The Daily News SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 7 December 1907, Page 2

The Daily News SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7.

Au interesting account of the noted .Jersey bull "Oakland's Champion," imported by .Messrs. E. Urillitlus mid R. Cornwall, New Plymouth, appears on tlie fourth page of this issue. Jlr. J. W. Foreman informed the Clifton County Council yesterday that there was every probability of about £4OO of rates on the " Jlokau Jones" estate being paid shortly.

On account of the absence of one of the juiy'men, Jlr. W. F. Jenkins, ill Wellington, the inquest concerning the death of tlie .Maori Apiae, at Waitara, I has been adjourned until Saturday, 14th inst., at 11.30 a.m. Mr. W. F. Gordon, secretary to lie Maryland Hill Memorial Committee, has j received .til 15s ad from the officers of the 58th Regiment. The covering letter ' says: "Please accept it with our best wishes towards the Dominion, which is so closely connected with our history." . Labour is still exceedingly scarce in Jhe Clifton county. The metalling contact at Uruti is hung up because the arc unable to obtain sufficient men. At present they have two (men, a sailor and a tailor, taking instruction in bullock-driving. | .Mr. James Hawkins has, we uudcr-

stand, just completed on highly satisfactory terms tlie sale of lite Jletropolitau Hotel, Wellington, which he purchased some two years ago. The selling price was over £BOOO, representing u very prolitable transaction. A remark was made that last night s rain was worth hundreds ot' pounus to Taranaki. A gentleman greatly intcr.csted ill the agricultural progress of the 'province heard the remark, and said) it meant " thousands of pounds." "\\ e don't speak of the dairying industry in hundreds," he added, " but m thousands and tens of thousands of pounds." An argument in favour oi the raising

of New Zealand to the distinction if a Dominion is lurnished bv the address on a paper rccevcd by the secretary of the "Wellington Chamber of Commerce from a French publishing linn, which displays ignorance as to the locality of .New Zealand or its capital. The address runs:—"Chamber of Commerce, Wellington, Australia, Occidentale." llic aiieruoon s.iUng oi tue OiUon Couiliy council yesUiday tu'\eiupvu ailo an unseemly wrangle ijeiv.een ehairniau and Uie engineer, boiueunies Lne talk would ease on, Out Lneii oy a I aide throw-oil' some oilier councillor | would be diawn into the irouoie ana I add fuel to the lire. The remarks were often of a very personal nature. By this means tlie meeting, which presented every possibility of being concluded by the luncheon adjournment, was protracted until the shades of evening fell. liie circuit quarterly meeting oi the Primitive Alctnodist Cmireii of New Plymouth was lield on Wednesday evening. The reports showed tlie circuit to be in a prosperous condition, notwiiiialauding the number of wet Sundays at the beginning of the quartci. Tlie circuit stewards' report showctl that the income, with the balance of X 5 17s (id from last quarter, met the outgoing. The net amount raised for trust purposes was:—lJueeii street, £lB Ss Ud; Fiuroy, X3U 2s 3d. The money raised for home mission fund was JCI2 Os Ud. Alter removing eight names from the members' roll, for various causes, the membership showed an increase of eleven.

Last week a Christchureh constable 011 tile look-out for an escapee from Sunnysidc, .-aid to have been seen wandering abuut Addington, saw a man why answered to the description ga/.ing about tiie cattle saleyards. lie approached, and, passing the time of day, asked what the gazer was doing. I'm looking for a cow that's wandered from Sunnysidc," was the reply. "Then you're the man 1 want," said the policeman. "Vou come along o' me," and, ill spite of the explanation immediately forthcoming, he took his charge to the mental hospital. When he got there, lie found to his horror that he had captured one of the officers of the institution.

A recent visitor from England tell a good story as to tile reserve of the London club men. At a certain London club alterations in the smokingroom were being carried out, and the smokers temporarily established themselves elsewhere. A member going down the stairs of the club was accosted by a gentleman, who asked him where the temporary smoking-room was. He received the necessary directions, and then the gentleman who had been accosted said: "Excuse me, will you allow.me to shake hands with your" "Certainly,"' said the other; "but why';" "Well," was the answer, "1 have been a member of the club for five years, and you are the lil'.-t person who has ever spoken to ine." ilic "\\aiiarapa Daily Times'' inquires:—.ire bookmakers now, in point oi rank, on a level with bis.iops'.' We slioilid say so, alter reading certain remarks made by .Ml'. Lewis, M.11.i;., concerning these gentry. At the tail end 01 LUc session tnc public gallery of "the House'-' (l'eally it ought to be called "the house J was said by this authority to be not good enough for the bookmakers who were assisting the revision of the Gaining Act, and special accommodation was arranged for tliem in .\lr. speakers gaiicry. The professional status ol these missionaries amongst misguided youths is now legalised, and perhaps it will be unnecessary to call one or two of them to the Legislative Council iu order to further protect the important local industry whicu they represent.

