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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 61, 2 March 1908, Page 2

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Mill itiPrilorioiH id'vh'c hi 1 :■! "ICnslimern." :i now 1J„,1 ~r i-lotli Jlnit \v<> hid for || l 4 time winter. TVovinn-; piiiY-lin*,'!'* speakini liifslily of iU woarinfr qiuiilii's. mo Iwvp jii*t ini|iiiitp() * l : ir 5 v awrlim-!* hi rolovs. Tn iinpoar.iiico -i;. ' "^n" \< similir !o a Wm'ti.m 'i i .■ < i-pirli'-finMiod. It i- cunrn.n 1 u.l |.» sOrklo or shrink, mid wo f;in lv ri'' : ninnu'nil it to kwp its nioiitli-t nf linvrl wojiv. 11 U » : 1 lli.iri ordinrm* ( ]rf»-s MiiAN : r ".r»< —\\( i ii ai 2- ll'l a yjil'u. - "''lnto ami Suit.s. —Ailvt.

The prcaentalion of uertilicates o stuilenls at the Now Plymouth Technical School will take place on Wednesday evening next. While awaiting removal at ilaleki.i;; railway station a box of impure butI tor exploded with so loud a report thai

the ollicials at lirst believed there had been an explosion of dynamite. Tiie llauera Star understands thai Mr. .lacob Marx and Mr. C. A. Wilkinson have been nominated fur the vacancy on the New Plymouth Harbor j Hoard, caused by the resignation of Mr. (bo. ilcUau.

The Recreation Sports (iroimd committee is a great gainer over the Hand Contest week, receiving about .C 10" , commission on gates from the various

musical Junctions and the championship sports meeting. -To give (his brigade its due, I mii-l say it is exceptionally smart in'gelting lo a lire," said a gentleman yesterday who is in a position to speak. The brigade had an unenviable job in going to Sunday's lire, having to run and drag | the hose reels oil foot. On a wccKdav the services of an express are alwa'vs available.

Concerning the New Plinumth mayor, ally, Mr. W. I'i. Ma lone writes:—'A short time ago vou reported that I was a probable candidate for the ollicc ■■!' mayor of this good town of mil's al lhe forthcoming election, and I have since heard that the report lias bee i taken seriously. Allow me. therefore. lo sav that l have never had and have not llw least intention nf seeking (hit honorable ollicc. It is at another

election that my candidature will concern the electors." | Tohungasini still appears to ilourish. I The rough and ready methods adopted by some natives in Uic healing of the (Sick were, it is stated, responsible for I (he death of a native girl named .lessie ilake, in a settlement north of llukere)iui. On Tuesday last, while she was sull'ering from inllannnation of the lungs, she was, according to the report, dipped into a creek, with the result that .sjie expired shortly afterwards. A tangi was held, and the, body remained unburied until Saturday, when a warrant to bury was obtained by the police.

