LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7720, 24 January 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

1 To-iifonow will be dust discount day " for gas consumers. A list of auctioneers licenced to ,seil within the borough is advertised. Railway arrangements tor the sports at Stratford on Thursday , ane advertised. 'I he cash clearing sale a;t the Cooperutivu Stores is being continued for one weuk longer. 'J lie next term at the New l'ljv niout'h High School commences on Monday, February (sth. Particulars relating to entry are adverti:«.d. A cash salo of a number of town ami village sections in various districts of Taranaki will be held at the Lands Oll'ice on February Bth. At a meeting o,f ladies of St. Mary's Church on Monday ul'tcrnoon ifc was decido.l to entertain ■ the. Kev. F, At. Bennett at a farewell social gathering in St. Mary's llall on Friday. 1 It is stated that the load lcaidI ing tu the North Kginont Mountain , House is now in good order. The 1 steep gradient of the higher part, however, rendeis it, heavy work for I single horse vehicles. At a re-union at Hamilton! of those who fought in South Africa, Co'lonel Havies, in a forcible speech, complained of the apathy of the public towards volunteering. J lie deJ dared that we should have to light again, but he could not tell ' when i nor where. Mr Laing, M.11.K., ttiv.l other speakers expressed similar views. The Kev. .1. A. Crump, a New liritain missionary, who (s- accompanied by a native teacher, arrives this morning by the Takapuna from I "Nelson. After spending the day about town he will in the evening I address a public ii.e.Hing at Whiteley ilajll, in aid of the funds of the mission. The meeting will open at 7.:s<), as the rev. gentleman has to caitch the steamer for north, at. the conclusion of his address'. A meeting was held yesterduy of representatives of (he Taranaki Hospital Mould ancl the Stratford llospita.l with the object of endeavour- j Ing to arrive at the amount of the liquid and contingent assets lo lie I handed over lo t.'hu Stratford lioar.l. | .Messrs Mackay. llline. and .Monkhouse were tine Stratford delegates and .Messrs Tisch. Cock and llrown acted for the Taranaki Hoard The meeting Justid from 11 a.m. to ;s I p.m.. but no ■agTex'ment was arrived h at, a resolution being .carried to the p T ft ~t h. a t '''' S tlu ' Committee,' had failed fo agree' they recommended ' their respective boards lo siibmil ' the matter to the Audilor-tieneral as ' provided for by cause It of (lu> act ' of J 901. ]( was arranged that the 1 Tananaki Hoard should carry on 1 the linnnces as nt present until 1 March 31st. . ft

