The Daily News. FRIDAY, JANUARY 17.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 318, 17 January 1908, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, JANUARY 17.

Kginont road scttleis .■!>' - u < n r r pie'iie in connection with tin- pm|'i u erection of a hall there. Captain Young, Government Veterinarian, will make his annual v>?it shoiv IV to the Mokau and Tongaporutu <lisiricts. Settlers wiio may want his advice should keep in touch with then storekeepers, who will be advised a I couple of days liefore his arrival.

\ l,U'"e packing firm in America .riving bonuses to its hands as M ur- ■ ilucenient to marry, advancing the argument that the married map is the lawful servant, ami cannot always say to his employer just what comes to his tongue. A number of gentlemen who are interesting themselves in the development of the kaolin clay fii'U at Pmart r'ortl visited the locality yesterday. A proI vincial directorate nas been formed to float a company with £50,000 capital to work the deposits.

The gite takings yesterday at the Agricultural Society's fixture were about ,t!ti.'i. Of this, .£ls was paid at the entrance to the lawn, leaving C 4!) in admission fees. It is fair to compute on this basis that, the attendance was just about a thousand. Sir H. Willis, of the local office of the Labor Department, has received a communication from the Public \\ orks Department tliat fifty men are required for the co-operative works on the Mam Trunk railway. Judging by the difficulty experienced by local employers in eng-ag-in" 1 ibor. there seems little possibility of the Department filling its list from this neighborhood.

The Wniniate Road Board has decided to obtain a legal opinion oil the question of whether the Ilawera County Council can legally erect toll-gates in one jiart. of the county and take the revenue thus tained a-nd spend it on another portion of the eountv. This is the result of the decision to erect recently arrived at by the Ilawera County Couiitil. The passing of the riding skirt. Only one ladv rider at yesterday's sports donned the old-fashioned riding skirt and iwd the side-saddle. The two styles of riding and habits were seen side by side, and for safely of the rider and control of the horse the divided skirt easilv held the advantage.

In proposing the toast of the Press last night, Sir Aroa said they hail had the .Mayor telling them how he had had the septic tank put in thorough working order. ''But he didn't tell how the Press had to keep stirring the matter up .'liefore he attended to it," added Sir Aroa, probably with a vivid recollection of the strong language used in compelling the authorities to abate a serious nuisance.

"Grocers have a hard row to plough. Even nature has been against them in New Plymouth, for It made the sand! black," -said a speaker at last nightVJ gathering. .Speaking biter, Mr Whitaker remarked that that same black sand was likely to be a great factor in the future development of the town, referring, of course, to the ironsand industry.

At a meeting of the Stratford County Council on Wednesday, Mr W. A. McCutehan said lie was strongly of opinion that the time has arrived when the banks doing business in the colony should ali»)lisli the 10s charge to cacli of their customers for keeping accounts. He stated that the banks were doing very well at present, and if they were not prepared to do away with the charge on their own account, then Parliament ought to be asked to take steps to make them do -so. Other members of tho Stratford County Council expressed agreement with these views, but no action was taken.—Post.

I'atea again headed the ports of tlui dominion for the quantity of cheese exported during December, 15,514 ewt. valued at £43,532 being shipped. Wellington, with 7181 ewt. valued at £20,087, came second; New Plymouth, 5710 ewt. valued at £15,580, third; lilulT. 5045 ewt. valued at £14.240, fourth. Auckland shipped the greatest quantity of Imtter, 13.837 ewt. valued at £fi(i,.'l4i. being exported. Then come New Plymouth, 12.254 ewt., value £61,2(13; Wellington, 0123 ewt., value £44,122; I'atea, 440ti ewt., value £21,231.

There was a good attendance at the organ recital given by Mr Horace Hunt, of Wellington, last night at St. Mary's Church, ilis interpretation of the programme (submitted, which included the works of some of the world's most famous composers, was excellent, each of the nine items submitted being treated in a masterful manner. The phrasing of every movement was particularly clear and careful. His splendid command of the instrument showed that he is an Organist of great promise, and he provided a musical treat which will long be remembered by those present.

Three old identities were yesterday discussing their morning paper which contained the news of the intended removal of the bodies of old .soldiers from the Courtenay street burying ground. They were trying to recall the names of those of the dead whose resting-places are not marked by headstones. They locatud one a man known as ItaU'ertv, a member of the Royal Artillery, who was killed by Maoris while pig-hunting on Mr John Ilurford's farm at Omata. Another of the unremembered ones was a bombardier in the Royal Artillery, and lie was killed by the Maoris at Kaitake.

[ Discussion occurred at the Stratford Comity Council • meeting regarding the great scarcity of labour in this district tsayx the Post). Cr. McCiitchan said the whole country was tied up, and the only solution would lie tor the Trades and Labour Council to stop their noisen*e and allow the Government to bring the needed lalwur into the country. Cr. Astlniry thought labour was verv much needed, bin he thought it was due to the great prosperity creating an abnormal demand. lie did not know that the Government could be blamed, except insomuch as they were not apparently endeavouring to meet the ditlicuity by encouraging immigration.

Willi regard to tin- OngarucSiralford railway, i[ is impossible Id refrain from "'l'll'■ idling the lloveniiiiciu lor their liii-k of enterprise in pushing forward this (writes the special commissioner ol' the Auckland Herald, who is in that district >. One i»;is mily to take into consideration I lie magnitude of tlie interests iuvolvod to realise thut this railway will lie of mlinitcl.y greator.benelit to the nation than any <>f the railways under construction in the South Island, and it is decidedly unpatriotic and unbu-incsfclikc for any ALL 1 , to let private interest-, or local votes tempt liiiu to e.\pend large sums on branch lines in the South whilst this great work remains uncompleted. 11l the first place, the railway would form a means of communication Ih'lwi'ph the province of Auckland and the province ol Taranaki, which hart! great and growing trade relations. In the second place, it would give the people of the West Coast, from l'almerston North up to New Plymouth, communication with the North. Thirdly, and stronger, perhaps, than any other reason, it would open up vast areas of excellent land, help in its settlement, help in its development, ami. therefore, and cnorinouslv to the wealth of the nation.

At the Waitara .Magistrate's Court yesterday tlie following civil business was disposed of:—Clifton County Council v. 8. J. Briscoe and E. W. MarsJi, claim £;j -Is 4d for rates.—.Judgment for amount of claim, with costs 38s. Clifton County Council v. Esau and Sarah Marsh, claim [£2 l 6s 3d, for rates on 200 acres. Mrs Marsh denied that she owned 2<i() acres. She only had 200 acres. The Magistrate said in the face |of this ho would have to non-suit the Council for the excess claimed for. Judgment would lie given for £l(i S* Bd. with costs. Clifton County Council v. Sarah Marsh and others, claim £l7 0* .'ld. rates on 211 acres. Mrs Marsh claimed there was excess of acreage here also. The Magistrate said he would adjourn the case in order to allow the Council to search and produce the title. W. P. Snell v. Thos. Lawrence, claim £2 15s.—Judgment for amount with Court costs lis, and plaint fee 58, Mail.

The Swiss Cabinet consists of seven members, each of whom draws £4BO per annum.