The Daily News. THURSDAY, NOV. 9, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7973, 9 November 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. THURSDAY, NOV. 9, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL

j 'i lu- pigei n post service In-twi'cti 111.i '■ 0'.,0i mnns and the township, adi,i ', i:,(-i[ I'll miles, lias [.-roved so sail i .: c'oi j slut it is lutibd, d e\i i d it lo the \,uio!is sawmills in I il.-tiet. I ill.- TaianaJ-i Ijlueat ion I'M,,ird has jl-hi p.-litioind by rcsidrtils interestI. I tin ,i >eie-ol ,il (Mv.ui [Jo,:il, wliicli j ;.o s up ill' ToiitJjionilii lli \"t, cutn- • I■.out ,U Mitii.^aroii. ' ".lie iii"vK i-le-p. ,| I,in.es' Ira rooms j ;,t ihe lu ei eat ion (ii om.il are ! o I -.- " 'l.v-,1 al once, and in lunire after- ! it", n t«a ;.l:d rvfr<shmeuls v.i• i j,... j available a l , the piruiiis.iur t, ne.it. j .Vis Conn op has l.icn apnointed to !a : .'e i liaise. ihe New I'lyiuoitlli liov.lmg Cluli v.'.1l formally opeji the season Uii.> 2!l'!<riiocii. A match hctwein teams I le'icted by the pi is,drill and vie.'J r Mileiit c. iiiniemvs at 2 o'clock, and ",iie ceremony is I mi,',l for M.Md. I.adV i; mills ale mvitrd to he present. Ai--5< r i.hoii lea will he providul by the hole;. th. Junior National Scholarship cx- .■ tninat-ions for New Plymouth and •St tat lord ate lo take place on Dec. I 1-th, ai,d the Civil Srrviee juni iov exaniinat ions on Dec. 11. ! 'i'his evening's Kite Brigade hail is ss-tiig looked forwaid to with consideiable interest. At 7 o'clock there ». ill le a (irsud .March by the chil■tte,,. many of whom will attend in tancy costumes, and the .iiiu uilrs will have possession ol the a ( ,ot intil :t..fn. Undet tht direction c.-i Hiss l.'nlford they will give an exhiUtion o; i.,ncy dancing. If not marred by ii.r.inaki's unreliable weather, the promoters ate hound to lv i.-vanhd by a splendid gathaing. I h.r Anglican Sunday-:-chool cliildr n i-.-i the district, extending as far us Stratford, arc to celebrate a big re-uiiw'ii al New Plymouth to-da\. 'lh-re will be a united service at St ■Vary's I liurcii al It. ill. conducted lu th'H"v. 11. l(ee\e. ot lti:;lcWo u d. A I", autre ul li,e oicasion will in- ;h----sinking, oi li)iuns, wliicl- tiic mli-s ' lime h,-en prileii>m-; Some tiine pasi Willi loynd ant ~'ipa! ion. Atler 111-' se; \it " 1 lie young \ isitor., will he iiealid to luncheon spread in the sell,ioli'ooiii. Thcj- Will th II h- I ,l-.eii to the lb- leata.l, <!i ot:i:.| t„ level t,. then Ilea I''S CI 1,0 n: ,unil tram i.ise. Mi \\. !■:. Spencer. Chief !».,[,eelor let lit in Jon Wednesday i.-om Awakiuo. which lie visiu-d al tl.e leanest < i ;1,-- A;:, i.),ui | |-:diie,Mi( n JJnaid, to li'pot I upon a I'et it ion foi a n'ew .H lii.it loo.,11:v . ;lr ''' " tlowinn,.:,! 1;;,,,,,. "' 1 r itr.rMliin.il li,-p.-ii-t,,,,. l!l -' snii.k.. r.iii,vri In II),. M-,,,.,. nuitl Minu •'..lulnit 1..... si,, led lhat h I I" Brotvers 1111-1111^11-.in' 'lv I'ili,n\ last \,..0- «i,s I>, I-! ,a) >- oitd.-i-i si in,;,:, ,| £ | r.s.diin [| a;.',, ihrouy-h liflv oi'spra.\ing 11,. iol\isi-i| tlli' use of Bordi-ati\ :, i, x 11, r»-. \ I'.it.oi.-lslni, Ia 11 \ 'ne;, rl.v Inst her |:i " ' t-'' ''"I" I'iglll 111 ,1 simple U!l\ l l' t in-H-s. -'le uas - hax iitg M'l'li'l-. and. I a 11111, i lire,-I i|v . SHi,l-o\\.-i| ,1 piece ,|| n , ,11. u Inch stuck 1 h" "i, 111 p i ( II \ le,- stl-llegtil," d.-sperate'y, she I,!, ~, cal avM .i a ,„-,. was at In,ml, and I lie doe!, , r piisliiuK aside ih..-b,-lp 1,-ss and distressed I.iilookeisj hooked „ linger """ Lh " """'nil's lliroal and released •he obstruct j.. it. \j| would have 11''i i, ♦, ~ I lie girl who _ \\,,|| .(,,, Sou ilila m I be.niM rtiii.jK'i n iuii enter•'•l ''"litest l,j mistake, II „-,x W'i* inltuiliou lo compete for a prize nlTere'l the |ad.\ un h (lie U».i hair, as she |-,, r iri«»; »• (i disci i tils ~| lie beaulK of her locks I han ol her ff-Min-ss or feature. Any wa.\. slip 'H-ame inixi d up uiili thirlv-nim' ■>her I iep 1 M jeS . „|l-ll the ju-l-es ~!i!lIe ' heir Sflecilon they decid'-d sill' VMS n 1( . pre! lies! of the iot. and auard. I h<T lirsi pri/.e. a . S e». ~| ■a rvers. Ihe \ngli<'aii e'-iiimiminu ot Is|ei\ iieim is about in add a chancel alio organ chamber to ihc church as a. memorial to thr late Archdeacon Hut' This adilii irm \\ ill be in brick and stone, and Mr V. de ,1. Here, of Wellington, has gone if, |{|e„h-eijo to cousin about it. Mr Ih.bdav. also of \\ - lime i on. is supplying 'h'- new "lean !"r th-.- ihuich.

