NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 19, 23 January 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Town Kami played out at "The Pines," Tu Ileinui, last uigihl. Mr M. .tones' n»w stables in Kinffstreet are proceeding aimce. Severe cold it being exiwrieneed in iojw York, So degrees of frost being registered on Thursday. To-day is the anniversary of the proclamation of the accession of Wing Edward VII in 1901. Dr. Van Slyke, of Wellington. Specialist in eye, ear, and throat troiijbles, will visit New Plymouth next week. On Monday the deloflates attending the suiiniiu-r school in New Plymouth will visit the oitl Wtvirekia battlefield. A trip to Mount Kgnioin* is also bcLiiy umi.iKK«l. Air S. Percy-Smith, late Surveyorgeneral, has consented to lend Ma ißolleclions to the Huwera ExfltMJtitm. It is said Hint he has on» of the finest South Sea and Maori curio collections in tiH. colony. A London consumption specialist, commenting on the Victurian Itoard of Ueu'lth proposals, admits that isolation is a useful precaution at a cui'tu-in in-riod of Ulie diswase, but unnocosstti'.v in its initial stages. Tlmt i'nfuli'Hilc amd somewhat imiccesKible person, the "oiliest in-babi't-ant," is rainsackin'g his -diairies of past years, en«k'a.voMriing to ascertaim whether New Plymouth has ever hiul warmer weather than is being capei-ie-iicud at present.. Work in the vohwiteer ennip In the Hecre-.ition Grounds yesterday niorn-i-nig and evening was kept briskly ,nuy\-ing. 'J'he heat and extra exw'tion pro\«l .too much for some of the men, however, no less tl)aa three fainting at the morning par.

The building co'mmittee in connection with tile new Primitive Methodist Chluich in Queen-street met last ■niijjlH, liei.. J. Nixon jtnwiiid'i.nig. It was resolMid to limit the «wt of tihe new liuiliding to £li(H)fl. Anolllieu nnvtinn will be held before finally ucce||twi,g temk'r.s. The j.reinjer picnic, ljeld at Kltliaim (at 'l'li'ui'Hday under the auspices id the Turanulii district of (l<lHfellows, was a great success. There was u large attendainre of the public from all parts of the 'district, and the uirioius athletic events veil' well contested. A bill has been introduced in the I'liited States Congress bv Air William J'. llepSwrn, of lowa, prohibiting inter-State trading in luhilleiatqd or wrongly braindvd food and drugs, including foreign articles. The measure wus fwloptcd by the House of Hepivsentuitiies bv ioj afainst l>B. On Wednesday afteraeJon a laid named Charles A'ljonirt, sixteon \ears ot age, got o.ut of Iris depth whilst bathing ia a dam at Haw-era. and W(is> drowned,. Two 'lwotivorH named Mclnteer kept him afloat for sonm time, iKit becoining exlmustod hud e.venmall.v to lenW' Mm to his fate. K is proliulile that a tenuis match will be held on the New riymonth Tennis (Tub's courts 'between teamis representing U«. <Meg«itvs -at t'lio s-unmiier stuidents 1 ' sohool unH memfjei's of tlve local clifb. Alliltough siime of i.lw visitinw pl-ayers tire said to he oui of pj'actiue, they include many who have taken part in the Mg. te»nla lixtures of the eotony. It k a fact worthy of note that the cash systwn is gaijuing. in favomr in New Plymouth. The local bakers luuvo instituted a w.wk)y system of hrajnioat foi- brcvwl, granting a cotv(*«si(rn of a penny cm cwicli I'ourIMjiikhl loinf nohl for cash, 'l'ho idea, we undoi-stiHid, e.iuanuted from Mr West, and soon coimneii'ded rtwll to Uie other tradesmen. The tennis enthusiasts seeine.d not a whit anxious to have their likenesses transmitted: to paper yesterday wlmi an exciting set in the ladies' doubles was stopped in ordr«' to allow of photographers securi.nt; pictures of the a tj the Taraiuiki l;awn 'JV-nnis Association's ehampiionship mectijig on the New Plymouth courts.

