The Daily News. MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7701, 2 January 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlie highest point registered during the heat wave in Victoria, up to Saturday, was 'l2l} degrees, at Mildura. Twenty-eight cases of measles oc.curred on board the lonic during her voyage out to Hobart. Ten of i the patients arc still ill. A s|>ccjal meeting of the Borough Counci' is fixed for Monday night mext to (ix the weekly half-hol* day , under the Shops and Offices Act. London butter agents are generally favourable to Government grading of Victorian butter on similar lines to those adopted by New Zealand, which are satisfactory. I A dairymaid has been arrested at Cologne for bathing''herself daily in the milk before it was sold, because she re-ad that milk btuhs were good for the complexion. Mr J. C. Smith, Registrar of liirths, Deaths and Marriages, supplies the following figures for the year Births, 3(54 ; deaths, 101 ; i marriages, |9.">. An escaped wolf devoured a hundred sheep in Northumberland. It ' was chased by fox hounds through the country-side for a month, and was eventually killed by the Scotch i express. The Patea West Uo.nl Board has accepted the tender of Messrs Came--1 ron and Brooking (Stratford), foi the delivery of 800 yards of broker stone for metalling the Ball Koad a! i 8s 8d per yard. New Year's Eve passed oIT very quietly, for the heavy rain prevented any demonstration, though the streets were crowded by pedestrians, New Year's Day was also very squally. The various churches held special services, the music and sermons beI ing of a seasonable character. Karl Stanley, Imperial PostmastorGoneral, allows prepaid telegraph messages to be received at telegraph offices in the Vnited Kingdom for ■ transmission by wireless telegraphy. He states t'he cost to vessels at sea u will be at the rate of o}d a word, with a minimum of 6s 6d. I The African pigmies who were or , show at the St. Louis World's Fail are negotiating for the purchase o. an airship with which to hunt elephants. They declare it will reni der a usually perilous pursuit free from danger. \ A very interesting ceremony was performed at the Maori village by the . Hev. P. A. Bennett on Sunday, when the latest addition to the native population was christened in the preI sence of the Maoris and several members of the committee. A silver [ n'ug, suitably inscribed, was present- . Ed to the child by the carnival committee. A tangi on an extensive scale is beI ing held at Matangi, eleven miles from Cambridge, over the remains of Tanmhana, a noted chief. On S-atur- • day 600 persons were present. It is estimated that the food is costing £6O a day. The Hon. Mahuta, who I was amongst the mourners, has is- . sued a notice prohibiting tho use of intoxicating drink. The Practical Farmer, a newspaper published in Philadelphia, in some editorial notes of the World's Fair, remarks : —Among the grain exhibits, that of New Zealand was particularly interesting. Never in all our life have we seen such perfect samples of wheat and oats as are shown from this far-away land. 'Tin oats were the heaviest we have ever handled, ami show the climate there is wonderfully adapted to small grains, though the sheep industry appears to be in the lead. The Practical . Farmer has some intelligent readers in New Zealand, and we'hope some of them were responsible for the fine products shown. Quite a sensation was caused in High-street on Thursday evening, says the liawera Star. "The unexpected appearance of a motor-car frightened Mr Bobbins' horse, which was standing attached to a spring cart in front of his .shop. The animal made oil at a great gallop, and during its progress the curt struck, a whiM clean o(T a 'buggy belonging to a Maori which was standing on the side of the road. An expressman's horse, with two children in the cart, was also startled and bolted, but the horse, after going as far j as the Oddfellows' Hall, appeared , to wonder why it was running away, and stopped, probably to ascertain tile cause of all the commotion. Meanwhile the ca'.tloads of motorists quickly proceeded on its way without troubling to discover what da-mage had been done. A meeting of the Frankley Hoad Board was held on Saturday. There were present : Messrs If. Ok'e.v (chairnian), Abbott, Billing, and Newell. Leave of absence was granted Mr Allen. It was decided to hold a special meeting of the board on January 7th, to deal with tenders for forming and metalling Frankleigh Park Roatl. The special order decUir- , ing certain weifls as coming under the second schedule of the Noxious Weeds Act was adopted. The clerk was instructed to write (o the CarI'jngtpn Hoad Hoard, asking if it is willing to make the portion of the road adjoining the upper end of the Frankley Ilond tit for cart traffic, as this board is willing to do its portion. Tenders are to be callixl for breaking and quarrying J 00yds of metal at Ilawke's Hill quarry. Mr J. \\. Hopkins, the only white resident oil the island of Santa Cruz, arrived nt Sydney last weeli, Mr Hopkins describes Santa Cruz as a paradise in point of climate and vegetation. The mean temperature is 78 degrees, and it is seldom that the mercury goes much higher or lower. The island is the most prolific in the South Seas for foodstuffsand is the only island Mr Hopkins has visited during a fourteen'years experience that will yield crops all the year round. The male natives do not work, the women being the "food-finders.'