The Daily News SATURDAY, JANUARY 18. 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 5, 18 January 1902, Page 2

The Daily News SATURDAY, JANUARY 18. 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Many of onr readers will be glad to ki.ow that the committee of St. Luke's Church of Knelaad, Bell Block, bave arranged for another garlen party on the same lines as the one which was so very enjoyable last jear. The date fixed on is the 20tn February. Mr. T. Humphries, Commissioner of Crown 1 Lands at Nelson, who received a special vote I recognising his good services at a lata meeting of the Land Board, was entertained at a | social gathering on Thursday, i At thi meeting of tbe School Commissioners yesterday, the chairman was requested to send to Mr. Strauchou, late Commissioner of Orown Lands, a suitable letter expressing the regret of the Board at his departure from the district. On Mr. Govctt's application, the Registrar of the Supreme Court yesterday granted probate of the will of the late Mr. Theophilus vVhite to Messrs. W. J. Shaw and S. W. Shaw, the executors appointed under the deceased's will. The Auckland Trade and Labour Council has parsed a resolution asking workers to refrain from purchasing German goods, as a protest against the Recent Anglophobic utterances.

The following are the marks obtained by the pupils of the Sacred Heart High School at the practical musical examinations of Trinity College, London, he'd in October last at the Conventlntermediate Honours. —Amelia Walter, 80. Junior division, Alice Fischer 80, Annie Madder 77. Preparatory division: Flore ce Arnndell 83, Baby George 82. Eily Ward 80. Phoebe Stott 78, EUie Frost 72.

The following trains leave New Plymouth to-day for the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below, as follow: —6 a.m., Takapuna (from north) 8.20 p.m., Takapuna (for north). Great, preparations are being made for celebrating the Nelaon Jubilee. The Union Company is putting on excursion steamers, and everything is being done to make the affair a success. We hive to acknowledge tfje receipt of a complimentary ticket of admission to the va ious function".

A foreigner named Coronna pleaded guilty at the Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday of importing certain papkages of boots not corresponding with an entry made ot the Customs Office. Ihe goods came from Sydney, and were admittedly shoddy stuff. They were valued by the defendant at £l4, and the department valued them at £9i. { Evidence was given by an importer to whom' the defendant had sent goods from Australia, i sending with them an import price invoice "to be submitted to Customs, arvl following this up with selling price invoice " for actual account purposes. In o&e cose quoted the value at the rates sat down in the f}rjjt invoice at 3s 8d wera pot at Hi lin the other. The magistrate imposed a fine of £4O. | Mr. Newton King advertises present entries for his Awakino Sheep and Cattle Fair, which will be held on Thursday, 30th Janoarf. The new church at Bell Block will be formally cpened for public worship by Archdeaco* (Jovett to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, A children's service will be hald in the nsornui? et 11. and the ilev, F, A. Bennett will conduct tije evening servic?. Whitelev Alemoml Church. Rpy. S. J. Serpell's subjects for Sunday, 11 a,m,: "Ah Address to Christian Endeavoorers 7 p,m,, { "God Heasoning With Man." Miss Mg» Alpine of Hawera will sing a'solo at eich { servic -; in the evening entitled "That is] Love." —Advt. The Ariadne ca s e will come ou at the Christchureh supreme f Jourt on Monday, and will probably last at least two days. The line of defence is not jet known. The Egmont Settler protests against what it terms the secrecy of the figment Licensing Commitee, and contends that its deliberations should be open to the public. It i? slated that Mr B. A. Hignctt's seat oc the Egmon'- Licensing Committee is vacant owing to bis absence from the last two quarterly meetings. It is held that there is no power trader the Licensing Act to grant members lease of absence.

Through not leavieg ihe Takapana soon enough, one of the clerks if ffeo Bank of New Zealand was carried on to Ayjktaßd, He is expected back Ibis morning. There were snme fifty odd applications for the position of clerk at the Sash and Door Factory. A gentleman in the employ of the Kauri Timber Company was appointed. At the meeting of the School Commissioners on Friday, Mr McKenzie, the new Commissioner of Brown Lands, attended by invitation of the cjbairman. As he not yet gazetted a rr.embe? of the Board, Mr McKenzie took no part jn tiie Jie followed the sane with interest, Tie Wellington Education Board received applications from about two hundred applicants for forty-eight vacancies caused by the re-organisation of school staffs. HOLLO -v AY'S PiLL«f 4tfD OINTMENT, DssntpsrA, Taundice These complaints are the result of a disordered liver, which aec! etes bile in quality or quantity Incapable of digesting food. J>ig stion requires i free flow of heUthy t>ile, to iu<..i •' tvhicb Holloway's Pills and Ointment have long been | femoos, far eclipsing every other medicine j Pood, iiregulirity of living, climate and; other causes are nonsjtantly throwing the! liver int disorder, Wi ,CUat important; organ era toon e r»gul ited ap 1 healthjjy ' adjusted by Holloway's Pi'ls and j whinh act dircctiy upon its viral secretion. ( The Oiulment. rubbei on thsskin penetrates immclmtely to the liver, whose blood and nerves i& rpitifiei. "ne trial is all tint is need id, a cute will soon follow.—Advt.

A well-known Wsnganui cycle dealer name! J l . Kowe was arrested yesterday on a charge of misappropriating money, the property of the Adams-Star Cycle Company. The alleged defalca'ions are said to amount to about £2OO.

'lhe Teachers Summer School and Students Summer School commence at Waiganui on Monday. Folks th%t have put the famous Seller's washer to the test, claim that it is the most perfect washer on the market. Dixon and Bites of Hawera have sold hundreds and I still the demand is great.

Licensing matters appear soraewh&t mixed at Stratford. The Settler endorses a complaint of some of the members that the S.M. did not inform them that Mr Monkhouse had ceased to be a member, and consult them as to the appointmentof Mr Woodhead as his successor. We have good reason for sayipg that the S,M. knew no more about Mr Woodhead's appointment than the othpr members of the committee, The Ssttler also says that Mr Kennedy had Mr Monkhoase's resignation in his hands, and banded it in, and obtained its formal acceptance by the co-nmittee. This is the first time we hare seen !he resignation of a member of a local body accepted after his seat had been declare l vacant, his successor appointed, end that successor sitting at the table.

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