LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7736, 11 February 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Auckland-Sun Francisco des- : patch of January 6, arrived in London on the 9th inst. i It is wired from London tlrat the Robinson Banking Company of ] South Africa is to be ior...i\l into a ( mining', land, and investment trust, with a capital of four million pounds. 11 is (a E>k*d under date February i 10th, on the authority of the London Standard,, that the establish- i mcnt of an Anglo-American parcels i post has- been agreed on. The maxi- i mum weight is to be 70 ounces. "Nothing is sure in this life," said 1 the S.M, yestflifjfly, in reply to an 1 applicant who preferred a certainty ' to an uncertainty. "Not jjj this line," rejoined the gentleman, who ' was evidently impressed with the uncertainties of the law. i It is cabled from Washington that J1 'America hau generously determimd < to return China £'1,000,-MM>, balance ' ,°ver expenses, of her 'ih.iru i.f the < indemnity paid by the latter at die < close of the Jioxer rising. iUv ie- 1 fund will he made at ilie e;:d oi the > llusso-J apunese war. The I'aimerston North people want j a dairy school and experimental star tion in their district, and the Chamber of Commerce yesterday appoint- I ed a committee with a \iiew to se- | curing'a suiUi'.de area as- an induce-1 1 ment to the Government to meet • * their desires. | J. . (be Auckland yes'ierdav. morn- ' jing destroyed' Sargent and * Little- V proud s coach factory a(, Mechanics' i Hay, also several vehicles and three motor cars'. The origin of the fire ; unknown. The latter were uninbuMdi'n' ,l,t thc ° t,M!r cont ™t« and the . .! Here partly covered by ! policies totalling JEJOOO. ' Thqs.s, lonic will | JU the next » WelTiTf" V ail ' V leavjng Wellington March 2nd, a „d will be i ..V , th « s.s. Himutaka. I clns'in 5 " Kton Martl > I'ith. The I ■n XV s , days 1,1 the Moturou Free.- t nesdav'^ W '' U bM ' or Wed- h Wwhft? f' ml ' ami fw tho 11 Maroh Bt '>- h pm at 6 o clock p.m. , \ ] 1- was. reported from Wellinirt m. 1: g liiado,by the CJoveiiunciit to send s ment v' <>' bones for ship- ** mcnt to New Zealand. Jt j s i K .ij.. v _ J rtl the position will | X ' tilled i )v Ml . « Laurie, /wh|i'; was appointed ' lust 0 which .h' la ;' nK,Jt!,e works * ) ,hl! (.ovcrnment hail decided 1 to erect at Auckland and (lie IllulT, b An. important extradition case has just been -decided by the I'rivv Council in favour of the 'appellants the Government of the I'niti'd States. Some tin® hack I wo men, Gavnor r and Greene, were indicted jn Georiria for fraud. They fled to Canada and under the existing extradition treaty were arrested there bv Inked States ofikvrs. Judge Caron, of the Canadian Supreme Court, ordered their liberation, and jt was against this decision that the I'nited States Government lodged an appeal . et to the Hritlsh i'rivy Council. , Gt At a meeting of the I'almer.ston ')e North Chamber of Commerce yester- I lay a motion was passed urging the !s f!overnwent to get a special appro- d; pr.ia'tion next session for the more I .•xptodctflous prosecution of the North se Island Trunk railway, and it was I lecided to agltute in the southern w, loi'tions of the isikvnd with the Same I ' ;nd ia view. Ti

The septic tanks in connection | with the Eltliani drainage system are working splendidly. The diluent water looks perfectly clear and is odourless. —Argus. | A poll was taken yesterday at TaJmeiiston North on the proposal to boriow £56,000 for a comprehensive water scheme. Little interest [was taken in the matter, and the I proposal was rejected by 888 to 172. liutter factories sending their outIput ilome on consignment are reviving excellent returns, says the |\Vaitara Wail, so much so that a j local company have refused l)Jd 1f.0.b. Home steamer l , for their autumn make. Mr J. Kinsella. dairy commi.ssioner, intends to write a bulletin for the information of dairy coinpinico, showing how old dairy factories may be improved in accordance with the jiiew methods of working 1 ~nUw and cheese. Co-operation has apparent'.}- proved u fro'rt in Strntford. At a meet, ing of the directors of the Central Co-operative Store Company there it was decided' to wind up, and those present weie so glad to have done with it that they pronotimtd the chairman "a jolly good fellow" in he customary more or less musical fashion. 'J ho West Coast Trades and Labour Council began its annual meeting at Heel'ton on Thursday. A long order paper was submitted, and the council adjourned for the day. T'iiey resumed yesterday, and will sit again daily for four or live days. The mail train iast evening brought an extra heavy number of passengers for Onchunga. These included 80 members each of the Kaikorai, Ruahdne, and Wellington Garrison Bands. In consequence af this addition to the average passenger list the accommodation of the Karawa was taxed to the utmost, and her departure was delayed till 3 o'clock this morning to allow of a daylight trip being made. "Diver," writing in the Hawcra Star, says it is proposed by the local club to procure the presence of l)ick Cavil],, the world's champion j swimmer, for a meeting later in the I season. "Diver" also states that it .is the intention of the Wanganui cen|tie to invite Australian ywimmers | to compete in championship events ! in Wairpaanii, 1 Imveira and New Plymouth. Cavill will not be a Icompetitor, as it is reported to be his intention to stay in New Zeala*d and Ix-come a professional. A resident of Sydney who takes a keen interest in cricket has received a letter from Mr F. R. SpolTorth, Who writes concerning the Australian eleven that, unless the team contains some new blood of exceptional quality, it will, in his opinion, have no chance whatever of dt'l'cating' the present strength of England. Be hoped that several colts would be •sent to England, as the experience

