Tilt l Wellington office reports that no vessels will be within wireless range to-day. Danish butter has advanced 8 kroner, or 9s per cwt., and prices are advancing daily owing to the effects of the drought. New Plymouth appears to have a strong attraction for fanners who feel a disposition for pleasant and restful retirement. Another well-known farmer in this district, Mr. W. C. Phillips, of Rivcrdale,. has decided on retiring to tile breezy seaport. It is understood that Mr, J. N. Gamlin, of Kanpokonui, intends handing his farms over to his sons and retiring to New Plymouth, where ho has town property.— Manaia Witness. At tho monthly meeting of the Kitzroy Town Board on Friday night the following resolution was passed: “That tin's hoard desires In place on record its appreciation of tho valuable services rendered by the late Mr, Tisch, not only to Xew. Plymouth, of which place ho was Mayor, hut to the whole ot the district, in tlie various positions he has from time to time - held ; and also to express its greatest sympathy with Airs. Tisch m her irreparable loss, and that a copy of tliis be sent to Airs. Tisch.” The Greymouth correspondent of the Lyttelton Times writes:—“Judging by the report of the Executive of the' Grey Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, it appears that in the past many persons have been in receipt of relief who were not entitled to it. In one case it was found that a woman was receiving £4 a month relief, and had an income of £9 a week coming in. Inquiries also elicited the fact that where a mother was receiving aid the daughters were dressed like ladies, and owned bicycles. In many other cases it was fo'und that aged people were being neglected by relations who were in good positions. The result of the executive’s inquiries will mean a saving of over JuBOO a year to tho hoard.” The Rev. H. Sharp will preach in the Fitzroy Primitive Ateihodist Church on Sunday night. Subject: “Courage” (2 Sam. x., 12). A special invitation is given to men to bo present. All seats free. The services are bright and hearty,*
Now that Pitzroy is merging with the borough other suburbs are seriously considering the advantages to bo gained by following thoir advice. A meeting is called for Tuesday next in the Frankley Road Gymnasium to consider the question of a Greater New Plymouth.
The Taranaki Garrison Band willrender a programme of music on tho Esplanade Rotunda to-morrow afternoon at 3 o’clock, when the funeral march “Garland of Flowers” will he played as a mark of respect to the memory of the late Mr. Tisch (president of the band). In addition the following items will be rendered; March, “Through Bolts and Bars”; selection, “Verdi” ; intermezzo, “Syringa” ; overture, “Austral”; quickstep, “Twentieth Century.” A collection will be taken up in aid of the Deacon fund, a most deserving object.
The plant for making sand-lime bricks to be used at tho New South Wales Government works at Botany is being imported from England. It is of the latest description, and comes from Messrs. Sutcliffe, Speakmau, and Co., of Leigh. Delivery is expected next month, when.it will be established at Botany. The sand in tho vicinity is stated to he particularly applicable to the work. A certain proportion of sand is mixed with a small amount of lime and pressed in a mill. The bricks are thou baked at considerable pressure. The product is to be used largely in sewer and other underground works in the city. The lime is to come from the Government kilns at Taree.
Mr. Isitt asks why should the people who believe in universal service “ram their views down tho throats of the Quakersf” Ho may very well be asked in return, says the Christchurch Press, “Why should tho people who believe in prohibition ram ther views down tho throats of those who don’t?” The Quakers are only a very small section of the community, and the Government are prepared to meet them byputting them to con-combatant duties and so respect their views as regards bearing arms. But Mr. Isitt holds that if there are 2001 persons in a community and 1001 of these are prohibitionists they are tntitled to “ram their views down the throats” of the 1000 who are not prohibitionists. Moreover, he is not prepared to extend the slightest consideration to the non-abstainers.
In tho course of the King’s address to the boys of Eton College, which lie visited shortly after the Coronation, he said; —“Here you enjoy many advantages in the education you receive and in the circumstances of your lives. - The British Empire requires at 'the present time hard service from all Its sons. It requires tho hardest service from those to whom most has been given. You will, I am sure, in the course of your lives, lose no opportunity of rendering service to your country and to the nation. , These opportunities occur in times of peace as often as in times of war. By seizing them and turning them to the fullest account you will bo able to take part in-ihe work which my people have to do all over tho world, and,so continue to send out from these historic walls men as great and as useful as those who have gone before.” The South Taranaki correspondent of the New’ Zealand Times writes to that paper as follows:—“There seems to be a universal opinion that a large co-operative pig-curing business will very soon start in Taranaki. It is very likely the headquarters of the concern will drift towards New Plymouth, where the direct communication will be. Within two years Taranaki’s huge production of dairy produce will be concentrated at the New Plymouth port, and there shipped direct to the markets of Europe. Sceptics and conservative people are hard to convince that this will come to pass, but New Plymouth at tho present time could take the largest ocean liner trading to this Dominion. I think the biggest liner w© have entering New Zealand waters only draws about 28ft. to 30ft. of water, whereas over 34ft. of water is at New Plymouth, thanks to the dredging.” The popularity of the West End Bowling Club’s euchre parties was again marked by tho big attendance at the West End Gymnasium on Friday night. Twenty-one tables were engaged and after two hours’ play sixteen games had been played. The Indies’ first prize (dozen silver dessert spoons) was won by Mrs. Whitehead with 13 games, Mrs. Gardner being second with 12 games and securing one dozen silver tea-spoons. Miss M. George won the “booby” prize with four games. For the men’s prizes Messrs. F. J. Hill, N. West, and Marett tied with 12 games each. In the play-off Mr. Hill won the first prize (a safety razor) and Mr. West second prize (a leather pocketflask). Mr. Bacon won the booby prize with a total of throe games. Refreshments were provided chiving the evening. The next party will bo held on September 8.
