The Daily News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81847, 14 September 1906, Page 2

The Daily News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14.

The Barawa, with the 'Frisco niaii aboard, arrived shortly before four o'clock this morning, and the mail will be in the private letter-boxes at the New Plymouth Post Office by seven o'clock.

Tbe first engine ran on the town end of the railway deviation on Thursday, going some distance eastward of Gover street.

Mr C. W. Govett has made a generous contribution to the Taranaki Rifle Volunteers for the encouragement of shooting. Tbe Kawhia County Council will exercise the powers of a Harbor Board in regard to Kawhia harbor from the Ist October.

A school of whales has been noticed playing off Oakura for some days past, the cetacean monsters disporting themselves for hours at a time about a mile from the shore.

Speaking in the House on Tuesday, Mr Carroll said there was no more contentious creature than the Maori. So long as he was given a loophole of appeal he would fight.

The annual report of the State Fire Insurance Office says that since the office has been inaugurated the saving to the public in reduced rates miy be placed approximately at £150,000. Most dairy factories are under capitalised. They generally operated on the- "joint and several" guarantee principle. The Frankley Boad Dairy Company is an exception. Its liabilities are practically nil, which speaks volumes for its management. Mr Fisher is moving for a Parliamentary return showing how many persons there are in the Ciyil Service who are above sixty years of ag<\ with the reasons for their retention in the service, and a statement of tbe amount that would be payable to each by way of pension or compensation. The official opening of the Manaia Town Hall on Wednesday, evening was a striking success. Mrs Hunt, wife of the Chairman of the local Town Board, formally declared the hall oprn, and after an address by Mr Hunt, a concert programme was gone through. At Whiteley Hall on Wednesday evening, the ladies of the local Gymnastic Society gave a demonstration, Mr Lints directing. The performers gave a very interesting and successful display, and are to be complimented upon the progress they have made. The So.'iety, which has a membership of over 10 ladies and 30 gentlemen, purposes to give a public performance on the 25. h of the month.

A few days ago a New Plymouth shopkeeper missed two revolvers from his stock, and supposing that they had been stolen, informed the police. Learning that a revolver had been offered for sale to a Stratford tradesman, investigations were •coiuineueeil from here, and Detective Boddam has traced to Hawera the person who endeavoured to sell the weapon. He went to Hawera to-day (Thurs.lay) tu make further enquiries, sa}.s the Stratford " Post."

A meeting of the supporters of the Opposition Party was held in New Plymouth on Thursday evening, when Mr R, R. Martin, organiser to the Party, referred to the desirability of forming a branch of the Political Reform League in the district. It was unanimously decided that this should be done, and a provisional committee was appointed for the purpose of arranging a general meeting'a{ 4 future date id which the election of the executive ollioers will take place.

With a view to inducing school children to take an intelligent interest in tlie forthcoming show, the Taranaki Agricultural Society has decided to award prizes for the four best essays on the show, to be written by children undea 16, attpnding schools in the Taranaki Education district. A week will Ibe allowed after the show in which to prepare the essay, which must be written under the supervision of the teachers of the schools. A subcommittee of three members of tiie Society will act as judges.

A conjiflittee meeting of the Taranaki Agricultural So.ejety was held last night. The committee decided to subsidise the Education Board in connection with the experimental plots to the extent ot £4 per plot, up to three plots. Separate tenders are to be called for publican's, luncheon and afternoon tea booths at the Show. Twenty new members were elected, bringing the total to almost 400. A sub-committee was formed to consider the advisability of holding a buck jumping exhibition at the Show.

The report of the Co operative Dairy Co., to be presented at the annual meeting on September 18th, shows that last season was a most satisfactory one as regards prices, cheese having realised an average of s'lMd on factory weight. The amount advanced on butter fat was 1 l.td per lb" and there is a surplus on the year's working of £B9l J.Bs, which the directors recommend paid out as an additional |d per lb on butter fact, making a total of Is ojsd in all. The export trade showed better returns than the local and colonial. For the oncoming season the prospect is very bright, record prices being assured, and probably a record output. It has been decided to pay out an advail?? o£ on butter faf.

At a meeting &f t>Ue UpuiuifceHawcra .Railway League on Wednesday evening, a canvassing comini tc • was appointed to collect members' subscriptions. Messrs John White, T. A. Bridge, Mr Franklin, Barleyman, and Barton were appointed delegates to meet the Mjmjter at Wellington on Monday, Mr Barton (o be convenor ot' the League s delegates. A letter was received from Mr McKenua (I'ateaj saying that he would bo representing the Patea Harbor Board on the deputation, ami that he was prepared to assist the Hawera delegates. lie pointed out the advisability of united action. Jt }h tiie intention of the League to preseiii the petition (asking for the construction of fh.c QpunakeIlawera line) to the Minister at aij early date,-Jtuwera " Star."

