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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144665, 27 April 1915, Page 2

.In tho Supremo Court on Monday, before Mr. A. Crookc, S.M...registrar, Alfred Crcsswoll. a pork butcher, recently carrying on business in New Plymouth, was, on the motion of Mr. F. E. Wilson, adjudicated a bankrupt. We havo received the sum of five shillings as a contribution to tho funds of tho Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and a like amount for the Pukeluira' Park upkeep from the Post and Telegraph Dot Chib. A reminder is given that the art

union for the pictures presented to the Belgian Fund by Mr. Kirkwood and .Miss Ingley. and which have been on view in Miss Hanierton’s depot, Devon Street, for some time past, will be. drawn on Friday next. Mr. Massey, in a statement yesterday on the price of butter, said that unless Australia removed the duty on butter

at Commonwealth ports it was his opinion thht tiie present retail prices in New Zealand would not last long.— Puss Association. The concert given at Tnglcwo.od by the New Plymouth Citizens’ Band was largely attended, and the programme provided found an appreciative audience. The collection taken up in aid of the Belgian Belief Fund totalled £l7. During the afternoon the'members of the band were entertained at tea.

Mr. J. Clarke expressed keen disappointment at the small attendance of ratepayers at the meeting at tho Town Hall on Monday night, and remarked that they were fond of writing to the newspapers complaining about this, that and the other thing, and seeking information, and yet when they had the opportunity of hearing important matters discussed they did not take tho trouble to attend.

The searchers for tho missing man on Mf. Egmont speak in terms of high praise of Guide Murphy and his efforts at rescue. His herculean -strength and endurance throughout was wonderful. The hospitality extended to all in the house was much appreciated. "Guide Murphy, 1 ’ said ono man. "did all chat was possible. So many assisted that it would be almost impossible to definitely name tho helpers, but mention should he made of the great services of Guido Murphy and Air. George Hun-

Our Stratford correspondent writes

‘■'flip search party who found tho body of Mr. Pearce on Fnnthara Peak will not readily forget thoir intensely laborious and gruesome task of,carrying the body tip tfie spur on which it was found to flip Dawson's Pall track. Mr. Pearce's brother is expected from Wellington to-day. The inquest will then ho held and tho body removed for burial in Wellington. It is a sad end to a holiday and emphasises the need ol caution in mountain expeditious especially in solitary climbing.” At the meeting of ratepayers in, tho Town Hall on Monday-Mr. R. Cock suggested that the Borough Council should place a levy of £1 a year on every motor-car in -Vow Plymouth. By such a levy. Mr. Cock said, tho council would receive £4OO to £SOO a year in revenue, and ho thought every motor-car owner cnii/d well afford it. Tho Mayor agreed that the suggestion was a good one, and Mr. J. Clarke said he was sure every motor-ear owner would willingly pay such a license if tho money was earmarked and spent on laying down permanent roads. The spot where the body of Pearce was found is described as one of the worst on the mountain. Tho bush there is so thick that the searchers had to cut a pathway before they could obtain a passage through it. The wonderful part is bow the unfortunate young man got there at all. There is a. very steep, rocky cliff immediately below, and this is almost obscured by the supplejacks and ocher growths which abound there. Evidently this effort robbed him of what little strength he had. It is sad to know that had he gone about 10 yards further he would have been on good going country, and if tho weather was clear would have been able to see the house.

In the Magistrate's Court on Monday afternoon, the, ease was concluded in which Amy Longloy. an infant, of b’rmi, through her mother, proceeded against. Robert Borrows and Roy S. Johnston, fanners Jiving at Urutij for damages alleged to have been caused through the. negligence of defendants. On December 3b flic child was riding a pony along the Mangahia .Road, near b rhti, when the animal shied at some bags of manure which, had fatten placed on the road by the defendants, Tito plaintiff sustained injuries through being thrown from the horse, and claimed '£l7 6s special damages and £SO general damages. ' After hearing argument. the Magistrate gave judgment for plaintiff and awarded £l7 6s special damages. £ls general damages, and costs. Mr. R. H. Quilliam appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. A. R. Standish represented defendants. A final reminder is given of the meeting of Old Roys of the local High School desirous of forming an Old Boys’ Football. Club . The meeting will 'bo held at tho High School this evening, at 7.45.

The West End Nursing Home is still being conducted under the able management of Mrs. L. Patterson, certificated nurse. Motherly kindness combined with excellent nursing has made the’ home well known throughout Taranaki. The address-.is 248,- Devon Street West.

