NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 165, 16 July 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tho English football team will.be present at Uie Star Club's annual social. The Auckland San Francisco despatch of mails of June 10, arrived in London on tiie 14th insl.

A local resident slates that a brilliant meteor fell to the westward of the town on Thursday evening.

An engineer .by profession, a witness in court yesterday said that he was now a gardener and chimney sweep by practice.

Mr McKiraion Bain's orchestra has been again engaged for the Hunt Club ball in Hawera. This ia a decided compliment to New Plymouth talent.

Much ado is being made about the state of Devon-street at tho Henui bridge. A local resident was proudly displaying yesterday a beautifully clean pair of tan spats, and remarking, "Look at that; I walked in from FiUroy this morning." The dredge at the harbour worked on thirteen days, making Hid trips, during the month ending on Thursday last. The amount of sand removal was 20,70(1 cubic yards between the iml of the wall and the wharf, the average depth keeping about the same as in the line of the wharf, viz., fourteen feet.

Captain Hood, harbourmaster, reported to tl'.e Harbour Hoard yesterday that during Uie month just ended 85 steamers and one sailing vessel had berthed at tine wharf, the gross toiwiwge being 28,1(51 tons. Imports were 8711 tons, including ."•20 tons of private coal and 182 tons of railway coal. Exports were 481 tons, making a total of 4145 tons handled.

George Coyle, who was brought up a few days ago in connection with a disturbance in Currie-slreet on the 28t.h ult., was in trouble again on Thursday afternoon, when Constable liussell and Detective Itenjamin sought to arrest him on a charge of drunkennes. He struggled violently, and tile assistance of bystander's had to be secured before the offender was placed in the cab. It is alleged that on the way to tho police station the prisoner delivered a serious assault on tho constable, who is now suffering from its effects. On thiß latter charge Coyle will be tried next week.

Tho'borough works committee met I yesterday afternoon to investigate tho charges made by tho strikers on the pipe-line operations against tho foreman of works. The deputy-May-or, Mr W. F. Drooklag, presided. After hearing the complainants, who alleged "dotting" tho workmen, and incessant timekeeping, the foreman wa» given an opportunity to explain, and denied the charges. Tho matter was left to tho engineer to settle, and many of tho men decided to resume work. Despite the wholeSale abandon merit on Thursday, the foreman had fourteen men at work yesterday morning.

■ The Education Bo a rd notifies Central School scholars that they nro to assemble, at 9 a.m. on Monday at the old Masonic Hall, llrouylmmstroet.

George Arthur l>lx waf) charged at Mercer with the murder of a native named Te Pae. The Hunch decided that llu- shooting was accidental, and discharged accused. Tic aceidenl occurred on last Sunday week.

Mr 11. Field, organising secretary of the Wellington Employers' Association, is to give an address under the auspices of the New Plymouth I Traders' Association on Monday evening next.

In an interview at Auckland yesterday Sir Seddon expreswd himself favourable to refunding a portion of the revenue from timber to assist local bodies to repair roads cut. up by timber traffic.

The Wellington Patriotic Fund Committee -decided yesterday to distribute the balance of the fund among a number of necessitous and injured New Zoalniwlers who served in South Africa. In a number of cases the families of members of contingents will be helped. Two prisoners, named Henry Francis Smith and John O'Kiel'e, escaped from the prison tamp aiUumgree (.Marlborough) during -'Thursday night. Helnheim is practically denuded of its police, who are engaged in the search, and the authorities in Wellington have been requested to send an addition to the force. There is no trace of a prisoner named Findlay who escaped on Saturday last. Mr Ell, M.H.R., is one of the most enterprising members of the Christchurch Domain Hoard, hut his enterprise occasionally takes a direction of which his fellow members on the board do not approve. At .Monday's meeting a communication was received from him to the effect that' he honed to be able to secure some tuatura liziards for tihe gardens. The chairman promptly threw cold water on the idea. They did not wish to make a zoological giaixleu of the domain, he said. They had no place to keep the lizards, and, besides, they were dangerous animals. They would get hold of a person's finger and the only way to get rid of them was to cut oil their heads. The board after this declined to have any tuatara lizuids or any other ani-' mala, 'I he driver of one of the local 'buses running to a rising suburb has a good deal of the humourist in his composition. It has become his custom to givo a bugle-eull every morning as the '-bus passes a certain residence on the main road, and this is tnkin as a signal (by the regular riser that it is high time to say farewell to the Ud and its comfort. A few days ago this driver was conveying a party home from a ball at u early hour, somewhere betwwnone and two o'clock in the morning. The mischievous Jehu, on tilt* score that tin's was the first car of the day, blew the customary Call. Regular Riser promptly obeyed the summons, and grumbling about the "infernally dark morning," lighted his candle and dressed himself. It was then that he thought he had hardly obtained Iris] usual amount of sleep, and looked at his watch. Horror ! it was only a quarter to two o'clock. And then he turned iu once more.

Servii'c-s, Queen-street Church, 11 a.m., Rev. T. Woolloxull. Evening, Rev. J. Nixon. Fitzroy, 7 o'clock, Rev. T. Woolloxal!.*

A reminder is sjiwn of the Oarring'ton lioiul Cricket Club .Social to be held in the Freemasons' Hall on on Thursday night.* The name of Lynmouth has been approved by Govurnor-in-Council (01 the magnificent property known as Veale's Estate, which is situated on Devon-street, 75 chains from the main Post Office. Lynmouth contains an urea of more than one sixth of the whole borough of New Plymouth, with an olovation of over 3(H) feet above soa-level, commanding a line view of the surrounding country, ami overlooking the New .Plymouth harbour. The future value oi sections in this town is not in doubt; already over one hundnxl sections have 'been secured, and amoi.gst the purchasers are some of the keenest judges of value in this district. They know that very shortly, when the present harbour loan expires, freeholds will be worth nny money in this locality. Furthermore they can make a saving of 25 per cent, by the instalment system, which is withj'n the reach of a child. The fact oi a purchaser not 'being ahle to secure a section equal to that we now oiler at £6O for less than £3OO on the main street easterly, and for as many pounds per foot as what we aro asking shillings proves the judgment of buyers. That Messrs Cullaghan and Co. ore proud to have the agency of an estate that never had, nor will baTe, its equal in New Plymouth, goes without saying. Lynmouth is now open for selection. See prices «J>d monthly payment on another page.*

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. County Council—Notifies closing of Ng-atoro-itl bridge for repairs on Monday and Tuesday next. Newton King—Sells stock at Woiwakaiho (Tuesday) and Stony Eivei (Wednesday j. Xew Plymouth (!af) Co,—Annual meeting of shareholders on 25th inst. Traders' anil Employers' Association— Address by Mi Fielder on Monday next. Education Hoard—Central School pupils to reassemble at Broughami.treet Masonic Hall on Monday at U a.m. Medley and Hundlo—For Bale piemIses occupied by Mr John Irvln, opposite Post Oftioa. City Fruit and Flower Co. have' a notice in tho miscellaneous column. Man wanted to tako charge of farm.