Although the police and ■detectives have mail.' careful iiivestigiiticiii in cuntion with tile lccrnt iiorsfe shooting outrage at Onehunga. they have so far failed to unravel the niyslesy.

It is understood that the Westrali>ll Premier has received a despatch Iron, ilie Colonial Ollice intimating that the clause i,i the Auierrilitig Caetiries Act relating to Asiatics is repugnant to the feelings of countries w illl \\ hictl r.i-it ain is al, peace. The despatch is per, mptory. In a recent decision .Mr i'arl.er ciiaracterised the Act as an estraordinary piere of legislation, and wondered ,h;'l tile Imperial authorif ies have not objected. Although apparent I'.y has, d on the (lueeiisland and New Zealand Act?.. Ihe strinyenl clause is iof h cal construct ion.

S| raking at Cheviot, Mr A. W. Kut herford, M.11.K.. one of the uealth*esi men in the colony, said "Alth«»u;,h. prrhapOhc pvfsnvt : iov.TnIlien 1 was not pt-nVet. it was as near eri'ec ti; n as anything in this world :onld be. 'l'hr» pet,))!'- would makr 4 - rcai mistakf if lh>'\ wt iil over lo Mr Mjsm'.v. Willi Mr Masse\ in power it would be an Auckland Parliament. The Auckland members wert? eveiiastiuyly grumbling. Jn Class I4Jl 4 J of Ihc vt,ies. roads and bridges, hey had got X, 1 .VUHM

"Men, as a rule, know their rights," said Mr Morison. in the course <>f «r----gument before the Appeal Court ai TxVllingt en. '"Men. as a rule, do not know th<'ir rights." retorted Mr .Justice Uenniston. "If they did, you wouldn't 'be here ; I wouldn't be here; none of us would be here ! "

The registration in l Melbourne of a Brit ish-Australasian company, called the Zinc Corporation Ccmpany. Limited, was announced a few days ago. Details now to hand by imail showthat the capital of the company is £;t.~>o.non, ami that dumps of tailing amounting in all to 1,9ir>.0(»0 tons, mve been aequiml. The company has also contracted to take the output ol tailings from various com-panies-equivalent to <>,(Mi(».nOo tons. It is estimated that in round figures of silver. ions of /inc. ami tons of lead are held in this mass ol tailings.but that with present methods only a relatively small proportion can be sav-

:ed in a commercial state. The company iirtemls trying various processes al different mines.