There has lately been some discussion in medical circles ns to the meaning of the curious white patches that sometimes occur on the finger-nails, and which are popularly supposed to indicate past illnesses of exceptional gravity. But a good deal of evidence has been brought forward to show that such marks very often occur alter moderate disturbance of health, and by no means indicate infallibly that their possessor has at one time been near ’‘death’s door.” On the other baud, a West Country practitioner, writing in tho British "Medical Journal, points out that there is one particular form of nailmarking which is a real indication that chose on whose hands they occur hare been through a serious crisis in the past. Those marks are said to be “broad white lines lying across the axis of all the nails.” it has yet to be explained how it is that Nature thus chooses the finger-nails for indelibly stamping the signs of past disease on those who have been dangerously attacked. The hoys and girls of Taranaki who are pupils of .secondary schools or district high schools arc in a peculiarly fortunate position, according to the Minister for Education. Not only have they an equal chance with those from the rest of the Dominion of obtaining university junior scholarships, senior notional scholarships and university bursaries, but they have a rich fund devoted to these university scholarships (called Taranaki scholarships), which are granted on the same examination as those already named, but are confined to Taranaki candidates. The annual income derived from the reserve is sufficient to provide for about four scholarships a year. During the five years, 1906 to 1910, only four candidates in all have qualified for the scholarships. Each of them has been awarded a scholarship. Mr. Fowlds, replying to a question hy Mr. Okoy, in Parliament, said ho did" not sec any occasion to make’the terms more liberal than they are at present. There are many between season lines at White and Sons’ which are of particular interest at the moment. Besides numberless, oddments which ire being cleared, there is a pew range of white sheetings to hand, in splendid heavy weights, double-widths Is 3Jd to 2s 2d per yard, and single-widths ll|d to Is 6d per yard. Housewives will like tho texture of the line.*
Tho magnificent leviathan Olyippio made some splendid runs on her nrst voyage, her best day’s work being 548 nautical miles. Her consumption of coal is 800 tons per day, or 150 tons less than that quantity required by tho speedy Cunarders The passengers declare that everything was as comfortable and luxurious as at the best European hotel. At the present time no less than 25 vessels are loading or on their way to Australia and New Zealand ports, with cargoes of cash 1 oil for the Vacuum Oil Company, Proprietary, Ltd. The fleet comprises twelve largo steamers and thirteen sailing ships, and a rough estimate places their aggregate cargoes at something like 3,000,000 cases of oil and spirits. Six vessels are either on their wav or have been fixed to leave for New Zealand. The total quantity of oil and spirits coming by them will be roughly 950,000 cases. A resident in the west end of Christchurch went through a somewhat unusual experience recently, his ■ house being invaded by a small army of bush rats, which apparently found their previous habitation uncomfortable during tho southerlies experienced about a fortnight ago. The bush rat belongs to the same family as the ordinary rat, but differs from it in several respects. Instead of gnawing its way into a house it climbs about till it finds some opening. In the instance under notice the bush rats discovered a place in an addition to tho original building, where a space had been left, and by which they gained access to the space between the walls. They climbed up the studs, and made their presence known by the noise of their scampering. The Press states that .'chloride of lime had to bo used to rid the house of the pest.
A few days since a paragraph appeared with reference to a brave Native guide and a revolver that formerly belonged to him. Mr. W. Wallace, of Meremore, tells us, says the Hawera Star, that there is an inaccuracy in regard to his death. He says that “Big Jim” was, at the time of his death, with a force under Colonel Whitmore coming up to the Urewera Country to join a fore© to which Mr. Wallace himself was attached. “Big Jim’s” men fell into an ambuscade/ and ho was killed. At the same time, Mr. Tom Adamson was wounded. Referring to the Royal Irish Rifles, the last Imperial troops stationed in Now Zealand, Mr. Wallace says that they had their last engagement at Fraser Road, near Mr. Richard Thompson’s farm. They afterwards marched to destroy a fort at Te Rua Rura, but there was no fighting. In a letter from Mr. James Dunlop, appearing m the Kilmarnock Standard (Scotland), the Scottish Agricultural Commissioner makes the following flattering reference to Moumahaki Experimental Form ;—“The Moumahaki farm is one of the several experimental farms run by the Government in the North Island, but it seemed to us that more useful work was being done here than in all the others put together. . . . While the farm is considered a poor one naturally, the arrangement of everything and the fine crops were a sight to see. I have visited scores of experimental farms at Home, in Denmark, Canada, United States, and Australia, but as far as completeness, management, tidiness, and ' good ’ cultivation are concerned, I don’t remembed seeing anything to equal Moumahaki.”
