ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81864, 13 October 1906, Page 3

ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The practices for the forthcoming Band of Hope Demonstration at New Plymouth have been well attended. A strong Orchestra, under the leadership of Mr K. Golding, together with-a varied programme of recitations, dialogues, ac., by the children, promises the public a good evening's entertainment.

One of th'' finest shows of the monumental sculptor's art is to be seen ai Mr J. Short's yards in Powderham Street, New Plymouth. Every kind ox plain and grained marble, granite and stone may be had at these preni any one of which would make a splendid head stone

Mr C. H. Poole, M. H. R„ of Auckland, who has the' reputation • f being a brilliant speaker, s| lou ld attract a large audience at the Theatre Royal on Monday night. ' We give a final reminder of the sale of Mr E. May's choice dairy cows and farm stock at Smart road, by Mr Newton King, on Monday next. The cows are a first-class lot, and include several well-bred and prize .Jerseys, which should be well worth the attention of anyone wanting really good stock. A splendid lot of pigs and a really new separator, with the necessary dairy | plant, is also for sale As the sale is I with lut rest rve, buyers should have a good t'me on Monday. Particulars .respecting the draught entire Lord Eoberts, may be found on page 4.

Additional properties to Mr W. Courtney's land sale on Tuesday next arc advert'sed.

11l tins issue appear* the lircliminarv announcement of the Gymnastic Carnival to be held ,!i the Theatre ltoyal 011 October 2oth. A line spectacular programme will be pres. n id, including 11 performance on the ra aliel bars by a little chap of 1} years the youngest symnast in the colony. The Taranaki Garrison Band will fen let a programme of music on Fort Niger on Sunday afternoon, commencing at .i oek.ek. lor the benefit of | the uninitiated, we may mention thai the best means uf aires, to this coin-

manding view of the town is by I'endarves street from Eliot street. A collection will he taken up in aid of the funds to pay the baud's expenses at the Chnstchurch contest.

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