NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 25, 30 January 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Wanganiii bakers are reducing the price of '..read to t>}d the lib loaf. The estate of the late Herbert Spencpr has been valued at .CLH.OUO. A branch of the Tlritish Navy League is to hi* started in Wel~ lingtori. The Wanganui Carrison Hand Ims decided to enter for the contest at Hallarat in October. A V'2oz nugget of gold was unearthed by a prospector at. Tnmkev Creek, N'.S.W. ' Win. Luby, for forging telegrams at Dutiedin. was lined ilO on each of two charges. Maori hakas, pol and other dances will form a big attraction at the <wj» carnival pluiiuu-U for lvext Clvrismastide in New JMynioulh. A train to connect with the Uotoitl lor north will leave the town station for th« Ureukwuter at 8.20 this evening. Colliery trouble* still continue at Newcastle, X.S.W. T^ (l 1!UM1 M Stanioitl Alethyr colliery have refused to accept the Arbitration Court award, and a strike has oacurrod. "Mr C. K. llclb'inger is rightly of opinion that New Plymouth has out'tfrowh the stage when it can o:nl,v oaio social or athletic gathering in a day. in the matter of business there-" im not a district in the oolony equal to Taranaki." So said one of the speakers at tlk> meeting hi the Town Hall la.st night. The Masterton Horough ('ounci} is requiring improvements to the local Town Hall line exits and water services. Alterations in one or two of the churches are al-;o recommended. It is expected tliat when the Westpost Harbour Hoard's new dredge, the liubJ Seddon, g<ets the river jiroperly drodgeiiJ the .Vdmirally colliers will be able to take in ful\ cargoes and sail direct for foreign ports. At Palmerston North yrsierday James Atkinson was remanded for a week on charges of Ineakiiim and enter ng. The charges includn one of breaking and entering the Shannon Post OlUce and stealing J I.*3s Od. The -Mayor must have been in a funny vein last night when he gested that an interprovincial football match might be held k(»ri» -on lloxing Day. The meeting fairly' roared, but his Worship still persisted. Having experienced some ditricnlty in getting tenders at what it considered a reasonable price for erection of new oufl'MiildingN at the Strattord School. the Kduration ( lizard has decided to carry oui the work hy day labour. Alliteration is n trap lor lUe unwary, anil a well knowu ell i/en fell into it last night, lie was endeavouring to refer (|,ujcldy tu tlio ' seaside picnic which will lie held during Christinas carnival week, lie brought out "seasick "—and collapsed. A reminder is' givt>n of the sale tilss nllwnomi by Mr Xcwton ; King' of valuatlile pi'oi>erUes iu( the cast t*nld. Tlwse comprise a section extenldiiifl l>om Devon t 0 "'ourteiiay Streets, and a well appointed cottage at the corner of lloh-

aim iiKUCSWOSdI SUOOI.H OVerTooWillg tilt' Sea. I ho capita! town of the province has iH'i'ii nccu.sc.il of ntuncHiig by Whilst others 'foi-jjo ahead. One townsman tni ly remarked last night at 1/10 Town Ilall that New lMy--111011 til instead of Iradiin matters of sport or progirss was in Uie liabit of kimll.v stepping at-iilo to prevent clashing with smaller ami less important centres. lie hoped that (.lay Iwul now passed—ami the meeting said " Ilenr, huav." The vacancy eauced in the dairy grading department at Wellington b'y the promotion of Mr 1). Cmklie to the position of Ad i>ii'g. Chief Hairy C'oiiiinissioncr will lie tilled by Mr li. Dickie, grader at Kunedin and BluH\ Mr A. A. grader at l,ytioltoii, will temporal ily work JHine(lin and Blull' in addition to his present post. Mr Ctuklie makes a visit of ins|lection (o the Taramiki district this week. Mr W. HI. Hingleton, cheese-making instructor, who has lieen on ail extended visit. i„ Southland, also visits Taramiki to give , a course of instruction to producers in tlte province. A U'aitara correspondent writes —A general meeting, of the cuminHtfft of tile North Taranaki Caledonian Society was liehl on Thursday ev°ni"M, when officials