Page 5 Advertisements Column 1

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12867, 24 May 1905, Page 5

Iho Grand Military Ball, which is to b* held in the Drill Hall this evening at which Sir Joseph and Lady Ward,' Urs. Mason and Valintine, Chief and Chief Assistant Health Officers respectively, and officers of the Taranaki Battalion, will be present, is sure to attract a large assemblage of the dancing: public and no small numbers of onlookers. The decorations at Iho Drill Hall aro almost complete and the spacious Hall presents quite a picturesque appearance, flags, Japanese lanterns and screens being lavishly used in setting oil the appearance of the rooms to the best advantage. 31r D. McKinnon Bain's oivh-stra luis been engaged, and the lat^t danco music will be played on Wednesday uight for the first time hero. A maid attendant will be in charge of the ladies' dressing- room at the disposal of dancers. A portion of the southern end of the Hall l>as be«n partitioned olt for siii)per, which will also bo served in the Hides' Orderly lioom. At its recent Annual Communication at Pahnerston North, the (Jraud Lodge of New Zealand was the recipient of a presentation at once valuable and unique. Some years ago a member of the Ofaki Lodge, Mr FrMi-rick .1. Browne, left New Zealand for the Klondike, where he met with tho usual ups and downs which are associated with the life of a pioneer in such an inhospitable climato. Duringhis wanderings, Mr Browne found reason to be thankful that he was of the Craft and. success having crowned his labours. he decided to forward to Grand Lodge a memento of his connection with New Zealand Free Masonry. Tho gift took the fcrm of a set of gavels and striking blocks for the use of the Grand Master and Wardens, the whole being made from tho txisk ivory of an extinct mastodon and each article heavily mounted in gold taken by Mr Browne from his own claim at Dawson City. The presentation was made by Past Grand Master Williams, who gave an interesting outline of the history of the donor and the gift. In acknowledging the, handsome addition to the equipment of Grand Lodge, the Grand Master stated that the mammoth from which the ivory came was believed to have been extinct for at least 80,000 years, and that the individual animal might very well have existed fully 100,000 years ago. The articles were enclosed in a polished case of North American pine, lined with rich blue velvet and ornamented on the lid with an oil sketch of Dawson City in its primitive days. The schedule of the Tarantdki Poultry Society has been •publtehdi in book form this year, which wo tJhinfc is a decided improvement on ( the old sheet. The special prizes oflferekl in the various classes range from £10 10s to 10<. and these in aciditiofa to the North Island champiotashisps will strongly appeal to fanciers thro'ugh-o-ut the North IslaraL The secretary (•Mr E. P. Webster, Brqugjham-street) will be very glafcl to send a cojpy atn ; d entry forms to any applicant. The handicapping by Mr Ulic Shannon for the recent Star fiJports gajv-e every satisfaction. At a rocr*n>t meeting of the Star Sports Camlmittee a resolution was carried cangaratmlathug Mr Shannon on his handiea'pjpi'n'g anjd the gooxl finishes resulting therefrom. The storekeepers at Bell Blotfk, one of whom has the Past Office arid thu otli"r a uowspajper agency, ihajvo been jiotifirvd by the police that they m.ust strictly obwrfvc the Thursday jbalMioliday, and not dpen their sfloldps to deliver newspapers anU letters. The Lyttelton Times, (fuoting some remarks of Mr John Holmes, says that if N*ew Zealanders would export butter in kegs they wowlkl Cajpy a fair share of the trafele of the Korth oi England, where there is an enormous demand for foreign butter, a*n!d where the custom favaurs 'kegs. Peril ap.s our contemporary anjd 3fr Holmes do not know that at one time all the butter exported was packejd in kogs, but b fixes were foKinld to cheaper in every way a'lvd tho butter turned out bettor. Thorcfore hegs were discarded. There seems to be 'no inor<; reason why they sh'duld agai'ni'btf ms-jxl than Avhy tho old eart-'htciware crocks shrnild be adopted again as a paokagf. There l< an *unsatisfk«d dcjnaud for New Zeala-rwl Ijmtter ipaokwd in boxes, and we do not dufcxp,oso it will be daim««l that a higjhor (price would be obtained for it in kems^. Jn reference to the insanitary condition of cortvonie'n.ccs at local ycihsools as recently roi)orte;d "upon biytlhe Borough In.s]x«ctor the Eklu'catio'n Botivfd decitlod on Wednesday to JnsWufct the architect to report on the matter, so that the provisions of the A< i may bo coin*pli(>tl with iwd Lh'at with regard to Court f r n ay street s^haol a connection be ma/dc wish I<he sewer. Mr 3lorton, in jjresenting tho refport, state<l -the Boaiid was aware that the arrangements at West Enkl wore -not satisfactory, that at Courtcfliay-street tho arrangjiments were not (f||iiite satisfactory, but an owder hmdhcon gifven to connect with the sewer as soon as possible. whKle in n-gavkl to the Central School the arraaig^mon'ls were lutver reported to be ot'hor lihuu satMaWory. On Che moticrn of iM ; r {Ma'un-dr-r the arohilrKJt was furtihor inktr*icted (o procure the. necessary djlans of the whole of the schools in (Now Plymouth in ojxler to coinplclo (,he Ktuiitary aiTiin-gttmontH. ■ • Your troubles diminish when using "Malko;" it's so soothing and satisfying. — Advt.