LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 196, 17 September 1900, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho Hospital Board and the Land Board c meet to-day. B ■ Tho clearing sale of Mr. W, Outfield's dairy [ and farm stock will be held on Thursday e next, tho 20fch inat.; not the 30th as advertised in previous issues. The advertisement appears in our advertising columns. i Mr. Ward has received a cable from Mr- J I Mulock, Postmaster-General for Canada, con- ' gratalating New Zealand on the adoption of 8 the penny post. , An indication of the depression in the fiax t industry is afforded by tho reported intention of millers at Waikanae, Wellington, to , stop operations and sell their plant. A large ' number of hands will be affected. -I Lord Salisbury has arrived at Hatfield s House Ditch improved in health. t A telegram from Melbourne states that the coroner's enquiry exonerated MaoNamara from causing the death of Kettle, the latter being the aggressor. At a large and representative meeting on Saturday of members of local bodies of Patea and surrounding districts, resolutions were p -sod asking tho Government to-put a sum 1 i,i] tho Estimates for roads to the country at I''.a back of I'aloa, rdso for an alteration in 1 I'ie railway time ;ablo between New Ply- , ;.iiiU> a;n' Tatea. It wa.-j decided to send •co di-i'.gato.s to wait on tho Government. The J..yr anil (i.iilaiunj Obsrrrer calls , j ti!n.:i ;■■;>. ;;.):•!,;» wedding of "more than j :•■! ■!■:.■•..::•■. J L ::, lhatcif Mr. John Fleming I i .in (father.if air. D. AlcKinnon Bain, of j."' w i'lyin iiiiiO, v.iio at the lime of his .; :■■; J a-. An!d, uf Ayr (:3rd Juno, i : jL'), w.-, •: precentor in the old church in Au 1 . and hi'.! the unique experience, of proclaiming his own Lamm and registering his own marriage in his official capacity. A rumour has gained currency to the effect that " The Pollards " will have to " cut" " Maril ana " on Friday night in order to catch tho steamer. Mr. Duval, the advance representative of the Company, desires ns to contradict this, as they do not proceed to Auckland, but work overland to Wellington, ■ where a season of four weeks will bo inaugurated on Monday, October Ist. Auckland will not bo visited until November 11th, Goss, late clerk in Parr's Bank, has been Sentenced to s-ven years' penal seivitude in connection with the robbery of notes from ; that institution. At the Baptist Church, on Friday, a very inleresiiug wedding was celebrated by tho Kev. Drew between W. V. Wilson, of Auckland, lato of New Plymouth and Nelson, aud Nellie Victoria, youngest daughter of the late ; Mr. J. W. Wills, of Moulcro, Nelson. The ■ bi'ido was given away by her brother-in-law, i Mr. K. Clow, aud her bridesmaids were Miss , Wills (Hawera), Miss Castle (New Plymouth), and Miss Tottie Funnell. All the dresses were very pratty and of appropriate design. ■ Mr. It. Clow subsequently entertained the i party at afternoon tea We understand there [ was a large variety of presents', i Mr. Cam has found, as usual in other | towns, a largo demand for lessons in his " Harmony " when the benefits are beginning to be locally proved, aud ho states that although having nominally closed his entries for learners on Saturday, he will still take people for a day or two who like to take double lessons to make up time, and should the number applying to learn prove promising as at present, he may prolong a few 1 days longer. On Saturday afternoon,, before . a few ladi-.s and gentleman, a gentleman , learning the "Harmony" sat down and . played without hesitation "Juanita" and other songs, adding the "symphony" in one case—this after live lessons. s The Musical Opinion, referring to the ' Brass Band Competition which took,place in i July at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, near 1 London, states that the thousand guinea challenge trophy was won by the Denton J Original Prize Band, and quotes the opinion of The Globe that brass band competitions " can be fraught with nothing but good, and - urges that rising musicians should turn their ; attention to writing music for brass bands, , which command every means and great resource in tone and colour. i If a vote were taken on the question of } the best all-round football player in the ' district there would be a great diversity of * opinion. There are so many good men to s s.'Vct from, and there would, consequently, , br a big niu for first place. Now, if a vote Jv-.'-a ra!:.;ii w.. i.-. the best remedy for coughs, ; < ; 'i;-. '"■ '.'■• -'.>.-. ».■ i-ic- certain that there 'j' -.id ii.: ■• . .•■■, nee v,i;.;i iUe public, and 'p -t v..,..!'.. ;..• :-iyl;u-' Cura Cough. All ,j ;. .:,■.:-,!- rid .Slcre.'r.'L'pyr'.'.—Advt. '; ■' i''':-t:>: r r>:;:■,.' occurred in tho ■■■ !■':. •■ i..■■.:'. s Li,: nLhor night. It was ; j !.''■ ."I'd ■< !''oi iiti.fi: ;;i;l was frying in vain jv. '.'U iicr.'iuici.-i. suddenly a boy, atypical '| i, dun ;ira!), who had just sold his last ■ eveidng papei, and was rattling Lis ha'penco , in his pocket, slopped before her. Taking .' the situation in at a glance, he said kindly, ' r " I'll buy yer vi'lets. Come on, we'll sell 'em tergether." The boy evidently was a ' good salesman, for we passed barely an hour ; later, and the children were running about r together, with only two or threo bunches left. We can all help one another if we like. ' 'J he sick and suffering we can save if we 1 only point out to them'tho healing virtues of S Holloway's Pills and Ointment.—Advt,