NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 230, 3 October 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

I The quarterly revenue of New South Wales, Victoria and South | Australia all show substantial i n -' creases. Friday was the coldest September day experienced at Sydney for 21 years. Gales on the N.S.W. coast continue. In the Tasiuanian Assembly the bill extending Tattersail's tenure was passed. A bill to admit women tothe bar passed through committee. Mr Alfred Beit has presented the Transvaal Government with his Frankpwale Estate, near Johannesburg, valued at £OO,OOO, for educational purposes.

The rowing season at Wellington was opened on Saturday by tlie Governor, and a number of races were rowed. The weather was unfavourable and the attendance moderate. The Napier police effected a smart capture by arresting Charles 11. Newton, alias Murray, and Charles Ross, at Waimarama, on Friday, on a

charge of implication in a burglary at Hannah's.

Mr Seddon is having honours thrust upon him. The Westminster Gazette printed a Paragraph doscribing the festivities at Wellington; in celebration of "Sir Kichaid Sed- ! don's" birthday. I The jury at the inquest touching' the Ararat (Victoria) tragedy found: that Michael Walsh suicided by drowning, returned an open verdict in regard to Bridget, and that ihe chaired remains were unidentifiable. In the S.'M. Court at Nelson, Edwand Smith, aged 1.7, was charged with absconding from the Stoke Orphanage, and ordered to be committed to Ilurnham. Smith has had several convictions for theft and false pretences recorded against him. Caviliere Pino descended to the deck of the sunken treasure galleon Admirantc, off Vigo, at a depth of ninety feet. Pino is tho inventor of the hjdioiccopc, which enables tho bottom of the sea to bo scanned. The nine galleons he has located were sunk off Vigo, Spain,, in 1702, with 28 millions of treasure aboard. Messrs Howo and Paterson, s;ed merchants, on Saturday removed into their new premises on the corner of Brougham and King Streets, opposite their old store. They had now better facilities for the display of their stock, and a feature was made of a now shipment of I palms. Tho firm intends to improve even on the excellent quality of the seads hitherto supplied.

W : nit'iwgi on his recent visit to New Zealand, an Australian says of the, Fanners' Union : "if the fanners only knew it, they liold the whip] hand, and can make the Government | legislato for them what they like ; they have only to be united, and the country, instead of being burden-1 ed by dobt and over-taxation, will | become rich and prosperous. Tho; Farmers' Union is New Zealand's greatest hope. With'it on top there would be prosperity ; with labour on top it moans socialism,, thriftlossness, a n<l taxation. The farmers can make the cities or mar thorn. If tho towns send in men opposed to their interests, the formers have their remedy. 'lhe time has gone 'by for

shilly-shally work. If .the town! sends in members who legislate I against the producer, it is their: fault if thoy allow it. They are the, backbone 0 f the country, and if they' go down under heavy taxation the towns may close up."—Exchange. The danger of furiously driving round corners—a practice too prevalent in New Plymouth— was exemplified on Saturday afternoon, when an accident occurred whereby a young woman sustained concussion of the brain and a fractured collar-bone. About half-past four Miss Ada Balduck was driving down Devon

Street, with her employer, Mr C. Greenaway, a resident of Egmont lioud, at Crocker's corner, a young man coming from Mangorei, according to spectators, drove sharply rourid the corner, the shaft of his trap catching the blinkers of Mr Urtenaway's harness, tearing them off the horse, which, startled, made

off at a furious pace towards Fitzroy, being stopped some distance on. Opposite Mrs Pillar's the occupants of the trap, losing their presence of mind, jumped from the vehicle. The man fortunately escaped unhurt, but tfw lady fell on her head and shoulder-, with the result stated above. Dr. Leatham was at onco communicated with, and on examination ordered the sufferer's removal to the hospital, where at a late hour last night she remained unconscious, though her condition was slightly improved. It is to bo hoped that when the reckless driver's identity is established a le.vion will he meted out to. hira as a warning to other offenders in a like direction.

