NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLV, Issue 263, 22 December 1903, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Hospital Board 1 offices are to be closed from Dec. 24 to Jan. 4. The Veterans' Homo bazaar in Auckland is expected bo net £BOO profit. Receipts were £2300. The abattoir by-laws will be considered by the New Plymouth Borough Council in February. Mr T. Twigg, for«»nan under the Hmvora County Council, has resiig|n«d aifter nil of seventeen years.

lllne fifteen-year-old soil of Mr Joh'n Hodge, of Mori son's Busih, was- drowned in the near Carter*on, on Suinday.

Ediwai-d Hams, steward on the Mana/roa, was and £3 10s costs at Wellington for having opium in his uossassioin. Tiva mail despatched on 1 the 18th Novemlber, awi'ved iin Loridoin on the pioi-nrng of the 19th irest.

Among the children ait the South Road School is one, a girl, who has not misseid one ffttOTdance in six years, 'Phis is a recowj to be prowl 01'.

Tho Hawera Ooimty Council's employees applied for aui increase in waiges from seven silvilli'iugs to eigiht shillmgb per iday, on account of the mcreu,»«d cost ol' living aard rise in price of horse feud. TJw rOqnest was refused.

The only civil business transacted by Mr Stanford, S.M., cm Monday was a case L. M. Taunton v. N. Jones, claim £1 13a (id, lor which judgment was given with 10s costs. A munlber of other cases were either struck out or aidjaui-nod. Up to !)/;<', 21, one female haid been admitted to the Old People's Home -anid one departed. At date th«re were S3 male an|,l 3 female inmates-. The general health was Blood, except in one case (the patient luaving 'died since). The <lis-< cipline had Ijeen g'o<:<d, except in the case of olne man, Wm. liairlin, who haid run away live times during the month. W. Oliver has now takennp the position of assistant caretaker. The public , u «y no t be •ware of the fcjcjt tifi/it tjw tmiu conmeKitirog with, the steamers in the morning leave the station at 616 msteaU of 6 o'clock. This has, we itrttle-rsitamd, been in vog|ue for a fortnight, but the of the iiailwiav Hepa.rtm.ant has provicHisly prevented its letting people into the secret. Another feature of interest persons meeting friends on incoming steamprs is that t-liere-does not feajye the wharf tiU 0.45

Tiro Agvnt-Goneral caUles that the English mutton market is improving.

Yesterday the Cori'mi-a took 12,255 boxes of butter, 744 cases of cheese, amid misceMotoeous caegv for WellingH bun ai'nd so'uthern ports. Mr Allswoi-Uh, chaiirman of the E'ljuoat'ioin Board, lias presented a' guinea towards the Stratford Techr irical Suhool Exhibition.

Among the inmates of liho Vetoraui.s'' Hiome at Auckland is an oM soldier mimed- Kiclrard Clifford, at one time a familiar figure in New Plymouth.

At tihe Hospital ami Clia.rlt'ajbile Aid Board meeting 011 Monday a fornral resolution- was passed tlvankii ifi; Live laid-ies and gentleman who assisted at t'he recent concert in aid of i'li/nids for turiui silting the home. At the Pol-ice Court on Moral-ay, Mr Stamford, S.M., presi'ding, .loiton Crainey, of Urtuiui, appeared 011 a chairge of lunacy. A remand was granted until Monday next for medical ex a-i 1 win at i 011.

At the examinations conducted last week by Messrs Spencer anxl l!allfa)ii'tyne, inspectors to- the Education Board. Ml candidates sat lor scholarships. and 14 for pupil teacher#' examination.

A tame ferret let loose about the building's at Albert, Downs, Kaihiku, 011 Friday last to kill and frighten away rats, made use of his liberty to such an extent that 00 chickens were found dead in the morning.

The Stratford Technical School Ex'hiifbfition will lie a great success. Tickets for the art union, the prizes for which include a nouiiiber of very valuable pictures, may toe obtained from Mr BelTriin(ger, 'in New Plymouth.

Dr. Leatham reported yesterday tothe Hbsipital and C'ha<ri'taM« Aid Boarld that the number of patients admitted during the month was 26, discharged 26, deaths 5, leaving 28 remaining in tihe institution-.

During the piassiinig of the estimates in the West Australian Htnise, there ivere several dieordorly scenes. When the Minister of Mines rose the Op,position qludt'ted the Chamber, calling out, "We do not want to hoar yo'-u."

Mr J. V. Grant, who lias bcon on the staff of the Milton Post Office for three and a half years at. messenger and letter carrier, has received notice of his appointment as cadet at New Plymouth, Bays the Otago Daily Times.

