NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 137, 14 June 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr Newton King advertises that Mr Schofield's form and dairy stock have been withdrawn from sain.

A student ol the Gatton Agricultural Collega (Queensland) has been ■attacked by plague. The New South Wales Government. Meteorologist predicts heavy weather in the Tasnmn Ben. between Gabo and Wellington.

The estate of Mr Lovi Loiter, fa-ther-in-law of Lord Curzon, wiio tli«ci last week, is put down at tiiroo(fiiarters of a million.

The late Duke of Cambridge's pictures, silver, and china realised £77,000 fit Christie's, vnuliuling IU,100 guineas (or a Gain.slborough of the Duchess ol Gloucester.

A twe mf'c running re:ord was made by Alfred S '>rubb at Glasgow, the distance being covered in 9miii 8 :t-i>sec, beating Shrubb's own former record of 9min 17sec.

The theory is advanced that the socalled spotted fovcr in the Albury (N.S.W.) district is really phosphorus poisoning. Kabbit destruction is largely earned oft, and the poison, laid in furrows, is washed into crocks and water holes during the heavy rains and affects water used for drinking.

The lleniii bridge will be finished in tAout three weeks.

The municipal baths will bo closed till the end of July.

Tv.-o lumps are to he creeled en telephone post. l ; in 1.-cmon-slrcet.

A ni w paper, the Knpoiiga Mail, is to te issiud 011 \\ idnesdny under Uio proprietorship of Messrs .Nicholson and Lyes.

Severn! local journeyman plumbers have been warned of the serious consequences of performing sanitary plumbing work without first obtaining a license.

Twenty-live years ago the Borough Council ngreed to form, grade, and metal Cameron-street., a ratepayer there guaranteeing half the cost, and the work was to lie done as soon as possible. As yet) it has not been metalled.

The Waitara Mail reports that Mr C. Button (manager for Messrs Sole liros.), while making sausages on Monday morning got. his hand under the knife bf the machine, and two lingers of his lift hand wero taken oIT. lie went, into the hospital for medical attention.

The ar-lyitration matters between Messes Newing and llughes, of Mnnaia, and the New Plymouth High School Board' have been submitted to Messrs F. I*. Corkill and W. Cowem for settlement on the lines of the judgment -given in the Supreme Court by Mr Justice Edwards.

Mr (J. Witty, M.11.1i. for Hicoirton, informed an audience which he addressed the other evening at Addingilon that he had come out: to the colony in an emigrant ship with two shillings in liis pocket. Mr Witty is a colonist of whom New Zealand may well ho proud. Several rock-drillers at the Thames intend to proceed to South Africa under engagement to mining companies 011 the Cold Coast. The wages, it is stated, will lie IMu per month, and three months' vacation is to be allowed each year. It is a good thing to bo a rock-driller. The Federal Customs returns slum that the total amount of sugar )P*own in Queensland by white labour (luring the years 11)02-1903 is :ifi,ijliO tons-, and by black labour 131,000 tons'. During thy years llK'lll ioH";l ti i",1,1 H )l) \VUS ]mid ill bonuses. It is estimated I hat this year out of 12',),0110 tons, black labour ivill be i er:ponsi-ble fur 97,000 tons. The locul representative of the Royal Humane Society (Air F. T, Beliringer) has received a notification that a letter of commendation lias been awarded to tlio young man Hobble lor bravery in connection with the late drowning fatality at Te lienui. As Mr Robbie has left New Plymouth the award has been forwarded -direct to him.

Cr. Brooking mentioned last night that in Tiuiuru there was a regular tion against farmers killing their own nigs and selling the meat in the borough. It was suggested that the same provision be introduced here, and made to apply to bacon factories. The Act seems to provide, however, that a bona tide farmer may kill pigs and bring the meat into town for sale, if it is not. sold to tke butchers.

On Saturday evening some visitors from New Plymouth were present at a rehearsal of poi dances and -hakas now 'being prepared by the Maoris at Rahotu. The practice was held in the large whare belonging to Kahui, on whose invitation the visitors attended. These dunces will form part of tho programme at the New Plymouth Christmas Carnival, a Maori villago being among the attractions. 'fiie s-ite of the village will be on St. Michael's Square, and access to it will be gained through the exhibition buildings.

The Borough Finance Committee recommended last night that a small committee examine and report on the accounts before they come before the Finance Committee. Cr. Ahier wus the mover in the lirst instance, and had been simply appalled, he said, at the unbusinesslike milliner of pussing th«. accounts. Cr. Wood objected to such an important matter being referred to a subcommittee. The. recommendation was adopted on a division. Ayes : Crs. Wood, Brooking ami Medley. Noes': The Mayor and Crs. Cliff, Wilson, Collis, Carter, Browne, and Aliier.

Joseph Fielding Smith, the president of tho Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, to use the official naino of the Mormon sect, on his return to Salt Lake City from the Washington inquiry recentiv, held a family reunion first of all at his ollicial residence. His five wives und thirty-two children gave him a hearty welcome. Hand shaking ami kisses occupied two hours. The families then returned to their several residences, where Smith visited each in turn. After that he attended a ineotmg of the church leaders to consider ways and means of smothering the new anti-Mormon society as a political party. 1

Some days ago the W'anganui Ileiv aid made reference to the fact that 'in Imperial war decoration hud been awarded to a Lieutenant Town lev presumably as a New Zealander, but W £'Y lf T e di(l m,t "I'l'oar on the ■New Zealand contingent records \ ress Association message received last night from Wellington states Hat the following is supplied by Ma.ior-f.eneral Babington " Lieutenant W. V. Townley did not heong to any Now Zealand contingent, but to one from Queensland. His decoration was not. sent to this colony for presentation, and his name was included amongst the New Zealand awards 'by a clerical error of tho Imperial authorities."

