LOCAL AMD GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7968, 3 November 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AMD GENERAL

The iSwiinmiiij? C"lui> aie o|)eiiinn llu;ir season at 1 lie liatiis on Iliursday, Nov. l(i, with a short spoils meeting. I'ronraiim'.e will appear in a few day.v Five Taranaki eaniliilati s will sit lor the i\ew Zvalairl AeeoiUilanls anil Anililoi's Assi.eialion animal examinations lo lie licld throughout till'eolonv oil Nov. 21 anil 22. The New Plymouth examination will he eomlietid at the il'riniitive Methodist .schoolroom, and the Kev. .John Nixon has consented to acted as supervisor. An attraction al 111' Kire hall next Thursday evening will lie an exhibition oi fancy ilaneinn hy a nun, ici of children, who are being instructid by i\liss Bedford. The adjourned b.'ariny; of four summons coses apmiNt parents for fi'iling io semi their children to school regularly came before the S.M. on Thursday moiiiing- Hcnjaniin Fox Wiis linul 2s (id, and Ili - charges .it,ai,st the other defendants were witluliawn hy the truant ollicu' (Mr A. Hooker). Cn Thursday, llfl boys from Ibe L'aversliam Industrial School wen translu'ted to the new Home al l.e ■.in. Thirteen bands have already enieii.l for th.- aiiil contest in couiuclion with the .'.l'lsi n Carnival, lo be held next February. Th.' Nelson hospital annexe for consumptives, recently ended al a cost ol Cl7tm, was opened on Wednesday. Mr A. K. Farrar, manager of the Old People's Home, di bits to return ib.iul'S to all those who look part iu a performance of the c.mhila "Mower (ciic n" on Thursday evening at the lfoiiie. 'ihu productioii, which was I t;iciit-ally a repetition of that recently given in \\hittl.y Hall, was a soiiice. of great pleasure lo the inmates oi ihe institution. Mr Farrar, in thanking donors for gifts for the U'lii'lit of tlu old people, ac'.nowii ;lL( s receipt, of a parcel of clothin; l'l in l)e;:ti MeKeniia, and pale Is of !:ei i .d:e,ils and hooka from l l's o'1 risco'l and Mr 1). O'Urien.

A sale "i work and eiileruumiiciil in aid of the Salvation Army funds was held al I In- WlMriiy Hail on Thursday rvrniiiß, when ihe rain inMured to sonif extent with thi- altendance, though lair succe. s was i.chii'vid. Several stalls were stockid w;till usefi:'] ami fancy articles, an.! iii' stall-lu.ld; rs Were Toys : Corps t-.il-ts, Misses Howell, Ridland and McCorkindale , elolkmj; and i\ii.cv' g'oods, Mesdanus WiUkins aril' '1 hrcadwell, and Sierelury I'ycroi't ; relivslniieMs, also fancy goods, rs Keiiniiinti'n and Misses liennelts, Huthrwertli iiiml. oimmons. Oichrstral music- leiiderid liv Messrs Holding, Salt anil ISlancliett was inueli a upri'cia'.id. mill tli,' leauire of the evening's |)ii.j;iiuiiiiie was a very pretty llori.l inardi in which 15 girls of the Central School, inslrucUd ]>y Lieut. Adams, participated. This was greeted Willi such acclnniiition tliat a repetition of the march was demanded and given. A pleasing vocal item was the selection "(iood Nigln" In a number of tlie cbildivn. || t v net weather prevailed several v, ealisis nh ) had promised to contribute to the urogramine troin .1; v. n ti.-ij;- 11 is proposed to arrange lor a juvenile i ntertuinnu ill slior.ly, \\ iu n the balance oi goods lei! over from the. sale of work will lie disposal of.

'Hie Uiina Mail publishes a long description 1 11 >lll its Tokio coirespondeiil ol the recent riols in that citv and describes the actual collision bVU'cen llie pidice and the crowd as billows "The poltc.. who hillteilo act d strictl;, in the d-'fciisivc, took ihe initiative. Kn'iy, drawn up out of si.Hhi m ihe of a temple. isMi, d siiddi iih. anil swiftly penned the muli, ii.ii'.ilnsl the la',,lilies. Tin n a seen,' ol bougie butchery took place. '1 he police made no lift n io net the mob on ihe run, bill went in Willi shoi t swoids. slaKung and .-.lashing mercilessly. I miw oil' man with his head cut' open to the ear. ( lose beside him tell a poor little lellow. aboiii eleven years of age. who had ij. i'ii shoi under Ihe aimpil. A iuiis.i rushed pas; on my lighl and thinsl a l.ig coolie Ihe .litdal. 'Hie blood gushed out in jcl and l.espot led the .Juns.t's white uniform with scaij.t. 'lhe I M-.ncely anv weapons lull s l ""es and cud-els. The police were drunk with 1,1 : ,,d. Thev did not nsi: lllr <'l the sword's, bin even wlii'ii tic moh was scurrying away I'lirsuid I hell \ ict luis pit ilesslv,. tlii'iisiHiu; hacking ill coweliiir backs and arms.''

