LOCAL GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7966, 1 November 1905, Page 2

LOCAL GENERAL

'Shi: New l'lym,.ulh Howling Club will officially opi n ilie season oil Nov. tt. "Lite bowling green, which is in spbndid condition, will, however, be open tor play mi each litie day in the n'.crim.

Isii.u- llaltcii. a restoura'at-kecpcr, of Hnslau, lias lie. n anvstid on the Russian fruit ur for smuggling arms end lo'iiiceo. The Customs officers (savs the Express), who suspected him of carrying on a sys'li-malic contraband trade, searched Ucrr llalten, e\eii to unscrewing his crii 7ig. Inside the limb were found two new revolvers, together with boxes of eartridgis, beside large quantities of cigars and c-igarct-lcs. Mr A. 1.. Adams has bought in New York a piece of land upon which lie will erect an hotel of fortytwo stories. The nominal builder is a corporation with a capital of £l,(100,000, bul Mr Adams alone is the moving spirit. The building will be capable of receiving 2200 guests. It will have 1500 looms, with baths, innumerable suites for every purpose, dining and ba.ll rooms on the lop Hoof, and on the holtoin Turkish swiinining baths, with iiiiin the Il.iiiiiiian Paths in Paris and the Khedival Hat-hs at Cairo. A rather amusing incident happened in the wcigliing-in room at the Mastcrton races last week. A wellknown amateur rider, whose hair was a bright auburn colour, was to ride in a race, and had a gold cap en. The judge noticed lliis, and remarked ; "You'll be fined for having that cap on, Paddy. You cap should he a red one.'' "Oh, well," came the quick rejoinder, "I'll tie right if f tide without a cap then." The room was full of officials of ilu' Club at the tune, and live sally evokul hearty laughter.

'Ill;' is a 1 i.sl of visitor--" ;il the White liar I Hotel during IK-to-I<t Mis-i lloml, Mr and Airs Taylor, iMis-.ts Jay, Williams, Ciompton, We;t, ClrillcM, tiiigh.s, Carson, (iray, Oliver, iMit.s Manning, Air Oil-!>ir;l, Sir Allied Givbs, Messrs Chisholm, Gardiner, l.'ane'l, I'crcival, Head, livuode, Low, Mr anil Mrs McKeu /.ie. Messrs Dearstc}„ iliiatlK'r, Oil)lions, I lullips, lloas, Wells, Mills, l)e liicr, Johnston, liruce, Penman, Firth, Meaie, Mr and Mrs Medlar, Messrs C!o'-il, Wel'-b, George, Hogan, Mackey, Hlacklnek, Wilkinson, llem- | inci'y, AlarUr, Snlloii, C'aplin, l)ulI ion, Fa\ i!!e, Tayhr, 'lliompson, EdI monton, Mr anil Mrs liluiiilili, Mes-:-L's Deilan, F.j Chisholm, Li;<;. n*. I Skeitoii, l-'.illinL'r, Mr anil Mrs Ilislop, Cassie, Carson, Woodiui-.isp, (.lease, Miss Mriizies, Mrs Mentis, | Messrs Cooper, lioihwiek, Mis llopkii.s, Mis> Hopkins, Mr anil Mrs 11 nteliinson, Mr Minto, Mr ami Mrs Walton, Messrs Whiu-on.lie, Irving, Connelly. Jack, Sime, (ioliie, Molay, I liiss, Aii-li.'ws, .Montgomery, Horry, M.i 1 hisj.il. Dr. Zieley, Me.-si's Foley, ilaikev, S'eotl, Young, McGregor, Miteiiell, Mr ami Mrs Kcesing. Mrs (hli.ilsi.ii, Mcssis Tlioti.tin, Tingcy, Viii 1 iitiii-i ii, Wing, AiH-liisuii, I'ayn.' Miss (Jniiiii, Messrs Franklin, Hraiu, Gibii, (^iiatrie, (Jil'l/0.-.s, liar),., (;j|. bird, Mrs MacDi.nald, Messrs Frank:in, l-'roilic, A nianl, .Mrs Franklin, Mr Sim... Mi s liuc.i.inan. Miss (Jiiinn. Tin' Agricultural. li.:lusiri..: and ! ai.-uiii C'Hiii r. niv. known as the Parliament i.l Lalioiir, meets ai Uirislein.reh in Feh. 15. I l.e l'nlilic W'.rl-.s lii!|iiuUiieiit lias i-m,-h ,si;ii.iu-d the Labour Depart mi til to iiigagc two lundn-rt laiiotiriis for '■Vii.i'k on ill - eent ral si el on oi' tli,Xorlli Island Main Trunk lino. Ala veil atteinli.l niieling of lb. lov,n giiii'i is on Tuesdav evening, il v. a-, ileeiileil thai in inline all business should he eash unless nionlhlv accounts are specially ai r.mge.i fi.r.

