The Daily News. SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 202, 27 June 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on page four of this istue. Mr O'Meara has bjen offered and ac cepted the positioa of Government Whip. Mr Frank Messenger invites tenders for alterations and additions to the Okato 1 Hotel. I The Sydney-Vancouver despatch of mails of May 19ih, anived in London on 22nd inst. lha Garrison Band will play out this evening at 7 30 p.m. Fall dress will be worn. The Band's annual socinl will be held in the Drill Hall about July 29m. Sacred Concert in the Kecreation G. ounds is postponed until Sunday week. By the Rotoiti on Friday Mr M. Jones landed another 'bus which he purchased whilst in Auckland lately. This vehicle is intended as a " stand by" for any emergency that may arise. In the meantime, however, Mr Jones will probably use it for a partial service for Vogeltown The service proper will commence up to stipulated time, a special 'bus for which is now on " the stocks." Mr John H. White, from the Coast Mission, will preach at Whitelty Mtmo ia Ohurch to-morrow at both servicts. The subject in tbe morning will be " Tbe Universal Note in Christ's Teaching," and in evening •' The Individual Note in Christ's Teaching." Mr White will a'so preach at Oarrington road in the afternoon. The examinations under the ausp ; ces of the New Zealand Accountants and Auditors' Association (Registered) for the admission of Fellows, Associates, and Students will bo held in Auckland and other centres in October next. The custodian of the Old Men's Home desires to thank the Taranaki Club for magazines, Mr Standish for copies of the "Graphic," and Mr O'Brien, of the Criterion Hotel for illustrated papers, also a friend for singlets. M r Farrah also states that gifts of old warm clothing are always acceptable. Mr J. Whitakf r, local agent for Arthur Yatfs a-d Co.'s seeds, has lorwarded to-ui an illustrated catalogue for the currtntyer. It is exceptionally well got up, and is in keeping with the reputation of th- fi m. the excellence of whose goods is well-known throughout the eoiony, His Excellency the Governor left Oirhunga yesterday by the Tatanekai for \\ el lington direct (says a Press Associition te'egram). Before I aving, Lord Ranfuvlv drove to the Veterans' Home to transact «ome necessity business. Viscount . h orthland and the Hon. C. Hill-Trevor wi 1 remain in Auckland for a few days.— Times. A large number of Auokland members went through to Wellington by the mail train on Friiay to attend tho opening of Parliament. Mr Jennings went as iar as Bltbam by the evening traiD, having some business with the Hon. Mr Carncross. The Hon. T, Kelly and Mr E. M Smith leave this morning and will be joined at Stratford bj Mr bymes; at BHham by Mecsrs Carncross and Jennings, and at Hawera by Mr M»jor. Hare Cutting Extraordinary at Mason's Saloon, Brougham street, opening today. Shaving Tickets Three for is.— Advt, List week I took ton y bed With a cough and a ot Id in m? head. And my friends were all eitjLicg, as they thought I was dying, Bub I batished all fears when I £aiJ: Bad cold 1 miy have ft r sui e, But to die, that 1 will no'; endure, Just s<md for the stuff tint will euro any cough j Some— Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.— 'Advt, 33

The Ventura made the run from Auckland to Sydney in 80 hours aud 85 minut'S. Her stealing time fo: the whale voyage was 18 days 13 hours and ten minutes, thus estaba record from San Francis?o. The revenue for the Wellington NapierNew Plymouth section of railway for the four weeks ended May 23rd was £4O 898, aa against i 36,665 for the same period of 1902. The, passengers carried increased from 138,264 to 155 419; the goods tonnage from 39 729 to 50 524 tons ; and the number of consignments Irom 151,824 to 166 772. The parcels increased from 19,662 to 20,926. In the Police Oourfc on Friday, Harry Ciocker was find Bj and oosts 2s f<r indulging too freely the previous night An application for a prohibition order was set down for hearing, but as there was no appearauca of the parties, the Bench adjourned the matter till next day. Messrs E.G. Allsworthand T. E. Wilson, Justice of the Peace, presided. The Terminus Hotel has changed hands, Mr Hadfk-ld having disposed of the pro perty to Mrs Kennedy. The sale was effected through Messrs Medley and Itawstron. The present occupiers will [jive possession in about a month. It and Mrs Hadfleld have made many friends in New Plymouth, who will be sorry to see them leave the district. Major Morrison, v,hose death was chronicled a few days since at Otago, arrived in Taranaki. in iB6O, and was at ones enrolled in ° the volunteers, beinp first under .fire at Huirangi. He served ] under Major Atkinson, and afterwards] joined the Taranaki.Mounteds, receiving! a commission in the Taranaki Military Settlers when trouble broke out again! with the Natives. He missed the fate of Captain Ross (who was killed in his! whare) by goiug to Patea on business' early in the afternoon. After being in' command of the outpost redoubts, ha accompanied Colonel V»hitmore's expe« ; dition in pursuit of Titokoffaru, beiog' present at several engagenents. He took , part in the Urewera country and the Waikato, being sent from there to Taranaki when Te Whiti became troublesome. | In 1885 he was appointed to the command of che batteries at North Head, A uokland, and later to a similar position in Otago. A replace advertisement regarding the i baziar in aid of the school for Maoti girls i will be found in our advertising columns. We learn that the ba'fcaar will be opensd by the ReV F. A. Bennett with an address, after which the Maoris will give a dance and sing some songs. The preparations for this affair are in a very for . ward state, and there is "every indication of its boing a very great success. We learn that most of the goods arrived in Auckland from Home too late for the , Baziar there, and were never unpacked, , but have-ieen sest on here. The Bazw is under the patronage of Lady Rsnfurly, and will be held in the Theatre Royal instead of the Drill Shed. We have received from the Chief Post- , master a capitally arranged table of charges for telegrams for places beyond the colony. It is arranged in pages with , eyelet to hang it beside the telephone, eich page being slightly shortened, so that the name of the State or country is printed on the margin at the bottom Anv one wanting to find the chargo for a cable has only to pick out the name on the margin of the page, and they will, on turning the page up, find full information regarding places and rates. Unquestionably the trade of New Plymouth port has increased with the general development of the Taranaki Province, says the "Egmont Settler," and the signs would seem . to. indicate that a judicious expenditure on harbour improvements is becom'ng necessary to meet growing requirement*. Experts hold that the harbour can ba greatly improved, though we are chary of believing the day is at hand when ocein liners will lie alongside the wharf. It is, however, reasonable to balieve that increased facilities and safety | can be given for shipping with advantage x to th 9 province. The ratepayers should noc histily reject the proposals of the Board, and ou the other hand the matter is sufficiently serious to warrant earnest consideration before committing the provinco to a further loan.