The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7954, 18 October 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL

A ntcetms of the Agiiculliiral Society Committee was held on Mondav'evoniifß. Jlr Newton King' ptesiding over I'll attendance of 15 c-oni-niilti-.men. The appointment of judnc-, and stewards for all cbss;s w.icompleted. A suh-conmiitlee was appointed to arrange the details tot Hie workim of the. daily cow cotnpeti-

tinti, and will meet on the evening oi Nov. I. when entries close. Tcn.leis aro to lie invited for the lining of '.h.- iiithlicans and lunciienn booths .it the show. The local hands will ti.- invimd i.o submit* their terms for li.-'onrsin; music on both sh'iw da\s. The Society will ask the Railway iV pailme.il to adjust the railway scrvic.l lor the convenience of passengers mi both dates, and to is.>,iic exclusion tjrckeis from Waiif-amii and inn. riwdialc stations. The Tradesmen's Assuciiii-if it will lie approached with ,i liew lo the el„sinn of the business pivmisis at 12 o'clock on Thursday, Nov. .'lit, the second day of the show. The assistant ranker siib-milteil a report in the Land Hoard mi Tmsduy oi an jisiitclii.n made of 2S holdings, ri|iii|irisin); 11,1113 acres. The value of improvements i"J.;fcii"ed under the, Act is tM.VM, but th;- settlers liavi ,n the a.,uKrebate effected improveiiiuitMto l/iit.- value of £22112. Sevi i\ is.'leciets are residint, of whom six ar. not rcjuirrd under the conditions I.inside at'piVsiiii. Twcnl\-onc ari now rcsiditil. and foiirici/i have not' ellectid sulltcieiit ;ni]>roWuil'Jils. The inspection dials witli llu-Imsl y, ar's li..uiiemeiil... The report was adoylid, and those who haw not c.cn-|-li. d with the Act will l.v ie<|'icsU'l |ti.slmw cause why they lu»c n>>t I done so.

A srhcdiile of ii iinpi'nvi'il . r .irin scltlns who have not complk'.l with ihe. I'i.snlat'ioiis was laid on' Hie -.Jildrial Tuesday's meeting <•; tin- Taranaki CVOv.ll Lanil Hoard. It was decided lliat those who have cfiicttd improvcMcnts lie granltd an cx.lrn.sion of lijne lo Kit;-; 1 iii'Xl in •which to rcKiili' on their sections, and that those. uLoliavo not fulfill) <l improvement! conditions he urged to complete thi Jelling before llie end of December next Action in the ease of 11. licitl and .J. A. Krickson, who have not rriplieil to lip not ice, was deferred until :ifext mcitting. Pumping operations eontimml at tltc bore on Tuesday,, but contrary to expectations the (low of water was not, overtaken, though the indica-

tions were improving. The pump was to have worked through the night, uinl to-day if the opportunity is l< ( \- oiiraWe Iho manager will probably take up and clean the apparatus, which will ucupy a few hours only! A general meeting „f shareholders of the Company is to lie held „.,, Fridav Oct. 27, by which date something definite will In- known of the capability of ih ( . oil well.

~'";■ |'»'M«»Jtr era,,- has 5,,,,,,!!^ 11 " """ '"'■ I''- 1 C\ll olioi'ls Of |l,O Mllo.nl saloon „ 1 1(,,t ,„•„.,. The Key !•• H.-nii.-ti. („|.,| aii aihliemv ive.-mlv "'•' , ""• billiard table Imd losi i, s fa-i-iiiation, n ,„| ,|„. Maoris now en. H.i.siasi,a,l|.y p1j.v,,l ~i„K - ,„-,,K lor >u|e, 01 lea. The |,i||jai,| saloon is P'rs I here. ,„„| .i,',. ''l'- '''!"■ "»..T ami billianl marker' ha\e lollml'a ll'esb |ir|,| ~„■ !1„.,r al,i----1i,,-,!,.,, „,,. ~,,.,„ „,.„ I'-iu; fl.i.M-rs. h \

