The Daily News MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 4 February 1907, Page 2

The Daily News MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1.

(Schools iu the Taranaki efucalioiiS district reopen this morning, alter Lite suunner vacation. ' We liave tu Ciank Mr K. I'. \\y,- 1 :-t"i-. local a;>cnt fur tli,. Honiii llrlii.-li 1 l'nc anil .Marine L'ompanv, for a neat wall ealender I'or ]!)(J7. ' |

Jii'giniiin- Friday, s.li tVl.rmuv, an I 1 f»rt.iiigliil,v Uiereafar, slim i,:tV , V! |. | leave \\ ellinjrlon oil tii<_• Friil.iy to I make close connection witli tit.- ' Su-'z I mail a I Nyney. Tlie Chairman of t.'ie lli-h ,School Hoard receive I tile following telegram Oil Saturday from the Kdlcaticm" Jepaitincnt: "(,azette containing lull list free places pouted todav; "earlier date impossible." All elderly 'man named Henry llos kin, on charges of druiikeimcs-, procuring liquor during the currenev of a prohibition order against himself, ami using indecent language came belore the Court on Saturday mornin" He was lined .CZ 10s and costs. Jt is reported that a llawera settler recently refused £42 an acre for his homestead farm. Hi* return from 300 cows for the mouth of November averaged U 10/fi per cow at ll)'/,d p. T ib for butter fat, with a bonus still to come.

Owing to a certain undesirable ele incnt aiuojig tlie list of "pa\ iii" "uests'' visiting tlie Exhibition, 'board and lodging has not been .so very dear m some cum's. And Leeper.s have iearnetl anoliier rule of the game, viz., "Jhat down the lire es ca pe antl over Hie fence is 'out.':' 1 Cliristchurcii l>tar. 1 Too many farmer:-, (says a contemdepend uptui their passbooks for their slateiueut of profit and lo«s, and on their head- fm- e\eryUiiHg <-i>e. A jiassbook is certainly fairly con..!u sive oil the question of proiit'and but so many farm reeeipu go int■> current exjiendilure and are never banked ihat it is a very iuadeiiuale record . ilr 11. \). Bedford, M.A, L.L.8., ha,, been apjM.inte«l lecturer in rohtieal J'.coii'iiny to She Otago I'niversiiV. Mr .Bedford's career as a student lit the University comprised special studies on the subject. JJe was some time ilacandrew scholar in Political Economy and senior scholar n puliticai science; also honor* man in Hie same subject. We are informed that during the ia.st fortnight the butteri'al test at Ihe UunvorUi factory. Carringon road, lias diminished a point, viz., froiu :{.!),iy to o.SOB. Ihe overrun has decreased from 12 per eenl to in jht eeut. Tlie only reason assigned is lue dry weather. Isually. however, during liie diy autumn season, although the milk slip plies tali oil', tiie test for buttei'fat increases.

A gentleman" wiio ireeent'y visited* the Auckland district says lie found considerable prejudice against Taianaki cattle. At L lie same time he found that much of the stock offered in tne yards wa« ol sueh poor ijiiality thai very lew of the Taranaki farmers would dream of buying or sc.liny ii. Of course, there k a very gratifying improvement in Taranaki herds, an.l lhe h.ol reputation for mongrel, bail coloured cattle should last disappear. In conversation with M-veia of tinschoolteachers 'n I >\\ u on Salurdav. a j "A'ews v representative gt'aned repe.t edlv die opinion tnat in Mr Spencer j Tar.uiaki cilucal.on is losing a man., a'. | may never be repine.-d. for the fact liial sniue of tiie .eaeners smarted under his Uie - p-nt'ii even i,\ ilp-M' W..S ;iial lhe lal Cair-f Inspector's eiiihusiasni ainl hunger for work were iu inns, eases coiiiuiunicat ed to lhe teaecers. with results beiu'liiial to the eau.-e of education in the district. Mr and Mrs Spencr jeave by the cxpres- train for \\"e li)i;^i< n this morning, where .Mr Spencer will immediately commence his duties as editor ol the new "School Journal." Whilst caives are now bringing good prices, there is an idea amongst farm cr> and others that .he present, ruling rates cannot be long maintained. The owners of caives, of course, will hold out for the big price, for if A g-'t.* a pound a head for iiis calves, B cxp- ets the same price, even if his line is com* po.M\l of Jersey steers. A couple of stockowners and dea'ers were couwrs ing in the '< rain on triday. and one of theiu hit fairly correctly the "inelh oiU ' ot farmer.-.. One would kill all his calves, and his neighbour, seeing this, would decide to rear the calves from his whole herd. Jn all probability the calves killed would be ready good animals, and those saved a lot of scrubbers. Jl both would single out 1 lie best ol their calves for rearing, and kill ail the motley ones, they could be assured of good prices.

