LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 153, 24 July 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to the strike of.■Americw miner*, considerable shipments of Welsh tin plate are being made to the United States.

The Hmperor o£ Germany's North Sea Canal fa reported to be silting up. This crnal is pav« of a great German canalising scheme inaugurated in 1900, to bring the basing of the the Elbe and Rhine into close commercial association, j a>a -IH.^iS2 Mr Alfred Jacksen, at one time manager of the Union Sank in Wellington, and more recently managing direcror for JNew Zealand, but long retired an a pension, died at Wellington on Monday. The Admiralty is net with rafereace to the possibility of acquiring from France Kerguelen Lpid, ii tb.a Southern I Indi; l Ocs>r l. I Count Tilito ia reported from St. Peters- , burn to beln'a sta f > of coma. Captain Blackburn sailed a little boat from Gloucester, to Lisbon in 38 j days. During the voyf of the warahips Hyacinth and Minerva, while testing thBeiville boilers, the former bur.t a boi er tube. The Mineiva averaged 18 knots. Mr. W. A. Parkinßon, proprietor of the Hawea Star, was a passenger for the North by the Rotoiti last night. A reminder is given of the address to be given in the Whiteley Hall to-morrow (Wednesday) evening by Mr. T. W. Glover, of the New Zealand Alliance, on " The ecoaouiic aspect of the Temperance question," a subject whioh is stated to be »f particular interest to tbe working man. In another column will be found the programme of the concert to be given by the choir, assisted by the " Goons," this evening at St, Mary's Hall in aid of the concrete wall fund. It is just one of those entertainments which should suit all tastes, aad as the object in view is a good ooe there should be an overflew.'ng audience. Typhoid fever is very prevalent in Blenheim just now, and is causing quite a stir in that usually quiet little town. The disease is stated to have bsen traced in eight cases to the eating of infected oysters. St«p3 are being taken to communicate with the Government Health Officer, Dr. Mason. Some excitement was caused yesterday afternoon in Devon-street Bast when a pony attached to a light trap stirted off at a gailopfrom opposite the Red House Hotel. An equestrian near at hand proved equal to i the occasion, add after a short chase cleverly brought the refractory animal to a halt. The Lords of the Admirality state that a re-survey of New Zealand waters would occupy many years. The ship new engaged in the aoivey will be kept at work as loog as othtr calls permit, but there is much urgent work to do elsewhere. -The cost of surveying varies from £IO,OOO to £16,000 per annum, and New Zealand will have to pay half the cost. '

Lieutenant Oolonel Davie? passed Bouth through Hawera by Tuesday morning's train.

It is rumoured that Mr. Remington will endeavour to upiet the Patea election on the ground that canvassing was iilegaly indulged in. The progress of settlement in Taranaki 1 was commented upon in the Hoaae by Mr A. L. D. Fraser, who stated that Taranuki, with a third of the acieage of Hawke's Bay, was within 2000 of the population of the East Ooast province. Mr Samsel Row*, rn old resident of Richmond, Nelson, died suddenly night. He was of independent means, and was about 70 years of age.

Mr Major, when in Wellidgton, interviewed the Minister of Lands on the question of the establishment of the dairy school at Waipapa. The Minister informed him that Levin had been determined upoo as the site. In answer to Mr. Major's queries, the Minister gave as the principal reasons that it was ennsideied more central and accessible at Leein, and that it wag bitter to utilise land costing the Government about £lO an acre than land costing over double thatpric?. An excellent Trench magazine, Lectures I Four Tons, gives an interesting account of ! the marriage methods of New Zealand girls. " In New Zealand (says the writer), when? the young girls are as robust an <be man, a serious struggle takes place between the lover and his sweetleart, audit is only after several hours ef conflict, during which the clothes are torn to shreds, thit the wonld-be husband succeeds in carrying avay his consort into his hut. If he should hi worcted in the desperate fight, the wedding is off—never will a New Zealand pirl consent to marry a man who lacks the bravery and the strength to be victorious in battle." The fchoolhoHse at Waihemo (Norihl Otage) was burned yesterday morning. There are 23 cases of measles amongst the Britannic'a troops at Alba-jy. A su<b of £206 has been collected at Duredin by a committee for the widows and orphans of the men who perished in a storm at the Shetland Islands. Advices received at Sydnev point to the wreckage found at Marshall Islan 's belong- 1 ' ing either to the barque Manchester (bound from New York to Yokohama), or the ship' Albania, from New York to Manila. Hon. E. Barton, Federal Premier, states that the Imperial Government has not asked for any more troops for South Africa. If it did se the Feder*l Government would certiinly give them bat he saw no necessity for draining Australia of any more of her ions. Otto Oribb, the New Zealand pugilist, was found dead in bed in his hotel at Sydney yesterday morning. H* took part in a hoxing contest at the Gaiety Theatre oa Monday night. After the post mortem examination most of the principals concerned in the contest were formally arrested. An inquest will be hild to-day. The dinner given by jhe TaraaaH Rifbs to the members of the corps who served in Seuth Africa takes place this (Wednesday) evening, at Wea'e'i dining-rooms at 8 o'clock. All volunteerf or btndsmen in uniform will be admitted on the same terms as the members o' the Rifles. Ticket? may be obtained fiom the non-commissioned officers.--Advt.

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