LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 238, 1 October 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A gramMaml to aceominodate on» thousand people i s (n 1,,, erected on the. Eginmil A. and ['. slmw-prround. Tin' new .iiiv lamps crccl.Pit in (If! streets an., slill of U„. jark-iii-tlLfrliox order, Iml (lie electrical stall' hopes soon In iivcivoiiic llu-ir en-eu (rieitics. Til" HiMc-rcndill". beforesrllool classes ut iliu Central Kclmol j'H'ilv <il' (In; children attended. Tli'' largest clfc-lrie motor in Now I'lyuioulh lias just been installed for W-.M-.. Wallalli Urns.. builders, I.v Messrs. Nixon ami M.mii. Tin- innlor i's of »i h.p. Tlic Hi in is also installing llirri. oiiallcr niolnr, fur „lhcr firms. In (lif Supreme Court yesterday, in f'l ibcls. before his Honor .lii.l.'i.'Dciinislon. an nr.l,.r was mad.. ciuisciliu-r lo 11m- sal., of c.rliiin lan,ls in II ; tali. ~f Hi., laic ITon. William Tiarnavi! Rhodes, ,],.,.,.a5<.,1. Mr. A. R. Slan.lisl, anpeiired fi.r Hi., lif.. tenants in sunpnrl or (In. p,.(iti,>!i. In (li" Supreme Conn" on Mond iv. when Ihe lleiich ordered Hi., man Mercer t» lin.l surclios for his .jnml ooudilcl. (hi' prisoner was vcniiivi'il from tin- dock. Shortly aflcrwards his Honor was heard to remark to the prisoner, who was not in Court, that lie wonM have lo keep .•oininaii.l over his temper. Knt many people saw the lapse, li.it j those who dii] thoroughly enjoyed t!ie I situation. ' I

A typographical error occurred in our report ot Ihe Supremo Court proceedings yesterday, in giving a precis of the iscttleinciil arrived :it iu tiie ease Wright v. Rowe. Instead of the words "Lliere was a foundation for the charge of theft" -should have appeared "there was no foundation," and s o on. The error is .palpably a printer's mistake, liul as it may lie misconstrued wo make tliis early correction.

Echoes of the Anglo-Wolsh-Taraiuki football mulch.—lt transpired in I'm Supreme Court on Tuesday that a ease had ibeen set down for healing in the Wailara Magislrate's Court for the day of that famous fixture; but the date was altered on account of the match. "Did you both go'.' Did you go yoursoli'; Did the constable goV Did tlie Magistrate go?" the .fudge rattled oil' in a series' of questions that waited for no answer. Whv, all the world and his wife went.

.Mr. S. Stidolph, secretary to His Majesty's Association of Veterans, Wellington (of which the Taranaki Veterans' Association is an affiliated branch), has received the following communication from Earl Roberts, dated 17th August, li) 08: "Dear Sir,—Will you please thank the members oi the Royal Sew Zealand Association of His Majesty's Veterans, Wellington Branch, for the honor they have done me in electing me a member of the Association, and say that 1 gladly accept.--Yours very truly (signed), Roberts, E.M.,''

There was again a large attendance last night at the Railway Social Club's euchre party and dance, given in aid of the Recreation Sports Uround Committee. The euchre prizes were won by Misses Hooker and Boyce and Messrs. .Martin and Ulrieh. After a capital supper had been handed round, dancing commenced. The. door was in good order, and the music supplied by Mrs. Ocorge left no room for complaint. .Messrs. lloskiu and King were M.O.'s. Despite the fact that the night was rather warm for dancing, the affair passed oil' most cnjoyably. Steps are now being taken in New

Plymouth with the object of forming a Taranaki Automobile Association, and a meeting for that purpose is to be 'held to-night (Thursday) at 8 o'clock, at the Imperial Hotel, at which owners of cans and others interested in the sport of motoring are asked to be present. Club rooms will be availanie in the new brick motor garage in Liardel Street, which sliould lie completed by the end of Oetolier. It is the intention of the promoters to hold weekly or periodical runs in the country, as is done in otlrer motoring centres. When preliminary arrangements are completed a programme for the season will be drawn up. Mr. V. M. Isitt told us on Tuesday night that there were three extraordinary coincidences in his life, and one of them was connected with the title of bis lecture, "Hunvpty-Damply." It might well be supposed that '•Jlumpty Duunn," was about the last subject in! the world to base a prohibition icclirc on, or a s the basis for a play. Some time ago, before there was such a pl.iy in existence, he thought of using the title and the subject. A few years ago. ■v'thout knowing flint the 'Tlump'yDumpty" pantomime was in existence, he delivered his lecture. When he got to Auckland recently he decided to give this 1 'Tlumpty-Dumpty" lecture there, and it was announced. The coincidence wa s that Unit very night, in the same city, the pantomime 'TltimplyDuihpty" was staged in the Dominion fur the first time.'

One of the most remarkable incidents of a somewhat remarkable session occurred during the closing hours of the Supreme Court business yesterday. Argument was proceeding upon an aflpeai arising out of a land deal, and counsel had occasion to refer to one of the people who figured in the case. This was a gentleman of » speculative turn of niiiui, and as lie was "on the otlier side," learned counsel was not particularly kindly in his reference and inference. Sitting in the Court was the member of the legal profession who usually acted for the gentleman referred to. IK> was there as a listener, and not wearing wig or gown. He could stand the tiling no longer, and he rose and protested against the remarks of counsel in the ease. The Judge stared, astonished. "Who are you?" he asked. ''l don't see you. [ don't hear yoa. You don't exist in this Court. I Mn hear only the counsel engaged woo are robeil in this Court." Exit t>jc intcrjector.