LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 185, 7 August 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will befound on page four of this isous. To morrow Messrs Bawley and Griffiths will sell by auction without reserve the remainder of a consignment of boots and shoes, comprising about 200 pair of excellent quality, and of all descriptions, from golf boots and evening shoes, to men's watertights. 'Jhe bargains ob tained at the previous sale should ensure a good demand on this occasion. Hairdressers in want of a first-class gent's hand will End an advertisement in this issub, to which their attention is drawn, A reminder is given of the St Andrew's Sabbath School Entertainment at Whitley Hall this evening. 'I he Rev C. J. Dalrymple, who is on & holiday at Hawke's Bay, nas been acting as locum tenens there. He was rather hard on the New Zealand girls in a sermon preached recently. He addressed the lady members »f the congregation in the following terms:—"The buxom, bright eyed, rosy cheeked, bouncing lass whe can darn a stocking, make her own frocks, command a regiment of pots and kettles, feed the pigs, chop wood, milk cows, wrestle with boys, and be a lady withal in company, is just the sort of girl for me, and for any worthy man to marry. But the pining, moping, lolling, screwed up, waist-mortgaged, music-murdering, novel devouring daughters of fashion and idleness—you are no more fit for matrimony than a pullet is to look after a family of fourteen chiokens. The truth is, my dear girls, you want more liberty and less fashionable restraint, more kitchen and less parlor, more exercise and less sofa, more pudding and less piano."

The Princess of Wales has donated five guineas for a sick children's cot in the Melbourne Hospital. The beetle pest has appeared, and threatens to destroy all the young oocoanut palms in New Britain. The New South Wales Assembly has adopted a resolution favouring the de velopment of the Government Savings Bank into a State Bank, and the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the gambling evil. M. Constant, reporting to M. Deleave on the result of the French Deputies' recent visit to London, urged that an Anglo-French treaty of arbitration, limilar to those between England and United States, and Argentine and Italy, should be concluded.

Mr Schwub's resignation of the presidency of the American Steel Trus originated in Mr Gorgon's dispiesure at his gambling at Monte Carlo last year. Mr Schwab declares that he is still the largest shareholder in the Steel Trust.

Trains leave New Plymouth Station for the Breakwater connecting with steamers mentioned below as follows : 6 a.m., W ainui (from north) ; 8 a.m. Rotoiti (for south), 11.20 p.m., Wainui (for south); 8,20 p.m., Rotoiti (for north). In reply to Mr Baume, the Minister for Railway's said when it was decided to put on a daily express service, it was with the obvious intention of giving a daily connection between Wellington and Auckland, but the steamship companies only ran their boats four days a week. It was such a matter of importance to the country that he thought it would be justifiable to.oonsider whether they should not withdraw the £4OOO given to the steamship companies for carrying the mails, and make arrangements for a Government steamer to take up that work.

Complaints continue to be loud and deep regarding the quality of gas supplied. In the composing room of the News office the staff work at a great disadvantage, and complain bitterly of the quality of the light. When the high cost is considered, consumers have a right to expect better treatment. The social in aid of St. Joseph's sehool fund, and to celebrate the opening of the new building was a great success, in spito of the downpour of rain which took place. The floor was in oapital condition, the music first class, and the oompany determined to enjoy themselves, and every thing went as merry as marriage bells from start to finish.