LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 90, 26 August 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reaciing matter will be found on page four of this issus. Arrangements are in progress for another social in St. Joseph School in aid of tho school fund. Tho social talos takes phr.e on September 4th, and a huge success is anticipated, ! 1 Tho Sydney-Vanoouvor despatch of mails of 13th July, arrived in London on ' 23 i'd inst. I Tho Borough Council raquires tho sor-! vices of a omnipotent purson to undertake die duties of gonercl inspector and; collector of dog-tax. ; Tenders are invited by (he Horongh C juucil for tho removal of the West End Fire Station to the new sito. Owing to iho ceremony of unveiling the Troopers' Memorial at St. Mary's, which was overlooked in fixing the date of Ihb Round House property sale, it has been decided to hold the sale on tho ' f jllowing day, Friday August 28; hj, at the same time and place From the excellent business position, the great depth, the 5 convenience of the right of way, and tha , moderate upsets, theFe sections are at- ! traoting a g'eat deal of attention, and i should be well competed tor. At Dunedin on Tuesday, John McClnskey alias McOosker was tound guilty of a charge of rape on a married woman 8 at Oamaru, and sentence was reserved. : He has 25 previous conviotions, one being of the same character. The interprovincial football match Auckland v. Taranaki takes place at the • Recreation Grounds on Tuesday next. The Town Band will be in attendance. Kick off at 3 p.m. Tho Secretary wishes tha lady supporters of tho Star Football Olub to meet at the Town Hall on Fridav at 3 p in., on t business connected with the forthcoming social.—Advt 28 We draw the attention of our readers to the facilities now provided by the V;or- ' shead Nursery Company for obtaining high class nursery stock (including fruit ■ and shelter trees, hedgo-pHnts, flowering ' and decorativo plants) at reasonable , prices. T'r.se unable to visit the principle - nursery, Sou'h-road, should caII at their . branch, Lemon street, close to Eliotstreet Station, where trees and plants t can be obtained.—Advt. The New Plymouth Parliamentary Union met on Tuesday ovening, when there was a fair attendance. Before pro 5 ceeding to business, arrangements wero i made for Rev. Bennett's lecture before t the Society on •' The Future of tha Maori e Rice," which takes place next Tuesday ] evening. The order of business was : Kirs'; reading of the " New Plymouth darbour Board Borrowing Empowering B Bill," moved by Mr Nixon (New llymouth) ; second reading debate on " The 1 Technical Instruction Bill," moved by Mr 8 Christopher (Minister of Trades and Oom . merce) The second rea-iing was agreed t to on the voices. In committee on the "State Fire Insurance Bill " an animated discussion arose, Clause 3 not having been passed when tho meeting adjourned. Tho Education Board meets to day. ■ ( Lidy Galloway, Lord Salisbury's half fj sister, was buried tho day Lord t'alisVury jjdied. ■; Mr Mhito, driver of tho Stratfordt ; •Vhaugairiuinona coach, says, although lie J has been driving on the read for eight "■years, he Ins never known it to be in v i Laclt a terrible condition, The " Patoa Press " reports that about 2 30 o'clock on Sunday morning, tho pro- ' misesof Messrs D. Young and Company, i plumbers a d tinsmiths, were entered r The burglars had no light, and they c knocked over some sundries in the shop, t Mr Young got up, but in tha meantime , tho visitors had es'eaped. Nothing was I taken, the contents of tho desk on the counter boing untouched In conversation with Sir Joseph McCluggage on Tuesday, a representative of 1 tho " Settler " mentioned the fact that a ' resolution had been passed at Whanga 1 moniona disapproving of the proposed exF tension of tho Near Plymouth harbour. Mr MoCluggaga said he was of opinion that the settlers in that locality have not r had both sides of the question placed before them, and he considers that when the ' true position is known to them, they will ' look with more favour on the loan pro- > posals. Personally he believes it woul 1 ) be in the interests of the whole of the ) eastern district if the kireased harbour . accommodation were orovidod. 1 The work of sorting tho 'Kriso mail at ' the local Post Oflice on Tuesday night .' was accomplished with praiseworthy | promptness, beiug finished by 11.30. s The Takapuna with the inward Frisco i mail was berthed at the wharf about 7 , pm. on Tuesday, and left; for south about 9 p.m. Mr Max,veil is addressing a meeeing at i Stratford to-nisdit in opposition to the Harbour improvement scheme. If iho Stratford people are wise, they will re 1 seavo their decision till they hear ("n,, other side. Stratford long a;.o recognistd the need of a direct port, and that this it only to be secured at Now Plymouth. Mr Maxwell advocitss a continuance of the presentcoastal sorvioe to give Opunake a show, but a growing centre like Strat ford wants to rail its imports and exports direct from, and to the ship's side, from I and to the world's market. Stratford is now the depot and despatching centre of . tho whole of inland Taranaki, and a direct port fs her great need, I For luuuenzi and Oold in the Head (take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d aad. 2* 84,—A'Jvii,

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