NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 229, 1 October 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

To-day marks the anniversary of the abolition of provincial government in New Zealand, i» 1870. In another column Mr Newton King notilies the arrival of faupplies of new season's turnip antl fcjwede seeds. The contnactor for the re-erection ! of the Waitara freezing works, burnt down some time ago, :s making good progress with the work of laying tiie foundations. Mr Montefiore, the contractor for the removal of material from the Mount Elliot reserve the other day found a Maori greenstone axe, and a quantity of military buttons. A special meeting of the High School Hoard of (Jowrnor.s was heid yesterday morning, when matters in connection) with the Manaia leases were considered in committee.Mr Simpson's name was inadvertantly substituted for that of Mr Skeet in the chairman's rej/ort of the King Country .question, tabled at the Education Board's mooting. The civil case, Klthani Co-opera-tive Poultry Co. (EUI.) v. Joseph Hicham, of Hawera, set down for hearing at the Supreme Court was, on the application of Mr C. 11. Weston, who Baid both parties were agreeable, adjourned till next sessions. The claim is for the specific performance of an agreement to purchaeo a property,

Mr Newton King *i a s a notice of interest to farmers re boniidufct in this issue.

The ti.sihiiig season opuiis to-day. Weather prospects being fair, there will, it is aiuicipated, be a goodly lollowing of tsaak Waltonian disciplis nH the move.

lirenui ie!/iiknt>, are notiliid thail on Monday next tir. KookeM or in-, tt'ylie will visit the lounsUp. Ilenti(orth one or other of the- doctois will attend on sale days.

The debate on the Licensing Bill in the House of Kepresentatives will probably not be resumed until the j return of the Premier from the West Coast about Wednesday next. 1

At Wellington yesterday a decree nisi was granted :n the divorce smt, Charles Kiilicolt and liertha lOnticott, of Gre.\ nioutii, on the grounds of refusal to live with petitioner.

During the hearing of an assault case at Temuka tho otiiier day a police constable named Drown was alleged to liavu declared during an altercation that lie was " boss of the township next to Jerry Twomey."

Madame Keller will deliver another of her interesting lectures on Spiritualism to-morrow (Sunday) evening at 8.15. As the hall was crowded last Sunday no doubt another large audience can be expected. No collection will be taken. The body of a man namiwd Null Tolen about 00 years of age, was taken from the Avon, at Burwood, Christchurch on Thursday afternoon There were no marks of violence on the body. At the inquest yesterday a verdict oJ " found drowned " waa brought in.

Given favourable weather, tliere is every reason to anticipate a great success for the horse parade to be held to-day under the auspices 01 tlx' Turanaki Agricultural Society. The entries, so far, number betuevn tin and 32, a fair proportion beting draughts. The parade will 'start from Egniont Street at 11.Hu

The demolition of the White Han I Hotel for the erection of new build ings, says the Press, will remove one of the oldest landmarks in Christchurch. The license was first granted in 1851, when the hotel was! opened in a tent. The wood< u building, some portion of which is incorporated in the present om\ waq erected in ,1852.

The appearance of "New Zealand Illustrated" reminds u.s i hat the! country has a great boon to thank Sir Joseph Ward for, in that lie ha: obtained penny postage to ilie Old] Country for this liiagniliccnt uiijniui. There will be lew New Zealaniers slow to take advantage of this 'opportunity to show friends at Home what a beautiful country we are living in, and what unequalled newspapers we have. The ladies of itf.ie art committee, in connection with the forthcomiiie carnival have already begun a lioum to canvass for promises. All; householders should note this an J havo in readiness any objects of art or interest which they may care to exhibit. As, of course, it is impossible to visit houses beyond the town, ail intending exhibitors outside should communicate early with the secretary of tho exhibition. There is great slackness in flourmilling at present, says the Lyttelton Times, and millers complain ol a marked falling-oil in the demand for flour. The millers say that the bakers, who, of course, are their staple customers, aro not using as much flour as usual owing t 0 a decrease in the consumption of bread. A reason for this is hazarded in the low price of potatoes, which can be bought at from 18s to 20s per ton at country stations, and retailed at from 3b to 3s (id per sack. On Friday morning an application watf made by the sheriff for the Tai'anaki district to his Honour Mr Justice Edwards, In Chambers', to fix the fees incurred by him in connection with the seizure of the property of Henry Williamson and Co. under tlie writ of •'tale issued by Henderson and Co., 0 f Auckland. Mr W. L. Fitzherbert appeared for t.he sherifl and Mr C, H. Weston (Weston and Weston), instructed by Mr G. W. Basley, of Auckland, for the plaintiffs. After hearing counsel hitf Honour reservfld his decision.

There is a scarcity of sailors in Sydney at present, and masters of sailing vessels experience some difliculty in .getting a full complement. The captain of one vessel, which left Sydney a .day or two since, was obliged to send to Newcastle for men. A shipmaster, speaking on the subject, said :—"lt is a haul matter nowadays to get men for s,ai!ing vessels. It is easy to get deck hands for steamers, but tho clippers require men wiho know something about seamanship. My experience is that the majority of men aro methodical sailors only."

At the recent Waikouaiti dog trials the spectators were afforded some amusement during the running of the maiden yanding class. A dog, which Was being worked by a wellknown local military man, who is ft prominent official of the club, was bringing the sheep along very nicely when a couple of rabbits appeared on the scene, and the dogi, discarding the laiiger in flavour of tho smalk'r animals, was soon in hot pursuit of the bunnies. All efforts t 0 bring him back proved fruitless, and, although the dog eventually re a ched the yard with a rabbit in his mouth, the judge did not allow any points for "bringing back." The building now being erected for Messrs J. B. MacEwan and Co., tihe well-known suppliers of dairy appliances, is rapidly neadng completion, and when finishod will be a substantial a/Mlit.ion to the business premises of the town. It is desigmed in the stylo known as Italian renaisance, and has a fromtage to Egmontstreet of 39ft, with a depth of 50ft. It is of two stories, the ground floor consis'ting of a public office 22ft by 20ft, with a typewriting room at the rear, behind which again is the manager's office, 15ft by 14ft. The northern side is taken up by the machinery room, running the entire .depth of the building, n»d 25ft in width. The upper storey is one large store, where dairy utensils] and the lighter goods will be locat-j e-d, the two stores being fittedi with travelling overhead cranes, with communication with each other by; means of a hoist. The building, ofl wood throughout; is well finished,! the office fittings being of up-to-date, pattern, the whole work reflecting. great credit on the contractor, Mr R. W. Bond. The plumbing is the work of Messrs Griffiths Bros., and the painting of Messrs Cleland and Kendall, while a" the timber and joinery wore supplied by Messrs I Henry Brown and Co. The proprietors are to lie on their enterprise in erecting such a builds ing, which was designed by Mr Frank' Messenger. Whiteley Church, Sunday, October 2nd.—Preacher, Rev. J. N. Buttle. Subjects : Morning—" The Hardening Influences of Sin " ; evening—" The Search After God." Holy Communion after evening service.* Storage in dry brick store, low insurancc rate, minim urn fire risk, low rates for storage.—The New Zealand Express Company, Ltd. 2