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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 204, 2 October 1909, Page 4

It is computed that there arc over 2(1.0(10 logs of kauri, rimu, kahikalea, and totara now available for the river mills (write? the Dargaville correpponi dent of the Xew Zealand Herald). Thi pocket booms arc crammed with a wealth of logs, which will keep the timber industry flourishing for man,months to come. Buslunen, rafters, n.il! hands,'stevedores, and all concerned in Wairon's great timber trade arc inn-' reaping the harvest of their labors. The Kopurtt mill is still working day ami night shifts, and stacking accommodation is taxed to its utmost. The mills! at Xauniai. Tatarariki, Aoroa, Dargaville, Tloaiiga, and Tangowahine are all in full swing preparing for the arrival of shipping, which has been chnrteredj on n very liberal scale. Mr. fleorge Stanaway lias undertaken a contract tosupply tile Hoanga mill with 2,000,000 ft of kahikatui. rimu, and kauri from Jli\ Mc-Cronin's property at Jlapuna. The rise in wool is having an exhilarating effect on some of the businesses in Mastertoii, more especially On those' dealing with machinery for the farm (says the Daily Times)'. A well-known local firm has faken fifteen orders for woolpresses during the past two days, besides having disposed of a number of shearing-machines. Lord Hoberts has been four times Com-mander-in-Chief, lias twice had his horse shot under him, and in 1858 gained the V.O. Warships arc now constructed without rains, the weight and speed of modem men-of-war rendering such a form of attack virtually impossible. King Alfonso of Spain lias a unique , museum, consisting of a collection of articles by which his life ha 9 teen en- ( dangered. Amongst them is to lie foun:l ' the skin of a horse which was killed by a bomb flung at his Majesty. •