were appointed to their din'ercnt pssts. Messrs| Sinyfli and Snell were appointed Marshals to meet the IKgWaml I'ipe Hand and anally, the order of procession. The society has every promise of a tine gathering- of piper* iim [ (lancers, some of the champion pipe men ol tin 1 colony Inning notified their intention ( ,f competing. An idea lias got abroad that To Wliiti has prohibited |,;i,. Maoris from taking part in the sports ; |mt this evidently lalcks foundation. In tlm evening CVere is to be a yrand concert, followed by a (lance, when all the llieliinj men will be present. The committee may well be pleased with airiing'eliielits s 0 far adwinced that, g'iven a line day " ui' a K ki r j o' ttie pipes and it wee dt'ap o' auld Scotch you will wish you had nae ta gang home ajjain." The handicaps; will appear la Monday's issue. The best inedi.:in» known is Sander & Sons' Eucalypti Extract, and its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, and influenza make relief instantaneous. For sorious cases, and accidents of all kinds be they wounds, burns, scahlings' bruises, or sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling, no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diptlieria, bronchitis inflammation of lungs, swelling, etc diarrhfiea, dysentry, diseases ol the kidneys, and urinary organs. Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract is In use at hospitals and ir.idic.nl clinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy crown<Kl with medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, AifsMrdam. Trust in this approved and rl. pet all oth W ' Bl _ A( lvt PP and,e ' i

Si. .Josep'h's School will re-ope,ti on Mo-mlay next, I'U'.ruary Ist. These was no business al ilu- Mau,'- 1 ist ra 1 e'* Court on Frhlav mnrninn'- ' A vb.iior from Hrisbane remarked tli-.nl <.2.111 *en.sl;and weather was very little wwrmer tlvaa thai which was experienced in ,\>w IMyinoul h lately. I frail irrs in Ihc surf arc warned against i venturing" too fat' out in the sea. <>f laic "the dark lins of sharks baAc been noticed just ou.tsi'dc I'he tbreukers. The Chief Fos-tmnMer ad'vises us that in I'uunv I lie private hox lobby al the p'osl. ollicc will be op, n until VI p.ni. instead of 10.HO p.m. as al present. A public tea ii-nd concert will lu.* held in the 'JV Menui Sunday School room on Thursday next. Tea on tables from o o'clock ; concert begins at 8 p.in. Ono shilling' »vill admit to both. !>r. McArlhur, S.M., has further reserved his decision in the case against .Mr IHx, proprietor of the Theatre lioyal. Wellington, who Was prosecuted for using- the theatre without a license, until the appeal made by Mr Fix lo the Supreme Court has beyn settled. The carnival lo be held at Kotorua will last from Feb. li!» to Feb. 27. both days inclusive. burins; that time thu town will he en l'ele. Amiuiii' the many attractions Lhal will claim the 'attention of the visitors . will be war and poi dances, canoe

races, howling am! tennis tournaments, a brass band conlest, an inanimtilw pi&V»m shoot i'li# match, und, of course, a race meeting. it will be seen from an advertisement in nnolher column that the llev. .1. 11. Simmouds (Principal of the fur Maori Boys, Thro.* Khigfs Auckland) will preach at WliiU'li'.v (.V.'urch to-morrow morning and evening. At the latter service, Mr in response to a request of the olheials, will speak specially upon the pi"i-Ht'M'l position and fuluiv work of n lie college. The entire offertory at the evening :K-rvice. will he 'devoted to i lie building fund of the new college. "for which a handsome hutyuesl of £.'{oo has just heen received. in \ iew of the increased interest in mission work among the ilaoris, Mr Simmonkln should he especially attractive. Mr It. (irey, of \'ew I'lymouUv, v;is'iU*l o;ii Wednesday ill order to give Mi exhibition of hi*; wml (k-sti'oyer, t:lu* formula lor whidi Ju* has patented. The Uecoi'd reports that a tiial was made on a swtio'n in- I'hv borough extension' which was simply smothered with ragwort, an'd appliod I vis "cure" or '•'kill'* to a few plants, The eliVct was very prunou'iised, t'lve ragwort showing the effect wf the decoction within ten mi mutes of its nlp.pl icaUoii, hut what its ultimate effect may be, time alone etui tell. Thv wuis also u'ppli-ul to uouie bhickjberry plants, kit us the application was made i.How any i'olia:gv. so as to get at the roots, Ulu* innnodiate effects were not m>ticwahle, aivd the results will be with interest. A summary has been compiled by JValply a.md Co., for the Shmv, Sa-

