LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 264, 8 November 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual meeting of the Town Band was held on Monday evening, when it was decide! to appoint Mr H. Cottier as bandmaster. In connection with the Palmerston Show holiday excursion tickets will be issued from Hew Plymouth and intermediate stations on the I2th, 13th and 14th iusfc., available to return up to December 3rd Archdeacon Walsh returned to t uckland by the Ngapuhi last evening. He informs us that he expects it will be nearly two years before the next four hatchments will be ready. The Stratford Berough Council has been informed that the Government h»s declined to sanction the proposed exchange of land for cemetery purpo-ea, agreed to by the Education Board and that body. A telegram from Patea states that the final! returns for the Patea bye-election were: I Haseldon 18°0, Heslop 1719. At the election ! in Jnly the figures were:-Haselden 961, Heslop 960, Keaington 567. On Wednesday the polling was much heavier than in the July election, over 1100 more votes being recorded. Mr. Hugo gave an interesting lecture ia St. Mary's Hsll on Thursday evening, on the subject of " Eyes " His discourse showed that he possessed a keen insight into human nature, and the audience listened appreciative ly to the lecture throughout. At the instance of his Worship the Mayor advantage was tsken at the meeting of the Works Committee ot the Borough Council yesterday morning of the presence in town of the Mayor of Stratford, to get some valuable information regarding the working oE the electric light in Stratford. Needless to say Mr. Tatton warmly urged its adoption in New Plymouth. A Zaffan mossage from New York states that the Trans-Alaskan Railway Company has been incorporated at Seattle, State of | Washington. The capital stock of the new corporation is £IOOOO,OOO, and Mr Frey, formerly manager of th« Atchison, Topeka, Santa f e Railroad, is the president. It is proposed to construct and operate a railway line through Alaska to some point near Cape Prince of Wales. A ferry will cross the Behriog Strait, and there connection will be made with the Trans-Siberian Railway.

The following trains leave New Plymouth station to-day for the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below, as follows:-6 a.m., Rotoiti (from north); 8 a.m., Takapuna (from south); 11 a.m., .Rotoiti (for south); 8.20 p.m., Takapuna (for north). A passenger oar will be attached to the goods train leaving for the Breakwater about 3 p.m The Star Cricket Olob, Hawera, has noti-t fled that it will be unable to get a teami together to play against New Plymouth in the match arranged for day nest, in the Recreation Ground. "*** While the case W. G. Garrard v. J, Driscoll, in which each sought to bind the other 1 over to keep the peace, was being heard at Auckland on Thursday, Dr. Laishley, solicitor for defendant, took exception to the way Garrard was examining his wife. Garrard. 1 who is a lawyer, seized him by the thr>>at and shouted, " Pon't you call me a scoundrel," and pushed him to the floor. Dr. Laishley got up smiling, and remarke), " This will show you what kind of man he is," and the case went on as though nothing had happened. At the Wellington Arbitration Court on Thursday L. Young, of Wanganui, and Jame9 Neagle, Dannevirke, were each fined 40s and [Costs for breaches of an award governing the saddlery trade. For the committal of a nuieance in a public thoroughfare, an offender was ordered by the local Bench to come up for judgment when called on, and to enter into a recognisance for further good behaviour. The police are determined to put down such disgraceful conduct. It is as well to let it be known that no fine is allowable on conviction. A meeting of delegates from tbe different Friendly Societies of this town was held en Wednesday evening in tbe Forester's Hall, when all lodges |were represented, Bro. A. Ainsworth in the chair. Bro. A. J. Hobbs was unanimously elected secretary. There were a large number of ladies present, representing the Reehabites and Foresters. It was decided that a picnic be held on New Year's Day, and one member from each lodge was elected to the executive committee. The secretary was instructed to write to the secretaries of the New Plymouth Friendly Societies and also the Hibernians, asking them to join in holding the picnic! Bros. Oleland, Kivell, and Hobbs were elected a sports committee to make up a programme of new and interesting races for both young and old, and any contributions of toys, lollies, or anv article suitable for prizes would be thankfully received by the committee. It is proposed holding the picnic at Sentry Hill, but nothing definite can be decided until the committee have ascertained whether the grounds are available on that day. Tho Hon. J. A. Bon*r(Westland), member of the Legislative Council, who was seized by a stroke on WeJnfsday, died on Thursday afternoon.

By an Army Order recently hsuod by Lord Roberts all ranks of Irish regiments are required to wear a sprig of shamrock in their bead-dress on St. Patrick's Day. We bad the pleasure yesterday of inspecting the memorial stone which is being prepared, by Mr. W. F. Brooking, for erection over the graves of the 12 men who lost their lives at the wreck of the Lizzie Bell, on the 24th June, off Oeo. The memorial takes the form of a marble tablet on a granite base surmounted by a Maltese cross on which is an anchor encircled by a life buoy, whereon is inscribed the name of tbe ill-fated barque. On the tablet the names and rank of the men appear and below at the bate the date of the shipwreck. Tbe stone is of white marble and tbe workmanship reflects great credit on Mr. Brooking'* establishment. The gold returns for tbe Auckland district for the past tbr»e weeks total £56,640. This is the third highest pariodical output in the present year, and brings thj t.'tal for the year to date to £569,594.

-* At the Arbitration Oourt at Wellington on Thursday Edgar Jones, master tailor, was fined S3, for having blocked proceedings for an amicable arrangement boing arrived at for a renewal of an award with regard lo thw employment of tailore-ses.

Returns prepared by the Registrar-General show that at the last census the adherents of the principal religious organisations in the colony numbered :—Ohurch of England 314,024, Presbyterians 176,503, Roman Catholics 108,960, Wesleyan Methodists 71,034, Baptists 16,036, Primitive Methodists 10,143, Salration Army 7999, Brethren 7484, Oongreg&tionalists 6699.

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