LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 263, 7 November 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Guards Club this evening there will be a progressive euchre party. Music at 7.30. Euchre at 8 o'clock. Mr. Newton King put 2500 cattle through his yards at Stratford on Tuesday. The Wanganui Hospital Board has dpcided to call for tenders for the erection of a 20 bed ward as an addition to the hospital. Subscriptions of over £IOOO were raised in the town and district which, with the Government subsily of 243 in the pound, is thought ample for the purpose. The ward is to be called the "Victoria Memorial "in honour of the late Queen. The Board also supported the proposal of the Napier Hospital trustees re erection of a cancer hospital. The Appeal Oonrt has adjourned lo the 27th inst., when 27 motions for leave to appeal to tbe Privy Council will be taken. The Wellington Education Board has decided to request the Minister to provide for a debit balance which will be shown at the end of the present year as the capitation is insufficient. At present the overdraft is £2OOO In consequence of a statement that a case of scarlatina had developed among the passengers who landed from Sydney at Auckland, the passengers and crew of the Waikare were examined on arrival at Gisborne, but no trace of disease was found. The Bev. James Paterson, of Wellington, was nominated Moderator for next year's Assembly, the nomination being received with applause. In future, nominations for Moderator are to be made by Presbyteries at the last general meeting prior to the meeting of the Assembly. The Ventura, with the colonial mails to October 19th, arrived at 'Frisco on November 4th, at 4 p.m., some hoars late. The Fielding Industrial Association was formed on Tuesday night, Liberal support, | was promised. • I The Canterbury show was opened on Wednesday in fine weather overhead, but a stiff north-wester was making matters unpleasant, The openiDg day is an off day when only implements and produce are • judged, Entries for these clasres are f qual to list year's entries. Bheep aie nea'ly as many as last year's, but there is a falling off in the number of cattle entered. i

In the case Otago Harbour Boar.i v. r,y. saght, the chief Justice was of opinion that the Harbour Board bad no power under thn law to undertake the duty of receiving ;nd delivering cargo, but if it had, then it would be liable for negligence. Justices Dentiiston, Conolly, and Edwards held the Boa'rt could undertake stevedoring and wli-iriin-ger's work, and the appeal was therefore dismissed with costs on the middle scale. Mr Hugo had a large audience at his fir.t lecture in St. Mary's school-room, and the l«cture was both instructive and amusing, and profusely illustrated. The next lecture will be this evening upon eyes. The Mayor (Mr E. Dockrill) has donated a sum of £1 Is to the Old Settlers' Descendants Association's fundi for keeping in or.<o>old soldiers'graves in St. Mary's churchyard. In the course of Wednesday a telegram to the Mayor from Sir Hector MacDouaUl j announced th 't the distinguished Genera) lost connection at Auckland with the train ! for Rotorua, but caught it up by special, "a narrow squeak." His Worship replied: '■ We are delighted to hear of your good luck in catching train. Another victoiy." Two refreshment cars have just h.en turned out from the Ciovernmeur, Railway workshops at IVtouo, for use on the line between Palmerston and New Plymouth. The ca'-s are fitted with cooking apparatus for the preparation of glills, etc. They are not called dining cars as that name is found to be misleading. A brass plote bearing the word "Refreshments" is placed on the sides. We acknowledge with pleasure the courtesy of Mr F. B. Hardy, secretary of the N.Z Axemen's' Association, in forwarding a ciid of membership for the current year. {

