The Daily News. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19th, 1907.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 19 January 1907, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19th, 1907.

The next meeting of the New Ply. mouth Harbor Hoard will be he'd oil Tuesday, February Din. " Betting is not necessarily a concomitant of horse-racing. It is but a vicious excrescence of racing."—Aphorism given utterance to yesterday by the New Plymouth Magistrate. ~ Tlio Primitive Mclliodist Conference last night with twentv-seven delegates present, Orel' a farewell lea tea provuhNlJjy tho ladies of the local church, a lialf-hour was spent. "There is no nbout my judgments. lam in the 'K.sitiou of being able to reverse them any— Magistrate Hutcheson at iNew }?iy. mouth yesterday. AVbat is his mcan--ing : j A meeting of the Taranaki Petroleum Company was ltcid last evening. The matter of appointing a secretary was deferred till Monday cyeuing next. It was reported that the six-inch casing at the No. 2 bore, has been pulled up 20£t, and it is expected to luivc Ihe well clear in a few days.

Thi? "Exhibition Souvenir," a copy of which has reached us from Sir A. G. Catron, stationer, is one of the best illustrated booklets yet produced as an album ilescripliro of JJciv Zealand. Issued at tho nominal sum of 1 /<} per copy, this book of over a hundred splendidly illustrated pages of art paper is an excellent giftf;r people living either in or beyond the colony. The yiews arc well sclei t d, and splendidly reproduced

liiHV to nvike money quickly am] easily Tlic Tarau; ki County C.miieil's sliare of (lie cost compiling tlic new county rolls and tlic recent assessment is £75. If the Valuation Depu'lmeni. were haiuleJ over lo a private symli. cato! riu> Harbour Hoard ami ;li* various road boards liayo their .share lo i pay, oil top of this £7o, 1 Fiill-tfiwu eyehsts have often found to their cost the danger ol: puling at lop speed down a sleep footj)ut!i wiihout a fairly good id fa ol' the nature of the ground. Yesterday a wee i/hap on a rattling tricycle came down tlic Brougham street footpath I'uil tiir, laughing and excited at the novel speed. Then the crash came. Jlc hail not thought of the at (he PowdcrUam street corner, and the sudden bump had the effect of spilling boy aud bicycle on the middle of the road. Neither was hurl.

Tliotc was quite ;i series of arcidcnU in conncclioii with th-.' muil l-aiu's trip from AVellington ycslerik y, mg the first tunnel, ;i,tf fcWfne was umibte to UiOi'eJ.'.? caTriagos on iu-i-oiinl s/i-Vfie slippery rails, ami iiie train luul to be broken iq: aaJ brought pievemeal to Khainlaliaii. A little funlicr on a smokiiiK ear became lijmtei!, an ; llie iiasseugers had to shift 111(0 other quarlers. iS'ear Shannon there was trouble with the engine, whieh, however, was soon righted, Lost time was made up, the train arriving 111 New Plymouth up to time-table. Probably no one has been more assidious than Mr W. Hooker in providing for (lie comfort of (he delegates at the Primitive AU'lliodist Conference, lie has received from Kov. llalpli Liddell, letter writer ly ike Conference, the folio appm-ialory lpttci-: " The Conference desires to heartily thank yon for your valuable scivias rendered during llie sessuns, iu seeing to the contort of the brethren." j\ir Hooker is secretary anl treasurer to the choir and Sunday scho>], and a general steward ready lor service where required.

The deniDnsti'alion a ranged for tomorrow afternoon in the Uccrcalion (--irounds is one that si ouhl attract a large gathering of pc C] le, for llie 1 üblic always do, and always shou hi, ropon-l to any appeal made lor funds for hospital and charitable aid work. The

"Hospital Sunday" gives iu unique opportunity for the guin K ; f money to 'help 011 the work, for there arc many who do not make dunat ons iu the ordinary course. The arraiigemenls are on a troodly sc'lie. Five bauds will fake part, c;ch playing its own progranim ■. At the conclusion the massed bauds will play a selection. We hope lo sec a record gathering, and a liberal contribution to the funds.

iu Ihe pa'-t four weeks, the harbor dredge worked „„ day;., making lit trips., removing (iS-lIJ cubic vards |-f Mind from between the wall and the u ,: a- '. 'tl'e nils laid tip litir iiig the Chris-ma, holidays, tin- whole ot the crew being av.av 011 annual leave.

