The Daily News. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 281, 29 November 1901, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following trains leave New Plymouth station to-day for the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned be.ow, as follows:-6 a.m., Rotoiti (from north); lla.m.,Rotoiti (forsouth); 2 p.m.,Takapuna (fromsouth); 8.20 p.m., Takapuna (fornorth). A. passenger car will ba attached to the goods train leaving for the Breakwater about 8 p.m Crops on the poorer land in the Mastnrton [district are phenomenally stunted, and in tome cases are not worth harvesting.

A Native Land Court has been sitting at Wanganui for some time inquiring into titles to native lands. On Wednesday orders were made vesting in the Crown over 42,000 acres acquired by purchase from natives about the districts inlpid and up the river. These lands when surveyed will be thrown open for settlement. Another alleged mine " salting " case has been unearthed. At a meeting of the Wareati shareholders, a committee was apJ pointed to canvass for subscriptions for the purpose of forming a trust fund to proceed against an alleged "Salter." It was further resolved that the company be voluntarily wound up. An unrehearsed incident, of somewhat exciting nature for the participants, was witnessed near Ngaire by passengers on the mail train on Thursday evening. Two men were driving along in a heavy spring cart, when their horse apparently took fright at the passing train and promptly started to negotiate a steep bank alongside the roadway. The attempt was unsuccessful, however, and horse, cart and msn came tumbling down, like Jack and Jill, in a confused mixture, on the road. The men luckily managed to get clear of the cart, and the horse, giving another struggle, turned the cart right side up again. So far as those on the train could see, no damage seemed to be done. Bather an amusing feature of the capsize was the sight of »gary-looking article—apparently a coloured sheepskin—which at ouo time conveyed the impression that some one had been " flattened out" pretty seriously. Happily this was not so, though the spectacle proved rather too much at the time for the sensitive nerves of several ladies on the train.

The Bupreme Court of Appeal at Vienna, Austria, on October 2nd, decided that if a wife saves money from the amount allowed to her by her husband for household expenses and appropriates the savings for herself, this proceeding amounts to theft. Mr and Mrs Daun, after being married for 30 years, were divorced, and Mrs Daun took with her the sum, amounting to about £25, which she had saved from the weekly allowance made to her for household expenses. Mr Daun brought an action against her to recover this amount, and judgment was given in his favour. Mrs Daun has to refund the whole sam. At a meeting of the Auckland Grammar School Board, Mr Dakin, 8.A., 8,5.0., now of Napier High Bchool, was appointed teacher of modern languages at a salary of £225 per annnm. Mr. Shirley, one of the New Plymouth graders, is grading the butter at Patea grading works. It has been arranged that he will be at the works on Mondays, Wednes- j days, and Fridays. The local railway staff presented Mr. S. G - Smith, on the occasion of his marriage, with a very suitable dinner service as well as a handsome pickle jar. Mr. Stephenson, in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Day, made the presentation.

On one or two evenings lately the Colonial Piano Company's depot has been the point of attraction for a large crowd who have greatly enjoyed the selections of focal and instrumental muiic emanating from a graphophoue 'of exceptional size and power. To-morrow (St. Andrew's Day) will be | observed as a Bank holiday. In connection with some comment which j has been made anent the action of the secretary of the Friendly Societies' picnic committee in not forwarding to the District Traffic Manager the resolution of last week's meeting, to postpone the Friendly Societies' picnic, an explanation has been made to us Mr Hobbs, the secretary, states that he was waited npon next morning by an influential member of the citizens' picnic committee, who asked him not to cancel the request for a train for the societies gathering " until he heard further from him, as they were not certain of getting a steamer." In view of this Mr ftobbs refrained from taking action meantime, apd now feels somewhat indignant that his actifin should have been re -1 gardea in an unfavourable light. j It is now announced that Canpn Harper has accepted the position of Dean of Chris tchurch. AFTER THE ROYAL VISIT.

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