The Daily News. FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1904. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 30, 5 February 1904, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1904. NEWS OF THE DAY.

A Royal Commission is inquiring into alleged election irregularities in the Wairarapa district. At Inglcwood <>.77 inches of rain Ml during da-nnary, New Year's Day heading Ute list \viuli 2.5 inches. The A. and I'. &how yesterday at Woodvilie yesterday was a very successful ■nlTair, 2,;",<)(! persons attending-. The directors of the Union I';,nk have granted I hi- stall' a tonus of ten per cent, and raised the directors' remuiienaUoii to .CTliliu. A new post, office clock, pith chimes, costing £82(1, was sot in motion yesterday by tlx? Mayoress of Asbburton. Mr (i. L. Petersen, advance representative for W'irth's Circus, was in town ycsteiday making arrangements for the apiiearance of the big show t.f-'re next week. A Xew Plymouth exhibitor, Mr Victor (Irilliths, was \ery successful at the llaweru exhibition in archilc'lurai work, securing tirst honours fur both professional ami amateur work. A writ, claiming £2(100 damages has been served oui the fakm Company in connection with the death of the lunu Main, who was killed while unloading cargo f ro ,„ t |, u 3111 . raroa at 'I ling lon last week. Tliv Llueshing mill owners around Af»liJ*urtoni leiuse !<» enter into an agreement with Hie men, who are striking for higher pay. The owners prefer to make their own terms as they want hands. At the banquet in ITawera on Wednesday ni'g'lvL lavish praise was hestowud on Mr A. u. Conroy, the secretary of the industrial exhibition Mr Hohliins, the Mayor, said he seemed born to the position. -The foiiuiiiitlee had been exceedingly l uc ii V in securing Iris services. Competent as he certainly is, Mr Conroy had too muoh to do at tho exhibition ami some active stewards could have considerably lightened his labour. A meeting of tlre VVesleyan local preachers was hekl ai Tataralmaka yesterday afternoon. when in spite of 0 H "'iiewliiat moist weatlner there was a lair attendance. The meeting uas addre.ss-«l by Ifev. J, [J. W 'hHe missioner, and Miss White ; Rev l' N. Huttlc awl Messrs ]I, Whj'to and H'ug'hson also speaking briefly „„ tlio work of the mission. A niusi cal programme, and supper, closed the proceedings,

