THURSDAY'S FUNCTION.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12538, 25 April 1904, Page 4

THURSDAY'S FUNCTION.

■ Tbureeday next will be something of a red letter day in the history of the ,town, for it will not only be marked by tihe unveiling) of ihe memorial ; hatchments in St. Mary's CBbMroh, hut it will also be the occasion of tho last official visit of Lortt Banfurly to the town, while a still further event Will be the visit of a vessel of the* imperial Navy; Tn« utoveittife 1 * eWS»v mony will be of unusual intercut, for

in addition to those in memory of the 50th and 68t"h Regiments hatohments will be unveiled in honor of H.M.S. Niger, whose captain and men render' ed sudh signal service an \ the occasion of the Battle of Wairelta, and of the friendly Maoris, whose usefulness is thus acknowledged atid cotaunemorated. It was a happy idea* th.at.of placing hatchments in St. 'Jffkryte " Ohurch, arid Arohideaoon Watefe, Vh».t?e task is now finished, deserves the greatest praise, not only for *he\ fir-, tiatic workmanship displayed, biit^for^ the generous spirit whidh hast pfe-ompt- *\ od his> action in designing and painting the hatchments. Lord . Baaiurly; has on ptrevious visits so w*>n the, respect and affection of the people that it goes witihidiit saying tba^ he will meet with a very hearty reception on this, his last visit. He has made himself so popular during the seven* yearn he has occupied the position of\ Governor, and regret is so gdneral that his term is ecpirrng, that it is *%ertain Ins name will always be closely associated with Thursday next in the history of the town. Of very, great interest, too, especially to the young folk, will be the visit of HJf.S. Psyqhe. It is very rarely now that a man-of-war visits this port, though forty years ago it was a very c^onvmon occurrence. The "lads, in navy bKue" will, we hope, take a prominent ■part in the ceremony on &c occasion, when they will etaud side by side with- tike local volunteers, not as th» i Niger's men stood beside the old volunteers at Jfaureka, but to honour the men of forty years ago. Mr Henry James, Albert Road, .forwards a parcel of "Books for Buskmem." . .. „j . I A Dannevirke resident has donated £600 toward^, the .epst of the erection, of a KbspitaJ in that town. Mr Giiruth is sending some trout affected with cancer to England for the Cancer Research Society. ' " v * At the present time Melbourne istjh* best market for hides. Dunedin 'Is; 'also, , a .good market. The Southland Frozen Meat Company now supplies three towns in &• (southern province with electric light. : Southland Frozen Meat Company has , provided a special building at its works i'for the storage of eggs, which *poommodates 3000 casks, eaoh : hokling \i Bishop Neligan girded very strongly 'at the "threepenny bitter" at Devonport last night; describing him as the ,t '.man who wants -three penn'orth of .hit . own pet parson once a week- if tiki feather is fine.-^Auckland Star, , , • i • During last year Messrs Guinness paid £974,331 to the revenue for duty, which was an ipcr«j«s* of ') £75,000 as compared with the previous year. Messrs Bass come second , with the sum of £582,201, and Wat*ey, Combe> llhdfßmd are third with £883,975.— L0nd0n Truth. * y A pathetic circumstance is mentioned in conneciiou' with' the recent fatality . at Reefton, whereby three young men lostvthelr iivqs through suffocation in *e» Energetic taiae. Two of twyoung follows — George Eslick and Thomas it appears, been^ comrades since Iheir early childhood* had^i worked together, died together.. > ; fJMtfl were buried in one grave. .. . ,r tt Jik ■ A narrow escape from a serioits-.M^ ■, cldent was witnessed by those .W&Jfc were on the ttatJ6n platform at Ttott; , aru on Saturday, when the jsouths jjj& { prqss lef t, says the "Post." A m& and woman, the former having a chlijei in his arms, attempted to board t|£'< • train after it had started and got Weity 1 wider way- The woman grabbed tha . , 'iron railing of the platform of ciifcjjL , ol the carriages, but her first atttppjl' to board the car proved futile, isttl as she fell back it looked as though she would -meet with certain death, but' she fortunately clung to the" iron railing, and finally scrambled into the , scarriagSj anther at the risk of life and limb, boarded the train after hftifc* Those who witnessed the occurrence had an object lesson in boarding travelling trains, which they hope neve? io see repeated. When htf^was passing through Lou- • don on his way to America the Rev. J. H. Landau, late assistant minister at the' Great Synagogue, Sydney, was interviewed by a representative of thtf " '■Jewish Chronicle." Amongst other 'matters, Mr. Landau made special re- \ ference to the "inter-marriage problem,*' which he declared to be the s i great and burning question of Auair*-? t v lian Judaism, and one not merely- tbq>>. jbe deplored, but io be met if the oom.jnunityicf to be preserved. "TKerw are very lew families,** he say*, -""in ' which some member, or often membeO; • are not to be found married beypnil (the pale/fcr He attributes the e&lfk part to social causes, and the mucb freer intercourse between Jew andiKfn'Jew in Australia than in lEnghmd. His experience is that as a rule these' marriages are moat unhappy in their "^ results, and are keenly regretted, not " rotffr by Jewtf, but ty all othw seefion«.. .. . ; ,, it ' a ' % !„ • According^ « llome paper,, there is at this moment lyfiijaf agonist 4fc* . Times an action for libel begun by the London General Post OflttysMn 3807. It was the custom in the old days to detain the foreign rfowspapor* pent to English newspapers until the Post Office authorities had milked the news, and issued their owm summaries at £100 per year per paper supplied. The Times, Its sources of information tampered with, its papers diverted by the Post Office, fought the department single handed. The article which it~. wrote exposing the iniquitous system' brought it into 4he law court*, but it repeated the onslaught a month later.. Tho Post Office felt bound to Tjroseeute atrain. An action was accordingly ea* tSreß, and briefs prepared. But iiw** so obvious that a scandalous injustice was being perpetrated, the ventilation of^ whioh would bring the depatjment into- serious disgrace.- !!>*♦ Hie Altor-nsy-General pocketed his brief, mayhap the fee too, and the action has neyrt been re-fought. The Times won tlie day without further appeal to the Hat. Inat scarcely •^wal^a^B^^ this season is fat for milling. ?

