The Daily News. TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1903 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 59, 10 March 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1903 LOCAL AND GENERAL

In teresting reading matter will be found on the fourth page ot this issue. The roll for the licensing election closes to-day.

A full dress rehearsal of Les Oloches de Cornoville takes place this evening. At the quarterly sitting of the Wellington Licensing Committee on Monday, the Inspector repoited that five of the present hotels were unfit to be licensed.

The Canterbury centre of the New Z?aland Swimming Association is sending representatives to compote in the quarter and half mile championships, at Auckland next month.

Thomas Ramsay and John Cairus were commi'ted for trial at Dunodin on Monday on the charge of assaulting and robbing Thomas Keid of £285.

The case of Batler v. the Stratford Borough Ooaucii Will occupy the Supreme Oourt today. To-morrow (Wednesday) the case of the Public Truttee will bo taken.

MrO. K, Maj.ir, M.H.R., receive'"! a telegram from the Premier on Saturday stating that Oaptain Falconer wpuld proceed to Opunake at once to remove- the rock in Opnnake Bay that imperils shipping Here. In the Police Conrfc on Monday, a fine of 5s and co3ts was inflicted for drcokencess. The charge .of alleged forgery against W, liuncimea adjourned for a week, as was also that of alleged indecent essault against Tate.

To-day is the last day on which applications for enrollment may be received in or.ier to secure a vote at the forthcoming licensing election. Applications will bereceivfd up to 4 p.m. by Mr A. H. Holmes, returning officer. Captain Jackson Barry, who appears to be in excellent health, is staying at the Criterion Hotel. He is meeting with satisfactsry success in canvassing for his work on on the " Australian Oolonies and New Zealand,'' which will be issued very shortly.

An elderly man named Georce Lett, who was serving a sentence of fivo years, was sentenced at Auckland to four months for breaking confinement at Waipara when employed at tr«e planting. He pleaded that the work was too laborious and the food insufficient, and hoped to be sent back to Auckland Ganl

Madame Mclba told an Auckland Herald reporter that she intended on her return to England to try to arrange for an opera company to visit the colonies. She recommended that there should be in each town ;in thß colony a good conservatoire of music, with teachers well atd carefully chosen, and adced, •' I know a lot of beautiful voices that are baiog ruiued by bad teaching."

Mr J. Pre3tney, a witness in the recant tent fire c ase, has stated to an interviewer that Inoe, while lying in the hcapital, told him that when he woke up the front of the tent was on fire, arid he made a dive to get out of the side. In doing so he caught in the lupin growth, and while struggling to extricate himself the flames barned him about the eroins and buttocks.

We are sir y to hear that Mr F. W Robertshaw, of rhe Bank of Australasij etaff, is under orders to proceed to New Ply. mouth, for w >ich town he will leave on Tuesday. The Swimming Olub owes much of the success of its spcts to bis enthusiasm, and loses in him an energetic secretajy. We undei stand, however, that fie move means promotion, and congratulate him on his rise.— Star.

Tie mission in St. Joseph's Catholic Church was oponsd by the Rev. Father Murray on Kunday. In the evening an earnest appeal was made for every Calholic in the parish to attend, and !\ cordial invitation was ext-nded to non-Catholics. This week there will be first mass and sermon at 6,30 am. for worfepeoplJi and those who cannot attend la'er; 9 a.m. mass and sermon for children and those wi o have not attended at the early mass; 7.39 p.m, Rosary, sermon, and Benediction. The i-econd portion of the ft'ew Zealand Land Association's property, which is being cut up, comprising the Hillside and Ormond estates, wp.s balloted for at i'amilton recently. In iill 20 sections wore open for selection, and of these 13 were applied for by 368 applicants. The rerminihg section, tfo 8 of -HO acres, at an up et price of J835 15s, was ttk>-;n tip immediately att<r the ballot by Mr 1). Moroney, of Taranaki. Among those successful at the ballot were! tli3 follawingSection 17, 160 acres, upset price £983 16s 61, D. Moroney, Taranaki; section 19, 209 acres, price £836, D. Mo-j r' ney, Tar-in ki; section 13, 080 acres, up ; et piica £391, W. H. Hart, Taranaki.

a battalion paiado of the Rifles, Guards ! and band viiil ba held this evening at 7.30. : Dr T. B. Whitton, who lately commenced practice in New Plymouth, may cow be con- j ' suited at Inangahua House, Dawson-stieet, i . j the late residence of Mr A. IS. Nykes. > .' Sir D. McKinnan Bain leaves for lingfcon on Thursday to take up hia duties as I mauaper of the New Zealand Band on their ' tcur in Great Britain. He in to have a send : off at the Hot >1 Commonwealth on Wedn?a- 1 day nifjbt. After a retirement of five minutes, the jury returns.-! with a verdict of not guiliy in the'case of Dr fullarton, charged at luvercargili with illegally using an instrument. The result was received with loud appliuse. which was renewed when the jury was discharged. Mr Hrlmes, Clark of Awards, has been notified by his Honor Mr Justice Ooop»r. President of the Court oE Arbitration, that kbe 15th April next, at 10 a.m., has been fixed for hearing- all business in the Taralaki Industrial District.

A public meeting, convened by the Council of the churches, will be held at St. Mary's iiall this evening at 8 o'clojk, when all friends and supporters of tho ten o'clock clo .icg of hotels are invited to be present. On Saturday afternoon, his Honor Judge Coaoily heard a banco argument in connection with the lodgment of a caveat Mr Kerr (Siindish and Kerr 1 , and Mr Malone appeared in the case. The decision of the S M io the nutter was reversed by the JaJge. The matter was a?ain mentioned ou Mondvp morniag by Mr Kerr, and h's Honor said he wsuld review the order, which was given without costs, before he left.