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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 291, 13 December 1904, Page 3

One of the strangest of matrimonial misfortunes had befallen M. Handles, a widower fifty years of age, living in a working class district of Paris. Recently he met a girl of eighteen, named Nathalie Langlois, who captured his hoal.-t at first sight. The personal charms and modest 'demeanor of the young woman made such an impression on M. Uanglos that he married her on depteinber 30. A terri;ble disillusionment awaited him when lie awoke the following morning. The bride had fled taking with her all her husl.and's jewellery and his pocketbook, containing £I2OO in bank notes. The unfortunate husband has placed the matter in the hands of the police. A rather interesting licensing prosecution is reported from Melbourne, i he defendant being the licensee of the Palace Hotel. It api>ears that one of the barmaids served a bottle of champagne to a customer, who voluntarily deposited his watch and chain as security for payment of the liquor, promising to return with the cash presently. When he returned, he had a policeman with him, and the policeman charged the licensee with unlawfully receiving a pledge. The Bench decided that this way of accepting a watch and chain as security against a claim for liquor supplied over the bar did not amount to taking the articles in pledge, but (says a newspaper commenting on the case), the prosecution was none, the less instructive. The Licensing Act properly regards the person in front of the bar as a possible victim, and it should forbid the grogdispenser to take advantage of his •.hirst by advancing him money on his clothes or his umbrella in oitfcr that he may, further prosecute his "bust."

Department of Justice (Prisons Branch) .Wellington, sth DeceirJber, 1904, 1 LENDERS are invited for the supply of Rations, Firewood, Drugs, and other Necessaries to the Prison at New Plymouth from the Ist day of January to the 31s*t day of December, 1905. Tenders, to he addressed to the Visiting Justices, will be received up tq noon on the 16th day of December, at the Prison, where general conditions and specifications may be seen. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. By order. A. HUME, Inspector of Prisons.

Department of Roads, New Plymouth. '(LENDERS will be received till 1 noon of SATURDAY, 24th inst., for lease of Mokau Ferrj Service for the year ending DECEMBER 31st, 1905. Specifications may be seen at this office and at the Post Oiliees, Wuitiira and Mokau. Written tenders, accompanied l.y deposit, to be addressed to the undersigned. G. T. MURRAY, District Road Engineer. Department of ltoads, New Plymouth, r will be received till JL noon of FRIDAY, 30tih inst. foi Contract No. 3—S, metalling or gravelling 40 chains. Contract No. 3—S, metalling or gravelling 38 chains. Both ojv Ngamotu Roud, Spotswood Settlement. Tenders accompanied by deposits to be addressed to the undersigned. G. T. MURRAY, District Road Enij-ineor. LASD TRANSFER ACT NOTICES. VTOTICE is hereby given that the lAi several parcels of land hereinafter describtd will be brought under the provisions of "The I>and Transfer Act, 1985," unless caveat in the meantine be lodged forbidding the samo within on© montli - Application lOfiO by J antes Kilminster, part of Section 17, Ratea District, containing 2 roods and 9.9 perches, being •allotments 10, 11 and 12 on deposited plan No. 1013, unoccupied. The adjoining lands are owned by Frank Stephi.n Canning, of Nonnanby, William Thompson, of Hawera, and Charles Alfred Bates, of Hawera. Diagrams may be inspected at this office. Dated this 12th day of December, 1904, at the Lands Registry Office, New Plymouth.

T. HUTCHISON, District Land Register. NOTICE. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. THE business premises 01 tbc undermentioned Firms will be closed on December 26th and 27th, 1904, and January 2nd ftnd 3rd. 1905 ARCHIBALD CLARKE & Co. SAROOOD, SON & F.WEN. J. H. COCK & Co. L. D. NATHAN & Co. BURGESS, FRASEK & Co.

NOTICE. INSURANCE COMPANIES carrying on business in New Plymouth Avill close their offices for insurance business from Noon on SATURDAY, the 24th December, 1904, until MONDAY, the 9th January, 1905. Risks fulling due during this period will bo held covered until and inclusive of the day of re-opening. AUCKLAND STEAMERS. TO enable passengers to gst on board aarly and secure their lierths in comfort a 'bus will leave town for the breakwater every evening at 7.30. M. JONES, Proprietor. Land! Land ! TO OWNERS OF PROPERTIES. OWNERS of Properties wishing to make a special effort to dispose of them are invited to send full particularsi and where convenient photos of tile properties for advertisement in a Property Guide, to be distributed at the forthcoming' Exhibition to D. LAING, Land Agent, Epnont Street.