The Daily News. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1904. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 206, 3 September 1904, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1904. NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Hawera railway station platform is to bo lengthened 150 ft.

A decree nisi was granted in tho divorce, case John Henry Hooper v. Frances Hetty Mary Hooper, at Wellington yesterday. In order not to clash with the performance to 'be given by the Austral Guards Band, the date of the Town Band concert has been altered to Tuesday, 13th drat.

A large taagi is at present being held at over the death of a Maori chief named Ha/terio. It is the greatest tangi held there for seven or eight years,:

The Newtown Licensing Committee met yesterday. The police presented a favourable report concerning licensed houses in the district, and formal business was transacted.

On Friday next Mr Newton King will hold a clearing sale of dairy and farm stock near Oakura on account of Mr H. Gooder, who is leaving the district. Particulars will be found on reference to advertisement.

A somewhat startling incident occurred on the Brisbane mail train between Singleton and Maitland. Two blood horses were being conveyed to Sydney in a ihorse-biox, and one got loose and savagely attacked the other animal. The attendant was injured in M 8 attempt to separate the horses. On the arrival of thb train at Maitlamd steps were taken to prewnit a recurrence of tho affair. A public meeting at Hawera on Thursday passed resolutions affirm? fag that the Opunake railway line, if constructed, should junction at Normaaby, or between Normanliy and Hawera, urging the making of a railway to Mount Egmont for the tapping of road metal deposits, advocating tho establishment of a regular coach service to Dawson'* Falls mountain house, and urging that that a universal half holiday would be unsuitable in country districts.

On Wednesday next Mr Newton King will hold a cleuring Kilo at Huirangi on account of Messrs Coombes Bros., whose lease of the farm has expired. The cows, numbering 79, are a choice lot, nil young and sound, some in full profit and others early calvcrs. Anyone wanting dairy cows should not fail to attend thin sale. The whole of this factory plant, household furniture, etc., will also be sold at the same time without reserve as Messrs Coombos Bros, are leaving the district for the Sodth Island.

Much may be allowed to a defeated parliamentary eanidate, especially at the precise noment of defeat, and ono cannot help being amused rather than angered at the explanation given by Sir John Jackson why ho was so soundly beaten at Devonport. Asked (says the Westminster Budget) to what ho attributed his non-suc-cess, he said: "The absolute want of common-sense on the part of the people of Devonport as ia whole." Who stays that you cannot indict a constituency ? la such. a connection of course, a common-sensible person who agrees with (or at all events votes for,) you, on the same sort of principle that vulgarity is the behaviour of other people. At Nowra, New South Wales, a young man named Alfred Edmunds, while looking f o r a defect la an acetylene gasometer nt tho Albion Hotel, had a marvellous escape from injury. He took a lighted lamp with him, and whilst standing on the gasometer there was a terrible explosion. Edmunds was hurled about a dozen feet in the air, the gasometer was wrecked, and some of the bricks forming the setting were carried clean over the hotel, which is a two-storeyed building, and acr o ss the street, a distance of about 50 yards. Edmunds was unconscious when picked up, and remained so for some time. He also received u severe shaking and some slight injuries.

" Living Bridge " is a novelty that was played at Hongler's Circus, London, at the initiative of Lady Bectire, for the St. Helena Hospital Home. Prince and Princess Christiian, tlhe Princess Louise, Princess Henry, and the Duchess of Connaught were among the audience. The ring was covered with green baize, and round ths green baise were slowly circling fifty-two ladies and gentlemen representing a pack' of oands.AJl the hearts wei'e dressed in crimson, and the diamonds were in crimson too. The spades and clubs naturally were in black. Every girll wore powered hair a nd a big Gainsborough hat —all, that is to say, axcept the -.([ueens, who wore delicate crowns of pearlß. Only the kings and knaves weremmetn t and theji wore stilk frock coats and lace und" ruffles and the sheonieat of black silk Stockings. Slowly they circled in and out and round about for a shuffle. And wjieu the living cards had come to a standstill, the four men in evening dress stepped out of their rose-smothered bowers and picked the card nearest to their hands for the Seal. So, till the pack was exhausted. As each player played his living card, Mr Gerald Lawrence stepped forward and called the name. The living cards would step out, bow to eacfi other, and then to the winner of the trick. And having bowed, they would pass out till the game was come to an end.