Shareholders of the Equitable Building Sooioty will notn that wibscriptions will be payable at the Society's office, Currle-stroot, to-day, Monday, between the hours of 0 a.m. and 13.30 p.m., l.ilO p.m. and 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.* For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d.» '

The local paper mentions that an inquisitive Opunake boy found some; powder, and of course had a match. ■ lie struck the match, and the pow-1 der went off—so- did his eyebrows,

eyelashes and some skin. At Greenwich Police Court, a few i weeks ago, a shabby-looking individual who gave the name of Nemo i Veritas and described himself as an Australian public reciter, was sent to prison for seven days for hogging. .He said he could recite in English, ( Scotch, Irish, American, French and German. , At a meeting of the Executive . Council of the Taranaki Athletic and Caledonian Association, the Strat-' ford Caledonian Society applied for permission to hold their annual gathering on Jan. 26, which was granted. The Star Football Sports, j Committee, New Plymouth, made a

similar application, which was also granted for Easter Monday. H was decided that all affiliated clubs conducting cycling events at their meetings must pay a. permit foe of 10s (id

to the Loaguc of Wheelmen. A subcommittee consisting o l ' Messrs Kivell. McNiven and Ford was appointed to deal with urgent business. | A well-k<nown Hawera Maori ol jovial nature and fleshy proportions: attended at the Hawera railway station on Thursday morning to take' delivery of a large consignment of . cooked whale blubber, a delicacy (?) dear to the Maori palate. After sam-j

pling generously aod pronouncing it to his taste, he stepped on the scales and tipped the ibe a ra at 22st Sib, then, with a thoughtful face but i

a twinkle in his eye, said.'-'Py korry, to whale he cost truppence pound,' all same to pig. How much me, truppence pound 1" He was sorely , grieved to find that at the figure named his bulky frame was worth less than £4.—Star. j A prominent Aucklander, who has 1 juslt returned from a world's tour, in- j terviewed, said : "I was a spectator at the Board of Trade's''Wheat pit' at Chicago during the great excitement over the fluctuation of tho' wheat market. It was a strange i scene —a sou of frantic men. yelling,' waving their hands, excitedly scribe i blimg on tablets —a frantic scene.! There was a huge blackboard on which the quotations from all parte of the world were posted, and as the figures were chalked up, the pit pal-' pitated visibly. In the excitement men got their coats torn off them, their faces became drawn and frenzied and they seemed for all the world like a pack of raving lunatics !" One of the most terrible of insect pests appears to be the minute black fly of the Mississippi Valley, commonly known as the buffalo gnat! from a fancied resemblance in out-' line to the buffalo, 0 r bison. The buffalo goat, according to a. writer of Zoological Notes in "Knowlodge," chiefly attacks the larger kinds of live stock, although it will occasionally bite, and even kill, hu-, man .beings. In the year 1874 it is stated that in a sinjgl'e county in Tennessee these insects killed stock to the value 0 f £IOO,OOO ; while within a single week one parish in Louisana lost .'I2OO head of live I stock. Horses and mules, during j | such visitations are killed while working, or before . they can be got under cover when graving.; while in some of the cities in the Mississippi the running of. ti'aincars has been renri dered impossible. I Nelson papers report that ft youth named George Cawfield.an inmate of I the Stoke Industrial School, has' been wrongfully assaulted by an of-; liter of the institution. Cawlield is a' returned licensed-out ininate, 17 J years of age, and apparently admits that he was not wholly blameless in the matter. The specific allegation*' made by him arc to the effect that having been told to do a particular thing he did it carelessly. He was thin ordered to '''stand up, sit down —wtand up, sit down," when in class, and because, he was slow at it ono of the teachers! came behind Mini and pulled him up and down on the bench, and when he used violent language, he was struck in the face by a teacher's list. He also alleges that he Was I beaten with a slipper by the wife ol the schoolmaster, apparently for impertinence. The authorities, it is stated, admits \ slight contravention of the law, and that the lad , was struck under, circumstances of, t great provocation. It is understood' | that both the police and the legal | manager of the school have inquired into the case, and that the matter has been reported to the Education Department. I When Mr J. Bollard, M.11.H. fori Eden-, says tho Star, was in H a wera; a few dayst ago, he was driven overj the plains, via Okaiawa, etc., by his

cousin, Mr John Finjay- The latter also took him down the Ohawe road, better known as the beach road to! the Waingongoro, The member from' Hcoi'ialarvd' drew a deep sieh when ho'; had safely navigatud the deep mud. I "Well," he remarked to the "I like your green fields and splendid herds of cattle, but tiiat road is a disgrace to your, member or fcbelo-l cul governing body." It may bo marked that th« lion, gentleman is thought by many to greatly rcspm-j ble the Premier, and on Sunday evening when he w a s passing along the street, many remarked, " Why, there goes Dick Seddon." At the] railway station on Monday a zeal-' oils follower of the Premier,, seeing the Northerner ontcrcd a reserved carriage wherein "King" Mahuta was, ran to greet his chief, and felt | rather crestfallen to find it was only! the honourable gentleman's double, and an Opposition member. Mr 80l-

