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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 58, 27 February 1908, Page 2

Tlie Xcw Zealand Athletic I uion's Omfineiiee opened in tlie Town Hull last niglit. Our report of tlie ]>i i 3 held over for to-morrow's issue, "'fhc ('onferenvc resumes at II.SO ilii~ morning. I In- puldic are promised a neat in I|U' lln-atre liuyal K.-ni-lii, when ihe I ronilione l riu competition u j|| |„- decided. Ix)vei> ol niti-ic sliiuiM nul miss tills ill-ill. Tin- trioc an- ycarlv Y>amongst band conte-t items. It Ims been suggested thai if several lumdred colored lights «i-n- placed <m tin- terraces at tin- tinal u-st in the Itecri-aliun Cround 011 Friday ni"lit th<ell'ect would he niaguilici'iit. A good suggestion has Ih-i-ii made that a hundred people sh.nild each bring a 'Hie Vnii-kst,-|, i,,ii,|,p|i|j,, M „j]| i K , '"■i'l in t lie Kccreation S|i o ris Grounds tin's allcriioon.- This militarv display and musical 11 i-ai should he at' )>y overviiiH-. ; i> ii ni;iv ! )( . nianv VCMis before litr N;.u Plnnontl, mi'lili'iwill be lucky enough 10 again have the "p|Hntuni(v and plea-un- i,i' alteiidiii" till- (Juick-li-p 1-iini)>.-titiim of a ba-iil COllhM.

Til,. Salvation Anny Jul- a|>|ilin| >o tin' Ki'iU rimd sclniiil ((jiiiniiUec mul ; u [lit' Kclm-iitimi Jioar.l f,„-_j.erin to lioltl ii'lm-wu, >,'rviic in tiic I'pncr Immii. -flit't'l <ni<r a mailt h. Tlir IllilU'i.' 'lcclillcil [|| ( . |-j-r fm■ ~ . ( ,n I 1,,, (hat ~,1.111,,"' hiiil.iin;, 1 f- - At'>t I.hi |,.,iuicc! (ml U*t ui«nt tn tin' JSi m r,l tliat 11 liiiililTuu ii'iVrri',l a I'iiiniiiv.- McUuxlM t lull', 11. wllii-li, ,-OUI I'iillltl |,„ I'" l ' l ''' imipt.so-. I'll,, liiiiinl (leciilcl j„ I't'fi'f llif upiitivalioii atfiin In tlic f,>lll- - with a rTOiiiiiiK'iiiiaii,m that |h.. I*i'ij"('s[ l||. i;nillt,.||.

The ilry spell ii record in (he memory of manv of our residents. j[ r . if, Trimble, ui' won 1 !!. found. however, iliat IN:)0 opened Willi ;i much longer drought, l'roiu Ist .lamiarv to 21st I'eliniary, IMIIB. 1 1"' rainfall ui "Kiverilule," Ingimvooil. was (1..-!;! inches for 52 days. From the I-I I" —-Hli January Uicrc fell .01 incli, "■2s ill,-), oil Hie sotli, and .« from Dial 'lay 1 ill 2ls( Felirnary. The driest spell "» HTord wa> in ISIIII. when only .08 111,11 •"■■II tin- lli days from ' 2fii.li -lunuary to 12(h March. I'or tile 50 iluyS "'""I ' ; 'tli January to 12th March the Mil "a- or just over half an inch.

I In' -eating ;u< iMmimil;Uj„n at n,,. I Ki'H'imlujil Crumttl wn-i I;i\i-;l | lo in holding capacity la-r ! inj-'hl. I lie sports ground coiiiiniucv. ;■» v..n M >ieitin- .«'.ni. u iiH-iiitu'.-i. liiuls it-df short of funds Imi will iiiidertak<> („ provide additional M'i'tiiiK tor I'riday »i K l,| j, furl)„-r donations of iliiitwr for .-eal> arc mini" "Kasliinera." a new kind of costn doth lliat we had for 11,0 lir-l limI.im Avinlcr. I'revioiu purchasers speak 111;.' highlyof its ucaiinir ipialitics. xvc u;i\e ju>t importcil n ;is»i>rtnu'i'i mi colors. In appearance "Kaslmicri" i- similar to a Venetian ,-lotli. an,l Is jiirlc-liuisheil. It i. Miiiiv.nitceil nol l.i soc-kle or sin-ink. and we can conlideii - ly recommend il i,, keep i,„ iliiriit" iimn'li, of hard near. It i- al-.i wider ill 111 ordinary drc-s -Inlf- -- .10 .""I «•.. - II it «i ■>* ||,j a vnrl. •-Wliii" ami S„)K- Ailvl.

