Local & General.

Inangahua Times, 6 March 1909, Page 2

Local & General.

Owing to the Princess Theatre being engaged, there will hot be any, parade i of the Resfton Riflt s on Tuesday hext; March, 9th. Members and adherents of Knox ' Mr John Marshall of Westport, notifies in these columns that lie is j standing as an Independent Candidate for the Licensing Committed. , Mr Marshall is well known as utterly unbiassed, and such men aif'C? ft&ded, A public meeting wi'l be held at the Count il Chambers dt> Monday next at 8 p.m, with a view to considering whether a welcome should be tended to David Zifoatt Esq, on the occasion of his visit to the district. Saraty's record drapery sale at the Princts? Theatre attracted a lot of yesterday evening. The hall was crowded with buyers who were surprised at the value," and the reduced prices. Mr Saraty would like to make it special for to-day, only every purchaser of one pound or more shall teceive a discount of five per cent. So the public should not miss this rare offer, —Advt, In this issue Mr A. H. Lawn issues an inset relating to the Swimming Carnival on Tuesday next. The events are confined principally to School events, and as the day will be a school holiday, on account of the various schools being used as polling booths, there should be a large attendance of parents as well as children. The services at Wesley Church tomorrow will be conducted by Mr \V. Watson, who was callt-d out from Crushington a year Pgo as Home Missionary in charee of an important j church in the Suburbs of Auckland. 1 He has passed the various examina-j tions as a candidate for.the Methodist Ministry, and the Confeience has unanimously accep'.d him either for training at college or as a Probationer in circuit work. The quarterly meeting of the Buller Licensing Committee was held on Wednesday. Present: —Mr E. Rawson (chairman), Messrs G. Go'hard, Lines, and Griffiths. Permanent transfers were granted as follows:—From David Bisstl to Richard Turnbu'l; J. H. Patz to W. H. Streeler; Monica M'Kittrick to Ellen Costtllo ; Wm Find lay to Monica M'Kittrick. Temporary Transfer: J. F. Wilson to John Wilson. j A telegram states. that a party of prospectors has been inspecting the range in the vicinity of Charleston, and has already discovered what promises to be a splendid field. The quartz shows 50Z of go'd to the ton. On account of the unavoidable absence of the assayer, the search for mioera's other than gold has been delayed/ It is suppose 1 that these ranges are j 1 extremely rich in minerals. I;

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