LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 257, 20 March 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Taranaki Daily News will not be published to-morrow" (Good Friday) or on Monday (Easter Monday). The paper will be published as usual on Saturday.

Mr. Okey, M.P., has received from the Prime Minister an assurance that the matter of the proposed visit of H.M.S. New Zealand to New Plymouth will not be lost sight of. The Taranaki Agricultural Society has decided to continue the innovation that was made at this year's show, viz., subjecting, the dogs i'n the working collie classes' to trial. .All members of the Society who have not paid their subscriptions are to be written to by the secretary.

Speaking at ? social at Timnrii iast night. Mr. Massey referred to the complaints of preference at the land ballots not working fairly to single men. It depended on the administration, but the clause was complicated and would be attended to if it barred single men. Tt was not doing that in Hawke's Bay. He hoped to provide land enough to satisfy all applicants.

"Joaquin" Miller, the American poet, whose death was announced recently at the age of 71, had made ready for death fourteen years ago, building with his own. hands, at his own home, his own funeral pyre. It is described as a piece of rough masonry, covering 10(1 square feet. and rising 25 feet high, made of boulders set in cement. At the top is a cofl'inshaped depression, in which Millar is said to have left orders that his body should be burned, the ashes being then flung to all points of the compass in Oakland, California.

A death compact has been carried out under terrible circumstances in Paris. A woman named Carriers had for five years suffered terrible .pain as the result of a spinal complaint, and to end her suffering she came to an arrangement with her husband, a laborer, that he should kill her and then commit suicide. They sent their 17-year-old son to sleep with a relative, and during the night the husband strangled his wife in bed, and then hanged himself in an adjoining room. The tragedy was discovered by the son on his return home. \ Regret and surprise were expressed at the meeting of the Auckland University College Council yesterday when it received the resignations of Professor F. D. Brown, who holds the chairs of Chemistry and rhysics, and Professor A. P. W. Thomas, 'who holds the chairs of Biology and Geology. Both have been Professors at the College- since its inception, thirty years ago. Professor Brown explained'that the increasing effort he found necessary to carry out his duties warned him it was time to retire. Tie gave notice that he intended to resign at the end of February, 1014. Professm- Thomas said he intended to resign owing to heavy and increasing duties which inmosed a heavy strain on him. while his right hand suffered. The Council .expressed its very great re-Q-ret. and carried resolutions. recording the great and earnest work done by both for so many years.

Mr. Massev had a cordial reception at a krgn meeting in Timaru last nipht. He will leave for Dunedin to-day. return to Ohristeliurcb to-monw. and visit IFamnev Springs on Saturday.--Press Association. IT IS THE RESOLVE

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Milk i.s scarce in New Plymouth at present. A large number of children along the j Opunake coast are kid up with measles. The animal meeting of the Taranaki District of Oddfellows is to be held at Stratford to-day. Members of if.M. Veterans are asked to attend the picnic to be held at the West End F.snla«ade Reserve on Easter Monday. The New Plymouth High School girls' swimming sport-, which were postponed from last Friday, will take place at the Municipal Baths to-day, from 2 to 4 p.m. All parents and friends are cordially invited to be present. The Borough Council last night granted permission for a show of moving pictures at both the Empire Theatre and the Theatre Eoyal on Good Friday night. IJoth entertainments will be given in aid of the Hospital funds. Arrangements have been made with the Railway Department by the East End Committee whereby the 10.4.5 a.m. train from south, and also the 5.32 p.m. train for south, will stop at the reserve on Easter Monday to set down and pick up passengers.

Tenders were accepted as follow at yesterday's meeting of the Hospital Hoard.--Grocnos, J. McNeill; meat, Sole wine and spirits. Goldwatcr Bros.; wood and coal, Ward and Son; drugs. Teed, and Co. The tender for bread remains unlet. One of the greatest attractions at the West End Carnival on Monday should be the performance to be given' by Professor De La Mardo and his performing baboon, alleged to be one of the most expensive importations from Timbuctoo ever introduced to New Plymouth. The ladies who have undertaken to preside over the afternoon tea booth at the Veterans' Picnic next Thursday on the Recreation Grounds, met in the Mayor's room yesterday afternoon and made final arrangements. The Band will /he in attendance at the function, and an entertaining programme has been mapped out for the day. A special meeting of the Borough Council was held last night, when special resolutions were passed authorising the striking of rates in connection with the tramways, and the streets and water loans. The procedure is purely formal, as the rates, which are pledged as security to the financial institutions lending the money, may never have to be eol 'leeted.

