The Daily News THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81912, 27 December 1906, Page 2

The Daily News THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27.

An aci-uinl of the first successful a-ccu! of Mount Kuinont this season, :n»l partiiulars of a sensational arrest at Dannevii'ke appear on the fourth page of this issue.

There was an unusually heavy mis! at Xew Plymouth early on Monday morning.

The contractors for the extension „f \\V.-!"rii Devon line have almost finished their work, but about a chain of e.vavali.'ig remaining to be done on tile South road end. The fine weather of (lie p:t-t Mv davs ha- been availed of bv farmers to' cut and make hay. Son,,- good stacks have been secure!!. The countrv as a whole never looked better.

The footpath in front of lh" n.'iv post ollicc was cleared on Monday. For the first time the public was ah!" to walk through the ardi that graces the front of the line structure.

A model of St Marv's Church is „„•,■.• lieim: prepared by Warder Uinvnes, the designer of the line modi!! of the Xew Plymouth gaol now on view at the Exhibition. It is to be of plaster of Paris, four feet square, and will probably be exhibited at Chrislehurch in April.

The sea was particularly eihn during the past few days. Travelling bv lioat to and from Auckland was like sailing over the smoothest of lakes —quite a rare pleasure and experience A good deal "of ocean fishing was done by piscatorial votaries, some fairlv good catches being made.

The Ui'.'h School Board of Governor* recently erected a line fence on Ih" school grounds, old punga trees being Used as posts. It is not usually known thai tlie punga is one of the most durable materials that can be used for such purposes, the tree being practically everlasting.

A hush live at Newtown, Raurimu. Numbers of others pulled down their eain'is to save iheni from destruction. A large number of bushaicu with axes prevented the lire from spreading in ike thickest populated places. Tinorigin of the lire is belio-id to have been a spark from a railway engine.

V commercial cahla from London reports the oriee of Danish butter at 1:11s. av.d coiouia! unchanged at IDSs lo lllis. Colonial ciioicest is being v.-..!! .'■arad, lint se.onda'rr .-oris are slow of sale. Prices of woo! are Ural, with cfus.-iu'cds hardening. 'Die hank rate of discount has again touched (i per cent, and consols have fallen to

At a meeting of the Frankley Road Hoard on (v.iiiniav, the tender- of Richardson and hoom-v, of lugl-wood. for carting 250 yards of stone was accepted, it was agreed to make a payment to the contractor on l-'ranklcv road. 'flic Treasury noticed that interest on the loan was dieon January ;!lst next. A copy of the l.ucc'i Government l>i(l. which it is proposed to consider next session, was submitted. A re.jiecti'Ue citizen was badly boa!,-!! iiy •■tanglefoot'' on Saturday Sunday ii!ii|iiin'i his gvr.ttion sit-' traded th • atteniioi, nj a local constable. The resident was so lav oblivious to reasonable advice that he got in "holts" with the representative of law and order, and also assaulted the night wal chimin—not a bad performance f"r a man of his years. Messrs li. F. Russell ami B. Perry. ,) -A', iullicled a iine of 40/ on the delinquent (who had been let out on bail in the meantime) next morning, as a warning that he must not carry hio holiday-making too far. The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company has through its Australasian representative, Captain Walker, made proposals to the Govcrniuclit for ihe establishment of wireless telegraph siati'oils round the New Zealand coast. It is understood that the company i* willing to erect and eijuip the proposed stations at its own expense and work them tor a ! term of years, provided the Giivorniiicnl pays ii an animal subsidy to iovci' working expenses and maintenance The company would train e:iearners and operators. The proposed s\e-;-e:n woiil.l be for eoiuinercial u-.c as between -iiij*-. and the sic ire, and there would probably be connections between ihe mainland, Chatham, Auckland, the kcrmadecs and other islands, and the various lighthouses.

Conimciuiiig noun ihe report which has ijecu i -iced by the -Minister (ur Education in New Zeahind on the military iuatrucliou given to schoolboys ll.ctfKducatioii Act llial in all pulilie schools provision shall lie made for ni.'iilarv drill for all boys-ihe number returned as reetiving instruction being .b7.:l.sii--lhe l-oudmi :ays':—"By the-e means New Zealand is iraiiiinii a who!,- nation in arms for home d -femes ;'r--;u who-.,- ranks great i'i.::.b. . •: o.ilvioiie men. well drilled, will in lorih'-.miii.g ,or e;:v ■:,ea! war ill which Ihe Abilher I oll.iirv I, en;.ee -,|. The r.-purl i- a lioeiiment of 'iin-nl of a movement uhhii m:i v have far-i-co-liine n: lilt =. At Home ihe l-isr! i-f Meaih. headmasl is of -eliools the lac's' Drill A-sm-iutiuu. Ihe I hurch bads' llei-eole. (!,,. Xatiouai Kiile .\s.o,-i:i!h,m " and oilier imlivi!"nt i.ilv Gi.' work which in New Z-d,i;e! i; a .lis:;, „i the .-lale." lie jUr. it yr-i; Ji!,,. u «fn| eXtl.lVa- >"'■-■■ ii.si,'..- i,i i!.,ir.iing. Mi-:ht mil his lie mi,, villi vi,u. I. o 1 ; fata iogm-. mail-I fr m ap.n-aih,,, ieee a-.mil s f„r Nov, Z-alamt. \bn-oc, i.-.ln er-lo.i Xorlli'an-I I 'liri-iehurei-! i..-e! --.nils. \:,-,,.i-s li, GUU'i'l'i'lj:- : i:-i Co., ."i.„ I'l.uioioi: TIIL' (.ill-J' CI- i.-llT'.s. 'lb" Chri-laui pie „,,) »!„-!; w..uh! blcicl-.' ' in'iu.il.imr a -!■ Velio'.','r'l' a i.a-.ki-e, I,V, j.,--.,.,. ,h„,il,| ~,- that it in every wev reliable. ' laidgc Al'liitvorths com:,!:,-, tlnee t.-,.,' nuajitiei to tile fullest i .Meal. Thev' ale iadlt fi-iun the \e:y be-! maieriuls and eery part is carclu'ly (, .led. mi that they are thoroughly sale. Von should visit our d .pot and examine uur large stock. W'c can suit you, nicely. We ;■:■" unking sjieeial veduciiuus for cash ilaiing OViisk'inas w-ck. livery niaciiine is guaianteed for four years,—