! Tlie aborigines are an intelligent peopin, but Atr Hopkins' experience of them for the fust couple of years was not too pleasant. The natives, ho says, will not broofc offence, but will immediately reply with- a shower o£ arrows Mr Hopkins spys that the rainfall is something onormous, a downpour occurring every twentyfour hours. Santa Cruz is 500 miles cast of the Solomons, and is under-the protectorate of (575*11 is ys.ry pro.'iUilJTe is required, l)uryears two stcflH

Ttafiiwction sale of land advertised by Mr- Newton King to take 1 place in the Theatre Royal is now 1 to be hield at tho Mart. The Ivaiser has directed command- 1 ers in tihe German army not to re- ' tain sergeants convicted of maltreatment of soldiers after the current time of their service has expired. Dalgety's London office cabled as follows on Friday to their Wellington offico : —"Butter market weak ; demand irregular. Price for unsalt- 1 cd butter sometimes lower than salted." A fairly quiet year is promised by "Old Moor" in his almanac for 1905. But notwithstanding this promise he 1 goes on to predict fires, collisions, earthquakes, cyclones, wrecks, tidal I waves, assassinations, deaths ol great rulers, colliery explosions al-, most monthly, and a number of un- i defiiud "appalling disasters." In January—Death will reap a rich har- j vest of financiers, but the general ' health will be good. In October i —the date is not definitely fixed—| there will be a Royal marriage with , an American beauty, binding the' Union Jack and Stars and Stripes still closer ; there will be much wealth brought from Hie Western He- i public by pretty bridal American women. In November—A mighty ruler will pass away with a sudden-, ness which is tragic. A case in 'the Law Courts at this time wil\ cause muck washing of aristocratic linen in public. The recent discovery of further caves at Waitoiuo was reported to the Auckland Crown Lands Hoard last week by the District Road Engineer. The engineer recommended that a scenic reservej should be made at once, so that the natural bush in the neighbourhood of the caves, which is very beautiful, might be' preserved. The caves are described as more extensive and more magnificent than the old ones, lieing over three-quarters of a mile long, with a beautiful waterfall in the middle. They can be lighted with electricity at a very small cost, and are undoubtedly among the finest caves - yet discovered in the Australasian colonies. The engineer concluded that steps should be taken at once to reserve the caves. Mr Greenslade, a member of the board, said that he had been informed that the new caves were exceptionally beau- ■ tiful, and should prove a great attraction to tourists. The report was received, and the board decided to recommend that the required area be reserved'. At St. Arnaud, Victoria, a farmer named David Resei'gli was returning home after delivering a load of wheat, when, during a thunderstorm he had a most extraoi"dinary experience. ' He was sitting on the rail of the waggon, with a bag over his head and shoulders, as it was rawing heavily at the time. Hearing an unusual noise, he removed his bag and saw his seven horses lying flat on the ground, They were motionless. Mr Iteseigh sprang out of the waggon, and had just come to the conclusion that the whole team 'had been struck dead by ligiitnrng, when the horses began to struggle tg their feet. Some succeeded, btiit others were entangled in the harness. A i few of the horses were bleeding from | the mouth. AlVer the harness straps and couplings had been cut, tin whole team was released, ami soon none of the horses showed any sign of the mishap. Mr Hoscig'h yoked up again tuid went home. Evidently the horses were thrown down by the concussion of a l>ghtnii)g*"strokc." Mr Reseigh felt no shock. The New Zealand Dairyman says : "We make bold to say that by Christmas, 1900, the bulk of the work of hand milking will have ceased in this colony, and we are sa- ; tisfied that no news that we could . convey will do so much to secure for all the dairymen of this colony a Merry Christmas and a