LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7982, 20 November 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

It is proposed Ho have n little, ceremony in connection wich closing' the lirst term of the Sew Plymouth ,'leeluiicul School. A preliminary ntf, tiuir of female students will lie hj, Id 1 ul Ihe C-ntral School at four o'clock I his afternoon to arrange vlclails.

'l'll.- Military (Town) Hand played an excellent musical programme in i-he Uecreation (irciiimls on Sunday afternoon, much M vl-e delight 'H a large ami appreciative audience.

At a meet iiig of '.lie Frienill.v Societies' picnic commit ice. held at the Coffee I'alace on Friday, the secrelar.v reported Hint tin- arrangement:! wrie well in hand, and that lib! li table wodlil he out in a tew days. It was estimated that about lihiii childi-en would he present, ami the sccn-un was instructed to pnictll'e lo.vs. lollies, etc.. for. Iliat ullln-lu-r. lint. U. Sadler was elected assistant secretary to. help liro llolrlis willi ilie sports for adults. The commit i• -e desire to thank .Mr .Norman McTagarl for his hands donation to the hinds of tin: picnic. The I'tiiiniiijer and cycle track has been plonked nml roll.il. This year's picnic promises In In- the largest yet held, at least, two thousand being l.'.xpectcd to he present. The Carri'snii Band will-fyyin attendance, liro. 11. .1. llnbhs. on behalf of the coinmil lee. presented Itro. 11. .F_ Gilbert ■ with a silber-inounti-d pipe as a

slight token for his valuable services as secretary for Ihe picnic held last yenv. Hro. Gilbert suitably acknowledged the souvenir.

Mr Newton King reports the sale of a house and seven acres on l'citibroke lload, Stratford.

"Are you in 'favour of reduction and extension?" ' Such' .was the puzzling question which it is slated was asked of a "C'hampion of the Trade" at the conclusion of an address down the coast. Called on to explain, the questioner said that what he wanted to know was whether the trade advocate favoured a reduction in price and an extension of the si/e of a glass of beer. This fairly hrokd up the audience. and Ihe query is said to have, caught on immensely.

The lirsl iiisiiiliiiciil of the Nelson drainage loan of £2o,Win has Iwn lloiUiff liy Hii' I'nnli of Now Zealand. Most of it is at par.

Mr .1. I>. Rockefeller's income this year was eight million sterling. Professor llannislone is Moderator elect of the Free Church of Scotland. The hoi weather in New South W.ihs has he. n productive of hush ~,-s causing widespread damage. To add to this. „ c> clonic slot.ii caused much injuiy to property and crops at Kayiiioiul Teiracu and Singleton.

Messrs 1-".. .1. I'aiiliew- report the sale to a local invest.u- of Mr Main North Ko.nl. Uailara ; als>. on account of Mr Thus, l-'uiiong. I -J ft fionlane. ,I'owdcrham Street, to a recent arrival.

Henry I'hipps, tlie PiUshui'i; sii-i-1 millionaire, left £Ui.lU,itOU for tin- '•>- eel ion of model dwellings for 'I" poor "superior to any hitherto existing." Hel'ore his ilcath lie uutlineil his scheme, ami the plans for 111'list of 2u-to he huil! in can eilies at a nisi roughly oi t,5M,uun i-ai-li were ptihlishci! recently. The htiihiings ate to he six st.nics high, and has.- a his inside op.n-ait court, where two louiiiains will play. In th- liasemenl will lie a kindergarten nit linn chihlrcn, and on the lirsl •loots looms I'm the p.i'.uiilwlatois oi rain I'amily. I'ool gardens, hygicn.i- laundries, gal'hage ci'clualois, clectrie light, large .sanitary rooms, anil a :-!i iwcr hath (or each family are lioviihtl. The maximum icnlal will he t-'i pel iiHinth, and the numher of rooms for each familv will run from two lo three or'four apiece. On ai-tounl of the liiipp s ' legaev, il'.-se palalial dwellings will he self

sii|i|ini-|ing, ami in New York Ci.lv. when- i h.-iv is prol.nlily m. re „v,',crowding in proportion lo th-. population than any oilier city, the Imon !" the poorer classes will 1,,. j„ealcitlahle. In V-w York a a mi , M i|i is •leioiinlctl an exeeptiotially low rent. At the monthly m—lin- ~f the I'i'-l'l ( Mill, on Wchi.-sdai °Hr Home •'ill continue his iuie.vs'liu"- and -in•inittive lecture on --Flowers "

