Taranaki Herald. MONDAY, OCOTOBER 23 1905. THE OPUNAKE RAILWAY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12994, 23 October 1905, Page 4

Taranaki Herald. MONDAY, OCOTOBER 23 1905. THE OPUNAKE RAILWAY.

1 (the ' question of connecting Opu-' nike with ' the' railway system of\ th;e colony, by means .of a branch * railway striking off the main line' somewhere between Hawera and Stratford,- has excited and is still 5 exciting a great , deal of attention in;, Southern Taranaki. \ 'Several" largely-signed petition's have been 1 presented to Parliament \. wfe believe, j praying for; a railway, frpm* Opunake to Sltham,.and flying surveys hjave, been made, of two i o% three possible routes*. , t The lat- . esjt development, we understand, "is that, a .detailed, survey is in hand for a route, toi .connect . with . the line at -or near Te -Roti. . Ap- > parently this means that the Pub- - tic Works; Department^ has; -com- ; itiitted itself to -that 1 ; route.. We should like to know/ however, up- > on what grounds Sfchat has „ been arrived, at, and it r would . be">'interesting' to : heart the 1 TeportS'bf ' tnevSurveybrs^ f r who made flying surveys^ of oth\e£< pos-^ s^ble routes; ' The iiiatter is of considerable ' interest and importaice to New Plymouth, but we' should ,be ' chary ,of advancing any Jccal claims were we not conyint-;' I e(L that it would be in .the best in- « te rests .of Opunake and of ;the . dis-^ tifict to be served by the proposed, railway if the, connection with the ; regain line were made at or near Sjtratford. The President of the t Pp.tea Chamber of . ' Commerce, ! v sneaking upon the question last ( wpek, remarked .that . . 'fit ,was of, •great importance .toi New Ply- ' mouth,", so., we. may 'perhaps beexcused for taking, it- up. ''If it did not go- to Stratford,", he said', M there was not the least doubtth|at .it * would, have a , vital effect -piji the trade o^ Patea." Con- -,. nv^rsely, if it does go to . Strat- . fcjrd, it will have a vital effect on tlie trade of .New Plymouth, "as. it? meant, detaching • a> number of dairy , factories and .other business, rfrpm Patea." ..As . showings how the trade is likely to be affected, 01 ir I Stratford correspondent recorded, the other> day 'thats the first 'consignment ?of butter from ,oruru, the preseirt terminus -of the" Whan- , gamomona railway, had passed through Stratford on the way to t|ie Moturoa Freezing WorkSj aad S h^ added that "if that railway had jtnctloned with r ±h&' main line n jar Klthatn the butter would have ie g>ne. to Patea. Similarly, if the * Opunake railw.aLy joins the main m tfjie several miles "sfqutH of Stratford the trade of" the*coWtry it' ; §eryes will ,go south; instead 'of' "coming to ; New ° Plymouth;! A

Factor 'oF'th'e' 'l££gfies€ importance I to be considered is, however, con-|h nection between the district served n And a port. Ai he present time, perhaps, the , people Jtnost „ concerned are unable to' appreciate how the future' is going* to affect this' question. It makes little apparent difference to them whether they import and export through PateaF or New Plymouth. In a very, few years, however, the difference will be more marked. Direct steamers wiH be trading at Moturoa $md the freights will be brought dbwn to the level of Wellington and other main ports of the colony. When butter is shipped into the Home liner at a wharf at Moturoa, as it will be 'before long, then it will be of the utmost) importance to the dairy factories on the south side of Mount Bg'morit to get their produce as and cheaply as possible to tlie ship's side. The point to be 'considered by the- settlers -along i:he route of "the pr6posed s new railWay is the most direct -access to i:heir port, which will eventually be Moturoa. In deciding upon the route of the line the Public Works Department ought to place the convenience of, the whole district