LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8044, 5 February 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Loudon cable announces thai the U.S.S. G'o.'n uew steamer Atuti has been launched on the Clyde. This is tho anivcrsary of a memorable day in Now Zealand history. On sth February, 1810, was signed the Treaty of W'attangi. The lirst private house connected with the New Plymouth municipal electric lighting .system was switched on last Saturday evening. On Saturday afternoon, Constable Woods brought a man named Turner in to New Plymouth from Wailara. The man was arrested on a charge of being concerned in a robbery of jewellery at Eltluun, aud remanded to Elthani in a week. An .Austrian who arrived at Auckland by the Victoria on Monday failed to pass the tests required by the immigration law, aud the same evening was placed aboard the Zcalandia for Sydney. The, " Herald " says he will be seut back to Austria.

It having bceu observed, says Iho "Hawera Star," that one of the most picturesque spots in the North Island —Mount Egmont—has been omitted from the Government posters, the local Chamber oE Commerce has decided to write '.o the Tourist Department, asking that reproductions of Mount Egmont bo included in their pictorial posters,

Sir Robert Pullar, of Perth (Scotland), senior partner in the linn of Pullar's dye works, is visiting the colony, aud is at present iu tho North Island. He is also one of the trustees selected to administer Mr Andrew Carnegie's bequest of £2000,000 for poor Scottish students. He has just returned from the Milford Sounds trip, and from New Zealand goes to Japau, China, ami''Canada iu continuation of his round-the-world excursion.

Speaking to ii Wellington reporter, Sir Joseph Ward said:—"We have now under order new equipments of multiple switchboards for Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth, Waugauui, Palinerston North, Nelson and Livercargill. When these are installed it is intended to continue the work of replacing the single wires used at these places by metallic circuit overhead cables similar to those now being erected iu Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Diiucdin."

Bishop Neligan preached at St. Mary's Church. New Plymouth, on Sunday evening, to a large congregation. Tlio sermon was one of the most forceful and able ever heard in the building. It was based on Psalm l.xxih., l(i: "Until I went into the sanctuary of God ; then understood I these men." During the evening, the pretty anthem, " There is a green hill far away," Guonod's setting, was rendered by the choir, Miss Chung taking the solo, to which she did the. greatest justice. The service was impressive ill no small degree,

A grand garden parly is to be held in the New Plymouth Kecreation Grounds on Wednesday afternoon, February 21st. This function, for which very extensive preparations, arc already in tram, is being arranged by the promoters of the movement to improve the lierrcalion Grounds sports enclosure. Some of the promised attractions ure advertised iu this issue, and include exhibitions of bayonet and firing execiscs by the Taranaki Bides' champion team, poster competitions, fancy dancing, and various novelties. The committee iu charge means to do the thing thoroughly.

Detective Quartermain, Chief of the Finger Print Bureau, mentions au interesting ease iu which a member of the force who had had his linger prints taken, and who subsequently developed au ulcer on the thumb which caused the whole of the skin to peel. A second print was taken when the thumb was completely healed, and was identical in every particular with the first. The detective explains that if the skin is removed by any means, so long as the sweat glands arc nol destroyed, subsequent prints will be the same as in the first instance, thus cuabling a person's identity to he iudis. putably established, as there is no case on record of two prints of separate persons being exactly similar.

Having limilc inquiries from tlioso well posted in the intentions of the Premier, I am satislied that there is no present foundation for the statement to the cft'eel thai Mr Jennings will he the new Minister of Lauds, Mr Duie'an going to the Upper Chamber. Denial is also given to the assertion that Government members have been sounded by various Ministers personally with regard to Ministerial and other ehanges. The statement that Mr McNab may become the Government nominee for the Chairmanship of Committees is scouted here, seeing that the representative for Mataura has declined the position on more than one oeeasion, preferring a higher dignity.—Star's Wellington correspondent.

An unusual incident happened in the main pari of New Plymouth on Saturday evening. Figuring therein were Maoris—one male, four or live wahiucs. The former was being made the object of a tongue-slanging by the dusky maids, when the Maori, throwing oil' his coal, shaped up to the most wordy. '• By korri, don't you talk dat way," and before he could be slopped the wahine's face was showered with blows. Another Maori—a brother of the assaulted wahine, it turned out-then came on the scene, audit was with difficulty the two males were separated. A few blocks away ano'lher Maori scene wa.< to bo witnessed : that of two inebriated native men being assailed, verbally, by a small regiincnl of women. The inebriates simply covered their faces with their bunds. They offered no other resistance!

For the "shady nook," or a quite | read during the evening, much pleasure is provided by well-selected books, of the deeply interesting kind. When once you piek up stories such as the following, you absolutely cannot put them down until linished : " Beverley, of Granslark," by MeCutckcon, " The Pillar of Light," by Louis Tracy; "The Princess Passes," a delightful novel by C, N. and A. M. Williamson ; or "1.N.J1.1." by Peter liossegcr. These arc but a few of Mr T. U. II jdder's selections; bookseller, of Devon street. These books make pleasing gifts at any time.—Advl.

_ There is a '• house of call" m Egiimul street, i|uite of the Continenlal )il,iu. At the Areailia Cigar Store, a urau eau enjoy his cigarette or i>i|ie in a- cosy .sittiug-rooui, write a letter or two, play his game of chess or draughts, ami then continue his business. Here, the morning paper, the "Daily News," and the Wellington "Tunes" can be purchased with the early morning smoke, E. Van Dclden, the proprietor, has a smoke it anybody. C.ill in.— Advt,

Big risks arc run by cyclists who licit y wiln no bell or lamp. The local authorities are watching for " law breakers. Don't run any more risks, when you cimget 1 good oiitlit, or any separate ailiclo t complete your cycling kit at J. UurlcV opposite the Post Office, and at prices low » enough to touch the ground.. Kepairs ol all classes lire a special delight here, and ' we are only satisfied when our customers ! are with our work,—Advt. V, hat a great fund of amusement, 1 interest and service a good sewing i machine provides! Auyonc who has , visited the classes for teaching art needle work at the Singer ScwimMachine woaldappreciate this. Thirty years seems long life indeed for a machine, but this is the life of a Singer. Kvcry day the cost is being repaid by the service and use a careful housewife can put it 100. General and useful sewing, dainty articles for draping and ornamentation, or the most beautiful and elegant works of art, are equally simple on this world-famed Singer [ Sewing Machine. An open invitation is given to Singer users and ladies who •sew to take instruction in the useful art of machine sowing. Headers have hut to see the pleasing work done on the Singer to at once feel the desire to attain the kuowledge necessary to do work such as this.*