LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 254, 20 October 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tiii! New Plymouth 'lirebells sound?d an alarm just after 3 a.m. yesterday. The oausc was an outlneak of lire at the roar of Mr. tlrupen's fjsu-.shop in Devon-street. The Brigade was quickly on the scone, and in a remarkably short time had the (ire under control. Dam- • age to the extent of about £3O was done to the storeroom and fish-smoking room. The building. winch belongs to the estate of the late -I. C. George, was insured in the Phoenix ollice for £250. On -Monday evening the Kgmout' Lodge, No. 11*2, 1.0. G.T., held its weekly l session in St. Mary's Hall. Bro. J. 17. Legg, C.T., presided. There was a large attendance of members and visitors. Two candidates were initiated. Bro. Foston, who visited the lodge, spoke a few encouraging words, and urged the members lo do their best to further the interests of the Order. A bric-a-brac .social was held after the business was concluded, and quite a number of useful and ornamental articles were sold, the proceeds from which will considerably augment the funds of the lodge. During the evening several items were given by members, and altogether a. very enjoyable time was spent. iMr. Ji. Griffiths yesterday received from the secretary of the Manawatu A. and P. Society a communication of considerable interest to the Taranaki exhibitors of stock at the Palmerslon fcihow. It was to the effect that' on | behalf of exhibitors from this district, [ ho asked the District Traffic Manager at Wanganui to allow stock bound for the show to be unloaded at Aramoho. Stock from this district travels by tile 7.40 a.m. train from Nv'w Plymouth, aiicl hitherto tile animals have had to remain in their trucks until after tile arrival of the train at Palmerston at 8.45 that night. A spell of nearly fourteen hours in a railway train is tiring enough for a human being, but it must ibe more so io a highly-strung animal enjoying the discomforts and novolty of a cattle truck. Under the mow ar-

rangement it will be possible to liberate the beasts at Aramoho upon the arrival of tile train tliove at four o'clock, and tlroy will have a "stretch" and a feed of grass before being penned tigaiii throe-quarters of an hour later to complete tile journey to Palmei'ston. The departure should prove most beneficial to the exhibits, and not unwelcome to the attendants.

f A meeting of Mies interested in tlio | formation of a branch in Xaranaki of the Society for Ule rroinotion of tile Health of Women and Children was held in the Borough Council Chambers on Saturday afternoon. Nearly fifty ladies were present, Mr. Ci. Tisch, Mayor of New Plymouth, briefly Introduced l)r. Xruby King to the meeting. JJr. King then gave a short address on tile lines of liis address in tile Theatre ltoyal on Friday evening, and also gave a demonstration of the preparation of humanised milk, it was (lien decided that a branch of the .society, not mere-

ly eoniined to New Fmnouth, feUonld be formed. A provisional committee, with power to add to its number, was set up, consisting of the following ladies:— Jlesdamos jr. Fraser, J. It. Koy, G. Tisch. \V. ,r. Chanev, Newton King,/ Laing, E. Doekrill, 0. 11. Weston, W. Ij. Newmaa. A. Thompson, 1!. C. Hughes. 11. F. Russell, Appleyard, W. Ambury, A. Douglas, It. Okcy, K. M. ' Sunlit, t\ S. Osborne. F. 0. Evans, ii. Hooper. 'l'. CI. Brooke, .Misses Brown •iramerton, Grant. Wood, Godfrey, Aliier. and A. Heinplon. .Mrs. Newton King was appointed secretary pro tem. A meeting of this committee will b« lielil this afternoon, when further arrangements for the formation of the branch will be made, including tile appointment of a president, a management oounniilee. and an honorary secretary.

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A special meeting of the Druids' Grand Lodge executive is to be held at Now Plymouth ou Saturday, 31st inst.

It frci]ucutly happens that the New 'Plymouth mail, instead of reaching Stratford by the first morning train, does not arrive until 10 o'clock (says ■the local Post). The people of the parent town sliould enquire into this, as it must act detrimentally from a business point of view, Correspondence posted in Auckland on Saturday, for instance, reached us sooner than thut | posted in New Plymouth on the same day.

A sequel to the Patau brawl and recent New Plymouth Supreme Court case came before Mr. A, Turnbull, S.M., at the Patea Court yesterday morning, when John Kcogh was charged with unlawfully assaulting one James Mercer. There was no appearance of the defendant. James Mercer gave evidence that the defendant drove away with his lorry. Witness followed him up, and on being found defendant assaulted him. John Wilkie and F. Neilson gave evidence as to the assault having been committed. Defendant was sentenced to a month's imprisonment in Wanganui gaol.—Press.

lu no other portion is our defence system so lacking as in the mounted section. An attempt to remedy matters, so far as this district is concerned, is being made, and on Saturday Captain and Adjutant C. 11. Weston (4tli Wellington liatUilion) and Captain Bellringer (Taranaki Killes) endeavored to enlist the active support of the members of the North Taranaki Hunt Club. Captain Bcllriager acted as spokesman, and pointed out tiie necessity for the establishment of a mounted rillc corps in tiie district. The inauguration of the Hunt Club had brought together the very men foi such servicej and

these men ivere all well mounted. Of course, it would have to be arranged that parades and hunting days should not clash, but that should not be a difficult matter. He suggested that, if the club favored the idea, a small committee might be set up to go into the question of ways aiid means. .Messrs. lTalconibe, Mitchell, Smith, Matthews, and ClifT ivere delegated to make enquiries and report to a subsequent meeting.