before thei shortness of the link to be constructed to connect Ppunake with the main line, and if convenience is studied we believe, that a good case can be made out for the Stratford connection. At the Patea Chamber of Commerce meeting one speaker remarked that "the .Hawera people were right in their contention 4hat the line would never be formed:" Probably this is wrong ; the line will be constructed some day, but. really there are many more important works than .this. Opunake 'aWT'/the district south of the; mountain are already well served With roads. Opunake has , three poach; services connecting with the railway at different points. The Stratford-OpiingLke Road and the Eltham-Opunake Road serve the district;, well, and the settlers might well forego their claims for a railway until the settlers on the pther .- side of the railway line— Whangamombna way and o^her., , districts— have at least been given ' access to their land all the year ■} round. . •

Mrs Uea forwards a parcel of "Books' for Bushmen.'! , - Messrs Gilmour and Pattie are advertising some real bargains, lists of wfyicn wMI -be fott^'-ittA^ur^adv^asr mg ;cplwmns. . -'•■?- i ?» A|" a meeting of the Wanganui OhnsWas Carnival Cominit^ee', the ; secretary stated that the "West, Coast Rifle Association ha<l asked o il, in the event of holding their meeting during Carnival week, the committee would donate, a belt, to v be called "The Chris^'as Carnival BeTt'.V The cost would, be at«jut>;^lO.— Mr' J. G. Swan explained the condition's under which' "the belt was proposed v to be shot' for,' stating that the matter, of the Association holding 1 , its meeting in Carnival week would "be' settled about the end of the month. He moved that" £10 be devoted towards the 'belt, providing the meeting- was held in' Carnival week, the belt to go to the best aggregate shot.— Seconded by, Mr Palmer and carried. v During the discussion in the House on 'the Workers' Dwellings Bill; Mr McJfjachlan had something to say on the proposal flh-at there should, be a bath in every workman's home. "What kind ofabath^-a shower .toatli' ?" . he asked. "That could 'be easily.arra-ng-ed With a watering-can with "a rose an it. I may inform^ the House tjhat 1 remember villages in Scotland with over five hundred inhabitants, and there was not a bath in the . whole, townr-except the sea— and „tJ*e people, in those villages ■ were,', healthy and strong, and they Jived "happily." Mr. McLaohlan facetipusly- suggested that two" or three - houses' might be erected on one section, and 1 < ' these . houses might have one washhouse and one bathhouse' in that-. wash-house _>; . . also' that there should be" v one cotnmon playground,- one .common- cabfoiage garden, one common* flower-bed in front of the row of cottages, and one common everything. "Life" for October is to hand. The main feature is an article on Trafalgar, by the editor. There are also lengthy reviews of two recent Nelson books, and a choice selection of stories about England's greatest naval hero. Other special articles are. & sketch of Marohesi, the famous Frenchf teacher, by Madame Maggie Stirling ; a second section of the history of an Australasian sovereign, by W. A. Somerset ; and a useful article on how to become a mining manager, by D. Avery M.Sc. In the sections devoted to general and Imperial topics are some dozen articles, ranging over a wide area. The lover of; books and magazines is supplied with a readable resume of the best current literature, and some entertaining,- gossip about authors and artists. Politics, history, science, religion, sport, travel, poetry, and half-a-dozen other -. .subjects are treated under separate depart•ments. V' i '*' . S~ " , ' ! There will be "something doing" at )fche Melbourne the next ten days. Keep-.your eye on . the 'Sranted" coluimn for startling Jbargains during the special ten days' sale.— A«dvt.

