NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 92, 22 April 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Ureal Britain demands a heavy indemnity from Nicaragua for the seizure of Cayman vessels. Three hundred girls have been excluded from the higher schools of St. Petersburg for taking pari ill a seditious demonstration.

Mr \V. F. Powell, American Minister to the Dominican Republic, has threatened to seize the customs to protect Americans against foreign) creditors.

The Chief-Postmaster is advised that the Auckland-San Francisco despatch of mails on 18th March arrived in ijondon on the night of the 18th instant.

Mr LI. Shotlunder, well-known locally, has a notice in this issue in regard to the Inglewoodi Railway Hotel, which, is well furnished and excellently managed in every department. At the annual meeting of the Wei-, lington Patent Slip Company. a dividend of eight per cent., and a bonus of 2s per share was declared. The amount carried forward is £l9Bl (is Bd.

To-day Messrs Rewley and Orifliih will hold a. clearing sale of Captain Rodger's furniture at his residence, Eliot Street, when they will to oiler of useful articles. The sale is at 2.i10 p.m.

At Wellington Dr. McArthiir, S.M. yesterday held that "two-np" was a game of chance pure and simple, and recorded a conviction and a penalty of £:> in one of several cases, others being deferred to allow of 'an appieal. The Educlaitjion Department has agreed to the suggestion of the Victoria College Council that the examination for National Scholar ships should also lw the test for the Queen's Scholarships. thus a\oidiny the neccssitj; lojj an exiM examination.

The Rangitikei 'Advocate Bw The Ashburton County Council K&fl voted £IOO to thfl battleahifi plate presentation fluid, a stdkingj instance of shoddy patriotism al W.e expense of the ratepayers. Masterton is also taking steps to collect children's pennies for the same purpose.

Since his purchase of tile wellknown grocery anil general provision merchant's business of Mr 11. W. Cars-tens in Ingluwood, Mr (!. Leech has largely extended his sphere of operations. Drapery receives attention, this department being under Mrs Leech's supervisiiii, and dressmaking and millinery are under expert management. A business notice appears elsewhere.

The Drui'ds held their annual social in the Foresters' llall on Thursday evening. There was a very large attendance and the enjoyment seemed to be hearty and colli inuous. Amongst the brethren present were visitors: from Jnglewood and Eltham. Mr. V. lieale acted as M.C., and Mr Hooper supplied the music, extra, dances being played by (lie .Misses Wells, I'earce and i'Viole. Dancing was continued until well into the small hours of the morning.

The Kev. tiger ton Young arrives from Auckland this morning. lie Iras just, completed a series of lecture entertainments which have drawn crowded audiences. I'ress notices from England, tile United States, Canada and Auckland all speak in highly complimentary terms of the lecturer and his work. l''or particulars as to sale of tickets readers are referred to the advertisement, in another column. (liven a line evening, a successful result should be realised.

An East Coast paper chronicles a record motor-bicycle's record run of forty miles from Napier to Waipawa in one hour ami forty minutes. Unite recently Air Annus Cameron, or Messrs CanjKell and George, mounted on his " Minerva " motor cycle, built in the linn's establishment. in lOgmont Street, covered the distance from Ingjlewoo'd to New Plymouth, nearly eighteen miles, in twenty-nine minules. The ordinary passengier trains lake sixty-live minutes on this run, and the express 17 minutes.

A very much battered and bandaged i:n|ilivid ■ rejQicing in the name of John Smith confronted Magisirute Stanford at Wang-a-nui, says the Herald. The immediate cause of his undoing was drink, under ihe influence of which he savagely attacked an unoffending bucket in the ceil. The bucket was destroyed, and Smith's head was so badly cut aJlfoul during the process that a duotor had to be called in to dress I lie wounds. The offender pleaded guilty and was lined 5s and costs, in default. of seven days' imprisonment for drunkenness, and was also dnhited with the cost of the bucket and medical atlendamce. Sergeant Norwood said Smi 1 h had lis, which Air Stanford said must go to pay Die doctor.

'l'liu development, of the dnirvinpjindustry in the Auckland province is truly remarkable, and the results idready attained go towards bearing out the statement. made in ihis.journal six years ago lluit. Auckland would become the greatest producer of bit tier and cheese of all the provinces in New Zealand. In IS'.)'.) Auckland exported ]<>,U22 boxes of butter : in I'JOU yii.SJl boxes . in I'JOl* ;!8,108 boxes; 1 «)()!>, -19.15U boxes; 19015. 71,;t85 boxes, and tor the 1901 season just ended, a total of al least 102,000 boxes have be»'n exported. It is possible that, when the uctuul returns of butler shipped to Australia, South Africa and Ihe I'aeilic Islands- arc made up, this amount will lie increased. Yhis season's exports are made up of '.Hi, 1 ,!S; boxes actually shipped to (Jreat 111 itain, and J2,000 boxes are estimated for Austilal'ifan, South \frican .nnd South Seas exports'. Considering that last year lo,£><)() boxes were oxported from Auckland to these places. an estimate of 12,000 Uoxes lor this season should bo well within the nia rk.—Herald.

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