All our khaki men are buying binoculars, so here is the latest binocular story. Brigadier-General to shopman; "I want to get the most powerful pair of binoculars you have.” Optician: “Here you are, sir. Made in Germany. With these glasses you can even see all the German victories reported from Berlin.” Two Southland residents, whilst thoy sat at lunch at Milton, were startled by the crash of a bullet through the door; The incident was reported to the p< hco. who, on making inquiries, Uis'.overed that a visiting missionary from •India had been demonstrating to a lecal young lady the way to discaargo a pistol. Gisborne people are jubilant over the reported discovery in the Awapuni lagoon of a water that made Bradford 1 famous for its wool. An expert has.declarcd that the water is even superior to Bradford, possessing a special qtiality for the treatment of, wool. It is stated that a number of prominent sheepfarmers are interesting themselves m the new discovery, and a public demonstration of pelt preparing will be given. fast progress is being made by Mr. F. Amoore with the erection, of the garage and machinery show-room for Mr. Newton King at the northern end of Currie Street. With the walls being heightened at the rate of 16 inches a day, it will only be a matter of a week or' two before this department is completed, and the rest of the building will be pushed on in similar busi-ness-like fashion. In Mr. B. • Vinson’s window, Devon Street, there is exhibited a handsome hall-seat, which has been presented to the Belgian Fund by Mr. Thomas Buchanan, of Waitara. The’seat is a very fine piece of furniture, and is typical of the best _ Swiss workmanship. It is being raffled in the various, towns of the district for the Belgians, and Now Plymouth people will have the opportunity for a few days of competing in the art union and at'the same time assisting in the general, cause. Since the opening of the rahmt '■■asoa last Thursday, states tho Mtitaura Ensign, a busy time has been experienced at the Mataura freezing works On tho first day 10,000 were received, while on Saturday and Monday large consignments came in, something like 20.000 being handled by tho packers each day. The rabbits are in splendid condition. Babbiters should make good cheques this season, as the high price of BSd per pair is being paid at the works.

The Maoris have surprised the average American visitors by their excellent and fluent English (states the San Francisco correspondent of this Auckland Star). On one occasion a dozen American ladies chatting with the Maori women dancers,' were surprised beyond measure at the manner in which they discoursed in English. “How long have von been in America ?” asked one American lady. , “Only a month,” came the reply. “Well, you sficak wonderful English, and must have picked it up very quickly in those four weeks,” retorted the American. It was then that the Maori women unfolded the fact that English was the language of New Zealand, and that they had received an education equally as goed as choir whiteskinned American sisters. The; Auckland Star states that a gentleman who was one of the first to go out from Eotorua to Waimangu after the upheaval was reported oh Monday, and who has just returned to Auckland, says the new geyser has blown out a tree ondous' patch right on tho FryingPan Flat across which the path" to the Blowhole used to lead. On the left of the t«vck lending down to'-the fiat from the guide’s house there used to be a small swamp in which, raupo and rushes grow, the volcanic action having ceased in this spot some years ago. The new geyser takes in most of this area, and this fact would account for the statement that when the explosion occurred raupo was blown a good many chains away. The new geyser, when seen on Monday,Was a soothing mass of mud and steam, hut there was apparently no water. The sides of the cavity towards the Blowhole were continually falling into the hole. The steam at the Blowhole was very active. There Was no sign of anything unusual, in the pool where the original,Waimangu .geyser broke out Tho water in this pool was quite undisturbed. He. was a sturdy little French gunner, and loved his horse, as an artilleryman should, but he was a little disgusted when he saw the animal turn green • —“as green as an apple I” as he said when he told the story. White horses aro not allowed at the front, as they are too easily seen at a distance, and this is a war in which invisibility is tho great thing to achieve. Several attempts have been made since the beginning of hostilities to dyo white horses a serviceable shade of brown, but so far with little success. Heavy rain lias generally been tho chief enemy of such experiments.' . The other day twenty-four horses of one battery were dyed with a new stain, and to the delight of officers and men the rain seemed to have no bad effect. But one night the horses had a specially* hard bit of work to. do. They sweated and lathered freely, and, to tho horror of the drivers, they were a bright green when the morning light foil on them. Something in tho stain—the proud inventor keeps its* composition secret had changed its colour when mixed with the perspiration of the hard-worked horses

Some catchy advice to voters is to be found in the scatter, ad. column. Air. li. G. Sergei, Instructor in Agriculture, will deliver lectures at Omata, Oakura and Okato this week. .See advertising columns for dates, etc.

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