NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 93, 23 April 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr. Gji Fair has his staff busy in erecting the boring plan tand necessary buildings at Moturoa. It is understood that the Taranaikli vetwiainS) ;will parade at tho unveiling ceremony on Thursdnj' next. A notice will I'e given al the earliest possible moment. Rev. Egerton Young has, lie says, enjoyed every minute he has spent in New Zealand, and sees no reason why this should not become the " Britain of the South." The annual meeting of the i'araniiki Acclimatisation Society will be held this afternoon. All those who are ink-rested in such matters are cordially invited to attend.

Te Ilcnui bridge contract is now proceeding fairly rapidly, the concrete abutments being practically • inislied, ami the contractor preparing to make a start on the trusses. " Feet bleeding, bones aching, lace frozen, nerves unstrung."—so Mr Young described some of his hardships during his missionary work in the American lands of tho snows. A train leaves the New Plymouth station this mornmg 'at (i.15 for the 'bVejikwater, meeting tte Takupuna on her arrival from Onehenga. The usual 8.20 train will connect with the steamer to-night. ' M'r Gitilious, borough, engineer, reports that the contractor has made better progress lately on the intake tunnel contract. A distance of 88ft has been driven from the shaft towards the side drive, and 81ft in the other direction. Operations are also progressing at the intake. They are cutting down State expenses in Tasmania. A cable received ycstcrdai from 110-bart ' stales that the Governor's Salary Bill, which provides foil a salary of £IBOO for future Governors, with no provision for a private secretary, was l reau a second lime.

The Recreation Ground.-, Board lias written to the Borough Council asking them to take action ugain.-.t bookmakers for bftfinig i'lij the liecreation Grounds, and the Council has decided to join with the Board in any action taken in this direction.

All efforts to float the s.s. Kapiti which grounded ut I'atca about a week ago, have failed. A Wellington wire received ut a late hour last night stated that the Mana had left that, port with launching gear to endeavour to refloat the stranded .steamer. The first attempt will be made this morning. His Worship the Mayor has received from the Koyal Humane Society of .New Zealand a framed letter of commendution in recognition of the act of 'bravery by Mi- Edward Kelchart on the occasion of the late drowning accident at Te lleinii, and this will be presented to Mm by His Excellency the Governor oil Thursday next. The amount of rates levied In the. borough for the year ended March ;il last was £60(30 Us sd, and 41-13 9s (id arrears were brought forward from the previous year, ma.king a tola! of £070:1 lis lid. Out of tliis .Mr iSelhinger collected £(i(ißs 5s 2d up to the emd of the year. A sum of £1 Ids Idd was written off, having only £l(s His lOd outstanding. A portion id' this has since been paid. The Works Committee of the Borough Cou-ncil has decided to inform Sergeant Haddrell, in answer to his letter re the provision of life-Kilies,' (hat the Council is bavifaij a lifeline placet! at the east end bathing shed, but cnimol( see its wo.v to lake any further option. Mr lladdreil's was to place I he. lines at intervals along the seafront.

The funeral of the late Mrs Walsh took place on Friday afternoon. There was a large procession of representative settlers, including many old residents of the district. By special wish of the deceased, the six pall-bearers were old members of the Kird Regiment, to which her husband .belonged, and of wlioin there ure only six or seven now living in this district. The funeral service was conducted by the Very Rev. Dean McKenna. A business man in Te Aro evidently deals with a brisk class of customer if a notice posted on his window is any criterion (says the 5.7.. Times). It is us follows-.—•■Notice! A man is specially cngng'cd and kept on the premises to do all the shouting, cursing and sweuring that is required in this establishment. A dog is kept to do all the barking. Our lighting man and clmcker-out has won seventy-two prize-lights, and lias never been beaten. An undertaker culls here every morning for orders.

Tin' church-goers o( Xcw I'lvinouth would not. perhaps, like scrinons nf lour hours' duniUou, bill Hrv. Young assured his hearers lusl evening Hint when he was engaged in missionary work in Canada lie used, on arriving at a native village, to allow his Indian converts to preaca and sing (o Hie people, and then he himself would deliver a speech or sermon lasting about four hours. And the lecturer iurlher remarked that every eye and nil attention was riveted on him during I lie whole speech. At Stratford on Thursday the Turnnnki Presbytery resolved by S to 'l, on the motion of the I!cv. 11. Unison, That this meeting, while desirous of cherishing friendly feeling l toward the Evangelical Churches, docs not think further proceedings for union of the i'l'eslb.vtcrian, Methodist, and Congregational Churches is in the best interest of the cause of Christ, and recommend the termination of Die movement, but that steps be taken to secure a conference re the alleged overlapping of the Evangelical Churches.

