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[fiMr Attrill .forwards «a parcel of r *Books for Bushmen." VThe temperature this .-norning was ,}^ 1 degrees in the shado and baromettical reading 29.86. x The Waihi mine has again lo^tcn.all ts, records by producing £57,180 iv.orth of gold ' in the last four weekly j gteriod. This -brings the total lproduce | from the onine up to £4,3*20,7] I. f'^On the 15th September, on me motion of Mr Quilliam (Govefct and Quiljjiim), letters of administration of tho s|tate of the late Samuel Frederick Jones were granted by the Supreme Gjourt 1o Mrs Margaret Jones, widow :>£ the deceased. j '/When a case \ras- callfd on. at the isp.preme CourJ sessions at New Ply[ii|'Otith on Monday, involving an offence against a girU His Honor the lOhief Justice, Sir Robert Stout, said ('acting under the powers vested in him by the new legislation he would order all persons 'ouVof the j. Court-room excepting solicitors, officials and accredited newspjEqjer) \ reporters, . . %$& (Joiirt was ihen cleared. ' Mr Harry Cranny has arrived^ in New Plymouth, and will act' as canvassing agent for the A.M.P. Society-, taking the places of the Messrs and ,<ch, " wfio have ' '"b~eeb. so .favourobly lniown in -tnta 1111 11' 1 '-' "'Mr D. SulU'vou. sen., is a^pcesent recuperating in Wellington. Mr Cranny's address will be care of the local, manager, Mr (!. A. Benbow.

i An Auckland-San Franoiscc/ mail des'^atcin ef ,35^. AH^UstF arri^ecl- <lx* A on " / f cion : " cnirthe !^r* iiist. -'• -•' -- = .•• '--•*" ' \v ihisfj^suecM-r .11? Cocker™" tiundiin-y-s^tuiit/iH'5 fs"gTvftt«r*ap his piano agoncj*.^--"--'-- > *--■>»>—> \ Miss Baton^ywho takes charge «>f Mdtcijrr awcl isoss Millinery Depart-mJrr^'-4Vi:fiv^l— Ao'day, and will be -pleased ,to s , : .mcet i b.otk.;old and .new eusto^norg'ai.tlip^hoj^n Devon btrcet. Local cricketers aro^inaktng a Kturt, to . gete into - practice, for this, xscadbn, and it is "expected spmo formidable 'teams will bft put In t Kb' field by the New Plyrnotrth club?. As assiduous practice is synonymous with success a feature -.should be jinajlc of gather1 ing hround^ r ih & > \&&et* as pi ten. as possible. ' ; * $.'\, Before" ojwniu^ tho .ncsrf'u'ii «f the Supreme Couf^al on Monday. JJis Ilbrior' ttiV .OWief " J wstico. Sir Robert ' Stout, exprcsswl ihrough iW President of tb-. !<>cal Law Society (^lr 0. riaimidy^sdoske meet thy members. Vf the Bar \*it\i " whom he was imafquaintea: The ''ceremony of intrp"dir6t)pj wap'fj&rfor'uotl the President in Chambers. The 'J threatening weather luul a tie'terrcnt effect on "th^atifcifclaaee ft^he t,l fresco concert (fe^^tc.Ms) igiyeu by the ! =(raTrTgon Band "on Hainblyft's Estate at^#iferoy on Sunday afternoon. Bandm'a^iW McCoimell was in charge,' and -\W;variottS wete well* 5 pl^eti^aricl greatly. ,/Cpprcciated by those'%resent. "A was : tk£en«>i>-rn-aid of .-the' content fund. 'Similar .Concerts arc "to be given in different Tp'drM , of th? »• f , The Candle'AVKicKi was .tho subject of . a - 'coiflpotiHonV at , Death's Boot-A rcade burnt through on Saturday after* burning for \ 69 hours 11 minutes. the competitor; were numerous and the judgments of the quality of t% wax .'Very xli^crse,'it bomg expressed luifttlie guesses ranging trom 5 hours to 2011 hours. The, nearest competitors got wa^CO hours, which three decided 'upd&VHhey ' beuigilitoea Cowlmg, and Ivy, Cook. (Westown) an^ Mr Cook (Inglc^otl),'- wUo Will decide on the allocation of the 'priw money, £2 10s. ; Wi'th.tne ncaring oL tho, general election increased interest is being iakea in" the open-air meetings which local ■reformers "have been carrying on for tho past IST months. .On Saturday nicrht a good , rallied round to heir Stev«i«on,' who said that the sum-total ' cdss «f governing the Australasian colonies was ridiculous. JhepW scheme of workmen's homes met _ with severe condemnation, while he stated that Ms mission was to show c that cyer-K' fp«n" of &s^K&&*!& 1 and "taxes" 'on the prodoctn of labour was bad. stating that communrtyi created values should be taken for community purposes. . \Ve clip ,th(i#lowi4|^om the Lon : L don Times :— "lt will interest many, people in England as* well' as in Aus- [ tralasia to kno9-*tiiai-the literary , collection of the late Mr S, W. Silver ' (whose death .wets annqunc<j;d|in The I Times of MarchilO), ,knowg»as th«* \ York Gate :^og«iphical d Colonial Library, has been purchased en bloc by the Agent: General foi-" the- South ; Australian branch of the Koyal Geographical Society of Australasia. It - 1 will be af 'once shipped to Adelaide, 1 where it will remain for all time a 1 permanent and homogeneous --tribute to. the collector's J memory. The prioe ■ paid for the library is to ' be £2000." ' > . ...

