't.

The TDducation Board had an inter

csting 'discussion at last meeting on the question of requiring 'medical certificates from teachers. The ' , outcome was that Mr Monkhoiise gave notice to move the .fallowings addition to the . regulation : — "The Chairman ie empowered to call for a medical cer-

tdficate in any case when he may 'have

reason to suspect that any teacher in the employ of the Board is suffering from any dangerous infectious disease, and, if it be found that any teacher is so suffering, he or she be suspended or dismissed at the discretion of the Board/* The Dunedin Drainage Board is now without an engineer. Mr Manchester, of Melbourne, who had been appointed, arrived, and after seeing the act-ing-Engineer and the Chairman of the Works Comnnittee, decided not to accept the position, but to return to Melbourne. His reasons, according to a' conversation, were that ' there were no detailed plans <of aj scheme, and detached pieces of the work had been done, but it was not possible for a stranger to pick up the threads and carry out the scheme. Mr Manchester has promised to attend a meeting of the Board. Many local people will remember the "human ostrich," -a 'shopman in Bostock a nd 'Wombwell's circus, who swallowed gaseous flaane, coal, nails, and any (other thing of the sort that happened along. The man 'has paid the penalty of fliis extv&ordmaxy diet, aiad died in a Lotnrdon 1 hospital cm June 23rd. A post mortem examination was made, and miore than 30 nails and hatpins were fotusnd in the body. Some of them were ira the liver, some, in , the kidney®, but. the largest nuiniber wore in- the intestittes. When the m a n was adlniitted to the hospital," his story in regard 1 to his , diet was disbelieved by the doctors, and his request for a feni'fe to relieve himself of the nails caused th© staff to regard him as insane. However, ■an abscess forming on 'his 'body, amid an operation producin-g a brass-headed nail, the opinion altered). He was too weak to withstand 'another operation, and gradually sank and died. [A female cook is wtanted for the New Plymouth Hospital. Whites announoe the arrival of novelties in belts and neck wear. "Champion Flour" congratulations to the new members of the Ministry appear in this issue.. The date .of closing of tenders for the concrete bridge over the Kaihihi stream has been extended to 31st August. Messrs Sladden and Palmer are the 'Engineers. Th'ase in need of -a Piaomima hat would do well to call on the Aucklamd Clothing Co.. and inspect tiheir stock Which has just arrived by post via 'Frisco mail. Prices range from 7/6 to 67/6*