The Daily News. SATURDAY, JULY 20.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 20 July 1907, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, JULY 20.

Captain Edwin wived at 1.18 p.m. yes-terdav:-Easterly moderate to strong vinds; glass fa'ti: tides low. Weather permitting, the (iavri-, Jii Hand will piav out I hi* evening, starting from the t'osl-ollice at 7.3 U. the Auckland City Council has rcsolvd m invite lenders lor a new town Hall according I" the original deign-. TheXeu I'lymoinh Harbor Hoard', dele«ates to the Harbors" Conurcncc Have reived iiislruetions to oppose the -"I!" ...,tcd scheme for siipeninnuation oi harbor board-' employee-.

-l-li- Kakah.. Ilomcgoing stcamc . . , M ,eeted to complete her \ ailam 10adi,... of meal to-day. and will tl«;n K'« ' Uoanumi. Her cargo from laranak, will coital about 2n,llim carcase., hc.i.lcs ta.low! oleo. and wool. A South Canterbury grain grower, who held hi- wheal >'°<" lh '' i>' lsl . tm ' (;o v „ al ,. di-,,,cd of i< H.H -son.J«s.. a little too soon, accepting ~s .Id 1" 1 1,,,-hd for il i"sl bd'orc the firmer lenlt„„,v W.J.,,, to manifest itscll.

A hi- o|.onii.|.' I'"'" l' 1" ''-"I""' 1 "' | ( livi»lok. T1... Weal t.-..«U- i* l««ijt M-i|-iul ,l'il is aiuie'unled that Q.HMM.sh,;,.! will bo uIjU- lu vi-tnin We tnule. ,;,,, , ~w! i native oouneil Ki.r Mi""' tun--' l'.i"t •' "'' 1,-,,, Urn hfl'l «<- TalKinutc with the view of l,iUli. S T s t„ ohUiu ;| «""«» |,M«rv »r the ilaori nir... .11* «m----fri-i-iiee for the time "emg s>'» u '~ •I'll., ehiininui »f the Western lil . lk of any varieties, named.

iv a printer's omission the parag.rap the proceedings of Ine 1»« di, B ' conference on Wednesday at V lymoiitli was made imsleadm;;. u,..i.. 8 intended to >« XiWrUlo l, i ,ttl»-deloSat>'sr.-omtl.o\\alU.a 1 U.a o .muli Council admitted U.<v were U'fMK ' blc to ,mv U,.. l.ri<l ß <- rate, but, moral " U ie v The reasons wl, [|V matters of llHtOl'V. \s several of last year's exhibitor in' tin- ÜborDav demonstration liiiv 1„. t .„ enquiring if another procession r t„ l,e held this year, tile lleereatio! Sports (Jroun.l Committee at thcinncct !,',„ on Wedncs.Uy evening deed..lt.: open the Sports tiroimrl on i-ahoi im> ; Oetobrr -ill., with a demonstration simililr to that held last year. It w intended this year to B iv« substantia prizes to the best or most original ex-< hibits.

Captain Hood, harbormaster, reported to the Board yesterday Hint m He .liinc,J„lv month the dredge worked rai 1/ dav's, making ISB trips, removing 11 ~280 cubic vards of sand from oil the spit.inside the breakwater. Since the 10lh Inst, lie had directed the .Iredgemaster to deposit the sand near the old dumpin" ground, and by so doing the dredge was making three extra trips a day. A Wr.*e quantkv of sand came round the end" of the breakwater, and the dredge is now engaged in removing it. The Hiilwviy Social Ciub held its most successful euchre party in tile Brougham street Hall last uight. Twenty-one tallies were occupied, and there was a big crowd of lookers-on, many of tli-Jiu waiting for the "Dance to follow." The euchre prize-, were won by Mrs .Johnston and Mr T. Williams. AiLer a capital supper, served bv the ladies' committee, a dance »a» lildd, about lifty couples taking part. Messrs J. Hoskin, Jl. Ford, and 11. Adams were the Al.Cs., and Mr- (ieorge suj.plied the music.

