LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 110, 7 May 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will bo found on page four of this issue. A warrant-has been issued at Tinwru for the arrost of a well known Commission and Financial Agent there, who has been absent for the past few days. • Monday, the 20th inst., " Empire Day," will bo observed a? a public holi-j (lay. |

At Opunake, a public meeting has been called fur Saturday, 9th May, for the purpose of discussing the New Plymouth Barbour extension proposals, ratepayers being specially invited to attend. It would, be wiser on the part of our Opunake friends to till something definite has been brought forward. The Otago Cremation Society is endeavouring to obtain the grant from the Public Health Department for the ereeI tion of a crematorium.

A contract has been let at £l3 000 for the erection of the Wellington Hospital Nurses' Home, three sloreys' high, to contain over 80 rooms. Observation of a native at the Waimate- ! Opunake football match, played on Saturday: "Py golly, Waimate he no win !'' " How's that i" asked a bystander. " You see him reforeo (*vho has a Hiberliiian name) can't go against ti colo, Opunake wear (greun) ! Kahoro ti pai u green, epery time 1"

The meeting of the New Zealand Council of Women, which was to have been held in New Plymouth shortly, has, we learn, been abandoned for the present. "Several of the-most prominent members of the Council, for domestic and other reasons, find it impossible to leave home at present, and it his been decided, wo >re informed, to postpone the meeting till about September. We inadvertently omitted Miss Nixon's name from the list of contributors to the entertainment given by tho senior mem berd of the Literary and Debi'ing Society on Tuesday evening. Princess Louise, formerly Crown Princess of Saxony, who eloped with her children's tutor and was divorced, has given birth to a daughter. Princa Henry, of Prussia, will shortly cake his squadron to Antweip. At Christchurch on Wednesday, a man named Thomas Newsom was sent to gaol for three months for ill-treating his little girl by thrashing.

In reply to a deputation from the Newtown Patriotic League, the Minister of Justice stated that the request for afresh licensing poll in the Newtown district had been laid before the Governor, who directed the deputation to be informed that he had no power to grant the request.

Messrs Qorett and Quilliam receive 3 a telegram from Foston on Wednesday stating thac the Mokau had nob been damaged, and that it was expected she would be floated off at Spring tide. Says the "New Zealand Mining and Engineering Builders" journal:—The New Plymouth Borough Council are calling for tenders for the erection of a band rotunda, on similar lines Co the one at iiotorua, near the proposed site of the new Salt Water Baths, for which a tender lias juso been accepted. When these offo works have been oompleted, they will t'orm a good nucleus for providing one of che most attractive pleasure grounds to be fouud anywhere on the West Ojasfc of the North Island.- Tenders are also being invited for a tunnel 58 chains in length for the new gravitation water supply, to b 'ether with intake and pipe heads works, tlso for some 450J casks of cement in connection with these aud other works, and various other items, such as drain pipes, dtC.

The Melbourne and Naples despatch of Ist April, arrived iti London on the morning of the 4ch inst. A reminder is given to dancers that the weekly dance at the Foresters H *ll takes place this evening at' 7.30. Mr Ltountree provides the music. The " Inglewood Record " says The steam gauge of the engine working Mr James' threshing plaut broke on Tliursiay, just as air A. iilatthews, of VVan ganui, was looking at it. His left eye was severely injured, and it is feared he will lose the eight of it. The Nelson Harbour Board have decided to do the work of cutting through the boulder bank by contract, iustead of by day labour as previously agreed on.

Ihe Iflasterton Band Oontost Committee reported a credit balance of which i-i to be given to the uniform fund of the Masterton Band. The gross receipts were .£1032. Gonstablo Melsop, who has been trans * ferred from Mastta-con to Now Plymouth, was on Wednesday night presented by che Mayor cf Masiactju wich an illuminated address on behalf of 150 signatories. Councillor Goodnll has given - notice to move at the next meeting of the Master' ton Borough Council, thac Captain Morris fee requested to resign his position as Oaptaiu of the Fire Brigade, as a 'majority if the firemen have declared by ballot they have no confidence in him.