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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11698, 13 December 1899, Page 2

Mks Ida Putt ha? been elected Chief Ranger of Court Pride of New Plymouth, A.0.F., not Miss Moon, as previously stated.

Captain Edwin wired this afternoon : — North-east to north an \ west gale after 12 hours from now; glass fall; saa heavy; and strong ebb tides in Straits

The 8 8. Glenelg leaves the breakwater for Onehunga on Saturday, 16th iast , at 7.30 p.m.

The trustees of the Sydney National Art Gallery have decided to expend £20,000 in finishing and decorating the Art Gallery in the Domain.

The Registrar-General has issued a pamphlet similar to those published annually by Mr Coghlan, tha New South. Wales atathtician, containing statistics oE Austral isia for the year 1898-99. '

On the bowling green, on Thursday afternoon, tho return match, President v. Vice Presidents, will be played. Afternoon tea will be provided. Lidieß and friends of players are invited to be present.

"A splendid organ i% to be given away by the Dresden Piano Co. to purchasers of pianos and organs The Gom* pany has all along given away aa organ during Xcnas month. Full particulars appear elsewhere.

The charge against C. Brewer, Inglewood, of delay in admitting the police to his licensed premises, was dismissed. Ia the evidence fofthe defence it was stated that a cricket meeting was held in the hotel on the night in question, and tie knock of the police was not heard.

It h understood • that a Wtllington trader will be here next week with a number of fancy dres3 costumes for sale or hire. Tim will be a good opportunity for (boso who desiro to save tho trouble of making drosses to obtain good costumes for thfl Fancy Dress Carnival on DStember 29 .h.

Owing to the Mapourika taking the Takapuna's place in the WelliDgton-New Plymouth Onehunga trade some changes bavo taken place in tho coaounnds of the vessels Captain Grant transfers from the Takaouna to the Rotoiti, while Captun Robertpon will take charge of the Mapou ika. ■ Captain Farmer will command the Takapuna, which will run between Wellington and Lyttelton, vis-it iDg this port only twice a month, carryipg the inward and outward 'Frisco mails

r l he Paris correspondent of the Age wiitts.: -Captain Dreyfus U now larely mentioned. 110 himself desires that there bo no more agitation arouad hi* name. lie has been offered several very excellent partnerships with civil engi neers. In the end he will accept, ns hU chances of being restored to the army are very few, even if on the condition to immtdiately retire when restored. His political friends do not intend to let the general staff eff so quiotly; they will demand from the Court of Cassation to declare the Rennes proceedings wholly irregular and .illegal That Becured, there will be no charge against Dieyfus of a professional nature at all.

I President Ktuger is described in a new book juat issued by Apr-letona, of New York, entitled "Oom Paul's People," by Howard O. Hillegas, an American journal ist. This ia what he fays:— "He is uncouth in his manner, but he has great natural attraotivenea?, gained by a lot.g life among hunters in the wilds. He is suspicious of everything and everyone, but that quality is easily accounted for by his early dealings with negro chiefs, whose (rmnherous hibits caused him to become wary in all his transactions wioh ihetn. In later days this has stood him in good stead. He is slow to make friends, but once he trusts a person voluminous proof is necessary before he alters his opinion of the man. He never forgets a good deed, and never pardons the man who does a bad qne."" '

The half-yearly summoned meeting of the Moturoa Lodge, U.A.O.D , was held ia the lodge room, Robe street, on Monday night, there being a larga attendance of members. A.D, Bro. V. H. Beal occupied the chair. The balance theet and auditor's report fthowed that the Lodge waß making excellent progre-s. 'I he Sick and Funeral Fund shows a considerable increase for tho rwlf-year ; the Management Fund also shows a substantial crodit balarce. There is a large increase in membership over the previouß'period, the number beiog over 100, while four more were proposed. The election of officers resulted:— J. P. A., Bro. V. H. Beal; A.D , Bro. Esau Lee; V A , Bro. R. Oornoy; Treasurer, P.D.P. Bro. Jnmea Harvey (re-elected); Secretary, P.D P. Bro. U. J. Gilbert (re-elected); 1.G., Bro. B. Coburn; A.D 8.. Bros. 11. Edgecombo and H. McCoy; V.A B.irJs, Bros. 0. G. P^tch aiid W. Pyecroft; 0.G., Bro. A. E Uardj; Auditor, Bro A. E. ILirdy The installation ceremoLy was faitbfu'ly carried out by D.P. Bro, E. P. Lister, who congratulated the Lodge upon its position, and the tffioient manner in which everything was conduoted. He trusted the Lodge would continue to flourish under the man igement of the new officers and that every assistance would be given theai. It was decided to lave a social evening on the first Lodge- night in Ffcbruuy, to wh eh every member is requesttd to invite a friend. 'fLe next .Lodge uiglit being Christmas night, the mernbsrß decided to hold the meeting on Monday, D comber 18th. <

We regret to bear that Mr W. Biyly is seriously indisposed. •

Wangmui his collected £454 towards a Transvaal Refugees Relief Fund, and proposes to clo3e its lists in a few days Where is the New Plymouth fund ?

.Respecting the disappearance at Kai • para of Captain Olesen, his boat wa3 discovered on Sunday on Filzgerald'd Spit, about three miles from th) ship. Thore cinnot be any doubt he was accidentally drowned. He leaves a wife in Porsgrund, Norway, having married three monthsbefore hisdeparture on the voyage to Now Zealand. His wife was to hive mst him in Liverpool oa his arrival there.

As showing; how tho state of the hirbour continues to improve it may be mentioned that on Tuesday night tho Takapuna swung round frcm the western to the eastern s-i io of the wharf almost at low water. It v less than a year sinca tha western berth wig made available, and a few months before then it wa3 a dry sandbank r-fc low water. Captaiu Hood deserves great credit for the efficient carrying on of the dredging operations.

The Waikakihi estate, South Canterbury, was purchased by ths Land Purchase Board, at a cost of £6 15s per acre ; the land tax value was £6 11s 8 J per acre. Tho owner received £73,090 di 76 in cash and £250,000 in debentures bearing interest at the rate of 3J per cent, por aunnrn. The owners of Starborougb, JVTariborough, received £330 in cash and £99,000 in debentures bsaring interest at 3J per cent also" The debentures have a currency of ten years as from the Ist of April last.