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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 2188, 28 March 1874, Page 3

The Authoress of " Ooida" Coming to Nbw fsßAUNn.— Miss De la Rann (•• Ouida"), the novolist, it is reported is coming to Now Zealand at an early date, to be marriod to a gontlomau resident in Canterbury. The Taukanoa Government Building. — Wo notice by tho Auckland papors that Messrs. Bonnctt and Kay, havo obtained the tender for the erection of the now Government bnilding at Tauranga. Mr. James Bennett wan formorly, of this town, and ia brother to Mr. William Bennett, who manages Mm}. Yoms' auction business. The contract ia a large one, the building consisting of Poat Office, Telegraph Offi -c, Coort House, Native and Survey Offices, and will occupy atl urea of 103 feot over all. Tho amount of their accepted tender is £3,459, and the work is to be completed in fivo months. Mr. Bennett is a persevering and oxoellont workman and we have no doubt the oontract will be carried out to the entire satisfaction of the I Government and with, we hope, proQt to those concerned. Retukn of Workmen Fkom America. — To give an idea what iho offoct has bt»en of tho late financial crisis in Amorica, we may mention that over 1,00:) skilled English and French silk workers havo returned to their own countries since tho suspension of the silk factories at Paterson, N.J. A Montreal dispatch says it is entimated that 30,000 Frenoh Canadians hnd returned to that Province from the United States dnring » period of three weeks. A large proportion of them have gone to Wosteru Canada. Their return is attributed mainly to the stoppage of manufactories, and it is said that. 'a thousand Germans aro on thoir way back to Fatherland . Woon Polish. — An Amorican haa taken out a patent in England for a mixtnre of linseed oil (raw and boiled), spirits of turpentine, strong paint dryor, and irax, fora finishing polish for wood. We cannot bear to be deceived by our ene« mics and betrayed by onr friends, yefc we are often content to be served so by ourselves.