NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 273, 22 November 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr .1. A. Maif.cy. architect, invites teuders for building wovks, A mooting of tihe exhibition committee will he lii'ld this evening.

Inquiries concerning space :it. the New Plymouth Inhibition have been received from Sydney firms by Mr J I, )•'. Allen, ihe Wellington reprcseutat ive.

In the Supreme Court at Christchurch on Monday Mr Justice lienniston adjourned the case Seddon v. Taylor till December 1 -'Hill, to be heard before a special jury.

The annual sports in connection with the New Plymouth High School trill be held in the school grounds on Thursday, when parents and friends of the scholars are invited t« be present.

Constu|!ile Kuss'cll loaves l)y the mail train this morning in charge of a lunatic who was committed to the I'orirua Asylum by Mr Hutchison, S.M., yesterday, on the certificates of l)rs. Leathern and Home.

Th# new falls caused by a new outlet to Lake Tarawera have been named Te Tatauahape Falls. They have a fall of nearly <Ul(jft. The place lias already become one of the favourite points of excursion from Rotorua. Owing to recent legislation affecting the matter the Health Department has withdrawn a summons it had issued on different Timaru local authorities, calling upon liicm to contribute to the cost of maintenance of an infectious diseases hospital. The child .lones, reported missing at Eltbam on Saturday, has been found, having made its way through the bush to the main road. As a result of police investigations, the child has been examined by two doctors, and informations are likely to be laid against the parents (or illtreatment.

Tom Maim, addressing a meeting | at Melbourne on the subject of pre- | fereiitial traide, declared that it was ljuro nonsense to talk about Australia bfiieiitting llrilain by giving preference. He considered Mr Wat9on's reply to the Labour .Representation Committee was particularly weak. At the Hospital Hoard meeting yesterday the secretary (Mr C. M. Lepper) stated a Maoiri rtpplicaut for relief said she had witnessed the landing of Captain Cook in Nelson. He added : "I do not know whether she did," while the| chairman remarked : "At that rate she must be a very great age." In the Supreme Court at Auckland Robert Peace Ileighway pleaded guilty to seventeen charges of theft of postal packages, and was sentenced to three years' imprisonment on each charge, sentences to bo concurrent. William Morrow Taylor, charged with receiving stolen property from Ileighway, was senten-

In the Supreme Court at Auckland Mr Justice Edwards considered a too narrow construction was put on tit ' .Summary Jurisdiction Act by magistrates in minor offences, such as the theft of small articles. A large sum could be saved to the country in the cost of needless prosecutions before the Supreme Court, and he suggested that tile law should be amended so that cases of breaking and entering could be treated as thefts, and thus simplify the procedure.

"lie was a perfect picture of misery," remarked the chairman of the Hospital Hoard yesterday, in referring to a man who had been sent to I lie Old People's Home. The old man was found sitting on Mr Cock's office door with u sack containing a very scanty wardrobe over his shoulders, his nether garments being minus an essential part. "I said I did not like sending people to the home without a nip of whisky," added the chairman, and lie replied : "Oh, sir ! I have had several."

The S.M. on Monday heard an affiliation case in which a man named W. Dick was sued by a young l wonmn , lor the maintenance ot' tHeir illegitimate chilfl. The 'defence urged that the man was not responsible for tiu' keep of the child, as in Octolx-r last 1 lie had paid the plain-tin' £SO in a 1 lump .sum. The S.AI. held that the i defendant was still liable l'or the i maintenance of the child, though the matter would have held good had it been 'done with the consent of a magistrate. Defendant was ordered to pay a.s per week. At the Magistrate's Court on Monday Edward Sole, road contractor, appeared in answer to a complaint lodged by Mr Jas. Kib'bey, chairman of the Henui Itoad Board, that defendant, on October 31st last, used bullocks as traction animals on the Mangorei Road, contrary to the by-laws of the lloivd Board. Defendant, who was represented by Mr Malone (Malone, McVeagh and Anderson) pleaded not guilty, on the ground that the by-laws had not lx?en properly made. A conviction was entered, and a line of £1 and costs £2 9s imposed. Mr J. Wilson (Wilson and Grey) appeared for the plaintiff. The London County Council lias (according' to the London- correspondent of the Melbourne Argus) introduced many njew-fanigled " notions " iato theatres for the purpose of preventing accidents "by fire. In order to meet tho wishes of the Council, Ikui manager of the Lyric Tlieatre has provided that place with an automatic sprinkler. 11 is like an immense uhower-ibath, covering nearly all the are-a of til do ktaige. A few nights ago, when the performers were in the first net of The Karl and the Girl," the sprinkler suddenly flxigan playing, and a wheet of water was let loose from the flies. Everybody on the stage, and many in tiie orchestra, were No ono could find the tap' to turn oft' the flow of water, hut m the end the cut-off at the main was discovered, and the delugo stayed.

