LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 4, 6 January 1902, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The County Council meets to-day

I The Postmaster at Cheviot reported on ! Saturday that five light shocks of earthquake bad occurred since Friday.

The following trains leave New Plymouth station to-<?ay for the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below, as follows: —6 Upolo (fromsouth); 2 p.m., Upolu (for sputh); 8.2') p.m., Ngapuhi (for north). J The Newl Zealand gold returns for the year show tile highest jield since 1891, -yiz., 455,559 ounces valued at £1,753,783, an increase over jthe year 1900 of 83,560 ounces valued at £320,830. The Wesjtialia, leaving Wellihgton "on Saturday, io..k oily 00 tons of cargo to Sydney, 20 being from southern potts, a'ld the rest from Wellington. A fire occurred on Ifti 'ay night in a twostoried building near ihe Railway wharf,' Auckland, occupied by J. Reid, boat-bnilder, and J. I'. Goss. fish dealer, The premises were gutted. The boats were saved and the loss is p-actically confined to tools and machinery.

This claim on the New Zealand Shipping Company by the owners of the steamer Ahuriri and the Spit Kira Brigade for services rendered at the fire on the Waimate at Napier has been settled by the company agreeing to pay £7OO. The issue of ten per cent of mini&ture rifles and of ammunition will shortly be made to cadet corps. The rifles are of the Westley-Richsrds make, aad have -310 bore. They are to be viewed by the Government i armourer before the Government takes them over.

It is not often that we are able to record the impression cieited on Visitors by Mount Eemcnl. We are therefore much indebted to Mr. Robert Caldwell of South Australia, f'>r the verses published in another column. jUke his address to the delegates at the Kducatton Conference this poem is spontaneous, hearty, and full of logical force and ornate diction.

President Roosevelt shook hands with 80,000 people at a New Year rsoeptiotii

The Kaiser has invited President Roosevelt's daughter tc christen the German Imperial ya'cht now being built in America. Ex-President Cleveland will probably represent America at the King's coronation.

Mr. Pierpont Morgan has paid half a million d liars for Raphael's Madonna Saint Ai thonyof Pa 'ua.

Lord Hanbury, president of the Board of Agriculture, has appninted a Departmental Committee to inquire into the diseases of sheep known as louping ill and braxy. The Rev. Joseph Parker, of the City Temple (London) delivered New Year's messages at Thursday's services to Ihe King, to Presid nt lioosevelt, to the newspapers, and to the Australi in Commonwealth. The message to Australia was as follows:—'Your Commonwealth will be as sounding brass and. tinkling cymbals if you loosely hold the Bible, the Sabbath, and the sanctuary." Kquitable Building Society shareholders (Star Bowkett) are reminded that fortnight.lv subscriptions are payable to-night (Monday) up to 9 o'clock p.m.—Advt. also

The Ngapuhi arrived from Onehunga shortly after 10 last nisrht, having on board 280 passengers. A special train left New Plymouth at 11.45 p.m., for Wanganui, taking a good number of the travellers on. There was a very large congregation at St. Mary's last evening, when the Rev F. G. Evans gave a most interesting sermon. He referred to the sitting of the Educational Institute in New Plymouth, making specially complimentary mention of the high importance of the work done by teachers in the mental and moral training of children

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Special attention is drawn to the lovely display of Pearl, Opal Torquoiso Greenstone, Sapphire, Ruby and Diamond Brooches and solid Silver goods, Silver Mounted Hair, Clothes, and Hat Brushes, Mustards, Salts, Muffineers, etc., etc. Boys' Nickel Watches, good timekeepers, 7s fid each. Christmas and New Year gifts, high-class quality goods at low prices, at J. H. Parker'p, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Optician, next Railway crossing, Devon-street, New Plymouth.—Advt.