Happy New \ear as the intimation that we have to convey to them as our Chri-stmas gretting that a practical, clficient, a»d economical milking m a chine is how within measurable distance. Within two years from the present time we believe that hand milking will be as obsolete on all the large dairy farms of New Zealand as ia the old scythe and flail on the large groin-growing farms of the colonv. This, then, is .our Christy* .Meeting to our readers. The drudgery of dairying is nearly ended, and this we hope is almost the last Christmas that .the whole of the members of the family will ] je 'tied' to the cows while tin; rest of the world are on holiday-making and pleasure-seeking intent." fa The 1 nion Steam Ship Company of Zealand, Limited, is now en- ' gaged in the preliminary work incident to the publication of a highclass literary magazine, the initial number of which will appear about April next, under the title of " The Red Funnel." This is but another step mailt' by this popular company to meet every demand of the public. I he magazine will in no wise be a guide book or traveller's hand book, but will be confined exclusively ui the making of a popular magazine for the home, the club, the library, and for the traveller by rail or sea. It will maintain a dignity of character that will reflect the highest and noblest emotions of Australasian manhood and womanhood, and present to the world's readers a reflex of the life and aspirations of a people altogether too little known beyond the borders ot their own land. Its contributing staff will be drawn from the ranks of 'the ablest writers, educators, statesmen, journalists, mistravellers, and popular authors of fiction, who will unite in making each issue a literary mirror, reflecting the brightest gems in Australasian literary life. Orders for the first number may be placed with your bookseller or stationer. The Valuation Department has thought it necessary to reply at length to criticisms made on the procedure in vogue, forming the basis of taxation on landed property. The official head of the department, in a length}- memo to the Christchurch l'ress, says it should 'be -borne in mind that any system of valuation which aims at tho assessment of Jand for, amongst other things, rating and taxation ■ purposes, cannot be expected to be altogether popular with Rhose who : pay the taxes, jio matter how carefully and judicially the system is ! worked. It must also be remembered, says the officer, that the department, in its instruction to val- ' uers, and the valuers, in carrying out those instructions, are adniinis- 1 ti-ating at Act of Parliament, which lays down certain fixed principles of valuation, and if owners are not satisfied with the Department's in- ! ' terpretation of those principles thev have their remedy in the Assessment Court. It is pointed out that it is erroneous to suppose that the valuations made by the department arc for the levying of taxes alone. Ihese valuations are required to serve as a guide for granting loans by the several lending departments Of the State, and are used by the Stamp Office when assessing duty under tho Deceased Persons' Estate Duty Act. They are also usod in assisting the Land Purchase Board in arriving at the value to be paid for I lands purchased for settlement by the : Crown, a s .well as for other pur- !' poses. Ihe \\aiiganui Herald reports that during the past Christmas vacation ; a party, consisting of Messrs F. 'j Purnell and P. O'Dea, of Sanson, and L. Walker, of Wangaehu, made the ascent of Ruapehu anil Ngaruhoe. Mr Purnell has alivady made two i successlul ascents of Ruapehu, and i the other two gentlemen have been i up on a previous occasion. On Tuesday Inst the party reached the North Peak overlooking the sno-w summit, and encountered an unusual amount of snow. The last two thousand feet of the climb was over snow slopes and glaciers, wherein innumerable steps bad to be cut. ' I he descent over the snow and ice was more difficult and dangerous than the ascent, and the party were three hours on the ice face. Ice axes and ropes arc indispensable for jgj. successlul climb. The party asJvgarii'hoe on Wednesday aiiornweal her was fine, but 1 very r lhey lost their way, and hail difficulty in locating a suitable ridge The mist became denser, giving way to driv- 1 i|Tg rain and sleet. was also unfavourable, driving--the fumes from the crater into 1 their faces, ! and making the crossing of two : snow slopes dangerous. The paHty reached the east! lip of the crater, 1 hut it was impossible to obtain a view of tho volcano's activity, as the sleet, combined with smoke 1 from the crater, were almost over- rpowering, and rendered it ' to see more than five yards. , The ' rush and roar from the crajgi*^yvas itemed practica/ble ev- .1