Ain; I In- items which were passed on Monday night in (he Suppleiiunti.ry Kstimatis v.as a vr.tf oi tin.HIIII for the diversion oi llu New i 1;. n:o;isii railway.

( i"' '■! lh.' tr, siding Justices at 'liniari propounded an unexiaclcil fi.r.illary lo a ease heard riceiillv. Accused had biliavul as if dreadfully intoxicated, bit the evidence showed I hat lie had two Small drinks. The Justice, in warning linn of alcoh, 1 in future, said, in ail seriousness, thai lie was such a man ■is would gel 1 ijnarii a had nunc. "If l ue li(|iior vim huv line, will, in s! l ' 1 <inant ilies, !Tect Viiii liUe b'". you will rum the reputation of till 4 luun. M

A let in i,, ordend oil the million el Mr .Visoii, was presented to Parliament on Saturday, "showing (he l "5-lilies collected on Timber, tlax, and coal in each land district ' during the year ended March .ilst bst. Ibe principal amounts collected in limber were as follows .'—Auckland t-iO.Hi.'j ; West land, i'll,7!)i; Southainl Ufliri ; Nelson, tiil.il ; vVellihgioh. t|H22. The leading totals lor, I lax were Arekland, fcuit • Son.bland, 4:17f, ; Wistland, tMiii'. l b;' coal royalties collided Were as '"'lows Nelson, . Westlaud t-ll l, Olago, s;i:<r,2 ; ~uid ■ cm ; Canterbury'

'be Aialu Commission —their lloii,li:si.c ; s Dinnision, Kilwards .ml Ci/opi'i— sat in open chambers on >.inii day morning for th, purpose of _ llic iiidiiii, r i-n which [\w J " r "tlir nnssiii'J vr-uilur" b'-dd l,e coii'due;. .1. Counsel rcpnseiiling the (i o vein men t d.'tiariiiient'' Jl| d Capia-n R. J. S. Se.l.h.n were' pies,'lll, and Ml- K. M. li. Fislier .M.11.K., and Mr Willis appear, d i,, person. Alter a lung discussion. it '>Vai agrcd, ~n tile suggestion oi Mr Ju,li e Coopir, ib.it all Hie (iu.pu's for (Jo-, i rniui in moneys on 1 ;he Ch'istchiirch branch of ih.e' Hank of New '/.calami for sun s between *J!O and 11 I'll should be compared -villi the \ouchers esueil lor the years lllii.'i-l. 'I hele is a good ileal of milk fever tbroufjiioul t he liaWcla disirict just now, a iiumla'l' of eases (sns tlie Star) having been lepoilid during tin- past lul 1,-light. The "air'' ir,

iiifiit is proving etlicaeious. .Several He lances ale related of cows which were ioi.n i Willi th. ir legs slillinctl ami upturned I,ring at..ai; again, leedwithin half an hour of being "pumped up."

"What are you going t<, c.utv on ;h" Hull raUw.n when v.,u have 'l«l'l:c.it(d il "" .i.ikcd Sii' Willi-, Russell on i 1,,. |i,j I; | r. ailing of the Hill. Quick as a ilash came liie retort hum Sir .losepli Ward. " Thn rcmii.inis ~l ihe Opposition after the next general eleelinii."

