GENERAL NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 151, 17 June 1908, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

"Will \mi help m -eeuic justice for the <PI■ man. -f. AJeiklt-was the wording of an anonymous question handed up to .Mr. <■. Uutreusoii at his Wool-ton mceling on J'Yiday. Ho l'e["l it'll as follows:— '■ ff the genUeui.ul who wrote this note will supply me with his liaino anil address f will furnish him with a volume that long anil that thick tiiulß-iiliiijf a book aliout two foci, long hy au incii thick) that will give hint a lot of information about .1. .1. Mciklc. .No man was more anxious than I was to see justice done ill the i case. Inn alter leading the evidence f I weakened considerably on J. J. .Meikle. After reading this evidence 1 guarantee that my questioner will he of my opinion thilt .Meikle was a curious suit of man." The statement was received with hcarly apphtuse. The Minister of lluilways has sent the following communication to the Waiigauui Chamber of Commerce: —"With reference to voiir letter ill regard to an express service between Wellington ami Wanganui, I have I lie honour to I inform mil thai ill considering the tinicj table i(ir ihe North Mand Jluiu Trunk J In..- tin' reports oi each of the import - 1 ant .ji-lvi't- served by the Trunk line, j or with which it N necessary to give council ion. will have earnest consider:!-

t ion. iile opening i. l ! till' J I'll Ilk lilie ;l niil »" doubt itfi-i-—itsilir very iinp'>rt- „ uit alterations in -mm- wf the existing j -ervicrs, and also allccl tin' tiend ol iiissongcr li'.iHi'. '""I "'l' l'opresoiita- | ions made regarding a ia-l serviie In l - ( ween Wang.iuiii and Wellington will be ) ull v considered before final arrange- , rents all 1 made. The ■preßt'iit diiplica- . ion of services is only made for a low ( ays during heavy lioliday trallie, ami . !i considering the rei|uest Hit' ijiicstion f revenue likely to be derived, as well s tlie expenditure that will be involvd, must necessarily bo determining actors.'' • Mays the "Wellington correspondent ol ho Wairarapa Times: By. the bye, tin 1 : iresenec of a mysterious criminal or i'iminals in the dress circle of the Ipera House renders an evening spent here fraught willi excitement. Various , o mon have found their handsome pera coats slaslied from waist to hem. mm- have had pieces cut right, out, and n one case a girl, who discovered, on etfing home, a cut in her cloak, found J si, lii'i- evening blouse was clashed, .'cry easily the cut. which must have leen inflicted with a very sharp iutnimciit. might, have gone deepei, and roundel the wearer. Detectives are yin« in wait for these obnoxious porous? and it is to be hoped they will lie uccessl'nl. In the meantime, there is yerv uneasy feeling of insecurity, and me .pills on a smart opera coat with ionic misgivings. One cannot help alloying the culprit is a woman, for he prettie-t wraps are chosen to work ler evil will on. It niust.be understood lie cuts ave made while iho garment s worn, and not while it is in the diess-ng-room. Which fact makes it naturUv more unpleasant. A giiv ynuntr J-Mliwio iu Ilunt^vvilk 1 | ■eceiltly gave out that he and a few ,1i,.-, wi'i'c about to give a surprise larty. He did so without having lir.-t on.-uIII'd the ladies, who were rather ndignant and decided to carry out the like'" t.l their male acquaintance's ili»omfltiirc. They therefore pretended to ■liter hearlilv into the matter, and mill" Mipplied him with a tin container edibles and a roll of music scut lini ahead to await then' arrival at the ate of the residence they intended i-iting. An hour rolled by. and there . ; |, , M) appearance of the fair sex, and he voting man naturally became iiu .atii'iit. Two ladies wheeling poranibititors came towards the gate. He ushed up and remarked, '' Now, girl-. ,0 lark-; what kept you*" He w 'is Main doomed to disappointment; and nide up his mind U, constitute hinisclt lie surprise party. lie entered the .ouse and prepared to act in the hosilablc manner usually attendant on urttri-e parties. lie opened the tin. ut. alas! it was tilled with broken rockery, and when that supposed roll f music came undone the climax arose -it wa- a dummy roll. It anvone says .surprise party'' in that young mans aesi'itce you can hear tin* blu-lic-