- A meeting of thoso interested in the st&iocfc isi ca-Ited for Saturday afternoon next, at the Town Hall, when a; proposal to form a new co-operative company will be considered,. The choir at St. Mary's Church had to sing the music without the ] aid of a pipe organ yesterday, the j old one 'having been taken down to make room for the new instrument . to be erected by Mr Croft, the Auckland organ-Uuilder. The work will , take from six weeks to two months, , and it is proposed to ask Messrs , Maughan Barnett (Wellington), A. , Towsey (Wanganui), and Dr. Thomas , (Auckland) to give a series of rexitals to celebrate the opening. Barnum, the great American showman, at one of Ms exhibitions i found it so crowded with people 1 | walking round and round and never , : going out to make room for others | ! that he adopted a very ingenious de- j jvice for clearing the place. He h a d ,a door made that only opened itiIward; and opposite this he hung a large placard To the Exft." Il'eople seeing this said "Come along here; let's have a look at the exit." So thpy. went through the and found themselves in th« Btr»Btj, witlV "No readmission witheut pnyint'lil " written up. Sointl- - of this sort will have to be ' dono _by the management at the New T'lymouthi Exhibition if the crowds continue to pour in as they did last week at tihe rate of 5000 ft day, And, like Barnum's show, when people get there they iaro very unwilling tO' leave, so many and varied are the 'attractions!. But at this marvelous collection there is room for all'. If you are tired of the exhibition you can inspect the art gallery, then to tli|o Italian Garden, then to tho Marionettes, and other entertainments, then to the Maori village. There isl plenty to see and something fresli every day, and if anyone miisses the exhibition ho missestt o chance of a lifetime. Do you dread washing day ? Then buy a tin of Washine and cheer up. See a l»st of storekeepers who slock it. AGd tin sufficient for a week's washing. * The Exhibition is bound to be a and a big one at that. So is J. 11. Parker's display of silvei mounted toilet requisites, purses, and cheap watches for boys and girls from )7s Gd each. Also greenstone goods in great variety.* the FrovCdcnt Building Society is issuing a new series of shares, and in accordance with its usual policy, it is inviting applications from the public. The secretary, Mill. A. Lcnnan, will be pleased to give any inforniatioi* to inquirers, and bo happy to supply application forms, which must be filled in and lodged with him by December 10th. Tlve society has steadily progressed since its establishment and has always done business on safe and cautious lines. The society lias funds in hand, and is prepared to lend on approved* security at the usual favourable rates.* AFTER TWENTY YEARS. «(^ r Cheviot, writes : "The Rhcumo has done my wife a great amount of good. She got no good .from the Ilanmer Springs, having suffered from chronic rheumatism for twenty years. I was suffering from the kidneys, and took stime Rhcumo. It relieved nic very quickly. I have recommended it to several people, nil with good results. Sold by all| chemists and storekeepers, 2s 6d and 1 4s 6d.— Wholesale Agents, Kcmpthome, grosser, and Co.* 7 lIOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS. Reliablo Remedies. In wounds, bruises, sprains, glandular swellings, enlarged veins, neuralgic pains and rheumatism, the application of this soothing 1 ointmont to the ullcctparts not only gives the greatest ease, but likewise cures the complaint. The pills greatly assist in banishing the tendency to rheumatism and similar painful disorders, whilst the Ointment cures the local ailment. The Pills remove the constitutional disturbance and regulate every impaired function of every organ throughout tho human body. The cure is neither temporary or superficial, but permanent and complete, and tho disease rarely recurs. So perfect has been the purification performed by these searching yet harmless preflp rations. Tho most delicate may take Holloway's PUIS with perfect A MOST HONOURABLE DISTINCTION. The Western Mediual Review, a medical publication of the highest standing, says, in a recent issue 'Thousands of physicians in this and other countries have attested that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract i* not only reliable, 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 mercenaries, and insist tipon getting SanJjr and Sons' Eucalypti Extract, the only preparation rec o mmendod by your physician and tho medical pness. In coughs, colds, fevers, diaw rhoea, kidney diseases, the relief is instantaneous. Wounds, ulcere burns, sprains, etc., it heals without inflammation. As mouthwash (1 drops to a glass of water) it pre* vents decay of teeth, and destroys all disease germs."