The Daily News. SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1904. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 64, 19 March 1904, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1904. NEWS OF THE DAY.

There was a large demonstration in Sydney on St. Patrick's Day by the Catliolic societies. Fine weather was Bxperienced. The Otago Provincial Farmers' Union is endeavouring to secure the re-establishment of the Farmers' Union Mutual Assurance Society, At the Police Court on Friday morning a young man who had been arrested the previous evening was lined 5s aod costs for drunkenness.

A block of buildings in Devonstreet, not of very great dimensions, wns yesterday ollered to a prospective buyer for £IO,OOO hard cash.

Notices indicating the locality of lite powder maguzine and warning thu public against lighting fires have been placed at Mikotahi reserve at Moturoa,

The threatened strike of bitumenous coal miners in the United States has been averted, the men having agreed to accept the proposed reduction in wages.

borough councillors drove out to tlie waterworks yesterday afternoon, their mission being to intercede between a couple of the council's employees who failed to agree. Tho harbour master reported at yesterday's Hoard meeting Umt he hud dredged a berth at the southeast side of the wharf available for sailing vessels drawing up to fourteen feet.

A man named James Bennett wnß arrested on Friday afternoon charged with having assaulted one of Mr Campbell's workmen in Devon-street by striking him on the head with a whip-handle. He will be brought before the Court this morning. There were twenty-eight competitors for tile £IOO Live Pigeon match held at Murlon on Thursday. Hair, Campbell, am! Tucker, of Wanganui, killed all their birds on each nomination. Seventeen tied for the prize. One hundred und lii'ty applications have been received for three positions as experts in the colony in connection with the examination by the Customs of imported soft goods, and fifty for the position of hardware expert. The plans for ftie wharf extension nt the harbour provide that the piles snail be 'driven 15 feet into the ground ul'ter dredging. The alterations and extension will give nu extra berth for steamers, ami the abolition of the cattle wharf.

The high wind yesterday accentuated the dust nuisance, the municipal water-carts failing signally to keep down the. clouds of dust' which entered every nook and cranny. The shower of rain which commenced about four o'clock was heartily welcomed.

The harbour master reported yesterduy that during the four weeks ending March 15, 11 steamers and one sailing vessel had 'been berthed at the wharf, the aggregate gross tonnage amounting to 10,012 lons. Imports were o7 I JS tons, including 510 tons of private coal and 120 tons of tiovemment coal. JSxports amounted to 1105 tons, making u total of -1002 tons handled.

The Dannevirke Press was much affected by the tendencies displayed I>y juvenile members of feminine society in Dannevirke, us evinced at the recent races there. Feeling reference was made to young girls with the light of gambling in (heir eyes ■smoogmg to jockeys for tips "' and so on. Hut the girls didn't take knvdly to the lush, und when the editor appeared Ol ,e uftermmn with a lady inend on holiday bent he was greeted by a well-directed shower ol miscellaneous articles in which maize-cobs and melon-skins plaved a l»'om,„e.a part, thrown by the vo, n .g women. b

A novel claim for damages cume -■ore the J, alirux Cou „£ (England) in December last The pluilitiil sought to recover £SO from the Halifax Corporation for injuries received while travelling on an electric tramcur. It appears that the man was seated on (he outside of a car, and was pointing out some objects of interest to his grandchild, sitting upon his knee, when his hand came in contact with a telegraph pole. The thumb was dislocated and fractured. The corporation denied liability, but. the judge Jicld that it was liable, and gave Judgment for £43.

Applications for the position of matron ill Ilawera hospital, also for junior nurse, close on Monday. A party of fourteen Austrians were among the steerage passengers who arrived at Wellington from Sydney by the Wunrimoo on Wednesday. Messrs Harp-Thomas, dentists, of Wellington and Thames, have had in their possession some <K> grains of radium, which is now' in the sale keeping of their hunkers in Wellington.

Recently some dilliculty has been experienced in working tile gralrdredge at the harbour, ami on Saturday last the diver went down and recovered several pieces of limber varying from oft to :12ft long. It is (says the Napier Daily Telegraph) over thirty years since Wuiroa had a visit from the Covcrnor of the colony, Sir deorge (irey having passed through (here once. Naturally great interest is being taken in (he present visit of Eoi'd Kanfuiiv.