Mr Lister, superintendent of the Old People's Home, acknowledges with thanks a [ pircel of periodicals kindly donated by Mr. M. Kelly. '' At a meeting of the Prohibition League on '; Wednesday evening the Licensing Act' Amendment Bill was fully discussed, and ! resolutions were passed strongly objecting, • to the words in clause 6 " until after taking , 1 the next ensuing local option poll "; also to i the whole of clause 10, and to the power I ' gr-'en in clause 13 to the Colonial Secretary j 'to grant licens >s. It was decided to forward a copy ot the resolutions to the Premier and to the members for the district, I There was a good ultendance at the Wlutoley Hall on Wednesday evening to) hear the Rev. R Haddon's address on Maori work; He gave au interesting sketch of his own career and of the difficulties encountered in the Maori mission work, the chief of which he attributed to Strong drink. I A poll of ratepayers at Petone was taken' on Wednesday on a proposal to introduce the rating on unimproved values, and resulted : -100 for, 134 against. The proposal was therefore rejected, j The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a trial in the matrimonial suit of Woodman v. Woodman at Wellington. Captain Hood, the harbourmaster, informs ,us that some necessary repairs have jast ! been effected to the Thomas King, the HarI I bo o? Board's dredge, inclu ling lengthening [ the suction pipe. The dredge can now work effectually in 42 feet of water. ; | Tha sand-pump was working away very ; satisfactorily yesterday. Captain Hood has, '. however, replaced the length of pipe, taken '; out near the root of the Breakwater at Mr ', Napier Bell's suggestion, because he feared I the large quantity of tand accumulating .' there was working its way to the shipping berths. The sand is now being pumped o'ut [ at the old spot. I There is reason to expect that the cle--1 mency of the Crown will be extended to a ! number «f long sentenced prisoners in New i Zealand on the occasion of the King's Coronation in June next year.

Mr R. B. Tatton, the Mayor of Stratford, is on a business vi-is to New Plymouth. He is stayir.g at the White Hart Hotel. Mr Weet.mn, formerly Commissioner o Crown Lands for Tr -anaki, is on a brief visit to Sew Plymouth. Although General Sir Hector Mac Donald has lost the provincial accent, he still burrs his "r's" so that there is no mistaking his nationp'ity. The barque Antioca Accame, which went ashore at Kartigi Point, was yesterday sold for L 430 to a syndicate who intend to refloat her. The appointment of 0. H, Weston as lieutenant in the Christ's ".College Rifles is officially gazetted, the commission to date from the 18th June last. Mr Weston, it will be remembered, spent last winter in New Plymonth, and often -paraded with the local cor t s. The dining room at the Commonwealth Hotel was very tastefully decorated on Tuesday evening, Scotch heather predominating. Refreshments were very attrar tively laid on a side table, a very cosy armchair being placed for Sir Hector, who seemed to be ready with a pleasant word for everyone as they were presented to him. During October, the Union Waihi Gold Mining Company treated 2134 tons of 6re for bullion valued at L 3677. Mrs and Miss Seddon arrived at Auckland on Wednesday from Wellington, to meet Captain Seddon, upon his return from South Africa.

The meeting convened for Wednesday evening, to discuss a proposal for the establishment o£ siltwater baths it New Plymouth fell through, only about four or five persons attending. This is unfortunate, and bespeaks a waut of energy on the part of local residents that is not flattering. The establishment oE baths would prove a considerable attraction to visitors during the summer months. Mr. W. A. Collis and several other gentlemen have taken a great | interest in the matter, and had obtained | plans of a suitable building, but their efforts have not been rewarded with the success jthey deserved. Mr. J. Jul!, who has been p-omotei to the I position of goods foreman at the New Plymouth station arrived here on Tuesday evening. The Hamlte's Bmj uerald referring to his departure says:—Mr. J. Jull, who has been guard on the Napier-Waipukurau sec-' tionof railway for a large number of years, leaves for his new sphere of duties on the Taranaki section next Monday, Guard Jull has been o.ie of the most popular railway officials on the line, and he will carry with him the good wishes of all with whom he has come in contact. It is the intention of a number of Mi. Jull's friends to present him with a purse of sovereigns as a mark of their esteem, but as he leaves so shortly the p esentation will be mida by Mr. A. L. D. ifraser, M.H.R.,at a later date.

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