The fame of the railway picnic to the Mokau (sic) on Sunday spreads. It is stated in an exchange' that the party got as far as the Kaipara (!), and then (fearing probably that the steamer would not get back to New Plymouth on time, though this is not stated) turned buck. The assertion is also made that "another attempt to reach Mokau will be made in about a month's time, when it is to be hoped that the persevering pleasure-seekers will meet with better fortune than that which favoured them on Sunday." Strange to .say, New Plymouth members of the party, ivhen questioned on Monday on this point, shook their heads sadly, and said that so far as they (with'black-let ter emphasis on the "they") were concerned they knew nothing of when the next sea picnic would take place.

Tho Taranaki Guards are notified of the battalion parade to-night aL 7.H0. Drill order, without leggings, will be worn.*

The annual meeting of the New Plymouth branch 0 f the British and Foreign liibie Society will be held on Wednesday evening at eight o'clock at the Presbyterian flail.* A MOST HONOURABLE DISTINC-

'HON. The Western Medical Review, a medical publication of the highest standing, says, in a recent issue 'Thousands of physicians in this and other countries have attested that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract is not only reliable" but that it has a pronounced and indisputable superiority over all other preparations of Eucalyptus." Your health is too precious to be tampered with, therefore reject all products foisted upon you by unscrupulous mercenaries, and insist upon getting San(ljr and Sons' Eucalypti Extract, the only preparation recommended by your physician and the medical press. In coughs, colds, fevers, diarrhoea, kidney diseases, the relief ia instantaneous. Wounds, ulcers, burns, sprains, etc., it heals without inflammation. As mouthwash (3 drops to a glass of water) it pro* veuts decay of teeth, and destroys

Messrs llewley and Griffiths sell a quantity of buw potatoes ami to-day.

Sir T. H. Ilodder draws attention to new book- and Christmas 1 goods now feeing opened up. Visitors 1o the Hawera show, opening to-morrow, will find an interest in.tj exhibit in the sliape of a 0 ton steam motor waggon shown by M ( ' s " Kis liari'aud and Abraham, o' ''a'" in'l'M oil North, the sole agents for New Z/eaJaml.

A motor waggon ran from Palmers tun to Wanganui on Saturday with a loaid of machinery on in eight hours, reports the Jkinuwatu Times. Considering' the slate and nature of the roads, the performance is n good one. It, takes the evening train live hours ! At the Charita'ble Aid Hoard meeting on Monday' the secretary rend a letter from a recipient of relief, thanking the board for the assistance rendered [luring her husband's illness, and stating that as he was now recovered ami one of Ihe boys was earning fis per week, the family could do without any aid in future. The secretary said ninny of these I people would not scruple to continue receiving the relief.

The Auckalnd Chamber of Commerce has passed the following resolution '" That there is no oc-i casion for any increase in the tarill for the encouragement of the local industries. That any industry which cannot bo carried on profitably with the present duties added to the cost of importation will not pay the colony. A few anomalies fn detail exist, but these may be safel.v left to the trade interested. It might be advantageous to encourage, by way of bonus, the manufacture of some natural products."

It will be remembered that on the resent voyage of the Corinthic this Colony there were several bases] of diphtheria. On arriving at Wet- j lineton the passengers after heing) examined were allowed to disperse, quarantine not being considered necessary. The Patea Press states that one of the passengers Mr. J Jackson, came up to Mr, Gadshy s farm at Manutahi. Aftec being there a few days he fell ill and Or. Simmons on being sent for stales that he was suffering iron diphtheria, and ordered his removal to the Patea j»os.pital<

The Post states that a Manchester tradesman writes to the Department of Industries* and Commerce as follows " May I ask you to draw the attention of year cheese-makers to the miserable quality of cheesecloth usral by them, it being far too tliin, anid atihores to the cheese, so much wo, that it is almost, .impossible to get it from the cheese, and when this tasfc is accomplished, which is no light one, as most of it lias been taken oft in slirals, it makes the cheese look very untidy. 1 am enclosing samples of American cloth and New Zealand cheese-cloth'. Tho former can be taken oft' in a few minutes, and when oil'the cheese looks tidy: with the other it is impossible." Tho Invercargill Borough l Council linds that there is no- legal provision against street bolting (Vefbrts the News). At a meeting a fortnight ago a communication was received by them from a resident, statin® that harm was being done the community in consequence of the presence of booKmukers who paraded tine streets all day in pursuance of their calling, and heasftcii tliat_ steps should be

taken with a view lo the discontinu Mice of the practice, which, he said was hurtful, especially to the young The Council referred the matter U

the police, and at Thursday's nice I ing a communication: was receive* from tjie Inspector sitating that then

was one i>erson who so a cued in Invercargill, but lie did not infringe the bylaws as street betting was not an offence.

