The Daily News. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 28 November 1907, Page 2

The Daily News. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28.

(In the application of Mr. Hughes, His llimor Judge Dcnniston on the 21st insl. {.'ranted probate of the will of the late Hannah Rawson to Miss Helena Rawson, the executrix named in the will. Mr. Arthur Pearson, of London, one of the London journalists who accompanied the Prince and Princess of Wales during their Empire tour, is contemplating another visit to Australasia. There in also a chance that the famous novelist, Mr. 11. C. Wells, will pay a visit to Xew Zealand.

A draught horse should weigh 10001b and upwards. Weight is absolutely necessary for the hauling of heavy loads. Il enables the horse to derive full benefit from the strength of his muscles and tendons, adds to the effect of his levers in uiotion, and gives him a firm grip upon the ground.

'fhe trustees of the Industrial Peace Fund, which President Roosevelt founded, with tlie Nobel prize as a nucleus, have announced that £200,000 will be required to carry out the plan for a national tribunal. This necessitates the raising of £192,000, which the trustees expect to obtain in the near future. There was a fairly large attendance last night at the euchre party and dance held at St. Joseph's Hall in aid of the bazaar funds. Between fifty and sixty took part in the euchre tournament, and the prize-winners were Mrs. Gardiner and Miss Brown and the Rev. Dean McKenna and Mr. T. Blewman. The dance afterwards was, as usual, very enjoyable. Miss L. I/jveridge supplied the music, and Mr. J. Clark was II.C. Argentina is now the premier sheep country of the world, as it can show 74,379,502 animals, against 73,322,918 in Australia. The third place is occupied by Russia, with about 53,000,000 sheep. The United States possesses 45,170,423 sheep, and then comes the United Kingdom with 29,070,777. France has 17,500, 985 sheep, against Germany's 7,907,173. The Cape of Good Hope has 11,818,829 sheep, and Natal 720,752.

There was a "blow-out" at the '"Birthday" well, Moturoa, on Monday night. At a depth of 2321 ft the drillers struck a gas vein, which forced oil and water over the top of the derrick, blowing the driller bar out. Things were soon remedied, and boring has been resumed. The manager expects to reach hard rock in another 30ft or 40ft, and, if so, will make on attempt to shut oil' the water. Work is proceeding favorably at the No. 3 bore. (.Ireat difficulty has been experienced in recusing the wjjll, but this work is now almost completed. Under the heading "New Record," the ■Scotsman says:— "The Industrial Arbitration Court of New Zealand has established a new record. At the instance of the Farm Labourers' Union, 7200 farmers were summoned to appear before the Court all at the same time. Sucfi* a i batch of defendants is probably without precedent in legal history. The Court was soon crowded, and about a thousand of the defendants were locked out. The point at issue was the application for an award for increased wages and improved conditions of labour."

While the aristocracy is showing its appreciation of English women as wives by marrying all Uie American millionaires it can lind, our middle classes are allowing their young, strong and healthy daughters to cross in their thousands to Canada, to the United States, and to Australia, there to work for their living and then " eventually to marry." The bachelors in this country should look to themselves or before they know it their chances will be gone, anil happy Canadians and Australians will be the proud husbands of the girls they might have married. The day may come—which Heaven forfend—when all our women will have gone from us, and we have only suffragettes left.—Birmingham Clazctte.

Sir James Mills, speaking at the Dunedin banquet, said he was bom in Wellington in 1847, and went to Port Chalmers two years later. There were no steamers then. The voyage from Wellington to Dunedin was made in a 20-ton schooner, and it occupied fourteen days. He lauded at Port Chalmers, where his father beeamc an officer of Customs. He went to Dunedin when he was six years of age, and there, was no steam even then. They came up the harbor in a teuton cutter with a cargo oi iircwood. The children, including himself, were stowed away down in the hold among the lirewood. The first impulse in the direction of steam, he added, was given in 1858, when a small steam service was started by the late Mr. James Macandrew between Duuediu and Melbourne. A recrudescence of Boxeiism in the southern part of Kiang-si, a province ol tnc interior \J7Ug soulh-iuiest ol Shanghai, has culminated in serious rioting. An Italian priest named inundiigna has been killed near Nankang-Jisicu, and a French priest barely escaped. Many converts were massacred. ilio premises ol the Catholic mission at liaiiciioulu were burnt down, but the missionaries escaped to the magistrate's house, proceeding thence to ivaiufu, whence the Superior of the Lazarisles telegraphs that there is no danger, that assistance is urgently needed, and that the Chinese ollicials arc powerless. The Protestant ladies at Ivanchoul'u escaped, ,iul their, chapel was destroyed. The remaining Protestant missionaries have taken reluge with the local officials. The Governor of the province has de-

spalched troops. The straits to which Victorian pasiorulists were put by the long-continued drought was illustrated by tuc state ol Hie market at the .leiiiiugioii stocKyards recently. Thousands ol sheep and lambs were rushed lonvard from the parched country, and the Government cool stores were in consequence taxed beyond their capacity. There was no outlet for the siieep, for it was no good sending them back lo the drought-strick-en districts, and values, especially for lambs, collapsed. The result was that on .November 2, .Melbourne people were enabled to purchase cheap lamb for the Sunday's dinner. Carcases were sold by the thousand at 3s to 3s Od, and hundreds of householders bought prime hindquarters lor Is each. During the last lew weeks large numbers of sheep and lambs have been shipped irom Melbourne to Tasmania lo be topped up in the island State, where grass is in abundance. A very successful and enjoyable concert and supper look place at St. Andrew's Presbyterian School Hall on Tuesday evening. The programme consisted of—Selections from "Les Cloches" by -Mr. W. Terry's orchestra; song, •'Another Day," .Miss Aiusworth (encored) ; song, ".My Life for Thee," ilr. E. Clarke (encored); song, "The Valley by the Sea," .Miss Teuton (encored); recitation, "Little Kocket's Christmas," .Mrs. Haslam (encored); song, '■' The Star of Bethlehem," .Mi* Gideon (encored); selections from "Faust" by Air. Terry's orchestra; song, "Youth/' .Mr. .1. W. Iluslam (encored); song, "in Old .Madrid,' .Mr. K. Clarke (encored). The ae-