Cl'iK'kill'J. Anion;; till' eandidale-. w!"> ;iif said In 1„> ill the liclrl lor till- liiminui sent («;iv-. the < lirisli liiui li (••nrri'>]»'iii)<Mit ol 11,,.' Dominion) k a -Mr. Ueiter. wle. delivered iiis liif-l -peeeh at sli'Ktw.ie KVvii.n on Tliur-ilav nij-'lit The (,«.»! intMic. n|.|..>rcnliv with *mm> rralii- landidatnre a. a f,,r Mr" 11.-it.-i- - some rUnI.U----II,• -uiil. other thills, lhal tlx- tlou'rniiieiit should start new imlii-iri.'-, ami that as a l.efrinniiiu: lliey sl,„nhl "Hit a 1...1H1S of ClO,mm f„ r Hi.' lir-,1 l"ii tlmii-anil yards "I' linen produeed ill tin' t!i>' lni.'ii t" 1»" ciiiiK' tin* properiy "i H"' "vi'viiiiii'ii*■i,i,l !>,. yiven' In tin-' urkniK men oiiL'lit In L'l't lini'ii -liivls eheaplv as cult',in nilf. ll.' wiiu I(I reduce Hi.' nati.iiial ilil.t l>v pnllinft a tax .it CI 1„,„| bachelors. iH'ginnilig at the ~1 IS year-. Silli-.'i| m'lit ly lit' said b<* would t;ix widow* ti*ii shilling hisnl. " Are voii in faviiur/' lie was a51;..,1. '-of sitting apart a thousand aires -hi Cheviot for grfiwinn fish? ■•Yes." Ill' roplicl. "if Sir Joseph Ward Himlil ajjrt'P ti> it.'' In reply to another question lie sai.l In' was not in favoui of tin- absolute majority, because it would ]ilav into the hands of the prohibitionists. Apparently the randidato tlionjflit Hint Dip absolute anil the bare majority am tin' same tiling. Asked as to 'whether he thought the yellow peril real or imaßinary. lie said lie had never seen a Chinaman with the yellow peril.

)i Ims been said of Napoleon I. Hint he was - nil star and destiny.'" Ono of peculiar fads was his regard f»r Iho loiter M ? winch he considered especially ominous for good or evil. A coinpibv ion of tin- fad* in the M rase shows jtimhl reason for holli him ami Napopeon 111. considering ii a red or black h-fter, according to circumstance s . r lo begin with Mnrboeuf was tho first lo recognise military geniiu in the "Little Corporal." Marengo was the battle won by Napoleon, and Mela* made room for hi in in Italy. Mortier was his most trusted geiU'rai. Moreau strayed him. and Mural was l)r>l martyr to Ihis 'iiu-e. Marie lyoiii-e shared his highest fortunes: Mo-cow was the abyss of ruin into which he fell. Meltornieh vampli-hed him ill the field of dinln-ma'-y. Siv of his marshal.—Mnssena. Mortier. Mavmnnt. Macdonabl. Mural, and Moncay -beside* twenty-*ix of his general* of divisions, had an M as the initial letter of their last names. Mural, Duke of Kassano. was hi> iiin.st tru-icd counsellor. His lirst battle was thai of Montenotie: hi* last .Mont dean, by which name Waterloo is known in Krcin-h hi-tovv. lie won the batth's of Mih-simo. Mmilovi, Moni tnirail. and Montereuu. Then came tlie storming of Montinartre. Milan was tile first enemy's <apital. and Moscow the la*t. lie 10-! Kgypt through Menon. and employed Miellis to lake 'Pope Pius prisoner. Mallei conspired against him. Murat Wat the lirst to desert him. then Marmont. Three of his Ministers had M initial*—Maret. Montalivet. and Mai lifti: hi-' /ir-t chamberlain wa* Mont-c-(|ui<'ii. lie *un'cndered to Captain Maitland. Mi- companion* at Si. Helena were Montliul<>» and Marchaud.