LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 158, 8 July 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will ba found on page four of this issue. Messrs Ourtheiv Thompson and Company report the stle of Mr Lindsay's fii;e farm of 182 acres, situated at Waitara, to a Stratford investor. Ths Sonoma arrived at San Francisco on the 6th irwt, at 4 p.m. The concert eventuating tomorrow night in VShiteley Hall is a spociiil at traction in the two items on fir Leatham's "Pianola." The public will doubtless be there in numbers to hear them, and a full house ia hopsd for. '! Two men were fined at Ohriatohuroh on I Tuesday for street betting,

An approximate return of the number of sheep in the colony shoffs a large decrease this year, due, it is inferred, to over exporting. Over a million and a quarter carcases of mutton and lamb were exported fur the year ending March, in ] excess of the previous year. I The Timaru Presbytery on luosday passed a resolution that in viow oE the importance and present critical stage of i the Bible in School movement, Ihe Presbytery desires to emphasise that' .pressing need for supporting the move-1 j mout in every practicable way, and urging I it upon members of Parliament. J Messrs McGregor and Gallagher, two of the Auckland contingent of th« Now Zealand Football Team, arrived here by the Waitiui yesterday morning, and proceed to Wellington to day. The other Aucklauders' luave the northern city on Thursday. Messrs Bewley and Griffiths sale of Chilman's Extended Sections takes place on Thursday, July 16 h. The plans of the sections have already Leon circulated. This is the most favourable opportunity to secure freehold sites that has occured : for years, and the chance will doubtless be largely embraced. It is intended to hold the sale on the grounds if fine, and if wet in the Borough Council Chambers.

' At a meeting of the Motorua Lodge of Druids, held in the Lodge Room, Robe street, last evening, it was decided to hold a ping-pong tournament in the Lodge Room in the near future. A strong committee was proposed to make ali arrangements, and the entrance fee is to be one shilling. Onlookers will be charged the same, as the room is small and will not hold a great many. Trophies will be given for first and second priz;s, and as soon as arrangements are complete, will ba advertised in those columns. Messrs Hobbs' and Gilbert will be pleased to take the names of intending players, so as to have some idea how many will enter before the committee meet. In another column is published notice of intention to introduce ab the present session of Parliament a Bill entitled "The Taranaki and Hawera Hospital District Apportionment Act, 1938." Tile great interest which is being taken I in the forthcoming Hospital Ball would indicate that it is likely to be an unqualii lied success. The objeot is one that should induce everyone who can to buy a ticket. The " Nelson Colonist" learns that Mr H. Coutts, District Valuer, Taranaki, will , make the re valuation of the Waimea County, on behalf of the Government, which the County Council was recently advised had been decided upon. 1 Sir A J. Uadman arrived from the 1 north on Tuesday morning. He leaves j for Wellington by the mail train this morning. This morning Mr MacDiarmid, Chairman, and Mr D. Berry, a member of the Sigh School Board of Governors, proceed to Wellington as a deputation to the Minister of Eduoation. In the leader in yesterday's issue, in the , sentence, Now Zealand possesses 4 per I cent, of the trade, and contributes 0 por cent, towards the squadroa maintained for its defence, the six por cent, should have been o*6, a marked difference which escaped the eye of the proof reader. The Naw Plymouth Literary and Debating Society held a meeting on Tnesday evening, at which Mr A. R. Standinh presided. The attendance was by no i means up to the usual standard. A i motion was carried recommending that , the Parliamentary Union meet weekly, f but it was understood that if the members wished, an evening could be set aside at • any time for other than Union business. L'lie remainder of the evening was taken up with readings, recitations, and im- ' promptu speeches, at which about a dozen members took part. 'J he principal subject for debate at the Union meeting next Tuesday evening will be the second reading of the State Fire Insurance Bill, upon which a very interesting discussion " is anticipated. The Borough Council invites tenders ■ for grazing rights over the Cemetery Reserve. Ihe Hawkea' Bay Education Board decided on Tuesday to recommend the Department to establish a District High B School at Woodville. i The " Settler," the pioneer 3 i.aper of the Stratford district, is now . issued as a daily paper. We trust the prosperous career of that enterprising ! journal will continue under the new t departure. The Chairman of the Education Board ' has invited the Right Hon. the Premier ' as Minister for Education to lny the ' foundation stone of the Stratford Tech- ' nical School about the end of the present ' month. If he consents, the ceremony t. will probably be a Masonic function, f Mr and Mrs Edward Okey's golden , wedding was celebrated at the Whiteley i Hall on Tuesday. ' The directors of -the New Zealand In--1 surance Company have declared an in--3 terim dividend of 2s per share.