The Daily News. SATURDAY, JANUARY 2O, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 16, 20 January 1900, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. J. Ings, who has, during his University vacation, been supplying the pulpit at the Gill-street Baptist Unurchwith much acceptation, has been prevailed to postpone his return to Dunediu for another wj.h, in order to allow of his taking the chun.h services up to Sunday, 2Sth inst., other,,-, i to-morrow was to have been Mr. Ings' last Sunday here, I The first stage towards obtaining the harbour (improvement works was arrived at on Friday. The Board decided to get tenders Jin as soon as possiole, and Mr. Marchant (the Engineer) was telegraphed to re preparing plans, etc. There was one offender beforo the Police I Court on Friday morning on a charge of drunkenness. He was convicted, and lined os and costs. During last month the dredge made 307 trips, removing 18,120 yards of sand, It is just twelve months, the Harbourmaster reports, since the Kotoiti and Takapuna steamed straight out from the wharf, and he has ploasure in announcing that the harbour is in splendid condition for inward and outward traffic at any state of the tida by the straight channel. A four days' mission will be held at St. Philip's Church, Tarilsi, next week, from Thursday to Sunday. The Holy Communion will he conducted (fully choral) at II on Sunday, and at 7.15 each night there will be il special sorvise and address. Owing to the statutory annual.mooting falling yn Tuesday, February 20th, the nexi I meeting of the Harbour Uoard will be on I that date.

During the mouth of December thero were ■'7 steamers berthed at the wharf of an t'ggrcaatc tonnage of 1'1,207 ton*. The imports amounted to IS** tons, including 13-1 or' railway wal autl 301 of private coal. The exports were 12i>2, making altogether 8170.

The special train for Wellington last evening was well patronised. A good many members of the Taranaki llilles went down to take part in the send-olf to the contingent. There will be no gcrvioss in the Human Catholio Church to-morrow, owing to the Very l',ev. Dean McKeima being in Wellington ftttending the annual retreat of the clergy of the archdiocese, Lieutenant I-lutson, who was mentioned in yectorduy's telegrams as likely to assume the command of .No. 1 Company of the Second New Zealand Contingent, is a nephew of the ltev. li. Hutson, ot Stratford, and a son oi Mr. Peter Hutson, of Wellington. The. Kcv. If. W. Walker, who has been appointed Vicar at Ellerslie, Auckland, expects to leave Waitara on 10th of next month.

The patriotic concert at Omata on Thursday was largely attended, ami passed oil most successfully. "The Absent-Minded Beggar" was recited by a young daughter cl Mr. James Hooker, the result being a good collection, His Worship the ilayor (Air, 15. Dockrill) presided,

As ail outcome ot the recent visit of iilessrs. Ronayuo, Buxton, and Mcintosh, of the Railway Department, it is understood that alterations to the local railway station will shortly be put in hand, frobaoiy the engine shed will he removed to iUorley-street. Lieut.-Colonol Murray, Manager of the Bank of JSew Zealand at Auckland, died somewhat suddenly 011 i'riday morning. He ' had previously had a stroke of paralysis. The benefit o£ clearing out the sand from the approaches to the wlrarf is not without, its drawbacks. Kot only will the piles require re sheathing, but the wharl itseli is being endangered. The Chairman of the Harbour Board, 111 pointing this out, intimated that the wharl' was not strong euough for the class of vessels now coming there, While the saud was banked up it, was all right, but in the near future he foresaw that a much stronger wharf would be necessary, and that within, say, the next live years a new structure would be required. To meet this expense, Lc advocated the creation of a reserve fund.

