NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 251, 21 November 1903, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Correspondence from Robert Glogg will appear on Monday.

The Black Family are at present spending a fortnight's holiday in New Plymouth.

The Victorian Racing Club cleared £6(500 over the spring meeting', an increase of £IOOO over the last Cup meeting.

There has been an alarming outbreak of fever at Mount Morgan, Queensland. The hospital is taxed to its utmost, and the authorities are erecting temporary wards. Wo regret an error appeared in our report of the "Judas Maccabeus" concert yesterday. The pianiste was Mrs C. Hempton, not Mr S. Newton.

The Fitzroy school was closed last Wednesday owing to the prevalence of mumps and whooping cougih. The school will remain closed until the end of next week. The Rev. J. Newman Buttle will preach at Whiteley Memorial Church to-morrow. Subjects : Morning, "■ Stephen's Martyrdom" ; evening,

■'•' Daniel, the Hebrew Statesman." Miss Rimmer, from Auckland, will sing at both services.—Advt. The examination in connection witlv St. John's Ambulance Association's men class was held in Whiteley Hull schoolroom last night. Ten candidates presented themselves, and. nil were successful in passing. Dr. Home was lecturer to the class, and Drs. Lcathum and Walker were th« examiners!

The weather is extremely unseasonable, and variable beyond polite expression. Up to Wednesday the atmosphere savoured of a warmish dampness, but now there seems to lie snow in the near vicinity. As a matter of fact we are told that snow fell at Cardiff un Friday morning!. The cold snap will do no good to the young' stuff in the gardens.

In this issue Messrs Bewley and Griffiths announce for sale by auction on Thursday next, Nov. 2(i(h, the balance of the sections in the Chilman's Extended estate. They strongly recommend anyone wanting a really choice residential site or a good investment, to inspect these sections, and secure onu at the .sale. Country settlers who contemplate making New Plymouth their future home, cannot do better than to take advantage, of this opportunity.

A Sydney cable states : A numbfer of jockeys at Corowa inserted an advertisement in the papers declaring they would not participate in the local rate meeting while the present stewards and secretary held their positions. The jockeys were called before the stewards, wno were disposed to meet the insult by a severe reprimand. The jockeys, however, maintained their attitude, with the result that eight were disqualified for periods ranging l from six months to live years.

The Stratford School Committee have decided to hold a grand military Cadet Tournament on New Year's Day, in conjunction with their ■ Technical Exhibition; also a rifle match on the 2nd of .January, for cadets only. Application has been made to the Government for free railway passes for all canlt-Ls attending. Programmes and full particulars will be published later. This is the first Cadet Tournament' ever held in the colony, and we trust that New Plymouth will be well represented on the occasion. The fol-lowing-gentlemen have been asked to act as judges :—Col. Ellis, Col. EovwJay, Captain Maitthtews, and Sergit.-Major Sanderson.

Mr Isaacs, Technical Instructor for the Education Department, in company with Mr Allsworth, Chairman of the Education Board, visited the plumbing classes held at Messrs Smart Bros.' shop last night. At the conclusion of the lesson he gave an intc-res-ting address to the eleven students present on geometrical drawing, importing much useful imlornmtion. Mr Isaacs expressed himS'elf well pleased with the progress made by the classes. Mr Alisuorth. thanked Mr Isaacs for attending the class, and said that now that he had seen the good work that was being done the Board would base less rhfticulty in getting tlwir wants attended to. The Instructor goes on to Stratford next week, when he will attend the classes being held there.

Mr Wilson, President of the Farmers' Union has asked the Premier to place a vote on the Supplementary Estimates for an Experimental Dairy School.

Mr C. Wilson, Parliamentary Librarian, who has obtained six months' leave of absence, has booked passage by the Vancouver liner Miowera, which leaves Sydney at the end of this month. Mr Wilson takes his departure by the Wurrimoo from Wellington for Sydney on Saturday:

, Writing to tlie N.2. Times on the .scarcity of domestic servants, "A Husband and Father" says : "Our I'arlianient is to prorogue about tho i-iwl of this week, yet nothing has been 'done to encourage userul Immigration and relieve tlie intense misery our wonieni'olk, rich and poor, are suffering from the scarcity of domestic servants. Owing to tho prosperity of the farming- Interests and the increase of dairving, there is far more marrying going on than formerly, and the girls also are wanted to do the milking. Are readers aware that private labour agencies are closing in Wellington, owing to the fact that there are no servants to engage—although scores! ami scores of mistresses vainlv 100k 1 to Wellington for help ? Vet in face! ol this acute distress our I'urlia-' »ieivt does nothing. It appears to me that we should be better off without either Legislative Council 1 or the House of .Representatives. Members well know the distress, yet they are not men enough to come to the help of their womenkmd. What is the term we apply to men who will no t ixelp thosn depending upon them ?'i

A shock of earthquake was Selt in New Plymouth about 5.40 on Friday morning.

A local constable scented, as he thought, a real live burglar the other night, tracking a man in

" ghost" slippers into a local softgoods shop. But it was only the proprietor's son, who had run down to ascertain whether he hud securely lacked the sale and otherwise made the premises safe.