A German seaman, who was imprisoned at Newcastle, N.S.W., for being a prohibited rmnMglmt, (WTO who was released under «n onder fi om the 1' Premier -for deportation to Germany, will profadfclly claim £IOOO d/wnwugps from the Federal Government.

A Maori named Leonard died in the hospital on Moniday morn'iwg, H« hiajd been for some time in tire Old People's Home, 'having lost a leg s'oni'O time stece, An aibscess rendered an operation necessary, jbtut tihe patient sank under t'he strain, an'd 'ci it'd as s t-:yuxf. A new art'ilicittl leg was ordered from New York a while ago, 'but this order has rjovv been stopped. Tho Mayor (Mr It. Cock) had rather a. busy time on Thursday last. During the d/ay he attended the " brealkiimgnip " ceremonies at the Central, South Koai.l, Convent, anid, St. Joseph's Schools, addressing! t'hp (jjMkjren in each case. Thel} hp had to at-twi #i the opening coro-mon-y-at the East End bathing shod, and in the evening addressed the gathering at thy coucort in aid of tho Old People's Home furniture. The mines of Mlas Nellie Hay, (Du.uedin)-, Agnes Kodie (Dunedin), an|d Bessie B. Young (H'awera), were received yestenday by the Hospital aß,d Oharit-albile Aid lioaixl as applicants lor position® as prob|litiona'ry nurses at the New Plymouth Hospital. 0)io wrij.pi' \yt}£, particularly keen on receiving am app'ointmpnt stating flwit she iuad -heard so much in praise of tKe local institution that she was vei'v anxious -to complete her training there. The names were placed on the l'i'st, but it Was pointed out that outside 'applicants had no chance, as there \y_(»re so many local applicants.

MeeJsrs Cart-hew tijud Co. report the io'liowing sales :—On account of Mr A. H. Holmes, of Wellington, oI'oomtiJ villa in Gill-street to Mi' Peril, of Kent Road ; Mr Hundley's v,al:ufi):3le farm at 102 acres 'at KaimluUi lioad to Mr Sidney Webster, lately from Enjgjtainid ;■ to close an esitajte, i acre ajnd 7t-rooiTied resistance, H'i'no and' Morey Streets, to an investor from Waitara ; Mr P. Berniclt's J-acre section, Ingilewood, to Mr P. Berge ; and on account of Messrs Grylls Bros., a resicjpnce and ■$ aero 'to Mrs S. Dodson, lmglewookj. Visitors to the Old People's Home just nto-w should mot fail to visit t'he tiormiitory of am old man named Btunks, one of the iwniajteß. This olid fellow has aniusod himself in mo-deHimfe; in miniatiure the scene of the inteilniaJtiotaa'l yacM race between the Shamrock anld Reliance. The model is about 4ft 6in by 2ft and 'i'ncteles the two yaidhts and several other craft of various build. Baoh item is most complete aind 'botokens the expenditure of ain extivnoi'd'ilmary amount of patient rridustry. It j s iri'tonidod to stow &*£££>" ' thC Industrial

The Hawera Star publishes a summary of eivtnies received for the Haon'raJ°al£don,m" Society's gathering on New Year s Day. There are 19 for the 100 J'lu'ds, 16 for 220 yards 'lor the quarter-mile, 24 for the half-mile, and 24 for the mile riming events. I„ the 440 yards hurdles there are 11 entries. In bicycle events there are 7 for the maiden, 20 or the mile 18 for thp Simile, and f oi the ij-mile. The total entries are 19;>, as against 193 las>t year. Mr R. Cock on Monday drew attention to the difficulty a settler lmd experienced in getttog his child adiiMt'ted to the 'hospital, owing to h|s being una'ble to fluid the chairman secretary, or a member to gain the necessary a/uthority The matron had eventually taken upon herself the onus of admitting the patient biut the father had felt somewhat store over the detoy, as the child Wats suffering from brain fever and had since died, Some .dlsciusl sion ensued, 'during which it wi -s Wi/tud the course aldOpted at nresant was the best that could be deIvftr the ahuirJnun saw! he tor "I 0 tbe wh ' ote «attei. Inquiry later ft, fclio c#av . bowed that no delay had actually occurred ; the child was taken in on arrival and the father sent awar for an oider Jotr adniission. ' !