1)11. SHELDON"* XKW WMWKKV (Ik- jh«"1 wcuulei'ful vtM»c\ly i-wr »li>fovpml for ilic rnrc of Pol.];, iiDil inn. It wil! duv von wlirn ill! other- ll'Vr t'.H' l '. 'M'.tiHlll'lt* OMM'TWlieri".

:it Jian instructed its *b the Lands Depar: die »li|crt in' having cases whore assi-i----anec is needed dealt with expedition*!* ' t'eople wlio rely upon tanks lor their Wilier supply will not iorget the i«i.-h hies in a hurry. As the result of the many days of smoky atmosphere the Inst slioiveis of rain were slrou»ly iiii-pi-ii»mit,.il with the smoke, and the dailv (•"iiipliiiiit is heard Miat the "tea is

11l a railway iipjjan-iiuy lail 'ii *\itli coal. wlm il eaniv civer llie il'Mmi.-r. i!„. )'ioin-li Uisloins autlmritios ■ iisco\ciL-ij -<ollll,of c ontra hand tobacco. Iliov niiiiii' iU i arrest and seized the tomum anil a liui'su ami cart intu wJiiuli it was being loaded.

fn^^ffl it W.Mporl Ifejjiirliiiciit, - KiviiiK I'H'i s taken by Ihi' liich reports llml salisi'iiclidii iviiet

Mr. Humus lloiiou, who runs lt nu:'--'T\ 111 lllliitilljis, SiIVS t ]l;l L the jllVseill .i-im h.ul jirnveil exceptioiuilly pi'oiit alilu l.i linn yrowiTs in the 'ilawkr's li:iy diMl'ifl. l lc Knew of oil:' grower who l.iul taken .CBi> per acre from lju acres ..f luiul, the major portion of tinmilt ii.ivin- been disposed „]' t„ factories where prices arc nut nearly so high us those obtaining on the open lnarkot.

Kiiiil Sir Harry Alacieuii is said to have three cousins iu Sew Zealand. viz.. Dr. Napier .Maclean ami Stuart Alac'■''•'ii. Wellington. anil Aiiss Hester ■Mad.can, who recently took ill's. (Jracc N'cill s position as Assistant Inspector ol I Hospitals in tlie Dominion. J)r. .Macl.eaii ami his lirotlier are talented musicians. ami are well-kmnvii in Duneilin.' Wellington and Auckland. Jliss MacLean, who is a recent arrival, is the . (langlttfv of live lute Inspector-!ienernl of Prisons in New South Wales.

While the I'liiue Minister was in Waihi a Maori approached the verandah of the hotel whore lie was standing 1111(1 harangued Sir Joseph on the ueccs. sity lor a roiul from the Whangamata tiaek to Matauru iH'.uh. The Prim.' Minister suggested that a sum might lie pin on the estimates for the work lieu year, l>ut this did not satisfy (he Maori. «ho had evidently heard oi Sir Joseph Ward's surplus, and extending his hand, 111' demanded spot cash. saying "Covcriiment got plenty money." Sir .loseph explained, however, that he was not in the habit ol carrying money around in his pockets for roml-making. ami the Maori withdrew, intimating that he would make written applieatiou lor the money. A lew days ago a loeal motorist was travelling between \ew I'lvmoiilh and Ingk'wood. At Ihe very awkward bend on the Mountain road near Waiongona, hj" eased up, ami steeiei as far out ahe eould on liis |irouer side. It. wus well that he did so, for a hair-brained paily iu a maguilieent <ar eame tearing 1 along iu the middle of the road. i'l

