The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1893

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9651, 18 March 1893, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1893

The large number of steerage pasßengors who landed from the Penguin this (Saturday) morning represents threo families that havo come to settle in this district. The Financial Time* of February 2nd contains an articlo heuded " Now Zealand and its Leading Bank," in which eouio vory favorable remarks aro made about tho Bat k of Now Zealand, which we intend making extracts from. Mr Upjohn, who is now in his oightyBixth yeur, and who in the early days of the colony took a prominent part in local politicß, wub in town to day (Saturdny), and though not so activo as he was 1.01110 ten yoatß ago, wo are glad to say that li» is looking extremely woll. Mr Upjohn for many yeai s held ii boat in tho Provincial Council of Taranaki. Tho mail coach reached Opunake from New Plymouth yesterday, and wo are in torraed that coach traffic will now be reiumed.

The mail steamer Mouowai with English mails to 18th February, loft 'Frisco for Auckland on March 3rd, the contract date. The s.s. Alameda, with tho Colonial mails to 14th February, arrived at 'Frisco from Auckland on March 16th, cor tract date. A final reminder is given runners that the entries for the Eaeter Athletic Sports close to-night (Saturday). Owing to the fact that several of the members of the Bowling Club cannot get away, the club will not be represented at the Wellington tournament at Easter. The Yen. Archdeacon Stock, of Welington,is at present visiting New Plymouth, and will preach at St. Mary's on Sunday morning. The exhibition given by mmbers of the New Plymouth Gymnasium Club at Stratford on Friday night was well patronised, and gave genoral satisfaction. After the performance the visitors were entertained at a supper laid out at Kirkwood's County Hotel. The gymnasts returned homo this (Saturday) morning, arriving in town about half-past six o'clock. Mr H. J. Williams, of Wellington, who has this week been visiting the Stratford and Ngamotu Masonic Lodges, holds the high position of Grand Sire of the American Unity of Oddfellows in Australasia. This Unity has a strongth of nearly 30,000 membern in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Its triennial conference will be tteld at Launceston, Tasmania, in May next, and will be attended by delegates from all the Colonies The following is a copy o£ an advortisement which appeared in tho Sydney Evening Neics at the beginning of this month :— •' Taranaki Iron Sand.—.Wanted, Gentleman desirous of investing in a sound industry, to inspect samples of pig, bar, and plate made from the above sund. — J.Thornton, School of Music, nr., A.J.S Bk., P'sham." Another infliction on a long suffering people. In a few days telegrapliforms as well ac stamps will be issued with advertisements on tho buck. The Stratford people are now agitating to get the terminus for daily communication with Wellington romoved from Hawera to Stratford, and a petition to that effect to the Railway Commissioners, we learn from tho Egmont Settler,'™ now in jhe handß of Mesarß W. H. Mason, S. B. Lusk, and Herbert Shand and to which ovei a hundred signatures have boen attached. White and Carter's replace ad /ertisement in this issue is worth perusing. The oilcoats mentioned are a specially good line mado expressly for riding. Intending purohaßera would do well to examine their stock of winter drapory, wh elf lis arriving by every steamer. A mutch was played at Hawera on Friday botweea representatives of tie New Plymouth and H.nvora Lawn Tennis Clubs. Tho Now Plymouth Club were represented by Mrs Fairclough, Misses Road, N. Webster, and K. Marshall, and MessM Broad, Smith, Long, and Rolloston. The Hawora men were in good form, and won the singles and doubles easily. Tho New Plymouth ludiea, however, were tnoro euccessful, winning their doubles easily. Three combined doubles woro played, which were won by Hawera. There was. no time for the lad os singles. The Now Plymouth 'opresentatives returned home on Friday night. Inspector Thompson, with his wife and family, arrived here from Wellington on Friday night. Mr J. Honoy field, licenseo of the Moturoa Hotel, reports that someone onterod his bar the other ni.ht after closing tirao and emptiod tho till, which contained about £2 in silver and copp r pieces. Tho burglar made his entry into tho premises by making a ho'o in one of the panes, then putting back the catch and opening the window. Tho police aru onquiring into tho robbery, which Mr Honeyfiold considers must have been perpetrated after midnight.