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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144086, 3 May 1913, Page 2

It is rumoured that a local company is to bo formed to take over the DavyRiohordson non-rofillable and protected bottles. x

According to the Taibape Daily Times a Raotihi settlor last week dug an average of 21 tons of potatoes per acre, and disposed of them locally at £8 per ton.

“It is one of the privileges you obtain when marrying a widow with children,” said Mr. H. W. Bishop, S.M., to a defendant at Christchurch Magistiate’s Court on Wednesday, when informing: him he would have to maintain his wife’s children, the wife having obtained a separation order from the defendant. The Baitd of the 11th Regiment (Taranaki Garrison Band) was highly complimented for its playing by officers and men generally, at the iecent camp at Oringi. The hand had the distinction of playing for the march past for tho whole of the Brigade, and the Brigade officers accorded them a special vote of thanks. Tho Auckland office advises that tho Wimmera, Navua, Moeraki, Maitai, Rotorua, Warrimoo, Maheno, Manuka, and Mamma should be within wireless range ibis evening. Tlie wireless office at Wellington advises that the Warrimoo, Maitai, Maheno, Moeraki, Manuka, Marama, Navua, Wimmera should be within range to-night, and that the same vessels with tho exception of the Mahono and "Wimmera should bo within range on Sunday. Reports in Romo (says a cable in the Sydney Sun) are to the effect that the Quirinal and the Vatican are conspiring to secure the election of an Italian cardinal to the Papacy. Monsignor Lavelle, a prominent Roman Catholic prolate, declared that no artifice could conceal the real condition of the Pope. Furthermore, tho election of the Pontiff was absolutely untrammelled, and it was practically impossible for a nonSialian Pope to be chosen.

Fresh eggs are scarce in Wellington just now (says the Post), and are selling retail as high as 2s 8d per dozen. A-s the moulting season is in, the supply is likely to bo limited for some littie time to come. The price of ham and bacon has also advanced of late. Best rashers are not obtainable under Is 4d per lb. An uncooked ham sells for Is Id per lb., and best bacon realises Is 2d by the piece, which, of course, includes bone. .

The Baud of tho 11th Regiment will parade at the Drill Hall to-morrow afternoon. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns.

The Misses Bedford?s dancing class will be held every Monday evening, commencing at 8 o’clock, ia theBrougham, Strait Hall.*

A cablegram from London states that Dalgety and Co, have declared an interim dividend of 8 per cent. “Strategy,” declared Private Murphy, up for examination, “is whin yoz (jtm’t let the inimy discover-r that ye aro out of amunishuu but kape on firin’!” It is estimated that over 4000 children travelled to Napier by rail to see tho battleship, and about 7000 adults came in from the country by rail and other modes of conveyance. The total number of visitors to the ship is put down at about 10,000. A little Scotch hoy had just returned from a painful interview with the minister, to whom ho had said, in .reply to a question, that there were 100 commandments. Meeting another lad on his way to the minister’s, he asked: “An’ if he asks ye how mony commandments there are, what will we say?” "Say?” replied the other boy. “Why, ton, of course.” “Ten?” said the first urchin, in scorn. “Ten? Ye wuli try him wi’ ten? I tried him wi’ a hundred, and he wasna satisfied.” t An embryo “Melba” has been discovered at the musical competitions hold at Christchurch last week. This was Miss E. Smith, who is 14 years of age and is in the fifth standard of tho Wharonni school. Her mother is a widow, and the girl’s 'vocal training has been canned out by Mr. Mounscy, her school teacher. The musical judge, Herr Carl Sauer, says that the girl possesses a remarkable voice and has an immense future before her. She sang “Chasing Butterflies” at the competitions, and received a hearty ovation.

