LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 152, 1 July 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

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

lhe ban Francisco mail, despatched from -Auckland on 29th, arrived in London on 28th inst. Don't forget to put your Guards' Art j Unfon tuket in your pocket before leav-; ins home to night, as you will need to produce same for admittance to the drawing in the Drill Hall. Please note that the entertainment will commence at 8 p m sharp, and the drawing at 9pm, and that all tickets bought at the door will also give you a chance in the draw-, ine:. * , AJI. ladies who have kindly promised contributions to the refreshment and pros duce alalia at the Maori Girls' Baz tar,l are requested to please notice the change of {.lace, and send them to the Theatre Royal on Thursday morning, when the Ladies' Committee will be present to receive them. I \Ve are indebted to Mr J. 0. Smith, Registrar, for the following vital statistics for the half year ended June 30th, 1903: 162 births, 50 deaths, 62 marriages,' Marriages by Registrar 15. | The new St. Joseph's school is neavly completed, and when finished will be an important additton to the educational buildingt ol the the town. It is intended to celebrate the opening with a sale of work on the first day, and with a social and dance on the second day. the date of which will be advertised in due course. !

The Stratford Post says: —The goods train from JBLawera to day was about an hour late. We were told by a passenger that two heavily laden trucks bolted from the Elthain railway yard during shunting operations, and the engine had to chase them beyond Normanby before overtak | iiig them. The linemen in every instance i got a nasty scare, when the trucks came whirling past, unannounced by waruiug' whistle, and some narrow escapes from accident occurred. No shunting was done by the train when passing through StraU ford, owing to orders to " make up time." j The Union Bank is showing considerable energy. Only the other day we reported the opening of a branch at Danevirk ; now it will be seen by the advertisement appearing in this issue that a branch has been started at Marlborough, in the Wairarapa, under the management of Mr W. A. Kiely. 'lhe Bank of New Zealand has opened a branch in the same locality also.

Tha New Plymouth Parliamentary' Union held a very successful maeting onj Tuesday evening, the Speaker(Kev. Brad- j bury) presiding. There was an excellent attendance. A number of questions and motions were disposed of, after which the j "State Fue Insurance" and "Technical Education " Bills were read a first time. The second reading of the " .Native Lands' Rating Bill" provoked an animated dis-1 cussion, but it was carried by 19 to 11. The Bi.l had reached Clause 2 in Committee stage when adjourn time came around. A motion to meet weekly is to be discussed at next meeting. Ihe first order for the day on Tuesday fortnight will ba "State Fire Insurance Bill." Mr Joseph I'. White, grocer, has a place advertisement in this issue, to which attention is drawn For Bronchial Cough, take Woods Great Peppet mint Cure, Is 6d and 2a (id everywhere.— dvt. I Engagement Kings, Wedding Rings, and Keepers, certainly the finest stock on the West Coast of New Zealand. A good present with each wedding ring at J. 11. I Parker's, Jeweller, next Railway Crossing, Devon street, New Plymouth.— Advfc. Gone! 1 Vanished 11 Absolutely Uured 1 The old man's cough is gone; for years he was troubled with asthma; now he is quits cored; Bock's balsam cured him llt has cured others; has cured thousands, Bock's Balsam cuies Bronchitis in all its stage*, old standing Coughs, Ordinary Colds. Heals Cuts, Cracked Hands etc. book's Balsam is free from Narcotics 1 Relieves everybody I Thou aanis testify t;j it 1 Many a blighted ife made happy by it. Price Is 6d, at all chemists and leading stores.—Advt