LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7716, 19 January 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The San Francisco mail which left J lO Auckland on Becember 16th, arrived tel in London on the 16th inst. | 1 The Baltic Fleet paid £14,700 to the Suez Canal Company, says the U. P*U MaiU Gazette, tor passage dues. ,* The annual sports gathering "'V S ( der the auspices of the North Taianaki Caledonian Society wffll tukte i , place at Waitaia to-day. I In addition to 100,000 copies des- bj troyed by mustc pirates themselves during November to avoid seizure, A the Musical Copyright Association re- js port the seizure of 177,240 pieces at .', music, f 0 Hive mililion .pounds-, it is ralcu- It lasted, represents Switzerland's annu- si ai -gain from tourists, fly improving a its hotels, France, the Paris Journal t-1 thinks, might «lo as -well or better. Constahlo Russell leaves for Wei- P lington this raoniins to hi-'ing up a n man named Allen, arrested in that '- city on •harges of forgery alleged c to have been committed in New ; e ' Plymouth a few weeks since. I 1 Mrs French Sheldon, the celctruted y] African traveller, who was sent out c by Sir Alfred Jones to imiuine into ' the state of affairs in the Congo 1 Free State, travelled alone on foot through the difficult and swampy re'glonSi Tom Sullivan (the oarsman) and ® Mr Spencer Gollan, in a pair-oar racer, rescued three men from an ° overturned boat at Hammersmith, " ■ on the River Thames, during a gale 8 a few days ago. r To the Carnegie library at Peterborough the Bishop has given an oil painting of the late Arcihbishop Ma- j ge», which made a mysterious ap- i I pearanco at the palace about eight t years ago, on condition that if the ] owner is over found the picture shall i be restored,- i At Hawera on Wednesday James .; Gleeson, a railway porter, was found \ guilty in the Magistrate's Court of , stealing a ham from the railway station. The evidence showed that the ' - ham had been taken, but was ' fwently replaced rwhen discovered to , . be missing. Accused was admitted , to probation for three months. ' i Owing to the absence of the S.M. j at Opunake, the young man Frank 1 Smith, who is charged with sheep- ' stealing at Wajweukujibo was on Wed- i nesday remanded till Friday. Nga- I \ toka Haua, charged with assaulting Robert Johnson on January 3rd, '. was also remanded till Friday. Mr Hickman F. Russell was the sitting ■ justice of the peace. Hardly a night passes, says the Wellington Post, without the. police lindinrr premises left open \yy the owners or their employees. On Saturday night "open doors" were discovered at three business places, one of which was the office of a large drapery establishment, where.,the gas was found burning and the keys of the office lying about in a careless manner. - At the present time several wealthy syndicates are making imfuiries in various parts of Southland (says the Mataura JSnsign) for blocks suit- - able for cutting up into conveniently sized farms, with the ultimate ot>- - jeet of bringing such under the notice of Canterbury settlers who wish to place their sons on the land and who are unable to secure holdings for them elsewhere, e s The building of the eastern and western breakwaters of the Admiral- '" ty H-artiour at Doyer was actually a 0 aco between the engineering st a fi'«, e and only three days divided the lays lng of lite final' blocks of the two great undertakings, which have taken five years to complete. The l a st s Ijlock of the eastern breakwater was 0 laid on Sec. 2. The southern break- •- water is progressing rapidly. " The price of horses, says the WnnII ganuH Herald, more particularly 1 draughts), on this coast has I eon j_ steadily dropping for the last three months. Good hacks still maintain their high values, as also do good I e and bus Horses. We are in- | ie formed that horses to the value of I „. about £2OOO, which were recently i . taken from this Coast to the South Island failed to find purchasers at j 't Christchurch or Dunctlin. " If the London dinner seems monos tonous to one accustoned to the best, r- that the New York market affords,' r- what shaill we say of the deadly and j_ awful sameness of the British breakfast ? For 305 mornings in the year s the Englishman breaks his fast with >e .bacon and eggs, save tin leap year, it which he h a ils with delight because ls it permits him to partake of these , nutritious delicacies 306 times.— Post, Philadelphia. ii- <, A sensational suggestion is being ' discussed in certain Anglo-American """ drawingrrooma. Same excellent Aniic oricanl women, who liave obtained injt fluencc in England through marrying a men of title, are endeavouring to Ul . bring iitl about that the Order of Merit sthall be a reward for all the Eng*x lish-speakiiig race. They propose a- that the President of the United t- States should communicate to the 0 . Sovereign in Eugland when the former wishes to confer the honour. o n an " Amenoan citizen, and that the King st should consult the President before lie granting the reward to an Englishftl in«n,-Tto Graphic^ li- Special efforts will bo made this Ly 3 .' ear b V the prohibition party in In lts anti-lijquor campaign, Mrs Harrison Lee, the well-known lecturer and social reformer, is at present in il- Australia, and is expected in New jk Zealand 'before the end of March as and the Rev. L. M. Isitt will have .returned from England by May 8 i next. In response to an appeal lie from a large number of Catholics, th the Rev. Father Hayes, who will g. this month he working under the auspices of the League of the Cross m Victoria, is coming to New Zeaat land in April to deliver a series of rc temperance lectures, and will ren(J main until September. Father Hayes will make special efforts to secure pledges of total abstinence, as will p- also the Rev. L. M. Isitt.