The Berlin newspapers state that Russia and England have concluded a secret treaty, Puissia acknowledging England's predominancy in Tibet, and England reciprocating with regard to Mongolia. Chinese troops have been reinforced on the Mongolian frontier, and a great quantity of stores have been assembled. Mongolia is also taking precautionary measures.

On account of the slaughtermen's strike the butchers at the ~Xew Plymouth abattoirs recently declined to kill cattle for export. Conferences were held between the men and the Abattoirs Committee, and as a result killing has —it was reported :>.t last night's meeting of the Council—been resumed. The old rates allowed for killing will be adhered to:—tßttlls 3s per head and -calves Is.

Tliat tlie Maori tribunal can be more severe upon delinquents than the Magistrate's Court was evidenced in regard to certain cases heard at Kaiapoi (says the Press). For having taken liquor into the village of Tuahiwi, contrary to the by-laws of the Maahanui Maori' Council, fines of £lO and two of £5 each were imposed on the offenders. Beyond this the parties were made the subjects of prohibition orders before European justices.

Matters in connection with the entertaining of the pioneers on Anniversary Day (Thursday next, the 27th instant) are well forward. The Mayor has been very successful in collecting the requirrd funds. The Garrison Band has kindly consented to discourse a programme of music, whil-t a number of ladies havetaken in hand the refreshment part of the programme. T!m function will take the form of a party, and the Early Records Committee v.ill take advantage of the opportunity of gleaning information from the old settlers which is required for record purposes.

A young Many! man mot with rather ft painful accident while returning to Opnnake from the races on Monday (writes the Hawera Star). While cycling along the road he was run down by a motor car and considerably cut in the face, and otherwise knocked about, find- his machine was also damaged beyond repair. Quite unmindful of the damage he had inflicted, the driver of the car passed on without stopping, and left the Maori lying on the road. Some Indies, coming up shortly afterwards, picked the sufferer up and eonveved him to the nearest habitation, where he re-' ceived kindly attention. The Borough Council has authorised the erection of a permanent street light at the intersection of Morley street and Bnlkeley street, another at the turnstile entrance to Kawaroa Park and a light at the Band Eotunda. A nolo to carry the line to supply current for picture entertainments will also be erected in the vicinity of the Band rotunda, the Foreshore Improvement Committee to pay for the current consumed, and only provided arrangements are made for the display of pictures. The recommendation of the Electric Light Committee that three street lights be erected along Tisch Avenue was deferred until next meeting.

At yesterday's meeting of the High School Board, Mr. D. Hutchen's notice of motion that a lady principal be appointed at the girls' school was, after a short discussion, deferred for future consideration. In his report the principal (Mr. W. H. Moves) .stated that the appointment of an extra teacher had made it possible to divide the third form of 48 boys into two classes, which were now worked as 111. A and 111. B. A new prospectus was recommended by Mr. Moyes. He also requested that a top-dressing of basic slag be obtained for the Cricket Club, and that electric, light be installed in the photographic room. The Camera Club had purchased an expensive enlarging apparatus for the use of members, and this could not be used until light was available. The matter of the new prospectus was referred to a sub-committee to deal with, and the applications were granted along with various other small requests. Accounts amounting to £4<iS were passed for payment. MONSTER REDUCTION SALE AT THE MELBOURNE. LTD.

The Melbourne's annual reduction sale is now on. The. richness and magnitude of the bargains simply beggar description. Everything in stock reduced for this great annual event —the greatest bargain sale of the season. Read here of a few of the bargains. Ladies' serge costume skirts, 3/11; boys' tweed Norfolk suits. 13/0; men's flannel shirts, 2/3: men's wire cord trousers. 5/11: men's Kaiapoi socks. 3 pairs for 2/3; men's fine cashmere socks, 3 pairs for 2/0; lovely toilet soap. 3d tablet; boys' all-wool 'Varsity suits, 9/11; men's merino pants. 2/!): men's indigo Venetian suits, 50/fi; men's Koslyn boxed suits, 32/6; men's Roslyn nil-wool saddle trousers R/G; men's large red handkerchiefs, 3 for 1/-; men's honeycomb tenuis shirts, 3/fl:ifine ndigo costume serge. 50 inches wide. 7/0 yard, worth 10/0-1 Welsh flannel. lOd yard: boys' Norfolk suits, sizes 8 to 1.4. "13/G; marvellous, value; ladies' umbrellas, serviceable and smart. 3/fi. Hundreds of other money-saving bargains,