The Daily News. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7945, 7 October 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlic members of the various cricket l clubs arc net tins i» sonic prod practice in view oi tire opening of the season shortly. Kill lies from clubs for affiliation close with tin- secretary of the North Taraniki Cricket Association (Mr !•). Whittle) this evening, when the fixtures Will he drawn ?n:\ dates fixed. Messrs Sole Urns, had an excellent display of h nib on Friday night, bring the first .of the season. The lambs, were grow n by Mr \V. I'rown, oTI/cpjper ton. Many willing hands have been bard [at work for months pasl to make the forthcoming (irand Hazaar and Fancy Fair a success, and \\ j s confidently expected that the unique exhibition on view next Tuesday will le a sur-% prise. On this occasion lb,. 0 1,| a nd I lie new—the Kighlccnlh Cttitury and the Twentieth—will nieel in friendly rivalry to promote the funis of Stf Mary's Church. A programme of the opening ceremony will appear in our next issue. Messrs Dimkiuson. Cliatterlon, While (2), Howell VI), anil Hie Missis Turner, Ri<,crts and Chat tenon save a concii't et the 01.1 People's Home on Thuisiay nhlil. An excellent programme oi vocal and instrumental items was gone through. Mr Dunkiiisoii played several accompaniments on the bagpipes. Messrs A. and N. Ueivley visiu.l i.iillmrsilay en an angling excursion, and succuded in getting a satisfactory haul of nine.

Owing 10 lb.- Kccication I'oard refusing 'permission, the Military Hand have abandoned the proposed sacred concert in ihe grounls on Sunday, ( ct. I'i, whn a colKciion would have Ucii taken up for the I'aru'll Orphan Home. Owing to sony bitch in managing dales, Miss Jessie Mac]., chla.u, ihe Scott h balladisl, did not give ,\ concert in the llratre lloyal last night, ll j. understood that the concert wi'l '< probably he given next wi.k. \ gentleman who has just reiin lied from the North Island (writes lb' Oamaru Mail) says lie was gl'caljly struck with the prosperity of the I Auckland province, particularly the jWaikato district. The progress m the various small I owns is remarkable, and some of them appear to have about doiJalcd their population lin three years. Whai Ihe district requires, he considered, is more facililies in the share oi loads ..i,d hi idges, which will give the people an opportunity of settling on Ihe land with a prospect of sieves.-. .'incl--land can do much in tli.- way oi I dairying, although grain c.in'io: J grown with very satisf :i'ti,iy remits, itlur inioiiiiaiil is conviaci I tK.i greater opportunities f,ir settlement in the Auckland pro-, -i c • \<,-'i'A benefit the Sou ill Island mat'",-all/, as ' I here .would he an oi't : et ;!icjv for all ihe surplus grain ,n the South Island.

Diirini; Mm heaivy tliundersi.mvi which passul over the Keihlinp; disluict a short while a wire fence, |of about seven .chains, (in Mr Weston's farm, was struck by The current ran alcni; the wire, split tin;; nearly every post and hauler. The majority uf the staples were also drawn and thrawn a considerable distance away. The force of llie cuiicni also deposited splinters of the wood in every direction. A large jrgimp in the vicinity of tiniciiec was also rent to pieces.

Recently in Wvilin;! >n a schoolmaster of one of I'c city Is ffas giving llis I'l'Pils .in idea ol Low a captain finds his •■o-iiH.in win n ; ,l sea. One boy. the son of a v.illhnowti niereautile :iianne ii'.m n Wellington brought along a sextant which lis father had taught him the use of. and instructed 1.-.iili 1 his teacher and his class-males in the manipulation of the instrument. X.ti i,mg after the teacher was attending a Navy League meeting at (lovernmeul House, where Lord I'lunkel showed him a heautiful minature sextant, and expressed liis relict at being unable to i.sc it. This caused the .sriioiilmastor to relate the experience of his trainiii!;. "Send that lad to me at 11 next murmur." said the Covernor. The hoy accordingly appeared, gave His Kxcelleiicy a. lesson m Hie workins 01 a sextain, and, needless to say. was dulv lewardnl.

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'!">»•■ 1.0n.10n Krl,„ is ,1. Il c,-as--ii |>ijl.lk-;ili«n .111 Tu--,l;iv, s,.|„ .-,. «iili.hii ii ii> u,s S ,„• |.r,.|ii„iiii,i-v |iii|l. Th.-.V ,|„S|,.V ,!,;,! ,[„. liijlii,,. H ils< |,|,. I.i il> i-ni-1,,1,. i, Ki ,i„M | l( .ui„n, (|„. (inipiivior luniiiM ,1,,i.|,,| ,„„,.,• (u ni. iili.ui lii.liinj;. On ill,. following Friday, nl il„. invitation „i i 1,,. l„|,, . .lii.ir of Hir Krlio. tin-sli,lV „„.( „i ilik olli.v* „f ,l„) .i,.,,,,,,., journal, til.hiiii.v lar.-s ; many of-til- „„.„ |,avinii Ihvii willi Ilic |,i,|ii.r sin,-,. its t..hini.-n,-,-in,i,i »■-•>■ <■'! \ i'ik-.-s l,rii;hl,-M,-,l «h,.„ il,.- rlii.-f in,,-.),. |i,.rs,,„al -fjiit.s 1,,,-v----,-r\ ni..|iili..|- ..I ll„- si all', -ills, vni-\-in« will, ~,,,-h ~,0,,-s |»,:.i,;,.„ ami l-i.-lh „i -mi,-,-. Total aiii.-mit of jjifls. uj'w'urds vl £-V-"".'-

Last night's London iiic : «>g.'s slated Ilia I the butter market was firm and unchanged ; choicest sorts occasionally Is dearer. On Friday afternoon tire Premier 'rcecivtd a largo- deputation ov<r the Mciklc case. He said that the Cabinet would consider the matter nl removing Mciklc's name from criminal records, and also the 'question of paying compensation. An annotir.c--ment would probably l.e made on Tuesday.

