LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 90, 8 April 1902, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

- Jie Supreme Court on Friday, on the of Mr Roy, probate of the last wilt o£ Dne Gray, late of Okato, deceased, anted to the executors named in the is leave New Plymouth station to-day, ting with steamers mentioned below awe:—6 a.m., Roteiti (from south); m, Rotoiti (for nerth.) A passenger ill be attached to the goods train ; about 3 p.m, Takapuna's arrival spartare will depend on arrival of mail. ire Cohen, an ex-member of the South l Light Horse, was sentenced to six i for theft from his empleyer and retences. Robert Perston, well-known as ax;r of New South Wales at Wanganui nedin, died at his residence at Riddi(asterton) on Sunday. the death is aunounced of Mr W, Wood, headmaster of the Napier Boys' High School) aged 50. Deceased had been in charge of the school for fifteen years. He was ani honorary Lieatenant-Colonel, and will accordingly be given a military funeral. In a match for the premiership of Southern Tasmania, the BreaW-riay team scared 911 in their first innings, Eady making 566. It is understood that the command of the Cpronation Contingent will be offered to Cb'onel Porter, now commanding the Seventh Zealand Contingent in South Africa. [The Evening Post says it is reported that Mr Seddon will decline to accept the paVse subscribed for him, and will suggest that he has no objection to its being diverted H»y to the erection in each of the centres of a memorial to New Zealanders who have fallen in Booth Africa. The Commissioner of Police has received a report that an analysis of the liver and stomach of the late Mrs Court, who died at . the Okoroire Hotel last month, has been completed by Mr Pond, the Government Analyst, Auckland, who failed to find a trace of either mineral or alkaloid poison. Samples of foodstuffs and condiments used when Mrs Court was at the hotel were found to he sound and wholesome, and Mr fond is of opinion that the illness of Mrs Court and the other lodgers was caused by ptomaines in whipped cream. Several medical men of Auckland agree with the theory. A sitting of the Assessment Court for the Borough of New Plymouth, for the purpose of bearing objections, was held by Mr R. h Stanford, S.M., on Monday morning. W Webbej's objection was called on, but as there was no appearance of the objeotor the c,..-.c was struct out. In the case of an objection by W. S. Pardy, Mr Bellringer, the Town Clerk, said the property had been sold by Mr Pardy, and it was simply u case of transfer. This wa« all the business. It is expected that Parliament will meet the first week in July, and that the Premier will return to the colony in time to deliver the Financial Statement about the third week in August.

A bicycle accident happened to Percy \ Blanchett, a pupil at the Hi>>h School, on Mondav. Ha was riding down toe hill from the school when the bicycle was capsized by some loose stones, throwing Blanchett violently to the ground. He was conveyed to the residence of Mr H. H. Ward, a master at the school, where he received medical I attention from Dr Home. No bones were broken, but the lad is suffering from slight concussion.

Several cases of drunkenness were dealt with by the S.M. in the- Police Court on Monday morning: John Sutton was fined I 5s and costs; and on a fuither charge of \ refusing to leave the White Hart Hotel when requested to do so was lined £1 and costs. The total fines and costs were £1 lis. J. ]M. Douglas was fined 5s and costs for drunkenness. T. O'Connor was fined 5s and costs for a similar offence. Seigeant Haddrell said that defendant had come in from Stratford to go into the hospital, but'had got into the lock-up instead. Judgment for plaintiffs by default was reoorded by the S.M. on Monday in the following cases:—H. F. Russell v. A. R. Ross, claim £2 and costs 18s ; O. Samuel v. D. C. Gebbie, claim £1 lis 6d and costs 10s (Mr Gray for plaintiff); F. Goodaore v. H. Arnold, claim 7s Bd and cost* 8s; M. A. Clarke v. Arihur, claim £2 8s fid and costs ss. Several cases were adjourned. At the Police Court yesterday Messrs Healy, Boulton, T. R. Hodder,' Mesdamr-s Clarke. Josephs, and Miss Hetford were proceeded against by Sergeant Haddrell, as Inspector of Factories, for keeping their shops open on the afternoon and evening of Thursday, March ISth. Mr Weston appeared for the department, and stated that the department only wanted to enforce.the law regarding the statutory half-holiday. Each of the defendants pleaded guilty, but considered as the Monday was a holiday they I had a light to keep open on Thursday. The n.M. agreed that there was room for some misapprehension on this particnlur day, and though the law mast be upheld he said he would take this into consideration in imposing a panalty. A fine of 5s with 13a costs was recorded, including solicitor's fee of £2 2s divided amongst the defendants. In the case of Mr Boulton there wore three charges, one of which was dismissed.

A sample of Parapara iron ore and lime stone his been left at this office by Mr D. Berry for public inspection. The total Auckland subscriptions to the fund for the Premier's testimonial were £C46. The presentation is to take : lace this (Tuesday) evening at the Canterbury Hall, Christchurch, Sir John Hall being the principal speaker. The ictorian Labour Commission commenced taking evidence at Ohristchurch on Monday.

Tho tablet block system of working the .points was brought into operation on Monday on the Waitati-MOsgiel section of railway, when everythiog went off. with clocklike precision. Mr J. G, W. Aitken has decided to again contest the Mayoralty of Wellington. Dr Knight, Bishop Wallis, Messrs Seymour and Kvans have been re-elected members of the Victoria College Council. The Wellington Ministers' Association has unanimously endorsed the resolution passed last week by the Presbyterian Synod, of Ota?o with reference to gambling, and has decided to urge on the Premier the desirableness of appointing a Royal Commission to inquire into the extent of drunkenness among Maoris. The best medicine known is Sandeb & Sons' Eucalypti Extjuot. And its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the Tel'ef is instantaneous. w «r serious oases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling -- no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bi*"—'-""

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