NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 74, 31 March 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Tnrauaki Daily News will not be published to-morrow (Good In'iday),

The borough oltlces will be closed from 1 p.m, to-day until Wednesday next.

The public library will be closed to-morrow (Good Friday) and on Easter Momtoy.

A telegram from Auckland states that the San Francisco mail despatched on Feb. 20 arrived in IjOudon on the afternoon of the 28th inst.

The Free Lance says that the difference between Elijah Bowie and Elijah the Tishbite is that, while the latter was led by ravens, the former js fed by gulls.

Several members af the New -Plymouth Chamber of Commerce are of opinion that the itarbour defences ot the colony are useless and their mainteuajuce a needless expanse.

In response to representations made by ('unstable Simpson additional police supervision has been granted lor Fllham. Constable fatherly. of Wanganui, has been appointed.

The Takaptina, arriving from \U'lliiijjum this morning, will lie nu-t liy a train Waving Xi'W Plymouth Station at. 8 o'clock. 'Jlw usual #.2U p.m. train will convey passengers northwards to-night.

A speaker at the Chamber of Commerce meeting last night remarked that the imposition of a little extra duty on imported goods would not al'fect merchants—ihe difference would be paid by the consumers.

An American recipe to prevent hots laying their eggs on horses is to dress the legs, ami wherever it may be deemed necessary, with a preparation of creolin or pyroligneous acid, both of which o/fensive to Hies.

Mr K. L. Stanford, S.M., will be farewelled this morning by thw members of the New Flymuuth bar. The function, which takes place at 10.HO a.m., will be followed by a meeting of the justices, who will congregate for the same purpose. School teachers in Canterbury lind that the new syllabus ia running them into a good deal of expense. Teachers 'have to spend a considerably large sum in books in order to make themselves conversant with some of the new subjects.

la tiie District Court yesterday morning Henry Mehnfl'y, of Spots* wood, was adjudged a bankrupt on the petition of Charles Coley, oil Stratford. Mr Malone, of Messrs Malone, McVeagh and Andefson, appeared for the petitioner. At a meeting held in St. Mary's schoolroom last evening it was decided to start the Hoys' institute as soon as suitable premises can be secured. A strong committee wan formed, with thu itcv. F. G. Evans as prcsi'denl. .Judging from the interest displayed the institute should have a sue c ess ini seas on.

Discussing thu question of navy protection ut the Chamber of Commerce meeting last ni'g'ht, Mr Mannering suggested asking the Premier to invest his £OOO,OOO surplus in the construction of a battleship. Mr King followed this up by adding a condition that Taranaki-manufaclur-ed steel should be used.

J. \V. Ching, who won tho Jiifle Championship at the Trentham (Wellington) meeting, is a moderate smoker ami a moderate drinker. It. Irvine, the runner-up, is a non-smok-er and a very moderate drinker, while Captain Pomigan, third, is a hard smoker ami a moderate drink-

A reminder is given of the steamer excursion to the Mokau, organised at Waitara. The s.s. Tainui will sail from Uaitara at 8 o'clock to-mor-row morning, returning on Saturday evening. To-day Mr H. A, Uoss, one of the promoters of the excursion, will be at Mr 1), McKinnon Bain's to give information to intending excursionists.

The Stratford Acclimatisation Society is taking stops to deal with illegal shooting of game, ami is asking bottlers and all interested to cooperate in the work. A sum of 115 is offered for information which will load to tiu* conviction of any offender. Illicit destruction of game is stated to he very prevalent in some parts of the district, but it is a difficult matter to shout home speciiic breaches of the law.

The Palmers-ton Times understands that the sanitary inspector to thy Health Department is not impressed with the sanitation of Palmorston, his principal causes of complaint being the keeping of pigs and poultry in proximity to shops and dwelling's, insuJiicient and unclean sanitary inconveniences, bail drainage, and 111 thy backyards. Mr Gladstone (the inspector) is also of opinion that the creek running through the town should be strnig'htened and a concrete bed put in.

The schools competition committee, a sub-commiUeo of the New Plymouth exhibition committee, met yesterday afternoon. There were present —Messrs Spencer, Goodacre, MacDiarmid, Morgan, and Wood. Mr Spencer was elected chairman, A rough draft programme was submitted, and its general principles wore favoured -by the meeting. A subcommittee was appointed to bring down a mote detailed scheme, with the estimated cost. It was decided !o invito the whole of the Taranaki schools to take pari, und if possible to have ft room set apart as a model school.

Ilow to destroy the Canadian thistle is a problem that has puzzled the farming community. Many methods have been tried unsuccessfully, but it settler in the wustern district, claims to have solved the difficulty, llis system is to cut off the heads to prevent seeding about February, leaving the stalks standing until autumn, when he cuts them almost level with the surface. By this time the b'talk is hollow, forming a receptacle for rain, which soaks in and rots the roofs. He speaks from practical experience, having found this treatment a marked success. It is a simple plan, and one well worth trying where the Canadian thistle flourishes.—Tapunui Courier,

A limber-getter numeil Bates, residing at Julgong, New South Wales, had an exciting experience recently with u snake. Preparatory to going to dinner he stopped to pick up his coat, which he had thrown off, when he felt something bite his linger, nml was surprised 10 tind it was a snake. The reptile retained its hold for several seconds before it could be detached. Utiles Immediately cut o(T the (op of the finger with the axe, and, after rubbing tobacco-juice into the wound, walked to his home, a mile distant, were remedies were applied. Although suffering througiiout. the night from the el'frols of Ihe poison, lie was comparatively well the next day. This is tlie .second occasion on which Hates has sutTered from snake bite.

