The Daily News. TUESDAY, JULY 23.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 24 July 1907, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, JULY 23.

"Rotten, ragged and dirty,'* a school commit tee's description of the blinds 011 the schoolroom windows. The Manawatu Times says that there has been a slump in the value of properties in Palmerston North. In the Police Court yesterday morning George Pott was lined ,U1 ami costs lor boarding a moving train at Stratford. About lifty players in the three grades will take part in the draughts tournament in the Town Halt to-moirow after noon and evening.

The old residence at the Egmont Village school Is to be handed over to the school committee for the purposes of a shelter shed.

C.npt. Kdwin wired at 12.55 yesterday: —Northerly strong winds to gale; after 12 hours grass fall; tides high; heavy; rain probable. "It this witness can erect a fence as fast as he can tail;, he shouldn't be long about fencing oil' his property," said the Magistrate yesterday when a witness, talking in stentorian tones, casilv outdistanced his Worship's pen.

Ami seem to have a long INt of collections against you," remarked one of the presiding -justices to a delinquent at the Auckland Police Court. "Ves, your Worship, they're very easily got sometimes," replied the candid victim of adverse fate.

"Now didn't, the plaintill lend you the ! almanac so that you could learn the provisions of the Fencing Act if" asked Mr Weston of a witness yesterday. "No," lie replied, "1 have known the meaning of a legal fence ever since 1 was ten years old. ' "And where did you lind the form for this notice?" The answer was: "Oh, 1 have the Fencing Act.'' "Let's get on/* said counsel, and he left the matter there. Ihc Opunake school committee has asked the Education Board to hand over to them the old residence. The committee wish to use it as a store for implements used in connection with the agricultural classes, and also as a playroom for the boys 011 wet days. Mr Ca/eia, in forwarding the application, stated that in the near future there would probably be technical classes started in Opunake, and one of the rooms would be very, suitable for this purpose.

Mr \V. Dimock, managing director of \\. Dimock and Co., Limited, has been visiting this district, and he informs us

that he tullv expects the price of pigs for the coming season to be higher than the season just closed, as, owing to the larger number of pigs to be handled by their firm the cost per pig will be considerably reduced., and they have decided to give the suppliers full advantage of the saving etfected. Their new factory is

now in working order, anil the abattoirs will be completed in time for the coming season. The new machinery is capable of handling two thousand pigs per day of eight hours, and they expect their factory will be large enough to handle all the pigs oll'ering for several years. They have, however, reserved room for doubling the capacity when the supply increases sufficiently to warrant tliem so doing. This should lie welcome news to suppliers in this district. While and 8011s' blouse values reign supreme at their colossal sale. Every garment is this new season's, and is the choicest design of its kind. A look will satisfy you ot the bona-fides of the claim to your attention if you are looking for a blouse bargain.—Advt.

Year in, year out, the Cardiff school chimney smokes. Cures innumerable, opinions galore, advice from all quarters, and the best thought of the architect have sfi far failed to prevent that chimney Iroin tilling the schoolroom with smoke. The chimney is one of the legacies handed over to the 'J'aranaki Board by llie Waugauui Kducation ISoard in the readjustment of boundaries.

-Magistrate's Court vesterdav morning, before Mr ii. S. Vi'lzherbert, judgment by default was entered in the following cases: -Lang (jj r Wright) v . •I. -McDonald, claim £1 7s Id, court costs os; Weston (Mr C. 11. Westoni v. J. How Icy. claim til 10s. court costs «»■ 1). Kerry mid Co. i.\|r I-'. |.;. Wi.soii) v . .1. \\. Stewart, claim £2(l, court costs £1 l.is, solicitor £1 ]i s; W'jienm Kupe I.Mr v. Mary Peters, claim C'O 5s lOd, court costs £1 3s, solicitor £1

>\Mien the Education Board's architect presents his report he reads it aloud to the Board, and hands it to the chairman, who again reads it aloud. And the members sit and listen patiently. The mem»ers ol the liorough Council are eouallv patient whilst the Mayor read to them the committees' reports, copies of which have been submitted to the individual councillors days before.

. Tl "' Minister f <"' Lands has notified -m' follis tlic (.lovernment is givin" Its attention to'his suggestion th.it stem should be taken to secure licauty spots on Joshua Jones' estate at Mokau. In order tiiat the matter shall not be passed over, Sir Collis yesterday wrote t.o the Minister as follows: "T'am pleased to know that the matter is under your consideration. Knowing the interest you take in these matters, I feel assured if you could only see the Mokau for yourself you would, with us, realise wh-iit a great asset for the colony vile Mokau i J , and will increasingly become, as a tourist resort, should its natural beauties be considered—consistent, of course, with the advancement of settlement ill these parts." 1 wo. men who were travelling oil the slow train from Christchurch to Ashburton the other evening and were behaving in a disorderly iasinon received a salutary .surprise ou ilie train's arrival at Kakaia, A quiet-looking individual, who boiirdcd the train at Dunsandel, took occasion to remonstrate with the men on their conduct, pointing out to them that their language, which was ihivored with

many Jiidingsgate adjectives, was probably nut agreeable to the other passengers. Displeased at the objection, the men decided to have sonic fun with the newcomer, and tlicir conduct become more aggravating. The "jackaroo" ceased further protestation, but as the train ueareil ltakaia he slipped a pair of handculls and smartly linked the "pals" together. lie was a police constable, and ne.xt morning he iavored the men wilh

an opportunity to explain their conduct to a bench of justices. -Mr 11. >s, Kitzherbert, S.M., announced yesterday morning that he intended to make it a rule to allow interest only at the rate ot fi per cent when claimed in civil proceedings. jijs. Worship said there was nothing in the .Magistrates Court Act or in the rules made under it to guide liini, so he depended oil the decision ol the Appeal Court concerning a ease in 1901. ilr Wright complained that this was an alteration which would seriously affect Hie relation between parlies to promissory note dealings locallv. °

.Mr Andrew Collins, labor organiser, leturnotl from "Sew Plymouth last night (says the Post). lie addressed two largely attended meetings iu that town, 'Hid as a result a union of drivers and groom*, a union of navvies and general laborers were formed. Both bodies passed resolutions applying for registration under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act, I!M>5. .Mr Collins intends to return to the Taranaki district in two or three weeks' time to continue the work of organising. | u the spring-time Mv Andrew ( ollina intends to vigorously organise the tarm laborers throughout the Wellington, llawke's Bay and Taranaki districts, luthe meantime, he says, no steps will "lie taken to form unions. ■ ■'"nil' time ;tg<> a circular reached his hands of some men in this district, and was reprinted in various newspapers, but the literature was not diseminated from Wellington: it w;b practically a reprint of the demands mn.de' by the Canterbury union. Mr Collins states that the formation of a union must be the first work, and submit-; that it would be useless to *end nut circulars relating to the claims «>f a body of workers till* thev had been banded into a union.

! shortly after 3 o'clock this morning, an a.larm of fire rang out from the Fast Knd station. The Central gave the ahi rni shortly afterwards and the Brigade whs quickly oil the scene of the blaze, which was located at the rear of a large dwelling-house on the eorner of "Mt. Edgecombe and T'owd.vham M;rcr>ts, M,nd occupied hv l\lrs Howling- The flames, which were visible high above the building, were confined to a sort of back kiteh •n or scullery, the latter being demolished, but the promptitude of the brigade prevented more serious damage.