lixtract from Mr Major's speech. at Manaia.as reported in the Witness; —"Mr SmiHi, member for New I'lv- , mouth, acting on behalf „f t jie School Commissioners, wanted certain conditions laid down in the education leases near Manaia thai would he most unfair to lessees, 1 settled Mr Smith in one act. I don't say this in a spirit of arrogance or brag. I said : 'Look here, Smith, this is an infernal |.iece of cheek, and if you persist in this sort of thing 1 will bring in a measure divesting the School Comniisaioners ol New l'lymoulh of the property on the Plains, and putting it in the hands of School Commissioners in South Taranaki, to be used for the advance of educational work here.' lie shut up like an oyster. lie and the others played a different tune thereafter." HOLLO WAY'S OINTMENT AND TILLS. Diseases »f the skin. No ooso of disease of the skin, he its nature what it may, lius failed to be benefited when these potent remedies have been properly applied, in scrotulous and scorbutic affections they are especially serviceable). Scurvy ami eruptions, which lmd resisted ail ■other modes of treatment, and gra(.sally become worse, have been completely cured by Uolloway's cooling Ointment nnd purifying wM( .£ root, out the disease from the blood itseii, and leave the constitution free from every morbid taint. ] n the nursery llolloway's Ointment should evcr . at H will give ease m sprains, contusions, burns scalds and infantile eruptions, and mav always sately |,e applied by any ordinary attendant*

important to sufferers from itlieuHimnJS, proprietors of Bock's UIMIMATIC I'OWDEK wish it known that every tin of their pow'Mr is sold with a guarantee. All (.hennrts or Storekeepers are authorised to refund the price paid to thos< not having benefited by the use ol U. Close on 500 Cured Cases are known to the proprietors, and the lollou'ing ore a few of those who inn.; kindly consented to have their names mentioned to induce other sufii rei-s to also benefit by tlis use of Hock's Rheumatic Powder--?",. R. Webb, Mafcotuku ; Thos. A. I'riiden', Kltham ; James Ilnrvoy, Mrs Hurt' and Mary Ann Horider, Ashhurst ■ W. 11. L/ikies, Pohangina; Joseph Cummerlield, I'oxton ; Jfaurace McCullum and Albert Burges, Waihl ; H. K. Dean. Patea : John Douglas, ITampden, Otago. All chemists and stores.*

A. subscription list for raising hinds for tho consumption annexo nt the local hospital is now placed in Iho Borough Council offices for pub'lic signature. At Ois-boine yesterday tile freezers' caso was concluded at tile Arbitration Court. It was announced that the award would be sent from Auckland. The wharf labourers' claim was then proceeded wil.li.

A case of tuberculosis in a very advanced stage, admitted to the local hospital a few months ago, has made remarkable progress from tho open-air treatment, living entirely in the open air on the verandah.

The Los Angeles Times (Un-itod States) has the following "A despatch from Port Arthur states that all is quiet there, and that militury bands play twice a week in the public sijjuare. The remainder of the time the inhabitants doubtless spend ■quietly but convivially in their cyclone cellars."

Cr. Medley is not one of those councillors who waste the time of the Borough Council by a flow of superfluous verbiage at meetings ; ill fact, he is one ol the silent, thoughtful sort. But Ms reputation sultered last night when the question of the Taranaki Hotel right-of-way came before the Council. Then a remark by the Mayor nettled him, considering it reflected on his personal integrity. But the brief passnge-at-arms was not of a serious nature.

"We have already reached the seventh week of llie wnr, and for Japan the outlook grew darker and darker. The Japanese have landed in Corea in such insufficient numbers that we do not even know whether we shall Imve anyone to fight. Founded on ostentation and self-conceit, the Japanese plan is collapsing like a castle of sand when washed by the nea. Neither personal bravery, nor a vast military onganisatiom—if indeed such exists—call save J a pan from the melancholy consequences of the doom whiuh she prepared for herself."— Svet, St. Petersburg. A special meeting of the committee of the New Plymouth auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society was held last evening in St. Andrew's schoolroom, tho Itev. 8. H, Osborne presiding. A communication was read from the Rev. F. H. Spencer (organising agent) stating i-liat owing to family bereavement ho was unable to visit New Plymouth on the 2(>th inst., and suggesting uri alternative date. After discussion it was resolved tluit no meeting bo held at tho present time, the date proposed being unsuitable. It was decided to invite the agent to take part in tho annual meeting to Mi held hi November, after he had completed his itinerary in the South. The request of Mr Spencer that speakers Irom New Plymouth should assist at meetings at Stratfoi-d and Inglo wood was found to be impracticable. I t was slated Unit the contributions Irom New Zealand to the Century !'und of the Society amounted to >OOO guineas. The local committee will remit to London in a few days on account of free contributions.

llelore the ordinary business of the Borough Council commenced 1; st evening his Worship tho Mayor explained in regard to some friction that iiad arisen over the proceedings at the ollicial opening of the abattoirs. I lie butchers had complained that they were unable to gain admittance to the building oil that occasion. If t-hey stayed out, Mr Cock explained, it was their own fault.and not tho Council's. They had been invited, but had remained outside the building. To get them in the Council would have had to drag the butchers in. Noting their absence, he had been of opinion that they had become aggrieved on account of the Council taking (ho slaughtering business out of thoir hands. The whole alfair was the outcome of misunderstanding. Crs. Wilson, Medley, und Collis made a few remarks, regretting tho misunderstanding. Cr. Ahier thought tlie programme should have been mapped out by the whole Council, and Inspector Stohr in uniform stationed to identify the guests. On the motion of Cr. Carter," seconded by the Mayor, a resolution was carried .regretting that tho misunderstanding hud occurred.