How well the colony has done out of the gold industry remarks the Post, may be guuged by the fact that from Ist April, 1857, to 30th oi September last 10,50.1, 171 ounces of gold have been entered for duty for exportation, the value thereof being £01,00:!.630. During July, August, and September last Auckland's gold export headed the list with 01 .Vl:> ounces, valued at £210,866, Otago _'J le West Coa;:t following with and 27,624 ounces respectively. The total exportation during those three months was 187,045 ounces, valued ut £520,418, ' as *S<linst_ i;M,9i)2 ounces valued ut £■>;)_ 4 ; >4 during the corresponding months of 190». The West Coast s'hows a remarkable falling oil its to 27 ' u2 t ounces against 10,-.M in the same quarter last year. Southland has been fortunate in regard to weather when conditions prevailing j n Uio North are taken into ■ U ' C Thi' lt ' Sa J' s a Southern paper). ihis is the worst spring i have ever experienced during the whole course of my life in the Taieri," remarked an old settler the other day. UTK]uostionnjbly, the weather is oxceedingly wet, very often cold, and altogether unseasonable. Growth has had a set back of late, and, considering the. little growing wither we have had, orchards and gardens are looking remarkably well. Hut it !i, t l] e Mly of Ncw Zealand that bad weather has been experienced. If anything, the conditions of r. through (ht> colony, 1 om the north „f 'Amaru, has bee. ' Insistent toavy rainfall is reported from a ll ovel . Canterbury Sand m nW>St Part!i of tllo NoHh

Two million pounds sterling a year ."'V . s ""' which Mr. Edgar Alois cosli 11,0 I!uss °- Jt W<* war is tOMin/f tho newspapers of tJio worl«l and that is a moderate estimate.' J-hi ee-Kgiarters l of this great nam are beuifj spent by the papers published in the Kngtfeh language for tho rest ol the world. The newspapers! of America ajwl Grea/t Britain are bearnig the brunt of the expense—and are gaining absolutely nothing by it. Jhe publishers of newspapers, to it s iid, dreaded the coming of the present war. Tlicy haul learned the bitter lesson during the South Africancampaign, and when hostilities looked imminent it was with rolut,ullc® tllat correspondents weno sent to Ute Far East. Each paper that was lorceid by reason of its prestige awl circulation to send individual correspondents to the front sought by means of combinations with other papers to reduce the cost to itself ~ c "Wgo Daily News, on the ' hand, played a lone game at an enormous expense for it was one of thrce I>ai»rs having a private sia-goimg steamer, which, at minicoats £SOO a week.

Star-Bowkett Societies can neither receive money as deposits nor borrow in any «ay. Their Huies expressly state that they will not avail themselves of the borrowing powers permitled under the Building Societies' Act. It will, therefore, readily seen Oiiat tins is u great source Ui strength, as .such a society can have absolutely no creditors outside its own members, and with these it has a definite contract as to the condition .01' their membership. It will thus be apparent that in time of financial stress such a society occupies a very strong position. The Equitable Building Society of New Plymouth, which is worked under this system, is now issuing a second £roup oT shares. The list is open at the Society's oflice, Currio Street. * IIOLLO .IY'S OINTMENT AND

PILLS. Diseases of tho skin. No case of disease of the skin, bo its mature what it may, lias failed to bo benefited when theso potent remedies have been properly applied. In. scrofulous and scorbutic affections they are especially serviceable. Scurvy and eruptions, which had resisted all other modes of treatment, and gradually become worse, have been completely cured by Holloway's cooling Ointment and purifying Pills, whifh| root out the disease from the bloocr itself, and leave the constitution frea from every morbid taint. In the nursery Holloway's Ointment should be ever at Jiand; it will give oase in sprains, contusions, burns, scalds, and infantile eruptions, and may always safely bo applied by any ordinary Attendant,*;

Railway arrangements for the liawera show arc advertised.

A copy of the English mail timetable for 1905 is to hand i'rom the Postal Department.

The country entries for the Taranaki Agricultural Society's show have exceeded expectations, and the total constitutes a record for the I society.

Mr J. A. Maisoy, architect for the exhibition buildings, anticipates that the building will be ready for the reception of uxhibits by the oibd of the \veek.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Barmud anul Abraham. 'Exhibit a 6-ton motor waggon ftt the. Hawera show. High School.—Annual sports on Thursday. J. A. Maisiey.—'Tenders for removal o( building and erection of two houses. Llewley and Grifliths.—Sell potutoes and fruit to-day. J. T. White.—Potatoes in slock. McEwen Br o s.—Speciul bargain discounts this week. T. H. llodidier.—(lpenitfg up new books and Christmas goods. A general servant is wanted.