The Taranaki teachers nit' in favor of preference to unionists. At their meeting on Saturday it was suggested, as a means for getting non-members to join, tliat tin- Hoard should lie recpiesled L.i | consider applications for vacancies from only nicnilx'is nf the Institute. If this course were followed there would he no dillicultv in increasing the membership. 'L'he membership of the local branch is now* 74, an increase -of nearly lifl.V since Mr. Mcllroy took over the secretaryship. The non-members arc principally the back-blocks teacliers. who sceni to Ik- the special concern of ihe Institu'e. to which they decline to contribute a few shilling a year. The total revenue from the ltecreation Sports (Irouiid giles and from the doors at the Theatre Royal during the Hand Contest week was CW'.l. made up as follows: Marching competition, Thursday afternoon, .CJlil: first test selection. Wednesday night, .tllill; second test. Friday night. CIMO: garden party, Friday afternoon, lM(!3: Theatre takings. .C 37. The total revenue exceeds rUKoll. and it is expected that there will lie a cash surplus, Hie first call upon which is the .C2!> contributed bv business people to enable the committee tn lodge the ti"> deposit with the application to the .W.ociatio-i to hold the contest here. Even had there been a debit balance, the guarantors would not have been called upon, for one or two members of Ihe executive had determined to •'ran" some form of amusement lo wipo oil" the deficit. The following new regulations under the Explosives Act are gazetted:—(l) Every person shall be liable to a penally not exceeding ;CSO who smokes, strikes matches, or carries a light not approved by an inspector of explosives while engaged in the landing, transhipment, carriage, removal, or handling of any explosives other than those of the sixth (ammunition) class; (■>) every person not so engaged or employed as aforesaid, being in the immediate vicinity of any explosives, which are being lauded, transhipped, carried, removed, or handled, shall be liable to a penalty not excelling Cs(i if he continues to smoke, strike matches, or to carry a light not approved by an inspector of explosives •>fter being warned not to do so by any ollicer appointed under the said Acts, or by any carrier licensed under the said AcN. or by any person engaged or emphiv.'d in iiandiing explosives.' In reference to the departure of the I'nited States Meet, an American letter in the Dunedin Star contains the fol-Iciw-iig: --On December 12 the word "reach-" was Hashed from every ves-ol ■if tli'' licet of battleships Unit is now making its way round the Horn to the j I'acilic. II meant that every mill aboard was ready to go anywhere in the world and do a liy work, it meant that cac.il vessel was clean and sweet, that every engine was in tin? best of conlil ion. that hunkers were overltowing with the bis| steam coal the mines nf the country could furnish, that larders were well' slocked and (hat there were provisions of every, sort, that magazine doors were closed upon the greatest store of amumnilion ever placed on board American vessels of war. I ha! olliccrs and men were trained In the hour. The tleet is self-contained, and could not be more completely furnished if intended for immediate war. Shortly after Jl.'il) o'clock yesterday afternoon an alarm of fire was given al the lire station next Captain Bellringer's. The bell there was succeeded almost immediately by Ihe ringing of the Etisl End and Central alarms. The brigade turned out with surprising promptness surprising lo those who are not acquainted with the local liremen - and located tlie lire al Mr. W. i.aukrodgcr's residence in Coprtcnav"ircd. It had got ii good hold on the building, and Mr. Ctuikrodger and several neighbours were engaged in removing tumiture to the lawn in front of Ihe house. The llames were not subdued until the house had been practically gutted. The lire is supposed to have started in the kitchen, between the fireplace and the S as stove, lioth of tt'ltlch had been used during the morning. At the time of the outbreak Jlv. and Mrs. (iaukrodger were in I lie grounds, and their lirst intimation of it was ficni Mr. Percy White, who lives next door. The back portion of the house was at that time fall „| smoke. Mr. While gave the alarm at the res!-deii.-c of Captain licllriugcr. of (lie Fire l'-rigade, and he at once coniinunical 'd wilh Ihe Central. A good deal of firniture. including the piano, was saved from the Iroiit rooms. There was .111)0 insurance on the furniture, held bv the Ocean nlljce.

A good-natured <nrt of f!i.~v-<' ( »iii"- I'm--me, «-,!> in ,„„. ~1)1,.,. t | lis ] , l ;, l ." l i l]i r wU | l mi iti'iii nf news. || r ~a vs (],.,, ~.,,.,,. tills lllOlllillg. jllst wln'll till' Mill lK"'ll'l t" I'i-P, lie Was Wlllkillir amiss <ll(c-*~'..V his lii'l.l,- when hj,. beard . ,|,,,„.,, ~,,, I'lea-.mi iiimm'. u >„„ ii I -,. r »i.-i!,;,,.r