lard thinks llawera has a good fu-' ture ibefore it, seeing there is such magnificent land around it. ! 'I he Auckland Star, criticising the new Labour Party, says : "if the new party intend to support Liberal-, ism, what is the necessity for forming an Independent party? The f a ct is that, advanced and progressive in the best sense as Mr Sodden's policy; has been, it has not been suflicient-] ly rapid -and Comprehensive for certain of the Labour leaders in this colony. These gentlemen are impressed, not only wrtiH the conviction.' that theirs is the only policy that the country inquires, but that they; are the men to carry It out, and j they therefore propose to supersede Mr Seddon and his party by a'body

of harenbraincid enthusiasts, addicted to cniido and half-digcstod schemes—like the- State Bank—and denouncing! everybody t>lse as reactionaries and, obstructionists. Happily for the country there is not the remotest | prolia'btility that Mr Paul and his friends will ever receive a mandate! from the electors to experiment upon us with their: highly "progressive" programme. What is good in it belongs to Liberalism, and will in duo time, as tho country is ready for it, be carried into effect. I Of what is original in the new policy, some is premature, somo is based upon sheer ignorance and social prejudice, and there is nothing to justify the request that the country should reject in its favour tho well-tried Liberalsim of Messrs Dallance and Scddon, or that *Q should ousit a body of experienced | administrators, to hand ourselves over to the care of a number of j nonentities who appear to base their claim to politic a l consideration on tho fact that s» far they know nothing of the, responsibilities of political office or public life." A MOST HONOURABLE DISTINCTION. The Western Medical Review, a medical publication of the highest standing, says, In a recent issuo : 'Thousands of physicians in this and other countries have attested that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract is not only reliablo, but that it has a pronounced and indisputable superiority over all other preparations of Eucalyptus." Your health is too precious to be tampered with, , therefore reject all products foisted, upon you by unscrupulous mereenar- j ies, and insist upon getting San-i der and Sons' Eucalypti Extract, I the only preparation recommended byj your physician and the medical ( , press. In coughs, colds, fevers, diar- j rhoea, kidney diseases, the relief is instantaneous. Wounds, ulcers, I burns, sprains, etc., it heals without'i inflammation. As mouthwash (5 i drops to a glass of water) it pre-: '. wnts decay of teeth, and destroys i all disease genus.* i

One old inmate of the Old I'uople's Home is now within two, mouths of her ninetieh birthday.

It is understood that the English, company which intends embarking on! the trawling industry in this colony on a large scale, has not abandoned I the idea, hut that officers of the

company have been appointed, ami thai operations will bu .started short-' ly. Air (L Farrar, custodian of the

Old People's Home, has got the garden attached to the institution in excellent order, some of the spring vegetables being; hi a forward condition, though the late winds have had a deterrent effect on the growth.

Mr Coghlam, Government Statistician of New South Wales, affirms that wages have risen 8 j per cent, in New Zealand during the lasti fifteen years. In the largo centres during that time meat has advanced 100 per cent., house rent 30 per cent, to 50 per cent., and other items from 10 per Cent, to 50 per ce<nt.

An aspirant for a seat on an Ashburton local body recently gave a iemarkably candid reason for lis candidature. Ho said that he had made, repeated applications to the body in question for some minor improvements near his residence, and getting no satisfaction, he desired to become a member of the board, so that he might have some chance of getting the work done. Once his end was attained he would quietly resign, "us n number of other persons have done under similar conditions."