His Worship the Mayor wired ve.sterday to Uis Excellency the (!oveinor to the effect that the people liere were very anxious to have a warship „, i|, o harbour next week when the unveiling of hatchments at St. Mary's Church takes place. Major Alexander replied hj, lb, effect' tltal 11.M.5. Psvckc will be here There „„,„,, , u ,,. y ; laranaki who have m , Vul . ,„,,,„ aboard a. man-or-war. and as Ihe slup wili be thrown open to vi.i,. >'••> .I'll advantage will doubtless '■"' garden party , m T | mi , s(lily |;(s( L Vcsorday -aiienioou. Hi,. M;uo,vss '?"■"■ <. I .«'K) presiding. |, u , lscl ,_ cided that, the wet Heather 1,-mn,r «"»I'VH«I .bep0.Mp0ne,,,,,,, ~f' Ul^ Tl'"',', wlm 'V V,IS ""' ""' l""'l'-.i.se " idiising ninds ,„ „,«| 1)f ,„,. ~,,,_ I'W-' lor Ji,,ori (lirls i„ Auckland Hie I'heatre Uoyal should be ™ V,l '" r |l a " "At Home," to which Ins Excellency the Governor wili 1)11 '"vil.'d. The commute are ,„■„- '"'"'■' "" —on tea, n musical proS !'""! 1 "' "'"' >■<»"* >'"<• the dispos- ;.; ;; **«**. etc., », ..i,i „ f ~„. '""'*■ " !;; hoped Unit the nloris ")• I lie coma,in,.,, xi ill on this occasion l-e favoured by hue w,father

J'!'" Ib'V. Fwerlon It. Young, ,|, ( . I'"'-"/'-'"!.",- of ''■•Uy' , 'l'iog''a'ud''(";',;? > ;, I'-'.'i. and n0,,,. ,„!:,,■ .. v „, k , region':: of North''Am,. n Va "urnn'Z l>' ■' K"od aiidh-nc,. on i-Vid tv lll " i ' 1 "I Ibf Thculre Kovnl >''„',• i[ '■""I I ''-' of hours the audi,.,!,-,: Krrr k, 'l" will, U.eir nltenli.,l, wholly rneied „„ i lie lecturer whose «lory was empirically t,,!,| in a ,iK!lln " r I emnprlled a 11, ill ion . <""! 'b, bunion,,,,; irnils of (!„.,,-v. de"e!!l'" : '"' S ,i''! K " ! ' a '"''' " < ' i "'- , '" li iug anefdoies relet,.,l. The 'l rials "! Il: '' missionaries among ,j„. In _ '!'»" Iribes. in lands rou.'rcd wilh snow sei,.r.,l f, v , deep, and » leinperatuie about liii degrees belle: platform. Votes of thanks to the lecturer and 1o the rhainuan were carried by uccUuatiUou,

It is rumoured that the Montezuma dredge returns in tho Hokitika district will exceed seventy ounces for the present week. The funeral of tho late. Mr C. Allen, a Maori war veteran, leaves his late residence at Fizroy on Sunday at 2 p.m. At, the Borough Works Committee meeting on Thursday evening it was decided to obtain the necessary declaration in connection with the action of Messrs White and Dennett in saving Mr 0. Ha'ddrell from drowning a few weeks ago, mid return them to the Royal Humane Society.

Alter the return of the train from the breakwater last night the engine was engaged in shunting operations in the station yard. Suddenly tho locomotive collapsed, owing to an axle 'breaking. It is said that this was the engine that Ijrought the express train into New Plymouth, if so, then the passengers on that train must have narrowly escaped a horrible cnttstrophe, for had an eiujinu broken down whilst travelling at a rate of twenty miles an hour or over, the result would be too horrible to imagine. A gang, of men was kept bard at work for some time removing the engine from the rails. The miser sat amongst his gold. "I would not part," he said. "With half-a-guinea, tho' my life "Were to be forfeited." But influenza got him down, His breaths grew short and fewer—"Take all I've got,"he cried, " but give Me Woods' Great Peppermint Cure."