'■ '"' ■''■ I'.niiiiM-iil of ('Lira Unit's low I l "'."'-' " I Cloned for .sonic lime." he I said. " Imt the pleasant uiiiriiiiir was mysterious and puzzled ,„,-. T was iili-i<.lut.-ly at a loss to account for it. Determined not t01,,. 1,a111,.,| | ],,, wi ||, ""'■ °"' '" 'l"' *'-""». l, ami shortly tins mystery was solvit. The eontlo'murmunii" Unit I hi-iir.l ns (| ie „ ns9 powine, || had Ik.™ chocked fo~r 'so '"UK l».v tin. drought that when the land ";"! ll ""- u ' "itli the rain an.l warmcil by (lie sim t| le ~,„,],,,, vflm|g hhu]of . ot grass ,-anic popping out of the ground with a tmv report, and. them being millions of tl„. m . ,|„it P n l H >antifnl (honisjvtis mad,-. T assure von 1 never heard anything lik ( , j( |„,f ov ' ( ..» j Io j 5 a very truthful man this friend of nnrs and while, lie told his story he «azod a' us full in the. face with his frank, blue eyes, and his own face had such a '■(,'eorgc "Washington couldn't tell a lie, hatchet story " sort of expression, that we bad to believe him. .\i the same time, when any of our contemporaries have, a vacancy in their circulation liar department we shall be aide to make a recommendation.—''Kllhani A reus " Dl{. yilfcLDaVS DIGESTIVE TAIiIiLKS

Digest what you eat. JlaUc vour stomach strong ami healthy. A positive cure for Indigestion un'd Jjvspepsia. These Tabules are the on |y safe, reliable, certain remedy for all stomach troubles. The reason is, tl,ey are the only perfect natural remedy. Thee perform the digestive work of the stomach just as the stomach did when it was able to do it. and in exactly the same way. Their principal component elements are identical wilh iho-e of the gastric juice ami other di-ostive lluid* of the stomach. They do the work of the stomach in a natural way, without taming any disturbance, ami' thus permit that organ to j-e-t and rerupernle, grow Rti-oiiL' and well. That is what i they do. and that's the way they do ii. Anybody can understand il. and any- j body suffering from dyspepsia or any stomach trouble can always gel safe, certain, and natural relief from Dr. I Sheldon's Digestive Tubule?. Obtain- | able everywhere.

There was a big crowd at the railway station on Saturday night tu farew'.'ll the Auckland r'irst Dattaliou and Audiland .Uounlcd Killcs Jlras, liunds.

The Hon. J. A. Millar, .Minister for Labour, speaking at bytteltun on Tuesday, said the olliccrs of his Department had no information of an oureau. I lie ne said, was | supposed tu lia\c einannled from the i Licensed Association, but an oiiicial denial of that bad been given. So far as J,e knew, the matter had not been taken up by other employer.-.

■•My coiiiidence in the Arbitration ] Court,'' lie continued, " has not been shaken by recent events, and I doii'l think (here, is a disposition among the great body of workers to get free from it. The bulk of the workers, especially those who belong to the older unions, realise to the full the advantages of the

Act, and have no desire to see il l"pealed. The feeling on the West Coast among the miners was most decidedly in favour of the Act, The men informed us I hat tlu'V had not the least intention of striking. They had been logalIv advised Hint (he Coal Jliucs A-l over-rode the Arbitration Court awarA. and on that advice [hey acted, but they openly stated thai they bad no desire to llo'ut the Arbitral ion' Court.

One of Hie provisions of the law relating to the impounding of cattle ca-ls a peiuliar obligation upon persons ulm combine the positions of ranger ami pound-keeper. The. plainiilV in an aition heard in I he Supreme Court formerly acted in this dual capacity at llamilI ton. The combined duties, he said, were not of a very remunerative character, and what prolits did accrue from the pursuit of the nocturnal wanderers; in

the long paddock appeared to haw ben diminished liv his being mulcted in costs for a technical Ireaeli of the Act. As | ranger, he slated, he was reipiired by tin' Act to give written notice (o himself as poiiudkcepor of the impounding of animals. The neglect to carry out oversh'hl. but in (his case it resulted, in ,-eganF lo the impounding of a certain horse, in a prosecution and a fine of Ids and cosls. The owner of the horse followed up the matter by instituting an ad ion for damages, and judgment was given for C 5 Ids and Cli costs against Ihe range]'. This decision, the witness said, made II perfectly impossible for him to legally continue to carry out the joint duties.

