NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 78, 6 April 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

EjlKs tire selling at 2s u dozen in i'aJnierston. It is reported that the price in liunterrilh? is 4b <>d per doz--11 is stated that the Government has refused to grant an extension of time to the Teachers' Institute to appeal in the matter of .Mr Menkes as a tear.her under (he Taranaki Education Hoard. The p-aml aggregate at the Tuplewood Rifle Association mooting reunited as follows Captain l'ater*on (Uawera Rifles) 1 ; Private Hudson (J-lawera Jiifles) 'J; Private Okey (Taranaki Jiifios) :t. 11 r T. \u. Taylor, AUI.K., state* that 1 here is absolutely no foundation for ihe rumour which has been circulated thai he inlands to rwsigu his seat.

Some of the Kauri trees up north are said to he MOO yearn old. and it is claimed' Mwt rata trees haw reached even a greaH»r age. New /•aland was uctiwly engaged in afforeslation about the year HC 1701).

t'nhappiK much of tin- religious licanco of Co'od Friday is disappearing, and there is a wowing feeling to treat it just as any other day whenprecri'aitio'n gives place lo work.—Olago baily' Times.

At Rangiora Court on Tuesday u boy of Ihirteen. who could in>t write, made "his mark " when signing Ihe depositions. The } (() V lived outside the compulsory school area, and had not been to school for live years.

The Mataura Knsign asserts that the sphere, oi' activity for men in \ew Zealand is becoming more and more restricted owing to the invasion of women into industrial employment not previously open to Hum. and hints at the possibilily of the colony driliting into an Adam-! less Kden as a. consequence of its young men being compelled to emigrate elsewhere to lind an outlet for. their energies. i

Recently the Mayor and two councillors of !Mornington Borough were lined and ordered to pay costs at the instigation of a ratepayer for voting themselves free passes on the municipal tramwav. " Costs " have been, found to include a lawyer's bill of ,C-10 for P\nee<:es MM'! i i.<U Council decided to pay The ainouni out of thu rates, one councillor übjucliug.

Mr James Williamson of Fending ■has forwarded to the St. Louts Exhibition a violin which he has made of New Zealand woods. The laying of tarred macadam in the principal streets oi Pun'edih ia costing 4s per square yard, inclusive of all charges'. An ownoc of a dog in Masterton was called upon to destroy the animal because it had badly bitten a young child on the cheek the other day. Lieut. lvegevitch made a fruitless attempt to liberate Princess Louise of Sax-Coburg from a lunatic asylum at Lindenhof, Saxony, believi«g the Princess to be sane.

in connection with the uiimial election ol school committees which takes place shortly, last session a short Act was passed allowing wivus as well as husbands to vote. They can also, it ih interpreted, be elected as members of the committees.

Since tin? Dunedin electrical *ary have be** running, says the Otago Paily Times of Thursday; 1,280,000 passengers have been carried. I lining that lime the cars have covered 110,1)00 miles. These tacts are mentioned in connection with the i;rst lata I accident on Wednesday j«tt, when a sailmaker named Hansen was knocked down by a car and died from the injuries received.

The new theatre that is being erected at Uiebornc will seat one thousand persons, and is to cost AMOOO. It will boast a nicely Jilted dress-circle, with two hundred cast iron seats ol the most approved pattern, and a stage suitable for the repuireiuents of any travelling company. Special attention ?s being paid to tiie exit arrangements,which are to be equal to those of anv theatre ia the colony. The building is to be completed in August.

Admiral Sir .John Fisher paid a happy compliment to New Zealand ami its Premier ut the launch of the battleship which now bears the colony's name, it suems that JLU.S. .New Zealand wai launched some mihutes beiore the appointed time. Admiral .Fisher, in proposing success to the new warship, Inug-nWJy suggested that "a cablegram should be sent to Air Scddon congratulating him on the fact that JLM.S New Zealand was like the colony ami its Premier—in advance oi the times.''

Jtiliii 11,. Jvirljy, Ji largo lumber operator of Jioulslon, Tvx., says that tlic British Government is about to build 20,000 miles of railroad in Africa, and t'iiat the oross-tiey ipiiriid in 11 hj construction are to COUH! fii'oiti tin: Southern States. Air Jwliy, ivlm expects to get tt mrgc |)urt of the contract, say* the ties will cost 40,000,000d01. The line will not be :W,OUU long, hut with its connections will cover that distance, it is rually Mr Uecil Rhodes' old plan. It will traverse the entire continent, from north to south.

The ninth annual content-nee of the Commercial Travellers' Association is now sitting at Launceston. Tas. In a proposal to revise the constitution a clause to prohibit warehousemen from becoming member* raised strong opposition. New /.calami ami [South Australian representatives threatened withdrawal from the united body, but eventually a compromise by the Victorians was accepted, that the alteration should not lake ell'cct until after tile alteration of the constitution has been submitted and the whole matter dealt with.

