The Daily News. FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 127, 31 May 1902, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Mayor of Hokitika, Mr Michal, has been presented by the citizens with an illuminated address, and Mrs Michel with a solid silver salver and tea set, in recognition of Mr Michel's services as Mayor for seven years, and bis long connection with the Fire Brigade, and othe>' public institutions. John Frere, alias John Merman Jon':s> was charged at Auckland with obtaining L 260 from the Union Bank by fnUelj representing that he was John K. Jones, named in a certain letter of crtdit, and was remanded.

With reference to the cable from Sydney, | Mr H. Berkeley, who is now visiting Auckland, writes : " That Sir Henry Berkeley I could given utterance to the statament attributed to him is inconceivable to anyone ,who knows him."

Many old settlers of Taranski, who were acquainted with Sergeant Spicks, of the Boyal Artillery, while stationed in New Plymouth, will read with interest the following extract from Lloyd's Weekly: —A soldier's .record —The King has approved of a grant ox' an annuity of £lO and a silver medal to ex-.6erge*nt-Major F. S. Spinks, of Ipswich, late of B Battery of the Fourth Brijjade Koyal Artillery, as a reward for. long and meriterions servicei. Joining the Army in 1853 he served through the Crimean campaign, and was mentioned in despatches, besides obtaining the Sevaitopol medal and clasp anal Turkish war medal Sergeant Spinks took part in the Mew Zealand war, being mentioned in despatches. The Cuke of Oonnaught, as f rince Arthur, was a lieutenant in the battery in which Spinks was sergeant-major, and hat given him an inscribed time-piece. We beg to remind our readers of i>he sale of Mr J. P. Kennedy's interest in the lease of his sections in the township of Inglewood, together with good house and outbuildings, the goodwill of his milk rnn and six cows as a g»ing concern. Anyone wanting a comfortable residence and an immediate in come of about £9 per month from the milk run should not miss this opportunity. The property will be offered by Messrs Vickers and Stevens at their Mart 10-day. On Saturday, 7th June, Messrs Vickers and Stevens will sell by public auction Mr John Buckley's property of 125 acres on the Dudley-road, 111 acres freehold and 314 acres held on lease in perpetuity at a rental of £9 8s lOd yearly. The property is level and on a good road five miles from fugle-1 wood and three from dairy factory, further particulars may be seen in our advertising columns.

Speaking at Auckland, Xorfi Kanfurley very severely criticised affairs at the Costley Home ior Aged Poor. He said he did not wish to find fault with the management, but more attendants ware needed ; ttie place was not kept as clean tt» it should be; and more attention might be paid to classification and diet. Imperial pensioners in the Home were not so favourably treatei as 0 d Age pensioners, which was not JHSfc. Work-bouses at Home were in many things better than the Costley Home. 1 A ptfess wire states that Doises similar to the booming sounds reoenttj heard at Nelson are often beard at Auckland. Mr Stevenson, F.R.A.S., states that after a .severe earthquake or eruptions at h distance t&ey sometimes come before slight shocks or agilin without any seismic disturbance. As to tiSetbuory that the relative position of the earth ,and other planets has a beaiing oa volcanic disturbances and earthquake*, Mr Stevenson states if this be so, and the atmospheric conditions are favourable, further di-s----turbances may occur during the next tin days.

j farmers and stock-dealers should note I that Mr Newton Kiog's cattle sale at Slratliord will be held on Monday, 2nd June, insien'i of Tuenaay, 3rd June, the latter date bei g the anniversary of the Prince of Wales' birthday. j Dairymen anc others in nasts of good j milking cows should attend the sale ot M> jV. K. CoJlinn' farm stock on the J'rankleyj road on Tharsday next. Mr Collins as»ing sold his farm has given Mr Newton King ii. tructiuns to dispose of the whole of the live and dead stock. The sale will com- ■ .meuce at 12.30 o'clock. Whiteley Memorial Church, Sunday, June Ist.- Key. fc. J. Serpeli's subjects are as follow*: 11 a.m., '-The Pod of Silcam";7 pm., 'Paul's Shipwreck." Mr Chamberlain is (.uffaring from a chill A and gout, ant] was absent on the re-assemb- •; JiDg of tbe House ol Commons.

'lhe new citv destructor at Ohriatchurch w»s opened on Friday by the Mayor, in the prase ic» of a large number of representatives of local bodies. Britain and France have efflcially recognised the Cuban Republic. The deatbi from smallpox in London for I the last two weeks were 37 and 24 respecItively. It is announced that Ada Crossley's fthe Australian cantatrice) proposed Asstralasian tour has bsen abandoned. j The estate of the late Sir Andrew Olarke, j Agent-General for Victoria, h-ts been sworn at L 35.000 Mr Edison ciaims to have invented a storage battery capable of driving motor cars lflO miles without re-charging. A memorial tablet, erected by ex pupiU of Kensington school, Dnnedin, to the late Sergeant W. L. Moore, of tho Sixth Oontin- j gent, son of the head master, was unveiled on Friday. Trinity Collbss, London.—-Last day for receiving entries for«Pr.jctical Bxaminalion is Thursday, sth June. f The Government h»s decided to purchase a rifle range at Hokowhilu (Paltterston) for tha local volunteers. The area to be acquired is about 30 acres.

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