LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 107, 10 May 1902, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Messrs Callaghan and Company report the sale of sections 102, 103, 104, and 105 in the Fitzrey West to a local investor. The earthquake shock on Friday morning was felt at Woodville, Wellington, Masterton, and Palmerston. At Woodvilla it was accompanied by a loud rumbling noise. The British Board of Trade returns for April show that imports decreased £65,684; exports increased £1,505,496. The King asd Queen will reside at Aldershot for three days in tune for the purpose of witnessing the review on the 16th. The County Councils' Association has approved the English Education Bill, provided j the majority of the Ed«ca*ienal Committee be Councillors. Mr Wolff-Harris, of New Zealand, ha» purchased Poynter's great Academy picture " The fctorm Nymphs." A JieiUer message states that Mr Root, j American Secretary for War, considers General bunch's methods inSamar andßatanyag most humane and effective. The total quantity of grain, principally oats, carried over the (Southland railway this season to date is 257,100 sackn, or over a million bushels. Special freight trains are running almost every night. The Auckland branch of the Accountant and Auditors Association has resolved that Sir Joseph Ward be asked to legislate early next session for tha introduction of two new coins, a cent, and a mill, that these and the florin become statutory money of account; al-'o for the adoption of the metric system ef weights and measures. The Northern Steamship Company shows a net profit for the sear of £508! l. -A seven per cent, dividend absorbs £4874 and the i alanciis ca-ried forward.

At a meeting of the Waimea Oounty Council it was resolved to apply to the Government to erect a cart bridge necessary to enable: people to drive from JJelsm to Hanmer Springs, also to urge the immediate coustruction of n pint railway and cart bridge acro«s the Motueka river, giving access tp and from Tadmor Valley. At a meetiug of the Napier Agricultural and Pastoral Association it was resolved, with the object of improving the breed of horses in New Zealand that a r,a? be imposLd on all entire horses used as stallions, and that all entires standing for service should be examined annually. Holders of all unsold tickets for the benefit football match, tendered to Mr L. Duffln, are requested to return thorn as sran as possible to the secretaries ot the Tukapi Football Ciub. Miss Amy Castles, the famous Australian vocalist, passed through New Plymonth yesterday e,i route to Auckland.

As instances of the rise in land values, two sales have just been effected, Mr Standish disposing of his Devon-street property, facing the Bank of Australasia, to an Auckland buyer for 1/4000, while Mr Courtney has sold five sections in Molnworth-street to the Sash and Door Company for LI4OJ. At the Police Court on Friday a fiist offender was fined 5s and costs for drunkenness. Prohibition orders were granted against Thomas Smith and Thomas Gonagle, to apply throughout the Taranaki licensing district. The Post Office officials so often get plenty of blame that when they do something smart it is worth recording.. Letters posted in Wellington at 1 p.m.. for the News Office on Thursday, were received yesterday, Friday mo-ning, at 9 30 a.m.

The absence of the Rev J. H Nixon from the meeting of the ministers was owing to. his being unexpectedly called out of town. The Rev. Collins went north by the Takapuna last evening Mr Collins returns to Ohristchurch in a few weeks time, and contemplates taking a trip Home. The first train over the Makohine viaduct will probably be sent across this month. For the viaduct, which is now practically finished, over 1400 tons of iron have been user.. Nearly all the sleepers are in position, and immediately this work is completed, the rails will be laid. The viaduct is about 700 feet long, and 275 feat in height. The Public Works Department is being asked by the RangitUui County Council, in view of the bad stata of the roads, to arrange for the conveyance < f passengers and goods over the Mang .onoho- Mangaweka section of the line as soon as it is ballasted, instead of waiting till it is taken over by the Railway Department. The annual general meeting of the Acclimatisation Kociety is to b» held at the Council Chambers t'>-day at 2.30 p.m. Messrs Callaghan and Company have an important announcement in this issue with reference to the Fitzroy West estate, the sale ot which continues to meet with snch marked success. Some of the keenest business men have secured sections in this exceptionally favoured locality, and this tends to show that the vendors are placing the estate on the market on most favourable terms. Considerable interest was manifested in town on Friday over a motor bicycle, brought from Auckland by Mr Bcekaert (Messrs Skeatesand Bocbaert), and exhibited inaction. Whi!o atrvst in frontof Messrs Skeates shop it proved an ntiraction for a constant supply of inquire! s. The machine was manufactured by the firm, and is said to be capanls of travel lins (cm 20 to 30 iml-s an hour, and Mr Boekaert proposes to start on it to-riay for Palmerston North, having sent on a supply of napthu to Pateafor replenishing the stock. The motor is a " Werner," and is fitted with all up-to-date appliances. Whiteley Memorial Church, Sunday, April 11th.—11 a.m., Mr J Asher;7p.m., ■lev. S. J. Serpell Subject: "Man's true destiny found'in true labour." *

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T. Gainer, storekeeper, South-road, New I Plymouth, sells Book's Rheumatic Powder, price 3s (id. Taken twice a day for a few [ weeks it will permani ntly cure all Rheumatic pains. Bock's Liver Powders should be used in between. ■)• ±a the shop for Engagement Rin?s, Wedding Rings, High Cla«s Watches at moderate prices, Wedding presents, and in fact a thorough up-to-iJ'tte stook of Jewellrr, Kleetroptated and Silver Goods, we recommend J. H. ParkerV, nextßailway crossine, Devonstreet, New Plymouth. N.B. —Please nota a few of the leading lines and prices in ad. vertisement in page 3,—Ad"'