LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 118, 20 May 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on the fourth page of this issue. The attention of builders and joiners is directed to several notices published in another column. Tho Borough Council announce that in future the Borough Engineer" will be at his o'fice at 2 p m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, for the purpose of dealing with applications for building permits, in lieu of the hours previously notified. Mr Sanderson, architect, notifies that the time for receiving tenders for block of buildings in Devon-street is extended to ?a ! urday, 30. h insfe. A meeting of ladies and gentlemen willing to assist in making arrangements' for a' Hospital Ball, to raise funds for beautifying the Hospital grounds, is cjllod for Friday afternoon next at 3.30 at the Borough Chambers. Iu view of the worthy object, it is hoped that there will be a large attendance. Messrs Carthew, Thompson and Company, have received a memo from their ' Hamilton Laud Agency branch, reporting f the sale of a fine farm, 180 acres, to Mr ' Fitzherbert, of Inelewood. The Wellington Kennel Club has docided to ask that the six months quaran tine imposed-on imported dogs should be reduced, as such a longthy period tended e to prevent fanciers from importing r animals.

Lieutenant-Colonel Messenger has resigned the secretaryship of the Veterans Home Committee, and has intimated thai later on he will also resign the position of manager. Lieutenant-Colonel Banks is to aet as secretary until a permanent appointment has been nude. The Wellington Hospital trustees have resolved to urge all the Hospital Boards in the colony to j >in in requesting the Government to remove the duty on drugs imported for hospital use, provided such drugs oaniiot be manufactured in the , colony. Receut experiments made by the veteri nary division showed that ragwort had no injurious effect upon cattle. Tho Government has decided to try an experiment in tho North of Auck laud, with the object of ascertaining whether oak and Australian hardwood trees can be grown successfully in thai part of the colony. Mr Haselden, S.M , of Wellington, has received official notioe of transfer to Christchurch, and takes up his duties thare on June Ist The Rev. William Thomson, of the ?cots Chutch, Wellington, is in New Plymouth, and is staying at the Criterion Hotel. Although Dr McOMand is constantly in evideno in the town, and all the main parts of the district, a rumour seems to have crept into the back country that he has gone to England. While it is highly llattering to him to know that this rumour has occassioned much disappointment, it it wouM be in the interest of suffering humanity that wherever the rumour is met with, it should be at once contra* dieted.

The annual meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society will be held in the Whiteley Hall on Thursday evening next, 11th May. liev. A. H. Kayner, Home Superintendent of the Society, will give an address.

Messrs Callaghan and Company in re porting the sale of 120 feet frontage to King-street, poiut out that this is an instance of the eagerness which exists to acquire central properties, Mr W. Webster having only placed the property in their hands two hours prior to a sale being effected. The three local investors who secured the property hive, it is said, got a good bargain, while the vendor re-' ceived a satisfactory price.

The race between the Rimutaka and the Oorinthic, from Wellington to Plymouth, in which much interest was takon, resulted in favour of the first named vessel by six days. Both called at Monte Video.

In the Badger libel case at Ohrisfcchurcli, the jury gave a verdict of guilty fin the count relating to a defamatory libel in the letter, and not guilty on the j other counts. Sentence was deferred ' until the points of law raised by Mr Jellicoe were decided, bail being allowed. Tho trial of W. Hichardson, at Auckland, f<T libil, is still proceeding. Ac cusod has closed his c ise, and the trial will probibly conclude to day. It has lieon decided at Dunedin not to observe Empire Day as a holiday, but to keep the Prince of Wales' birthday. A press wire from Wellington states Empi'e day is to be proclaimed a public holiday. Tho Union S.S. Company have dechred a dividend of'B per cent, for the half- . year. I | IheHokitikaHarbour Board, taking advantage of Mr Leslie B,eynold's visit to the town in c■■injection with drainage and water supply of she Borough, met him on Tuesday, and ongaged his services to adviso upon improvements to the harbour, j ' Mes-ss J. E Thompson and H. Muir have passod the full examination of the New Zealand and Australian Boards as surveyors. j

The senior branch of tho Debating Society met oi\ Tuesday evening in good force, about 22 members taking part in • (he debate as to whether it was better to lie loved or feare 1. Some capital speeches woro made, the llev Bradbury opening the discussion by arguing in favour of lovo, and Mr Gree i following by a spirited speech on the'advantages of being feared. Tho citizens of Auckland have decided to give a b••■11, and mnke a presentation to Lady Ranfurly in view of her approaching departure for England. Fur lijflueiizi and Gold in (he Head take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d aad 2s 6d.~Advt,