A plaiir-snd-fancy dress. J baH wilt be. leld in the Omata Hall to-morrow lights „*•> » . ■ .„■ ■ " , The PreK understands the Pa^, tea brickworks, owned by Mr Graves, liave been practically floated into 4 limited liability company wttto a ca-^ vital of £15,000. ' . , y „,.. A matrimonial advertisement ''strict: ly genuiriej from a gentleman aged 355 i" <<appei*rs in a Dunedin conrtemporary. - ; T^ hiimpurous linoiype a,-; '! « .••.»'• *■» % .••:''%.- •' - This morWg:b«iglitUky Was iepbr!. r \ id by; ttiost; stations, with sea »smo6^h .| the barometric .readings ranged fro/uj. 29.80 at Poutu to 29.49 . at Dunedin ;{ at New Plymoiith the glass stood nt , 29.82. The .temperature at 9 o clo'k this morning was 55 degrees in the,, shade. Advantage was' taken by , residents of the fine prevailinig' on-j3un-day afternoon to enjoy the . outing with the accompaniment " of sweet mnialic, the Garrison Band, giving * a sacred., concert. ,at "The, Pines." A good programme otf appropriate items was played in a very - creditable ; manner. The. Auckland Star's Parliamentary reporter records an incident of ahum- "■ or oils nature that ' occurred in the House on Friday niorning during the stonewall. Mr sE. M." Sniit^ rose to speak, Mfjien Mr Lewis" sei?ed his 'coat tails and /pulled him suddenly back jr.to his seat, ,and disappeared., out, j& the Chamber. Mr > Smith,. 'made a frantic rush after his assailant, launched a* terrific kick at him;, but Mr-Lewis^.pplled the door behind hin^. . an 4 .the panel received the. venefit of Mr. Smith's energy. Mr Smith protes.ted | against this as an -"asult. -pMr Baunie, the chairman, ruled .. that £ no point of . > order, was contained. " ,^1 right* I wUJ deal with Mm mysell A\ replied the offended 'member. Mr -Isaacs, '■ --inspector c.tof<.Technicai Schools, who has been inspecting the manual 'and 'technical work, done '-at ' the local schools;-'- expresses satisfeption with ' the progress' made 'in the lmanual work. On Saturday morfliog Me Isaacs met some eigfaty^+teacbeis from all^jjarts of the district aod spoke tb'theinfon the -pliace^oß paper and' carton work in the ••'s'cticol .curriculum and its educational advantages. He showed that^this work was ; not a new subject of instasuctibn, but rather a "new method" -o? teachicg certain subjects in the public school syllabus* K&to^ attention was paid • to the) advice imparted. At J tne-cou- l elusion a very hearty vote of thanVs^ was carried' liy acclamation; ' # i A correspondent writes :— With referefye^io thp. -paragraph Satultfiay'sBfe:aW: in whidi the difference 'between ... G^ttwich time and -'-New Zealand time was ni|entioned, r should like to correct" a- slight jmaccuracy. It w^s seated that the time at AueMa^d was llhrs dOmiiisahead of Greenwich! d time, whereas * it should' 'have', been Ilhrd 30 mm, for the standard tim»Vihrot%ihbu't New Zealan#is -fche same, being taken frbm the meridian 172^ ' de^. . fhsb, .of Greenwich which' passes & little %o: tlie West of CaOTsttJh'urch.a^d Hes to the west, of the/North Island,,? but' does not touch jt at any point... Local time ' as indicated by a sundial, however, from standard "*s&*) aooA varies "jrom day "t° day 1 . V 'Toi-Say (Monday) the sun' passed" tih« New Plymouth meridian neailjr 22imin be^. fore the clpclk indicated - noon; 15$ mm '(nearly) beitog tHe Ration of time and 7min (nearly) being dtae' tox our position . east -. of. the meridian from which , New-Zealand mean-tinieis taken. - r V - ' ' * '■. . . . There.. 