I" i hanking yuu for tin l vi>nr y.>u rravo ns last vi\ir. \v<> hcj i{> I milhl, l you flijii (hi, yenr will slinw own jfr«-atcr Htriil«s in <»nv Imtfnew. I'm always on (l, e lookout for b:vfor yon, and we know you appiNj-<-mU i \ liw, In- ji u , w .,y vmi ih S] ii ll Tn - ' ,n it very *ni:ill \v;iy. we've worl<c:l up. wiih your lu-lp. on« of ih»> rlutliing lmsme?.-e-; hi TnranaH 'W I v." ilono tlils by Piiidyinir the wants if our cn-.iomera, IniviiH/ in tlm* vorv Aost unvkefs ami selling absolutely for r-a*li. ll,u, nijikinir n<> bad dpbts.' Our

"I'ro-Iwell" hmmfof cloUiiii" is hec-om-'"'Her l.nmvn i-riTy Ony. unit 1 tip <W imToa«in? wrv qmVklv. Br i.F (in intv.Kliicl.ioii—(lint is. if vi'in-" 11,,1 ;ih(';ul\- a pusirmipr—lei 111 sell Nun one of tliesc "ProshveH" suits, nnd y'.u'll si.v Unit vrm (IMii't know tlml voailv-ninilis c.u1.l 1,,„k welWflie Kasli."* Dcvoii-stvci't.—Ailvt.

would have been |»n«sil»lc, perhaps. 'or j the Tartuiaki man t» have «nt clear '■-'-I I"' been in ilie middle dl'llic road, lun he says 1 li; 11 mi horsedrawn vehicle illlll Vel'V lew pi'liesl I'iailS WOlllll I|;IVC '" >e " iil'l'- I" -iv„icl collision. ||,. is furl her of opinion tlui( any mall whj liavels.jirotinil corners mi slrniige mads ill tile |«co registered by that "swell" cily car should be prosecuted in tin l incut rigorous fashion that the law prescribes. Owners „f will proliably bear mit

his contention. W. C. Hardin;;, with a lirsl. and ;t lliinl, wiin (]|,. p,lints prize of cIT in til.' SHellieM ve-lerday. his winnings I'"!' thy day totalling .C2U. C. Hewson only half ii point Hardin;;, hi- third in a dead Ileal, and his Hieque totalled CI I 10s. other principal prize-takers were—A. .Tohansen On \Y. c. Wliitloii ÜB. ,\. Campbell

>-f. \. I . I ;il« ti. (. .(. .Munis ,C2. <:. Pnlloid t4 10s. A. (,'. Donald <J4 111.-. I''. W.-lls CI lr,s, A. Piii-kinsoi) Cli 10-, .1. Osborne ,C 4 10s. W. 11. Smith tl l!K A. K. Parkos CM Ills, E. .1. •limes Ct. In I lie llif-l.laml events iiic Hair family drew ,c:i ."is, 1). 1). M'Doiiiil.l Cli.iilid C. V. McDonald Cli' Oilier minor Miiniiiji-s. without the expensive jrohl nii'dals, brought tlie fnt.il 1)\ I). I). McDonald.

Kegulalions t| K . SiiU- ul' K0.,,1 anil Drugs A--t. s|.,„,lards »f ueiglil. ;i I)|| Hi, li like, 111' various artii-les, "v gazetted. It i s iiiiercstiii" la note lli.it ln-cad is defined us jiiiriiu.s fond -iiUsliinu- obtained In- nwMeiiin-r nii.l ''-iking flour, w itli provision for the in,.. Hiaim-al se|jarationW t|„. - „-r '!)• rarlmiiit-iu-i.l gas," Tin. addition of , llm , otlier SIIIHIiuicc l„ lllllsl n,,l contain ,-||i,,„ rv Jtrandv wliisk.v. <iikl nun iiuist i-,nil,iiii „„t lew' !": r irllt --pint; H ,„ . ,i„t lt-ss ti1,,,, ~ni. ■<■»» or iuann;ila,le must xuh.Umv other tl.au souiul- , . , '"' t llle vario-ly or varieties '!e.-ign;,te,|; nor any presei'valive «irb'j 11 "' il'"» WRar. nor anv torci..',, -jiMam-e of llal „,,, gelatine or .-I.U(;h jelly, nor any fc>r«-r R n llavouriiig -ill's an,-,., 1„,I- any glucose other tlum - j l ' W' 1 ""-''- The same reinnrte ! < I'l'l.v to jellv.