Another plague pa£ient—a v boy—i* reported I'rofti ' l'add.ington, a suburb of Brisbane. .* v . ' The latest luxurious' innovation ill the big Atlantic liners is the inlro-*. duction of elevators to lilt pussen- I gers from the lower decks io the upper ones. Some of these great floating hotels have as many -decks as tho s stationary caravansaries ashore have stories. The arrivals in the colon) during 1001 totalled and the departures were 22,2/77, leaving a gain lo the colony of 10, New South ! Wales furnished the larger proportion of! arrivals (18,1.11), and the larger number (KJ.T'I 1 )i ; of. those wl o left New. .Zealand \vtlit---to that colony. A total of Kill came from the United Kingdom, and 2720 left New Zealand lor the Home Country. A general holiday was observed (ii Monday on Ihe anniversary of the arrival of the lir.it settlers in 1810 in I'ort Nicholson harbour. | The chief events in the day's proI gramme, besides the summer meetling of tlie rating club, were the . l'orli Nicholson Yacht. Club's „ltegatta at Lowry lia) . a couple ol representative cricket matches, and the annual shooting competition of the Volunteer Hide Association at Trent'hani range. The weather was perfect. Kxcursionists by the s.s. Ngapulti, which will loaie Auckluncl on February 17th for a pleasure cruise along the northern coast, will spend a day at Whang:arei. The part)- will |;" e convejied in buggies to the Whareora • Caves and Limestone Hocks, and later on to Kamo Springs Hotel, where the luxury of a swim in a soda water bath, may be enjoyed. The afternoon will be devoted to a visit to the beautiful Whangurei Falls, thus making a most interesting and delightful day's outing. There were some pretty heavv I lamlalls registered in the colcnv dui'ing December. I„ t|„. North islan-1 Ihe highest was 11.15 ,Inches at Man-gorei-Jvorito road, which was closelv lollowed by the SuniniiL with I I it in. and Wainui-o-mata/ with 12.r>(:'.in. in the South Island 'ihi» fall was at I'akawau, M.07 lin, IHnniston living second with j;i.-l:ti n Uestport third with 12.l(iin. and , (.leymouth fourth with a fall of 10 so" 1 ' In a fall of 1 1.1.80 was registered at Hesolulh.n Island. | A writer in the I lawke's Hay Herald who has just returned from the 'West Coast s-ays-Foity years' ago f , i ,vas a town of :iO,OOO inhabitants. * There were lfif) hotels in the main street, ail thriving on Ithe imprudence of the miner." It lias now a population of 2000 aiwl the hotels are d'minished in numbu though they are still somewhat l out of proportion to what we should have considered the legitimate ncds of the population. | Housewives and all others interest,ed in the purchase of cheap lines of groceries should not fail lo note that the goods s.ilwigul from Messrs Burgess, Fraser and Co.'s fire are to be sold b.y Mr Newton King absolutely without resene, on Wednesday next, at the Drill Hall. q),, good's are turning out. in wonderfully good j condition, ami ale being sorted aim repacked under the direction „f . t ! grocery expert. We have -been iv- | quested to state ti m t the late owners of the goods, .Messrs Burgess, I' i aser and Co., have nothing whatever to do with the sale, the under- ; writers having satislied their claim in connection therewith. I Will you permit me to give the | true account of the farewell phrase I i"So long!" nays a writer in a Home paper. Wall Whitman, in his l' Songs of "Parting," puhli>lK',! ove.' _ fifty years ugo. quotes ;t us au old I phrase. The old expression is "Good | /■ye, so long," that i», God be ui.h you so llong (e.s w- ale parted). It is a translation of the Swedish "Adjo 'sa lange almosl the same in Danish, and possibly in Dutch 1 . The;.e bailors took it in very early times to Amertcu, whence it has spread all over the world. It is u pity this beautiful phi\tse has l been so cur- ■ taJied that its v'ery meaning is almost forgotten. | Pointed att< ntion if? being 'directed to the sjueud of the gambling mania among; Birmingham women, particularly in the Soho district, where portly matron.'!, with th Ir aprons over their arms, gather to discuss Jorm und prices and settle on the horses to back. Bookmakers ami their agents patrol the streets regularl)i, while the men are at work. !:?,i feature is that often ( li ttle, children are sent to run alter ,1 "i «'ith the |,et». One man ' rcin" tl> i]w pa,K ''' s ' e°niplain|.n» that his wne sold the boots from tlie feet of the little ones in , order to back her "fancv." Sixlee wns 11 lnen> hu „"- lifl of bookmakers : now, despite the toes inflicted, they number "ne a !i). I The judge, counsel and several of the nil) men who were hearing a 'ca.se in the courts of Austria were iLrv V 't" llS i° f "" ''"'""'ent robtri'il' ,L Hwnl 7 lK I>lV t ' os " of " . ' cl '' ic li " ,,lts out, find considerable confusion prevailed while other lights were brot gl , in « he court. As the case was ab ()t °'| to be proceeded with a .iurv nian dc- ' claied thai he had lost his watch | find pocket-book. His neighbour foil ml tha't his pockets also had been I "led, and others, including counsel 1 and the judge himself, began to re- I port losses. The doors of (lie court ' were immediately closed, |,ut t |,e thieves had escaped through a wait- i lug-room, carrying off several of the ' Jurymen s coats. It was found thai the thieves had cut off the electric ' light. A list of parsons, clergy and lav, I who are entitled to officiate at mar- ! riages, is published in the Gazette. The total number; is 1070, made up I as follows of England I .331; ,I'res'li.yterian, 218 ; Homan Catholic,-. 182 ; Methodist, Kvt ; Congregational Independents, 17 ; napt|sts,. 2(i ; I'rimitive Methodist's, -11 ; Free Methodists, ;i ; l.uth.'ran, 9 Hebrew, 4 ; Salvation Ami)-, 1.1 ; . Seventh l>ay Adventists, 1 ; Auck- I land Society of the New Church-, 1 ; I'nitarians (Auckland), 1 ; Christian Brethren, ii ; IndeprMident Free Church, 1 ; I.at ter Da)' Saints, 2: Disciples of Christ. 1 ; Christ church Spiritualistic Association, 1 ; Christian Catholic Apostolic Church, 1 ; Church of Christ, 1-1 ; Catholic | Apostolic Churclv, -1. T'he following ai" the assets and liabilities in the estate of 10. A. Laurent, hora.- trainer, Smart, Itoad. —AsseLs : Full Cry, £SOO ; Hotoairo £2OO : hack, £lO : two rows'i, £2(l ; i furniture, £.1(1(1, Total. £B.'W). Lia- I j bili tics : Creditors (secured), Mort- ' gage, Loan and Agency Company, |£22< 0s l)d : estimatcfl mnount of i security, £B!iU. CrerliJors (unse- I curctl), Wellington I'acing Club. £2B 1 5s ; Maixtwatu Hacing Club £2O ; I' cikliii'g Club:, £(18; Ashhurst Club. £lO ; Canterbury Club, £(i ; Waitura C'.i.l), £.l; Taranaki Club, £0 i Kgmont Club, £i) ; Aroa Uros £4l ; Dr. Walken. £l2 10 lid ; F. M. Forbes (Wanganui) £lB Is (id ; JrcCo.v and Co. (Ilaweraj, £(i pj! «d : A. L. Tuke, £:!(! ; ,J. j.;, W'ilson (Il'.iwera) £8 .Is ; Dr. Fookes £ll. K's ; H. ,J. Julian, £l.-! : A. Lealaii'd, £8; J. Lyford (wages), | £1 Is; A. Smith (wages), £l. is - , 1. Skipjier (wages), £1 Is ; |{) Cock, £(> ; T. Knowles, £l.l Sasli and floor Companv, £2O. ' Total P>B 8h »d. Ksiimated fom -'X'curiti'es, ](| H (i( i . timated surplus in estate, £1.19 Is •■id. A fust general meeting of crei"'l"r« will , JU held at 11 o'clock ti lUOITOWj •

