PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1889.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8664, 28 December 1889, Page 2

PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1889.

The Band collected £8 at the sacred concert in the Recreation Grounds on Christmas Day. In the New Zealand Gazetti of December 18th it is notified that Captain Hoskins, late of Taranaki Rifles, haa been placed as Captain on the Retired Active List from November. 30th last. Before the Trust Commissioner (C. E. Rawson, Esq,,) last Saturday, Mere Taera Pomare applied to mortgage sec 66, block 7, Waitara Survey District, to Martin Chapman, solicitor, of Wellington. The Trust Commissioner will grant a certificate in seven days, unless good cause is shown to the contary. Mr Govett appeared for the parties. At the" Education Board meeting on Tuesday, Miss M. Mills gave notice of resigning the 1 Tataraimaka school at the end of Feburary, 1890 ; and Mr Bell the Pukearuhe school at the end of January, j Both were accepted. \ The Education Board have decided to put the Courtenay-street residence in , repair at a cost not to exceed £30. Mr P. C. Morton has been appointed by the Education Board, auditor of the School Committees' accounts for 1889, at a fee of £8 Bs. A young man named Aaron Kirk was brought into the hospital on Boxing Day, and treated by Dr. O'Carroll for lacerated thigh and legs. Kirk was riding a young horse near Pungarehu when the animal lotted with him, and threw him against a barbed wire fence. He is doing well in the hospital. A painful accident happened to Mr McGonagle, blacksmith, on Christmas Day. It seems that he wont to Tikorangi on horseback to visit some friends, when by some mischance he got thrown from his horse and Mb right foot got hung up in the stirrup leathers, with the result that the sudden wrench broke the bono. He was brought into town the same night. DrGault attended the sufferer who was progressing favorably this (Saturday) morning.

In another column Mrs Hood invites inspection of cheap and useful presents for Christmas. As an additional attraction, she offers a discount of 2s in the £ on all purchases mado during the season. — Advt Just received, — a good assortment of earns raquets, balls, nets, &c. ; also Cob bett's cane bats and Duke's match balls wickets, batting gloves, gauntlets, leg guards, &'c, A choice assortment of accordions, concertinas, walking Bticks, pocket knives, hollow ground fazore, asbestos silvor mounted, meerschaum, and cherry pipes. Tho following tobaccos always in stock, viz, — Welcome Nngget. Ruby Twist, Golden Eagle, Flowers of all Nations, Venus, Juno, Army and Navy l chewing, Wills Bristol Birdsoyo ; a superior quality of Derby, Is 6s per cake, specially imported. Agent for the Waterbury Watches and old judge cigarettes John Avory, wholesale and retail tobacconist. — Advt. Tho Dunedin Exhibition is an undoubted •uccess, and haß given G. M. Brasch a good opportunity of selecting choice novel! ies while in Dunedin. G. M B. & Co. aro now showing a great variety of fan y yooas, toys, jewellery, wulclm, keepers and wedding rings. Their sixpenny and shilling tables aro marvels of choapnobs and variety. An excollont assortment oi' tobaccos and tobacconist wares. Agents for the Purity cigarettes. — Advt. Messrs Dingle & CoitKEnave now opened up their Christmas goods, which comprise dolls of all sorts and sines and toys of every description for children of all ages, and they respectfully invite inspection oi thoir sbi'ling and sixpenny tables winch arc loaded with fancy goods, &c., such a« have never previously been offered at such prices in' New Plymouth. Como early und have first pick ; every article must l«3 speedily cleared, as we hare only secured Mr Gledhill's nhop for a short time. Como also and inspect our stock of furniture, crockery, &c, which is the largos'; and best selected betw een Auck land and Wellington. Shop open every oV9Q}ng until (OR O'clock,— ASYT>