LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 9 May 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Fisher's Courtenav street residential property failed to reach the reserve of 0011 at auction yesterdav.

A ladies' committee Ims been set up to make arrangements for afternoon Ira at (lie ollicial opening of the Now Plvnmiith Technical School. The ceremony will not Ink.- place before .lune (i. Iloii. Ceo. Fowlds having found it inconvenient to at (cud on .May ->: i or 24. as promised.

Speaking at the tradesmen's meelini' on Wednesday moring, Mr. C. K. Ilakcr urged local I,'nsiness people |„ / ;l |[ j|,t ( , line liy adopting Empire Day as a regular holiday rather than (lie Prince of Wales' Birthday.on the around (hat TCmpire Day will always lie May it. whilst various succeeding Princes of Wales will have their natal anniversaries on all sorts of dates. The meeting followed the reasoning, and decided to close business promises on the dav of the permanent lixture.

A lanner complains that -townies" will shoot auythin-;. and instances Hie case of some young bloods who the oilier day were shooling hen pheasants almost sitling. The fanner and his family have given the female birds sanctuary for years past, with the result that' thev have become very tame and do not "rise" on the approach of human beings. The •'townies" are not so considcraTe, and pop the poor tame birds over at sight. .Mr. Farmer, however, docs not include all (own sports in (his denunciation, knowing that these wanton destroyers are the exception rather than Hie rale.

Captain Edwin wired yesterday at. 12..37 p.m.:— Northerly strong winds to gale after six hours. Glass fall soon, tides high. Sea considerable: ruiu probable. '

An emu recently placed in (he "Zoo" just started in Newtown Park, Wellington, has been apparently wantonly done to death. The bird was found dead with wounds evidently iullicled bv a stick or stone.

The co-operative dairy companies iu the Auckland district' are to meet .Messrs J. W. Foreman and A. lion on. directors of the National Dairy Association ai Auckland, on Friday," the 24th inst., to consider matters of common interest to the -dairy. The conference has been arrange,! in connection with the Auckland Winter Show,

The many friends of Air Jack Hewer, the popular Wlianganioinona coach proprietor, will be interested t 0 learn that lie has just completed arrangement for tiie purchase of Mr P. White's Wliangamomouii service, and that in future Mr newer will accordingly control Hie whole concern. Mr Hewer has deservedly done well iu (he , )as( - illl( j ,| 10lil(1 jdo even better in the future.—Post.

V\e have received the initial number oi the (school Journal, printed under tin, direction of the Education Depart uteni It is in (]„•„. ~.,,.(„. Tlle (il . s( . ]m( is ;or < .asses I. and 11., the second 111. and n.. and (he third V. and VI. Th- pub ieatioii is intended to eventually take I lie place of some of (he present' s.-honl hooks, and if this can be rhci-Posl'iillv done parents will have something to be tlianktiil for.

At a meeting of the "Western Park Hoard on Tuesday evening, the new members, Messrs. Morcy ami Cattlev, being present on behalf of the Borough Council, Mr. G. W. Browne was unanimously re-elected chairman, secretary, and treasurer. It was decided to erect seating accommodation on the terraces for ladies, and to have the work done for the opening of the football season on Thursday, afc»n cost, of £2O. Messrs. •I. 11. Roy and Cattley were appointed a planting committee for the year, and they will be pleased to receive donations, cash preferred.

At tlle invitation of Mr (,'. Dahl, agent for the Hartuctt milking machine, a large party of dairy farmer's from the Waimatc Plains recently visited Kongotea and inspected the ittirtnett-instnlla-tions at Messrs W". Darragh's and A. France's farms. The plant at each of the sheds—which, by the way, were the |iest littej and most convenient any of the visitors had seen—were fourcow ones. The visitors were greatly impressed with the practical working (if the machines, and as a result of the visit, it is already assured that several installations of these up-to-date machines will be maOe in the Manaia district before next season opens.

A couple of sportsmen set out the other day in search of game in the I'remii district, traversing first the farm of winch cine was the owner and occupier. The first shot brought down a cock pheasant, and he had to be rescued from the creek into which he fell. The bird was hung in the fork of a tree pending the return of the party in the evening. When that event occurred, the bird was gone. With a keenness of perception that should enable him to track big game, the owner of the bird made straight for a bachelor's whare, and there lie found Mr. Pheasant, still wet. If those young men had been building castles in expectation of roast pheasant, their hopes were short-lived, for that bird went home in his owner's bag.

-Messrs. Collett and Co. are now engaged in making the diversion of the Jluatoki Stream, which- runs through their property situated between Courtenny and Vivian streets, of a permanent and substantial character. Iron-shod idles are being driven to a depth of eight and nine feet below river-bed level, the piling work being sheathed with heavy limbering and backed with earth, forming a very solid piece of work. Protective work, on the most approved system, has also been erected at the lower end of the stream to prevent any possible damage being caused by flood-water to adjacent property. The work is under the direction of Mr. J. R. Cruickshank I Messrs. Collett's representative), and the contractor is Mr. P. M. Grayling.

A meeting, fairly representative of the dill'eivnt tradespeople in the town, was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday morning to decide as to the holidays to be nbserved during the. coming three weeks. Mr. Carter, the convener, presided. It was decided to close on Tuesday. Uth May, polling day, from noon, and to observe also the usual Thursday half-holiday in that week. Empire Day, -May 24, which falls on a Friday, will be observed as a whole holiday, and in (hat week the shops will remain open on Thursday. No holiday will bo kept on the Prince of Wales' Birthday, Monday, June 3, and the shops will close on Thursday in the ordinary way. It is hoped that the business people who were not present at the meeting will adopt the decision arrived at, and make the closing unanimous on (he days mentioned.

Hero are some of the prices that have built up ihe Melbourne's enormous business:—Women's warranted fast-dye cashmere hose Is, cmldron's cashmere socks, all sizes, GU, large white towels Is, cord trousers 4s lid, blue blankets 8s Cd per pair, all wool colonial blankets, three-quarter size, Ms Od, full size 21s, extra large size 24s Gd.—Advt,