The Daily News. SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 155, 4 July 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on page four of this issue. Tenders are invited for alterations and additiods to, and drainage of the Stratford Post Office and Police Station. The Ven, Archdeacon Cole will preach on Sunday at Te Henui at 11 a.m., Bell Block at : 2 30 p.m., and St, Mary's Church at 7 p.m.—Advt. Mr G. Spencer Chapham, of Chapaam Brothers, Ashurst, the proprietors of the Patent Horse Holders, is on a business visit to New Plymouth* A Concert will be held in the afternoon '• on Thursday July 23rd, at Te Henui, in aid of the Sunday School Funds. - Programme in future issue, -b-Advt. We would remind our readers of the , service in Whiteley Hall at 8 p ra on ( Sunday. Conducted by Evangelist Beebe —from America—Subject "The JSdenic Happiness."—Advt. The Sev J, Newton Buttle will preach at Whiteley. Memorial Church to morrow : at both services. The subject in the morning will be 44 Jacob, the Supplanter," and in the evening " The Priesthood of Christ." The Works' Committee'of the Borough Council have opened the tenders for the water intake etc,, but have deferred accepting any until after hearing from Mr Mestayer. We understand that the lowest tenders were close on Mr Mestayer's esti mates. A young man named Smith was charged at Ashburton on Friday with breaking and entering the office of the Frozen Meat Company at Fairfield, and abstracting a cashbox containing i'4o, on June 26ih. ' He was remanded on bail. In Oourt report yesterday it was maie to appsar that Mr Kerr was possibly remiss in his directions fci produce the books, etc, th'-it were th i cause of some controversy. As a matter of fact the Magistrate stated th-it the order was quite explicit and that the books should ha.e been prodoced, Mr Massey's query why members' wives were prevented from going on the Mapourika trip raised a scream of laughter yesterday. The Premier answered it with the query why members' wives were determined that members should not go again without taking their better halves with them. Mr Butier will preach in the Primitive Methodist Church tomorrow, mornino and evening As Mr Butler may be leaving shortly to take up his duties in connection wirh the Central Mission, Auckland, to which he has been ca.led, those who wish to hear this earnest evangelist should take advantage of this opportunity. —Advt. T. Pickson and Company, the Cash Drapers, are starting a clearing sale on Saturday, July 4th, of the whole of their new, clesn, aud fashionable stock of winter drapery, when they will offer some btariling bargains. Those in want of bargains would do wtll to pay them a visit, as the prices are sure to sell, and the goods cannot be repeated. Mr H. D. Bedford, M.H.R , stated at a 1 meeting in Christc.hurch (says the Star) that a woman who had been convicted of drunkenness 121 times had recently been ' committed to the Waitati Inebriates' ; Home. All her children had gone through the industrial schools, and she had cost j the colony not less thau I'IOOO for main- j tonance. New Zealand could not afford i this. If

The Hospital Ball Committee v ill meet on Mocdiy afternoon a' 3 jVlock. 1 he Bo ough Council hag stt up a special ommitte3 to inquire into the question of extending Oourtenay-street across the Henoi Rirer, fir Alfred J. Oadmah is expected to arrive in New Plymouth on Mosday, and with Mr Berry, will leave fjr Wellington by the mail train on Wednesday. | The Kgiront mtltt fajs:-Ojipta : n Hood has generously donated a medal to th9Stratford Poultry Ass- ciation, to he awarded to the (x -ibitor obtaii ing the highett. h limber of ppinti for poultry at the torthcomirg phow. Goo I entries are promiFed from New Plymouth and other ti labouring to'\n. Hia Worship the Mayor had an inter* View on Friday with Mr Benisoni, District ! Engineer of Railway a, and drew his at ' terition to the bad state of the Devon-j street crossing, with the result that the hollows have been filled up, and the wood ' work 011 the path relaid. He also sue-1 ceeded in convincing the engineer of the, necessity for keeping the river bed at its present level, so that the proposed heightening will not be carried out. In this is:-U3 appears an advertiseme it regarding the O'aplum Patent Ho.sa Holder, 'ihis u eful a pliance has a'leady been described in these co'umns and is fairly we 1Irnown in town wh?re the lealin< businessmen have it already in use and Had it a -pleniid iavestme -t. Everyone a i rap should go ic fur bnawitriout delay as they afo aim jst Indispentible. 