NEWS OF THE DAY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 126, 1 June 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

The test this month of one supplier to the Norsowood dairy factory reached 7.4. The Otago winter show opens at Dunedin to-day, and is attracting a large number of visitors. To-day marks the anniversary of the proclamation of West Australia as a British Crowh colony, in 1829. The funeral of the late Roy McK. Giddy takes place this afternoon at Te Menui. The Antarctic exploring ships Discovery and Morning are to leave J Lyttelton for England on Tuesday next. Several of the school buildings in the district are to be painted, and 'tenders for the worE are now invited. Grumblings, loud and deep, are heard amongst milk suppliers in sevoral districts a?? to the reduction in the price of butter fat to sevenpence per pound.,—Pahiatua Herald. The terms of surrender submitted to the conference of Boer leaders at Vereeniging were signed at Pretoria two years ago yesterday, and peace proclaimed the next day (Juno Ist). The hemp brokers at Wellington have formed an association for the purpose of establishing a scale of charges which they expect will be mutually satisfactory to growers and brokers. The meetings of the carnivals and exhibition committees did not eventuate lust night, owing to the rough weather. The finance committee's recommendations will therefore bo discussed at next week's meeting. The Otago Daily Times, a press wire states, says a hitch has occurred m connection with the re-forma-tion of tho FJourmillcS's' Association, which promises to postpone the coming into operation of tho new agreement. The 'i'aranaki Acclimatisation Society has accepted the tender of Messrs Russell and Sons for concreting the fish ponds in the Recreation (iiounds, this work being rendered necessary by the depredations of the eels. The Wafroa Mounted Rifles decided at their annual meeting that In future if any member allows his rifle to be condemned through neglect he will be made to pay the cost of a new barrel. The decision seems fair enoucjli. The building trade is reported to tie brisk in tho Auckland district contractors in the country are offering lis per day to carpenters and expenses paid to and from the job. They find it very hard even then to get men. Speaking to the Railway, Society's deputation at Wellington, the Minister for Railways remarked upon the large number of applicants for employment in the railway service. On the previous day ha had received from all liarts of the colony 80 letters asking for positions. A couple of worshippers at the shrine of I'.ncchus, whose zeal outran their discretion, were afforded a rest-ing-place in tlm cells- at the Police Station last evening. This morning they will appear amid the cold and formal surroundings of the Police Court. The Chief Postmaster advises that tho Sydney-Vancouver despatch of thg 19th of April arrived in London on the morning of the 28th inst., and the Melbourne-Naples despatch of the 27th of April arrived in London on the afternoon of the 29th inst, Mr Newton King has generously offered to place his- garden at the disposal of the Education Board's botanical classes to be conducted here at the end of this month. Needless to say, Mr Spencer, the Board's inspector, accepted tho offer with alacrity. Unfortunately for the students. fruit is "oil." Subscriptions from 159 schools aggregating £BD 14s, have been received at Timaru on behalf of the children's battleship presentation fund. Returns have yet to come in roni 1000 schools. For the adults' lund a total ol £250 has been received so far by the committee, most ol which has been subscribed in "Canterbury.

In the report of the Fitzroy concert, published in yesterday ' morning s issue, it was omitted to mention that tho accompaniments of the various vocal items wcro well and aynipathot'ically played, very complimentary remarks being made of this portion of the entertainment. The accompanists were Mesdames A. F. Smith and Pope, and Miss Standish. The Mayor of Wanganui has teleg' aplied Mr Seddon and Sir Joseph Ward .for Government assistance in restoring communication in the interior on roads greatly damaged by the recent rains and floods. Many settlers are completely cut off from supplies, and will suffer severely unless at onco relieved. An ingenious plea of a Maori who was charged with having failed to register a dog at was that he was a subject of King Mahuta, not of King Edward. He wus not seized for high treason, but his bold assertion did not savo him irom th' l consequence of -breaking the pakelva laws. On Tuesday morning Mr T. Hutchison, coroner, pivsided at an inquest on the body of the boy Roy | Giddy, who was killed by a kick froin a cow whilst milking on Iris father's faim at King Road on Monday morning, Evidence jvas given as to the blow, an<i by Dr. Home to the effect that this was the cause of death, lhe verdict was one of accidental death. The police were represented by Constable Woods, who had visited the scene o[ the fatality on MonAir J, A Millar, one of the members lor Dunedin, addressed his constituents on Monday night. I n the course ol his remarks he spoke in avour ol the education reforms of last session, and supported the Prolerential Tariff Act, though he Warned the Government for its administration of it. He would not support any enormous sacrifice on tho part of this colony ,f the Motherland was not going to do something for us He strongly favoured the leasehold m preference to ireWiold. At considerable trouble Mr ,J (! flarkness, the Secretary' u [ tf,,, V, ' al'tim tT AssHcillUun ' '»<» objtainof ii ! "f approximate amount a gross total of 20,500 boxks. Thit S a greater quanlity than the Secrcthat Uu' p . atol - IJt '' however, thinks Win Uu ! t (1 ls 1101 more stored than will meet the ruq„j roments local| f Uie next four months.

