The Daily News. FRIDAY, JUNE 14th, 1907.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 14 June 1907, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, JUNE 14th, 1907.

During the sermon at St. Mary's lust night there "was a loud rattling noise as loi something lulling. The preacher's next words were "Striking phenomenon/' Tlie tut through the ljouldcr Hank at 'jvelsuu is proving so successful that tiie I pilot says that he is conlident that steamers ol' tile Gothic class eould )>e takuu into the port without dillieully. A couple ol' enterprising I'ressiiicn in Wellington have undertaken the compilation ol a .New Zealand "Who's Mho?'' on the English model. It will contain particulars, ol the careers ol leading colonists. It hiii been decided in all English Court that it is libellous for a newspaper to call a politician a Socialist il lie is not one. Nowadays, in this country are not so diary as to their political reputation in the above respect. otherwise the Courts might soon have a tine crop ol' alleged libels to deal with.

At Whin-ley HiU last night, the ltew Keck, in recounting his experiences of (iippsland missionary work, spike ol' a giant tree that ne had often teen. The tree was one of the gum species and hail been hollowed out liy lire io sueli ;>u extent as to enable tile tree to be u ied as il church. The huge shell \va-.. -2 feet in diameter, and would hold I'Jii persons. At present it was utilis 'd ■ s a creamery and also as a room lor hotting meetings.

lu apologising tor absence from the empolyers' meeting last Thursday a io''. I tradesman wrote: "1 read a ease in the newspaper the other day where au employer was convicted and lined X L because he Intel paid an employee by checjue instead ol cash, and this at the employee's own request. 1 don't know to whom this is the greater disgrace—a Legislature that is capable of passing such a law, or a body ol' people who will calmly submit to it. At the present rate of progression one never knows what one can do, and shortly the man who lias not been convicted of some oll'encc against the labor laws will be looked upou with suspicion. ••'Jilou slutt not steal." The eigntll commandment has been disregarded in sucii a wholesale maimer by visitors to .Mr Aewtoii Jiilig S auction mart,' and the loss from ullage and pilfering n..s grown to such an extent that decisive steps have been taken to put an end to tlie practice. On Tuesday live youngsters were caught., and their names handed to the police. Tlie thieving is not confined to juveniles, however, and all who have been in the habit of too freely helping themselves to fruit, etc., in the mart will do well to take this warning.

Mr. Clifton, Chief Inspector of Stock for the Colony, who Ims just returned from Dunftlin, spoke hopefully to a Post reporter recently with reference to tlie proposal for tlie testing of dairy farmers to ascertain the milking value of every cow. The matter was discussed at the South Island National Dairy Association's annual meeting in Dunedin last week, and a motion was passed approving of the idea. Mr Clirton points ont lliat in Denmark the dairy farmers form themselves into groups and establish testing stations. A sample of the milk of each cow is tested by an expert every now and then, and "with th'.» information gained in that way the farmer is able to cull the unprofitable animals. The scheme works splendidly in Denmark, a**:! the Agricultural Department d<Ts not si' 1 why equally satisfactory '.esnlts should not be secured in New Zealand.

Some illuniiuating evidence was given before the Native Land Commision at Te Kuiti with regard to the praclice of declaring minors, interested in lands, to he adults (remarks the King Country Chronicle). Apparently a judge of the Native Land Court has power to declare a native an adult when there is some doubt about Ihe exact age. Maori*; are proverbially lazy with regard to dales. | but in most i ran tell tti within » year or two, in n period of twenty-one years. However, it, was stated that the practice had grown up (in eases of sales of land to the Crown) of declaring children of not more than fen years to be adults. This was done for the purpose of securing, the money at once, instead of having it vested in the Public Trustee. The Maori may not. be able to manage his own affairs after the manner of the pakehas, but he is remarkably apt, in taking advantage of favorable points.

11l speaking of the hardships endured by selectors in Cipp-land (Vieiorm) l -a evening the llev. Keck humorously referred to a very steep hill called 'Mamtree llill." The hill was So named because of a settler (who has since built a hut home on its summit) attempted to cart his provisions per medium of pack horse to the lop of the hill. Only a few-packages were put on tlie horse

as the grade was an extremely still" one. The horse struggled valieiitly lot"

few chains and tlion bwanie exhausted. Everything was removed except the pack-saddle and a tin of jam: and Hie horse was again put in motion and by a great eJl'ort got half-way up the track, where it again gave out. The tin of jam was opened and half the contents cxlractcd, and eventually the coveted goal was reached. ''This hill was so steep." euntined the speaker., that lie had heard "that the birds bad breeching oil uheir wings to riteii.lv them, while a man who attempted to nuike the ascent loaded up with a peuny statu]) had to return and change it for two halfpenny Stamps before lie succeeded 111 getting to the top/' \

The Hon. T. Kennedy Maedonald who has just returned from a visit to tile country penetrated by the iMain Trunk line, has been telling a Post representative of some of Ills impressions, it was very dillicult, Mr. .Maedonaid thought, to prognosticate which would be the principal towns along the route of tile Main Trunk line when the railway works were completed, hut his impression was that Hamilton, Fiankton Junction. Horu]iito, Waiouru. Marion, and Palmersloii North would lie the chief centres, uf course tile railway engineers and the policy of 1 hellovenimcnt might all'ect the future position, but he had U;e impression that those places would become important centres within a few years of the completion of the trunk line. As to the railway itself, lie said enormous additions would require to be made to if in the near future if it was to meet the development that would certainly take place. It was for the merchants of Wellington, the Harbor iJoard, and the City Council to realise their responsibilities in this connection, and secure for the city the trade to which it was rightly entitled by virtue of its geographical position and its place as a distributing centre and poll. One was ania/.ed at the apathy that hud been displayed in the const ruction of the line by the <!ovcruuicnt when the pol.entialitie.s of the district were taken into account, Tliev wanted some American push and energy Tile Southern representatives in Parliament hail sadly mistaken the benelils lhat would accrue to the colony from the rapid I'omplclion of the work by failing to deal with (he question ill the |'«»t with courage aiuHleeision.

Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds pavtr fails is (;,( Rnd 2s 6d.

liaiiiproof coats for men are made in a variety ot qualities. You can buv a coal for tills, and a better one for ."ids. While and Sons have bought a clearing hue of the bes( .Ills qualit-v, and arc ofI cruig ;t at uq during their removal sale. Kvery time von come to town make it a nile to 11111 into Whites', and see what they have to oll'er yon. A list would till the newspaper.—Add.

We want to advi-e those customer* of "Tic Kash" who have been inquiriu< lor that !ls (id heavy saddle tweeil t.rjiT sers, that we have 50 pairs of them in now- It would be as well if you "ill this 011!. and enclosed 9s lid: or better still, send Ifls for two pair-', as (hey sell out SO quickly. They are made 'from very heavy saddle tweed, are strong'v S"W1I. and will stand the barbed wire belter than any other trousers you'd piv 3s more for. "Tile Kash,'' 'Devon si reel. New Plymouth.

in drawing ITie attention of our leader; (e (lie Morlum Insect Powder advi'(iseuieiif, we beg to inform Ihe pijilfc that the Morlum is far superior to any other powder on the market., and is not an old powder under another name, as, seme shopkeepers have been trying to make out. Hive Mortum Insect Destroyer one (rial, and you will not wish for aey more effective to kill (lies, fleas, and everv other vermin. Ail chemists or stores sell ii-Advt.

There are twenty-nine journalists in j the British House of Commons and ten i mine-owners.

Lionel Terry, accompanied by four warders, was removed on Saturday from Lyttelton tiaol to Seaclilf Mental Di»I eases Hospital.

Captain Edwin wired at noon yestertcrday: Westerly strong winds to gale; glass fall; tides high; sea heavy lifter hours; lain probable.

'lhe Wairarapa Daily Times quotes figures to show thai the carrying capaeiiv of a number of sheep runs in the Wairarapa has trebled since IK7II, and concludes that enormous improvements have been ell'eetod in'clearing and grassin" Die various stations. The Taihape l'ost slates that_ information has been received that 'laihape will be the principal changing station lor the Auckland-Wellington service and that Will be spent oil improving the railway station.

The aiiention of th 1 borough works committee has been drawn to die mudhole being caused at the juncture of Vivian street and the Uirrington roul by the drays engaged in filling tlie sec lion ail the old bed of the Uuatoki stream. redestrians have to us.' the centre of the roadway at present.

\ remarkable coincidence is reported from Masterlon. The Wairarapa Times published an account of the burning ol the ship Knighlbriilge in mid-ocean m iSij l ) Next day the. chief ollieer ol the vessel called at the office and nmdc taniwjlf known, lie having been a, resident of Maslerton for some years, lie had been much interested in reading tlie description of the disaster in which lie was concerned forty years ago.

An interesting relic from the bed of flu* ocean was removed recently by a lulling party from Sydney. The Daily Telegraph stales Unit while oil' Long jleef, just to tlie north of Manly, a member of the party got his line foul on the bottom, and on clearing it lu; brought to the surface a saucer covered with marine growth. An examination of tlie saucer showed that it bore the crest of the Union S.S. Company of New Zealand, it was slightly cracked, but otherwise in good order, and from all appearances had I wen lying on tlie bottom of the ocean for many years.

Mr Oliver liurgess, a missionary m China, anil formerly of Victoria, writing to a friend in that State, says: "L am ill the famine centre, commanding relief works. 1 have 3500 men on road and eanal work, and spend about £2OO weekly, besides which each man gets 2lb o[ liour daily. Thousands must die, as we cannot save more than a fraction of the number starving. The men drink weedsoup for their meals. The dead lie on the road and street; hogs feed upon human bodies, and skeletons lie in groups along the city walks. Hundreds of starving men run.after us, pleading for work or food."

Being happily free from snakes m this country it is nevertheless interest-1 ing to hear the experiences o£ those persons tfho have Hved in the snakc-in-icsted districts of \ ictoria. The Her. Keck told lis hearers at YVlnteley Hall last evening several "snake yarns," and also spoke of the strange fascinating power of the snake's eye. He himself had come across a snake which h id immediately fixed its optiics on his eyes, and it took a great effort of will to break the spell. Had the strange spell not been broken it was probable that the snake would have reared itself u,r{ and struck out with its fangs. Birds frequently fall prey to snakes through tb • fascination of the serpents' eyes, and the strange part of the business is that the feathered creatures, while being charmed, lift, their voices in gladsome song until they fall victims.

Concrete telegraph poles are being installed by an American company. A skeleton framework of four corrugated iron rods is covered with ordinary concrete. the material being "slushed" about the framework while enclosed in i box-like mould. The pole is octagonal in shape, 50 feet long, and provided with mortices for cross arms, which are las!rued in place by means o( iron bolts, and also mortices to be used by linesmen in climbing. The concrete poles, it is dei larcd, will be lasting, as soil conditions do not affect tlieni. and the cost is said to be less than pine poles. "You must be careful what jokes you make now, for your observations wili be You must bring your jokes up to the highest judicial standard." Such was the remark passed by Mr. Justice Denniston at the Supreme Court on Saturday morning to the Hon. J. A. Tole, K.C., when the latter was making one ot his usual jokes in the course of the examination of a witness.