Auckland volunteers, who ha\c been spending the holidays "playing lighting" \v#ro landed in rather a farcical position -because "someone had blundered." ± change of tactics had been ordered one party Lo prepare lor an attack at some unknown time. The opposing forcu* had received a similar order through a mistake on someone's part, and remained at aome mil<V distance, also prepared Lo be subjected Lo a sevcie assault. The expect#*! nettle did not come off, therefore, and the men no doubt felt, so'mewhal pro mi at the "fdinmess" apparent amongst their officers in their ability to keep out of trouble.

11c l'irani, who retired from iiolitics after the last Parliament, and withdrew from I'aJinerston is understood to be working quietly, and will try a bout.witli Mr Wili'ord at the ptoper time, lie is devoting himself particularly to pungent criticism of Government methods through the medium ol his pap«r, and aiming for the women's vut.e bv throwing himself in a whole-souied lashioii into the vortex of social duties, i'l is, of course, K>o early yet to speculate as to his cluiuaes, hut it is evident that he lias determined to give the present iiioruber a run lor his money when the tim« conies for political IjHtttUi.

.1 im the IVnman might have lmen able to turn his taluiits to very prolitabh; account in West Australia. Upon the north-went coast, at places Kke Jlruoiue, there is vt.i;y little coin in eirculalion, and paper tokens are exchanged instead. Many of theso come into the possession ol the Fedei'al Treasurer and his olliaers. It seems that hanking tions ill West Australia guarantee to meet the paper money issued by curtain linns up to a certain ainouni. Tho tokens take the slmpo (4' notes or 1.0.1J.'5, and aro fa* 2s On, ."is, 10s, or £,l. Wages are patt piith thi ii, and goods lire purebasntl at the local stores, ilost of tin i.rtinans living in these districts leave their families in IVrt li or other towns 'down south. They remit money to their wives or children every week, and present th« notes described at the post office in order to ul'tain post ollice oi-ders. The postal ollicials send these ' notes " to tlie nearest branch of the Treasury, anil it then cashes Hum at the bank which guarantees thtun.

Ihe heavy rain of Monday night and yesterday caused another heavy iresh in the Jlemii stream, interfering' with the work of const ruction o!' the wwrtern pier of the new bridge. A mo?e serious mailer was the danger of another interruption of the town water supply. It, i* staK'd thai the contractor desired to continue work on Sunday so as lo render everything safe, but was prevented from doing so by the police. Whilsl ljri« uctiou may be i|uile witliiiT Uie scope of the law it seems very much like straining the act to construe it, so closely when its strict observance may mean the di> pri\al ion of the ulmie coiniminity'H watei' supply. JI. is nil old time saying that " the law is a liiish," and occasionally tlu- fact is impressed upon the people in a most unpleasant iy realistic munnvr.

Hi' H'. T. .JeniiijiHS, M.II.Ji. I'm' who is ul. present in UelliiiK'ion. tlic T'imes reports. interviewed on HiUunkij on mat tors connected with his electorate. A deputation was introclucerf to llio lion. .Mi- Mctiownn, consist ini? ol Messrs H. l'ie;ott (chairman t'lillon County (.'ounrilj and .Mr uliver. Il was poinleil out that the recent I!t io(I s had destroyed the .Mind bridge and the sel tiers I'cuild not carry Ihetr milk lo tite creamery. nor could tlie.y .eel Ihe necessa rteS of ii le come.wd without ereat dillinilu l ' 1"' Un'isler said iie had a lehu'rt ti'oni Hie road engineer, and he Would reromniund tliai the (lovvrn#ivr the count r\ |,„|,n.| |' r ,r pound sul.sidy ior the re-erecl ion hridg,.. The matter oi various toads in !he Kgmimi elect orate was also hroiiH'iit under notice oi the ■Minister. .Mr Jennings also iu'ervlr'ni'd II"' lion. Air ('arroll on mailers m connection with his depart inc-nl, (lie principal one Ileitis the *' l ' ''' * ,,( 'tions at Tamnarunui township. '['li,. clyims oi |J K . .M■ liner Trust Hoard were brought 1111Ht'i' 1 1"' 110 lnvof | In. | ll)n sjl . j (I. Ward, as v.ell as the necessity of le.'ephonic communication in FVtnonl oullyine <lis!ricts. Mr Je'n-niliL'-s elsii .snel'vct,.,; tif lur ;lu ' purpose ol iliSU'ucline- Krl tiers wiial, to do In first aid when accidents occur.

Nearly £loo' was taken at the gates at' the Stag sports on 'Monday*

At a special meeting of the Borough Cotnicil yesterday inbrniit/; the revised scale of abattoir charges was adopted, to obtain for six months.

