The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1895.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 10477, 30 November 1895, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1895.

Dr Schwaizbach announces that he will visit New Plymouth in January next.

The amount taken at the gates at the Taranaki Agricultural Show on Thursday was £71 9s.

Mr W. Nichols was a large prize-taker at the Hawora Horticultural Socioty's Show on Thursday.

Sir Henry Norman, the late Governor of Queensland, left Wellington on Friday by the Ruapehu for London.

Messrs Standish & Kerr are removing in new office'sin Webster's Buildings nexc to Mr Syke's Chemist.

In future Mr Jones' 'bus will meet the steamera at the breakwater on Tuesday, and Friday mornings.

The funeral of the Dacres in Sydney was made the occasion of a great demonstration of public sympathy, the line of carriages extending nearly a mile.

We have to acknowledge the receipt from Mr Gilmour of a collection of Christmas and New Year cards which for variety and tasteful design will bo very hart to beat.

The Nelson Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show was held at Richmond Park on Thursday, and was a great success. The Premier and Mrs Seddon were among those present.

Mrs Fake, whose husband committed suicide at Wellington, after attempting to murder her, has so far recovered that she is now able to leave the hospital.

Mr and Mrs Devanny, of Nelson, on Saturday la9t celebrated their golden wedding. They were married in Nelson fifty years ago.

The Town Band will, weather permitting, give a promenade concert in the Recreation Grounds on Monday evening. No charge will be made at the gates, but a collection will be made.

We are requested to notifiy that Mr J. Gilmour's shop will remain open every evening until 8 o'clock, commencing on Monddy, December 2nd, until further notice.

Considerable inconvenience was felt in town to-day on occount of of the banks being closed. It is a pity more public notice is not given by the banks than a small card placed in their windows.

Mr Monkhouse has been re-elected Chairman of the Stratford County Council, and was also re-elected to represent the County on the Hospital Board.

Within the last three or four months about 150 dogs have been drowned by tho Wellington Corporation officials, many of them valuable animals, whose owners failod to claim them.

Fabian and Watts have been committed for trial at Wellington on a charge of stealing stamps used on telegraph forms from the stores where messages are deposited previous to being destroyed.

The Maviposa, with English mails to November 2nd, left San Francisco on November 14th, due date. The Monowai, with colonial mails of November 2nd, arrived at San Francisco on November 22nd, a day late.

A ribband fish, measuring over 11 feet in length, and 11 inches in depth was found stranded on the Moturoa beach on Thursday afternoon. This is an exceptionally rare fish, and it is hoped it will be secured for the museum which is talked of for the town.

Mr Gillon, editor of the Wellington Post, has taken medical advico in Syduej', and ascertained that the kidney disease from which he has been suffering is curable, but an immediate operation is necessary, and he will go into a private hospital at once, and expects to be there three weeks.

We have received from Mr W. J. Shaw, District Agent of the New Zealand Insurance Company, a pamphlet containparticulars of 1081 claims paid by the Company for accidental! injury during the eighteen months ended June 30th last. The exhibit is interesting as it shows the diversity of ways in which accidents happen. '

In a recent issue we gave an account, written by the London correspondent of the New Zealand Herald, of the dedication of Selwyn College Chapel, Cambridge . We are now asked by Archdeacon Govett to state that a fund is being raised, to which donations are invited, for a stained gloss window to be placed in the chapel to the memory of the late Bishop Selwyn.

The Wellington School Committees Association have been discussing the subject of manual instruction in schools. There was considerable diversity of opinion as to the benefit likely to be derived, some speakers holding that the boys would have to unlearn all they were taught when they became apprentices. It was ultimately decided to await developments by the Board.

A deputation representing the Dunedin Law Society asked the Hon. Mr. Ward that the Government should secure tho Colonial Bank building for Court purposes. He replied that before long a fresh telephone exchange would be required in Dunedin, and the Government would consider the whole question ©f offices, if the Bank building was offered to them at a reasonable price.

A romantic tragedy comes from Hobart. About six weeks ago a Mr Kaye, lesseo of Trifoil Island, with his wife, son, and daughter, started for the main land, but, when a little distance from the island, the boat was swamped, and all drowned in sight of the children on the island. The fact was only discovered by men calling at the island on Thursday last. A four-teen-year-old daughter had looked after her young brothers and sisters. All their provisions wore exhausted, but a boy had killed a sheep, on which they were living when found.

In the 50-Mile Cycling Championship in Melbourne, won by Pursons, there was some difficulty in letting Porta, the Italian rider, know the state of the race, as he does not understand English, but at length Signor Tomaso De Alba's services were requisitioned. The eminent vocalist at once assumed a Garibaldian attitude^ and as his compatriot paused called in deep resonant bass tones, "Cinque milia. Tho crowd, evidently thinking the cry was some weird patriotic form of the Italian cycling slang, took ib up emphatically, " Sink the camellia 1 Yer can't do it with Jack Parsons I"

A deputation has waited on the Hon Mr Ward in Dunedin, with respect to the alterations in the regulations in regard to delayed telegrams. Mr Ward, in reply, said the cause of the departure was the increase in the work in certain parts of tho colony, the result of the boom in the mining industry. With this, and tho necessity for overtaking press work, there had been a block in Beveral parts of the colony. It was necessary to havo one system for tho whole colony ; therefore, he could not promise to revert to the old system in places whore the block had not occurred, but he promised to review the whole system of telegraphing, and said he hoped shortly to be able to introduce cheaper telegrams altogethers — sixpenny telegrams, with,porhapa, a reduced number of words. He was now | making enquiries, and hoped to be able to announce tho result shortly.