LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 65, 17 March 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Interesting reading matter will be found on page four of this issu). At the meeting of tho Harbour Board Captain Hood brought up the question of stopping fishing off the wharf. Hi said that the ohief danger lay in the practice of swinging the line round, and in one case Ue line caught a pe son pissing, in the ear, and hid inflicted sdrious injury. Finally it was decided to deal with the matter at Friday's meeting. The custodian of tin Old People's Horn"* desires to thank the Vastry of St. Miry'a Ohnrch for donations of fruit ai d regot ible< fr->ru the harvest thanksgiving service. Mi Farrer also desires to thank Mr Handy for, the gift of some fruit, a lady for same singlets for the old people, and Mrs D. O'Brien for some illustrated papsrs. Mr F.irrer states that such gifu a*a exceedingly welcome and useful. From tha Chief Postmaster we have to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the Postal Telegraph Guide supplement. This useful publication is now issued monthly, and gives all the alteration* and additions made during the month. From. Mr Farrer, custodian of thß Old People's Home, we regret to le-irn that one of the inmates away on Monday. The deceased was at the ripe age of 81 years, was a member of the Ohurcu of Kngland, and had been an inmate of the Home for tho past eight or nine years.

In the article on the Moki-road in our last, iasue we were made to say the railway was c instructed as far south as Pirihaka, within four miles of where the Molti-roa'l joned the Ohura-road. It should have resd within forty miles of the Moki-road junction. , Madtme Melba will devote the proceeds o* her final concert in Sydney to the drought fund.

Th3re passed away at the Old People's EJHome on Monday a veteran nimed Israel ■ Jordan, in the 81st year of his age. He , came to tbe colosy with the 65th Regiment, and w»sengagelin the Wellington district. vfter receiving his discharge he went to ' Melbourne, but on the body of Military • Settlers baing formed in New Zealand, he l returned to the colony and joined that body, subsequently receiving a-grant, of land at Waverley, where he resided for a time. Du'ing the war he acted as orderly for Lieu- ' tenant A. 0. Fookes, who speaks well o£ the , deceased's character, After leavingW-werley he lived at Hawera, eventually becoming in [ inmate of the Home. For many years hj« ! has been a cripp'e, and wheeled himself > about in a chair. 1 The Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation notifies by advertisement that its j , local office has been removed to upstairs , rooms in the Theatre Royal. Mr 8. K. Richards has been appointed district agent, 1 and will, from this date..conduct the local business of the Corporation. Tae extended I liability cast upon employers of labour by . the " Workers' Compensation for Accident ; Amendment, 1902," which comes into operation on the Ist April, renderj it inoperative that all etnp'oyers should make themselves conversant with the alterations, which are ; more drastic and far reaching than those , coataine i in the Act of 1900, After the en) of the present month the employer will t'e made responsible to employees, from the actual date of the accident, should the disablement "Mtend over one week. A cop* of the Act can be deen, and tin fullest information obtained on application to Mr S ' K. Kicbaids, District Agent Ocean Accident and Gnarant.ee Corporation, Devon-straet, New Plymouth. Mr J. 0. Priestley, advancs agent for Mdlle Dolores, wis in tewn on Monday arranging for a coaeert by that magnificent songstress on TuesJay, 24tb inst. Judging from the splendid reception of Mdll«. Dolores in Australia, and remembering the enthusiasm evinced on her previous visit here, there should be a record house. Id reply to a deputation of Unionists rein, tive to the Auckland furniture tr*Je lockout on Monday, the Premier said the law must be respected, and the award supported. If the award could be defeated by the means adopted by tbe employers, i he Unions had no protection. He said he had given instructions for action to be taken against the employers for breaches of the award. A OONVINOING ANSWftR. The following testiinoual shows the value of Needham's Salve:—Mr. Needham—Yonr Salve is lirat-class for drawing and healing Us speedy effects on wounds is surprising. Every mother of a family ought to keep a supply at hand, most especially in country places where safe and sure remedies such as your Salve, applied quickly <javes much pain and doctors accounts, i consider no home complete without it, —James ITlorance, Agents for Needham's Salvo, 00-operative I Society, New Plymouth,—Advt. |

The rat-able value of the Taranaki Hospital district is £4,974,427. A reminder is given of the social to-night at the Theatre Royal in aid of the choir fund of St Joseph's (Catholic) Church The arrangements are such as to ensure a most enjayabla evening, and the fund ion should prove » great attraction.

