NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 254, 25 November 1903, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

In this issue we publish some most important facts and figures taken jhjy the London Daily Telegraph from Mi Chamberlain's Glasgow speech on preferential, trade. These are of paramount interest, and are worth bushels of cabled reports of speeches, The articles '»f,ip<.\a,r on our fourth palgb.' Tho Education Hoard meets on Friday next, A press Cfljtflieg,np);n informs us that Lord Roberts is convnlsccnt. At Wangamil two volunteers Were fined the maximum Umount lor misconduct during the battalion camp of instruction a few weeks ago. The annual sports meeting promoted by scholars attending the High School will be held to-morrow. Parents and friends of scholars are invited to be present.

A contemporary observes that th& record in the price of potatoes has " again been 'broken. An English paper notes the sale of a small quantity of a new variety—Eldorado—at 28s per lb., e«.j-ial to £3130 per ton. The Wanganui Agricultural show opens to-day. There are large entries, especially in horses, which form a record for the (colony. The steamer Kahu reports that when pas-sing Cape Palliser on Tuesday morning her people could see no sign of the wrecked baHojue Ben Avon. It is supposed she has gone to pieces.

No nomination was received bjy the Town Clerk yesterday for the vacancy in the West Ward representation caused by the resignation of Cr. Alexander. Apparently there would seem to be a slump in local politics just now.

Messrs Willouigfaby and Geach will stago their recent London farcial success entitled " Topsy Turvy "■ in New Plymouth on Monday, Bth Dec. when in view of the great popularity of play and players a packed audience may be anticipated.

The Guards paraded in fair numbers on Tuesday evening. Captain CVok u-as in charge, Lieuts. MessenHy and Mills also being present. Staff Sergt.-Major Sanderson was on parade and supei intended the work done by the men. Captain Cook also instructed the men on the protection of men on the march.

The New Plymouth Tradesmen's Association have decided to observe the following holidays for Christmaw :—From Christmas Day to the lollowing Monday, both days inclusive. It has also been * decided to request that a late train be run out of New Plymouth on Christmas Eve as previously.

A Hampton Plains syndicate, holding a lease near the town, of Coolgardfc, have made a rich strike. It is reported they obtained loOoz of smelted gold for six weeks' work and ISOozJrom six dishes, while one dish of wash yi-i-klecl li9o/,. The country is pegged out for a considerable distance in the vicinity.

The directors of the Taranaki I'Yeezing Works Company went south by the Comma on Monday. The object of the trip was to look into the working of the refrigerating machinery which has just been installed in the vessel.

A Scotch wife, on her return home from kirk, declared the sermon she had been listening to was the finest discourse she had ever heard. "What was it about?" enquired a friend. •' How should I ken ?" rejoined tho lady. " But what was tho subject ?" pursued the friend. " I'm no sure," replied the gude wife. " But what was the text, and did he divide it?" still persisted her friend. " I didna' min' the text " answered the lad, ■• but, oh, it was a gran' discoor.se, the best I ever heard ; for first he dang wi' this nan", and then ho dang wi' that ban', and next he stampit wi' this lute, and then wi' that fute ; and abuno a' he swat most virion.'."

Tho work of fitting tho W-'esting-houso brake to the whole of the rolling stock of the Government railways- in the South Island commenced at Chiislchurc'ii 011 Wednesday. The engines and carriages used in the express trains between Christchurch and Dunediii, and Dunedin and Invercai'giill were fitted with the Westing-house brake by the Jiaihvay Department about two years ago, but the freight waggons were left untouched.

Christchureh Truth urges the people of Canterbury to awake and see that their boasted possession of the premier show of the colony is not pitched from them by Manawatu. •The Manawatu A. and P. Association commenced modestly in Idol with a total of 587 entries, and at last year's show the number was 0739, of which 1250 came under the head of implements and machinery In almost owry class the northern show out-distanced the. long-recog-nised " premier " show.

F>vi|iii-n!l.v during the session (he (foverniiieiil has Inn, urged to do more 111 the way of filing encou.i, M ,- mciit to Mi... iVnil iedustrv. That l.'oveniiiient means business in this matter is. shown b.v the 'lad. that JtodO additional is proposed to be spent on. the Kuakura (Waiknto) farm, and £.,~>W> on Momahaki. H is intended also to spend X1.01H.) in the puivha.se of stud Jiorsus' and cattle ; iIMOO additional as a contribution" towards the cool-storage for dairv produce. £I2OO additional for tj,',. grading of hemp, and the following extra, votes for the Stale ;vml ! ry o-.-dtisti'V—MomahaH j'::Vi >'a-!■■•■' ::lo(i, .Millon .'■.•.>.■■.,, ■ e •.;,.,, ; ■ .' for lie ;.'-,:•,■■.,■ .i. ,;.:.•■>: . : ;...