The Au'U.md City Council has dealt with the overcrowding of tramcars. The Council decided to notify the Tram Coiunanv that eight additional ears must be provided bv the cud oi the year, and one new car every mouth next \c.ir. and that the power must be increased. It was however, agreed to amend the by-laws to allow a ".re.tter number of passengers to be carried by eaeli car. It was left to tic eitv engineer to decide how many passengers the cars would coiiveniciuly

There was a fair attendance at the Queen street hall oil Thursday evening, when Hie Primitive Methodist choir gave a concert. Rev. Potter presided. The [programme consisted of a vocal quar-ki-tle bv -Misses Sole and Loesch. Messrs '.leukiii-on and Clark; duet, Misses tiilben ; songs. Misses Richards, Cil'oert and Loesch. Mrs Rich, and Messrs Jenkinsou and Asher; pianoforte duct. -Mrs Aloverley and Miss Armstrong; ilute solo, Mr Deare; recitation, Aliss Brokeushire. The 'accompaniments were played by Mrs Loesch and Mr Colding, and a violin obligalo by -Mr Loesch.

Mr .1. \Vhi|>|> (says Ihi- Southland News!, wild wurks 11 beach claim ill IV ' hia, unearthed some interesting ri-lk-s----recently while (.-oinlui-tiiiy sluicing nyi'vn tions. 'l)uc of the most curious was i metal plate that had apparently bee; affixed to a soldier's helmet, bearing th lettering 'Closebu.ru Sharpshooters." Th metal was black and encrusted throng inn" burial when found, but on bein polished the inscription came out quit distinctlv. -Near by were the remain of an old lliutlock ri!ie. ilo-.v long the* liad licen deposited there it was impos sible to say, but Mr W'lupp thinks l'ron the depth at which they were diaoovcrei cm the beach-namely, m't-tliat the; must date back to Captain Cook's time "{ luseburn Sharpshooters" was probab ; tin- title, of sonic old regiment of wind there is m> local record. In addition b these articles were found a green-stoic -acred mere, a ueautifuTiy-po'.islicd Maor chisel, and a bone spear about '2ft ii length, the end of which was missine \niu- of the Maoris in {lie Culm' Ity district have liny knowledge of bom spear*, ami il inay therefore lie take] for granted Ilia! the relics elate a Ion; wav back in New Zealand hislory. Tin inscription. '•Closelmrn Sharpshooters' ought to supply a Hue to (he date. In giving his views of the effects o the new tiritr as applied to iniportei boots and siloes, an Auckland bootsclle said that the very high class of good would not lie effected, but the mediuu and lower class goods would llilve vary ing rises of from 10 to 25 per en! Evening shoes, tennis shoes, and gym liiisiuiu shoes, for instance, could not b made in the colony, and they wouli have to rise in price by 20 to •>:> pe cent., and this would be almost prohi bitive. Tiie curious point about th new tariff in relation to th)' boot trad was that the big protection was put oi goods that were not made in X.'W 7,n land. The heuxy lype of boot, such a used much ill the country, was no all'ected. because the linest work of flia hind was done In Xew Zealand, am even if il was duly free Ihe trade wonl not be all'ected, because New ZValam made Ihe best article. The good typ of bool and shoe generally used 'to city wear was increased ill cost by per cent. Tiie worst feature of all wa in the ease of house slippers, and th ordinary lines of felt slippers now so'i at about Is (id per pair. On these line lid and 1.-i per cent, would have to h paid, which would rai«e the price vor; grenlly. Men's evening shoes now pnii Is :id duty, hut under the new laril (hey would pay 2s fid per pair: ladies shoes now sold at 10s Cd would be ir creased to 12s (id, and slippers sold ? price by Od per pair.

