The Daily News. MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 204, 22 October 1900, Page 2

The Daily News. MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual ieport of the Ta-anaki Cricket 'Association, asd an article headed "Scale of the Colouif s," appens <n our front page, while on pur fourth page will be found a very int&iestiug article headed "The Duke of i'o k."

Mr. K. M. Smith, M.H.R., arrived in New Plymouth by special train yesterday. The Gairloch passed Manukau Heads for New Plymouth at 1.30 yesterday aftemooo. Fifty-seven names have been handed in for a rifle corps at Waitara, 54 at Patea and 86 at Stratford. These are for infantry •corps and it is understood they will all be accepted. In our report of the Harbour Board meeting in Saturday's issue Mr. Connett's name was ommitted from the committee appointed to co.ifer with the Railway Department relative to carriage of goods by weight. Some commotion was caused in town on Saturday afternoon by a runaway horse and cart, bolo. Ring to Mr. Hugh Adams, baker. The horse bolted from the Henui, an<l' al.huugh several efforts were made to arrest its progress .the desired result 'was not achieved until -It neared the Post Office'.' Fortunately no damage was done. Mr. Smith, M H.R., informs us that the vot' s for the new post office and the ironsand industry I oth passed without alteration. The London Times announces that RearAdmiral Beaumont, Commandcr-in-Ohi.-f of. the Pacific Station, has been transferred to the command of the Australian Squadron. The following trains will leave New Plymouth ttahon to-day for the breakwaterconnecting with steamer mentioned below : 6 a.m., Gairloch (from North); 9.30 p.m., Gairloch (for North).

Mr. Bewley reports having sold four firstclass sections in ; evou-strcet, on account oE Mr. J. B. ConneU, to a local investor. Owing-.to ill-health, Mr. Mason, who ,was appointed, ofliesr-in-cbarjre ot the telegraph at Wellington, lias returned to Chrislehurch, and Mr. Harrington, from Christchurch.is to take his place.

The Queorjsland Labour Parly is keeping up the stonewall. The Assembly has now been sitting continuously since Wednesday afternoon. The cloture has several tinie.been applied, and stormy scenes have taken place.

Sir W. J.. Lyne is communicating with the Imperial authorities with a view of arranging, if possible, for the return of the New South' Walts troops from South Africa in time to lake part in the Commonwealth inauguration. A Sydney Citizens' Vigilance Committee report wholesale vandalism in the old Devon-shire-street coinelery. Ornaments have been broken, and headstones and iron railings of gia'.eJ. :cc:uvcil for ihe sake'of the metal, vaults opened anil the lead covering of coffins removed,'and theskeietons ".eft exposed. The Colonial Piano Company have just imported a very tine IS flat hasi instrument to the order of a mem'.er or the City Band. As :ij cv;.Jci,ce of the interest taken by the members' iu their labour of love, this instrument is being paid for privately by the player.

The Biograph Company exhibiting at the 'iheatro Royal, crca.'cd tjuitea sensation on

.-aiM'ky night by mo-is of a search light ■,'lae.'.: ij'j the pari pet a! the corner of the :■.. :-'.:i u, ir.-m whence . the brilliant rays '-L-. lurr.ed in all directions. The edges of u>:. i'.r.tpati-s in town were thronged with ■ipecuior:, anxious to witness the effect of ihe novelty, and the extraordinary illumination at traded attention for several miles bejo-.U the town.

■ The Anglican Synod lias concluded its I busines-. ll was resolved to draw the attention ot the Ccneral Synod to the disabilities under which cnlonially ordained clergy suffer under the Colonial Clergy Act, with a view to its repeal. Bishop Neville stated he had rel'tiT. a hi the matter at the Lambeth Conference, a..ii pointed .ut to the Archbishop of Canterbury thai whaiever difficulty they had in England, the Uishop in the colonies bad ten limes mere trouble, owing to the riif-rail: and oil scourings of England which were sent out.

Sunday was the anniversary of the departure of Hie First Contingent for South Africa, ilie subject was lul'errcil lo both in the U-gi.slat.ive t.'-. uueil and the Hou-e on Saturilay night, and in eacii place a resolution of thanks and sympathy with the relatives of those who had I'al.en was rccordid, and the National Anthem was sung. P. rliament close] at 2.55 on Sunday morniiiy, and a special train at one left Wellington with the Wollingt- n, Hawke's Bay, and Taranaki members- bix of the Auckland members tookadiantageof the train to come through to Mew Plymouth by rail, arriving at, 12 noon. The Tutanokci, which left Wellington at o'clock on Sunday morning, called at the breakwater at 4.3 > p m. to pick Lheiu up. The Tntanekai proceeded north at 7 p.m. Why the c -untry should ba put to all this expense, when the mail train io-dayand the steamer this evening could aa\e been utilised, passes understanding, to -■ay nothing' about the altogether unnecessary i:.d desecration of the Sabbath.

, Aiiss Cottier has on sale, at tempting I .iriees, a duantily of Berlin Fingering and itluc-y which mud. be cleared to make room x>r otuer consignments.—Advt. Sir. WaUer Eewley, Share-broker, Devonit reet, New Plynnuith, pays i-peeial attention ~<) Oia,:u anl Wist Coast dredging stocks, .ii-.d, hrvin;; reliah)'- eorrospou-'eals in both ncilirio", is in a iir..-ii,-(„, to-dvipe elients. r :e. ::•• ■ : <j ■'■■-'' ■■-::-, :iv >'•<■ of; ,u, ■ .:--i'-"i ■ ':■■■■■ ■■'•■• i.'.".- .ill.-' Jnupa of ailj