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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143646, 14 November 1911, Page 2

The Wellington office reports that the Wimmcra will be probably within wireless range this evening. Tlier© wore sis tenderers for the erection of the new hotel at AVhangamomona for Mr. R. Campbell. The successful competitor was Mr E. W Hoddnrd, Whangamomona. Mr. Duffill is the architect for the work. Tho Eltham Argus adds its protest to those' of Opposition candidates against tho Government’s action in spending public money on banquetting tho Hon. George Fowlds on his return from South Africa, and on purchasing tho “Hon. Roddy” nugget for presentation to the King. Our Okato correspondent writes that a very heavy thunderstorm passed over Okato Sunday morning about 4 o’clock. Mr J. Brophy, a settler on the Saunders Road, lost thirteen calves. These were sheltering near some trees, and were evidently all struck down by lightning, being found by their owner next morning lying dead in a heap together. Does the problem of your summer dress give any trouble? If so, White and Sons are ready to quote you for any garment you require. The best work in the province comes from our workrooms, and the price, quality considered, is as low as elsewhere.*

Ono mother in Oldham was seen dragging her boy hack to school, and saying: ‘Til gi’o tho ‘strikin’,’ theau young beggar! It’s 20 year since thi fey then ‘struck,’ an’ he’s ne’er done owt else sin’. Ono ‘striker’s’ enoof in a family.”.—Co-operativo News.

A final reminder is given of tho recital of orchestral music to be given in St. Mary’s Church this evening. Tho last movement from tho Schubert Symphony alone is well worth hearing, a movement standing unique amongst others of its class, its principal melodies as well as its harmonies stamping it as work of tho graatest beauty. It is several years since tho 42nd Psalm of Mendelssolm was first given here, this should recall a performance of |the past well remembered by tho older residents.

Mr. T. K. Sidey, M.P., is not in tho least discouraged by the rejection of his Daylight Saving Bill. Eight thousand circulars explaining the principle were sent out all over Now Zealand, and it is believed that by this means tho question w ill be better understood. Arrangements have been made to put every candidate for Parliament the question “Arc you in favour of giving the Daylight Saving Bill a trial?” so when tho now House meets the views of members will bo known, and the re-in-troduced Bill need not provoke much discussion.

Sir Joseph Ward’s speech at Winton must have been amazingly dull when a faithful Liberal paper like tho Dunedin Star can say ot it;—“Wo can quite understand that some people, halfweary of politics and party controversies, may bo disinclined to read tho Winton speech from beginning to end ; and, indeed, some passages, tjiough by no means superfluous, may be safely skipped, so to speak, by those who have never been led astray by the specious fallacies of Conservative controversialists.”

A remarkable story was told at tho Criminal Court, Sydney, last week, by James Renton, an elderly man, who pleaded guilty to having committed bigamy at Geelong on March 24, 1910. Prisoner said that two years ago ho was washed out to sea. He was in tho water for sixteen hours, when somebody picked him up. A coroner’s inquiry was, however, held upon tho body, it was believed that prisoner was dead, and a certificate of death was issued. Prisoner appeared to think that because ho had, by mistake, been deemed to bo dead, the peculiar circumstances gave him the right to marry again. He now put that forward as an excuse for having committed bigamy. Prisoner was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment. An interesting fact mentioned by Mr. W. A. P. Clarkson in an interview which ho had with a Press representative was that Mr. R. Heaton Rhodes, M.P., is well known to the horticultural public in the Old Country, on account of what he has achieved as a fertiliser of narcissi. In fact, ho remarked that the work Mr. Rhodes docs in this direction is bettor known in England than it is in New Zealand. Similarly, farmers at Homo know as much as New Zealanders about Mr. John Grigg’s famous Longbeach farm, and are well awaro that it is a model for the rest of the world. Air. Clarkson came back with tho idea that a traveller learns a good deal more about such features of his own country than he does when actually residing within its borders.

