LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 116, 24 August 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Riverdale Dairy Co. has decided to again ship their produce this year on open consignment. iMrs. Dockrill has again kindly consented to organise the Fire Brigade ball. The first practice of the children is to be held on September 3rd. It is reported that during the last six weeks three adults and four children have died at the Okaiawa pa ; and that all had been under the treatment of a 'tohunga.—Star.

According to a cable published in some of the Australian papers, a sensational 1 development occurred at San Francisco i last week during the progress of a \ "graft' 'trial, four of the lawyers appear- . ing for" the defence being sent to gaol for j five days foj contempt of court. "Theatre-goer" writes:—lf New Plymouth theatre-goers want to see the i best companies here, staging their full- , sized scenery and presenting the masterpieces of stagecraft as the stage management loves to see them presented, a bigger theatre is needed. The scenery used at Monday night's performance of "Aladdin" had not been used in New Zealand before, and is for use in the I "smalls." For how long is the present theatre, with all- its inconveniences, to be made to serve? The difficulty of providing <the seating accommodation alone , is almost enough to make a manager cut | the town out of his tour, but then there (is always a hundred or two to ibe made by dropping in here for a night. A big- . ger and better theatre, with something [better than Austrian bentwoods for the j five shilling seats, would doubtless increase the ranks of local playgoers.

The Hawera Star states that the Government armourer and assistant, who are just now inspecting the rifles of the various territorial companies ill Taranaki, foflnd the aims in a very satisfactory condition.

Mr. H. J. Hobbs was elected yesterday to fill the vacancy on the New Plymouth Borough Council caused by the resignation of Councillor Hooker. The polling was:—H. J. Hobbs 113, J. T. Mannix 74. Two informal votes were cast.

At a special meeting of shareholders of the Maketawa Dairy Co. it was decided to erect a creamery on the Uppei Durham road as soon as the necessary number of cows are guaranteed. The company has also decided to instal a cream pasteurising plant. Mr. Mills, o£ Messrs. Mills and Sparrow, also attended the meeting and had a conference with the directors.

By the arrest of a wealthy Chinese! merchant in San Franeiaco, the »m-1 migration Department claims to have I discovered a method by means of which! hundreds of Chinese nave entered the country in defiance of the law. Jiei clerks' office of the United States District Court, in the northern district of California, is said to be seriously involved by the disclosures. To-morrow another working uto will be held on the Fitzroy beach to continue •the improvements at that place. Messrs. Duncan and Davies and tne (Miorsiiead Nursery Co. have liberally donated a number of shrubs and plants. A portion of the harbour reserve has ueen fenced so "that all plants shall be secure from stray cattle. The improvement )i any • hardy J on the edge

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Council. The latter, v.s,ome two years ago, communicated wiM tlie on the matter, and possibly the application will be repeated. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, before Mr. H. S. Fitzherbert, S.M., judgment was given by default in the following cases: Roy and Nicholson (Mr. Nicholson) v. William W. Herbert, claim £3 14s 3d, and 8s costs; H. H. Ford (Mr. Wright) v. Walter Wilkes, claim £1 10s, and 5s costs; Robert H. Pepperill (Mr. A. H. Johnstone) v. N. C. Bennett, claim £lO, and £1 10s 6d costs; L. D. Nathan and Co. (Mr. C.H. Weston) v. E. Milsom, claim £8 7s Bd, and £1 3s Od costs. In the judgment summons case, A.B.C. Boot Co. (Mr. Wright) v. Edwin Wells, there was no appearance of the debtor, and an order was made /for payment ot the ifull amount claimed, £1 19s Bd, within wven days, in default seven days' imprisonment.

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