Mohammed Umar Khan, brother of the Ameer of Afghanistan, shot and severely wounded his half-bro-ther, N'asir Mullah Khan, during the course of a quarrel.

Sir (Jeorge Turner (Federal Premier) was waylaid by footpads in Melbourne. and robbed of h gold presentation watch and chain.

Intending exhibitors at the Horticultural Society's autumn show are reminded that entries will positively close aI, the Theatre Koyal at eight o'clock to-night. Entries are coming in freely from all parts of the district. The Flttmm Oomain Hoard is considering means* lor the extinction of hytting by bookmakers on Taumata Park, arid a coinmilttA' has been appointed to revise the by-laws with that object in view,

Work at the Waitmra freezing works has not been hindered by the lire which occurred on Sunday. Sufficient repairs have been effected to enable killing operations to go on as if no mteruption had occurred.

A practical joker received a severe shock recently. He pulled away a chair just ns a gentleman was about to sit down. The result wns a broken neck and instantaneous death to the vic.tim of the joke. The joker lias yet to be dealt with in the Hungarian courts. The Elthum "Argus states that Dr. Harrison has consented to act as lodge surgeon to the Loyal Opunakc Lodge. This will be welcome news to the Oddfellows at Opunake, asthe appointment of a medical officer has proved a troublesome matter to members.

It is not often that complaints are made of inattention to business on the part of New Plymouth cabmen, but rather an unpleasant case was brought under the notice of a News representative yesterday. A local resident desired to move a patient at a late hour, and though he offered to pay handsomely no one would go out in the wet ami darkness of the night. When human life may'hang in the balance it is not usual to find a little discomfort stand in the way of a service, and a feeling of disappointment is engendered when one hears of an instance such as this of digression from the standard of colonial hospitality and readiness to help those in distress.

A correspondent wrilitt to know if I here is any bye-law relaUiif. 1 ; lo persons cycling or driving at night without lights, and asks if the police have any authority to deal with cases coining under their observation. Instances are freijiently reported of inoffensive passengers being almost (loum lo death by some stenllhy cyclist's unheard advance, the machine being itpially innocent of bell or lijjlit.

Somewhat of a contretemps nccurivd on the Powderham Street bridge on Monday evening. Two vehicles upproached the bridge in leisurely fashion from opposite sides each equally free from the adornment of a light:. The drivers. not noticing the simultaneous approach, ptirsuwl their way in un atmosphere of unruffled calm until they suddenly found themselves face to face on the bridge. Little was said but doub'Ufss a good deal was thought, as one of the drivers slowly liacked his team otT the bridge. Probably the incident will have the effect of impressing upon two drivers at least the importance of carrying lights and. of keeping a lookout ahead, Gratuitous exhibitions such as these please the on-lool<ers, but are usually somewhat inclined to invest the tempers of the parties principally concerned with an •' edge."

The first " long night " of I»he Star Juniors will be held to-mor-row (Thursday) evening in the old I'Yei'inuxonV llali, Urou/'ham Street. Cents 2s, ladies provide.*

For reliable Boots, Shoes and Slippers at a low price go to DockriiJ's, Devon-street Central, where you will find the largest assortment in the district of Colonial, English, American, and Continental Manufactured Boots, Shoes mid Sliupers.*

A great slaughter of humar> animals, such as Fleas, Flies, Lice on Plants, on Fowls, on Horses, c* Children's Heads ; Cockroaches, &c. r will be ©fleeted by using Ikick s Mortein Insect Powder and Spreaders. Will kill within five minutes every fly in a closed room. Price, 1/ each. Bock's Mortein is world-fam-ed, Imt cunningly imitated. The public will kindly see that the proprietors' naane, X*. Bock and Co, is on every tin, as none is genuine without i\. All chemists and stores.* dy and stimulate the stomacn and Uver in*o a healthy actio**.

HOinAHVAY'y PIl-iLS AN J) OINTjMLONT. l.lyspepHia, Jaumlito. These complaints the result of o, disorganised liyer, which secretes bile in quality or -quantity incapalilo of digesting l'otrd. Digestion mjuireß a free llow of -healthy hile, to ensure which Mollowuy's J x ills and (.JinLineiit lutve long Ireen famous, far oclipyihg every other iturdicine. Fowl, irregularity of eatiHg, clinuile und other causes are constantly throwing the liver into disorder, but that important orgun can soon be regulated uml healthily adjusted by llolloway's Pills and Ointment, which act directly upon its vital Hecrytion. Thp Ointment rul/bcd on tiiv skin j»enelratys imnuvdiately to the liver, wiiose blood ami m-rves it recti ties. One. trial is all that is needed, a cure will sm.m follow.*