The Daily News. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 205, 15 September 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on page four of this issue. At the B.M, Court on Saturday morning Mr O. H. Weston (West&n and Weston) appeared in a case in which application was made by two Maoris to lease 40 acres at Waitara east to Mr D. t"aul, the natives retaining sufficient land to satisfy the Act. The application was granted. A Wellington telegram says that when the alleged burgkrs King and Gray appeared before the Court on Monday, and were remanded to the 18th inst, Counse objected to accused being handcuffed to gether when in the dock, but the police said it was necessary, and the Magistrate declined to interfere. An advertisement of considerable interest to cyclists appears ii our advertising columns. Mr L. M. Taunton, having disposed of his cycle business, is holding a gigantic sale of bicyoles and bicycle sundries, to make room for the new Christmas goods. To enable this to be done without delay everything has been reduced m price, in fact no reason able offer will be refused. This is a rare chance which those wanting anything at this time should take advantage of, The quality of the goods is so well known that wo need not say anything on this haad. Ladies grilling to help in tie arrangements connected wi,th the Fire Brigade Ball are invited to meet at rite Town xiall to-morrow (Wednesday) at 8 p.m. The Garrison Band will play a saored programme in the Recreation Grounds on Sunday next, weather permitting. A late Wellington telegram status that Mr Jacob Joseph, an old settler, died yesterday, aged $4.

Messrs E. M. Smith, W. T. Jennings, and W. Symes M's.H.R., returned home on Saturday evening, and leave for Wellington again this morning. The S.J£. on Saturday heard an interpleader case in connection with Tanner's Ark. the barrel boat. On Mpflifyy last J. Fraser obtained a judgment agaipat Felis Tanner, and put the bailiff in at the tent where tlje bpa.t is being exhibited. The interpleader jcaso today was to show that the boat was the property ojE jjrs Sycamore, and the bailiff could not thereseize her. Mr Weston appeared fori Tanner, and Mr Quilliam for Fraser. Mr 0. Yates, formerly of the loeal branch of the Union S.S. Company, has been transferred from the Wellington office to Nelson. The Rev. i. Nixon has bean invited to retain the pastorship of the local Primitive Church for the fifth year inuuaeespiop. | Mr and Mrs C. S. Curtis returned on Friday last from an extended tour, daring ich tfray visited Manila, ' Hong Kong, jind Japan, they spent sis weejcs. They tftorougljly en. joyed their holiday, and returned ia the belli of health.

Mr G. C. St George, of the Bank of Notv Zealand btail at fiawera, has been appointed manager of the bank at Coro- i luaiidel. r ( Speaking at a special meeting of tha • Tintaru H;>rbo"v Board, called to con-; iider the <!;:uiage dono to the harbour, the I Uw.irnian said :—"lf the storm haddo-i monstratcd out ihni;; more forcibly than j another, it was the fact that the pro-! .uctive works wore a great success. No! one could deny that n:jw." j l'eoplo who laioiv Wam'anui will be in-, terested in 'earning that a hugh slip' ■ occurred at Shakespeare's Will, on thej | south side of the rivur. The " Chronicle " , Ues that thousands of tons of the face lof the cliff fell about 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, which besides c«mpletely L. jking the road, fell into the river sending a great wave which rushed right up the bank on the othsr side of the river. It is expected that it will take 20 men fully a month to nnon up the road a*ain. Thisi is a very serious matter fr> people on that side of the rtver A ferry sorvico has been started. Mr F. Stohr, an ex-member ot the Borough Council, was on Monday el&cte:! Borough Inspector. Thore Were 39 applicants for the position. Four separate tondera are to be called for rebuilding tlie Henui bridgo oil (a) Mr Fulton's plan, ironbark and iron, 37 feet wide and six. feet higher than the present structure ; (b) Mr T. K. Skinner's plan for concrete arch, full width of roadway, and 12 feet highei than at present; (c) for the last mentioned plan reduced to 37 feet wide ; and (d) Mr Spencer's plan, details of which were not mentioned. Permission to hold Sunday concerts in the Borough will not in future be given, exoept in connection with some approved chaitable object. We regret to record the death of Mr 'l'. W. Wood, who for many years has been in the employ of the "Tarakaki Henld." For some time past he has been suffering from consumption, and died on Saturday last, leaving a widow and five children. A poll taken on Monday on the proposal of the Nelson Oily Council to raise a lean of i.'55,000 for complete drainage, resulted in the rejection of the proposal by 550 to 431 v? tea.