A syndicate reiavsenHi.e , |„. /,j„e • .../.oration is ~, |„. ||,„,,,,1 ;,, m„|. '"•"""■ 'bis «,ek with a e,,|,i,al „l' i;.-|.-.«i.«.in. |, |,„v (lureha-.d I», ,„i|. """ '"" Imkei, Mill tailiuii-s. am. |;io.|...in,. lailn.L,-, ~, 1 | h . s,„;i|, l!l'-l ;.,„| I I Ih-ilish ,„i,i,.s. ~„• spy- • ral ..-.Hs. approM,,,aline (]„.,,,. Ilnl- '"• -• The e0,|,0,a,i0„ a„o K sa '"« "l-l of rUrar.ioi, II is„ s ,'i..,at..lthe mineral V , , |„. ~,„. teMls is tWonlv-liVe ,„j||i,,|is. Since there was no boulinn lasl " has In den,1,.,1. weather permirl 'im:. to o|,ei, ill,, "Teen ||,is ueek i...1a, . Th.irs.la, . and Saturday allMr 1tah0,,,-. like i„ni,< less ,lis|i,,Cliisbe 11. has a llel-eled ilislikr lo Me-., i.,„-is. |„,l il rhatir.d chat, allot- l.eine ,1,-nen le. llrrossin lo (lie lon.. i..!iriu-\. anil -i-.o . ,1 11„. niirlil at a I The lie-.- „„ mill"- be Has IKlnole lo i'll,.|itil\ 111, hools in,,,, „ !i»i= row. Time ami I rains uail .',„• no man. noi even Ihe |'n Minis-I-I-. ni.,l ill desper , he t .lll on the only |.air Ibal 1i1t..,1 him. ami ru.-heil ironi Hie hotel, leinil," a noVer.-,-,.. «;tl, Hi. waiter 10 e.. iv ,'. ~„. imlienaol .inner ol the lino! , nl:,-i| he railed for rail lor t hem-Mr I'nlloiir hail s.-1.-el-

11-.-S 01, Mill.lV Sl-OIS ill I lie l.llsh. .11,1 Hm \urUii,.l lleial.l Hie Maori name " I'.iaw a nan;;,'.." is sai.l to h.iv. its , riei„ in a rimimsi anrr whirll illllslniles the |n,elii- lanry of Hi.- aiineiit Maori. When I heir nnres. ~,,-. had lo ,|r|.arl li 1 Iheir bvlov,.•l llanaiki. their ureal iv.erel was thai the u ,„^i. ■■ a philosophic ~jse.„,rse ,•„», av .be nharo.oira. ,„- ;,'iuple. could «><>t be taken off in ,he kinoes. This circumstance they continued t.» inoiiril until learhiiie||,e s.bol'es 111 Ne«' /vahllel ill lite ~,,,'1v sprimr. Ibe t,ea.lliilll lesloous „f ilv nl.il- rlennHis Were seell.nll.l, 11,,., exclaim.'.! Bill arr.inl "l'„.•iHauaiifra"—i' '" l] "' f(."»-r "' ' ''•■ natiaie-'a. . .

The Welling!on oflicc or Messrs Thomas Cook and Son has been ml-' vised by cable from Sydney iihat all! ihe two-berth ouishlc cabins on the' White StarJ liners up to the May sail-1 ings have been booked. That such a heavy booking should have taken place over such a period is unprecedented in the amiali of Homeward

passenger traffic. \ I A contract (or building a new hall in l|ivnui, ."iOl't 1 y2Bfl(3viHi' a condition thai the old place is to lit I pnl at the back, lo supply suppef and dressing rooms, has been let to Mr Cliff, of New Plymouth, at £2*o. li is expected that the work will be completed in live weeks' time. For the oponing-, a- gr-amli vntvrta'ijiinnit will be given hy the "f-ily" Minstrels, compose! of ainnleiirs in the district.

