The Daily News. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 208, 18 September 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on page four of this issue. I The Harbour Board rneits to-day. The Rev. S. i. Serpell, now at Timaru writing to a friend in New Plymoutn about the Timaru braakwater says : It » a source of pleasure to watoh the boats such as the Delphic, Essex, b'uflulk ano others of similar tonnage discharging and taking in cargo, if the farmers of Tarn naki could see the immense benefit the breakwater is here, it would fos evei silence all objections, and we should never hear any more against making New Plymouth a port where the large vessel c-juld call. The Salvation Army are actively woik ing up a welcome meeting to Lieutenant Colonel Gilmour tor this evening, chi? being the occasion of his first official visit ■to New Plymouth At6p.m. a tea with j soldiers and ex-soldiers will be given in the Barracks, and at 8 p,m. a public meeting will be held.—Advt. Th 3 Dunedin Educdtion Beard have passed a resolution recommending the trustees of f he will of Cecil Rhodes to fix 25 rather than 22 as the maximum age ol scholars. In re ation to the proposal that the Government should acquire some of the valuable Maori curios collected by the late Mr James Butterworthj the ; Hon. J, Carroll stated in the House on Wednesday he would recommend that Mr Peroy Smith and one or two other experts should examine and appraise the curios, |so that the Government might be in a ' position So make a just offer for;them. The Bnrough Council invites tenders for .grazing on part of th.. Racecourse Reserve. fhe Earee divorce suit concluded on Thursday, when tha jury returned a verdict for petitioner on'evejry count. A press wire from Wellington states, that an outbreak of anthrax has ocourreo at Mr Campbell's farm at Kaupokonui, in the Taranaki distrust. Three cows succumbed to the disease. A reminder is given of the annual meeting of the New Plymouth Cricket Club this evening. Noumea advicfes state that the French are taking vigorous stens to wreiit the New Hebrides trade from the British, and divert it at Noumea. The members of the Harbour Biard were on Thursday engaged in paying a visit of inspection to the Board s Reserves.

On the petition of Messrs league and Tisoh, George Kay, a contractor sfc Strat ford, has been adjudged a bankrupt, and amieting of creditors is oalled for the 24th inst., at the office of the Deputy oscial Assignee, Mr 0. H. Afpdfc. There are about .50 men now at worjs on the formation of the Strattord-'Whan. gomomona railway, near the; Douglasroad. The formation work is beipg, pushed on. It is said that the Kaupokoniii Dairy Company have refused an offer ul 9M pel lb for this season's output. A special cattle train conveying ten trucks of cattle from Puka«uhe, purchased for the Gear Company,, left Waitara at 2 30 a.m. on Thursday for Wellington.