According to a note in tho South Australian Journal of Agriculture, it has been found that ground gypsum spread over manure heaps will prevent flies breeding in them. Several of the largo dairies in California use nothing hut ground ’gypsum for that purpose. One dairy uses a large quantity. They have over 100 head of stock continually housed, and claim that there is absolutely no odour, nor will flies go near it. All that is necessary to do is to sprinkle a small portion of this dust at the back of the stalls and on tho manure heap. Mr. V. Stefansson, the Arctic explorer, who discovered a blonde race of Eskimos, said, in a lecture before tho Royal Geographical Society; “Once wo were so reduced for provisions that wc had to use whale which had been dead ■for foui- years. We cut up 1001 b. for dog feed, but very soon we had to eat it ourselves.” lie protested against the useless killing of Arctic you have nothing else to eat, it is justifiable to kill a Polar boar,” ho observed, “but how a man can go out and take it as sport to shoot animals from a boat-1 don’t understand. If 1 was so fond of killing as that I would father got a job in a Chicago stockyard.” Tito young turbot that came out on tho steamer Waimana from England recently aro thriving splendidly in the fish hatchery at FortobelJo. They have also doubled in size since their arrival, and the crabs and lobsters which came out on the same steamer as tlie young turbot are also taking kindly to tho new clime. In previous winters at the Portohello fish hatchery many fish have boon killed by the frost, even blue cod being unable to withstand the low temperature to which the frost reduced the shallow water in tho {Kinds. To overcome that a warm water circulator is being established at the hatchery in order to keep the water in the ponds at a liveable temperature throughout the winter.

Mr. Arthur Collins, of Drury Lane, told a good story the other day of a clergyman. Tho minister was sitting In Ids study when a hard-featured woman was shown into tho room. “You are Mr. Jones?” sbo asked brusquely. “Yes,” replied the clergyman. ..“What' can Ido tor you ?” And he gave her a chair and asked her to sit down. Sho sat down and wont on abruptly: “Do you remember marrying a couple at your church a month ago?” “Lot me sec; lot mo sec,” murmured the clergyman. “What were the names of tho parties?” “Jane Brown and Peter -Simons,” replied tbh clergyman, beaming on her. “Oh, yes, yes, of course. I thought your face seemed familiar. I remember now quite well. And how are yon? And how is Peter?” “Oh.” was tho brisk reply, “I thought I ought to look in and tell you that Peter’s escaped.” In order to gain some knowledge of the district and the settlers’ wants in ’the Wanganui back-country, Mr. W. A. Voitch, M.P., lately spent a week-end in tho Abu Ahu district, on tho western bank of tho Wanganui River, where practically tho only communication with the outside world is by tho river. Right in the heart of the bush, in a locality where there was not even- a bridle track, Mr. Ycitch was astonished to hoar the sound of a sawmill. Turning off Jihe bush path on which lie was traveMmg. he made his way towards the sound, and them found a man working a plant driven by two powerful oil engines. “I asked him,” said Mr. Veitch, “how on earth he had managed to got it all through the busk. His reply was short but to the point, and very descriptive, brief tliqugh it was. He'said; “I dragged it, and I cursed it, but anyhow 1 got it here.” So struck was Mr. Veitch with the man’s courage that next day he went over tho route of the aforesaid dragging and cursing, and his amazement was still Greater when he saw the rough and iffieult nature of the country.

Replying to a deputation of waterside workers in Melbourne on April 1?, at which complaint was made of tho non-observance of the regulation prohibiting; the import or export of bags containing over 2001 b weight (bags of produce from New Zealand being specially mentioned),', Mr. Tudor, Commonwealth Minister of Customs, said that at an interview earlier in the-day with Air. Fisher, Minister of Customs in New Zealand, an arrangement had been' made by which tlie Dominion was to fall into line with the Commonwealth on tills particular matter. Mr. Tudor promised to direct that a check bo kept on the interstate trade, and also upon oversea shipments, both import and export. The regulation should not bo broken. It was framed with the object of assisting the men by doing away with the back-breaking bag. If they could make the weight even less than 2001 bit would be better. He would certainly take steps to see that the 2001 b was not exceeded.' During the inview Air. Hayes, one of the deputation, interjected: “Wo are the sole bosses on the wharves- We were kept under for a long time, and now we are going to show what we can do.”

