LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 223, 16 October 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Intetesting reading matter will bofonnd on page four of this issue. Entries for United Band of Hope competition close with Secretary (Mr S. K. liulbert), Saturday October 17th.—&dvt! 14 For roliaDle Boots, Shoes and Slippers at a low price go to Dickrill's. Devonstreet central, where you will find the largest assortment in fhe district of Colonial, English, American, and Continental Manufactured Boots, Shoos and Slippers.—Advt. Miss Daisy Taylor has been engaged by the Auckland Choral Society to siiu» Hie contralto solos in the " Mesiah " there at Xmas. She lias also been engaged to sing the same solos at Stratford"* day or two before singing at Auckland. Mr Justice Deuniston is laid up with a | severe cold. The King has intimated, through the j Commander-in-Chief, (hat he hai been pleased to grant permission to tha band of the Uoldstream Guards, to proceed to Canada to fiulfil an engagement ah the Dominion Exhibition at Toronto. This is the first time that a famous military band in Great Britain haa been invited to a British colony. Mr J. MacKenzie Kogan, who will, of course, conduct tne band, will take with him 45 selected musicians out of the regular establishment of 66. The County Council invites tenders for carting stone to the crusher at Waiwakaiho, and carting btoken metal to Smartroad station.

Tho Harbaar Board meets to-day,

Hestio's sample r0.,i... ,»t li'ielding were j broken into on Tuesday and | travellers' kkU to th : i value oi I .'-'i' j stolen. j A man named Kirk was bitten by a j snake in South Australia. While the reptile was still f st<ned to a tinker he I picked uij a gnu with the other hand and i shot it, und with the ntcoiid bari'oll shot | o!F '.no linger. Kirk's brothor was some time ago similarly bitten, and chopped off, the liuyu 1 . The Wow Zjilukl team of boxers, who returned bv the Mokoia, woro given an oliiciiil reception at Wellington ou Thursdiy. A Wellington tiem has received an ordor for 13,000 head of dressed-pouitry for South Africa. The Agricultural Dapwl mailt- is advifeJ that Mr federseu, the new Chief Dairy Expert:, left Loudon for Wellington 1))' the llirautaka last week. The appioximate enst of the tour of tin Siow Zealand tootlnll team in Austral' v.'iii, a:coidin<; Ni a bal,nice sheet sub mitteci to the N '/j. U;.ion, > 570

■Nominatioas for t he vacant seat on the IvUicaiiun Boord close at 5 p in. to-day. V/e understand th it tho Rev. Sawlo am Messrs Brown and Monkhouso have a! ready been nominated. At Dunodin on Thursday a fruiterer was charged with soiling cut flowers on tho statutory half holiday, but the case was

dismissed. | j'ha announcement of a final business break between Dr Fitchctc, editor oi the " Review of Reviews for Australia," ami Mr W. T. Stead, the English editor of pro* Boer fame, on the ground of a radical variance oil Imperial policy, will hardly surprise the reading public at this end of the world, who will decidedly be the gainers by the event. There is little doubt that the majority of the Australasian.' people will gladly welcome " The I Busy Man," which in future will be edited by Dr Fitchett, whose soundness and zeal in Imperialistic sentiment commends itself to all right minded colonials. Mr Stead will run his own English edition in Australia, but the author of "Deeds that won the Empire," need have no fear for his magazine, the success of wnich a foregone conclusion. There was a largi attendance at the Catholic Social held in St. Joseph's Schoolroom on Tuesday evening, and dancing was thoroughly enjoyed, the music by Mr and Mrs Buttenvorth being voted excellent His Worship the Mayor and Dean McKenna were present Mr Scully proved a very capable. MO. A eapital supper gave a' finishing touch to a I very pleasant entertainment. Mr Jas. Hine, who for many years has ' been connected with the Waitara Freezling Works, has decided to remove from the Waitara district and take up his residence at New Plymouth. List Sunday Mr and Mrs Hine were presented with a ' haudsome marble clock and a beautiful dressing case by their many Tikorangi friends.

For the month ending September 30th, j the Kapon«a Dairy Company will pay oat tho sum of LIOOO The Masonic Hotel, Pa.merston North, y&a purchased at, auction on Thursday by tha lessee for Lal?a. Tht other bidders I were Stiachan, of Dunedin, Speight, and T. F, McCarthy, The profit on the winter show at Palraorston Ncrth was £348, besides assets of L4B.