In an article concerning a local orchard tin; Marlborough Herald, gives some interesting particulars of the methods followed for keeping down blight and eodliu moth. It state, that Mr. It. 11. Kinale, tho proprietor, attributes the freedom of his gardens from certain pests largely to the presence of tiie ladybird, which he uses extensively. His Brussels sprouts would have fared very badly without the ladybird's attention. Mr. Sinale is a groat believer in the natural enemy as this remedy fur pests, and, following up this principle, he givas his poultry free access to his apple trees, of which lie hits a large number, two or three pigs are also given the run jf the apples, and Mr. Sniale regards the fowls and the pigs, which readily devour the codlin moth in the windfalls, as far more ellicacious in the, extermination of Ibis* nuisance than all the spraying and bandaging. At all events, his experienie encourages him to continue the experiment. The eodlin moth is by no means absent from his orchard; but the pest has been on the increase evcrywher", and certainly his trees are freer from the enemy than the majority of gardens in which bandaging and spraying are assiduously resorted to. He is waiting with interest to see whether the scheme of importing the codlin moth parasite from California will confirm his theory.

" I here are three reasons I want ':o advance in favour of the machine," said a delegate to the Parliamentary Laour League Conference (which has just closed its sittings in Sydney), urging the legalisation of the totalisator. " The first is, it don't make horses go slower; the second is, it don't give credit; and the third is, you get a go for your money. Xow, the fact that it don't give tick is a good point in its favour. A man now goes out to the races with three pounds in his pocket, and wh.-n he has lost it lie can, if he's got any sort of a name can get credit form a bookmaker. The result is that .m settling day be needs a tenner, if he isn't going to take the knock. That couldn't happen with the tote.'' This highly technical discourse was not considered very edifying by a numlier of the delegates. Several'indignantly interrupted the exponent of mechanical gambling, while others looked sideways at him. He was not the least abashed by either exhibition of disapproval. "Be a sport," lie said to the delegate whose wrath was running away with him. A bare majority of the conference was impressed bv the racv eloquence of the totalisator champion, however: its legislation was carried by one vote. "Won by a nose," was the mover's comment when the count of hands was announced.

Interviewed at Christi-hurch regarding his impressions of labor conditions in England, the Hon, W. Hall-Jones stated that although in many instances wages had improved, still the cost of living had advanced in sympathy. -The consumption of meat and Hour among the worning classes," he continued, "is greater now than for twenty years past, and. the fact (hat New Zealand, with other conntries, is pouring in cheap meat of good quality alone affords the reason why the artisans are enabled regularly to partake of this class of food. A great many of the slums have latterly been sweat away, ami m some instances the places ol' these are tilled by so-called workers' j homes of dill'ercnt kinds, but for the most part they appeal to a New Z-n----lander as being woefully inefficient. For example, I saw one place in which a single room with a tiny annexe was let lor 5s per week, and in another two small rooms at the top of a tall building cost, ,s (id; but even such aecommo-' daliou as this ,'s not available to all. Uongl, cottages cost Its and 15s per week. In many quarters there is keen anxiety on the part of the country workers to emigrate to New Zealand and other colonial possessions of th" Empire, but though hundreds are willii? only the few are able. In manufacturing am industrial enterprises at Home much o the old leaven of conservatism is si ill al "oik. The aversion to modern laborsa\iui; devices and methods has not been ''""'Pletel.v lived down, but one could 'h'tecl here and there a tendencv towards an unproved condition of affairs In that respect."