On Monday Mr Newton King will hold a clearing sale of sheep, dairy cattle, furniture, etc., at Tarata, on account of Mr F. A. Whitaker, who has sold his farm'. Full particulars will be found on reference to advertisement. A free braks will leave Ingle wood on arrival of the mail train from New Plymouth and also another on arrival of train from llawera.

Mr Bewlcy was certainly in the minority, as hie supposed, lost evening, when he mentioned at the general meeting of the Poultry Society that" lie objected to the present system of appointing vice-presidents and other ollicials of like nature. But he certainly has the support of a large number of people in all parts of the world, who abject to being victimised as "guinea pigs." Souk; day the present system will be altered, ami the change will be heartily welcomed.

The fcalance-sheet of the Taranaki Poultry Society shows a satisfactory state of affairs. The chief receipts last year were £47 lis for entrance fees, £25 17s &d art union proceeds, members' subscriptions £l2 15s, and door takings £ls 2s 3d. The big items of expenditure were : Prize money and specials £SO 13s Od, judges £8 Bs, Hall hire £l3, advertising and printing £22 10s Gd. The auditors asked that a subscribers' book be kept, and a receipt given for the subscriptions paid ; no entries be received without entrance fees ; outstanding entries be paid before debtor is allowed to enter for any subsequent show ; that the cash book be entered from day to day, instead of in lump sums, as at present. This would simplify the audit. They congratulated the secretary on having giot the aflairs of the Society into something like order.

The members of Mie Poultry Soci-) ety passed a unanimous vote 01 thanks to Captain Hood, the retiring President, at Friday night's meeting. Mention was made of the very live interest always taken by the retiring l President in poultry matters in general, and the Society's matters in particular. He had rendered most valuable services, and the meeting showed its appreciation by carrying the motion by accumulation-. Captain Hood explained that, though he would still take groat interest in the Society and in poultry raising, the nature of his duties precluded his taking active interest in the Society's affairs. Mill. H. Morgan was elected to the position, his proposer mentioning that this gentleman had taken- a very great interest in the industry (or some time, in this and other centres. The new President, in returning thanks, and asking for the hearty support of members, said he had suggested that the position might be given to some older resident. However, as the" members had elected him he would do his utmost for the Society.

We wish to draw the attention of farmers to the sale odveilised in this issue to take place on Tuesday, Nov. 2-1 by Messrs Vickers and Stevens of Mr Win. Laurence's held of Shorthorn dairy cattle and young stock at the farm on the Durham Road West. Mr Laurence has sold his farm, und intending purchaser* are reminded of the (act that, in conjunction with Mr J. A. Bridgeman, imported two years ago a purebred Shorthorn bull, "Lord Butterleigh," from Ute well known Canterbury breeder Mr A. Chamberlain. The sire of "Lord Butterleigh"—Duke of Rothesay—so far has been unbeaten at the Christchurch Show, holding no less than nine championships. His dam, Countess No. 2041, has taken 23 first prizes and has never been beaten in the milking Shorthorn class. Mr Laurence's cows being in calf to the purebred progeny of such stock, must be worth acquiring. Apart from this the cows are an exceptionally good lot, as visitors to the sale will be able to see for themselves. The yearlings advertised, although not the progeny of the above named pedigree bull, are an exceptionally good lot. The horses too, are really good farmers' horses suitable for and tractable to anv sort of farm work.

A vound sum of £52,000 is paid yearly by street bookmakers in London in the shape of fines inflicted bv the Magistrates. This statement was made by a senior clerk at one 01 the Metropolitan Police Courts At this Court alone," he said "we very often take £9O and even over £IOO a week in lines. At Bow-street £2OO is not an unknown sum, and I have heard of one week when the lines amounted to £290. At West Hani, the 'Bookmakers' Paradise,' they have taken £IOO in an afternoon. A sum of £IOOO per week is below the average for the 14 Police Courts in the metropolitan area you •have £52,000 per annum in lines." It may be added that the bookmakers always pay cheerfully. They never seem to be impecunious.

Tlio Department of Industries and Commerce has received from the Agent-General's ollice in London a specimen tin of black currant pulp, put up in France. The object of sending out this tin is to show the fruit-growers in this colony the man-! ner in which the fruit Is prepared and put up for sale in the United Kingdom.

In answer- to a letter forwarded by Mr T. E. Donne, Superintendent oi the Tourist Department, to the director of the Louisiana Exhibition, Mr F. J. V. Skill replies that only pamphlets and literature on New Zealand will be admitted into the United States duty free. Anything to be sold at the Exposition will be dutiable in the ordinary manner.

The citizens of St. Louis (United States of America) imve contributed 10,0l>0,0t)0 dollars and the United Stales Government 5,000,000 dollars to the K.xjiusition to be held at St. Louis next year. This money is to be expended on the preparation of the grounds, tile buildings and kindred expenses.

Mr Newton King, agent for the McCormick harvest machines, has just received the following telegram from Messrs Morrow, Bassett and Co., tile New Zealand representatives :—"McCormjck for third year wins highest award for bimlors, Ohristclmrch Show, silver medal."*

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