A normal size couple in Mount Airy, Georgia, are the embarrassed ■ owners of a child, James Adolph Cody, two years and three months old, who, the Daily News declares, already eats as much as both tho father and mother together. He weighs eight and a-half stone, is fourteen inches round the neck, thirty-six inches round the waist, sixteen inches above the knee, and thirteen inches below. When not crying for food, he sleeps well, seems perfectly healthy, and is strong enough to knock children down thrice his years. For breakfast he eats biscuits thickly spread with bacon gravy, butter, and syrup, and drinks two glasses of milk. He grows quarrelsome if not permitted a couple of cups of coffee. He relishes light refreshment between meals, while foi dinner and supper he enjoys a big pinto of boiled bacon and vegetables—tho whole pi© if he can get it.
Putting a highway robber to flight with a hatpin is the latest exploit of a young Englishwoman in Pans. Sho had been visiting friends at Passy, and was driving home in a cab about midnight, The Telegraph states. As the cab was crossing the Place de L’Etoile a man who was standing on the footpath made a sign to the cabman to stop. The cabman, believing that the man was acquainted with tho ladv, drew up and waited for him to approach. The man was an impudent apache, who asked the lady to hand him her purse, and threatened her if she did not do so. Fortunately she did not lose her self-possession, and before the apache was aware of it sho had put up her hand to her hat, drawn out a hatpin, and buried in his arm “There is something for you!” she said, as she was about to plunge it in a second time. The man had enough of it. and yelled with pain. The cabman, .having understood at last whipped up his horse and drove away.
Deferring to tho visit of 100,000 London school children to the Crystal Palace, at the invitation ot the King, last month, the Times says:—lt was a delightful sight to watch the long regiments of children pouring into the Palace. That the great enterprise was such a brilliant success was largely due to the children themselves. They were eager and excited, and full of gleeful anticipation, but they nbver failed to show obedience to their teachers. The only possible pvay to avoid confusion was to keep each contingent together, and make them march from pointsto point with military precision. To marshal innumerable groups, to conduct them about the bewildering grounds, to distribute food among them, to divide them up among an interminable variety of amusements, and never once to lanse into confusion was to accomplish a seeming miracle. Never let it be said' again that the only home of ordered organisation is across the North Sea. If tho teachers of tho youth of London can mobilise 100,000 children under complicated conditions with the success attaned on Frday, tho era of “muddling through” is over, or else some of the great Departments of State must take a lesson from the young and from those who train them. The Rev. J. W. Burton will conduct both services in the WhitOloy Memorial Church to-morrow. The morning subject will be “Our Wrestle with Life,” and in the evening Mr. Burton will speak on “The Christian Conception of God,” being a discussion of Sir Oliver Lodge’s article on that, subject in the last number of the Hibbort Journal.
Children's socks, Gd pair, all sizes at the Melbourne Clothing Company; also children’s black or tan cashmere socks, with double-ribbed tops, size, 4 9d, size 5 lOd, size 6 lid, size 7 Is, sizes 8 and 9 Is 3d; girl’s cashmere stockings with eight-fold knees, Is pair; children’s spring and summer washing hatsls, and Is 6d pair.*
Miss Gwen Bewloy was responsible for the very pretty decoration of the supper tables at the Hunt Ball. During the year 1910 the various meat works of Queensland killed 167,000 cattle —an increase of 56,672 compared with the previous year. The number of sheep, including lambs, killed was 1,119,660 —an increase of 608,802.
It is a matter for regret Mr. Holman, Acting-Premier of New South Wales, was too busy with elections to enter for the " round-the-mountain race,” as ho is evidently an expert pedalist. The Sydney Morning Herald of Friday week remarked: “The value of the motor car as a weapon of campaign has, of course, long been recognised, but that the Acting-Premier of a State should tour the country on a bicycle is a feat to which not Mr. Lloyd George, and not even Mr. O’Malley, could parallel. Mr. Holman, however, having recently delivered an address at Wellington, mounted his bicycle and cycled over fifty miles of difficult country, arriving fresh and collected to make a vigorous speech at Gulgoug; and his demeanour and appearance after this remarkable performance were such that it is probable, if the distance had been one hundred instead of fifty miles, Mr. Holman would have been equal to the task. Mr. T. Brown, M.P., recently cycled hundreds of miles in the western districts, but it is doubtful whether he ever Accomplished such a sprint as this of Mr. Holman. As the officials of the New South "Wales Cycling Association were not notified, it is not known whether a world’s record was established ; but Mr. Holman’s vigorous athleticism ought to qualify him to take part in the sixdays’ event which 'is to take place next year.”
A special lino of boys’ boots is being offered at The Kush Sale to-morrow and Saturday. Sizes from 8 to 13, at 8s lid; Ito 3,9 s 9d; 4 and 5,10 s 3d. This is n special purchase, and at present all the different sizes are represented. Bring the boy along.*
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