LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 195, 19 June 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on page four of this issue. A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held ou Monday next at 730 p.m., to fix the level of King-street, from Egmont-atreet to Brougham-street.

Attention is drawn to a notification by the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company appearing in another column, At the Wauganui Police Court on Thursday, a Maori named Tauri was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence on seven charges of theft, including three horses, two saddles, and two bridles, all beiug taken at different, periods, and from different places, and sold to various persons. I

Prior to commencing business on Thursday, the delegates to the Farmers' Union Conference were photographed bv Mr W. A. Collis. * Messrs Carthew, Thompson and Company report having sold Mrs Brown's pretty villa and full quark r acre of land, situated in Gill-street, to Mr T. 0. Brasch, of Patea. ' j

The Melbourne-Naples despatch of mails of 13th May, arrived in London on 16ch inst. The secretary of the local Veteran's Association has received a letter from his Excellency the Governor, notifying that the Board of the Veterans' Home has de* cided to open a list of applicants, and any names sent will be placed before the Board for consideration. The Home should be opened on or about November Ist. A list of queries to be answered by intending candidates was also forwarded, which may be obtained from the secretary, Mr John Black. It is understood that any person who has served in the j army, navy, or colonial forces is elegible I by the rules, a medal not being essential, but good conduct is essential. " The house, of course, is not a hospital for in- j curables, and no person is to be admitted I suffering from any disease that might be I objectionable. j At Auckland on Thursday a man named; Kessmer -was charged with exhibiting a j placard offensive to the Church of Rome, { He was remanded on bail. >

The Patea Chamber of Commerce is asjain moving in the matter of an alteration in (he timetable on the New Ply- j mouth Wanganui section of railway. At a recent meeting one speaker pointed out that all the Clumbers, with probably the exception of Hawera, were dissatisfied with the present arrangements. They should get representations from each of the towns interested. Strattord and New Plymouth had already wrhtsn to the Patea Chamber on this matter. If they could get four or five towns in Taranaki to take joint action in the matter, some thing would be done. After discussion 'it was resolved that this Chamber and others on the coast, and members of the House, be urged to confer as to a revision of the time table to suit the re, quirements of the whole coast, and, if need be, center with the Railway De» partment.

The River Plate Company has deolared a dividend of seven per cent, per annum for the six months ended April 30th. The Minister of Eduoation, replying to the Auckland Board's protest against the observance of Empire Day as a school holiday, pointed out that children were at school to be trained as citizens of the Empire, and that setting aside one day in the manner named did not seem inappropriate. The Board resolved to reply stating the Department was not perhaps aware that on 16 days in the year the Board were instructed to hoist the school flag to remind soholars of their Empire. Mr J. S. 8. Medley, D 0.A., left for Wellington this morning on a business visit. He will be absent for a few days. A public meeting deoided to form a Stratford Fanciers' /' ssooiation. Officers were eleoted, and committee set up, who settled a programme. It was decided to affiliate with the North Island Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Association, and hold a Bhow towards the end of July, if possible. In an article headed ' Pie-crust Roads,' the Masterton Times says :—lt is a pity to see the public money fooled away over " burned papa," instead of being expended upon cheap, economical and durable light lines. In enterprise of this kind, New Zealand is fully a quarter of a cen* tury behind Europe, America, India and Tasmania, and our brave rulers ought really to be put in a dime museum as valuable antiquities.

Considerable interest; is taken in the matter of the new license applied for at Whangamomona. There is much opposition to the application and a fisjht is being hiade on both sides. The application for a license at Strathmore having been withdrawn, it is thought the Whangamomona license will be granted Mr G. P. Wake, solicitor, has been ap> pointed Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages at Eltham. the position having been rendered vacant by the death of Mr Middleton.

The inquest held at Waitotara on Tuesday upon the body of a woman found last Sunday upon the sea-beach at A'aicotara, failed to disclose the name of • the deceased, or the actual cause of death. '1 he body having been in the water probably for several weeks, no external evidence of drowning could be_ found. There were no marks of violence, no scars, no deformity. The body was well nourished, and iho clothing of unusual good quality. A striking circumstance was the fact of the body being without the outer garments—skirt and bodice. The brooch, fastened at the neck to an inner bodice, has the name (?) " Souitini F." lightly soratched upon the cameo.