NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 256, 2 November 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Jin Frank, MijMiHigw has in hand the work of erecting a morgue in the, hospital grounds, and in this issue invites tenders ior the contract.

Circumstantial evidence s ever tintrustworthy. Ladies wear clothes to keep themselves warm, tlwrtigli it may not look like ii—London Opin'ion.

An Aiii'kluiid farmer has been lined tL.") uiul costs for making a false sU'Cji r. turn; and threepence per h ad on i'.on shovp for neglecting to dip them.

A telegram put in at Feilding at 2.2 p.m. rcachvd l'nimerwloii atH.lo p.m. The Manawatii Times sarcastically remarks, " Why telegraph, when you can walk-?''- '

At a special meeting of tine committee oi the Horticultural Society lust evening it was. resolved to add a new class to the schedule—lor hat trimming by ladies, natural flowers to be used. Special prizes of £1 Js, 10s, and "is have been presented for the competition by two (supporters of the society.

Startled by ths fall oi a case, a horse attached to a delivery van started at a smart pace from opposite the Co-operative Stores in Currie Street yesterday, but was stopped shortly after turning into Devon Street. The only result was the indiscriminate unloading of the contents of the van 1 . William Charles Goodwin, a well_ known fanner of Cardiff, aged about 50, drowned 'himself in a pond on Tuesday morning. Deceased was apparently in good health and comfortable! circumstances, and no reason can be assigned for the act. Deceased was married, and leaives a wife and two children.

By a majority decision, the New South Wales Arbitration Court refused to extend to the laundry business tlve principle of prefei-encc to unionists, on the ground that the membership of the Laundry Union was less than a fourth of those engaged in the 'business in all the States except Tasmania.

With regiard to the appeal to tho Privy Council against the exemption of Federal officers from the income t- u x, Mr Carruthers (State Premier) says that if the Federal Government insists on a , dry reading of. the law there Will ho retaliation on the part of the States, which will refuse to grant any concessions to the Federal Government until justice, at least, is rendered.

The King does not quite care for ordinary evening dress, for iney. , It is reported that his Majesty likes knee breeches and silk stockist, aM j sumo young men who incline to encourage the innovation have resolved to have a large dinner puny at tho ('.niton Restaurant when all lb'' men will wear tihe more picturesque costume. I hope they will succeed in making it goneral.-"Ma,l t 'e, ' in London Truth. .

The solution of the domestic problem seems to lie in the establishment of a school for wives, and yet I fhouldl feel easier in my mind n some responsible person would assure me that the curriculum would include less material studies in addition to sewing, and cooking. It would be gratifying to learn, lor example, that the certificate of qualification guaranteed a sweet temper, the boWt of obedience, and a spirit of meekness.—Sketch. Joseph Winters, who was convicted at Napier in May last by the duel Justice for larcjany, and released on the condition that- "<? di(l not l drunk or frequent hotels for two years came up for sentence at Wellington on Tuesday, on account of a breach of the conditions oi release. He got into a drunken row in Auckland in which a man was killed, lne Chief Justice commented on Winters' breach of faith, and sentenced . him to «ine months' imprisonment 0 n the original offence. The Japanese are doing themselves a great injury. They are making, history, but they are not making his-: toriansl. Are the splendid achievements of our soldiers and sailors to be read only in the dry-as-dust official records? The authorities ought to think of this seriously They are sensible of the value of the world's kindly sympathy, and havo spoken of it in the highest terms in their official utterances. But bow they appear to have been overtaken by a complete indifference.— Jnpan Mail. Englishwomen take a pride in bathing in as unbecoming costumes as the national genius for the inartistic can compass. It is curious as illustrating how entirely modesty is a matter of geography that ,thcy liathe with bare legs, a couple of American girls who appeared the other day in- stockings being thought quite squeamish in their sensitiveness. On the other ha»d\ Englishwomen consider it 'dreadfully immodest to lie about on tho suhd in their bathing costumes, sunning themselves in the American fashion. —Harper's Weekly, New Y'ork.

