LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7988, 27 November 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

I The Piinedin Art -Uallery has had the good lortune to obtain two pictures of unusual interest lo Pane din. It appears that an old 'box reround to contain two paintings of spicial value as works of art. depicting early settlement seems on the Onigo ,ll.ul.our. Korliinnu-lv I'm the public .merest, negotiations for a sale ended in th. ir being purchased for the Piine.iin Art Cnllcry. ttolh paintings are in waier colours. The one by (.'. P. Ifcirraud le.us the dale IStiti, and is a comprehensive \iew'. of- the lower harbour. The artist has mapped the pi-ospe.-i faithfully from IV,i Chalmers t. the heads, and t lie shipping of tile then busy port is shown in such preei.se detail as to make onthink he can identify Samson. the Omen, and one or \\\< other vesitiible for its historical accuracy. Imt as a work of art. The rieh fore ground is of the true Itarraud ipialitv. The other picl lire is by a wiling French artist, who wandered hither in Hie lhtics. His nam.' is not known (or certain, but some think ii wan Pelamere. The date is approximately- lixeil bv -the work itself. It depicts Puncdin before i lie gold rushes Ihe artist's point in view In ing tin hiil at the south end of the town Hie. give an outlook over lie- I ben waste Hat oil. which rattle grazed, now the sit.- of Princes-street South and in Hie middle distance « lie can see- the I'.ell Hill cutting partly completed. The local features are faithfully sketched, whilst live painting is evidently the work of a skilful artist, it is as a likeness of Ihe rising wiung- (itv thai the picture has iis chief value. It is doubtful indeed, whether n photograph would h-.ivc given a belter idea of form position, and distance.

u„ riaturdav slnvl colleelions were made in iMHiedin and suburbs on he lull" of laiiicdiii Hospital, the result being thai a lolal of td'.ll (including, half the takings iron: visitors inspecting- 111.! llalienoi was realism There is now iivaibilde for the Ihimdin, llospilal extension Jt.YSII. which, will, 1 the Coveriiiuenl snbsid\ . is expected to Mlflice for Ihe building and oi|iiipine M l of a. medical wanl, and Ihe install.il ion of elec'ricily throughout Hie building. A \er\ uiiinable and successful serial 01.-ning- uas spenl by llio.,tccllniciil .-.lndenls m, Friday evening lo mark the closing of the lirst term Mr Collis piesidul and Mr Spencer and "Ihers gave short addresses. A:, xcellent vocal and instrumental programme was carri.d out.

Tin' Sash and H • Company 's IrnIrr lor supplying ilu- IliirlK in- Board with Imiiii i,, 1 -.<iti casks oi cement -.1 CJs and I 7 1''..1 per cask lias 1., .-r, -■'■'■>■ ■

'l'll.' niT.iimeniciits lor Hie Tiiimaal.i Shew on Wednesday and' Thursday are now practically compl, I, . oid I here is „i,n proven of xrepliolinll.y alt ran He „.., i, s of ev '.lil.ils and amusements. All thai hi Wllllled is line weather. The , allies last ii'iir. A) a ii ling of the Harbour Hoard on Saturday I In- i esolui ion inrrnas. big the hertlvagv charge on vesselsto 2s per passenger was couliruied. The latest cable from London relacheto Hie inarki'ls slates lli-at butler is steady and in good d and. Ihe price lor Colonial being iinchnngd and Danish realising Ili'Js. At a public meeting at Ashbnrton oa Saturday a resolution was passu I in I'm our of Hie coin iiniiince of Nol.ice.e,• I here, ni.d ivcc-lnll'.'lld i tig the I'lci'iiii's of Hi.- i-iili.-M.\ In about the The Auckland .mk-Ih ing season opened on Saturday . the Coverim.being presold, and accept ine Ihe hospitality of Ihe Hoyai \ew Zealaml Yadii Squadron ■ n board the steam yacht Kehuta . Af llie Unworn Show lasl week !>>-. Walker's Handy look Hie pri/e in the 15.1! land under) buggy horse class, beat ing Hie I'almerston North Show winner'in Ihe same class in Which 111.-l'e were eleV.-n entries. Hi Walker also seiuml second prize in Ihe pans class. Dr. I.ealliam's Yaleliline look lil'sl jiri/e in Ihe class for bus-g.v horses driven by a lady, and lirsl prize for buggy horse lo.L' and over, beal ing llie j'alineistoii Norlli and Wangaiiiii Show winners. Mr Harry Linn's gn-y secured lirsl prize .in of IT. roadsters or hacks up lo l."i slime. .Miss Clayton look second pri/e for a thoroughbred yearling colt,

