The Daily News. SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 180, 1 August 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will te found on page four of this issue. The Catholic Sooial, to be held in the new St. Joseph's School, will take place on Thursday, August 6ih. 1.3 An address will be given on Sunday evening at St. Mary's Hall by Mr J Blair, the subject being " The Future of the Human Race." Pome people appear to have misunderstood cur paragraph regarding the Maori girl from the Bell Block winning a scholar ship, entitling her to free tuition at the Victoria School for Maori Girls, and to confcund it with the Queen's scholarships at Victoria College, Wellington. The two institutions are quite distinct. A stiff mountain wind made things very unpleasant in town yesterday. Outside the town a stiff gale was blowing, and a very high sea running. Very heavy weather is reported all along the coast.

I Messrs Caithew, Thompson and Com pany report having sold Mr W. Hu»hes fine farm at Oakura, containing 208 acres to Mr W. Earp, of Carrington-rord. ' Country friends or foes should patro" niso the Akarana Shading Saloon. iShav" ing tickets, three for la. Mason'sBrougham street. ft. Andrew's fabbath School Entertainment will take place at the Weitelev j Hall on Friday, 7th inst. To-day Messrs Bewley and Griffith* will sell by auction a first class consignment of boots and shoes. As the con signment comprises every variety of , footwear, this is a splendid opportunity for all to supply themselves with good ! and cheap boots and shoes, The sale ' starts at 11.30.

I We understand the Worshead Nursery ; Company hnve purchrsed the lease, stock, an- goodwill of the nursery business in Lemon street, nesv idiot,-street s'ation fr>r so many ye'ir, «iiecepsfully conducted by ir T. tuck. they have opened it as a branch nursery. Mr Lock has spared no expense to secure the choicest, of thrubs and plants, and these, together ; with the company's already largo stock on I the South road, place them fn tho very , best position to supply fruiting tre«s ; fcedpe and shelter trees, shrubs flowering 1 plants etc , at most reasonable rates. The j whole of the stock has been carefully prepared for removal for tho convenience of customers Orders for trees, liedt-e plants etc.. n>av be lsft with their agents, .Ri'wn and ''a'twwm. Brougham Rtreut' and at the O P. and P.O. D< ; p»t, Devon' street for flowering plants, pot plants etc-

Ihe Key J. N. Buttle will preach at Wbiteley Memorial Church to morrow at both services. Subjects: Morninp, " Barnabud, a Good Man Evening, " The Comine Man."

Grievous repor'a ate being received of the damage occasioned by the rain throughout Britain. Some 1800 publio school volunteers at Aldershot had their tents swamped.

Mr Justice Oonolly and Colonel Hume, Inspector of Prisons, were in town on Friday, on their way to Auckland. The New Plymouth Harbour Board Empowering Bill was introduced in the House by Mr K M. Smith on Friday, and read a fir.it lime.

Mr E. M, Smith wired to the Mayor on Friday that he would arrive in New Plymouth by the mail train, accompanied by the following party: Mr, Mrs and Miss Rutherford ; Mr, Mrs and Misses Wood (2), Hon. T. K. Macdonald and Beehan, Mr and Mrs Hanna, Messrs Reid ami Thomas McKev.z'e, Mr and Mrs A G. Hogg, Mr Buddo, Mr and Mrs F. Y. Lath bridge, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Carncross, Mr W. T. Jennings Mr and Mrs Remington, Messrs Tanner, Lauren;on and Hardin?.

An unusual f>ppbrtUmty will be afforded furniture buyers on Wednesday next, when Mr Newton King will sell by auction on the premises, Fitzroy, without the slightest reserve, the whole of Mr N. Miller's new and superior household furniture and effects. It is seldom that such an opportunity is afforded those about to furnish, nearly the whole of the furniture having been tecently manufactured to Mr Miller's order by the Tonson, Garlick Oo , of Auckland, which iB a sufficient guarantee as to its quality. I The sale will commence with the live stock, vehicles stable requisities, garden tools, etc., which will be sold at 11.30 a m , and the household furniture after lunch at 1 o'clock.

In connection with th 6 opening of the new Methodist Church, Carrington road, a public tea, meeting, and entertainment will be held on Thuisday next, August! 6th. An advertisement appears in another column. A 'bus will run from town if sufficient inducement offers. Messrs Whitakor and Carter will receive namos from intending visitors. The opening services will be held on Sunday, August 9th, when the Rev. J. N. Buttle will preach at 2 30 p.m. and Mr J. Asher at 7 p m., the offertories being for the building fund.