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The Daily News WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20.

The Sonoma left Honolulu on the 13th at 0 p.m. Thu Ventura left NviliU'V at "> o'clock yesterday afternoon lor Auckland. 'l'lic Wellington-Naples despatch of February S arrived in Loudon on the afternoon of the 17lh hint. On the application of Mr Quillian (Govett and (Juilliaiu) probate of the will of ■lolin Donovan, late of Kakaramea, farmer, was granted by the .Supreme Court of Xew Zealand to Annie Donovan and Edward Dennis Donovan, the executors named in the will. It is computed liv some of the men that the lines inllielod on (lie strikers at the various Canterbury works must aggregate about .CI4DO, "of which the Belfast and Islington men have paid about C7OO. •

During February the agricultural exports from the colony were:—sl,o27cwt of butter, value C2,>(i,!M-i: 32,!i8!tcwt cheese. .C"o.'J2l): 35,j53c\vt frozen beef, C13.5!5: 185.348 carcases million, Cl2l, 722: 203,477 carcases lamb, L 154,153. There was an increase in all lines excepting butler. A meeting of (he hairdressers and tobacconists in (own was held last night, ten proprietors being present. The following hours of closing were agreed upon:—Monday, 8 p.m.: Tuesday, 0 p.m.; Wednesday, S p.m.; Thursday. 1 p.m.; Friday, (i p.m.; and Saturday, when clear before midnight. These recommendations are to be forwarded to Wellington to be gazetted, the signatures representing over eighty per cent, of the proprietors. Patea exported the greatest quantity of cheese from the colony during February, sending away 10,403ewt, valued at :C2!),152; 'The Bluff comes next with 10,0l)(lc\vt, then follow Wellington 5(10 ewt, Xew Plymouth 3077, Duneilin 21a!), Lyttelton 1004. Xew Plymouth headed the colony for the quantity of butter exported.'Cl.foli cwl being - sent away. Auckland comes next with 13,228, (hen conic Wellington (0,803, Patca 01188, Dunedin 3100, Lyttelton 1304.

Englishmen, the proudest race in the world, and colonials, who probably have a better opinion of themselves than an,' other people'we know, have to look lr. foreigners for those delicate attentions that comprise "manners." The extra "penny for manners" is not collected ill colonial schools, I), was noticeable on Tuesday that an Italian was the only witness who turned to make his bow to ■ the ,Midge, jury, and counsel before leaving the Supreme Court building. The electric light current was shut off for an hour or two yesterday. The cause was the falling of a tree on the wires at Mangorei, as a result of the gale. The engineer (Air Black) Said that he had had his eyes on this particular tree for some time and had decided to have it cut down, as it, was a likely menace to the wires. After the seat of the trouble had been located, no time was lost in having the tree cut away, and there is little, probability of further trouble from this source, the wires being now clear of the trees.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 20 March 1907, Page 2

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The Daily News WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 20 March 1907, Page 2

The Daily News WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 20 March 1907, Page 2

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