The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 9290, 16 January 1892, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY.

: SATURDAY, JANUARY" 17," 1892." ; Tho Fire Brigade '. wish to thank the .'Committee and all thoso who assisted in ibringing their sports to a successful issue. [ At the Caledonian Sports at Napier, On J. Homptcn won the" 100 Yards ' Atnatgur Race.from scratch in 9 4 sth 'sees. The timO, which is almost phenomenal/was carefully taken by throe experienced timekeepers. ' ' Now'that tho "Mountain House" is on established fact, it may interest many of our readers to know who wore the originators of the idea, and .to whom the credit is due for what has been done. We yon* ture to, say that few in tho district are' ; conversant with the real facts, aud wo .purpose in our Monday's i'bsuo to givo.a short history of tho finding tho route and the further efforts to obtain, an accommodation lio-se. , ' , Tho meeting and entertainment ' on jbelia'lf of Dr BarnaHo's Homes that was Iheldin .the Alexandra Hall on, Friday ni&ht was largely attended, sitting room 'being unobtainable after 8 o'clock. The ; Von Archdeacon Govctt mado a few re- , marks at the opening of the meeting, after .which a numbor of inusi al selections were given }>y the boys, Tho Rev. W. J. jMayors, who is tho deputation secretary of 'the Howes, then gave a moat interesting address on the work of the Homes. After a collection, several moro musical selections were given by the boysj who displayed great proficiency in this direction. At the conclusion, Mr W. Courtney took the opportunity of thanking Dr Barnardo for tho use of ono of bis buildings when he (Mr Courtney) was lecturing in England on Taranaki. The company left by train tfaia (Saturday) morning for Wanganui, where they appear to night. Mr Hill Wells, tho Londoner, whose winnings at M^nto Carlo recently attracted io much attention, is again at the tables playing, but this time ho has been a continual loser,

The extensive buildings at Aramoho, lear Wanganui, occupied by Mr Thomas Mitchell, butcher, and used for preserving, wilingdownj &c v were burnt down on Friday morning. ' •' If a colonial newspaper makes the slightest mistake 'about some outlandish place in Africa, the editor is denounced as an ignoramus, but' those smart London journalists who are'repnted to know such a lot about the colonies, can make mistakes' without receiving 'a word of blame. Here is a beautiful example of their so-called " knowledge." When the Parkes Ministry resigned in Now South Wales, the London Times announced 'the information under the heading, in large letters, " Resignation of the Melbourne Government." , While the Premier and his colleagues are claiming the applause of the populace, says the Post, by boasting of the way in which they have put the screw on foreign capital to make it contribute still more largely to the revenue, especially the capital invested in loan companies, the Agent-General is 'writing to The Timeo asserting that such capitalists and capital are not affected by the new financial proSosalo of the Government. The Agentreneial's statements in London are, in fact, directly contradictory of those made by Ministers in New Zealand. Which is right ? Both cannot; be. Either Ministers art£*(Weiving the electors in New Zealand op ffco Agent-General is attempting to deceive the English public as to the scope and intention of the new taxation. " ' r *. * • f - Mr Chow^Chong jnfortns ,us that he has taken" several parasites from a young man, in town- Wjic^iuad been for six months troubled with a bronchitis ; the complaint 'being so bad that he was getting a confirmed invalid. Two hours after the operation the. young man rose from his bed, stating that he felt considerably re lieved, and we believe is now fast recovering from the complaint he was suffering from. Mr Chew Ghonghas forwarded the parasites to Sir James Hector, in Wellington. It has been decided to formally opon the Mountain House . on Thursday, January 28th, and it is expected that a large number of town and counby people will be present on tho occasion. The opening coremony will be under tho' auspices of tho Scenery Preservation Society (whose President is Mr Wcetman; Commissioner of Crown Lands),' through whoso' representations the spur leading to the' house and the house and grounds will shortly bo vested in a Domain .Board, who' will have full control of the management, f As arrangements are being entered into for providing a luncheon for the opening ceremony, those who purpose being present are requested to hand in their names to Mr R G: Bauchopo, tho honsee of the above' Association. Tho January number of Shat land's Trade Journal has