The Daily News. THURSDAY, APRIL 11.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 11 April 1907, Page 2

The Daily News. THURSDAY, APRIL 11.

Daring hist month Victoria imported squaiv of white pine timber, valued at £20,75.*5, from this colony. Blond, fire, the good old flag, patriotism, and hearths and homes, freely and judiciously mixed, made np a lot of the speechifying n't "last night's meeting.

A V.nge meeting oi shareholders in ' Ihe Moa Dairy Company on Saturday re•jeclcd a proposal to alter the articles of assof iiitioii so jis to introduce tin- one man one vote principle. There were -17 .•diareholocrs, recording 245 rules for the change: and 48 shareholders, recording vin voles, against, ii. .Mr !Sandford. at last night's meeting, expressed his willingness to ar- ! range a shooting mulch with any man, I his sou and daughter against the chal- | leiiger and two members of his family. I Later on, Major Dempsey >aid it was a bit rough that .Mr Sandford should publicly nzk for a ''match'' for his daughter.

Mr. K. 11 W. !>!igli. wi»<» toured New Zealand lasl year, !».(•; uhuned Mom Sydne;, wiih the intention of Miendin.; •is iifc in this .Mital y. ; his decision due !•> I'm en.lt nu'ient u> his work. Hi uKI rest some u in couniry home at ('hu"iuc iJridg befo*. enle.-iji: upon another ivcUirin 4 loul.

A cyclist scorching down a footpath in C'ourteuay street got a bit of a shock last evening. At the point where he elected to : ieave the forbidden way for the middle of the road a big stone had been placed. The front wheel struck the stone, and the cyclist and the gravel "foregathered." lie was understood to say that he hadn't seen the stone, and didn't know 'twas, loaded..

Some time during Tuesday night or the early hours of Wednesday morning, it is alleged, that a thief entered the sleeping quarters at the Xew lTvmouth Central Tire Brigade station, and stole a sum of over live pounds in cash from the clothes of Mi*. .1. Thomas, one of Ihe members who sleep on the station. There is at present 110 clue to the identity of the thief.

The pipe line conveying petroleum from Baku to the Black Sea lias been completed. It is 550 milc9 long, and is capable of passing 400,000,000 gallons of oil yearly. Another important oil pipe line has been built for transporting Texas and Californian petroleum across the Isthmus of Panama. It is eight inches in diameter, and fifty-one miles long.

The scarcity 'of houses in New Plymouth continues. There is an exceptionally brisk demand for live and sixroomed villas, and 110 house that's anything like a house, if in a fair locality, is allowed to remain vacant. Tn fact if a tenant leaves a house the hearthstone is lmnlly cold when the new occupier commences bringing in his goods and chattels. Rents, however, remain at the usual level.

'Mr Kerr was laying stress vesterdas on a theory that the tendency of tin modern l'ille was to "pull" to the, left rather than to the right. The witness siniied. and said he had always thought that rifles were meant to shoot straight Ilis Honor remarked that once when dri ving in Auckland recently willi the Chief Justice a lmllet ricocheted righl across the road, "lint llien," he added '•'these new rifles of Mr Kerr's wcw probably not in use there. The Secretary of the North Island Brass Hand Association, in acknowledging receipt of the £25 as a deposit ami application for holding the next contest at New Plymouth, says: "I shall have much pleasure in placing your claim bofore my executive, and may add that personally I shall be very pleased to see a contest held in New 'Plymouth next year, as I have pleasant recollections of the last contest, held there." A meeting of the executive is to be held at an | early date in deal with the matter.. Captain Sandford, as an instructor in woodwork, seems to have learned how to hit the nail on the head. Talking last night about, 'the great trouble of getting obedient lads, he said that, nowadays th(! boys left school at about 12)/. years of age, and the, law prevented them from going to work untd they had turned 11. unless a permit were obtained. In the interim thev ran anywhere—at lca-t, that was the experience in the big centres. Then they went to work, and t'ney were found t'o be of liltin use for anything. And the employers and tlieir parents then uiv fairly blamed Ihe schools, the, teachers, or the education system.

Tim railway euchre am (lance, held in the lirmmhum sliv.'t Iml nil Weilccsday nijiht. was well iillcmliM and wry enjoyable, (In- i-i>innii((t'<> hav i |l n s,l: ' ( ceded admirably in (In. coinjik-i; lies of (lie ;in'iui^i'iiii'iils, Tin. enchr, (rallies were closely foil* <■«( oil. Hisses Hoskin nml JO. ami O. Tuck ninniii" a dead I.cat anion-; (l U . ladies witl, lev ".nil's each, whilst llr. A. Cibbs took tin [.eiitlemcirs prize will. twelve The pley-oft in (lie ladies' division resulted ill a will for Miss lloskin. AfU'i suppc.-, dancing commenced, and was continued most cnjoyably for the n»lnaiudcr of the evening. Airs. supplied tlie music, anil Messrs. lloskin. Snrlcii and Priest acted as M.C.'s. Tlw committee, with Mr. 8. Q. Smith as secretary, lmve reason (o bo proud of the success achieved.

