LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8004, 15 December 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Mussel! riceuvood, secretary to l'aranaki Jorkcy Club, informs us that very complete arrangements are being made for the Christmas meeting. Timid people shunned Messrs Okcy, Son ami Arnold's verandah on Wednesday morning, on account of a swarm of bees having settled there.

Messrs ti'ihn.mr and Pattie have been appointed agents for the famous Lister separators, and will be pleased to <|Uolc prices for same.

The many Xew Plymouth friends of Mr Wyndham Hopkins will be pleased to learn that he ha* succeeded in passing the final solicitors' eiamination.

The prize awarded to the girl whose sewing was the best at the West End School was presented yesterday to Miss Lily Howell, whose work was all done with the left hand.

Messrs Gilmour and Pattie report the saie of 200 acres at Tarala, also 2311 acres on the Durham lioad, and having leased Messrs Morpeth's and Sole's properties. The Registrar of the Xcw Zealand l T niversily is withholding the list of candidates who were successful at the lav. exams until the Senate sits in Duncdin in January. Candidates who desire to know whether they have passed can obtain iu format ion on application to the Registrar's otlice.

Rather vague. A letter read at Wednesday's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was addressed to the '•.Secretary, (.'lumber of Commerce, New Plymouth. Australia." Mr Hughes, at a later stage, suggested (hat. the writer be presented with a map of Xew /ii-aland to show that this eiiloiiy is not a pari of Australia, '1 iiis afteruiNm Mr King will hold a I.H-gc unreserved sale of furniture in the Drill H ill, on account of a

gemlonian w! I>> is giving up hoiisekeepillThe s lie promises (0 be one of the i irgest of its kind ever held in New Plymouth, and anyone about to furnish or who desires io add some good articles lo their pre.v.-n! eIT -els should not fail to aticnd at the Drill Hall at 1 o'clock. Special attention is directed to a lirstclass piano, by Eivest.ilT, u leather dining-room 'uile. verv handsome toilet t ihle of molded kauri, very superior Chesterfield couch, full-length j>ierulnss. etc. I:i f.iet, the whole of the furniture is fir above the usual class >,-ibmitted to auction, and then' is no doubt buyers nillbe well s.ili.-iied with tlcmseivei afler t!n> sale. If not completed, the sale ,vill be continued at |i.m. on Saturday.