j\lr Newton Kini? advertises a larg-e rpiantity ol' fruit ior sale by auction at the mart this atternoon. The carnival projected for last evening in the Hecreation Grounds was postponed on account of the weather 11111 i 1 Wednesday next. The \ ictorian Health Department dtvli'ae to release the C.S.S. Co's I X ictoiia's passengers, who w-(<nt to Melbourne to join the mail steamer for Home. At a public meeting at Wanganui complete were made lor the New 'A'alund !>raug,hts Champion«l;ii]j Touineys to be played there at K-usler. r rh't i bop(>ugh hands a t re mnv busv laying the [lipes from the abattoirs to the town connect ion to supply I the water I,> the residents of Fitz- ' roy and the abattoirs. Hev. A. M. ISnulbury, oT Ww I'lyinoulh. has several painli'ng's in the Ha we 1 a exhibit io'ji, but fa i hid to obtain the favourable attention of the jud'ge, although tl.ey were real works of art. i The Mayor of Stratford informed a reporter of the Daily News that the date of the Stratfond exhibition would be lixed so that it would not clash with the New Plymouth' fixture, commencing on Boxing Jlay. The County Council has finished, with the exception of a small piece, the niotallmg of the Devon road from the Old Hospital Hoad to the corner uib Fift/jJoy. It is uovr 'metalled the full width, which is a grunt improvement. The Seventh Day Advontists expect to continue the Eliot-street cam]) for some weeks yet, and eventually will establish a permanent pastorate in New Plymouth." A number of converts have made dining the conference. Mr Kuirar, euxtodian at the Old People's Home, desires to Haank Misses HtnUhvll ajttl Crawford for cushions ior use of the innna'tcs, Mr« liy. (iray for parcel oi' clot-hiiiff. and Mrs (>. 11. Morgan for books and periodicals. While Ix-ing hauled to the abattoir site the Borough Council's stoiiw crusher sa;nk into the soft gixmnd where the water pipefi have just U?en laid. After some trouble the machine was got out, only to sink affain. it was then decided to wait until the ground had dried. Despite the rain there was a very large attendance at the Hawera, exhibition on Thursday, a big crowd arriving by special train from Stratford and lilthuni. Several now exhibits ha,ve been placed in juysition, and the affair has bocome more interesting. lYivate letters ivceived from Juhainn«e»burg state that a party of four New Zeal a afters, who recently I prospected and took up land In the itarbertofi district, -JVaiifvaal, are floating a ccmj)any to w<N'k the same. Each will receive £SOOO cash and a largj.» proportion of the paidup shares. Mr Jennings, member for Kgnnonl, flays that Parliament deserves only a small shaiv of credit for opening up the country, thereby increasing its prosperity. The men vino really do the work ami bear the kicks " and ffrowJs of the settlers ar« clmirmen and members of local bad** und in ins opinion these g-entlenien deserve the crc-dit. Tt ia .said tlmt two pictures, which sha" |x' cal A aj»d J!, ar L > the suhJi>ct ()' nnicli coininont at the Hawera exhibition. They wore hoth exhibited recently in .Strattoitl, where A was placed lirst ami 11 was )v„t, „ ven ment'ioimd. At Hawera the sa m( . two pictures are shown, |,,,t now 1! eains hi'-st honoiu-s ami A is in the cold ilistaces'T' The following Press Association l*«r«l in u horthern f' l t"W t"* S.M. Court this n.onmg, Mt'ftiH K. L. Stanford amd C. J iiolstud »ere committal i,,,- cun _ tempt till thv i-is'iing „f the Court. Ihu coiiteinjiit consisted of swiding a letter dealing with n case before the Court in which he was litigant." lo one, at ivny rate, ol tin* men na,n«l, the announcement Would probably come as a surprise. One of the exhibits which itad always a knot of visitors at the llawera exliibitio'n oil Wednesday and Thursday was the display of Taranaki iio'iisand in its various stages. A gxfovlly sjiacu lias been taken by Mr Smith, and the sand ami its products lai'd ou't t.o tlw best a'dvantugv, tho stand decorated in a characteristic manner. Those* who are looking for practical information on the importance of the ironsaird industry to Taranaki—when the deposits are at last worked into inarketablo iron aiwl steel—sluvukl not fail to see the display, wih'ioh is to be found Oil the left of the Pri'iicusstrret entrance. An old gentleman evidently unused to railway travelling left the express train at Tariki last night, ami after looking, around übsent-mi'fi'dully for a little time attempted to return to his seat. The train was moving, at a fair rate of speed by this time, and the £,iard and stationmaster givw almost frantic in their endeavours to stop him from boardiin'g the train. Though scared by the gestures and vociferous warnings of these officials the would-be passenger still maintained a towards town until compelled to desist by being "pudPcd-out" and by the fact tlmt he was already some yards behind the guaid's vail.

The Premier was interwvod on Wednesday |,y a deputation compi-is-nvg Messrs Jennings, Smith and S.v.nes M5.11.K., Messrs Cock,'Ki„ K and 'layler, llavors () f >;,,„- j,,*' moiitli, Stratford, ami KRham • j Miu-kn.v, (.'lrairmnn of tlu- SLi-iU I'orii ('o.mly Council; anid J. o! The deputation in-HPd the necessity for ~„sil,i„f f „„ vigorously the raU )!,„: ~,„., W«U]),.ki. t„ Mount I. tomm< in o, ■,,,,. to tap the stone deposits t1,.,,v , IJK , also asked for „ more . 1L .,, h ,. J '""'■ lion on the mona hraneh railway. |„. Uie'iaUer n te.es ~,, t | M . , m)m . y t . X|Jl „ m|( , ( .1 Soddon wouhl not accept the ,„ . msal declaring that this was ; „. >!'"'■'» «ork and wouM ~,viv„ a, ''"»• |lk« main truuk line Wo ,,H recwv.c tlw same attention n "•"" l ' i I».V before I'arliann "he ''' l--nU„ i o,nsof,hedep,Halio,;: ,f - J«.\el.\hody K .., VK i( . s |l)p , )|lsiml Y,. knew. Kverv cnstoi i • We huy I'or'eavh nnirTseiV'T """ K ' V - Tim I. is the secret , '"' ™shlow price". °' ° l "' fl ""o»-s