LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 116, 14 May 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading.matter will be found on page four of this issue, lar J. Avery, the well knowu whole sale and retail' tobacconist, has a notice of interest to smokers and sports. ( Aiiiou&st other lines Mr Avery brings undar special notice the celebratedHavelock tobacco, and Ogden's ■various makes'. Mr. Avery is also prepared for the winter season vvith a large assortment, of golf, cities, hockey sticks, footballs, and Sanduw's ' dumb-bells. Thero are no less than three Parliamentary Unions in Wanganui, and all hoaliliy and vigorous. Could not Kqw Plymouth run one I . " . i

Mako no mistake about the dance to light. Foresters Hall is the best plica ogo to for an enjoyable evening. Good Ljc<r. Piano, Mr Rountreo. Gents, la U, ladies frte.—Advt. After the installation of tho Mayor on Wednesday, Mr Alexander suggested the lew members being taken to the water works, the electric light, and abittoir ntos. Tho idea was adopted, a date to be fisod later, : Tho following tenders were received by the Education Board for additions to the Tariki School Messrs Boon Brothers, iccepted, f333, N. J. King 1335, T. B. Ross L 348, Josoph Bo m i'3so, A. W. Jraig £351, Irvine and Henry £374 i This is for the amended plan, showing a' wing on the west end o£ the building, as desited by tho School Committee. i The resignation of the Rev Jas. Pateraon from the chargo of St. John's Presbyterian Church, Wellington, was officially ' innounced at a meeting of the congregation on Wednesday, and a resolution was passed approving of a life pension to iiim of i3OO a year. lif our advertising columns Messrs, Bewley and Griffiths notify that they will offer for sale by auction on Saturday, that choice corner site at the comer of Devon and Liardet-street north. It has not been possible to obtain a corner site in Devon-street for years past, and as the business part of the town has steadily extended past this corner for years, it will soon be in the very heart of the business •vrea, and wo cannot imagine any purchase in the town that will afford a safer or more desirable investment than this corner, as from its position it is certain to increase ill value. Messra Bewley and GriHiihs will also offer for sale the Lawn Tennis Club's ourt in Devon-st"eet. As tho club has purchasod other grounds, and is now laying out courts, the reserve has been fixed at a figure that should ensure a certain sale, aa the position is a central and a most desirable ono for many purposes. At the Police Court on Wednesday morning, a rather unusual cise was heard. A young girl mined Margaret ICersliaw was chargod with being a rogU'S and a vagabond, having no visible means of support-, and being found by night illegally on the premises of tho Commonwealth Hotel. The facts of the case ap peared to be that the accused was a barmaid at the hotel, and was peremptorily discharged at 5 o'clock on Monday even-

ing for alleged misconduct. She slept at i tho hotel on Monday evening ill her usuil room,-on the Tuesday she was ordered to leave, but refused to do so till she wis paidw On Tuesday night she wept to her room, but found the lock taken off the door, and on the invitation : of another girl employed in the house,) shared her room: S jou after 7 o'clock on 1 Wednesday morning Mr O'Driscoll went j to the door of the room, and ordered the girl to open it, and on her doing so gave tho accused, who was in bad, in custody to Constable Russell. Constable Russell then arrested accused, and told her to rise and dress, he waiting outside the room while she did so. He then took' her to the lock up Evidence was given ■ bv Constable Russell, the informant Mr, O'Driscoll, aid Miss Mary Leo. Theac | eusod, who pleaded not guilty, was defended by Mr Quilliam, of Govett aad.j Q iilliam, who argued thera was no case to answer, but Mr Allsworth, J.P., who' occupied tho Bench decided to hear evidence, and Mr Qiil'iam c died accused, after which he said li 3 did not think the section of the Act under which the information was laid applied in this eve, and j there was no doubt the accused was in the room on the invitation of the girl, Lee The case would be dismissed. The Canterbury Froz m Meat Company has decided to raise ±'50,000 additional capital to erect Freezing Works at ] Timaru. The Ohristchurch Company, has already established works thare. The attention of our readers is invited to the baziar anl Social being held in St." Mary's School room this „afternoon and evening, in aid of Rav. K A. Ban nett's Maori Mission Fund. We feel sure nothing need be said regarding the object of til's biKiar, as it is one which appeal? to the hiuninity and beuevoleuca of every one. 'I he biziar is being iuu by a number of the High School girts, who deserve great credit for interesting themselves in this good wprk, and they will, we hope, receiv-e substantial reward and encouragement. Djors open at 130 and 7 pm. i