The New Zealand Times says : —lt will doubtless be reassuring to those agricultural and pastoral societies which during the last few months have been passing resolutions reflecting on the dilatoriuess of the Department of Agriculture in regard to the erection of sterilising plants for the treatment of imported bone-dust, that the Department hopes to have the works proposed to be erected at lllufT and Auckland in full swing before tlie end of this year, lly the lust San Francisco mail valuable information was received respecting the class of machinery used in such works in America and Germany, and tlvis will guide the Department in the construction of the sterilising plants in New Zealand. Mr Laurie, Government. expert, who has been in Auckland in connection with the acquisition of a site in the northern city, returns to Wellington this week, when it is anticipated that matters in reference to tiro machinery and cabling for the necessary plant will assume a definite shape.

An assistant' to the engineer at the waterworks is to be appointed, and the Borough Council invites applications for the position. The largest photographic pietare in existence is being exhibited in Berlin, ll is about <Loft l»y ."n't, and represents a view of the Bay of Naples.

The Westport Chnnvhvr of Commerce has decided urge the Government to bring the aci-ni* attractions of the Buller district more prominently before tourists.

The North Taranaki Education Board has deeded to recommend the Education Department to include the metric system, book-keeping, and measurement of latvd and timber in the svlfaubus,

In the course of a lecture on 'Mapan" at Christchurch on Thursday night Mr T. E. Taylor, M.H.U., stated that .Japan was undoubtedly one of the coming nations, but the ethical standard ami ideals of dapan wwc the antithesis of t'hose of the British people, lie considered, therefore, that Japan was ian excellent country to be on good | tei ms with, but one with which the British nation should not become too closely associated.

It is not infmpient practice to write "maitai" for the name of the well-known New Zealand timber tree

'•matai." To clear up all doubt, the question has been submitted to Mr E. Ti'egear, the well-known etymologist and Alaori. scholar, who explained that the two spellings re presented distinct words. "Maitai" is a Maori word moaning iron, also washed ashore, while "matai" simply means the well-known timber tree. —New Zeuluivd Times.

In its last issue the Mercantile Kecord points out thai all accounts from Home tend to show that the hardening 1 of money is by no means abating, awl that in anticipation of urgent demands upon the financial resources of Europe there is a general tightening of purse strings. The Kusso-Japanese war is the chief cause of the present state of 'the money market at Home, but there is a slackening oi' trade and i/idustry throughout Great Britain. Not until peace is declared will money become easier and trade revive. The contraction of the gold output of the Transvaal is likewise affecting the price of money. There is no abatement in the demand of Australian Governments for money, and all Urate is possible to 'borrow at 4 | per cent, is taken up. Money in considerable sums is available at 4$ in New Zealand. A party of private theatricals were amusing themselves the other evening rehearsing u farce entitled "A Fellow Who Looks Like Me," in the course of which one of the actors brought his foot emphatically down on the boarded floor, /lung a fellow phiyer against the wall, and exclaimed, with be/itting emphasis : "I have shut him, murk ye ! shot him through the heart!" About four and a half minutes afterwards, a dishevelled person, "with eyes in fine frenzy rolling," lighted at the police station and announced in brehthles.y awl sepulchral accents to a startled constabulary that "a murder had just been committed next door," and that he had heard the report of a gun and the full of a body on the floor. One minute later a detective and a policeman, heavily wnml, might have been seen carrying their feet into the vicinity of Pomaiustreet, with unaccustomed rapidity and stealthily entering tho domicile in search of the body. But there wasn't any body.—Manawatu Daily Times.

A service will be held in the Priuiit ive Mel hc/d ist C hurch, Qu eenstreet, on Wood Friday, at 7..H0 p.m. The llcv. T. H. li, Woolloxall will preach. A collection in aid of Dr. Barnatvlo's Orphan Homes will be made.*

Money is Bcarce just now and people are complaining that they aie experiencing great dillicuity in placing their loans, The Provident Building Society are offering excellent terms, and it would pay intending borrowers to call on the Secretary, Mr It. A. Lennon, and see for themselves how easy tilings are made for tliem by the society.*

Tourists anil travellers' rcujulrenionts are specially catered for l-y the New Zjealand Kxpress Company, Limited. stored or forwarded to meet the traveller at any point. New l'lymouth ollice—Brougham Street. 3

THE ACHES AND PAINS OF UUE UMATISM, What awful torture those aches and pains give ! Who knows this better than the tortured victims of rheumatism ! But why sulTer ? There is a remedy at hand—yours for half-u----crown—that will completely wipe out rheumatism, gout, lumbago, sciatica, and kindred compluints. Take Rheumo, the scientific remedy—the medicine that has driven away pain from many a suffering individual, Rheumo conquers rheumatism, kills the pain, removes ail swelling, and effects a euro generally within 48 hours. Sold by chemists and stores at 2s (>d and <ls 6d per bottle. Wholesale agents, New Zealand Drug Company.*

ON THIS FOUHTII PAGE. Bowling. The Birth-ratf. WhangamomOHa. Court. Slander on Women. Clumibm- ol' CouimiTce.

NE W ADV E1 (TIS E!\IEN TS. New Plymouth dentists—Establishments closed from to-day until Tuesday next, y Borough Council.—Applications for assistant waterworks engineer. Borough Council—Ofllcos closed for holidays. James Sanderson—Tenders wanted for erection of a residence on Currington .road. Cornwall Family—Concert on Easier Monday night, Am bury Bros.—Replace not ice.