The Daily News WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 77, 29 July 1903, Page 2

The Daily News WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Rev F. A. Bennett desires to ao knowledge the following donations towards the Victoria Maori Girls School :- Mr Butterwortb 5?, Miss Bayly 10*, Mk Copland £.% Mr Govett £5, Mr Newton King £2. The result of the baz lar in aid of the above school (clear) £l7d 14a 61. The auxiliary schooner Emma Sim? which was stranded on the Hokitika beach three weeks ago, was successfully launched on Tuesday. Messrs Jordan and Son, hnd agentn, Tauranga, offer for sale a capital farm with stock, implements etc , as a goiiu. concern.

A concert in aid of the Sunday Pchoo) funds will be held in the Te Henui Sunday School room on Thursday sf eraooii July 30th, to commence at 2 45 sharp. Thoprogrammeappears in another columi of this issue. Afternoon tea will be provided.

At the Borough Council en Monday the merits of beach boulders, in comparison with river boulders were discusaeS it being generally agreed that motal from the teach stone lasted tffice as long aB that from the river article. It was"de cided to apply for the first refusal of all metal from the gaol pit. A special Committee of the Borough Oouncil was appointed to confer with Mr H. King, relative to compensation for lands acquired from him at Mangorei, for the water intake etc. The result of the conference was a reccommendation to the Council to pay Mr King £3OO for all rights and easements acquired, and damages consequent on the construction of tho works. The Council has ratified .the arrangement.

The Borough Council invites applications from persona experienced in concrete work, kerbiug, chanelling, and drain pipe laying. A reminder is given of the annual meeting of the Presbyterian Church this evening at 8 o'clock.

A notice in relation to plumbing classes appears in this issue.

Herr Wolfing, formerly kuown as the Archduke Leopold, married an actress named Annexe Adamoric at Veyreir. Herr Wolfing intends to become a naturalised Swiss.

A high tide, in conjunction with a heavy rainfall, caused serious floods in London. Several Sunday newspapers were not published until thd afternoon. , A train ran from Victoria station to Brighton in 48.J minutes. Its average speed was 63 miles, and its highest speed 90 miles an hour.

We need hardly remind our readers of the lecture on the life and work of the late D. L. Moody, to be delivered by the Rev J. N. Buttle in the Whiteley Memorial Church this evening. The lecture will commence at 8 o'clock, and those who desire a good seat should be in early attendance. Admission will be by silver coin. Two selected hymns from Sankey's collection will be used. We understand that arrangements have been made for the Vogeltown 'bus to leave Heldt's comer at 7 p.m., and returning after the lecture.

Aa a meeting of tho Wanganui ChamI her of Commerce on Monday, the follow 'ing i-! ■ .Jution was carried unanimously ; j—"Thai this meeting feels greatly disappointment at, the result of the application to iho Government in the matter of lh-< V- angauul itaotihi-road, and urges the member for the district to again bung tho matter before the Government and press it with all his power, and that ho ask Ae (inverumcut to placo not Jets than IGOOO on the Estimates for that purpose."

!.The Tasmanian authorities seized the Victorian fishing ketch Do-is for alleged breaches of the fishery regulations. The ! vessel was seized in the Kent Gtottp, the [arresting party covering the crew with in velvets.

The Hon. Mahuta, M L.C., left Auckland by the Kgapulii on iSunday f. r '■■' cllingtcn, in order to take up hs : egi--li»t.jvedutie<: Ho was accompanied by Mr Hoimro Kaihau, iU.H.R , Tainga katva (private secretary to Mahuta), and several other natives. M.ihuta was seen off by tho Kov. W. Gittos, Mr J. St. Clair and about 100 natives. The general public were also present to tho number of two or three hundred.

The meeting of the Parliamentary Union on Tuesday evening was so poorly attended that only formsl business was undertaken. It see-ns strange that in a town the size of New Plymouth there are not enough iutereited to keep a society of the kind in question in a healthy condition- In fact, it is a direct reflection oh the young men of the town. Objection j might possibly be raised to the Onion' meetings on account of their political nature, but wh a it is known that the last two meetings, devoted to the debate of a chosen subject were only attended by , a bare quorum of members, it can be | Reen that the cause must be looked for elsewhere. The explanation may be found in the word " apathy." So far as intel lectual pursuits are concerned, a very large proportion of the young men wen ! evidently " born tired," and have not I been able to shake off the malady since However, a further test will be made of members' interest on Tuesday week, as the leader of the Opposition (Mr Camp bell) has given notice to move a vote o' want of confidenea in the Government. Every member, therefore, should soe to it that he is present at next meeting The subject for next meeting will be essays by members. At Stratford on Tuesday, a man named Isaac John Salmon was chafed at. the I Police Court, on his own confession, with , having set fire to the premises occupied by Thomas and Susan Hitchcock. Broad I way, Stratford, on 26th August, 1901. Ii appears that accused gave himself up, and made a written confession implicUinj; other people, and stating he was to get £2O for the deed, but only received £5 Accused was remanded, bail being granted in two sureties of £2OO each, and accusedl in £2OO Constable Ryan opposed bail being granted, on the ground that ac cused might be got at, and induced to withdraw his confession.

Several Indian newspapers comi/kiii about India being asked to contribute to the army stationed in South Africa, owing to the absehce of control.

Mr D. Swift, one of the executive of the late Strike Committee in connection with tho Victori*n Railways, is in New Plymouth. He leaves by the mail train this morning, and addresses meetings at Wanganui, Palmeracon Nirh, and Wei lington. The Ventura arrived at San Francisco on the 27th inst.

•' A Prophet is never without honour, save in his own country." Ratepayer writing to the toanaia paper " Can you inform me what are the tial qualifications for a man to possess before he can be appointed to a seat on the New Ilymouth Harbour Board ? I am persuaded to ask this question after learning the nature of the latest Govern ment appointment to the body mentioned What claim has Mr Hornby to the position ? What has he done in the way of bub'.ic matters t H'cho answers what I A good man probab'y in his own way, but he has no public record of any conse inence to show. Compare his record with that of such men as Mr Body or Mr F. W. Wilkie, or others that could be named ! W hat has the district done to deserve this latest .infliction? But then. 1 forgot the old cry, "spoils to the vie tors." This instance, however, is just a trifle too "open." Hurrah for Sed donism 1 Who says it is not all that is pure and gotd V

A party of townspeople, including his Worship the Mayor, paid a visit to the Old People's Homo on Tuesday night, *nd entertained the inmates, who ereatly appreciated the kindness.

Mr G. L. Shaw on Tuesday morning found the body of a large octopus on the beach between Mikotahi and Paratutu. rt had evidently been dead for some days, and had been washed ashore. The feelers >f this marine monster were 19 feet long. The tentacles, which were armed with powerful suckers, were six feet long, and 15 inches in girth, while the body was 11 feet 3 inches in length, a-d 3 feet 7 inches in circumference. A Daily News representative went out to Moturoa to inspect this eight-armed cuttle fish, but found ih»t it had been cut in pieces, wme of which were laid out in the yard of the Moturoa Hotel, and tho remainder were to be brought there later on. It is i pity time a plaster cast was not taken 'lofore the monster was cut up, but even now a good idea cm be obtained of the formidable nature of this devil fish. Sensational disclosures have been made of blackmailing by representa'ives if labour unions in America, E.nployers ind contractors allege that enormous sums are wrung from them there by threats of strikes. Well known builders declare that they are able to show that last year over L 400.000 was extorted from the employers.