The Daily News MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 25 February 1907, Page 2

The Daily News MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25.

Whereas the Ellham Horticultural Society secured a gate worth nearly £;lo on Friday, the parsimonious public of this town patronised ihe jNV.v l'lymouth Society's show on Thursday lo the extent of considerably under J;:'U.

A suggestion t> the municipal dec-' trie light authorities is not lo rely on I the moon diffusing heir ov ,.r this sleeping city as per the .calender limetable. A little assistance from the street lights on nights of such inl,y blackness as reigns ;,l the lime el writing n-ould, ilie moon's alleged presence njtwiustan hug, be not nmi-s.

A meeting allendcd by over IUJ ~,,'k suppliers t„ the |,; hll , ml Vr> • Dairy Co. was hchl at EW an on "a mday to consider the q„eMion of inslalio« i' cheese plant, and to make chei se is »ell as luuter next seas,,,,. After a lo.il/ai.seiissiua, i..o,| ( .|i,„tudeei>iou was arrived at, and furtlicr consider ilion was a.-al over for i Hlj months.

There was quite a crowd at die harbor yesterday when the l'.S.t\ Co 's I'ar.iwvra was bcr!„cd, ami the town.s-.-eoi'ie watehed n ilh lntircst the handling of the 300 D sheep for M. 11 ul« y . 'Sidy aiulolisniiate, Uicy provided ar.y amount of work for the crew ami the •viiarf hands. i; ,.,l amusement lor the onlookers. One hide squad of seven or I'igU cues made a miscalculation, ami ran towards the sea end of the wharf, 'ml the bystanders had a merry time hi turning them info the way they should go.

_ J he. rrankley Road Board met on Saturday, the members lresent being' Uessrs Billing, Allen, i\ewaU and 1 ami.son. In (he absence of the chairman, Mr If. Okey, the chair was taken by Mr Billing. The Minister's telegraphed memo, concerning (he necess'iy for liousc-to-hou.se inspection of dwellings in order to prevent a plague outbreak was read, ami no ac- • loii taken. The Board discussed the matter of suing for arrears of rates, md it was decided to leave (he mattei ■ a the hands of the Hoard's solicitor Accounts totalling £ ! ]» b were passed for payment.

A y-iung mm rained "Monty" ■lulian, of the- Taranaki Hotel, while jut for Ins u.Miiil constitutional b.cycle ipm after closing hours on Saturday night, wot wilh an uufurtuuvle ul'cileut. JU was riding along I hi' South .•owl behind the breakwater 'bus, and .vlien near the Holt road spurted 10 pass the 'bus, ami collided Willi a trap Joining in the opposite direction. lie was very much knocked about, receiving, along with a couple lingers and innumerable bruises, a severe gush on the face, the cheek bone being laid bare, necessilatimj Ihree hours' treatment under chloroform by two doctors At a late hour last aitfht he I iras progressing as well as the painful nature ol the injuries would permit.

There were big congregations at all the harvest festival services at the Wlihcley Memorial Methodist Church on Sunday, Hey. T. G. Brooke preach mg eloquent and appropriate sermons, both morning ami evening. The morning discourse was based on Isaiah, eh. ; >, v. 3, " They joy before Thee accordmg to the joy m harvest." At night uis remarks had fur their text Ecvelanous ch. U, v. 15, " The harvest at the earth is over ripe." Special anthems were sung by the choir, that at night being an exceptionally line rendering )f "The Heavens are telling." due eiioir and orchestra were exceptionally ,'ooil, and Hie decorations splendid. It ,is worthy of note that this year the whole ol ihe management has been undertaken by the young people of the congregation. In the afternoon the sen-ice was llonil, the programme or solo> andreeitalions bcii.g given by the .Members of the Voung ..ion's jJ,We Class. An interesting address was given by Hcv. Seumer, of the Maori Alis,i„n.

N"» better ndvcrtVement ,d Taranak.s productiv.ty could be all'orded Hum Hie Ira inference of herds of sheep from Hie drought-si rickcu disIr.cl- or the Nmlli Isiaed to the ••Car. den of Nevr Zeal-mil." Wijliiii Hie past fortnight over lU.UOII .-heep have been sent from Canterbury and Nelson to'J'uranaki, and cumbers of t'.iese liuve already /mind purcha ■■• . ~t ( |„. saleyards. the inajoniv. <n <•, , i , ■, liming been bought prim- to shipment, l,v local buyers. There is everv evidence of their being abundance of w liter feed, especially lln oughout tile back district.-, and Taranaki should this winter provide ivin'tei- pa-1 liraw for tliousands of sheep wit/ioul stinting Hie native herds.

People wiio still need convincing of the value and elliciencv of the breakwater shelter at die New i'lvnioulh harbour, and the possibilities of the purl, should have been at the wharf on Sunday, for there were some fairly substantial aild practical nrguULcnts., in the shape of six steamers arriving and departing. The Koloili, crowded with passe:j.;i;iis, and carrying the whoie of Wirth's Circu-, was despatch' ed from her berih about 7 o'clock. Two hours later Captain Hood berthed the Alexandra, with a cargo of JI So sheep -cut over from ,\„U„, by |l s |,.y Brothers for saie. The caruo was disembarked and (be si earner 'elear be noon. The Oreti, laden with coa from Wcstport, anchored iu 'the stream, and the Energy, a small coastal steamer, bound for Karaniea, also dropped anchor in the shelter „r the wall, weatherbound. The event of the afternoon was the berthing of the Tarawera. of over 2000 tons burthen, before half-lido. This was accomplished wiiliout-the slightest dillicullv, though the vessel was drawing I.lft (iin afl. The Corinna arrived later on tier usual trip for butter and cheese for Iraiisuipinent to the Home liner at Wellington. In all, this was (pule a record Sunday at the poll, and the Harbourmaster and stall' are to bo congratulated on the expeditious manner in wb'ch lliev coped with the work. The people of this province arc to lie concratulalc.l on ihe possession at last of a harbour growing towards the | ivi|uircnienl-i of the district, and tile j Harbour Hoard on ibis significant!}! j successful result of iis labours.