The Daily News WEDNESDAY, JULY 17.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 17 July 1907, Page 2

The Daily News WEDNESDAY, JULY 17.

.Mahoenui is to be a public telephone bureau oliiee l'rom loth inst. The Melbourne-lirindisi despatch of J2th .lone, arrived in London on the 14ih inst. Captain I'Mwin wired at 1.14 p.m. yesterday:—Southerly strong winds to Hal": glass rise; tides high; sea heavy; rain probable, and weather colder. The Takapuna, l'rom Onehunga. arrived at the Breakwater some time a tier midnight this morning, the passengers reaching town by special train at t a.m. j A resident writes complaining that : the street lamp at the corner of Conrt- ] noy anil liolison street has ,„,t been lighted for three ov four nights. Commencing on Frhhy, 2tith insi.. the steamer from Wellington to Sydney will sail regularly every Friday, making

close connection with the Suez mail at Sydney weekly. A first offender for drunkenness was before Air Fitzhcrbert, S.M.. in the Police Court yesterday morning. He was ordered to pay costs, and discharged from custody.

Owing to rough weather on ihcAA'csl Coast the I\gapnhi did not leave One hunga yesterday, and her trip was therefore abandoned. In consequence of this there will be no outward mai for Korth to-day.

There is every likelihood of a large class in photography lying est ibli-hcd at the Technical School. Those who hnve signified llieir intention to join are asked to meet the director on Friday evening al the school to discuss matters. "Thirds" accrued to the Oakura Road Board. amounting to 'C44 12s Rd, will he spent in 15 chains extension of widening the upper Carrington road along frontage of section 1(1, ldock 5, Egmont, and effecting 30 chains of repairs to Mangoroi road hridle track along frontage of section 3, block 5, Eginqnt., The Arthur's Pass tunnel on 'the Midland Railway, fov which the Government has accepted a tender, will lie 17 feet high, IS feet wide, and 5 miles 25 chains 12 feet in length. The Governnicnt engineer's estimate of the cost was €534,000, and the conditions provided for alternate tenders for completion in four or five years. A special meeting of the Recreation Grounds Board was held yesterday afternoon. There were present: Jle-srs F. P. Corkill (chairman), S. PercySniith, I!. C. Hughes, Harris Ford, C. \Y. Govetl. F. Bellringcr, R. Cock-, and

W. A. Collis. The business was to eoncid'T a proposal to extend the upper pond towards Mr Xewtoif King's. The Hoard favored the idea of enlarging the water surface, for which it is undersiood C2OO is available, with the idea of providing in this more secluded portion of the grounds a bathing place for the Central School pupils. Two schemes were suggested: Firstly, by raising the oul let from the big pond in order to lvick up the water; and, secondly, construct a new pond. The Board decided to leave the matter in the hands of the survevors.

The Carrington Roid Board met on .Monday evening, Mr C Carter prcsiding. Messrs Lashhrook. Spenee. Pcppcrill and Court were also present. The Hoard passed the special order in connection with the new loan proposals.

and notice of motion was given to submit to the next meeting that a general rale of -y,d in the € be struck over the whole district. The tender of \V. Senmark for making footpath in Standish street was accepted, and a tender for a small piece of work at the upper end of the district hhs dealt with. Tlin cngi-

neer submitted a sketch of the proposed work of widening the lower end ot tlio Cam'ngton mid and th- filling required. Instructions were given to prepare a plan of the work, and a special meeting of (lie Hoard will he held to consider it. The question of extraordinary trallic was held over awaiting legal opinion. In tlie s. M. Court yesterday morning Mr H. N. Fitzhcrbert gave judgment in the following case*:—Hevell (Mr Wright) v. A. R. H. Styles, claim t'.'i and interest on promissory note, 12s costs: Woollcr v. Jos. Morris, claim £■> for vHlne of saddle removed bv de-

fcndaw ivitliout leave of plaint iff, costs

•">-; Michael O'Connor v. John O'Connor, claim £lO, and costs £1 10s Od; Taranaki County Council (Mr Roy) v. E. C. Meredith, £3 17s 5d for rates, and costs £1 7s: Taranaki County Council (Mr Roy) v. Claud Cartwright, claim £l4 Os 2(1, for rates, and costs £1 10s (id; R. Todd v. A. Cutlibertson, claim Bs, and •>s costs. .ludgment summons, Alice Simpson (Mr Ilnlclien) v. Horace Martin, claim £2 10,; sd: £2 had been paid, and an order was made, for payment of balance a-nd costs |„ a week, in default 2-i hours' imprisonment. "What is the date of hearing?" In the S.M. Court yesterday morning the Commissioner of Taxes sued P. P. Cork'dl for amount of income-tax. Mr '.Miillkm, appearing on behalf of the defendant, said ho had only just re'•cived instructions in the case,'and Mr Corkill had not been aware of the fact that a statement of defence had to be filed _ eight days p v i nr to thf . (kfo of lieanng. The defence was that the defendant held a receipt, for the payment of _ this year's t.x, though the amount paid did not coneide with the amount I now claimed. Counsel therefore asked for an adjournment for a fortnight to enable this condition to be complied with. The S.M. said that lids would not. ;! .«sist, for the date of hcaii„„ wil , J>" original date. Mr Quilliam urged that the Magistrate by adjourning the ease to Tuesday week would make that the d.te of hearing. His Worship held however, that (his was the date of hearing, the defence could not now be filed and thus the case wa s undefended «.-„' that Ihe defendant really \ mX 110 s( ,„ d . mg. He suggested an adjournment bv Hie Court tor a fortnight, to give the defendant an opportunity of ommuni™iinir with tile Commissioner. |f t]lc amount had been paid, the case would doubtless be struck out.

A»?ms_ Skinner, chared wit), aitoinpl';<! smeido, pleaded «ullty before Mr ™ z !,,v1,,,t. S.M., yesterday m-rnlnp. li«' explained that hi- was not in his proper senses when lie tried to t ike his life. In reply to the Magistrate he h" had been arinJdnj; spirits. ' The Mr. said it was a cowardly action for « "inn to ,(i,.,„pt (o take i,is own life, '""I »<>t 1>" man enough to fight the «"'■"!. lnsoner had had a severe lea--on. and ho hoped that it might be sufli- '•'■'»' pimisluii.-ut to deter him from at-1-n.pliiW Biich a thing again. It was "if u-.i.al ,n eases where a man attempt "d to take hia own life to inflict any .further punishment beyond what had a.rc.idybeen suffered. Prisoner would ■«' <'n„v,eted and ordered to eome up for sentence when ealled upon. Tn the •..«.nt.m ( . l,e would 1„. discharged. Tl,e UngMr.njo advised Skinner („ (~,,, over n f ,,w leaf ,nd make „ „,,.„, , )f hi'i-M'lf. and if 1,0 hn ,| „.„„,,,,,. j. '"•'" : "" ! then,.. „m! he would '"' « happier man. Skimicr evpree-H In" eonfrilion, and promised to follow I".- Magistrate's adviee. On a second Information, of oht.-iininu li.p.or ~,„.,•„„ Ihe currency of a prohibition order he wns convicted and discharged.