Socialism may have a temporary attraction, says the Melbourne Argus, but it has only to be viewed as a whole to become repugnant to lhe people. Apart irom its morality Is economic failure is assured. Probably it has far less chance of sinless than the "Equality and Fraternity of the French Revolution. II I-S significant indeed that the. "national workshops" of France in 1818 (lid not endure as many months as the political socialism'of the previous epoch lasted years. The real question with theso delusions is how much mischief may be worked before they are dispelled.

Some excitement, was caused in ■Vlhens a few weeks ago by a student of the university who suddenly setup business as a bootblack in the Concord Square. The learned bootblack realised a considerable sum the first day, and came out as a poet in one ol Hie evening papers. The incident is much commented on, as showing how Greece is tang overrun by an intellectual proletariat, which simply knows not how to earn its living after it has bam highly educated. 1 lie country swarms with patientless doctors and briefless barristers, while there is a great demand for men to till the soil, whom it is difficult to i find. \

lhe rainfall at Wellington for Mav was 5.58 inches, for 15 wet davs, against 8.95 on 18 days last, vear iQ?n aV °?P. raiftfull f °>' May 'since 1870 is 4$ inches.

It is notified in another column that children who have been attending the Central School, and who have not yet recovered their books etc., since the fire, should meet at o'clock this marning to claim their property.

Tt is stated that officers commanding volunteer corps have received instructions, tinder a mobilisation order, to ascertain tiie address and easiest way of finding every member in an emergency, and to inform the men that if called upon they must •turn out expeditiously with a full Kit.

Die anti-corset enthusiasts, who are directing their attacks on the Indies who cling to these much-abu* ed supports, should be interested to know that the London stav shops uro doing a large trade in men's corsets. Some men are particular about shapes, while others are fastidious as to colour am! boning. The demand has been strong this veur among military 11101, whose uniforms look much smarter if worn over a defined waist. Tho "frock" overcoat lias also increased the demand. The giey corsets of a couple of years nu"o havo given place to blue and pink silk with dainty lacings and finishings.

Does this circular forecast another rise in the price of timber ?—"At a meeting of tho Sawmillers' Central Committee held at Wellington 011 13th May, the tollowing resolution proposed by Mr McGregor, and seconded by Mr P. Bartholomew, was carried : (a) That each association be asked to appoint delegates for a committee to formulato a scheme to limit output according to demand, (b) That there bo closer combination of sawmillers in both islands. (c) All associations to work on the same lines, (d) To define relations between timber merchants and sawmillers. A meeting to consider the above resolution Is hereby convened to be held at the Royal Oak Hotel, Wellington. 011 Ist June, 1904, at 10 a.m. It is important that delegates should bo Invested with full powers by their various associations."

A Router's telegram states tliat tho United States census estimate for 1903 shows tho population of the United States, excluding Alaska and tho annexed islands, to amount to 79,900,000, being an increase of 3,906,000 since 1900. Tho estimated population o! tho jjrincipal cities are —New York, 3,716,000 ; Chicago, 1,874,000 ; Philadelphia,. .1,368,000 ; St. Louis, 800,000. A population of 50,000,000, of whom 70,000,000 are white men of exceptional energy and intelligence, speaking the English language and living under the An-glo-Saxon institutions is a tremendous fact. 11 the V'lvion, us we trust and. believe she will, escaiies internal convulsions, she must rise in the next quarter of a century—that is, before middle-aged men alive to-day are very old men—to a posit ion of power and influence to which history hardly affords a parallel.

Tiie author of "Letters from a SelfMade Merchant to His Son" knows .'jomething about matrimony an well as business. When I speak of a fellow's being boss in his own home, he says, I simply mean that, in a broad way he'n going to shape the policy of the concern. When a man goes sticking his nose into I hi'running of the house he's apt to get it tweaked, and while he's busy drawing it back out of danger he's apt to get his leg pulled, too. You let your wifo tend to the housekeeping, and you focus on earning with which she can keep house. Of course, in onu way, it's mighty nice of a man to help around the place, but it's been my experience (hat the fellow who tends to all the small jobs at home never get anything else to tend to at the ofhee. In the end, it's usuiUly cheaper U) give all your attention to your business and to hire a plumber.

When the Eltham Fire Brigade was formed two or tlirco years ago, ill consequence of several lires liuving occurred and mastered the jirlmj-ti ve bucket and ladder crew, it was decided to purchase a disused manual | engine from Hawera. This was done, at a cost of £IOO or so, and it was fervently hoped that the people of the town would follow the example of ono or two liberal property-own-ers in donating sums of money to pay for the engine. They did not do so, however, and though the brigade has striven to raise the requisite cash there still remains a deficit., and Hawera wants to be paid. The secretary of the brigade at. the time the engine was purchased left the town just afterwards, aivd is now residing in an adjacent district. He Is to find the money or explain matters to the satisfaction of tho vendors and the Stipendiary Magistrate. Seeing that the old manual did such excellent work at the fire at Eltham on on Saturday night in saving the new post office there should 'be 110 difficulty in obtaining enough funds to put the brigade in credit,.

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