The Daily News TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 19, 16 February 1909, Page 2

The Daily News TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

j ON THE FOUiiTII PAGE. i Crfckut. ('oniniciTml. iu MunLoriaui. -District News. Ju 'Bankruptcy. Correspondence. Hospital Buiird. Our Blind Visitors. The Late Hone Hoke.

Mr. Newton King has received the following fable from his Sydney agent re hides—'•Farthing lower." The county vhainuan, Air. J. Brown, is to lie introduced to-day l 0 the Council's new possession unci responsibility, the lliinvorth riding. Jlr. C. Carter, chairman. of the Carnngtou Koad ll";inl. and the riding ri'pvi'MiitaUvc on the Council, will act as cicerone. A ipolo ui.iU'lti \* t» be played to-uiur-ro»v I'Vt iii uur ai tlii? municipal Imtlis, between trams repre^entalive of the cast and west ends ol the town, East-end players were the better in the last game played I'or tile club's line challenge shield. This year West-Kndei's are hopeful o'l' turning tile tallies. The teams will meet in the eham|iio;i>bi|i tounri- 1 nie.nl ou I'Vbnmy -loih.

The Hope of Egiuont Juvenile Tom- I • pie, No. jJo, held its week- j ' ly meeting in St. Alary's Ikili la.?l niglil, • the .superintendent. Jtro. T. Alauiuler, : being in charge. The Temple was open- I ed iu due Form by Sis. I. Council at (i.IK). 1 l-onr new members were, proposed and initiated. It was annonuced that lho, (1. H. Aiauuder would give an address next week. Mr. J. 11. lliil mentioned at the Hospital Board meeting yesterday that lie had been making enquiries i;i the Hillsborough, J»e]| Block and adjoining district's concerning the support likely to be accorded the Hospital Saturday and Sunday movement. The >ettlers were very bu.-y just now. and were not prepared to devote to tile matter very much time, but it was quite possible that they would arrange a concert shortly and devote the proceeds to tlie funds. "Once bitten, twice shy." Some months ago the local hospital authorities had to pay an account of about .Cl 4 for special treatment of a patient iu tlie iTistiTution. One experience of Hint kind was quite enough, for the public hospital is not meant for j fancy schemes, like that. So when, the i other day., this same massage was pre- | scribed for another patient he was oJli--1 cially informed that it would be at his | own expense. The masseuse was also J notified that she must look to her pa- | tient, and not to the Board, for her I fees.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Eginont Lodge, T.0.1\, J1.1;., was held last evening, Mi'o. Reg. A. Newton, N.O. presiding. Bro. A. \\. Carr, of the Loyal Dee Lodge, Rockhampton, Queensland, visited tlic lodge and was accorded lodge honors. One candidate was proposed for membership. P.RG.M. Bro. (jl. H. M'uOahoy, I'.O. Bro. C. A. Mat- i the.ws. O.M. Tiro. C. Bond, and N.C. Bro. . K. A. Newton wore elected delegates to ; represent the lodge at the district meet- | I iug to he held at Stratford ou Thurs- i day, 2.")Mp inst. The annual balance- ] | sheet' 1 as printed and circulated to mem- i -hers was read and adopted. The "mountain wind" of the past few (lays has left its mark upon the landscape. Twigs and l houghs word scattered right ;tnd left. Is(it it was in the garden* that. The tra-ck of the destroyer was most evident. Tall (lowering plants sucll jis dahlias, snlpiglossis, and so on, were levelled: to the ground, broken oil' and ruined for the season. Vegetables, which had made astonishing growth of late, were inialdc to hear up against the force. of the gale. And the wind piayeil havoc with the orchards. The nwiallod roads, too, bore testimony .of this powerful crumbling agency, most of the* "binding" material being blown out to sea, and allowing loose stones to appear on the surface.