LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 123, 26 May 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on the fourth page o£ this issue. A baz«ar in aid of the Victoria College for Maori girls is to be hold in the Drill Hull on June 11th and 12lh.

Fr'sco mail closes at 7 p m. on Thursdhy, for registered letters at 5 p m. The Hawera Hockey Club members looked spick and span yesterday in their new colours. The guernsey h bright scarlet, and is very effective Guards parade Tuesday 26th, for Physical Di ill I'ractica. Fall in 7.30. Mufti, belts, side-arms and rifles.—Advt. Messrs Carthew, Thompson and Comimny roport from their Hamilton Land Agency braiuh, the sale of a fine f.irm of IUO acres, to Mr Clus. Greensido, of Egmont Village. Vogletown residents will be glad to learn that Mr Y\ Jones went to Auckland oa Monday evening in the Ngapuhi, to purchase the 'busses for the Carrington--road.

Mr Smith, M.H.K.. will visit Welling ton in the course of a week or so, and will endeavour to obtain prison labour Lr harbour work hero.

Messrs S. Broad and S'. Hall, two exresidents of New Plymouth, are paying a [short visit here.

'J he Okato seelion of the Egraont Mounted Rifles were in t>wn on Saturday, and put in oomo drill. Captain Knight was in command. The Now Plyi mouth section, and tho Okato seotiou held a meeting to eleot a lieutenant, the ohoioo falling on Mr G. Paul A public moeting at Hawera deo : ded to do all in its power to aid the Rolleston memorial movement.

A London cable says the Archbishop of Canterbury inspected the now mission .n-y voosol, Southorn Cross, at tha Eist India dock. The Bislnpa of St. Albans, Adelaide, Barking and Stepney, and Bishop Montgomery, htely Bishop of Tasm.mia, Admirals ireemaijtlo, Beau mo t and Gibson, and a large company being present. The Southern Cross sails to tak j up missi >n work on May 26th. On Thursday next Mr Newton King will hold an unreserved sale of furniturj on account of Mr D. Mullens. The horse, trap, and harness previously advertised hive been withdrawu from the sile.

Messrs Oillaghan and Company rep irt tho sale of 33 feet frontage to Devon street, adjoining the White Hart Hotel, on behalf of Mrs Tabor, to a local inves tor, tho purchase money being greatly iu buyers favour. This afternoon Mr Newton King will hold an unreserved sale of furniture in his mart. The furniture is sll good and well made, and includes a first class dining room suito in leather (oak f ,-ames) The sale being absolutely without reserve, bargains should be numerous. The eagerness with which central property in the town is sought for by investors shows no abatement, several valuable plots having been secirod lately by keen men of business within the last few days Amongst these properties are the follow ing: 83 feet frontage, adjoining the White Hart Hotel, a large frontage i\ King-stieot; a choice frontage in Queenstreet ; 91 feet frontage in Brougham street, and a valuable property in Davonstreet, as to which it is said a law suit j nny eventuate, owing to the buyer being over anxious to secure it.

The s.s. Maori, which left Hobart on Monday for Wellington, had 35 passengers for New Zealand

The Premier has received congratulations by cible from the Parliraentary party at Ciuva, through tho Hon. 0 R Mills, upon entering upon his eleventh year of I'remiership. From July Ist, exporters of butter will hive to pay one penny per box more for grading than at. present.

As showing the importance which the fidaoris attach to the recent settlement of tha Waikato Maori land difficulty, tho Premier on Monday received tho following telegram from tho Maoris at Rawene: "Hearty congratulations to tho man who saved the Empire." The Fancy Poster Ball at the Theatre Royal on Monday night was a great success. Despite the rain the attendance was and the gallery was well filled wiih spocUtors Mi'iy of the costumes wore very artistic, so that tho scene was very pretty aud effective. AH the arr mgoments wore well planned and executed. Dancing was kopt up till 2a m.