NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLV, Issue 258, 16 December 1903, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Harbour Boand will meet on Friday next. The Federal Parliamentary elections take place to-day. The s.s. Taiuni is to make her first trip to the Mofctwu tot-morrow, leaving Waitura early iii the morning.

Tt is uxpectod that the abattoirs will be . completed by the end of January, and probably will bfe opened l>y th'e lirst of February or possibly the first, of Marclv It is understood a meeting' is to be 'held this evening! to consider the b«st steps to secure t/he provision of adequate accommodation on Mi. Rgmoni 'for €he convenience of tourists.

The ChristohiurcK' City Council has received a report from its water supply committee recommending that public notice be given of a special loam of £IOO,OOO for construction of necessary improved works.

The Wellington Licensing Committee has decided mot to grant additional wholesale licenses in Wellington, holding that the requirements of the city were satisfied by those 'already in existeincfe;

The Mayor Expressed the opinion that there was Taranaki timber lit to stand 25 years as rails-. He did not see why Australian timber should Yje procured for fenc-ing-in pens and races at the abattoirs. Mr Bellringer was riot so enamoured of New Zealand timber, giving totara timber a lifetime of perhaps ten years. The following notice of motion has been given by Mr Maxwell, for consideration on Friday That the work of dxbetttii'ng the 'breakwater 100 feet be not commenced till such time as the main* wharf is widened to S(J feet, ami an unbroken straight face is carried from the outer end rigilut into the cattle wharf.

" Sentiment is generally called a silly word, but it f* so in the mouth of a girl crying over a pathetic passage in the latest noivel, whilst that same girl would not shed a tear i] shie came across a neglected and" starving child in the city street. That sentiment is silly, sickly, 'andl stupid. But Christian sentiment is a totally different thing. "—Rev. Porter at W'h'iteley Hall on Tue.sdav niglU.

We have a little grievance. Secretaries of different institutions regularly ring up the News ofTico when they want anything done, or perhaps tliey call. But as to telling us when they are . having a meeting or givivig us any 'similar information which interests the public and means but little kudos to them, —that's a horse of another colour. There are exceptions, and to these we feel especially grateiul. Once more we would state that we will Ire glad to learn of any such fixtures and to nublish reports of proceedings. Sure■y this gentle hint will suflice.

A meeting was held last nigljt to consider the question of preventing t'he destruction ol native scenery now going on in the Maivgaotaki Corgv.in the Awakino district! It was pointed out that the spot was one of the prettiest in the colony and of no use for agricultural and pastoral bufliness.i Mr W. 11. Skinner stated he was definitely promised two or three years ago, by tile Auckland I /and Board, that if the (Jorg*. .had not. been set aside as a reserve it would be so treated at once, but tlilis 'had apparently never been done. The meeting deckled to wait upon Sir Joseph Ward to-morrow morning and place the matter before h;im.'

Mr Bellri'nger does not think there is Viiji Jrek of jiuliiiie spiri|i,(n j? o \v I'iymouth, according- to his remarks at lust ltorough Council meeting. Ilv thinks the unkind mnliner in which councillors 'arc criticised by the public is responsible for the alleged apathy. it. was easy to cry out about this, hut mot nearly so' pleasant 1o take up municipal duties in i.he )ace of carping criticism, nifrich was generally anonymous. And those >vho out ffld not evince much spirit themselves. Jt was pleasing o hi in to know that Borough Councillors were treated in a similar'manner in other centres, being considered fair game tor any unfair mid instilling remarks.

it is understood that Messrs Steuart and Corrigwn, auctioneers In Stratford, have dif])osed of their business.

An eigiity-s":* iyuiice nugget was foun'd uu tine iJee River, near Rockhampton, Queensland. A rush lvas set in.

The mail via San Francisco for London, despiatclwid from Auckland on No;v. lii, arrived in London on SaUmduy.

TVo Wyaiong railway, N.S.W., a lcngilh of 11 miles, which cost £127000, was officially opened the other day. A start will be made this week laying pipes in connection with the new water and '(tannage works at El'llvam. The Brazilian Chamber has authorised a sixty per cent, reduction of lluLies on products of countries, admitting Brazilian coffee duty free.

Tlie concert in connection with tlit; " Jjif'taki'ng'.up " of St; .loseph'w Convent School takes place this evening. Tickets may be obtained from Mi- Ueimett, watchmaker.

