LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 129, 4 June 1902, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Spencer, the Borough Knginecr-elact, anticipates taking up his duties in New Plymouth in about three weeks. Lord Inverclyde, Deputy Chairman of the Cunar.i Line, warn.i shareholders that negotiations ara in progress affecting the f'ature of the company. The /'cting Premier on Tuesday, cabled to the Priuce «f Wales through the Ghvirner the hearty goo:l wishes of the people of New Zealand on his birtlMa;. Constable Young is leaving here on Saturday to taka up his new duties at Wellington, where it is hop?d he will eDJoy better health thin he has done lately. Mr Quilliam (Go'ett Mid Quilliam) inturned from VVelHngfcsft at Ui» ccacluaion of the inquiry into the lire on tha d.a. Mokau, having represented the owners of the vessel at the investigation. Judgment for plaintiff wae recorded in the following cases in the B.M. Court on Monday mining: K, W. Dixon v J. Rec-ston, claim LB 15s 9d and costs L\ lis 6d Mr J. Wilson for plaintiff. New Plymouth HarDour Board v. B. Booker, claim I 27s 6d and costs 9s. hame v. (;. Brewer, claim L 4 !3s and costs Ss. i-'ame v. A. H. Christie, claim Li lls ami 5s easts, fciame v. U. Glen worth, claim Ll 2s lid and costs ss. &»me v. M. Koskrudge claim L2 lis lid and costs 9s. Same v. Z. W. Wells claim Li.93 7dand costs 6s. bam? vJ. Hewer, claim Ll IBs 3d and costs ss. -Sainev T. A. claira Ll 18 3d and cost 7s. Mr G. Gray appeared for the Board. T, W, Fisher v Kopata 'l'e Ao. claim L44s Gi and costs 10s. Mr C. H. Weaton appeared for plaintiff. W. Humphries v Mere Tahana claim L6B 15a Sd <md costs Li 16s 6d. Mr J. Wilson for the plaintiff. E. F. .Buektuought v. i>. W. Carroll, claim L 4 and costs 10s. Mr Gray tor plaintiff. y

We have to acknowledge a complimentary ticket lor a social at Opunake from the secretary of the Loyal Opunake Lodge of Od'ifellowjj.

A well attendnd thanksgiving service was held in at. Mai's Cburch on Monday evoking. Our notice of the same was crowded out of yesterdays issue, An unrecorded item of the peace celebrations was a salute of 21 guns (detonators) fired by the staff at the Morley street engine, sheds. la the absence of an enginp, a truck exploded the explosives. Skeleton and tin kettle bands were also a feature of Inn Monday evening ammusemenfs, when a good deal of good nature 1 play was indulged in. The United Friendly S 'cietiea' social and dance in the Dull Hall on Tuesday evening was a very function. There were over a hundred couples on the floor, which, was in good orJer. Excellent music was provided by Mr MoKimion Baiu's orchestra. The M.'sO, duties wem carried out by Messrs J. D. Murray. K. Humphries, B. H. Ueale, aud W. Way. The hall was suitably «ecora'.ed, as also was the supper roo<n, where the ladies' committee had a tastefully arrange I supper laid out. ■ a-'oimj was kept up till the early hours of the morning. Tha Japanese warship lliyei arrived at Auckland on Tuesday, from Mobart. She will remain there two weeks, and then proceed to Fiji.

Aa an instance of Mr SeldoVs kind jemembrance of friends amidst the busy whirl of his official Unties we may mention that from Pretoria he has wired to Mr Garage Oalvert, of Strathmore, rega'diug hjs son's health. The wire is as follows:-"Pretoria. 23/5/92. visited hospital to-day Kiandifontein. Son well, sends love. -R. J. beddon, Premier of New Zealand." Notwithstanding that Seddon is ths hardest worked inau in the colony he always fin s time from his multifarious duties to perform a friendly action.

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