The Daily News. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue XXXXV, 27 November 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27. NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Education Board will meet tottoy. Patea school is closed on account of an epidemic of mumps and measles. tM'ogi'oss is being made with the contract for the municipal abattoirs. There will be a special practice of St. Mary's choir this evening at 7.30, and every member is requested to attend. Miss Ada Crossley will arrive from Wangomii by next Thursday aftertoon's train, travelling in the State carriage. At the Wesleyan Synod in Fcilding the Rev. A. C. La wry, of Feilding, was elected district representative to the Conference. It has now been definitely ascertained that 25,000 scjuare feet of floor space will be available for the forthcoming Hawera Industrial Exhibition. The new factory now being built on Glover Road for the Hawera Cooperative Dairy Fafctory Co. is nearfng completion, and is expected to commence operations next week.

No bid was made for a portion of '■'■ Chilman's Extended" estate offered at auction on Thursday by Messrs Bewley and Griffiths, on behalf of Mr Wm. Courtney.

The local examination under the University of New Zealand will be held in St. Andrew's Schoolroom in December, Rev. S. S. Osborne heing supervisor.

Mr J, C. Williamson has booked dates in January for his Culver Hastings dramatic company, who will play " The Light That Fails" and another drama In New Ply mouth.

Mr H. M. Bauchope, agent for the South British Insurance Co., sends us specimens of the company's calendars for 1904. They are very neat, especially the table and pocket tablets.

In Eltham on Thursday thunder and lightning and heavy showers characterised the weather. Some of the peals of thunder were very close, and made the windows of the shops in town vibrate quite violently. The Otago Education Board has decided that as 13 pupil teachers are to be thrown out of employment owing to the falling off in attendance also to salaries of pupil teachers being given to second assistants, not to .hold a pupil teachers' examination this year.

For the convenience of the travelling public telegram receiving toxes are now fixed at the railway stations at New Plymouth, Inglewood and Stratford. The boxes will be cleared after the departure of each regular passenger train.

The new Government seal for New Zealand is tine same as before, the inscription surrounding it being' ■_ "Edwardus VII., D.G., Britt. et Terraruni Transmar. Quoe In Uit. Sant Brit. Rex. F.D. Irad. Imp.," and at the bottom are the words, "Islands of N.Z."

Speaking to a reporter on dairy farms as a source of wealth to 1.1 e country.Mr Coleman riviliips, ofCai. terton, instanced a case where 18 dairy cows upon his farm returned a gross profit per year of £lB Is 5d per cow. This is considered to be a record, Woatiing by a farthing per cow a Fettdiiig farmer's recent return.

In Hawera yesterday morning, according to the Star, while the atmosphere was extremely hot., the. place was treated to a shower of hail and frozen pellets, 'being of large size. The peculiar visitation was followed by a heavy tropical shower (which flooded the gutters; in a few minutes) and a distinct lowering of the temperature.

The Morshead Nursery Co., who amongst other prizes, were winners of first for '•' the Ijest collection of choice pot plants," will have- the whole collection on exhibition at the C.F. and F.C., Devon Street,' to.diay (Friday) and Saturday. No otoe interested in plants should Jail to see this superb lot, which includes many rare and beautiful specimens.*

, Wh&ngamomona residents, in pttitioning the Stratford County Council re the dreadful state of roads in that district, say: We regrafilly take the responsibility of staling that a crisis in the existence of tlese districts is at hand through transit difficulties, and thai all thg mall settlements must go under, uriess "Miere is radical and speedy refom in reading. It is now the end of November, and although factories in the older •districts have ■been rumra™ tor two, and in some instances for three months, the milk of only alethird of the cows in. profit has vet reached the Whanglamomona faebry owing to the condition of -the roids.

The following, memo, has been snt by the Premier to the president ad vice-presidents oi tho Aucklnd North Island Main Trunk Railvay Leaguo : " Regret that, the propaed railway expenditure is not ghng satisfaction. Tho ways and mans tho public debt, but none are Wiethe matter very difficult. The pneral cry of our opponents has »er been that we are unduly increatfig th? pu.blic dejbit, but noiie are repared to make a sacrifice when it comes to the point. It is unreaonable to complain when the curtilment bears evenly upon all."