Members of tho Equitable Building Society of New Plymouth (First and Second Groups) are notified that subscriptions will be due and payable on Monday next (.May 5), .at the Secretary’s office, Currie Street, from 9 a.m. to 12.30, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.—Advt.

The services in the Whiteley Memorial Church to-morrow will be conducted by the' Rev. M. K. Gihnour, whp has been for twelve years missionary in New Guinea. Mr. Gilmour will have an interesting story to tell of his work there,. and-Madio, a native teacher, .will also speak at- each-of the «e«dces(,A

The five Territorials who are alleged to have “'ducked’ 1 a reporter at the Sutton camp wall make their appearance before the Dunedin Police Court at an early date. “For men may come and men may go, but women’s tongues go on for over” —paraphrase of Tennyson’s line's by a Roman Catholic priest at the termination of a sermon delivered at Wellington on Sunday on • the sin of scandal-mongcring.

The value of honey as a food is not generally known. A pound of honey is equal to a pound of butter in food value, and as honey can be brought for less than half the price of butter it is more economical to use. Before being stored in the combs the nectar of the flowers is“inverted” by the bee, and is then ready for the most delicate person.

So severe have the ravages of the flax grub been this season that a wellknown Tokomaru flaxmiller has had to commence importing flax into Tokomaru, the very centre of tho large industry in this district. Besides two truck loads arriving daily, a contract has been let for a thousand tons to come from Linton. What the grub must mean to fiaxmillors can easily ho gauged by the fact that the flax laud owned by the flaxmiller concerned is 1100 acres. At the present time the grubs are so plentiful that they can be picked up in handfuls. ' Tho London Daily Express is holding a novel competition among its readers, who are invited to set forth the reasons why they would like to settle in Australia. The prizes are to he 10 free passages to the Commonwealth, five for young mon and five for young women, with guarantees of work on Ending. “Every post has brought a shoal of letters asking for information about Australia,” say the* Daily Express, “and telling stories of discontent with the conditions and the lack of opportunity in this country. Many of the candidates for our free passages say they want to bo able to save enough money to begin in fruit farming on their own account.” The competitors aro to bo strong, healthy, and unmarried, and tho women must be qualified for domestic work.

The Ashburton Borough Council on Monday passed the following resolutions ;—“That in future all milk sold within the borough’be tested by a duly qualified person at least once a month; that the result of the monthly test bo placed before the council, and that the names of any vendors whose milk does not reach the Government standard be made public” ; “that the member for Ashburton- be asked to urge upon the Government the necessity for providing that in the proposed Municipal Government Bill full control of the local milk supply should be in the bands of the municipal bodies.” In moving his motion, Councillor Nicoll said that the control of the milk supply was in a Very anomalous position. The Borough Council had no control, and the attention given by tile Pbblic Health Department was insufficient. Failing an amendment of tho law in the direction indicated in his motion, he would favour a municipal milk supply, and, even if it cost £IOOO the money would be well spent. The milk supply should* bo under tho control of the local body, and not the Government.

At tho meeting of the Nelson Education Board on Monday' a letter ■ road from the Auditor and ControllerGeneral, advising the board that the audit inspector had called his attention' to certain items of expenditure made, by the board for which there appeared* to bo-no legal authority. It was pointed out that a member of the board living at lleefton had no statutory authority for charging 6d a mile for the' use of his own horse and trap, and that he had also charged for horse feeds, stahling, and hotel expenses. The latter charges, it was stated, were illegal, audit would be the duty of the Audit Office; to call upon tho member for . a refund' of all such payments, as 6d per mile, was to cover all expenses of “going to and returning from any meeting.” It was stated that another member had also made charges which the Audit -Office contended were not travelling expenses as contemplated by the Act, namely, tips, cab fares, shaving Is, wearing apparel 6 days at Is, washing 3 days at 3s, the total amount of which as soon as it could be ascertained the member would bo called upon to refund. In the meantime the AuditorGeneral intimated that he had asked the auditor inspector to prepare full details of the dates of all unauthorised charges made and paid to these members, with a view to surcharging the amount thereof “jointly and severally upon all members of tho board” if not refunded by the member concerned. Tho letter was received.

