The Daily News WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 194, 18 June 1903, Page 2

The Daily News WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on page four of this issue. We understand that the application for an hotel license at Strathmore will be withdrawn at the Fatea Licensing Committee meeting to day. An application, however, will be made for a license at Whangamomona. The Borough Council invites tenders for the erection of abattoirs at Filzroy, and the formation of a road at the waterworks intake at Mangorei. A meeting of coach proprietors, carriers, oarters. and road contractors is convened for Monday, 29th, at Messrs Malone, Mc» Veach, and Anderson's office, to oonaider the proposed County Bye-laws. By the last mail we received a little pamphlet entitled " The Drink Peril in Scotland." It deals with the consumption of alcohol, the increase of crime, the growth of insanity, deaths from intemperance, the essential point of success, reduction of licenses, a national time notice, local veto, the compliment of veto and constructive reforms. It is alto gether an exceedingly valuable contri bution to prohibitton literature, for which tho author, Mr Arthur Sherwill, is entitled to the thanks of all prohibition advocates, as it is full of facts and figures j most carefully compiled.

Sir Wiiliam Stewart states that a tele - gram published in a southern paper to the effect that he had openly declared his intention of contesting the Speakership, is absolutely devoid of foundation.

A sensational incident connected with the retrial at Dunedin of Kamsay and Cairns, for daylight robbery, occurred on Wednesday. The jury went out to inspect a cart which played a prominent part in the robbery, and concealed in a bag at the bottom found a handkerchief belonging to Cairns, smeared with paint. This supports the Crown's theory that Cairns, who wasa stage hand, had effected a theatrical disguise. After considerable negotiations, the Postmaster-General has succeeded in arranging with the Commonwealth of Australia for a uniform rate of a ■' penny for each newspaper not exceeding 20jz in weight." The existing rate of a penny for the first four ounces, and half-penny additional for every sucoaeding two ounce now applicable to Queensland, will therefore be abolished.

James Anderson was sentenced at Raglan to a month cumulative, on each of four charges of sly grog selling.

The Assessment Court sits at 10 o'clock at the Court House to-day, to hear objections to valuations. Mrs George Bullock died on Wodnes j day at Wanganui after a lengthy illness. 'Deceased was at one time partner with her brother, Mr Gilbert Oarson, in the I Wanganui Chronicle. She was well known I throughout the colony as a clever descriptive writer, and as a prominent member of the Women's Council.

The bedsteadß to be sold by Mr Newton King at his auction mart on Friday next are now on view at the mart, and should be inspected by anyone about to furnish. The sale being entirely unreserved presents an opportunity which seldom offers.

Manaia business men report that goods coming to them by the railway have frequently of late been interfered with. The Hawera Star referring to the letter from the Scenery Preservation Society to the Elthara Borough Council re the Roto,kara Lake says: The Society has al-w written to the Borough Oounoil on the subject. We may mention that a hundred acres of bush round the lake is being reserved, and that the revenue to be derived from the portion leased will be spent ou the unlet portion of the reserve. The zeal of the society is commendable, but what oould be done with a block of over 500 acres of land unless preserved intact, but where in that case was the money to come from for fencing and- looking atter the reserve, and giving accass to ihe lake ?

Dr Percival, of Patea, is leaving on a visit to England. His locum tenens will be Dr Nicoll, of Sydney.—" Times." The dairy industry is extending throughout the Gisborne district, and it has now been decided to erect a factory at Motu, 50 miles inland from Gisborne,

Colonel Gorton (gays tho " Times ") intonds lo leave next month for the Argentine, with the intention of taking up land for his sons.

On the 23rd iust., Sir William Russell is to receive ft presentation from his constituents to the Hawke's Bay electorate, whom ho has represented continuously j for about twenty years. The election of three directors for the I Australian Mutual Provident Society has resulted in the return of Senator J. T., Walker (67,130 votes), Mr James Bu-ns; (48 018 votes), and Mr B. Short (44 962 votes) The number of votes recorded for Senator Walker is stated to be tin-1 highest on record. The unsuccessful candidstes were : —Sir Jamos Graham, 30,391 votes; Mr George Maiden, 22,589 ; Mr James Ashton, 19,696 ; Mr G K. Gamp- 1 bell, 11,945 ; Mr W. T, Dick, 5855. The number of votes cast in New Zealand for the successful candidates was: —Senator Walker. 7211; Mr B. Short, 6698; Mr Burns, 6309. Mr Cameron, New Zealand Produce Commissioner in London, arrived in Wellington on Wednesday,

The Premier has consented to receive on July Bth, a deputation of delega'ea from branches of the New Zealand Alliance, all over the colony, when they rropose to s übmit proposals for amendments in the liceusing law. The Chairman of the Education Board received word yesterday that the money was available for'the Stratford Technical School, for which tenders vrere called a while back. He at once instructed the Board's architect to accept the lowest tender. We understand the successful tenderer is Mr G. Kay, of Stratford, and that his tender is rather over a thousand pounds. We have to acknowledge receipt of a ticket for the smoke concert, to be tendered to the delegates to the Farmers' CJnion conference.

The Dunedin City Qotmcil on Wednesday decided to postpone for the present the question of " Greater Dunedin." A meeting of workers oh Political Committee's at Dunedin, passed a resolution on Wednbsday in favcur of the State obtaining possession of the Bank of New Zealand, and making it a State institution. At Blenheim on Wednesday a poll was taken on the proposal to adopt rating on unimproved values in the Bonugh, and carried by 224 votes to 64