The Daily News. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 41, 20 February 1900, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A description of " Mrs. Boar " at liome will be found on our fourth page. The monthly meeting of the Harbour Board takes place to-day. By a printer's error in yesterday morning's leading article, Mateking was stated to be 22 miles north of Kimberley; this should have read 223 miles, which is the distance by rail.

The Land Board have ordered a sale of town sections now on hand in various parts of the district.

The late Duke of Westminster's personalty has been sworn at £594,229. The Rev. Hugh Price Hughes will, a cable states, shortly visit Australasia in connection with Wesleyan missions.

Trains will leave for the Breakwater today, connecting with steamers mentioned below, as follow: —5.45 a.m., Rotoiti (from North, if required); 10 a.m., Rotoiti (for South); 10 a.m., Mapourika (from South); 9.30 p.m., Mapourika (for North). There will be a passenger-car attached to the goods train, leaving New Plymouth for Breakwater about 3 p.m. A Press Association wire from Wellington states that ts encourage mounted infantry the strength of companies is to b# raised from 63 to 80, with an extra lieutenant, and the capitation will be increased from £2 10s to £3 10s. Capitation will be paid for members in the Transvaal, but not for men who replace them.

Eight sections in Blocks 6 and 7, Pouatu, varying from 96 to 523 acres, recently surveyed by Mr. L. C. Sladden, are to be offered for sale or selection under part 3 of the Land Act, 1892. Provision is to be made in tbe adjoining block for the necessary reserve for primary education. By the Rotoiti this morning, the Taraoaki Freezing Works Company will ship 9963 boxes of butter and also a large quantity of cheese for transhipment to the Papaaui, for London.

A Press Association wire from Wellington states that Mr. John Power, of New Plymouth, has passed the Senior Civil Service examination. Mr. Power is on the staff of the local Land Transfer Office, and we heartily congratulate him on his success. Evidence was heard at the Magistrate's Court on Monday in connection with a claim for £3 ss, alleged to be due to W. M. Atkinson as part payment for some survey work completed for C. A. Robinson, in the Whangarei district, in August, 1898. Mr. Kerr appeared.for plaintiff, and Mr. Hutclien for | defendant. It appeared that defendant had arranged for plaintiff to survey part o£ his Jand at £2 2s per day, including a chainman's services, defendant to cut the traverse section lines. This had been done, and tbe work completed in two davs and ajialf, for which defendant was charged £5 ss. Ho asked for a reduction, which plaintiff refused, as the work was done satisfactorily, and that was the rate agreed upon. The sum of £2 had been paid on account. The case was remanded to Whangarei. The Town Band (Mr. Garry's) will give an open-air concert in front of the Government Buildings on Friday evening, commencing at 8 o'clock.

A few enthusiasts on the war haye started collecting money at Greymouth so as to be able to send a small gold brick to General White for his plucky holding oE Ladysmith. The brick will be made so as to hang on a watch chain, and will bear the following inscription; —" To General White. You're a brick for holding Ladysmith, Fpqm a few Greymouth admirers." The patriotic concert at Bell Block last Thursday proved a great success. Captain Cornwall presided. The various items were all most ably rendered, and Mr. Spence's recitation of the " Absent-minded Beggar " was tbe means of bringing in the welcome sum of £5 Is 10d, Altogether the proceeds of the concert and dance amounted to £lO 14s 4d, clear of expenses. Votes of thanks were passed to all concerned, including the management of the hall for the free use of the balding.

A correspondent writes: —" It is gratifying to note that alongside tl;e greQtiQn of public schools, dairy factories, and private residences, and other signs of progtess, the matter of providing places of worship has heen.lost sight of. There have been gevcrai of this within the last few viars, ft? tltle erection of the new "Uui'Ch Jjy fbe friends of the Wesley ail m ftat district, and which is to bO W IJWflxfoy Afternoon.

The young ladi»s of Fitzroy, being anxious to help towards increasing the patriotic l'und, intend to hold a dance at the Fitzroy Hall on Wednesday. As the price is only Is, and these dances are always very enjoyable, then: should be a large niuster, resulting ill an acceptable offering to tlw f'lwd,

{ Klines:; thanksgiving services wo,- - );eVI at To Hcnui Uhurcli on Sunday 'Jiw <»»!> end of tiie building was very tastefully deeo>'»f43d with corn sheaves, fruit, vegetables, &i*d jlowers. 11l the atternoon there was a special .children's service, conducted by the Kev. F. W. Ytfujig, which was numerously attended; and Its! fiveniog a large congregation was p'csent, .the Kev. Mr. Bennett preaching a very stirring and appropriate sermon. Tbe services were choral, and reflected great credit on the choir.

!, "Since Briton and the Boo? threw down the yaunlet. to meet in deadly soujbii.t there I has bwn a marvellous and unweeedeniedfun on ail our modern songs, " Sons of the Sea, 1 ' and " Soldiers of the Queen," are the 1 (aNourites, aij'.l )u every city, tuu-n, village, and hamlet whore tUe Anglo-riaxou tongue is 1 spnkun the soul-stirring rH'rainsoan be heard. We have also to rhniiiLc.le aumh;:r iui;jre(:<:<!uiued run, and that is ui. fn'ke.s (Jura yvluch lias rehabilitated tlioi.'s'iii'is u! cnl'ocbled and rundown '.lij CheiiiieLs and .Storekeepers.—Advt

, Koiiioicx CoMJ'isVi?i<>N r is oi'ten declare! to k: the cumm; of mueii ot I.Vcritiy; in this country, and woarotolii tiiiit ilin mm;lk;r of fareignurs in liuiku ii v.-.rj UiiJicult. for Clio Kngii.-shniiti to a living. Howt; M nr this m-iy be, it is certainly true M.at this of foreign mailer in tiu blood c'lKlani.'iii'i 'J.'O health ol: the '.vhok: system. To {irdfy Uic iJ.cod and to envoi disorders of the liver and tleJi-teh. the uiiiy Goiuiin, safe and agreeable i.ne'.lit.ine Hoiloway'd i'ilis. if you suitor fro;>i rheumatism, or lumbago, scalds, burns, or -iirn'ar you use wiih 1 iio le;is. uosMbl<; ti.jlay Hollo'.vays Ointment. 'Jj'or over bali.r-a cutury these J ardour remedies ■lave bsuu the U'i'judoi man,—ADyx,

As H wwnel to the recent sly-grog selling case at Wbnngatnomona, Mr. Stock has given notice of motion to forfeit the section held by the offender. Section 19, of the 1.F.8. regulations provides, inter alia, that if any person taking up land commits a breach of the regulations, or commits any gross act of; misconduct that in the opinion of the Board j may make it undesirable that he shall any | longer remain on the land, his interest therein shall by any Huch fact be absolutely cancelled and forfeited, without any right to compensation or otherwise, and he may be ejected accordingly, and shall cease to be a ' member of the association.

The harvest thanksgiving services in con-1 nection with the Primitive Methodist Church were continued on Monday night. The audience was not so large as anticipated, but the various items were well appreciated. Several local favourites rendered some good vocal items, and the Rev. J. Olphert delighted his hearers with a comic recitation. After the close of the programme, the fruit and vegetables were disposed of, and a very fair sum realised.