The prospects for racing' cyclists in tho Wanganui district this Benson arc. hone too bright, us the Cook's Garden track has boon closed for alterations to tlfc grounds

There are now 72 suppliers to the factories ami crwunerie o of the Hawem Co-operative Daily Factory, fi'om whom about 7000 gallons of milk is received daily. The diurnal output is a ton of Mutter awl a ton of cheese.

.The Swimming Club has drawn up the programme for the opening day of the municipal saltwater luifhs on Dec. 3. Tho prizes, though not in any way gigantic, are sure to excite g'Ood, healthy competition and wo hope -to see a very successful meeting. The prolamine appears in our advertising cttluiuiis. Soys the Southland Times : There arrived hi a Southland country station recently a truck .load of. young pigs thai had been loaded at Addington oh Wednesday, and did not arrive at their destination until Saturday evening. Some of them were then dead, and their carcases \v*»r» being eaten by the others: Surety this is a base for tho police to cnqiuire into,

An Auckland message says that tho 'Frisco despatch of Oct: 24 arrived .at, London oh the morning of the 22nd inst., and the MelbourneDrindisi despatch of Oct. 21 arrived in London on the afternoon of the 21st. inst.

Tho. steamer Priny. Sigsmund brought from Herman New Ouinen six Frenchmen supposed to be escapees from New Caledonia. ' They .stated thay had been 16 days In (he boat before landing al New Guinea. The annual meeting 0/ the Taranaki County Council will be held at noon to-day, when the election of a Chairman will take place. The , sixtieth anniversary of the first Church of England service held in Taranaki is to be commemorated at St Mary's on Sunday, DeC. JJlh. Special festival services are being arranged for that date, and Bishop Neligan is to be present.

At the forthcoming St. Louis Exhibition the most ''powerful steam engine shown will be a turbine of 8000 horse-power. The greatest engine of the Paris Exhibition of 1900 was one of 4000 horso-powor. A gas engine of 3000 horse power, to be shown at St. Louis, is said to be five times more powerful than any other engine of the kind hitherto exhibited.

The Jewish population of the world is put down fit 11,013,134, of whom 8,500,000 live in Europe. Out of the balance a million and a half are domiciled in America, 353,000 in Africa, 342,000 in Asia, and 17', 000 in Australia.

Southland Farmers' Unl»n hraWc'lias are raylrug a levy of 8/6 in order to keep a veterinary surgeon. This they were prepared to increase to 21/6 in order to have three in the district. Farmers there ov/dently appreciate benefits receiv-

New Plymouth is to be honoured this year with the summer school of tho University Students' Christian Union, which hilds these fixtures in different parts of Australia once in two years. The sessions will last from Jan. 21st to Jan. 28th, and professors and students from all parts of Australia are expected to be present. The New Plymouth Ministers' Association lias formed itself into a committee to make necessary arrangements. and it is hoped that New Plymouth will welcome the students with their usual generosity.

In giving evidence Before the Costley Home Commission in Auckland on Friday, Mr C. Bagley made the rather unexpected statement, in speaking of the home, that •■ the piggeries were the only place that nppeared to bo generally clean." This deliverance being received with rather incredulous ears, Mr Jiagiey continued, " Certainly the pigs 'hud better and cleuner liieds to lie on than the inmates had—that is, looking at it from a pig's point of view and a human point of view. The straw on which the yigs were lying was clean, but that in the inmates' beds was certainly not clean." Later on, in referring to the drainage, Mr 13agley said that ''bad" was no name for it. " Well, saidtthe Chairman (.Mr Beetham), " I expect we shall have to call it that." The witness remarked that he would like to call ft something worse. " Very well," replied the Chairman, "we will say 'very bad' then."

One of the West Coast papers refused the other day U> publish cable messages referring to the iiscal controversy at Home,' and explained : " Sheaves of cab'led reports of Chamberlain's speeches in England have readied this office. Subscrfbers particularly interested ill the preferential tariff -question are at liberty to peruse the cables. The matter is not worth printing." We agree with the West Coaster. These lisuil cables have cost us many pounds to lill the waste paper basket. What the Press Association are thinking of we cannot understand. Week after week,; instead of furnishing us with live, interesting news of what is happening in the world, we get nothing but yards of drivel, utuVod by all sorts of people. We are sick of it, unutt<ei*mbly so. ' That eminent auctioneer, the lute Mr John Matson, once declared that Canterbury would have the midland railway or '■bust.". We feel the same, only more so. If anybody finds a busted newspaper lying around some morning they will know that "fiscal cables" did it.

