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

Everywhere in Tarannki is Rush" 1 ' ' iujr sho] arc to In- gul, the shop where the must, dependable floods arc to bo had, the shop of shops for men's anil boys' wear. I'liciv new sic 1 -' '■-"' -■•-■-- '--■■" iirc showing men's suits, commencing at 22s (id, thou] 30s. up to "I'llc Prostwcll"" soils at 40s fill to lifts till. Then thev've sonic flue] saddle-tweed trousers at 8s (id.. good hard wearers they are, too; and they've, mini' nice dark "ivy striped worsted I trousers, just tlie thing for bettor, or, t sec out tint coat and vest of vonr. he worsteds range from 10s fid to' I'aj „d. In boy's suits tliey've a fine rniifro' from Us (id, Innie suits they have fiv 8s lid upwards, three garment sn from 14s fid, and boys' knickers from 2s' (ill. Quality is never sacrificed to cheap-! ness nt this Btore, and there's not a promise in their advertisements that is not outrun by performance—Advt.

Tho total amount of general rates collected last year in the Cirrington ] road district was £305 lis scl. |. The county eluini:.ui. om.rty eng!- |. ueer, anil the overseer drove out to + he ( "''apuac yesterday afternoon in connui- j ion with tho progress of the work. • | "Mr Smith has left Stratford and j oes not know his whereabouts."—Ex- j ract from a letter received by the see- ; etary of a local body in New Plymouth, j Already nearly all the sleeping aceom-' nodation in one of our local establish-' ncnls has been booked for band con-, ,ost week by one of the competing :ands. I The fire on Saturday night was at the rear of the Collier and Colonial I'iano Depot, not behind Air V. W.j Hall's adjoining dispensary as stated in our report yesterday morning. Yesterday a start was made with the erection of a miniature ride range at the town school. The work should be completed and a range ready for use this week. The newly-formed Draughts Club is already arranging for a tournament to decide' the chunpionship of Tarainl.i, and intends making application to have the Xcw Zealand championship garnis played here. The following tenders were receive.! for the erection of a Catholic Ciiurel at Waitara: Pickett and Wilkie, £;):>!); IJ. Salt, £390; K.Coleman, ,-C3!)S; Bom Bros., .0379; Wickham and Johnstiu | £377, the last-named being accepted.

In conversation with a News reporter yesterday Mr 11. Okey, M.H.U., expressed his conviction that the Government would not impose the new duties _en dairying machinery and on cast-iron pipes used in oil boring operations.] Taranald is largely interested in holli items.

Tlio man Lehrke, who ran amok ';tij Thursday night last, has since be.'ii; under observation at the gaol. On oUoj ccrtilicitu of Dvs. McCU'land and Walker he has been committed to the Porirua Asylum, and will be taken So'iih this morning.

Mr Dempscy, in his monthly rejurt o the Central School Committee, .c-

marks: "We are still expecting a clock.l which would be placed in the lull aaib give school time. As we cannot hear! tho town clock striking, it is of no asej in that way." The committee decided to requisition the Board for a supply of clocks necessary.

The lad who was given into police custody on Sunday alter his escapade with Mr. Ilealy's horse and trap, is to be charged with the theft of the pealifle found in Ills possession. A few days ago one was missed from premises j in' Devon street, and that in the hands of tlu- police has been identified as the one which strayed.

Despite the winter 'weather and Its attendant discomforts there lias been: t good average attendance at the Cen-i tral School in the past month. Out of] a roll number of 5-14 the attendance in the past live weeks were 505, 5U1.5,! 490.1, 487.2, and 483-0; average for the lull period 406.4, or 80.7 of the total roll number.

Those who regularly light up their pipes before commencing their,game of cards or draughts will find little consolation in the fact that in tuft recent New Plymouth draughts tournament 1 the winners were nearly all non-smok-ers. In the first grade the winners or the first, second, third, and fourth prizes; in the second grade the winner; and in the third grade the first three competitors denied themselves the ?L----leged soothing tendencies of the smoking weed.

The collectors of the band contest' guarantee have not yet finished their] labors. Some of them have almost com-! pleted their round, but others have "got' a long way to go." Interviewed yes-' terday the Mayor said there was no reason for alarm, or for any strenuous hurry, for there was still any amount of time in which. U' make ill necessary j arrangements.' Hut iliril tlitie i.- a j satisfactory guarantors' list it Avill lie impossible to get a committee to undertake the conduct of the contest. I

The usual fortnightly meeting of the' Loyal Egmont Lodge, 1.0.0.F.,M.U„ wvs held last evening, Bro. A. Hooker, N.i.;.,' presiding. There was a good attendance of members. Jt ira» : decided to invito, the Lodge to co-operate in holding a social for the wives and lady friends, to take place about a mouth hence. After the Lodge, closed, (lie brethren of Excelsior Lodge attended and a pleasant evening was spent in a card tournament, which resulted in a win for the .Egmont Lodge bv 21 games toll). ' I.'* ~..,

