LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 98, 23 April 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Interesting reading matter will be found on page four of this issue. A meeting of the Traded and Labour Council will be held at the Town Hall tiiriight at 7.30 pm„when all interested in workmens' homes are invited to attend. Upon the application of Weston and Waßton, the Registrar of the Supreme Court yesterday morning granted probate upon the will of the late Joseph Webb, of the I Junction-road, to Mrs Margaret Mack&y. A mooting of the Trades and Labour Oouncil will be held in the Oouncil Cham bees at 7.30 on Thursday, 23rd April. All its terested in the Workmess' Homes sre invited to attend. J. D. Smith, Secretary,Advt, 1 Reassuring advices have been received about the relief of the famine in Sweden,

Tha Edaoation Department has notified that ambulance classes have been reoognised at the following schools Central, Bell Block, Lepperton, Ngaire, Okate, Stratford, lariki and Xikorangi. The auderaigned will be glad to oommunicate with anyone hiving copieß of Lor don Daily Mail, from October la-t to February, 1903. FiUNOIS A. TregkLLiS.— | Advt.

The Rev J. N. Battle, who has assumed the pastorate of the Whiteley Memorial Ohurch, srikes those with whom he comes in contact as a man of great force of character, aud his pulpit abilities would lead one to believe that he will soon take a leading i place in New Plymouth. He has an excep tiooally pleasing manner, and a distinct pe'sonility which is like a fresh wholesome bre.ze, Mr Butt'e is breaking quite fresh ground, Laving never been north of Wanganni before. Taranaki will, we feel sure, be the richer for his presence.

'J he annual meeting of householders for thu election of the town committee will be held in St Mar/a schoolroom on Monday evening next, 2/th April, at 1 p.m., and not in the Borough Ohambers as previously advertised.

A meeting of the members of the recently formed Harbonr - League will be held at Messrs Kelsey ' nd Lennon'i offices on Friday, 24th inst. at 3 p.m. '1 he importance of matters in Connection wl'h harbour extension is so great, that it is hoped a large and representative meeting will take place. The Pnverty Bay Herald states that Mr W. Miller, o£ Gisborne, representing an American roller skata syndicate, has practical ly completed arrangements for the opening ol links at Napier, Palmerston North, D<inevirke, Carterton, Feilding and Waihi, wtvl arrangements will probably be made at Maaterton, Wangaoui, Hawera, Btratford, New Plymouth, and possibly Wellington. A pettier informs us (Hawera Star) of a hawk's neßt being found on the ground n a field near Norman by. This was new in his expedience, the hawks usually building pretty high. A suggestive find in the nost was that of the skeletons of several pheasant chickens.

The Morgan Shipbuilding Trast has secured the control, and manages Cramp's yards at Philadelphia as a subsidiary company.

Professor Pickering, of Harvard Observatory, proposes a trust representing all the obseivatories in the world, which would be able to work them without any waste, and provide money and men whare it was needed.

An American herring flaet, which has been imfrifonet! in the ice toes at Bay Island c o:' threa moat hi, has escaped. The first District High School building at Palmiraton North was opened on Wednesday. Palmistry ii increasing at Ohriitchnrch, and on Wednesday Madame (Jeddis was fined 5? and costs for practising the subtle cratt, Madame Zillah being remanded on a similar charge The unique entertainment which Mr Val Vousden gives at the Theatre Royal to-mor-row ni/ht is one of the few th it affords amusement and enjoyment to all classes all over the world, and can be warmly recomm nded, while the price of admission is within the means of everyone.