The Daily News SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81859, 6 October 1906, Page 2

The Daily News SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5.

There are veiy general complaints of the scarcity of unskilled labour for road and other works.

Whitebait are becoming more plentiful in the Waitara river, and the Maoris have reduced the price per quart considerably.

The Taranaki Jockey Club's committee adjourned on Friday evening out of respect to the memory of the late Mr James l'aul, for many years a prominent member and official. On receipt of information from Uie secretary of the New Zealand Counties' Association . that the CountiesConference would not be held this year, and that the Local Government Bill would be circulated but not dealt with during this session, the Clifton County Council's chairman, Mr J. B. Foreman, remarked that the most important part of local government, i.e., finance, was already before the House.

When Mr Carnegie in 1901 retired from the active control of the Steel Trust his interest ip it was sworn at £1*0,000,000. Since then he has given away millons for free, libraries, art galleries, educational and charitable institutions, ,£2,000,000 to the university training of Scottish youths, £SOO, 000 to his native town of Dunferline, .£300.000 to build a house for the Court of Arbitration at The Hague, also large sums for a heroes fund, and a pension fund for professors.. His benefactions have been given chiefly in America and Great Britain.

Co-operation in relation to milk, butter and cheese production has effected marvellous changes among the peasant farmers of France. In tinpalish, a recent writer states, there was but a handful of milking cows fifteen years ago; there are now ijooo. Three years ago there were 3300 cooperative dairies in a given number of districts in which the system was unknown, but where the work is still incieas-ng, and in which 253 million gallons of niilk were handled. The French, moreover, import a smril er quantity of m'at alive and dead than they export, sending from their own farms 5J m'lliwi cattle annually lo the butcher at a wholesale valuation of 44 millions sterling.

Jniilud'cd in' the .Garrison [Band's programme to be p.hiyed at the Garden Party on Wednesday will be the the grand selection "Gems of Haydyn," which consists of the 2nd, 7UI, nth, and 4th Symphonies, also the Finale and Symphony, and the recit. and rtiodvraio from "The Creation." This selection i» now |wing played at all the contests at Home this season, and is admitted to be one of tho fiucsts tests prined. They will a'so play the grand concert waltz, "Silver Showers,'' by \V. Rinimcr, which is must brilliantly written for cornets and is undoubtedly the finest by thai well-known composer. As the band

arc in great form just now. and have been devo.iiig yp-fiaj attention to Wednesday's proginmpie, we shall no doubt hear some very fine playing, No editor is famous; he is a nameless being whose identity is merged 111 the paper to which he is afaclod. write;, tin- Mas enon Times. v.nv and again, \yl]en the edi'or of a well. known journal '•<:j«»i s «: s <» p bar,'' an obituary notice discloses for |he first time his name, and records his services to journalism. An fdiior can never know how far his work is helpful to humanity. He usually seeks no badge of honour, and aspires to no public position., ijwugdi he may feel that if his'work be (Tone in riHit spirit, it is of some value. An edftor may V also conscious that he is but a private in a journalistic corps which numbers many great captains and leaders, whose knowledge 'experience, and culture is far above his own. But if, as a huinb'e private, he does his work well, he may yet attain to po>h' humous honour and receive the guerdon of his deserts.

1 Speaking at the opening of the new technical school ,;it Waiiganui on Saturday, the Minister for Education (lion. G. Fowlcl-J referred to the fact that in Wanganui and other districts classes in elementary agriculture had been formed. "In a country like ours,'' ho went on to say, ''that to my mind is of tli<> very gieatest importance. 1 am quite satisfied that, even with the land thai is being cultivated, we are not getting anything like the best results from it tor want of systematic andsciemifjc metheds of carrying out fanning operaijons, ] believe that in a few years we shall considerably improve the agricultural methods of this colony, partly by the instruction dillused among the farming temmuniiy b>' the Education Hoards, and the experimental and demons,ration stations about to be established. J suppose you know that a thoroughly equipped dairying school is to be established shortly. This will be begun as soon as a suitable site can be obtained. It will be a very great advantage to the prop'e of this district and the whole colony.''

