LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 23 November 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An cldeilv dmiik who »a-, "ambling around in \ourieiu,.\ -street fast c\eniii- i,n,-lieu up Ms "nuller" with a lew uour- repose in Hie lock-up. tiie ",ue receipts at Ihe thmcra showon mur.-dav totalled casii\ constitute, a record. The total rocci'pis lor both da\s amounted to Last year it was extremely duiiciili to g'-i men lor road ~ml general contract works. Tins year, according to |an engineer who gave evidence iu the [District Court yesterday, it will be infinitely harder. His Honor Mr Judge Ilaseldeu enjoys the unique distinction of having found in the New Plymouth Courthouse a draught. This is quite an achievement, for the building is a most wretclicdlvvcntilated place. Most of the other people in the conn at the time would have welcomed the opening of a lew doors.

"Either you've been drinking to-day, or you're the most insolent man I've ever seen in a court of law," said the .liftlge to a witness in Ihe District Court yesterday. "Have you lieen drinking to-davf' Witness admitted that he bad. " •■Well, iou'vo bad 100 muck," said Ihe judge. The witness bridled up. "I don't consider that a nice remark to make about anyone." be common, oil. bul bis furl her rejoinder was cut short upon (he intervention of his counsel.

A local ironlleiuan interested in the unlive land iraiisactinu relates that for several months pni-t a well known .Maori refused to siuni the transfer of a piece of hi, land wlhko sale Imrl lieen negotiated, lie rrave as llis reason thill lie wasn't, consumed with n lmriiimr desire to complete (lie deal, as he wished l<i sell!,, i| u . land on his children. On Wednesday he was passing tliroiu;]i New Plymouth'to Parihaka. mid tailed on, (lie airont. "Vou 'uel tc paper now." lie { said: -r siLMi." 'the ajicnl asked, "What iiliont the children, (lien?" " 'Till. I «el j pleiilv more for tlieni.'' was the replv. j "When von talk to me before I never | sieji because if I shin then Te Whiti ho j lake lialf te money. Now Tc Whiti j dead. l!v korrv, I sell now; <,'(•• I all te ! money!"' ' I

M'riw of men's summer suits U exhaustive and to a decree exclusive. AVu are alone in this, and I lie expressive tailovinjr through which (he iunovatiinis are defined is of a liiirhcr character tlinn yon have found jit ready-to-wear garment*. All this i.? established beyond een'oiilion, for every paii'ient that our affords, no matte whether yon 'piy us 49s fid, 59s Mtor 65s the suit.—