• "inc anxiety was caused lo Ihe ;" I "''-'- "' charge of the t>|d People's ll " 1 "" .'"' I'rulay by the disappearniee nl an inmate named David Macartney. He was seen about with ""' " ll "' 1 ' inmates at 7.1.",. and some ■-U minutes later it was found that he was missing. After searchin" the building without , rs „|t ~ parly" was at once (organised and the grounds horoughly K 'oiii. through, i m i ujth«it hiiding any trace of the man. <m coming on t„ t|„. ~„ad. however, .one-hoys gave a description of a ■•"•in, tWrcsponding to , .Macartney, who had been isuen going towards ■Marsland Hill., This clue was tried without success, and the party pro--e.'tited their inquiries in town, the police being informed and asked to keep a look-out. The . s ,-arch was -'ontinued till a late hour wit hoi*. result. On Salurilav ruin" short. ly after r, o'clock. 'Mr farrar. the superintendent, log-cllicr with \[,. Upper, the secretarv. instituted a larther search, and went as far as Moturoa, where thev learnt |, v tehPhone that Maearniev had Hivu s,,: n '•» the Ksplnnade. making for the "• ; "' l '- and „„ ,vt„r g ■ towards town they 1',,,,,,,! the „,a„ lying or, th« rocks at Mton's Kecf, with tho n-uter up to his waist, a ■deep gaMi ■ll one hand, one boot off and Ihe ■'H'er mi., M V Farrar waded inafler Macartney, ~„,, .„•„,,. S „ |M „ ln)(l|)|( . S»l him fre. d from his perilous po.si- """■ '"'• »i 'ess than hnJf /an houi '"• ""' M >'''"' " dl'OWned. The authorities al the Home can m , u ■va.\ be blamed for want of care, for 'l is impossible to do inoti! i„ the "ay of ■,( the inmates than is ihe case at present, anil ihe super- " 'leni is deserving of coumienda. ' '"' "'e energy and persistence with which Hi,, search was cvcnlunll.v brought to success.

Kniv consultations iuv nt.i Imrn-il '» J 'i.i'- Jii a l-'iii ■|'im,. s just i„ ■'•"" l 'l'" l»'-iil -loi'kry Clli'h a.hvr-H--s a MV,-,-p on l|;,. .M,.||„,„in,. Cup, i" wliM h the 1i,,1',1.T ,n tli,. winniny I'il-Sr «„> 1,, n,.| nil p,-|- ,;,.„! . ||lt '"'"'•<' I.", p,.|- ,v„l., the T 1.... I .", per ■•■ hi.. and ihi-i-.-iiiaiiiinj; starters ->0 The I'lvsli.vlnian Coneral A>-.inliU lias d.ri.i,.,! ~, i,, ni , „ ,;,,.,. j,,.,,,,,,,,,. "'"si "ii Hi,- li,„s nf Hi,. ii,v iniM ■"' ll > l ' I'"'I ■•!■'•.• ClllllTh ..I ScotThe sche pr.u - for the i-sk- in' I wo thousand shares hi tr,. •II which Ul will l,r ,;,,||,.,| „p. Wlivi, "Ii" il.Xlll,|lllilli,,„s r,.||,.|| j| safe point the -llilivhulilns uiH |„. p;,i,| ~„• I I 111' plolils huillll'll In 111,- I'lllll'l'l) illl'lls. l:i,'iili'iiniii..(',ili,n,.| Collins lias rL- ■■• iv.-l information that ill,- urn lialslun tercels hir ir-l-i. n K .- sheolinS Inn.- 1,,-n shipped fr Kn-lai.il be li,.' WlKikaliui,'. These tarm-is. which are spniallv designed i.."«v..i<l licit.e. nlTect,.l l,y Hi,, uiii.l. will hecr■■i'l"il ai Tivniham in limr for Ihe ii,'M incline ~[ Hi,. Kill,. AssoriaThe Tiinaru ll,raid slatrs lhal Mr Albert A. Cordon has h.-rn v.urkine on ill,. raliK.'s hi Hi,, n,,nli , i' l-'air-li". and is roiilid.-m' thin he has struck a mountain of mineral w.-allll. 11,- says tli,. ~xt,.|„ „,' i„i„eral-hoar-i"K roiiiilrv is vcr\ lar-e. and hi slmws samples „f 5i,,,,,- p,t from various parts. A sample forw ar.htl lo Ih- (Hap, Si-hool of Minos slums: Sihrr ITdwls lo ih,> lon. cold 7dwls l„ Ih,' ton.

