LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 225, 11 February 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Taranaki County Council lias decided to erect mile posts on the Main South Road from the Borough boundary to Puniho Road.

Another of the popular open-air picture entertainments will be held on the East End Battling Reserve on Thursday evening. An excellent series of pictures will be screened. Accommodation in the new North Egmont hostelry is fully occupied, and many of the rooms have been booked for Easter, some of them having been engaged till as late as June. A series of important licensing cases in which allegations of the sa.le of sly-grog at Mokau are made, will be heard at (lie Magistrate's Court, New Plymouth, 011 Thursday, February 27.

On the 4th instant., on the motion of Mr A. K. Standishj (Ktandish and Rtanitish), Mr. Justice Edwards granted probate of the will of the late John Penny, to John Penny, junior, and N. K. MacDiarmid, the executors in the said will named.

The 4.20 p.m. train from New Plymouth broke down yesterday this side of Lepperton Junction and held up the incoming train, yvliich arrived at New Plymouth an hour late. After an hour's delay the trouble was rectified and the engine proceeded on its way. Cr. Ambury is apparently a lover of (rood prime beef. At last night's meetFng of the Borough Council, when the abattoirs manager's report came up for 'consideration, Mr. Ambury remarked: "It is verv unsatisfactory to see so manyold cows' still slaughtered." Tongues have been wagging in certain quarters, complained the Mayor at last night's meeting of the Council, to the tune of an allegation that the Council intended neglecting to light up the outlying suburban areas not already served by electricity. Tn order to remove the misapprehension the Council delegated a committee comprising the Mayor and Crs. « Kibbv, Bnttimore. Ambury and Wilson to make a tour of inspection of! the outlying portion? of the Borough and table suggestions as to where streetlights should be placed j

Last evening the weekly session of (he Turnout Lodge. No. 112. was presided over liv 'he Chief Templar, Pro. (■. Vi, TTartnell, with a full muster of officers. A iroodly amount of routine and important flrand Lodge business occupied a preat deal of the session. One member was re-admitted into the Order. After business some 45 minutes was pleasantly spent in songs and recitations, the new VfTicors being responsible. The programme was: Sister 1?. .Rnsden, pianoforte solo; Sister B. Connett. recitation: Pro. IT. Ricketts. harp solo; Sis. A. Legg pianoforte solo; Pro. 0. IT. Maunder readings from ''Fifty Doctors Against Alcohol," a book published under the auspices of The National Brotherhood Council: Sister Reid also gave a recitation. Next week A Mock Municipal Election will take place nnder the charge of Bro. G. W. TTartnell.

Women as a ruTe are trie most consistent tea drinkers, and the raulriplication of tea-rooms and tea kiosks throughout, the Dominion affords striking evidence of the ire c asing popularity of tea. Tlifi women of New Zealand tnav be classed as tea connoisseurs, a* flier show a decided preference for Crescent Ten., which is rich and strong, and of delicious flavour. Sold by al! irroccrs at 2? Is 10(1 and Is Sd per Ih.

Mr. Alex. Alexander. who Ici.s bwn on a trip round the world, returned home yesterday.

A number of Australian sixpences are in circulation in Napier. and tradespeople are refusing to accept tiieiii. Tile No. 1 storage battery ear for the tiisboriie tramways lias been completed. ,\ short trial run made the other day proved Matisfactory.

The amount of money taken in rent for the new Municipal Theatre in Napier \l|) to the present, dale is £24!) (is Kid. It looks as if the building is going to prove an expensive luxury.

The Puliiatua Racing Club, which w.u deprived of its license by the Racing Commission, is considering the advisability of holding a non-tttuliisator meeting.

Belgian and Dutch capitalists have founded an Australian diamond syndicate, in Amsterdam to (inancetprospeetiug in New South Wale, where options have been secured.

In a race for men over forty years of age at. Waimate last week, one of the competitor- whs over seventy years of age. After a hard struggle he managed to run into third place.

The ancient Saxon parish church of Greensteil. near Ougav. Essex, reached its !N)otb year last, month. It is probably I lie mo-i curiuu- church in England, being built of 50ugh hewn oak trees split lengthways.