The remainder of the current lease of the Theatre Jtoyal, Wellington, which has seven years to run, ha« been aopiiivd by Messrs John Fuller and S;.ns. The sum at which the lease, 'and theatre propirlies and adjuncts, are about t'o change hands is JU-JIUHI. A few legal formalitier, iemail', to he perfected, whereupon Ihvlrniisuelioii will bvcompleted as between the Fuller linn and tin'syndicate at presold theatre. Messrs (Fuller and Sons now control si.\ theatres in the principal cities ot the colony, owning four (the Alhnnibrii and Princess, Dunvd n ; Opera. House, Christchurch ; and His Majestv's. Wellington), and holding th* leases of two (Opera Mouse, Auckland, and Theatre Royal, Wellington).

A new harbour ami interior docks have been constructed at Seahani, on the coast of Durham, between Sunderland and Hartlepool, to facilitate the shipment of coal from three new. pits. The cost has been iMUO.UW, which has provided two moles, of 1 ItiOft ami O'lOft, and inner -dock of 10 acres, loading staiths and railway connections. An interesting*' pjiint about the construction is that New /.calami kauri has been used.

A German physician has been causing some little excitement in scientific circles, and among that section of people who are h-aunti-d by the fear of being buried alive, by announcing the discovery of an infallible lest for death. He states thai a solution of lluorescine injected deep inlo the tissues of a supposed corpse wiHiinineiiiately prove the condition oi the body. If circulation still exist* the skin will turn yellow and the eves bright green;: if eiixulat ion has erased these manifestations will not occur, llv ail vises the application of the lest at least two hours lieloro I In- body is eollined. The operations will do no harm in any case, for if Ihe patient lives- the colour will very shorllv disappear. Creat interest is exhibited in Germany on the subject. Three thousand million gallons of water have been stolen from the Itrooklvn Water Department, ami d,teeiivts are being employed to search ,',„. unauthorised c, ct ions lo the main*. The loss to the -borough is

esliiiialid !■•'be tHO.otjo. li is mi, pect.il that: large consumers hav li , ( „„a,he mams without -applving t ihe Water Department for the instal bit ion ol meters.

The Covernm.-nt harbour steamer Flien P.allance, has l*i-n ord"iiHU' Port Chalmers from I.yttelt.m. Cap lain C Gr.ioves. who has been i eluu-e,- of the steamer for thi" pas ih'ne years, will retain his poi-t.

The,-, «..,v.V,wr .l-allis .luring Hir vnviiru »i 111'' Kiirnnrn, whirli am\M at Wvlliim'lon fr.-ni I.'»k'"" "" Saturday. Jus, a.l.r crossi™ .h. l-V,..«i..r. ..., S.-PI. ». a Sir! -eh'-"' , ml „,hs <>W. nani.-il Smith. "Ids.' .„,,,„ was 1uu.1,.;t I""" t.'n|>w<»v». u<< 111..1 <<l L>« <•!«"■ ' l ' l,l ' ~v lh,ys '"" ~-r a six-m.,ntlis ohl «'» <"' *"' I,m ' Mrs \\. Knulnml. l' a * sl "l : '"' s ""' A, "" k " laml. .11..1 F-miii a.similar cans.-. V-i- ---,,.,. „„ il„- v,na;jv a Mr « ■ ■'■ I nim|.- «','.',',■ lm'.'iU.,l i.-r jAtli'Ui.n ir.mi I'-'-l- - .1i.'.l »•<>'" |i>-nl')iin;s .■„|i m ,i„ 1,,,-ntfaA ui <lvs.n.V,v. An 1,, child of MraiKlMrn A «U -.„„ |„„,k,-il f,ir\V,-Uniel<>n. alsn <1..<1 ,„, ,1,,. v.ivau,'. Fnmi natural causes. I-. ,«-,..-■. Ca|"■i"«n ».k1 I l"l'«" rl n Vr * IMm.I.K li.milm.-1 F..r.\V.-lliM ( :t.m.ga\o l.ir'lli ...a.la.iyl.t.r. ■in,, it.--r.-uii ;r "'"" 1 - »':'" 1 .I'"'■ 1 '"'■ i„„«lmU,.s. Hi.' r.-ni|.t i>f L-l-> ir-.ni Mr \ K. MaiMiariiii.l. ,-\<xn\«r un- ,, ~;.. „ill ,Mlh. lal, Mrs Small. anil «..1.-n|.'i....s ■■ >«« '"*»" an Jtl. Mi' SiorWiT l<'s.

