NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLV, Issue 267, 28 December 1903, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

~* —~ t Traffic ofl.MVe ftfoai railway during t tihe ta'st lew 'days has been very r wisk, a large number af people be- t tag carried. i The Town Band aidxlod considerably to the pleasure of visitors to the ' races an Saturday, ren-Jjiing a well- . chosen programme, , The pyrotechnic display in th« He- ' creation Grounds an Saturday 'even- ( iftig was atttJrided by the pul>- i lie-, 'and wtent off well. i tote stripping ring in England has ' notified a further reduction of 5s ' per ton on freights, commencing in ' 1904. i The Cabinet has decided to see if ' a direct steamer service from New ' Zealand to the West Ctitthtry ports ' of Eng-lantd can be inaugurated. Seasonable greetings from the Ha- | w-era Star are to htawii in the attape I of an exceedingly heat little card. I The sentimestts 'expressed thereon are < ta&rtlly 'ret'ip'roicatod by the News. i Weather condition's have been gen- | 'erally favourable all over the cb- ' ' lony for the -holidays. bVir'istch|urch complained of Snowers. Sydney cables rtSport very hot weather there. The performance of "The Hough ' Diamond," by the Le Roy Companv an Saturday evening attracts a Sair audierae, awl was very well received. The piece will be repealed to-night. The following bowling team will represent Hawera Club, at the North Island Bowling ...Assoclnti-ph Tournament at Auckland in January : Din- i gle, Herison, Syme, Strack. Parkin- : son, T a it, Sutton, and It. Hicks. The salt-water baths have been largely patronised during the 'boh- * days. Visitors from country districts greatly enjoy the new convenience. The surf, however, still claims a few enthusiasts. .. All the Victuallers' Corporations in Paris have struck in support of the bakers v object is to obtain Complete suppression uf employment agencies. It is expected the provincial federation will join the strikers. A case of suspected anthrax is reported from Bombay settlement, where a cow died a few days ago Mr Lyons, Government veterinary surgeon, arid Mr Brittain, of the Stock Department, have gone to Bombay for the purpose of investigating the matter. Four men were lodged in the police Cteils during Satunday afternoon and night. Two were given police protection while they recovered from t)he aftereffects of a "thirst" ; while €Ke others came within the grip of •tihe law tihropg'h- taking the law into their own hands. Having a difference they proceeded to settle it by a resort to fisticuffs in the Recreation Ground cm- Saturday night. Three of the men were bailed out, fipld all will make their bow to the S-.M-. this morning at 9 o'clock. Walter SanftsM's production of "Thfe Power of GoM" will be the first i production to be given by his Ataiericail company when they begin their engagement at the Theatre Royal on Thursday next. The play is an intense stbry of current London, life, its plot dealing with the sjiyes oi aristocracy and pauperism. The principal stag© settings represent a garret home of a London workman, the mad house on the Sunken Marshes, the St. Hilda Foundling Asylum, awd tihe deserted Toll House near Victoria Lock. Another lake, the existence of which appears tb have been hitherto unknown,-has been discovered • j, v -Mr D'Arcy Irvine; Government surveyor, sdm« 14 miles from Rotorua. though the sheet of water is a large one; the local natives appear to have ' known nothing of it. The lake is in the centre of the Mangarewa Gorge on the road from Tauranga to Rotorua, recently purchased by the Government from the natives for settlement, and it was in the course of i his survey of tho land that Mr Ir- ' vine discovered 'it. An individual known as John de ! Greek, who, with Ms women folk ' lj'vea a nomodjp life in the district, : halted his caravan at Bell Block last week, with the intention of making his temporary home there. Immadiately dark rumours of depleted , larnflyarda began to circulate, anid , apparently, settlers, proceeded to remonstrate with the unwelcome visitor. John- subsequently interviewed the police, complaining of the treatment he had receive! "Millions of i deni, he said., referring to the irate 1 villagers, 'dey come down smash up i a 1 lny crockery and drive me 'way I Worse dan de Boer war." Tinging. < the interview unproductive of the 1 ' desired annihilation of the molesting ' party, John departed, and is at lat- ' est advices "located" on another selection neai-er town. < There is still living in the Wairau ' district, Hawke's Bay. a. native who is commonly known as "To Kooti's ' Butcher." The Post recalls the lact ' that when that once notorious in,. ' ban was ranging up and down the hast Coast, this man acted as fl sort of Lort High Executioner, and , disposed of the victims T> Kooci v dered him to p,|t ou,t ,of the way. 2 Iho fellow was pardoned, but uii-'J like some other natives is not ,n----clined to boast of hie misdeeds and } very unwilling to attract notice. * Iwo Wellington gentlemen, who were 1 m tho locality lately, desired to get , a snapshot at him, but found it I ] would take time and monev to catch „ him unawares. Astonishing to say ' tho man actually obtained an old- ° ago ponton, and it was reguhrlv „ paid for some-time till « Magistrate „ who knew -111111 happened to hear of V it, and promptly had it cancelled. | Many farmers in Ekef ahuna are 1 just now engaged in a very unprofit- sablo occupation, but one they must I< perform if they hope to continue to' live on their, holdings. They are 2 mowing down ragwort, and in' some C cases the whole farm lms 10 le 6 gone over .systematically. The Inspector is very vigilan'. and is ii keeping fanners strict!v uj, r„ the S mark in this matter, 'it is verv V noticeable that where sheep only are grazed, no ralgwort is visi'bfe, exr-pt ii in inaccessible corners, the sheep 1. eating it down even where f.>-i-n««' i"ti feed is very plentiful. Cattle' or I' horses will not touch the woed In .'! ieshly ploughed land the plant - :omes up very freely, but it is much T -asier to eradicate than cW.cks, us it F: s not very deep rooted, and pulls P easily, It does not seed so profuselv is the dock, though it seems to at spread more readily on grassed land " .nan that weed. Wherever land is C: il'oughable it con easily r be got lid V< )f, but the only chance on' fp-nss ands is to keep it cut mid solilop gi t seeding, or graze sheep with the w! attlo. t jj t