come to hand. It is a great improvement in every respect on previous editions. There is a considerable increase in the number of advertisements, and more than the- usual quantity of reading matter. For this special new year's number three prizes — £5 ss, £3 3s, and £ Is, were offered for the three best tales, and JEI Is for the best acrostic on the words Shorland'B Trade Journal. Prizes for the tales were won by Miss Whitelaw, of Auckland, Mr McAdara of Dunedin, and MrT. LI. Perm, of Stratford, Taranaki, respectively. The acrostic prize was won by Mr Scott, of Waikato. • Tho three prize tales and five of the acrostics have been published in the Journal. A description of tho premises in Lome, and Coburgstreets Auckland, ' is given with photographs of tho frontage to each street, and several views of the interior. Those who are unable to inspect the premises can, therefore, form an idea what the place is like from the pictures. There are also photographs of the late Mr J. C. Sharland, Mr F. C. Sharland, Mr C. Sharland, Mr J. C. Davies, all the travellers and managers of t 1 « different department?, &c, and of M Ellis, editor of the Journal. Tho proprietors and editor may be congratulated on the publications, which is well presented, and contains a lot of useful information to those in the trade. Wo ere informed that the contract for tho Mountain House, Egmont Road, is now completed, and the building will te out of the hands of the contractor to-day (Saturday). Mr Turner, tho contractor, has ,cortainly. done his best with the rough materials at his disposal (part of the old Barracks from Marsland Hill), and now that the building is painted it possess s a very .presentable appearance, and to judge by. the remarks of those who have occupied it it is very habitable and comfortable. But, certain improvements should bo effected, such as ceiling the rooms with timber, before winter, in order to render them more cosy, and the Jining and ceiling should be painted a light colour, so as to brighten up the place. But, as the funds at disposal are expended, these matters, must be delayed for a time. In the meantime the walls, might bo decorjtod with coloured plates and pictorial almanacs, and : any such, if left' at our office; will bo forwarded to the house and posted up. A number of ladies who aro now staying at the house aro improving tho look of the rooms by making cretonne curtains to hang over the doors, windows, &., in 'addition to what had been already done by Mrs Collis, and by Jaying carpeting in the ladies bedrooms. For the information of thoso about to visit tho house we may Btate that there is an ample supply of crockory — plates, cups and saucers, bowls, .&c, — and of cooking utensils, but each .their J^ddirig,, foods, knives, 'forks, and spoons. ''AH othor requisites are furnished, 1 We regret to bear that Mr : Turner, the contractor, puffers heavily by \ the contract, as nearly tho wholo irrncy goes for wages, carting, and the supply ■o'f-oxtra material:' Ho loses fully £50, a large subscription for one man to pay for the pubhVconvenience.- He deserves all itho more credit for. faithfully carrying out I tho 'terms of his contract. ' "A' writer in tho St. Jame^s Gazette pokes' fun at Mr Thomas Bracken and tho other signatories of the petition to Cambridge University. He remavks :— " Though distinguished ant( undistinguished (<>speiX'ially undistinguished) sciolists are always rather, moro given to interfere in educational mutters than in most othor things, except politicsTand philanthropy; it would be difficult to find a nioro superb specimen ■of amateurish na'iveti than is "embodied -in a memorial to Cambridge University signed by certu in; persons resident in New-Zea-land. It appears that tho Fortunate' lsles possess, among their other blessings, a lady from Newnham or Girton ; and it further appears that 'this lady is disqualified for tho highest classifications of ■the Now Zealand Educational Department' because she may not write B.A. 'or Bil.A. i after* Her name. In order to remedy this .burning wrong without untying tho rod • tape.iathe(N.Z») Educational Office, somo 2,500 signatures havo been applied to a quaint document praying Cambridge to enablo 'properly qualified women' to obtain degrees. Alas I though one ex Governor, j throe mayors, Thomas Bracken, and tho Cook County Liberal Association approve, it is to bo feared that the Senato may [ scarcoly Beo its way to acceding to this modest proposal. Perhaps it might soften its refusal by offering to our kin beyond sea, on easy terms, a very fine scheme of agricultural education (slightly dopreci ated), or a college for infant undergraduates for which present owners have no further use."