The Daily News. FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 4, 5 January 1900, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Correspondence on the matter of the duties of citizenship will be found on our fourth page. Manaia has formed a Chamber of Qjmmerce. All the Ministers will arrive in Wellington by Sunday, and a meeting of the Cabinet will be held on Monday. Wavcrley beat Pateu at bowls by 11 points. Fatea has decided to take a poll as to the raising of a £2500 loan for electric lighting. The baildiuit trade in New Plymouth is at present very brisk, and contractors have a dilliculty in getting journeymen. Mr. A. Bartrop, who is with the New Zealand Contingent, wrote to several friends in ;\'e\v Plymouth just, before starting for L>a Aar. lie was in l.lie best of health, and exj.'iK'.ti'.c? that in j; bout a week's time from writing tho coufuiguiit would be "in thi, thick of it.' The Government st-iamor Tutanokai arrived at the breakwater on 1 hursday. Mr. N. K, MacDiarmid, lion, secretary of the North Egmont Kiservo Board, reports that the track to the Mountain House is in splendid order, there being no difficulty in taking light vehicles to within a couple of miles of the house. The house lias recently been lined and painted, and is now very comfortable. On Monday evening nest, the Taranaki Kiile Volunteers will go into camp for a neck's instruction, ami ou the llth the annual volley-liriog will take place under the fupun-Ko» o£ sergeant-Major flevvar, the new JJr; ii Instructor. Those who absent themselves irout tne iiriug will bo liable for the amount of their c >pit:ition. The Vriiilingtou 'i'cs/, in an article on "Our ;Jefences,' says:—" Whithersoever tiie war in ,South Ataea may lead the Old Country, it is now clear that we ;/iust manfully share the risk and bear our p-irt. We have with luil consideration elected to support ihe Imperial idea, and must take our part in the risks of tile Empire, ligln ior tlie cause of ijritain be the quarrel just or unjust in our opinion, and maybe shall be compelled because of soiuesu.ii quarrel t.> defend our uwti i onies wiLh all tlie slreuuousucss we can command. . . . We must pay the . 'li e as well .s cure Lite reward of our j air. t.hu iir.-,t oust will be incurred | : :i :: y and reorgariised oliiiiteer i- ri.-e, armed with modern rilles ,eich the men who Handle them can use to ;,iil.'' At St. Marys ClmrcU on "Weu'nesday, Dr. V,. C. W. ivleDowoli, o; Auckland, was ir.ited i.i in.itiiinuny to Lilian, the eldest daughter ui Mr. J. George, the ceremony ■tiing peri'orined by the itev. If. G. Evans, .iter the ceremony, the pa-ty were enternined at.'.i;. J. 0 Uuur.e'- re.iideneo, Gieu--1 11 ' i; u.«: m tlie .ifternoon-Mr. aad .Mrs. I

gave an "at home ' to about (j 11: ends. i In the Supreme Court, Wellington, judo-, ment was given ia the Wanganui case o \Vi.kie v. iVihue Brothers, au action ii liioli the plaintiii (a brother of the de fondants) claimetl t.j be admitted as i ; artner in connection with the constructioi of railways in Western Australia, dud" ment was given for tlie defendants. The I'mt gives a list of the men who liavi i'one.into camp for the second New Zealanc Contingent, and says:—More than passing interest at'nehes to some of tlie men men tinned in the above hsi. Tom jiempfon i a brother of the v. ell-known amateur runner i;nl hashimsell attained aco >s;.k:uous naun -» Xaruiuki al iileLics, having represented tin uroviuve on the football liekl during sonit e'gnt uars oi it:; ;.ahniest days. Young. I'.' ii .'k' , u ' i:.in of Kngland's conit-- i!:, tlon. J. ChamI i r . :i.i: 01 LI 1C Uailli 1 V-. ah;- to bveoine a soldier ot ['■ i i 1 ;i/ -i:i !:iu:;s i., a relative oi ... '1:1 I ! i.l I'l'.-ilirtl who , iii -.vui.-a-s.! e ii lie fame in .mieriea. i. . : a ■ 1 i .:: : J. e'KW. it Il' tO- , i ...ill 111 1 •lltioijed i • i.-w,; . !...:e.'-.i'. tj.i.m., froi, .ii ■ I : 1 iI , o ii. ml, I idli) youth; ' .' ' - - ...■-■.in. jl passeni 1...::!' .v:'; in- a : f-ic e l to the geo.io Iran: i f :f from Is lid whole StilM.'' '.Ullli. :, v. ; i:,: ,:1 , , . ■ . ■ f.:V.' d',/..,l ii, :>■ v ,! i-- cct . .'.ilvt, : ;■ tei, i 1 p;: i. i i.■■■ .v.:: j . I'.-i.. n : ('ii a r... ;'i' * ■ ; r. le ■ i'-v- ■ ;cr f.h.; after v-Jr.ly fcryin;': I'.' i ■ ' v ;na;,irt-. -.-