King Edward has increased tha number of 3r*nd Crowes of St. Michael to 100 Commanders to 300, aud Companions to 600. At a meeting of the Auckland Hospital, and Charitable Aid Board on Monday the chairman stated that if a Board's finance w»s to be placed on a souDd footing the contributions from local bodies have to be increased by ons half. A party from Auckland ascended to the c ater of Ngaumhoe en Saturday, the v. 1cvio having shown signs of increased ac-1 tivity lattly. The whole summit was found! to be in a state of collapse. The depth of tho orater is now nearly 10C0 feet, and it j has change'! considerably since it was la«t ascended. Immense volume) of sulphurous smoke are now being emitter!. I

The Linw loi Borough ('-inncil has dec! led not to agree to the bou'idir'es of wa'ds, and numbers of representatives foe greater Ohristchurch, as p oaosed by tin City Council. This will probably necessitate a commission to arrange matters.

Thers is no trace yet of the man Spring, who was drowned on the Sumner bar, tut parts of a boat have been recovered on tbe beacb. Search parties are still out. It U understood, state* a press wire from Wellington, that about a dozen persons who admitted during the Newtown, licensing icquiry that they;! were under age at the time they voied,' are to be proceeded against. A cargo of about 1,656,000 supjrficial feet of Jarrahdnle timber, for wood paving in Wellington Oity. b to arrive on Wednesday. This is the largest cargo of timbsr ever landed in New Zealaud.

At the Whi'.eley Hall on Monday evenirg Mr Baehdvarian give a most interes'ing and thrilling lecture on the state of Armenia, giving graphic details of the enormous loss of-' lire ihrough th 9 horrible massacres wh'ch have taken place there. The lecture, whic'i was illustrated by lantern views, was greatly appreciated by the audience.

A fire broke out nboufc 3.30 p.m. on Monday in the upper flocr of tbe premises in Gill and Currie-streets occupied by Mr Hassall for his tent making business. Oip(aio Taunton s*w flames issuing through the boarding and ran quickly to the fire station and rang the alarm bell. The brigade wera quickly on the spot aud speedily extinguished the outbreak. Meanwhile several persons set to work to aalvwe the stock and removed a large number of articles into the street The outbreak "ocuirad in a corner of the wall olose to which a small stove for heating wax, etc., is kept. Mr Hasell was out of town, and hs assistant states that the stove was not lighted. The damage was snail.

The G ards are reminded of the parade this evening at 7 p.m. After parade the shooting trophies won last season will be presented. Members are also informed that books of tickets for the Art Union, can now be obtained from the secretary, Sergeant George M. White.—Ad?t. On Monday afternoon the membsra ot the Hospital Board inspected the Henui Refuge and gionnds, and also the sections belonging to the borough, but forming put of the hospital grounds. The object in viow was in connection with carrying out an exchange of the Refuge property for the latter sections, and it was considered thtt the proposed exchange would be not only a fair one, but decidedly in the public interest. At the Police Court on Monday the hearing of the charge against W. Runciman for pacing a valueless chequi was again adjourned. The charge of indecent asiault on a cliil i about 6J-yo»rs of asr.i against Hcnr/ Tate w is, after hearing evidence, reducd to a case of conmon aisault and accmed was fined £1 asd £1 10s costs. Mr Quilliam appeared for def<indan% who was given a month to piy tbe line and costs.