The Daily News. TUESDAY, MARCH 20.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8063, 20 March 1906, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, MARCH 20.

Counterfeit half-crowns are in circulation iii Wellington. The milling has been done vory cleverly, and it is said that the " ring " of the spurious article is almost true. It is understood that the issue of preference shares in the Moturoa Petroleum Company has been going off well. Intending investors are reminded that the application list closes this afternoon at 5 o'clock.

At the Hospital Board yesterday, the Treasury forwarded advice that £ 192 (is 7d, subsidy ou donations, bequests, and contributions, had been paid to the Board's credit. Owing to the difficulty of arranging for a special train, the Eltliam High School picnic, which was to have beeu held at New Plymouth on Thursday, will take place at Ngaire gardens.

Mr A. E. Farrar, reports that during the past month there have beeu two admissions to the Old People's Home. On 19th .uareh there were 11 inmates, 35 males'and nine females. General health among the inmates is good, and discipline good.

Anxiety is felt in Oamaru regarding the RioLoge, an auxiliary screw vessel, which left Clarence River three weeks ago with a cargo of timber for Oamaru wharf. The contractors for the work have about drawn on the last of the previous shipment. The Winlon "Record" estimates that the crops about Drummond will yield from 15 to 2U bushels below the average. All over the district the majority of the crops are on the light side, especially towards the Hedclon Bush district.

When professional men arc! not professional. Mr Cook, a licensed surveyor, in his evidence at the Supreme Court, told counsel [that "we usually measure in links, but I have put these figures in yards, for your convenience." The mild rebuke caused a very quiet smile.

William Hoskin, of Waitara, summoned as a juryman at yesterday's (Supreme Court, failed to appear, although some person answered to his name Owing to the Waitara policeman, Constable l'rico, having been called to attend the Supreme Court sittings at Nelson, the Court could not prove service, and was therefore unable to line the delinquent. The editor of the "Natal Witness" has compiled and sent to the English pipers a list of outrages perpetrated by Chinese in the Transvaal during the first ten months of 11)05, which includes fourteen murders,' twelve lurm outrages, sixteen assaults and attempted murders, and sixteen riots and mutinies.

_ Mr Swinburne, an Australian politician, who has been visiting New Zealand, said, in a recent speech, that the great point where Australians wero behind the New Zealanders was in the uational idea. In JNcw Zealand everyone " barracked" for his country. There was no other like it in the opinion of New Zealanders.

His Honor Mr Justice|Edwards, prior to discharging Mrs Emma Urry, in the Eltham alleged arson ease, said that Mr Fookes, her counsel, had conducted liis case in a very proper manner, not casting any aspersions on any person other than the prisoner. He had not wasted the time of the Court, nor of the jury, and had set an example that might well be copied by other young counsel, and for which he (the Judge) was grateful,

A witness was being examined by the Grand Jury on Monday, and produced some bottles containing remains of kerosene. He went on to explain the bottles were of a peculiar make, aud, turning to the foreman, Mr J. B. Conned, said: "No doubt you are better acquainted with bottles than I am." The smile- that went round was at the expense of the witness. Baron Takaki, surgeon-general of the reserve of the Japanese navy, in speaking before a New York medical audience, said that the introduction of a meat diet had practically stamped out bcri-beri in the Japanese navy. Previously 40 per cent, of the crews suffered from that disease. The average weight of the sailors also had increased by Hlb. Asphalt deposits of extraordinary richness have been discovered on the border of the Majave desert, in South-ern-California. Two women prospect•rs, Mrs Wilson and Miss Spencer, were looking for gold. They camped on the bank of a creek and lighted a tire. The unusually dense smoke betrayed the deposits of asphalt, which may prove more valuable than gold. Thore is a general rush to occupy the land. Lord Roberts is the only man who possesses two Victoria Crosses. The second was won by his son in his heroic efforts to save the guns at Colcnso. Lieutenant Roberts died of his wounds, but the Cross that be won at the cost of his life was given to him in death, and by the special permission of Queen Victoria, Lord Roberts is permitted to wear the proud, but sad, reward of his son's bravery upon his right breast. A motor torpedo boat, which Messrs Yarrow have built, is tiOft in length by 9ft beam, and is descriped as a " second class torpedo." On a scries of trials the speed was found to be 251 knots, or about thirty miles an hour, which, for a boat of such dimensions, is unprecedented. The best speed thai can be obtained under the same condilions with steam is twenty knots. This shows an increase of 51 knots by using the petrol motor. Mr E. J. Carthew, after being sworn as a common juror at the New Ply. mouth Supreme Court yesterday, asked to be relieved from atteudauce, on the pica that a moth had been " buzzing in his car for about seven hours and made it bungy." His car was still bad, and he would thus be unable to properly carry out his dv.tics as a juryman. His Honor was struck by the'novelty of the idea, and said he " would swallow a moth this time." The juryman was excused,

The Hamburg-American Steamship Company announces the installatioujof a new chair lo prevent sea-sickness. The apparatus is very simple, and consists only of a small electric motor, which keeps the seats of specially-made chairs in constant motion. Passoiwrs who arc liable to seasickness take their places ou the chairs, and experience a similar feeling to that of driving in a motor car. It is claimed for the chair thai the ii]) and down vibratory movement renders the pitching, heaving and rolling of a vessel less perceptible, as the lengthy downward motions of the ship become neutralised bv the rapid succession of vibration imparted by I the chair. The results achieved with the chairs tilted on board the liner Patricia have exceeded all expectations, and during a recent voyage between' Hamburg and New York manv pas. sengers could hardly be persuaded to quit their seals for any length of tunc. Many persqus who invariably suffered whi'ij crossing were able to enjoy the Ivoyagc, no disagreeable symptoms j manifesting themselves after the chair had been tried. One-liflh of the population of the colony of New Zealand use T. W. Welch's butter. This seems a " pretty tall yarn " but its true. Those who eat the "White Clover " butler know why. it's good, pure, fresh butler, same quality always—the best. Try some. T. W. Welch, Brougham street store, New Plymouth.—Anvr

M. |) who shave themselves should he in funned of (lie excellence ami smooth-cut-ting qualities of the "Kiwi" valors. Have an even temper, extraordinary keenness of edge, do not vita-ate when cutting inio an extraordinary heavy beard, and give you a (.lean, luxurious sliavc. oven if you havel the touchiest skin. Make me prove these statements. I will change your razor an soften as you like until you'aro satisliud | KIWI i- (he name. Gel it at J. Avery s the place hir men's sundry needs, Dovi-'i street.— Auvi i