There is a prospect of a boom in Australian sugar in 1905-1906 (says the Melbourne Age). : It is alleged, that the word has been passed round among commercial men largely affected by fluctuations in sugar produce that after 1905 there will not be a ton of sugar imported into the Commonwealth, owing to the expansion of the Queensland and New South Wales industries, notwithstanding the anti-kanaka legislation. The effect on the Federal customs will be serious in this case. The duty on imported sugar is £6 a ton ; the excise on Australian grown sugar £3 a ton, or £1 a ton when the bonus of £2 per ton on "white-grown" sugar is deducted. State Treasurers should, therefore, feel the pinch before the expiration of the liraddon clause.

Sir Joseph Ward arrived at Wanganui from Auckland on Wednesday, via Taumaranui and river, going on jto Wellington by the" midday express. Speaking of the trip down the Wan'ganui River he said it was Si most enjoyable one, and, so far as he could see, nil arrangements for the steamer service were excellent. The houseboat on the river was one of the finest of' the kind he dad seen. When needed improvements were effected in the upper end or the river it would become the favourite tourist route of I,the jcol'oiiy, and the river would be one of New Zealand's best, assets. Referring to the new time table for the Welling-ton-New Plymouth railway, the assertion , that the alteration would not allow passengers to connect with the southern steamers was incorrect, and the new service would give through connection both for North and South Island- passengers as at present.

The Inangahua Times of tiro 7th January wrftes : There passed through Rcefton last week a lady ,wBo as a pedestrian deserves to take first rank. Clad in comfortable walking edstume and with a tidy knapsack strapped across her shoulders, she arrived' at one of the leading hotels in Broadway, not jaded and footsore, but fresh, vigorous, ami alert, after negotiating a three (lays' journey from Nejson, having travelled close on forty miles the last claj'. From Rcefton she proceeded on fool to Otira, continuing the journey to Ohristchurch by train. The lady (Miss Bohnam) is a native of Buckinghamshire, England, and being in affluent circumstances, is enabled to gratify her wish for wandering about from country to country as inclination leads her. She has already travelled extensively on the Continent of Europe, has climbed the Alpine heights of Switzerland and Italy, and intends to make the ascent of Mount Coo!t before leaving New ! Zealand

Mrs Pope will resume pianoforte uition on February 2(Hh.

| Mr H. Spear, eye specialist, purposes visiting New riymouth quarterly*

| Messrs Butcher and Co. have disBollveii partnership, and the business Will be carried on by Mr G. A. NHiSbst,

| Messrs IJewlcy and Griffiths sell on ,Saturday a quantity of Co-opera-tive Store stock.

