LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 255, 30 October 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We understand that a public meeting is to be held this evening, at 7.30. in the Council Chambers, to consider matters in connection with public baths for New Plymouth. Summer is rapidly advancing, and it is full time the provision of baths wis taken in' hand and made an rstablished fact.

The claim of George K dley. lodging housekeeper, against King Mahuta for £lB2 9s 6d, balance of account for accommodating 75 Maoris during Mabuta's visit to Welling" ton last year, was deoided by the Stipendiary Magistrate on Tuesday, plaintiif being non-1 suited yrftjhoat costs. '

Dr. Valintme h s promised to seed the Government Sanitary Inspector to make a hou°e to house visitation throughout the towj

The police have been requested by the Borough Council to enforce the by-laws relating to cyclists riding on the footpaths and riding after dark without proper lights. What will probably be the last football match of the season is to be played on Thursday next between a team representing the old boys of the Central School, and the present school team. In the evening the teams will meet at dinner at Mr Weale'n restaurant, when all old boys will be welcomed. Ticket! for the dinner can be oh- ! tained from Me?sra A. Avery, L. Smith,' a id A. Gray. The new monster bass for the Garr son Band arrived, aid was unpacked on Friday list. It is a very compact instrument "contesting model"—and, as far ascitn bs judged, is Quite up to expectations, and will certainly be an acquisition to the Band, being deeper in tone quality than eny other instrument previously in use. It is the band's intention to hold up river moonlight excursions on the show nights wit month, the proceeds being towards the instrument and contest fund. It is only a little over four months till the date of the next contest in New Plymouth, therefore there is very little ti jie to spare. It may not be generally known that the value of assets purchased by the band during the last four .years exceeds LBOO, and these are vested in trustees for the taeaefit of the town being available at a'l times for band purposes, the members of the band unanimously agreeing to forego any cleim to the instruments and property.—Chronicle. The last dance of the season at Fitzroy Hall is to be held this evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. These qniet and popular gatherings have been greatly appreciated during theseasoD,as evidenced by the largest tendance at each, and the concluding dance skould attract a large number of both sexes. Tickets—Gentlemen Is 6d: ladies Is.— Advt.

The new railway time-table which comes into operation on Friday next will muss an alteration in the time of arrival and departure of nearly every train at New Plymouth Cation. The m?'l train will leave at, 7,25 a.m.. iollowed by the 7.55 a.m. slow train which connects with the 1.10 p.m. Wanganui train at Hawera, and the 4.55 p.m. Palm°rston train at Aramoho. On Thursdays there will be no Palmerston connection at Aramoho, as the train does not leave Hawera till 5.40 p.m. The train which has hitherto left New Plymouth for Hawera at 4 p.m, will not leave till 4.25 p.m. Trains will arrive as follows, from Hawera at 11.5 a.ra., Wanganui 5.45 p,m, and the mail train at 8.15 p.m. daily. On Saturday the usual 5.45 p.m. train will not arrive till 7 p.m, All these will connect with Waitara trains at Sentry Hill. A passenger carriage will be attached to the goods train leaving Hawera at 9.15 am, and arriving at New Plymouth at 2.30 p m, and on the goods train leaving New Plymouth for Hawera at Ipm. The Breakwater trains will run as before in connecting with steamers departure, times being announced in the newspapers, and on the notice board at the railway station.

In August 1530 persons arrived in the colony and 1101 left, as against 10S6 arrivals and 922 departures in August 1900.

A branch of the bank of New South Wales was opened at Stratford on Tuesday. Stratford now has four banking establishments. The National Dairy Association will send Home 20,000 boxes of butter and 1300 crses of cheese by the Gothic on Thursday and will thenceforward make regular fortnightly shipments during the season. Mr Lister, superintendent of the Old Men's Home, wishes to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of a pircel of books from Mr Gollis, senr.

Bishop Wallis o£ Wellington, arrived at Aucklpnd from Fiji by the Taviuni on Monday. He has been absent from New Zealand about a month, having gone to Fiji to hold a confirmation service and perform other Episcopal functions. The premises of Mr Burridge, at Pefcone. were entered by burglarj on Monday and £2B extracted from the safe.

The arrangements made in connection with the Tukapa Social for Thursday are such that all those attending may rely on an enjoyable evening's dancing. The floorwill be in excellent condition and as the mmicis to be provided by Mr. D. McKinnon Bain's orchestra dancers should be thoroughly satisfied, while the Ladies Committee have soared no pains to make the supper a great success.

The plans for the abattoirs to be erected by the Borough Council have been transmitted to Wellington for the approval of the Minister. Stepi are to be taken to obtain the selected site under the Pablic Works Act.

" Our forefathers travelled at the rate of 10 miles an hour, but we can t.avel at 50 miles an hour—by express train." Thus the Rev. J. G. Greenhnugh and his audience smiled, but wera dubious of the achievement in this colony. Many were conscious oE the fact that 10 miles an hour is no unknown rate of travel by rail in Taranaki to-day.

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