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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8116, 22 May 1906, Page 2

TLe census allows the population of Opunakc to be 40(5, as'against 400 fivo years ago. Messrs Gilmour and Paltio renorl tlie sale of Mr Webster's section on Eliot road to Mr Gunson. JI has been derided to form a Hunt Club for Norlli Taranaki. It js proposed that the club join forces with (he liawera Club for ibis year's hunting, and next year form a separate "liack." The adjourned meeting is to be held on Saturday for the election of ollicers and fixing of the arrangements for the season. The Club should have a successful career. On Monday afternoon the chairman of the Taranaki County Council, Mr 0. V. Tate, with Councillors Hill, Brown, Stevens, and Julian, Mr li. Ellis (County clerk), Mr J. Skinner (County engineer) anil Mr Morris, an adjoining landowner, visited the Tapuao Hill deviation contract and the Tapnal tunnel. Unfortunately, Mr Adlam, another County councillor, was not present to point out the alleged details in the tunnel formation. The parly seemed well satislied with their inspection. TeW us not our days are numbered ; That nothing on this earth can save. Us—by c.oughs and colds encumbered Struggling for mastery o'er the grave To the rescue eoiues undaunted, Life's panacea, strong and pure, Striking home the truth that's vaunted Of the Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. For Children's Hacking Cough at uight, Woods' Great Peppermint Curo s fid and 2s (id per bottle.

The Eltham Dairy Company, notwithstanding the lateness of the season, is still making a ton of butter per day.

The continuation of our petroleum retrospective narrative is unavoidably held over till to-morrow. Thenceforth it will be continued daily until concluded.

Messrs E. J. Cartliow and Company, land agents, reports having soid another 20 acre soction of that ideal suburban property known as " Smart Suburbs." The purchasor intends to build a fine residence.

There has been a very large export of stock from tho New Plymouth breakwater during the past week or two. On Monday the Earawa look a cargo of sheep and 40 head of cattle to Onehunga, tho Muritai shipped 300 sheep-for Eaglan, and will load another shipment for the same port on Friday next.

The secretary of the Taranaki Hos- ] pital and Charitable Aid Board has received advise that £26117s Id, sub. sidy on rates, and £4 lis 4d, subsidy on voluntary contributions, has been paid to its credit by the Treasury, " I say the streets of New Plymouth are better lighted now than they have been since it was made a borough," reiterated the ex-Mayor (Mr E. Cock) at the Hospital Board meeting on Monday, in combatting an imaginary (as it proved) statement by Mr McDonald that the electric light in New Plymouth streets was net a success.

In the monthly report of Mr Farrar, custodian of tho Old Pcodlo's Home, it is shown that there are now 31 male and 8 female inmates of tho institution. One male was admitted from Inglewood during the past month, and two were discharged These latter were sent to the Porirua Asylum.

" I understand that many of the patients from this district would pay before leaving tho hospital, if they were asked for the money," wrote Mr H. N. Liardet, the secretary of the Stratford Hospital Board, to the New Plymouth Board. " As it is now, tho patients leave the hospital, and in many cases that is the last this Board hears of them. They seem to disappear mysteriously, leaving us to pay the piper." Mr Lepper said that Stratford would learn more of the " disappearing trick" when its own hospital was opened. Mr Cock had got fairly under weigh in his farewell speech to the members of the Hospital Board : •' Mr Chairman, and Gentlemen, —As this is my last meeting as the representative of the Borough Council on this Board," when the ckairman rose, and amidst much laughter, informed Mr Cock that the Borough Council couldn't throw him out yet, as he would hold office until next December. Mr Brown considered it a shame that Mr Cock had been interrupted " before he told us all the nice things about ourselves."

lhc Hawera County Council has set u]i a committee to work iu conjunction with the Egmont County Council, and other representative bodies, it urging upon the Government the necessity for the immediate construction of the Eltham Opunake railway. The local bodies concerned are quite unable to keep the main roads between Ell ham and Opunake in repair, owing to the immense traffic. At the Tarauaki Provincial Conference of tho Farmers' Union on Thursday, a resolution was carried urging the construction of tho railway, by the reserved route between Eltham and Opunake. The annual weekly session of the Esmont Lodge, No. 118,1.0. G.T., was held in the Quocn street school-room last evening, B/o. J. C. Legg presiding, ft was decided to hold an open lodge meeting next Monday cveaing, May 28th, and invite all friends of temperance. The item for the evening was a cake guessing competition, for a cake presented by the L.D., the competition resulting in a tie of four members, each being H ounces out. The draw off was won by Bro. Crann. Harmony was then indulged in, and a yery pleasant evening was spent. The Now Zealand "Times" states: The Town Clerk of Wellington received a cable message last evening from Melbourne that there was ui objection to Mr Edwin Lemare, the lamous organist, giving reci.als in Wellington prior to fulfilling his engagements m Australia. Arrangements arc therefore being made for Mr Lemare (who was a passenger from Vancouver by the Moana) to give his first recital on the city organ in Wellington to-day and tho others (six in all) are to be given between now and the 7th prox. This arrangement will permit of Mr Lemare leaving Wellington for Sydney on Saturday" the 9th prox., ill time to fill his engagement in Melbourne at the re-opening of the Town Hall organ in that city." Mr Edwin Lemare is one of the greatest concert organists of the world at the present day. It may not be generally known that a concert organ such as the Wellington Town Hali possess has a greater compass of notes on each keyboard than a church or cathedral organ and is therefore capable of producing a different class of music, which it is impossible to perform on a church organ. The recitals that have so far been given on this instrument have been by church organists, aud most of the music performed was such as could be given on most of the church organs. Those who may be privileged to hear this celebrated performer will be agreeably surprised to find that the organ is capable of producing such effects. A.t Monday's meeting of the Turanaki Hospital Board, a circular letter was read from His Excellency tho Governor's private secretary, bringing to the Board's notice a branch of the work of the '* Victoria League" an important organisntion in London. « The entertainment committee of that society interest themselves in .showing hospitality and attontion to visitors from all parts of the Empire. At their request His Excellency has given tho committee the names of New Zealand visitors to England, as far us he was able to ascertain them, an( l this introduction has, the Goyer nor understands,, frequently been as agreeable in its resuits to suck visitors a s it welcome to the Victoria League. His Excoilency has now received a suggcstiou from the committee that visitors, such as students, nurses, and other pro. fcssiouul people coming to England may often be in a somewhat lonely position, and, therefore, glad of any attention the Victoria League may be able to show them. The Governor, therefore, asked that the Board should forward the name and profession of any professional person from the New Plymouth Hospital who might be visiting England, with the probable date of arrival, etc., and an address which will find the visitor on arrival." The Board decided to acknowledge the receipt of the Ictlor, with thanks. At the New Plymouth Court on Monday, before Mr T. Hutchison, S.M., judgment was given in the case, C. T. Mill* v, The Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, a claim of C2O for expert services rendered in connection with adjustment of account with the Stratford Hospital Board. The Magistrate, in the course of the judgment, which was a lengthy one, said that ho Lad some difficulty in arriving at a decision on account of the peculiar nature of the services rendered, but ho. thought a reasonable sum to allow was £lO and costs £3 12s. Mr Filzhcrbert appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Quilliam (of Messrs Govctt and Quilliam) for the defendants. At the samft sitting, judgment was given in the ease, William Humphries v. F. K. Calgher, claim for £157 principal and £8 interest, due under a mortgage given by the defendant to Humphries and others to secure previously existing debts on hotel properties. The amount of the claim was alloirod plaintiff, less 10s 9d. The evidence of A. E. Schwuss in a Palmerston case, Lane v. Jones, was also taken, Mr Fitzherbort, instructed by a Palmerston firm, appearing for defendants.