The 999 years leaseholder can view with perfect equanimity tho ultimate resumption of his farm by the Crown, says the Auckland Herald. The fact that he can be indifferent upon this point, owing to tho fact that it will b© 2890 A.D. before any 999 years leaseholder in New Zealand will have to pay the Crown one additional penny in rent, should make clear the absurdity of accusing him of attempting wholesale robbery when he seeks to convert his leasehold into a freehold without tho difference between original and present values being treated as tho property of tho Cvn. The question of tenure is difficult enough without the non-agricultural population being misled as to tho inalienable riahts of 999 years leaseholders, and misdirected as to the financial meaning of the conversion of their tenures into freehold. In tho Juvenile Court at Dunedin last week a bare-footed lad, fourteen years of age, came before Mr. H. Y. Widdowson, S.M., to answer a charge of stealing £5, the property of a lady teacher in the school be attends. The loss was not reported to the police, but the boy was seen to bo spending money ftbo utthe streets on ice-creams and other small luxuries, and when examined had £4 2s 6d in his possession. The teacher said she did not want to prosecute the boy. He was quite irresponsible, and could not be considered as a criminal. He should not be at a public school. The case was adjourned till Saturday in order to got a report from Mr. Axclsen. The accused was before the court on a previous occasion for stealing a watch, and was then admonished and discharged. “They denied liability,” said counsel in a Supremo Court enso on Friday, “but that is nothing. You go to any of the carrying or shipping companies with a claim and they say at once that ihey are not liable. But no one takes notice of that.” “It is very different from things at Home,” replied Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice. His Honour recited an incident in his own experience to illustrate his point. He was travelling from Switzerland to London. “Mj son had looked to the luggage and had said to mo ‘You will find it all at Liverpool Street Station.’ WHbu I went for it there was one parcel missing. What did the company say? ‘We arc very sorry. Where are you going ?’ I told them I should be one day in London and then go on to Edinburgh. They said ‘Very well, wc will send it on for you. We arc sure to find it.’ It came to Edinburgh the day after I arrived.” A Wellington wholesale house received a cable from its principals recently, to the effect that the future of tho tea market was causing much anxiety to tlie larger buying houses. The assumption of tho premiership of Russia by M. Kokovstoff opened the way to important developments in the tea situation of tho whole world. M. Kokovstoff was contemplating the advocacy of the removal of tho dutv on tea in Russia (which is Is 8d per lb. when tea is carried in Russian ships, and Is lOd per lb. when carried in foreign ships), in order to cope with the spiritdrinking evil of Russia. 31. Kokovstoff intends, it is said, to facilitate the increased consumption of tea as a corrective of dram drinking. Should tea be admitted to Russia duty free, it will make an enormous difference in the quantity available for other countries. Notwithstanding the heavy duty, Russian consumption of tea last year was, roughlv, 160,000,0001 b. In the event of any'fiscal change in the lines referred to the whole tea trade would be re-, volutionised, and common teas advance probably 60 to 80 per cent, in price. “You, there in the overalls,” shouted tho cross-examining lawyer. “How much are you paid for telling untruths?” “Less than you are,” retorted tho witness, “or you’d be in overalls, too.” If you must wear overalls get them at The Kash, only 3s lid,*

“The temptation in compensation cases to exaggerate seems to he irresistible/ 1 said Mr. Justice Sim in the Arbitration Court last Wednesday. “There never seems to bo a son who is hilled who has not given every penny of his earnings to his parents.” A young stag which has come down from the hills is (says the Wairarapa Times) causing a considerable commotion among stock about Belvedere. Cows are terrified by the visitor, and one or two have been hunted about and injured. All old boys of the Now Plymouth High School are requested to attend a meeting to be held in the Town Hall to-morrow evening at 5 o’clock. The business is of such an important and special nature that a largo attendance is requested.

Patterson, a telegraph messenger boy cycling down Devon Street yesterday evening, collided with a young lady who stepped off the pavement in front of his machine. The lady was not hurt, but the boy got a nasty shaking. He is, however, able to resume work to-day.

The attractive appearance of the horses and general turnouts about the town and country gives one tho idea that some great event is not far off, and on inquiring wo find that the greatest live stock show of the Dominion is to take place on November 122 and 23 at New Plymouth, Those smart turnouts will all bo seen at tho show, entries for which close on Saturday next, tho 18th inst., and intending exhibitors should net- forget that date.

A movement is on foot to establish mills in the Palmerston district to make brown paper from flax refuse. A large meeting of flaxraillors has approved of the proposal and appointed Messrs, M. Cohen, Broad, C. A. Loughnan, and L. Seifert a committee to ascertain the cost of machinery, etc., and report at a further meeting. It is considered that tho refuse of flax manufacture, which is now wasted, and also tho waste vegetation of flax swamps can be profitably utilised in this way.

In the Magistrate’s Court to-day, before Mr. H. S. Fitzherbert, S.M.. judgment by default was given in the following saees:—okeates and Bockaert v. J. Oliver, £2 Os lid, costs 12s; Weston v. Smith, £1 2s 6d, costs 14s; Westport Coal Co. v. A. G. Frank, £1 6s, costs ss; Tuthill v. Stone, 7s, coste ss. A defended case, William Tweedalo (Mr. C. H. Weston) v. Brown (Mr. Johnstone) was adjourned till 2.30 to enable Mr, Weston to procure an important witness.

It will be noted (says the Christchurch Press) that Sir Joseph Ward had remarkably little to say in his Wintou speech about the Mokau transaction. Possibly he thought “tho least said the soonest mended.’ 5 Ho relied chiefly upon a statement attributed to Mr. Merries that, in his opinion, the Maoris received a fajr price ior the estate. If Mr. Homes said this, lie, of course, meant that it was a fair price considering the restrictions with which the property was burdened by the Native Land Act. Directly, however, those restrictions were removed by the Order-in-Council signed by Sir James Carroll, the speculator who bought “at a fair price” from tho Maoris was able to sell the land at a profit of £35,000 to the syndicate, -and the latter sold to the company of which the Hon. It. M‘Nab is chairman at a further profit of £15,000. It is clear, therefore, that if tho Maoris received a fair price, the issue of that Order-in-Council was worth £50,000 to tho lucky speculators in whoso behalf it wns issued. Such a valuable document really ought to bo framed and placed on public exhibition.

It has come at last. A “barbed wire” suit for boys! The Melbourne Clothing Company has just opened out a shipment of varsity suits made of the new wear-resisting material appropriately named “barbed wire” cloth. The now material is in a pleasing shade of grey, and all sizes from 1 to 10 aro represented. Prices, Itoß, Os 6d; D and 10, 10s 6d.*