I'assengers who go down to the breakwater to see friends oil bv tins .steamer leaving for Wellington on 1 uesdays and Thursdays are sometime,-, put to some unnecessary acroH T ( ; S i owin B' to the un'tei tain latuie ol the tnain's movements after reaching thio ship's slide. The steamers are timed to leave, usually at noon sharp, and naturally perl sons seeing friends oft' desire'to remain till the last moment. As it is t'he trains do a great deal Kjf shunting, and are liable to move off for town any moment. With the constant starts ladies in particular are much perturbed, and sometimes rush into the carnages only to find after all that they may J t ave a ten or lit teen minute' wait,' If the'trains were arranged to return at 12 o'clock it would prove a great convenience to the public. Again, at night the arrangement,s are the reverse of convenient, and indeed they constitute a serious menace to human life. That is putting it strongly, but evidence is not wanting in support pf l tftsFfl.ssei'Uoji,

Tho express train last night to the breakwater was well lHtod with pLeasiure-scekers' bound for Auckland. Messrs OowV'y w-ndl notify tilnut their mart ai<d offices will be closavi for the Oliristinas luoiiidaye all next week, with the exception of Wednesday and Thursday. T'h« New '/wUmrid anid River Plate Company pays a 7 per cent, dividend and carries' £17,475 to reserve. The net Walwnce to prolit a«U loss is approxiinaieely £30,280. We lvavie to tihiatn'k lite G rumd Superiiiitende»t, Bro. P. P. Corkill, for a neat caa<d...sluowiwgit#w» meetings of tine Tarawaki Masonic lodgws dluiwgi the year 1904, A tnowt capsized at Ooi onvalndel on Sunday, a.tiyl three men Koil, Eidigiav and Oalder were 'drowned. Three others, Kirk, l.esilie Koil amtl Pettey were rescued -by two men who put out flrom the Whore. The new boiler for the hot water supply at. the salt-water baths arrived from the makers by the steamer Comma on Monday. Jt should be in position in a few days, ready for use i'n> Hie holidays. To-Uay. ilpssrs Bewley and Griffiths will sell a consignment of Nelson raspberries. As there will be a very few coming through t'lids season jam makers will 'do well to secure their siujifljlies at once.

We are informed fctoajt the two teams \v>h>ieh met ow bh*; Recreation tJ 1-onHrwtl cricket pit eh cm SaUu-daJ have s'uibscrilbod a sum of nmwy to assist tlie Bound in keeping the gji-ass cut near t'he wicket.

Jt is stated that the demand tor Christmas cards, which have boon so poipular of late years, contirauas quite ejqluial to past seasotiK. The new pictori'al postcaavls, however, are coming greatly into vogue for sandtag to friends across the sea, and will no 'doubt prove a serious competitor in the near future.

Included in the Oqi-iiwa's cargo ou'twiands on were fi hundred ,si\o'k!i at 'iroraMwid, which, we understand, are lining sent Home for purposes of experinwnt in connection with the flotation of tte comixmy to work the iroiisand deposits in this coloby.

The Stratford Post is givon to-unl-Jorstiunid that a public meeting of huusohoMers is to be held in the Public Haill, Mid/hirst, to consider tlw action of the MMhirst School Committee in asking the headmaster, Mr H, J. Beakca, to resigfn his position.

In this issno Messrs Bewloy and (!viflHhh ntjHlfy tkait they will sell by ajuction to-morrow the whole ol' the furniture in the boarding-house next the Central Fir© Station. Everything is. thoroughly clean anld in good onder, alrtfd tlw unJe sihould attract buyers.

The Post-master informs us that the counter delivery of correspondence* on Chi-istni'tU' Evo will bo from 8 to 9 p.m., instead of from 7 to 8 p.m. as previously announced. This is more satisfactory, sauce it allows townspeople an opportunity of receiving letters whioh arrive by the southern mail,

IVftiiis to cooinect with stenmers at the breakwater will leaive town ait ttae -Jjoniliving times' to-d|&y 6.KJ a.|nv, K'otoiti, ft-ojn NMrt'h aimd for South ; 9.0. a.m., Taikapuna, from South ; 8.20 n|m Tar kupuiwi for Nortel, "

I'm a crlciket nratch an Saturday lk 't»'Wli teams ilrom the New Plyi ii.ou I ill Smah and IJo.or Company and Messrs H'eim-y Browtn airid Co., the latter won by seven wickets, Patter making top score (34) for the winners awd carrying) out his 'tat Moore (19) aind Preston (10) scored ior losers. For the winners Laidner took six wickets for 11 wins aind on the other si'de Butter took live for 13. "

Mf Hyde's remarks in regard to urge stocks of eggs being hold at Lytti'lton are quite true. An auctioneering /inn, which had a large quantity on hand a short l)imo ago disposed of them privately, and (about 10,000 dozen' are in the cool stores at .Lyttelton now. There seems to lie a good deal of business doi'njgi in Chris total reh in connection with egg's and poultry. Only last, weok, it i,s reported, a buyer bought £SO worth of fowl®, aiud complained that ho could not get half as many as lie wanted. Eggs are still being sent from Christchurch to the Wellington market. One firm which preserved eggji Last year is not doing so now, as it is anticipated the prices next winter will not bo so high as those of last winter.