(Jul, oil Uiprteep the storm blew wil.t. But the man at the wheel stood lira. He swallowed some 0. T. PUNCH and smiled, Jfpr the tcl<i couldn't make bim

At Hawera on Sunday morning the death .occured of Mr A. A. Arthur, at tho ripe age of 80 years. Deceased leaves four sons and four daughters. The next meeting of the Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board will bo hold on June 26th, instead ot June 18th, in order to suit the convenience of thoie members who desire to visit the Winter Show at Palmerston North.

Tho members and engineer of tho Taranaki County Council intend inspecting tho bridges in tho Moa riding to day. Leaving New Plymouth at 7.30 a.m., the party procoeds to Inglewood via the Junction road, iu view ol the proposed altered site of tile ilenui bridge. The next bridge visited wili be the Waiongona, below Inglewood, and thence the party proceeds to view tho old Mauganui bridge on tho Tariki road, and from there on to tho Junction road in order to inspect tho Slippery Hill deviation, returning then to Inglewood by tho Junction road, " These absconding husbands are bocoming far too common," remarked Mr Tisch yesterday, when an Inglewood application for relief came before the Charitable Aid Board. Tho same old story. The wife and children destitute, the husband gone, and not alone if rumor be true. " I'm dead apainst this sort of thing," joined in Mr Brown. " They seem to think all they have got to do is to sit don n, and we will send along their keep. People ought to keep themselves a bit." The requirod relief was temporarily granted. " I am very anxious and willing to work," wrote ono of the Charitable Aid Board's outdoor relief recipients, in asking for permanent work at the hospital, and ,an increased allowance of milk, etc. Tne chairman said ho had roplied to tho letter, pointing out that since this man was put on charitable aid on the understanding that he would " work it out" in the hospital grounds, he had not averaged two hours a day. As he. had not worked elsewhere, the chairman asked to be allowed to doubt the hunger for employment. It was decided to slop the relief to this man until he has taken out a prohibition order against himself.

Lovers of beautiful crockery—and everyone admires pretty ware—will be interested in Messrs Baker and Co.'s display of " Foley Fiaence," said to be the most artistic crockery ever manufactured, and specially imported from the Foley China Co., of Staffordshire. The shapes are most quaint aud artistic, the colourings are of dull greens and reds, and extremely harmonious, and the designs delightful. People from Homo will relish these for their beauty and for old acquaintance sake, and the colonial will, doubtless, desire to acquire the ware from a wish to possess the beautiful. Messrs Biker & Co.'s showrooms are opposite th; Theatre Royal, New Plymouth. Some interesting reading from the Turanaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board's returns. During the year just closed 391 patients were treated in the hospital, 40 of these being in the institution when the year opened. There were 23 deaths, 328 were discharged during tho year, and 40 remained in the hospital on 31st March. The patients were 270 males and 121 females. The average number of days each patient stayed in the institution was 32*91, and the average cost of maintenance was 8s 81d per day. (Tho chairman explained that this high rate was arrived at from including in this year's expenditure tho whole cost of new buildings and new work; without this, the averago cost was only Cs 3d per day). The averago cost of maintenance of tho inmates of the Old People's Home was 13s 9d per week, and of the 17 children " boarded out" 8s per hoad per week. Tho susceptibility of the various sects to illness and disease is shown by tho fact that of the patients treated 201 wore entered as belonging to the Anglican church, 60 were Weslcyans, &7 Roman Catholics, 40 Presbyterians, 21 Primitiye Methodists, 6 of tho Salvation Army, three Baptists, a Seventh Day Advontist, a Unitarian, and an " unsectarian" patient brought up the total. Two hundred and forty were New Zcalanders, and the bulk of the remainder hailed from the British Isles.