LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 75, 24 April 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Uowau school committee is asking for the erection of a teacher's residence it Rowan.

The annual meeting of householders for the election of seliool committees will be held on Monday evening.

This Education Hoard lias received a numerously-signed petition from WW*holders in tin: liird road district nsKi.i? that Miss Berry, at pn»vnt relieving teacher at the Hi id school, lie appointed permanent timelier.

Tlie liiml [raine for the cricket championship of South Taranaki was played at Ilawera on Wednesday. when Toko defeated Hawera by 15 runs. Scores:— Toko 88.(13. Colo 23. Smith 4!». Hawera 73 (McCarthy 28, Treweek 17). K I Cole secured seven -wickets for 32 runs.

Owing to the wet weather on Thurs-1 day last the Xorth Taranaki Hunt Club had to postpone their opening meet, which had been arranged for that day. until Thursday next, 2i)th instant. The meet will take place at the Kennels (Mr. (J. Sole's), Hell IJlock. at 1 p.m. sharp. The anniversary services of the Queenstreet Sunday School will be held on Sunday next, when the Hev. B. Metson will nreaeh at 11 a.m.. 3 p.m. (children's service), ami 7 p.m. Hymns appropriate to the occasion will be sung by the scholars.

The Minister of Kducat-On finds that he cannot sanction th« establishment of a district high school at Opnnake, The I refusal is based on the fact th.it it would not be possible to comply with the rule that then: must be at least twenty-fouv holders i\i ]»ro{icicncy certificates before tsueh a school can be established. At the hist meeting of the Kaimata branch of the farmers' Cnion the following remit was ordered to be sent to the provincial secretary: —"That thia conference fully endorses the Premier's action in offering a Dreadnought to the British Oovernnicnt. for the reason that being prepared for war is the best means to avert it."

Each year it is'necessary for the Education Board to revise it* ward representation. The secretary, Mr. P. S. VYhitcombe, has just prepared a suggested division of the education district, and this will come before the Hoard at its next meeting. The basin used is the average attendance at schools, and under the suggested division the uumbers will be: East Ward 1501, West l'SUli, and 'North. 1507, Ot the annual meeting nf the Kaimata branch of the Fanners' Union, Mr. W. 11. Leach was elected chairman, Mr. C. E. Dobtion vice-chairman, Mr. U. Mackie

secretary mid treasurer, and Mr. Burwell auditor. The following gentlemen were appointed a committee: —Messrs Dobson, llurwell, llurkhardt, Culiingwood, taeeh, Jlackie, Old mid 1!. Sutcrs. Mr. 0. Dobson will represent the brunch at the Provincial Conference.

'A meeting of the newly-formed New Plymouth (iolf Club was held last night, Mr. they presiding. Reports of promised membership were of a most encouraging nature. The sub-committee reported that an excellent nine-lioie course hail been laid oil' on the Carringtoll road, embracing about fifty acres, and the links would be ready for play very shortly. It was decided that the links should be opened for practice on Saturday, May Ist.

At the annual meeting of M. Andrew's parishioners, TnglewOod, the vicar announced that lie had appointed Mr. Roberts its vicar's churchwarden. Mr. £'. Harding was re-elecled people's warden. It was resolved that the vestry consist of five members—Messrs <!. W. Dennett (S.M.I. If. Brown. C. Martin, T.

11, Phillip?, and 11, W. Homer, who were nominated, and there being no further nominations, were duly elected. .Mr. W. IS. Messenger was elected lion, auditor.

At it meeting of the Stratford Acclimatisation Society, Mr. A. W. Budge referred to the fact that the government had. at the instigation of agricultural societies, prohibited the importation of Australian or stubble ipiail. There appeared to be an impression among farmers that these birds did considerable damage to crops, whereas. .Mr. Budge said, he had been assured by a .gentleman recently from Australia that rtiieli was not the case. The birds do not touch the crops at all. but a fleet stubble fields considerably, hence their name. Inglewnod is likely to be faced witli tlie problem soon of providing a public hall. 1 lie foresters' Hall is no longer available, being used as a convent school. The Athletic Hall lias its limitations. The Parish Hall will soon be paid tor. as tile result of the public support, and then, according to the vicar of St. Andrew's Church, the hall will then Invested in the Taranaki Church Trustees, and the restry of St. Andrew's Church 'will lie placed in charge of it. The Vestry will use its discretion as to the purposes for which I lie ha.'l is used: other denominations will not be allowed to use it for religious purposes; boxiii" matches: will he barred, also so-called Sunday evening concerts. A Press telegram from C'l.risu-l,nrcli | published in yesterday morning's issue slated fliat the Webh-Arnst .c011i,,., match would take place on the Wanna" mi, river,and not in Akaroa as previously -stated. _ The lutler course was abandoned owing to the risk of cold and lough weather. There is -another reason, 100. A private letter from Akaroa. in referring to the Wheldi-Fogwell race on Easier Monday, says that "Ihe "ateSfe!m Sr" 1 ' r ' o "' y i " i '' 1111,1 tl,c blum Mm, Company gave nothing, albougli they made Willi. , , ft- ~ has challenged Anist for a race, to he row. here They are waiting. lo see if ■{,' U IT" p '?,"; y W,M B ,w anything. Sfc winter"-»■*

-Vnv Plymouth was touched .„y i.- t . easterly gale whieh is reported to'have raged elsewhere in tlie IJoininion. The wind ashore was nothing unusual, l.m „ nasty sea was running yestenlav alon» the eonst. Tlie sight from tlie 'railway Kla 1011 was a magnificent olle, the wave's dashing high >vith tremendous force against Ihe enilinnbuenl. There was ■! I"""' 1 ' i" the loivn (hat tl„. eoinpelled lo put to sea hut ""l"ir.V revealed the fact tint! the steamer was snugly moored at the new liertli inshore, and (lie only interruption ol he work o„ the wharves was caused hv tile rain. Karly in (|,e inorniii" the vessel ear lied away a line, hut ft was not serious. This easterlv weather is the worst for working the port and it is pleasing to see that- shipping sheltered safely during yesterday's gale.

There is a sign outside the Cavnegin l-lhrary ivliieh denies admittance lo dogs. There are notices in the l-e.nliii"-rooin wlncli enjoin "Silence." It is .lot the prescu.'c of (lie notices, hut the absolute disregard of (hem hv some people that makes fre,(neuters 'of mir readroom gnash their teeth. Yesterday afternoon II couple of young women brought their dog into the room, and giggled when it made a liosnle demons?ra'tlon against a too boisterous hit of a girl who gamboled round and round the reiid-ing-desU in lite centre of th,. room \„d the mother went on reading: Ihe "iris went on niggling. The varctaker%pproaehed tlie' dog—he should have !riproachcil its owner- and endeavoured io scare it from the room liv wavi,,"' a newspaper at it. Ami what „ |ime°llie dog had! ||is snap and hurl; made studious renders jump. Hy-and-hve. (lie dog and the girls, the uoi-,v toddier and i(s mother left. And it (rind quiet stole over the pri'iiti.ses.