LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 117, 19 May 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on pigs four of this issue. The members of the New Plymouth Investment and Loan Socioty are reminded of the annual meeting at 7.30 tlv's evening, at the Society's Oflice, Broughamstreet. 'J he Tapanui District High School Committee has closed ihe school as a protest against the Education Board appoint ing an assistant mistress without the consent of the Committee. The congregation of St. Mary's Church are invited to a service of Thanksgiving for the safe arrival of the Bishop elect, to be held at 7 o'clock this ( Tuesday) even ing. The vacant seat on the Victoria College Council has been filled by the election of Mr Robert Lee, who defeated Mr F, Pirani by 34 to 13 votes,

The minister of Lands will leave for j Auckland to-d iy, and on his way back j will visit tho Kawhia district with roforenco to land settloment in that part of the colony. It is estimated that about 5000 bundles of fish were thrown into the sea during the past few days fiom the Wellington 1 Fishing Company's Depot, in the Sounds and Cook's Straits, through rough weather interfering with the collecting steamers In dealing with a couple of stowaways from London, who pleaded for leniency, as they had worked during the passage, the S.M. at Wellington iflHicted a fine of £3 each, or 14 days, adding that if they were geuuino in their desire for work, they would show it while in prison, and ! when they came out they would find f plenty of work to do, if willing to take I whatever was offered.

Sitting in his civil jurisdiction on Monday, Mr R L. Stanford gave judgnnnt by default in a ewe H. B. Leatham v. Alfred Payne, claim £7 10s. Mr Edmunds ap peared for plaintiff. A number of other cases were either adjourned, or settled out of Court.

At tho Police Court this morning bo foroMrll L Stanford, S.M., Wharimata (\ Maori) phaded guilty to being druiik in Devon street on Saturday, whilst in charge of a horse, and ft fine of 10s and costs was inflicted. Puki or Putaka (another Maori) also pleaded guilty to being drunk in Devon street on the same dite, a fine of 5a and costs was inflicted. The fines were paid. The subject for the New Plymouth Literary and Debating Society's meeting this ( Tuesday) evening is, " Is it better to be loved or feaiod."

Preparations are well forward for the forthcoming Grand Poster and Fancy Dross Ball, to be held in the Theatre ltoyal on the 25; h inst. (Empire Day). Tho Ball is under tho auspices of the Now Plymouth Operatic Society, and tickets may te obtained from any member. Tho Taranani Guards drill this evening in mufti, with rifles, belt, and side-arms. A full attendance is specially requested. The King and Queen have returned to i London.

The New Zealand Brass Band opened at Tunbridge Wells, scoring a great success. On the recommendation of the chairman (Mr G. Tisch). the Hospital Board has decided to obtain a chimney sweeping apparatus, as the present cost of sweeping chimneys is considered very groat. It is prop -sod that one of theinmites of the Borne skill mvnipulate the apparatus. Another scene took place between Justice Conolly and Richardson on Monday, when the Judge threatened to commit! Kicbardson for contempt, to which the ( latter replied, " Very well, you will have a chance if this sort of thing continues." Sheep were placed in the French battleship Henri Quatre, in the position where men are desti ed to serve the smaller guns, while a big turret gun was fired over head. As a result of the ox periment the sheep were stunned, though they were otherwise unharmed. The conclusion arrived at was that gunners would not suffer.

The edict for the expulsion of Jews from Kteff affects 37,000 people, who aro distributing themselves in the south. Fifty thousand troops are in Odessa district on a war footing. Gates, and other American capitalists intend to build an electric railway 2000 miles long, frum Duluth to Gelveston, at a cost of fourteen million sterling. From a census taken by the Board of Revenue, China's population is estiumted at 426,100,000.

A recent cible from London reports the death of Sir James Westland, a member of the Council of India, aged 61, and John Dawson, a well known racehorse trainer.

The various Agents General inspected the Eastern Extension Cable Company's new cable repairing steamers at Gravesend, which aro equipppd with the wireless telegraphy "repairer" and 'restorer" invented by trr Oliver Lodge and Dr. Muirhead. The steamers will be stationed at Adelaide and Singapore, after they have laid the Dutch cable connecting Borneo and Celebes. In the letter from the man Allen read in the Court proceedings, the sentence "keep on sombthing, and your trouble will soon be over." should have read "keep on smiling." Tiio Rev. P. G. Evans proceeds north j to-night with Dr Neligan's party, by the Rotoiti, to t*ke part in the enthronment of Dr Neligan as Bishop of the Diocease The Rev Spenca, agent for the London and Foreign Bible i'ociety, is in New Plymouth. Oft Saturday the appointed to represent the various Farmers' Unions on the Waimate Mains mot at Kapongi, and passed a resolution declining to visit New Plymouth, and stronglv protesting against the proposed extension of the harbour, and any further borrowing or tampariug with the present loan for such a purpose. About 27 of the Taranaki Rifles paraded on Sunday morning uudor Captain Weston, and marched to the field of Wairek*. After lunch, at the mouth of the VVaireka stream tho party inspected the looality, after which they nurohed to Omata Church for divine service, a large number of local residents being present. They reached town again at 5 30 p.m. On Empire Diy (25th May), the pupils of the Central School will assemble at the school at 9.30 am, and will go through the ceremony of saluting the rlig, Short addresses will be given by members of the Sohool Committee, and we understand the cadets will afterwards be inspee'ed by Major Liveday, cjm manditig the New Zealand Public Sohoo Cadets. The rest of the day will be observed as a» holiday. At the S.M, Court on Mopday, an ap plication was made to vary the main-.-tenvnee order in the case Taunton v. Tau tton. Mr.Hutchen for the applicant called Messes Livingston and Brett, of Ha'.vera, trustees'in tbe late Mr Brett's estite, to Bhow the position of the trust (of which Wra Taunton is one of the beneficitries), and Mr Taunton. Mr Roy, who with Mr Quilliam opposed the application, called Mr Caplen of Hawera, solicitor to the Trustees, and Mrs Taunton. After a lengthy hearing, Mr Stanford, S M.,held that chough it had been shown that Mrs: Tiunton derived benefits from her late fa'her's estate, it was not sutfioient, in his opinion, to justify him in varying the order. The application was therefore (dismissed without costs HOL' OWAY'6 OINTMENT AND PILM. Disease of ths Skin. No casa of dissase of the skio, be its nature what it may, has fail in to be boaefiSod when theae poie it rem dies have b«seu properly appliel In scrofulous and scjrbutic affections, they are espsoa'ly ssrveciable. Scurvy and erup- ; tion», which had resisted all othsr modes of tr a'.ment, and t?raduilly become worse, have been completely cured byHollowat's o;o!ing Ointra nt and purifjing Pills, which root cut the disease from the blood its sIE. and leave ths constitution free from every morbid taint. la tb.3 nursery Eblloway's Ointment shoull be ever athaud; it will give ease in sprains, contusion, burn*, scale's, aid infantile eruptions, and may al- | ways safely b3 applied by any ordinary attendant. | Advt.

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