'the DMricf K'ailwiiyi Kneineer lias, in ><llll icil ihe Council Unit at present he cannot see his way to give earth for tlie purpo'-e of 'wideniiu: -Molesworth-sl reel. Should i here be a-poll lo sjiare 11.1111 Hi" railv.av (l"\ial|..u wrrk.-. he will inlor.u th'" C.uunei!, bn! lie emphasises tha th I 'ejia rtiiienf has si iI a \er.v lai' ,r e anion si i M f lillne; ~, ,[,, ' r

D.A. Adjutant <jVm.'ral Turner \ i--il"d (he K:'\va Jh-wa rille on i'riday, niter a e< nl'ereiu-" with the range trustee,,. lie is underwood („ have slated thai the (lovennnriit mav he pre'.ailed upon to «pend inonev iii preventing tin? ri\er encroachment, but that the Irusii-iM should he able to put die targets, mounds, and ramr*' into fair order .Thn-e iia . ;,| MIUI | |,| aeres < I land altogether, weic'i co-t Hie (iovernnient ahoilt Ahout aci'-s are ivvpnue-produe;nL:'. and I'ring in ahout Cli) per juinuni. and ii i-' >iated Jiat a tenant can h'"iiud for ihe remainder of the land at about ],<•!• iinuuin. Suiv! : v the expenditure of »J(»0 n year sii-mld inaiiitain the place in decent order and make it : .afe for volunteers to u'-e IJ' «l'i- «:!»*» is ohlaiiiahle. the trus '.-houhl g(*| it, and thus help selves instead of following the usual custom ot petitioning (,»o\ei'iinicut lor e\'Cl \ tlunu'.

A lady friend of a we'l known rampant seltler and a tlaiigiiler ~f (lie lati-r had an cxpeiTciice on Sundae evening las'l that they will not soon forget (sty; (he (Vaiiganui Herald). The former liati toe niisforl line to be thrown heavily from a horse „||... was riding, sustaining iTTr.mpound I'rac lure ol ih..' col arboue, and iieccssilatiug i;er fiiiuu-ilia i e i'«no\a! to town lor iiifliee, 1 ahcudanc-,', Tliv s t tier",- daughter promptly volunteered to drive h<T injured friend lo aii;;a11111 la .IManee of about "•> ml' '-I- win I" Hie;, ailiie.l -lo ille b... fore I'iidiii-hi. .Ilie nc'lii was 'dark I'i-'-li. as«l the rain fe 1 in torrents through,mi 11. ■ j T fi-. |.-i,|v 'ii'N' knelled I.er 'hors,-. in' the 111 ui k,'. '!,irl.ii.'rs on a gi-,,i;n.[ with con..,'imiiiale skill and caution, anil the suHcrer bore 'the long ami trying drive wiiu fortitude. the ether occupant if ,h; eariiig-e. in speal- iii;; of I lie incident, -aid he aar.lly knew which lo admire ino-l - the plueit aad stoic --m of (he 1111f.,i Lll- - i-'iHV-rcr. or He' ,kiil and care ".Ne.ci.ed In- tin- driv-'r in her efforts lo pr<:vi■ ii her friend from be:ii a jolt"(I on the rough, and iu danserous ro.id.