1 is > ■ now on view -, in Kelsey's nb. wildings, ..a • collection of^oil, paintings, by . the. wellkiiown artist, •Mr 5- W. Kirbwpod, which are to^b? .soM on •^ediiesday next,, by-. Messrs B^aw;iey . awi -' JGiif-, kiihs. It is a difficult matter to pick a "from" *a collection^ of paintings-wfeent#i«y> ,!^app.en^ t|Q be good, as= in^^nis-case.^ vßutf^^O^Br effects th«%ju^a^-<{o| Sb^a^Wf^ea : Westi, J&4son), 15 (after .. rain~ jgqkr Mastertpn)^^ oj 16 J^W^?^o^' e^^. 1 will be^jbhe p^6^P J o^^or/-'<pE a W§}? that- wi^ 0 all.'ldvers' "oi artT The baz"jr^^ffieW;'6§» clmracterjs^pj,fsf . 6611 faitnfuliy by -the-'aria'Stf -■'Stilly deii^a©tra^g?-his;LJcapacity in .this direction.^rNo. 29, Arthur River, Milford,' is "a effort, and faithfully 'realwfe3, r W£e colouring %Krb%gli.out being beautiful, while the effect "of sunfiglft 6ri - the snow-capped * mountain in the jcUsiancQ^is* almost, a . velation. The ■ * Cliffs, Mercury : Istafid, is another fine example, and catches the artist m another mood! The key of-colouring in this pfctjire is remarkable for its -purity and truthfulness to abundajft^nature; 'the s ' middle' "hill, with its pretty -glint of sunlight, throwing imto wonderful contrast the peaks near v the foreground-; while the water, with its. deep and rich reflections, completes a picture -that the. painter can look upon with pride. On Wednesday 'we trust the art-loydßg\ residents 3 of New Plymouth "will etfbend the. sale, and that every picture find its jwaySnt^^wi^soii^. .• b If' you are a farmer you cannot affprd jftcf witfeou^ 'at^Bteicia Disc Plouyh. Agent, Newton King, New Plymouth^Adyt. --.*.: i" • <%,i^ ~ * A PLEASANT LAXATIVE. The ieffect of Chamberlain's Stomach" and Jiiver Tablets is so agreeable and so Natural that yon hardly realise that it has tteenprodncedvßy T a medicine ,-rf or sale by r Vealei^and ,Chatterton.— AShr*. -

The Borough Council meets this evening sit 7 o'clock, instead of 7T30. Mr H: Okey will address the. electors tUs evening-, in the. Theatre Royal. 1 An Oamaru Correspondent understands that a. new quarry of the celebrated Oamaru stone lias been dis4 covered, and is about to be worked. Captain Edwin wired at 12.20 p.m. ; : — Strong winds from between north and west and southwest. Glass- fall, tides good, sea considerable off shore. .Weather permitting, the local bowling green will be open for play on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday this week. -„ ' " -,l, l t : : Mr Newton £ing advertises two col-, tages in TPendafyc^-streeVfo^ sale ,by< rtUdtiou? at -i his-< mart-" -on ' 'Salurda;, next. - , : There are 1435 post offices in Victoria^workesd oja^the allowance system. IttNeiv Soutji _/ Wales theref are 1320. in Queensland 326, and, hT South Australia 526 such offices. ,~ A very good orchestra hits been formed to assist with Boot's -cantata,* "Cloud and Sunshine," to be given in the Primitive Methodist^ Ghtiirch, on j Thursday' next. Ay letter has reached xis on the subject, of cruelty to animals. It is writ- . tendon both sides of the paper and there is no signature ; - hence i£ is declined. „ .1. • > - ' In another column we publish an" article by» the Yen. Archdeacon Watch* on the proposed cross to' the memory of the Rev. Samuel Marsdun, who he_ld the first vChris'tian'seuvi,ce in. New Zea-' land/ The Archdeacon appeals for assistance, and we shall be 1 to receive «tod forward subscriptions ; for so^w^orthy^an object. V ' V; The wind-up' night of tho "La Mascoite" Assembly ..geasqn-V was very • successful, there being a large attendance. The music, supplied by Mrs George, was first-fclass, «nd? jkll . the' other, conditions essenfiai^.to success most satisfactory. During* the-.even-ing," songs' wr>- .