The Daily News THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 192, 24 August 1900, Page 2

The Daily News THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An account of an interesting interview will be found on our fourth page. , We have to acknowledge the receipt of tickets for the forthcoming Philharmonic Society's concert. The Papanni left Waitara at 11 p.m. on Wednesday. The Railway Department ndtify that holiday excursion tickets will bo issued to Hawera on Wednesday next, 2!) th hist., on the occasion of Ihc inter-provincial football match, Tar.;naki v. Wellington. A special return train will leave Hawera at 5 p.m., arriving in New Plymouth at S.ciO. The bush fire case of Love v. tilassford, heard before Mr. Stanford, S.M., at Inglewood ou Wednesday, lasted for several hours, and resulted in a verdict for the defendant with costs and witnesses.expenses £8 17s fid. Mr. Hughes acted for the plaintiff, and Mr. Weston for defendant. Trains will leave for the Breakwater today, connecting with sleamers mentioned 'b»iow,as f0110w:—5.15 a.ri.v, lloloiti (from Worth); .'! a.m., Takipmia, (fiom : ; oufh); .iJiO a.in , li'.toiii (for South); ii.fiO p.m., T kapuna (for North). A passenger-car will! 'he attached to the goods train leaving for' -lie breakwater about 3 p.m. The Dresden Piano Company have dis"ios:d nf the on.: hundred guinea i.ipp & iulm concert grand piano, which was for the 'a-d. l':w ila.is on cxbibiiion at le.eir depot in )e>.r,ii-s;iec[,, the irfirehaser being a wellknown settler ill ilio Mangatoki district. The Colonial Animuuiliou Company husj ; !•'■■; e factory also in Me'boiirne, ami it is aii! that if satisfactory arrangements can- i not be made for the renewal of the eont act i ■ a New Zedand, the nianag men! intends to ; v.- tlidi-iw from business in this colony and '. ■icv'ii.j its attention solely to the develop-J ment an 1 expansion of the Aiu-.Lrii.li .n fac-: ioiy. ouch a slml'ing down of the Auck-: land works would be a rolcneil calamity,. ■' well a.i a oiMvineie! one and eve..-/i-i'i-duivout-should be made to avert it. ' -| <-- r .rl Rooei, (Idb-.rl-s'ieel.-Tln-tJoKOeI :■ ;. ..id. .-.j. .;., .. i, >• „i-.,.„-„,-,i ~/,-. ', .id- Pa: v-u.ii.:, r.t 7 Uear'y -el ome. Adit.

A telegram received from. Ghristchurch states that the Premier left there for Wellington on Thursday afternoon by the Hinemoa. As showing how profitable a really firstclass dairy cow is, the following return for the year from May Ist, 1899, to April 30th, 1900, from a tbree-quarterbred Ayrshire, Tiny, the property of Mr. Geo. Gilmour, of Weedons, is interesting. For the first seven months she produced 4991b of butter, which realised £l9 Gs Id, and for the last five months 2801b, which was sold for £lO 16s lOd, total 7791b, giving a retnm of £3O Is lid. Attheendof the seventh month this cow was producing 201b of butter per week, and her average for the whole year was 151b per week. This is a record that will be difficult to beat.— Christchurch Press. The Nelson Evening Mail in an article headed " A Forgotten Public Estate," says that in Nelson alone there must he some hundreds if not thousands of acres held without title deeds or more claim than squattage. In this way many reserves and surveyed roads have been occupied for years, and, in some instances, the lands have been cultivated, fenced, and built upon. The Mail urges that in justice to the public the extent of the forgotten public estate should be ascertained and the areas converted inlu revenue producing lands or reserves for public recreation. The cable accounts of to-day of the gallant charge of Bengal Lancers in China, recalls an old story of Indian gallantry in China, - Madras troops are now generally looked down upon as compared with the so-called fighting races of Ghurkhas and Sikhis, yet their annals show deeds never surpassed by any nation. One was in the Chinese war of 42, A company of the Madras 37th wandered in the darkness and was surrounded by some thousands tof Chinese, They were short of ammunition, but held out all the winter night, and bayonetted their way through at dawn. The regimeat were made Grenadiers for the exploit and refused any other reward. (Says the Pahiatua Herald): We learn that the North Island Bacon Curing Company has made final arrangements with Messrs. Nelson Bros, to double the capacity of the factory at Woodville so as to largely increase the output. This is highly necessary as the company is only able to cope with one half of the orders received. One thing to be regretted is that pigs are very scarce in the district, and at present the directors are compelled to purchase from non-shareholders, and even then a difficulty is experienced in obtaining sufficient supplies. The management has just secured a a fine line of pigs from the btate Farm of Levin, the animals have been splendidly topped offi A few days ago the directors were compelled to refuso a large Sydney order, but when the enlargement of the works takes place, as arranged, it is expected that the output will be equal to the demand. During the late season no less than 1500 pigs were supplied from the ltongotea district to the Bacon Company. We are informed that the amount paid for these pigs represents £6OO more than would have been the case had not the local company been a competitor in the market. Wade's Worm Figs are most effective and not unpleasant; children thrive after taking irhem. Price la —Advt