The Daily News. FRIDAY, JULY 13.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8156, 13 July 1906, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, JULY 13.

A large proportion of the typhoid c ises in Marlborough have been traced to Picton oysters. The absence of rain has been so marked of late in Haikoura that water is being carted from the creeks for ordinary household purposes. Chirac's criminal record leads that of all American cities. During January and February 22 murders, 810 burglaries, and 216 robberies took place. It is stated that the cold has been so intense in Reefton that it was no extraordinary thing for a man to awaken in the morning with his moustaehe covered with icicles, The s.s. Ngapuhi was bar bound at Manakau on Thursday afternoon, j owing to the rough weather. It is expected she will get out all right this morning, and make New Ply mouth in good time for tho trip north to-night. Old plate should never be cast aside, as by a new and proved chemical process it can be made as good, and oftentimes better, than new. P. de la Haye, opposke the Red House Hotel, New Plymouth, is capable ot re-plating any article in a manner that will give pleasure and satisfaction.

A school of six large whales was observed in the South Bay, off Kaikoura, on Friday morning. The whalers chased, and. made fast to a good one at seven o'clock, and after an exciting five hours' struggle brought the prize safely to the landing For the past few days there has been a kerosene famine in the Cheviot district, owing to the rough weather preventing work being carried on at the Port. If the weather docs not clear up soon (says the " News") sunset will be the signal for everyone going to bed, as the town will be in total darkness.

Thore recently died in poverty, in Canada, Samuel Hawkins Napier, the finder of the largest nugget of gold the world has eyer seen. It was found on an Australian claim, and measured 2ft 4in long, lOin wide, and from liin to 3in deep. It was shown to Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace, and for some time the finder received £'so a week for allowing the nugget to be exhibited at the Crystal Palace. A cast of the nugget is now in the British Museum.

Wbile the Hobart police were searching tho St. George and the Dragon Hotel reeeutly for deserters from the Penguin, they discovered that complete arrangements had been made to burn the place down. Piles of lumber saturated with kerosene were found, nd a rope was hanging from a window, presumably for the o(Tender to make h!s escape after setting fire to the hotel. At least nine cases of liquor that hal been removed to Newtown were traced. Criminal prjeeedinas are to follow.

The Maoris in Hagley Park, Christchurch, continue to m:ike excellent progress with the construction of their historical exhibit for the international fair, reports an authority. Already they have built one wharf of r.iupo and manuka, and a wharcliu, or cookinghouse. Iu consequence of the number of wlures proposed to lie erected, it has been found necessary to enlarge the bounds of iho pi. anl the commissioners hive granted additional ground for this purpose. The inconvenience caused by excessively curious persons has been obviated by the construction of a fence. At all times of the day large numbers of interested persons may be seen looking through the | pickets. The attendance on holidays ' and Sundays proves that the scene of the natives' industry has already become quite an attraction. As two stalwart Oanui-ites were I coming into Opunake on Wednesday, tliey overtook a man walking, says tho Opunake " Time«." They gave him a lift, and he then unfolded a pitiful tale, lie said that he had been hurt on a steamer, and was taken to the New Plymor.n hospital for treatment, having at the time he was taken in some £2O odd in his possession, and deplored the fact that when he came out tho hospital people only gave hira a few shillings. The hearts of his hearers we;o touched by the tale, and on arriving in Opunake they made the case known. In order to ascertain all the facts a local business man went to the post office to inquire from New T'lymo.-th, but the pesuliar part was that the so-called injured man said it did not matter about sayinu anything [about it at New Plymouth, as perhaps they would not like it. However, inquirics were made, and nothing was known of the man, money, or accident. When the gentleman came out of the post office the man " in distress " was missing, and has not been seen since. It proves that it is just as well to find Out particulars of a c isc insteadof acting on the word of men who are not accustomed to truth.

Apropos of the recent scandalous disc'osures in connection with the Chicago meat packing industry, the following excerpt from Mr John Masetield's recently-published book, entitled "Sen Life in Nelson's Time." is of interest:—"A ship's company had to start a cruise upon the old meat re'urncd from various ships and routed from the rbscure cellars of the vietualbng yards. Frequently it had been several years in silt before it came to the cook, by which time it needed rather a magician than a cook to make it eatable. It was of a strong hardness, fibrous, shrunken, dark, gristly, and glistening with salt cry. stals. . . . Strange tales were

told about it. Old pig-tailed seaxen would tell of horseshoes found in the meat cask; of curious barkings and neighings heard in the slaughterhouses; and of negroes who disappeared near the victualling yards, to be seen* no more The salt pork was generally rather better than tile beef, but (lie ciilers could carve fancy articles, »uch as lioscs, out "f either meat.

Much of the .Tune issue of " Night and Day " (the organ of Dr. Barnar do's H"nics) is devoted to the a.nnu-1 report for 11)05. The statistics of woii done in the course of that vear r ay well open the eyes of the publi • to fhe large harvest yet to l»e reaped he f or' child desUtulon ceises out of th land. The children are tlowln: ill at the doors of these institutions alone a' tile rate of ten every working day. Tn ISMIS the admission* avenged close upon eleven. The Homes emigrated l:!l i lioys and girlf) in the same ye r, and placed out in service in the United Kingdom more than they (migrated. About 8000 are always under (he care of the Homes, of whom more than half are hoarded out. The general con tents of th» magazine bear ample tes. limony to the varied nature and nee l« of the work which (he Homes are doing, and the illustrations are excellent Mrs Barnett, of Toynbee Hall, contributes a capital paper of reminiscences of the late Dr. Barnardo, in which she incidentally shows why the Homes have proved so abundantly successful. Founder's Day was celebrated by an all-day festival in the Girls' Village Homes on Saturday, .rune 3uth, when there were many attractions. A copy of Ihe magazine will be gladly sent gratis and post free to any one who applies for it to (he headquarter* of the Homes, 18 to 20, Stepney Causeway, London, E.

Every bullet has its billet, All the bow-wows have their days, If I had a book, I'd fill it up With 0. T. PUNCH'S praise

When all's said and done there" no place like the Melbourne Clothing Co. fftr genuine bargains. If you ha*,; any question about anything to wear ask us. We will show you the right things in clothing, mercery; hats and boots, Man or boy.— Adrt

New Plymouth's latest sensation—•in alleged elopement on Thursday.

Tenders, to close at siou to-mor-row, are invited by the Taranak' tO.nmly Council for crusher work nt *Vaiwnkaiho, and for delivery of metal jn Junction road.

While Mr J. Avery, of New Ply. I uouth, was driving along DevonUreet on Thursday aftvr.io>ri, the' ixle of his gig broke. Mr Avery wjs jammed between the tops of lite wheels for some time. The horse, lnwever, ivas a docilo one, and toik tilings [inetly. Mr Avery escaped with a shaking, and somo slight bruißes. l'he Dresden Piano Company generously lent the piano used at the Military Band's social aud euchre party last night. The prizes presented for the euchre and bridge toit'n iments n ere a very valuable colled ion, donated by townspeople, whoss names we ate compelled to hold over meantime. The Taranaki Petroleum Compiny, Limited, notify in their advertisement that only for eight days more will the opportunity be afforded of seouring shares in tho company. Mondiy the 16th and Thursday 19th rnst. will be the last days on which demonstrations of the flowing oil will be given.