At a. meeting of the schedule committee of tho A. and P. Society, held last night, tho programme was arranged. The townspeople and business linns from all parts of the North Island have displayed a very liberal spirit, and tho Committee has been enabled to provide for additions to the prize list. This, it is hoped, will have a very healthy effect on the entries and render the show a success.

Mr J. McClugigage, of Whangamomona, returned to Stratford from Wellington last night. He informed a News representative that ho had interviewed Hon. Hall-Jones, Minister for Public Works, on the matter of giving assistance to the settlers in the backblocks, more especially in the matter of roading. The Minister, ill reply, stated that owing to straitened finances the (Jovemment had to curtail expenditure in all departments, but promised to do his best in the matter brought before his notice.

Mothered by Lady Talbot (wife 0 f the State Governor) and Lady Janet Clarke, an Australian Institute of Domestic Economy has been founded. The institute begun operations this month with £IOO odd in cash and appliances. Members will pay 2s 6d each a year, whether mistresses or maids—one woman one half-crown—and educate one another to a full and proper comprehension of household management. The object of the institute ia to improve the market value of its associate-mem-bers (the kitchen ladies) by granting them certificates if they pass the examination in domestic fitness. Naturally the proud matron who can sign A.I.D.E. after her name will seem more desirable to a servant who has also taken her degree than a mistress who has not held the advantages of the institute's teaching.

Away back fa the Motukawa block noar Turangarere, there ia a small' wharo m an out-of-the-way corner which has m a de itself a hub of iniquity. Some time ago undesirable characters took up their abode there metaphorically "squatting" o n thi land. The virtuous portion of the community,, spread over a wide area got the idea that they wore sly-grog selling. Of course, the less virtuous knew all aibout it, but it took the police many sleepless nights to sheet the charge home. The con stable at Moawhango eventually did so, and a fine of £2O was imposed. To move on the undesirables would not be a very difficult matter, but the Land Board, regarding the whare as a sort of Soho of iniquity, has agreed to the suggestion that the police should burn it down. Of course nobody will loss his "improvements" on the transaction.—N Z, Times.

fhe angriest man in Australia la an Eaglehawk resident, who sued the Electric Tram Company at the Btmdigo County Court f o r £99 damages, alleging that he had been pitched bodily over the front of a car, owimg to the driver wrongfully applying the brake while travelling at high speed. Having got the plaintiff down, the tram played hand-ball with him for a hundred yards or so. Tho defence set forth, in all solemnity, that the company was not fable, inasmuch as the "plaintiff left the car while in motion"—which the plaintiff did not deny ; i n fact, that was just what he complained about. The defence didn't hold good, but it suggests a lot of things to a Sydney contemporary, Supposing a large dog overtakes you with his teeth despite your best efforts to leave him whilo in motion, it says, the same plea ought to come in.

After a trial at Invercargill extending over two days, R. J. H. Hordinge, horse trainer, was found guilty of tho theft of money, forgery, and false pretences, there being a further charge of perjury. Sentence was deferred. Hardinge had been commissioned toy Rasmussen (police constable at Winton), using his wife's maiden name, to; go to Wanganui to purchase a certain racehorse fror him, receiving money and expenses. He did not fcuy the horse he had in view, but returned with a colt and a filly. Ho produced a receipt for the money, and stated that the filly was his own property. Rasmussen discovered that £25 had been paid for the colt and £ls for the filly out of his money. The evidence was that the receipts were forgeries. Rasmussen was pretty severely handled by tho defenco regarding his horse-dealing transactions. Ho said this was the first, but it appeared that lie had been in communication with Hardinge previously. Ho stated that ho had reported the matter to the department since the trouble began over a civil action for breach of warranty with regard to ono of tho horses. Counsel said he would advise Hardinge to plead guilty to the charge of perjury. Yesterday the accused was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment.

