The Daily News. FRIDAY, JULY 19.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 19 July 1907, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, JULY 19.

Captain Edwin wired a I 1.10 p.m. yes■tiTilav: South-easterly, moderate to ■strong, winds; glass little movement. 'l'lii' cost of entertaining the Colonial Premiers in London exceeded £OOOO. They must have had a glorious time! I There is an alleged hoot combine in I lie South Ishmd, which is expected to raise the price of leather. There is nothing like leather! There was a movement in coal dealers' circles this week, with a view of still further'limiting credit. The opposition of one firm, however, prevented any dclinilc decision.

A l'rebs wire from Auckland stales thai the Lily Council to-night accepted the tender of ljil.ingion and to. at £211,112 for the big impounding dam at Uaitakerei Fall.-. Ihis was Hie lowest lender. The engineer's estimate was .U-Uu'7.

I he iiorough Council's stall' is still engaged in widening Victoria road at its junction willi Carriicgton road. The icnce of Airs 11. (.(ray's properlc, aliut;iing on the road, has been moved b.ick, and the spoil from the bank convened' into a new footpath there. The work I will much iniprow the thoroughfare, winch was dangerously narrow.

At a meeting of the Agricultural Society's committee on Wednesday evening', Air Alorton, delegate to the Agritu.tural Societies' Conference, was present. The meeting discussed the order paper, and made recommendations. Final arrangements were made for the society's meeting at Warea next week. , According to the Nelson Colonist, it has been informed on good authority that * 100,000 has been raised in the colony towards the capital of the company ,or working the Cadmaii leases ut Parapara, and that latest advices from London, indicate that the full capital needed will be I'orthcomiu" It is also stated that the work of development will be put in land very shortly. The Steamer Waitangi, of about '2OO tons burthen, leaves Onchun«a on the 2oth mst. for Kawhia and' Waitara, taking up the Kia Ora's running. The W-.utangi is a comparatively new steamer, having been brought out from England a few years ago to work the Lyt-tellon-Akaroa-Kaikoui-a trade under the name of the Banks Peninsula. She is a speedy boat, roomy, and modern in her entire equipment. Captain Bark wellknown as first mate of the fiarawa, is in charge. For the New Plymouth Poultry, Pi-eon nndtanary Society's Show, which is to be held on Wednesday. Thursday and Fnday next, the following entries have been received: (lame. 30; Brahma and b-oeks. 14; Houdan and Polish. 1; Wvan'tol'«;. 3»: Minon-as. 3; Leghorns', 08 including 1., of American tvpe): lam>«rg. (; trios, 4; bantams, lfl : ' d„ t . ks , I„ n s " , '" , f J 1 .'• 1 ;'- s - ">'• <W. 2: pigeons 1»; cage birds, 12; for exhibition only

J lie Scenery Preservation Society has been direc ,ng it- attention to Afarsland Hill., Unlet Atrihngton allowed „ g a „g <'f six _ inmates from the prison to work there 111 cleaning „p the g,- o un,l and in assumg Air Davies to plant 150 voimtrees on the northern and eastern sloped lad- that these trees are placed there to grow ; that they are public property, in »''"'■» hey have only „ ~,,i u„ nm , „.,„,.,, they should respect. The young (rees ■planted now, if not interfered with I should be appreciated by the risin* generation. It i R impel that (hey will not I here was some little excitement yesterday morning i„ commercial ollices Kerosene was at the bottom of the trouble. |» some manner a local firm had received information that by the new tariff a duty would be imposed on kerosene. Parliamentary news in the papers was scanned, and the Customs ollieers questioned, but no confirmation "Mlic statement could be found. Jn the House yesterday afternoon the J'romior staled definitely that kerosene was not 'luluible. Tins dispels the idea, based on minor, that Motuvoa and Orepuki oil developments had imbued the (iovern- ««■"< to imp,,-,. a protective dutv on

\e-ler.lay afternoon ;,„ -At Home" airangci by ,|„, V „ 1IM( , |( , of \ln e1,.,- Alemorial Chord, was held in Whifclcy Hall. There was a )„'./ ■„ tendance, and a most enjoyable time wis spent by one and all. Afternoon tea was serve,], rhe proceeds were in aid of the parsonage fund. The foilowim, ,„.,, gramme was coiHribnled: Instrumental solo, .Miss Douglas; song. "The Rose of Ll.e" Mis, Ambury; quartette, -(lnward Christian Soldiers." Misses <(ood- ' acre ami liiickman, and Messrs Vcale and Keck; recitation, (Ihidys Brooke; S ""K. "I he lily by the Sea " MJ SS Fordviolin -010, Aliss Dowling; s „„g, <-Afy ' i» y-l!eade,t Babby," AUss iiuckiuaii: inslriimeut-.il solo MrsVc-ile-solo and chorus, '-Soldiers of the Cross.'' talking along the platform of the Hawera railway station the other day a railway official noticed a passenger in a second-class car pick np a foot-warmer, tinn it over and over, and scrutinise it curiously. "What's the matter?" nuerirl fiVT m U " ,form ' " Don,t kntlW " n Plied the passenger, "but this things gone out." "Light it up again," suggested the official, and the traveller pulled out a match, struck it. and looked for a pace to nm.ly it. "A, Vt no wick," lie sanl at ln-| and turned an appealing ■i<e to the railway man, who was makins painful efforts to stifle his laughter. Finally, herng „ MWe to „ nnh . o] ■iii.v longer, he hurried away, telling the pei-noxed passenger that he wa, 10 find him n wick—Star. "