LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7899, 15 August 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The matron of tine New Plymouth Hospital desires to acknowledge the receipt from tho executors of the late Mrs Small of I>J "dozen of stout for the use of patients.

We hear that another meting, of creditors in Mr F. I{ichm,ond's cs. Lite is to be held at the reljiiest ol Mr K. Watt,' who desires to give cvidin™ upon ;oath.

The adjourned .meeting of the gu arantois of the Hnll-by-thc-Seu will be h.-ld_ at the Town Hall this evening, at 7.3(1 shjirp. Jlu.tincss of importune will be laid before the meeting.

The treasurer of the Western Park 1! ai'd acknowledges with thanks a sum of £4 as a donation 'by the Military Hand towards the funds of the li.,:ird, the v 'money being the process of a concert given by the band in the park on Sunday afternjon

liefervr.ee was made at the Education Hoard -meeting on Monday to on account owingJ>y the Exhibition Car. nival Committc> to tho Hoard in c:>n-n-ction with extra cost entailed k>\ s.me work done at the Central Sclijol at exhibition time. The ( hnirinan stated that the cost was ihen estimated at £25, which the committee guaranteed to pay, but ilic actual amount hadi sine been lived at £22 12.s (VI. The amount being still outstanding, the Hoard d;t-i-:led to place the matter of collection in the hands of the Hoard's solicitor.

Tho Horoiigh Inspector (Mr Kenrail) exhibited on the wall of tin Council Chamber at Monday's ir.eet:ng the DotteYn of tho automatic '.lushing cistern for urinals, previously referred to in his report. This cis-t-rn, he stated, cost only about I Is fid, which was about ten shilling! cheaper than any other ; alsti it wits 'ruly automatic, pnd had -been pr.ov■d in practice to do all thut was rejirirod, tht> various parts only re[uiring to In* made larger wh'n the number of urinals was more thai i-ne or two. Ho suggested that Hi, l atisence of any such fitting in tin -j'vcral Horougi urinals afforded , n ;ood opportunity for testing thv merits of this or any other pattern No action was but it was .nentionol that this was strictly in .iccordanco with tha by-law pattern.

At Monday's meeting of the Tni'a-i-.tkl Education Hoard some discusion ensued with reference to the ollowing resolutions passed .by the Wellingt in Biuoition Hoard, and -.ibmitted with a view to co-opera-ion : (l)' That each Education Honixl District be divided into nin' single electorates ;" (2) "TJi-it t,n' members be elected os at present by School Committees." The Hoard

iecidel to support the principle of election by school commit tees, as igainst a general franchise, but to ippose the proposal l to divide districts into electorates. Members considered that better; results were attained when members were elected for the whole district, as tho wants >f any portion were considered on their merits, without any lighting by members for certain minds or electorates,

"Having heard that you oontemplntu building \a. ' municipal opera house," wrote Mr Frank .1. Wilson; of Palmvrston North, to the New Plymouth Council <>'.-i Monday evening, "I should Ije pl.«,s<«l. to'offer lny services as architect or in prc|varing sketches for your approval." He mentioned a number of buildjigs which ho had designed, including tin' l'crth (W.A.) Thoatre. The Mjnyor : "I jnovc that >rr .Wilson be informed that the Council is not in a portion to build an opera house." (Laughter..) Cr. Uollis seconded the motion on the condition that it was made to read that "the Council-does not contemplate buildipg a lhi>atre.' ! The Ifciyor : "Well, we way in the future : there is no telling. At the present time we certainly do not contemplate su<-h ft thing." 'I he mot ion was umended as suggested, and carried.

