The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1896.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 10625, 28 May 1896, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1896.

Mr G. Garry has been appointed the organist of St. Joseph's choir. Russia proposes to construct a railway from Gharjiu to Quarki to facilitate an advance to Kabul. A party of miners has started to recommence copper mining at the Great Barrier. A Gazette Extraordinary, published on Wednesday, contains a complete list of the Justices of the Peace in the colony. The total number on the roll is 2319. At the Mutual Improvement Society this evening, Mr G. F. Richmond will introduce a debate on the question whether the action of the Boera towardi the Uitlandefs in the Transvaal is justifiable. Prince Bismarck's organ declares Great Britain's offensive policy in South-Africa force? the Germans to enter on military preparations on a scale which proves her intention of retaining the colonies. The Petroleum staff on Monday night recovered the lost tools from the bore, and were engaged on Tuesday and Wednesday in rimming in order to carry the casing to the bottom, Henry Vincent Martin, who a few nights ago fired a revolver out of his bedroom ffindow in Auckland, the bullet wounding a young girl named Edith Ellen Williams in the leg, was discharged by the Magistrate. The Ziman Company, who huve recently exercised their option of purchase of Humphrey's Gully Company, finding a working capital of £60,000, have pur chased the Union Bank buildings in Revell-street, Hokitika, for offices. Mr C. W. Govett, in the course of hi« remarks at the Alexandra Hall on Wednesday night, referred to the fact that there was still £120 liability on the new pond, which caused a wag to say that at any rate the Recreation Board could congratulate itself on having a real " liquid asset." Mr T. Furlong, jun., Acting-chair-man of the Works Committee of the Borough Council, states that the reservoir has this week been filled to the top for the first time since it was cracked in 1883. For some time past Mr T. K. Skinner, the Borough Surveyor, has been directing the repairing of the basin", and has guaged the strength of the walls by increasing the water very gradually. The filling of the basin to the top means that the town will be assured of a further two days' supply of water than hitherto. The Amateur Opera Club are, it is understood, experiencing some difficulty in procuring the libretto of " Dorothy." They cabled Mr J. C. Williamson, of Melbourne, on the matter, and received a short reply —"Dorothy, copyright." A second cable was sent to Mr Williamson informing him that the Club had permission from the New Zealand Authors and Composers' agent to play the piece, but no reply has yet been received to this cable. The popular cantata, "The Haymakers, ' which was so successfully given at the Alexandra Hall on Wednesday, is to be repeated on Monday night, at the same place. This is being done at the special request of a large number of people who were present on Monday and who expressed surprised at ths pleasant rendering of the cantata. To say that thoie present thoroughly appreciated the •veiling s entertainment is borne out by the fact that so_ many encores were demanded, and it is to be hoped that the efforts of Mr Nelson Okey and his choir will be rewarded with a " bumper " house on Monday. During the interval in the performance of "The Haymakers" at the Alexandra Hall on Wednesday night, Mr C. W. Govett, as Chairman of the Recreation Grounds Board, moved a hearty vote of thanks to the Wesleyan Choir and friends for the valuable ascistance they had given the Board in helping to raise fuuds. Mr Govett also took the opportunity to appeal to the public for funds to carry on the management and improve the grounds. He pointed out that the liabilities of the Board were seldom less than £240, and these were borne by the members of the Board. He also pointed out that thore was still owing on the new pond a sum of £120, on which the creditor chaiged the Board a low rate of interest. Ho added that there were a good number, particularly those living in Devon-street, who sjave the annual subscription of ten shillings cheerfnlly, but the great bulk oi the public did not help, and he hoped that those who could not see their way clear to give ton shillings, would give five shillings or h;ilf-a-crown.