SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1901.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11646, 30 March 1901, Page 2

SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1901.

Mr -T. P. Later, custodian of Old Men's Home, wishes to ackuoulege pn'col of old clothes from Drewitt. The Zeroni Minstrels performed before a large audience in the Belt Ulock Hall on Thurs 'ay night. ' ; he Mounted Rill.-s at Stratford on Miur»d iy mado a very creditable dis play. The fir-'t camellia of the season this year reaches us from v r.s Mitchinson. List year the first reached us on March 17th iioai Vr Wood. Westown. The ordinary meeting of the Taranaki County Council will be held on Monday, when several important, motions will be discussed. Over the arches on me bridge at Stratfurd on hursday wore the following niottos, more or less adapted f roni Shakesptre : ''Now is the summer of our con tent," and u For this relief much thanks." The two remetalling contracts on the Junction Road, east of Tnglewood, are now in progress. The repairs are being effected with a Government grant of £1050. Tho Wellington City Council, on the cistiuif vote of tlu) M.i\ or, ihcsdod that it cannot accept Mr Ph u'.izyn'.s oder of £2000 towards tho erection of Victoria College on tho Kelbnrno Park llestrve. DuneJin has subscribed £900 towards the co3t of erection of a statuj to Quoon Victoria, the amount including HOO each from Mr It. Glend'uning anJ tfio Union S.S. Co. In the instructions issued with the census papers appears this strange para graph: — "No aboriginal natives are to be entered in this return, excepting Maori women who are married to living Euro peans." The Misses M. and H. Humphries' dancing class will be hold at tho Freein isons' Hall, commencing on Thursday, April 19th. Further information maybe obta.iueJ from Mis* Black, at the Dresden Piano Company's warehouse. In consequence of numerous breakdowns, the Railway Department is replacing the Bessemer steel axles, piston rods, tv.c, of the Fell engines on the Rimutaka incline with others of nickel steol, supplied in rough by Firth, of Sheffield, at a cost of L7O a ton. A writer in tho Auckland Licensed "Victuallers' Gazette says: — " I hear that, the contemplated law proceeding, Buck v. Itayncs, is to be settled in a satisfactory manner out of Court, and that Mr Raynes, jun., shortly assumes possession of tho Porisotiby Club Hotel. 1 ' Tho congestion at. the goods station continues lo causi; great inconvenience The Takapuna's cargo, landed at tho breakwater on Tuesday, was still in the trucks this morning. The Morley- street shed, which might otherwise, bo used to relieve the position, is full of coal.

There aro now on view in Me.^rs Okoy, Son, A- Arnold's largo show window a scries of remarkably fine pictures, drawn by Illustrated London News artists, of the Queen's funeral procession. Tho pictures have been kindly lent by Mrs (/ollis for exhibition, as they are very diflicult to obtain in New Zealand.

Tliuauuuil meeting of the Taranaki A gncultur.il Society was convened for tins afternoon. The balance sheet, showed that the receipts for last year (including a credit b, dunce brought forward) totalled L 348 12s 6d. Tho uxpendif urn was L 306 12-1 3d. Tliu balance to credit of the cnrrfiiit year, including outstanding amounts owing, is LIOO.

The arrangements for the celebration of the Whitoley Memorial Sunday School Anniversary aro reported as in a forward state and a successful issue is confidently anticipated. Wo aro informed that a sperially iiifore.-ting gathering is to eventuate on Thursday, the 11th prox , when the prizes and medals for school work during the past year will be presented, while the Service of song announced for ih r i afternoon of Sunday, the 7th April, is reported to bo ono of great interest.

At the Wanganui Police Court, on Friday, a man named Walter William Alfred Bates was committed for trial at the District Court on a charge of inde(•critly as^ lulling a girl und'-r five years of :'%.: The littly girl, who is a mere baby in appearance, was decoyed by the accused into the Queen's Park, whore, it is alleged, Iho offence w.is committed. Th« child's screams attracted attention, and F. (J. White, a 1 ibrunvr, imiuediati'ly ran to thr; place, chased and caught the ,'uciHed, and held him until Sergeant l)w_\cr arrived. Accused reserved his (h'feucc. The man who whisppi'3dowr a well About the goods ho has to sell Won't, reap the, gleaming goldou dollars Lilco h'j who climbs :itre« and holler^. 'J Ik- man who h'ts a cough nlonc To v/car him down to ukin and bone, Won'i 1«5 in health so sound and sure Ah hu who lakes WooUd 1 Peppermint Cure t

