The Daily News THURSDAY, AUGUST 2.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8171, 2 August 1906, Page 2

The Daily News THURSDAY, AUGUST 2.

At the meeting of t!ie Recreation Sports Ground Committee, held on Wednesday evening, a good programme was drawn up for llie loth October, date of the Governor's vidt.

The High Commissioner in London, Mr W. P. Peeves is shipping to the New Zealand Exhibition 5(i7 pictures. They are excellently representative of British art, and have been loaned by the Imperial Government. The Auckland representative hockey team passed through New Plymouth on Wednesday morning en route for Dunedin. The members had rather a bad time of it on the Rarawa, some of them being indifferent sailors. The Taranaki match will be the last on the I tour.

At a meeting of delegates from the athletic clubs in the Feilding district on Tuesday evening, it was decided t" form a centre and alliliate with the N.Z. Athleiic Union. This completes Mr G. W. Woods' organising tour in the North Island.

The Devon's immigrant, who attemp-| cd to commit suicide at Auckland recently, was charged at the Police Court and discharged, his friends agreeing to look after him He said that he came to the colony in search of plastering or bricklaying work, and had been advised by his friends to come. Representations had not been made by officials. Mr W. Gray, secretary to the Post and Telegraph Department, was interviewed on Wednesday by a Dailv News reprcscrtnl'ye. Mr Gray said he knew nothing of tho " general impression" that he, or Sir Joseph Ward, was to have ordc-cd in Europe a clock for the clock tower at the New Plymouth post office. Sir Joseph had undertaken to see that a suitable clock was purchased, and Mr Gray expected it wou'd bo in position on the (lay of opening the building.

The American papers appear to be taking great interest in New Zealand. Sir Joseph Ward said the photographers from the journals came along with their cameras and snapped Lady Ward, Miss Ward, and himself all over the place. He had to submit to the process as many as a dozen times in one day. It was useless, he says, to impress on them that he was noi the Premier of New Zealand, for I hey often called him by that title.

MrE. M. Smith, M.H.R., seldom misses an opportunity. On Wednesday morning, when Sir Joseph Ward was renewing his acquaintance with several New Plyinoulh celebrities, the eye of the Premier-Elect rested on the ncw post office. " Ah, there's the now post office," he remarked. Before he had time (o call to mind any incident of the laying of the foundation stone, Mr Smith chi tied in, " Yes, there's the tower ; w:; re's the clock." "On time, as usual, .Vlr Smith," laughed Sir Joseph, who afterwards promised lo write to Mr Smith about the clock.

Sir Joseph Ward says a great deal of interest in the New Zealand Exhibition is biting displayed at Home. II is being well supported and the British Government lias made a vote ol £IO,OOO in connection with it. Tlu High Commissioner is doinsr all lie can to get exhibits sent out, and amongst other things a very fine collection ol paintings is lo bi sent out. Scvcra l'"op!e i;i Jtaly are also sending oul piintings. Canada and America wil both he well represented and on tin whole he thinks the Kxhiliiliun will In well patronised. O.ie of the (Irsl I lungs iie saw on iromg I ) his hotel ii London was a big placard in the 111 in connection with our Exhibition

Jicre was an rnliuo isde meeting ot ladies at the Town Hell on We.liesd.iy afternoon, nil rilerested in th" -»-.■ 1 f-re of Western Part; ami its eariy completion. The midiim ciociej " Mrs 11. Ward chairwoman, a.id Mrs E. !' Webster secretary ami treasurer; and the idea of holdiijg a bazaar m February next was taken up with alacrity. With those present, an 1 the mm#» of ten more helpers handed in, the committee now numbers thirty workers, who are determined to make this function a success and raise the funds required. It was decided to hold a concert in St. Mary's Jlall on Tucsday weck, to collect funds for the initial purchase of goods for " working up." Mr W D.-Webster has kindly given the committee the free use of rooms in Egmont street for the working-bees, and work will be commenced in earnest in a few days. We are given to understand that every member of the committee is a genuine worker, and in such ease success must result. The Government has decided that the gunboat Sparrow, recently purchased for training boys for the Navy and mercantile marine, is to be placed in commission at once. The crew will consist of between sixty and eighty hoys, who must uot be younger than twelve nor older than fourteen. The Government will shortly iuybe applications for enrolment. The vessel is to be overhauled immediately, and her internal liftings altered to suit the requiremens of the youngsters. It is intended that the boys shall havo every opportunity of acquiring a knowledge of seamanship. They will also be taught trades, and their ordinary education will be looked after. When they have ruecived n certain amount of training they will be taken out for a short cruise Captain Hooper, Ii.N.H.. late chief ollicer of the Jlinemoa, has been appointed to the command of the training i>Uip. About 250 farmers from the iiangitikei district on Tuesday visited the Momohaki State Jixperimeulal Farm and were shown over the estate by the manager, Mr Gillanders. Mr J. Wilson, President of the New /.-aland Fanners' Union, took occasion to congratulate the Government'on the benefits now derivable from such well conducted farms as that at Momohaki. He said thitaf one time he, with many others, regarded such farms as n useless waste of public money, but now he was strongly convinced that they were of incalculable benefit to the farming community, and he would like to see more of them established near convenient centres

