The Daily News. SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 118, 16 May 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting: reading matter will be found on the fourth page of this issue. Messrs Carthew, Thompson and Company report having sold Mr Sparrow's new superior residence, with two acres of land, situatod on the Waterworks road, ito Mr Raymond Smith, of la-lewood. [ Members of the New Plymouth Investment and Loan Society are reminded that subscriptions are due, and payable j to-day up to 5 p.m. j Messrs Callaghaii and Company report the sale of cottage and section, in the | Frankleigh Park Estate, to Mr Fuller.* | The Provident Investment and Building Society notify that a second series of shares is being issued, applications for which should reach the secretary (iVIr H. A. Lemon), not later than Saturday, 6th June.

[ On Monday next Mr Newton King holds an auction sale of Mrs M Carao rona furniture and effects, in the Boarding house (late Mrs Abbott's), Devon street. As every thing is perfectly newthere should be a good attendance of buyers. The annual meeting of the British and Foreigh Bible Society is to be held in the Whiteley Hall on Thursday, 21st inst,, at 8 p.m. The Rev. A. H. ftayne;, Superintendent of the Society, will ad dress the meeting. There will be arocep tion to Mr Raynes in the afternoon at 3 o'clock, at which suboc.ioers and friends are invited to be present. Afternoon tea will be provided. The Rev. J. Newman Buttle will preach at Whiteley Memorial Church to-morrow morning and evening. The subject at the forenoon service will be " Christ's Manifestation," and in the evening, "Christ, Teacher and Preacher." Mr Buttle will preach at Hurford Road School in the afternoon.

Anion? the requisition's for stores to be authorised by the Harbour Board on Friday afternoon was a quantity of barbed wire, which, it was stated, was required for fencing the Reserve at Motorua, con sequent on the formation of the Ngamotu road. Considerable discussion took place on the matter, especially on the proposal to use old iron rails for posts, it being stated it was intended to drill holes in these rails to pass the wire through. This evoked considerable criticism, owing to the expense, and the long time which such a difficult course would involve, Mr King suggesting that totara posts wou'd be cheaper. The Chairman, however, suggested that as the rails were already cut, they might be nicked, and the barbed wire bound thereto. Eventually the matter was left to the Chairman to do the best under the circumstances. Some surprise was expressed that when the Board allowed the road to be made it had not stipulated that the fencing should be done by those whose property had bonetitted.

The Inglewood Public School Cadet detachment has been recognised. Mr J. H, Pope, Inspector of Native Schools, will be retired at the end of the year.

Tho Government has acquired Gr. Parson's estate of 245 acres in the Marlborough district, near Kaikoura, which wiil bo cut up into small forma. Statistics of the rainfall in Wellington ton for the past 37 years, show rain fell on an average 179 days each year, the average yearly fall being 47 54- inches.

The Government Engineer's report on the Fielding-Apiti railway is favourable. Ho says it would form a valuable feeder to tho main line. The estimated cost is £IIB,OOO. Owing to a typographical error in yesterday's issue, the number of men for which the Eltham Rifles had entered in connection with the postponed shooting match appeared as 10, instead of 40.

Last night Messrs Syinesacd Jennings, M's.H.R.. wero entertained at a social in Inglewood, Tho function was a sort of farewell to Mr Syines as tho memberjfor Eginont, and a welcome to Mr Jennings

The Provident building and Investment Society are iuvitiog applications for shares ia their second issue. It was determined from the first that the Society should Jiave as large a membership as possible, so tint there might be some encoutageroent given to the small investor, arid to the careful man who likes to lay a liit'.e by. The director< are to be congratulated on the spirit In wiiicli they conduct the Society, Applications should bo in the Secretary's hands by Saturday, Gill Juue.—Advt.

A lecture on tiie 1 airying Industry is to be uiven in the Taramiki Farmers' Oiub Kooais on Saturday, 23rd insfc., al 1.30 p.m., by Mr A. E. Young, V.S. The attendance of all members as well as any others is earnestly requested,

A very wtll attended meeting c f tradesmen was held in the Bjrough Chambeis ou Friday evening, over which Mr Goodaero presided. The primiry ol.ject was to consider a proposal to further increase the usefulness of the Tradesmen's Commercial Association. After a long dis cussion, it was resolved that he New Zealand Retailers Association, having appointed Mr H. F, Russell as their local igent, this meeting could recommend the ippointment of the same secretary to the *!ew Plymouth Commercial and Tradesneu's Association, with a view to easier vorking. The election of officers then place. Mr Goodacre was unanimously elected President, and Mr E. Dockrill vice-President. Tn addition to the secretaryship ftfr Russell was appoin* ted treasurer. The present executive were reappointed, with tho -addition of Messrs Vi hitaker and Bennett; The question of observing Empire Day a holiday was thon discussed at length, after which it was decided that if the four other loading centres closo on Empire Day, the New Plymouth tradesmen will follow the same ciurse, if not, thoy will not observe the holiday.

The report of the headmaster of the Y'asterion High School to the committee very strongly condemned the practice of tobacconists supplying schoolboys with tobacco, for cigarette smoking. After strong comments, the committee decided to send a copy of the report to tho Premier, the Education Board, and the member for tho district, with a view to the possible introduction of legislation to deal with the matter. Tho eloctars of the Borough of Caver sham hive decided not to amalgamate with Dunediu at present.