. Commenting on f ? experimental shipment of eggs to Loudon by the Department of Agriculture the London Dairy says; “The eggs were found to be in splendid condition and could fairly rank as now laid. They compared favourably with anything on the market, and hardly one was broken.” This experiment ’ has conclusively demonstrated that eggs can be shipped from New Zealand to any part of London and arrive at their destination in a very Satisfactory condition. This is indeed satisfactory. The department has done well in settling the point. While we now know an export trade in eggs is possible, this is hot to say it will bo satisfactory—even when prices rule high-at Homo—for the ordinary shipper. It may be taken for granted that the eggs sent' by the department were of exceptional quality. " -eated an attractive appearance (v. ‘ ■ in-

deed been assured of this I;. 1 ; -indon trade), and were packed as eggs should be. Even given these necessary requirements in catering to a critical market; it is seldom or never it will pay to ship eggs to London, except it be the New Zealand producer is prepared to ship at a practical loss in order to maintain values on local markets. , The best quality of preserved eggs can always command a better price than the London market is likely, to offer. At the present time the preserved article from a reliable grower is worth Is 6d a dbzen. Of course fresh eggs are exceptionally dear for the time of year—actually up to 3s a dozen.—N.Z. Timas.

Members of A and B companies of Territorials, are ordered to parade at the Drill Hall to-morrow (Sunday) at 2 p.m. for the purpose of attending the funeral of the late Private A. Smith. The dress will be drill order with side arms, and no rifle or braces. The Melbourne’s great sale of blankets, rugs, and overcoats has only another seven days to run. Every prospective purchaser who at all values economy should not allow this sale to pass without taking advantage of the substantial savings offered on seasonable goods.* Mr. Ernest B. Davies, chemist and London qualified oculists’ optiean, (who was for many years proprietor of the “Davies’ Pharmacies,” Wanganui), announces in this issue that he will shortly commence business in Devon Street, in promises opposite the Empire Picture Palace. Mr. Davies who has just returned from a visit to England, has brought with him one of the most complete lens and spectacle-making plants in Austral a sin..

“Return at once to your loving family, tho piano has been sold” reads an advertisement in the agony column of the London Times lately- The tragic story underlying those words may best bo left to the imagination of our readere.

Estates of 324 deceased persons were certified for stamp duty during April, the largest being that of Mr. George Francis Bullen, of Canterbury, £259,256. The following is a list of Now Plymouth estates: Jas. William Batten £5691, James Lowery £1704, Nicholas Kimckey £5lO. The Patea, Press reports that while returning to Waitotara on Thursday night after taking home tho Waverley Band, an exceptionally strong, gust blew the coach over the Waitotara hill. ‘ Luckily there were no passengers. Tho driver escaped serious injury, but the coach and horses were badly, knocked . about.

