NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLV, Issue 270, 31 December 1903, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Daily News will not be published on Friday morning, NewYear's Day, A wagonette eapsteed near Waipukn on Tuesday ■afternoon, and the ei'gfit occu'piainits received more or less serious injuries. We have to thank Mr A. M. Conroy, the secretary, for an invitation to the Hawera Industrial Exhibition which opens at 1.80 p.m. on Feb. 3. Several parties intend spending the N6w Wear holidays on the niountpin, shoujld the wc/i/ther be' suitable.

We heartjly reciprocate the good wishes conveyed in an artistic card from Mr C. O. Beckett, proprietor of the D&nnevirke Mormlng Press. Chaiiottd Addenell, a widow, aged 32, who only arrivod in the colony on Saturday last, committed suicide at Paraparauma (Wellington) on Tuesday by poilsdnfrng. New Pflymouth shopkeepers generally report good business during Christmas week, and provision merchants are almost as busy now as they were then. The Eltham dairy factory's output of butter. is\ now thrcje tons daily, and the flush of the season has been reached.. The-' Waverlry factory's output of butter auipunts to 4 to'na per' djlem, "A public meeting at Kaponga deeMcid against the •alterations proposed to be made in the Eltham-Opun-mke coach service. The only advocates of tlhe change were Opiuaake people. A man- entered a -house in Mid-hirst in the small hours of last Sunday, momirtg. Only tw. ladies wMP. Sleeping thaw, 'They wake, screamed, and the' man left. But the police are after him.

At the Police Court on Wednesday morning, 'before Mr H. F. Russell, J.P., a prohibited person was fined 10s and costs for drunkenness, and a first offender convicted and dischargwl. The Matamata estate compensation co,so, in wllich the Court is to decide the price to be paid by the Government to the Assets Board for the estate, is to commence in Te Aroha on January chief Justice visited the estate on Monday last.

The Hawera Caledonian Society's sports will be held to-morrow, New Year's Day, and from the large entries of prominent athletes there promises to be excellent sport. Tfae meeting is always well managed, and visitors can be assured of a good day's outing. The attendance promi.'les to bo very large.

Under date Nov. 11 the correspondent of the London Times wrote : The forthcoming Kisliineff trial will be a mere mockery of justice, D.ut it is peihaps worth while pointing out, as characteristic of tho whole proceedings that none of the educated persons who took part in the riots will be among the defendants. The indictment indicates that the agitation of the' Bessarabetz was the immediate cause of the massacre, but demies ther» is any e\iidence of an organised conspiracy against the Jews. Yet it was clearly e>tablis|hed at the preliminary inqpiry fhat a number of Odu|cia(bed p«opl;e in the tjown were in the habit in restaurants with the editor of the Bessarabetz for some weeks before the massacre, and that several of these, whose names are on record, were ringleaders of the rioters. Yet not one of tines* persftlie appears oh the l'ist of detondants, and the foirims of justice arpto be executed upon a number of poor working men and vaga-r bonds.

The Premier told a Ohristchurch iltifei-viewer recently that whilst ih Auckland, presiding at the opening, of (he ,Vetera>is' Home, 'he .was struck by the marked progress and prosperity which were everywhere to be noticed in the North. " Politically," he said, "in the language of Mr Deakin, peace reigns at present, but the general feeling in Aucklandappears to be thai everyone is doing well, and that there is no immediate necessity for a change in the admin'iit.ti'Bjfciii of tiie affairs of ftiho colony." He returned to Wellington by way of New Plymouth, and here also " peace and plenty" were the prevailing fjf his experience. R%jit througih from New Plymouth to Wellington the settlers all had the sanie story to tell—that they had never had such a prosperous season. The grass had never fc«yfoi«e! been so univere'ally plentiful, and the dairies had already put through more milk in ergfst months than they had put through in the whole of the previous year.