We understand, says Engineering, that velocity.compounded lurhiiics arc to lie tried in the German navy as well as in the American. Though Uu-rlitud.viiuniically less eilU:ienl than the" Parsons type, or even than the Kateau ty|>e of pressure-compounded turbines, tliey have Ihr advantage that u moderate speed of rotation is obtainable with a lurbine of relatively small hulk, ami In-nee it"'is a simpler imiller to adopt an eflicilent propeller Ihan with the pressurecompounded lype. J| j s , therefore, quite possible that the saving in weight, for a given propeller cflicieney may fully compensate for the increased internal losses in. the turbine proper. The results of the (ierman and American experiments will, therefore. I,e -awaited with much interest. It. -may .lie added that in all essentials the system of velocity compc,muling is extremely old, so th.it if the trials prove a success it will niit-1.1. possible 1,, establish a monopoly in ii. Til.. Sierra left Sail Francisco un the -I ltl\ inst., at (i a.m.

A well-known Timani citizen who spent Carnival week in Chrislchurch woke up in his bedroom in a Chrisleliurc'.i hotel hist. Mondav morning, at exactly three minutes to eight. 'Hie express soulli leaves at 8 o'clock sharp and he could not alTord lo miss it. In the face of such a predicament the average mortal would probably swear fluently for_Jive minutes -and then turn in again ior another hour's sleep. Not so I In; enterprising Timaruvinn. Willi a wild whoop he grabbed his bag, packed the n ght before. popped on his overcoat over his p> jamas, stuffed his boots and socks into the pockets of the overcoat, put on a pair of carpet slippers. jammed on h s Jlvat. draped his clct'hos over his arm. descended the stairs in three hops and a jump, beat the 1011 yards record tt- the station, caught the'train just, as it was moving off, and subsided into a comfortable seat in a first-class smoket somewhat llvathlvssp but with 'a sense of having done his duly Uoder adverse circumstances that amply compensated him lor his coiupulsorv exhibition of celerity and bare calves. ••|iii you think Unit milkmen should have rubber tires on their carts, rubber 'bottoms on their cans, and also rubber handles so that people car have a little sleep?" This question was a writ-leu one senl to Air ()'- Kegan. "Aly meetings are political meetings, and not a circus." said, the candidate. David Alexander Klliotl was arrested at Duncdin on Saturday foi wife desertion at Wellington. He arrived there by the .Maheno. The public are inviled by the Alayor to attend the foundation stonelaying ceremony at the post .oilier tomorrow (Tuesday). On Saturday. Pec. Hi. Air Newton Kin; will sell try auction a section in I'mvderham Street with a nearly new dwrlliivg-uit excellent opportunily for investors.

IViails of the eight days' plcasur,' cruise by tl»' X'gapuhi. starting on fel). il.'will 'lre found in another col. mini. An early application for berths will prevent disappoint inent. The approach of Christmas compels attention to the provision of -those dried "mils which are so intimately associated with the season of "good cluer." We therefore draw attention to the advert is enl in this issue o, the iirsl-class goods to lie procured at .McNeill's cash grocery store o|>posite the Re.l lipase Hotel. Jlr Newton King has for inimeiliale sale a good grazing farm of :im acres, hnndv to township and railway. There is a tivi-roomed house and out buildings', the whole liieing for -ale at a very low price, Mr and Mrs Coodman. medical specialists, announce that I heir -visit will tvnuiniiie on Pec. 8. Messrs Morey and Son. by -instituting a mid-season sale, will earn the ,raiilude of bargniu-liunlcrs. It us limited to three weeks from Saturday last, so I hat i arly call by our lady readers should not lie missed. Nominal lons for ibe Western Maori electorate close ,„, I',-iday nest. and if a poll is necessan it will take place in Widnesdn.v . Pel-, 'ill.

The Returning Officer. Mr W. A. 11. Hanks, noiilies that Mr 11. .1. 11. ilkey has be-n nominated for live Tarannki seal. A meeting of Ihe Tarannki Trotting Club will be held at the Town Hall on Monday. Pec. 1. at 7 p.m. Just landed—Our rr.st consignment o! Xmas jewellery anil solid silverware. Now on view in our windowtings, new brooches, new bangles, new solid silver goods. Quality the very best. (ioutl value beyond dispute. Carefully note the address : J. H. Parker, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Optician, next railway crossing, Devon Street Central, New Plymouth.*

[ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, j Keturning Officer for Taranaki—Mi Okey's nomination. Taranaki Tiot'.iii" Club - Meetiim on IV. 4. His Worship llie Mayor- Euunda-fion-Stone laying at post otlice. Newton King Sale of property by order of mortgagee. Mi' ami Mrs llooclwan-Consulta-tions. Merey and Son—Groat mid-season sale. Newton King Grazing farm for sale. Northern S.S. Company—Pleasure cruise. Returning Ollirer, Western Maori Electorate Electoral notice. McNeill's Gro;ery Store New season's fruit. Hospital Hoard Tenders for suplilies. Keturning (j/h'cer for Tarai.aki •- Tolling places.