The Daily News. FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 132, 5 June 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Interesting reading matter will be found on the fourth page of this issue.

The Sydney-Vancouver despatch cf mails of 21st April, arrived in London on 29ch ulto.

The P. and O. Company's freight earnings for the last half year resulted in a loss of 490,000, owing to the Australian drought, plague, and depreciation of silver. Attention is drawn to the unreserved sale by auction which Messrs Leydon and Worthington hold to-morrow (Saturday). A large and varied quantity of goods will be submitted, particulars of which will be found in another column.

In reply to a birthday cable to the Prince of Wales, the Premier has woeived the following acknowledgement:—" Sincere thanks. Greatly touched by your kind remembrance of to-day.—George, Windsor."

It is understood that Mr Harkness, formerly Secretary of the Midhirst Dairy Company, is to take over the Secretaryship of the National Dairy Association, recently vacated by Mr C. R. Benttie. This should be a very satisfactory appointment.

lleports continue to come in concerning the damage done by the recant rains in the E*st Riding. The farmers appear to have snflered considerably, valuable grass land and fences have been destroyed, and on many of the holdings horses, cattle and sheep have been buried by the land slips. One farmer informs us that it is perfectly stfo to estimate the damage at £IO,OOO in the East Riding alone.— Settler.

Passengers travelling by the OpunakeEltham coach, and others, during the breakdown of vehicular traffic at Te Kiri, have been indebted to Mr Munro for as* sistance in providing lights and " showing the track " etc. His assistance to travellers was the means of saving them from tumVles, bruises, and bad grammar. Vehicular traffic is now restored.— j Opunake Times. [ The following received invitations to dinner at Government House on Saturday last: —Mr Banks (Royal Artillery), Miss i Banks, Miss Burdett, Commander Coates, R.N., Mr E. E.Goodhue, U.S.N., Mr H. E. Lackey, U.S.N., Miss Isaacs, Mis? Hope Lewis, Mr and Mrs Lit tied ale (England), Mrs Markham, Mr tveligan, Miss Reid, Lieutenant Hideout, R.N., Miss Roy (Sew Plymouth), Dr Spear, O.S. JS., Mis Eilat Williams (Wellington). —Auckland Herald. The many years that Wolfe's Schnapps has been before the Australian public, and the ever increasing popularity it enjoys, has proved it to bo a stimulant of great medical value. The Agents, in a new advertisement in another column, suggest to readers that for the prevention and cure of colds and influenza, Wolfe's Sehnapps should be taken hot with lemon at bedtime. The diflarence be tween this and other spirits will come in the after effects, you get lasting good from its use. At a meeting at Masterton of the trustees of the Patriotic Fund, tha resolution to hand over the balance in hand to the Veterans Home was recinded, and it was decided to donate £SO to that institution. I An Order in Council has been made providing for the payment of school teachers in the higher grade for four; months in cases where, through lack of attendance, a school falls from the higher I to lower grade. Writs for C'looo damages for the drowns ingof George spring, in the motor I lurch accident on Sumner bar, and i'lso for ihu loss of thu launch have been served on the Lyttelton Harbour Board, which is alltigod to be responsible for the occurrence, owing to the danger signal not having been hoisted. The Boaid will contest the case. Engagement Rings, Wedding Rings, "id Keepers, certainly the finost stock on the West Coast of New Zealand. A good present with each wedding ring at J° H. Parker's, Jeweller, next Railway Crossing, Devon street, New Plymouth.— ' Mvt. j At Wellington on Wednesday, Cathe- J •ine Darroch was granted a divorce from ' Oavid Darroch on the ground of deser- i ion. j CulJom such an opportunity as now ' >resents itself, occurs to the inhabitants >f New Plymouth and surrounding din-; ricts. Lcydon and Worthingtoi" will j lisposo of everything offered at their ;reat sale on Saturday, opposite Post )ffico. —Advt. 1 Winter Clothing, Dress piecss, Serges, ! Vicunas, Blankets, Rugs, Saddles, Port- ■ nanteanx, Cutlery, E.P. Goods, Clocks, 1 V'atches etc. at your own prices, at Ley- 1 .on a"d Woi thington's, Auctioneers, 303ite Post Oifi ce.~Advt.

The man Edward Cox, who was so un-> fortunate as go gat his leg bruken at the football match on Wednesday, was employed as an engine cleaner in the loco- j motive department at the New Plymouth ' Railway Station He had just been promoted to the position of fireman, and was to have made his appearance on the foot plate yesterday (Thursday), so that his acoident was dou'.iy unfoitunate. A very hrefe building is being erected in Queen streat, to be used as a livery stable for Mr Jury's steadily increasing business. These stables, whioh are on solid concrete foundation, will be up-to-date in every respect The Bye-Laws Committee of the New Plymouth Borough Council, which consists of the whole Council, had a long meeting last night. Mr N. J King, President of the Taranaki Builders' Association, who is also Ufayor of Stratford, j and Mr Ewan, Vice-President of the looal branch also attended the meeting, and discussed the whole question of building with the committee. We understand the Committee decided to reoommend the Council to adopt the Associations conditions of contract. Regarding tbe theo* retical examination in plumbing, Mr Etvin recommended the Committee to utilise the Amerioan School of Correspondence, and the committee appeared to favour the suggestion. An inmate of the Old People's Home, John Murray, aged 74 and late me ruber of the 18th Ruyal Irish, passed away on Thursday morning. The funeral will leave the morgue about 10.30 this (Fril day) morning. Ho was born in Dublin, a d served under General Cameron iu the Waikato, and under Generals Tuke and Cameron in Taranaki, until the Imperial troops were withdrawn and sent back to England. With a commendable fueling of respect for the services rendered by this veteran to his country in the past, Mr Sam Hill took steps to ensure that a befitting funeral should be given the deceased. He has arranged, also, for the (provision of carriages at the Hospital gate for any of the veterans who, being unable to walk, may wish to attend the funeral. An outbreak of scarlet fever at Shag Point has resulted in tws deaths. A circu'ar has been ismed by the Lands Department ar-nounctng that 3 487,512 icres of Crown land aie now available lit {-urchasei No fresh developments hiva occurred in connection wilh the mild smillpox ctse at Dunedin. At a meeting of Returned Troopers at Danedit: it new decided to fom an ExCorn iogenttr Olub. '! he question of forminz an Association for the whole colony was deferred. Mrssra Abraham and Williams, Ltd, of Palooeifcton North, have acquired thi butinela of Mr R. E. B.ckett, stook agent and auctioneer. The Colonial Executive of tha Farmers CTnion ban fixnd tha Colonial Conference for Jmy 7tb, at Wellington. At a noetirg of dentists at Dasedinit «as resolved that the time was ripe for establishing a dentil school in connection *i h the Noa Z jiland University, the (standard of entrance to be equal ti matriculation, '.be cour.-e to be for four years, an apprenticeship fox three years bJng required in each case.