The Dimcdin Star,, referring to? ihe St Helen's Maternity .Home, says ;— "The want 'of.traiited Mdwiia nurses is abundantly demonstrated day by day in the constant loss of life consequent upon the present state of • affairs ; and later on, when we im<| infant mortality reduced and the lives of many mother*: saved, the public will then Appreciate 'this I , scheme ofc, Mr Scddotffe at its 'proper value. l.Ufi selection of a matron has been caromlly considered 'by thp Premier^ and a , very satisfactory choice has-been made I in,that of Nurse.Holford, who obtained her maternity certificate , at ttte i Women's Hospital in 'Sydney. She has also the additional -- adyajitage pi a-" good knowledge of bookkeeping, " which is indispensable to thfe position. ..Asa number of pupil nurses have been inquiring for informa1 tion regarding.- .the ...subject ; of . their training at this institution, it Ims been suggegtSd^o tisTtbat the. regulations for' nurs ? es an^patfenfe " should be made, public.-. For pupil tturscs' registered , under ihe purses' Begistratibft Act, I9pi,;>t%;jtee required is' £10 for six months'"training, during *which fen-e £the .nurses: lectures I.leliverccf 'by \li 'matron "and the ta^ cal- r superintendent, and must attend , hbtiess'tnin twenty cases. An exan>J ination-mt'^he end^of x eyery.6 wpnthj • will be hetaTn^thV^escribecT-subieo^ and. musj,. *c .^aastdj satisfajtprny^ by. the candidates. . For pupil nurses who /are not registered the fee' will be £20 for twelve ' months*-- training."

G «Km r i£«r;;irecrat floon:- Mo- i dcvute t« strong- westerly- winch, GlaJ ii..c, tides good, sea considerable. ■ I Tto Secretary cj ar J Band (Mr. */A3&) desires to i acknowledge receipt of a donation oi f. 1 fern late- of NowWyjnouth/ The S..civtarv of the Now Plymouth -Witaiy.Band winßofe io - acknowledge «ho rc^oipi of XI from Mrs C^iaHd t^ a rl.inution towards Bmu] l'.tjnd. — - X ,. m^h%^^-Vmbcrs. o? the Tanv nakt PaeU CJluh wifi- be held to-mor-row ■ (Tuesday) n l ght when Mr g Percy Sfliith r (prcsia«it) >vill' deliver aui-^dre^ i> n . -3rapx:i names of plants." 'i'lie foliouing telcgrniii received by ihe loyai agents of mi Insurance Comj>auy from the head ofiice in Wellington i-u'iuires; no . -commcyij^T^'Kotjfv Berry every Company Wast" canoftl their jmlicies stock is state re^am on buildino/'