The Warea road belongs to tiiat class which, on account of excessive heavy trallie, is always overdrawn on thu books ot the Panhaka lioad Board. The metal yas laid down some fifteen or sixteen years ago, and now the road warns reineta,lling from end to end. One of the causes of thi* serious breakup that is now proceeding can be fount,! in the heavy timber traffic. ' It is suggested that the sawiniller* be asked to increase the price of sawn timber by threepence per hundred feet, the extra money to he handed over to the road board in compensation for damage done tc the road. The principal argument in favour of the scheme is that by this means those who benefit by the mills, and, in natural sequence, those who wear out the road, will pay towards the cost of maintenance. A working bej was formed recently to repair the Wiifgt. road, but the overseer reports that the L'.e,e " seems to have got weary of well-doing,'- ' For Colds in the Head and Influenza Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is (id and 2b t3d per boi'le.

Members of the Taranaki Bides attended at the Drill Hall on Thursday afternoon, and some excellent shooting with the Morns tube was indulged in. The orderly room of the CL-rps, in the upstairs part of the building, is quite a cosy and neatlykept apartmeuc. The walls are decorated with photos and records of the corps since its inception some 50 yjarS back. Tables and chairs are arranged fjr various games. The rooms are open every night till ten o'clock, and some pleasant eyeniiigs have been spent du-'ing the winter

An extraordinary incident is reported in connection with the drafting out of the hares oil the Soutli Is.and Coursing Club's Plumpton on Monday (says the Oamaru Mail). The animals were being released into the breeding pens, and in the excitement two of them collided, crashing their heads together with such force that both fell dead within a yard of each other.

Thirty eight years have passed since a great tidal wave swept across the Pacific and surged high against the coast of New Zealand, rushing again and again into the harbours on the eastern coast, says a Southland paper. Its effect in the New River estuary is to be seen to this day in the remains of the Bluff railway, which was washed away from Inver cargill to Kew, a distance of two miles. The waters came close to the Appleby Hote l . A slight hitch occured in a wedding ceremony in InvercargiJl ithe other day, through the person who was to act as best man not putting in an appearance. A member of the party went in hot haste [or the absent one, but he could not be fo ( und, and another had to 1 be secured to-fill the position. This uneipeqted happening gave rise to a delay of a-quarter of an .hour, and no doubt there were unkind words expressed in regard to the supposed friend of the bride and bridegroom by those who were so inconsiderately treated. Last week Mr Arthur Paape, secretary of the Invercargill Cycling Club, had a sensational experience (says the Southland News). He was writing at the table in his office on' the top storey of the Arcade buildings, when a terrific explosion occurred in the strongroom behind him. Abo!ut a-quarter of an hour previously Mr Paape had occasion to go l to the strongroom for some books, and left the gas inside alight. Most of the glass in the large front windows and that in the door was smashed by the force of the explosion, and some of the woodwork was also damaged. Mr. Paape escaped injury, but he received a very severe shock. The gas meter had not been working well for some time.

The Government is about to throw open a block of 3000 acres of bush country in the Waimana Valley. This land is suituated in the Urewera Country. It lies just across the confiscation boundary, and will be the first land opened up in the locality. This land will be cut up into suitablesized farms, and will no doubt be eager,ly competed for. A good dray read runs along the frontage. There is some talk of the Government taking over a large area of this bush country this session. The beds of the rivers and creeks running through this bush are clear and shingly, and can be utilised now as dray roads for miles in all directions. This in a great measure will overcome the loading difliculty, which is so noticeable in other parts of Now Zealand.

Farmyard manure gives excellent results on light, sandy soils, but not so good on peaty or heavy clay. It genera,fy devoJopsf course herba'ge and .increases the weeds. On soils in poor condition an initial dressing of half a ton of slag with 2cwt muriate of potash or 6cwl kainit is likely to prove useful. If stable manure has been used on the lighter soils potash manure may not be necessary. For the after treatment of these soils and 1 lie general treatment of soils in better condition the application of about sc\vt of basic slag for three years with icwt muriate of potash on light soils is likely to be a good plan of manuring fur old land hay. On the light class of soils loewt of farmyard manure at lengthy intervals should give good results, and, as already stated, in that case the potash manure may be reduced. Soils rich in lime may be better treated with superphosphate than basic slag, and if no farm yard manure is used about 3cwt of manure combining organic nitrogen, applied for three years, is likely to be useful. Basic slag and potash manures give best effects applied early in winter.