An impudent fraud was delected at His MajrstvVi Theatre, Auckland, the other ■ evening, by which several people who went out during the interval were com polled to pay again or leave the theatre. Three bluejackets from H.M.S. Challenger h. d gone out between the acts, and when they returned they were met by a young man halfway up the stairs leading to the family circle, who demanded their tickets. The sailors gave then up readily enough, and when they got to the wicket at the lop ot the stairs, tickets were again demanded. "We gave them up," s;'.id the tars. "Can't help that," said the ticket-taker. "You can't pass here, until you show tickets." The sailors were naturally indignant, and Mr J. MacMahon, the manager, was sent ior. Subsequently the man who had been collecting the tickels was found to be selling them, taking advantage of the crowded condition of the theatre to ratail Is ,6d tickets for (id. The bluejackets went in, but pot before they had given an undertaking to Mr MacMahon to treat the pretended fjeket-taker well if , the management declined to prosecute. The offer was taken in the spirjt in which it was offered, but in the interests of law and order it was (bought better to hand the man over to the police,.

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The "A.N." series in the Taranaki Land, Building and Investment Society hating matured, borrowing : members will receive their deeds ana I investing members Hie value of their shares to-day, on application to the secretary (Mr E. P. Webster). Messrs Ambury Bros.' annual winter sale will be concluded on Saturday, so it behoves all in search of real bargains to make a point of shopping at once. Hill-price lines will tfc cleared in every department, land oddments will be sacrinccd in orIdcr to make room for spring shipments.

The popularity of Fitzroy as a residential suburb has been on the increase ever since the inauguration of the 'bus service made access so easy. The growth of population is bound, in the near future, to considetabiy increase the value of properties, so that the present-day owners, besides residential advantages, possess a sale investment. In order to meet the demand for land, Mr Alfred Drake has decided to dispose of several of his sections in the Fitzroy district, the areas ranging from half-acre to 20l>, the latter on the Alfred Road', liesides the allotments Mr Drake has iorsale.a 10-roomed house in Fitzloy, with improvements. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns to-day, and fuller information may be obtained from Mr Drake. There was an excellent attendance

of members of the Tnijmakl Field Club and their friends at the Chamber of Commerce Kooras on Monday evening, when Dr. Home gav<T a lee-

ture on plant life from the very earliest growth (>f seed, showing the distinction between the two great families. The method by which the loaves are (irst formed, the system. of circulation of sap from tho roots to the leaves, and other interesting illustrations -were jgivon with the aid of a blackboard. The lecturer left the, subjects of seed germination, the growth of flowers, jand botanica) classification for future reference. Tho table was covered with a great variety" of nutive plants and loaves id all stages' of growth, for demonstration pusposes,. and the lecture wjastmost instructive, Mr Samuel moved, a vote of thanks to the k"cturer, in some highly complimentary remarks, and this was seconded by Mr Skinner and carried 'with acclamation. Subsequently the members indulged in some interesting study of tho various plants and their restive orders.

Alexico, a drunken spectator hurled a piece of iron pipe at Silvcrio Chico, the matador,, just afttr he had killed his fifth hull 1 and was preparing to plunge his sword into the heart of the sixth. Th« iron struck Chico on the head, and knocked him insensible on the ground Wore an enraged (null, which charged and gored the matador in a horrible manner -before .lie could be carried from t lie arena. As soon as the people realised what had occurred, they made a rush for the drunken offender, and he was torn to pieces by the incensed populace, his dismembered hotly being hurled into the arena, where it was kicked and trampled upon until it bore/no resemblance to that of a human being. Chico's injuries arc oi a serious nature. i

A short time ago an old man frc-m the Wairarapa, who is in receipt of a small old-age pension, was admitted to the Wellington Benevolent Home. The discovery has'been made that shortly before he came down to the city he was in possession of savings amounting to over £IOO, and it is believed that he Has still a considerable portion of that sum to his credit. The Benevolent Trustees consider that under tht he can hardly be : called a destitute person, and -they have decided to call tho attention of his friends in the Wairarapa to the regulation that' any person admitted to the institution must be prepared to "assign solutely to the Trustees ail his right, title, and interest in any property now in his possession, or a sufficient sum out, of'any property now in his possession, or a sufficient sum out of any property to which be may hereafter be entitled, to cover the cost of maintenance in the Home."—Post.

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