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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8168, 30 July 1906, Page 4

IhIEFESTIMG ITE*3. An axplodon of 80 tons of chlorate ol potusn, at (he Kura Alkali Works at St. Helen's, was heard Hi Marple, 28 miles away. The blast lit Hoi I (rite, New York—l3o tons ot (Unarm:..- u , |>erceived by oscillations ol mercury 18:1 distant. The shock due to the eijiU>-iim of about 60 tons of dynamite at Jul oesburg was felt at Pretoria, 33 miles , and when 50,000 kilograms of V ponder blew up in the naval magazines at Toulon, the noise was heard at Veulimigliu, in Italy, 100 miles distant. • • « There is an underground city in Central Asia, supposed to have been built before the Christian e.-a, as effigies, Inscriptions and deiigus fouod among the ruins date it back to two centuries before the birth of Christ. The city is composed of long corridors, streets, and squares, surrounded by houses and buildings, tome two or three storeys in ueight; and bj the beautiful symmetry of ■he streets and squares, and otinr indica'.ions, it is evident that the inhabitants ol his old-world city had arrived at a high da-,-ree of civilisation. • • • The Avenue Louise in Brussels Is lined with cliestmit trees, and an electric tiamway uns along one side j bat, strange to ly, the ie»tnuts on that side lose their leaves in vugust, thin bud aimin in October, while •hose oil tin o'her side keep their foliage till i»«r the end of the year, and only bloom "i.iin the following ppring. It is believed hat the electric current of the tramway passthrough the ground afltocts the roots, and -auses the abnormal behaviour of the trees, t ins long been known that electricity in the joil does lniluenca vegetable growth. A cable to the Kew York "World," from 3t. Petersburg says: A marvel of engraving 'as just been accomplished by a youth of Messa, who is known throughout South tossia for the extraordinary precision of his *ork. On a grain of iv'ieit he has engraved ■tie music and words of the Russian national mthera with the aid of a lens. Every note a doited and clearly defined. He was called to the imperial coaft to show the Czar the vonderfnl piece of work, which is framed in . tiny silver setting. The Czar, auiazed al iie production, gave the engraver a gold ■ atch with his monogram on it. Between he two "ll.'*" of Nicholas 11. the engraver iiw engraving a long prayer for the Czar's •f: ty, taken from the Russian liturgy. ''..r! Ttib-rts, the conimnd'jr-in-chiof of ■u: iiritirh i-my, is a mm oJ i.idouiitalile ncrgy and tireless industry. J);»i iiifj his <-ir of Scotland, which l.«"nn on A::"itst 9, :id ended oil the 22nd, he had n-w ly thiity aspections to make. After traveling all ■light to Edinburgh he sU."eii w* k na hour ind ft half after arrival, navin-! i onjagemente for the Sa niay. ii i-.■'u'l-.I miong his e • •'■'"meiiis a visit >-n t : i? u.;-.v nival base II .rivet's Hr.'.i, and ■-n.ied on IncUi'eith, the guardian fortress (the Forth. His itinerary extended a* far lorth as Inverness and eighteen cities owns were included in his torn-. A ei.ort ■Jay at Stobs Camp, where about ;;O,WO men >ere under canvas, concluded Iris arduous ortnight. Manilla is one of the most important porfs I the Philippine Islands, but strange to mty, one day behind ail other p; of its size . th- 1 world. This curious faot is accounted rin this way. AUhinpli tie P.iiopni.ic ianiU lie iscar the Asiatic const, they were ;~eovered by Spaniards who snile-1 from .merica. When thev crossed the magic line 'leie Sunday changes into ll'i:i<;:<y the~» «ry d'-ns of p-oud Cistili.m amvj'ors did ■jt revise their calendar. When told of this .mis later, anil informed that their mode of rtkoning time was not up to modern notions, hey only said that that was so much the vorse for modem notions. Anyhow, the fact emains that these Sunders keep plodding 'long one day behind the rest of the world vhich reckons time by new style. Not lonj n Tiri, while repairing» wf, fell i:i;o I'ie street upon a ir:ai;hy old .an, who was killed, without any scrinnfc a:n;igr» to tlij trorkuian himself. Trie son of ic licee-a**! caused the workman to lia .