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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 668, 19 November 1909, Page 8

.The recent rebuff which the Parnill Borough Council received' from Mr. Andrew', Carnegie in respect' of. their for ' a Carnegie ; library grant caused-a, , little-tenderness of feeling to be exhibited. One or two members expressed . the unhesitating > opinion that they had laid their dignity unnecessarily lon r in applying at. all to Mr. :■ Carnegie tor ■ a borough library, Mr. Lundon considering ■ that ; 'they should; take; the snub,, as .'■ it was intended that no, further, application from Parnell would be heard; He "niniself.'thought': it 'was! a fitting snubpif they could' reduce their-corporate , dignity so :as to'apply-, for -such'.a -grant ; .The 'majority ,6f-. the; Council,, .however, thought somewhat otherwise, the.-Maypr's. opinion .being that 'the plan submitted was unnecessarily . elaborate,' and that one of! a less should be prepared': and -afterwards dealt -with. Councillor Thomas remarked.wrathfully that if it were notfor the .unshakable indolence, of,: Par-, -nell: ratep'ayers they,could have, had their own library by now .'built'[with", their own money, ibut the' ratepayers would-jDot go-a >step-outrof .their way' to lielp tlio! borough" along." Ultimately it was decidedvto adyertise.for suitable iplans.'for:a ..building..noi'to .exceed, .a pfemium'of ten guineas^to be , offered for^the 'accepted .'design, wh'ich will become , the party, of the 'council.' ■ '*: ' ■■....",: 'V • /••' '.! An, Ashiburton.paper .states, that'.while ; sev-. : eral boys .were playing near:' the. gates, of' the Tuaraugi .Old Men's Homo n .few days'agb, a. tin box. containingiwhatr Was ; thought to be tobacco ..was discovered, on .'one..-.of the seats ,that\.have• been;placed 'on'the road for' the benefit of..the:inmates;.of theihome: The:cbntenfa of: the tin weri) 'inspected,-and it was found that a -quantity , of ;powder .'had been, mixed with the/cut-up tpbacco,; One /of the boys,!.dr6pped a lighted match'iri the mixture, and' , 'was .so -severely', burned '-about- the ; face that.he ; has-since been -under medical treatment.. It'-'seems" .that , , some .ilMisppsed "person" had .placed , the tin/iiith. its' , 'eijxturo' of .powder and. tobacco, von 'the ; seat for .the ,, purpose of playing. : a. trick—a decidedly mean'and'dangijrous of'tlie ; old.men; who' daily : use tho seat.■■-.-■ ••'"■':'■■:".'•'''' -\\.-,\ ■■'■'•.'•'•■'.•.