LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 191, 20 August 1900, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The s,s. Moa is due here from Greymouth on Tuesday with a eargo of coal. The firm of Callaghan, Medley & Co. te r ' port the sale of Mr. Simon's 107 acre dairy farm on the Kraukley Road to a local investor. The Fire Brigade desire to acknowledge the receipt of £1 Is from Mr. Tuke, for services rendered last Sunday morning. The Rev. S. S. Osborne has become an honorary member. The Wellington Post states that so unexpected was the remission of duty on kerosene, that one firm cleared 250'J cases, paying £SOO duty. A well-attended meeting of carpenters and joiners was held on Saturday evening in the Town Hall, when it was decided to require as increase of Is per clay in wagei, to date from October 20th, The brisk state of the building trade was considered to fully justify the contention that the rate of wages in New Plymouth should no longer be lower than that which obtains in other parts of the colony, viz., 10s per day. It was also decid"d to get the Union registered, as provided by the Industrial and (. oncilialion Act. A Chicago telegram says:—"An important organisation of formor Ih'itish subjects, now naturalised Amtrican citizens, has just been formed here. The members pledge themselves to vole only for candid ites of the political party whjeh shows Iriendlicess lo England. In Illinois alone there are 50,000 voters knitted to England by the closest ties, while the British voting element throughout the United States will, if combined, constitute a powerful factor in American politics. The organisation will support the Republican party at the coniirg election if the pro-lioer resolution is omitted from the platform. An Irishman, more patiiotic than clever, enlisted into a Dragoon regiment with the intention of becoming a gallant soldier. The fencing instructor had c:;peri'".iced rather a dillicult job in the mat; er of explaining to him the various ways of using his sword, " Now, l'at," he said, " how would you use your sword if your opponent, feinted?'' "Bedad," said Tat, with gloaming eyes, " I'd just tickle him wid the point to'see if be was *ljßinaii»g f j (

We have to express our obligations to the local telegraph staff, Messrs. Kivell, Fookes,] Holt, Barlord, and Barnard, for the excel-1 lent "copy" they furnished of the lengthy! Financial, Postal, and Railway Statements on Friday night. The task was by no means a light one, over 25,000 words coming through. _.;,4;; _., ~. _ w . ~ i£The Hospital and Charitable Aid Board and the Land Board meet to-day.

The extension of the Brisbane tramway has necessitated increased capital; the com" pany has therefore arranged for the sub" scription of a further £500,000. The Marine Engineer for the colony (Mr. W. Hales) recommends the expenditure of £7500 on protective work at the western spit, Napier Harbour. The Auckland Agricultural Association has disoussed the Slaughtering Bill, and has resolved that compensation for condemned stock should not be less than two-thirds the value of the stock, if condemned alive, and full compensation to be provided out of public funds. The Association also resolvfd that the closing of private slaughterhouses is'quite unnecessary if more efficient in-, spection is provided. ' Promissory notes for grass seed supplied to settlers through the Land? Department on the occasion of the disastrous fire 3of 1898 are first deposited in the Treasury, but when they are dishonored they are returned to the Lands Office for collection. Five hundred and thirty-two were taken for £4,455, and 232 fell due last year for £1,675, of which 130 were dishonored, for £l,OlB. If the Imperial Government does not need the arms captured from the Boers, it would only be a graceful act on its part to! give them to the various colonies which have assisted in the capture. Twenty thousand Mausers, with a few batteries of captured Maxims and Pompoms, would make New Zealand impregnable against attack.— < Cromwell Aryus. The Earl of Yarmouth, recently on a theatrical tour in America at from £25 to £SO per week, was present at a meeting of his creditors in the London Bankruptcy Court last month. The debtor's gross liabilities, are £5134, with assets £2040. He attributes his failure to living at the rate of £7OO yearly beyond his incorue, which consisted of an allowance of £3OO from his father, the Marquis of Hertford. A cash offer of 10s in the pound has been made. The proposal was accepted by the creditors. Last year there were 11 deaths from starvation in New Zealand, 32 from chronic alcoholism, four from sunstroke, six from poison, 28 from suffocation, and nine from homicide. There were no executions, but 71 suicides were recorded, 58 being those of males and 13 females. During the hearing of a case of assault between a married couple at Napier, the defendant (hrsband) said his wife had locked the door in the front room and threatened him with a poker if he would not singl Ten Thousand Pounds tee Annum'may bb Kakned at too great a sacrifice, if we ruin our health and happiness during its accumulation. Although money is a neccs sary article to possess in order to obtain the means of existence, it cannot purchase love, friendship, or immunity from the dangers and pangs of disease. The millionaire has often envied the toiling labourer his hearty appetite and sturdy health, and would gladly , have sacrificed a large amount of his wealth 1 in exchange for these blessings. Holloway's \ Pills, however, can give health to the moat delicate. Tbey are the precious key which can open the door leading to the smiling valley of health; They purify the system and give the essentials of strength for the blood. 1 —Advt. Gospel Room, Gilbert-street.—The Gospel of the Grace of God will be preached ev. ry Lord's Day evening, at 7. Hearty welcome. —Advt. Wade's Worm Figs are most effective and not unpleasant; children thrive after taking them. Price 1» —Advt