The Daily News. SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1904. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 81, 9 April 1904, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1904. NEWS OF THE DAY.

A Franco-Dutch arbitration convention Iras been sigaeili The Ashbunon County Couacil has voted tW to "Uattleship New Zealand'' presentation fund, Aloluourne advises that the mails despatched \iu Xupks on March •>. arrived in London on the morning oi the 3rd insl. Mi- Grovei: Cleveland (ex-President) warmly supported Mr Justice Parkers candidature for thu United Stales Presidency. The As'hburtou Council lias decided to hold a special meeting to discuss with chairmen of local foodies a proposal to abolish iioad boards. Tbi'ua thousand aeres oi land in County Cork mo being' planted wit* sugar beet, owing to the satisfactory working oi the Sugar Lountiss Convention. The joutli Stanl.y McLeo.l Smith, who attempted suicide at Ciiristci'Mrch on Wednesday, died in tin., hospital jcett-rday. In the Police Court yesterday morning, Jlr Hutchison, 8,i1., pro. biding, a couplo of proliibJiUou orttwe were issued against two young ineu. Uoth consented, a sister giving avid* ence of misconduct in one case, and .Mr Stundish appearing for Un» second applicant, who was wasting) his ebiale. The spirit of mischief is rifts in Now Plymouth* The latest teak is tl>« miitilutiou of window sashes, oiul t-he victim is Air 11. Cojjker, inipor. tor, of Currie-street. A sharp pock-et-knife has evidently been used on tile wooden part of the window. It's u pi fey that some oft these young reptiles cannot be caught umi tnady e» amplos of. For three days, commencing ic» (.ay, Messrs Kouin and Co., ift'twn importei's, will sell iu tlie Thoal"» Royul buikliugs a large stock of very line auitings and dress nv.uu. Remarkable inducements ar» notified in another column.

From Dunediu, Chrlstcliurch, and t-d workers tiro now less in demand than they have Iwi Xoji aomo lime pasit. A lai-e<e number of the men seeking employment from (lie department aro now arrivals from Australia unci tile United Kingdom. Word lias- been reeeived at Wellington that Mr J, C. Andrews, solicitor, and well-known, was losi in the bush at Martin-borough while deerstalking, Hearth partiis are out. Up to a late hour last night there was no news of Mr Andrews. Tiie i'remier, who was at l-'entherston, requested the Commandant to send at once a selected detachment of Permanent Artillerymen, skilled In bush work,in charge of an oiiicur, to assist in the search-,: There is a mild fever in Jlawera just now, Ifcading citizens displaying anxiety to present seats to the publ;e recreation ground, if the complaint is very infections it may come this way soon v The bacillus which is doing its work in Hawcra is said to have come from Maeterton, and there is nothing to prevent Its thriv* ins in our midst. Our beautiful recreation grounds are being groutly extended, and thero's room for a few ffardeu seals. A pretty wedding took place on Thursday at the reerdeneo of Mr L'oukin, on the Kahui »oad, the contracting parties being Mr W. Corkin and Miss May Blaneliett, both wellknown and popular*. The bride was cd by Misses Hay. Oorkjs nmT Mary becomingly dressed, and was attend'Uughsou, wlio were daintily attired. Mr JSUmchett. a. brother of tlie bride, acted as l)i<6tmio»« Hev, J. 11. White wag tha olliclflting ininistsa\ At the wadding torgftklaßt wfflch. followed congratlulafcory remarks were made by the Hov* White ami Mi' Hufflwon, and ix-spomled to bX Mj Coakln.

It is expected that bßtweSn 100 and 150 lums may tak'fl part in th» pro* posed "Imperial Floating Exhibition,"- whioh is being eitgliHtuMd by the London Daily Express. Each linn will send a representative with samples of thoir manufactures to l>o disjilayed on board the steamer. Speaking at lh» annual meeting rucently of Ilovril, Limited, Lord Duncannon said they had soul in the name of their linn as willing to join in the project. Thu voyage would last some months, and would embrace South and West Africa, India the Straits Settlements, China, .Japan, Australia, New Ss«tl«iml, River Plate, West indies and Canada ; in fact, the whole Uritish world, with <mo or U/j other enterprising 'countries thrown «a.

At a meeting of householders at .Noriolk Road on Wednesday evening •Mr A. Morton presiding, it was deuded io separate from the Jnghwood school district and to form n Norfolk ltoad school district, havlnit boundaries as follows !-From the Mangamawhiti Elvcb on the south'to the Hertford lioad, thence bv the Bedford Road to the Maketawu" Rh'•r to the western boundary of serif's 100 and lit (JR.a Road Hoard •istrirt) and along these boundaries lo the \gatoroiti River, thence bv be Ng,vtor„ili and \gatoro Rive,; to the b.W. boundary of Section :J0 thence along the western boundaries' <>l Mictions yu ami 40 to tlu , M . ih tawa R,vvr, thence by the Maketawu '"V- ... ctt " n ' 05, and between Mftions 05 and 00 to section <; 7 t.ieiice between sections 0(J and (17 to the Sullolk Road, then,, , lh -Manga,...,,, River, am , . the Mangonui River h> the .Munean, awluti Rtvur at the starting point I he lollowing committee was elected' o hold office until April 25th, when the annual election takes place :- Messrs 11, Trimble (chairman) .). Drown, W, Cornoy, A. A. Ward 'j H. Jones, O,; L. Johnston, A ' ,1' Ilea!. Tho New Zealand Express Co., Ltd., have to let a commodious offlco or shop op the ground floor of new brick building, Broughamstreet. 2