THE SECRECY OF THE POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12924, 1 August 1905, Page 4

THE SECRECY OF THE POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

The incidents of the violent personal attack upon Mr Scddon in, tho House on Friday night by members of the New Liberal Party naturally give rise to serious , misgivings as to th« secrecy of the Post and Telegraph Department. Statements! were made during the course of the attack, from which '. it is impossible to avoid the conclusion that there have beeii grave violations of the pledge of secrecy as to masters passing through their hands on the part of some person or persons conneoted with tho Department. Under the circumstances it seems highly desirable that the matter should be sifted to the bottom, for not only is it essential that public confidence in a department where .it has necessarily to be so much reposed should be restored, but, in addition, it is unfair to the great majority of the officers that the slightest reflection should should rest upon the"*, *«* ** naturally must do upon tho service as a whole, until those who have been guilty of abuse of confidence are de* tected and dismissed. Things are,coming to a pre'fcty , pass; when,- for ihe purpose of attackfegs the Premier, or indeed for any other purpose other than under the order of the Supreme Cour6, the contents of telegrams and other documients can be ascertained by people outside the service. Sir Joseph Ward has had his faith' in the Department shaken,, and we hope he-wiljl not

It is expects-d Mr Dagleish will resign tho Premiership- of Wraitralia owing to the personal Hbstiiu fbeling displayed 1 'towurds him by his own lia'rty. The Auckland Star-.reoor,ds,a case.pf a dog which voluntarily, delivered a purse carried in its mouth,, containing four ,^hillings } and,, j so^e ./_ newspaper, cuttings,,, to a tram conductor recen^»y- ' .j/ ,'.' !'" - -: The quarterly sitting' of the District Court of Taranaki opens at New Plyznouth on- .Wednesday morning at 11 o.'clock. The only business on tho li^t is two applica-tions, Amin Burlie. and E. A, -Laurent, for discharge in bankruptcy. - I A Rangitikei man who has just returned from thd : Pbvertyf'Bay district states (records the Advocate) that the condition of dairy stock in that part of the colony is remarkable; climatfc and the luxuriance of feed bei»g, of course,, responsible in great measure for this. In the Supreme^ Court, on the . motion of Mr Quilliam . (Govett Land Q.uilliam), probate* of. the,- will of the, Elizabeth Julian, widow, and Messrs cd. on Thursday, 27th July, to Mrs Elizabeth Julian, Ridow, and Messrs William and Edwin Julian, farmers, the executors named in the 'will. At Messrs Bewlcy and Griffiths' sale of Mr Pott's ■ furniture and effects tomorrow there will be, a .chance for* lovers of gramaphone music to secure a first-class instrument, together with about 30 siijiorior records, :whfch were given with' much success at the late Exhibition. A small flock of pure-forcd Angora goats will be- offered at Fitzroy to-morrow by Messrs Bcwley and Grififths on account of Mr G. Pott. Thenis a groat, future for this stock, and this opportunity' 1 should be availed of by those who wo-uld^like to engage in this new industry, whicli offers great possibilities of profit. Mr John MeTaggart Kllis McTagigart, M.A., Fellow a-nd Lecturer of j Trinity College,. Cambridge, who was ; residing m this district for some time, has lately published, two volumes 1 from 'his pea entitled ( " Studies in Hegelian Dialectic "' aaid " Studies in Heorelian Cosmology." Mr MeTaggart has presented a copy of each to the local library. Some artistic work in text writings has been recently executed! in the Primitive Methodist Church by Mr Rich, employed by Messrs Bellringer Bros. Two of the texts have been placed in panels behind the pulpit, and the third under tho stained glass window in front of .the auditorium. The Union Steamship Company's steamer Aparima is expected to leave New Zealand for Calcutta about the end- of September, and will take tho November loading for Newi (Zealand, via Bangoon, Singapore, -Samarong, "(«Java), and Fiji. Rangoon and Fiji w3ir.be called at subject to there foeing ariy inducement. Just at , present (says the Sydney Morning Herald) the man «n the great sheep run up north-west is not worrying "about artesian water. The heavens &aye' been" giving him of their best, anfcl plenty of it. "Best rain for ten years," one grazier in the vicinity of Warren stated, whilst another, not to tie outdone by No. 1, ventured the assertion v that it was the l>est since ho had been in the country, • and that was a matter of 37 years ! The Taranaki Agricultural Society has decided to call a meeting of members in the Town . £1 all within a week or two %o allow Mr Gporge Tate, who last week acted as the Society's delegate at the Agricultural Conference in Wellington,, to give an account of tho business transacted at the Conference. The public who- are interested in the Society and agricultural matters will be cordially invited to attend. The date of the meeting will be advertised later. Just a reminder. — Tho La Mascottc ,short night' oh Wednesday noxt.* d 199 For Children's Hacking Cough at Night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. le 6d.' < . ' . Considerable c interest will be manifested by men, and especially by ,those with a leaning to the economy side, -to the rrenx'arkable offer of the .Melbourne Clothing Co. of this week, of forty men's dark pure colonial tweed suits of superior make, at just 25s each. The Melbourne -is welUcnowoi^as the, money-saving store, ; but this offer eclipses anything, yet offered in the district. — Adyt. THE SECRET .OF SUCCESS. When a man starts in a business enterprise, his integrity is promptly test,- , cd. His reputation for honesty .^anch reliability must be established before he wins the confidence of his fefloWmen, which is essential id' -any "business. This is the secret of the success of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It has a reputation of over thirty years standing. of doing exactly what the manufacturers claim for it, and, every ,boltlc. is , sold under -a positive guarantee. Forl the cure of coughs, colds, croup and whooping cougk, it has no equal and mothers give it to their little ones, wiih perfect safety, as it contains no injurious auhsiance. For sale by Vea'le and Chatterton.— Advt.