The Daily News THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81857, 4 October 1906, Page 2

The Daily News THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4.

Tlie Postmaster advises that the Melbourne-Naples mails despa ched on August 20th, anived in London on the Ist inst. A Bill has been prepared by tinGovernment to overcome the defects recently pointed out by the Supreme Court at Wellington in the Testators Family Maintenance Act, An ardent worshipper at the shrine of Bacchus was wandering up and down the main street for some time last evening, yelling lustily a mixed jargon of song in English and Maori, his native | tongue. The Corinna, on Monday next, will not take any butter from this port. The butter for the Kumara will be shipped per Takapunn on llith, and for the Bauffshire by the Corinna on Wild inst.

" Didn't the men who hold large estates buy their land H" asked an interrupter of Mr S. Eitzherbert at the farmers'.Union meeting at Fcilding. "No," shouted the speaker through his hand trumper fashion, " in many cases they stole it from the Maoris." —" Manawatu Times."

The question ot Sunday funerals was considered at the meeting of the Ministers' Association held on Wednesday afternoon at the residence ol the Hev. F. G. .Evans. A resolution ,vas jassed binding the ministers no'. 10 undertake Sunday funerals, except for cases where it is absolutely necessary.

The Maketawa Dairy Company, which topped the colony's gradiiit ligures last year with 93'23 points, holds the Taranaki Agricultural Society's Cup, the Egmout A. Jt V. Shield, and the Loyoll A Christmas Cup for export butter. This list of honours shoull be sufficient praise of the manager, Mr Johnston. Messrs Borthwick and Son (Australasia), Ltd., have donated a special irize of £'s 5s for a special class, best pen of two pigs between 80 and llOlbs lead weight, to be competed for at tin Taranaki Agricultural Society's Show. Pigs promise to be a special feature ol the exhibits at the forthcoming shon tnd this handsome prize will no dotiln attract considerable competition. A house at Onehunga, occupied by J. Bayers and two sons, was destroyed by lire on Tuesday night. Saycr.escaped with the boys through a window, but subsequently one boy was missing. Bayers rushed through tin llames and smoke, and found .tlu missing boy in a bedroom. Questioned after the rescue, the boy s.-iid

he did not know what lie was doing His feet were scorched and meat of hi* hair was singed off his head Jii'sidents will doubtless remember the very handsome exhibit of joinery and turaery shewn by the New l'ly mjutn sash and Door Company at the la'.e exhibition. As a sample of workminship ana of our native timber it is unrivalled, and therefore it is most li 1 tint'that it should be shown at the International Exhibition. By the courtesy of (he directors, portion of 11 will form the front of the Taranaki c jtirt.

The Penguin will make the trip to Ouclii-'nga ill place of the Takapuua torn irrow night. The latter vessel is to receive a coat of paint in Wellington, a id will resume her regular run hence 0.1 Saturday evening, Nth insi. As A'eduesday, Bltli inst. (Labor D.ty), will lie a close holiday in Wellington, cargo will not be accepted from here by Tuesday's boat. Shippers should catch the Corinna on Monday next. The Waimate Agricultural Jieservc Bill, introduced by the Hon. Mr MciVab, provides for the establishment of an experimental dairy school. Section 32, block 3, Waimate survey district, west coast of the Aorth lshmd, at itanara, containing yt» acres, winch in 1885 was vested in the Public Trustee for the purpose of a school ol agriculture, is now set apart for a dairy school in such maimer as the Minister directs. All rents and profits in respect of the land in the hands ol the Public Trustee at date of Gazette notice are to be paid into the public account for the purpose of this school.

Whilst discussing ihe matter of a man to lake charge of the Taranaki Couil at the New Zealand Exhibition, It was suggested that ihe committee should adveitise the position, and invite applications. The expense stood in the way. it being remarked that the notice would have to appear in the two New Plymouth papers, a 1 Inglcwood, Wattara, Opunake, Su'aford, Eltham. I law era and Patea. The

southern de'egate-. from the Ilawera district, summed up the position in a nutshell. ''No need foi all that expense." one of them remarked, ''put he aj. in ( )"' PAfLy News. It gets into'ail those " J «» s WJ' fl a J s "ml will catch the men we want - ' M "" des y suggests thai we must no* ''low our own trumpet too loudly, bti 1 (here is no harm in idling how readv are the people in other parts ef t|,c district to speak of the manner in which the News is making its way. Further comment is necd'oss.