gained would be a great help to Australian cricket, while the veterans could not learn anything new in playing against England. We have faith in the future of El|thnin, says the Argus, but we do |not imagine it is going to develop i into a second London, or even surpass the city of Wellington. Hut ! from the fancy values that are being placed on land here we should sa,y 1 that some people possess extraordinary ideas as to Eltham's future. We I say. most emphatically, that the progress oil this town is being sadly impeded by the high prices that are I being asked for land. People will not [pay the prices asked, consequently there {,is not m.uch being done in the building line, although people are scouring the place for cottages, and the demand cannot be met. A local farmer in our office to-daj (says a contemporary) expressed a decided opinion that New Zealand ofiei's working people better opportunities for advancement than does ;Australia. tie says men have te .work harder here, but thev get better paid for their work. ' Inferring jto the natural features of this dis° Uict he expressed appreciation of (he plentiful supply of water. In Aus|tialia, he says, many a time his day s "work consisted of driving 18 j miles to the nearest water supply for a load of water in an iron tank. He | would leave before daylight ami get I back after dark. In our general j method of larm work in connection j with thrashing operations, particularly in the South Island, New Zealand is years ahead of Australia Here 11 men with a threshing mill I will do better and more work than 1 16 men in Australia. Thev have more systematic methods of working ■■ here, and save heaps of time by their dilTerent system of bag-sewing. ; 13u t he prefers the Australian ploughing. In his opinion they have better ploughs and farmers pay more attention to the appearance of their ploughed land. Sunday (January 29) was the anniversary of tile tirst religious service held in Australia, and was specially observed in all the Anglican churches throughout Now South i Wales. It was in January, 1788, .that the voice of a clergyman expounding the sacred mysteries of the 1 lible was for the first time heaixl in the island continent, and the light of Christianity then kin'dled has in the intervening 117 years spread, through many agencies, not only over ihe whole of Australia, but also to Tasmania, New Zealand, and the numerous islands which stud the Pucilic Ocean. In the annals of Australian Church history the event is one of great interest and significance. Its commemoration afTords an opportunity yearly of reviewing the work of the church and its effect on the fabric of the spejety that has been built up under the Southern Cross, The Hible and l'rayer Hook used by the Jlev, Kjchard Johnson, at the historic service " under a great tree " at Sydney Covp, were in use ut the service at St. Phillip's, the first church established in Australia. The sacred volumes were, after both morning and evening ser-i vices, placed on view in tile vestry, i a great number availing themselves I of the opportunity to inspect them. At St. Andrew's Cathedral, the Prayer Hook of llishop llroughton, a i cleiic of revered memory in the Church, was used in the service bv the precentor (Jllf Simpson.) The attendances at both churches were large. An open-air service was con-I ducted by the Rev. W. I. Carr Smith • on the spot where the historic girth-> ering of worshippers was held over a i century ago. A soul-stirring address I was delivered by the rector of St. I James', i W'h'itele.v Church, Sunday, February 12th, Preacher, Rov. J. J. Pen,tlruy (from Waitara), morning and evening. Everybody made welcome. Memorial services in connection with the death of William Uassetl, tho oldest memben ~f Uiethuivh, v. ill ■beheld in ihe Queen Sir jet Church to-morrow. The pastor, the i!i.v. John Nixon, wi',l ;ireach, and the Itnthem by the choir will ;.o "The ltadiunt Morn,"* I WHY IT SELLS. If S\KLS' DkK&CII were not backed by real merit it would have been dead long ago. Ho y ou wa nt to know why it sells ? WORD OF MOUTH ADVERTISING. A farmer uys it, pjEi-haps through chance, maybe a friend recommends it to h I inH.owpver, he gives it a trial. A valuable tow's life is saved ; next time several of lii s Pigs are sick ; he tries it again, and sp it goes on ! 1 alter two or three morg trials he finds it can be depended upon When his neighbours- cows are sick lie says : "Why don't you use SYKES' Drench? Best thing lever struck. Get u packet, old clinp, and jst use it according tothe directions, aiifl if, will do the rest." 'lhis friend tries it similar re- i suits and recommends it to another, and so it grows constandv because i »t faithfully does its work. I«eket of SYKES' DRENCH con- ] f/iins two drenches. Price Is 6d Acivt. ' , fccroro removing your furniture for storage or transit by road, rail or sea consult the New Zealand Express Corrpany, Ltd., Brougbam-st. 6