LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 51, 28 February 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting leading matter will be found on the fourth pige ot this issue. Whiteley Memorial Church —Morr.ir.z at II a.m., Hev W. K. Woolley. Evening: Rev 8. J, Serpell—Subject " The Growth of the True."—Advfc. , At the University Senate, sitting at Chriatchuroh on Wednesday, the degree ol Bichelor of Laws was conferred on Mr 0, H. Weston, of New Plymouth. ' The barque Gladys had trouble with her seamen on leaving Auckland on Thursday night. Two men jumped overboard and swam for shore. The steamer Osprey, which was lowing the barque, gave aad captured both of the men, one ot whom bad very nearly reached land. The Chris! church Hospital Board has agreed to open the Bottle Lake Hospital, for the reception of convalescent ac'irUtinn p itients. 1 his action is intended to relieve tho pressure on the aceomuiodatioti at tha (Jhristihurch >-'o<pltal, until more suitable arrangements can be made. At a meeting of the Elthain Borough Council on Thursday nifht, Messrs Olimie and Fairhall were appointed engineers in connection with carrying out the scheme for expending £16,000 for water and draiuage purposss, with instruct'ons to have the worlt proeeeded with as quickly as possible. Tenders for pipes, etc., will be called throughout the colony. Kessls Oallagfcan and Company report the sale, to a Hawke's Bay investor, of five sec tions at Harbour Town, which the purchaser announces his intention of holding for harbour improvements. Messrs Kbrris' sale is in Whitakers' old shop, at the corner of Devon and Liardetstreet. The Collector of Ooatoms visited Feilding the other day to inspect the local brewery, and take stock The contents of several ba re's, lepres'fnted as containing beer, v. ere found to b : full of water, and a prosecution will result, it being a breach af the Beer Duties Act to represent water as-stock beer. A five feet quartz reef, carrying good gold, has been discovered on the boundary between Canterbury and West'and, at the heatwaters of the Wilberforce river. A party has applied for a special claim of 100 acres covering the find. At a meeting at Dunedin of the District Giand Lodge of I ruids three delegates were appointed to confer with delegates appointed by other Deputy Grand Lodges, with a v'ew of drawing up a suitable constitution for a supreme body for New Zealand. The Hiwera Star says Madame Mellia heard Mis? Katie Connell sing in Wanganui, and expressed the opinion that she lias a fine voice, and possibilities of a great fa'ure The Pahiatua Herald tells of a Makuri daiiy farmer who has had the individual cows of his herd tested, with tho result that tho per centoge of butter fat yield in three instances wai B'3, !.2, and 8.1 per cent. Messrs Wyllie and Stott have large entries for their sheep fair at Waitara en Friday, March 6th. Tha annual meeting of the Bell Bloek Public Hall Association takes place oh Monday, March 9tb. Mr Farris advertises a large sale of drapery, etc., which should attiact the attention of the public. There was a double function on Thursday in connection with the Dunedin electric trams. The first was the affixing of a tablet to the bridge over the Water of I/eith at George-strret, and the second was the turning of the first sod in the work of the construction of the electric tram service for the eiy and suburbs. The Mayor officiated at each. Ho estimated the cost at £320,000 for everything, excluding £4O 000 paid iir tho tramway. It is estimated thafrthe trams wlil be running in the city within nine months. It will be seen .by advertisement that on Thur-iday next Mr Newton King will sell by an tion on the ground at Vogo!'o-vn, 33 splen lid huilding allotments, being part of Vogaitown sub-division. Theßo bemtiful sections con-ist of one acre each and are most beautifully situated on the main road. ANow that the Carrington Road hill ha? bee*-, cut down Vogeltown is bound to become the favourite suburb of New Plymouth, its situation on the high ground rendering i r most dotirable for residental purposes, while its close proximity to the centre of the town makes it most convenient and attractive to business men. Exceptionally ea«y terms are oSererl to parchasers. The children of the ETgaire State School with thsir headmaster, Mr Evars, the other teac >-rs, tho m'-mbers of tho Committee, and a number of parents visited the breakwater o-i Friday and had a very enjoyable day. The arrival of the Ng&ptthi added considerable interest to the visit, especially wi'h the children. The excursionists le't again by the 4.25 train, and before leaving Mr Coleman, chairman, requested us to exp ss their appreciation of the kindness extended to them by tha Nfv Plymouth people, pa'ticularly Captiin H»,u i and one or two others, who were especially conspicuous in thsir kind attentions,