It is notified in the Gazette that the Secretary for State for the Colonies uas conSßicicd (he position and tiealmem of foreign ennsii's 111 Ihe colony, and his 'decision "is thai foreign consul-- in England have'no claim 10 picc'dcncy. and ale treated iike any oiler foreigners resident in England. This principle equally extends to tnc colonies, and it is not desirable that any instructions should be given lending- 10 reeog-ni.se ihe principle of accouling preference to tne foreign Consular body. R-'feicncc is made to the claims ot the Consular body in Sydney in 1803. and the Spanish Consul in Brisbane in 1X56 for privileges when it was deeid-tl there were no piiviFgcs to wlrcli foieign consuls weie s.riciiy or legally emitted. This ui-cision. the Sccrciarv o( Stale says, should be careful'y b"i nc in mind, as it uiiuid prove m (he highest degree inconvenient if j„ t h c ]j n tisa e >h;nics consuls of foieign Pmn-is should be permitted io acquire a claim to privileges or immunities of diplomatic agents, or to assume in any otlici jesp'-ct a fi'.oting ditl'eient from thai which iji-";- hold in ihe L'niled Kingdom. RiYcni i-xpTiem-es have shown this possible danger is a "ii", and shou'd be strictly guarded against.

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Many of the buildings in Waitara are beiivr fitted for the installation of 0 Celtic light. D" y, u wish t<> send go-xls (0 tiny p'ace? The N=w Zealand Expiess Company give general satisfaction. Household removals by road rail, or sea a speciality.—Advt. 3 The Taranaki Garrison Band has decided not to ho.d their concert at I oil Niger on Sunday afternoon, postponing it till the next Sunday, as a mark of respect to the memory of the late Mr James Paul. Oar Egmoni road correspondent writes:—A euchre parly and dancetook p.ace on Wednesday evening. There were about fifty present, and tin- proceedings wei2 successful n 1 veiy way. Air L. Grewi.vay made an efficient secretary. An itlici big crutul visited the Central Seliou. \«!wrday. The grounds and buildings were biiliiamlv illum-

inated witn gas and ecctneuv, some of tiie veiy latest Ughi-produtng burners being installed. Unuci mo sUpervision of Mr Tay,or the girls and n»y gave a programme ol drill I luov.mrms, wand dull, marching, and other exercises that went very near to perfection of movement. Tiie magic lantern show, the electric grip, and phonographic selections all ue.p'd to amuse and eniwtain, and the selling went on briskly. In every departmuit big business was done and the stall-holders had a very busy time. The promoters and workers may confidently pride themselves on the exceheiu results achieved.

Describing the process made with die constructitn of the North Island Mam Trunk Railway, the Taihape News says :—Mr Furkert's next gaol, wiil be Waiouru. Before, this township can be reached four streams wi'l have to be spanned. Piles aie now being driven for the first structuie Cement piers are being- constructed for the other three bridges, and the

necessary material for the superstructure has been manufactured at Man-g-aonoho and is ready to be placed in poauion directly the piers are finished Double shifts a re employed on the several cuttings between the station-yard and Waiouru. Everything points to the rails reaching- Waiouru not later than Feburary next. A valuable discovery has been made in the way of a gravel pit close lo the Waiouru township. The quality of the gravel is said to be exceptionally good—indeed far superior for ballasting purposes than that of Ohingaiti. The discovery of this splendid gravel pit will assist in greatly expediting ballasting operations. Some persons favour the idea that a halt will be made at Waiouru for some time to come. This assumption is not warranted bv the activity that is being displayed 1.1 the construction of the line. We feel sine there will'bc no'halt'at Waiouru. The rails will be carried past the proposed station with the greatest poss.ble cxpedit on. The load between lurangarcrc and Waiouiu is in splendid condition. Over 40 teams are nowemployed on the main road, with a view of making it available for traffic by November next.