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Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143764, 12 April 1912, Page 2

Tile Pukekura Park Board wish to acknowledge the gift of a kiwi from Mr. Marfell, of Toko. Tho Wellington office reports that the Maunganui, Moeraki, Wimmer.a, and Marama will probably be within wireless range to-night. Among the many things The Kash do so well are men J s slip-on overcoats. They’ve just imported a range of the famons Gaberdcen slip-ons, beautifully cut and made in the latest London style. Prices from 455. Don’t forget a specialist in clothing sees the gar- : monb-on^pn.*

Mr. F. G, J. BbUringar acknowledges the receipt of £2 2s from Mr. F. 0. Griffifcbs towards the funds of tho brigade, in recognition of their work in connection with the fire last week.

Salesman: Sony, sir. We’re quite out of game, but I caa recommend the sauaagps. Nimrod'. Ac, yes, but perhaps my wife wouldn’t believe I’d shot ’em.

The two patrols of Stratford Scouts that have bean in camp at Tainoi, the residence of Scoutmaster Sandford, at Vbgeitown, commenced their return journey this morning. They will march as fur as Inglewood today, and then on to Stratford to-morrow. The boys had a most enjoyable time during their short stay at Tainui.

In a Fourth of July address, Mayor Samuel L. Shank, of Indianapolis, once said, apropos of George Washington andtruthfulness: “Few of us, alas, can lay claim to that absolute veracity which was Washington’s boast. Thus the shoe pinches us all when the story of little Jack Smith cornea up. Little Jack Smith’s Sunday school teacher, after a lesson on Ananias and Sapphire, said, ‘Why is not everybody who tells a He struck dead?’ Little Jack answered gravely, ‘Because there wouldn’t bo anybody left.’ ” We can match the bride who would not “obey” with the bridegroom who would not worship. It was some years ago, and he was a dear good Puritan who thought worship (“with my body I thee worship”) meant divine honours, and—unmindful of his Worship the Mayor and the Worshipful 'Company of Fishmongers—declined to commit idolatry at the very altar. He would not, and ho did irot. Ho said “cherish” instead, but as ho did not tell the press the incident passed. Whether his marriage was Icgiil might bo an important question for his son, now growing up. There was a good deal of laughter at the London Sessions as Dr. William P. Fox, of Clapham Road, described how he captured a man who was accused of being concerned in stealing a pony and governess car. Dr. Fox, who is a power-fully-built man, said, “I pursued the prisoner on a bicycle, and when I caught him I took adequate steps to detain him.” “What did you do?” asked the judge, and the doctor answered: “I at once threw him down and stood on him. He then tried to bite me, so I choked him.” “You say ho was very violent?” queried the judge. “Yes, but he soon stopped,” replied the doctor, grimly. 'The prisoner was acquitted. The question of when a man is intoxicated from the legal point of view was indefinitely debated before the Full Court at Adelaide last week. The plaintiff urged be could not have been drunk, because he swallowed nothing beyond a “barmaid’s blush.” Their Honours expressed very diverse views. Mr. Justice Burnside thought that when a man was not sober he was drunk. Mr. Justice M'Millan was of opinion that a man could not be drunk when he could lift a glass to his lips. He was, however, curious as to the composition of a barmaid’s blush, which mast be something very rare. Counsel suggested it might be an intoxicating smile.

The boldest man in the world has been discovered (says the Sydney Sun). He was respondent in the Divorce Court at Sydney last week, and evidence was given that two days after the marriage he pawned the wedding presents. That was a plucky action. It is what nearly everybody wants to do, but nobody is game. When you have eleven breadforks, fourteen silver sugar-bowls, thirteen epergnes, and twenty-seven biscuit barrels, the temptation to take the superfluous pieces to Uncle is very strong. Most people surrender weakly to the fear that the donors of the presents will be offended if their gifts are not subsequently displayed. This divorce has sot an example of undnutod bravery which should bo zealously copied. A meeting of the New Zealand Dairy Association’s milk suppliers, held at Te Boro, decided to request the directors to pay for butter-fat supplied at all creameries run by the association. It was pointed out that the higher rate Said by largo creameries was an inucemo'nt to large suppliers to cart milk out of their own district where the creamery happens to be smaller, rims the largo creamery benefits at,the expense of the smaller. It was stated that this practice causes dissatisfaction and' ill-feeling amongst suppliers, and tends to drive business away from the association to home separation companies. Meetings are being held throughout the Waikato of those in favour of the proposed alteration with a view to combined action.

