The Daily News. MONDAY, JULY 16.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8158, 16 July 1906, Page 2

The Daily News. MONDAY, JULY 16.

The Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board meets this morning. The next farmers' meeting under the auspices of the Taranaki Agricultural Society will bo held at Okato. All day Sunday New Plymouth was favoured with a southerly gale, one of the genuine " mountain" brand, cold, wet, and gusty.

The examination of Taranaki school teachers in hand-work will take place at New Plymouth and Stratford 011 Saturday, August 4th. The Wellington Diocesan Synod (Anglican) at its silting on Thursday, decided in favor of giving church women power to vote in the election 0' officsrs of the church.

It is not often, even in Southland, that a rcapcr-and-binder can be seen at work after the shortest day, yet such was the case this year. On 21st June, on the Oreti Flat, twenty-four miles from Invercargill, a reaper was being used on a belated crop.

Mr Coker has given permission to the Recreation Grounds improvement committee to take the soil from his section for top-dressing the new sports ground, The committee is receiving very gratifying response to its various efforts for the early prosecution of the work

A farmer at Rahotu says he knows of a herd of dairy cattle in South Taranaki in which 40 out of 60 will not " come in " this season. Abortion is said to be largely on the increase in that district.

The long-pending dispute concerning the Education Reserve taken by the Government for the purposes of the new rifle range at Waiwakaiho has been settled, the School Commissioners having accepted the terms offered by the Lmds Purchase Officer.

The ladies' sewing bees, in preparation for the Rrcreation Sports Ground committee's monster bazaar to be held at Christmastide, are meeting regularly, and the interest is being more than sustained. The bazaar opens on Boxing day, and will continue for the next three days. A big art union will be arrangod in connection with the bazaar

There was a very small attendance at a meeting of cadet officers in New Plymouth oil Saturday. The matter of w thdrawing the resignations that were handed in recently, as a protest against ceriam resolutions of the Taranaki Education Board, will be again discussed next Saturday, when Lieutenant. Colonel Lovcday, officer commanding the colony's cadets, will be present.

A gentleman who attended a recent performance at the New Plymouth Theatre Jloyal complains bitterly of the Wrikii'- 'i aud rowdyism that prevailed. Sc.'.'.'tl times during the evening the led .: «?'» voice was drowned, and he had t ' 'ireaten to " shut down the show." A policeman entered the building, and things quietened down somewhat, but as soon as he had gone I the row commenced.

Each evening as the express tram reaches New Plymouth, a man dashes into the carriages and gathers up all the magazines left on the seats. Manv of these, of course, belong to the passengers " through" to the break water, and are left untended whilst the owners stroll about the pi itform, st retching their legs. A railway ollkial detected the enterprising news-gatherer on Siturday night, and warned hiiu to desist. Twelve new members of the Taranaki Agricultural Society are the bedrock results of Thursday'* Kahotu meeting, so far as the Society is con cerned. Several others have intimated !heir intention of joining, nnl ii appears certain now that the Tarjnaki Agricultural Society is going to be » bigger and more influential concern than in the past. More power t) its [ present officers, old and new. On Tuesday, Mr Newlon King's wool, hide, sheepskin, and tallow sale will be held at Stratford. The catalcgue is the largest yet offered, eorn- ' prising 1,200 hides, 800 sheepskins, 10 I bales of wool, 20 casks of tallow, and a large quantity of horsehair, bones, and so forth. The Taranaki sales are now attracting tho attention of outsid. buyers, and the local growers nr. being enabled to obtain full value for the by-products of the [arms.

it is understood that m consequence of the quasi-oiiicial statements now made that t lie proposed all-night streetlighting seryjee in New Plymouth will not cost £IOO more than at present paid for current, Cr. Bellrioger will withdraw his notice of motion to rescind the Borough Council's resolution, whicli decided to keep the arc lights burning the night through. It is likely, however, that the matter will come ap for further consideration. Captain Young delivers a lecture to farmers in the Ngaire hall on Tuesday evening. We recommend all the Ngaire agriculturists to go along. The evening will be well spent, even if reaching the hall entails the navigation of a back-block road. Captain Young knows what he is talking about, and hits right out from the shoulder. Farmers who attend will probably gc" a few home-thrusts that will set thern thinking, and thinking is as necessary in milk-production as in any other walk of life.