Ihe ciisloniiii y "Mi ek I'ai liiunen i'' ■•t the close of ihe Illuf, session wis *<TI "tame." Memhus were much' display any like Immoiir. Ihe session had been ex'"'""'ly tryiiiH. M;u,v iiiembers had l ;;" , " 1 ' li"iiics, an,! s (J the con'l IV s lmsl i' lSs was 'th lo an cui))- > House. \Mi< i, daylight long taken the place of (he electric lieht j 1 , 1 " M,M ll;l; l ''li '/idv lis en ' ' Mr U, I'ere Was vote,l I lie Sneaker's Chair. ||,. t . menced loud ileel.unatii;n a-ainst ie U'sislahve Council for throwintr 1 1"' Maori Land Claims \i|i|isi liill ("Inn is known a s <1 ; ', "WHsbin-up" bill, dealnii; with 'he petitions lor redress iha( have il'''" dm our ,h,. s ,. ss j (ln Il I ailed the Councillors some hard "■""es, San I ibey were "l,ald-hcu<lcd !■ < and wound up |,v s.iv--1 sl """ >"» all." There wen. -'Venn Councillor-; l „ " I,ll ' "■ v. d,d UKI , > '•>. M'ty seiiously. .. (i(ll < ■ ' ci'.culi, lid, as |„. rajsu| |us • ' "" II- Cl'IH,-

, ' ' " I,s half,,, ' "" U, '"i".s'biV inoniiiiy. iM rti lellc,. ol the S( . nl ,- v I" on,, ol 111,, enjjilirs. 1 1,,. s nam "'on, llauira lo \,.„ I'll nioin |, WilN nol lilllell il,.lured. lieint;' svlil oil 11 S i tit I foe, I lo |i;i-. s the mail ut .Mi'iHiirst.

C'oimneiUitig oil the announcement that Mr Brindley, manager of t)w ; New Zealand State File Office, lias j gone to England on a business vis- I it, the Australasian Insurance and j ! Banking Record says :—"lt will lie I remembered that tlit" Goveriiiiiciu (hi iullilnient of a promise made when the ai'l was passed) did not actual- | )v begin to issue policies until it , liad 01/iained re-insurance facilities, which were stcurcd from some of

Lloyd's umlerwritiis. It is an open secret that there is likely to tie difficulty ill securing a cuiillliiuance. of ihat arrangement after the end of I lie present year, and the St Mr Department will probaMy liml itself eonsiileralily hamperid in its operations unless it s-uiwds in obtaining fresh accommodation .elsewhere. 'lbert;. is little (loubl ;hat the oh .it ft of Ml lirindley's mission is the making nl re-insurance arrangemt nts with Hrilisli or fcreign und nvritiTs on 1 elialf of the Slate office."

Auckland was the scene of a scnsiitinn last week. WiUkinj; ffown a reniote suhuriwin road, a youii£ doctor Cciiiß' upon what \w look lo lx' evidence of a foul crime. A. man was lying, face down and qui 1 j stiii, itin Uie pavement. Wlictlici lie had been stluek down by a rufTian From behind, oi' sarolleti, ( ,r whethet he I was a pour sotil who had rd his own light, ihc doctor didn't wailt \\i s-ee. He wiltlly luiiß'd a brother doctor who was paining in a motor car, and togelhu" went across to examine the hody. Thinking that some spark of life might still be left in the victim, rlie young doctor iuit his hand on the shoulder ol' the prune person, and said : "Are you hurt ? ,w The corpse turned round and fixed a wild eye on the medic o . "Garn, yer l'ool •!- Can't ver see I'm only a tuinin' on the waller ?" Witli tliis he drew a muddy arm oui of the hole in the ground, and spat disgustedly.—Wellington Lance.

Ihe NVw Zeala}y(] foothnllcrs ni'e bringing" in a tolerable rneoitH* lor some hackers. 'l'hc following wag'ers. actually mirde |m AV-ullingt i>n, aIV samples In iho case of Xo, | |> L 't, each party was lo appropriate l Is lor eacli point scorch hy his side ; thy .Now Zealand backer \x at firostnt over -C'Jd ahead. \o. 2'liel was lor 10s on the result of each game. I his New backer is »Ir;iwiitg his £1 a week regularly.

