LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 193, 5 September 1900, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A special train will leave town for Fitzroy at 2.15 p.m. to-day. The Raleigh Town Board, at Waitara, give notice of the biennial election of members of the Town Board, Mr. Buchanan is the returning officer. Mr. J. B. Roy, the New Plymouth delegate re the Opaku Reserve, returned from Wellington last night. The exports from Waitara for the month of August totalled in value £18,815, of which [ £16,125 was made up with beef. Messrs. Bewley & Watt report the sale of six and a-half acres freehold at Te Henui, on account of Mr. Frank Wilson, solicitor, to a local investor.

Mr. Leo Carri announces that owing to the large number of extra pupils at WanganuiJ he will be unable to reach New Plymouth till Friday, | It is understood that the contract for the Christchurch Roman Catholic Cathedral has been let to a Dunedin firm for £40,000 on the plans prepared by Mr. Petre. There are now twenty-five sawmills employing over 200 hands at work in Westlaud, and the timber export has'*eached over 12,000,000 feet per annum.

It is not often that an Anglican parson can afford to spend 550 guineas on a couple of pedigree heifers, but then Archdeacon Williams, of Te Aute, Hawke's Bay, is by no means an ordinary parson. One of the famous Missionary Williamses, he has been so fortunate in bis speculations in Maori land that he is now currently reported to be worth a cool hundred thousands. His Te Aute estate is a marvel of good management.— Free Lance,

On Thursday a little son of Mr. A. J. Jury, of Hawera, was left unattended on a chair for a momeut, and the child fell to the floor. Little notice was taken of the mishap at the time, the little fellow being thought to be 'uninjured. On Saturday, however, Dr. Westenra was called in, and he found on examination that the child's arm was broken. The little sufferer is doing well. Mr. Napier Bell, 0.E., has just finished an engagement with the Bluff Harbour Board to advise as to the best position for an extension of wharfage, and as to the disposal of dredgings in the formation of reclamations

The Education Board hold a meeting today.

His Worship the Mayor has proclaimed a half-holiday to-day instead of on Thursday, on account of the Otago-Taranaki football match at Kitzroy. The Star Football Club's " social" this evening promises to be an exceptionally brilliant affair, owing to the presence of the Otago f :jotball team. The arrangements are as complete as possible, and dancers may look forward to an especial treat, as it ■is understood Mr. Garry's orchestra have some new and particularly good dance music for the delectation of the visitors. Provided the lioor is cot too crowded, the " social" should bs most enjoyable and successful. Professor Anderson gave his entertainment to a very good house on Tuesday evening, A prominent and impromptu feature of the evening was the capital singing and ludicrous impersonations by Mr Stephenson, a member of the Otago team,: who kept the audience thoroughly amused for some time; in fact, it almost looked at one time as if the remainder of the entertainment was to rest in his hands. Roars o( laughter and rounds of hearty applause greeted Mr, Stephenson's various items.

As the Town Band is unable to compete in the forthcoming brass band contest at Wanganui, it is their intention to compete in the euphonion, trombone, solo alto, and cornet solo contests. It is probable that the players chosen to represent the band will be:—A. Bishop, trombone; J. bturmey, euphonion; B. Birch, solo alto; J. Birch, solo cornet; and E. Birch, solo bass. As all those players have been under Mr. Garry's tutorship for the last 14 years they should be able to get somewhere near the highest points, and their success would be hailed with great pleasure in the town, I'he high prices ruling for fat cattle in Canterbury have (says the Lyttelton Times) induced some .of the local butchers to turn to the North Island for supplies, and several of them have made arrangements for regular consignments of beef, which is shipped to Christchurch after being killed. Eays the Spectator ; Regarding the recall of Major Jowscy, from statements that have reached this papsr, the Sjtee. anticipates a holy row when'Jowsey and Robin and the others return. And if all that one hears is true, and justice is done, Jowsey won't be the man whose reputation for true courage will suffer wheu the band begins to play. . An Auckland medico (Doctor Bobeston), [now on his travels in America, told a high class audience in the Minnesota town of soae of the natural history curiosities of New Zealand, but when he spoke of wingless oirds, and evergreen bush, and tree ferns, the young Yankees couldn't swallow it all, and wanted to present him with a medal for the I champion liar I The IVanyaiuii Chronicle says;—" Mr. Outfield's residence at VVestmerehaianarrow escape from destruction by fire early yesterday morning. A servant, smelling smoke, made enquiry, with the result that the flooring of the kitchen was found to be on fire. The fire was extinguished before much damage was done."

When ws read that" the enemy were supported by a pom-pom" we do not realise what this really menus. It seems strange to the uninitiated that one Small piece of artillery can be of so much value; but the case alters when it is stated that the pom-pom can lire lib sheds at the rata of 300 a minute. The cartridges are like overgrown rifle cartridges; they are about tiiu long, anu loaded with a shell, which exploJcs when the missile strikes anything. A minute's firing might cause some 3000 whizzing, jagged bits of iron to be mowing troops down. When use.i within a 3000 yards rauge the moral effect of the pom-pom is enormous, and few weapons are hold in greater dread. So says the Loudon Standard. Mr. Lawry (Parncll) was one of tlioso who strongly supported the proposal to allow liquor to be sold in the King Oountry. Ho told the House that one could go into the 'dwellings of wealthy natives in Hawke's Bay and get as much liquor as was required. If, however, the Maori lady of the house visited a European house she could not accept even a glass of wine without incurring the pains ana penalties of the iniquitous liquor law now in f urce in the colony. (Mr. Seddon: " No, no.") Mr. Lawry repeated his statement, and said that the Premier did not know his own law.

As instancing the rapid advance made by the Union Steamship Company, and the manner in which it has catered for the va ious trades.it is worthy of note that since iho early part of 1597, a period of little more than tnree years, it has added no less than 14 new steamers to its fleet, of which six are passenger stejmers aud eight cargo steamers, the total tonnage aggregating 25,500 tons, whilo the capital expended is considerably over £500,000.

. A Pretty: Child, accompanied by her 'mother, entered a third-class compartment at Westminster-bridge Station the other day All eyes were turned upon her. She was poorly dressed, but wonorously pretty. Although, as afterwards transpired, a townbred child, the glow of health was in her cheeks. And, after all, the basis of beauty is health. Borne passenger complimented the mother on the appearance of the child The woman's reply wad instructive. " Well" you sec, ma'am, i uelievc in looking after the health of my children, and then I fimj looks can take cuvj o£ themselves. I keeu Holloway's Pills and Ointment always in the house, and neither I nor my children have ever wanted any other modieiiie."— Advt

We are now in the football season and during the short winter afternoons the welkin will nag with the loud and vociferous shouts of the barraokera. It behoves all players to be careful of colds, winch they are liable to catch through getting over-heated in and then cooling off rapidly after their exertions Whenever the player is attacked by a cone or chill he should seek some remedy old that has proved its efficacy. We canno't do I hotter than recommend to him Sykes' Oura Cough, All Chemists and St«eksenets ,-