Speaking at a soc-il I'lm-lion at Wellington the lbm. T. V. Ihuioan (Minister of L:i!iil.s) .-aid that from experience lie know t lt:iL Sir .losoph Ward nils a man who had a thorough grasp of tin; situation, and what was good for the country and what was bail for it. Ho was confident that Sir Josepli could be trusted to form a (hivornineut that would do credit to himself unit the country. Personally lie had not. sought alter Ministerial rank; it had been llimsl upon him, and he didn't care twopence what would happen. Whether m the Mini-try or i.'oi lie had plenty to do at home, ami perhaps had he stayed at home he vuuli! have been heller ofL Two or three members of the Cabinet had invariably been smiled out for rejeetnu in Ihe new Government, but such oritici-m did no harm in or out of the Jlou.se

A little 0. T. PUNCH, j'n a little water hot; A sound, refreshing sleep, Yes, that is what 1 got. MILKING LP TO DATE. Lour years" prai lirul use on dairy farms has pncvd Ib.li the "Law-renei-Keniieiiv-Cillie:,"" Milking Machine save-, ,;,: in labour alone, per innum on each cow. tin .p) cows 1 his iiu-ans /itii. A steam plant, complete, onera'cd bv one man. milks j„ rows in a tilth- over two hours, and costs (J,h m' everted. The cost is thus saved in the first season. Don't clelav till next year, as you'll actually lose the price of the i.lant. Write for full patiiouhirs to J. B. MacLwan and Co., Wellington. Dunedin, New Plymouth and Auckland. A dainlv little lunch, With a glass of O.T. PUNCH, Is the acme of perfection. No fear of contradiction. J

The New Plymouth Gas Company is ready to lay its mains to Vogeltown if 25 consumers are guaranteed. Sir Joseph Ward was welcomed by the Mayor and representative citizens of Wangauui wlien passing through Aramoho yesterday.

Stratford turned out in force on Wednesday morning at th) railway station, and presented Sir Joseph Ward with an address of welcome, as he passed througli to Wellington.

At a well attended meeting of ratepayers in A'ogeltowu last night, it was decided that, ovnng to legal difli-ulties, the Carriugton Road Board cannot at present accept the offeror llie Borough Council to light the Victoria road by electricity. The Legislature has made no provision for road boards expending money on street lighting. The old gas-lamp posts in the streets of ISTew Plymouth are now being removed, having given way to the electric light, Their removal from street corners is hailed with delight by some drivers of vehicles, who are now enabled to cut in closer to the footpaths, cutting across tho path in many instances. The Borough Council will haye to face this matter, probably by kerbing tho corners. Sir Joseph Ward was entertained at a banquet bj the editors of the leading New York papers. When he rose to speak on "New Zealand," a reporter set out on his best shorthand to gather the wisdom that fell from Sir Joseph's lips. As the Si;w Zealander warmed to his subject, the pencilpusher failed, as many others had failed, to record his sayings. Sir Joseph Ward laughs heartily as he tells the story, ending up " I broke the poor fellow up completely." With assistance from Mr Wilson, Sir Joseph Ward's private secretary, the reporter got his report sufficiently straightened out for publication purposes.