The Daily News. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 19 November 1907, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19.

The Post Oilicc cluck laces were nut, illuminated lasst night. lhi» was nut due. tu any failure ot the. electric cuircnt, but to Uio iuct thai alterations were being made. The iMaorio of frfoulh Xaranaki are taking up dairying in a wliole-hoartcd manner. One iactory Ims nu\v eight Mauri suppliers, The manager stales that the .Maoris an- always iiial at the factory and supply cleaner milk than the majority of tiie pakehu suppliers.

It is estimate J that over seven hundred people visited "Aotca' on Sunday afternoon, when the grounds were thrown open to the publie. The beautiful grounds were at their best. The Garrison lland played a line programme of sacred music, and many declared that they had never heard the tunes sounding in more pleasing surroundings. A few yews ago a farm on the Wainiate Plains changed hands at £2B 10s an aere, a price that was at the time considered exee.-sive. In three or four seasons the owner made money out of working the section sufficient to defray the total cost of the farm and the stock. This year he sold the pi ice to the original holder for £4O an acre, and so impressed is the latter with the land's productive capacity that he states he will not let it out of his llitnds again eveu at £OO an aere. rue weeKiy session ol I fie Eginont i-uuge, JNo. 112, J.U.i... 1., was held m Si. ,uarys Hall hist evening. Bro. G-

ii.-iTiu'll, C.T., presided over a goud at' tendance of meiuliers. It was dccideii to accept the invitation of the liev Harding to attend church at tlie Primi ive Methodist Church on Sunday next "Temperance Sunday" throughout Uu

Dominion. The programme for the evening was: "Questions by Sisters, to be answered by Brothers." Numerous questions were handed in, and caused a deal of discussion.

"What are the names of the people who are receiving charitable aid and whose child received first prize for fancy dress at a recent ball in New l'ly-

liiouth'r" This was a poaer submitted yesterday to the Hospital Boa'fiT by"llf J. Brown, who considered it a funny

thing that people in receipt of charitable aid should be able to attend balls in fiincy dress. There was something wrong somewhere. The secretary stat-

Ed that he knew tile mother of the child in fancy dress was a really hard-work-ing woman, whilst tin; father was badly crippled with rheumatics. It was decided (hat the secretary should make enquiries. Before leaving the subject, .Mr Brown said he hail no desire to deprive children of enjoyment, hut he did not think the ratepayers' money should be spent in fancy dresses for

dancing. ' J ine n airarapa is making a semblance 1 ot a Jiyilt against tue industrial invasion of the ever-encroaching Chinese, in Carterton, where there \wis Jormeriy a flourishing Chinese trust of Jruit shops, there are now only two, one having succumbed ty European opposition, inure is also a strong probability that tne only Chinese lauiidrynmn in Carterton will iiavc to put up ins irons owing to the fact tliat there is a white man m the lield against dun. in Alastcrtou where there is an Anti-Asiatic League, tile Jiylit with tiie Chinese iruitercrs is jirocecding, and Europeans are waking most attractive window displays, and at the same time giving prominence to bold legends informing the public that there are no Asiatics in the business. The Chinese, however, writes tile \\ airarapa correspondent of the Dominion, have a big business grip on Greytown, Doth in groceries and fruit. There ar« one or two "true Britishers - at the Uld People's Home. Every true .Britisher loves to growl, ami as a member of the Board remarked yesterday there are some "chronic cases" at the "big house on the hill." During the past month two surprise visits were paid to the llome by the chairman of the Board (ill- J. H. Parker) am! Mr Bcllringer, and 011 both occasions they arrived there at meal times, the chairman of the llawera Board being present once. They were all well satislied with the quality of the iood served, and the cleanliness and order prevailing. The chairman remarked yesterday that the inmates were as well provided for as were the members of the Board in their own homes. Almost in the same breath the chairman l)i'ouglit^jiT~a" coflipiaiiit fioni 011 c jf the ''Britishers" aforesaid, who considered tin;-- ,„jlk should be dethe Iloim. „i,, n ,j njf #n j oVcn,!i2>> instead of ouly onto daily as at [■resent.

.111 occurrence, unique as it was exciting, is'reported u u iu South i'araiiaki. u " inursday a coiiimereial traveller lined a buggy and horse from Ha.wera, and was 011 111s way to Manaia via the Ahipaipa road, which connecls Okaiawa witn liie .Mam South road, when lie itisco\ered the nig on lire. He jumped out of the trap with the idea of stamping out tile Jlames, when 'tile liorse, noticing the smoke, took fright aud bolted down the Soutn road. It tore down I'oiks Hill, lnaba, at a tremendous Speed. llle body of the buggy by tiiis time had caught lire, winch circumstance only caused the animal to increase its pace. Just at the top of the hill was a trap in which were a -New Plymouth lady, her infant child, and her two .sisters. As the runaway tore up tile hill, the situation was taken mat a glance. The occupants of the uap knew that a frightened horse almost invariably rushes into another animal or human being, if on the road, and gave rem and whip to their steed, which 101 Innately was quick of foot. They decided to rush on until they saw an "If B atc iutu »'Jucli to escape. Two miles were covered, and the buggy was i mt a short distance behind, w£en tit adies, conscious of their extreme dagger, espied on open gateway at Mr a. McKays I arm. l„ tu thjs llwy •it a very smart pace, and as the trap passed the gate, the younger sister, a girl of but fourteen years of age leant out to close the gale. Almost miraculously she landed on her fuct and prompt y closed the gate. The pl„ L . k y , fl luid J1 » The fren/ied hoist', With its burning load, now reduced to the two wheels anil the shafts. I turned ill and trid to force the "ate "pen. l-'nsuccessful in this, the liorse (lashed lor an opening in the fence near ~i .4. °',' t ou ' r llsul£ lmt c °uld not •«u tie wheels, which remained on the Other Side till Mr McKay eume to the ■iiii iHI ""I 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 11 tlio Voor, affrighted . 11, ai. the commercial traveller -lost wL " Pi' g r. and The "I|< els and shafts were all that remained tie buggy, while the horse itself "Part rom the shock it sustained, was : j.|, H l . ' or lts experience. The no ,'i i"",' 1 ' Imt will t K.idily loiget the trying ordeal 'rough which they passed and which ut to! t| lo presence and coolness of d'ifrmSy. VCd lUigllt,mve mfcd very