LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 63, 14 March 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on the fourth pige ot this issue. Wh'tdey Mernoial Ohurch (Services on Sabbath are as follows —MorJiag: Rev. J. Nixm. Iftenvng: Mr Baghdasarha (of \rreenia). Subj ct: " The Story of tha Armenian Ma"*a. re."—Advt.

Mr Ncn-io'': Kifgadveiti-'esa ckaringsale n beha'f of Mr James France, who has oeeu >ransferred to Blenheim. The s-ile ii « rather shoit n tiee owing to the limited ime allowed Mr France (o rpach his new juar'eis. How- ver, intending buyers should i:ot miss the opportunity of attending the i sa ; e. as the furniture to be offered is of first c as quality, and nearly new. Atlonti n is directed to a notification ty aHv rtisemnifc in *hi=i issue, under (he Vietotii f :ol'ege Act, 1897 respecting th ■ election o' members to the Council, which will i a shortly hu'd.

Mr N. Baghdff.a'iari, of Armenia, will pr ac'i in St. nd-ew's l J resb;terian Ohurch 10-uionow, Sabbath morning, at 11 o'clock and in t.e vYrdteie,' Msmorial Uhnrch in the evening at 7 o'clock giving some idea oE tue mat t. rdom of the christians of Armenia. A special collection will be made at each service in connection with the ab'ive. Mr Baghdasarian will also deliver aleture in the Whiteley Hall on Men la? evening, tbe !6'h inst, at 7.30 o'clock, or the Armenian troubles, illnst-atoJ by lantern views. A collection will be made. —Advt.

The three Boer delegates visited Hamilton en Friday, and wete shown over the Ruakura experimental farm by Mr RitchL'. They were greatly surprised at the progress the Waisato is making, and were well pleased with tie experimental farm. The Rev. S, J. Serpell will preach in the Primitive Mtthrdist Oh'rch on Sunday morning, March 15th ; Harvest Thanksgiving Services. Donations of fruit and dairy produce must be sent t> the Church on Saturday.—Advt. A meeting of the New Plymouth Opera Club will be held at the Theatre Kojal to-night at 7.3't. All members are requested to attend.

T e Land Board at Tlmaru spent two and a half dais in examiniog applicants for allotments in the Chamberlain Settlement. Thaie were 17 farina aod 3 grazing runs, and 191 applicants passed, 55 failing. The balUt will take place to-day. Between 600 add 700 children, with their parents aod friends, from the Midhmt district, came in by the morning train yesterday and spent a most enpyable day at the breakwater. Arrangements were made with the agents of the Ng*pnhi for a trip round the Sugar Loaves, and Mr Bedford, of H.M S. Custom*, kindly secured a permit to tafee 400 adults (two child'en counting »s I one adult), bu* for snme reason the trip did not come off. numbers visited ! the Ngapuhi, and Mr Joseph Hackiy, M. 4., I Commissioner of the Mi :hirso School, particularly asked us to express the apprecia-1 ! tion of everyone for thi kind treatment j | they received, and to the captain of the Ngipahi. It is gratifying to notice that ths friends of Mr h. B. Webster propose to entertain him at a complimentary reception on his success assnamatrurHthlete. The function comes off this evening at the Urite ion > ofcel, aid should be a moat enjoyable gathering. A strong committee is arranging the affiirs of which Mr A. ¥. Thompson is secretary. We notice that Fitz'erald Brothers' Oirc is is announced to visit Wanganui on 'i'nurs i»y next, so that probibly it will come to New Plymouth a little later on, Tbn show appears to contain some startling and sensational novelties.

Over £llO w>s raised byabazaar at Aack. land in atf of the Queen Victoria school for Maori girls.