I lie "cradle roll" is jui institution which piomises to obtain in the future a very large attendance of scholars at the New Plymouth .Methodist Sunday School. The modus operandi is simple, and shrnld prove rlfective. On learning of the arrival of a babe, the mother is v.'.iiled upon by Mrs. Douglas, who asks that when four years old the little one shall commence 'to attend the infant classes at the Sundav school. Jf consent, is obtained, the child is given a certificate of membership,' and its birthday noted. As this event rolls round annually (he baby scholar is remembered by (he (eaeher, and a birthday prcMnt is sent. The idea seems t( be favorably received, and Mrs. Douglas and Miss Sadler, who have charge of the work, have about si.vtv names on the "cradle roll."

. 'l'lio Compensation Court concluded its sittings on \\eduesday afternoon. After over an hour's retiremcnl liis Honor. .Mr. du>lice Cooper sail I that the assessors (.Messrs. JO. X. Li||i(on and F. P. Corkill) had arri\ed at mt unanimous decision in the matter of the claims of Jiavlv's executory!.ClHiC,) mid the Public Trustee ( £3152 l!)s -Id), in respect of lands taken fin' the liewa tiewa rille ranee. The Court allowed a;3.">!J 011 the lirst i elaini ami .CI.jOII oil (he second, each pnrtv to pay its own costs; and directed that the rent payable by Bayly's trustees (0 the Public Trustee froin'tlie date of the pioelamation to the present time should be at the rate of £lO3 per minimi, Assessors' fees were fixed: Ur. Corkill £2B 7s, of which ,C2l should lie paid by the Public Trustee, and L 7 7s by Jiayly's executors; .Mr. I.iliifou, CII 17s -kl, to be paid bv the Minister of Public Works.

The West Const papers are publishing the following:—At Broken River a lady travelling from East to West was cori- : siderably hampered with her luggage, hat boxes, etc. Having a child in her arms, and seeing a kindly-looking gentleman standing by, she approached him and said, '"'Jlister, would you kindly put 1 niy luggage on the conch'for me?"' The ) gentleman smiled and readily complied. The gentleman was then asked to "hold j the baby" while the lady ascended the coach and seated herself, which lie did, "chucking" tile Aaby and seeming to' 1 enjoy the sit nation immensely. Presently the gentleman was addressed as "Vour Excellency." for it was the Governor who had been approached by the ladv. The hitter's embarrassment on discovering who tile kind gentleman was was plainly told by blushes and profuse apologies. The bttle incident., however, provided amusement for their fel-low-travellers. 'llh' proprietor of IVautyshine. wishes i' -penally known 11, ; -1 he'has ik-vo» al any time sent out samples, 'this floor polish is getting into public taver morv every day, because it is easy, quick, beaut it itl, lasting and cheap, fry a ti'l. All stores and ironmongers sell it Advt. Storage accommodation for furniture ami other goods is provided bv |he New Zealand Express Co., U.. j„ i.riolc |miM!ngs, Brougham street. New Plymonth. The building having a raised floor, all risk from damp !s obviated, floods carted or forwarded to any address.—Advt. The "Kash'' is now the best store in Titranaki for value in men's clothing. How's this:—oo odd coats 8/11. 39 'odd vests to match 3/0, 00 men's sifts, usually sold at 45/. now 32/0, boys' Norfolk 1 suits s/ll for size fi. boys' Conway suits ' R/ll for size 1. The "Kash," New Plv- ( mouth. ' I.

| The quarterly meeting of tin- White- 1 ley Memorial .Metlmilibt t'liureh decided |to call meeting of the young people J with a view of initiating a winter campaign '.if aggressive work-. Mr Jennings, M.liK., at lasi : meeting, advocated the adoption of the 1 American system of saluting of the Hag'" by the schoolchildren before les-ons • each day.

The four oldest .surviving members of the Loyal Egmont Lodge, 1.0.0.R, M.U., were photographed yesterday afternoon on the site of (lie lirsL lodge-room, where l)r Walker's residenci- now stands. Tiie " subjects'" ages were 75, 78.. 70 and 84, a total of ;JIG years, and they all joined the Order within a year of the opening of the first Lodge in Taranaki tiLy years ago. These old Oddfellows " are naturally proud of tin; distinction which has been shown thorn during the present jubilee celebrations.