The Daily News MONDAY, JUNE 18.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8137, 18 June 1906, Page 2

The Daily News MONDAY, JUNE 18.

Mr G. C. Fair returned to New Plymouth from Wellington on Saturday night.

Some brainless youth amused himself on Sunday night by yelling out " fire" as he passed the Central Fire Brigade Station. Noticing some people approach he made off.

The Municipal Electric Lighting Committee has been asked by the Borough Council to report fully on the question of lighting the New Plymouth streets all night.

In the recent heayy weather the retaining wall near the municipil 'baths was damaged, and the doors of the building had to be kept closed against the flood of salt water, The wall is to be repaired.

On Saturday night a crowd numbering many hundreds assemblod in Devon street where the Garrison Band played an impressively solemn funeral march "The Unknown Dead," in memory of the late Mr Seddon,

A couple of lads, of about 13 or 14 years of age, were observed on Sunday morning throwing up pebbles against a window in the Whiteley Memorial Church whilst service was proceeding. This is the class of boy who eventually gets into trouble, and they should take this warning.

The well-known Taylor-Cnrrington Dramatic Company were passengers to Auckland by Saturday night's boat. They were one man short, he having been requested by the police to return to Waimate (South Canterbury) to answer a charge of assault.

Mr Poland, caretaker of the municipal saltwater baths, has written to the chairman oE the baths committee to the effect that the cost of fuel for the hot baths was 2s 3sd per bath, not 10s 3|d as reported by the borough engineer.

Good progress is being made with the erection of the new post office buildings at New Plymouth. The dome of the clook tower is in course of construction, and its position and elevation should enable the clock to be seen from all the central part of the town.

Messrs Sole Bros., of New Plymouth, who have built up a provinciaj reputation for the quality of the meat supplied at their New Plymouth butchery, announce in this issue that they are determined to keep and even improve their household name for quality, cleanliness, and civility to customers. The heading of the advertisement shows .tlie direct conuection of tho meat supply with tho public health.

Mr E. P. Webster, the secretary, informs us tliat the entries for the annual show of the Taranaki Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Society are very numerous this year, but the exact figures will not be available until the returns come in from thoso secretaries of kindred societies who have been authorised to receive entries in their various districts.

" Send it to Chicago," ejaculated Cr. Collis on Friday night, when a letter was read from Mr John Parkham, complaining that a pig sent by him to the municipal abattoirs for slaughtering had been condemned without cause. The Council look up the position that the pig was condemned not by their manager but by the Government inspector, over whom they had no control.

Attention is drawn to tho Taranaki Poultry Society's monster Art Union, which is to bo drawn 011 the second night of the Society's Show, on 30th June, at the Drill Hall. Gold nuggets to the value of ,1:2(5 are given for the first three prizes, and numerous other prizes, including pure-bred poultry, are also donated. Everyone should socure an iuterest in the above, as the prizes are such excellent one 3.

It is to be hoped the Railway Department will now make more suitable arrangements to enable Taranaki people to visit Wellington for the Premier's funeral on Thursday. A night train to Wellington on Wednesday, returning after the funeral on Thursday, would be well patronised, and appreciated by those whose business ties prevent them making the three day's stay necessitated by present arrangements.

Hundreds collected outside the New Plymouth Post Office on Sunday afternoon, awaiting news of the arrival of the Oswestry Grange at Wellington with the body of the late Kight Hon. B. J. Seddon. When the official message arrived, announcing her berthing and that the funeral would be held on Thursday afternoon at Wellington, the crowd quickly dispersed. A large number of people gathered their information from the " extra " board erected outside the News office.

Hares are reported to be in considerable numbers in the bush districts at the back of the Waimate Plains, South Taranaki. These animals arc now pushed for dainty herbage and are making inroads into carrot and turnip crops. One case is on record where a farmer had all the carrots on a quar-ter-acre section eaten off level to the ground. At the back of the plot is about 50 acres of tussock country, amongst which the hares find plenty of good cover.

During May there wero slaughtered at the New Plymouth municipal abattoirs 211 cattle, 'J calves, Oil sheep, 8 lambs, and 149 pigs and 166 tripes were cleaned. Ten cattle wero condemned for tuberculosis, one for hydatids and emaciation, two for contagious maimnilis and emaciation, and 3 pigs from tube: culosis. The total fees were £l2B lis, and rents £3 5s 6d, showing an increase of £25 3s 3d, on the hjjures of the corresponding month last year. All classes of stock but sheep showed an increase.

The preliminary steps for the formation of the Omata (Taranaki) Oil Company Ltd. arc now well forward and tlie Company will be probably registered next week. Tlie Company is being formed for the purpose for boring for oil in the properties of Messrs Clemow and Albert iiayly which are situate a little oyer a mile from the site of the present boring operations at Moturoa. The capital will be £2O, UOO divided into shares of £1 eachMessrs Boy and Wilson are acting as solicitors for the Company, aud Mr E. P. Webster has been appointed broker. Tlie prospectus will be issued in a few days. The provisional directorate will be a strong one, including the mimes of well-known leading men in the town and district.

The current issue of " The Farmers' Weekly and Land Agents' Hecord," the new agricultural paper published by Messrs Cleave and Co., of Auckland, contains an especially interesting article on " Farmers and Politics," embodying an appeal made by a farmer to farmers at the recent provincial Conference of the New Zealand Farmers' Union. The writer, Mr Joseph Flanagan, of Drury, is well known for the intelligent interest he lias always taken in public affairs, and he certainly speaks with no uncertain note in urging farmers generally to take a greater interest in political affairs. Articles dealing with the proposed extension of the local government francliiso, the game'laws, and with a variety of questions concerning tillage, grazing, and production, with veterinary, dairy, poultry, and horticultural notes, an exciting automobile story, and a variety of other matter go to make up a very interesting number.

0. T. PUNCH is a temperance drink, And all good stores supply it; The tipple of gods, it's called, I think, By everyone l who tries it. A little 0. T. PUNCH, In a little water hot; A sound refreshing sleep, Yes, that is what I got,