NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 9, 12 January 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Thursday last, Jan. (7, was the anniversary of the first-war with the Maoriii, which occurred i'n 1845, . Applications for gpauts to public libraries iimist U 1 inade to tho Secretary of Education before Jan. 81.

It will be impossible for the new Federal Parliament to meet before Feb. (i, as that is the earliest date by which all writs can l'cach Melbourne.

At the Borough Council misting ltot night a special meeting was held to determine the half-holidays (tor the year, and, without, discussion, it was decided to adopt Thursday, as in previous years. The committee which is arranging for the accommodation of the visitors to the forthcoming students' conference, met yesteidny, and memfaers reported that there were many visitors still unprwudod for. Tho Prohibition party has on foot a proposal to eetaiblish an official organ in each of fine large centres of the colony, run on mutual lines, and to It; djstrjMrtiod froe. The borough engineer is dissatisfied with the slow progress made wilih l the waterworks contract. He estimates that the contractor careMot complete the work within the specified time, if the present rate of construction is adhered to.

The quantity of sugar exported from Queensland for the fortnight ending Pec. 15 was 585 tons, making a total export this season of 49,826 tons, as compared with 54,415 tons for the corresponding period of last year.

Inspector Stohr reported at Monday night's Borougjh Council meeting l/Wat there were many bad watertaps in tho borough, coiusirag considerable leakage of the town watersupply. He was having these attended to.

A bush fire at North Logan station, New South Wales, destroyed thirso mikes of fending All tho residents of the locality turned;out alld got the fire under, notwithstanding a high wind. Mr Sloane,-owner of the station, says that during his long ex perience Ire never saw a more plucky pieco of fire beating. On Monday night Cr Tiseh submitted to the Borough Council a very satisfactory rptufjf of the receipts at the municipal saltwater butihs., They were opuned pn December 3rd, and since that d|ate fcluo takings were £7O 15s Bd, consisting of: 1890 single tickets at 3d, £23 12s Gd ; 123 a single tickots at Id, £5 2s 8d ; 18 ■gentlemen's season tickets at 10s, £9 ; 14 ladies' do., £3 Ids ; swimming club members. 19 tickets, £8 7s M ; 11 family tickets, £ll ; and monthly tickets.

At the Magistrate's Court on Jppjnjlliy a laige number of civil cases were sini'uk uuC or confessed. The following were heard before Mr R. L. Stanford, S.M. :—Clow v. S. Ileum, claim £2 15s ; Mr Urey for ! plain! ill'; judgment for plaintiif liv dk-fault. lor amount claimed and 10s costs. E. Dockrill v. McDowell,claim for boots ■that were supplied in December. 1897. Defendant disputed the amount, saying he had never got t lie boots. The' Bench thought tWat the defendant must have forgotten the transaction. Judgment was given- lor plaintiff for the amount claimed, £1 5s 3d, .and 9s costs. Claris v. Sisley, claTm £2l. Judgment was given for plaintiff; with posits, and un order for immediate execution was granted on tile application of Mr W. L. FM»herbert. The meeting of ladies called by the Mayor was well attended in the Town Hiall yitsteiday, apd nrrungenients kw made to louder a puMic reception in the Hecroatjon (irounds on Thursday, .January 21st, t« the delegates utteirding the Summer School of the Worfcl's Student Christian Association. N» charge will be mmle tor adnnwsjon. Afternoon tea will he laid for t| K » visitois, and the public will ibe ivble to obtain the name at a small c| W rge. The catering will -l>e lei to ,i local tradesinian the ladies committee undertaking to wa,t on the („t, k , s . It W(1( . fWldK y to ask llH> J own Hnml and the 0«r----riw Barnd ,„ „, U ,, lH( |. T|)o a-t the rwepti.m will be the Mayor > New l'lymouth, the President ol tie Church Council, Chairman of iv New l'lymouth Hf gJl Scho »a,d o, lovernors, Oh,airman o 'he Kdiieation Hoard, uMI Mr S IVrcy Smith. Mr W. A.uibury was appovnti,:! secretary t„ the coimuitU», and u* »ayor ,v,„d Mvsduiues Cock, Smith, Dockrill, Ambury and the secretary were appointed to arramge the aftemooh tea. Mesdaines McKen/.e, MacDinrmid, and were adkled to the committoe. The meeting was presided, over by his Worship tbo Mayor, J "

