LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 180, 10 July 1900, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In connection with the recent fire at the Hoboken wharf iu New York, particulars of past great fires must be o£ interest. Un our fourth page will be found a list of these, dating so iar back as iii B c.

I The annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held on Jfriday evening. The return of men engaged on co-operativo works during June shows that there were bT'JS so engaged, of whom alia were at work on the Northern trunk line. , Mr. E: T. Groviile, well-known on this coast as an Audit In.spectoi' of the New Zealand Government, has resigned that position in order to accept service with the New Zealand Accident luMirance Company as Superintendent ol Agencies in ihe I'alinerxtoii North, Wauganui, and Taranaki districts. An advertisement referring to the matter appears in another column.

The quantity of kerosene in the store on the reclaimed lai di- reported to be ( '7 eases, and in other stores 137 eases.

Trains will leave for the Breakwater today, connecting wilh steamers mentioned below, as f0110w: —5.15 a.m., Takapuna (from North); 515 a.m., jioiuiii (from ftoulli) ; iI.SO a.m., Tikapuua (for South) ; 'J.3O p.m., Kotoiti (lei- North). A passenger-car will be attached to the goods train leaving for breakwater about 3 p.m. ■ The Rev. W. Heady, who is to lecture in the Whiteley Church on Monday next, is said to be an exceptionally able speaker, and those who have heard the .ttory of his life, which he tells in this lecture, agree in the opinion that to hear it is a rare treat, which cone should miss.

The subject for debate at the Monday night's meeting of the Young Men's Literary and Debating Society was: " Which has the greater iiiliuence: money or morals'?" Mr. jil. Avery opened the debate in favour of money, and Mr. T. Shaw replied in favour of morals. The following members then took part in the debate:—jlcssrs. H. Dempsoy, C. Bandit, O. .Johnson, i(. JA bowle, A. Veale, J. A. Jlobcrts, T. H. Itudd, I'. Hopkins, K. -Mitchell, and the Itev, Si S. Osborne. It was decided, on the casting vote oi! tiie Chairman (.Mr. \V, H, Skint.er), that morals exercise the greater inljuence. The Society's next meeting wii! be held on Monday, L'.'ird ins!., when it is expected ilia: the Kcv, .T. Nixon wiJ! deliver a lecuire on "Wordsworth. Members will be allowed to inv.te their friends.

The Borough overdralt stands at £3134 17s. The olliccrs of the Crown bands Depart* meat are having a busy lime. Application:! for the lands to bo disposed of nurlli of YV;.itara are pouring in in great numbers. The ballot lakes place on Thursday in the Courthouse.

Mr. Morton, custodian of the Town I/ibrarj, has settled his claim with the Accident Insurance Company iu respect of his late , accident for i(Ju. j The Kuiiieri, for wliicli Mr. W. I). Webster is agent, leaves U'aitara tor Kawhia and (Jnehunga this (Tuesday) evening. Town cargo niu.it be delivered at the railway s alion not laler titan 'J.:ii> pan. Ncis >u province furnishes what must be nearly a reeurd for longevity. In the Wakapir.ka disuict fhire are live setiiers, whose toial a.-es ainouiit to ib's years. Two men have each reached the a;;e of \fi years, and the ages of three ladies are 111'., !)■!, and ill All the iailer are well ■ in fact one of lliein can knit willioul rpeciaclcs. "If in.- wife heciues a cavalrv o flU;er and oV, the .-\,m.<, aid K.r-eb, lo lal.e il.e'n uh wl-n.-d-.,-,051.. he. I, lucre will oe a row.''- Air. feUeiilau on ,'ir. u. \V. KiL.-sed's Women's jlisabilit.us ii'iil. ; ' i< •■*> tli« mom-v in the woiid was tonally' wulud'iet j;t' as i,].,.-.;,:./e. ' : imaniinou'lv agree- lo lowe-'ihe ,;,;.'•,■ cf : ■mat all loundl'or cash. il is M :»<,•; 1 '.ill !!:,; ] ~.,i.la'c.r- • ' li,:i C0,0.,ial an.- 1 v.'ll , .1- a small .!.- ... • . i-ar' ..i ..e .: .mi, i:„:l-, unce to a nijlillll,.., Uirt«!'ds i.lieei.'i "t Ine vear. , f. >

