NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 250, 19 November 1903, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The meeting ol the Education Board ha* been postponed i'rckn Wed nesdoy until Friday.

It is officially announced that the underwriters of the Victorian loan are left with 27 per cent, of the whole amount.

The St. John's Ambulance Society have made arrangements to send a corps with first aid appliances to the races to-morrow.

We have to acknowledge with hest| thanks advance copies oi the Publi".: Works Estimates from Mr E. M. Smith, M.H.R. Trains leave New Plymouth station for the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below, today, Nov. 19 : 6 a.m., Rotoiti, from North ; 8 a.m., Takapuna, from South ; 11.20 a.m., Rotoiti, for South ; 8.20 p.m., Takapuna, for North.

A mysterious stranger called on Chas. Morland, a farmer- at Vincing, Oklahoma, and asked permission to dig for treasure on his estate. Morland consented, on condition that he got an eighth of all that was found. At a depth of twenty-eight feet a fortune of £400,000 was found in a walnut box. The stranger gave Morland £50,000, and went away with the rest.

Thc gross takings at the Fire Bil-t ■gffdv. Ball amounted to £B6 7s 6d. The expenses were £l2 4s, leaving, a net profit of £74 3s (id, which Mr Dockrill has banded over to the, captain ol' the Fire Brigade. This result must be considered eminently satisfactory, not only to the Fire Brigade, but also to the ladies', committee, who carried out all the arrangements.

The death of Air S, L, Humphries second soli of Mr W. Humphries, which was announced on Wednesday morning, came as a uhoek to his friends. Mr Humphries had lii'un Mif" fering for some time from diabetes, aired had been attended by Dr. Valkyr. Owing to the diseased having obtained a. great hold, it \Vas fuiile to expect a cure* but on the oilier band none expected this sudden death of a popular athlete mid one of tho 10th Contingent. The deceased man was very popular, and was on.y 32 years of ago. Wo tender our deep sympathy to his bereaved rt!afivos, who have naturally been much affected by the appalling suddenness of his demise The funeral will leave the residence of Mr W. Humphries, Puketotara, at 2 p.m. ttj-i.uorrsw (Thursday),

The inquest on the body of the late James Rogers, farmer and labourer, 54 years of age, and single man, killed at the gravel-pit on Hurford Road on Monday, was held before Mr R. L. Stand ford, S.M., to-day. Three witnesses were examined. Dr, Home stated the deceased had died before he (Dr. Home) arrived on the scene. He detailed the injuries. Richard Rogers, 'brother of deceased, gave evidence that he saw the accident, and went to his house to get a trap to remove his brother, but on his return found he was dead. F.. Tendall, the contractor, stated hi- had stripped the banks in the pit that morning, and had taken exvvy precaution, lie was under tile dray when the stuff came down without warning, breaking the pole of the dray, Rogers a ' ml were both bruised, and ™ being dug out the former was unconscious and the latter had his leg broken. He rode into tov\n lor a doctor. The jury, consisting of Messrs E. G. Hammond (Foreman), B. Kidd, E. Matthews, Peter Matson, George Kendall, returned a verdict that the deceased met his death from injuries received by a fall of earth, no blame being attachable to anfo'ne, The inquest was übly tonducted by Constable Woods on behalf of the police.

Thirteen lady members of the First Aid St. John's Ambulance class presented themselves at Mr Dowling's last week for examination before Drs. Home and Foofces. The following pupils passed successfully : Misses Wn& Hellier, Lucy Harrison, Edith Vernon, Mabel Trice, Hose Hart, Anton ica .Joseph, Queenie Small, Kate Sbonvey, Emily Wallaith, Daisy Tichbon. At the final meeting' of the class last evening' Mrs Dockrill, in the chair, thanked Mrs Do wring, on behalf of the pupils, for preparing them for the examination, at the same time presenting her with a silver hot water vessel, suitably engraved. Mr» Dowhng, in a few words, replied that it was a pleasure for her to be able to give assistance to any who studied for so good a cause, as we never knew when we might be called upon to give relief to mankind. Dr Bennett was the lecturer for the season, and although absent, was not forgotten, an acknowledgment of his services being forwarded to him in the form of a gold mounted greenstone pendant, and a silver paper knife and book mark combined, suitably en-grared.

