The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1887.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7979, 24 September 1887, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY . SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1887.

A little girl, aged . about Beven, ,the daughter of Mr. O. Shaw, of Westown, met with a painful accident the other day, by getting one of her thumbs almost severed from the hand, throagh it being jammed in one of Jthose garden chairs that work on the bolt principles. Dr. Leatham attends the child, and has had some difficulty in preserving the injured member, as the jammed part of it was only attached to the lower part by the arteries.

Tbe Rev. Mr. Brown was thrown from his baggy on Thursday, on the Soutn Road, somewhere near Omata, through his horse shying at an object on the road. The reverend gentleman fell on his head, bat we are glad to learn Buffered no serious consequence from tbe accident.

A telegram from Auckland the other day gave us some particulars about a woman's clothes being found, but it wob said the woman was missing, and it was expected she was drowned. It appears she is still in the land of thu living, as will be found from the following paragraph in the Auckland,, Star: — "After dragging for four hours on Wednesday for the body of the owner of the olothes found on Mr. Gouk's slip, the police were informed that the owner had been seen up town. The search was discontinued, and Delia Barrett, to whom tbe clothes belonged, was found alive and well at her home. She explained that she bad stripped to go in Bearch of her hat, which had blown into the water, and the darkness prevented her finding her olothes. She was therefore compelled to make the best of her way to Chancery Lane wrapped iv an ulster." •

We understand that Mr. John Ahem of New Plymouth,' has this day received a New Zealand war medal for services in the field with' the Taranaki Rifle Volunteers, in the year 1863 and 1864. -

Captain Edwin telegraphed at 12.35 p.m. to-day:— <J Glass will rise after 12 hours from now, and" north to west and south gales, with rain and considerable flea." .

A good joke is related in connection with one of the rehearsal! of Les Cloches do Corneville. A few nights back' an innocent muj,e r membsr of the chorus, imagining that Serpolette smacked .Gobo on the face in reality,r thought he would join in the fun, so -took upon himself to deal poor Gobo a smart open-bander on the ear as he was turning a somersault over the table. Tbe innocent, however, has since discovered that a little stage knowledge is a dangerous thing, and is not likely to repeat the experiment, * The press telegraphic rutes in New Zealand, it has been more than once stated in the House, were the lowest in the world, and that inconsequence Government practically subsidised the newspapers. That it is not so may be seen from the following extracts from the English PostmasterGeneral's speech at the Telegraphers' Jubilee:— The rate of press messages is on an average not much more than 2d per 100 words. On this head the chairman remarked, "I believe I am not wrong in saying that the cost to the public revenue of the reduced rate to the press is not less than £200,000 a year, and that the newspapeis of this.oountry. practically receive a' subsidy of £200,000' a year in order to enable them jLo assist in the diffusion of intelligence, '"I imagine that the country is well satisfied that this should be so, and that there are few people who would wish to abridge that privilege, having regard to the enormous importance to all classes of tbe community of being placed at the earliest moment in possession of the fullest knowledge of what is going on."

Queen-street Ohuroh. Servicep tomorrow at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher, Rev. J. Clover. Subjects: Morning, "The restitution of a fallen brother; " evening; " The naturalness of substitutional sacrifice." Notice. — Quarterly tea on Tuesday next, at 5.45 p.m. — Advt.

Tho .increased demand for musical instruments has induced G. M. Brasch and Co. to open their spacious rooms upstairs as a music showroom of Pianos, Organs, ■Harmoniums, Banjos, Violins, Clarionets, Cornets, &c. Also, a large repertoire of Musio by the best composers. 2500 pieces to select from. Musical Instruments' Wertheim Sewing Machines ; also, the Triumph; sold on time payment, or at a considerable discount for cash, — AfIVT.

Captain Sotfltaerville, ' the ' Executive Officer of the New Zealand Rifle Association, anticipates that the number of entries for this year's meeting will be 350. The Lee-Remington rifles which are to be used, were to have arrived by the steamship Australia.

"You h'avo dated your letter a week ahead. It is not so late in the month by one week, you spalpaue." " Troth, boy, indade, an' it's just mesilf what is wanting sweet Kathleen to get it in advance of tho mail. Sure .I'll not oare if she tits it three days afore it is written, me