It is always a mystery how we chanjiW our figures, our faces, and our guit with every change of fashion, but there is no deuying the fact that women do seem to accommodate themselves to Madame la Mode in this way. One year they will ,be of the drooping, languid, Rossettian type; another they will tie completely Georgian in fuel; and style; and then, hey. presto! Fashion waves her wand, and everyone is magically transformed into a sturdy, square-shouldered, across-counlr.v-lookiing person with a face to match and a corresponding air —The World. °

In reference to a rumour that the Seddon v. Taylor libel action has been put back till February, Captain Seddon., plaintiff in the action, snysi that this is news to him and his solicitor. According to the P,,st, Captain Seddon, stated that Mr Taylor had prevented a hearing of the case months ago by using his privilege us a member of Parliament, and obtaining from the Speaker a certificate which enabled Mr Taylor to Postpone the hearing of the action until 30 days after the close of the present session ; that recently Captain Seddon's solicitor (Mr Stringer,', had written to Mr Taylor's solicitor, asking Mr T n ylor !o agree to the case being heard at tho usual Novt-ii-ber sUthigs ;-n Christchurch • and that Captain Seddon and his solicitor are still awaiting a reply. Captain Seddon has not agreed to, and knows nothing whatever of uny adjournment until February, but, on the contrary, intends to press his long-delayejil case to trial as early as the law ]*rmits. It seems, however, that the Speaker's privilege warrant issued to Mr Taylor relieves him from the necessity of appearing, in the case for 30 days, after the close of the session, and by that time it is' said it will be too late to bring on the case at the November sittings. Therefore, it will have to be postponed until February,

The Equitable Building Society of New Plymouth offers through its ballots special opportunities to its members to obtain money at a rate and on a scale of repayments which cannot lie obtained from any other lender. Its appropriations by solo enable members who cannot wait their -turn in the ballot to obtain loans at an extremely low irato of interest. One of its chief disitlnciSons is that it lends its funds only to memoes*. Share list for second group is now open nt the Society's office, Currie-street.* NO FOOLEBY,: There is uo foolery about rheumatism—it causes intolerable agony. Sufferers from rheumatism, gout, lumbugo, and sciatica are profoundly moved to get rid of their torture as soon as possible. To fot 1 such people with quack medicines is refined cruelty. Tho world to-day knows o' but ono true medicine that can grapple with theso maladies. It is Hheumo ! Rhaumo revels in relieving rheumatism. Rheumo strikes at the root of the ailment and: strikes quickly. It kills the pain, removes all swelling, expels tho excess uric acid, and effects a complete cure., in about 38 hours. Chemists and stores 2s 6d and 4p;OA per bottle. Keinpthornn. PrnmAr nml (In i,w...i. I

Visitors and stock novo been arriving in I'aliiiorslon- North at a great rate for t ln- spring shjoiv, opening today. 'l'hi' agriou-Rural and dairy machinery u.il lonu one of the best displays in recent years. Weather conditions yesterday were promising. Messrs W. 11. and A. McGarry, auctioneers, of Kltham, advertise an important Sale for Saturday next, fith iuwt. This is the pi'olk'rly in Kltham known as the "Silver (!rid." with furniture, etc. The whole restaurant business will be offered as a going concern. The Department of Industries and Commerce has" entrusted to the Alartborough district the honour of providing the exhibit of Imrley which will reprisent New Zealand at the Exhibition.'of Colonial I'rnduce to be held at Liverpool shortly. The order has been 'given to the. Blenheim branch of the Otago Malting Company, and the manager states that the parcel will be a bulk sample of 11,000 siacks of barley shipped to Australia- He says that the grain is the finest barley he has seen south of the Line in his 18 years' experience.—Post.

The oldest "mill girl" in England is Mrs Whiteley, a widow who lives with a married daughter at Lnrtown, Hudderslield. When she was eight years old Mrs Whiteley went into the mill of Messrs Joseph Sykes and Sons, card-clothing manufacturers, as a "liller-in." As time went on she Ibecanie superintendent of the department in which she was brought up, and she has managed the department' for forty-live years. The firm wanted her to retire on a pension some years ago, but Mrs Whiteley had no wish to give up work until she was absolutely compelled to do s O . A peculiar incident—and one which illustrates the saigiacity of the dog—was witnessed on Friday evening,, says the Wanganui Herald, when a' horse with a saddle and bridle on, bolted down the A.venue and over the bridge. A dog ran along by the aide of the horse and kept gripping! the bridle with its teeth in its efforts to stop the runaway. On reaching the Ta.ylorville end of the bridge the dog accidentally -got between the horse's legs, with the result that the latter was tripped up and turned a complete somersault, and the dog was sent flying in the air landing' heavily on the roadside some yards away, getting a very bad shaking. The h o rse quickly regaiirieoj its (eet, and continued on its way in a more ldisiurely manner, round the Red Lion corner, where it was caught, Yetta Berkowitz, a beautiful young Jewess of eighteen, accompanied by two rabbis, went to' pray over the grave of her recently-buried twin sister at Brooklyn Cemetery on Sept. 10. Arten tho had prayed the girl, lin a paroxysm of grief, threw herself over the mound, moaning and lamenting. When she was about to rise she touched the headsconc. with h;r hand, and it fell, killing her instantly, the rabbis' being powerless to render assistance. The twin sisters were dteply attached, and when the first died, two years ago, Yetta was nearly insane with grief. Ofton she said that she wished she was dead and hurled in the same grave as her sister, and this prayer will now be. realised. The men responsible for the erection of the headstone have teen arrested and charged with manslaughter.