The other morning (says the Clutba Leader) a small boy of about 11 was discovered in hiding near the Balclutha railway station, and on being taken to the police, told a thrilling tale of how his rather and ho had travelled from Christchurch, and how the father, after giving him 2s for bread, )iad basely deserted him, and how he bad lived on broad for six days. The lad told a very plausible tale; ho described his home in Christchurch, gave the number of the house in Colombo Street, and so on. but Constable Lopdell is too wary to be caught easily, and after giving the lad his breakfast, lie proceeded to ipake inauirics. The boy stuck to his tale, and elaborated it in a manner worthy of a De Rongemont. but the constable succeeded in bowling him out. The boy had run away from his home down Owaka way and walked up to Balclutha, possibly fearing some punishment from bis father. Ho is evidently a determined youngster with some pluck as well as other less desirable qualities, and should develop all right if properly trained. He has been returned to his home. Writing of the now Federal stamp the Sydney Sun says:—“lt wasn’t designed by an artist. That much :s obvious. The immoral influence of art is entirely excluded from its severe simplicity. It wasn’t designed by an aboriginal, drawings of kangaroos invnfriably have the tail badly out of proportion, chiefly because the cave walls do not allow room for its proper elongation. Possibly it was designed by a schoolboy in the geography class, for on the whole the map of Australia is an excellent one, and the figures and words are printed very neatly indeed. It was certainly designed by a man who is kind to animals and will not muzzle thp kangaroo that ’ treadeth out the crop, for immediately under the nose of the melancholy animal there is a tuft of grass. Only one tuft, for kangaroos ought not to be overfed. It is the joint product of Mr. Charles Frazer, Post-master-General. and Mr. Blamire Young. Mr. Frazer thought it out; Mr Young did the “low-pulsed craftsman” part of the work. The best that can bo said about it is that at any rate it is a stamp. It is promised that the gum at the back of it will bo of an excell,cut quality.” The Melbourne advises the arrival of the-following new goods; Boys’ navy worsted Jerseys, boys’ fine v cashmere Jerseys with buttoned shoulders, mens warm fleecy pants and shirts 2s Del, men’s lamb’s wool knitted shirts and pants 3s lid, ladies’ hemstitched lawn iondkerohiefs, 6 for Is, boys jersey caps Is 3d and Is 6d, children’s navy snxe and reseda Jerseys 2s lid to- os

In the Magistrate’s Court to-day, before Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., a fustoffending inebriate was convicted and discharged. The Stratford Post learns on good authority that the Opunake Railway Commission will visit Stratford in about a fortnight. After parade on Thursday evening at Inglewood, under the instigation of Mr. W. H. Humphrey, instructor, a football club, commencing with a liberal membership of thirty, was formed among the senior cadets. The boys were most enthusiastic, and with Mr. Humphrey as club captain it is hoped to'place upon the field a team equal to any of its weight in Taranaki. Mr. Gilmonr informs us that J. C. Williamson, Limited, has definitely booked for the following dates:—April 22, “Everywoman”; July 8, “Ben, Hur”; September 23 and 24, pantomime; August 26 and 27, “Blue Bird” ; October 14, Oscar Asch© and Lily Brayton. Mr. Gilmour is trying to arrange with Messrs. Portus and Talbot, Ltd., for a visit of the Countess de Cisneros, the famous mezzo-soprano, and her company of high-class artists. A meeting of the Wanganui Borough Council ended dramatically on Thursday evening. At a. previous meeting, when two avowed opponents of the motion ware unavoidably absent, the council decided by a majority of one that the borough’s engineer’s explanation of the charge made against him was not satisfactory. Notice was given by a councillor that he would move at the next meeting that the resolution be rescinded. The matter came up on Tim'day evening, when the mayor refused to accept the motion. Five councillors thereupon left the table as a protest, and there not being a quorum, th.e mayor had to adjourn the meeting.