This lnorninjr ushers in :i number of -ale departments at AVliito's. From to'day itml I'iirly next week ht.v .xcopliniml opportunities are afforded the public with nil idea of making a thorough clean-out of all (liii season's linos. Call and sec I'm- yourself. V.vcry chance is jrivi"ti tin' callt-r to examine any goods on slum- without being pressed to pur-eliasc.-Advt

In days of high prices it is ■<•- fri'sliing (u r( .; l( j 0 f t| le small priescharged .il.y "The Knsli," that famous clothing store in New Plymouth. This is i!i<' reason of their success—honest value at low prices. Any goods bought at this storo em he returned if not. satisfactory, and without demur the purchase money is rednn-d to the customer. They helicve in doin.'r one thing and doing that one thing well, anil anything outside the clothing, mercery and tailoring business they do not touch. Til it's the reason their clothing is so iiiiieli superior to their competitors.' ->nd that's the reason til" Prestwll suits and overcoats are having such n .cniavkuMc sale,—Advt,

The Ashimrton Mail states since ] April the County Council has paid for 17,4f>2 small birds' heads. For the corresponding period last yen- the number of heads paid for was only 2871. In several districts there is a marked decrease in the number of birds to bo l seen, the result of poisoned grain.

A union chieftain, giving evidence al Wellington the ot'aer day before the] Arbitration Court, was reported to declare that if an employer, through lack oi' profit, v.-a-. imaiile to meet the very fair and demands of the union in the mutter of wages, he was mill! to V an employer, and bhould be '"wiped out.'

Dr. iienuett tot,! the Wellington SI. .lolm Ainbuhuiee (luild recently lli.it during lim.s the number of infants under 12 months old who died in Xew. Zealand was KiOti, and competent inotherViuod could have saved many of these lives.' The (iazctte announces that letterof naturalisation have ben granted to IS a-liensdnciuding three Chinese. There are four gunidiggrrs amongst, the list, time laborers, two shopkeepers, two cooks, a fruiterer, a farmer, a seaman, a mill hand, a. humaker, a fisherman, and a doctor of un (licine.

During the past mouth there, were :i!l steamer berthings and one siHing vessel til the Xew I'lyniouth harbor. 'the aggregate gross tonnage was 32,418 tons. Imports were 4H25 tons, including atiti Uins of railway coal and (i"2-l J,ons of local coal. Exports were 784 tons, making a total of 4SII!) tons of cargo handled. During the .month fresh westerlv and southwesterly winds, with high' tides caused delay to shipping al Onehunga. There was no delay at Xew Plymouth. Quite recently the .Shipwreck Belief Society asked the New Plymouth Harbor Hoard for finanei.il assistance. The Hoard decided to make enquiry in order to find out what manner of persons were controlling the society, but so far this information has not been vouchsafed, line of the remits to the Harbors Conference asks for legislative provision lor boards to make contributions to the society. In discussing the. order paper yesterday at the Xew I'lymoulh Harbor Hoard, several members' failed to see why harbor boards should bear this expense any more than any other local bodies, and decided to oppose the remit.

The willow or Kilwnr.l Gibbon 'Wakefield, who died recently, lias left n generous offer—in which she is joined liy her sister—of money townrils putting up in the Xow Zealand capital a statue to I lie memory of the great founder of "The Whiter Commonwealth." Sir Frederick Young and other prominent men associated with the Colonial Empire of Circat Hritiiin have taken the matter up, ami n commiltce will soon he formed with memlrrs in all parts of the Umpire to carry out the idea A definite proposition on the subject will shortly be put forward.

Once bitten, twice shy. A boring rights Rend approached a" local landholder the other day, and found that lie could secure no boring rights until he paid a cash deposit as a guarantee of his intentions to prospect for oil. He eon sidered such an action unreasonable. The settlers, however, have an undoubted grievance. Agents scoured the country whilst.the oil was "booming" at Moturoa. and obtained boring options over huge slices of the countryside. They «ere profuse with promises that they would hnre. and signed agreements in some cases to have operations commenced within six months. That term lias just lapsed, and there is as yet no sign of boring plant. Apparently the only thins? done by some of the holders of Iho rights was to hawk them through' the Australian pities, offering them for sale. No wonder that the landowners and occupiers are becoming canny about giving options.