Mr . S, .sixi"). ('<• I'ctot' (•[' {'(»-*- tow- ill TiMU ni. has I >;iyx III;- Ili'iJ.til) vMppitsu ill his st imj> hook ~n c.xh'arf J|-o:;| iiN ]H'ccli ill whieli Ills -o.lt'al sir Kduard Stall'm-d. ,'ormerly I'ci'iiii")' «•!' Ww XeM.-nd iui.l; iiU'iiil 'i* I'm' iii'Mrn, wlm his I" (V- main r<"\ in tin- SmMh Cp.i !-r)>iu-y ujwn. pvcdiHi-d f ••pn-em win.-!' nece>-it a It'll llit' ahcralirn o| fhvloral bnimdai u-'s. I h'.i speech \y;i- made in llie Mouse ni I!--]))—in ISU2. when Mr illnrd. as he then \v«w n'n'yinir, 1o ,\ .-.oiit!i-ni member who had '-poke ! >liVj S ;l l ;%-V, oi' K lic : NorWj b\lw..\. I hen in the li'ivat war with Jin. Maoris. 'The \lcxpised North island.' siid Mr S!.aJl'<)i'd. lias a "V area nl' lertile lamN. ha* a far Mt-p.-rior climate. a «rmilev r» .»!' pro duct-., and i'ar richer resources (liaii tin; Suiilli Wand, and ihc lime is eominj; when tln.- exports, imports, reveniiii<- a:nJ population of the N'orih Island will cxivil Dhkc .of the Soiil.il. v The.-e remark'-; I'i'oiu a southern sell;jcr led Mil- Auckland Siar to declare "Mr Stafl'onl was jilted with llio piwWun which ilisl.i»«ruislK-s a Matesniiiit from peulav or a charlatan. |[t> had tin- raiv merit "of a and c-U'ar thinker, and of the oF Tius' lime juts fi-rtaiuly jiistilit'd liif? I

The Harbor Board's diver lias been engaged recently in inspociiug the sea bottom at tli'e new berth alongside the wharf, marking the obstructions, which will be removed witii dy'minii!e.

The Mayor interviewed the District Railways llngincer concerning I lie Mount Hryon erosion by the sea. Mr liiss stated the Department would not; iic held responsible for' the ero'sion, and said it Was nor likely to allocf tin- railway line for a great many years vet.

During the month ending January llltli, I here were 1!" si earner berthings at Mahiroa. the aggregate gross tonnage ainountiiig io .'!8,7211 tons. 1 uipoi'is were 2211) tons, including 331 lons of railwav coal: e.\por!s Tlbll tons: making a'total of 31>25 tons of cargo liandlcd. A strange' will suit, which had oeeupio.] Mr "lustier Madden and a jury for four davs was concluded in Dublin recently.' Mrs Mel'ar.'aml. widow of Terence McParlaml. one of tic' leadf.ng niciehan'ls in Mown- ijought) 'to ~.ct aside iiis wilt wliich while leaving efK.ii Minis to charities and lo friends and relations cut io-r o|i' without a shilling. The evidence showed that .Ml' Mcl'arland luul accused his wife ol niiscouduct but the widow declared iliaf he was nnul from jealousy. The jury found that tae. husband's Mi-|ii-cio'us were williout foundation, and tiie will was Set aside. The Harbor Hoard, at its meeting on Friday morning, adjourned lor a i|uarter of all hour as a mark of respect lo the. memory of tho late secretary, Mr Clarence. Rcnnell. Tee Gazelle published on Thursday evening contains a list of the i|tialilieil medical men aad women who hay.' been registered as practitioners in this colony. Hie inmics if 85!) practitioners appear on the r.'gisi. r, and of tliese 25 are ivoniea. Hut it ii'.r.st no! be forgot ten that a hi rge number of l!:cse physicians, although r.'f."sl-«iv(l in New Zealand, have not been practising in the colony for in some cases as long as 20 years, and iu others cave Lft t'e-l eo'uiry, presumably without intension Io vi-iure. r 4 tl\gugli .llifir mines k.-ne no.; bce;i re-.nov.'il from Ihe general register. On th" Denti't* llegister there are IS!) names, and of these ten are women.