At the Sydney Swimming Curmiival Cavil] swam 1(H) yawls in 57 seconds, breaking his own record (58 ;i-sw!c in 1902). The New Zealand United Fire Brigades' Associations conference of delegates opens at Te Aroha on the 25th inst.

Five person? have expressed their Jo compete in ihq Iluwira Motor-cur ruru. hut lli«> committee is anxious to obtain seven starters.

Tho Wanganui Municipal Opera House yielded a giross revenue last year of £750 and a net profit of £SOO. The building cost £15117.

At the loual.Police Court om Monday moniiuig nil olid-age pensioner, nlamcd 11. Bishop, siNd his four sons for maintenance, and a:n arrangement was arrived at. so that one of them, W. P. Bishop, of Ouiata, should draw the pension and keep his father at Ids home.

The Governor has been informed by the Admiral in charge of the Australian Syuadrau that the H.M.S. IV-y----cha will .very probably be sent to New Plymouth in March, when the memorial to soldiers and marines killed in tip Tarnnaki War is to be unveiled. It is stated in the New Zealand Gazette that " seamen not being slaves (ami not being British sulnjects) who, wi'thin his Majesty's dominions, desert from ships belonging to subjects of his Majesty the Emperor of Jap;an sjhull be liable to bo apprehended and carried on board their respective fjhips." A find of Maori stone implements near Blackmount, on the Wuiau, is reported. As the land about tho Waiau is well-known as historical Maori ground, and finds of curios in tho shape of weapons, etc., hav* been made about Lake Manapouri, it is possiiblo that an old camping place has been discovered.

A few pounds spent in providing seats in the nowly-a<[.iniiwl "ICmtnrou" municipal reserve would be money well-»peivt. The "parti" is becoming quite a favourite resort of Moth townspeople and visitors, especially during, the twilight of the beautiful evenings now feeing expet-i----ranced'

An t area of 03,000 acres of bush land m tho 'tVonaki district will be oiJjned for in March next under the provisions of the Bush tvnd Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act. The land is in Clifton Countv and extends as far north as the Upper Mokau Kiver and south towards Ohura. Access on the Mokau side is from Te Kuiti, on the North Island Main Trunk Hallway.

Duriag the fonr weeks ending ]iec. 5, 1903, the traffic returns on the Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth section of railway, omitting fractions, amounted to £45,808, against £44,219 for the corresponding peiiod of last \e.-xr, made up as follow;:) • Passengers £16,724 ; parcels, luglaga and mailb. £2-584 ; goods, £25,291 ; miscellaneous, £583 ; rents and commission, £714.

In order to celebrate the advent the new year, Mr K. White, of f.'eraldine, discharged a brass cannon that had stood for several vears on his lawn. The lirst discharge went oft without mishap, but on the second <liKC'harg«~> the ca.in.lun burst into a thousand fragments, shattering the glass of the greenhouse and inflicting injuries on Mr White. TiA' cannon was purchased by the late Mr Alfred White from the wreck o." the ill-fated Elginshire some years ago. Notice is gazetted that .voluntctr fire brigades, public libraries or mechanics' institutes, agricultural and pastoral associations, church missions societies, domain boards, cemetery boards, religious societies, ond overy branch thereof, are non-mer-cantile societies to which the limitation of interest-bearing amounts of Post Oflico Savings Bank deposits shall not apply. Wellington merchants scout the idea that, in the event of war between Russia and Japan this colonv would receive any orders from the little brown man for .food-stuffs or fodder, al|',ho\>,,jh it is stmi.l'd that an Auckland firm has l.ioon asked for a (juotoltioii for om thousand tons of wheat. Whatever is wanted in the way, of outside food would be run across'.ltroin Sao Francil«cb. Fodder would be the only possible rapiiroment from the colonies, mid it would go from Australia by one of tho three or four direct lines of ateWmors,