At tho Pioneer Amateur Athletic Club's sports at Christchureh on Saturday, W. I<. Simpson won the Mile Championship of Canterbury in linin 39 4-ssec, "on a heavy track. Simpson also won the Three Miles from scratch in lomin 3sec, running very gamely. W. Flewellen ran well for second place from 85 yards. C. S. Harper won the 120 yards Hurdle Championship of Canterbury very easily in 17 4-ssec. The 220 .yards Scratch Pace was won by W. Anderson (of Ashburton) beating '<'. Stubus (Manawatu) by two vards in 24 l-osec.

Tho Government has resolved to offer a bonus of £SOO for the discovery of a cheap and effective method of destroying noxious weeds, which are fast spreading in this colony. The Premier says it is necessary to take steps for the eradication of these weeds, which are doing much injury. The bonus, however, is governed by this condition : "No kill, no money." An a-d-ditional £250 has been set down for noxious weeds inspection. In this issue intending buyers at Chilmnn's Extended sale on Thursday next are notified that expresses will leave the Coffee Palace corner at 2 p.m. sharp. The services of the Town Hand have also been secured to add !•> the attractions of the occasion.

The best medicine known is Sander & Sons' Eucalypti Extract, and its ominent powerful eflects in coughs, colds, and influenza make relief instantaneous. For serious cases, and accidents of nil kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldingsi bruises, or sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling, no inflammation. .Like surprising effects produced in croup, diptheria, bronchitis, in-' flammation of lungs, swelling, etc., diarrhoea, dysentry, diseases of the kidneys, and urinary organs. San(.'•'r and Sons' Eucalypti Extract is in use at hospitals and medico clinics all over the globe; patronis- '.'■ ';■; i T; ° v.-i-i-. ii,. Ki„. r ..!• (li .iv: " "'■ '■ •■■• .j.;.i r.A-hi!„i.i„,,_ \|',,!.'.'!;!.'" • •'■■■• iii i his a I p:o c,,; UJ id ro ..\ .1 ,i,l eiheis.— A( .;n„

. Mr Taranakf <ir,tr>|, | Mh an advertiscin'clit in this issue. Mr 11. .Bedford, lam! and commission agent, New Plymouth, inserts a business notice in this issue. Mr 0. jji-iiliihs announces the arriv'nl of the latest patterns in suminer suiting's, including light worsteds, Bannockburns, fancy trouserings and vests. No pains will be spared to give satisfactory fit and ' style, and all mateiials are of good quality and well shrunk. Mr E. Uiliglo announces special 'concessions in the cabinet making, upholstering and furniture trade. The establishment ift Do.v'on Street is heavily clocked with all classes of furtuh?, most of it being made on the premises. A handsome wardrobe of kauri with largo bevelled mirror and lacings of mottled wood, sideboards with beautiful ptiriri veneers, und dufihesse .suites NplendidJy polished art) noticewblc, whilst the showrooms are replete with everything needed in furnishing,: The whole of the. stock is hew and, being made unuer the supervision or the proprietor, will merit tho attention of the public. Mr Newton King, agent for the McCormick harvest machines, has just received the following telegram from Messrs Morrow, Bassett and Co., the New Zealand representatives :—"McCormick for third year wins highest award for binders, Ohristchurch Show, silver medal,"*

Engagement Kings, Wedding Rings, and Keepers, certainly the finest stock on the West Coast of New Zealand. A good present with each wedding ring at J. H. Parker's, Jeweller, next Hallway Crossing, Devonstreet, New Plymouth.— Advt. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. R. L. Stanford—Nbticc under Land Transfer Act. New Plymouth Swimming ("ul»—j Programme for opening carnival on Dec. 3. Hickman F. Russell—lnserts a new fcjusiness card.) i New Zealand Railways—Announces a new time-table between New Plymouth and Wanganui. Harbour Hoard—lnvites applicar tions for position of i'otemun. Bewley and Griffiths—Free expresses provided for Chilmnn's extended sale on Thursday. E. F. Buck.thought—Notice ro Taranaki Hotel.

"fieorge Griffiths—Calls attention to new suitings, etc. H. Bedford—lnserts a business card.

E. JMngle—Christmas concessions in furnislhliatei. Ar6a Bros—Have four-roomed cottage to-let. Young lady wants situation as assist bar.

Town Clerk —Notifies election c* Borough Councillor for West Ward.