LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 322, 13 January 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The work of exhuming the bodies of the soldiers and others interred in the old Roman Catholic cemetery in Courtenay street is proceeding. 'The re-inlcr-uient in Tc Uenui cemetery takes place to-JUOITU\V. ' 1

"Tlic r.i'f.fisU'l-oil olliti! is n|, U|iuiiiil;i\ juur Uui'slii|i, said a. solicitor in Court yosk'rdiiv. •• JXi y<iu know (lie n;u m . „f tlic stri'i't ijiß-rii'il (lie .Miijristruip, Oil. llicy dun t tfothrr iiltuut sui:h tilings down tlii'iv," Mint: tin: uiillattcr-in-r rejoinder.

The Alayor invites uitizi-iii tu lie piyscnt on 'Jliursday afternoon ill the llenui uiid of 111 'j Esplanade, near tin: mouth of tlie Jlenui river. At three 0 clock he will perform tin. l ceremony of iormnlly opening tin- beautiful pruiiicn«'iich his energy has given to tho 'o«'ii. The (inrrisoii Hand has kindly 1 Mounted to Ije present, ami afternoon will be obtainable.

I t was a peculiar aease of the litne-is »i things u-Jjit'll j»roni])ted the plaintiff in important ease to take a little trip lo the Chatham Islands,, evidently expecting the Court to await lu» pleasure This, however, the Court refused to do' Tile plaintiff was John 11. Damon, of ■Waitarn, native interpreter, and tlie proceedings entered by Jiini were for the recovery of I K23 damages from Ccorne ISisliop, hotclkecpcr, for an alleged assault. When the ease was called yesterday morning Mr I'. !•:. Wilson, asked for

a fortnight's adjournment. on tlieground tlia.t t lk* plaintiff was nut of ilu- di^Lri«.-t. ■MI- (I. Crey, who Hppeared fur till' deler,-llil-.lt, -Still IIC lllllStopiKM. t| M . il]]|||i C -;i|.ilJH. He- said lluit the first summons was issut.'d on DiM-ein her 7tli for hearing on Deeember Bth. lie appeared at the court. "»l.v to learn that .Mr Wilkes liail withdrawn till' proceedings. Tile defendant ■ was served in the present case on 2.lrd December. and lie had had ii> retain as a

witness a. barmaid who would otherwise 'have left earlier -for Sydney. An adjournment would mean a einiliiiiianee of (lie expense of keeping the witness here, lie submitted that il was unreasonable that the plaintiff should calmly Hit o|f to the Chatham Islands, and put the defendant tn this expense. He would ask the Court to "rant the barmaid expenses. An the .voting lady had not been subpoenaed, the Jiench eon hi not Kraut this request, but "deelined to the j adjournment. allowing the defendant ii guinea counsel fee.

There wan a young mnji. of North Shore, Her life she could hardly endure, Till she tried Laxa-Tonic, It made good health chronic, Jbu, too, should a sample procure. LAXO-TONIC PILLS. !o</ s d and h Id.

Owing to an accident to the tunnel valve, the Sew Plymouth public baths •will not be open till noon to-day.

Veterans are invited to. attend the] Elliot street cemetery to-morrow afternoon, at 2.15 o'clock, to escort the retains of old comrades to tile llcnuil cemetery. The Eltluun School ComiuitU'c lias lixed February 18th as the date of its annual excursion to tire seaside at New I Plymouth. Neighboring schools will be asked to co-operate.

| llis Worship the Mayor received intiniation yesterday from his Excellency 'the Governor that no warship is available at present to visit New Plymouth in connection with the Navy League meeting.

An applicant fo the position of as- J sismnl mistress at a Taranaki school spelt •'perceiving" as ''precciving," and later oil explained her special facilities for "preforming" the duties satisfactorily. The applicant was not successful. The Carrington Road Board will convene a meeting of ratepayers early in April for lire purpose of placing before them a statement showing the position of the Board on March 31 at next, after which date the district becomes merged into the Taranaki County Council. All members of the forces who are en- I titled to wear medals are asked to wear them at to-night's function in celebration of the jubilee of the Taranaki Rifles at the Drill Hall. An interesting gathering of the pioneer soldiers of this district is being eagerly looked forward

At its last meeting tli. 1 Stratford Bo- I rough Council passed the following re- | solution:—-That th : s Council is in favor] of the Eg:noiit National Park being handed lo the" Government, provided that ihr Government undertakes to erect an ii|>-io*d.ite tourist resort or house on the mountain, and conserves tii.- interest* of the residents ot Taranaki in the direction of maintaining the I existing houses on the same lines as at j present.

II uiiiv not be (generally known, says the Post, that when a company charges more ilian six shillings fur seats, the Stratford Town Hall tariff provides that sneh company shall pay ,Cl'2 tor rent, of the hall. The ordinary rent is 14 7s (id. In a letter to the custodian, Mr. J. C. \\ iekhani, <-aiu-i-11 iny the date hooked for the appearance ol' Miss Ada t'rossley to Stratrord, .Mr. Herl lioyle, New /.calami representative of .Mr. .1. Williamson,

says, inter ula: -The eosl is so great i that at ten shillings for the best seats | there is no margin for profit. We only, contemplated bringing the'attraction as a courtesy tn the Stratford public, but if the Council wishes to penalise us for tile compliment it alters the ease. . . We never raise our prices unless the expenses make it absolutely necessary. . . . We bring the companies at our own risk, nuil it is a heavy risk, but in ease of loss we don't suppose the CounVil would bare a share. . . If we come here there is no chance of a prolit. We like to please the public who support 1 our general attractions so well, but wc eannot afford to lie taxed for our enterprise. . . If ;C4 7s, (id is a fair charge for srnv show, it is a fair charge for all."