The Daily News. FRIDAY. JUNE 28. 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 131, 28 June 1901, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY. JUNE 28. 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The inmates of tbe Old Men's Refuge wish to thank Mrs Neal for donati ns of old clothes. In the Supre ne CcuHi, in Chambers, on' Wednesday, on the motion of Mr. Kerr, probata of the will of the late William Wynn Kirkbywas granted to Walter James Penn, the executor thsrein name 1. The students of Victoria College, who passed the recent degree ex iminations, j received their diplomas on Wednesday afternoon at a graduation ceremony held in the bs.ll of the Technical School, Wellington. I The under-graduates were present in full force, and added variety to the proceedings by performances on a big drum, mouth organs, and other discordant instruments. Sir James Hector presided, and there was a large gathering of University Professors and the public. A meeting of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce and the Auckland members of Parliament took place on Wednelday. The questions of landsetilementin the Auckland province, railway extension, and the 'Frisco mail service were discussed; also the question of placing the Manakau harbour under the Auckland Harbour Board as a preliminary to the construction of an AucklandManakau canal. On these matters there was a general agreement. An amendment in the Arbitration Act, limiting the powers of the Court as to production of employers' books, odd' amendments in the Workmen's Compensation Act were olso suggested, but no resolutions were proposed. A Press Association wire announces the deuh at Pahiatua of Dr. Bo3e, of consumption

| The following trains leave New Plymouth station to-day for the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below, as f0110w5:—5.45 am., Rotoiti (frem north) 7.0 am., Takapuna (from south);9.3o a"\ Rotoiti (for south); 9.30 a.m., Takapuna (for north). A passenger car will be at- [ tachtd to goods train leaving for breakwater about 3 pm. t At the Dunedin Horticultural Show the' chief awards were:—Garden produce, Dunedin hoiiety, 1; collection of fruit, H. Hanlon, (Whangarea) 1; Hawkes' Bay Horticultural Society, 2; collection of oranges, lemons, etc., F, Morrison (Mahuragai) 1 • Hawkes' Bay Horticultural Society, 2grapes, Dunelin Horticultural Society, 1 ;' wine, GB. Garrard (Oamaru) ]; F. Cook (Hastings) 2; potatoes, West Ta-'eri Horticultural Society, 1 ; Balolutha Horticulture Society, 2 ; horticultural appliances, Nimmo and Blair (Oirncdin)l 1; ferns, R. Glendennmg (Dunedin) 1, P. G. Stewart (Dune'in) 2 • chrysanthemums, E. A. Hamil (Dunedin) 1, Dr. Keid (Timaru), 2. A go'd meddl was awardod to the Agricultural Departmnt Wellington, for its exhibit.

The elections to fill five vacancies in the Victonp.n Legislative Council caused by former members entering the Federal Parliament, resulted in the return of Messrs Payne Edni nd Smith, Williams, Manifold and Gray F " r the Bo g° n K seat in the Assembly Mr, Bill son (Ministerialist) was elected. AttheOtago A. and P. Society's Winter bhow i he following prizes were awarded ■— 10-wtcheese.fuJlcreamNewZtalandcheddcr shaped, coloured, suit ble for export, Waikouaiti Factory; lOowt factory-made cheese, for factories whose annual output does not exceed 40 tons, Heathfield Factory • ChalOup, Waikouaiti Factory. At Pungarehu the Wesleyans are movi,fr to build a church in the township A good site is selected, and some £7O already provided with " more to follow." ■ Rev 8 J Serpell preaches there on Sunday, 30th,in'the afternoon We understand that a good dual of troub'e is caused to the officials at the New Ply moutn Railway Station, by the free use made of the railway carriages standing in the station yard, by people who use them without authority. It is intended in future to i take proceedings against tresspaserg if the practice is still followed. Mr Miller, a member of the Canterbury section of the fourth contingent, was in New Plymouth yesterday. His Worship the M»yor, in conversing wHh him, found that he was in the same hospital and occupied the adjoining bed to the late lamented Tom Hempton, at the time of his de,th. Mr Uocknll introduced him to Mr Vewman.who took nm to see Mrs Hempton, who was very glad to be able to obtain from him la ei of the last hours of h.rson. Conversing Zn a AI , LY NEWa representative, Mr Millar said they had to endure great hardri'd! "P o™* 0 ™* of the condition of the sunn tbe i StanC6 from the sonrce "f supply. Everything was done for the sick thet was po SS ,ble, still the fatalities we-e