At Camperdown .(Victoria) last week, while Harry Davies, a railway employee, was in a refrigerator van, checking cans, a porter, unaware that there warn a man in the car, closed and locked the door. Davies knocked, for his plight was extremely unpleasant. The interior of the car was very cold, and he was in complete darkness. The van was shunted about, which added to his discomfort. He had no idea as to whither he was travelling. Eventually the truck was coupled on to a goods train going West. When Boorcan, which is seven miles from Camperdown, was reached, the ice car was opened to remove some cans. The guard, when ho unfastened the door, was amazed to find Davies in the truck. He lost no time in getting out.

The Associated Board of the R.A.M. and R.C.M., London, has awarded exhibitions, tenable at the Royal Academy of Music, London, to the following candidates who presented themselves for examination last year: — Dorothy Browning, Invercargill, pianoforte, teacher, Mr. Charles Gray; Mary Gordon Frazer, Dunedin, Pianoforte; Mr. Max Scherek. Three exhibitions are offered annually to candidates in Australasia, entitling their holders to free musical tuition at the Royal Academy or Royal College, London, for a course of not less than two years. It is worthy of note that, in competition with the whole of Australia, New Zealand candidates have carried off two of the three exhibitions offered. The third has been awarded to Miss Mylie, of Bendigo. The following telegram appeared in the New York Herald: “Midland, Texas, February 13.—‘Judge, you are a liarl’ Bang went the gavel. ‘This court will stand adjourned until I whip the man who just called me a liar,’ exclaimed the judge. Immediately proceedings halted, and Judge J. H. fi'nowles, presiding in Commissioner’s Co'urt, withdrew with Commissioner Jules Driver. ‘This is undignified (smash), but entirely (biff) manly, according to my (biff) view, comnusmissioner,’ declared Judge Knowles as he soundly beat his accuser. Commissioner Driver belied his name, spectators wh/i witnessed the fight to-day declare, and in a few minutes Judge Knowles appeared to have felt that he had made the punishment fit the crime. The ob-ject-lesson completed. Judge Knowles reconvened court, fined himself for fighting, then the interrupted proceedings were resumed. The dispute arose when Commissioner Driver questioned, in harsh terms, an assertion by Judge Knowles concerning the court’s action at a previous session.” Miss Helen Craggs and Miss Howey, the two London suffragettes who spereted themselves among the pipes of the organ in Colston Hall, Bristol, and interrupted an anti-suffrage meeting, had to undergo a much more trying ordeal than they had bargained for. They spent twenty-four hours hidden among the works before the opportunity came to poke their heads through the organ pipes at the top of the building and shout their war cry into the astonished cars of the anti-suffragist meeting. Those were probably the most uncomfortable hours of their lives. Soon after they began exploring the works of the organ their electric torches gave out, and they had to grope their way in inky darkness, every now and then stumbling over all sorts of obstacles. A miserable night was spent followed by a more miserable day. Just after the breakfast hour a number of men entered the hall and began •tuning the organ. The suffragettes were crouching near the machinery for blowing the bellows, and the noise was deafening. This went on without a break for nearly six hours. “The awful noise,” said one of the suffragettes, “nearly drove us mad. Once, to our horror, a man came in with a searchlight. He stood within a yard of us. My hair nearly turned grey, but we escaped.” From Messrs. C. Mitchell and 00., Ltd., Snow Hill, London, we hove received the 1912 edition of the Newspaper Press Directory. It has all the qualities of reliability and clearness which have been associated with the sixty-six previous issues. Advertisers and journalists will find the volume an up-to-date and fully-indexed record of the newspaper world. The purpose and unique character of the directory is suggested by the fact that, when the Newspaper Press Directory was first published in 1846 there was not one daily paper published in the United Kingdom outside London. To-day 118 dailies are published in the English provinces, and 44 others in Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Every one of these daily newspapers, together with more than two thousand other newspapers and as many more magazines and periodicals, are carefully described and tabulated. The significance of the work is sot out in a deeply interesting article by Mr. W. T. Stead, entitled “Then and Now.” He recalls that in 1844 the total circulation of British newspapers was between 66,000,000 and 67,000,000 copies. To-day a single firm issues 600,000,000 copies per annum. In 1846 there was not one woman’s journal. To-day their number is legion. “Bell’s Life” was the only sporting paper. To-day there are fifteen.

New fine longcloth embroideries have just been opened by White and Sons. Some fifty or sixty pieces of edgings and insertions to match, which are made with specially good edges, to wear with the best Horrockses’ cali-