The Daily News. THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 92, 16 April 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on piße four of this issue.

The Hon. F. H. Kraser, M.L.0., arrived by mail train last evenirg. The usual Thursday half haliday will be observed to-day.

We have to correct; au inaccuracy iu our report of Mr Oonnett's remarks at tho Borough Council. What he stated was that the Government asked for 10,000 yards of stone frnm the Harbour quarry and took nearer 40,000.

Mes-rs Oarthew. Thompson and Company report having sold Mr Wm. Orr's fine firm of 300 acres, situated on the Egmont-road, to Mr Jesse J. Hills, of Btrat r ord. ' Trains have New Plymouth station for the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below, to-day, as follows 6 a.m., Takapuna, from north; 820 p.m, Takapuna, for north.

Mr Napier Bell's report on tin Waikokopua Harbour recommends a breakwater with wharves, costing £36,000. The Harbour Hoird have requasted him to supply a modified schem-i for £lO 000, the larger plan to b3 carried out when the district w m..re advanced.

[ A married woman named Miry Ann Wilcox, of York-street, Parnell, has been arrested on a charge of abandoning a male child. It is alleged Mrs Wilcox's daughter gave birth to a child on Monday. An infant was found on a doorstep. Mr Doane, Superinsendent of the Tourist' Department., with Mr Pringle, the Department's photographer, were entertained at dinner by the Hawera Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday evening and left for the mountain on Wednesday. A cable from Sydney states tint no definite steps have yet been taken for selecting a naval trailing ship for New Zealand bojt, and that it nnder.-tood Mr Se idon's application for H.il S Sparrow has not yet been considered.

Sir E. Barton states that there is every prospect of the question of the Canadian mail Bsrvioe being settled, subject to Pailiament's approval, in a few days. The Government Vitlculturist considers the Hawke'a Buy district is admirably suited for vine growing. He estimates the output of wine from there this season at from fifteen to eighteen thousand gallons. About *5,000 cases of other fruit were shipped from that province this reason.

The Wanganul A. and P. Association resent the Hanawatu Association fixing their show dates on the dates of the Wanganui Show. If the Palmerstoa dates are adhered to the Wanganui •Show will be taeid a week earlier.

The marble butt of the late Sir John McKenzie, which was ordered from Mr Pagram, a well I-nown sculptor, which cost 150 guineas, Ins been landed at Tnrakins, and will be {lnced i i the Pailiam?ntary Library and unveiled during the coming session At tha Presbyterian S.\nod which was concluded at Dunedin on Wednesday, it w»s reported (hat a minister under suspension had been ordained a clergyman of theOhurch of England. The Presbytery is to be asked to take what action it tuny see fit. Amonp the items to be given at the Kecbabite Social in the Foresters' Hall to-night (Thurtday) will be lepresentations of the ventriloquist's art by Mr f'o lier, one of the best exponents of this v-istly amusing class of entertainment, Madame Butlernorth is sure to please the audience by her violin and baDjo playing, and the Hon. F. H. Fraser, M.L.0., who has so long and worthily upheld the Rschibite Or.'er in the coloay, will deliver an address. The whole programme is worthy of the large gather!,which is j expected. A splendid tea will be provided I at6p.m, {

The offloial nominations for the Borough elections appear elsewhere in this issue. No less than 64.000 men attended the show at S/dney on East r Monday. Large numbers from Adelaide are proceeding to the Arltunga gold fialds, many being without money. Over 2000 attended the picnic on Monday, promoted by the Marion Farmers' Union.

M tdame Melb* left Melbourne for Lon don on lues lay, being enihusiastioa'ly f-re welled. The suco:ss of her tour excaeded ! her anticipations. Surveyors engaged on the Piako block (Thames) report the land as being of splendid quality when draiued, and similar to that in the Taieri plains. A fireman named John Brown, from the steamer Wbangape, was arrested at Wellington wt. h nine tins <fopuim in his possess! io, wh Jo attempting to dispose of it to a C h aeso shopkeeper.

A reminder is given of the business raeetng of thi newly formed Literary and Debating Society this evening. It is hoped that all interested in this important movement will attend and give it support, 'I he following saritary inspectors have been appointed by the Health Department; in Ihi WeMngton health district:—Tar,iaaki, Mr H. Wanganui, Mr F. Scbauer; Mar.on, Mr H. Wilson; Wairarapa Mr H. Dolloy. A pre.»s wire from Wellington states it is understood MrKi-> sella, D iiry Commissioner, will accept the offer of a similar position in the Transvaal, at a silary of £BOO, his present salary being only £415.

A curious llunder has been made in Hiwera. A poll was recently tiken on the question of rating oo the municipal values 129 votes for, and nine against, yet the Mayor declared the proposal lost on the ground that; a sufficient number did not vote, Ignoring the local Government Voting Re Eo m Act, 1900, which pro iie 9 for a bare majority. Frien is of the West End School are remin led of the concert to be giv9n in St. Mary's Hall this evening, in aid of the sell oo 1 organ fund. The programme, which appears elsewhere, is an attractive one, and should draw a good house. We aie pleased to laarn that Mr Albert Bayly, who recently met with a severe accir!en,a at Auckland, has sufficiently recovered to i nitlf hn return to New Plymouth, Ho is at present at the h spitil, and it is hopsd his complete recovery will soon be effected.

A man named Arthur Holmes, alias Holt, was romanced at ChrUtchurch on Tuesday on a charge of InviDg committed frauds at Bradford, England, amounting to £4OO. Accused's counael submitted that there were no documents before the Court on which his cli n' could be arrested. The S.M. advised him to apply for a writ ot habeas corpus. Bail was allowed.