The Daily News. TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 10 June 1902, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At Messrs Vickers and Stevens cattle sale at Inglewood on Wednesday several good lines of sheep will be offered. The Musical Knowledge Examination, conducted by Trinity College London, took place in New Plymouth on Saturday lust, Mr E. Piidham being supervisor. The total number of candidates who sat for the " pass " and " honours " papers was twentyseven. Of this Lumber four were ser.ioi, nine intermediate, and fourteen juDi r. At the Police Court on Monlay, before Mr W. H. Brabant. S.M., Loureat WestinguarJ pleaded gui ty to stealing a watch the property of Harry Bing. The Sergeant of Police Baid prisoner received a sentence in Auckland and was out on probation, and the other day he got a month at Stratford for false pretences. He wna assistant cook at the Terminus Hotel, and sold the watch, which was the property of the cook, down town for ss. The SM. said as this was the third conviction prisoner ciuld not expect any leniency He would be sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour.

The Hawera Co-operative Dairy Company have decid«d to erect several creameries including one at Tokaora probably. A large central factory near Hawera is also spoken of.

Mr Ritchie, interviewed by Mr BoPard, M.H.8., said it was never the intention of the tiovernmcat to compels with nurserymen by selling and cutting at experimental stations. A few cuttings and trtes were disposed of, but n*t over two or three score. The ladies of the committee for the coronation ball are to meet at the Mayor's room (Oouncil Chambers) on Thursday, 12th instant, at 3 o'clock.

We are pleased to hear that there is a probability of a visit in July next from Mr J Maughan Baroettof Wellington, whose ability as a pianist is well knewn. If a concert is arranged for, the programme will include a sonata by Beethoven, and favourite works of Chspin, List, Schum nn, and other composers, to be performed on a piane which Mr Barnett brings with tiim. To ensure a visit, sufficient promise of snpport must be given, and al! persons interested are invited to communicate with Mr IT W Richmond.

Two young men named David Swanson and Frederick Dennett were arreatel at the Bluff on Sunday night, charged with the lUrgiora hotel robbery, involving betwetn LSO and L6O.

After July, the train journey between Dunedin and Christchurch will be reduced by three quarters of au hour, the train arriving at 8.15 p.m. This is partly obtainable by red ucing the stopping time at Timaru and Oamaru, and partly by thg Westmghouse brake, which has nuw been fitted.

During the temporary absence of the Mayer (Mr DockrillJ from the Council Chamber on Monday evening, Or Brooking was voted to the chair.

The street lamps on the Carrington-road seem to be plajing some straoge tricks of late. They were apparently put eut by some one, but no clue cou:d be obtained as to the offenders. The united wisdom ot the Council does not seem equal to suggesting a retntdyfor the trouble.

A Spanish seaman, who left the barque Charles G. Rue at Wellington, is deemed to be a prohibited immigrant, and his been ordered to be placed aboard the vessel which iB in Auckland. '

The B»rough Council has decided to invite Sir Joseph Ward to visit New Plymouth and open the new railway station on its com ■ pletion.

The town gas supply became suddenly disconnected about 930 on Monday night, causing some inconvenience for a few minutes. At ihe Borough Council meeting considerable amusement was caused by some councillor* urgicg that this wouli be a good thirg to induce people to vote for the electric light proposals next week. Mr Breyshaw, the well known Stratford cemage-builde , will pass through New Plymrii.h to-day with ano her string of his f<.mou> vehicles.

Our contemporary the Stratford Post has doubled itself (up), and now appears as an eight page ppe . The ol i fstablished tour page newspaper Hppears to be rapidly posing away.

The BlthsrcT people are making another effort to get permission to bold a race meeting.

'1 he annual Licensing Meeting takes place at the Court-houße to-day, when Mr Brabant SH.i will act as the Licensing Committee, in place of Mr Stanfor 1. The many friends of Mr George Smart, head cf the firm oi Smart Brothers, were pleased to see him in town again a'ter his critic il illness, and it is to be hoped that ere long he will be fully restored to health. It is not of'en the people of New Plymouth have the opportunity of hearing such a practised orator as the Kev J. Lyall. His narrative powers are excellent, and his pathos is very good, but it is in declamation he excels. His flow of language is simply wonderful.

The stoppage af the gas supply, last night was caused by a workman inadvertently turning a valve controlling the mains. The Mayor and chairman of tin Town Hall Committee have been appointed to rep esent the Borough Council on the Museum management.

Mr Rowan Stock Inspector, has just received from the Agricultural Department a supply of ci'cu'ars relative to "the prizes offered for designs for cow-sheds »nd silos. Ileference to these competitions was made in the Daily News some while back.

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