LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 94, 18 April 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on pipe four of this issue. 'I he Town Band will, weather permitting five a concert in the Recreation Grounds on S'undaj afternoon. This will enable the I public to mark the improvement in the Band's playing, and should attract a very .Urge gathering. Judging from ths Band's practice the perform iuce should be a great tr> at.

The mmthly subscriptions' to the New Pis mouth Investment and Loan Society are due and payable to-day (Saturday) between H a.m and 5 pm. Tha Sunday School Anniversary, to be heir! ij the Whiteley Memorial Church tomorrow (Sunday), should draw largo congregations. Tlv; new minister, the Rev. J. i{. Buttle, is to preach morning and evening Iu the afternoon a f . 3 o'clock a children's service will be held, when the presentation of prize* and me lals will take place. Special selections by the Sunday School, as also a number Methodist tunes will be rendered at each service. The Ceylon Obstrv&r in an article on Sir Hector Mac Donald's case, justifies Sir West Higetvay's action iu persuading the deceased to return Home, and considers he should not have thought of returning to the Island. Messrs W. M. Curtis, W. Monkhouso, R. McK. Murlson, T. H. Penn, and P. K. Rilfe have been gazstted a Stratford Domain Hoard, and Messrs A. Clothier, P, Murphv, J. Docker, T.Julian, J. J. Klwyn, George Julian and J.J. Elwyn janr„ a Warea Domain Board. The first meeting of the formnr takes place at the Borough Council Chambers on Monday, June Ist, at 9 a,m , and the first meeting of the latter at the Warea Co-operative Dairy Factory en the 13th July, at 7 p.m. On Saturday next, the 25th infant, Mr Newton King will hold an unreserved sale of groceries, etc., on account of Mr A Ohatterton, who is retinug from business. will be found on reference to our advertising columns

The School Commissioners hold a special meeting on Friday n xt to consider the Western Park Exchange. According to an announcement In the New Zea'au t Gazed*, the Government offices 'hr mghout New Zealand will be c'.osei of Thursday, April 23rd, being St. Gaorge's Day.

In oar report of the Taranaki County' Council meeting it stated that Councillor Andiewa proposed that assistance be grantod the Kgmoat Road Board towards cost of Awai Bridge, the motion cot being seconded. Wc aire informed that it was Councillor Hill who proposed the res®lation. Wo wish to remind onr readers oE the sale of Mr H. dough's property of 92 acres on the Mountain-road, close to Inglewood, to he held by Messrs Viokera and Stevens at their mart on Saturday. As the farm is within easy reach of a factory, school, and the Borough of Inglewood, it should prove a splendid investment for the purchaser. At a meeting at Hawera of delegates from ten factories, six announced their intention of j lining the propnsed Colonial importing and Diitributing Company. After hearing the handicapped the Btar Spo;ts Committee dismissed the protests entered ia the Sheffield and mile handicaps.

Mr W. D. Webster, son of Mr M. M. Webster, of Nelson, and Mr W. Stanford, son of Mr R. L. Stanfordl S.M., been transferred from Hongkong to the Eastern Extension Company's station at ('ocos Island. Both were trained at Gable Bay. The Pacific Cable Company's new steamer fris, intended for cable work in the Pacific, has arrived at Sydney.

Sir E. O. Gibbes, Bart., Permanent UnderSecretary for Education, arrived by the mail train on Friday ni?ht wi - h Lady Gibbas, and proceeded to Auckland by the Ngapuhi. Mr G. W. Taylor, the present Mayor of Eltbam, and Mr C. A. Wilkinson have been nominated for the Mayoralty. There are 14 candidates for the nine seats on tho Council.

The investigations of Professors Hamilton and M. Young, at Aberdeen University, viith a view to testisg Professor Koch's theory, have proved I hat human tuberculosis is comSnunioablo to cattle

In adswer to a remirk by a member of a deputation of Unionists at Wellington, the Minister of Marine said " We will hear more about compulsory preferenoe to Unionists buforn long."

Jhe Governor left Timaru for Wellington on Friday. It may interest our readers to know that over £61,000,000 are invested in Building Societies in the United Kingdon, al tnouc-h they are of comparative recangrowth. Ninety per cent, of the members are of the working class, a f*ct which speaks for the popularity of these institution's. From what we hear, we think the Provident Building Society will not need to complain oe that score.—Advt.