The Daily News TUESDAY, MARCH 19.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 19 March 1907, Page 2

The Daily News TUESDAY, MARCH 19.

11 is exported that the appeal busiuess at the Supreme Court wiLl be taken on Friday. Of the sixty-four contests l'ov the Oxford-Cambridge boat race, Cambridge Ins twenty-nine wins to her credit, and Oxford thirty-four, not twenty-four, as stated yesterday.

Lieutenant F. T. Bellinger lias purchased for the Taranaki Rillcs a photograph of the scene at the presentation of the colours to the company at Poverty Flat many years ago. The Taranaki Petroleum Company are appealing against Dr Ale-Arthur's decision ill the case brought against it by the New Zealand •'Times," a claim i.,"r advertising, in which judgment we'll to plaintill'.

The sitting of the Compendia-'ion Court, to hear the matter of compensation in connection with the taking (I land for the ltewa Rewa rifle range, ha-, been tixed for Thursday morning at IO.IUI.

The Stratford Dairy Company wili pay out to its suppliers on Wednesday the sum of CoDK 17s (id for butterfa I supplied in February, against »J."ill li lis .">d lor the corresponding month t.i last year.

ther tile Maori counsel hadn't; questioncd her about living with the co-respou dent. "Oh. I know something about these courts," said His Honor. "Tin-;, line adulterers .Cltl all round and feast on the money."

A correspondent of the "Kketal.una Express" says a cowardly act was co'.imitted on Wednesday night, when twj boys assaulted their stepfather in flic street, breaking several of his teeth. After the assault they hurriedly- decamped.

At the usual weekly session of the Egmont Lodge, 1.0. G.T., Bra. 0. 11. Hartnell presided over a large attendance of members. One new member was initiated. A farewell cup of ten was handed round by Sis. Mrs. Legg, who is leaving shortly for England, ilro. ll:i:t----nell, on behalf of the lodge, presented her with a travelling rug as a small token of the esteem in which she is held. Sis. Legg suitably responded. Mr. Kiddell, S.M., has further reserved decision in the ease of the Omata Road Board (Mr. Roy) against Jury (Air. Quilliam), claim for rates, pending the judgment of Mr. Justice Williams on a similar point raised in an InvercargiU case, as to whether the signature to a rate notice card must be in writing. The question lias not previously been raised, so the Judge's decision is of some importance to local bodies.

The cadets will leave fur Christehuivh camp oil Wednesday morning at 7.25 o'clock, arriving in Wellington at 8.-13, Tliey will immediately go oil board the steamer en route for Lyttelton. The train will slop to pick up detachments at 3Jell Block, Sentry Hill, Inglewood, Stratford, Ngaire, Eltiuun, liawera, Waverlev, and light oil to l'eilding, bringing tiie number of cadets up to about 500. Boys are notified to be at their respective stations iu good time.

The Dunedin "Slav" throws another well-deserved brick at the .Alley line of steamers: The Xew Zealand Government continue to pay £IO,OOO to the Alley tramp steamers to carry (he atmosphere between the colony ami Vancouver. The scantiness of the cargoes carried by these vessels has been point ed out before. The latest despatch from Wellington—tiie INmdo—took less than 200 tons weight. The circumstances under which the subsidy was granted would bear investigation, but no politician has made a move yet.

A prominent Chrstchuivh ne\v*pape v man was making the round of th> insane asylum of thai province in an official capacity as an inspector. On* of the inmates mistook him for a recent arrival. "What made you go crazy?' 5 "I was trying to make money < nt of the newspaper business/' replied (he editor. to humor the dement ?d on«\ '\Ru-, you're not erazv; you're just a plo.n darn ft pi/' was the lunatic's comment. In the cotiraii of a Maori di'oree ctse, heard at the Supreme Court. Wanganni, on Wednesday night, counsel for (he corespondent asked the respondent whiAt the .Supreme Court yesterday M-. J. O. (ieorge, of Waitaia, for whom Mr. C. li. Weston appeared, applied to be ixeused from jury attendance, on the ground that he could not obtain anyone but .a boy to put in charge of his Hvery stable business at Waitara. an I an absence of a week or more wouM tail serious loss upon hint. The application was granted. .Mr. J. Pepperill asked to be excused on the ground thai he was over age. "How old are you?" asked His Honor. "I'm 02." He was excused, and His Ifonor suggested that he should see that his name was removed from the list. -I've had to ride ijj eight miles in the wet this morning;' said .Mr. Pepperill. "Well, I hope you wont catch cold/' smiled the Judge. '•That's all the consolation 1 can give you."