There is « bitter feud among Ihe Chinese at Perth (W.A.) which funis express-lion in the posting! of placards in native script, containing murderous threats, coupled with foul language, (.'onsecpienlly two C'hiiiaincA found themselves in court charged with exposing an obscene print. Tlni polite i-nspi-clor said that he feared a rising among the Chinamen, many of whom Were arming'themselves,-be-ing in fear for llu-ir lives. Tho'Magistrale intimated that he could not convict the defendants, but he informid the Celestials in Perth that the practice of .issuing posters would have to stop. Most of the Chinese feuds among the clans start.-d by the posting of notices, and any one dr-fi-iuling in this way in future would surfer the maximum penalty the law allowed.

Howliug enthusiasts have alicady made a start ai the Club's fine green, though the season has not yet liecn formally opened. The green is "> first-class trim, and members anticipate an enjoyable season.

\ civil sitting of the SM. Court was held on Friday. Judgment by default was entered in the foHoWinj cases :-l-:iizabeth N. Hi-rbcvt (Ml (irey) v. Cyril-Haolswick, farmer, Toko, goods £2 as sd, costs 13s ; Hoard o( School Commissioners (Mr .Samuel) v. Edward Henry Stevens (Maiiaia), rent £(i Is, costs Ifis M( Mrs C. A. Howell (Mr W. L. FiulHi'heiT) v. Danhne MunifoHl, balance due for hoard and residence £3, costs £1 ; J. Ward and Son (Mr C. Wright) v. O'Driscoll, goods ii'J 16s, costs 15s 3d v notice lo he given ; William N. Stevenson, of Mangorei (Mr Grey) |v. D.'N. Scott (Nelson), services rtndertd £l2 His, costs £1 10s (id ; Mr Z. W- Wells /(Mr Grey) v. Thomas Julian, of Warca (Mr W. I. Fitzli.rbrrl), promissory note £lO 13s (id, costs £1 17s (id. Mr Fitzherliert said that he had been iiisiiuci.d lhat Mr Julian endorsed a p.n. drawn by Mt James McCullum, and therefore a.s no notification of dishonour had been

givcn Win, the plaintiff could not succeed. It appeared in evidence, j however, thai Mr Julian had signed J llie p.n., and not endorsed it, the I hill having been div.wn tor Mr iMeCullum's accommodation. Counsel llirrcupou consented to judgment for the amount claimed. In the judgment summons case, Joseph Whit'ker j(Mr W. 1,. Kilzlii'ilK'i'l) v. .'utiles | Smith (Omata), judgment L'T (is hi, i debtor was examined ;\s to iiuv.in. | lie admitted that lie was >1 tempi 'of £ti per week from Mr Clemow. out of ivliicli he paid £1 a m,'k to a hov |einployed, £1 to a girl, ~ml Us -A u I week to each of [our .Inllr n, leaving |him £3. Pis a week lo provide for his family of twelve, and the keep of two I employees. An order was refused. The case of David ({oldie (Auckland) jv. 1.. Steele, judgment £2l) Is 3d, iws partly, heard, and adjourned for a jWW'k. A number of other cases Were either sett ltd or adjourned. Evidence was tendered before the S.M. ,l,y Messrs Paul, Watkins and (Jold- , water in coiiueciion with a Maxaia .Court case, Alfred Martin r. Arthur i Martin, claim for £">S.. Mr W. L Kii/.lierhcrl (instructed |, v Mr Pennett, of Manaia) appeared for the plaintiff, it nd Mr (iovett (instructed by Mr Edmunds), for the defendant. I Those todies and gentlemen who have prepared gifts .for the "Olilc English Kayre" will kindly leave ihcm at the Vicarage 10-dav or Mond')\ or at the Drill Hall on Tuesday. | At Auckland, on Friday, a middleaged man, Richard Cummins, was sentenced to three months' imprison- ■ iiiciit tor victimising boarding-house ,keepers.

A crowded public meet ins was Ik-Id in liuiudiii on Friday nifclit . to proicst against the operations of the Harvester and similar trusts. Resolutions were passed, and a delegateiinpointcil on a deputation to Wcilinglc n. In another column Mr Newton Kin™ advertises particulars ,:f propcrlV a,?, stock to l'e sold liv auetion-at Kalioluon Friday. Oct. 2H, on account of AH \\. Duggan W"' 1 '«" '•"■)■ 5.... H, lioad-Jlol-niii«. if,.;. .(. \y «„r|„n s . ~v , ,„ '"»-'• Mr K. ClmltiTioi). Collections «l these services for Mission l-',ind.»

NKVV ADVKRTIKKMKNTS. Newton Kinu-Sale of Mr Duggan's laim property and stock at Kahili Road, Rahotu, on Oct. 2n 'I i-.M-advc-ltil! of far,.. ' I'resh I-a-s want,d. lions,- t i. "dice lad «ant,-,1. Tnraiinki K.lurnt ion Hoard Tenders lor Sirall'oriJ reiii.st-jl..|ii,.ii-t. ox iiiK Foi itni I'Ata:. I'oniiniTcial. Divine Services.