In connection with the proposal to erect a monument in K^v Plymouth 1 1 "IT"*? o£tl^Perial and colonial soldiers who fell in the Ttfaori war we understand that Mr W F offi^ ll^^^ 8^ « hcular «ing Imperial W -Tu° ; aVV Service in Zeaa»d lt h ; the object of ascertaining if. they will ssi - st 4 oll&t i^ fe Some remarks. regardingWhe c4cerotr a <i 0 o fth v colony wore made by 2 r By,. 0u BrowU) in ho qoi:Kge )f h . s ti ua , dr * s<s Jlt : J^^«o"v;ii te . th« duty of sixpeuce per gallon WM *a»«»off kcrosei,a,Tt'mx. le ckon- ° f 5 tKe prlCe of 93d9 3 d Per gallon would fall to 3 ?2 d. That was t^ case for about a month, but then Mr J D Kockefeller got wind of the alteration' ami . took steps to reap the benefit. w> ° on x^° l Jric c went xto and up until now. tho latest quotation was JOa.J Tier gallon. (A A . 01 , e . .« We oWt * it for- that.") WeU, they did not pay much more. It was, very, little profk. the storekeepei. , ma^ :on . kerosene, but the ease was different with Mr J D RockefeUer. Last year we importetl M20 ; 000 gallons or kerosene to this < !C ior.y. and when wo summed up the matter we found that he w as nm fcTfin° Ut fil lh ° WO|ll ° oi illfs colon >' ±110,012 Jay. comparison with xh P re.lurns., w>^:i.thi-duty was in force. .There was a prospect that the Taraamld oil springs woold p rovo v sue . cess, and if, jfiatj ever I.ook place the Government should secure the springs, and not allow, said Mr Urown, anyone to buy them, up and dose them' down in, the interests of a monopoly.

A Scotsman who was in ihe Labour Bureau recently (says- the Lyttelton Times) has had a remarkable career since his arrival in Ne* THdh&rft 1 V bout 14" month's ago! . "E£ * iandecf at Chrisichurch from Glasgow with a very Wall stock of shillings', but with a. large fund of energy and eanninesa'. Be tackled the first job ihat was of%cd...% cd ... . to . iin V an appointment as rouge-about in. a livery, stable, and worked so hard- that he had to retire^ with a wrist after- a week!*., employment: He hadj little knowledge of .driving, but -undertook to pilot a milk-cart, l but the length <4 the hours and the Knortnffss of the pay soon sent him looking for new pastures. He was engaged as a feandy man by a resident of Papanui, and was fairly .contented ; till tho Jiousejmaid t elt, and he was asked to take over her duties. J-Je was next , seen hawking small parcels of kindling wood oh commission for a local firm° and he proved to be such a good salesman -that a isorsc and cart were provfde^.for J»in».. He thrived so well at this biisincjss. he amassed . sufficient capital ( to get an uxprgss for himself, and setu p as^a 'vood and coalr merchant:' He has now five teams going, and employs five or- six men. - At the Medical Conference in Adelaide Dr. Colquhoun, of Dunedin, gave a fin V?Sfe s^i^ 6^- tne general congress on the "Standard of "ethics and work in Medicine." r . He strongly'advocated itHe establishment \of health rules in connection with the training of University students. - Dealing with: hospital management, 'W said that where,, medical schools existed in connection .with hospitals, tne- governing authorities of tho.«e schools shoTrtd-* a fair Representation on , the hospital boards. He also thought they should purify' the rnedicaMang'uage by the use of English, wherever possible, instead of? foreign, phrases and proper names. 111 1 Proiejspr Welch, of ' Sydney, gave a --paper' on "Recent observations on cancer arid tumour growth:" He dealt particularly Withrthe work of the Imperial { Cancer fies ea rch Fund, and said \i was hot impossible that the tumour growth would prove to be a natural phenomenon determined by a definite chain of circumstances, of which one was senescence of tissue. and that, the nature •'. and 'origin of cancer will become essentially a problem of biology, and only; >accidentally a problem of pathology. He conceded with the observation : ' "I do not need to warn this audience against those secret' nostrums which, born of cupidity anc l nurtmqd in ciedulity, if they do not aggravate by irritation/serve only to, delude the patient into * waiting xmtil perchance thel time for operative interference has passed." ' '

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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12970, 25 September 1905, Page 4

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Untitled Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12970, 25 September 1905, Page 4

Untitled Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12970, 25 September 1905, Page 4

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