A very pleasant little incident occurrud at the Old People's Home on SunUsiy 'afternoon. Tlve Mueses Liogie, Andrews, awd S.tau<k have for a long time, in turns, been iin the hatoi't of visiting the Home on Sundays and treating the imiuutes to music, both instrumental anfd vocal. The old men, feelimg that tihey ougiut to do something to show their appreoiajtiiola :of such kin/d'ivess, have lately put % eiwyugjh money to buy tasteful little gold brooches for the youiiw Indies, awd these were presetitpdby the "caretaker, Mr I'ty'W. qn Sumdlay, the recipients replyfaigl it taoty be mentioned thtot these young laid, •ics never allow any kinjj of weather to mtwifore wiuh tibeir la|bpiur of love awd these little matiifeetations oi the inmates' appreciation will be gireaitly prizod,

At a represercbatiive meeting of townjspeople in Messrs StanUisih and lvei-r s office on Mioniduy to consider the advisableness of going pn with a scheme for providing up-to-date hotel ficcomnwDdation «a the slopes of Moimt Bgmo'nt, in order to encourage tourist trailic to Tajraiuafai it 'decided that a coimnittee be appointed to make lofcjutr'es a«d astertain wiluetJher a suitable site cajn be obtained lor an hotel in the l-\>rest iteservo at Moimt Egmont, amid as tilie Suitability oi' prinate iiidividu'aly l>eing able to secure s,uch a site ajnfd o'ii wJiat terms ; and generally of the efforts to an hotel } piivute onterpi'ise being successful , tho commitJtee to wnsist oi' Messrs Stajudish, I'a/ul, Newman, Geonge, 1, K, Siii'iiaier, Samuel uaiid O'OTOtt.

The Chairman of the Hospital arod Charrtiaibie Aid Board (Mr G. Tisck) leportcd on Monday fhiat mwptoprs would-be sui-prisod to hear of the ■ ebull the board liaid reveivod owinm lmviu ' 8 ' s,tartl * d that the b)oaid could not i*>cover the £llO Is 4d frain the Hawera. County Council. Mr' Samuel halving sitated his opnMon that the new Egmo>nt Coiunti boiiiacil was' responsible ho (the Chan man; had written to the Ohairuian 01 the-Egmont County Council sut'fcUsitmg a conference in regard to the matter. The matter is now in abeyainte, pendiaig a reply from the Council. The Chairman's action was confirmed, and in the exeiit 01 the Egmont CVnmcii not CSP* " "

IROUBLED WITH SCIATICA. •Let Hheuino cure you ! It has cured others. The positive assurance °L?,T eS A- Ca PPer, Lyell Bay! SItRTwS.?and C V? Ubled with scift tica pain® "advice of a Metft 1 hat has been three months ago, and they havo not returned since If d °' ? heumo is '"e medicine 1 shall go for. ' Mr Capper's confidence comes from exporiouce, Sold by chemists and stores at So Sd and 48 par

During tho month of November 54 building permit's in resi>ect to structures, valued at £23,120, were issued by the Christohuroh city surveyor.

A couple of valuable Shropshire c<\es jjeioivging to Mr James Robertson, Lawrence, were found dead on his property last week, having apparently been shot with pea-rifle bullets.

It is stated that a quartz reef, which is supposed to contaon gold in pay-able quantities, Hu.s been discovered near Albury, South Canterbury. The stone is now being tested.

lVmitive Methodist Church, Queenstreet. services Christmas Day 7.30 p.m. Preacher, Kev. J. Southern, lnglewood. Christmas hymns.* Mr T. Avery invites his customers to purchase their Christmas cards before Christmas Eve. A better choice will lie obtainable, ' and tho crush avoided. The shop is open in the evenings.* For the convenience of customers, our premises will lie kept open until 9 p.u«. from the 21st inst. Until Christmas F/vo. Our prices are fully 10 per cent, lower thtin those of t'he lending firms in the principal contree of the colony. Please note prices of a few of our lealdirfgi lines iin advertisement.—J. H. Parker, Jeweller, etc., next railway crossing, Devon■itreet Central, New Plymouth.* H-aaidkerchiefs make specially acceptable Christmas gifts for mall or woman. The "Melbourne" —the bargain corner—offers a full range of pure silk, fancy embroidered amid hem stitched handkerchiefs at Is IW, 2s 6fl to 4s 6d each.*

Engagement Rings, 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 Railway Crossing, Devonstreet, New Plymouth.—Advt.

Thp " Melbourne '-'—the bargialn corner—ls a veritable temple of temptation. There are more bargains to the square Inch there than will be found to the square mile in most other places. And tlhey are Christinas bargains.*