n „.vis.« of Miss ,„, ,|>.--famous si.. n er. rsh.-ng ImAili.nvara to with consid t rank »>; ,„,st Mr Paul aml a inmiiAr oi i,j, t ns who take a pr.de i» V' 1 * 1 cm anil everything that pertains oil have ari'a"S ul l 0 lender a ievpli'ui to th' visiting u.cal'.st at In- statu.ii. c'.i l»i' arr.'Wil Iran Havcra bv tin- 11 a.m. train l-.;-iljy. A iiimliuuf pipers of llu 'laranaki 'ipe band ale cxpcckd in town to on, in llit- welcome. Scots ami all, IntelT,sVil. art- invitul to te,present., in the evening tlu- Ta.ranaki 1 i|ie liiui.l .Mil parade tlu-town and enliven the itnvis with 'thel skirl of tho -l>a!glipes. The popular sing.r is assure.l if a splendid welcome at the 'lh<aire this evening. Missrs Paul and Newman (sccrrli.ry ami treasurer In the Town Jock Con..nine,), and Lis. I'.rookiirj; and Mo.iVatli wailed on Sir ,lo«:'|ih Ward at the railway, s.nu t o.ii on niesday morning with rcsput tt| placing a clock in the new Post Oflice, for which purpose the Horough L'oui.cil has in hand the sum of £3'(U siiii.'seiSilsi. Sir Joseph Ward ihat if the money was handed over in 1 1A- Treasury he would wulertaU* (he full lcsponsih>lity and providi-i a NiM-cUss clv./ck. ■ The plans of tliq l/iiihliiig' provide for a lower hi which lo place il. Il is the .Minister's' inI, HI it'll, if he can possibly .liiul lime for I'i.e \ in visit) New Plymouth,.si.b'rtlv for tlu- purpose of laying the foundation slotie of lhtnew Iniildinj;. On Tuesday aitcrni/ifc a w, II altenilid meeting of workers and olhi..'s inv. i.i.-.il 'i„ ,!„.* , ..upeiance im-vimuil was held at Whilclc) lla-11, th-' H(v. .1. N. P.uttle presiding. 'Hull -ii. .). (I. W'o'illey gave an address dealing with the pies -nil rcspoiisil/ili-ti.-s iI.-\o|ving upon each individual lo aid llu- ghat work. 'Die address w u si follow,d In a confucuec, in which <!'-"(<■ a number lo"k pail, and suggestions »i-n- iiiaili- as in ihe .nn.si 'hY''li\.< Ihods ol codiliitiiig Urn campaign.

.Mi McNeil, wlio lias acquired the L'ri.ci-i-y busimss lately can iid cm by, Mis Clarke ai| tin- numr of (io\(V ami I)..vim Streets, lias an business notice in Mijs issur, !o which ahiilitii.n is directed.

Patrons can iclv upun an cnioyablc eujiinj; ;td the wind-up (if iin* "La Mascntic" Assemblies to-morrow, cvcnim;. A fjcoil musical, pro;;ijmine, has been arraiined; tliv items of which' will l-c intermixed wilh Ihc <lanc-

Vi-ii th,- l--.jr,,,<„-., ToYuconisl an.l llniiilr.ssi,,.. Saloon, near ihe - ti"h. Our „,.,v cxpei ( in in Auckland in hairrliessic.j.r anil slim in;; will .vim c pl.te satisfaction.* Just, landed—Our first consignment ,o( Ninas jewellery anil solid silmnarr. Now on \ icw in mr window a lowly display of new ii'l»j;s, new brooches, new -aisles, n c w solid Slhcl eoods. Ou.ili'y 't'.c VU')' l»-I. (liii.il value hevonil dispute Caielully note the address : ,1. || '•iil'i'i, WalcliniaLei; Jeweller and Opu.ian, next railway riossiui;. I)eviiiii Slice I Central, New Plymouth.*