Humorous stories of the recent New South Wales elections continue to enliven tho Austrail'iian pa.pers. One of tho funniest concerns a candidate who had been working hard for the women's vote. He had told every meeting h o w, night after night, he had fought for the Women's Franchise Bill, and just before the election a man asked hdm In a friendly way whether Hansard reported divisions in the House. The candidate said it did. '"Theni here's the second reading division on the Women's Franchise Bill that you worked tio hard for. Ig your name in it ?" The candidate nan down the list of "ayes." It wasn't. "Here's tho third reading division; is your namo in it 1" It wasn't. The candidate couldn't cxpla'/j, and urged that it all must toe a horrible mistake of the reporwirfi 01 the prints ers. But tho crj-wd said Mint that was a played-out excuse, and hooted vigorously. It was only after he had been Called a humbug and a fraud a Viundred times that he turned up Hansard in a tjuiet moment, and found that the lists referred to the previous bill—the bill that the Council threw out In the Parliament before he wasn't in that Parliament at all. But by that time the story had got 24 hours' start, and the polling booth was only another 24 hours ahead and tho story got there first by half a street.

This afternoon (the Toihape News of Thursday reports) quite a sensation was created in Main-street—-caused by a pugilistic encounter between one of our local justices—Mr T. Elliott Wilson—and Mr T. Shute a popular pioneer. The police must introduce the pair of pugilists to the court on a charge of creating a disturbance in a public place and as the heavy combatant disposal of his feather-weight opponent in the second round, it is believed that his wrath has 'been fully appeased. Hut the mighty law which ia supposed to foe no respects or of persons, must be vindicated, even if the heavens should fall. The atmosphere to-day indicated that something was brewing, as the oast side of Main-street was considered too sultry for our J.P. As it is said "that to be forewarned is to be forearmed," tills gentleman who is seeking to eject his exasperated tenant, and thus deprive him of the goodwill of his business, got un inkling that there was a whip conccutod in an embroidered stabbard. Fearing an attack (ram the expectant castigator, he wisely walked on the opposite side of the coveted tenement.; Tho infuriated tenant, on seeing his landlord passing at a safe distance, stepped across to " settle accounts." when the grievance i n Question culminated in a pugilistic encounter, providing considerable merriment for tho spectators. Tho combatants are likely to be called upon by Constable Wilton to appear before the court to enable the S.M. to assess tho feo for the disputants 1 ' little pastime* ,

Whiteley Church, Sunday, September 4th. t Preacher, Rev. J, Newman Duttio. Subjects ( Morning, "Cleansing from Sin " j croniimg, "Josiah, the Royal Reformat-,' 1

Youths desirous of entering the railway service should note an advertisement in another column.

At Sydney yesterday William Peel, a giundson of Sir liobert, w sentenced to twelve moiithsj imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretences.

With tihis Issue is circulated an inset giving details of a Uig ljf)ot sale at Mr ,i, H. Chattel-ton's Devonstreet shop, commencing to-day. Tins re a genuine sale of first-class' stock, and can he relied upon, as Mr Chattcrton indents only from the best firms, and does not hold "sales" to work off o ld stock. Pressing need of room for shipments of new season's -goods; is the main reason for the present effort. During the sale a discount of 3s in tihe £ will be given for cash.

Concerning the cost of living at the St. Louis Imposition, an Australian lady writer quotes fr 0 m a letter from some friends who visited the great show : "I pay 28s 6d per day for a room without a scrap of food. . . There is a menu card as big as a n evening paper, setting forth details of scores of articles of food for each meal, .with cost of each item, and the very cheapest toreakfast runs into Os, and then I Would be hungry in an hour. I chose as the most economical the following dejeuner : 2 apples, 35 cents; plate of porridge, 35 cents; cup of tea, 20 cents ; roll, 20 cents ; ''tip" to waiter, 10 cents. The n lo sit ordinary dinner comes (to about 15s. They charge for pickles, salad, celery ; every bit of vegetable |is specially charged, even potatoes, and a single mutton chop is billed at 60 cents, or 2s Gd. To use the telephone in this hotel costs 2s Id per minute. I'm quite off going to any more American exhibition cities, unless I marry a millionaire before starting." Shareholders of the BqultaW* Building Society will note that subscriptions will be payable at the Society's office, Currie-streot, on Monday, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 12.30 p.m.. 1.30 p.m. end 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.*