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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8755, 17 April 1890, Page 2

On our fourth page will bo found Mr R. Snell's report and appraisement in connection with the losses occasioned by the j late bush fires. Owing to the local police force being slTort handed Constable McDonald, of Wellington, is doing temporary duty in town. Takapu has been nominated for the hurdles and steeplechase at the Egiuont Winter Meeting, and Waipipi for the hurdles. Vendor and Eileen have been nominated for the two flat handicaps, and Macaroni for the Flying. The annual meeting of the Ladies' Literary Club was held on Tuesday evening, when arrangements were made for the coming season. The following officers were elected : President, Miss Montgomery. Vice-President, Mrs llamerton. {Secretary Mrs Campbell Shaw. It was decided to hold the next meeting on Monday, April 28. Wirth Bros, grand circus, now on the West Coast of the Southern Island, willopeu on Saturday week. The circus is the most complete that has ever visited the Coast, and wherever it has opened it has attracted a large attendance as to tax the capacity of the enormous tent to its utmost. Generally the circuses that have visited us have only brought with them but a re-duced-staff, owing probably to the difficulties of transit, but the Wirth Bros.' especially desire it to be known that every member of the circus will appear at each performance. The circus numbers amongst its staff seven lady riders, eight n a'e equestrians, and eight midgets, the latter being a novel feature in the show. The management have determined to open with a grand matinee performance on Saturday afternoon, April 2t», which will no doubt be eagerly taken advantage of by families and children. Altogether we may expect very enjoyable performances, to judge from the high praise bestowed upon the company by the press. It is reported from New York that Mr Cornelius Vanderbilt has presented to the Metropolitan museum of that city Turner's great picture, The Grand Canal Venice, recently acquired by him from the Earl oil Dudley. This acquisition of an English "old master" is something -of a new departure in America, where the French landscape painters of the Barbizon school have recently been the greut idols of the picture buyers. Caller : " How old is your sister, Johnny : Johnny: "Belle? Oh, she has two ages. One in the Family Bible— that's twenty four ; the othbris tho ono she tells people — twenty." Belle (suddenly) appoaring with terrible emphasis) : " Johnny, mother wants to speak to you." When you see a man who kisses his children in public, you may be pretty sure that he keeps the seats of their pantaloons well dusted at home. Just to hand, a choice assortment of plush jacket, bordered dress goods, new millinery, flowers, ribbons, &c. Diroct imported ex Tainui and Kaikoura, at F. A. Ford's, Cheapside Houbc. — Advt. Oh ! Corns ! where are thy stings ? Oh Monarch of Pain ! where in thy victory? — in the cure of corns, corns, corns. — Adyt. M llood has much ploasure in offering the ladies of New Plymouth some of tho choicest autumn goods she bun yet shown. They were all personally selected during her late visit south from the first houses in the trade, and are the newest goods direct from London. Being exceptionally well bought, ehe can price them very low and guarantee all tho lines as wonderfully cheap and the value unsurpassed. The remainder of the stock is still being offered at the clearing out prices previously advertised, and the sale will continue till everything is disposed of, when the premises will be positively closed. — Advt Aa a specific for rheumatism and nouralgia, Keiißhaw's Monurch of Pain, by ita wonderful resolvent properties, disperses and eradicates the morbid conditions from which such diseases spring, scientifically combating the cause, and therefore must not be confounded with any of the 80-called rumedius which only tinker with tho effect, without dgjog , any material ur pumianent good,