The Daily News. SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 192, 25 August 1900, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

His Excellency the Governor lias, it is said, promised to visit Mount Egmont in March next. Archbishop Redwood was a passenger from South by the s.s. Takapuna on I'riday morning. J The latest copy of the Christchurch Weehlu j Press, forwarded to us by Miss Retford, i's [replete with excellent illustrations, co'm- | prising a variety o£ subjects to suit all (classes. The views of the Canterbury j Trotting Meeting are particularly good. 5 J The railway officers desire to acknowledge, with thanks, the following donations to their library:—Mr. Paul (books), £2 2s; Mr. Lealand, £2 2s; Mr. G. G. Eoulton, £2 2s. ' J Persons in want of a lirst-class leasehold farm should in-pect Mrs. W. J. Wells' 502acrs farm at l'uniho. The property is wellsituated, close to two factories, on the main I . road, and only 3 uiiles from Okato. It is beach ljnd, llat, and well water, d. '1 ho buildings are nearly new, and everything is arranged for the convenience of dairying, the properly will be put up by auction by . Mr. Newton King, on the premise , on Fri-j d'<y next, at an upset of lis per acre, to be - 1 leased for a term nf 5 or 7 years. j the New Zealand Shipping- Ccmpanv'snew I steamer Rimmaka is timed to leave London ! on her maiden trip on December Sth, and is \ due at Auckland on January 27th. She will' be followed by another new steamer, the Bangitikei, leaving London on December ; 3 ! st for Wellington, where she is due on' February 19th, | A telegram from Melbourne s tr,'o# that in' pursuance of the policy ut' clu>cr settlement, the Whi'.field estate of over -1300 acres has been purchased for £8 10s per acre to cut up £')t small farms,

At the Police Court, on Friday, a charge o£ assault was dismissed. Mr. Weston, who appeared on behalf of the accused, tendering an apology, which was accepted.

Mr. Ward states that, so far as he is aware, New Zealand is the first country to adopt the continuous opening of the Telegraph Office without any differentiation in rates. The cost to the Department of carrying out the' new system will be about £2500 per annum, and a loss is anticipated for the first year or two.

Mr. Newton King advertises an unreserved sale of dairy and farm stock, to be held at Puniho on Friday next, on account of Mrs. W. J. Wells. Farmers wanting cows will find this an exceptional opportunity of procuring superior cattle, a great number of the cows being cross-bred Jerseys and early calvers. All the household furniture, farm machinery, etc., will also be sold. The sale will commence at 12.30 o'clock sharp. In the Wellington Police Court, Mrs. Richards, on a charge of sly grog-selling, was fined £4O and costs. Notice of appeal was given.

In the Canterbury Times to hand, per Miss Retford, there are several illustrations of interest to sporting people, while those dealing with the Chinese trouble are well chosen. There are also some capital pictures of Lord Rant'uvly's youngest guard of honour.

On Friday, August 31st, Messrs. Yickers & Stevens will sell, on account of Mr. G. G. I Death, of Tarata, the whole of his carefully selected dairy, horses, farm implements, household furniture, etc. The sale will be held on the farm, next to Cliffords accom-modation-house, and, as Mr. Death is leaving for Waikato, the whole will be sold without reservo.

Mr. Leo Carri's "Simple Harmony" has been studied by over 200 people in Wellington ; and nearly 300 in Dunedin; recently in Wanganui the number of pupils reached 25 in one day—the utmost limit Mr, Oarri could take. To quote the experience of one gentleman in Wanganui:—"The system is thoroughly genuine. Without months of study, the chords arc put in your band, with a clear way of how to use them. In little more than three lessons I could play 'Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep,'and similar songs, I don't think I could say more.' The Tutanekai left Wellington for Nelson on Friday night on a parliamentary excursion.

Mr. Seddon returned to Wellington from Christchurch on Friday morning. Mr. Ward went South in the afternoon on a visit to the Hon. Mr. McKenzie. Mr. Ward expects to return to Wellington on Tuesday He will not go further south than Shag Point. Mr. Seddon expressed himself very much benefitted in health by his short holiday.

We understand that the Dresden Piano Company, having received a specially large selection of sheet-music, will now be able to cope with tho strong demand for new music that has manifested itself recently.

