The Daily News. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81839, 4 September 1906, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4.

The cantata " Day and Night" will be rendered in the Queen street ehnrek to-niuhl, by the Prin.il iye Methodist choir irsisled by friends. We hope to sec a good audience. The Taranaki Chanty Council intends attempting to collect from the Government rates on those portions of the Spotswood settlement as yet iinleased. Leonard .Vslnviii, found guilty of manslaughter, was sentenced by the Chief Justi -o to 10 years' hard labor at Wanganui yesterday. The charge of arson against him was held over. Messrs Simons and Jones, the enterprising proprietors of the Tariki road sawmill, are pultnu in new hulling g -ar, and haye heavy orders booked for rimu and white pine.

"I eonsi let' the treaty sscuvi' g reciprocity between Australia and >'e« Zealand is th? best memorial we could have to the late Mr Seddon."—Cr] Stevens at the County Council on Monday, when discussing the national memorial proposals.

Dr MacGregor, Inspector General of Asylums, states tliat the number of registered insane persons in the colony at the end of 11)05 was 3,112, of whom 1,836 were males and 1,27(5 females, being an increase of 71 over the previous year "During the year ending at Augus! 31st there were exported from the perl of New Plymouth 140,217 packages of butter and 9,575 packages of cheese, valued at £l(j(>,011 and £30,0i1! respectively, the values being calculated on a basis of 95s per cwt. for butter and 50s for cheese. Owing to the opposition of the Auckland Education Hoard to the new Waitomo County being included in tin Tannaki Board's district, theTaranalr Board has been asked by the Ministei for Education to prepare a full statement of the case, in order that tlu Department may fully consider tin matter. The Education Department has in formed the Taranaki Education Bviri thai it can only pay Mr Weiss, tcachn at Mangaror, his salary upon tin actual attendance returns, the law allowing of ni discretionary treatment Mr Weiss, it w ill he remembered, tor,l the school with an attendance I'll assured a £llO salary, but the white' weather ami impassible roads made i impossible for many pupils to attend and the salary diminished " wisibly." The usual fortnightly melting of Hi, Loyal Egaiont r.cdne, J.0.0.R, M.U. was held last- evening, N.G. H. II Eonl in Hie clrur. One candidate wi initiated and a large a'uounl of POndenee iv.is received nil I dealt will. A fter ihe fi i.lge clos d the member •f the Ural Druids were adoiilled .u. a frie.i !lv g-to e of crihbage and etiehr was played uatil 10 o'clock wliei refreshments irero handed r.mii'l an the company m\ arated after spendini a very phasaut evening. The Odd fe'ious won by nine games.

TlieEjeont Lodge, 1.0. G.T., h.-l ■ its we-'klv session 011 Monday evcnln-. in the tjueen street schoolroom. Br .1. C, Legg presided. There w,a- -■ large attendance of members am! visitors. Two candidates were pro posed for membership. His Worshi; the Mayor intimated hi* Willingness I, open the Fancy Fair on Septemliei 13th. It wns decided to donate portion of the proceels to the Good Templar Orphanag \ Snugs and reei t&twns filled in the rest of the evening Tlie-niysteiioiis disappeaririee of , boat off Wellington Heads on W'edneday la-il, has uppirently been unravel led. There is strong presiimpti'-e evidence thai the missing man is iicrnan, von Bolter, aged 31. employed a% traveller for Messrs Ford and Co

