LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 228, 23 October 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

lnteiejtlng reacting matter will bafound on puga four of this isau3 In last weeks Gazatte appears a drawing and specification of a patent guttering bracket, designsd by Mr James Sander to.i, tecfc. The Hawera Acclimatisation district is defined in the Gazettes as the counties of Hawera and Patea, and that portion of the Es;mont County eastward of tho Taungatara-river, being the Otso Biding. The Melbourne-Maples despatch of mails of IC h September, arrived in Lon | don on 19th inst. I Trains leave New Plymouth station for 1 the Breakwater, connecting with steimers i mentioned below as follows: 6 a.m Rotoiti (from north), 8 a.m. Takapuna; (from south), 1120 a.m. Rotoiti (for south), 8.20 p.m., Takapuna (for north). According to the railway traffic returns for the period ending 12oh Septenber last, there was an increase iij passengers on the Wellington-New Hysnouth section of 21 572 ever the corresponding period 1902. Taking the increase in revenue from this source, theaxerage amount paid by each of these passengers works out at BJd.

At the recent examination in connection with the Wesleyan Sunday School Union, the following Bcholars attending the Whiteley Ohurch School passed sucjessfully in their respective pradea, viz, Grade A, Sydney Griffiths 85, Wallace Weal 82, Pearl Bullock 76, Ethel White 74, Ifarry Broadmore 70; Grade 0., Newman Buttle 59. The examination embraced schoojs in all parts of the colony. A party consisting of several members of the Christian Eudeavour Society in connection with Whiteley Ohurch, and other friends visited tht> Old Men's Home, last evening, and provided a very pleasant entertainmont for the inmates. The programme supplied by the visitors was interspersed with items given bv several of the inmates, who evidently were old-time entertainers of no mean order. Mr and Mrs Farrar did all that was possible to make the affair pass off successfully, and at the close of proceedings, on the motion of Mr Farrar, hearty thanks were accorded to the performers. At a meeting of representatives of school committee at Wanganui, it was decided to form a School Committees Association, to furthsr the interests of school oommittees generally. The Wanganui Collegiate School Old Boys' Association have decided, with tho consent of the College authorities, to erect a brass memorial tablet in the College chapel in momory of the late Rev J. M. Marshall. :

In connection with the Ifloral Feta, there will Vie a practice of the musical bicycle ride this afcernoon in the Recreation Grounds at 6.15, whep all taking part are requested to be present. The Telegraph Djpartment has been advised that direct working between Southport (the terminus of the Pacific Cabie in Australia)and Sydney was begun yesterday, and his proved very satisfactory. A second circuit has been set Up for Queensland traflic ! This change means lurtlicr shortening of time for intercolonial traffic.

ixiio JLitU'MUIU JDUUIU UWUIUCU LU make the following reductions in the wharfage ptes : Exports of wool, skina, snd ijlax from is to 6d per bale ; woo}. cts., .loaded for damping, from b'd to ijd j frcxan owat, Jsidneys, and casSs tii to Is |ier ton ■ liye sheep fngs, fro... "^" i fc ° 19 Pf from 2d to Id; tto um, Imports: CVil anu ... to Is per ton ; general imports, 2s liu 2s per ton. Labour and haulage on all goods was reduced from 9J to 6:3 per ton. l J ort flharces 011 coastal vessels was altered to 2d per ton on arrival, instead of 6J per con quarterly. 'The charge for storage in j examination shed was made the same as ( for free sheds, i e., Is per ton or part of a i ton per day, or part of a day. Vessels i loading goods on holidays, or outside the Board's jordinary business hours are to ' pay a Btorage charge of 6d per ton. 'lhe •' charge for ordinary days was reduced by J one halt all round, for steamers, , 1 ( 6 I Many passenger trains are snowbound ] ® la the Moscow district, | *■

A very pleasing ceremony took place at L. M. Taunton and Company's place of businoas on Thursday morning, when Bar linitflih, who has been in the employ of. ho firm for seven years, on behalf of the staff presented Mr Taunton, who is leav- i ing for home, with a pair of silver mounted abouy ha.ir brushes. In doing sc <V.r , Knight made a few feeling remarke at the regret, tiiey all felt at Mr Taunton's parture, and wishing him a very ploasant . trip. Mr Taunton made a few suitable remarks in reply, and leaves for Home, we understand, about tlie 2nd November. At a meeting of temperance sympathies at Wanganui on Thursday, the Licensing Bill was strongly condemned. The architect for the Victoria College buildings states that the amended plan in volvo-i an additional L2BOOO, which is £BOOO in exeess of the sum promised by the L'remiei. The Council is submitting the matter to the Premier again. Mr Soddon has received word from tho Secretary of Sta'e for the Colonies thai there is no foundation fur the rumour that Tonga is to be annexed by Getmauy.