Among tne gems of a collection of schoolboy "howlers" given in the L'niversity Correspondence and Collage are lhe loilowing: "Soer.'ies died li'om a dose of wedloek."' "The name of Cae.-ar's wife was Cae'-area: she was above sUspienon.'' Simon de Montferl formed what was known as the Mad Parliament—•-it was -.oinething the .•same as it is at lhe present day.'' ''lhe Slar Chamber was a room deeorated with stars iu which tortures Were carried out. from i hive have the modern expies sion 'to set.' stars'—tnat is, to be in pain." " Tahal' is a short name for the Kn-IMi Prime Minister: ea stands for < ampin-I. and ba for lianHerman, and lhe 1 at the end meau.s 1 hat lie is a Liberal." "The Duke <0 Marlborough was a great general, and always fought with a lixed determination to win or lose."

An excHinu' elopemeni is reported from Cleveland. I'.S. Mr Lawrence Dam-croder ami Irer.e Denuart decided t«* j!i-t married when taking ;i motor lr:p near Cleveland. They slopped at a Inral in;i-i-tranllice and asked tin- rate Jo marry lliem on I lie pavement as limy were in a liurry. Tin* mapslrate was alioul to t lie ceremony \vlmn two p i lieenicn on hieyCes rode up and urroled INlr Damscroder i'or "seoieliinii." Tim latter .suddenly pulled tlie ma.ui*tnite iiito tlie car. and said to the chauH'our. "Let her lie did, and the car (lushed d"wn the street at top speed, with the policemen in pursuit. The magistrate h<sf. his iial. and acquired ;> heuvv cold. Iml lie married the couple at forly mile-* an hour, whereupon the car s'owi'd down to await the police, who prompt lv arrested Mr Danwroder for e.\ce<'dinii' the speed limit. lie paid hi> line and the inaij'istrate's I'ee, ;l nd then j proceeded on hr-* honeymoon. I

Fveryone, says the FJlhain Argn-. can sympathise with a lenient admin Mration of'tne law, but in this eolony and in Australia al.-o, the leniency very often verges on the absurd, especiaby where the olfellders are people who hold high or responsible intliieuee ia iplarlers iiia'-ee-siliie. except to a fa \oureel lew. If an unfortunate Iciter earner, yielding to temptation, an nexes a postal order worth ten shilling-'. Jiere is no mercy shown liilll. lie is run iu for six or tweive monies and the gravity of his oii'enee is proclaimed in trumpet tones by indignant judges. If a mail in the city luiekslreels sell liquor on Ihe sly. he is de nounced ns a criminal of the viie.>i. and worst type and is inuVled in a line us heavy as the law cnu inllict Oilier off"inlers are more fortunate. A not able case in point is reported to-day. Henry Stra'tton Izard, the hairdrupt solicitor of (ireylown S'orUi. who misappropriated huge sum's of trust money, brought shame and discredit on his profession, ruin and irrepariilde losses on his ciients. is let off witii Ihe light sentence of live years.. The leniency of it will come as a startler to the pubiie. It makes on feel the truth of the immortal adage that niic law is a lass."

H is staled by the King Country papers lluii if y\ v Jennings does not stand for tlie Tauniaranui .seat, there will he a plethora of candidates, including Messrs C. «). Hyan. T. Pino and \V. I(ankle. Jt is probable that ill' deuuiugs will be petitioned to offer his .services. in 800 years leap year will have become a thing of 'the past. Jiy that time the extra 11 days lost to make up the changes from the old .Julian calendar to the present one will all have been duly accounted i'or, and the world will roll round in days just wiih never a leap year intervening.

A species of ladybird recently im-| polled by the Government from California has been found to do good service in attacking the potato aphi (on apples). Tne Departure of Agriculture hope?. shortly to secure a consign I meiit of another species of ladybird which conlines its attentions to the j wooily aphis.

The cily of Dunedin is still without ' public baths. Wnelher this is t.lm j outcome of the climate, tiie fact that t tlie poop e are .Scotch, or exceptional I natural, facilities fur bathing, is not , stated. However there are ihose who 1 think that an alteration should lie 1 made, and a movement has ben started to secure public baths for the city.

