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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 13038, 14 December 1905, Page 5

Miss Stephenson Smith forwards a parcel of "Books for Bushmen." "The- Observer," the leading* Loa-* don Sunday newspaper", is issuing each- week a complete -facsimile of its issue of exactly 100 years ago. The erection <tf Hhe Kiri Bridge on the Upper Carrington Road is being pushed, onr The structure will he a solid and durable one- with concrete foundations. A native who was admitted 'to the hospital at Pemarara, British Guiana, was found to have a sodaAvater bottle inside him. Ho died before an o ( > * eration could be performed. " . 'A remindej: .as given 'bfc ihfe *- eoncor t to be held this evening, in St. M<ary!s schoolroom, by the pupils of, CocmvfQrs " SchtioV of Music. "A fins programing will 'bo submitted.^ ,-' f - Some discussion took place <at the • Chamber of Commerce meathirg oiil Wednesday evening with reference to the Opunake-Eltbam line of railway, but no action was taken. v *° . Ik'Trewih and A. Hardgreaves, "two; well-known footballers, narrowly escaped drowning- at Moturoa yesterday afternoon through their .bout eapsizing. They clung to a rock and were rescue']. The ' Taranaki Herald^ and Budget Harbour Calendar for 1906 will be circulated!, with; Saturday's issues y- of the Herald and* Budget. It contains eight excellent illustrations of the Harbour, and the extension works now in progress. ■Attention is " drawn jto the' atfVertisement of \ the famous Strathmill whisky, pronounced by -the Western Australian Government Analyst out of eignt of i&e most popular t wmskies to be the n.'ost 'genuine ..matured malt whisky. ' * l'~ A statement . compiled from the returns of sheepowners gi^es^ the number of shee|> in the . Hawera County on Aprp, 30, 1905, as 966,725 ; Stratford County, 81,861 ; Egmont Qounty, 4207; Taranaki County^ 17,983^ Patea County 203,774; and Waitotara County, 124,377. . '\ The, gift from the , Trustees of the Cashmere Hills Estate, Ghristchurchj. of a site for a consumptive... sanatoriun.', covering over twelve acres and worth considerably over £2000, was (says a Ohristdmrdi -.wire) accepted by "the Consumptive ■ S«aa / tori:. üm. Executive. The- sum o£ £2500, has now been promised independent -of the site. The English: Masonic world is, at the moment greatly oxu* the, subject of the T election of -a Grand Treasurer. Up . to the present every vote has r had to be rendered in ..person each March at. Freemasons! Hall, London, a regulafaon that faas prae ; tically barred coktaial and Indian brethren, and others- residing- -at,; a. distance from London, from participation in the election. All this has been changed; - - Y<y\ies by "j/ost now count. To every Lodge Secretary " throughout-. ,- English Constitution, .voting papers (have been despatched ;, he in his turn forwards these to brethren; qualified: to vote ; and tbe ■marked^ paper ,may be forwarcled - -at. any time providing' it reaches the Grand Secretary at Freemasons' Hall, London, before the middle of February 'next. Many friends, and particularly the older residents of the town and. district ' whoawere* -^identified «with the period of the Maori warfare, attended of Tuesday afternoon to pay their? last tribute of respect at the funeral of Mrs Tuke (relict of the late Major Tuke), .Whose sad death was chronicled on Monday last. The cortege left tie deceased's residence at 2 o'clock; for the Te Henui cemetery, the hody feeing interred in the Church of England portion of the graveyard. The Key. F. G. Evans officiated. The pall bearers, were Messrs J. S. McKellar, %. Standish, H. Weston, J. B. Roy, C. Wi Govett -and Col- Messenger. A rfumber of wreaths were sent by friends and relatives^ and the chief mourners wercT^Mrs , Graves (Patea), half sister of, tKeJ'decea^ed ; Miss M. E. Tuke (daughter^ ; Messrs S. M. Tuke (Stratford); E: A., Chas. ByB v G T.; Ivo F., and Bobt.'-C. Tuke (sons)." Mr Lionel " Tuke, el«l%t was absent in Christohurch. What will probably be one of the largest furniture sales ever held in New Plymouth will eventuate to-mor-row afternoon in the Drill Hall, when Mr Newton King will sell, absolutely without reserve, the whole of ihe household effects of a well-known local who is giving up, housekeeping. The Drill Hall to-day bears the appearance of a large furniture dealer's emporium, and we would strongly advise all those who are thinking of furnishing or who desire to add to their present* effects, to be on band at 1 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Amongst the lots to be offered are particularly noticed a firstclass piano by Eavestaff, a drawingroom suite of nine pieces in leather, a toilet table of mottled kauri (very handsome), &[. new Wertheim 'sewing machine, several marble washstands and dressing tables! large side-board> a very superior ChesterfielS couch, -a full length and other mirrors, large doll's house, pictures, bedsteads-, cushions, girl's bicycle, large ladder, the usual sundries and hearth rugs. You -TOaUk'find the nfime McCormick on- the best Hay Bake. It, has plenty of backbone. Agent, .' Newton King, New Plymouth.-r-Advt. .