The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7924, 13 September 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing lo the pressure on our space consequent on vhc publication of the Borough balance-sheet, wc have to apologise to some of our advertisers for the omission of their advertisements from this issue. We have also been compelled to hold over several items of local aird other news. It is expected that the inquiry following on the suspensian of four (JliristchuTtii post office officials for alleged breach of regulations in connection with the voucher aflair will commence to-day. At the,Rangiora Court cu Tuesday, Thomas Richard was fined £1 for making an enrolment declaration wlien he was not' resident in the Kaiapoi electorate. A Christchurch press message states that Mrs Holmes was taken suddenly ill at Hanmer Springs early en Tuesday morning, and died at 10 a.m. A petition is being circulated in Nelson asking for a judicial inquiry 'into tin; existence of the alleged voucher. The Melbourne-Briwlisi despatch of Aug. 9 arrived in London on Sopt. 9. The Defence launch Ellen ilnllancc will l>u ; transferred from Lvttelton to JMinedin. The department will call for tentlers for a new launch to carry out the work at Lyttclton. The price,of gas at Wellington has been reduced to ~>s !id net. ! l>ast week a line of ewes in lamb wax disposed of at Hilton, (Haco at :)7s. An acclimatisation sreiety rangvr ronliscated trout weighing' over a hundredweight in Invurcargill one evening last week, says the Southland Daily Times. Aii W.-a of the state of the roads about Taihapc can be gathered from the fact that a few days ago it took live horses to pull a half-ton load on a dray lA.>yontl Waiuui. Mr C. T. Mills, a candidate for the Taranaki scat, will commence his campaign by addressing the electors at Fitzroy this evening, at 8 o'clock, a few remarks-alluded to the very creditable work in wood carving which had been executed by the boys of the Sunday-school under the able tuition of Mr G. Moverley. Ths work, which was on view, :was warmly approved by those present, and it certainly reflected great credit on the teacher. The proceeds of the conceit are to Ist devoicd to the Sunday-school prize fund.

"Among the many Messed privile-' gas which married men cnjov.'-i said I>istnct Judge Hasolden, when sum-! ming up in a slander case, Bays the' Timaru Post, "is that of being responsible for the wrong-doing of their wives. They are responsible for their debts, and if they are guilty of slander, tho husband is responsible for that also." | Tho Wyndham Farmer slates that tlw co-operative system of dairving' is spreading in that district. 'The Clenhtuit Co-operative Dairy Company has been floated, with the in-' trillion of getting to business in tho' immediate future, and now the Wood-i lands dairy farmers have banded together on a simitar bujiSs. ;(i,<i ))ur J pose starting the season's operations ou October 1. I Advices from Athens give informa-' lion that an Act has .'IA-en passed to regulate tho control of the currant industry, so that a combine, which has hitherto controlled matters, i« bound to buy all currants at a minimum price emial to l!)s 6d, c.i.f. This will put a stop to speculative offers ami consequent variation in prices. Theru will be no room for intermediate profits or large commissions for agents. Trices will remain steady all the year round. .

A Dunklin correspondent says ills undeistoVxl that 'as a result of Hi* Police Commission's report some of Iho inspectors ami sub-inspectors, in-' eluding Inspector O'Hrien, of I tunc-1 din. will ho transferred to othec' stations. I