Tho caretaker at the waterworks reserve, complains of damage done by picnic parties there. He obitaintid the n'anie of one offender who had strippad trees of parasite ferns and lwid also annexed other vtoj-ietles. On this being reported to the Bc-ratwyh Council several menfoers were for ''prosccutmn," "prosecution," until Ms Worahdp tho Mayor explained that the visitor was a young lady from Fiji,- who was unacquainted with the regulations, and unused to Such restrictions. He had s ; n( . e re _ owed an apology for the offence. Cr Medley naively asked if the you n« lady could read English, and moiftTOhed that notice-boards were conspicuous on the reserve.

Some remarkable evidence was uiyen at aiu invest at H te h Wy M mb 0 (near London) 0 n Joseph Barm'tt Iwo and a-half years ago ho drank some corrosive fluid in mistake for beer, and in consequence was unable u°nv ta A e ; J ? S f °° U ln UU> way. A tube was inserted in i,ls and by means of this alone he ha" smce been fed. At length,, however, he succuniocd to exhaustion and starvation. The coroner remarked that this was the most extraordinary case he had ever known, A verdict of Death from misadventure" was returned.

China is uincloiMedly tho greatest s avo country in the world. Of a ponulation of 400,000,000 over one-for lieth are slaves. Every family of means keeps its girl slaves, and a man's position is guaged by the number of slaves be keeps. At any age iron. l,hree to in, girls aro KO j,7, sev.m or eight W m Ulo UIKU ut «tuch most change hands. The unfortunate slaves vary imich in price. I'l'.t" average is about £2, but much depends on the'girl's appearance. A girl will/fetch £4 or even £B. The girls are mostly purchased to do ■ housework, it'being cheaper to buy than hire.

,Mii>kinj; on sl-firm is proving! ihi Au*.trals).i. as it has already done ;in this colony, the only satisfactory soliiiiiVl 'of the liaboui- prolljlem in" 'iy gard to daii'ying. The system in Australia,. i:\im- the owrfsr to pilovlde land, cows,, iiorses, and oil working plant, while, the share tenant dees all tho work, including milking aiKj rearing of calves. . Profits are equally divided, and to maintain the stock the -miner buys Ihe calves at f:tpin 76 Ort'tp 10s a head. An average cow is expected to return her owner £1 par month, without including the profit that can be made from rearing pigs pn skim milk. Of course, thfi tprms vary i„ individual cases, but tho übowi In H common basis fcT'coiKiuetiii/; the mutual bus-

The good oilirt 'days ! An Injruu'ood siDiwtrilM'i' swuls |n the following co|>y of an mdvvrtiseincjil which npjH-mtiil thfiy In 18R!) : " Mi>at for tlui million. We are now wlHiiK meat at the following prices, for wurh only, at our shop or from | onir carts, ;—Quarter of : beef, Id ]H>r lb ; ]>o|lii W beef, Id : (best roast, 3d; Inferior, lj<d;; ami steak, 2| per 1|). Mutton ctprally tiieap. Quality guaranteed," Then followed tho sigrot'iiru. JVom tin. present proiSpm-ity of tho itfvertisers it is quite clear that no money was Host an- the transaction. What a rush there would be if any purveyor of moot offered such tempt tog 'in-' *iccme>nt3 mweflms, Steak for Sid (>«• ft I •

Mr K. M. Smith informs us that Uie iroii«ni)il experts are expei:tnd to ai-ijvc in New I'lynioirtli by the oxpress (ruin to-mighl.