Marton has gone in for a municipally controlled theatre. The newbuilding—which is to be known as the Opera House—occupies a corner site in the main street, and is a distinct addition to. the architecture of tho town. In size it measures 50ft by 85ft, of which the stage alone occupies 50ft x 50ft. The height is 30ft. Newly-painted scenery, borders, side-wings, etc., havo been provided for the use of stage companies. The seating accommodation is for 800 (dress clrclo, stalls, and pit). ! The Hawke's Day Herald reports a plucky act on tho part of a smull lad from the Western Spit. Tlie other day a little boy naniedStew a rt, live years old, wh 0 was playing on the staging! near the Sailing Club's 1 shed, fell into deep water. lleing unable to swim, ho was being carried out by the tide. A lad namen Gray, seven years old, who h n d witnessed the occurrence, pluckily dived in and after some little diificulty | succeeded in bringing the little fellow. ashore. Stewart, who had sunk for: ■ the sec o nd tinio when Gray went in., i was unconscious when rescued, but i restorative measures were at once 1 taken and he quickly recovered. | One hears sometimes of animals forming strange friendships (says a | .. Wairarapa paper), but rather unusual is the attachment 0 f a canine in ■ M a stertpn for its master's bieyrv. ' The dog Will stay anywhere, and for 1 anyhngth of time with the bicycle, ; but should he fail in his search he, will make for homo immediately he loses sight of his master. Dog nnd I . bicycle were left together for some ; time one day last week, and the dog ,' afterwards taken away to another ', part of the town. Losing sight of its owner for a moment, the dog rushed back to where tho bicycle had .; been left, and was apparently quite I distressed on finding that it had • been reuiovod. Another and similar ! bicvclo standing near by was closely . examined, but failed to deceive the : sagacious animal. ' There w a s but a small attendance '. at the Theatre Hoy'al on Satmi day night, when the Cathedral Choi risters gave their second and lir.ul ,' concert, t'wugh the performers were again enthusiastically encored for ' nearly every item. The four chorisi tecs gave the quartettes "I heard a Voice" and "On the Mountains," substituting as encoix's " Hark to 1 the Alandoline " and " Puss." One of the most pleasing items was Master Arthur Batchelor's solo "As Your Hair Grows Whiter," with chorus by his three companions. The ■ choristers also assisted Miss Layton jn tho serenade " Good Nightf" t This lady was in -better voice than on the previous evening, and her singing of " Doreen " fully merited the encore whifch greeted it, Tos- [' ti's " Good-bye " then being given. I Her rcridition of "Too Late" in ■ the second part was also loudly

applauded. Mr George Warsaw received loud plaudits for his inter- | pre'tation of " King After All " and ■j " The Mighty Deep," while the coon .' melodies of Mr Leslie Walton were ■ i evidently very acceptable to the pub- ' lie. KeHnian, the magician, and Mr Cardan Wilson, as on the previous occasion, were inimitable, the first 'i in has legerdemain and the latter in ', his mimicry ol well-known actors. IMr Edgar Collins, at the piano, I was equally sucessful in his two f overtures asi in his accompaniments. l i How a, moderate capitalist misses J becoming a millioniro.—ln review—i' ing the rise of property in New Ply- .' mouth during the deriod 1890 to ,' 1904 it was possible for a £10,001) « capitalist to bo on a fair road of be- ', coming a millionaire, and it eausos >' much study to-day before anyone 1 can be in a position to say that the 5 opportunity has now gone by ; when ; we come to consider that th« whole i jf the freehold in tho borough of New | Plymouth contains only about 341 •I acres—lo4 acres central ward, Hi' , acres western ward, 159 acres eastera ward—one-fourth of the total ■ area of which could have been purchased for about £17,000 uniinpiov- ! value within the period mentioned, , which bus increased to a present ' saleable unimproved value of about '. £222,000. Many residents remember .' a few years ago sections in Uine-st. : were looking for buyers at £ls a

i section. Are there any sellers at ■ i £250 a section to-day? We have no .' local industries that the cause of this .' rise in value can bo attributed to llt is practically the prosperity ol Taranaki which the syndicate known ) as tho Crown Dairy Company was ; the means of starting. There are no r enterprising capitalists in New Plyj mouth up to the present. It cannot i be long before capitalists will turn I their'attention to what is tho greatest colony in tho world. Labour will ■ follow capital. The population will ■j increase, and when wo consider that ' the total area of our borough could be held by about 300 persons with a j little over an acre each, and rising i in value ns it has done with a popii- '! lation of 6000, what will be the vaIno when the population reaches 20,000, with 'urge industries ? Property vulues In New Plymouth aro "cast iron ; " depression can never affect

i them. Depression should cause unity, I and with unity we can drive Toran- | ak' to prosperity. It ii estimated that tho firzt direct steamer would cavse an increase in value of TaranuM property o." £500,000. Person. ally wo should say now is the time to acquire freehold, if only on a small scale. Callaghan and Co. can oiler opportunities of securing homes with I small deposit, and in situations that the capitalist? will want shortly. ! Again, in 1908, what will be the va- , luo of sections ,a the Veale Estate lat the expiration of the harbour loan.* 1