A cricket item from a Manchester paper:—Pr. 10. M. Crare bats and bowls still in wonderfully fine form. Since 1 S."> 1 he has built up a record without parallel in cricket, for he has taken wickets and scored 7»>.ti' S runs. In Ihe season just closed ie lias captured ::02 u ickcts and scor-.-i 170 inns. Twice running during the season for Thorn bury. who plav- ■ d til matches, he carried hi* bat ; through J he innings, and oir another j occasion, he was eicht h out. This is [the first season s*ince 157." that he | las taken over :*ni» w ickel s.

The f|i!est i<'ll of American compel it 'on cropped up in the Arbiiruiion <'ourt al \\» , llington during the bearing of !he iron-moulders' dispute. Mr t able slated that within the last PJ months 1 here had Ireen a considerable increase in the number of agents coning to this colony from. America and I England, seeking orders) for their firms, which was a serious imnace lo the trade in the colony ; much so indeed that he thought something iU-ht In lie d'ine in the near future f o me-I it. otherwise Ihe emubiyers would ltavr- to come lo the Courl and ask lor a nduclion of wages. He had been told thai part of this coinj.h'tition was due to the advertising I- 1 - 1 , our labour laws. Mr Justice Chap man : "It is to 11ve fact that the Knglish m-«nui'act urers are waking up to the fact lhat the Americans are !.U-! I ing th in out. and that ! hey are .tow doing their utmost to unci it." Vr Cable: " A feasible reason 'is 'bat il is due to nilerprising people ' ack. .1 up hv large capital, and hi 'hi•! j' aitinlion having been drawn to Ve\v /.i aland. Some lime l ack an \iihfican travelhr for boots and -hoes was in Wellington for orders, .Mid the subject of our labour laws ame up. 'the \aj»kee guev-» .1 that l just "wanied -a liille more of it. :r.d Ihe\ would step in and svoon the fool." • I he Pre.di.v lerian (Jeueral Assendily tp'U'd al Auekl'i ml on Wedn-sday when the Mi derat.or (Pev. P. l'orrie) was instailu.'. A rue-sage from Auckland stat.S : hat the ('rowu minesret urn is L:pjr.r> fn-m 'Jiis 1 to'k. A meeting of crcdilots in ihe est ite of 'lln.mas Thompson, ofL'tciuii, ; lat • coach proprietor, was held at the olttv of the Deputy Official Assignee on \Y<tlnesda\. There was only a small attendance of enditois, ;ml after the debtor had been cxaniiiud ihe iik'i'iing was adjourned sine die. Messrs tJilniour and Pat tie have a gift advertised in this issue.

Some time ago. says the N.X. rimes, represent al ions were made lo the Post master-dciiera! wit h regard 0 the handwril ing* of ihe telegraph -perat ors.and it was suggest, d lhat ypewriters sliould he provided for use jn receiving messages. This was ione to a limited extent, but the num-lyer of messages sent out by the Department written in an almost illegible scrawl shows m» diminution. 1 o .indue by results, it would seem lhat the best writers in the service ire the" ones supplied with typewriting machined. S-ir Joseph Ward might with advantage give ibis matter his attention again. The distribution of so many -badly written loleiirams is a distinct reflection on the depart niont Newspaper offices suffer

severely I',-oin 1 his sort oi' thinir. ! While some or the work sent from tile V- ellilli;t on oftice is ue|| done, souk"f il is -dis^racei'iil. A iiatlietic instance "t the haul iati r oi those hroken in the war conie;; (loin the remote village of Tiin.ishovl.a, in the (iovernnii'iit ot Tanriilj. in Russia, Durii.j; tit- ntiihilisitlion i, yoiiiii; peasant, llie -.it. .'i.,i'st one in Hie village, Was sent to the war. Ins depasture he- ■ ii: hitii'ily felt hy liis yoiinu; wiie aa.l jj.nl parents, who tins saw tluit' t-taiiislay tal-iei, lii.ni th in.- A lew inotiih-; passe:!, air! I lie soldi. 1 !' irltirm .1, hat without arms or legs, lit.s slump of a man was l.rotigln i:i a box to his wife's hut, hi:l sli ■ 'i:d »"t ti-coemsi. |,e,- liuMan.i, and n r illiii- his cro-M-s of St. Ceoiee nor lite I'l utilise ot fi\ e iniihle., a 'limi:li J' ; r life lot his support would induce la i to accept hiin. The unfortunate man Mrsjhl to he can i, d to his I'atiii'.s, who. he was sure, wi u'd •iiiow lli.'ir son. He was cal lit ,1 th're. hut e\en lli.'y ilisowiii',l him, '' "H* i'" s -' "in of our lions.'?" • ■"a so th^unhappy man w.iseairiid 111 ullage ollice, and le:I lo live >-o Wold lias yet hem received as to the whereabouts ot Mr Frank Soireil elerk at the, Criterion Hotel iwii.se disappearance on Monday has i.'cci, a soiuce oi much u.-,easiness lo •ns trienUs.