The Harvest Thanksgiving services at Whileh-y Memorial Church will be held to-morrow. The ollicialing minister will he the lie'.. W. Slade, of Auckland, and special anthems will lie rendered by (he choir. Donations of fruit and flowers will be gladly received.

" King"Mahutu has issued the following proclamation :—"This is a notice to both I'akehas and Maoris that King Mahuta Tawhiuo te Wherowhero has seen his people in Knwbia, Atoea, and Whuiiigurou, and has made a law for strong drink to be stopped." A farmer in (jippsland has presented the Methodist Central Mission in Melbourne with a farm of 1200 acres to be used as a rescue boys' department. He attached two conditions —lirst, that, his name should never be divulged ; second, that the property should never be sold by the mission.

The Harbour Board's dredge was laid up for repairs from Feb. 23 to F-eb. 27, live bucket grub having to go ashore for repairs. The suction pipe was shipped on the 27th nil., and dredging was resumed with the suction pump. The dredge worked sixteen days during the past month, making 272 trips and removing 10,H2O cubic yards of land and silt.

A man named William Herbert Coffey, of Hawera, was arrested at Stratford on Thursday by Detective Qttirke on n charge of assaulting Alexander Stewart while in the execution of his duty as an official of the Stratford Racing Club. Accused was brought before J. S. Ureig, Esq., .1.1'., and released on bail, self in £2: l, and one suretv of X2s—-

The harbour foreman reports that the protection work at the breakwater has been completed, the total amount of stone tipped over being ati-1 tons, and the total expenditure on the work £97 Os (id, or 2s ;)d per ton. A lot of time was lost by the breaking of tb c , chain slings, and the foreman asked for a new set to be used in any similar work in the luture.

No previous shipment or fish ova received by the New Zealand Government from America has turned out so well as the 300,000 salmon ova (Quimmt variety) just placed on the Government salmon station, Lake Hukntaramea, 99} aer cent of which were hatched out. The million "white fish" ova, as previously reported, have only hatched out'falrlv well. Half a million of the ova were put in Lake Kanieri /West Coast) and the other half million in Lake Tekaiio, Cuntei-bui-v.

Rn.vs the Wnimate Witness :—"The Government dairy instructor, Mr Singleton, who is on n visit to the plains, is essentially practical. The other day he greatly astonished a number of suppliers by his milking achievements. In the shed he was visiting were 33 cows, with three milkers. He had been emphasising the necessity of properly cleaning and drying Hie teats of the animals, so attending to this first of all, which he did in a remarkably short space of time, he showed them how to milk, putting through ten animals while the others were doing eight, and that they were milked properly goes without saying.

Australian papers are flooded with letters offering suggertious for the improvement of the birth-rate. One writer suggests the abolition of slums : another the publication of literature on child culture ; another, the enforcement of the sale of pure milk ; another, the issue of moral books to married and unmarried men ; another, the removing of all taxation from children's necessities : another, the payment by the State of a bonus for every child over, say, three in number, until fourteen years of age, where the earnings are less than, say, fiO.s per week ;' others, the ingraining Into the mind of the young a rudimentary knowledge of foods and their physiological value ; that ns soon as a man has so many children he should be presented with a house entailed and land.

For reliable Hoots, Shoes anil Rli]>pers at a low price go to Dockrill's, .Devon-street Central, where you will find the largest assortment in the district of Colonial, English, American, and Continental Manufactured Hoots, Shoes and Slippers.*

Importers will effect a saving l in time onld money by handing their shipping documents to the New 'Zealand Express Co., Ltd., llroughnmstreet. All Customhouse business strictly confidential, o

Money is scarce just now and people are complaining that thev are experiencing great diiiicultv in placing their loans. The Provident fluilding Society are offering- excellent terms, and if would pay intending borrowers to call on 'the Secretary, Mr 11. A. Lemma, and see for themselves how easv things are made for them by the so cietv.*

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