LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 93, 15 May 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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It is reported that an exceedingly valuable deposit of hematite iron ore lias been found within a few miles (if Kaw-hia township. The Taranaki Petroleum I.'uiu-|kiii.v lias in stock 4110 barrels of oil, ii"l -Mil) gallon» ia the underground tank, as was erroneously staled in our report yesterday morning.

It has been decided by tile Governineat to abolish tile following "District Court" districts:— Wairarapa, Thames, Taranaki, Wanganui, Nelson, VVestland, Timaru and Oamuru, Ashburton, Otago Cornfields, Western Otago.

At n meeting of the Equitable Build-i ing Society last night in the Town Halt Mr. \V. X. Evving presided. The ballot in No. 1 group, was drawn by Mrs. G. W. Potts. The tender for No 1 group, £3(10, brought £SO, and for No. 2 group, £3OO, £OO. The ratepayers' meetings at Tataraiinaka and Okato decided in favor of toilgates in preference to a separate late. The Okato meeting was very lively. Jt is likely that a petition against tollgates will be presented at the next meeting of the County Council.

The Mayor of Elthani wired to the Hon. R. McXab inviting him to deliver an address at Eltliani on defence matters. Mr. McXab replied that he would be pleased to do so if a date could be arranged in the first week in June. A definite invitation has now been scut accordingly.

During tlie four-weekly period ending March 31sl lust, the traffic returns on tlie North Island main railway lines anil

branches amounted to £120,321, against .(1121,330 for the corresponding period in 1008. Passengers accounted ior £:>n,252, and goods £73.521. ■ The total cost ol opened lines to March 31st was C 24,305,047; unopened lines, £2,800,403. The road through the Manawatu Gorge, a valuable connecting-link between lae Hist and West, Coasts, is to

lie once move opened for traffic after being practically useless for nearly live years. About £IB,OOO has been expended by the Government, and local bodies upon' the construction of the Lower Gorge bridge, and all that now remains to be done is to clear the numerous slips.

The mission now being conducted by Rev. 'l'. Keith Ewen in tne Baptist Church is far exceeding the hopeful expectations entertained at the first. A comfortably-rilled church is now the order of the day, and )f tlie attendance increases admission will soon lie a diff - culty. The preacher delivered u very powerful address ou Thursday evening, taking for his subject, "The Cnurcli's ascription of praise to her risen Lord." He emphasised the fact that Christianity is pre-eminently a religion of song. Den 1 ing with the various periods ot persecution, he showed thai tile song gathered strength, and down the ages tile note John struck sounded louiler and louder " Unto Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and ha Hi made us kings and priests unto God and His Father, unto ■ilim be glory and dominion for ever. Amen." Tlie' preacher's division of Hie passage were line—they were Hie three verbs,' loved, washed, and, made, the grand old gospel hymns selected by th.' Baptist Union were sung most heartily ■by the whole congregation. Mr. Ewen, by request, has consented to address a men's mass meeting in the Theatre Royal on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Mayor, Mr! Tisch, will preside.