The Daily News. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12.
Despite the gale and heavy seas, ship ping has not Ijecn interrupted at New Plymouth. The High School was closed yesterday afternoon as a mark of respect to the late James Dustow, who was a pupil at the school.
Yesterday was jnoliably the most boisterous day of the year. A real cold snap set in, with frequent hail showers. Stock of all kinds is feeling the unseasonable blast, and the growth of grass has conic to a dead stop. A party of twenty Maoris from the Bay of Islands has gone to Poverty Bay to receive instruction in sheepfarming, with the object of disseminating the knowledge thus acquired among . the Ngapuhi natives. Samples of the Smart-road clay were I sent by Mr. S. Hill to Wellington and burned in the kilns. The material had been worked into fire-bricks, tiles, and otlur articles, and burned excellently. He hopes to place some of the finished articles on exhibition shortly. in reference to the representations of the Taranaki School Commissioners concerning the inexpediency of re-ap-pointing members of Parliament as members of the Board, owing to their frequent unavoidable absences from meetings, the Minister of Education has replied that the matter will receive his attention when the lime conies for making fresh appointments to the Board.
At the adjourned meeting of the School Commissioners about a fortnight ago a lengthy letter was read from Mr. L. B. Webster complaining of the manner in which the recent auction sale of leases was conducted. The letter was partly discussed, and then further consideration was held over for a full meeting, in accordance with Mr. Webster's request. The ]ett?r was duly published in the Daily News next day. At yesterday's meeting some remarks were made concerning this, and the secretary was instructed to "rcdoußtfe his efforts in future to keep these things from the reporters." Comment is needless at this stage.
Tile first of the public meetings convened by the llawera County Council to discuss the proposed electrical tramway betwecu llawera and Kaupokonui was held at llawera on Thursday afternoon. There was a large and representative attendance, and Air Goodland, chairman of the llawera County Council, presided. After very lengthy discussion, the following motion was carried witli only two dissentients:—"Tint this meeting is of opinion that, as it will he in the interests of the county, the County Council oe instructed to proceed with the work of connecting Kaupokonui and llawera by tram on lines laid down by Mr Black, electrical engineer, of Wellington."
lesterday afternoon an electrical disturbance caused an interference with railway traiiic. A lightning discharge struck the Waiongona railway station and fused the wires connected with the electric tablet system. The contact caused an explosion, which -shattered the instruments and blew out the side of the building. The goods train, with passenger car attached, which should have left Inglewood about 2 o'clock, was delayed until nearly 4 o'clock. It was passed at Sentry Hill by the train which ordinarily leaves Inglewood at 4.10 p.m., and arrived in New Plymouth about G. 30, the 5.15 train arriving at schedule time. It seems remarkable that the Waiongona railway depot escaped total destruction. Some of the telegraphpoles were thrown down and the wires strewn across the railway line. A correspondent signing himself "Hustler"' writes as follows to the Wellington Post: "With a view to encourage a steady How of good sturdy British youths to this colony, allow me to suggest that the Education Department arrange to gel the elder scholars in our schools to correspond with the elder scholars in our schools of Croat Britain. Our scholars would give a truthful account of the resources and requirements of these islands, and if the -Tourist Department furnished a map of the colony and fares to same, to be enclosed in each scholar's letter sent home, we would get the better of our Canadian rival, be" cause when these country English boys leave school they would, after learning their trade and arriving at years of discretion, make New Zealand the new home of the Anglo-Saxon." He adds as a postscript that English and Continental schoolboys correspond.
Negotiations for the sale of considerulilc areas of llax hinds adjacent to Dargaville were completed recently, says the North Auckland Times, anil the sale'must have a most important effect on the future of Dargaville. It means really that the whole of the llax land in Kaihu and Awakino districts are to be drained and converted into llax fields, and we shall have here a llax industry second only to that of lianawstu. It is understood that the lands required, though bought separately, will Ikj absorbed by a Wellington company, which will thoroughly drain the whole area and work it on the most up-to-date lines. The capital to be employed in developing this industry will not be less than €IOO.OOO. When the swamps are completely' drained they will produce sufficient llax to run from ten to twelve mills, and will constantly employ upwards of 500 hands. Mr Robert Stansell, of Shannon, Manawatu, acting for himself and company, is the purchaser. Mr Stanscll is a practical flax miller, an« !uis the reputation of being an expert in judging and valuing these
swamps. J.i a nice Liny of the committee of the oaauoid wancu oi me KuJ'al Society lor tne Prevention of Cruelty to Anini.ds ithe Posi reports), Uie toociciys inspector, Mr C. J. Wiciiiiaui, reported lhal he has visited llaweia, .uiu on enquiry found that there was little or no interest taKcn with regard 10 cruelly to animals in that town. lie considered a branch should be formed there, also at FJthani, lnglewood and New Plymouth. Alter detailing several cases of cruelty he said lie wished to draw the committee's attention to the knocking about cattle had to undergo during shunting operations at railway yards. He had seen cattle at the Stratford station in a shocking state. He considered the drivers' and porters should exercise more care, and asked the committee to draw the attention of the Railway Department to the matter, lie asked if he should be sworn in as Inspector for llawera and New Plymouth. It was decided to amend the resolution with reference to the district over which the Inspector would have charge, the resolution to include Eltliam, Hawera, Taranaki, and Clifton Counties, as well as the Stratford County. Mr Coleman stated that the Inspector had dealt with sixty-two cases last year.
There is one business place in Devonstreet that has undergone such a complete change during the last nine days that one can hardly recognise it—that is, the premises of Messrs. Skeates Bros., jewellers. Mr, E. G. Skeates has been down and has seen the necessity of dividing their premises off from the cycle part of the shop, so a partition has been put up and an extra counter put in. The stock has also been doubled and the window thoroughly renovated and heaps of new goods put in. Mr. Thompson, the manager, has more up-to-date arrangements for watch and jewellery repairs of all kinds. Messrs. Skeales I'.ros. hope to see a large increase in business after this increase in nlm-l; and general overhaul, especially liming the period of the annual sale which is now on. - Advt.
A Trillium ill honor of the Most Holy Saerumoiif of lliu Jiucbiirisl, commencing in SI. Joseph's Church mi .Sunday morning, will lir conducted by file JCev. KiiUicr Ainswiirlh, i,f Wellington, who will occupy tin' pulpit, „„ .Sunday mid Monday evenings l-'iithur Ains'worth in noted as oiii' of the most cluijiient pulpit orators in JSluw Xenlnnd.-Advt. When we slurlcd just over three vein's ago Hi'. begun to stool; rcaily-'niailc clothing. Although it was pretty good, and jll.-*t about the same that everybody else in Ni'W I'lviiioiifli wns slocking, we weren't satisfied with il. licing practical tailors, wi' knew just where the f.llils lll'l'i' lacking, HO WO fill, special patterns of our own, lnki'ii from iiciunl measurements paltmis Hint Imd stood 111.' li'Ht of Hixfi'.'ii years' high-class tailoring. 'l'lk' next ioh was lo find a manufacturer wlio didn't mind n tilth, instruction, .-iinl :if't'-r some (rouble we
M'liireil him and we got, him to make us twenty suits from our patterns. We were so pleased with them that, we branded them with our own ticket. That's the story of a suit, and that's the reason our suits have been so successful, dust simple, ordinary commonsense, and carefulness in inaking-iui. The name of the suit? The Prestwcll, sold at "The Kash."—Advt,
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