LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 231, 27 October 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

interesting reading mutter will be found on page four of this issue, The County Council notifies that the Tnpuae bridge, on the main South-road, ■ will be closed afainafc traffic from 10 a m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, 30th inst ! Notice is directed to the Taunton Cycle Company's ad\ertisement reminding intending buyers of bicycles, that Saturday next is tho last day of their sa.e. Anyone In want of a cheap wheel for business or pleasure should inspect the Taunton Cycle, either ladies or gents, priced until Saturday at Ll3 10s, with free wheel. Guaranteed 12 months. Trains leave New Plymouth station tor the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below as follows: 10.30 a.m. Upolu (for south), 10.30 a.m.Rotoiti (from south), 8.20 p.m., Rotoiti (for north). The death is announced of Mr Lecky, the historian. During the past two weeks 7230 boxes of butter passed tha Moturoa Freezing Works, or 25 per cent, more than for the corresponding period List year. Similar reports of increased outputs are coming from other districts also, consequent on the unprecedentedly fine spring just experienced. Captain Adjutant Taunton will be entertained at a farewell dinner in thej Jubilee Dining Rooms on Thursday night. Mk cable says ; The Foreign Minister of Korea is favourable to the proposal to open Yonpampho, The King locks him self in his palace, and consults a fortune teller at every emergency. The Hon. W. P. Reeves, New Zealand Agent-General, in an interview stated that Mr Seddon is not going to open any meat shop within 100 miles of London. Grave fears are entertained for the safety of two fisherman—Charles Bowden and John A. Brown—who left Ooromandel in a yacht some days ago. A search made was unsuccessful. It will be . continued.

The attack of typhoid fever from which Mr J. A. Kinsella, Chief Dairy Commissioner in South Africa, is now suffering, is the third which has now prostrated him since he left :iew Zealand a few months ago. Mr Dilnot Sladdon, Secretary of the Wellington Meat Export Company, is spending a few days in New Plymouth. A Borough Councillor, who, however, \ lays no claim to being an Irishman, thus expressed hinself on Monday night : " You have to go on your hands and knees to keep on your feet." On Friday next Mr A. A. Fantham will sell by auction at Slratferd three very choice farms, particulars of which will be be found in another column. These holdings are in such excellent positions that they Bhould all attract competition, and anyone in want of a small compact farm ihould inspect these properties, especially is the auctioneer's instructions are l * to sell." A public meeting hae been convened by his Worship the Mayor for Wednesday evening, to coasider the proposed new railway timetable. It is to be hoped there will be a large attendance. Crs Carter and Burgess were on Monlay appointed members of the Reserves Committee of the Borough Council. On our fourth page appears a copy of the proposed railway time table, which we insert for pnblic information. We are uleased to see the Boroufh, Oounoil and he Chamber of Commerce are moving in the matter. At Dunedin on Monday Mr A. S. Adams was presented by the Temperance uarty with an illuminated address, and a :heque for a substantial sum, in recog nition of his services as counsel for the party. Out of 35 applicants Mr H. F. Fowler, rector of Southland High School, was! appointed principal ot kelson College in succession to Mr Littlejohn, resigned.