Mrs Robert Thompson, wife of an x-mom'ber for Marsiden, dropped ea*l at Wtongarci on Saturday norning. The body of William Htntderstwit iiged 67, a carpenter by trade', was Oiuttd in Wellington Harbour on Sa- E Ari'day. The London 'County C'ouik-il, ykitimg tt> popular pressure', has accepi!d cttotraicts -for £BO,OOO worth of J English 'tram rails, although Bel- 1 gi-an arid Americam arti l'owljr in. t price-. _ t G". Boulton, iiaving secured 1 the sole rigilnts of refreshment booths r at thy Taranaki races, n lirst-cInRK C luncheon will be provided ; also, nil I kinds of fruit, confectionery, drinks: t tobacco, dears', %lt)', at Jj moderate .tfrftttS'.. Have,, also op Lire c for picnic parties', cutlery, crockery- v ware, tables, etc.* . i A subscriber to a certain tele- J' phone exchange recently,asiccd to ibe ' placed In communication with lii's j medical man.; Subscribier : "My wire complains of a severe pain in the back of ber tneck and occasional nausea." Doctor ; " She must have malaria." Subscriber : " What's best to tie done ?" At that momiM the clerk of the exchange altered the switch by mistake, and the unlucky husband received the reply of a .mcchainlcal engineer, ih answer to the-cliiqiiirlCs of a farmtjf; %hS ha,t) a pOrtaWfe btigin'e. Engineer: "1 believe tlhc inside is lined with dxcoriationsto a considerable thickness. Let her cool-during-the night, and in the morning, before firing up ( take a hammer and pound her vig* orously. Then get a garden hose with strong pressure from, the hiaih and let it pliay freely brt thie parts affected-." TtTnis gft>at surprise.the doctor nfever heard from his patifent agalii. ' .. . , ■ , Thp " Melbourne '.'—the barjgiUn corner—is 4 Veritable' tfemjple ,of teniptation. There jjLfr'p l to the SQ,uafg.in9h bhfre 'jtimp- will v be - found to the square, pii,le,in , ,fflost i other,,places. And t'hey are Christ- ' in as. ■ :-, • , The Citizens'' Life Asslufance 'Co., of Customihojuse Quay, Welliiigtan, is the Premier Industrial Oniiinary Office of Greater Britain, arad as such is first in magnitude, security, progress, economy, organisation, enterprise, sowd .finieince, aHd . prompt j paylnemt of claims. The Citizens' ■ has accmnuteted fiin-ds amounting, to over £1,000,000, and a yearly ih- ! come of £400,000, and it pays iii ; claims per working day£2oo. Th«' CitizeSTs;' issues life assurance poli-! cies of every description suited to; every aige, every circumstaince, fthdl every purse, and its latest contract' secures in addition' compensation iti; the cvtant of accident or disease. No : other Australasian office has so' many members, has maide such pro-'; Egress in its time, or has such good; prospects for individual policy-; hblderß, The beat uietlKun.? known Is Sander & Soils' Eucalypti Extract, and its eminent powerful effect's iii coughs, colds, and influenza make relief instantaneous. , For serious cases, and accidents of all kiiids, 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, inflammation of lungs, swelling, etc., diarrhoea, dyseHtry, -diseases Of the kidneys, and Urinary Organs. Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract is In use at hbsjjitais lihii medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy; ■rowned with medals and diplomas vt International Exhibition, Ams'.erJam. Tmst in thie approved and reject all others!—Advt. ! ~■■-'■ .-' "-■ I'

New advestisements. Railway Departn«jn't—New Year train arrangements. 'fl»6.tre Royal—Walter Sanfoi<d Co, im "The Po\ver M Gold;" Harbour Br>ai*d—Tenders for ironbark wharf timber. Skeates Bros.—Special note r« presents.