The Daily News. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81852, 27 September 1906, Page 2

The Daily News. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27.

On our fourth page appears Stratford, Rahotu and Urenui notes. The North Taranaki Cricket Association holds its annual meeting this evening. The "Waimate Witness," states that one Kiupokonui supplier got a cheque for over £6OO for his month's milk and bonus.

It is not proposed to gazette a general close season for native or imported game next year, but shooting will be prohibited in certain areas. In our report of the New Plymouth Cricket Club meeting the name of Mr A. E. Andrews appeared in the list of Vice-Presidents, in place of Mr A. E. Watkins,

A local drapery establishment came under the eye of the law on Wednesday on account of a case lying on the footpath. Tho matter was soon settled by the removal of the case aforesaid, The Central School Committee has been granted permission to close the school on 4th and sth October, and to use the school bui'ding for the exhibition and sale of work in aid of the school funds.

The District Health Officer in his reports to Parliament says that " backyards which would not meet the re quircments for air space in a Londor slum " exist m such places as Kupongt' and Taihape.

Tlie scheme of tlio Chief Heal I Officer, [providing for the medical ex-1 animation of school children, has been | approved by the Taranaki Education Board, provided the Department provides the funds. The "Record" slates that Mr H. Old put down a small bore on the Hurstliouse road to test the gas indications. The result of applying the match was an exp'osion that threw him and his two sons ofE their feet and on to the Hat of their backs. The Koru and OaWa school committees haye defined the boundary between the two districts, as undor: From Tapuae stream to top em! of Plymouth road, thence by Croydon road to Fouth end of section 45, ami thence by south Tn boundary of section <ls to Koru roil, at junction of Victoria road, thence north by the Vict: ri road to west boundary of section 53 and 52 to Surrey Hill road, thence to the National Park.

Lionel Terry, who escaped froi Sunnyside Asylum last week and .u recaptured on Tuesday, says he pr> ei the gaol to the madhouse. He h d 1 money when he escaped. H: ..pi drove him to Springfield Hotel, who; he hoped to meet someone who wou give him a meal. He denies that 1 had any assistance is escaping.

Tue Chairman of the Education Boa'd asks us to ex< lain that lit; Board's remarks on the delay in auditing the accounts did not refer to thdistr ft audit inspector, Mr Gray, win. inspected thebools earlier this year than for sime years past. The Board has no fault to find with the work dom in a iditing at this end, the vexatii t:s dei ty occurring at the Audit Depar.ment in Wellington.

Members of the Education Board seemed, on Wednesday, to have somt dillleulty in assimilating the intelligence that it cost ilie Government £3l to clear four acrisot furze en (lit school site at Putearuhe. One of tht members mentioned that he had hail thr e acres, a solid maw neav the National Park cleared v ell for £H. and anotn r stated he had had an oP.Vr tc clear very heavy furze at 25s an acre

A-lnces received by the Governmenl chief poultry expert say that a conot chickens graded by titlepartnicnt and shipped from Auckland UulillM frnijl /.!;! fn 101 ;i pair. A later report refers to the bird as particularly gocd ones, and stron»l\ ,'Cfoniniends deve'opmciit of the trade in New Zealand chickens aid ducklings of similar quality and iiuisli. The birds should arrive in Lond ,n in ihe period from Ist March to 3isl May. Smoking chimneys are a nuisance anywhere, but they amount to a positive bugboar at the Education Bo.ird. The smoke from the fires in the Upper Kent road school has for many year:evinced a disinclination to proceed in to the oprn air by the means provided, for it, preferring first to inspect, the innermost recesses of the optics ol teacher ar.d scholars. The efforts tc> send it out at the top of the chimney haye cost the Board £27 to date I

New Plymouth fruiterers might note, the following prices of fruit are quoted in a Dtmedin paper: Rucct Tahiti oranges, 18 for Is; choice Sydney oranges 40 for Is; sweet eaiing apples, 2d per lb ; Sevilles for marmalade, 30 for a Is; choice lemons, IS for Is. It is an interesting geographical fact that Duncdin is much further from Auckland, where most of the fruit is transhipped, than is New Plymouth, and presumably freight charges are correspondingly higher also. The headmaster of the Bell Block school, Mr J. H. Eiee, who has had considerable experience with cadets in the South Island, proposes to form a cadet corps at the school. The strength of the corps will be a captain (the headmaster), Lieutenant Russel Ho by, three sergeants, and 17 privates. The proposed 'miform is a dark blue jersey irith yellow faciii£?, dark bine or Mack knickers. The Education Bo.ird has approved the proposal, which will be forwarded to thj Education Department.

Rather upwards of a hundred people were indebted on Wednesday night to the Taranaki liifles' social committee for a very enjoyable dance in the DrH Hal!. The occasion was a " long night," and the usual complete arrcn: ements were made by Corporal Jo -i plis (secretary) and his committee of u lorSergeant Lister, Corporals Roberts an 1 Clark, Privates Cooper, Ward, and Tippins. Mrs George supplied excellent music, and the well-laden supper tables were provided with the good filings by the lady friends. ColorSergeant Lister as M.C. was largely responsible for the enjoyment of the gathering. Mrs Jane R. Dougherty, who unsuccessfully contested the last. Education Board election, after several years'sci vice on the Board, wrote to the Clis'rman recently:—"Many thanks for tho Board's ' farewell resolution.' Although my olllcial rehuiens with the Board have been severed, I shall still continue to take the same absorbing interest in educational reform, and the harvest from the seed sown by me will be reaped long after I shall havp ' crossed the bar.' I shall ever retain the most profound respect tor my old colleagues at the Board table, as well as the Inspectors and staff."

A sketch of the proposed additions to the 2sew Plymouth High Schoolwas before the Board of Governors oil Wednesday evening. This provides for the erection of a new room on the southern aspect of the school buildings, connected with the present school by a passage about I t feet long, The plan is so designed that the new room forms the commencement of a larger extension scheme, comprising in all three rooms, each large enough to accommodate a class of thirty pupils, a sullicient number to fully engage one teacher. The new wing will be connected by the passage before mentioned, whilst there will be sullicient intervening space to allow of ample light and ventilation, The work of adding the lirst room will probably be commenced during the midsum.iier vacation. Mr J, Sanderson is the architect.