The Daily News. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 259, 2 November 1901, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There aTe 4294 names on the Patea roll. At the Wellington College Sports on Friday Bridge won the Old Boys' race, Johnston being second. Karl Russell's divorce was made absolute on Monday, snd on Thursday ha re-married Mrs. Somerville. After Monday next the Sydney Harbour Trust will levy an extra charge of tenpence per ton on inward shipping. Christchurch is the only town in the colony which possesses a seaside Guest House for delicate children, or for children who are convalescent from illness and require a change of air. The amount collected by the local branch of the Salvation Army as its contribution to the Self Denial Fund amounted to £204 2s 3d. Mi* Lister, superintendent of the Old Men's Home, wishes to acknowledge with thanks a parcel of papers from Mrs Henry Gray, and some old linen trom Mrs Colburn. We would refer our readers to a replace advertisement in this issue from the Colonial Piano Company, mentioning they hare 40 piano 3 and organs at nresent in stock. They claim to sell the best and cheapest instruments on the coast. Mr McKinnon Bain, the manager, will be pleased to show intending purchasers over the stock. The Rev. B. Dudley will preach in Queenstreet Primitive Methodist Church to-mor-row, Bunday, November 3rd, at the usual hours. Mr Dudley comes from London, and is at present stationed at Inglewood.—Advt. 16 is surprising how keen the public are in detecting a good thing when they see it. Mr Goodacre iaforms us that the Egraont Boot and Shoe Company hare sold within the space of some two months something like two thousand pairs of the easy seamless boots, and that now repeat orders are coming in daily. We congratulate Mr Goodacre on his successful pat :nt, for without a doubt this seamless boot is the most comfortable we have seen, and as is stated in tbe advertisement in another column it is " a real boon to the working man " John Leydon will hold his usual sate of general merchandise to-day in Devonstreet at 1 p.m., of clothing, drapery, furniture, iron bedsteads, rugs, quilts, blankets, and gent's boots and shoes, ladies and gent's watches, clocks, oil paintings, etc. No reserve as usual.—Advt. A Sydney firm has instructed its New Zealand agents to bay up all poultry offering in the colony for shipment to South Africa per the Otarama- this month. Mr Newton King notifies that owing to the alteration in the railway time-table, his Stratford cattle sales will in future commence at 12.30 o'clock sharp. On Thursday next Mr. Newton King will hold a clearing sale of dairy stock near Inglewood on account of Mrs. E. George. The cows are all first-class and can be thoroughly recommended Investors should note that a nicti piece of property comprising 40 acres will also be sold. A team of Central School Old Boys met the present-day fifteen in a friendly football match on Thursday afternoon, and were vanquished (vanished was the term used by one over-enthusiastic player who was on the winning side; but it was not quite so decisive as that) by 12 to 3. A vote of £2OO for fog-signals »iU be piaced on the Supplementary Estimates. The first of the new Maxim guns ordered by the Defence Department, snd mounted on the Colt-Dundonald galloping carriages, has arrived in Wellington. For using a penny stamp which had already done duty, a Waimate man was fined £2 and £3 costs.

The New Zealand Times says that Mr. A. Morrison, M.H.R. for Caversham, is not expected to live more than a couple of days. Dr. Brown, his medical attendant, has given up all hope, and no one is nowallowel to see the patient.

The 7.55 train on Friday morning safely reached Waitara at 9.10. None of the passengers complained of the excessive quickness of the journey, even our forefathers would not have been alarmed. A cyclist of average ability cpnld ride there and bick in the time.

Mr. Levi Sarten is keeping a watchful eye on the performance of the sand pump. He was at tae breakwater on Wednesday, and states that on inquiry of Oaptain Hood he was told that the sand p jmped out has made no difference in the depth of the deposit on the eastern side of the wharf; in fact that if anything there was less than before. He is quite happy over this information.

The collection at the special service at St. Mary's on Sunday afternoon, when the hatchments will be unveiled is to be devoted to a fund now being raised for the purpose of erecting a memorial to the Taranaki troopers who have fallen in South Africa. This very appropriate and praiseworthy movement should receive cordial support throughout the whole of the province, and wp shall be grettly surprised if the required amount is not very readily raised, I >etaiis have not yet been arranged, as the project was only decided on Friday evening at the instigation of Fr S. W. Shaw, who is to be congratulated on the happy idea which prompted him to take steps for perpetuating the memory of those who vohinteered for service in their country's cause, and gave up their lives with a heroism which will appeal for all time to the gratitude of the British race.

Whiteley Memorial Church.—The Rev. S. J. Serpen's subjects for Sunday are as follows: 11 a.m., " Samuel, or God speaking to a child." 7 p.m., "A word to young men in view of the racing season."—Advt. Now that the afternoon trains cross at Sentry Hill it would seem necessary to rearrange matters so that the New Plymouth train should be run on to the Waitara ride of the platfora and thence on to the main line. The method of changing trains in use on Friday was not only bewildering to some of the lady passengers, but had an element of danger. Sentry Hill bids fair to be known as a railway recreation ground, which, hqwerep, needs a custodian of station master's rank and aijtborfty. The new cable from Perth to Pupljan was officially opened on Friday. Telegrams by this route will be charged the following ratesTo Cocos 2s per word, Rodriguez 3s per word. The rate for troop messages to South Africa via Cocos will be reduced by is to Is per jvord, i John Leydon wants every persqij tq cgme to his sale to-day for bargains. The goods are all new and will be sold to the highest bidder positively without reserve. Come and see for yourselves —Advt. A CONVINCING ANSWER. The following te stimonal shows the nealy of Needhum's Salve :—Mr. Needham—Your Salve is first-class for drawing and healing. Its spaedy effects on wounds is surprising. Every mother of a family ought to keep a supply at hand, most especially in country places, where safe and sure remedies su'. h as your Halve, applied quickly, saves much pain and doctors accounts. I consider no home compl without it,—James Florence, 1 Agents for Need ham's! Sulve, 00-opmtiv3 Society, New Pljmoutli.