vill and Albion Company, showing t;he export of frozen meat from New Zealand during the year l<H>:i. Tiie quantity of mut'lo/n sent away was 1-I<V>l l / .")2«S!b, compared with 12N:2IK.fWv7.lb in 1 Ui>l> : lamb. 7(5..")()!,Wvllb in \Wtt, (j1>..")K7,021 lb in I<)o2' beef, 21,027,-M(*»lb | u hi year, compuivd witih: ;i2,0!)8,72lill) during IWU2. During thv* second half of the year th- re was e.Yportod from Wellington Ki,7(>tf,s(>9lh mutton. 1,(>7:t,1741b land), and 2,1 (>O,H l(>lb beef. The total expert of fro/en meat bust year wa.s 2 an increase of ne-arly seventeen milium pomvds over l,he jHwious year. What was stated to hj,. f} l( , ' n ' I lie kind in the colonv was heard in the Magistrate's Court at Ilawora on Wednesday, under clause H of 1 lie Dental Act, FJOb. The prosecution was at the instance of the Denial Association. S. |{. Hunter, aol being a registered dentist, was charged with oxhiUting in his window a placard stating: "Kickftpoo. A complete st*; of teeth extracted at one administration of gas.'' The prosecution sought to prove that " K ickapoo" was Muster's nom do plume. The defence alleged that "Kickapoo" was the name of t) (1 > business. It was admitted that, defendant. extracted teeth, but denied thai he styled himself a dentist. The prosecution argued that the placard meant to indicate that Hunter was a qiialt'ud dentist. dudkment was reserve;]. The decision will aiTect n number of businesses throughout the colony. Those who displayed so much indignation rm»»U.t at Die alleged henvy port charges at New Plymouth should note the tollowing extra*" from tlic aniHiul report. of the chairinnn of I hi' I'all>a 'Harbour Hoard : " (ie.neral goods are carried from I'unedin, Chi istchurch, Tini;,ru. OauiaiN and other purls to Auckland at Ids per ton', while from I hi' same ports for the sumo goods thr clinrge 10 I'atea in per toil. Tlvis is monstrous, and it must not ho allowed to continue. Let us come lienrer home nnd coinpare 'the I'reigM charges from Southern ports to New Plymouth, which are 10s per ton. This shows lo thu disadvantage of I'atea of 1-50 per cent., enabling sever*l lines of produce to s :lpIH'd through \e\l- Plymouth, heavy port charges pu|d, ralhd lo falea, a distance of <jf> milifs, , a nd landed here cheaper than if shipped direct to I'atea from any port south of Wellington." Marl; Tupley would have enjoyed himself in St.. at present, judging from the pessimistic tone of the leading article in n recent issue 01 the local paper, which is one of the smallest journals in the world—not much larger than u sheet of foolscap. The lono'y littlw islaml is siitferin,g severely py reason of I lie " reaction from the 11I.normally prosperous days of the I'.oer occupation." This is a souiewhnl lliliernian way of putting t!ie case. ,\s a rule tlw coiuiiierors occupy the country, not Ihe prisoners of war. Xow that. Ilu' Uiiiiil lloer capti\i»s 'are all gone there is 110 longer a remunerative market for SI. Helena produce, and "vegetables are lel't to rot." To make matters worse, the visits of 'Ships—tile principal source <f in.'ome to SI. Helena hel'ore the construction of the Suez Cat.:al, are gelling lnoiv* and more a.ngelic in (heir iin'rcoiiency. The editor of the St. Helena (Juardiaii declares that •• uveryhody is getting disheui'teiie:'., the island is vary dull, there is ven little amusement beyond an occas'onul cricket match," llr. Pomaie itiformed a reporter las'f week that the old .Maori whare in ti.v* So'idli 1 sii 11, dis ilisajipearing 1 npi'.Hy, and will soofli lie lost, alSmi'i'tary si ience is sweeping it away. The doctor, however, is eniktmAii-iiiK to lilenid the old order with Vhe iiV'W one. He hojies tlvat Ihe bii.ii l d'i'i:g,i envied in Ihe future will 'h«v« all the jjicturesrpie--11 ess of Hie ancieir, hsilbitalions, combined with iip-tiMilate i'dias , in gard lo S'lViiThitieln. 