The current number of the Auckland WcMy contains some excellent views of the hoisting of the flag of the Wawkaraka School. There are also some views of the Cosmopolitan Club, Waganui; the Tariki Cricket Team; scenes in the South Island, China, and the Transvaal, and several others, making an unusally interesting number. Dairymen and others in want of first-class dairy cows should attend the sale of Mr. 0. Hohy's stock, near Waitara, by Mr. Newton King on Monday. The stock are all grade Jerseys, from the noted "Pedlar" strain, and have all been reared by Mr. Hoby, who has been dairying for the last 28 years.

A case of interest to dairymen has just been decided by tho Court of Appeal. The owner of twenty-one cows at Waverley sold then, to a purchaser, representing that they would calve between the Ist of September and the end of October; but out of the twenty-one only two calved within the specified time, the rest calving at different dates up to the latter end of February. The magistrate found there had been a breach of warranty, and gave judgment for plaintiff for £45. The defendant thereupon took tlie case to the Court of Appeal, and that court, held that the magistrate was right in holding that the words used by the vendor to the purchaser's agent, " that they ought to calve in September or October," amounted to a warranty. A good many dairymen think that such a statement as "they ought to calve" leaves them a loophole to evade any liability, but it would appear from the judgment of the Court of Appeal that unless thoy are quite sure of what they say they " ought not to make the statement."—Exchange. °

At Lepperton, on Friday next, Mr. Newton King will hold an unreserved sale of dairy and farm stock, household furniture, etc., on account of Mr. 0. H. Viokers, who is leaving the district. The cowa are a well-bred lot of early calvers, and will prove a valuable acquisition to any dairy. The sale will commence at 1.30 o'clock.

Mr. Hyde, poultry expsrt, anticipates that orders to the Government for eggs will reach 15,000 before the end o£ the year. The Poultry farm at Motuihi is in good order, and the hatching operations are well in progress.

As showing the impetus given to trado owing to dredging, the Bruce Herald mentions that there arc now 40 waggon teams regularly employed on the Lawrence-Box-burgh-rßad carting goods and material for the goldfields.

It is said that carpenters for dredge construction in some parts of the West Coast are being paid as much as IBs per day, and travelling expenses are also allowed. We desire to call the attention of our readers to the Eale Mr. Standing's dairy herd, to be held by Messrs. Vickers k Stevens on Wednesday next. As Mr. Standing lias sold his farm, the whole of bis cows, etc., will be sold without reserve.

Trooper G. Meuli, of Wanganui, writing from Mai-andellas, _ under date June 9th, says:—After stopping here two days, we again shifted, being two days and two nights in the train, and were out of Portuguese territory into Mashonaland, and here we have been about a fortnight. We anticipate making another mov« next week to Buluwayo, 200 miles distant. This will be our first long ride on horseback, and will take about 17 days. The climate up there is very good—almost like New Zealand. Our sick men 4re improving fast having only ten or twelve bad cases. Myself and others have the option of joining the Royal Ho;se Artillery, but I think we will stick to the iifth lot, and see it out. This is bad enough, but to be a Tommy Atkins would not altogether suit me, and no wonder. The way in which we have been messed about by the Imperial authorities is enough to sicken anyone, and discontent reigns supreme, and mutiny is at times not far oif. It is patriotic to sing " Soldiers of the Queen," but to be one is a different thing' altogether, which we have all found out. If anyone strikes up " Britons Never Shall be Slaves," he is promptly ejected from tlie tent. Our " Soldiers of the Queen" has met with hools and groans. Should things not turn out better soon I think wo will all join the Artillery, as our officers are a lot to blame for what we have to put up with. Since we left Portuguese territory we are a little better treated. Not one out of 570 is satisfied, and we all come to the same conclusion, that New Zealand is minus 500 lunatics. The returns of the Corporation electric trams at Dover for the last financial year show a profit of £3155. They are run at a universal penny fare, with half-penny cars for work people in the morning. Oil Wednesday Mr. Newton King will hold a cleaning sale of dairy cattle at Bell Block on account of Mr. &, Richardson. The cows are a good lot of young, early calvers, and liiUfct Le sold, as Mr. Richardson is leaving the district. a

