The Daily News SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13. ON THE FOURTH PAGE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 17, 13 February 1909, Page 2

The Daily News SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13. ON THE FOURTH PAGE.

l' Cricket. Commercial. \ Amusements. Church Services. False Pretences 1 The Land Hunger. Hails for the Week. Thrilling Sea Story. Future of Plymouth. Tiie World of Spun:. School Commissioners. I'arihaka lioad Hoard. Criminals and Prisons. LOCAL AMD GENERAL. ■ ••■ Today is the -tilth anniversary of one uf the blacklist days in Tarauak'i's early chequered hislorv--llic date of the ] White CIIIV O massacre, when the Key. | tlolui Whitoley and others Here treacherously done to death liy natives. To imorrow a memorial service will lie rnnIducted in the Whilolov .Memorial t'hureli by the l!ev. T. <i. Hroukc, the I local voiunteer coiii|janies anil the (inr■risii.i Hand nUciiilin;.'. \ local fanner informed a -.Whs" representative yesterday thai ( aiil'urliiiin thistle is maki.iu iis appearance ji for the lir.-t time in several part* of 3 Xorth Tarauaki.

Westport coal carr.cu in New /.calami steamers is going further alield I in'ihe WeslpolfXoWsl. The I llioli Col's Kamoaa is to leave "Westport, on or about the 201 li of this inonlh for Hollolulu, with a cargo of coal to be delivered to the British Admiralty. The Wo.-i----port Coal Company has been instructed to forward the consignment. 11.M.5. Cambrian will be amongst the warships coaled.

Our Opunakc correspondent writes: The Opunakc ilowi'r show was held mi Wednesday, and was tin- best since the Society was funned. Then; were r>ofl entries, and the doors realised .1.12 (is !>cl. .Mr. Osmond, Dr. Cirbcry, and .Mr. and .Mrs. Header (Stratfordi 'assisted in jud.LfiiiH. They speak of I lie decorative, section as one of Hie best ever seen in Taranaki. The cooking was a speciiility, and tlic cut blooms were exceedingly good. k . The civil ease of the Uawera Electric Lighting Company v. the Elthani Borough Council was ittioncd to his llmior -Mr .Justice Cooper, at Wellington, on Wednesday, when .Mr C. I'. Skeirctt, K.C., counsel for the clniinant. with the consent of the ri'spomliiil, for wlioin the Attorney General (Dr. .1. (I. Findhiy, K.C.) is counsel, asked for an adjournment until Monday next, the loth instant. The application was "ranted, the only condition lixed being that the assessors should be notified. Mr. \V. I'arkinson principal of Cue firm of I'arkinson ami Co.. of Auckland, who have the contract for the erectioi, of the old soldiers' monument, on Marsliunl Hill, is on a visit to New Ply» mouth making preliminary arrangements for the erection of the monument. A stall' of men will commence operations next week. The monument, which is of Italian marble, has been .shipped from Genoa, and will arrive in New Plymouth next month. When erected, the monument will stand nearly :l()ft, high. The contractors expect to complete the work early in April.

To-day (Saturday, February 1-1) heing the fortieth anniversary of the White Cliffs massacre, when Lieutenant Gascoigne. Mrs. Gascoigne. Hire cnildrcn, two troopers, and the Rev. .lohn Whiteley were murdered, a memorial service will be conducted in the Whitcley Church to-morrow morning, at which the volunteers have signified their intention nit being present.' The liec. T. G. Brnokc will be the preacher, and the subject; will lie "Patriotism." or For God and Home and People.'' The subject at the evening service, at which Mr. Brooke will also preach, will be "Honoured by the King." Strangers cordially invited. Mr. Massey. Leader of the Opposition, in speaking at the banquet to Mr. Buick. .M.l'., at Palinerslon North on Tliur.<y day night, slated that it was very signi-lie-mt that Ihe voting at the recent general election showed increased majorities for the Opposition. Last election demonstrated clearly that the people were determined to have reform on sound lines in many directions. During the long term of office of the present administration, many evils had grown up in connection with the government of the country. It would lie Hie duty of the Opposition to do its best to remote these evils. " Tile plll'lv Mow ill opposition." he added, -is tlic refoiin party. That is the name by which it will be known in future.'' Melbourne newspapers contn.-.i a

so disastrous to so many at the close of last decade. The valuable wool, grain, and skin warehouses erected hv the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. in Collins street. Melbourne, were last „„mt|, -old to t lie Australian Estates and Mortgage Co. for Citl.tllin. These premises were sold in ISST bv the New Zealand Loan and .Mercantile Co. for CiKl.tllßl. and resold by the purchasing syndicate shortly after for Cili."),llim. After the original sal,, me New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, in common with other Inrg'e wool and produce companies, retained city offices, but built extensive premises 'at New Market, a suburb of .Melbourne, ,-lose (o the railway line, with convenient sidings, that saved them many thousands per year iu handling produce whether for sale or shipment.