The Agricultural Department has writlen to the various agricultural and pastoral associa'i ms and farmers' clubs in file colony asking their opinions as to the advisableness of allowing Australian and Ch nose qu-il to be brought into the colony. The Miniver if Agriculture lias been informed thai quail consume young grass, and he does not care to sanction the importation of them without giving the farming community an opportunity of ex pressing its opinion. The Kawke's Hay Agricultural and Pastoral Association has decided to approve of the proposed importation. Whilst tlic public mind still retain--a little remembrance of the Chicago meat scandals and tile atrocious slate of artairs in regard to the food supplies "f America generally, it is interestim: !'> r'.iiMiiirlr lli' 1 opinion of Ciiplam oiniL', (invrniiiienl veterinarian in Taranaki, I hat not an ounce of meal unfit for human consumption is sent from our district abattoirs or canning works. Meat at small slaughter liou-es, of course, was not always inspected, but these premises were

subject to visits from tlie men! inspector, ;md the local bodies could refuse to issue iieon-T* to unsuitable or unreliable persons ('.« plain Voun.4 enjoined all {lie nllicials In be verv strict in ibis matter, holding that any meat unlit for the butcher's shop was nol tit for the preserving works, and so sati*tied \\;i< he that the work was properly carried out that he would eat any me it or boyril sen! out from the Patea canning works. An exchange ivporls llial al ;i meeting of the Master Bakers' Ass icia' ion lor (lie T'.ranaki Province oil 'l'liurs•l:iy, il was mentioned that the Millers Combine wire shipping their own brands of Hour to Auckland at 20s lo 25s per lon cheaper than to (lie ports of Patea anil New Plymouth, It was slnled that one biker bought 20 lons of the Millers Hour in Auckland, paid freight to New Plymouth and effcclcd a saving of 10s a ton. The Association, fully hlive to the situation, dctermin''d In present a slrongly worded resolution, that (lour he shipped lo Taranaki ports at the same rate as to Auckland. Failing a favorable reply they will either lmy from the northern mills or import in one consignment, and distribute throughout the whole of the province, to all members of the union. A diitnly little lunch, With a glass of 0. T. PUNCH, Is the acme of perfection, No fear of contradiction. 0. T. PUNCiI is a temperance ilrinlt And all good stores supply it; The tipple of godsJt's called, I think By everyone wltogries it,

In connection with the reported discovery of platinum near Palmerston North, it i 3 understood that a syndicate of ten Nupier gentlemen, are sending two prospectors to the vicinity. The men engaged, ire both experienced miners, with a knowledge of the various minerals.

While picking over gravel in the new paddock being operated on by the Inkerman Sluicing Company, Maryborough, Victoria, one of the employees unearthed a nugget which weighed 41$ ounces. Its value is estimated at £l6O.

At Frimley, Hastings, during the

last fruit season, near'y 200. acres were under peaches, and in three years' time it is anticipated tliat the orchard will produce 1000 tons of thin tru'u aloue. In 1908 it is hoped to have 280 perches in peaches at Frimley.

The tender of (he New Zealand Insurance Company (with which is incorporated the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company) has been accepted by the Clifton County Council for accident insurance. The accident branch is now managed together with the fire and marine in tkeir office, Brougham and King streets, all departments being now under the superintendence of Mr J. Paton,

After sleeping for 97 days and two hours, Mr S. A. Griffin, wife of one of the best-known lawyers in Colorado, and former regent of State Uniyersity, is dead. The immediate cause of death was pneumonia. She was stricken ill just after the New Year. She never regained consciousness, and was kept alive with injections of liquid food. It was realised that unless she could be awakened death would only be a matter of time. She had once or twice be-

fore been seized by sleeping attacks, but they were geierally overcome in a short time.

The description of Sir Joseph Ward's interview with President Roosevelt has

(says the Wellington correspondent of 1 the Lyttelton Times) given his friends ] hero great encouragement, proving, as they say it does, that in Imperial matters, at all events, he is a " live man," and true to the line trodden by his late chief, with whom he was hand and glove in everything. I find some lifting of the eyebrows at Sir Joseph's statement that ho " had power to make treaties," evidently under the impression that our representative abroad is p ising as independent of Parliament, aa, in fact, a little despot, but reference to the Preferential Trado Act shows

that New Zealand has power to reciprocate with foreign countries without seeking ratification from Downing Street. That is, of course, the whole head and front of Sir Joseph's meaning. Auy treaty ho miy agreo to must be, he knows well, subject to the ratification of his own Parliament.