J £5,000 Bonus would not bo thought too large an amount to pay for the tdessin" of health by many wretched sufferers who by j (lay and night are tortured with the racking ■ P oc "'' ar 10 ft° u t and rheumatisiiT ! "Uliet, however, can be procured at a much , less cost by the aid of Holloway's Pills and : Ointment. The former are of so purifying a ; nature, that a few doses taken in time are an , effectual preventive against an attack of j either. Lite Oinlinnit should be thoroughly ruiiucil into the_ parts »Hooted at 1 ast twice a i,ay al.ci' they have been -sullioiontlv toiueuteu with warm water, which opens the pore? and laciiitales the introduction of the Ointment to tbe.glattfa.—AdYt,

Wo have to acknowledge, with ttmnV. from the secretary of the Manawatu Agricultural Association, a copy otthe programme for the Association's annual show, which takes place on the 14th and 16th November. The New Plymouth delegates to the Educational Conference in Wanganui returned last night by the mail train. They report having had a very satisfactory meeting, and believe there is a fair chance of a satisfactory scheme for the disposal, for the educational benefit of Taranaki, of the funds arising from the Opaku University Reserve. A very cordial feeling has sprung up between the | delegates, which must prove advantageous.

They have queer specimens of J.P.'s in other colonies as well as in ours. A man figured in the Oarlton (Melbourne) Police Court a while ago, in answer to a serious charge, A sentence to a term of imprisonment was imposed, all the Justices of the Peace but one differing from a brother J.P., who expressed the opinion that the prisoner should be flogged. The minute that adorns the book, and stands as a relic, mid the pages of the ponderous tome, is as follows: " I beg to differ from the other Justices, and in mj opinion they ought to be flogged." This treasure bears the signature of the J.P.

Here is rather an amusing story of a baptismA haby girl wss recently brought to the curate of a certain church to be christened, and the clergyman asked the god-mother the usual question as to what the name was to be. The god-mother happened, unfortunately, to be inflicted with an impediment of speech, and replied: 'Lutby, thir.' ' Lucifer, what nonsense 1' exclaimed the parson;call its Joseph, if you lika.' And he did.

The following special Army Order waß issued on Saturday:—"Non-commissioned officers and men of the colonial contingents from Australasia and Canada, and of the Imperial irregular corps raised in South Africa for the present war and in receipt of the ordinary army rates of pay, will be entitled to a gratuity of £5 when discharged medically unfit or on account of their services being no longer required in connection with the war or at the termination of their engagement. If a non-commissi«ned officer or man dies while serving, the gratuity will be credited to his estate. This gratuity will be an addition to the gratuity (if any) given to the troops at the end of the war."

A pleasant little yam is going round about a new chum who is green as a grasshopper. Bringing with him a nice pile o£ gold he purchased a track of fairly good country way back, intending to establish one of those I idyllic farms that dot the land in inferior fiction. Of farming, or anything pertaining thereto, he knew as much as a side of beef, but explained that he had taken it up as a hobby. Becoming acquainted with a O.T, at a city hotel, the latter, after cracking a bottle, mentioned business, and the new chum did anything to oblige. " How about a steam plough now J" " Oh, yes, I suppose you had better send up three or four of them." The O.T. was astonished, but said nothing, cracked another bottle. " Harrows!" "Oh I let's say half a dozen of them." And so it went on—it was half a dozen of everything. When the manager—a first-class man engaged in the South—arrived, he was absolutely astounded when he saw the huge stock implements. He angrily told his employer what an ass he was, and wrote to the firm telling them that if they didn't take threefourths of the goods back he would never give them another order while in New Zealand, The firm reluctantly complied, and the jaw of the C.T. screwed round into the centre pocket when he heard about it. Twenty-five years ago, five young men, of Milton, wanted to insure their lives. Four were accepted: one rejected. The latter is alive, the others are gone where insurance agents cease from troubling. We are now in the football season, and during the short winter afternoons the welkin will ring with the loud and vociferous shouts of the barrackers. It behoves all players to be careful of colds, which they are liable to catch through getting over-heated in and j then cooling off rapidly after their exertions. Whenever the player is attacked by a cone j or chill ho should seek some remedy, old I that has proved its efficacy. We cannot do better than recommend to him Sykes' Oura Cough. All Chemists and Storekeepers,— Advt. |