The me-iibers of a Wellington voluntcor company have struck. Vhe reason seems to be that the men arc dissatisfied with (lie way iu which th; company's affairs are managed, 'i hey complain tint mismanagement has leeii going on for some considerable time. T!,c 'lien as a body considered Hie pre.; i>t month, being the lirst of the volunteer year, sliould see a change in affairs. They, therefore, wrote, to the oll'iccr in charge of tlie company, informing him of their resolution, and following this up by refusing to attend parade until a full incjiiiiy has been held. At the last parade only two ollicers and t.vo rank and lilt were in attendance. Dissatisfaction is said to exist among all ranks of the company, one of the s.ij alterns having seut iu a resignation of his commission. It is undc.-stood the Defence Department is inquiring jab tlie affair.

Tiie quarterly meeting of the Loy.il Kgmont Lodge, i.0.0.F., jtf.U., was field last evening. In the absence of the N.'.i., P.f!. A. Hooker was voted to the chair. A moderate attendance, owing to the inclement weather. Correspondence read from tile Dislrii-t, notifying that tile llraiid Jlaster ot the New Zealand branch (Bro. A. X. Batclielor) mei Pro. Cor. Sec. (Bro. -J. Kershaw) wo.iM pay an ollieial visit to tlie lodge tea -Monday evening, _\j.iil 1. and it is Imped tiiat there will be a large attendance of members on that occasion, f our can didafes were proposed for membership, and after the lodge closed a meeting i f the flubilee Committee was held, wnen it was decided to hold flye dinner in (lie old Freemasons' Hall, Brougham stiver,, instead of the Drill Hall, as decided at ;i former meeting. It was decided to charge (id for admission to tile garden party, including afternoon tea.

\esterday afternoon, in the Supreme Court, .Mr. Claude Weston was explaining the definition of crime. Looking at o»u of the jurymen, he said, "Suppose you and J unv walking down Iht afreet, and we ;i cab. (hat would not be a crime." "What >ii<j you sav?" <|Ueried Jlis Honor. <; Uail a cub. „u." explained Mr. Weston. "(Hi. I thought you said •nail a cab/ ' said His Honor.

.hi (.'lumbers on Tuesday 4 His JJoni>r Mr. dustice t'oopci- heard Jill objection raised by (lie respondent against Mv. I'rancis lYacock C'orkill, acting as assessor in tile compensation claims against tbe i'uliiic Works Department in coiiiiim-!inn v.itli hu;u taken for the Kcwa ]iewa ride range. Tlje objection was liaseil 011 two grounds. -Firstly, that ,\lr. C'orkill i.s an'ollicial in the employment of the 'J'aranaki School Commissioned, which body was. similarly with the claimants jii (his caw, affected by the taking of the hul l rc<|iiimt for the lille range; and, sec ollilly, thai be had, oil or about the 17th of October last, declared his views as to Hie total sum which (lie government would have to pay aS COlllpCljn.t--ti"i\ for the laud DOW before the court. 1 The lirst. ground was abandoned, and. after the hearing of sworn evidence ol' j Me>srs. Hold and Corkill, the second was dismissed. Air. Quilliam appeared for the claimant*. and Air. Kerr fur the rc--poudeiit.

Here's an example iif Clothing avith""'tic. Take one of the Melbourne Clothing ('ompanys Swell Indigo SiliU Kxamine the cloth, the tailoring, the linings. .Vote particularlv the ease comfortable, faultless fit." tile, smart "chestyfront, the graceful hang from the shoulders, the snug-lit ting collar and lapels, the snappy set of the trousers, This suit would cost votfcin any tailor shop live guineas. Our price- v.,i; will tinil it plainly marked 011 the ticket —is just .€» ss. Xow subtract to get your saving; the answer is ,C2. Can you all'oril to pay an extra ,C2 for (ho luxury of buying from high-priced tail Hi's? Or do you agree with 113 (hat to ilo so would bo unnecessary wasteful-