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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144147, 17 July 1913, Page 2

English and American mails, via San Francisco, ex Moama at (Wellington, will arrive hero Friday afternoon, 18th inst. M. Brindojonc des Moulinais, the young French airman, who flow from London to Calais, states that ho crossed tho Channel from Dover in 13 minutes, or at the rate of about 101 miles an hour. This is a record. Tho airman carried a passenger. In tho paragraph in yesterday’s issue about Mr. John Black’s recollections of tho site of the new buildings now being erected for Mr. John Vbalo it w r as stated that AH. Black’s father resided in a cottage at the back of the site in the early days. Wo should have said Mr. Black’s grandfather, Mr. John Veale, senr., whose daughter was Mr. Black’s mother. A well-attended and enjoyable euchre party and dance was held in tho Weatown Hall in aid of the hall funds on Tuesday evening. The successful ladies were Miss Riley (first with 12 games) and Mrs. Antridge (second, after playing off with Miss E. Wills), Three gentlemen tied for tho prizes with. 12 games, Mr. Gardiner winning the honours, with Mr. F. Lobb second after playing off with Mr. Sarten. Tho dance, with Mr. Sarten as M. 0., went with a swing to music supplied by Miss Rita Sole. An extra was played by Miss N. Eva. “I never attempt to assist these marriages,” said Mr. H. W. Bishop, S.M., at tho Magistrate’s Court in Christchurch, to the defendant in an affiliation case. “I held the case over because you said that you were making arrangements to marry the-girl.” “He fot drunk as soon ns your Worship let im go,” said Senior-Sergeant Matheson, “and when tho girl saw this she refused to marry him.” “Well,’’ said Mr. Bishop, as he issued a maintenance order against tho defendant, “I gave him a chance to get married and he would not take it. But 1 would not take it upon myself to influence tho contracting of one of those marriages.” Judge Fairy says in his book that the uneducated man in the street is a bettor witness of outdoor facts than d clerk or warehouseman, having a more retentive memory. He tells a story of a blacksmith who went to the farriery classes held by the Manchester education authorities. Tho clerk in charge gave him a notebook and a pencil. “Wet’s this 'ere for?” asked the blacksmith. “To take notes,” replied the clerk. “Notes? Wot sort of notes?” “Why, anything the lecturer soys which you thing important and want to remember yon may make a note of it,” said tho clerk. “Oh,” was tho socyrnfll reply, “anything I wants to remember I must make a note of in this ’ere book, must I? Then what do you think my bloomin’ yed’s for?” “I should have been here long before this,” explained tho visitor, as he entered the doctor’s consulting-room, “but you know how these things get put off I” Hero he was seized with a fit of coughing. "A nasty cough,” said the doctor, critically, “but not, I think, serious,/’ I just came round —” resumed the stranger, but the doctor cut him short. “Say no more,” he interrupted. “I understand your case perfectly. Just expand your chest and say ‘Ninety-nine’ in a deep voice.” “It's all right, doctor,” said the visitor. “That cough comes from chewing tobacco—a bad habit, I admit. But what 1 have to say is ‘Nineteen and nineponce.’ That’s tho amount you owe the gas company, and I’m their collector!”

Tho new badges which will shortly he issued to members of the New Zealand police have now arrived in Now Zealand from Horae. Tho badge, which constables will wear on their helmets will bo of dull bronze, larger than tho one now worn, and different in design. The design of the central device in tho new badge is tho monogram, N.Z.P. (New Zealand Police), tho letters being elegantly interlaced, circled by a fern on either side, and surmounted by a crown. The badges to be worn on the officers’ helmets will be tho same in design, but of rather better metal. A smaller badge will be worn on officers’ caps, but Hie shape of the cap is to - bo changed. The new cap to he worn is to bo similar in shape to that worn by Territorial officers. No silver braid will bo worn bn tho caps of officers. Their rank will be designated in the same way os'that of military officers; The Commissioner will wear on his shoulder-straps a crown and two stars; superintendents will wear a crown; inspectors will wear three stars; and subinspectors two stars. Already senior sergeants wear a crown on the sleeve instead of four stripes, but no change is contemplated in regard to the badge of rank of sergeant.

Tho Melbourne, Ltd., has put on sale another little lot of Axminster hearthrugs, heavy make and fringed. Patterns are tasteful in Oriental and conventional designs, and each rug measures 27iu. wide by 63in. in length oy.er all. Price 7s lid each,.*

Poultry notes will Ix 3 found on page 8. Sugar boot is being grown on 2950 acres in Suffolk for tho Cant)oy factory in Norfolk, as compared with 500 acres last year. Dutch and Belgian labourers, numbering 200, have come over to do the singling and hoeing with special implements. They live in marquees, which arc moved with them from one district to another. “Much of the world’s misery comes from digestive troubles,” said Dr. Josiah Oldlield, in a lecture in London recently. “Marriages may be made in Heaven, but they are too often marred over tho breakfast tabic. People who wake up in the morning with a furred tongue and a bad temper ought to be kept in seclusion.