By the s.s. Wakanui the marklo statue of Sir George Grey arrived in Auckland. As soon as discharged from tho vessel it will be taken to the siite at the corner of Upper Queen-street and Grey-street, where the basu and pedestal for the same are now in a very forward state. The statue is the work of Mr F. J, Williamson, of Esher, London, the sculptor of the statue of Queen Victoria in tho Albert Park. It has cost 1200 guineas, and the committee have in hand a further amount, which, it is anticipated, will be sufficient to meet the cost of its complete erection, thus bringing the labour of six years on the part of the committee to an end. The statue will be in position in readiness for the unveiling ceremony, to be performed by His- Excellency the Governor, Lord Plunket, in December next.—N.Z. Herald.

During the lectures on tho war which are being given by Kicfl residents to the peasants, an invalided officer named Rosan moved his audience to tears ,by the following story ;—''During the retreat of a detachment of our CossacEs across Suenho, the last man- to cross was swept from his saddle and carried down stream. Our men, not seeing, the accident, i-ode off. When- the Japanese, wlio were in hot pursuit, arrived at the bank, the Cossack, exhausted, had gone under three times. A Japanese cavalryman, getting off his horse, jumped into the river, and caught the drowning man. The flood carried both swiftly down, awl they failed to land ; but the Jap) continued to hold his helpless enemy, and finally caught hold of a snag, and dragged the man ashore. The Cossack recovered ; the Japanese spat up blood, and foil dead."'

The work of demolishing the old White Hart Hotol, in Christchurch, to make room for a handsome new (building in brick and stone, is now proceeding. The White Hart was the first hotel in Christchurch, and was established in 1851 by the late Mr. M. B. Hant, father of a well-known Christchurch journalist. It was then a tent, formerly a ship's sail, the floor being of smoothed logs. Some years later this pirairiitive erection was replaced by a small wooden building, the chief h'Uture <> f w 'Mch was a wide verandah, which was for many years! tho corn exchange of the city." It was the resort on Saturdays of the farmers from the surrounding district, who sold thdr wheat, navd had their one o'clock market dinner, according to the English custom. In 1860 this building; made way for a portion of that which is now ,in turn to go. As showing the increase in land values in Christchurch in half-a-cenituiy, it is stated that the present owners of this property lately re |„ S ed £35,000 for the land alon.e, for which, the original owner lmw j l esß bham £IOO £% 00(T ' lot,el JS t0 Cos£ °' VOr

Three years ago a society was formed in Dunedin for the purposo of fostering musical and elocutionary talent among the young of Dunedin by promoting a series 0 f competitions. The third annual festival opened on Tuesday, wiitli some 750 entries, and great interest is -being taken in the work of tine competitors. There are some 40 competitors altogether in recitation, oratory, reading, singling, pianoforte and violin playing, painting, etc., and the series of competitions will last over eight days. A surprising degree of success lias attended the operations of the society, whose programmes are chiefly basrad on those of similar competitions in Australia. As many as 30 or 40 women sometimes participate in a single coiuiiclition, and one would think- the monotony of hearing the same piece over and over again would drive people away, rather than attract a large audience, but the reverse is the case, and by splitling the large competitions up into sections a variety is secured which makes for success. Tuesday was ch'i'lly devoted to elocution, the subjects being; Tennyson's " The Hevenge," and Lytton's "Claude Melnotte to Pauline" lor seniors, and Head's " Sheridan's Hide" for juniors. The variety of interpretations given to the subjects is surprising, and although g oo 'd work is done in some cases, the bulk of performances ore not particularly meritorious. Some delightful con-trusts occur during the competitions, and instances have happened when masculine reciters of great lung power declaimed the Tennyson ballad with savage energy, andwero followed, perhaps, by a demure young lady whose interpretation of the desperate encounter was about as mild asi a dispute between Held mice.