An ex-manager of Singer’s Sewing Machine Company, giving evidence before the Registrar in Bankruptcy, stated that the actual cost value of the machine sold for £l4 on terms lyould not bo over about £2 10s, and these were invoiced to Australia at £3 10s. This machine was sold on time payment for £l4, and for £l2 12s cash. The actual profit on each machine to the Now York office after all deductions from Australia was about 125 per cent. The Now Plymouth Orchestral Society will give the first of. a series of concerts at the Theatre Royal on Sunday evening commencing at 8.30. A splendid programme, has been arranged, particulars of which will be found in our advertising columns. Mr. A. L. Cooke will render a violin solo, Rierne’s “Serenade,” and Mr. R. Hill-Johnson will sing “Ave Maria.” Mr. Arthur V. Carbines will officiate as conductor. Admission will be by silver coin and the proceeds will be in aid of Mrs. Wreath, who, through the late fire, has been left in unfortunate circumstances. A defaulting Territorial, who came before Mr. E. C. Cultten, S.M., at the Auckland Police Court on Thursday, said that his employer had written to the authorities to say that he could not be spared from his duties for the pui*" pose of a parade. Having ascertained the employer's name, the magistrate said: “Exactly what 1 wanted to know. You will never get the Act properly observed until you go fori the defaulting employers.” Instructions, were then given to the military officer to lay a specific information against the employer. Senators Rae and Gardiner, who were in Broken Hill last week, speaking on tho referendum proposals, had a taste on Sunday might of what Labour rule mcahs (says the Sydney Daily Telegraph).. They had been out motoring and returned tb their hotel hungry and tired. They wanted tea, but the hour was ten minutes past seven o’clock. The dining-room was closed, and the pantrymaid on duty explained that they could not have 'anything to eat. _ Pleading was of no avail, the maid was adpsuant. Union rules forbade meals after seven o’clock, so the Senators had to address the night’s meeting on empty stomachs. Kingfish are now in the Auckland harbour, and if anglers want really thrilling sport (remarks “Meroutio” in •■the New Zealand Herald), let them luso their skill somewhere between the North Head and Northcote; A stout red, a big reel, a twp-hundred-yard line, strong, clear gut traces, and a flight of hooks form the gear required, and the bait should be; a medium-sized sprat. A boat is required generally, but. in places one can angle from the rocks; then if one has the luck to strike a big fish there is fun enough to last a long, while. A thirty-pound kingfish is asf sgame as a salmon, and ia seventypounder resembles in strength a taripou. Skill and patience are needed to play and land almost any size of this variety, because they are so swift and strong in their rushes, so cunning in all tho arts of evasion; hut when landed a kingfish is a prize, and outlets from the middle are worthy of all praise.

The accession: of King Constantine to the Throne of Greece has created a deep impression among those of-his subjects who are superstitious. The wife of Constantine the Great was called Sophia, and a tradition which has found currency for several centuries relates that “when a Constantine and a Sophia shall once more reign in Hellas, Constantinople will belong to the Hellenes.” The first part of the prophecy has been fulfilled, since the name of the new Queen of Greece' happens to be Sophia. It is interesting to remember that at one time the Crown of Greece was going a-begging. After the country had thrown off the Turkish yoke, a President was installed, bnt he soon fell beneath the knife of an assassin. Then Otho of Bavaria was chosen King, and after a stormy reign he abdicated. The Greeks looked to Britain for assistance, and offered their Crown to the Duke of Edinburgh and the Earl of Derby, who both refused it. It was common talk at the time that Mr. Gladstone “could have had it by the lifting of an eyelid.” Finally a Danish prince, a brother of Queen Alexandra, was persuaded to go to Athens.

An usher in the Melbourne Town Hall last week was obliged to sacrifice his chivalry to the 'extent of forcibly ejecting an elderly lady from a meeting which was “for men only.” Apparently the fact that women were given a broad hint k> Stay away made her the more determined to get ill. At all events she pushed her way inside and sat down, serenely unabashed, at the discovery that there were no other women there, and quite iinclistuvbed in mind by the usher’s polite announcement that the speaker at the meeting intended making remarks that were unfit for a woman’s ear. “You can’t put me out,” she cried hotly. “If it’s fit 1 for my sons to hear, it’s fit for their mother.” The usher was no match for the lady in such an argument. So the meeting proceeded, and still the lady .remained. Hints and entreaties were useless, so the usher, becoming desperate, simply caught her in his arms and carried her bodily out. In the portico her case was vociferously taken up by a female sympathiser, who was also trying to get’ in. There was then an uproarious scene, in the course of which the women argued strenuously that there was no law to prohibit them from attending the meeting, and threatened several varieties of legal vengeance. Altogether it was an exciting diversion. Although the price of leather has advanced considerably during the last two, months, the quality of the 16s 6d boots at The Kash remains the same. They were fortunate enough to place their orders seven months ago at firm prices. This 16s 6d men’s hoot can ho had in seven distinct shapes and weights, and every month sees a great advance in the number of boots sold. Get a pair. You’ll be perfectly satisfied with the wear.* • A Geraldine lady realises a safe euro for colds iu children. She writes: VI have often used Tonking’s Linseed Emulsion for my little children, and have proved that it is a mild and efficacious medicine.” “"What will suit one will not suit another,” applies to some medicines, but not Touldng’s Linseed Emulsion. It is meant to relieve colds, and it will cure everybody. 6