Yesterday Mr 11. McAllum, secretary of the Tai-anaki Acclimatisation Society, liberated from 800 to 1001) raiinjlmw trmil. fry in the Wniwnkaiho, at its confluence with the. Kaianni. The weather being so warm ice was used, with most gratifying results. to keep the »uns cool while transporting UK) fish from the ponds In the Kecrea- [ 1 ion I!rounds to the rive? As mlgiht he expected, the visiting -delegates to the stalent school incluide untlnintasts in nwunv diffeiwnt siflijecls—stuilieirts or all the various •ologies" which make scion tide rewarch so formidii'ble to the laymuin. One .voting lady ycstemlay ealiiseil a littL' consternation ,-wiil cnnstrtVnnjde amusement by capturing several pemiliar specimens of sphders oln the pinnacle of Paritutu. Her nearest ra-.ighjbours relished it not. llcfurc ltev. A. 11. dhuppel dvlirerctd Ids nrtilress in Wbit.eley TTall last iiiiglht. .Mr Daivies, of Otn K o. rawed considerable ainusenii'ivt bv tinnwimrm'g that the stiKlenls wmilid n.wmblo this nltermxm at the registry office. The iwiKlience evidently tl.io'upht that s-ueh a mupting of vnung p (OT p]c there migivi l,e attended witih serious conseipionre.'). Later on. Mr Porter aiivmainixtl that two highly respited nt indents Would be fn i-)w guol on Siinnlay n-ftemoon-. On Frirlay afU'riioon nJxwt fifty of dive st.uidenits attending th... sitminer scilijKvl ■ idrove out to Molucca. ar,|l wil-li hut a few exceptions scaled Pni-it,it,t;ii. Tljere were nearlj- foity 1-nidiVi a.u'd gentlemen on the top of tint- l-o-.-k at. the same time, HO2 feet tvbove svn lewl. On returinlnig to tilm level again', several of Hu> visitcw«i MlK'iil an cjujoynhle half Imur on the ■'Mnids, and the w.lmrf a:n(l breaikivaUm- were also visitwl. Heturmiiig t.o town lale in tin. afternoon, « merrv IKwt.v, the -clelogslcs <l,isjiersert vol') plensnd with their outing This- a-r ternmm ()i,.y wj || |.„ MJOT . t , Wu> 'j saml collection of Mr E. jr. Sm-it-W ami th«£ done, will be loft to Wieir own or Mioir hy»ts' device.

The (Jovormnent Biologist requires some (tOO ■l'eilt of space for his excel) lent collection of passes and wet>d pests at Hie coining- exiii-toit ion imlla'J he Eltliam Hairy Comjiany paid to suppliers in December a total of £(57:18 Hs 7<l, iind made nearly !>0 tons of butter for the month. The average test was :-1.-17. A settler on the Wnimnte Plains, near Manaia, received tM-Dl) in payment for milk of '11)0 rows during' December. Over .Ulili for the month was returned by a dairy of .12'.), of which ."ill were heifers. A strike has occurred among workmen cngagwl on concrete Hoik at the Nelson waterworks contract. The men want an increase of pay, which the contractor will not concede, ami the woi-d is interrup-U-id. The borough of Akaroa, with a population oil 080, has got a septic lank sewera-ge system, a high pressure water supply, asphalt. I'o'otpatliu, concrete channelling', municipal baths, and is now talking- of electric light installation. Investigation into live recent charges made in Parliament agvinst the Melbourne police show that th.y were old ones and ha-il previously been dealt with, and that there was nothing to wjnrraflif the expense of a lioyul Commission. The Haw-era Star rejiorts that sub- ! s»ription lists have been issued, soliciting fluids for the purpose of making some suitable recognition to Mr K. Maxwell lor Iris long service as a member of the New Plymouth. Harbour Honed, and Tor the very active part lie took in opposing- the Ny-.v Plymouth Harbour Hoard Empowering Bill, 190SJ. M Hiversdule last week Poi[d Ran-iiu-ly made reference to Uie. inadvisableness of cutting up farms into very small areas. It niltfht easily be overdone. I'ersonaUi', ke would liketo w<u f.iinns of such a si/ie tdat the bolflers cowld bring up their families resfioctably on tJiein, and leave their children better oil than thuir parents had beuup. As an lri«lnnnn, he knew the evils of havingi farms too small. Mr Hlomllel'd. the Aucklund nr-tis-t, who is liere mi a skelobing tour, has just completed a line picture from the Hecieafion OroiHiids, showing the lake ami mouutuin by eveninc light. It is his intention to sensJ this picture, togvthev with several others of tilw? di>tsicl, to the forthciyuiing exhibition at Ilawera, where it will be no doubt looked for by local resinlents. The Promier is expected back in Wellington on Suntluy. A full cabinet meeting is to Ik- -held on Monday, when some important maittern will iie decided, including Hie appointment of un auditor to the Hunk of New Zealand, for which abou.t se\c-nt,v applications have been received ; the appointment of a manager for tbe State Fire Insurance |ie|mrtnient, and the appointment of u in succession to Sir dames Hector. A public HiKuikui- in Patea said re-

