The Daily News. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 194, 29 August 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will befonnd on page four of thi? issue. There was a very narrow eic&ue of an aocidentat the Devon street railway crossing on Thursday. The signalman in try ing to jump on the train slipped, and very nearly fell uuder the taain. The practice of allowing these men to jump on in the way they do should be stopped. In our report of the visit of General Babiqgton an error occurred. Only the officers were photographed, not 11)9 officers and men as stated.

At the parade yesterday the New Plymouth and Inglewcod corps were in scarlet, the Waitara and Stratford in khaki. The two latter men looked business like, but the scarlet, with helmets, certainly looks well for ceremonial purposes.

As the train was leaving yesterday, a volunteer had his helmet knocked off, and it got flattened out by a carriage wheel. The following additions have been made to the Telephone Exchange 301, Lister T. P., grooer, South-road ; 302, Mannix J. J., builder: 303, Partington Mrs., puree ; |L2O, Bayly I, Henul; 305, Fit? Herbert, W. L., solicitor; 241, Todd R.', coil merchant, Jjiardet-etreet: 262, Nixon and Newton, engineers, Gill-street.

| On Friday Messrs Bewley and Griffiths Sojd by auction, on acooqnt of Mp VV. Oojjrtriey, the Round Hous.e property. Mr G. Kjddajil was tfce purchaser of the square house and 20ft frontage at L 80() and the next seption 21ft at LlfO a foot. Mr McKeown, lato of Stratford, acquired the next se'etion of 21ft at L3O, and the remaining section .went to Mr R. Cook at L3O Ihe Round House is to bo shifted, and was not sold with the ground.

s*King and Upland-road Schoolroom, Thursday Ssptember 3rd. Popular Lecture by Rev. J. N. Buttle. Subject: "D. L. Moody, Die Story of his Life and Work." Chair to be taken at 7.30. Collection. Don't miss this lecture. Interesting, inspiring, Stimulating.— Advt.

Try the r>e>w Hairdr,easing Saloon, Brougham - street, next M jss Cottiers. Shaving tickets three for Is. [ate of Auckland, proprietor.—Advt. [ The Sierra left San Francirco on 27th jinst. at 2 p.m. | The directors of the Wellingtori Woollen Company have declared a dividend of eight per cent, for the year. The damage to the Government railway line at Mungaroa has lean repaired, and the gap caused by the landslip bridged j through Traffic wiM be renewed this morning.

The Taianaki Co-operative Cheese Faetory is unique. By writing off eight per cent on their buildings and plant (a total of L 250), the shareholders have the whole of the property entirely dear of debt. Argus.

The Rev. J. Newman Buttle will preaoh at Whiteley Memorial Church to .morrow Subjeots: Morninir, "The Backslider Recovered " ; Evening, " The Ark of the Covenant."— 4 dvt.

By his appointment to the position of Chairman of the fcitratford Branch of the Harbour Defence League. Mr R Dingle saye he interprets the feeling of the district as being against the borrowing proposals. He intends to do all in his power to oppose them.— Post. Mr Hawles said at tho meeting of the Stratford Farmers' Association that it was "better to put a fence round a precipice than to erect a hospital at the bottom." It was better to put up small creameries than large ones, and then complain later of the expense.—Post. It is reported that Awatuna Factory has sold its output at a satisfactory figure within about fd of the price realised" last yaar. The Secretary wishes the lady supporters of the Star Football Club to meet [at the Town Hall on Friday at 3 p.m., on ! business connected with the forthcoming soeial.—Advt. 28

The six largest boroughs in the colony , in area o£ land are as follows:—Foxton : 676 C acres, Hastings 5740, Brunner 5700,' Motueka 5643, Karori 5127, Sumner 487(5, while North East Valley is some distance further down the list with 3980 , :acres. j

Earnest W. Hay, a member of the Wai- ] tarn Rifles, charged at the Waitara Police ; Court, at the instance of Captain Gray, | .wfth failing to earn capitation for the years 1932-3, did not put in an appearance. He was ordered to pay the sum of L2 6s, to be recovered by distress warrant, in default to be imprisoned for fourteen days. Distressing reports are to hand of storms sweeping the cornfields of England. Over two inches of rain fell in 24 hoars in the Midlands. It is stated that the Government have purchased Mr Fred. Bayly's estate of 885 aeres between Toko and Strathmore, and will cut it up into five or six farms. Th# Ohristchurch Cycling Club have decided to continue to hold a sports meeting on Good Friday, in spite of the expressions of a public meeting over the last fixture on that day.

At the election on Thursday tc the vacancy on the Patea Harbour Board caused by Mr Major's seat being forfeited through absence (chiefly during the Par liamentary trip to the Islands), Mr James Davidson headed the poU with 150 votes, Mr Major securing only 69. Dr Neligan is said by the London " Times " to have expressed in his private etters to Home people the opinion that !he standard of the Anglican Ohuroh In New Zealand struck him as being far higher than he had been led to believe, and he was especially impressed with the keenness and devotion of churchpeople in the oolony.

As a reßulfc of the rapid growth of the dairy industry in Sonth Canterbury (says the " Timaru Post"), it is now proposed to make extensions at the main factoiy in Timaru, which are estimated to cost LIOOO.