LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 254, 28 October 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A young man named Douglas McKuight was committed for trial at Amberley on Saturday, charged with stealing eight sheep, of the value Gf £G, the proparty of Mr. G. H. Moore, of Glenmsrk Station.

A young man was arrested at Upper Hutt on Saturday on a charge of indecent assault l on a girl thirteen years of age, residing in Mungaroa Valley.

A meeting was held at Government House on Saturday afternoon in, connection with the establishment of the Victoria Home for Maori girls at Auckland. A large number of persons atteoded by invitation of the Countess of Ranfurly. An address was delivered by Rev. F. Bennett, and the Governor and Hon. J. Carroll also spoke in support of the movement

Everything points to a successful evening j at the Tukapa social on Thursday next. The committee have the arrangements well in hand, and the supper, in the hands of the ladies, will leave nothing to be desired. Robert Ourham, for 19 years manager of the Wang&nui Gas Works, on Saturday severed his connection and was presented by the employees with a clock, travelling bag, and rug, Mrs. Curham being presented with a silver teapot. Mr. Ourham was also given a bonus by the company in the shape of leave of absence till March, vjien the corporation takes over the works. Mr. Curham leaves on Monday for Port Chalmers, where he has been appointed manager of the gas works.

Sir Hector Macdonald has undertaken to unveil the memorial tablets in the Scots Church, Wellington, to the New Zealanders who have fallen in South Africa.

The death is announced at Tauranga of Mr. James King, an old resident. The deceased served in the Forest Rangers in the Maori war, and fought in the Taranaki campaign against Titokowarn. He was present at the Te Ngutu-o-te-manu fight, in which Major von Tempsky was killed. For some years past he had been in business in TauraDga.—Auckland Star. The New Plymouth Gariison Band played an admirable selection of music onMarsland Hill on Saturday night. At the Trinity College London local examination in instrumental music on Friday, all the pupils from the Convent were successful. In the preparatory division were Phoebe Stott, Flossie Arundel, Ruby George. Eileen Ward, Elsie Frost; in the junior division Alice Fisher and Annie Madder ; in the intermediate division Amelia Walters (honours). Mr James Ohapple, Presbyterian studemt of Eltham, has been gazetted- an officiating minister under the Marriage Act. The full text of Judge Oouolly's decision in the Hotel Commonwealth appeal case appears in this issue. Execution is stayed tor one month to allow of notice of further appeal. The new railway time-tables are now in print, end notice of the new time-table appears in our advertising columns. A large whale was seen spouting off the Breakwater about 5 p.m. on Sunday. It was travelling in a westerly direction. A leading citizen of New Plymouth, in expressing bis appreciation of the article which appeared in our columns referring to the late Sir H. A. Atkinson, stated his willingness to give a donation of L 5 towards the erection of a suitable monument to Sir Harry.

The late Major Brown's property, " The Pines," containing 9 acres, was knocked down to Mr. J. Butterworth at Mr. Newton King's auction mart on Saturday for £1,550. The vpset was £1,250. It is intended, we understand, to cut the property up into small sections for building purposes. Complaints are continually reaching us regarding the difficulty of obtaining trucks on the railway. The trouble seems to be caused through sudden demands made on the limited number alloted to the section. Some idea of the difficulty the stationmaster has to contend with may be seen in the position to-day. Last week a number of steamers arrived and discharged, trucks of goods being despatched to all parts of the district. On Saturday the Oreti arrived and 1 discharged 200 tons of coal, every availabltruck being used up. During the dav word was received that the Dingadee and the ! Moa would be here to unload to-day, making, with the Ngapuhi, some 700 tons to dispose of. The consequence is every station is being stripped of trucks to meet the demand. Tha only alternative is to keep the steamer* waiting. At a football s»ci»l at Opunake Mr. M. J. I Brennan, in the courss of a few remarks, reI ferred to tbe success which attended the teams this seasen. The fact of the Championship banner being there proved that the | sen'ors not only put down everything that 1 end, but they went to Eltham an i beat Dr. I Fookes, or, as is called by some, the Tukapa team.

An authority states (says a correspondent of the Wellington Times) that Wairarapa farmers will never profit by the bacon industry until more care is taken with the pigs. Instead of being housed and nurtured, thr animals are allowed to roam anywhere. This has a deteriorating effect on the flesh, and makes the hides thick atd tough. A tag cattle brand, similar to the patent of Mr George Hall, of L-sperton, to which we treferred a few days ago, receives official recognition in Belgium. There every breedei of bovine animal most tag it in the ear with the number furnished him by the authorities and keep the tag there during the life of the beast, under penalty of a fine. The tag must be accounted for, reason or none, and only heifer calves nnd« three months old! are exempted from the operation of the taglaw recently passed and promulgated by thai Minister for Agriculture. After three months old the heifer calves count as cows, and! must then be tagged. Evidently they doj not intend that any cattle men in Belgium shall dodge the assessor.

A meeting is to be held at Kaponga, or Tuesday next, at xl a.m , for the purpose of disoussing business in connection with the Taranaki Co-operative Baoon Curing Oompany. A meeting was convened for last Monday, but, owing to several adverse circumstances, it was not representative, and it has now been resolved to hold the meeting next Tuesday. It is hoped that there will be a large attendance, as large numbers of people are interested in the development of the industry, and a great many see in the application of the co-operative principle the keystone of a success similar to that which has attended co-operative dairying.

Great Britain has purchased 16,000 horse: from Russia.

I The London Daily Mail's St. Petersburg cerrespondent says that two of the i- hah of Persia's brothers have been sentenced to lifelong banishment for plotting against the Shah's life. His son-in-law was flogged until he revealed his co-conspirator j, includ ing prominent priests.

French Canadians are irritated because tha Duke of Cornwall addressed them in English. The Ophir has sailed for England. The Colonial Kxhibition at the Royal Exchange will be open froia March to June, ll ia expected that the Duke of Cornwall will open it, assisted by Mr Chamberla'n. It is rarely that a lecturer of such abiiitv and popularity as the Rev. J. G. Gicention h delivers an address to a New Plymouth audience. He has that charm ot spontaneous humour which forms such a palatable condiment to tup inr>re solid matter of lulecture, and, what is far rater still, charitable Rnd broad minted in his view.he is enable-) to appeal to all c«risti<ni«! irrespective of church or denomination There should be a very large gathering ni the Whiteley Hall to-morrow night. ° HOLLOWAY'3 PILLS.

Otor for indig-giior,. Indigestion, with toipi iitr of th<> liv r, is the curse of thousands, wlio s.ientl each day wi h accumulated 'ufl'.rinas, all of which m-y ii. avoided by taking Hoi owar'a I ills aceoi-cl-ing to their accompanying oireetio.is 'l'i ei strengthen and invigorate eve y orgai suia servient to diction. 'J'heir acton i« purifying, he lng'and strengthoui g. Thn may be *. fely tin-en without inWrf rin". with ordinary rursvits. or requiring mu'ji (restriction m diet They quif.ltly r°mov nois- an I giddiness in the he»d, and dispel low spirits and nt-rvoua fears, Thefc b.ilsamic Piils work fie cu-h without debilitating or exhausting the system ; on the contrary, they conserve an) support the vital principle by substitati-g pure for iur-pure blood—Advt.

CIHILBLAINS make children cross and ' ill. Apply Loasby's Koolibab jefore i btesk, and note fcho ohivnee—jnctant relief.