'Hhe new buildings. i't is jiiifpoinl. shmiiilid lie built ol tiiii'lK'r, reodiid inside, and slioul-d be adornud Willi Maori can pigs and Bi-olcuiue ligui'es. if t:he North is'l.iiinld, In almost , >V erv nook and corner, he says, the Maoris are iil.iop'iiii'g sainlta'rv mea-snires, in aeco! dance with thu I'eco'mjneiivlaticyns of the lleallh Depjiirtnioivt, and the Iwm-li'ls are very marked. Last winter was ain unusually severe one, but the sickness Ivas not been extreme In t lie South Island the same sat isfiictory slate of uliings' is r<?|»ort«|. Dr. I'omare has luiiLself vaceinatml ute*t JKKIIJ MftorjH f |mri W tho pft P t lew montlis,

Xo hesh developments are reported .ii connect ion willi tin* smallpox ill \\ I'll i Mj!!, I Oil . Mfllicnl llK'll b*ve I" :• 11 i|rl ailed in make a lixij.su lo lionm- i:ilnh-i ii,n in Mil- con^e.ued locnlil io.;. and M renuoits efforts aic Ijciii.Li" made to induce people to un- | vaccination. I briveiK oi' vehicles should note I hat tin- l^ofoii/4 1 ]) Council ie:|iiests them to iis«> 111.' hack s I in't l l y ;r; much as poxs.lik', to avoid a congest ior. oi" 1 he trallic in I >evou-st i'e< l while t ln» workmen arc in hie work of In.vintf 11;* 1 sewer pip.*s. An incipient outlueak of lire was tJiscovi'ir;l neat' I lie engine-room at tlh' real' of tlii' llerald cmc lasl evening. 'l'lie I'ire Unmade turned out promptly oil Ule alarm hut loii analel\" their s, r\ices were not. required a I'i'W huel;e!s of water, judiciously applied, had effectually quenched ti'iv flames. The services in <Jileen-slreet ('hiircli will l.v conducted 11\ Mr C. K. Hellin Oh.' morning- anil the Kev. .), Si nit ht-i'i i will preie'li his lan-well senium in I.lie exciting. All sea(.4 I'IVC."

Lot of men waste money and wear uus.nlisfia.etory (.*l<>l lies because they don't know as much us they ought to know njbout live splendid lilting Suits, ayul at Much lilt la prices, at (•ho Melbourne Clotimig Co. Tilery is a. wry special Vicuna Suit at and bijj slock to select, from.* Important i 0 young ladies ami gentlemen. J. if. Parker's stock <it engagement rings, wodding rings, watches, chains, ami all ki'»ds of jewellery is the finest on (he West (N>asl of New Waland, and prices 1() per cent. lower than in lhe larger centres. Carefully note the address : J. 11. Parker., jeweller, etc., next railway crossing. Devon-street Central, Ne,w Plymouth.* THOUBXjKD WJTU SCIATICA. Let Hhouiuo cure you ! It has cured others. The positive assurance of .hum*; A. Capper, LyoU lU\y, should convince you. Mr Capper, wilting on Feb. 1, stiys " I was much troubled with sciatica pains, ami at times 1 cojild get no sleep. Following (he advice of a friend 1 tried a bottle of Rheumo, and that bottle 'drove away the sciatica pains. That has been three months ago and Lht\v have not returned since. If Uiey do, Hheunio is the medicine I shall go for." Mr Capper's coiitidpjice comes from experience. Sold by chemists and stores at 2.s 6d and Is Od per bottle. Wholesale uigents, N.Z. Drug Co.* N KAY AI)VKUTISKMKXTS. MmwaMery of Hie Presentat ion— Sacivil Heart ll'jgii School opens on .Monday. Para Iraki luliK-at ion Hoard—-I invites '«»ii<plicat'io:ns for posts ais pupil teac.hvi's. Two lost poiunvl notes are advertised for. \\ ha.'ley Church—Special services aui.'i addresses by Kev. ,1. H. Siiumotuds. 'IV ll'eiuni Sunday School—A U-a auiil ('(.incerl will be hehl oj) Thursday livxi in the sclmolrooiu, Pitzr.oy. Taiamtk'i County Council—Caution re reinorval oi .sand and boulders from W-.iiwakaiho reserve. Borough Council—Notice re Irallic in UcTo'n-s'treet. Honmg'h Co-uncii—invito applications l'or 'di^vnt'iires. A. un.d P. Society^—Annual meetingSaturday next.