whr'h'S.lle jewellers. Vnn li'itli-r W;l- ---.< '1:1 ;i! lby's J! 'v en t!,<l :iy luiu-d. iii>l later in tin' d.ty w-is n'lii i)'ii in ;• !«>.il. Tkosp "In suv him siv that liriiv 'roil stiMiige, an I iMni;)la,!ird 0! ■rouble of some kin.l \ 011 Itulter vim is a married mm with twi' children, is believed lo have enme from Auckland He has been absent from l.)i home since Wednesday. Oil Thursday last a Maori wedding (00k pla'e at Tioro, netr Oaooui, in which considerable interest was displayed by the n tives. The contracting parties wer' llokmja Te Wiicnuu, of the Jigatira vkawa tribe, and >'gn hamanu Kuaniiciahttna, a grandchild of the celebrated Titokowaru, the warrior who gate the forces bui-Il in South Taramki in the early days Hokinga is a brother of George Urougiiton. The marriage, which was performed by the Be v. Hone Knipo. is the first solemnisod in tin orthodox manner since 18G0. How fii-Ue is put. ic .t. Al last night's meeting Air C. 10. Bell ria :er seemed to liav: rc i ise 1 this te i'ie full. Hcfrriiug to Ihe paucity rf tli' :ill:-ndanc> at tic meeting eallnl (9 discuss the ]rop >cd mem. rail to the late Right lb 11. If. J, Srddon, ho recalled that on the late l'ro n cr's last visit to .N jw l'lymouth, only a few months ago, vli 11 there were advantages to he gained, how the people gathered in cro vds and rushed him; how they cheered, aul give loud hurrahs. ow, when they w re requited to do sf mclhing tangible to peri ctuate liis memory, how few there were present—those who had to re.uly to acclaim were conspicuous by their absence,

B;lorc the Magistrate's Court, the Taranaki Bacon Company oil Monday li-id several ca-es l'..r recovery of calls upon shares. In the lirst ease •1. ) iekery denied that the signature up-n the applr-iiinn for shares was his, and a; MrCroelet (who obtained the signal are; was not presi nt, an adjournment was askeil for and granted. 11l discussing the adjournment, it was stated that the plaintiffs were unable to prove that the notices of calls had been sent out. Adjournments were granted ill the eases on the same lines against MeKenzie, P. Raill, Skellon. and C. Jury Mr (Juilliam appeared for defendant in every case but Kaill's, The question of costs was reserved Counsel stated McKenzie would denv liability, because the company hrid failed I.) carry out an unde.i,iking sivw i,y their eanv.is-rr for shares, and I Jury w in 1 ') it, ny having signed an application. A gold "joke" l.i b-ing t..[,i at the evp.'nseof a certain eas coinp inv, not a hundred miles from New Plyu outh. At t!ie ei)d of last month, the company's representatives were making their rin>nllll y calis on consumers, ::i;d in the I course of their rounds "droppcl in" at a slop which shall lie nameless and 1 proei'c le 1 to read the ncic" resist,.,. Assuming tint Hie n adiine.s "innards were out of order—not! iii{ beini:| rc.istered—lh« L'li men held a br'cf whispered eoiiiiilta 1 ! in, an I pre-aima'. y decided on a charge Tli- oimf wn" thereupon nut le oni and hauled over to the shopkeeper, win had been :iu interested spectator from afir oil', ''What s this fori'" he deniaiii cd fr nn behind (lie counter. "Can't vui see. von h'.ankely blanks that I've got the electric light installed; had it for n whole month, and not used a foo, of ;as. Can't you see the nietoi" is sealed up. has been sealed up since you read it last and the register reads ns yoa then left it." A great light suddenly liroM' over the incL'r rcalcrs' mental visir-n. They tried to explain that they Ind endeavored to strike a fair average tor the aivoiinl, no! knowing Ihe gis had been cut oIT, and begged !o have the ncrount hick or torn up. The si'oop was 100 gool for Mr Soft Goods, who is having that piece of pa iter framed.

A dainty little lunch, With a glass of O.T. PUNCH, fs the acme of perfection, No fear of contradictios.

• .it'll- drops of Peppermint M;-'V ity ivlr Woods, Don't they do a butiv Siit li a world of rood [ i'tlc drops of JYpprrmiiit Guiu yon w-ll npain, Hr-vo a\Vriy cough And every ache and pain.