I he directors of the Ofago farmers' t niou Mutual Knv Insurance Association nn\ the other day, M.r William (■ley presiding. Very satisfactory progress was reported, the risks now held totalling over .-C 104.000. The scheme is lindiug much favor among the fanners, particu-arly since tiie reduction iu rales which took place last August. An Austrian engineer at Pola. named ilitcheluzzi, hag invented an apparatus which, by means of suction and pressure, disperse* fog f rom t| l( . fjont of ships. l-lxperimeuis with this appara tu.> are said to have been successfully tried. A Birmingham firm is reported to have acquired the right for ,C 100,000.—Daily Chronicles correspondent.

Mr Andrew Carnegie is now witiiin a year of his three tocorc and ten. Ilis income at present is estimated at ab out ;C4OOO a day, and it was recently calculated that liis gifts, so far, amount to ,U20,00D.000. Jle lias founded 14,000 libraries and 51 colleges, among other institutions. Ilis daughter will probably be tlie richest heiress for many generations. •lust recently a Hamilton eommis sum agen. sohl a house properly to a newly niarrieil coupie, giving a written guarantee that the river, upon whose banks it stood, mwer reached tin*) hous". Tii'. l ,couple had barely settled down when a great llotul came and the rude WaikaC- entered the house tu sueh i-lVeel that they had to i beat a summary retreat.

Australians appear to be "tripping" , to .New Zealand in a steady procession now. "On several occasions the steamers to New Zealand have been taxed to their utmost to carry the passengers ollering.'' 'stated .Mr ilougomerv. the New Zealand Tourist Department's Sydney representative, writing on l!)lh January. The Manuka ami W'arriinoo were full to overflowing in saloon and steerage, and accommodation was being largely booked for following vessels. Large numbers of persons con 'tinue io call at the bureau in «piest of information almfat Now Zvalanld. The tally rose to Sl—B4 on two days lately.

In Ohio, U.S.A. there is a postmaster of scientific mind, who devoted his leisure to a met hod of removing ink stains from postage stumps withoM otherwise damaging the letter. To have bad this invention generally known would, of course, have laid the American I'osf ollice open to serious frauds. So they offered Ihe ingenious postmaster CIO,OOO for his secret, with a view to its destruction. The gentleman seems U have wrapped himself in the American Hag, and declared himself too high-grade a patriot to accept the offer. lie would hand over his secret free, -."jt love of his country, lie did add, however, that he would not object to the sum promised to him distvibuled among hw relatives. In some <|uavler> choir exists the impression that Melbourne is almost, in the throes of a "boom." .which.- Lhougu less heard of. is within measurab'e distance of the Inn; "boom" whose collapse •*pclt ruin to so many. (Questioned oil this subject. Mr Morton, of Wan g.umi, who has ju-A returned from a visit to Melbourne, said tii«re i's not so much speculation in land as there was at the time mentioned, but judging by tue number of buildings in pro j giv.-s the building irade is a* bu->y as

it ever was there. There is a great extension outwards from the city in ail direction's and the style of building being erected is much hctler .iiait iused to be. Much complaining, however, is heard of the "want of elasticity in the building by-laws, which, to Mr Morton's knowledge, have been in ex istence for probably over twenty live years. Laud for residential purposes is cheaper there than in Wellington, iu the centre of Melbourne land is worth from about Clout) per foot. So far as one could judge from the general appearance of things, and tiie seeming briskness of trade in the shops, both iSydney and Melbourne appeared to be in a very good positio ( n. and everybody seemed busy—a healthy sign.

Jiolman llunl, the famous artist, is going blind. (J y Htl id to an interviewer the other day:—"Two thirds of my ideas are realised. And I have been waiting so long. The tragedy is that while the optic nerve is beeom ing atrophied, the rest of tiie body is lit for plenty of work." The great painter told his interviewer tlmi he never felt better than at that moment, and but for his eyes, he could walk ten miles without resting. The i**hility to paint drives him almost to despair at times, for painting has been tin' joy of his life. |[e 1 bought that perhaps over application when he was lighting for a career, was the cause of Ills misfortune. "To work all day at oucj's eusul and, instead uf lvstinj;, to a.-tend to a heavy corre>|iondeuee at liiglit i< a severe lax on lhe nervous system. There wa.s no alternative ex-i-ept one—a new Jilt' in th,. co.onies. J hat would have meant giving lip my art. J. couldn't do thai."' \V. Xiijiier, 'the well knowla' Auckland solicitor, who has jus„ re turned from a visit to the 01.1 Cmintrv. lias given to an interviewer his impressions of the Lords and Commoners. "1 was often," he said, "in tin. House "I Lords. His dlcte. The del,afim>

