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Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 8994, 29 January 1891, Page 2

Owing to a sudden breakage of our < machine last evening we weie only able.to get out one edition Of our paper yesterday, atid we take this opportunity of thanking the proprietors', of the Neivs for kindly allowing us the use of their machine on that occasion. • ~ . C Sir W.Fitzherbert's health has not improved lately, and his condition is now becoming- serious. The Tikorangi School Committee met on, Tuesday evening, and nominated Mr Faull for a seat on the Education Board. A collision between a trap driven by ' Maoris and a young man on horseback occurred about 10 o'clock' on Wednesday on: the South Road near the mission station The Maori trap was considerably damaged, and the Rahotu chief. Kahili, was thrown out, and his left leg " ur^ The horseman escaped uninjured. Tenders are invited for the construction Of a jetty and approaches & Onunak?, i

The B.s. Glenelg is expected to sail from the breakwater, for Onehunga, to-morrow, at noon: Train at 11.30 a.m. To-day (Thursday) is the fifty-first anniversary of the establishment of the colony of New Zealand. The Royal Mail Steamer Tongariro arrived, at Wellington ,this (Thursday) morning. The passengers, for New, Plymouth are : Mr and Mrs Andrews, Miss Rodell; Mr, Mrs, and Master Metcalf. • - The price paid by Mrs Weale for the section' of ground in Currie-street, mentioned in Wednesday's Issuewas £300. The non-adhesive quality of the gum on the penny stamps now in use has caused a local person to initial all his letters near the place where the stamp ought to be with the words, "Stamped W.H." The complaints about the worthlessness of these stamps are very numerous and loud, and well they might be. . ■ • . Stephens and duett's refreshment rooms. Hot pies, tea, coffee and cocoa, ice creams, iced drinks. — Advt. The demand, for Crown land in this district still continues firm if tho fact that there were fifty-five applications for about 1,800 acres (made up of scattered sections) at a ballot at the Land Office today (Thursday) can be taken as an indication. Miss F. Harris, of Nelson, a pupil of Miss Morgan, of the Nelson Ladies' College, is now in New Plymouth, and is open to receive pupils for drawing and painting in oil and water colour; She teaches, as. well as landscape paintings, also crayon' drawing. Miss Harris' pictures, when exhibited in Nelsoa and Wellington, were much admired, and roost of them disposed of, the Bishop of Nelson being amongst the purchasers. T-Pot Roberts has lots of fruit to sell cheap, to make room for further shipments to arrive at Mr Newton King's. — Advt. Writing on December 12 the Auckland HeraJjCs London correspondent says :—: — " Mr William Bowron, who was for some time dairy inspector in New Zealand, died on November 30th at Clapham, and was buried on Monday last, a funeral addreßs being delivered by the President of the Methodist Free Church." To test the question whether freezing injures butter two boxes wereobtained by Mr Murphy, Secretary of the Canterbury A. and P. Association, from Tai Tapu Dairy Factory, and placed one in the freezing chamber and the other in the cool chamber at Islington works eight days ago. They were" taken out, and put in a chamber of 50 to 60 degrees, and will be examined on February 2nd. The shop formerly occupied by Messrs Okey & Son, opposite the Alexandra Hall, will be opened on Saturday next with a stock of boots and shoes, bought at the sale of Messrs Garrett Bros.' bankrupt stock. Fuller particulars in our advertising columns. We have received from Messrs Wilson & Horton a copy of the Auckland Weekly Nevos almanac mounted for hanging up, and varnished. It has a very attractive border, printed in' six colours, and in the centre are the Auckland and commercial code of signals. It speaks highly for the resources of the Auckland Herald printing establishment, and the efficiency of its employees to produce such an excellent piece of workmanship as this almanac undoubtedly is. A little eight year old son of Mr Larking, says the Patea Press, left home on Friday morning, and has not since been heard of. The last seen of the little chap was at about nine o'clock in the morning when he was going an errand between his brother's shop and his mother's cottage. He completed his errand, and there the veil drops. Not one word can be obtained from man, woman or child as to the boy's subsequent movements. He seems to have passed instantaneously into oblivion. Reports are .abroad as to his having been seen fishing at various places, but on following up the threads they are found virtually unreliable. The only one at all worthy of credence is that the little chap was seen near the Railway Wharf with other boys, but even here there seems' to be an unbridged gulf as no " other boys" can be found who spoke to or saw the little fellow' at all on the day in question. Certain it is that the boy. was in the habit of going fishing to all parts of the river, and this is the only clue, and it must be admitted a very dark one, to the : probable fate of the missing child. Every possible search has been made, but without obtaining the slightest information, and there seems nothing possible to be done but to wait for time to reveal the secret of his disapC ranee In the meanwhile, Mrs Larking i the sincerest sympathy of 'all in her present sad and anxious trouble. , Smoking has been declared to be injurious only when indulged in to excess,, and when inferior tobacco is used. The best tobaccos of all brands, either stick or out, ' the finest cigars, and the favorite brands of cigarettes may all be obtained from John Ayery, who is agent , for Wills' Bristol birdseye, three castles, four seas, returns, gold lake, Latakia, westward ho, also for the Old Judge, purity, sweet caporal, dog's head, melacheno, three castles, &c , cigarettes. He also keeps a large stock of Derby,- .Venus, nail rod, Two Seue, Juno, ,Ruby, Welcome Nuggett, and all the old favorite brands of tobaccos. J. A. has also a well-assort' d stock of silver mounted briar and meerschaum pipes, G.B.D/s, &o.,,smokerß' requisites ; also razors and shaving materials, pocket cutlery, hair-brushes and clothes brushes,- watch guards, and studs ; a special line of accordeons ; agent for Waterbury Watches. — Advt. Mr W. T. Holmes, who has been ap- ' pointed general manager of the Bank of New Zealand in the colonies, says the London correspondent of the Auckland Hernia, will leave England to take up his appointment by the s.s. Orizaba on January 2 next. It must be a matter of congratulation for the shareholders of the Bank and all others concerned in its welfare, that the directors have been able to, secure the services of a gentleman so eminently qualified to deal with the important and varied interests that will be committed to his charge.' Mr Holmes has been for twenty-five years in the service of the Bank of Madras," and on various occasions has officiated in' the highest appointments in the institution. Since 1882 he has baen manager of the Colombo branch, having been sent there at a time' when the island was on the verge of ruin, consequent on the failure of the coffee cultivation. Through the troublous times that followed that period, and in the no Icsb critical condition of things brought about by the failure in 1884 of the Oriental Bank, Mr Holmes steered' the Bank of Madras with exceptional ability and judgment, and his directors were not' backward in expressing their satisfaction at his prompt and efficient action. -It is no secret that on several important occasions Mr Holmes' advice was sought by the Government of the Island and acted upon,, much to the public advantage. Mr Holmes will bring to the councils of the Bank of New Zealand directorate a clear ; mind and an unbiassed judgment, and tlieir action in reference to his appointment will meet with universal approbation throughout tUe colowic,