The Star. TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1904. INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITIONS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7871, 5 January 1904, Page 2

The Star.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1904. INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITIONS.

Del vote i every trailing bj fl o'clock in Hitmn-k Manaia, Normiu.by, Okoinwa, • Eltham, Manxatoki, Jiapou>?Ji, Awatuna, Opunake, uiak>iio, ManwtJibi, Alton, Harleyrille, Piiw.Hi iind WavorKy. ' N

Sixtj T acres of ground within four miles of Charing Cross have been acquired in Iyondon for the purpose of holding a British Empire Exhibition, to be called the " New Colindies," early in May, 1905. Looking at the congested state of population in the great metropolis, it appears a marvel in itself that so much could have been available, but it not only has been done, but arrangements made for adding to the area if found necessary. With the welfare of the colonies as the ostensible motive, for the great fiscal agitation, a healthy impetus has been given to the undertaking, and British manufacturers are extending themselves in providing a show of goods, machinery of all I kinds, and the various , articles which in their opinion are in demand, or should be in demand, in the colonies. A considerable divergance of opinion in this respect between British and colonial ideas has existed which has acted adversely in the past on the exports of the Mother Country to her colonial possessions, to the. increase of 'the trade of her foreign rivals. The propo»sed exhibition will afford a unique opportunity, given cordial co-operation, for remedying this. Colonial visitors seeing what it is prqposed to sell can amend the specification to what they are pre- J pared to buy. It has occurred to us that the forthcoming exhibition at Hawera, when those interested in such undertakings will be met together from many parts of the colonies, will be a" capital opportunity for talking over the matter and taking- initiatory measures for providing a creditable New Zealand exhibit, truly representative of the colony. Amid the many functions which will doubtless accompany t4? e course of events at pur shcjw, we think, the committee will dp well in providing for discussion on this matter. In our local exhibition any demonstration of excellence will bnt make an impression on ourselves, and contribute to the formation of , a society of mutual admiration. That makes an admirable preliminary to the • further operation of impressing our superiority upon, those who by -. purchasing our goods for export provide the income of the colony. We read that at the " New Colindies " special attention is to be directed to an exhibition of colonial wines and cordials, and no effort will be spared to have tht* frozen meat industry adequately represented. Colonial preserved meats, fish, and poultry will also be well provided for. Collections of native woods bqth in the rough and polished state, showing their adaptability fpr special purposes, will not only be interesting buj: commercially valuable. , There will be a general scheme of arrangements regulating the whole so as to give uniformity to the exhibition ; but each country is to be at liberty to make such classification of its exhibits as will best suit its own requirements. A convenient division -woujd be into seven primary groups says,, the Lpndon correspondent of a contemporary, viz. :—(1): — (1) Agriculture, (2) forests, (3) fisheries, (4) mines and minerals, (5) manufactures, (6) education and instruction, and (7) fine arts t Bach of these groups would be divisable into elusses suited to the requirements of each particular grdtip. It is expected that the sucpess which has attended former " Colindies " wijl be far exceeded pn the prppQsed pccasion.

