The Daily News. FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 120, 22 May 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on the fourth page of this issue. In the aotiori Corby v. Macarthy, in which £IOOO was claimed for broach ofcovenant in not rebuilding an hotel at Newtown, ihe jury awarded i! 156 for loss of premises, and £344 for loss of profit, An effort is to be made to set aside the verdict.

The Christchurch Retailers Association have decided to observe Empire Day as a close holiday. The public accounts for the year, tn 31st March last, appeared in Thursday's Gazatte, and showed a surplus of £303,905, A block of land on Lambton Quay, Wellington, adj lining the Union Bank, was sold ou Thursday for £270 per foot.

For the last two or three nights, a grind-stone and three cement barrels partly filled with sand, have been left on the footpath near Mrs Douglas' new shops, in Devon-street.

Mr W. Jennings went north by the Ngapuhi last night, and meets the Hon Hall-Jones at Penrose junction this morning, and proceeds to Ongaruhe with him. A number of loose planks over die water table at the National Bank corner, are a source of danger to pedestrians. The Union Company notify alterations in time and date of sailing of the Upolu,

The local ministers and all others interested will attend the meeting in Whireley Hall this evening, to assist in forming some organisation to arrest the progress of gamb.ing and drinking. Messrs Oarthew, Thompson and Co. report haying sold to Mr L. W. Alexander that valuable town allotment adjoining Mr R. C. Hughes' oflre with a frontage of 94ft. to Brougham-street. The vendor Mr F. Atkinson, of Sentry Hill, obtained a satisfactory price, part of the property will probably be re-sold immediately. At the Police Court on Thursday, a man named O'Hara was brought before Mr Hickman Kussell, J.P., on a charge of drunkenness and fined Bj and costs On Tuesday morning, before Mr Allsworth, J.P., Michael Iviely was conviated of the same offence, and having been locked Up sinco three o'clock the previous day was discharged. Thomas Joseph Wilkinson, arrested in Auckland on a charge of wife desertion at Lyttelton was discharged, the proceedings against him bavin? been withdrawn.

The Guards' Art Jiaion pictures are on show in the windows of the following firms The Auckland Clothing Company" Colonial Piano Company, New Zealand Clothing Factory, Dresden Piano Com pany, Messrs Hooker and Scott, Chilcott, Stewart, BeJlrlngers, and Tunbridge. The drawing for these magnificent pic tures will take place on Ist July noxt. Tickets Is each can be obtained from any member of the corps, and it is hoped the public will take advantage of the chance to secure a first class oil painting for a shilling, and at the same time assist the volunteers.

A patriitic function will be held at the Central .School on Monday next, the 25ch inat.. Empire Day. The pupils will assemble at 9 30 a m , will go through the ceromouy of saluting the Flag, after which short addresses will be delivered by members of the School Committee and others. The committee will be pleased to see parents of pupils and others who may like to be present.

| At the meeting in connection with the ! British and Foreign Bible Society, iho j Rev. S. S. Osborne Baid it could not ba too widely known that the local depot, where bibles could bo obtained, was at Miss Cottier's, and that not only were the bindings good, but the price wa3 remarkably choap. It was also announced that .Mr MacDiarmid had a few spare slips for signatures, by those willing to promise either ±1 or £5 towards tho Society's funds.

Mr Peter Grant, chiof engineer on tho iTatanekai, hiss been appointed an Inspector of Machinery. The Provideut Building aud Investment Society are inviting applications for shaves ia their second issue. It was determined from the first that tho Society should have as large « membership as.possible, so tint ther-.j might ba pome eacoacagement to the small invcrto', and to tho cartful man who liked to lay a littUs by. The director* are to be congratulated oil the spirit in which they conduct the Society. Application* should be iu the h'ecrolary'g hands by Saturday, 6th Ouu«,—Advt,