To- norrow (Kun'liy) will be the six tieth annivorsiry 01 the province. Householders are re.ninded that they must fill up tlifir cgh->us papers as on Sunday evoninj. The Town Band will give a concert in front of the Government Buildings on Monday night. Oiphin Edwin wired at 2.15 p.m. to- *] iy. — Mi.ilTitu to s'rony 111 rth-east to north aii'l v, est wind.-'; glabs fall; tides ijood. Tlic Towa Bund wishes to acknowUdgo. with thanks, th& receipt of a dniiiiion of ( J1 from Mr Butterworth. - The Star Cub acknowledges with tharfci a goKl medal from Mr A. L. i'oclvoasa points pme for the Easter s porb. r l"nc Secretary of the Acclimatisation i\lr I). MeAllum, asks us to hi nlio:i that thu shooting season opens on Y\ vy Ist for boHi imported and native '^ r 1 iiu. but this year native pigeons, kakas, md [inkokos are protected by law. j In one of the senior classes in a school not ;i hundred miles from New Plymouth, tho bojs were trying to establish 1 record of attendance for tho week. Ail went wvll till the Friday morning, when <iik- boy was found to bo missing, having v bad!} spra'ned his ankle. His companions, however, determined not to be beaten, and borrowing a handcart, they waited on the missing boy, tumbled him into tho cart, and carried him off triumphantly to school, his arrival being greeted with cheers by his classmates. The Committee of the Taranaki Jockey Club met on Friday night, when routine inisine>s was transacted. The Hockey Club was granted the use o f tie racecourse for tho season. L. Miller, jockey, HawcT,i, was granted assistance for injuries received. The Committee, on an application, defined that the winner of a p jny race wes debarred from hack company, under any definition of a hack v. hull did not except winners of pony race's-. Correspondence with the Telegraph Department was discussed. The Committee intend to make more room at future r.iC3 Jixturesfor the transact ; on of telegraphic business. A conversational discussion ensued on the question of improvements at the course. M J. Fenimore Cooper's novel, " The Pilot." is to be found the original " Long Tom." Answering a question regarding one ofthe t,'uiih in his vessel, the commuuUr of the Ariel said :— " That worthy s uman whom you see leaning against the foremast, and who would serve, on occasion, for a spare spar him-s.-lf. is tho Captain of that gun. . . No marine can trail his musket moro easily th in my cockswain can train his ninepounder on an object : and thus from liicn- conti.'ction, and some resemblance there is botweeu them in length, it has Hot th» i n l'ne which you perceive it carne«,—" Lou_r Torn." The cockswain always wuii by the name of Long Tom. Mossr-s II itrick and Co. will this !>su>rb> able with the fine river fleet <>t touiis' steunurs tiiey now hive at th mi- d:-novil, to run a diily service fro ,n _"\V.i:",',inui to Pipinki, and the >m! Tidid ii,ip r reac'ics s^aio 20 liiilea '' ", o-id *h it point. Tho steamers will as a l\er(i«>"d 1 iii fro:n Wang.miu on Good Fnd.iy. !•'. ( ;<t( r Saturday, Hunday. .ATon day, a.id Tiusdav, the ~sth to the 9th of \pr.l. i\ turning on ihe following days The upper reaches trip embraces all the bu"-l of tie beautiful s^eii'Ty on the river, and :\ tr^p on Now Zeal md's Rhine is not coi.:plete without it. The trip can only bo m ulu by Messrs Hatrick and Cos tourist steamer Ohur.i. The Egmout Settler reports that at the Commercial Hotel on Friday morning, a box and two bags belonging to O'lirien were found to be full of undelivered letters. Mr Pollock at once reported the discovery to the Postmaster, aud the milter is now in the hands of the Post Office authorities and the police. [O'Brien, who was a letter-carrier at the Stratford Post Office, was last year sentenced in the Supreme Court to two years for stealing letters.] At the railway station on Friday night at 9 o'clock, Mr D. Berry, President of the Liberal Federation, on behalf of the Association and a number of working men presented Mr E. M. Smith, M.H.R., with a gold watch, at tho same time wishing hi -i MKcrss in his mission. Tn r, turning thanks Mr Smith expressed his .sincere gratitude for the extreme kindness shown him and help given him, and stated thas 110 effort should be wanting ou his part to ensure success. Tho Town Hand was in attendance and played " For He's a Jolly goo 1 fellow " and " For Auld Lan j; Syne " as the the train moved away for the breakwater. A large number of people bad assembled to see Mr S-nith off, and he was heartily cheered as the train left.

Tho Hon Mr Hall-Jones, accompanied by Mrs Hill- Jones, the Hon Mr Kelly (.M.L.C.), Mr W. Symes (M.H.R.). and Airs Synies, Mr Holmes and Mr Fi rkert (engineers), Mr McArthur (secretary to the Minister), Vessr* Curtis, James, Perm. Tatto ' and others asceuded the Pembroke Ro id track to tho Mountain from Stratford on Friday. They reached an altitude of about 5000 feet. The Minister was much struck with the possibilities bofore tho Mountain as a health resort, and was also pleased with the prospect of getting stone for metalling, <£c\, from the Mountain. On returning to Stratford the Minister attended an entertainment at the school. This morning ho left Stratford for Eltham, whence he will drive to Opunake.

Whiteley Memorial Church.— Rev. S. J. .Serpoll's subjects for Sunday are as follows :— ll a.m., " Contentment taught by experience " ; 7 p.m., " Th" truth taught by Christ ; .and tho world's unbelief."

Al the Baptish Church to-morrow the Rev James Ings will preach both morning and ovening. Tho subject for the former servii-o will bo- " Questions of the Day, and The Question of tho D.iv "; tho subject for tho latter s-jrvico will be strictly in keeping with tho occasion, it being "A Ifniijui) Census —its lessons." Nonchurdigou's cordially invited. -