Last night we received a radio message from the s-s. Rotorua at -spa, conveying Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weston's thanks to friends for farewell messages received by them when leaving ‘Wellington on Thursday.. While 4661 persons arrived in .New Zealand from overseas during March, 4683 took their departure. For March of last year the arrivals totalled 3365 and the departures 4672. No Chinese arrived during the month, bat 46 went away. .

Among the passengers who arrived at Auckland on Thursday morning aboard the steamer Surrey from Liverpool was Fiord once Hayes, a little girl of only 10 years of age, who embarked at the Home port unaccompanied by relatives or friends. However, she is of a happyfriendly disposition, and being tho only child aboard, was soon a favourite with the passengers and the whole ship’s company. She proved herself an excellent sailor, and although the Surrey met with some bad weather she made a regular appearance at the table, never missing a meal. The child is booked for Greymouth, where she -is-to bo adopted by a family which made arrangements for her to leave England. “I am unable to discover in tho young men of to-day the same enthusiasm for local affairs as there used to be among the lads of 30 years ago,” remarked the Mayor of Auckland (Mr. 0. J. Parr) at the opening of tho new Y.M.C.A. building on Wednesday. f l say with regret that our young Aucklanders prefer sports and pleasure to the more serious business of civic government. Personally, I do not object to sport and pleasure, but I do say that our young men are giving too much' time to amusement. I hope I am not pessimistic,'' he added, “bat, as chief magistrate of the city, L think it only right that I should ask the young men to take a greater interest in the" government of their city;”

The industry of bnlf-eiaaghteriag ifl fast increasing at the Mataura Press-, ing Works, alii a - record wiS easily be established this season (says the Matanra Ensign). So far some TOO have been slaughtered, and ft- is .confidently expected that fully 300 will be. pot through before the season terminates. The bull beef is boned and placed -in. corn sacks, being then put. into-the refrigerating chamber and exported to Scotland, where it is mixed-with prime beef and made into small goods. The success of the exporting business haa had a good effect on the prices given.for these animals of late. -A year or two ' ago a farmer was content to part with a bull for anything from £1 to £2. Tba. prices at present ruling for these animals are as high as £8 and £9- A. Mataura dealer in bulls is reported to have netted £SQO out of'his transactions this season.

Giving evidence before the Northern Territory. Railways Commission in Adelaide last week, Mr. P. B. Wells remarked that the industry of. breeding Angora goats offered enormous passSnfTties in Central Australia. There w.to millions of acres. of rough land among the areas of a better class, amd, although it was useless for the raising of cattle, sheep and horses, it was ideaFfor the goat. By way of instancing tin* value of Angora goats and - the suitableness of Central Australia for raising them, the witness mentioned that the late Mr. E. - C. Kempe, of Warrina station, about 89 miles south-east of Oodnadatta, had bought some stud Angoras from Mr. Price Maurice, and, crossing them with common goats, he got back at the eighth cross' to pure Angoras. Mr. Kempe bad informed the witness that he not only kept bis station m meat from the culls of his goats, but he also paid all the wages on. the station from the proceeds of the sales of bucks and of mohair and fat. ' Indeed, in the last year he had a surplus of £309. The flock of goats was run on. the station with tho big stock. The witness suggested that the way to develop the goat industry' would bo to establish slaughtering and freezing depots at convenient points along tha route of tho trans-continental ■ railway.