J'lk- announcement that Mr jV / Kins will Im. candidate th( , j, ' tea scat at the next election has considerably mixed SOllll . ()f ()UI . cont poraries. says the |>an,ievirke Press which is I'dii l'd by in- Alexander, well known in Stratford. One of I then, states that .Mr Newion l<in Bi Jlavor ol Stratford, will be. a crndidute. etc. Air Newton Kin.; is nof -Mayor ol Stratford, lint he shares with Mount Kgmont tin- honour of jein_r () | 1 1),, tW(| | >l - onl i llont , ;l _ lures ol the province, Xewton King is not out alter polities, he is too busy ruling the province, saving dairv eows ami iarms anil stocking p.opert les lor "coekies" with no nionev I I here is not a TaranakMtc Iron, ten years upwards who does not know Kins, i.ml his open-handed generositv (and Straight dealing has given him a (h'S hold with the people. P.ut we before remarked, he is not ' jnllcr politics. TJ.e X. King who is spoken of as a likely candidate is Mr "Na't ' King, Mayor of Stratford. Mr [King has been Mayor of the town for | some two years, and is an hoiiest(consi.steili( Liberal, with a level head' on his shoulders. Ho is ..very popu, ila r, too. Hut three or four Liberals have been .mentioned for the seal ' not including Sir Sytiies, the present' ineiii'ber, who will take shifting. Tl'ie . Liberals, there, however, are not like-. l.v to nuiKc a disastrous splip- .•:$< tliuil' forces,

The new triftfeilablo. pf. the utilises [ tinning to nnd frmil >iUi»'Hraikwatcr appears in this issue. Going via SoutJj I toad ; ithey run hall-hourly l'rom 7 a.m. to t> p.m.