Members of tho Tourist Committee who intend go()ig to Mokau by tho. Talnui are reminded that she leaves Waitttra at six o'clock oia Thursday morning, and they should communicate with the Town Clerk; Messrs Ihjwli'y and Griffiths report huv;ijig sol'd 40ft fronta(|j to Courtenay Street, with dwelling thereon, adjoining the News oliice, to a local investor at 'a satisfactory price.

The North Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute has -decided to apply tor registration under the IVachers' Court of Api>eai Act. A meeting of the Victoria railway men resolvad to appeal to the Privy Council against the Court's 'decision regarding the Commissioner's rigilit to dismiss men at their pleasure. An appeal fund lias been opened. In a race at Sydney for the Naval .Rowing Championship, five - oared crews, the ltoyal Arthur crew won fiom that of the Torch; alter a line struggle;

Owing to the financial conditions the German Military Bill, which woul'd ci-eute new burdens on the people, 'bias been postponed for a year,

Ail aJibiiym'Cms cicmati'on o'f £lO,t'oo for the New Guinea Mission has betn received by the organising agent in Ixxadon of the Missionary Society. Mr E. M. Smith, M.H.R., mentioned y«steid:ay at the Scenery Preservation Society's meeting that commissioners 'had been appointor to secure beauty spots in and around Taruiniaki, and would shortly cominen.ee t.lieir work.

The public meeting In connection with the anniversary of Wjjiteley Mc-iuoiiul Church was well attended oil Tiß'f-.duy. Addresses were given by Revs. Cannell (who presided), Buttle aaad Porter, and a programme of selected items 1 was given. The meeting was successful, and the various items much appreciated.

A youaig limn who was engaged in pulling down Messrs Brown and Co.-s sawmill on Salisbury Roeid wufl brought in to the 'hospital last night suft'erifng from a broken ankle, it seems that the roof collapsed with him, and he fell a distance of fifteen feet, landing with his foot'in' a hole.

At the Borough Council meeting on Monday, one of the members said he would not consent to holding a Council meeting next Monday evening unless the Works Committee met previously. Matters could not be threshed out in open council as in the committee meeting. Surely councillors do not mean this.

The annual "break-up" ceremonies in connection with St. Joseph's Convent Schools will take place on Thursday afternoon, when ti*e distribution of prizes will take place. An exhibition of piupils' work will also be made;

In the Magistrate's Court at Wellington, Mr George Fisher, M.HiK., was, 011 tlw application ol' the polices rolcoiimattwU to the Inebriates' Home at Waitati for twelve months. Two mtrtical men certified that Mr Fisher's case was curable.

Kev. Porter, oi Hawera, evidently 'lias 110 time" for thosie people—

"goody-goody people"—who object to manly sports 1 . He says it is mad and suiciidal for dhurch people to dream of the time when young 1 men will be content with prayer meetings. The church must recogl- - llvis matma for muscularity, which produced better results than an effeminacy of nature and a life of beastly lust, T<he . report of the Costley Home (Aueklainld) lloyal Commission recominenids an increased stall—'inciuding several trained nurses—new beastea'cls arid bedding, better food, better cooking, and improved sanitation, and urges complete reorgan. isation of the system of control and nuuuugenient. leather Drosd (President) and Herr Mafhout, manager of the St. Wehzel Loan Bank, at Vienna, were sentenced to seven yeal's' hard labour at Prague on chiargvs of issuing l false balance-sheets since 1877, causing a causing a deficit o'f ei'g'hit million kroner, wherewith Catholic enterprises were to be subsidised.

The examinations under the City and (Juiids of London Institute and the Board of I education, South Kensington, Lonidon, will be held in June next. As the requisition for examination papers has to be sent to London, intending l candidates, should at once notify the secretary of tJi'f lOducation Board (Mr P. S. Whitcombe) of their intention to sit.

Considerable interest is being taken througitootit all the bush districts of the North and South Islands in the Championship Axemen's Carnival at Eltfoam on Dec. 20 and 28. Out of over 260 nominations for the sawing and chopping events only two failed to • accept on Saturday. The entries for the cycling arod runing events are also very gw\d. On Friday next Mr Newton King will hlold an unreserved sale of fuinit'ure on account of Mr D. Gilmour \\ho is leaving for Auckland. This is a really excellent lot of furniture 'in first-class order, and anyone about to furnish or in want of a fi'iw choice starticlps will liud it to their advantage to attend the sale. The piano is a good instrument by tlw3 celebrated makers Gors and Kalllnan. There will also be sold on account of Mr Bradbury a number of choice oil paintings, etc.