-■'— ) y. Misses. Brown, Varley, Saunders and ."Messrs' Kclsaacs, Cooper, Mapn^and^Ohitty. Extras were played by. Miss -Wells 'ami Mr .Clarke. " ' s ' To-morrow Mr Xewtpn • "King.- -will hold. a clearing sale oi furniture tit Ctrrington Road, near the "Recreation Grounds, on Account of Mr F~ : Robert?. Tbe furniture is in first-clas< older, a large, -proportion being aytiost' new . and .includes a fine loir of electro plate and;eutlery, and a "Pomesf.c" &e~Kin«; machine. The. piano is aiiexcelleia instrument, by KirkuianY and well worth '^the attention of "anyone waisting a piano../.-' , -. The twentieth anrfiversaty of the New Plymouth Military (Town) Band, was celebrated on Saturday evening by a social -gathering 11 held in . the' Band-room. Mr James Wilson ed in the absence of the. 'Mayor, axtd there was a large gathering!' of members and guests. In the course of the evening songs and orchestral^ selectiqna were given , and several "/toasts' were honoured. The chairman referred in flatt\Mn*f' terms to the progress, made by the . Band under the^ ship of "Mr Garry,' .and cbmjplimented the combination on^jis public spirit--edness in giving its * ■■services gratui? tously on occasions. Mr Quilliam, a Vice-president, in the course of some . complimentary remark, said the time hed arrived , w&n the Band should own a vVrroj>or uniform. a nd swugjyested steps Twaiig, taKen to secure funds jfor this purpose- The Chairman promised^ subscription of £2 2». Rumour seems' to be responsible for a great deal" relating to "Phosphorus- Jack'- 7 and his airtics. Credulous humaiiii^, Ijafoour^uuder" the- impression that to date some half-dozen women, who -have 'been -faced and frig'irtened by 4 |be ,-dpparition, - - are „ completely prbsftrated and contiiiuejto be^ in a dte-_ 1 mtfmHojT feSrT ""What's more, .women with, iniasculvnc escorts ..are; toow „■ receiving attention, and • .deductively "Phosphorus Jack**' ps .getting bolder with the success ,of> h/s adventures so far. Tfae 5 most startling report, however, Ist. one which gained currency in town 'on Saturday night, that the per*, son who \y;as responsible for all the troußifeC'had been detected, and he was secured -in an office -in Devon Street. A paok of youngsters were soon oh tfil* spot, climbing the verandah posts, scaling the .window shutters, and^puahing their way to the door* Jlo-tget a glimpse "of "Jack." Interest was heightened by the arrival of a local ' goliceman," and then the ru^ mour, on this basis, flew round .the towtt<>;sitb/ IsbcCyeldcity of a- Mauser bullet that the man -had been arrested, Everyone was "dead certain" ; ifacred-ulity,_3Kas-_e(jual-wte-«tupidrty.: The" whole thing-, however, was created "in this wise\ '< During the day a citizen gave a 'detailed description ot'aiyout^ man standing near to a woman, who had made enquiries about "Phosphorus Jack/ ttrid when the woman encountered ' the man described she promptly made known her discovery; The yown^.|eUovf an question was eyed very suspiciously by the . "knowing oßfes,^ fie*-' was r followed by swarms' ol youngsters^ansd naturally wondered at the nature of. the notoriety he had gained. -BeNvas followed up in th* evening., in the manner mentioned, bui the constable was called in to dis perse 'the. j*ai*ser.ixrg; of youngsters .#.. # . "The.Kdsh" has just landed a Jol of men's straw hats in the boater shape. There's a great advantage in these hats, over others. They hay* an extra piece let. in between the twe thicknesses of brim, 1 - -jvhicn protcef i the edge of the_brim, just'«bout do?»b Hng its life. Prices 2s Cd.to 6s 6d.Advt. ... For up-to-date Printing call at th Herald OflSoa. xi ' . » • ,