An exchange remarks that a coim-] fry sehrjilimast'cr recently asked |»' class of sixty hoys—all fanners' sons' —what they dcsiri-d to do for a livnig. Only two wanted to he fanners. It is the town boys who want to get "on the laud,'' ami the country hoys who want to get off it. At the Horiniß'h Council meeting on Monday night Cr. Collis askvd thu question u'lieth'-r Air Mestayer. consult ing engine.j-. was to he paid cum-luiss-iun on the cost, of the electric light schein.' as estimated hy him wlmi he first suliinitted it to the council, *»r on the cost of the completed work, lie pointed out that Mr .Mcstaycr's original estimate was jiow, found to lie altogether inisleadTng,| ami the cost was piling up every day. The Mayor replied that according lo the Town Clerk's reading of thi» agreement the council would have to pay roiniHissicii on the total cost. Cr. Collis : Then the more the scheme costs the hotter for him. It i< a most, unsatisfactory position for the council. h A married woman named Oeoghe-': g'an, redding n< llurinralman, N.S.W.. I reports having sivn two animals re- i smnliliiiK tigers. She fitatca thai »h* ] wan in her garden, wailing for her children to n-turn from school.vhcn ' her attention was directs! to what ! she U-ois positive wwc two t igt'rs, some distance nway. but coining to-| wards her. She threw a stone onto i an iron roof, and lh« noise appar- i ently made the animals turn and ■' »eck safety in the neighbouring hush. The woman's story has caused, souto ' eiciiauM la ilie district, jl

Mr J. J. Campbell, of KaupoUomil,] has received word that he obtained first prize for the bulls he .sent to the Melbourne show 4 I

At n special meeting of the Nor-1 manby Town Hoard last week tltei chairman was 'authorised to ascertain if satisfactory arrangements could bo matin to instal electric light in the Town Hall. The clerk produced estimates to show that the] electric light would be less costly than kerosene. If it, be decided to instal the light, three linings, eaeh having three 8 c.p. lumps, will be fit-led in the body of the hall, one Hi c.p. lamp in the clerk's office, a similiar one in the supper room.and one of 8 c.p. in the lob"by.

The mortgages registered in the' colony between April 1, 1904, and March Ml, 1905, number 10,442, involving £11,009,512. The rates of interest, range from 2} per cent to 40 per cent. The mortgages released in the same period numbered 11,919, amounting in tho aggrcgato to £",- 812,657.

At a meeting of the Elthnm Fire Brigade Committee on Monday tht following list of events was 'drawn up for the Fire Brigade Demonstration to be held on Tauniata Park on November 9 :—One Man Manual ; ' Manual Engine, 3 men ; Coupling Competition, 2 men ; Baby Rescue, 2 men ; Hose awl Hydrant, 3 men. Geld and silver medals are to be given ns first ami second prizes'repec lively. As teams will compete from the Fitzroy, New Plymouth, Inglewood, Stratford, Patca, Hawcra and Eltham Brigades, the above programj me will be a lengthy and highly interesting one. Foot races and novelty events will also be included in the programme. It is proposed to hold a grand torchlight procession in the evening, to be followed by a concert and dance. The demonstration, which is to be run under the auspices of the Eltham Brigade, will bo the first <:f a provincial character to-be held in Taranaki, and will no doubt draw a big crowd of visitors from all over the province.— Argus.

The following characteristic message was sent by the Hon. Mr Carroll to Mr A- L- B. Frascr, M.H.H., in reference to tbc death of the late Bean Rovell :—"To you standing by tho closing door, that for the present separates you from one so noble, I join my voice or sorrow, of mourning. He still lives with us, for has he not given a road for us to trnvers-e, has be not called for a waka (canoe) that will cany ns ncross, ami -lieyoml the turbulent! seas of life? In this hour of grief our hands ami hearts are one." I

Miss Gertie Campion's sUlo of health is, according to the Poverty Bay Herald, enccuraging. Writing to a friend in that district from Mel-j bourne, she says :—"We are all at ( homo once more, and truly I did not, think I ever should get' here. . , I am looking well, and gaining in weight." Miss Campion is confidentthat she is well on the way towards' recovery. I