The travelling pi.bli.. <■■ H io bo grateful to Mr. Aicken, iuo iY;i, . mulli stationmaster, for calling the .. iition of the [Borough Council to the fact that the lamps near the station wore not lighted till alter the arrival of the 5.50 train, and that in consequence the passengers had to grope their way along tho dark streets. It may comfort future passengers to know that this negligence will in future be remedied. Mr. E. M. Smith, M.H.K., moves, on Wednesday, his motion asking the Government to set aside a sum as a bonus for the manufacture of iron from Taranaki ironsand. Mr. Smith returns to Wellington by to-day's mail train, and takes with him a large quantity of samples of the product of ironsand, which he purposes exhibiting in the lobbies of the House for the information of members.

In consecpience of an alteration in the plan of carrying out the reclamation for the new railway station, all the men engaged at the earthwork have received notice. The idea now is to run the line of rails on a trestle bridge and build a strong rubble wall, after which the earthwork will be completed. This plan has been adopted to avoid the waste of earth now caused by heavy seas. The Town Clerk, by direction of the Mayor, has written to the Government re Arbor Day, pointing out that i£ there is any unanimity amongst the citizens Thursday will probably be the day most convenient to New Plymouth, and asking that the Government offices may fall into line and be closed on that day.

The suitability of the grass under the trec3 in the Kecreation Grounds has attracted tho attention of the authorities at Wellington, and the Town Clerk of that city has been in communication with his brother Town Clerk here enquiring as to the particular species of grass in use. Of course the desired information was given.

The city plant of Manchester, England, makes a yearly profit of siso,uoo on commercial lighting. Half of this is put into the city treasury to reduce the tax rate an i the rest is spent in extending and improving the plant. Hours of labor of employes in the lighting work have been reduced and their wages have been increased 13 per cent.

A writ claiming £3OO damages for alleged slander has been issued from the Wellington Supreme Court by an officer of a large labour organisation in Wellington against a member of another labour body in the city.

The Melbourne City Council has decided to appoint a female sanitary inspector at a salary of £IOO, and to provide her with a bicycle. She is to assist medical officers in the work of sanitary inspection of the city.

Addressing the children of a grammar school in New York, General Joubert, on a visit some 12 years ago, said: —" When 1 look down upon these hundreds of young faces, and know that you are all here to get education, and when I tiiink that the liniest little child before me knows a great deal more than I do, I am more sad than ever to have missed a good schooling, and to be forced to go through life a stupid, ignorant old man. If I could only make you know how bitterly I regret the loss of education I am sure that not one of ycu would ever throw away an hour of the time you have in which to study." A fish-trawling company has been formed and registered at Nelson, with a capital of £SOOO, to purchase the steamer Doto, and proposes to begin fishing operations next week. It is intended to erect a tiug plant, and extend the business to curing and importing. Mr. Alexander Davidson, of Pakawau, son-in-law of Mr. J. B. Sadd, of Nelson, picked up on April sth, on the beach near the Archway Islands, which are situated six or seven miles beyond Cape I'arewell, a small beer bottle containing the following message:—"April Ist, 1900. 'lhrown from the troopship Maori, eight hours out at sea. Both six ('.') J. Lorimor, K. Johuston, Kaiapoi, Fifth Contingent." The word queried is oblit. rated, and could be taken for cither sale or sick. Tlis message is genuine enough, as privates of this name, hailing from Christchurch and Kaiapoi respectively, were aboard the Maori.

The Nem Zealand Herald in an interesting article on Mr. McKenzie's resignation fays : But no man ever doubted that Mr. McKonzio is a real colouiai patriot, one who is anxious for the progressof New Zealand, and for the welfare of its people. He is an example of what a man may achieve by earnest zeal and resolute purpose, by force of will and native talent, without the training which is thought essential. Mr. McKenzie will be recognised as one of the most remarkable men who have held the podti- n of Minister for Lands In thai Department he has inaugurated several new departures, and presided over the working of these ideas with care and industry and fairness. Ho will be greatly missed by his colleagues, and we do not think there is one member of the House who will not regret the absor.ee of his burly figure from the Ministerial bench.

