PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1890.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8829, 12 July 1890, Page 2

PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1890.

Telegraphic communication by cable with London has been interrupted. Mr Todd, Superintendent of Telegraphs at Adelaide, is of opinion that the cables have all been broken simultaneously, neov Banjoewangi, owing to volcanic eruption in the deep gut separating the bank from soundings on the Australian side. A case, in which some frolicsome youths are concerned, will be ventilated in Court at any early date. Tenders are invited by the Official Assignee, Wellington, for the purchase of the lease, goodwill, and plant of a flax- : mill at Opunake. The following civil cased have been set down for hearing in tho District Court :— S. Rundle v. Pitama, and T. White v. J. O'D. Quigloy, both to be heard on July 17. Captain Edwin telegraphed last evening : —"North-west to west and south gale, with glass rising within next 12 hours, and hoavy sea." Captain Edwin telegraphed at 2.30 p.m. to-day :— " Same indications as already wired, and for much colder .woather." A telegram from Wellington states that in consequence of the wet weather the Steeplechase Meeting is postponed till Monday. t Mr J. C. Greenwood, 'dentist, who has just returned from a trip jtO England, requests us to state that ho has transferred his New- Plymouth practice to Mr H. G. Furlong, L.D.S., who will in futuro conduct it on his own account. Messrs Okey Son & Arnold have a new advertisement in this issue, which should be read by everyone, as it contai»s several items of interest, especially one referring to the manufacture of soap on a cheap scale. The Press Association wires that the conference of delegates of Friendly Societies in Wellington have passed a resolution in favor of tbe appointment of a Vigilance Committee to watch the interests of Societies in matters on which legislation is introduced. , A boy named Leonard Harrison was charged in the Police Court this (Saturday) morning with riding round the corner of Devon and Brougham-streets on July 7, at other than a walking pace. Ho pleaded guilty. Mr Pardy said he had ascertained that the lad was a new arrival from Home, and was therefore ignorant of the by-laws. Under these circumstances he would not press for a' penalty. . The Resident Magistrate dismissed the lad with a caution. After the inquest upon the body of the half-caste Frank Abel, at Wellington, the Maori witness Heta . Ngatuhi had a conversation with Mr Eb. Baker, J.P., who had officiated as interpreter, in the course of which Heta remarked, " I knew Frank's (the deceabed) time had come." and on being asked to explain himself, he added — "Frank dug a grave the day before he was shot, and whilst digging it he ate a meal in the grave. You know, Mr Baker, Maorisnever eat whilst performing any office for the dead, and so the next day he was wounded to death. Yes, Frank's time had come." Frank Abel, it would appear, during lifetime out-Heroded the grave-diggers in " Hamlet," for although it is recorded of them that — much to the melancholy Prince's disgust — they sang and even indulged in a " modest beaker," they never partook of their bread and cheese whilst engaged in the task of grave-making. The exceedingly" ; Antipodean name's given to the seven cruisers which the Admiralty is building for the Australian colonies have (says London Figaro) just been interpreted for the information of the British public by the Agent-General for New South Wales. It would seem that the names, viz., Katooinba, Mildura, Wallaroo, Tauranga, Ringarooma, Boomerang, and Karrakatta respectively signify an aboriginal village in New South Wales, an irrigation settlement in Victoria, a copper mine in South Australia, a New Zealand battle-field, a Tasmanian mine, a wellknown aboriginal weapon, and the native name of Perth, Western Australia. Thus each of the Australian - colonies is represented by one of #io seven names, with the obvious exception of Queensland. But Queensland, it will be remembered, has not yet made up her mind to contribute her share to the cost of sustaining the new Australian fleet, and cannot complain. Seeing that she does not help to pay the piper, she cannot expect' to be permitted to assist in calling the tune. • A -most daring and impudent robbery was committed at the Convnercial Bank in Melbourne on Saturday, June 21, just before noon. A Chinese merchant, named Tye Shing, who carries on business at 242, Little Lonsdale Btreet, went to the head office of the Commercial Bank, in Collins street, to cash a cheque for £243, which he required for business purposes. The money was handed over to him in gold as requested, and he placed it in a small canvas bag which he had with him. As he waß tying the mouth of the bag a young man touched him ■on the ~ shoulder, and asked him if he had dropped a piece of paper on the floor. Tye Shing turned round .to look at the papor, and as ho did s^ released his hold of tho bag for half a minute. The piece of paper in question proved to be worthless, and when Tye Shing turned to take up his bag of gold, to his amazement he-found that it had disappeared. The alarm was immediately raised, but as it was a very busy time at the bank, and all the customers were in a huny, the thief succeeded in making a speedy departure without any suspicion attaching-to him._. Tho, matter was at once repoued to the^detective- police,' who do not expect, however^ to succeed in discovering the culprit. - - We would remind our readers that the , great combination sale of drapery, olothing l and millinery, is now on at F. A. Ford's Lheapside House. < Everything has been reduced, besides which one shilling in the poand will be- returned on all purchases of five shillings and upwards. The alterations to the premises are to be commenced in about six weeks. 1 This valuable stock ! ■must be greatly reduced, before fton,-* Acvt '