Miss Grace Tyson, an American artist, has a groat reputation as an exponent of emotional expression with the eyes (says tho Chronicle). She says there is no thought which cannot he expressed by tho eyes, and sho has insured her own for £SOOO in the same way that violinists and pianists insure their hands ami singers their voices. Mr. A. Campbell, one of the delegates to the Unity Congress, objected to a motion to put improved farms within the reach of all on tho ground that “ tho placing of men on tho land created onomies to Labour, and in consequence tho Party should look with disfavour on land settlement!” This shows what views tho extreme Labourites would like to put into effect, were they in power.

A local settlor sent a ploughman to plough a paddock for him, indicating tho locality quite clearly. The work was done all right, but, sad to relate, tho man had gone to the wrong paddock, and carefully ploughed in a fine crop of green oats. In such a season as this, and at such a time of the year, tho loss may bo well imagined. What tho settler said can only be described by xxx??? etc., etc., etc.— Wniroa Guardian.

Vickcrstaff, the young footballer who was injured in the Gladstono-Cartorton match on Saturday, says the Wairarapa Ago, was found to be suffering from concussion of the brain, and when he enmo to from the stunning effect he was placed in a motor-car and conveyed to his home. The stronuousness of the game seemed to be still in his mind, for it took three men to hold him down in tlie car. Vickorstaff. was reported on Monday to be making good progress towards recovery. Two farmers in Timaru were discussing the hour versus the contract system of threshing (says tho Timaru Herald). One said that ho had had experience of both systems last season. His wheat, which was threshed by tho hour, cost him 6Jd per bushel, while that which was done by contract cost him iid per bushel, and the men made better wages when working by contract. When on contract they made 16s to 17s per day, and when on by the hour they made 9s to 10s per day. A young woman at Geraldine had an exciting experience a short time ago. Sho wont out to the backyard to remove some clothes from a line, and suddenly disappeared down a well to a depth of 20ft. Tho mother, coming on the scene, called her daughter, and was more than surprised to hear a voice from down tho well call up: “I am hero, mother—down the well—l’m all right!” A ropo was brought, the end of which the young woman fastened round her waist, and by this means she was drawn to tho surface, none the worso for tho adventure. The insufferably hot weather in tho United States -was responsible for a remarkable sight during tho progress of a church service in New York recently (says a cable message to the Sydney Sun). Something had to be done to reduce the sweltering temperature, and the church authorities grappled with tho problem in a distinctly novel way for a place of worship. Not only were electric fans used for sending currents of air through tho building, but a huge block of ice, 6ft. long, was placed at the base of tho pulpit, while balls of snow wore served out to a grateful congregation.

It is not expected, says the Star, that the Auckland Diocesan Synod will proceed to the appointment of a now Bishop to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Bishop Grosgley till tho regular session of Synod in October. So far the Primate has not officially advised the local commissary (Archdeacon Calder) of tho consent of the Bishops to tho acceptance of the resignation—a formality, that must be observed before any further steps are taken. Advice, however, is expected any day, but it is imnrobable that a special session of Synod will be called earlier than tho usual session, owing to the difficulty and inconvenience of getting all members of both orders assembled from all parts of the diocese. Motor oars have cast quite a terror on those who drive stock along the highways. One well-known drover informed a Feilding Star representative that he intended relinquishing his present avocation as soon as a vacancy in another lino of employment presented itself, as the responsibility now attached to tho duties of drovers had become considerably increased of recent years owing to the übiquitous motor car. At one time a drover could follow a mob of sheep and read a paper or delve deeply into the pages of the latest novel; but owing to tho reckless manner some chauffeurs approach live stock, a drover nowadays has to be continually on the alert to so direct his charges as to minimise the possibility of stock, sheep particularly, being run over. In the fat stock season the animals are considerably knocked about through being subjected to hurried movement to one side of the roadway to let motors pass at speeds ranging up to 46 miles an hour. One day, whilst a mob of sheep was being driven from Bulls to Sanson, no fewer than 27 motor cars traversed the four miles of roadway.

It will surprise many people to learn that there are between 20,000 and 30,000 deer in the district controlled by tho Wellington Acclimatisation Society. The animals have increased enormously during the past few years, and unless they are checked they are likely to become a great nuisance. Mr. C. H. Bould, one of the society’s rangers, has just returned from the Haurangi Forest Reserve, between Martinborough and the soa coast, and reports that in accordance with instructions from the council of that body he and some assistants have shot about 200 malforms and weedy hinds. In his opinion, at least 2000 more should bo killed. Tho forest reserve is admirably suited for deer, but owing to the country being very rough, it is almost impossible to market the carcases of the animals which are shot there. Venison would fetch probably 9d per lb. in Wellington, but it would, Mr. Could says, cost about Is per lb. to place in the shops any of the flesh from the Haurnngi Reserve. Mr. Bould has orders to return at tho conclusion of the shooting season and wage further warfare against tho deer.

