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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 10707, 2 September 1896, Page 2

The following are the vital statistics for New Plymotthior August, 1896 :— Births, 21 ; deaths, 4 ; marriages, 8. Daring the past -financial year 100 cadets, 374 permanent clerks, ' 178 temporary clerk?, and 81 messengers were employed in the Governments Departments at Wellington. "<* >.-')'^ . Mrs Gold water requests us to ask all those who have. .promised to the supper table fpr the'.jftre Brigade Ball on. Thursday uight, to^ send their coQtributicns to the Alexlatldra. Hall any time after nine ! 6*cloeJc on Thursday •morning. Tickets may be obtained during the day_at> thtf"Hall.,v •; We have been requested to state that Mr G. F. Francis, who has held the position of District^ Secretary for the Australian Mutual Provident Society at Oamaru for the last nine .j ears, Ha^.b'oeb promoted to. the charge of the Society's Wanganui office, and has taken np his residence .there, and will duchar£e~the duties from this date. The S.M. on Tuesday gave his decision in the case, Carrington Road Board v. J. Hawke, The defendant, £vas._sued by the Board for using tires on bis bullock dray which were not the regulation width . Mr Stuart gave judgment for tho defendant with costs, holding that the ,Road B«ard by-laws had not been advertised according to lajv. Mr Samuel appeared for the Road Board, and* Mr Weston for the defendant. Notice of appeal was given. ' In their monthly trade circular for July, Messrs McLean Brcs. & Rigg (Limited), Melbourne, state that the New j Zealand Iron and Steel Company is said to be in course of formation in London, with its object as the acquiring of a lease of the ironsand beach at New Plymouth, . and the erecting at the same place of a blast furnace, with a weekly capacity of 500 tons of pig, a foundry, a rolling mill, sheet mill, steel foundry plant, engineering shop, &c. . j Once,' said a distinguished dramatist, I,j Wrote a melodrama, and I was advised to sit in the' gallery on the first night in order that I might hear the most expert criticism of my work. I picked out a bright, intelligent neighbour, and found, him willing enough to talk. He remarked on' the leading lady. " I like 'er," said,; he, " 'er with the ,'air," ; I She's very good, . i mister." Ife was pleased with the hsavy man; M . tb,e cove wiph the, biled. shirt ana 1 di'monds." He thought the low comedians " not so dusty." '• But, guvnor," he said,; in a confidential whisper, " gawd-love me,! wot a play !" j 1 It will be remembered that " when the! convict Hareford alias Trudgeon made a' confession at Sydney recently that he;j and not Chemis was the .perpetrator off the Kaiwarra murder; h^ stated that the' knife and with which" the* murder yfSsl committed were hidden -by,,him, on a date' mentioned, in a newly-ffjado, grave in the Sydney - street Cemetery^ "Wellington i The position- of the' graVe was clearly] •described in . Hareford'g confession, and! from enquiries made it is understood that' the records show that, at 'the • time stated there would haVe b'eeh-itwo newly made] graves in thepcrticular locality indicated.' Mr C. H. Mills M.H.R., has arranged for ! a search to be made for, the. weapons, and'] these two graves will probably be opened] j to the depth of about two feet, the depth ! at which "Hareford /says he buried the) weapons."' Li , 2;!:n I . •The.-other. .day,_sayß^an_ exchange, we visited Messrs Luke & Co., of Mannersstreet, and were surpriied to see such extensive premises, and so many men at; work. Hare everything from a fancy casting to a steamship is made, and in | passing it may be noted that, most of r tha I cranes use'il by tlie Harbour Board, wnich; hive added sp; much ; , to; the convenience of th«> Queen's wharf, f WeiHngtoh, wera manufacture by Mewa,Euke r .aha~Co,.j whjO also .CjO'niifruiced'^tne, lar^e^'u^tefel steatrship"" ever Jt>ull}| v An New 'sißSland! PaEdug through' ""thxC 'general workshop, where at presonfc iwo hugo boilers aro app r oacl]i"3g completion, »ye' ontored the i range department. Ae ijthis branch s>i businosß"iß a specialty, it""]s7 kepi distinct from the and'^Other" workjshops, and has a separate foreman and staff of assistants. ' 'The rooms are filled from end to end with scores, of ranges in various stages of completion fro s m"thb mould in the sand to the finished 'article .ready for the^market. ,The manufacture of ranges was Jjegu'a in a humble 'way. about twelve years ago. From that time the industry has expanded steadily until at the present day Luke's ranges are i known from the Bay of Islands to tho Bluff. Large numbers are regularly sent all over the colony, and the numerous tertimoniala received bear witness to the value of the ranges. Nor is this all. There is a special feature about Luke'o ranges that should not be forgotten. In the ordinary make the oven is a fixture, and cannot be moved from its position. Such, however, is not the case with Luke's ranges. The whole oven may easily be taken out at any time and replaced without difficulty. The advantages of this improvement are manifest. If repairs aro needed, they can be done without disturbing the range. Mr L. M. Taunton is the local agent for theße ranges. ,