NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 298, 21 December 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Italian experts declare that St. Marks, at Venice, is in imminent danger, unless the foundations are restored. Chinese are coming to the colony in a constant stream. Last week at Auckland £IOOO was pa-id in polltax by alien immigrants. The following vital statistics for tbefUoi'ougli of New Plymouth for the month of XovemHjof .arc publislied in the Gazette Mirths 2), deaths 5. The proportion of deaths to tlie 1000 of population was 0.97. The s.s. Gothic will be the nexl steamer for dairy produce, leaving Wellington, Jamuiary st]i, nm! will be followed by the s.s. iiuapelm, leaving Wellington January 17th The closing days at tile ' Moturoa works will bo for t,h c Gothic, Wednesday, December 28th, and for the jßuapehu, IVodnestJay, .January llth 1 y o ciock p.m.

A special mooting 0 f the Taranaki Licensing Committee was heki 0 n lues-d|ay Present ■ MesiTnf/n 10 '"? 11 . (chwi, ' , " an ). Newman, Mclvellar, Ambury, and Rev. Bennett. Mr Quilliam (on behalf of the . v irtualler.s' Association) applied foi an extension of hours 24tK 'l 0 U P - m ' f,om U^«'n.ta' n ? UfU ' y 3lst - inclusive. Tfeo comimtiteo considered the application in private, and decided that they rcgnet ed t-hey CO uld not accedeto the application on tho legal ground tfcat the application should havo bee* made at the annual or 'quarterly meeting.

A notice relati*g to Policy Xo. 158041!, which ia •tatwd to be lost, is inserted on belmlf of the Guvornmeut Lifo Insurance o ttioc.

Tho Puiblic Library will be clos d on 26th ami 27th inst., uind 2nd ai.-d yildi prox., and oil the -Bth >n.-.t. ii will be open from 10 a.m. to noon.

Aspirants lor the 1905 Rhodes Scholarship in New Ziealund ale notitied that applications are 'due with the Hegistrar of the Victoria Cel'lege by January Bth. Tile following entries have been received for various events at the Waiiganui carnival regatta next week Star (Wellington), Clifton '(Waitara), Napier, Waitej Unions, and Aramohu Boating I Clubs.

The bl-acHUind is 'becoming a menace to the lanner in the Uairurapa district. It is said that it feeds on tlfe young green rape, and one farmer in 'the Opuki states' that the whole oi -his -rape crop tliis season lias been practically duvourod.

The tpiantity of ibuttei' received into the Mollboume cold stores for export for the week ending December 3 was 34,646 boxea. The total production for the week was 1117 tons, worth l l d per lb—£lol,!2Al. this is a recoid )'or the Statu. Whilst thu Tyscr steamer Tomoana, bound from Loudon to Australia and New Zealand, wan crossing the Southern Ocean three weeks ago, an icobcrg two miles long und 550 ft liigh was passed. The berg presented a magnificent spectacle. A Christchurch syndicate, which hag taken up the Ngfakuwua coal aneat in the Duller district, is apparently well satidttad with the prospects before it. Last week it lodged an application for a second block of lund. a aqiuure mile in extent, on the north-west tbouadary of the present lease.

The block of 16,700 acres of Crown lands in Taranaki which is to be thrown open for selection is in the Oiura und Wiai'o survey districts, Clifton County, on the TongaporutuMangaroa rood. The Elections varyin area from 174 ucres to 1710 acres. The block is all bush land. Selection will take place on February Bth,.

During tJw interview with the general traffic manager on Tuesday Mr Cock Said there existed an erroneous idea in regard to the pretensions of the exhibition. People had jumped to the conclusion that as New Plymouth was not one of the largest centres tihio exhibition was on a correspondingly small 90ale. He could safely way it was very close to being one of the largest held in the colony.

At tho police co#irt on Tuesday, Geo. Cooper appeared on remand on a charge of stealing a pair of trousers from William Dick. The S.M. said that the police report was not very favourable, but as accused was only 20 years of age, and had not previously been to gaol he would ■admit him to pro|t*ation for two moQt'hs on condition tfoa/t he paid the sium of 9s, expenses incurred by Dick, within a fortnight.

On Tuesday his Worship the Mayor luid Mr E. M, Smith, M.H.K., waited on the general manager of railways in order to discuss with him the proposal of the Berough Council for the continuation of Moles-worth-street through St. Aubynstpflot niear Burgess, Fraaer and Co.'s, in owler that the traffic from the goods sheds, which at present has to come via C'urne and Devonstreets, might be diverted through the proposed extension- of Moles-worth-street. The interview was conducted on the same lines as that Weld some time since with Mr Mcintosh, district engineer. After going | over the gr o und, Mr Ronayne said he would report to the Minister for Railways.

The Auckland Herald says that passengers on one of tho DevonportTakapuna motor 'buses had a rather unpleasant experience on Satuiday forenoon. On the road near the racecourse the motor 'bus met a horse 'bus, and one of the horses in the latter was rather diffl»ult to handle. The 'lbuaes passed each other safely, but the driver of the motor Ibus' looktd over his shoulder to see if the horse 'bus was safe, and in doing so steerodi to the side of the road, liiis 'ibus droppibg' over an embankment and scattering about a dozen pasHengers in a ditch. Fortunately no one was hurt, except Mr FuUiames, plumber, of Devonport, who got slightly cut in tine face with some 0 f the broken glass from the window. The motor 'bus was scarcely damaged, and was running again in the evening.

