LOCH AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 20, 18 October 1900, Page 2

LOCH AND GENERAL.

The Town Band intend marching throngh the town this evening and playing aselection of music. They propose to finish up their programme ontside the Drill Hall, in honour of the Guards Ball to be held there this evening. Advices from Wellington state that the wintry weather which characterised la«t month continues, and does not bear out the Maori prediction of an early and hot summer. It is still cold and wet. A slight shoes: ot earthquake was felt at 10.50 last night; alio at Carterton. The following trains will leave New Plymouth station to-day for the breakwater, connecting wifchsfceamer mentioned below:— ' 6 a.m., Qairloch (from North): 9.30 p.m., i GairJoch (for North). t At the contest of second-class bands at i Milton, the order of merit was: Gore, 1; Milton, 2; Queenstown, 3. Mosgiel, which was beaten by one point last year by Qaeenstown, Is low down on the list. ' We are informed by Mr. Walker, agent for ' the Union S.S. Company, that the aggregate tonnage of the steamers visiting the break- . water during August was 21,570 tons, and for September 20,732 tons, maki»g a total of 42,301. For this month the tonnage is much above the average. ■ From Stratford we learn that the attendance at the State school has now risen to 358, and great inconvenience is caused by the overcrowded state of the class rooms. Lord Eanfurly is reported to have spent £30,000 on his estate at Mildura, The Public Works Department invite tenders for alterations, additions, and repairs to the New Plymouth Government officM. Tenders close on November Ist. Mr. Newten Fairs, who is well-known on the West Coast, and also in Auckland, takes over the Ferry Hotel, Ohiwa, last Ooaat, from Mr J. W. Baker.—Auckland exchange We understand that a deputation from the Ministers' Association waited upon the Education Board this morning, with reference to hanging temperance wall sheets on the walls of public schools. The story of the South Afrisan farmer who ploughed up a bundle of Mausers, a quantity of ammunition and tinned previsions, recalls the old story of the Waikato farmer who, in the course of a f urrew, wis suddenly knocked senseless by a terrific explosion. On coming to himself be discovered that his plough was not, and his horse a horrid mess of uncooked catsmeat. He had, as a matter of fact, struck upon a live shell which had been buried during the war. The story calls up a vista of the possible charms of farming in the Orange Colony and the Transvaal in years to come. It is interesting to note that the children of Messrs. Baker Bros., the well-known land and estate agents, represent the third colonialborn generation of that family. Mr. Baker, senior, with his wife, are still hale and hearty, having been born in the Bay of Islands in 1830. He has seen Maoris carrying human flesh in their canoes, remembers witnessing the signing of the Treaty ef Waitangi, and has never been out of New Zealand.— Mm Zealand Times. A copy of the agreement between thß We4inghouse Brake Company and the New Zealand Railway Department for fitting brakes to all the North Island rolling stock was laid on the table of the House of Representatives last Saturday. Uhe contract, which is to be completed within three years from April 10th, 1900, is as follows:—Fitting 29 tender engines at £205 each; 84 tank engines at £lB5 each; 6G9 bogie vehicles at £42 ss; 45 four-wheel vans at £22; 2024 four-wheel vehicles at £3O; and 42 miscellaneous vehicles (piping) at £6. The total cost for the North Island lines alone will accordingly be £142,120 ss. There is a proviso in the agreement for fitting additional vehicles at the same prices should the Minister so desire. The August issue of the National Waifs' Magazine appears during the absence of the editor, Dr. Barnardo, in Canada. In a prefatory letter Dr. Barnardo reiterates bis often expressed views as to the supreme value and success of the emigration work carried on by the Homes with which his name is asseciated, Already 11,332 trained boys and girls hav« been sent out to Canada, under Institutional supervision, and not quite one in fifty of thai large number has failed in character or in conduct. Dr. Barnardo foreshadows the establishment of an Emigration Branch infi West Australia as well as in Canada. An i interesting account of the 34th annual meeting of the Homes occupies a large portion of this issue, with a full report of addresses in support of the work by Lord • Brassey, Canon Fleming, Mr. Arnold White, i and others. The Magazine is well illustrated from photographs, and it furnishes ample evidence of the need that still exists for the ' continuance and extension of the work of the National Waifs' Association, which is the i more recent title of Dr. Barnardo's Homes. A copy of the Magazine will be sent to any one on application to the offices of the ' Association, 18 to 2G, Stepney Causeway, London, E. The income of the Homes has ' suffered serious reduction recently, owing largely to the existence of the various War Funds, and any contiibutions will be gratefully welcomed. The Guards Ball takes place this evening. The City Band were prevented by the weather from giving an open-air performance on Tuesday evening, but hope to be able to ( carry out their programme next Tuesday. At the monthly meeting of the Wanganui Education Board, held on Tuesday, the • question of the Opaku Reserve came up, and the Board resolved to agree with resolutions passed at a conference of members of the taranaki Education Board and Board of Governors of the New Plymouth High School, held on 21st September. The Wanganui Chronicle says: —"The British Biograph Company concluded their six-night season last night to a packed house." The Janet Nicoll did not reaeh the breakwater till after 2 o'clock yesterday. She ' brought 250 tons of general cargs for this i port, andsailedfor Greymouth at a late hour last night. \ We have received a neatly printed booklet entitled, " The Seal of Approval," issued by the Citizens Life Assurance Company. It contains a vast amount of information regarding the affairs of the Company, which must prove highly satisfactory to insurers and go to show tne prosperous condition of the Company. Old residents will regret to learn that the work of the railway reclamation has necessi- | tated the demolition of a considerable { portion of the " May I" bridge. A suggestion has been made, and a good one at that, vis., ' that a new bridge, or pier, should be constructed and carried out beyond the reclamation, and be roofed over at the end for a band rotunda. It is believed that the Kailway Department would fin* the old rails for the supports if the public would find labour and limber. The Monthly Share List and Report, dated 11th inst., published under the authority of the Committee of the Wellington Stock Exchange, and forwarded by Messrs. Harcourt & Co., is a most complete document, , containing full information of all invest- ' incuts arranged under various headings, and annotated most carefully. By means of this repoit tha fullest and most reliable inferillation as to investments is placed at the service of the public. A separate mininglist is issued. In addition to the dividends r declared since the last report on all stocks r and shares, there i* a handy ta jle of broker- s age rates and stamp duties which should ( prove of service. a Mr. Walter Bewlcy, Sharebroker, Devon- \ street, New Plymouth, pays special attention s |to Otago and West Coast, dredging stocks, j i and, having reliable corresponsents in both £ localities, is in a position to advise clients [ Investors can obtain all information in con- | uection with dredging, and inspect, at his J office, the latest quotations, prospectuses of [most companies floated, and maps of all ,i dredging claims. Inquiries invited —Advt. Wade's Worm Figs, the wonderful Worm i farriers, never fail ton adults w Alldiw|2