LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7994, 4 December 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual examination of the New Plymouth Central School commences this morning. The Convent School will be examined on Thursday; The letter - carriers' weekly halfholiday this week wlil be held on general election day (Wednesday, 6th inst.j, instead of on the usual day. " When they deprive an Englishman of his beer or the Scotchman of his porridge, then God help us !" a sally of Mr Paul's, greeted with hearty applause oil Saturday night.

In connection witli the final Nolicense rally this evening at the Drill Hall, a prayer meeting is announced at the Baptist Church at 7 o'clock. The public meeting commences at 8 o'clock. The New Plymouth seliools~"close for the Christmas holidays on Friday next, but the other schools in theTaranaki Education District will "breakup for the Christmas holidays oil Friday, loth inst. Water-rats are playing havoc with the ducklings on the liccreation Grounds ponds. The caret ikes tells us tln:t hundreds of the ducklings have been killed by thr rodents, notwithstanding the care taken for the protection of the birds. Mr Mills, candidate for theTarnnaki scat will d»l - his final address in the Tlieat'- '• • - 1 this evening, His \\ or.-diir • - -iayor will occupy the chair. 15 expected that a large and- : - c.jibc present 011 account of H"s ,'s intention to reply to the - •' r -»Ksf aad the Opposition Leader. Saturday afternoon Mr K.STodd, foe merchant, fell from his lorry near y 'r Hassel's in Devon street. The I ".icel struck his head, injuring him ; -omewhat severely and taking-skin | from his face. He was taken to Dr Leatbaiii, who attended to his .injuries. There wis a large number of bathers at tile municipal baths yesterday morning. Some of the more deiterious of the divers gave an exhibition from the high-diving stand, the performances ranging from fair to good. Severn! citizens spent an hour or so watching the frolics and j[ambols of the bathers. In connection with the Ngnpiihi pleasure trip we learn from the local agent (LluOiorthern S.S. Co.) th.it the berthing list is rapidly filiing up, and those desirous of availing themselves of the opportunity of spending a few d.iys' pleasure outing should make early application.

Mr Paul considers that if New Plj-m-Jitih people were inclined to iiUoi:iperanec there would been at least one ronviction for drunkenness during week, seeing that they had had til*.' post-oliice ceremony and banquet, jtwo day's agricultural and p,istOi\il jshow, a hip; political speech, all concurrent. «i(h the inevitable excitement of a.n 'election campaign. | .Speaking as a colonist ouSatnrd.iy ,niglit Mr Jmiik-.s l'aul took exception to i the cry of the rabid no-license orator about " the blood-red trail of drink | from tlu North Cape to the Bluff." iThi.s he denounced as a foul false, and libellous statement, for our colony was 'one of the most sober countries of the ; world.