LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 100, 13 May 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The dress trousers for the Taranaki Rifles are to be made by a local tradesmen. Mr. B. J. Oarthew reports having sold Mr Bond's fine farm of 215 acres at Waiongona to Mr. Hine of Kent Road. The Mormon elders who were preaching in the Octagon, Dunedin, on Saturday night, were assailed by the crowd and had to seek the protection of the police station. Miss B. Louise Croucher, the gifted young pianist and violinist of Nelson, who obtained the gold medal of the Royal Academy of Music at the ago of thirteen, is at present on a visit to New Plymouth'and liaj kindly consented to give a violin solm, also a pianoforte solo, on Thursday evening next at the Whiteley Hall during the performance of the Cantata 'Under the Palms." Loves of good music should not fail to hear this talented young lady, as we understood from friends who have had the pleasuie of hearing her that her execution is simply marvellous. Trains wiil leave New Plymouth 'Station for the breakwater, connectiuj: with sie.ruer mentioned below :—6 a.m., Ngapubi (I'roni NnrlU) ; 11.30 p.m , Ngapuhi'(for North ;. Mr. Ward wires th-it he is leaving Melbourne u«xt Thursday, and will arrive in New Zealand on May 22ud. A Bill has been submitted to the German Reichstag granting Great Bri'ain atd the B itisfe colonies favoured nation treatment ! until the end of 1903. The annual report of the Superinten 'ent of the Wellington Municipal Kire Brigade states that during the year DO fires occurred, with a total loss for the year of £22.10:5 Of this amount £15,000 was lost in three tires. Five coops of pure-bred fowls are coining t'y the steam°r R.kaii consigned to the Government. Thev are Brown Leghorns, Plymouth Rocks, Buff Oipingtons,' and Laigshans. The poultry coming forward to the Government is not altogether suitable fur export. Of 1(19 birds received since S turj day two-thiids were rejected ; in-breudii:;:is sa'd to be the main reason of tho inferiority I of the birds. I The Native Minister has decline i to a.'iec to issue frsc railway passes to King Mahuta) to enable him to proceed to Auckland with MOO or 400 followers to make a display at Hie welcome to the Duke of Cornwall. , The late mayoress of Napkr, M -.-. Q\ H. Swan, has been presented with a h.i.id.-oirt-! tea and coffee sciTico with bnttor-di h urul i : tray. The presentation, which was mi.deV the present mayoress, was frcm a iiniuojrof i ladies as a maik of tlieir nppreciai. "i i f ih.. inannei in which Mrs Sw;i- ; 1,,-ui cc-ii'. I i.„! ' tires duties of the position during tho k'tie i mayoralty of her h'isbaiid. i The irold returns for the Auckland disttv-f j Cor the last four weeks reached the tot-il of I £53,405, which exceeds tha total represent-1 iug the March yield by £7,202. The return I j shows an increase of £14,318 compared with] the corresponding period in 1900, «

A Gazelle extraordinary has bc.3n issued s"mmoning Parliament to meet for the def patch of business on Ist July.

Lord Salisbury lias returned to Loudon from ids visit to Riviera, wif.li restored health. The. IS -rougli Council mooting is fixed for this- veiling.

The 'l'aranaki liilles, Guards and City Band will take paifc in the reception to Uic returned troopers 10-ni^bt. The Agents-Genera! consider the alteration in the Genua 1 tP'ilf will scarcely affect Australia.

Tho Belgian Government has appointed a co.nmiitcc to inquire as to St.ito purchase of I coal field*. \ j It is noiilicd in ilie Gazette that tho fob lowing colonic* have prohibited the importst on of swine from New Zealand for the periods staled :—Queensland, six months from March 27, I'iOi ; New South Wffles, one year from March 21 ; Victoria, until revoked ; Tasmania, one. year from April 12 ; Western Australia, until revoked.

On Saturday Messrs. Bewley and Griitiths, continued tlie.irdiapery sale at Mr. Kicketts'. shop all day ?ml got through a lot of stuff. As everything w;i>so'd without reserve some splendid barga'ns were made, tine heavy Mos iel blankets selling as low as ]Gs a pail. To-day the sale will be resumed at 11.3!) and it is anticipated that all the remaining lots will be sold. Several pairs of blankets will bo offered.

At the Teachers' Commissi n at Christchurch the evidence showed the incidental ai'owance to Committees was greater io Canterbury than any oth'.r district. Mr.Hogben and he was unaware of any in to ".lion to abolish Education Board, though there were rn-nours to that effect.

Tho Chief Justice in deciding the special ca»" as to the question whether Life Assur- j ance' ompanies were entitled like an ordinary I taxpayer to deduct as outgoing in their income returns a given per cent on the value of land used for the solo purposes of business, held that on the construction cf the statute Life Assurance Companies could not claim the same deductionsaslheordinarytaxpayer, but must pay on gross income. The Turkish Government has raided all but the foreign diplomatists' mail boats searching for the ramifications of the Young Turkish Party. The Europeans despatched their mails through the Austrian embassy. The population of England and Wales ia 32,525,716; of the county of London 4,536,0^4; of other administrative counties "8,850,492; and of country boroughs 9,139,190. Counties, including the outer portion of greater London, show a very large increas, except the agricultural counties which are static nary or declining. The New York banks advanced 20,000,000 dollars for Woilnesday in connection with the Wall street panic. The London Exchange faintly reflected the New York movement, especially in American railroad stocks; but the falls were much less sensational. As an outcome of the strike riots many Anarchist leaders have been arrested at B.ueelona.

The Dominion of Canada has adopted May -I as a bank holiday, to be known as Victoria Day.

The attention of our readers is called to an advertisement announcing that Mr. MoGui e, the member for Havveia, will doliver a lecture on Federation in St. Mary's schoolroom on Friday evening next. iir. McGuire lately gave this lecture in Hawera, and it is spokpn of as most instructive and interesting. Mr. McGuire was in Sydi.ey during the Federal ceremonies, and has therefore the advantage of an intimate knowledge of Australian affairs in dealing witn this very important question, while hU knowledge of New Zealand, and the various interests affected by Federation, are second to none. According to the Hawera Starllr. McGuire has succeeded in making the very driest details exceedingly interesting. Mr. McGuire's lecture is, we understand, the first <-f a serie.-:, whic'i are being arranged, ta-be given during the winter months. The price of admission is small t~. cover necessary, expenses, and any smplus will be devoted to tho fund for the concrete fence. In connection with the T&raniki Schools Athletic Association we are requested to say that at the general meeting the action of the Committee in changing the name from Football Association to Athletic Association was confirmed, the change of natnu to date from Ist, August, 1900.

HoixowAY'sl'ii.i.s. The Uourof Danger Disease common!/ comes on with slight symptoms, which, when regl clod, inc-easc in i-xlent and gradually glow dangerous—a conui'ii'-ii which betrays tiie grossest rcmi.ss-

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