LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 181, 3 August 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will befound on page four of this issue. The Taranakl Guards are reminded of the Battalion Parade to-morrow (Tuesday), the 4th inst. Drill order, with leggings. Ihe men are also informed that the overcoats have arrived, and will be issued by Sergeant Goldwater at the Auckland Clothing Company, on and after the 3rd inst. In future, none but the miiitary overcoats will be allowed to be worn on parade. Whiteley Band of Hope to-night in Whiteley Hall, 115 sharp. Good programma. Address. Rev J. N. Battle. Admission free. Collection.—Advr.

A young man who has been conducting an hotel in Westport was arrested there on Saturday night. It is underst iod the charge is one of being concerned in the prer&ature birth of a child by a young woman, formerly a barmaid in his hotel. An inquest on the child will Be held to day.

The Borough Council invitos tenders for cutting furze and blackberries at the abattoir site. The area is cut up into several contracts.

The following unclaimed letters await delivery at the New Plymouth Post Office : J. D. Adams (2), D. Garriok, John Newman, E J. Pearce, 0. S. Pedlsy. Mr. Podersen, of Denmark, has been engaged by the Government as Dairy Expert, in place of Mr Kinßella. The new Commissioner is expected to arrive in the colony within three months. I The Newtown hotelkeepers intend keeping their hotels open until the appeal to the Privy Council, against the Pull Court's judsment is decided. The Wellington Times says the Premier states that the cable regarding a Mr Alio coming out to construct an elec'ricd station at Huku Falls is absolutely wrong, The Government ar.j, as a matter of fact, yetting a report from Mr Hancock, the American engineer.

A wire from Wellington to the Eltham paper says :—" Mr 15. M, Smith has ?iven notioa of tho New Plymouth Board Empowering; Rill, a measure which will pmpower the Board to take a poll to decide whether the Board should be em powered to borrow £l6 000 f>r Harbour Board purposes. Thin is a Bill which will meet with some opposition. Mr B. M. Hmith, of course, supports the Bill, but Messrs Major and Jennings intend to oppose it vigorously. Mr Symes is " waiting until he sees the Bill." Lady Mary Oooke, Lady Sibyl Tolleraache, and Dr and Mrs Finhy left Wel-liu.-ton for VVanganui by special train on - aturday morning. After visiting tho upper reaches of the river, thpy return to Wanganui, and then proceed to Now ' Plymouth and Auckland. The party will visit ihe Hot Lakes, and return to Auck-i land in time to catch tne Moura for Fiji. : At. thoL-lands they will pick up the Wnana. and proceed on to Honolulu, taking ship thence to Japan.

Mr Jennings is organising a Parliamentary party to visit the Mokan. Mr Stubbs of Waitara will supply steamer and launch. Mr Jennings will also try to arrange a trip, in connection with the same party, from Ingle wood to the Mountain Houae. When tho New Plymouth Harbour | Board Empowering Bill came up for its i first reading in the House this afternoon, j Vlr Jciiuings said there had been very \ ■Jteett opposition te the Bill oxpresaed at public meetings throughout Taranaki, i wd a league had been formed to oppono ' it. He trusted the House would nut; lome to any hasty decisiou in regard to! Ihe Bill. Mr Flatman, who had intro | uced the Bill in Mr Smith's absenco, <aid the Bill would be circulated at the earliest possible moment.—Post. The members of Parliament who are visiting New Plymouth, visited the Recreation Grounds on Saturday morning, vid the harbour in the afternoon. Those ■\ ho had not seen the harbour before expressed themselves surprised at the accommodation provided, and the com pleteness of the provision for shipping is far as is possible, and considered that the Board had a good claim for power to provide for the extension of the Breaks water. So far the weather has been fine, and the visitors are enjoying their visit. They attended the various churches yesterday, both morning and evening. The Empire Hotel, Wellington, has changed hands, Mr Herman La wis has purchased it, the price, it is said, being £BO,OOO. The furniture and stock is supposed to bring the purchase money up to £IOO,OOO. Mr H. O. Cameron says that Argentine butter was packed in a very similar manner to New Zealand. The factory brand is much the same as ours, and any one going into a merchants store could scarcely tell an Argentine box from a New Zealand box.

The Wellington harriers are 5o be represented at the cross country championship meeting at Christchurch in October, and J, Oaldow, P. Rosa, and F. Williams have been selected to go into training for the purpose-

On Sunday, when the Parliamentary party were driving on the road to Waitara, owing to a wheel of one of the conveyances becoming overheated, another brake had to be sent fer from town to enable

the party to pursue their journey. Dr Valintine, of the Health Departs nient, is expected in town about the middle of this month.

A cyclist met with a serious accident 1 on the le Henui Hill on Sunday, through his machine coming in oontaot with a stone. He was conveyed into town, and his iujuries attended to. The County Council meets to-day. On the motion of Mr Samuel, Mr W, L. Fitzherbert was on Friday admitted by Mr Justice Oonolly as a barrister of the Supreme Court. On the application of Mr T. S. Weston, the sitting of the Compensation Court to hear claims against the Hawera Borough Council has been fixed for 26th September, at Hawera. Mr A. E. Bullock was on Friday admitted a solicitor of the Supreme Court on the motion of Air T. b. Weston. At a meeting of the Works Committbe on Friday, the following works were authorised : —Making up gutter and pathway opposite Messrs Jenkinson's factory : drainage of water from Shortland street ; repairs to footpath in Gilbert-street, from Liardet-street to Oarrington-road ; ako to whole of footpath in Eliot-street, and the eastern end of Lemon-street. The funeral of the late William Elder took place on Sunday, the remains being followed by a very large numbor of yonng and old, who paid '•heir last respects to one who has been so many years resident) this district, and who has taken his shaae in the troublous times with the natives. The Kev Drew officiated, and made some very appropriate remarks, which were listened to with marked attention, while his earnest appeal to all present made a deep impression.