The National Waifs' Magazine is always interesting to students of social and philanthropic matters. In the November issue, now before us, Dr. Bariiaido repeats his oft-4old and yet ever-new tale of the needs of the " a|u-nken tenth," and of the inflnito importance of getting hold of the young'people of our overcrowded stnjo'js. By tftiiis >t»nv> Ue bjas an jjnimons'j'jy of. expiei'fence ty>S r tfick ni|m. His well-known philanthropic efforts lmvo proved of the utmost valtie, jiidgtfd by their results. There is abundant material for admiration and for hope In the pagies of this iissme. It is remarkaMe to reflect that tiho National Waifs' Association has under its care tonday 'a rescued flock of over 7,000 children, that it has rescued moro than 52,000 boys and girls of the waaf and stray and orphan and destitute class, and that every week sees gome 70 additions to what is already the largest family in the woritd. £2OO per day is requiiied for food alone. It is problably not to I« w-omfctered at, althougjh it ia 'tfo *f, tj-»at Dr. 'BarnVWdo rt> ports in this issue an overdraft $. Us bflskat's of over MQ,QQQ \

Mr W. 0. Cargill, of Masterton, has purchased the Fatea Press. Sir Joseph and Lady Ward arrived at Christchurch yesterday morning from Wellington and proceeded south by special tuain. The Stratford Post says the output of the local dairy factory lies reached 107 boxes daily, and is still irec reusing. At Kaponga a meeting of settlers from all districts l>etween Eltham Hn.i:l Optrnak* decided to make Inquiries re an electric tram or railway between the two centres. The Postal authorities are advised that the Melbournie-Naiples mail, despatched on 25th NdvemSlx-r, arrived in London on the night of the 243 th inst. Mr George Rjhertson, supervisor of new business, and the Wellington agency stall' oi the (lovierament Life Ims'urance Department send us the season's greetings in a tastefully arranged canJ. The wishes are heartile reciprocated. The big holiday attraction for New Plymouth people is the United Friendly Societies' picnic at Sentry Hill. Very complete arrangements have been made to date, and tho committee is composed of men who will spare no trouble in making the affair a success. A huge is expected to be present.

The friends and relajtUvcs of New 7|)alanders who died in South Africa will be interested to learn that Mrs, Soddon, President of tho New Zealand Soldierb' Graves Guild, hasieceived a private letter from Kimljerley, .i'nfbrmipg her that the ladies of the local guild held their decoration day on Nov. 1, and on that day the graves of the New Zealaniders were beautifully decorated with flowers.

The various accoanmodiation houses om Mount Egmont have been well patronised during the Christmas lioiiiciays. The snow is fast diminishing, and the season pronnises to be a very favourable one for ascending the peak. A Hawera party reached within about thirty yajds of the summit on Saturday, but It was then found impossible to proceed' further owing to the ice proving too hard for the use of alpenstocks. A trial ruin of the new oil launch Oeo, just obtained from Auckland by a local syndicate for pleasure and hshiimg purposes, was made on Wednesday Everything went smoothly and the owners, Messrs F. Holdswoirth, Avery, Free, and Messenger, expressed satisfaction with the craft. The Oeo is a handsome boat, built on the lines of a yacht, 23ft lorag, 6ft beam amd 2ft d,ee,p, She is diagonally bujlt, with' two skins, and is flecked jn fore amd aft, The motive power is furnished by a Frank HlewtersKm Co. jump sparker lfh.p. naphtha oil engine, which developes a speed of about six miles an hour. The boat is also fittod with sails. Tine builders of the Oeo, Messrs It. Logan and Co., of Auckland, deserve credit for the way they have turned the little boat out. The owners were initiated into the miming of the engine by Mr Fraser, of the Henderson Co.'s staff, assisted by Mn Dalbb, the electrician on the Harbour Board's staff, both of , whom took a groat interest in setting the little vessel in-good order, A short service will be at St,' Mail's Ch/urch om New Year's Eve at 1J.30 p.m., conducted iby the Vicar. The best medicine known is Sander & Sons' Eucalypti Extract, and its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, and influenza make relief Instantaneous. For serious case 9, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, 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, dysentry, diseases of the kidneys, and urinary organs. Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract is in use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy; crowned with medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in thiß approved and reject all others!—Advt.

Handkerchiefs make specially acceptable Christmas gifts for main or .woman. The "Melbourne"—the bargain coraer—offers a full range of pure silk, fancy embroidered and hem stitched handkerchiefs at Is lid, 2s 6d to 4s 6d each.*

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Troopers' Memorial Committee returns thanks for assistance in fireworks display. Gold brooch is lost. Raspberries at City Fruit and Flower Co.'s Depot. Official programmes' of United Friendly Societies' Picnic obtainable, Notices in wanted column re picnic on New Year's Day. Salvation Army—Field Day at Sentry Hill to-morrow.