The Daily News FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 20 December 1907, Page 2

The Daily News FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20.

Mr W. T. Jennings, M.P., will present prizes won during the year at the Midhirst school this (Friday) evening.

We understand that the Premier will make a tour of i'arauaki's hinterland at the end of January or early in the month following.

The nun Campbell, who was injured j the other day by. a fall from a petroleum derrick at Moturoa, is progressing favorably towards recovery. "The good soldier," said Jlajor Malone last night, "keeps his head up, his chest back," and then the pencil snapped amidst a big outburst of JaugEing. Owing to the wet weather yesterday, the shooting match between the Taranaki Rifles and the Mangorei Rille Club had to be abandoned.

"The good citizen is the natural development o£ a good child," said Mrs Dowling at the West End school last night. j The gaoler of the New Plymouth gaol acknowledges with thanks the receipt of a parcel of books from Mrl Henry Weston, and a number of magazines from Mrs Lcnnou, for the gaol library.

Dairy factories in the inglcwood district, will make the following payments tu-day: —Mou, Company, XiJiib i'Js 7d; -Leppei'lon, J.SUU ids id; Tarum, iujiJ as ud; WaitlU, JClditU Is lid; Tanki Cheese JUUft) 13s od.

After listening to lectures on manliness, straightforwardness, creeliiess, moral character and the like, some West 1-Jnd youngster oiieaked out. of the school building last night and let down cue tires ol all the bicycles he could find, and took away the lit tings to prevent re-intlation!

The Military Hand is making excellent, progress under the control of llaudmastur James. Solid practice has been put in during the winter months, and it is expected that about thirty members will be available for the programme of music at the T.J.C. races on Roxing Day. (

me Egiuout railway will, we understand, be opened earl)' in the jNcw lear. lhc work is now practically complete, and Hie crushing plain ready for operaUoito. This will be good news lor a good many of the laranaki local bodies, which up to now have been severely handicapped by the lack of suitable road metal.

teurnc live weeks ago surveyors made a commencement witii the survey of Uie Oiruuoid-Ungaruc railway iiuui the northern eud. I'ney eommenccd at i'ukeiutu, in the Alokuu Valley, and on the -Ua.iL Iruuiv une, aud are now at Ana, about 18 miles down. At this rale of progress, the survey will soon ou completed.

l-'olowing are the winners of the School Essays Competition, arranged by the faranaki Agricultural Society. Xhe subject was " Xlie Society's Show." George Hooker, agcr 13, Franklcy school; ltobert White, Egiuont school; Ella Earp, aged lU, Lguiont school; Charles L.cpper, Stratlord District High School, Eighteen essays were handed iu from various schools iu the district.

As two little girls were going to the .West End school last night a oig dog that was reclining on the footpath suddenly sprang up and caught one of them, \wmne .Uorison, by the foreanu, burying his teeth in the llesli. First aid was rendered by Airs Dowling and Air Sykes, and the injury was alterwards attended to by Dr Wylie. That dog, if caught, will have a speedy despatch.

Owing to exceptional circumstances, -Mr 1. \\. Wilkie has for over twelve | months personally conducted the Dawson's Falls .Mountain House, contrary l to llie regulation which provides lor a committee of Jive. The committee business proved unworkable, as its members were so scattered. It is greatly to his credit, and to the credit of the custodian and his wife, Mr W. II St. Clair, that the popularity of the mountain resort is constantly increasing. At a meeting ot tile Mew Plymouth High tichool Boiird on Wednesday night, the th.iiruiau reported that Mr i,everne had been appointed assistant master. The appointment of a successor to -MiBerry was deferred until next meeting. It was decided to recommend his Excellency the Governor to re-appoint -Messrs Dockrill and I'raser, ana Dr. i'ookes as members of the Board. It was also decided to place JMoU oil deposit in the P.O. Savings B.ink, Oil ... iiup lnent iiuuse is meeting wiui a "rea w ucal ox criuciSm, atheise aiia uilUtvti&c. liie lUea oi educating tlie people t-o tuku an interest in public woiks is undouuLediy a good one, but whether applied in luc ioimid suggested by fair Joseph or not is a matter of opinion. Wo have always been told lliat charity begins at home, therefore would it be fair to go so lai away to help those who are m a position to help Uieniselves, and by so doing allow our own at home to| starve? To put. the matter in a different light, would it not be better for the b icU-blocks settlers \vlio are having such a struggle for existence to put the little they have to spare into lnakiii" roads which would give them access to towns': Or to bring u le (juestion nearer home still, would it not be better for 0 people of New Plymouth and the surrounding districts to put their surplus cash into something which they are going to derive great pleasure and direcl hcnclit from? Certainly it would; '".-clo,-, <« "» in tlie sovereigns which we tave to snare 1 »|to the Harden Party, w l,iVh tikes ' place in he l!ee. Sports tirouml on New lears Day. I