LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 106, 7 May 1902, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

—. ———a fhe Viotorial Memorial Fund in London [ lias reached £195,000. The British Imperial Tobacco Company threatens to open factories in America. The President of the liondon Retail Butchers Association declares that the American Beef Trust is manccuvreing for control o£ the Bmithfield market. Sir Michael HicUs-Beach has withdrawn his proposal that Post Offices should rel'und} the pennies paid as a tax on small cheques. I and now proooses that cheques under L2 should be exempted from the extra penny. For the benefit of our readers we would inform them that the promona'ie concert to be held on Thursday night will be a promenute pure and simple. '! here will be a few seats provided, but the audience will be requested to walk round the band stand, the one way only. The floor will be tanned so as to make as little noise as possible, and small tables with chairs will be provided at one end of the hall for those who wish any light refreshments, entering for which has been .placed in the capable hands of Mrs Sturmey. ; Messrs Eew'eyan3 Griffiths report havirg sold Mr F. Turchi'a small farm on the Frank-ley-road to Mr Price, of Ngaire. The Chief Postmaster notifies that colonial mails, which left Melbourne on 2nd April, arrived in London on 3rd May. I At, the Magistrates Court. Lhristchurch on

Tuesday, Lotus Doyle pleaded to forging the name of J, W. Proctor to a cheque for L 25 on the Bank of New Zealand at Marton on March 14th, bad was committed tor sentence. A fire at rflifc Gnnir, Egypt, destroyed 1000 houses and 200 shops, the damage amounting to L 200.000 sterling. Fifty persons were killed ' j The Ozar aDd Mb family will visit Moscow S on the 25th May to lay the foundation stone iof hi? father's monument. A large portion !of the St. Petersburg police will be transi ferred to Moscow to ensure the Emperor's safety. Seven ex-Australian Governors have made an appeal through th«f Times for LIS,OOO to assist toe New Guinea Bishopric. The volc»no Mount Pelee, Martinique, is belching forth smoke and flames. The St. Pierre streets arc covered with ashes and there is consternation throughout the Island, where business is suspended. Some alterations in railway fares and freights are gazetted. Free second class quarterly tickets may be issued to school children no', over 15 yevs of age attending Government primarv schcols, and to thos« attending private schools for primary education. Such tickets may also be issued for the purpose of enabling pupils not over 19 years of age to attend a district high school or a secondary school as de£n«d by the Manual and Technical Instruction Act, 1900, provided that inch pupils huve passed the sixth standard, or are holders of scholarships, exhibitions, or free places tenable at such district high school or secondary school. In future New Zealand grown fruit and vege-

tables willjjbe cirried for any distance—s6lb for 6d over 661b but not exce?<?ing 1121b Is for every additional 561b or fraction thereof Gd. The charges of game, dead hares and rabbits, and dried fish will be, for any distance—not exceeding 71b Od, over 71b but not exceeding 141b Is, OTer 141b but not exceeding 281b Is 6d. An error occurred in the Acclimatisation Society's notice re shooting licenses, which stated that native gams was all protected. As a matter of fact all native game may be ,shot excepting the tui nnd huis, which are 'always exempt. The Prince of Wales, speakin? at a Royal Academy banquet, recallod his visit, to Sydney and Adelaide galleries. His trip to Austialia, he said, had enabled him to realise the steady growth of the artistic knowledge and the love of the beautiful in young vigorous communities. Ha suggested that the Academy should offer special ioducemests to Australian students, who had hitherto be«n attracted to Paris, to complete their studies in London. He eulogised Mr Luke Fildes' portrait of the King, copies of which weie being prepared for the Government houses throughout the Empire The visitors at the Academy include tlu following colonials:—Messrs Fe"cv Spence, Rnpert Bunny, LongstafE, Tudor, atid Tucker.

The g-sneral manager of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, Mr Carlisle Taylor, is expected to arrive here by the Ngapubi on Thursday. A quantity ot bush land near Mangaweka is about to be cleared by the Laoour Department. Attention is drawn to an important announcement by Messrs Teed and Company in another column. The prices of admission to the daace at the Drill Hall this evening will be, gentlemen Is 6d, ladies free, Mr J. A. Kioselia, Government Dairy Commissioner, arrived in New Plymouth on Thursday morning from Auckland, where he has been on departmental Ipusiness. In the afternoon Mr Kinsella visited the works at Moturoa. This morning he proceeds south. We understand it had been intended to hold a confereace of graders at New Plymouth this week, but this has not been found possible. The confidence may take place later on at Wellington.

A meeting of the Star first juniors will be held at the Gaards' Olub to-night at 7.30 p.m., for the election of officers and committee for the seasoa. Jn the second trial at Wellington of Johi Wright on a charge of theft of £l5O from the Empire Hotel. Mastertoa, the jarv failed to agree and were discharged. The third trial commences on Monday. The Orown Prosecutor hat entered a nolle prosequi in the charge of concealment of birth against Catherine Alexander and Thomas Murcott. A half night of prayer will be held at the Salvation Army Barracks, commencing at 8 o'olock to-night. All christians are cordially invited to attend. Daring this last fortnight a revival has started in the loos.l corp?. Last Sunday's meetings were exceptionally powerful, being attended with good results A Press wire from A uckland states that the Lacrosse Association has decided to send two teams to New Plymouth, Wellington, Ohriscchurch, and J'unedin, to give exhibition matches with a view to introducing the game in the southern centres.

The next chompionship chess tourney will take place in Dunedin. W« have seen a copy of the balance-sheet af the fund organised for the benefit of Portsr J. L. Duffin, who was injured while shunting in the New Plymouth station yard a short time ago The amount realised was £149 18s, of which ameunt the list in the hands of Mr 'Pavler. as Mayor of Bltham, showed £ls 12« od, which must be regarded as eminently satisfactory.—Argus. j A special meeting of the Education Board ' is to be held to-day. The sale of sections in the Fitzroy West estate. U still very brisk. No one who j knows this property will be surprised at the success which is attending the disposal of j these allotment!. Some purchasers have acquired Beveral cections, being so gre*tly ! pleased with the land. The vendors have I an important ancouncemeat in this i*sue. ( T. Garner, South-road, J. Irwin and F. W. i While, storekeepers, New Plymouth, sell Book's famous Cough Balsam, price Is (51, a guaranteed cure for all throat and chest j affections, such a* coughs, colds and | asthma. 1

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