Tho usual monthly service to men only will bo held in St. Mary’s Church next Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. The Vicar (Rev. A. H. Golvilo, M.A.) will deliver the address, his subject being “Is prayer. reasonable’-'

The Counties’ Conference takes place at Wellington on August 19. Canterbury honey is realising about 45s per cwt. in Liverpool, practically 5d per pound. As soon as the result of the Grey election comes to hand to-night it will be posted in tho Herald window. The following figures show tho quantity of button in coot store at the various ports throughout the Dominion on tho 16th inst.; —Auckland, 6510 boxes; New Plymouth, 3579 boxes; Patea, 2931 boxes; Wellington, 7700 boxes; Lyttelton, 2445 boxes; Dunedin, 1048 boxes; total, 24,231 boxes. Tho total at July 15, 1912, was 37,374 boxes.

The revent fire alarm caused by a chimney ablaze, and the police court sequel, have had an amusing effect on New Plymouth householders which has been very welcome and profitable to local sweeps. Ono of these fortunate gentlemen informed a Herald reporter that business had never before been as brisk as now, and he hoped the boom would continue. The chairman of the Stratford County Council, at Wednesday’s meeting of that body, brought up the question of enforcing the use of proper lights on vehicles at night. He mentioned having seen the warning advertisement of tbe Taranaki Council in the Budget on this matter, and as both that county and the Stratford Borough were taking action he thought his council should do likewise. Other councillors, however, did not agree with tho chairman, and the discussion was dropped. The receipts of the New Zealand Sports Protection League since its inauguration amounted to £3168, and, the expenditure to £3005, leaving a credit balance at the bank of £153. With the preliminary work of organising, tho expenditure has necessarily been heavy. The chief items were;—Grants to branches, £938; salaries, £964; organising and travelling, £407; printing and stationery, £139. In future the grants to branches will not be. recurring, and organising expenses—which mainly consists of advertising, rent of halls, etc.—will be substantially less. Tho following books have recently been added to the Carnegie Library: “Rising Dawn,” Harold Begbie; “Henry Kempton,” E. Brentwood; “Tho Alias,” Alex. Crawford; “The Fighting Blade,” B. M. Dix; “The Catfish,” C. Marriott; “Succession,” E, Sidgwick; “The Spartan,” C. D. Snedeker; “The Fairweathers,” A. Swan; “Daddy-Long-Legs,” Jean Webster; “The Little Hour of Peter Well,” David Whitelaw; “Tho Law Bringers,” G. B. Lancaster; “The Curse of tho Nile,” Douglas Sladen; “The Strength of the Hills,” Hal Sutcliffe; “The Weaker Vessel” E. F. Benson; “The Outlaw,” David Hennessey. A grave warning against the rapid pace at which Americans are living is given by the Department of Health in an elaborate report comparing the chances of longevity of people who lived in New York 37 years ago with the chances to-day. Whereas the expectations of the life of a child under five years of age have increased eleven years in the period statistically analysed, men of forty and over show constantly decreasing chances of a long life. “The adult of the present generation,” the report declares, “is travelling at a pace too fast for his health, and the rapidity of living can but end in premature dying. There never was greater need from the health standpoint for the practice of moderation in all things by the inhabitants of our city.”

A remarkable feat of involuntary fasting was performed twelve years ago by a corporal in a regiment of French colonial infantry (says the Daily Chronicle). On his way to work one morning a man heard cries proceeding from a disused mine near Brest. At the bottom of an excavation nearly 100 ft. deep Corporal Andre Desrats was found, in so weak a condition that he could hardly articulate a word. When he recovered, his rescuers learned that after accidentally falling into the mine, Desrats had been imprisoned for 28 days without anything to eat or drink. But a pig can beat a man. Dr. W. B. Carpenter in his Manual of Physiology, records that a pig weighing ,1601 b. was entombed by the fall or a portion of the chalk at Dover. It was dug out 160 days later, and found to be still alive, but reduced in weight to 401 b. At the monthly meeting of the Stratford County Council on Wednesday a circular was read from the To Awamutu Chamber of Commerce with reference to sending a petition to the Prime Minister on tho subject of level railway crossings. Tho resolution which the county was requested- to endorse was to this effect: “That the attention of the Government bo called to shocking waste of life at level railway crossings, and to respectfully pray that immediate action be taken to reduce these casualties by minimising the existing risks which to a very great extent are reducible by the removal of obstructions to the view at and near the level crossings. As a further means to this end it is respectfully suggested that competitive designs lie invited for a signalling or blocking ap- r paratus, with a further and more subbonus for any device proving an efficient, enduring and economical safeguard.” No action was taken by the Stratford County. The Road Race euchre party and dance will be held as usual in the Brougham Street Hall next Tuesday night. The prizes are of the best, arid everything points to this function being an oven greater success than ever. For frosty weather the “Prestwel!” overcoat is a necessity. Made in the latest style, in colonial and English tweeds, they are _ tho finest overcoats sold in Taranaki. The low prices usually prevailing at The Kash apply to these overcoats too. Commencing at 255, they range up to tho highest grade at 555. Call round and see our outside display.* ‘