I y'tt's a good tiling to be' '• a Chinaman in this country," Mho Hew U.- H. Mann said at a public mcet- ' ireg l in Christchurch the other even ing ; "he is well lo u kt-d alter ; lie is not allowed to ruin Itinii^lt'' b.y 'gambling', lint did you ever.. War of ft policeman making u raid- en a Kui'ojiean gambling d.'ii

' Frank Gardner, of Gardner and Gerpolet, connected with' West Australian mining, is being sued ' in Paris by a woman who • w< ut through a form ol' marriage wii h liim in 1890, and was acknowl -dged his w-.'fe until l'Jdl. ■> Hie seeks to establish tlvo validity <if til.- marriage, or, IT it is proved • li.alid, claims £-1(1,000 sterling as compensation. The carat. which hid already been once adjourned, has now been further put back. '1 he plaintiff was formerly Carrie Swain, an actress.

in a circular to hi:; clergy i-sued by the Archibshop of Westminster, 3 ays tihe Talfiet. . lii.s (irate states that is the wish and order of file Sovereign X'onlill' Unit th.' in.-/tnic-tion upon ecclesiastical niinic should be curried out in its integrity. It i.'! clearly contrary to the instrueiion that women- should form part ol the official choir, and in eases where it is impossible to have harmnoised music without the aid of female .voices it will be necessary to conline. tile singing to music of a tongregatiioiial and unison character. No instrument save the organ may bo used, except by special license, and as it is not proposed to giant this license save on rare and exceptional occasions it is hoped tliut permission will not be asked. I - Ml ' Arthur- E. Fan-ell. Portland Koad., W., writes to the London Express how tt picture which an expert has just pronounced to be a genuine itubens came into his possession. lit* ln 11 Sllla " second-hand shop in Melbourne, Austmlia, and lt !. cognising its beauty, he bought ;t. Jhe subject. of the painting—which is live leet by six-is "The Sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham." Of its Australian history little can |, e traced cave that it once belonged t„ ~ wealthy w,natter and shipowner Aihen he died it . passed through several, 'hands', and evenfuallv icaidiod' the second-hand shop, the owner OI which believed it. to be a \aiuul,le ivork of art, but lacked the mean:; to have the matter investigated. Mr i'arre.l has taken thy picture to London.

I A new paper is- to be started shortly in llawera. A company has been | registered, and operations will ;irobabl) commence some time next month, the paper being j-un on I ' Independent " lines. The businesses of the Waimate Witness (including the Advocate branch at KaIponga) and Mr C. O. Kkduhl have been ])urch:iscd, and the late proprietors thereof have been appointed to responsible positions on the staff. Ihe editor is to be Mr 11. Kin" editor of the Auckland Weekly News! nd til.; literar-v ami commercial stalls are now being arranged. Capital ha:, been readily subscribed. It is a remarkable thing that llawera has been allowed for so long t„ have jliut one paper. During its twenty- ' jive years' existence the Star has laid hold ol a very large district, from to I'atea, and its connection Will 'doubtless l w a big hurdle for the new paper to bump against. But | hope springs denial in the human I breast ," and the hopes of those inteiestod in the venture are hrig'lit, being assured of strong support from all sides.