cently that, the imlilir. nun and storekeepers did not work together and promote the interest of Paten, otherwise tin- town would have been ■ijMitc ii dilfcivnt plnee to what il was tlml. (lax. 'Hio people. Bli„oilil stand shoulder to h;hr«it;U.M-. and do what they could to promote the inlercsts of the port ami district a nd assist the hack block settlers. Tim chairman of the Cluui'iker of Commerce in that town snj.s he would like In see the words primed „ m l postal on the telegraph poles : " Is l'nlea al all unique in this respect?" Says the Patea Tress :-M,- Thompson, of Uinton. is at |.resent in Patea making arrangements lor starting tinning .and boiling down operations at. the meat works, lie expect*, in the course 0 r a i ( . w ,i„ VS| lo have everything in full swing.and hol.es to have the works fully ciuployed for several iiiciiilhs) to' come If is more than provable Dial at the expiration of the present tcnunrv the work;, will he deposed ef to a '(ace KngHsh company who will not on?v carry on boiling down and tinning operations, but will coniiiitiife freezing and exporting on a large scnlc. During' the heai ing of tin- .Untn.niata compensation case the Chief JusLice, Sir lioUwt Stout, said (according to the Waiknto Argus) : '• The labour of the children living 01l ( | (lj . ryirL V farms is beia'g exploit,,! to 'increase the value of land. The whole of the children in many districts artt being worked to .death simply | 0 Weep M|j the high value of land.' High price* were (U-ioifr realised in tl.o South—from J630 to iMO an acre. There would 'lie trou'blc ahead of New Zealand farmers in a very few years." A practical suggestion is made ky th# Secretary for Ajfriculiuiy in his annual report. It is worth considering, he saya whetliwr it. would not he msre to the advantage of the dairying industry if two or three of our more intelligent makyrs were given the opportunity of S|>e.jidii.g n linw at one of t,hn dtiiry schools i» Camilla or Denmark, it. may be accepted tlmt an outsider j s ' of very HHlo use for tthe first, yelir. as il w iil taJw Wm fully that time to become acquainted with colonial ways ; but one sent from the colony would return lilted to take up the work at once.—This boars out what has been repeatedly advocated in these columns. The qiumtlry of available milling tin/ier on Crown lands and in Crown forests in New '/Valau.l is L' 1,800.MB.OOO superlicial feet, and the average output of the sawmills amounts lo 372,24'9,471 superlicial feet, whilst the additional supplies in the hands of the mill-owners are ] 151 - 000,000 superlicial feet. ]\lr Se'ddoii, in (Hinting these Hguren i?i his I-loki-lika speech, said that the deduction from them was that the milling timber would be all cut out in seventy years. The kauri supplies, at the present rate of consumption, would 1* sullicient for ten years, h,i| j„ view of the increasing diliicullics in conveying, legs to mill sites, and the increasing competition of limn. 1.0-tara tara and matai. t lie kauri supplitw, the I'remier .stated, might lost from tlftewi to twenty years.

A Press reporter, who entered the, Central Dining llooms, Chi~istclwrch, when the four days' isolation, rend-u-rcid necessary by the 'discovery of. a ciiso ol suspected smallpox, hail cudril, I'ouiwJ the inmates \«ii'Uiusly employed. Four were umiiSMig tlicinnelves playi-ngi mi el ire al one of the long hubj-es in tho diningroom, whilst ,<i|oiu an. itpfci- ijujw tiit'iu rtiaihi tho sound of choruses, vaiied | with Torrcy and Alexander hyius to the ncconipunimen',. of a pimio. The occiipitints had a piano, a violin, a cornet ami a muii'lh oegn.n with Uivni in their segiivg-.tliion lVom the rest of humanity, and Willi tho aid of those instrument;; nigutly concerts, with nn occasional dance were nrrniigid. An open-ail' ooiircrt was given from tlie roof on Sat unlay night, ( 0 tlie enjoyment, of a large crowd of (he public, in tlie slice! below, some of whom thoughtfully threw up several packets of cigarettes. Some boarders who came hack to (he [dace after it had bora isolated, not knowing that this- had been done were bndlv ".sold" when, hurling been'reanlilv invited to step inside, they found thev could not come out again. A great, slaughter of human animals, such as Fleas, Flies, Lice on Plants, on Fowls, qn llqi-ses, on Children's Hpads ; Cockroaches. &c, will be elTectod by using liock'n Morf.ein Insect Powder ami Spreaders. Will kill within five minutes uvery fly ill a closed room. Prjco, ]/ each. Hock's Moi'tein is world-farm-ed, but cunningly imitatid. 'j-), a public will kindly see that the proprietors' ntuiue, P. Bock and Co, is on every tin, as none is genuine ■■without iV, AH cljousista and stofsa."

