LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 270, 7 November 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The "Tnranaki Daily News'' will publish as u„ual on the Oth hist. (King's Birthday). There are 'Jo polling booths in Die Taumarunui eleetorate. Kev. C. li. Ward, of Wellington, was iu Now Plymouth yesterday. The Native Land Court finished its sitting yesterday at Waitara. and will re-open at New Plymouth oii Tuesday, 10th inst. . The charge against ,1. McArtiiur of the alleged misappropriation of the funds of the New Plymouth .Sash and Door Co. will be heard before the S.M. on Thursday next. In the Utter under the heading of ''The «iynod and No-lieense,'' published ■in our correspondence columns, an error .was made in stating that "Auckland has lelt the question alone." It should have rca<l, "Otago has left," etc. The Railway Social Club held its last social of the season last night in the 1 Brougham .Street Hall. As usual, there was a large attendance, and the social proved very enjoyable. The music was provided by .Mrs. livorge's orchestra, and -Messrs A. Elder and J. Somervillc were the M.'sC.

A -Maori m \\aUara yesterday morning was puzzled to know whv the Native Land Court could not open in New Plymouth next -Monday. Jle was totf that Monday was the King's Birthday, and a holiday. "Py korry," he saie\ "is there any race we go to on Mon-' day;" And he was quite happy wlicn he learned of the Wavvrlev-VVaitotara Racing Chili's mooting. The Cnrrisoii Hand will plav the following in Mr. Sole's grounds.' "Aotea.'" to-morrow:—March, "Jester"; cornet solo. "Lost Chord''; collection of hymns, and the grand contest selection. *"Tanhausser," admitted to be one of the finest tests ever played in the colonies. The band has been hard at work on this selection for a long time and should give a fine rendering.

At a meeting of the Maths Committee of the Borough Council yesterday, t was resolved to alter the'time-table (is follows:—Males: Week-days 0.15 a.m. to S ii.m., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.', 4.30 p.m. to closing time; Thursday and Saturday afternoons, 4 p.m. to closing time; Sundays (i.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Females: Week-days 5.30 a.m. to (i.15 a.m.; 8 a.m. to II a.m., 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.; Thursday and Saturday afternoons 2 p.m. to J p.m.

The "Lone Hand" for November is thu best number we have soon of this popular Australasian magazine. Besides its usual prose and verse features is a valuable article on "Tire Asiatic Menace," by the magazine's opccial representative in the East. Louis Essen, an article that is of partieuar value to residents in the.Australasian colonic. As usual the typography is of a high standard, the illustrations being excelled by mo imported publication.

A re-union of the members of the local post and telegraph service was field last night in the Foresters' Hall. There was a large attendance, included in the toast-list were the healths of the Poslmastor-Oom'ial. and Ihe Department, proposed by .Messrs. 11. H. Halle and If. 10. fookes respectively. During the evening a varied programm" of songs, recitations, etc.. was given l>v members and visiting friends. The proceedings closed a little after II o'clock with Ihe singing of the National Anthem and "Auld Lang Syne."

A commercial traveller, and one whose sympathies are hardly what one would call enlisted on behalf of the Trade, informed our. reporter yesterday that there has come out Bltham business people a considerable change of opinion in respect of no-liceuse. At the last poll, when Eltham and Stratford wore in the same electorate, Eltham people nine quite content to vote for nolicense, seeing that Stratford would be in the same bout. Now. however. L'lJhnm is the centre of one elecroraic I and Stratford, the rival town, i< Hie' headquarters of another. .WMcoiise | ■wa3 reported .as safe in ElUuiin. but in Stratford the judications wore for continuance, from Kllham to Stralfo-d js only six mil's, a nice little drive or cycle Vide on a Saturday evening, and our informant states Dial the Eltham business people anthipale that in the event of no-license being carried there. / there would be a steady Saturdav ] stream of cash-laden folk |o Stratford.' The pocliei's the place that hurts wlni I itV pinched, and if is stated that the Eltham no-license vote is diminishing in' consequence.