! was pom-. Tin- Earl of Crowe, J,,," , der of 'the Itoveriuiiciil. i s u picasin" speaker, lull 110 drops hi'„ voice |',V- , <]UO.lll|y, mill leaves lii< COllcl lid in " : Umv* inaudible, Tlio Duke O f\\or , folk speaks like an intelligent fanner, not too well informed as (o his fads, 'I lie Duke of Devonshire is a cultivai>"l T. V. Duncan-heavv. x „«■ abounding in common sens" I »!' Lausdowne has no 111 leadership; is weak ami vacillating and lets 'the vmlder of his parte Hie ruck ill the yoiimr bloods of the Tory benches arc a p-or |,,( intellect ually. Ihe House ti i.orls lias no rules of debate. I almost felt an in eiinatiou lo cull out from my p'uee in the gallery and (ell mem what to do. 1. wa., disappointed with Ihe House of Commons. The men whom I thought political domiprods turned out to he but common day at dose quarters. The average intellect is not hifi'il. The Opposition leaders are quiet, cautious, not always well- informed mediocrities. The \\| iiiisleis are, aa a rule, ulile men. Ilaldane and Asquilh are not popular with the Radicals and Labour party, and wid prohalily lie soon shunted. They arc far too conservative for a progressive (lovernmciil desirous of advancing lialfouv is a frost—nobody listens lo 'him in the Housi'.'' THE CELKBRITY OF SANDER AND SON'S I'URE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, i-i universally acknowledged Royalty honors it. and tin: entire medical profession has Hdoplfd its use.

Imitations sprang- up without number The latest of them—all Mylec) "Extracts ' —was an oil foisted upon Ihu trusting and unwary, under the grossest misusß of Sander and Sons' imputation. Sander and Sons' instituted an actun at the Supreme Court of Victoria, before, his honor Chief Justice Sir ]. Madden, K. C. M. G. etc.. and at the trial a 'worn witness testified that he had to stop the use of counterfeits on account of the irritation produced. This shows what cave is required to obtain an article that is scientifically tested and approved of. As such is solely endorsed and recommended.

The nominations for seats on the New Plymouth Harbor Board close to- ' day, and the election takes place on ! Monday next, f Two severe earthquakes occurred at j' Rolorua on Saturday, the lirst at half- ' past four, accompanied by a peculiar rumbling noise which shook buildings, I and the seeoud at 5.10, which was of a wavy character. Uoth lasted an unusually long time, the duration being several seconds.

Miss Alicj Bollinger, whose mmp appeared amongst the higher matriculation passes the other day, and who should have re-commenced her studies at the High School to-day, met with an unfortunate accident at the Barntt road on Saturday. In Hie absence if ' her mother, she tried her luinu at I farming, and a cow that, was usually ' I] liel kicked out at her, breaking her leg. She was immediately conveyed to the New Plymouth Hospital.

' m tournament: at the launuta .Domain Board Sports, at Eltham, on liaster Monday, the executive ] mvc . decided to give a silver cup, valued at £o (in addition to caps fur the winning earn) ilio cup hits to be won three times betore becoming the propertv ol any one club. The Board has deeded that llawera and Okaiawa should be allowed to count one win each, lor winning the fouruament the last' two years.

The Canadian Government recent v aeeepfed a resolution 0 f Colonel Uujjues to set apart grants of JJoininiwi land, for tlloso 11K . U from M , lniluba b.isK.iteliewan. :lll d Alberta w h> fought tor the linipire in the JJoei W nr. Ontario and .British Columbia have already done this. The Minister of Militia at once gave his adner ence to the motion. Another resolution stating that the best interest., ol Canada and Uc Empire would be served by settling in Canada honor abiy discharged .British solders and families, was carried.

