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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144150, 21 July 1913, Page 2

In tho Magistrate’s Court to-day, before Mr. A. Cooke, S.M., a firstoffending inebriate, who made no appearance, was convicted and fined ss. Tho extraordinary action of three young men in firing a pea rifle at a motor-car passing along Eliot Street on Sunday morning is being made the subject of strict investigation. The Groy Lynn Borough Council has succeeded in raising a loan of £BOOO from the Bank of New Zealand and a private lender on terms said to bo as good as could have been obtained from Government. According to tho EHham Argus, it is estimated by exports that the averago price received by suppliers of Taranaki cheese factories for their butter-fat last season will bo from 2d to 2jd per lb. less than the price netted tho season before. For tho coming season tho prospects appear to bo exceptionally good. Already offers of Cd per lb. f.o.b. arc being made to the cheese factories for their coming season’s output. In his address to tho Brotherhood on Sunday tho Rev. Karl Schmidt mentioned that, during a tour of Australia and New Zealand extending over eighteen months, lie had only mot two men, outside his own countrymen, who could speak German. This showed that ■ tho people in Australasia were not in a position to obtain first-hand inforraation' as to tho state of feeling in-Germany land had to take their opinions from "sources that were often prejudiced.

Dr. G. IC. Fortescuo, Keeper </f Printed’Books to tho British Museum, has stated that tho museum now has (between‘3,6oo,ooo and 4,000,000 books, and is growing at the rate of 59,000 'volumes a - year. Tho catalogue contains 4,000,000 entries and tlvero are ’forty-six miles of hook shelves. Tho library is,jtho greatest in the world. ]Anlobscuro Italian refiigeo'ln England, -who- afterwards became Sir Anthony ’Panizzi, rearranged and [ built up the ’British ‘Museum(library from '.290,000 ;books>intlß37i to 1,500,000 volumes inrlß6sj ! wheniho retired. Dr. Fortescuo ‘waslhis successor. Since the-Copyright,; Act, in 1843,•• tho museum has been; -getting*atlleast one copy of every copy-, righted] hbdk and pamphlet published'; in dominions. There is a daily-Average attendance of 700' personslinithe reading’room. A.pig#hunt in the,streets of Auck-; land,-occurred a few ■ days [ago. The? pigs -wore lot out at; 8.30 o’clock from" Buckland’s mart, Albert Street. Needless do state, it was-quite an acqiilent.i Some,.'men were engaged putting , a ’couple; of black and-white pigs from;, (the yard‘.into a float in order to con--voy them],to Westfield. In tho p main , gate/is; a| wicket, which, having';heenj left/open,' afforded, an opportunity for* la dash; for ,»lifo and'iiberty. Both pigs ’promptly,, seized tho opportunity, and ;went down, Albert street • towards the "wharf tat a\ rattling rate, followed by :pretty' all tho.-men in tho yard. ’Tho • crowd i'of ’ pursuers was swelled by uicarly overy man and hoy on the road. 'Upon Teaching .Queen Street the pigs 'separated, ono 'bolting along Quaj. Street towards -tho . railway wharf and ’•thopother,;making tin the direction of )tho TowmHall. This'-also divided tho 'band of;pursuers, . which by that time had’; swelled', into ..a largo number. Tho splg. that ran along Quay Street was • headed near the Northern Roller Mills, and promptly decided to investigate tho 'kauri gum industry, and dashed into, tho doorway of Messrs. Lichtenstein, Arnoldson and Co. It had tho manners to avoid the office, and made right 'down to tho bottom floor, where tho gum-sortors were much surprised when piggy suddenly made its appearance. The exit was blocked-until the men had (erected a barricade of empty gum cases. Tho pig was duly captured, and returned to tho yard. Its mato had unequally interesting time. Running up Queen-Stroot it attempted to find shelter, first in front of. Messrs. Donald and Edenborough’s, and afterwards went into Mr. Lo Roy’s shop. , From there" it had a quick run up Queen Street, upsetting a bicyclist en route. One man made a bold attempt to head the pig, hut -sat down very suddenly, while tho hunters dashed past. In ' Wyndham Street there seemed reason to-believe that the pig was safely surrounded, but it came clear of tho scrum, and dashed wildly hack to Queen Street, then up Durham Street West, and was finally captured in a picture theatre. For frosty weather the “Prestwell” overcoat is a necessity. Made in tho latest stylo, in colonial and English tweeds, they are the finest overcoats gold in Taranaki. The low prices usually prevailing at The Kash apply to these overcoats too. Commencing at 255, they range up to the highest grads at 555. Call round and seo our outside display.*

’Hie Bov. Karl Schmidt will .lecture in tho Queen Street Methodist Schoolroom to-night upon his experiences among tho erstwhile cannibals of New Britain. Though a German, Mr. Schmidt is master of a capital English style, and his utterances yesterday revealed a singularly trained and thoughtful mind. No charge will be made for admission, but a collection will ho taken up on behalf of mission funds. The lecture, will be illustrated by lantern slides.

For Influenza take Woods’ Great Pe~)permint Cure. Never fails. 1/6, m.

A circuit breaker opening in the electrical power house at 8.16 p.m. on .Saturday caused a slight interruption in'the electric supply, the town being in darkness for between one and two minutes. Mr. Stanley J. Smith has just completed his eighth house on the block of land situated this side of Te Henui bridge. Not many years ago the land was nothing but a fennel brake, while to-day all the houses have gardens, lawns, and shrubberies. A reminder is given of the Road Race euchre party and dance to-morrow evening in the Brougham .Street Hall. The prizes are of the best, and tile music for the dance is in the capable bauds of Mrs. George’s orchestra. Messrs. May and Arrowsmith have charge of the catering.