OCAL AND GENERAL. I p8 . ' » . In< < '** I th It is understood that Mr Howitfc, of I M atea, has purchased the business of Mr I ierling, of Awatuna. . I q Tbe Hawera Commercial Agency axe I V( Ivertising for sale a 4 roomed house I b nd section which has an 84ft frontage I i r > Litttle Regent street etad Furlong j X treet. I The annual "meeting of members of I 1 ie Fire Police will take place on I c faursday evening. 4 I « The first annual gathering of the North I j 'aranaki Caledonian Society, to take I • ilace at Waitara pn Thursday, February \ ■, gives promise of being an entirely sue- I j. essful aifair. The programme comprses I iO interesting events, in addition to -which I here will be races for children, etc. Poi I , lanoas and hakas are included. Full par- I j .iculars appear in another column. I Mr D. D. C. Gebbie, of Te &oti, to I , whom, as mentioned on Saturday, a seri- j dus accident occurred, is getting on very I well. The principal injury appears to be I , in the shoulder, but owing to the very <• I J great swelling that occurred the medical I men had not ttp to yesterday quite deter- I mined the precise character of the in- I jury. . Mr A. A. Fantham on Monday under- 1 went an operation of rather a serious I character, but in the opinion of his mcdi- I cal advisers unavoidable. The operation I was performed f by Dr Westenra, assisted j by Drs Paget, Maclagan, and Brown. | The many friends of Mr and Mrs Fantham and family will be glad to hear that the patient came through the operation very well, and that he had a very fair night after it. There is every hope that he will go on recovering his strength. The Public Trustee (Mr J. W. Poynton) is spending a few days at Hawera. It is his intention to make a visit to the several blocks Of the West Coast Settlement Reserves, which are under his jurisdiction. He is, accompanied by the Reserves Agent (Mr T. W. Fisher). Mr Poynton will be 7 at the Reserves Agency office 1 on Thursday to meet anyone having business with the department who may wish to see him. ' A find of Maori stone implements bear Blarkmount, on the WaiaU, is reported. As the land about the Waiau is Wellknown aa historical 2»l«n»iri gronnJ, and large finds of curios in the ahape of' weapons, etc., have been made about Lake Manapouri, it is possible that an old camping plaoe has been discovered. The following new books have been re ceived at, the Public Library :— "The OddJob Man" (Oliver. Onions), "A Deai in Wheat" (Frank Norris), "The Preposterous Yankee" (M. V. Ponsonby), "Chess of All Sorts" (Baring Gould), "Twelve Stories and a Dream" (H. G. Wells), "A Metamorphosis" (R. Marsh), "Verona's Father" (C. Murray), "A Queer Affair" (Boothby), "A Woman Against the World" (A. Griffith), "The Stolen Emperor" (Mrs MUgh Eraser), "Rachel Marr" (M. Roberts), "Over the Border" (P. Barr), "Over the Barriers" (V'Alien"), "Robbery Under Arms" (Rolfe Bolrlrewood). It might have been thought that the recent terrible tram' accident in Auckhuj would have had the effect of placing tram tickets at a discount. That, however, is not the case, as they are rushed — especially the double-deckers, from which a view of the surrounding country can be obtained — as much as ever. The public evidently take the sensible view that the awful fatality that has just occurred will have the effect of, making the officials careful to see that all the gaar connected with the trams is in proper working order. It is said that a large American firm has an agent in New Zealand just now buying up all the flax land and produce he can get hold of. This man said his firm were prepared to buy all the flax that New Zealand could produce for the next five years. He had secured all tue flax land available in the Waikato at £5 to £10 an acre — land considered a year ago to be worthless swamp, and now ex•pected to be worth £25 an acre before long. Maoriland flax was preferred to Manila hemp, as the flax was less deadly to stock than the hemp. Fruitgrowers in Canterbury are still willing to send experimental shipments of apples to England this season if th<; Government agrees to give a guarantee of Id a pound. It has been pointed out that departmental officers have reported that the Government will not undertake a risk in giving the guarantee, and that if thi* project is undertaken hi an enterprising manner there should be opened up a large and remunerative export trade. The Minister for Marine has informed, the Wellington Chamber of Commerce that tbe Government has communicated with the Agent-General on the subject of the feasibility and cost of establishing communication with thq Cape Palliser lighthouse by means of wireless telegraphy. A reply from the Agent-General is expected at any time.'. The Inspector of thp_'.Wellington district reports that noxious weeds have a very strong hold, especially blackberry, sweetbriar, and gorse. -Touting the disI trict as a whole, a good sftxt, he say, has been made to cope withffhe nuisanc, but it will be necessary tosfcee that tho work*is continued, and to have the work of inspection thorough some extra assistance will be required. There are in some places good object lessons of how to cope with the evil, and the Inspector feels confident that' if the work now fairly started is continued splendid results will be obtained. - The Duke of Bedford has caused a good deal of amusement to the inhabitants of Woburn (says "M.A.P.") T>y his latest investment—a sort of miniature armoured train, consisting of a truck painted brown like the Duke's livery, ana drawn by a small steam motor. Both the motor and the truck are protected by high sides, so that the Duke can go in safety into the enclosure where he keeps --the wilder animals of his wonderful zoo at Woburn. Some of these beasts are inclined to be restive at times, and the Duke had a narrow escape of being damaged by a large deer which turned ferocious one day when the Duke and a friend weVo in the enclosure inspecting various newcomers. The enclosures are fenced round with very high palings, and the Duke, who is active and slim, was soon on the outside, but his friend (who was stouH had more difficulty and only escaped by a very narrow squeak. Hence the new importation. Some excitement was created on the •express train from Dunedin to Christchurch last Thursday week by a woman jumping ( off the train about* ■. six miles, from Studholme Junction. Tlie woman, who gave her name as Kate Ci'jmins, was standing on the platform of a second-class carriage when a gust of wind blew her hat off. \>«thout a moment's hesitation she took a flying leap from the train, then running 30 miles an hour, turning a complete somersault as she landed. The guard was communicated with as 3peedily as possible, and the train stopped. The engme-driver was( signalled, and the trail, ran back between two and threejn'les before the woman was picked up. .She was found sitting on the bank, where,, she had rotled when landing, nursing aii^ injured ankle. The woman was - carried iinto the guard's van, where a member of St. John's Ambulance Society, who Happened to be on th' 3 train, offered to render first aid. , The injnred lady bluntly refused all offers of assistance, and calmly proceeded to count out several pound notes which she had in her hand. Beyond a 'bruised ankle and a slight cut on the bridge of her nose the woman appeared to; be unhurt. Considering the nature of the, place where she jumped: and the speed the tram was going at the time the marveLis she was not killed. The New York! correspondent of the London Times says :—'.' Under the last regime Tammany y red lights. " came to be tho symbol fpr all that was most frightful in '/ the system. "' The •" red light *' district was on Last side, whore a> red i light in a window was "tho sign of a, disorderly house, but the " red' lights " meant much more than that. They meant ruin of girls-, often mere children, with, the connivance of police, and the selling of the daughters of respectable patent's into whet was worse than slavery. Many young girls inveigled into a "red light " shouted for help from the wjndow to passing policemen received .the scornful reply, " You are there and you have got to stay/ When it toecame certain that Tammfcny had won great crowds paraded tKo streets |of New York singing, shouting, and: blowing horns in honour of the victory. Some of the celebrators seized the Efld lamps displayed in the streets, awl paraJdod with them. The example became contagious, and by midnight hundreds of young men and women had provided themselves with a red lamp, and each man or woman who was fortunate enough to obtain tbjjJß symjbol of the Tammany victory headed a shouting, singing, and yelling crowd. All vicipua elements in tha comjmlunity felt themselves free tft sbalse off the fetters of decency whicK have, held them in check bJo loflg» an *| the " red lights "• resigned supreme. '$ A French writer recently jumped to'l the conclusion that our English word* " teetotaller " meant totaliseur dv tea-. < But as a matter of fact, the word.it-* self has nothing whatever to do withtoa, whatsoever may be the cyiantity of that refreshing beverage Which its 1 professors may consume. It is > said to, owe its origin to the stammering of a temperance lecturer, named Turner, who in' lBB3 went about advocating 'i-total abstinence.' At Messrs Nolan, Tonka and C^^hv-0 several dairy farms -for sale r i terms.. Newton JRjng will fcbjd a ftj^^^Hl ,at ; EapoogA on Friday.