-e.»lf-.i and taken livfore t'oc eidi, with hoin be all his iniiuenea to have the Kjr man condemned ; and, though tlu inxenre of the labourer was established, othing could satisfy the son but the law of ■talinnon. Thn cadi stroked his beard, u .en eravelv decreed that the woikr.i-n louid lie I'Jiiced exactly upon the spot '.vhiMle old tn 11 h.id stood. " Xo-.v," s i:,l ho i > le son, •• yen may go on the roof of the ouse, fall down upon this man, and kill him yru mii." Of course the son deeiinerl to >n:ivthi:rg of the sort, and the case was uis-.,s-cd. long tall monkey?, one of the Jii'.' y 1 1, hie anil expensive of the smaller aoi:u ; re caught in an interesting way. AC" . mt is split in two, and a banana with ; . ,-iece of wood running through it p!a.-. :' engthwise through the nut, the t*o hulv.; of which are drawn together by wires. Then a hole is cut just large enough for the monkey's paw to enter. The monkey spies the "«npting nut from his tree. He hops doivn, ioolii it over, sees the hole and smells the banana inside. He is fond of bananas. Putting his paw in he grasps it, but the wood pirrents it from coming out. Then the catchers appear and the monkeys run for a tree. Bat he cannot climb because of the eocoanat on his paw, and he will not let go of that, so he Is captured pawing wildly at the tree trunk. A 8005 TO DAIRYMEN A bail lus been patented by a Taraaald firm, which is far in advance of any other contrivance for securing cow* while being milked. It is operated bom the bacli of the cow, and she can Jbe bailed np or releasrd with the greatest ease by even the smallest milker. Dairymen will find these bails are not only great time-savers, but are reliable, easy to hi, and never get out of repair; in fact, can be filed with little alteration in any shed in which old bails are at present in use. The articles supplied are:—2 screw pulleys 14ft of cord and ring, 1 iron bail; and the cost is only a few shillings. Messrs Robertson and Bond, of Liardet-street, New Plymouth, are the patentees and vendors. An illustrated leaflet, and all estimates or particulars, will be provided to enquirers free. The folio winq letter iu.<t received speaks volumes; —Messrs. Bobertson and Bond, New Plymouth. Dear Sirs, —I ha'e ti'eanre in stating that the new cow I.ails you supplied are giving every satisfy, tion. They are easy to fix, and «- tTtct a great taring of time. I firmiy beliere if they were used continually for twelve months they would more than iare their first cost. I can confidently recommend them to all dairymen. Wishing you every success, I am, faithfully yours,—Bobut Olmow, Om&ta Tar an ski O. T. PTjXCH h a temper' And all Rood stores sur- ->ncc drink The tipple of nods, •*' ..ply it; By everyone wb' - s called, I think j tries it. HOU'►iEWIVES LISTEN Pde LA HAVE wants that • old cruet, tarnished and seemingly useless for a few days. He will return it replated, like new, probably better. It costs you only about half as much to have your old articles made good as ever OUR BUSINESS ADD YOUR HEALTH, DEPEND upon the Quality of of the MIC AT we sell. Our reputation nnd our liusini-ss wenbuilt on the Sound Foundation of Quality in our Meat Supplies, ciyilt' to customers, cleanliness in the shop and carts and appliances. All of these qualifications are stil. kept in view, and as a consequence people recommend new-comers and old residents alike to buy their meat from SOLE BROS., BUTCHEKS, Corner of Devon anil Currie Streets New Plymouth. GOLDWATER'S SPECIAL HAMPERS! 1 Bottle Whisky 1 Bottle Brandy 1 Bottle Wine 1 Bottle Rum 8 Bottles Ale ,8 CASH Cases one shilling'extra 20 Country customers at flag station! please add rail P.O. orders GOLDwi OT *M»