LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 47, 11 March 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Borongh Council meets this evening. The Royal tour will not include India. In the House of Commons last Tuesday a member was expelled by mistake. An apology was made. The football aaason at Ohristchnrch was opened on Saturday.' Mr. Balfour considen the couatry is pot yet prepared for decimal coinage. The Spit team which competed at the Fire Brigades contest at Ohristchnrch, was heartily congratulated en its return, the men being entertained at a banquet by thoir comrades on Saturday evening. At the Otago Rifle Association's meeting oa Sate/day, the .Ladies' Match at 200 yards was won by Miss Spiers, of Roxburgh, with a score of S7 for 7 shots. Mr. Lister, custodian of the Old People's Hoomj, acknowledges, with thanks, a parcel of books from th.a Hop, W. T. Jennings, and ■donations of old linep, etc., from Mrs Jennings, Mrs. H. G. dray, of fcarriagton Ro.d, and Mrs. Harcourt. The people of Stratford made Captain H. D. Goutts a present of a sword. The presentation was made by the member for the district.

A reminder is given of the farewell social which lakes place atthe Queen-street Church Ihij evening. Discount, stamps are now on salo at all money order oflices. IJon A. J. Cadmau a«l Mr. K. M. Smith, ] M.t1.1i., returned fiom Mokau yesterday. Siara and Switzerland aro now added to the list o£ countries to which the penny rate of postage applies. Tbe Hon. J. G. Ward, who was in New Plymouth a shark time on Friday, was banquetted at In!;lewood that afternoon. Dr. Valintine was in the chair, and tbe function was a great success. Mr. Ward afterwards went on to Stratford, where he stayed iho night. Tbe Kaupokonui Cheese Factory, which was proceeded against on Friday, has manufactured 800 tons of cheese this season.

Mr. W. A. Collis is proceeding overland to Mokau to-day. His object in to obtain photos of the points of interest along the route.

Friday was the busiest day ever known on the breakwater line. The Takapuna, Kotoiti, Janet Nic'dl, and Oreti were in port, and somewhere about 130 truckß were 1 loaded ami unloaded during the day. The mayoralty contest now lays between the present Mayer (Mr. E. Dockrill) and Mr. H. Cock. Mr. James Bellringor will be a candidate for re-election on the Council, his return being a matter ef certainty.

A movement is on foot to establish an institution for the maintenance, education, and equipment in life of destitute children of Freemasons in the oolony.

The Dunedin Education Board favour a conference of reorosentativos af Eduoation Boards on the question of the most equitable mode of dietributing the supplementary grant for teachers.

At the meeting of the Press Assoeiation oiftfriday, it was decided to ask the Postmaster General to do his bast to remedy the delay in transmission of messages both during the day and Dight. The Duke of Manchester on returning from his wedding trip was served with' a writ for breach of promise, the plaintiff being Miss Portia Knight, an American actress.

The Lord Mayor of London has oponed a Queen's national memorial fund, the Corporation voting 5000 guineas. Liverpool is aiming at raising £IOO,OOO for a local memorial.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ambury left on Friday night by the Retoiii for Auckland tin | mute for home accompanied with the go d wishes of their many friends. The following tenders wore received by Mr. Sanderson, architect, fir additions to Mr. Handy's residence, Kliot-streatJ. T. Mannix, L2.S'); A. Pickett, L27G 15s ;F. M. Grayling, L 269; Mills and Spence, L 260: W. Ooleman, 1.247; H. Walluth, L 233; G. Oliff, L 236; L. Stute, L 220. Harvest thanksgiving services were held at tho Queen-street Primitive Church yesterday. The pulpit was occupied by the Rev Olphert, an I there were large congregations raoraing and evening. This evening a social will be held at 7.30 o'clock at which addrosses will be given by the Revs. Clement, Stratford; Hunt, Eltham; Nixon and 01phert, of New Plymouth. We may mention that the Rev. J. Olphcrt leaves for Auckland at 9.20 p.m. so that the social will take the form of a farewell to him andji s family and bo the last occasion his many friends will have o£ meeting them. Tho usual sale of fruit, etc., donated to the church takes place at the close of the social "One of the most powerful dramatic companies that has y«t visaed this colony," is what the N.Z. Times has to say of Mr. C. R. Stanford's Dramatic Company, which opens at the Theatre Royal oa Thursday next. The company carry with them some 40 odd tons of scenerv, and the total membership of numbers 42, so our readers can estimate the expense of travelling such a large organisation. The company will open at the Theatre Royal on Thursday evening, when they will produce an entirely original melodrama of modorn life,.entitled "The Powpr and the Glory" (by arrangement with Mr. Charles Helloway, who holds the Australasian rights). This play has been an enormous success is all the chief centres, and in Dunedin, where the Stanford Company opened its toar, "The Power and the Glory" had a run of eight nights to overflowing houses. A spechlly interesting service is to bo held in tho Baptist Church this (Monday) evening, at half-past 7. It is to commemorate the laying ef the foundation stone of the church, which took place on the 11th March, IS6B. It is thus 33 years to-day since that event, and it has been thought a fitting thing to fojrive thaunaroory o{ thoae pioneer days, A snort address'will be gives by the fiev. James Ings, dealing with interesting reminisencea.—Advt.

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