LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 98, 23 May 1900, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will he no issue of the NEWS lomori:w (tji.i'en's Birthday). An interesting tale is continued on our fourth page. Mr. James Rattenbnry has been gazetted a roerji'oor ot the iaranaiu L;„':d Hoard. _ The i'eiu-ec in to-morrow's toolbali match, t.'ukiipa v. SLar, will be jfr. G. fcjyme, jttn.. of Hawera. The police are reported to have made a raid on a supposed slg grog-shop at Parihaka on Saturday night. Court proceedings will doubtless follow. On Thursday next (Ascension Day) there will be a celebration of the Communion at St. Mary's Church at 11 o'clock, and evening sen-ice at 7.15. When His Honour Mr. Justice Conolly was in New Plymouth last week, -Mr. Hutchen moved for the admission of Mr. C. Wright; as a banister and solicitor of the Supreme Court. The motion was granted. We give our readers a final reminder of toe rendering of that, popular service of song " Daddy," in tin Whileley .Memorial Church It i-morrow evening, 'those who have aheadv .card it will be pleased at the privilege 0? doing so again, ami from the favourable reejption it has already received a crowde-J church should greet the appearance o£ the school children. The man who whispers down a well About the goods he has to sell Won't reap the gleaming golden dollars Like he who climbs a tree and hollers. The man who lets a cough alone I'o wear him down '„o skin and bone, Won't, ba in health so sound aad sure j As he who takes Woods' Peppermint Cute, \

The Education Board meets to-day. Mr. Justice Martin, accompanied by his private secretary, arrived the through train on Tuesday evening.|j£His Honour proceeded to Auckland on Arbitration Court , business.

Many of our readers were so pleased with the portrait which we published on Monday of Colonel 1-vdei.-Powell that they requested us to ie-pul>.ish it. We d>so in this issue, accompanied by a quantity of interesting l particulars of the career of the gallant

ioldiur and some useful information as to n ents connected with the sioi>c.

Mr. G. V. Tate, has been appointed the delegate from the Taraaaki Agricultural Society to attend the Wellington Agricultural Conference which is to be held on June 19th. He will be pleased to receive communications from farmers as to any topic which it is desirable to bring before the Conference.

A well-attended meeting of ladies and gentlemen was held on Tuesday evening at St. Mary's Hall in relation to the formation of a Musical Society. Mr. F. L. Webster, who presided, explained what had been done at the preliminary meeting, and invited those present to decide whether or not a Musical Society should be formed. The response to this request was a resolution, carried unanimously, in the affirmative. Some discussion took place as to whether the name should be the Taranaki or the New Plymouth Philharmonic Society ; the latter, however, found most favour and was adopted. After passing the rules the following officers were elected; —President, Mr. F. h. Webster; Vice-Presi-dents, the Kev. F. G. Evans, Major Parris, Dr. Walker, and Mr. N. K. MacDiarinid ; Conductor, Mr. Fletcher; Secretary, Mr. Miller; Treasurer, Mr. W. J. Shaw; Librarian, Mr. Bannister; Committee, Messrs. G. 11. V.*... 3, A. B. R. Fookes, J. O. George.and Uoldsworth. The practice night was fixed for Tuesday at 7.30, A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the chairman at the close of the meeting. It will be remembered that at the meeting of the County Council on the 7th May, Mr. Horrocks drew attention to the fact that the Junction Koad, from Durham Road to Tarata, had been gazetted a Government road and re-gazetted as a county road. A representative deputation was appointed to wait upon the Government and explain the inabiiny of the Council to metal the road unless aid >\as given by the Government, Messrs, B. Horrocks (representing the County Council), C. 0. Smith (Chairman of the Inglewood Town Board), J. Brown (Moa Road Board), and J. C. Clifford (on behalf of the Tarata settlers) formed the deputation which went to Wellington. We learn that as a result of their action the Government have undertaken to give an immediate subsidy of £2OO, and to consider the question of a further grant when framing the forthcoming Estimates. At the twenty-fourth annual meeting of the New Plymouth Investment and Loan Society, the following report was submitted and adopted:—"The directors have the pleasure to report that, notwithstanding a slight falling oft in the business during the past year, a satisfactory rate of interest has been placed to the crtdit of the investors. The retiring directors for the year are Messrs. W. F. Brooking and H. Weston, who offer themselves for re-election. Two auditors will have to be appointed by the meeting as usual." Messrs. VV. F. Brooking and H. Weston were re-elected directors, and Messrs. McKellar and Webster were appointed auditors at a remuneration of £l2 12s. An honorarium of £75 was voted to the directors, and a vote of thanks was passed to the Secretary. Ata meeting of the directors afterwards, Mr. H. Weston was re-elected chairman.

A Press wire from Wellington states that on the Queen's Birthday tne practice of having a sham fight betwc:-n volunteers will he departed from, and the clay will be spent in field-firing by companies, They will begin firing simultaneously, each on separate targets, tiring to be by volleys at the longer ranges, ending with independent shooting at 200 yards. Mr. 0. W. Hursthouse, of the Lands Department, will be appointed by the Government as a commissioner to ascertain the proportion of the cost of the Lower lianawatu Gorge bridge, which is to be contributed by each of the various local bodies interested.

| In the supplement of the Otago Daily I limes of Apiil 23rd is to be found a very interesting review of the rise and expansion of the Union S.S. Company. For close upon a quarter of a century the Company has been engaged in the work attendant on the development of this colony, and naturally has expanded greatly. Starting with five small steamers aggregating 2144 tons, it has to-day a fleet of 60 steamers of the most modern type, some being the finest models of naval architecture in the world. Tho excellence of the passenger accommodation and commissariat of the Company is well known. No little of its popularity is due to the unfailing courtesy of its representatives at every port and to the reputation for punctuality that it has justly earned.

We have received from Mr. McKimiou Bain a catalogue, which the Colonial Piano and Organ Company are issuing, ot Messrs. Wickins & Co.'s (New Bond-street, London) musical publications. It is a most complete and artistic production, which should serve as a work of reference to all musical people. As the Colonial Piano Company stock the numbers in the catalogue, a magnificent selection of music is available.

In the S.M. Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. R. L. Stanford, judgment went for plaintiff by default in the followiug cases: —VV. H. Broome v. J. Mowat; claim £7 10s, costs £1 3s Gd. Mr. Wilson for plaintiff. Teed & Co. v. J. Ingley; claim 13s, costs 7s. Same v. C. K. Harcourt; claim £0 9s Id, costs 7s. H. B. Leatham v.A.Burgess; claim£l Is,costs ss. Same v. P. Brooks; claim Bs, costs ss. Same v. J. J. Harker; claim £3 3s, costs 10s. Mr. Hughes for plaintiff.

jj l'f he Indian Famine Kclicf Fund startsd in New Plymouth has now reached £135. On Tuesday £IOO was sent away. We have been requested to state tliat subscriptions will still be received. A " Social" in connection with the Ladies Guild of the Primitive Methodist Church will be held in Brougham-street Hall tonight (Wednesday), at 7.30 p.m. Songs, Recitations, Games. Tea at 9 p.m. Admission one shilling.—Advt. A musical treat in the Whiie'.ev Memorial Church on May iMlh. ti:-r\\rv of Sunu' '■ Daddy." Good music; good .-in.cin!;'-. in'.oiv.-'.-n;::; CM-m-.-oiivo raiding. LVvlemv

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