The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1888.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8269, 15 September 1888, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. PUBLI SHED DAILY. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1888.

Two newspaper properties are in the jjatrket, the Auckland Observer end the Dunedin Evening Herald, which property inoludeß tho Saturday Advertiser. Sergeant Castles has forwarded to us the programme of the Victoria Rifle Association Meeting, whSoh will take place at Williamstown, near Melbourne, during the week ending November 17th. Prises to the amount of £4300 will be fired for. On Friday Sergeant Day, Waitnra, accompanied by Constable Molvor, of Normanby, proceeded inland of Stratford some 15 cniles for the purpose of arresting two young men named Luxton, who had been charged at Blenheim. « with fafre pretences. After a stiff walk of about 15 miles over stumps, etc., to the Toko Block, where the iwo acoused nnd some 30 others were felling bush, tho police arrived at the camp, and then struck into tho bush, but after wandering about hopelessly for somo time they, oame to the point from which they started. On returning to the camp, however, they met the two whom they wanted wending their way in the same direction and, took them ia charge. The men were then 'taken to Btratford, where the party arrived jast in i i mo to outch the through traintfor town. A football matoh between tf^e Taranaki and Hawera Counties took placo at the latter place on Friday, and resulted in a win for the latter by a try to nil. Tbe Taranakis only took down 8 men of the pioked team. In face of this it seems absurd to pick 15 men who, when it comes to the eoratob, barely muster half of their teats. An assurance should be got from eaoh man before he is definitely pioked that ho will bo iuro to toro up to play.

Several complaints have been made to ub that the water was cut off from the town last Sunday morning without proper notice being given, consequently a large number of the ratepayers were put to a very great inconvenience. Referring to the rumour that the Hon. I Mr Mitohelson vas to be appointed one of the Railway Commissioners, the Post aays: — "There oan be no use in creating a couple of highly paid puppets to work as he may pull the strings. If Mr Mitohelson is really aiming at the appointment for himself, we may very easily estimate the character of the search said to havebeen unsuccessfully made to obtain a suitable expert at Home. If the appointment is made, it will be a proof that Parliament has been fooled and the public deceived. Both will no doubt reßent their treatment." As will be seen by advertisement Mr W. Courtney intends holding meetings in the district on the butter question. He has arranged to have meetings at Waitara and Inglewood, and is endeavoring to arrange for one at S 1 rat ford. As Mr Courtney* has come out from Home this time on this particular question it is to be hoped that his meetings will be well attended by those interested. The steamer Stella sailed on Thursday, from Wellington for the southern lighthouses and West Coast Sounds. She is expected to leave the Bluff for the West Coast about the 29th inst. Mr Munaj, Inspector of Schools, will commence the annual examination of the schools on Monday, on which day he will make a start at Norfolk Road. The Teachers 1 Training Class in the Central School commenced the term today (Saturday). Tbe class will be held every Saturday till the end of the year. Lieutenant Hislop and a squad of 20 New Plymouth School Cadets^marohed to the rifle range on Friday af teraooa for ball practice, and firrd ten rounds eaoh at a third-class target; distance, 100 yards; Cadet Downes making the highest score with 30 points out of a possible 40. Sergeant-Major Castles superintended the firing. As showing one of the advantages which may be looked for from the Native Lands Act of last session, it might be pointed out that one of tbe chiefs on this coast has given instructions for the sale of a small portion of his land in order that he may be enabled with the proceeds to ereot a substantial dwelling house for his own occupation, besides making fences and other improvements. All those friends who have promised to ■ help, or who may not have promised, but intend to render help in connection with the forthcoming Primitive Methodist " Gift Sale," are kindly requested to forward' their favours to tbe parsonage, , Devon-street, West, at their earliest . convenience.— Adtt. A farm of 343 acreß at Huirangi, belonging to Mr N. Knuckey, chnnged hands this week through Mr Corkill's agency at a fair price. New arrivals from England reaching here in the winter months and putting up at Sarnia House must be pleased to find that Mr Courtney's statements about , carrelias flowering in the open, and the , air being perfumed by the daphne, is not a fiction. Tbe gardeni adjoining Sarnia Houbo are prettily laid out, and at the present time form a delightful reßort for the boarders to walk in on a bright sunny day. The purebred stallion Endymion has become the property of Mr G. Bayly, of 1 Hawers, at the price of £25. Endymion ia the sire of the well-known steeplechaser and hurdler Orangeman and the well-known i Taranaki haok Maire. A young woman named Ann Croft, stepdaughter of a settler named Fawcett, was this day (Saturday) committed to tbe i Nelson Lunatio Asylum on the medical certificates of Dr. O'Carroll and Dr. Leatham as a dangerouu lunatic. She will leave for Nelson in the Rotorua on Tuesday 1 next. This young woman was before the Court about a month ago on a similar obarge, but as she was then not dangerous no order was made for committal. Since 1 then it is said that she has exhibited homicidal tendencies, and hence b«r committal. Colonel Roberts and Captain Anderson, of the Commissariat Department, are at present in town. They came from Opunake, where they had son>e business to do in connection with the military station there. Mt Meadows, the dairy expert, came back to town to-day (Saturday) by the morning train, after a visit to the Plains. He had, ia company with Mr J. 0. George, a look round Hawera and Manaia, and' was much impressed with the appearanoe of the country. To-day he was ciceroned by Mr Courtney, and had a lookat a good deal of the butter that came into town, some of which he pronounced as exceptionally good butter. He also had general conversations with a great many interested in the butter industry. His departure for the North be hat. postponed to Tuesday next, and in tbe interim he will have a further look round this district.