At the Wes-leyan Synod in Feiling two young men, Messrs Sockwell (Waitara), and Blair (Waharino), were recommenhed to the !onference as candidates for the nnistry During the course of the Spod they had) sat for examination' intheology and general knowledge, and on Thursday morning were exaiined orally in theology, the examkition being conducted by the Rev. t G. VV. Ellis. The Synod closec on Thursday, and was the best ever held in the Wanganui district. The attendance was good, lay repsontatives being present in large umbers, and all showed great invest in matters that came before the Synod. Feilding people treat* the representatives very well, a Host successful conversazione •bemjlield on Thursday. Rev. Jf N. Jittle and Mr R. W. Neal, two of NevPlvmouth's delegates, returno< on Phursday ovoning, and Mr Wlmker is ex[>ected to return to-night.

Mr W. J. Davis, who is to cpose Mr Lhannberluin in West Birmirlinm at the next election, has receiv< the following letter from a New Zdun.l well-wis>ht>r (Mr Thos. Brash cifatanui, New Plymouth), wholes- '■' 1 notice by the cables vou n,'ntemplate contesting Mr (Jhaber-la-m's neat at the next electii ' 1 am an old resident of Binnin.am and an admirer of M r ChaiiH,i n .-« Hi' his palmy days, when he w IUI advanced Radical. But thesis t few years, to my mind, he halur lei-ted the confidence of all wcinomen awl reformers. Though I •■«,.?• heard your lmwe bofoTO ± mend you for your courage, umJ though sympathy and good \] '.' do not count at the ballot-box "a working man it is all x Ca / H * you. I heartily trust you V v o successful. i am ghwl to « Labour party asserting Use' , I bopc the advanced Liberal., ani •> hour party will work the overthrow of this " 'XV sm j which seems to bo g 0 - ramp* at Home "

Mr Bauchope, secretary of the New Plymouth Swimming Club, has received entries for next Thursday's carnival from Wunganui and other centres.

A. building, formerly known as " Fishlcigh's 1 ," in Devon Street, is now being pulled down, pending erection of a new block. The building ■dates back some 60 years, ami the frame timbers are as sound as ever.

We are informed that a ropresenta-1 tive of the Brush Company, electrical engineers, of Auckland, who installed the electric light at the Rotoroa Sanatorium, will be In New Plymouth shortly to obtain information with regard to the proposed electric light instafia'tion here. ' Borough Councillors Carter, Bellringer, Brooking, Burgess, Tisch, alrtd Wood, with Messrs Mestayer, Spencer, and Slaid'den, engineers, ain'd representatives of the Taramaki Herald and Taranaki Daily News, visited the head of the new water-wa-torWOrks oh Thursday afternoon, in order that councillors might become acquainted with the nature Of the works:

Mi- W. f l\ Stead's son is at present in Melbourne. He lias come out from England for the purpose of reorganising the stnff of the Review of Reviews for Australia. Dr. Fitchett will cease to edit and publish the magazine at the end of the year ; it will, however, continue to appear as lieretofore, but under new editorship, and with considerable improvements.

P.P.G.M. Bro. J. Leydon, of the Auckland district, fs noted in Odd-fellows-hip circles for having been the means of establishing several branches ol the order. His latest effort, at Eaponga, has been crowned with success, and a new Lodge of about thirty memlbers will be opened there on Monday. As a tribute to his valuable services in the Manchester Unity a Lodge in the Auckland district Ims been called the Loyal John Leydon Lodge.

A Press Association telegram says that Uliss Ada Crossley gave her first concert in Wellington at the Opera House on Thursday before an audience vhich filled every part of the building and overflowed on to the stage. The famous .contralto had a most enthusiastic teception. Her generosity in regard to encores was particularly noticeable. As «n encore to her last number she sang " Home Sweet Homo" with admirable effect.'

The presiding literary genius of the Stratford Post, in writing upon the close of the Parliamentary session, descended to what may bo termed Homeric verso. Though set as prose, this is how it would appear in the more noble form, the punctuation being the Post's : " The session just passed is one, Tha't the members who took part in, Will hardly look back upon, With a feeling of satisfacti-on, And it is moreover one, Which the country regards With a feeling of utmost scorn." The Waitara Mail reports that the Northern Company have definitely decided to place the Kia Ora on the Omebunga-Waitara trade. This change is decidedly a good one for the new vessel is an improvement on the Kanieri in all respects, and particularly as regards speed. The Kia Ora ought to be able to do the run from wharf to wharf direct in 14 hours. The Kanieri will probably •be placed on the Whangarei trade

Mr Jvewton King, agent for the Mccormick harvest machines, has just received the following telegram from Messrs Morrow, Bassett and Co., the Zealand representatives :—"McCormick for third year wins highest award for binders, Ohristchurch bhovv, silver medal."*

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