At Monday's meeting of the Hawera District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, says the Star, a rather animated discussion arose out of the report of the House Committee that a tender of £420, for the erection of the isolation ward had been accepted. Mr Boddie strenuously opposed the action of the committwice been refused. He went on to tee in accepting a tender that had twice been refused. He went on to say that the reason fresh tenders had been called for, from outside the town, was to get outside the "builders' ring" that apparently existed in Hawera. Mr Taylor, a member of the committee, complained that he bad been ignored in not being summoned to the meeting of the House Committee. Mr Robbins ventured to deny that a "ring" existed amongst local builders, but other members shrugged their shoulders and said judging from the way the tenders were received it looked very like it.

Messrs Stewart and Co., auctioneers, Opunake, sold the wreckage of the Northern Monarch on Monday The hull, with all wreckage on beach' was bought by Mr Ro-thery at £l3 : the coal by Mr Ko-tiherv at £36 - the lifeboat by llr Pickett for £] 6 • aivcl I the ship's boat by Mr McCallum for £l3 10s. I

The Estimates provide the following grants :—Manaia, Courthouse £.150 ; New Plymouth, police station £oo ; Stratford, police station £lB5 ; Normanby, do., £6O • Hawera, do., £200; Patea, do.,' £l2O Post and Telegraph :—Urenui, £520 • New Plymouth, £IOOO ; Stratford' *?*?£ '• lT Eltha " l ' J Kaponga', £o()0 ; Hawera, £7O.

The South Canterbury Dairy Company -is steadily forcing ahead. Creameries are now in operation all round the district, and a big supply of milk is being received daily at t'ho central factory, where a ton of butler is being made every day The volume of business has incivased so rapidly as to necessitate more hands Iwing employed, and an enlargement ol the premises and plant. Included in the new plant ordered is another churn, a butt'-r worker, and a refrigerator. There is a very goo cl demand for both the butter and the milk. All the, season's output of butter has been sold, and the town supply of milk is continually increasing.

Mr Newton King, agent for the McCormick harvest maehines, has just received the following telegram from Messrs Morrow, Ilassett and Co., the New Zealand representatives :—''McOonnick for third year wins highest award for binders, Ohristchurch Show, silver jncdai."*

The Canterbury Eiflo Association] forward a copy of the programme for their championship meeting on December 6. Very fair prize mtJKey is being offered. The men's class in connection with St. John's Am'bulancs Association meet for examination at Whiteley Hail this evening at 7.30.*

An American lady who, in company with her husband, was making the tour of Lake Geneva in the steamer lost her temper when a German tourist, whose seat she had taken on the deck, refused to lie ousted. The German had placed his ovcicoat on the seat, and this the American lady threw over the rails into the water. On the boat arriving at Geneva, the German had the lady arrested, and at the police station stated that notes to the value of 1000 marks were in a pocketbook when the coat was thrown into the water. The American lady paid the damages, and before leaving soundly rated the German for his want of manners.

Mr T. 11. Bax, who on Saturday afternoon at Napier brought to a successful conclusion his attempt to 'beat the world's club-swinging record, is forty-six years of uge. His height is sft 3Jin, .weight lOst Sib, chest measurement 42in, biceps 13$ ■in, thigh 21in, and calf 15Jin. The Hawke's Bay Herald says there was a large audience in the theatre when Mr Bax reached the record of Mr T. Burrows in Capetown (40 hours 40 minutes), and the swinger was very heartily cheered. It was then announced that he would continue for another hour, but three minutes before the hour was up, and while Mr Dax was in the midst of a fancy 'display, his clubs collidud with such violence that one broke at the .handle, thus closing the remarkable performance. During the whole of the swinging' Mr Bax kept well above the miTiimum number of revolutions allowed (60 per minute), for his lowest number was 55 and his a wage over GO, For about an hour on Saturday morning he was almost overcame by sleepiness, but a supply of hot black coffee and the atientiona of a medical man prevailed, and he was soon refreshed and re-in-vigorated. Mr Bax was at one time night attendant at the Wellington Hospital, and married a nurse at that institution. When living in that city he was connected with the volunteers. The best previous record which Mr Bax held was put up at Newcastle, New South Wales, in .Dec, 1897. It was a contest between him and one Griffiths, and they had been swinging together for 40 hours when the police stopped the performance at midnight on a Saturday. Mr Bax's committee in Napier intend giving him a benefit entertainment on Friday evening. His exhibition was not a financial success