The annual public meeting of the Council of the Churches will be held this evening in, the Presbyterian Lecture Hall. Chair'to bo'taken at 8 o'clock by the Rev. S. S. Osborne. Speakers., Revs. F. G, Evans and J. N. Buttte. Cnllnetiltwi in-.ia „f v.,_,.i...

The Egmont A. and P. show will be hvjld on the 2Mixl and 2-1 Hi inst. Particulars are advertised to-day.

The Christmas carnival committes is entering, into- arrangements for the Maori village acheme, and invites tenders for supplies in the commissariat department. 'I he nomination of Mr M. Frasel being 'the only one received fo'r the vacancy on the Borough Council, caused 'by the retirement of Mr C. Carter, that gentleman has been declared duly elected.

During a. disturbance at the Oil Springs Hotol, Whatulutu, Poverty Hay, on Monday, a man iired a revolver at another, misled him, ami slightly wouiKk'd a third. lie then cleared out 'into t'lu bush, whither he was pursued by Mounted Constable Doyle.

"Claudius Clear" relates in the British Weekly a story ho was told of one of the very highly Conservative ministers who still exist in Scotland. A preacher of another church was to occupy his pulpit, and they wore discussing) the order of the service. Said the preacher, "I may give out a hymn?" '-'No, we object to hymns." "Well, I may giv« out a paraphrase ?" "1 do not object to paraphrases myself, but the people do not like them." ''l may use the Lord's Prayer?" "I have no conscientious objection to the Lord's Prayer myself," was the reply, "but the people would not stand it." The King has forwarded 18 banners for presentation to the Australian Light Horse regimonts, which represented the mounted troops who went to the Transvaal from the Commonwealth. In accordance with Loi d Northcote's suggestion, the banners will be handed/ over to the regiments when the King's Birthday review is held in Melbourne on November 11th. The massive silver trophy which the Prince of Wales gas provided for annual competitions amongst the different regiments of Australian Light Horse will be formally handed over to the senior officers of 'the regiments o n the same day.

His idle to ignore the fact (says a writer in the Manchester livening News) that the outlook for the approaching winter is- gloomy in the extreme. Wages have been steadily declining for the past three years". Though the decreases have not been neavy or the, trade depressions acute, the general trend is signilhiantly uniform. During the period covered by the three and a half-years ending June, 1904, nearly three millions of workers have suffered reductions of engineering trades alono reductions amounts to no less than £201,409 per week. In the mining, steel, and engineering! trades alone seductions equivalent to £12,740 per week have been effected. There is no present indication that this uniformly downward tendency will take a turn for the better.

A correspondent of the New YorkHerald writes:—"Army and navy officers who have recently returned from the Philippines and the China station report that at present the Japanese have not a friend in the East among mercantile, military, or naval mtn of white extraction. Their success lias made ,them insufferably over-bearing and insolent. They implicitly believe that their army and navy are invincible, awi give their views publicity in a manner which is galling. Their total disregard of the truth, their apparent inability to conceive that there is anything saend about a promise or agreement, and the barbarism which is so clearly apparent through their veneer oi politeness and civilisation, has irritated and alienated all who have come in contact with them. The disillusion of the Japanese correspondents who flocked to Tokio early in the year isi an old story." A lo u gue has been, formed in Franco to prevail upon the Government to stock moors and open land, over which anybody has the right to shoot, with game. The proposal might sound absurd in a country .like Great Britain, where the shooting of the gome is strictly a luxury of the rich and privileged classes, but in France, oven in the present conditions, the shopkeeper or small clerk has plenty of opportunities for amusing himself with a gun and enriching his dinner-ioible with rabbits and birds of his own killing. The process of becoming a sportsman is, neverthclere, by no means devoid of expense. Every Frenchman who desires to go shooting must take out a license, which costs him £1 3s. He must, moreover, pay for the right of keeping a sporting dog, and a« powder and shot are a monopoly of the State and clearer than in Countries where there is no such momopoly, his ammunition adds materially to the general'cost. Many, however, in England would gladly moot these charges if, like Frenchmen, they had so many facilities of enjoying a day's sport. The revenue in Franco derives considerable emoluments from the proud "chasseur." It is reckoned that men who go out with guns and dogs on the other side of the Channel. contribute at least a million sterling per annum to the national treasury. It seems well worth the French Government's while to study the imiter<ests of so important a class. Storage In dry brick store, low insurance rate, minimum firo risk, low rates for storage—The New Zealand Express Company, Ltd. 2