A q'liuntity of wreckage, consisting of pirn-, planks anil cabin liUiings, litis he.-n picked up .-.n i.1... beach ni Tcrawln t i 1..v 501,..' Wellington residents wlin niv camped then-, (Ik- Kwning Post reports, f.oiiu- of Hi,- limber lias small barnacles upon it. 11.. wreckage, which is similar to soiihwhich ,-aiiu- ashore m-ai- I-'oxion lasl l llh. is livlfew.l 1,, haw lon.-..-:! a pari of lh.< I.nr.m,- Noribein Monarch which sti)i|.-«kvl ..IV (laonni in November. Air Mckciinu, chairman of Ilia Pali'ii llui'hoiir Il.wril. informed a I'ivss representative Mint Mi- V. ( loke, on behalf of ilu- ironsand s\ ndii ale. hail instructed mi ai-rhitirl lo pr.-pai,.-plans anil sperilicat'iodis for Uu- crccti.in of a cottage, for the l'orem,a,n of works, w.'io is coining out. from Kngland. Mr (Moke has already shipp,-,| away 110 tons of iroiiMnnd, and is ciiiili".i,vourii> l g lo get a further supply away this w.-.-k. Mi- ('hike-is making I'nlca his iiea>d<|uartcrs, and is working luinl to .gel alltiiis in ship-shape onl.-r. 'l'll,- ipiasiioii of Hie foreshore 1.-usi- will In- decided at. t l;.-n,-.\t. meeting of tin- hoard. Mr M.-Kamia said tin-re were now rosier prospertsthan ,-wr for tin- establishment of 111.- ironsand industry, and thought I.lml th.-ra would In- very iuiporlnnt news on tin- subject, hi a few months. Mr }'. Calder, Otago University, will preach to-morrow (Sunday) in the Baptist Church. Hill Street, n» 11, and Mr Ceo. l-'owlds. 11.11.1t., Aucklanil. will occupy the pulpit in the evening at 7 o'clock.* Tin.- svrviuvs at Whit,-Icy Church toHiion-ow will he c< limine tod by dielcguiles aUrmliiug the shit.teiil.s' summer scluoo'l. In Uu- morning Itev. .1. ('. .laiiiicsKit (organising srcivtoiry of the Presbytfcrian liiblc Class Union) will preach, ainil in tin- (-waving- H,-v. A. 11. Clmppel'l, M.A. (CoMteib.u.rv College).* The services to-morrow in tit. Andrew's Presbyterian Ohm oh will bo conducted by members of the- Students' Conl'vre-me. In t!io morning Mr 11. 11. Iturton, M.A., .Missionary Deputy (Otugo l : nivi.-iv.itty), and in the (Wiving Hev. .). V. .hunicson. secretary of the Vouirg Men's Moveinent. will preach. Two dcle-gi.it,-.s also will address the Sabbath Suhool at a.Mtl.* Tourists and travel I ens' reOjiiireiiiciitK are specially catered for I y tin- New Cjealaml V.xprcss Company. Limited. iiaggagu stored or I'orlcarNed to meet the traveller at any point. New Plymouth olUco—Brougham Street. 3 Iniporluirt to young ladies mid gentlemen. .1. 11. Parker's stock of engagement rings, wtididing rings, watches, chains, uiiid all kinOi of jewellery is the finest on the West Coast of New Zealand, and prices 10 per cent, lower than in the larger centres. Carefully note the address : .1. 11. Parkor, jeweller, etc., next raihvfciy crossing, Devolra-strcet, central New Plymouth.* Lot. of men waste money and wnar uns;it.isl]iicU>rv clothes because they d»n't know as much us they ought lo know about the splendid lilting Units, mid at such little prices, at the Melbourne (Motiving- Co. Thenis a very special Vicuna Suit nl 2i)/0, and bjg stofile to select, from.'