The Journal of the Department of Labour' for January contains the following remarks as to New Plymouth: Btiildin; trades: I'airly good. Clothing trade: Quite brisk, ltetail trade (general) : Good. Miscellaneous: All other trades have been brisk, this being a very busy month. Unskilled labour : Little or no demand for unskilled labour. Ko one need be idle who wants to work. Some consternation was felt at the Itarb'u;r Board meet iiiir when -\ir. .Sarten. carried away by the exciting u.plo of the hole in the wall, euvUionly butoi it i'ormklablo ruler, w!:icl:, Sit it# 1i0!l! Ml, Hindi* tt close appioach to ill-. who, amidst loud la. .'liter, prouiijiiv i-lgi.a further away. The h-.ixlait \w.» h;-;!.y inverting to all Uie 'iii.'iniM'd i.:. 1 '.. I'. :'ie .-j .'..Mi'. I ', win se j!ow oi ur:i'.e) : . .1 ■ ' i, b'.'.l V.'ii M.'.'. i-.oltt oa iiiii.v'i.i.-'iL i..ii' liiiikiiiu- straight iiii'.-s was not sia'.'keiuM 1 .. Thu possession of the ruler, however, d a not operate as a fortunate omen, lor -Mr. iiurten found no one io fall into line with tiinion 1 lie subject; in fact, expressions ot weariness of if were Ve.w e,ellei'i!i. On Friday, His Worship the Mayor (Mr. E. Docknil) drove the Bight llun. lr. 11. I'ei I (t x-l'remuT of New \V;iie.-), u Ho ! i: ■:'] 1 ;t tiiur 'i! New Zva;.i:.J, to s.'Verii) ol the : - . " 1';y;:,; 1;. j'iie i' l r ;.: :u: ; •.ii.ir'l-. v' r ■ : .o: ;:jl l.-.-1. an-.:, atifr a walk : : . i ... ■ t 1;:!.. -. ! !i■ ; : ■ w.-re -• Il i%'■ mi in i ]•;, :.v. "1 ■ > 'v, i:;;i In r, - n.-. ! .• i.' i. - Hi .. .! cv:\-, v. .11 ;•!. ; .n ; in::r ti/ i<;l i . ' ■. v; : v:: \ -• ' -ii •• .• • H;i i, '■ - i.V.'-J. - .x.-vl,

In the December number of " The Royal Magazine" (Pearson's) appears a story entitled " A Repentant Rogue," by Mr. fidgar M. Dell, ot isew Plymouth. It is prettily told, and, as the scene is laid in New Zealand, it should prove highly interesting to colonial readers. The story conveys a moral, as showing the deterrent elfeot true lovehas over the vicious inclinations to which human nature, through necessitous circumstances, is at times prone. To get a contribution accepted by Pearson's requires that the subject be not only interesting, but that the scory be well told; ami in tnis Mr. Delt has been very happy. We congratulate him on his success, and trust that his pen will not be idle in the future.

The anniversary social at the Henni Church Sunday School will be held on Thursday, February Ist, Tea at 5.30; concert at 8. A lirst-class programme has been arranged. Tickets Is, to be obtained from Miss Uosworth, Te Henui.—Advt.

Nearly every other person is suffering from some form of cold ; colds are dangerous, and when neglected lead to consumption. Neglected Colds give more work 10 the doctor and undertaker than any other complaint. Have Sykes' Cura Cough ready to use as soon as you begin to sneeze, sniver, or feel that you are taking cold. Sykes' Cura Cough, if taken as soon as tlie cold manifests itself, will break up any form of cold in a few hours. Hundreds of testimonials from all parts of New Zealand. Bold by chemists and storekeepers in Is fid and 2s bottles.—A. E. Slices, Chemist, opposite Theatre Royal, New Plymouth.— Advt.

The Good Dih Young.—Unlike most popular sayings, this has very little truth in it. Experience every day proves that some at least af the good are spared to make the! world brighter and better, and a more pleasant to live in. In fact, our experience is that good people, and good things generally, live the longest. For example, consider the thousands of articles which have been widely advertised and are i now forgotten. Why 1 Because they were bad. On the other hand, we have Holloway's Pills and Ointment, which have proved the faithful friend of poor humanity for iifty years and more. Why'! Because tbey are good. Of a truth, that which is good soed not die, but lives for ail time. —Advt.