LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 7 October 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Taranalti County Council holds its ordinary meeting to-day. Wednesday next, being Labor Day, will be observed by the banks as a whole holiday. Ait the Moa Dairy Company's meeting on Saturday 117 "shareholders out of 140 on the share-list cast their vote in the. election of nine directors

The Garrison Band played a splendid programme of music on the Esplanade ycsterdiy afternoon. There was a large attendance, and the sum of £5 was collected in aid of the band's funds. The improved weather was no doubt responsible for the number of cyclists on the roads yesterday. A party arrived in town from Stratford, whilst a local party visited Urenui. They report the roads in very fair order. It really seemed on Saturday that the bad weather had left its, but the relief was only temporary. Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday were beautifully line. Then eainc the rain and hail again. The afternoon gave promise of better tilings, but last night the relentless rains came on again.

Messrs. Nolan and Tonks, of South Taranaki, who have sold their extensive auctioneering business to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, are, with their stall', continuing with the new proprietary, and the busi-ne-s will be worked practically as heretofore.

-is a result of the Jena explosion, the magazine arrangements of the British Navy (says an exchange) are being overhauled, and it has been decided tu tit reirigerating machinery to all large ships, beginning with those on services in hot climates. The cost of litting each large ship will be something over JJ3UOU

ihe Act which made disobedience of an order for the restitution of conjugal rignts a suilicient cause for divorce has been in operation since 181)0. It is of some interest to note that for the four years preceding and including 181)9 the number of decrees made lor dissolution of marriage were respectively 3U, 33, 32, and IU. In lUUU the total leapt up to S5; 11)01, 103; 10U2. til; 1003, 13li; 1001, 111.

On Saturday morning, as the Takapuu i w..s heading lor the wharf at Aloturoa, her eng.nes having stopped, a heavy sea caused her to swerve, iter altered course was direct for the end of the wharf. the engines were sent "full speed astern," but there was iusuihcient time to retard tne vessel, which was carried forward by tne heavy swell, and the steamer struck the wharl, breaking several stringers, and causing damage to the extent of £IOO. The steamer sustained no damage. Air Brown had just had a telephone put in connecting his oilice a.id house, and was very much pleased with it. "1

tell you, Smith," he was saying, "this telephone business is a wonderful thing. I want you to dine with me this evening, and 1 will notify Mrs Brown to expect you." Speaking through the telephone—"My friend Smith will dine with us this evening." Then to his friend—"Now listen and hear how plain her reply comes back." Mrs Brown's reply came back with startling distinctness "Ask your friend Smith if he thinks we keep a hotel." The anti-clerical agitation in Rome shows no signs of abatement. The Kome correspondent of the Tablet, in a long article describing the present condition of things in the Imperial city, says:—• "Here in Koine two cardinals have been insulted by the rubble in the streets, a rullian has spat in the face of the Maestro Perosi, many priests have found it necessary to apply for permission to arm themselves against possible and probable attacks, the lives of priests and nuns arc hardly safe in the public streets, and their reputations are in the hands of the press, the most unscrupulous in the world. This is the situation in Kome on the anniversary of the election of Pius X."

A sensational incident took place at the Queensland National Bank premises, Brisbane, a few weeks ago. The nightwatchiu.m, who was in the main banking room, heard a noise, and on going into tlie lavatory and opening the door, he found a man standing on the windowledge, pressing closely against the glass, as though trying to escape observation.

The watchman, who had a live-chamber-ed revolver in his hand, told the man to cume down into the light, and stated that he half turned to enter the room, when the intruder jumped down from the ledge, and, catching him by the arms, pinioned tliem behind his back. A struggle ensued, and the watchman, fearing that the man might have a companion outside, used his revolver. The bullet entered the man's right temple, he fell to the floor without a word, and

died a few hours afterwards. He was identilied as Oswald Brawn, the son of respectable people at Maryborough. He was about 18 years of age, and had been in Brisbane only about two or three weeks.

A wonderful improvement in color photography is announced. The wellknown linn, Messrs Luniicre, of Lyons, have placed on the market a dry plate which, exposed much as any other plate is exposed in the camera—only through a specially prepared yellow screen —gives

within half an hour of exposure a finished and dry positive transparency on glass in all the colors of nature, as true, according lo experts who have already experimented with the process, as the best three-color work produced hitherto under infinitely more exacting conditions. The charm of the new process is its comparative cheapness and simplicity which will place it within the reach of even the average amateur. It has apparently but one drawback, namely, that, so Tar, no means has been devised by which the result may be transferred to paper. It may be assumed, however, that a firm who'have achieved so much will not be content until they have ma.de the process as perfect as inventive genius and modem science can make it. Messrs W. W. Murtoifs bigc learanec

sale is still to Hie fore. Prices have been reduced in every line stocked. Bead the advertisement for a few of the bargains being offered.

The host known store in Taranaki for boys' and men's clothing is "The Kash," that store just below Wilson and Nolan's Auction Mart. They've always a nice selection on hand, aijd they sell them at very mode rate prices. Their Conway suit's at 9s fld for boys of 5 to 8 years are. well worth seeing, and then they've one a grade higher, costing 12s Od. Among their large stock are some washing lilouscs from 2s lid, and also some crash washing suits in the Conway shape costing from (is lid. Norfolk suits they have in plenty, ranging from Ss lid'to 32s fid; and they have them in a Yariety of tweeds and worsteds. Hoys' stockings they also do well, showing thin from Is per pair. Three garment suits they have from Ms lid upwards,in tweeds and worsteds. Men's suits they have from 24s upwards, but the suit they prefer to sell vou is "The Prostwell" suit, ranging from -10s (id to 8»s fld. There's first-1 class labor put in these suits, therefore I you get the very best its possible to! procure in readv-mnde clothing. "The Ka=li." inst below Wilson and Nolan's Auction" Mart, Nciv Plymouth—Advt. IUTSY'S LITTLE TROUBLES.

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