The Daily News. SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1904, NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 111, 14 May 1904, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1904, NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Department of Agriculture has sent an order Home for eight Kerry cattle. Six Shorthorns recently ordered will reach the colony in June.

There has been some doubt lately as to whether the Wellington industrial Exhibition would beheld at the end of the year as proposed, there being some difficulty in rogard to a site. Prospects are now, however, a Press Association message states, more hopeful, and every effort Is being maide to prevent a postponement.

Mr Hutchison, S.M., yesterday gave judgment in the case New Plymouth Fire Brigade against Cleland. The S.M. ruled that, the brigade having power to expel a member, Cleland did not now belong to it, and he therefore ordered the return of a uniform, for the return of which the suit was instituted, or its value, within two days.

Birmingham supplies encouraging evidence of the beneficial effect of the preferential tariff granted by New Zealand. The Daily Gazette, published in that city, says ■.—"The concession which our New Zealand friends have made has resulted in' bringing to Birmingham for the first time a large order that for years past has gone to Germany. Naturally the colonists desire, whenever possible, to trade with their kinsmen in the Motlier Country, and we are now receiving instances of the eifect of preferential treatment in the fostering of trade between the Mother Country and her daughter States. If only the same spirit were displayed In this country towards the colonics the advantage would be great indeed, and our supremacy in the colonial markets could not be shaken."

The now field gun for t: 3 British army is a marvellous production. So rapid is the firo that the batteries may bo reduced from six guns to four in three years' time, when re-arining is complete. The gun is adapted from the French pattern, and at recent trials at Okehninpton has established a record of twenty-five rounds per minute. This rate of fire is unsurpassed by any Held gun in Europe. Its cost, complete with carriage, is about £6OO, and about 1100 guns will bo iietfl.-J, i..living an expenditure of about a million sterling. Experiments with the new gun have extended over two years, and it has now a range of over 10,000 yards. A new time fuse hns been invented, and this enables a shrapnel shell to burst effectively at nearly 7000 yards—an enormous advance in gunnery.

The motor waggon imported by Mr McCullujn, of Okato, made a very successful trip from New Plymouth to (J ka to ond back yesterday. The journey out with a load of tl tons scwt occupied 4hrs smin, but the time would have been less had it not been for the fact that a considerable length of the road had jufjt been nowly metalled. Coming ))ack much better time was made, thp returfi {.rip only occupying 2 hours 18min. The motor, which we believe is the first of the kind in the colony, Is known as a Milner's Diamler lorry, and was built at Coventry. It bus a carrying capacity of five tons, and is engined with a 25 h.p. petrol motor with four cylinders. The waggon has Tin iron tires, and upon a road in fair order can easily take a load of five tons. It is Mr McCullum's intention to rust the waggon 'between New Plymouth, Okato and llahotu, and no doubt 110 will be liberally patronised in the way of freight. The waggon was obtained from Messrs W. A. Ryan and Co., Ltd., Auckland, for whom Messrs Okey and Rollo ore the agents in Taranaki. We look upon this motor waggon as the forerunner of many such vehicles in the Taranaki district, where a very large field fpr their usefulpesp pxjs'ts.

In Wellington an extraordinary medical case is being heard. Dr. Chappie is suing Mr Jonn Plimmer, socalled "Father of Wellington," who is ninety years of ago, for £IBB for medical services. As a counter-claim defendant charges plaintiff with unskilful treatment, and further avers that during the time the plaintiff was acting as medical adviser, as aforesaid, he. look advantage of his visits to the defendant, in that capacity, to induce or encourage the defendant, who was then enfeebled by extreme age, to enter into a speculation in land involving the expenditure of large sums of money, in which speculation he (the plaintiff) participated for his own gain, and the effect of this speculation was to cause the defendant worry and unxi.ety, so that the defendant uas jnugh injured in heajth and constitution, and underwent great suffering both in body and mjnd. And the defendant claims to Recover from the plaintiff the sum of £2OO. In his evidence plaintiff stated that his troatment of defendant was right and proper in every respect. As to the speculation, he said the transaction referred to was the Makerua swamp purchase, by which l'limuier has benefited to the amount of £;10,00U, Plaintiff further alleged that he was dismissed as medical adviser not by deiendant, but by defendant's sons, and that the reason of his dismissal and the charges against him was that he lield prohibition views, and would not desist his candidature for Wellington bench in the prohibition interest. The case was, according to JaJ,est Wellington files, still proceeding.

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At Tikorangi, on Thursday, the Waitara Mail reports, Mi- Rowan, Stock Inspector, inoculated 7-50 calves as a precaution against blackleg. The animals belonged to eleven difl'erent, settlers.

The Stratford Acclimatisation Society is laying informations against several poachers. One is being laid against a man for shooting a hen pheasant. The snwmillers are meeting the society on very reasonable terms, and are doing the best to mitigate tlie evil of sawdust.— Post.

A Japanese paper just to hand by the mail contains an interesting story of a curious adventure which befel the Japanese cruiser Takachiho when on its way, under Admiral L'riu to attack the Russians at Chemulplio. When near the latter place, the look-out of the cruiser saw a large whale a hundred feet long taking the air on the surface of the sea. Thinking the whale would move away, the cruiser kept on her course, with the result that the huge creature was cut in two by the keel of the warship, which was doing eighteen knots an hour. The sea for hundreds of yards around became red with the blood of the whale, and the warship steamed for over a mile in the crimsoned stream. On the masthead of the same ship a hawk was perched, and was caught during one of the battles of the Chino-Japanese I war. The hawk is regarded ns a war bird in Japan, and consequently the | Takachiho was considered to be specially favoured by the god of battle.

Whiteley Memorial Church, Sunday May 15th : Preacher, Rev. J. N. lluttle. Subjects : Morning, " A Plea for Prayer,"' evening, " Saul Rejected of God."*

Shareholders of tho Equitablo Building Society will note the next pay -day is Monday next. Subscriptions will be payable at tho Society's oflice, Currie-street, between tho hours of 9 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. ; 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.*

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

The best medicine known is Sander & Sons' Eucalypti Extract, and its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, and influenza mako reliei instantaneous. For serious cases, anil accidents of ail kinds, be they wounds, burns, scftldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling, no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diptheria, bronchitis, Inflammation of lungs, swelling, etc. diarrhoea, dysentry, diseases of the kidnrys, and urinary organs. Sander and dons' Eucalypti Extract ig In use at hospitals and clinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy; crowned with medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, An,s-«ir-dam. Trust in this approved and re« lert nil oth«r.-i.—Advt. ON THE FOURTH PAGE. Commercial. Divine Services. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Public Trustee—Notice re accounts in the estate of the late Joseph Kirk, of Hahotu. St. Mary's Hall—Concert on Thursday next in aid of new organ fund. Jas. Sanderson.—Tenders invited for alterations to High School. New Plymouth Investment and Loan Society—Annual meeting on Monday next, May 10th. Subscriptions payable to-day. Seventh Day A'dventists—Service at Duller Street tent to-morrow evening. Williamson Opera Company—Performance of '"A Country Girl " and "My Lady Molly " on 26th and 27th inst. Herr l'Yiedentiml—Piano recital on FridaJ- next. Military Bazaar Committee—Notice of thanks to ladies who assisted. .lohn Mynott—Agent for Bjornstad and Stacy's medicated tablets. Embury Bros.—lnvite inspection of windows, and of stock of millinery. McEwen Ilros.—Draw attention to big bargain sale of boots.