Lii.lon. coxswain of Ihr Pwincy llriiltli Olliror's boat, had an evil.inj,' experience in Sydmw harbour on flip Till insl. While inocviliiii; to I hi' assistance of the Watson's Hay I'Vit.v Company's steamer Vaucluse, which had lost her 'bearings in Ih,' ion. 111,- boal was siiddcnlv altnckiv h\ two lai'c'e sharks. 'l'll,' monsters mad,' M-M'i'iil desperate onslaughts on ill,' tilth- I'riift. but forttmaloly th.y wi'iv beaten olf with the oais'

j li a man light's a fire on Iris own land, umi takes every possible yirc--aution to prevent it spreading, and through no fault, of his own, it does spread to adjoining property, tin: man 'who lit. the fire is liable; t« whatever damage that lire has done. That such is the law of New Zealand was- admitted by Mr SkeiTclt, who. with Mr Lough nan, appeared lor the defendant in the case of Coombcs v. AUers. concluded at il'almcrsion Norl li. • before the Chief Justice and a special jury. '1 he claim was for JU.Vm damages as Hie result of a. rli.ie, lit l|y rhv VleiejKtol. on his own laud, which 'spread to plaintiffs land, and damaged a large . amount of [lax. The Chief Justice gave judgment for the plaintiff, for whom llr., Findlay and , Mr limes appeared, for V-7.10 damages and costs

The liiion Steam Ship Company's new I urbine steam,d Maheno will leave Sydney for Wellington on Saturday. 'but will not be brought across al fullspced. She is 'expecled to arrive early on Wednesday ingThe Thames Harbour Hoard has decided -that owing to |-h<- lack ol funds il is unable | c . Pr, „•,.,.,] furllier with the proposal to provide deeper water and better wharf ace, nodation. 'l'-he estimated cost was £lO,-

.Mr Newton .King will hold his fortnightly cattle sale at Waiwakal bo to-morrow (Tuesday).

.Mr (!. Tisch announces ' that he will give iar political address at (he Theatre Hoyal on Fridav evening al 8 o'clock.

F.ntries for the ICortirulturgl Society's spring show close with the secretary, 51 1; K) tiilmour, •at 8 p.m. to-morrow (Tuesday), hut late entries at double fee will 'bo received .11) to the same time on Wednesday.

Owing to an alteration of 'boundaries of the Oakura Koad Hoard district, it has become necessary to constitute a new honrd, (he election lo which is fixed for Friday, Dec. 1 Nominations will be received by Air C. T. Alills. the returning ollicer, up to mid-day on Monday, Nov. 27.

Just landed—Our rrst, consignment of Xmas jewellery anil solid silverware. Now on view in our windowrings, new brooches, new bangles, new solid silver goods. Quality the very iiest. Hood value heyond dispute. Carefully nolo (he address : J. H. Parker, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Optician, next railway crossing, Devon Street Central, New Plymoulli.*

-\K\V AIiVKUTLSKJIKVI'S. <!. Tisc]i:-I\,|itj Ci) | address at th* I healiv n,i Friday. ••akiua H.iii.l lioard.-Klcclion 0 f Kmg.-\\ai»akaihoj entile J'' 1 ' 1 ' 1 t-'liih —11..11t111.v meeting „„ ni-iliii'stla.v.