It may be an indication of general prosperity or it may be a manifesia- I tiou ot independence that only two ap plications liavc been made for the 14 dwellings at Wmdle .Settlement. Dun wlui, under the Workers' Dwellings Act, IDOo. This state of all'airs contiasts strongly with conditions at Auckland, where 20 dwelling* were over applied for. The 2,1 houses m Wellington did not let so we!l ; and some stiil remain tenantless. while ap plications are still being received at Chri.-tehurcli. J he cullhation ot ramie libre, which is now much spoken of as a competitor wilh llax. ha.s been on at the Momohaki ICxjierinieiual Farm since 18U7. The manager of Hie farm, in a letter to Lhe Wanganui Jlerald, stated that several thousands of plants have been distributed all over the colony. So far he was not aware of anyone having followed up its cultivation to any extent. This, he considered, was due to the amount of attention re '(iiired lor its cultivation and to the absence of local demand for the libre. The need of a fair amount of alten- ■ tion was 110 reason why ramie grow ing stiould not be given a fair trial on a commercial scale. fhey have a big scheme in Melbourne at the present time for forming a large artificial lake in the city by placing a weir across the river Varra. The proposal, which has been discussed only, is that the lake should be used for ornamental and recreation purposes. Several big buildings projects are also being discussed just now, the principle one involving a proposal to pull down a hospital, rebuild it elsewhere, and to erect a new and commodious building as a town hall and municipal ollices ou the hospital site. The Council has already designs before it for what is called an administrative building in connection wth tlie municipality, but no decision has yet been arrived at.

The "Wyndham l-'anner is responsible for the following:---'A story of a smart man hoist with his own petard comes to lis from the nie->s (jimi'ier* oi a rille association in this c.dony, wiios- 1 annual 'shoot' mis jir-t. been held. A competitor, who was sii>peeted of being a 'pointer,' wa* being watched closely by a couple of other shots. When it came to the rapid firing test—so many a man with in a certain time/at a dillictht range —the pair of amateur 'tecs saw the suspected one delibeiately count out one cartridge more than the stipulated number, and fire them all <>ll*. They were about to prote.«,t at such an irregularity; when. !o! tin* S.O. had shot so well and truly that he had registered his full number of 'hits' instead of the 'possible' of one J,ess. : Dis ({iialilieation was the prompt penally."

Dr Pomare, .Native Health Ollieer. referring to the eliect of civilisation on the Maori race, slates that it. is only a question of time when tne whole of the Maori race will disappear, as h be comes assimilated witii the pakeha. 'taking the South Island, nearly all the Maoris there now are half castes, and fully 7o per cent of the Maoris have JMiropeau blood in them, if not more. There Is the same tale to tell in the North Island. Tne old stock is gradually dying oil, and even now the majority of the young slock has European blood in U. Within thirty years, lie believes, there will not be a •puroi blooded Maoii in alio whole of .New Zealand. It is in Lhe Crewera Couutry where less half-castes are found than elsewhere, l )U t il. is there tnat one may also see the poorest, class of natives, many of the old stock siiil preferring to live in the primitive manner.

"Our servant eals at our table with ns 4 and hears us discuss many subject* of general interest, occasionally 'taking a good part in disenssiun," write? "Medical iMan" to the Lyltelton Times, explaining that the domestic servant has ne\ei been a problem with him, ''fcJhe unconsciously becomes broadened in her sympathies and euligntened in many things which help her to understand our attitude towards herself, enters with us into evening amuse ments. We encourage her io save her wages, and often, at her reipnsl. I de. posit the wages due to her in the sav-. ings bank. fShc is given liberie to invite her friends singly lo ea II upon her. \\ hen we get lo know any of them (and I say I lake as much interest in her acquaintances as I would in my son's and daughter's) and are assured that the friendship is a safe one for the gii'b he or she is occasionally invited into our family circle for a meal or an evenings enjoyment."

A J'rchli ili'vclcijmu'iil in is now being brought before' the 110 lice of the London produce merchants, and may prove bcnelicial to the great body of consumers. For some years poultry farming has been taking up more and more by farmers and others hi .South Australia, and the ijuantitv I'ggs produced lias increased so much that the local and CommonWealth markets cannot absorb Lie supply. It itas therefore bevniie necessary to export. To this end the South Australian (.ioveruiueni undertook to advance the freight on a small trial shipment, the producer- themselves supplying the egg's, with the re suit thai 1 000 cases of c.;g- were ship ped by Urn s.s. .Britannia, and arrived ill! Lii.ndon. on Monday last. Tiicv were graded, packed, 'and chilled at (he (.'ovcrnment Produce Import l)e----parluieiil. I'orl Adelaide, none but all soluti'ly frosTi-laid eggs being accepted. A's the result ot the care taki-n to grade nuil pack, the eggs have arrived, after a journey of 1;!,0()0 miles, in liivtclaas condition.