LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 175, 27 July 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reacting matter will bt f jund on page four of this issue. The new Methodist Church at Carring-ton-ro*d is to be formally opened with a public tea and- raseting on- Thursday week, and further particulars of which will be given later.

The Taranaki Guards are reminded of the Government parade to-morrow (Tuesday), the 28th inst. Fall in 7.30. Drill order with leggings.

It has been decided to establish a hospital at Dannevirke, £365 being already subscribed for the building, and the site has been given by Mr Carlson. On Friday next Mr Newton Ring will hold an uureservod sale of furniture in the e3tate of the late Mrs Morton .There is a large quantity of silver and electro plate ware, which is exceptionally good. Full particulars will be found in our advertising columns. , The Sydney-Vancouver mails despatched on June 16ih, arrived in London on 22nd inst.

Shareholders of the Equitable Building Society will note the next pay day is today. Subscriptions will be payable at the Society's office, Egmont-street, between the hours 9 a m. to 12 30 p m , 1 30 p.m., to 5 p.m., and 7 p.m, to 9 p.m.—Advt. The Rorough Council invite tenders for steel water mains. The Governor will open the Palmerston North Show on Tuesday. A reminder is given of the annnal meeting of the Gas Company to-day at 3 p.m. v

A concert in aid of tho Te Henui Sunday School will be hold in the Te He mil Church Schoolroom on 'lhursduy afternoon next, at 245 p.m. The programme will appear in a later issue. At the Wellington Police Court on Friday, J. T. Foley was fined for illtreating a boy aged nine years, of whom he was guardian, by beating him with a whip, The medical evidence showed that there was hardly an inch on one side of his body that was not marked. Defendant admitted the charge, but ploaded that the boy had baen guilty of gross acts of depravity.

Messrs Maxwell and McLean will address a moating at Manaia on Tuesday, with regard to New Plymouth Harbour Board matters. A meeting will be held at Kaponga on the same day. A narrow escape from fiVd occurred at the Branch Hotel, Eltham, on Friday, when the curtains were set alight, probably by a mitch carelessly thrown down.

Mr B. M. Smith is to ask the Commissioner of Customers why he has dispensed with the services of the Collector of Customs at New Plymouth, seeing that that gentleman has not reached the age of 05 years, enjoys capital health, and is to be a most t fficient and valuable officer.

Captain Wbo&ler arrived in the Takapuna at New Plymouth last Friday, where he will stay a few days with his son before proceeding to Fiji in the Hauroto next week. It is his lniention to rem tin at Fiji about two months, returning via Sydney. The traffic returns on the Wellington-Napier-New PlymouLh section of railway for the period ending 20th June last amounted to £39 249 8* 31 against £33 870 17s for tlio corresponding period in 19.2 During the month 48 880 second class and 109,998 first class passengets were carried on the section, exclusive of 2749 persons who hold season tickets. j

Mr J. A. McKenna, Chairman of the Harbour Board, returned by train on Wednesday evening from Wellington, where he interviewed Ministers iu rela tion to Harbour Board matters. We understand that his mission was success ful,—-Patea Prees. j

Following are the fastest limes to date of messages sont be the Pacific cable from New Zealand—To United Kingdom, 39 minutes; Unired Statos, 11 minutes ; .Sydney, 13 minutes. There are 410 registered dairies ia the j Christchuch district.

I It is hoped that the work on New | Zealand flora, which is now being compiled by vr Oheeseman, will bo completed at the end of tho present yo?.r. Mr B. Gerard, who has boon appointed Official Assignee at Auckland, kfc Wellington on Friday. Mr M'mrhouee, an inspector of the ■Wrist Department, is tmowod no at Mount Cook, iihero severe snowstorms have been experienced this winter, '