LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 257, 31 October 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At Kaiapoi on Tuesday Oatl Tritt was committed for trial for manslaughter of his wife.

To-morrow (Friday) is the anniversary of the abolition of provincial government in New Zealand, in 1876.

The Anglican Diocesan Synod at Dunedin on Tuesday passed the resolution of the Bishop of Wellington in favour of opening public schools with the Lord's Prayer and the reading, on certain days, of selected portions of Scripture. At the annual meeting of the Bltham Athletic Olub the balance-sheet showed a credit of £l7 9s 3d. The following officebearers were elected for the ensuing year President, Mr G. W. Tayler; vice-presidents, Messrs Graves, McGarry, Sullivan, Bennett, Hodgson, Stanners, Canning, Campbell, Palmer, Adams, Blennerhassett, Oarncross, M.H.R, Heslop, Allan, and Dr Scott; committee, Messrs McMechan, Pettitt, J. M->ir. W. Chong, Jenkins, Hansen, G. Velvin, F. Potts, Guerin, B. Hayward, W. Petherick, 0. Buker, J, Miln, Saunderson, W. Stunners, A. and J, Campbell, F. Davidson. A. Coleman, Foreman, F. Amoore, J, Carter and secretary; secretary, MrF. Hardy; treasurer, Mr G. W. Tayler; starter, Mr A. Whiting 5 judges Messrs 0. X. Stanners, F. McGorern, and H. Saunderson; handicapper, Mr U.I Shannon [ timekeepers, Dr. Scott, Messrs G. Moir, and H. G. Payne; clerk of course, Mr H. Jenkins. It was resolved that the annual | sports be held on Thursday, 6th March, IMS.

Taranaki journals were well represented in New Plymouth yesterday. Mr W. A. Parkinson, editor of the Hawera War; Mr Brennan, editor Opunake Times ; Mr Alexander, editor of the Egmont Settler; and Mr Andrews, editor of the Waimate Witness (Manaia); were all in New Plymouth in connection with the sitting of the Conciliation Board on the application of the Typographical Union. The Cabinet has been unable as yet to deal with tenders for the refreshment car on the Palmerston-New Plymouth railway; therefore the new systec cannot be brought into operation on Friday as intended.

At the Police Court on Wednesday W. Thompson, an inmate of the Old People's , Home, was fined 20s, in default seven days, for a second offence of drunkenness. H'i was taken ta gaol, where he will receive medical treatment.

Miss Retford having purchased the stock of Misses Marks and Nodderandalso that of the late G. M. Brasch on very favourable terms now offers great bargains to purchasers. Having removed to the aijoining and more commodious premises the larg9 stock now offered can be viewed with great facility.

Miss Frassr, If.A, principal of the Wanganui Girls College, ;has resigned. During her eight years' regime the college has progressed wonderfully both in attendance and educational results.

Mr. M. J. Brookes, manager for Dresden Piano Company, will visit New Plymouth on November sth to open a special annual clearing sale of the company's magnificent stock of pianos and organs at their local depot, Devon-street Special terms, special prices, and special Instruments are to be offered to the public and to intending purchasers an excellent opportunity will be afforded. At the Boys' Club to-night asocial will be held, which will be.the last of this session. A good programme has been arranged, and refreshments will be handed round during the evening. In order that the proceedings may be concluded in good time the social will commence at 7 sharp. Those who are kindly providing fee refreshments aie requested tojsend them to the club rooms between 2.30 and 5 this afternoon.

A very ingenious window frame is on view in the shop lately occupied by Mr Dowle, adjoining Messrs Webster and McKellar's office in Ourrie-sfcreet, The special advantages of the patsnt are that it enables sashes to be removed from their frames easily and rapidly either for clewing or re-glazing. The larger half of one or the pulley styles with the dividing bead attashpdisbya clever arrangeaentmade to slip in and out, being fastened in its place by a spring catch operated on by a ring. The sashes are hung on their centres, and here again is another advantage, as the cords are attached by means of countersunk metal plates, which can easily be unscrewed, and thus in cise of broken glass the sash' can be taken out and repaired elsewhere than in the room, saving the mess usually attendant on glazier's work. But it ii with the cleaning of windows that the invention is of the most use for any woman or intelligent child can readily turn the outside of the window inwards and replace it. Not only can this be done, but each sash mn be turned upside down without effort and then replaced, the sash being finally tighened up to prevent draught or rain drift by means of a ring screw. For hotels and all premises| having upper storeys the Invention should prove of the greatest advantage. It is patented by Mr G. K. Humphries, of Wellington, and his travelling representative, Mr G. Haigh, will be happy to show the full sized working model to anyone interested The testimonials and press notices already received by the inventor speak of the patent in high terms of praise, The meeting called for last night to consider what steps should bo taken to secure the establishment of swimming baths in New Plymouth lapsed, only abo t half-a-dozen persons putting in an appearance. It was resolved to call another meeting for Wednesday evening next, and in the meantime those present last night will obtiin all information available. It is to be hoped the publio may be aroused to the importance of this matter, and by bringing pressure to bear on the Borough Council cause that body to take a livelier interest in it.

The Eltham Athletic Club has donated the sum of L2 2s to the Normanby Athletic 01*b to help to defray the expenses incurred it the shooting gallery case. An Australian correspondent of a contemporary says" One hears a good deal over here as to what the New Plymouth runner Webster is going, to do at the Australasian meeting. I have been told by more than one authority on New Zealand athletics that Webster is a first class quarter-miler, and that be will a lot of beating. One gentleman writ's me that he thinks Webster sure to beat Rowley. This may be so, bat my correspondent seems to overlook the fact that Bewley does not run a quarter, his distance ranging from 100 yards to 220 or 300 yards. However, if Webster can beat W. Shea and A. A. Oxlade, his admirers will have something to talk about. The Hon. W. Jennings stated that a member of the Wellington Conciliation Board had called a meeting of three or four members of the lccal Typographical Society to induce them not to accept an award of the Arbitration Conrt. He was glad the good sense of the members of the society prevailed. They said they would accept the award, and the member of the Board bad only one man to follow him. He (Mr Jennings) had always supported the Act, but it was necessary to allay the irritation that had arisen all over the colony. It was impracticable owing to differing local conditions to make a Wellington award apply to Auckland, or to Fielding, or to Taranaki, We have already greatly improved labour conditions. The forty-eight hours' week was general, and we should not push too far this legislation, which was still in its child days. The rise of the Australian Commonwealth and the Australian tariff were a call to suppress party and class disputes, and to become Nationalists.

We have to acknowledge receipt of a complinientery ticket for the Egmont A. and P. Society's show on the 27th and 28th November. Exhibitors are notified that entries close on Monday, 18th November,

At Wednesday's meeting of the Welling" ton Education Board the chairman announced that he bad been unable to obtain the services of anyone to conduct the inquiry into the statements made concerning the Board by Mr Lee, the Chief Inspector, Further consideration of the position in which the Board now finds itself in connection with the matter was postponed 'unt.il next meeting. '

During the month of September 1521 persons arrived in the colony and 937 took their departure from it. At a meeting at Paparoa a lesolution was carried expressing surprise and indignation at the insignificant amount voted by Parliament for the extension of the railway north of Aueklaad.

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