The North Otago Dairy Company will ay out for the November supply of milk o less a sum than £3300, the figures for ie corresponding month of last year be- . lg £2500. . i H , E The South Canterbury Dairy Factory B lompany paid away for milk' during No- ft ember, £1554, and shipped 36,5681b of td mtter. ' There are ten creameries runninpr a a connection with the factory, and three t< (lore will be a started in a few days. C j For some -time past (says the Jj iawke's Bay Herald) rumours have been :urrent to the effect that another freez- J3J 3 ng company contemplated erecting freez- * ng works in the vicinity of Hastings. c Definite information has now been receiv- * ?d that Messrs Borthwick Bros, -have c purchased 200 acres of the Loriglands es tate from Mr E. J.-Watt. The land is < situated near Paki Paki, and adjoins the j railway line. The firm intend going in ' for freezing operations on an extensive ' scale, and the erection of the necessary buildings and plant will be proceeded ! with shortly. ] A missionary in a savage land has to . resort to many queer dodges to get the : people to listen to his message (writes the Bishop of New Guinea in M.A.P.). For instance, I have a boy called "Goibo Garoba" — "the angry rat." He used to be a cannibal, but he is now one of our lay missioners, and goes with us on our expeditions. He has been taught gymnastics by one of our English helpers at the mission, and when the people at a strange village get bored by a long sermon, or are I skulking and indisposed to become friend- I, ly, Goibo's tricks soon win them v over, ' 'so he turns Catherine wheels to the honour and glory of God. When Ralph Waldo Emerson was on his way to California he fell in with a man who was so sociable and chatty that an otherwise tedious journey was rendered as cheerful as possible. His name was Sackett. He pointed out all the points of interest along the v/ay, retailed a lot of amusing anecdotes, and, best of all, was" an attentive listener. The natural consequence was that Emerson came to the conclusion that Sackett was as oharming a man as he had ever met, and in his positive conviction he accepted Sackell'a invitation 'to dine with him .immediately upon their arrival in San Francisco. Next day Mr Emerson was paralysed to find in all the papers this startling notice: — j "Professor Waldo Emerson/ the eminent ' philosopher, scholar and poet, is staying in this 'city as tlia guest of Mr J. Sackett, the well-known proprietor if the Bush street Dime Museum. Matinees every half -hour ; admission, ten cenlsT , Next ( week, the doubta-faced boy and the dogfaced woman."