All Lketahuna settler, who has relumed lrom a Visit, lu Jbuglaiid, says: "Uhcu biking iiiio J.l'iui.c 1 one woni--I saw a large caravan approaching, and across lue lront uas painted "Canada' in large leuei'a. it laid glass iranios round each aide, and inhale 01 llic.se were email sheaves o! wheat and other cereals, showing what the country cuulil produce, whne 'Uiy aeie> ot laud given away 1 and similar notices were prominently displayed. travelling through the country to catch lanucrs at their own doors. Jn tiie Canadian ullice windows in the town were loaves made up in lh u shape oi lull-sued s iii-avcs of wheat, beautifully linked, to show ' what Canadian corn could produce. The line herds ot Shorthorite to be Seen at Home is evidence that much improvement is p"-sible 111 our ,\eiv Zealand herds while the salcyards provided an example' o! what, could be produced in beef Vices realised were .117 and JJI« per head, and 1 W i» ;1 Hi.,,;.! neiyhii... Ucwt -iild fur jll>l uu e-> i. I t Ves Wl'lC Mjlil up to XI2J." i in- \\ elljngton Dominion lias ivceiled Xroni .Mr. C. Cailaghan, of Hell iiloek, S V \y J'lymouth, a .sample of a t odder plant of the ciover family, named hcdysariuui coroiiarius, ni .Maltese clover, it is reputed to be a judder plant of exceptional value on account of tile luxuriance of its growth, its mechanical limess for sillage making, its high feeding value, and is yield per ai;lc about 2a tons in two cuttings, it js a perennial. Jt attains a lu-igln of four leet, and an isolated plant w ill gr ,JW to a width oi over a yard, it is, however, best grown in rows, ciosely together, to retain the proper tenderness. This plant was grown experimentally at iicll I '.lock before Air. C'allaghan left for South Africa. He intends now to resume tile culture of the plant, mainly lor the raising of seed. The Dowel's of his ilalese clover are bright crimson, and are of enormous size, the llower heads having a length of three or four inches. The growth of bee-keeping gives the plant an added value. A lield jpf Ihe plant in full bloom would have the appearance of a luxuriant crop of crimson clover,

-\lla-Laval Cream Separators, through lli<' positive action uf the patented ■■•plii-wing-Alfa disc-bowl, arc absolutely reliable at, all times ami under all conditions. Tliey leave nolhing to the "experiments'' or '-guesswork" of the opnra!or. "Alfa-va I' results are of a known ipiantity and quality such as every butier-maker or creamery-operator should have and such as no other separator ran possibly ull'er. M'hat is reliablily ot Miis sort worih to you? ".Ufa-Laval" users everywhere say it is worth from one to three times' the original eost of (lie separator each year of u.-e, Mr, C. A. l.yall, of No. 1 Line, Uanganui, wriles: '7 was never more pleased with any purchase than I have I witli the "Al fa-Lava I." and would not resort to hand- skimming on any aecount. If you jivo thinking of bavin-; a machine. all we ask is an opportunity lo demonstrate these truths. Illustrated catalogue T post free. Sole New Zealand agents. Jfasou, St mthers and Co., Ud„ Main-street, Palmerston North. E. Griffiths and Co., New Plymouth, local" agents. "

The Christmas tree at Whitelov llall on Thursday netted about £ls for the .Methodist Homo Mission Fund. The local stationnuster, Mr. Day, has promised to recommend the Railway Department to run Special trains during i band contest week.

A large number of horses lately employed on the Jlain Trunk line are being ] despatched to the Waikato for sale. The ' amount of construction work still to be i done is gradually decreasing, and different contractors nre getting rid of their surplus beasts of burden. After Christmas, with tlie beginning of I lie end in sight, very little farting will be done. What is probably the lowest price on record ill iiorscllesli was reached at a Mastcrton sale a few days ago, when the munificent sum of 10s (id was the price for which a horse, saddle, and 'bridle were "knocked down." The purchaser ,who did not want the noble steed, took the saddle and bridle oil',

and offered the animal to a lad for nothing, but the oll'cr was refused, and (he horse was turned adrift. On Sunday afternoon the Garrison Hand is to piny a well-selected programme of music in aid of the Taranaki War Veterans' Memorial, ill Jlr. C'orkill's grounds, which have been kindly thrown open to the public for the occasion. The following items will lie rendered: "Sappho" (coiltcst selection); march, "Joyce's 71st"; "Judex" (from "Jfors et Vite"); hymn, "Eternal Father"; anthem, "Shepherd of Souls" (from "The Sign of the Cross'); march, "Shining Star"; hymn, "Lead, Kindly Light" (Sandon); hymn, "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing."

A Chicago widower exhibited a placard in the window of his home, to the effect: "Widower, living within, wants a wife. Ladies who want a husband inquire within at once." There were several applicants, but the prospect of having to take charge of the man's six children frightened the would-be brides. This expedient, by the way, is not a new one. That prince of adventureres and lively Bohemian, Caranova, who wrote a couple of volumes of most amusing scandal, once found himself lonely, and in need of the companionship of the fair sex. So he put a notice in his window, "Wanted, a wife." He gives particulars of the number of applicants.