Three hundred (ons oi iroiisaml, tin. New /.calami Times rcpoi H, lire to 1)0 shipped from I'llli-iL til I.niiiloii I his iiiuiilli fur i-xp-riiiii.n----t„l |INI|.«. Tin. Town Hand will Hive an ope.. air performance outside ll.e llDM'l-llllll'lit Itllildillgtf tO-lligllt 111 8 o'clock.

Mi- !•'. T. Uellli'inger, the Town Clerk, compiled the borough vuliiutiwi lis'ts during tihv Iwl'iday.s. It is miii.leisti.iAl Unit tliu valuations show an increase of tiltlOO.

At. Wangamri yesterday all ohlt'iiy mwi niuni.nl Hayes mis remanded to the Sniireine Court at Wellington for sentence on cll'iirgos of -iinlecent assault on two young cliiWreii. J.'isliir.'g in the Wmiwakuilio riier oci Sunday, ilr Norman llewley UmUlt'tl a line rainbow trout, weighing llli pounds, mrd luuaMUi-fng in length utoul 28 inches. The north Tuiu■nUki slivauis furnish aplcimhtl lisliinif jllKt HOW.

Visitors to the municipal .ba-tSis are liwril in their praises of Mr ami Mrs 1-'. l'ol'and, who are in charge of the municipal saltwater lnatYis, a;ud appreciate to th:e full the aidvarttulges of the M'reshimniis. provided. Mr Wvst's ik-livery cart cume to grief at Vogellown> yesterday, 'lite horse bolted ami just appowilc Mr Stamford's gate the driver, a lad imnieid Ifctiultey, was thrown out, sius't'aamimg; very severe injuries.

Trains co-nwcti'ng with steamers ivt the breakwater will leaivc the towm station. as follows tonday :—8..15 a.m., Rotoiti from north mid Ta.kapuno from south; 11.20 a.in., Kotoiti for south''; 8.20 p.m. Tuleapumi for north.

As a protest against the expense atwl waste of money ut tile majority of funerals, Mr J. Carroll, of i.'oi'omarrdel, whoso funeral took place on Sunday, was buried in a plain board coJliu, without covering or liKMmtiii'g of any kind, and curried to the grave on a onc-horsc cart.

There were Irundrods of resMtontu mud visitors sa;un>te.ring along the sands towards tho breakwater on SiiiLKlay luorni'n'g. '[tare are still ii'uuiy wlio prefer Aut'-swumming' to a •diip in the municipal butiis, nawi these have everything favourable on the loms' strip of saml below the Kawwrou reserve, A iKumber of juwariles, aiaJ some of a bigger kind, distorted themselves in various s'tagus of holiday a'jijjarel, -and taken Mi roM«l the beach jfl-esentod a happy scene. The engineer at the waterworks must have got a smart surprise on Monday morning, when lie founiJ t"i.'nt the water in the reservoir had fallen by 117 inches during the night. He surmised that tltere must 'have been a lire, or a serious leakage, but incfuiries liy Inspector Stohr revealed Die fact that five water had been taken to the bait lis. It was estimated that 220,000 gallons had left the reservoir between 5 p.m. on Sunday and 8 a.m. on Jlondav, but the fact that the depth of the" bat lis was increasid 'by only two feet, sbowod'that'only about 50,000 gallons fount! its way there.

A copy of ■'•Hearts of OoM," a volume of Australian uersc. by Will H. OfiiU'ie, has reaclmd this ollice from the publishers, the Bulletin Newspaper Co., Hydiney. The collection! is a varied one, mid should be wylcoiik'J by all lovers of the works of those writers whose theme is tin: colonial bush aid. camp life. Jrochidid in the volume are a few contributions written after Mr Ogilvie's return to his native .heath in Scotkind.

■Morey and Moore taw a change advertisement in this issue. Their store is the only one in King-street, and better known as tlw Glove Store.*

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Chairs and stretchers wanted Eliot Street. ' Cottage to-let Hobson street. .Amtwiu Bros.—Oreat clearing sale. For sale, express and horse.