LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 116, 18 May 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

| Interesting reading matter will be found on the fourth page of this issue. I Messrs Joll and Bhck, of Onaero Brick Works, are expecting shortly from Eng. land a moden motor waggon, imported through Mr R, Chambers, of New Plymouth. | Mr Fre3 Pirani says there is no truth in tho report that the Manawatu Standard has been sold for i»500. He adds—The prico wo are asking for the Standard is £BOOO. | Mr M'Kenna, V.C., stationmaster at "Wanganui, is about to retire from the railway service, and will reside perma-

neiuly in Pulmerston North. | There are at present eighty-five hotels 'in the siK leading townships on the West | Coast of the south island, the aggregate ' population being 11,923. J The Auckland Farmers' Co-operative ■ Society is to be wound up. The balancef sheet shows a loss of i' 1350. There are . 900 shareholders in the company. ■ I Gustave Nagel, the German ' child of | Nature," who scorns such trifles as shirts ' and trouseis, oats only fruit, and lives 111 * | the wood, has attracted a number of ad- . herents to his cause. A society of "Men U' of Nature " is to be formed for those who ! regard our civilisation as too advanced. The Hawko's Bay Motor Company, I which has been started to run a motor < car service between Napier and Taradale, is bringing out its first passenger car by the Orient liner Orita. Ihe model is of ! the latest 1903 pattern. I r l The secretary of the Meremere Dairy ,' Factory writes the Hawera Star as fol- ' lows : —I see by Tuesday's issue of your 1 ! paper that Mr Busck says that Ne>v Z jal; land butter is 12-! per cwt below Danish. In a cable dated the 9ih inst., Now! | Zealand butter is quoted at 99j, Danish I,lols, and I have a cable of the same date >j which states that Meremere buttor (realised 101s. Where, then, is the great I' superiority of Danish butter ? i The Papanui arrived at Wellington on Saturday from London, her passengers for New Plymouth are Mr and Miss Waller, and iliss E, Williams,

" At the litest meeting of the Ngaire Farmers Union, the following resolution was passed on the motion of rR. Orr, seconded by Mr W. Goodwin That tho letter from the secretary of the Harbour Improvement League be acknowledged, and a copy of the resolution passed on February 7th ba sent, as fullows : That this branch disapproves of any extension of the New Plymouth Harbour, or in any way increasing the rates, until we have a more equal representation, and that in the opinion of this I ranch, the whole 1 force of the Farmers Union should be i exerted to secure the necessary reforms of an entirely elective New Plymouth ' Harbour Board, and a re-adjustment of the wards on a valuation basis, so as. to give just an equal representation to all parts of the Harbour Rating district. The Chairman was appointed delegate to attend the meeting of the League Shareholders of the Equitable Builling Society will note that subscriptions will be payable at the Society's office, Egmontstreet, between the hours of 9 a m. and 12 30 pm, 130.p.m. to 6 pm, and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to dty (Monday), The Taunton Oycla Company have an advertisement of interest to wheelmen in another column. This up to-date establishment stock all accessories, inspection of which is cordially invited, A cable from Sjduoy states that the Presbyterian Centenary Thanksgiving Fund has reached £54 537.

At St. Mary's Church on Sunday even" ing, the Kev F. G.Evans stated it wa 8 intended to hold a short service, lasting half an hour, to return thanks for the safe arrival of Dr Neligan. It is expected that Bishops Nevillo of Dunedin, and Julius <'f Christchuich, with Dr Neligan and other clergymen on their way to Auckland to take part in the consecration of Dr Neligan, as Bishop of Auckland, will be present Dr Neligan passes j through New Plymouth by the Rotoiti on Tuesday.

Early on Wednenday the wind blew terrifically at Manaia. How strong it was may be judged from the fact that five telegraph posts in the neighbourhood of Mr J. R. Stewart's private residence were snapped off like so many carrots. , The conferenca between delegates of Farmers' Union branches aud the Harbour League Commilree, which was proposed to be held on Weduesday nest, has been indefinitely postponed. The committee meeting called for Monday night is alao put off.

A reminder is given of the sale by auction to day of the furniture etc., at Cambridge House, Devon-street east. Speaking at a banquet at Levin on Friday, the Minister of Lands said he hoped during the coming Parliament, to see carried an amending Land Bill, giving back block settlers now taking up land time to get settled, and pay their rent with what they got off the land. Mr J. B. Heywood, Secretary of the Treasury, who has been in bad health for soma time, left Wellington by the Athonic fo>. London.

Dr Neligan, Bishop elect of Auckland, and his family arrived from London at Wellington oil Saturday. He was welcomed by Bishop Neville and Archdeacon Calder (Auckland), aud Fancourt (Wei lington).

Justice Conolly referring on Saturday to Richardson's method of conducting his .case, said he was surprised at his own |endurance. Richardson said if his Honour would let him have a fair trial, there would not be a quieter man in the colony. Justice Conolly : ' ■ That is an abominable assertion, and a false one."