'J he e holders ch ck a horse in m h a peifec ly na'ural manner that the moit restive horse can be left safely. Kvery farmer sho>il4, wi .hoiit de ay, mite hiim-elf acqmintei wilh iheir value and procurecna. In consequence of ill-hea'th the manager of the Satijnal Back lus bean g-fnted an extended hoi day. Uu i"g his absence the Bank's business will be un ier the c'.aree of' Mr Brn'st Waitoey, aceoun'ant of the Wellington Branch, wh > has airived in town and entered upon his duties. We ft el sure everyone will regret Mr Cl&rke'sabsencefrom butiness, and particular.y its cause, and fi„m the various local organisations in connection , vvi'uh whici he isi-o deseivedly pnpuar. That he will enj y his thoroughly welldjs3ifvei.au twell-jarned holilay and return with his health and streng'h completely r. stored, w 11 be tho wish of everyone m New Plymouth, The Rev. J. Takle, of the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society, will conduot the services in the Baptist Church, Gill street, to morrow (Sunday) both morning and evening. In the afternoon at 3p m , a Missionary Meeting will be held in the Churoh, whenMrlakle will give an a - couut of his work in Bengal. On Monday evening Mr 'Jakie w ill deliver a lecture in. St, Andrew's Hall, entitled "Two hours with Eye and Ear in India." The lecture will be illustrated by 100 lantern views. Chair will be taken at 7 30. Collection fcr Mission.—Advt. In the early hours of Friday morning, about 3 45, a tire started in the farm house occupied by Mr Mehaffe on Mountainroad South. Mr Hieh&ffe was unfortunately away from home, and the only occupants of the house were Mrs Mehuifd and the children. We understand that one of the little girls awoke and discovered die house was on fire Mrs MeHaffe, on baing awakenld, lost no time in getting the children out of the house, and on the assistance of neighbours being summoned, a sin-ill quantity of furniture and household goods were saved. The building, ivhich was owned by Mr A C. Webbar, was totally destroyed.—Settler. The enormous sales in ..Australia and New Zeeland of Capilla is due to i's un doubfed proporties for promoting growth, if there is the slightest down on the scalp. The proprietors say there is no other preparation on the market which has at-j tained such good results in eliminating dandruff and scurf from the hair. Capilla is chiefly composed of Witch Hazsl, one i of the finest skin tonics known. Miss Nellie Stewart (Sweet Nell) now appear I ing at ihe Opera House, Wellington, says of Capilla! cirecr I have tried many hair tonics—in parts of the world, by chance I came across your Capilla, and I have found it to be the most refreshing and invigorate ing hair tonic known, and shall always be pleased to recommend it." ' We (Waikato Argus) u thit a oa e aii-icg out of the visit of the B;er deles' tea to Hamilton will shortly be tried, in the Magistiate's Court here. It will be re member.-d that on the occasion of their visit to the Ruakura Experimental 8 aticn the Agricultural Dtpirtment had a numb r of catt e dehorned as a*i illustration of one of tli j methods of up-to-dite f vrming It was rumoured at the time that the police intended t5 takeac i'n agaiasttlie Department for cruelty to a imUsi hut nuttiiag bad bd3o heard of the matter up to tli9 prefent. It is niw fctated that the ca e will be tried next Oourt day. Toe question is an important one, at;d the result will bs awaited with iuterest, as this is the first case of its kind tried in New Zealand, It is purely a test ca<p, and it is Hit fitting ihat the authorises should proceed lirtt of a'.l agaimt the Government. There Is much c nflict of opinion as to the hurnarten r si or otherwise of deInrning, an ! it is Ji-tely tint a large number of witnesses wilt be called. Under the circumstances the case is sure to arouse great interest throughout the colony.

The peculiar way in which soma people appear to consider Sir A. J. Cadman and Mr Berry should make all their business concerning ,the ironsand public, is very amusing The Hawera Star says:— "In respect to the ironsand industry promoted by Sir Alfred Cadman, it is dia tinctly disappointing in all news telegrams and paragraphs to find Parapara named before New Plymouth as a chosen site for the works. The iron ore at Parapara is hematite, and not titanio iron sind. ; An expert might recommend the establishment of works which would leave Taranaki out of it altogether. Wh<n Messrs Cadman and Smith returned from the first visit, the latter was supposed to hive talked too much, and now the former says much to little." The Star appears rojorget that there may be reasons tor silence, in what, although of great public importance, is after all Sir Alfred's and Mr Berry's private business.