The shipment ol 11,700 packages of butter brought dotvn from New I'l.viuo'iitb by the Comma last week is tlie second consignment sent to tlilis port from the Taranaki Producers!' Company by that steamer since she was lilted with a refrigerator. Pile chairman ol the Producers' Company (Mr J. B. Connetl) states that on each occasion tlw butter was landed in Wellington in llrstclaHs order, showing that the installation o'f freezing machinery on 'board the Corinina has been a thorough success.—Evening Post.

Mr H. Jiussfoll presided at ttye I oiice Court yt-s'terday morning. Joseph Burke, a yuuth, appeared in custody on a churgc of theft., committed at Wait/ara 011 lite 14th inst., X:i, the property of a certain person unknown. Accused pleaded guilty . Nergean't Hajddrell said accused admitted having taken £2 14s to enable him to go home to Auckland, Where his parents reside. A remaind was granted tin this morniing to enable enquiries to be made. On a charge of theft of £2 ss, the proper,, t.y of the Ocean Accident Corpora-l-ton, at Dannwvirke on Oct. 1, Ernest A. lloss was remanded to appear ( at Napiw 011 Friday,

Some of the crops in the Nelson district ai»e being Wadlft' effected |by I'llUt

The Fire Brigude's 11 wet practice-" 'in Devon-*! reet on Tuesday night provided amusement for * a goodly number of the public.

" JVishnp; N'olipjaii says some very unwjso things, a* well ns some very wisje things, riritl wo are aj>t ttJ forget the wise in giving te much attention to the otherwise." So said Rev. C. I'ortev at Whiteley Hall on Tuesday niglvt. The annual pupil teaehers' and scholarships examinations commenced yesterday in the Courtenay-street schoolroom, Mr W. K. Speneer, the Education Board's insjwetor, suj>ervislngi the work.. Rev. Cannell remarked on Tuesday night that one of the. best Bishops in the world passed through New Plymouth on Monday. He rt'iVrrod to Bishop Welldoh, Of Calcutta, whose book.' l for young men should be read more widely.

•> Take Britain all in all, and plate her alongside any other nation, and 1 ouy she is the nearest approach to a Christian nation that the world 1 has ever seen. She leads in everything that the world counts 'great." f Phis is the opinion of the Rev. -0". l'orter, of Hawera, who took part in the Whiteley memorial anniversary services.

Anglers will be interested to knowthat the Government's order of one million ova of the American "white lish" (coregonus cluperl'ormis), have been specially selected by the United States l'Msh Commission, and the lish will reach New Zealaml in time for distribution this season. ' The white fish has its habitat in the Great ljakes of the United States, a rod it is proposed to place them in the col'd lakes of the South Island. It is regarded as a most delicious table fish. There is a probability that this consignment will be followed by a shipment of the American fresh-water herring ova. These fish when 'distributed will In no way interfere with the trout 1 with Which our rivers are stockeid, as the " white fish" subsists wholly upon minute insects ; it does not prey on other liwh.

The qjuestion of having bowls tested and stamped is causing considerable dlscuss'low among bowlei-s (Kays the Sporting Review). According to the oflieial programme, it is compulsory to have them so dealt with, and if that condition is to be waived it should be made clear at once, so that all doubts upon the matter may be ended. It will undoubtedly cnickvnger the success of the tournament if it is necessary for all bowls to be sent to Wellington, for there earn be nio doubt that the majority of players will neglect to take this precaution. The reasonable course to pursue seems to be that, as for Home reason or other it has lit en found impossible to have the bowls tested in Auckland, the question of making such testing compulsory should be waived. If this is not done the number of entries for the tournament will be comparatively small. The "Melbourne's" 8s lid white dress shirts for men are a marvel of value. The bargain corner's bargains make Devon-street famous.* The Australian Mutual Provident, which is the oldest and very best life oilice in thu colony, declares an annual bonus. Thoso now insuring get the 1903 bonus. A Taranaki resident who took out a policy for XI 00(1 last December get a bonus of £l3 14s. Mr O'Sullivan, who is staying at the White Hart, can give you all particulars.* • Handkerchiefs make specially acceptable Christmas gifts for main or woman. The "Melbourne"—tihe barguin conier —offers a full range of pure silk, fancy embroidered iliixi hem stitched handkerchiefs at Is lid, 2s Gd to 4s (id each.*