It is the inlvntion of t Ive (.'overnment to institute a system of wireless telegraphy between Aus-Tralia and New Zealand, and if the Comnumwealth Government will pay half the cost, it will not 1„. loiTg 'ivefore such comimun'icat ion is available. The establishment of si at ions in New /.ealaiFd will enable i| u . stv<un--rs trarlvni- li«Uv.ni -Australia a-ml "this colony t<i utilise thp system for the jfiniv. ni< nee of passengers. Thr Oo- | \ ei'iinM nT has "recT-ive'd an offer for the establishment of the system. I'or this purpose a pa rl iament ary vole of C2'MM) appears on t'he * Suppleinenta!'\ I'.st iinati'S on «account of a vote of £7<Mio.

nui-Klnrs 'during M„. | laV( . luvd gccd -hauls mi *1 lii' I luninui-ltlurf seclioll (ll r.i itw ay, On | |i,i S upplel llclllary l'!si filiates are the billowing voles Cash stolen 1a burglars at I lornby skit ion. £l9: Ambi-rlvy station. £l!ol : Itnrko station, Si'.', ; Ivavcnsbourue slai inn. £.H : station. JLI I ; Waitati stat inn. £1 K.'liapoi Stilt icin. £i:'>; cash lost in' transit. Omakaii to 1 luiKilin. £1(1(1. I (In Tuesiliay afternoon, mi tln> invitation of the lady edi'tor nl' <he \ew '/.ealaiKl Mail, a largt? assemblage of ladies I ook place on the premises of the New Zealand Times Company. Alicruooir tea was dispensed in a 'l«ig room -in tit,' recently-erertcd nddii-ion to the company's 'buihling-, a siring and reed hand meanwhile discoursing'musical selections.; alter which the visitors were shown over tin-pre-mises. and evinced great inlerrs-t in the working ol the linotypes ami tho Coss rotary printing' machine. As an instance of Ihe integrity of those employed in working Hie totalisator at the .Masterton races, it is wort h inrnt t l:;i ian invvs't'or. wishing to purchase two tickets handed in £:t. lie duly discovered his mistake, and applirif lor a refund, and was infoiimed ftiat tlie maitvr would In' attended to niter Imlancing. On live 'balance being .made, there was found to be £1 ,-.\>tra j,, hand, and this was at ona'handwl to live applicant. While ) sleeping under a 'bridgv which spans a stream near the village of .Mass-anasa, in (Valencia, Spain, a parly of 'harvester* were surprised by a sudden freshlet. ami twelve of t-licm are believed to have been drowned. Owing to the bail statu of the roadii only '2' l su|ipl iers out. of 79 were able to ileliwr flusir/milk anil crumi lolhe (Hvutn Dairy Factory on Salurday. and 'breakdowns are :occuri"ing every day. 'Pile hoie«. in many places have been measured anil in some instances wvre lound to be live aii'd a half feet di-ep. Think of 11lie off wheel oi a milk can getting into that.—■'Paihape Post.

In two out of three ridings of the Kgmont County tlicte will'he a conUsi.and the Returning Officer notifies that the polling in' |.he Opuuake .mil Oeo Ridings will take place on Wednesday next. There is uncontest in tlie liahotu Hiding-. Messrs i'ewley aad Griffiths will orivr for sale by auction on Saturday, the Ifilli insl., a.section of land in the Grey District, containing about 2!) acres. Particulars can he obtained from them or from Messrs Weston and Weston, solicitors for the mortgagee. .Just landed— Our lir.st consignment 01 A mas jewellery and solid .silver-' wale. N'ow on view in our window—.l lovely display of „ew engagement lings, new brooolus, new bangles, new solid silver goods. Quality'the vcrv hesl Good value beyond dispute. C«ii elul 1\ m>!c the address : J H Pai-kor, Witiciiiiuiker, .Jewells' ami Opuciaii, n '.\t railway crossing, Devnkw al)Vi;kti,sioikxts. Hc'liii"ing Officer for Kginonl Couii,J 7,.Councillors for Kaliotu hiding ; also >.<itiie of poll for Opuiiafeand Oeo Hidings. Hew ley and Gi iliiihs— Sale of land in Giey District bv ,;rdcr of Supreme Court. Governmeiit. I.ifp Insurance Deiiarttnent—Lost policy, Newton King-Sale of land in Wailara Stirvev Dislricl. I'iililic Trustee—Sale of drapers lies mss liv tinder.