After many,days of hardship, Captain William Jackson Harry, explorer, whaler, gold minor, master mariner, lecturer, author, ami one oflho, few remaining of the pioneers that battled with tiro difficulties of the' seas nml lands of the Australasian colonies back in the early days, i« coming to ,'where ■the 'd%v'9 b'rerfd will no longer be a source of anxi-j ety. By a letter which he has rcceiv, ed from a relative in the Old Ccun-' try he got infoivnatlion that his aunt, Miss Mary Carter, of Hamp-1 shire, had left him property i" Lou-! don and elsewhere, in addition to a: sum of money. Although the old man is very frail, and still suffering from the effects of a recent fall, he! is cheerfully making plans fcr future activity. I

Probate of the will of the late Mrs Mary Ann Hennell was on the 4th inst., at Auckland, oil the applica- 1 lion of Mr Hughes, granted to Mr Clarence Hennell, the sole executor named in the will.

In adfl'ition to factories outside Tarnnaki ivc understand that Mr! Welch has secured (or Messrs John Isaac & Sons, of Cardiff, the following local factories season's outputs ;—Vt'aitui, Tararutangi, Hillsborough and Hurworth.

[ A euchre and cril/bagc tournament | look place at the Druids Lodg'O rooui 1 on Monday evcuiitg, between the Druids and the Guards, the latter! winning by M to 31. A most en-' joyable evening was speni. Reiresh-] inents were hai.dcd n und by Bros. f Gilbert and Harvey. Caplnin Mills thanked the Druids for cntcrtainii>|f the Guards, and called for three! cheers, which wvrc given heartily, and responded to by Bro. Ilol>bs. The scores were :—Guards, euchre 22, crib 14 ; Druids, euchre 19, crib Hi. The neighbourhood of Wellington terrace and Woolcombc street was, says the Times, on Saturday afternoon disturbed by an exciting chase '. alter two men who hail been detcct'ed in the act of purloining boots '.from a city shop.. The pair pf tiiiev''cs, en being pursued by the irate ;' shopkeeper, made for Wellington, ter- ' race liwots in hand, and the pursuer 'held alter them, 'llro otlcmlers were seen to falter temporarily as they '.straiuul past the respective residences of the Chief Justice and Mr Jus- | lice Cooper, but they struggled on,, ■' ami reached the brow of the Tcrr.ue i and rushed down the V\oolcumbe ■ street declivity, hard pressed h'y the 'man of boots. Hoping to lose their i' pursuer, the pursued turned into the ■j back premises of a private hoif.ling■x house. But the pursuer was as ei.n- ---■ ning as the tjuarry, and in a trie ihe was upon the hjndmost, and a .1 fierce struggle,ensued just inside the J gate, the thief whining pitifully for mercy as the trader dealt out justice with generous hand. After lie had finished with him he walked i away with the boots, puffed, but . triumphant. :othrr bold gentleman had kept out of harm's way in i the grounds, and as soon as the outraged one had disappeared he ■ jumped over the garden Wall, and rejoined his sorely damaged friend, • The incident would have been invalulable to a kinemat'Oigrapli specialist.

-Mr Witheford has been -heard from at last, says the Observer. He has written to his good friends the Libera! and Laibour Federation flaying that ironsaml business will probably detain him in- Lon-don beyond the period cf the elections, -aivd leaving himself in the hands of the Federation. The arrangvment is about the worst that could have happened fori Mr Witheford. Of course, the news brought .Mr Ktihl up from Welling-! ton post haste, and the wires have since ln-i-n pulled vigorously. It is early yet lo venture a tip rn the probable outcome of developments, but if we were to give one, it would be (ha! Mr Ividd will be selected for City Central, seeing that he is on the spot, and that,.Mr Witheford will be nominated for City W«&i. It in the most likely way out of an awkward situation, and Mr WithcforU'a absence will make it easy of accomplishment by those concerned.