While tile tel. mulches wro l,ei„.r -hiycl, the editor of J J l'e hi! upon the MI'P.V lileit of nskiiij} ;l iiuinlier of oldline cricketers to explain tlie reason • cricket has become such « '""if <lmwn out business. They were ;!!; t0 """Pn'-e tl»' crickot of to'l'l* w tli that ol twenty years ago. and s<n whether they considered the game «.h |n ogre-in;.' or going hack. In tin I-I'liruary uumh, r. j„,t t „ ] nllu | ; „ : »n interesting arliele . ! • ; and Laver als-» '•"" l «rti<-Ie« „„ the subject, and nre illustrated with many inter- <•-'»* |. Wogrnphs. Other special ar- " " Ils w 11"' third chanter ol Dr l-'itchett's -veill series of "Strang •>!4<'s in Australasian llistonv' '•The Kanaka 111 (Queensland." hv \V. Smith V" !l ."."V 5' an "-» »t W...-k and at I'lnv." '/ 'V Um > 'I- Vere ISaivlay. Then |s 11 .-lushing review, i„ (|„. editor's .!'. lii'"-oil's new hool ; . "i"'' 1 -" Another, T-vi,. .'I ■ '"""'iains (he standard of },,!• I n]> y J)(1()|) 1 e

lu regard to dosing tI K . Oover.i"H'ccs on thri'L' afternoons dun',,. IIV n""r l! tl,c ' wml <>'" Mill! '' questioned on w' tin; matter by a "t'tim Imies representative. |j,. iiieVlh i tl, --pu-iition is i„ . f " ll ' ' Visllt '» ul the (lilfurent centres ,n »l Uk.L kind as fur as , ; u 1 ,v 'i>°iitli application, and """' l 1 ''-'t I" {iriint the request 1„ •■"V.Tl.mcilt uliiies ou I hree alterin suasion was wholly umvar- ';>■ <l»; practice followed- in 111,. '»• imfiiir _to ..limy win, f, " "~ 1- Liu' jntlilic Ollict-s tijxin ,icß 'iaid i,::;!;:;;: I' 1 '. 1 ; 11 ' s . im '-'Wivod liy n,c almost 11' 1 »11,.T of the different centres in «' '"million Should Im dosed for some very often the event is 'I"" 1 ' ""important, and T have fi'.r 'i"'i 'V"" f " "i'' applic iv ?i"H 131 tll(> ' <u Hvmoutli is iniimportnnt: but that certainly doesn't justify the elosiii" " the l.oveniinenf ofliees for (hree altcninons. T see ij is sujarostrtl tlwf (TifToi.m treatment was s-iven to AV,,Dgaiiui in connection witii (he scullin" clminpions „p (hero, J find, as a matW Jul. ll,at ,i 0 application lias Wen '"j;'!-- tn I'll' •■> close the (Jovdn.iicn' ' iM " ts 111 "aiinanni on th;)t day. nor iav,. inn- directions Uecn ...iveii to close ie-". olli.cs, nltliiuiltli it mav possible -t roiif.lv s U licit the scillliin ''""""'"ii-liip "f thf world ht'hift rowed i'i i |>l ice like AVanjanni may have jns'i-