A movemeht i« on foot in Palmer•ton North to purchase a town clock. Advertise they latit; modXX low prices for net! cash. ' " On rfKUy W Mr'ijfewto« K^^wift The* forttugirth> *&&*»£ of the Borough CoutacU will be held toYU'&bial Aee&is of kd**AoWTi ... tJlc of School Ccflunitteeft will be heH this'evening. ' The industrial exhibition held in Wellington, in aid of, ihe public •chools carets battalion banjl reetulted m a profit of tebdut £iWh ' * ' The PeloDus Guardian. :«ays it is' probable that a firrn^ ©f sawfoiflers will shortly erect a BAwmill within a short distance of tH&vefock. Unclaimed letters from beyond New Zealand await delivery at the local Post Office for Miss L; Marshall, J. G. Hardy,- F. iHayes, and a fmrcel for Laurence Ellmos. VJss Bella I*mp*mr has definitely engaged the St. Mary's Hfali for Friday next, when she will give her unique entertainment. Particulars will be advertised to-morrow. Plumbers and contractor* should note that on W«kiesdtiy Wt Mr Nekton King will continue the sale of Mr. JW. P. Greenaway's stock of, ironmongery, etc., when a splqsidid lot of *rad« material will be <ti*p&e& of. On Wednesday next Mr Newton King will continue the aal^ol Mr W. V. Greenaway's stock of ironmongery, ffhis is a splendid chance for anyone' banting iron, gas fittin*, holloware or tools, as everything fist be deared out regardless of cos% ■-■' " ♦ Consequent on his aplgokitinient oj# Governor of New Zea^nd, ,( Lort> iPhmketr went tihroughf|tine formaL iceremoiiy of kissing the^ Sovereigns bands, a fact which Bena* Uioagjht bt Kufficient importance to^toble.to Ulrf ieolonjes. $ It may not be generally known that Ihere are three known oases-of leprosyi tunongst Maoris in New: Zealand—one in the Raglan district, one up the .Wanganui river, and one (« woman) in Ihe Taupo district. In the last report oi the Department .of public Health, Dr. Pomare describes these teases folly and iUvstnrftons' an gwen tof two of the victims. It is specially tnentioned that in e*j&,«sjjiju!£it^..«rf-' ferers have hem mU^l»&Uamok»t» fend drinkers. London poUcemei* M& tfiJiVldi*«r»V fere to have new uniforms. They will fetilT fie bluecoats, but thj^jtt2srtiJMga| is about to be entirejbf^r^^gid^mj& garb *of * more convenient' KSKrmßaSw cut. The most distmctMnmgV*!te*!lfl tos outward appearance tsm^fJikhel in the which, in place of j£g fcumbersome frock coat, is to be a loose-fitting sacque, something after the styik of that}worn by French gentfannos. TEe oilAin cape is» to be abolished and ;* watfir-p>oo¥^bib ons feubathuted, whi»«^sir Te&etC opeqsinimer faefcets a^|MU^piu|g boots are included among the spming fshangss. .< ;--^; --^ , This story of an OklahonSfcr* gW 8 jcomposition on "Men" shows wat «c beed of the wom^VanHFloini JBi ihe territorial pr^b«# !what women marry. They drink and kmoke and swear and have ever so many pockets, but they^wdSH 9#(: 7sP , (church. Perhaps if tl*Qi? wori^n^Mm-i tiets they would. They*** modtf logical than women and sJflriqAtetaotolntM leal.. . Both men and iv^asso |MO% toprtfag from monkeys* but the women fcertsintf spta^furtll* *|f^?lj^ taen." The-acting-Minister i»-^bai-g«-oiUm> inspection of machinery; departanen^ (Hon. C. H. MHls, says that in any* ■unendment of the . Inspection of iMaskfaMfy* A*tr ii»-m»tiee of poovidfing for the isafue of third-class engine (drivers' certificates and reduction of the minimum power for second-class leertsficates will be considered on the lines suggested by the deputation on )the 15th. Mr Mills does not consider ihe appointment of an inspector for surprise visits to boilers and engines would be atUhded* with the results isnticipated by the Tftipjtttation, as the V^ptt^Aeut'^. tqeperimee «bbws that visits of suph inspectors soon become known to <$whers; coasecpMntty visits (do not come as a surprise. Moreover in ibe caso' drlargro pl*ntß, several Idays nwttt.iocoHpledl preparing for in* ipeotion, as everything mfust be cool and clean. Mr Mills tfutfa the nmnidatory provisions of the present act sufficient to ideter the overloading of safety valves.. _The matter of printing a list of all boilers in th« colony will receive consideration when the department's annual report Is being compiled.. < " !•' '»