' n the charge of lunacy a Well known lady resilient oi i\Yw I'lyiu,s fi-'en ''onimitted to the I'" 1 " lia as\ lu in, 1 1n- doctors being unaniimais lhal she is mentally afflicted. I lie dicishn was ii, i j n ||,|. get her a surprise to her i.iwiomd a:st friends, as j;ci ilemet,to.ir has .been si range for some (.i(■.

Missis ("lilmoiir ami I'.mie report having lli'aS"il Iluse'r, piopeltiv lo .Ml* Siuiili, also a surbur'i.ui l-rc-p. riy to .Mr Knauf.

A branch of thi- I'niou I'ank of Au.ir,ilia lias been opened at Fcihl-

There is a possibility of the Sydney Rowing Club being rrpresented' in t'hii fuut-oar and pair-oar raeos ai thi/ next New Zealand chani|)ioiiship regatta, A saloon passenger by the Sonoma, W. CliKord, trom Frisco to Honolulu, jumped overlward and was drowned.

Russian lists revealed only !)7(i .Japanese prisuni is in Russia, but H lias now biiii ascertaimd that the correct. ntimher is I'JVS, and the discovery has causid much indignationihi'oiighout ,)itpaii. The Kaiser has pror si'd that foreign troo|-s all 1 iiili he withdrawn.

The Cost of the German Kast Asiatic corps at Tientsin totalUH to milliui steiling. The Government has pnrchas.il the Waitoino Caves and the adjoining iiropirty, including the accommodation house. It is iiitviidid to place a caretaker al the caves, and light tliem by electricity. The Tourist Department takes nossession to-day. A,|

A cable message from lam-don states that liaron llolzliausen, an iufatu-

a ted young admirer of -Mrs MoncWon, who was Gertie. Miller, a Gaiety actress, secretly broke into her boudoir at h.r husband's residence. He committed suicide wlu n a housemaid discovered li-is presence. Rxtcnsive damage by fire has occurred in the sugar fields in the llurrillunbah and Lismoie districts of New South Wales. The Egmont A. and P, Society's annual show at Ilawcra is fixed for Nov. 22 and 23. It, is anticipated that the show will lie the best ever held, and if (he list of attractions published .in our advertising columns is any criterion, the su.v.ms of the show is assured.

An abridged programme of cents at the Christmas meeting of the Tarauaki Jocki y Club will lip found in. this issue, also dales for oniric.-, ml accentances. '1 lie linyling promises to he very attractive. A good farm of 210 acres within five miles of town can lie o'ltaim d at. alow price i:ud on good Icrins on application to Mr A. Slauilish. Mr J. Goodman, medical spccialisl, w 11 deliver his third lecture lo ladies to-morrow afternoon at three o'clock in the Whitcley Hall. Did, (bathing, dress, the causes, prevention and cure of diseases of women and children will be tie.- chief features of this lecture. Females of allages should take advantage of this instilctive discourse. A collection will be made to defray expenses.

The Ladies' Guild in connection wiih Uic Whitcley Church- have nrrangi'd a social tea and concert' for Friday next, to mark tlie close of the winter session. Tea will be served in ihi 1 junior schoolroom at, (.15 p.m., and the concert will be held in \Miitoley Hall al 7..50. The monthly meetings of the Guild have been largely attended during llie winter months, and have promoud s/c-ial inlet course among the numbers of the congregation.

tri.in Mr Thomas Avery we have ric ived two packets oi postal cards, one consisting i.f illustrations'of New Zealand birds ami the other depleting Some of the scenic beauties i.f the colony. 1 lie cards should find reailv sale at the on,derate price of o::e stilling pet packet. •Just landed—Our first consignment of Xmas jewellery and solid silverware. Now on view in our window—a lovely display of new engagement rings, new brooch,s, new bangles, new solid silver goods. Quality the very best. Good value beyond dispute. Carefully note the address : J. 11. Parki'r, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Optician, next railway crossing, Devon Street Central, New Plymouth.*