It is alleged mi good authority III.;I I sixty-live per cent, of the New Zealand I applicants for admission to Hie Itoy.il Navy licscivc and the Australasian Sipiiidroii an l rejected on account of' denial troubles. .Men, apparently in tin' bc-t of health ami of excellent physical", lire iejected because of tlie con- | dilioii of I heir teeth. Another factor | operating against more ~xtensive enlis' silent of colonial- ill llie Navy is that I the niel'cliant service pays much better wages. Jiccntits arc .still wanted. ■■:

An ingenious jrutloinau of UuiislieM, Ohio, lias iiiTiiiigi'd u ]iluinojir,i[i|i in h ; s | house so Hint it acts as an oll'ooiivc Inn - i I »lnr alarm. All the doors and windows I I in liis house an; connected with lite I talking machine, and when (he family I 1 retires lit it is set so that the opening of any window- or door will start the machine with: "(let out of here, or I'll till you wilh lead." which is uttered in a gnill' voice. .Mr. Kiehanl 1 Heilly. Ike Honllemaii in i|iicstion. has invited burglars to visit him. and give I his invention a practical test.

Il is aniuiuiu-eil ill I'uris lliiit, a loan of tiiil.imil has l.wn granted liy the .\lcuit-de-pcte (tlii' (.overniiieiil pawn- | simp) to Abdul Aziz. Sultan (if Mc.rwc.-iM>.. (in die security (if His Majesty's jewels. The j.-wels include several cliaiik.ikU as liivp' as hazel mils, some line rubies and i eiiier.ilils, many topazes. » (,'nlil and platinum tiara sel willi sapphires and rubies, and several pearl necklaces. Thoy cosl,' the Sultan .<J-K)",00(), and when his I cniis-ary. Mohannih'd Tazzi. them tu l'ai'is ill October la-l this w-i = the sum he asked.

VmleniciuiilV, an inlinliiliiiil of lie, men. in Hungary, has revenged himse on u rival in lore named Saroh" in a manner which proved fatal to a number of oilier persons. I'Vnriiiff to attack NaroH openly, Yodcuicaroll' watched him enter a baiiier'* slio|). lie then lircl at 111 i■ r ilinmjfli the window with an old blunderbuss pistol lilled witli pieces of lead. The shower of bullets killed not i only SurofV as ho sat in the barber's chair, but also the barber who w:ts slumin* him. and wounded live other persons who were in the shop, some nf | them fatally.

When questioned on tin.- operation of the Uiniing Ad. the Attorney-llenenl, in the. course of mi interview, said:—''l believe that points of acute difference between the bookmakers and the clubs are disappearing. The liookmakers hare I I just sent me from Auckland a list of their objections to the regulations drawn U|i Uy the rccclif Conference, but as they only reached me last night I have not yet had time to consider tliciu. As far as I can see. the chief clubs are frankly endeavoring to carry out the spirit "of the Act, and where any unreasonable hardship U found, pressing on the bookmakers the clubs have shown a willingness to make concession. As to tin- general operation of the Act. there is no doubt at all, from the police reports we have received, that stroel belting, tote bettiiiL'. betting at sports, and all! he more objectionable forms of betI t'ULt have been enormouslv reduced."

It is related l)J' "Wnomera" in the Australasian: "Kvi'iT now and then. uuioii*r race-going people, minors are spread concerning a 'jockeys' ring.' which determines before each race which } horse is lii lie lit'st ami which is Ui go i at an obligingly slow pace towards the llnisli. Tile Inst stuvy on tlr subje.-i iliil mil say explicitly that the ring ex Nleil. lint it suggested this by implicaliull. 'there is u racrhnrso-oyvnor. not very old in the sport, who saw one of his horse- executing reversals of form in a puzzling way, until at last he was so disgusted witli the rogue that he decided to let him' go forth unbaek-'d. Xow. he was a decent, kindly owner, who always treated his lioys well; and apparently they thought that so goodnatured a boss'ought not to lie left im the cold altogether. What consultation and debate look place among the jockeys will never lie known; lint it is related that, before the race started, a small, bow-legged vmilh came to the. horseowner in the'saddling paddock and whispered low: 'Say! You'll better 'ave a bit on your 'orse to-day, "Mister. 'K's goin' ter win!'"