compauinicnts were played by Miss Perry and Miss liobson. Supper was provided by the choir aud ladies of the congregation. Prior to the singing of the National Anthem the llev. S. S. Osborne proposed a vote of thanks to all those who had contributed to the evening's entertainment, -Mr. W. CI. l'earce informed a meeting at Milling recently that twelve settlers at (Jolyton had erected live miles of telephone wire at a cost of £45, but several of them hail given labor, therefore the total cost could not be computed, in addition, of course, each sub-

Ed wilb the ollice aud dwclliug-hou»e of the (Jolyton storekeeper, who gave them connection with bedding when required. They had found the wire of great value, not only from the social point of view, but also there were occasions when one of them might notice, when going over his own farm, that certain cattle or sheep needed attention on that of bin neighbour, and could promptly advise the latter, lie had been reminded of things which had enabled him to save, in one day, more than his contribution to the wire in a year, in regard to the cost of construction, that had been apportioned amongst them according to the distance from (Jolyton, running from £4 8s to £7, and those who required private extensions oil' the main wire bore the cost themselves.

Going to the agricultural show? Going to take the missis? Then what about a new suit? May as well get it for then and look as well as your neighbors as lo wait until later. If you want a good suit at a moderate figure you can't do bettor than visit the clothes specialists at "The Kasli." They're the people to dress you well, and they don't charge too much, either. Their suits are always well cut and made, especially "The Prestwcll" suit. This is the suit you want them to show you. Ask them to show you a worsted suit they have at 55s —it's the best we've ever seen. And when you've selected a suit you'll want a new hat. They've straw hats from 2s lid in Brazilians and Tuscans, Panamas from 15s to 555, boaters from 2s lid to 8s (id, hard felt hats from 6s 113 to 13s 6d. "The. Kasli" is just below Nolan's, auctioneer, Devon-street, New Plymouth,-.

A table in Dalgety's Review gives the number of sheep at the end of 1000 for each of the States of Australasia, and I is stated that the total, 105,548,350, for the first time since 1897 exceeds 100, 000,000. This recovery is all tlie more remarkable from the fact that the slaughterings for home consumption and export have increased by nearly 1,000,000 per annum. New' South Wales heads the list with 44,182,421, followed by New Zealand's 20,108,471, 14,55G7438 from Queensland, 12,937,440 from Victoria, 0,700,000 from South Australia. 3,200,000 from West Australia, and 1.583,500 from Tasmania. The total population in 1900 was 5,085,012, and tlie number of sheep slaughtered in that year was 15,791;910, 8,081,954 being for export.

Parliament lias created a new record in long sessions. The session began on June 27th, and .since then 150 days have passed. Of these ninety-one have been sitting-days, and the hours have n'ot at all been on the lines of those laid down in the Factories Act, so that legislators may claim to have worked hard. The session, so far, beats the previous record by a day, taut of 1893 having commenced on June 29th and ended on November 24th, 149 days later. In actual sitting days, that session, with ninetylive, still holds tlie record. Parliament has sat in December, this having occurred in 1897, when a second session of the year began on September 23rd, and weary legislators just managed to get their Christmas dinners at home by adjourning on December 21st. —"Times."

Waripori, an uncle of the late 1 Whiti, and whose photograph adorn the wall of the late chief's nieetin room, spent most of his time abou I'oneke (Wellington) and Herelaung (Hntt). He was closely related to th Kpunis, Henry of which ilk was powerful help to the 'whites in thei early struggles with the natives. Wari pori had a place at Ngahauranga, i: which valley was some fine timber. II did not like the timber interfered witl but the pakeha sawyers did not al ways respect lite wishes, and took whal ever timber they reimired. One day h happened along, and caught a sawyera Welshman— hard at work. War pori was very wrathful, and wanted th man's blood then and there, for Wai was of a bellicose disposition. Th Welshman intimated to Waripori an the taua (party) that was with bin that he was willing to test his strcugt, with that of Wari's. It was agreei that the trial should be a wrestliiij match, and if the pakeha was success ful, further "utu" (satisfaction) wouh not be exacted. Now, if there was on thing more than another upon wliiej Wari—who was a big, powerful speci nen of humanity—prided himself itwa iiis strength, and consequently h ipproaehed the combat with feelings o .he liveliest pleasure. But the Welsl: man, like all men of his race, was we] ip in wrestling, and had taken man; irizes in his native country. * The bou ivas soon over. Waripori, the big am wwerful rangitira, was twisted oil hi: eet, and thrown heavily to the ground :ie faced the music again. The same 'ale befell him. A third time lie was lowned v . this time so severely that Ik ould not move. Waripori was taken iway by his followers, and shortly ifterwards died as a result of his inuries. The Welshman, strangely nough, was looked upon by Waripori's nen as an important rangitira, and no •escntment was felt at his being responsible for their chief's death.