The Daily News. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 42, 8 February 1908, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8.

ON FOURTH PAGE. Commercial —Colonial and General. Clifton County Council. An Engineer Overworked. Church Services.

An election of three members of the newlvt-oiiktitule'd Fire Boiird will be, held at New l'lymouth on the 10th instAn inquest in connection with the (U-uth of a .Maori, killed through a fall 1 rout a horse, will be held to-day sir I'iiiiiliit.

There were WITT boxes of butter and ÜBS cases of cheese in store at the NciV I'lvinouth grading works on January •AUI.

'the new uiul'oiin- for the Taranaki Garrison Rind are due tn arrive on | Tuesday. The uiiil'oi nis are a neat, se.- I viceable lihiek eloth, will) gold facing-. The local Garrison Hand is putting in some solid practice at the test selection;. bail nig'hl the band was rehearsing the inarch in the Kccreation Grounds, lo the enjoyment "f a fairly large gathcrin:; of townspeople. Members of local bodies in oilier pans of the colony will probably stare at tlK J tender of t'lo per chain for road metalling which was placed before the Clifton County Council yesterday. The councillors took a little time to recover. Yesterday Councillor O'Sullivaii asked that the Clifton County Council's "lions" I uii wheels" should be placed at the disposal of the siiitaceiuan in the Mohan Hiding. The cliairman jocularly remarked, "If you're going to put it in the Mlini valley, you had better get a chain and anchor the iliing to a stump, lest it iloat away on the flood waters.'

There is an almost continuous complaint concerning the xtatc of the roads handed over to local bodies by the Government. Two miles of the I'iko road have just lieen placed under the control of the Clifton County Council. There were numerous slips along it last winter, and Councillor Wright stated yesterday that the slips were not being cleared oil properly. A* the road bail been gazetted a county road, the Council conll only express its dissatisfaction, and this was done.

Cyelistri in training are warned that they must not train, until they get later permission, on the Kecreation Sports Ground, and on application to the secretary the 2s lid paid for the privilege ivdl be returned. The Sports Ground Committee regret having to take this step, but as certain cyclists yesterday abused their privilege by racing round the new track and cutting it up, an absolute prohibition is the only course left open. A further breach of this rule will entail forfeiture of fees paid in nominations to the Caledonian Society.

The secretary of the Niew Plymouth Caledonian Society desires us to acknowledge with the society's thanks a donation of a valuable gold medal from Mr. W. G. Malonc for the New Zealand quar-ter-mile championship to lie run at the society's sports on the 2(ith instant. The medal for the 100 yards championship was presented by Mr. P. Mcllvride. The medals, which arc being made by Mr. .J. Bennett, are of very handsome and ornate design, and worlhy of their national importance. The medal for Hie half-mile championship still awaits a sponsor.

Two important athletic conferences arc to Ik- held in New Plymouth at the time of the New Zealand championship meeting on (In. Mth inst. The annual conference ot the -New Zealand Athleti" I moil, which will last two days, is lo open on the morning of the 2tith ins'., and will he attended by delegates from all the provincial unions oi the colony. At the same time a conference of representatives of Taranaki athletic clubs :,, to be held to form n provinei.tr centre of the New Zealand U-aguc of Wheelmen for the control of cycling, which is growing in popularity in' Taranaki. Thl.yttclton Times of Thursday reports that at a meeting of the league of Wheelmen Mr. Righton reported thai Mr. <i. ]•:. Cood, a nieinlier of the Council, would shortly lie visiting New Plymouth, and it was decided to appoint him Hie Council's representative in the formation of a Centre in Taranaki. The lull-yearly meeting of the direction of the New Plymouth (..'as Company, Limited, was held at (he uHices of the secretary on Wednesday afternoon. Present: .Mr. A. Shuttlcworth (cnairman), Messrs E. jlockrill. T. Furlon-. and A. M. Thomson. The half-yearly, statement of accounts for the period ending December 31st were considered.

and an interim dividend of 5 per cent! was parsed. The figures showed that satisiactory progress had been made during the year. As compared with the corresponding period of the previous year the sales of gas showed a considerable

increase. These had amounted (o 9.11(i,•JUuft.. and Hie returns from sale of'gas, residuals, etc., amounted 10t::5777. On

December ultt the number of consumers was 14.m. a increase on the previous lialf year of 100. The stoves on hire now numbered 2-13, an increase of 5.1. F.vpcnditiire mi mains, plant, services (including (lie Wostown extension), motels, etc., was r.221!). Messrs Outfield and Steele, representing the Fitzroyi Town Board, interviewed the Board in connection with the street lighting. After discus-ion satisfactory arrangements' were made. Messrs. E. Doekrill and Tj Furlong were appointed to sign cheques.

Up to the present time eight persons., one of whom is a woman, have been dealt with under the provisions of ths Habitual Criminals and Offenders Aetj and these are to be placed in a special ward of the prison at New Plymouth, at the expiration of the sentences they are now serving. One of the number was convicted at New Plymouth, and is now here, and the others are in various oilier gaols. A wing of tke; New Plymouth prison is being fitted up to accommodate habitual criminals, and the Minister for Justice (Uon. J. McGowau) and the nspcetor of Prisons (Lieutenant-Colonel Hume) wjll leave, Wellington on Monday to inspect it. The consultative committee, in connection with (he habitual criminal division of the gao), will consist of the local stipen. diary magistrate, -the gaoler, and visit-, ing justices. Under the Act, any prison, or wlTb wishes to be released must forward a petition through the consultative committee to the Supreme Court which fried him, and on the recommendation of the committee and Die judge the fiovcrnor will decide whether be is to be set at liberty. The establishment of a habitual criminals ward at New l'lynnmlli will. ll„. Wellington IW. is informed, be of a temporary character.

Whilclcy Church Harvest Festival will bo celebrated to-morrow. Special sermon* will bo preached bv the Itev. T. li. Brooke, the subjects being -The Lord of the Harvest" and "Sowing and Heaping/' The church will be decorated for the occasion, and special music will be rendered by the choir. At the evening service Mr. City will sing "A Dream of Paradise." Strangers cordially invited. -Advt,