The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 72, 19 March 1902, Page 2

The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board's defaulters' list covers abeut £IOOO.

At Okato, commencing en Monday, April 21st, there will be held an "All Nations Fair " in tbe Catholic grounds, in aid of the Presbytery and Ohurch Buildiag Fond. The Wesleyan Picnic at Tataramaika will be held en Good Friday. Intendiag visitors from town should give notice to Mr G. H. White, photographer, if they wish to take advantage of the special coach fare. Mr D. Maxwell, of Stratford, announces that he is a candidate for the vacant seat en the Edecation Board. A hundred thousand rats have been killed 'about the Loadou docks in the last few months

The Exhibition to be opened at St. Louis next year will cover 1000 acres, and it will be connected with 24 railways. Search parties are out to trace Mrs Sullivan, who started to walk from Featherston to Carterton oa Saturday, and has not since ibeen seen

The promised redactions in railway rates will be announced shortly. They will be on sheep and wool, with a considerable lowering of passenger rates. At a meeting of the Seddoa Presentation Committee at Wellington, it was statid that 4600 citizens had sigeed the testimonial, and over £6OO had been subscribed. The colonial mails, which left Melbourne by the Ohina oa 12th Febraary, arrived in London on the night of the 15th March, one day earlier. The Wellington section of the Australasian Federated Seaman's Union has endorsed Mr Belcher's proposal for an Independent Labour Party, and urged theadvisablenesjof drawing up a direct labour platform. At the Hospital Board on Tuesday, Dr. Leatham very graphically described the trouble that sometimes arises when the female patients are debarred continuoas recourse to the teapot He cited a case in point where complaints of insufficient food were made and scmetrhat astonished tbe members by reciting the day's dietary; but, said the doctor, the whole trouble arose through the morning tea which she insisted on having, but which would have aggravated her disease—rheumatism.

The Hons. J. McGovran, Minister of Mines, and T. Y. Duncan, went north by the Rotsiti on Tuesday night. Mr. Mackenzie, Commissioner of Crown Lands, starts to-day for Te Kuiti, driving overland, and expects to be away about a week.

A meeting of creditors in the estate of J, De Silva, tobacconist, is be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday.

Tenders are invited by Mr. F. Messenger for additions to a bouse in Lemon-street.

Inspector Rowan and Mr. Douglas, Government Veterinary Surgeon, will attend at Opunake, New Plymouth; and Waitara on the 20th, 24th and 25th respectively for the purpose of purchasing remounts. We understand that M-. A. Morton of Inglewood, is to be asked to become a candidate for the vacant seat on the Education Board. Should he consent there should be every prospect of his success as his administrative capacity has been thoroughly well tested and proved very beneficial to those he has represented on other Boards. There are few prominent men in the district who are endowed with so much common sense and practical ideas as Mr. Morton. We would remind our readers that Stainers' " Crucifixion " will be rendered at 8 p.m. to-night at St. Mary's Ohurch, instead of 7.30 as previously announced.

Vi»itors to the fete on Faster Monday will not be able to complain of the want of enjoyment, A t.pl»ndid programme of events has been prepared by the committee, which will occupy the whole of the afternoon; and it the attendance of the public is equal to the attractiveness of the bili-of-tar», the fote should come a good second to the band con;test.

Th» Melaneiian mission schooner Southern Crow will sail on Thursday for Norfolk Island. Ameigst the passengers are Archieacen Wright of Kelsan who is about to take up work among the Norfolk Islanders, lalso Messrs. M. (J. Coates and C. E. Fox, missionaries.

Mr Hornblow, of Mangaweka, has intormed the Hunterville Mxpress thai it is his intention to stand in the Liberal interest at tbe general election.

Some men take a lot of killing. A correspondent of the Cape limes writing from Bloeonfontein, sayslt is a marvel Colonel, Damant was not killed, as he had eleven i ballets through his tunic, two through his I trousers, and two through his boots. Tne gallant Colonel used his rifla as long as he could, and then drew his revolver and let tbe Boers have five shots, killing Fiald-Oor-net Van der Meiwe, before they ptit him oat of action, He had a soft nosed bullet through his bip, a frightful hole being the result."

Mr, K. M. Smith announced last nighcthat he wculd be a candidate at the next Parliamentary election, against all comers. Mr Pipsr, District Traffic Manager of the Wanganui-Ne«v Plymouth section of railway has left Wanganui for Wellington en route for Invercargill, to wbich place he haß been transferred. His successor, Mr Whitcomb*. has already taken over the control o£ this district. During his comparatively short stay in Wanganui Mr Piper bas made many friends, all of whom will be pleased to hear in the future of his further advancement in the service.— Chronicle.

Mr Holmes, Public Works Engineer, has been visiting Stratford, and has informed the Mayor that there is not the slightest probability of tbe 'l'oko line being opened for goods traffic at present. Too much work remains to be done to render goods traffic either safe or desirable.—Stiatford Post.

The Governor's prize given through the New Zealand Literary and Historical Association for the best essay on the " French devolution and its effects on the Knglish people," has been awarded to E. Kempe of Cambridge, Waikato.

The collection of raw and manufactured iron and steel, ironsand, coal, wood, limestone, clay, coke, cement, slag, and a hundred or soother articles connected with the ironsand industry which Mr B. M. Smith had arranged with much skill and labour at the Theatre Hoyal on Tuesday formed one of the most rernarkabl'i attractions ever seen in New Plymouth. During the day a great many persons were attracted to the show, and all wis re astonished and impressed with what they «w. Tbe finished articles -were

greatly admirsd, and the sounds emitted by striking the lar,:e files were a revelation, the purity of tones being remarkable, ar d testifying to the excellence of tlu material. The exhibition will be open to-day between the hi. ura of two and five o'clock.

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