Pho Lands Registrar notifies nn iplicatfon for n transfer lodged ' Mr F. S.. Canning, in (ho December number of the mcrican magazine the Arena there an interesting article hy the rion. Edward Tregoar, Secretary r the Commonwealth of New Zeajvrt." Vnder the amusing title nsgncd to Mr Tregear the article is capital resume of t'ho legislation of ie past fifteen years. According to the Eketaihutia Exress, Captain llolton, acling-coin-laiKler of the Wellington No. 2 <a Italian of Mounted Hides, delaral in Rlfetalnnui on Thursday i'ening laet that the Defence Pcartmentwas being repeatedly robed of capitation by faked tallies of loss-firing' sent in by oflicers conilanding. When placed in charge of he battalion, he saw! he would take are. that all orderly-room shooting 'as stamped out. It is worth remembering that for xcellence of style and quality comiacd with largo range of variety hd cheapness of engagement ling's nd all kinds of jewellery you must o to J. I-i. Parker's, Jeweller, next ailway crossing, Devon Street Ccnral, New Plymouth." WHY IT SELLS. If SYICES' DRENCH were not racked by real merit it would have leen dead long ago. Do you want o know why it sells ? WORD OF HOUTK ADVERTISING. A farmer luys it, perhaps through chance, naybe a friend recommends . it to »m. However, he gives it a trial. V valuable cow's life is saved ; next ,ime several of his pigs are sick ; ic tries it again; and so it goes on intil after two or three more trials le finds it can be depended upon. Vhen his neighbours cows are sick le says : " Why don't you use 3YKES' Drench ? Best thing I ever itruck. Get a packet old chap, and ust use it accordikg to the directions and it will do the rest." rhis friend tries it with similar results and recommends it to another, ind so it grows constantly because it faithfully does its work. Each Packet of SYKES' DRENCH contains two drenches. Price Is 6d.— fcdvt. On the Fourth Pago. Literature. A New Comet. The Three Captains. Starving with £4OOO. The Ways of the New Zcalander. Hew Advertisements, ! Newton King—Sells dining-room stock at exhibition to-morrow evening. Itewley and Griffiths.—Sale of Co'epcrativq Society stock at 1.30 p.m. on Saturday. Land Transfer Office.—Application for transfer. Mrs S. D. Pope.—New term commences on February 6th. H. Spear, Oculist.—Visits New Plymouth every three months. G. A. Nisbet.—Dissolution of partnership. Jenkins, Matthews, and Piggott.— Cottage to let. PERSONAL NOTES. Mr G. V. Tate was sworn in at Waitara yesterday as a Justice of iik'e Peace. Clem Hill, the South Australi a n. cricketer, was married to Miss Hart at Launceston on Tuesday. His Wife accompanies him to" England .with the team. Captain Field, of the Auckland Underwriters' Association, was (in New Plymouth on Wednesday. In thu evesing ho witnessed a trial of the water supply given by the local Fire Brigade. Captain Field expressed himself as more than satisfied with tho result of the test. According to a Sam Francisco paper, New Zealand is to be visited by Mr Alexis C. Jeffries, preacher, and father of Jim Jeffries, champion heavy-weight prize fighter of the world. Mr Jeffries will be accompanied by two or three other evangelists, and the party was to leave San Francisco for New Zealand and Australia on December 22nd, Sir E. O. Gibbes, Assistant Secretary f o r Education, arrived in New Plymouth by the Itarawa on Wednesday morning, going on to Wangia|nm by the midday train. While here We conferred' with Messrs Wade, Faujl, and Morton, members of the finance committee of the Taianaki Education Board, on matters relating to the recent fire at the Central bchool and other subjects. Captain Arthur L, Napper, who is Making the voyage from Shorehani' (England) to Perth (Western Australia) in the seven-ton yawl Brighton accompanied by a Mr Langford, is known in Wellington. He was an apprentice, and subsequently second officer, of tho barque Alastor, which made several visits to this port under the command of Captain Glazebrook.

Archbishop Carr, of Melbourne, Archbishop Kelly, of Sydney (who is the Coadjutor of Cardinal Moram) Bishops Dunn and Hevill, and Father McCarthy, arrived in Auckland from Sydney on Sunday. The vlsit°''s - a ! tor a sojourn iii Auckland an* the Rotorua district, will come south to take part in the opening of the new Roman Catholic Cathedral m Chnstchur»h next month,