111. \nncoiivcr correspondent „f Hthe Sydiv.v Daily Tele-graph writes: 1 Mr Ci. ilowron, of Christchurcb New <• /.calami, who returned home oil t |„> " I last Australian liner, said, in an in--1 terview, that ho was persuaded ir -' direct communication between New ' Zealand and Vancouver wl'lv. rcstor--1 ed by subsidised steamers, a prolil- < ahle trade could be established |,e- - tween the countries. He remarked- - "'rile matter which interests us most deeply is the question of direct , (communication with Vancouver. If . the Canadian tlovernmcnt could be _ j induced to enter upon this matter ~ Iwe believe it would result in great 4 good to both nations, and the cost s iwould not he excessive." When in „ Toronto Mr llowron took a lar.^e - order for New Zealand wool. and, commenting thereon, he said •—''l can •*»■ that we migiit sell a largo amount of wool in Canada if wo had ( . direct communication and we could _ jtake a Uirgi- amount of Canadian produce in exchange. Our trade ~ with Canada ought to lie much lart gcr than it is, and I have no" doubt it will grow rapidly in the future The tendency of the Jlritish people "f to draw closer together was never '' stronger than at the present mo- ' |inent. We have much to sell, and we ;buy largely, and we think wv could f do more business with Canada, than' i we do at the present time." With regard to the present con- " roversy respecting freights t o ' and rom the t'nited Kingdom, U,e fol-, j owing extract from the aiimml ro J>ort of the Department of Industrie's '•and Commerce of 1903, is worHi r« , | print ing :—"Oversea transport of produce.— The freights charged for the arriage of -produce . to.- London | hould receive the "closest hi'tention pi the Covornment. Although rates of freight are agreed Lo and con- | racts entcred-iinto by different in- ; terests, tt Is.tKe producer" who lias Jj pay. The following are thepre- ; | cut rates of freight on the principal lines of produce from New Zea- _ .Jand to London : lUitter, £7 per ton net weight.; mutton, £7 per ton. gross weight i n summer aii*,-&*?l3s' 4d in winteV; lamb,, 17 'iSW jier . | ton in suiSuner and £"> 5s in AVin-t-'r ; beef, :£5 ] ( ;„ gd lm . ((111 m , I winner and. .. £4. 13s 4d in winter, iThe value d? tonnage is verv low at , present, and possibly the foregoing . rates were reasonable when tonnsf-e . was more valuable and a smaller class of steamers was eiig-aged in the J-arte, but with the present low ; .values of tonnage a nd the advent of . | mammoth steamers, I am of opinion that the lime has arrived when lower rales of freight should be de-~ . nianded. It is only fair that the ; producers of the colony should share , in the- advantages of a favourable - Ireight-market, and of the increased ; trade ; the benefits accruing from : , cheap tonnage should not. be confined to the.'companies engaged in -the trade." |_ The executive and * general c'oniniit- . ties of the New Plymouth Exhiui- ' lion will meet on' Wednesday evening instead of .Tuesday.* ;| U is worth rememhei'ing (hat fol excellence. of style and quality coui- . limed witfi largo range of variety .mid cheapness of engagement ring't. , ,;ind all kirgls of jewellery vou must ; goto ,!.-&, Parker's,Jeweller, next ■ railway crossing, Hevo.n Street Cen- ■ tral, New Plymouth.* : ~_„ Bo y<>ui-dfoa»UwasJliils..day ? Then : buy a tin oMVa'shinorandVcKfeer' up. Sue a list of storekeepers who stock it. A (3d (.in sudicient for a week's washing^* Parcels and packages (rom all centres in .A'ew, New Plymouth or vice,--versa at fixed through rates.—The New Zealand Express Company, Ltd. "' - 1 A MOS'lv nONOUHAJJLE DISTINCTION. The Western Medical Review, a medical publication-..0f the highest standing, says, in a recent issue : 'Thousands of physicians in ■ this and other countries have attested that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Exi tract la not only reliable, but that, it has. a pronounced and indisputable superiority pver all other preparn-■ tions ;of Eucalyptus." Youi- health is too precious to be tampered with, ■therefore reject all.products foisted upon you by unscrupulous mercenaries, and insist upon getting Sanljre.nd Sons' Eucalypti Extract, the ojhly preparation rec 0 in mended by .your | physician and the medical prcssi In coughs, colds, fevers, dial* ' rhoeif', kidney diseases, the relief is instantaneous. Wbunus, ulcers, burns, sprains, etc.; it-heals without inflammation. As mouthwash (1 drops-to ft glass of water) it pre*'! vents decay of teeth, and destroys I, nil.disease .serins.*,..