The Daily News SATURDAY, MAY 11.

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

The Daily News SATURDAY, MAY 11.

, , I 111 l The Treasury has [unvalued an- i ()1 . other tl2oo on thc'Walwukailio bridge ',.,,, loan account, j tli There was a large meeting of ladies ;»».i ycterday af.ernoon m make arrange- j (,<l melits for tlu- forhteomiiig Taranaki' "j liilles' Hull. | 'J liver :i:l.U(lil calves were innculalod ■ ~,, against blackleg in Llio 'luranaki district ; j,. last year. The total nciinber of blackly' 1,,, deaths reported, both before and after j (; ', vaccination, was :17. | .■{ A certain prominent-individual was i S: hear enquiring where a really good la „ample of oats might be bought to help ti a eertain good "old grey mayor" over the last hurdle. A bystander suggested tlau a big Southland grain mcrchani would no doubt be able to advise him. Owing to a large number of I'aetories j ;; ill South.T'nranaki having installed dual | plants in order to cope with the m- | ■' crease in produce, the We,l Coast lie- ,» fri"eiatiie_' Co. propose making siibsiau- | . ti;M additions to the works at Patoa. j'11 i, proposed to ereet a large, dice,a r stoiv at a eosl of over am. An election humorist, with a sporting ' h turn of mind, informs us that, fol.owing I , up ilv Massey's story of the two do- | s aephs, the supporters of the "Oid Grey j, Mayor" have landed a shipment of that, -, same old Egyptian corn, and that <iie , elect of the Government stable is doing a famously! ' At the opening ceremony in conneetion with the Jounsonville Post Olliee, the Hon. Dr. Eindlay, referring to the '; Manawatu railway, agreed thai one of * the most urgent steps that lay before the Administration was the acquisition of the Wellingion-Manawatu railway. This important step, he said, had pressed itself increasingly upon the Government. A serious accident occurred to a young man named Percy Allen at the , harbor on. Friday morning. He wis fishing from the wharf, and a dog fell into the wharf between the wharf and ! the steamer. Allen was climbing down the vessel's side to help the dog when the vessel rolled up against the wharf, crushing his foot badly. He was removed to the hospital. Sixty-one hirds, representing 12 lofts, competed in the Mew Plymouth Homing Club's race on Thursday from Marton to Xew Plymouth a distance of 101 miles. The winner's time was 3 hou'S 25 minutes. ltesult:-—G. A. Corney s Tory, velocity 809-0-10, 1; W. Boultons Buck, SGB-0 9, 2; E. Ward's Puriri, 800-2-7, 3; H. Moverley's Karewai, 805-2 5, 4. The next event under tile auspices of the club will be an interval race from YVanganui. The borough stall' is at present constructing concrete kerbing and channelling in King and Egmont slrcis, along the frontage lo ■Messrs Griffiths and Co.'s new building. if theOioroujli Council will now authorise Its foremen to make a decent footpath on the we-i side of Egmont street, from the railway station townwards; ashph-.lt foilways across S; Aubyn street from the railway station, and complete the footpath along the seaward side of St. Aubyn street, the entrance to Xew Plymouth will look something like an >.ntranee to a town of some importance. One of the pleasantries of the present election contest. On Monday evening at liahotu it kha found that the political meeting of Mr Doekrill's dashed with a farewell concert to the liev. I'otou. The Uilliculty was overcome by the church meeting being held earlier than arranged. Kev. I'oston. in the course of his valedictory remarks, tuck the opportunity of paying Hon. .lames Carroll what was a graceful compliment. He said !ie appreciated the presence of the .Native Minister and thanked him for the good work he was doing for the Maoris and for the tolegrati) he sent prohibiting the strong drink at the late . Tohu's tangi. This he and all his friends appreciated.

ii.Liiuß .ippiccuueu. There are now cxhilbitcd in JlcSsr Okey, Sun anil Arnold's window a coiiph of mantels and overmantels dosiencl Jffi carved and ei.nstrueted by .Mr f. A ,£$ Dewson for .Wangauui residents. The-. pieces of furniture are unique in theii richness 4 of design, ami even a casua glance >(t tile reproductions-will sliov that the Kducatiun lioard lias been most fortunate in ils choice of .Mr Dcwsmi as wood-carving instructor at (lie Techi nil a I school. '(!n one of (hese are carved in relief a bust of (he pod Heron faced by a female figure. A trie* 5, which gives (hree indies relief is surmounted by (he figure of mi oaule and beneath are cornuscopia lilled with (lie good things of this earth, richly ornamented and terminating in dragons heads. Xo description can give a "true indicalion of the excellence of the work, and we recommend lovers of art to s« the photographs now on exhibition.