A Hoxe paper declares that the longest word in the Lnglish language is noninlercommunicaoility. But the word antidis-tstiiblishnit-ntariaus is longer still. Can any of our readers beat- this ?

Mr. Withet'ord, M.H.H., stales the First New Zealand Contingent glories in the name of being called "General French's Chickens." It's a misnomer; tho Fighting First iiave been no chickens. The hou member for Auckland should think it over and try again.

The last Government Gazette contain: schedules under which instalments o principal and interest on loans grantee under the Dairy Industry Act, 1898, are tt be calculated and paid. The Napier Daily Td&jriipk states tha a horse that was shipped pur Tangaroa i'o Wairoa on her last trip, and which left tin wharf on board her in She evening, \va: found swimming about in the inner harbou next morning.

The Hon. O. McLean ; There is too much tendency to scoff at the volunteers; but, sir, this war will give a different turn to volunteering. It will make volunteers more efficient, and give them more spirits. I think the Government are more alive to the necessity of supporting tho volunteers than they have been.

Mr. W. J. Froeth, district representative of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corr poration, is prepared to quote exceptionally low rates for Accident Insurance, Contractors for bush felling for the next few months should ask for quotations at the office New Zealand Express Co, Brougham.strcct.—Ad.

You can depend on riddin.; your '••liiMren of '*orins with Wade's W"nn i'i.-s, the Wft'idgrful Worm Worriers Price Is.—Advk

News from Epsom on Duuiiy Day not only causes a thrill of intense inter.si among sporting men, but it causes a (hitler of ex= citementthroughoutEngland, as many people take an interest in it who, on other occasions,

have no sympathy with racing events. So it iij in cases of illness; when strangers arelhe victims, w.e feci no anxiety, but when a friend j or relative is stricken down, we await llio ' news of their progress with impatient suspense Many letters of thanks are written daily by grateful friends, or the sulfereja (hems Ives, For the benefit received through Holioway's marvellous medicine*. They h;ive been a .lourco of relief in aimo.-Uver, known complaint The fills give tone' to the stomach, increase the appetite, auo a'dllio dig'Slion. wliilsttheUinlimnt, whciiab.orbed into the pores, prevents disease ir m having: a final iniliience upon the system.—Advt,Y.'adeV'vVomi l f :-:s »v mo-t r'.i .■■:.■ n>-fl not ;-.::;-i;-a:-!ii. j eloMre thrive ..I: ::: I nc. j; Oner; a iawyer politician of em sideiabie standing was auoressi ■" g a ia : :e awiioiice.j anil in a great rhetorical eli'-j t he vva.-.' ■ ;;c:iril'ving ids political opponent., showing ,i„ thci.' <!"ii;mii-i:.'i.s io.I I n;f.■ li,lings, their abuse of In- mtUi : fm ds.vul the. | uliiic ! cimiidcnec, etc )i- ha ■ at.uii-,, icn.hul the end of ids p, n.ra:...,!, am-i he had a chain .-hni I". 11-1 i". in'-'., J'nuoylte (!;;.! eirrt: 1, "1 charge '.h- in " ('with an impressive piuce, AlKJliuiiUs^anctkitorekeepers,—Adv, !

A p. miliar story of assault (»ays Mond:ij s . Settler) comes iruin Toko. A young man!. named Charles Orylls, a waggoner, stopped j with his team at Toko yesterday. In the morning about 9 or 10 o'clock ho wont to the feed-house to get some chaff for his team. He states that he was leaning partly through the open door getting the chaff when two men attacked him from behind, one kicking him on tho back of the head and tho other on the body. The young man can bring no evidence to substantiate his statement, and though the police have been making enquiries they can obtain no clue. ThatGrylls has been rather severely knocked about, however, is quite evident. Now Zealand's athletes at the front In cricket, football or the hunt; He shines in any sport or game, His prowess has a world wide fame. But training has its usual ills, As over heat that causes chills; Then don't delay, but health secure, By taking Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Wade's Worm Figs, the wonderful Worm Worriers, never fail for ahildren Price Is.—Advfc