The man Lilly *hi»e, of Ooloi ester murdir fame, bas been released fro-n custody. The baza u- held last week in Wellington iu ail of the Victoria Homi for Incu-ables, resulted in £3200 being tak-m. It is stated that the Government subsidy of 24s in the £ will be fortncomiag. Onr Rahotu correspondent writes :—" The Wcsleyaus liavo greatly im ~oved their church here b/ lining it Th" interior is now both comfortable and prepossessing, and we are no longer behind n ighbouring townships. On Sunday, June 30:b, R«v. S. J. Serpell of Nrw Pit month is the poacher, and seeing it is the slack sea?' n a i'utuerous ittendance is likely. Our Volunt ers, or iome of them are back from the Imperial city, they c.-mplain of the I'ooJr.n-diigements, but still kave much enjoyed their trip. According to the statement made by the Eltlum Kifles, the Taranaki battalion came in for plenty of a miration at Christohur h and the Garrison Bind was held to be as good as any of the mauy bands pre sent. _ At (he Conciliation Board sitting in Wellington en Thursday the parties to the printers' machi' ists dispute agreed that wagjs for apprentices should be 7- 6d per week lor the tirst six months, with six monthly increases of 2s nd per week. The parties also agreed on preference employment of unionists.

At the Wellington Lsnd Board meeting yesterday the iangers forwarded reports on ninety-four holding', nearly all improved farm settlements. All selectors w.-ie foiuv 1 11 bo in re idence, and their improvements up-to-date.

In reply fo a Daily News representative, Mr Miller, of the Ist New Zealand contingent, said South Africa was no clais for farmers as oompved with New Zealand, Still there wore good patches, and the country was full of gold. He consi iers time is a great future before it after tin war. He thinks haisher mevures will he required to cose the wa-, and a system of military settlers adopted to settle the country, MiMiller himself hsd two spells in the hospital, and says a large proportion of deaths fiom disease is inevitable in the ca<e of a large force in such a country. Mr Millar is touring the colony before settling down. Who said there was? In reply to Mr Weston, the Chairman of the New Plymouth Licensing Committee has informei the publio that there is no harm in the Pioprietor of the Hotel Commonwealth giving the travelling public a breakfast. It is very extraordinary that Mr Weston should have thought there was

In view of opening the hotel " Commonwealth," the completion of the internal arrangements is being rapidly pushed forward. It is evident that everything is being done to ensure the comfort and convenience of the guests. The dining-room is spacious, lofty and particularly well lighted, while the' decorative treatment is blight and cheerful In the kitchen is to I e found an excellent up-to-date range of large capacity containing a grill and every convenience for catering for the public The provision of a lavatory basin on the ground floor will be much appreciated. There are several sitting rooms and a good number of bedr.oms, bath room etc. Kloctric lighting will be provided, and the proximity to the station will be a g. ea' advantage to travellers. A number of Auckland members of Parliament left yesterday by the Kotoiti foWellington. Messrs R. Monk, W. J. Napier, R. Houston, and F. Herri's, M 'sH K an Mr. T. 0, Williams, M.LO., were paf.seii.-ers by the steamer, and others will proci ed the Ngapuhi on Sun Say. '

The mission schooner. Southern Cross arrived at Auckland from Melanesia and Norfolk Island atnocn on Thursday, 'J he Southern Cross brings the Mlowiog passengers :—Mesdames Laing and 8 chiklr.'n, Champion and 2 children, MUs Young', Messrs Garth, Kinari, Fisher, Ruin a], J Snell, H. Quintal, R. Christian en 1 J Buffet.

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