The Daily News, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 97, 9 May 1901, Page 2

The Daily News, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

E. J. Carthew reports having sold Mr. Jas. Wade's nicely improved farm of 16) acres on the Mangorei Koad to Mr. Barford, of Christchurch.

Mr. Jas. Bellringer notifies in this issue that he has removed to his new premises in Devon-street where ia future his business will bj carried on.

Mr. Max D. King, an old TaranaU resident, has just removed from Coromandelto Waihi. He received a very flattering farewe'ling and presentation from the Hauraki Lodge of Oddfellows of which he had acted as Secretary from its' inception As a J.P. his services were also referred to in terms of praise at the Magistrate.* Court. There is more than one of the present adult generation in this district who has cause to remember Mr. King's rod of conectiou when he was acting as schoolmaster.

Walter Lock has been committed for trial for the theft of £220 from the Bank of Ntw Zealaad by altering a cheque. The defence is that he is nob the ma-i who drew the money.

Mr. Swan, the retiring Mayor of Napier, was presented on Wednesday by the Corporation staff with valuable pieces of plate. The attention of onr readers is directs i to advertisement re Oantata " Under the Palms " to be given in the Whiteley Hall on th« evening of Thursday 16th inist. The solos of this favourite work are in capable hands, and all should take this opportunity »f spending a really pleasant evening.

Messrs. Bewley and Griffiths on Monday continned their auction sa'e ofdrap-ryand clothing at Mr. J. Rickefcts' shep, and some rare bargains were made in blankets, flannelettes, calico, hosiery, etc. A great deal of the goods was got through, but a? there is still a large quantity bft it has been decided that a final clearing sale wil bo held on Saturday next. Several cases of boys' and men'ssuiis, McsgUl blankets, heavy fl-innol-ettes and dress good* are to a'rive on Thursday and these will also bo offered.

1 When the issue of tourist excursion tickets was Srst decided upon by the Go,erntu~nt, the issue was limited to Auckland, Wanganui, Wellington, I hiistcliurch, Dunodin, Invercargill, Napier and New Plymouth. Representations were made 10 the Railway Department by Mr. F. Hyde, of Woodville, that residents in inland towns were beirg placed at a disadyantaeo. The department has now decided to issue tickets from Auckland, Onchunga, Rotorua, ThaT.es, Napier, Hastings, Woodville, Wauganui New Ply' mouth, Mis'eiton, Wellington, Chtistsluucb, Ljttelton, Ashburton, Tiusaru, Oamaru, Pal-nxr.-Un South, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Mosgiel, Milton, Lawrence, lnverc ugiil Clinton and Bluff. '

The Wanganui Harbour Hoard decided to co-eperate with the Westport Board in a:i effort to secure an alteration of tuo Act so as to provide for allowing some remuneration to chairmen of Harbour Boards.

Corea liss pledged her customs duties as security f. r the recent loau of 5,000,000 yen The Frinco-Rus.hm Syudicaie retains 500,000 yen as a fand to establish a bank. All the Maori census returns, with the exception of Hi-Ifor the Thames district are in. They show that the Moari population of thecobnr, apart fr.-ra the Thinics district, is about 35 000, an increase of i'ooo as compared wi'h 1896. It is expected that tlio full returns will sliow that (here are fully 40,000 Maoris in (lie colony, or at least 1500 more than in 18!) C.

A c.b'o fro ji Sydney t (atea that the Full Court refused Bill'e Barlow's appeal against the vn-.lict in the libel acti'n recently bro'.'ght by her against the Bulletin.

Poor old China's gone to pieces, | Of her vast possessor; s reft, Day by day her power decreases, ! Soon there'll be but little left, ! She'd no longer bo a ration, But for e- er be obscure ; Oeughs and colds have no foundation, Dosed with Woods' Gbkat Pei.mjbmj.jjt OUEH,—ADVT. 20

A cable message asnonnois the death of Mr. Stanley Leighton, member of tie House of Commons for Oswestry,

The annual meeting of the ccingrepia'ioD of the Te Henui Church for election of officers was what may be called a representative meeting—two clergymen, two laymen, and two ladies.

An outbreak of scarlet fever bae occurred at Bethnal Green, Sborsditou, caused b/ contaminated milk from Staffordshire.

Sir Reginald Beauchamp has bean granted a divorce from his wife with £[o,ooo damages against the co-respondent. With a view of relieving express trains, post trains composed entirely of postal vans are being organised in France.

Mr. J. G. W. Aitken was yesterday reinstalled Mayor of Wellington; and Mr. G. Frost, Mayor of Melrose.

The Oommittoe of the New Plymouth, Poultry Society have allotted between 70 and 80 special prizes. The Society Ins a 'arge number of prizes to offer, including three gold medals and a silver cup and medals, and its offoits should result in a most successful show being held. Dr A. S. Kenny, youngest ton of the late Lieut.-Oolonel Kenny, and brother of District Judge Kenny, died at Onchunga ye.iterday. A man named John Sweeney, a jockey has been arrested at Hastings for alleged incendiarism in connection with-the burning of a four-roomed house at Hastings on Monday night.

Over twenty ladies have already signified .their intention of joining the Carriogton road Hockey Club. This should act as a stimulus to the ladies in town, as hockey is becoming quite a fashionable game fur tho fair sex.

In our report of the Philharmonic Society's Concert, mention of Mrs. Pope's services as the pianist were unintentionally omitted, ■-he is entitled to great praise for the accuracy, judgment snd taste displayed in her manipulation of the instrument.

Sir Jaaies Prendergast .leaves by the Sonoma for London to attend the conference on the subject of setting up an Imperial Court of Appeal. The Commonwealth has appointed a delegate, but his name has not been mentioned in any communications received in New Zealand,

The woad-chopping match at Invercargill for the New Zealand Championship and £SO aside between Mitchell, the present holder, and J. O'Kaurke, was won by the latter in the remarkably fast time of 4min. lsec The conditions were:—Two feet red pine any style cutting. Mitchell had never previously been beaten in a match.

The following tenders wore recoived by tbe Education Board for printing the annual report at per page for solid and tabulated matter:—A. Ambridge, 8s Hd and 11a, total, £8 9s; Daily News Co., 8s 6d and lis lid, total, £8 IBs 3d ; J. Hooker, 9s 9d and lis 9d, total, £9 3s 9d. Mr. Ambridgo's tender was accepted.

Mr. W. A. Oollis (chairman) and Mr. R. Todd, member of the Town School Committee, waited upon the Education Board on Wednesday, and asked that steps be taken to have the Central school declared a district high school. A committee of the Board, consisting of Messrs. McAllum and Allsv/orth, was appointed to report upon the matter. The deputation also asked the Board to consider the advisablenesa of keeping two or three pupil teachers over the regulation number at the larger schools, as a " reserve " to be drawn upon when necessary and thus obviate the . disorganisation'that s-metimes arose by unexpected removals of teachers. The Board decided that it was not in a position to carry out tile suggestion, The question of capitation was also discussed at some length. Our report of the interview is unavoidably held over.

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