When ''God's own country" has be-' come, the Dominion o( New .Zraland, as ' it is about to do (says the London Daily | Chonicle), it will pobabiy have ,aiaiue;i its final designation. New Zealand is like most other comparatively modern lauds in having had another name at ! first. Tasnian, who discovered tliisj high mountainous country 1:1 lij.U, called j it Straatenliind, Statcn Land. Tbi., I was always a favorite name wiih the ■ Dutch elirlslencrs of new lands. To ! this elay there are Stale Islni ds in New York State and Argentina. But the Statcn Island of Japan, in the ICurica, is generally known as Etorop now, and probably few inhabitants of New Zealand would recognise themselves as Ktatsnlandcrs

At a meeting of the Central School' Committee last night the chairman, Mr! F. P. Corkill, reported his action in dealing Willi the removal of earth.frail the Lemon street frontage of the playground. A post and wire fence on the'-; Peudarves street frontage and two cross! fences had been erected. Hedges had been planted, and a gate and posts ordered- He suggested that the "fiat" should be ploughed, and sown down in .mustard or oats, and that this be] ploughed in next autumn and the ground properly sown down in grasses,' This suggestion was adopted. I

After many, many days. At the recent New Plymouth Exhibition ccr'ilieates were awarded to school children for writing and other exhibits. The committee in charge did not forward the certificates to the winners,but kept! them for a long time, and then, a few months ago, handed them over to thel Taranaki Education Bo.ird. The pressure of office work prevented the secretary from forwarding them, but with I the advent of a now cadette Mr Whit-1 comjbe lias been able to give the matter] his attention. The certificates are being j forwarded to their owners, hut the nd-| dresses of some are not known to the secretary. Should this paragraph meet the eye of any of the following, communication witii the Education Office is requested, so that the certificates sniij be forwarded:—Eric Lnngmuir, Leonard! jßnhli, Ivy Hingham, Maud Pcppor-dl,! Sophie Earn, and Winnie Carston. Many men are slow In milking up i their minds, but a champion procrastina- i tor was discovered before Mr Justice I Button at Wellington the other morning. "This," says the Post, "was an aged man, who had taken nearly two score years to pondei the momentouquestion whether he should on :c more march down the aisle while the wedding hells wen. ringing. Ho was married iu 1809, kit very shortly afterwards his youthful bride disappeared and during all the years that followed he heard ( or saw no trace of her Whether jv| not he was wafting vainly for her return, is net clear, but now, after nearly 40 years, he has decided to once mote | make n, venture in the matrimonial iiwv As a necessary preliminary, he has commenced a suit in divorce. The, marker wns_ mentioned in Chambers, and Mr Justice Button appeared to be amazed at the age—nearly VC—of the petitioner, and Die long silence. "What! After all these years?" he exclaimed. "Well, | well, I suppose he is anxious to get mai jried again." A time had to be fixed for certain formalities, and his Honor said, I with ii smile, "I won't make it longer | than 30 days, as the young man may ho anxious." For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. White and Son's announce they are prepared to receive orders for Kaiapoi I tailor-made costumes. Owing to the ( rash of orders last season much incon- , venience was occasioned by delay. Cus- | turners will therefore do well to place .orders well in advance of requirement. 'White's are also prepared to undcrtiVe jthc complete outfitting of ladies' cos- ' tunics, paletots, Bummer mantles and jackets, evening dresses, wedding and mourning orders, the work done on the 'premises at the shortest notice. The firm are now in possession of the most up-to-date fitting-rooms and workrooms for this class of business to be found, in the district,

The Maiigatoki Dairy Factory Com-] »"iy paid £40,000 to suppliers last 'ear. A coroner's enquiry was held at Ha-! vera yesterday concerning Lliu death )f tlie Okaiawa native, Kangi Parutini (Jamen liaddon). A verdict of suicide whilst temporarily insane was returned. It is reported that Jlessrs Butler llriilhei-s, -.viia recently purchased the llokilika Harbor Hoard's endowments, liive jibt iloated a company in Mel- i bourne with a capital of CIO.OOO, for i tin! purpose of erecting large sawmills j and shipping Umber A member of the ; linn is proceeding to America for the ' purpose of procuring plant, etc. It is , said that about 2.10 men will lie em- ■ ployed when the works are in full progress. Says the Wellington Post:—Throughout the country the people were mostly very pleased that a New Zcalancler beat Towns in a sculling race for the championship of the world and a substantial stake, some of which presumably goes | to the victor; .but they are not delirious about the incident. The excitement | which Wan'ganui seeks to engineer is a ,cheapening of the feat; it is bad fori .Webb and worse for the colony. It is! elevating athleticism into a god and gloriously worshipping at the shrine. Here is a man who pushed a boat ahead of .another on a river, in an afternoon, who is to be more honored than one who, for years, piloted the ship of State over ; stormy sens. The incongruity of this /.demonstration is so grotesque that it [ought to perish in the whirlpool of its ' I own absurdity.