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Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1915, Page 4

The football matches postponed last Thursday, owing to tho rain, will ba played next Thursday. The Wellington city solicitor has been instructed to draft an amendment to clause 01, sub-clause 15, of t\\e city byelaws (against leaving vehicles on the public street unattended) so that the clause will not apply to motor vehicles. The Methodist ministers of the Taranaki district will hold their* quarterly meeting in the Inglewopd Methodist Church on Monday next, commencing at 10 a.m. In connection with 'the Shops and Offices Amendment Bill, now before tho House, Mr. McCombs has given notice of an amendment which, if carried, will have the effect of closing hotels at (t p.m. —Press Association,

The architect for Taranaki Theatres Ltd. (Mr. H. Grierson) was in New i'lymoutk yesterday inspecting the sitn for the new theatre to be built opposite the Criterion Hotel and preparing data. for the plans. Provided the weather is suitable test bores will be put down on Monday. , At Trentham rifle range on Mondi? morning a number of locally-made shells will be tested. Six shells in all will be fired, three rounds 18-poundcr Imperial pattern, to find the range, and for camparison, and three rounds 18-pounder locally made, for testing. '] During the forty-eight hours ending at 9.30 yesterday morning, Inglcwood received the beneficicnt baptism of 10J Inches, as recorded at Riveralea. .Between 9.0 a.m. on Wednesday and 9J) a.m. on Thursday the Bccklands (lrtgfcwood) record was 6.42 inches, which i» a tolerable supply. A visit of inspection over the Tarajiaki County yesterday revealed only one instance of damage caused by the recent storm. The tunnel in the Tlmaru Gully has 'been washed away at one end; but has not done sufficient damage to block the rood. People who have occasion t» use the road, however, should exercise care in passing the spot. >

A letter received in Ohristchurch -from Papeete states that the San Francisco mail steamer ifnrama had a somewhat r .toiiny passage from Wellington to Harotonga. Between the latter port and Tahiti a concert on board realised ever .01 for the funds in aid of the New Zealand wounded soldiers and the Red Cross. It was hoped to increase the amount to .00 during the voyage. A meeting of the New Plymouth Ladies' Patriotic Committee was held yesterday to consider a letter which the Mayoress of (ii-dior-nc had sent to tho Governor and the Prime Minister! suggesting that New Zealand should do more in helping the wounded. Another hospital ship and a further field hospital were suggested amongst other things. The letter was fully discussed, and it was decided that if anything was done in the direction suggested New Plymouth would do all it could to assist.