Apropos of tho tendency of people to growl about the weather, the Kev. D. C. Bates, of tlie Wellington Meteorological Office, states that observations show that the effects of solar roicliajtion aref unusually manifest about a montjl after they are astronomically due. Thus midwinlei is experienced in New Zealand in July, and the month of November, instead of being, as reckoned by some, the first of summer, is really the last of spring. During the lasi month there has been some reason for impatience, yet recognition of this would often save disappointment and dissatisfaction with the climate. Some persons look into returns only to find extremes, which are often unreliable, and if they K'ive any idea at all of tihe rainfail of a season or country, it is generally misleading.

A deputation representing: the exIvi'bitkm committee waited upon tlie General Manager for Railways, Mr Ronayne, in reference to the special train arrangements for the carnival, His Worship the Mayor (Mr R. Cock) acted as spokesman, the o*hoi s present being Messrs E. M. Smith, W. T. Jennings, M's.II.R., E. Dockri'll, W. Ambury and 11. A. Lennon. Tlie Mayor stated that the committee wished to got a late train to Stratfoid in addition to tho delaying of the 4i.35 p.m. train to 5.30 0 n December 26th and 27th. Tlie accommodation was limited, and visitors might lrave a difficulty in obtaining lodgings unless the congestion was relievod by the running of a train, through Waitara and fniglowood, to Stratford at about 10.30 every night. The lack of such \tfould deter many from attending tlie carnival, especially tlie countrv people who had .milking to do. In reply to a question, Mr Cock suid the committee would b-u satisfied with a late tram for the liust fortnight. Mr Docknll pointed out that many attractions would take place . at j%ht, and country people would Like to wmtness them. Mr .Jenninus assuiied the department that countiy people were anxious to secure the concession. Mr Honnvno in nfte ' an,u lle give a delinfCT w» V £\ bUt h ° wou ld conwitli the District Traffic Mann vr on his return to Wa>fcanu7 Wednesday. J n lelliv fh bv Mr Cm.t hi » y 'Uiestion 1 , . ock, Mr Romijite sni-d tlie extension of time holiriav excur sion rates had not lieen brought u n -

A MOST HONOURABLE DISTINC TION.

The Western Medical Review » standi PUbllCati ° n ° f tho hi K hcs t sa ys. in a recent issue ■— I housands of physieians in this and Other countries have attested that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Ex. tiact is not only reliable, but thai ■t has a pronounced and indisputable superiority over all other preparations Of Eucalyptus." Your health s too precious to bo tampered with, thei tfoie reject all products foisted upon you by unscrupulous mercenaries, und insist upon getting SanSons ' Eucalypti Extract the only preparation recommended by your physician and tho medical press. In coughs, colds, fovws, diaw rhoen, kidney diseases, tho relief is instantaneous. Wounds, ulcwsl burns, sprains, etc., it heals without inflammation. As mouthwash (S drops to a glass of water) it pr<xj vents decay of teeth, and destroy all disease germs-.* I

Messrs Bewley and Griffiths will sell a quantity of strawberries' at 11.80 a.m. to-day.

Mr Newton King advertises a line of prime fowls to b© sold I>.V auction at the Mart this afternoon.

The secretary ol the Carnival Committee invites tenders for catering at the various sports meetings.

The eliiWren's sports carnival, to Ire held on January sth, has attracted 877 entries, from all parts of the colony. The Recreation Grounds Hoard has been presented by Mi 1 M. Carrick with a pea hen to mate with the bird already there.

A decree nisi was granted by the Chief Justice in the case Uempsey v. Dempsiey, a wjhe's petition, on the ground of habitual drunfesmnes.

Revised train arrangements are notified for tlie Christmas and New Y-tfar hlolidiays, for the axemen's carnival at Elthiam on the 26th and 27th inst., and for the Hawera sports on January 2nd. A man named Darnaid, resident near Konimi, Pahiatua, reported missing for a couple oi days, returned home from Palnierston on Monday night, and attempted suiccidfe next morning by cutting; his throat. He was not expected to recover.

The bona fide traveller " kas given place to the ■" tired traveller." A Duraodin Maigiatrat has nuHod. that if one lias travelled far enough to make " a reasonable man tined," he is entitled to be caught resting under the Act. The Post sums up the position aa far as it can be ascertained as follows :—The law has become ao virtuous that thane are to be no more "cakes and ale" on Sunday, even for the bona lide traveller ; but tea and «t£e may be safely supplied, even to a resident in the neighbourhood. To Falstaff's question, " Shall I not take mine ease in mine inn ?" the answer would appear to be : " Yes, if you have travelled far enowgih to make a reasonable man tired, but otherwise, No." The New Zealand inn has already fallen so< far away from the fat knight's ideal on a- Sunday that it is to bo hoped tho Supreme Court will not remove the one poor grain of comfort which the Ditnedin Magistrate has left him.