l-'oys! ai.iilablc for appre-nticiship 10 trades are apparently vcr\ few in Wellington. Al the Arlii'l ration Courl J. I'. I.tikc si,id it,..re was a ""'■d dcliiiind for boys, but flic same 11 'i in be]- was n'i| now available -s toniicrly Tbis Was ~.,r11v ,|„e, n„ i ' ilirliniug birth-rate I 1" l,lr lar| Hi.it >e'ry lew large' ."'lilies came out lro m l-:„^!, lli( | Wl -" h ,^ s - they ;

l"V>Un KDNIIKKPtt; rtllODIClMO.'' Mr 10. M. liurtniau, Collinßv/ood Slrccl, Nelson, writes "It gives mi' Veal pleasure In lie able to say tliiil l;y usiii"; your wonderful medicine Rlieumo I have been completely eiucil anil rheumatism, from wliicli 1 have l.ccu asuKdVr for ill' past lwenty years. 1 may say I have no! had tlie slightest symptoms for tlie past Iwo years, anil feel eonfiileiif it is a permanent cure." Klieiiino will erne von frem rhciiniMism, pmH, ■ciatica, anil Kinilred einiiplainis, jnsl as il lias cured Mr Kudsiinii an 1 I lions;!nrls of oilier snDVi ers. Your chemist or storekeeper sells it al i!.s til and Is M ;i little. 1

.Mr I'ercy Filzg'erakl 'has presented a bust of Charles Dickens to the City of Hath, H has'b.een placed in the Pump Room, which the great novelist described in Pickwick Papers. Members of the Taranaki Field Chili attending the excursion to Sentry Hill to-day ale reminded that the train leaves here at 12.5(1 p.m. A kitcliemiian is wauled at once for the Cvik'iioii Hotel.

The New Plymouth Swimming t'luli aiTnounce the openinn met 1 ling of the season will he held at the on Tlunxlay next, wlht. a v er) good lirogl'aniuie will lie c.inied out. Nominal ions for thu events close on Tuesday. The Westminster (lite Singer•> will give two Pi'iioriuaiices liei'e imslenl of (lie, as originally announced. A programme of the events al the Waitara. Kegalla will lie found in this issue. This popular lixture is al ways lo'ilietl forward In Willi pleasure. an;l .ins year promises to he more ,hae usually at tractive, Members of the Unity 'lVrt ate re■lueslcd to altin.l the fni.etal 'he i..te Sergeant-Major Castles, wluh leaves the New Plynumth station at in. 15 on Friday morning.

Just landed—Our ris: consignment of Xmas jewellery ami solid silverware. Now on view in our window—rings, new brooei'ks, new bangles, new solid silver goods. Quality the very ;;est. Good value beyond dispute;. Carefully note the address : J. 11. Parker, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Optician, next railway crossing, Devon Street Central, New Plymouth.* NKW ADVKRTJMKMKNTS. Swimming Club—-Opening of season on Nov t lQj Taranaki County Council—Result of elections. Taranaki Field Clufi—Kxcursion today. Westminster Glee Singers—Concert on Friday and Saturday. Unity Tent—Members lo attend a I funeral to-morrow. ! A. A. Pjkelt—Deatli and Tuncral i notice. Gilmour and Pattie—Land, for sale. Criteriun I loud—Kiichrnnian wanted. Wai t a ru ltegat t a—J *i'(>gra mll ie.