[ On Saturday nun-nine when the clock was showing the hour of 2, the uieuVuer ior Waikouaiii roused a weary House with his snuff-box. The ingredients it contained -are not exactly kuowu, but he set members sneezing as they had never doneiiicfore. Amidst it all, the electric lights went out. Members for a time mi i|) darkness and in snuff. Some sinister motive was su-gj^csted.' The Southern ine-iuber,- Lower, had the laugh at the expense of his compatriots. Then he told in the lobbies how years ago his snuff-mull was placed under the nose of a snoring member, Who on awakening nearly blew off the root ot tliq Chamber. "There's.no division," said a sympathiser sitting near, "but if there wein the noes would have it." "Yes," replied Hit- aggrieved member, amidst laughter, "and if I knew Who (Jill tlmt, 'lire eves would have it,' 1

On the) fourth page will be found the Borough Council's balance-sheet lor the year: (ending March 31 last., The increased interest that is now being taken in Borough affairs should cause the financial statement to be studied with move care than is usually bestowed on such matters. The warlike Waggon-i tribe has joined the insurgents in East Africa,

Anxiety is felt for 18 women, 23 missionaries, and 16 other whites at) :Langenburg, Lake Nyassa.. Mr Randall McEver, the British Association Expert, declares that ZSmbabine and other Rliodesian ruins arc the work of a Negroid race oi the fifteenth and sixteenth century, Lc Matin says that President Roosevelt's influence mainly averted a rupture i 'between Germany and France over Morocco.

An elevated railway train at New York encountered an open switch, precipitating a car into the street, and Wiling ten and injuring twenty. At Tuesday evening's meeting of tho Recreation Board fourteen applications for the position of assistant! caretaker were considered, Mr W. Pycroft, junr., being appointed. Owing to a misunderstanding it was decided to extend the time for receiving tenders for the tea ;room until, next .fay?.

Mr G. Tisch has kindly consented to exhibit at,Fitzroy Hall on Thursday evening the interesting series of lantern views obtained by nim en his J recent tour, of the world, Mr Boulton has. also arranged to give a selection of gramophone items, so that> the entertainment will be varied and as the charge' is nominal there should be a large attendance.. The concert at the Te Henui Parish Hall on Tuesday night proved so attractive that the seating accommodation was taxed to its utmost capacity, The various items on the programme were, without exception, excellently rendered, wd the numerous encores testified to the appreciation of the large, audience. The Rev. A. Fowler, curale-in-charge of the dis\ trict, presided, and in the. course of Several vacant teacherships are advertised in this issue. The annual meeting of the North Taranaki Cricket Association is to be held on- Thursday evening at the Town Hall at 8 o'clock. Anyone wanting a first-class speculation cannot do better than purchase that valuable property situated at the corner of Devon and Cuiric Streets, There is a very cxten- , sive frontage to Currie Street and jtwo good shops fronting Devon .Street, now leased to good tenants, | This is a rare opportunity for anyone to secure freehold I, lisiness properly in the centre of the town, as ;the whole allotment and buildings i will-be sold by auction by Mr Newton King this alHcrn-oon at 2.30 o clock.

Messrs Gitaiour aod Palt'ic have been appointed agents for the Australian Widows' Fund Life Assurance society, Ltd., for New Plymouth.* To-day Morey and .Son are showing a most charming lot of summer muslins, prints, delaines, voiles, taffetas, , Mouses, trimmed and untrinin med hats, costumes (tweed and linen), jackets in cream serge and light tweeds (silk lined), cream and black voile skirts, belts, fichus, collars and a magnificent lot of lace and silkcapes and jackets suitable for elderly ladies, at.prices that must make the. goods sell. The show is well worthy of inspection, and we advise all to call.*

For Children's Hacking Cough at night, Woods' Great Peppermint Everyone is on the lookout /or bargains and bargains of the best kind in clocks, watches, jewellery, solid silver and electroplated goods of high quality, by best makers, may be secured a t J. 11. Parker's, next railway crossing, Devon Street, New Plymouth. Note carefully-Only a f cw Cases left of very line American 8-duy striking clocks at 12s 6d each.* Oh October 1, 1805, the price of milk will toe reduced to threepence per quart.*