The Daily News WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 189, 12 August 1903, Page 2

The Daily News WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will befound on page four of this issue. The Borough Counoil nottfies that Victoria Esplande has been declared a footpath and that anyone -infringing the bye laws relating to footways will be prosecuted. Owing to the great length of the Financial Statement and its interesting nature we have been compelled to hold over the latter half until to-morrow. The regulations relating to cab and express stands wlil be found in this issue. Mrs. Dougherty, Messrs. P*ull and ifackay the retiring members of the ■ Education Board have been re-eleoted. It was incidentally mentioned in the Supreme Court at Wellington that pro- . bite duty on i' 224,182 had been paid on the estate of the late John MoLean of Redcastle. The police at Wellington on Tuesday arrested John. Clark, alias John Angus,, on a charge of shooting Alexander Hogg. Somo evenings ago Hogg was talking to an unknown woman when a man came up and shot him in the leg with ar evolver. Clark was remanded at the Police Court ' to-day. Mr Chamberlain, in reply to an enquiry, repudiates any knowledge of the Daily Mail's fiscal statement. A return of the estimated population of New Zealand up to June 30th has . been prepared by the Registrar General, and is published in the "Gazette." The population, exclusive of Maoris, is given as 818,832. of whom 432,572 are males and 386,260. These figures show a net inorease sinoe March 31st of 3990. There were 5239 births during the three months and 2945 deaths ; and 6440 arrivals against 5644 departures. Adding the Maori population (as per 1901 census), 43,143, and the population pf Cook ' Island and were annexed in 1901, namely, 12,292, the total estimated population of the colony reaches 874,267. The ballot papers for the Eduoation ' Board election were opened yesterday by the returning officer, MrP.S. Whitcombe/ and the result appears in our advertising ■ columns It will be seen that the three sitting members were returned by substantial majorities, etil! Mr Sairle received substantial support and should be heard of on anothea occasion. We • understank that over 300 voters voted out of rathet more than 400. , Several years has proved that the . " Burbank" plums succeed well in Taranakl when other sorts fail. The Morshead Nursery Co., South Road and . Lemon-st, have a large stock of this valuable plums, including some four and five years old fruit bearing speoimens. Now Is the time to piant.— *dvb. the Parliamentary Union meeting on Tuesday evening a letter was read from Professor Bickert on, of Ohristchuroh, offering to deliver a leoture in New Ply mouth under certain conditions. The I Union decided not to accept any financial responsibility, but, at the same time, agreed to assist all they oould if Professor Bickerton came along. The New Plymouth Parliamentary Union met last evening, when a very j enjoyable time was spent. The no-con-fidence motion was withdrawn and a debate on the freehold v. leasehold question was kept up with anniraatlon until ten o'clock. The Bill (forbidding further sale of Crown Lauds) being carried ! on the voices. The Union has evidentally taken a fresh lease of life and now promises to fulfil expectation. ( At the Parliamentary Union last even ing it was decided to ask the Rev, I\ A. Bennett give a lecture on " TheVuture of the Maori Race " next Tuesday even i ing. If Mr Bennett can spare the time t a great treat is in s f ore for the members, > Mr Banks, who succeeds Mr Holmes as i Clerk of the Oourfc, is expected to arrive I. on Monday next. Ha has for some years held the position of Olerk of the District and S.M, Court at Ilokitika, prior to he was assistant clerk at Christ- ' Ohu'rcij. j Messrs Maxwell, McLeajj, fline and , others have gone to Wellington 1 to'oppose; • I the New Plymouth Harbour Bill. A lost dog (Oollie bitoh) is advertised for. j The Financial Statement which contained 25,000 was sent to ua by tho loaal . telegraph staff with most creditable expedition. It occupied the wires from 7.30 p.m. to 2 a.m. with only two small > stoppages. The copy supplied was mostly 1 excellent, and the saff consisting of , Messrs Kivell (i» charge) Fookes, Macey,, j Mclndoe, Holt, Hoskings, and Pearson are entitied to great praise for the way in whioh they carried out their tajk,