The Daily News. TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 61, 4 March 1902, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the S.H. Court on Monday F. P. Oorkill obtained judgment against A. Beale by default for the asm of £1 10s and costs 7s. Mr Quilliatn appeared for plaintiff.

The Henui bridge will be closed for repairs from 11 p.m. on Saturday, Bth instant, till 10 a.m. on Monday, 10th. His Worship the Mayor has convened a meeting at 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning to consider the question of holidays during Band Contest week. On Thursday, the 19th instant, the late Sir John Stainer's " Oracifixien " will be rendered at St. Mary's Church. On Sunday morning next a memorial service to the heroes who fell at Bothasberg will be held at St. Mary's Church. The Primate, who is senior chaplain of the forces in the colony, will preach on the occasion. At the Police Court on Monday on the case Feek t, Schultz being called on there being no appearance of either party it was struck out. A few minutes afterwards Mr Weston, who appeared for one of the parties. came into Court and succeeded in persuading the S.M, to reinstate the case and adjourn it.

Tha adjourned case, Teed and Company v, the Colonial Carrying Company, was decided yesterday. The claim was for 5s for damage to goods in transit, and was adjourned to get evidence from Wellington that the goods were delivered to the defendant company in good order and condition, the company relying on Mr Teed's receipt. Mr Richmond, for Mr Teed, quoted the law on the subject. The B.M. said he was satisfied the goods were delivered to th» company in good order and condition; the defendant company relied on Mr Teed's receipt, but he was satisfied plaintiff could by evidence get behind the receipt. " Burgess on Sales " page 135, in his opinion, exactly hit this case, and it was clearly laid down that until the receiver has had time to examine the goods he has rot legally received them ; but this examination mcst take place promptly, then came the question of acceptance. Judgment would be for plainttif for 5a claimed, cost of Court and solicitor's fee £2 12s. The BM. said ha would certify that an impo'rant point of law was involved.

An Old Age pensioner, W. H. Powell, got his pension for £l6 renewed.

| The Minister of Lands absolutely denies the statement attributed to him by a 1 uapeka paper that the judges sided with land I owneri, with whom they were in sympathy, [ and flave them too big a price for their property. The Hon. W. Dunca-i says that in course of conversation with a stranger, he merely remarked that the experience of the Government was that as a rule, it was compelled by the Court to pay more for land than it had bean valued at by its experts. William Hill Bennett, who was dangerously wounded at Bothasberg, is a grandson «f Mr William Bennett, of this town He was among the Wellington applicants for the Sixth Contingent, but was unable to comply with the conditions, being at that time only sixteen years of age. Being determined to "get there." young Bennett worked his passage to South Africa, and joined Kitchener's Light Horse, with which regiment be served for about nine months He was then sent back to New Zealand, having had a slight attack of enteric Shortly after he again left for South Africa with the Wellington section of the Seventh Uontingent. We sincerely trust that the friends of this plncky youth will soon heor of his complete restoration to health,

Shvks are apparently very numerous on this ctast. A few days back a large oatch was reported north of Waibara and last week the natives caught no leas than 107 off the Sugar Loaves in one nigh't.

At the Supreme Court, Hokitika, on Monday Jehn Ryan for indecent assault received six months, and Hector Charles Gibson, for bestiality, two years. At a fitting of the Conciliation Board at Ashbunun on Monday disputes were heard in the oases of the Tailors and Ooachbuilders | Unions,

The Hwrbour Board election takes place to day, polling places being at Pukearuhe, Purangi, Tantta, Tikorangi, TocgaporuU, | Urenui, Uruti. Waitara, and at the office of the Board, i<ew Plymouth. Considerable interest is being taken in the election, there being three candidates, viz., Messrs J. W. Voreman, T. L. Oliver and R. Snell. Mr. Foreman's long experience as a farmer and hie interest in the dairy industry should secure him strong support. Mr. Oliver is also, we learn, being strongly supported and the contest promises to be interesting, with Mr. Snell to upseii calculations. Dr. Mason, in his report on the proposal

to erect a special hospital tor the treatment of cancer cases, considers that as matters now stand it would be better to treat such cages in existing hospitals and proceed at once to the erection of a laboratory where

the scientific side of the disease can be studied and the facts elioited be made use of to help the sufferers. Mr. Strauchon was in town yesterday having come up from Wellington for the purpose of takiog his family back with him to their now home.

A social in aid of Sk Joseph's Church is to be held in the Theatre Royal on Moniay, Maroh 17• li. As probably a large number of visitors will then ba it town there should be a large attendance. The Toroi which arrived at Christchurch from the Chathams yesterday brings news that four men named Rapley, Pepper, Fongere, and Murphy were drowned while sailing from Pitt Island to the main island. Wreck&K.o from the boat had been washed ashore.

At a meeting of the League of New Zealand Wheelmen last night a proposal that the League should assume She control of road racng was lost.

No appeal was Udged by Saturday last by Mr. U. VV. Hill against his dismissal by the Education Board. The appeal therefore falls through.

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