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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 7112, 9 July 1886, Page 4

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JFROM OUR OWN COBHESPONDENT.] July 5. — A School Committee meeting was held this evening at the school-house, when the following business was trans acted. Minutes rend and confirmed. An axe, a pole and appliances for a swin^ to be purchased and to be erected. Chairman to be cluik and treasurer to purelhise some cocksfoot seed to sow some cleared ground in school padduck. Committee to meet once io two ironths. Accounts were then passed.

One of the most characteristic stories told about Mr. Forster (observes the A. James Budrjel) turns on his whist-playing, ilr. Payn, llie novelist, is an enthusiastic whiat pf;i}er, while Mr. Forster only "joins in" when someone is wanted to make up a rubber. On one occasion they were partners, and Mr. Forster was playing execrably. For a lime Mr. Payn kept his temper, as in the circumstances good plajera find it hard to do ; but at last lie broke down, and looked things unutterable. His partner saw what was wrong, and catnn to Air. Payn's rencuo. "Say anything you like," ho said genially ; '' If you think it would reliere jou, call me Buckshot !" Our Dunedin files report an important licensing decision given in Banco by bis Honour Mr. Jußlico Williams on Wednesday week. Ihe case was that of Bailey, late licensee of an accommodation house at Greenstone, versus M'Donald and others, members ot the local Licensing Committee Mr. Denistoun appeared foe plaintiff and Mr. Solomu for defendants. It appeared that the local Licensing Committee had failed tort new plaintiff's license, although he had held it lor years ana theie was no objection lodged agaiast it. His Honour, in giving judgement, saW itseenied to him that ll.ere was a statutory duty which the Commillee was bound to perform — namely to issue a certificate o£ renewal, lt was ultra vires to refuse it when there were no objections, and that being so, he could see no reaton at all why on ordinary principles, a mandamus should not go to compel them to Ki;mt a renewal. Rule granted, with £13 13d costs and disbursements. A country girl I riding past a turn pike ga.e without paying the usual fee, the toll-man hailed her and demanded it. She asked him by what authority he demanded toll of her. ile answered, 'the sign would convince her that tho law required threepence for a man and horse.' Well,' replied the girl, 'this is a woman and mare therefore you have no claim !' and she rode off leaving him the laughing stock of the bystanders. Advici: to Mothers I— Are you broken n your rest by a sick child Buffering with the pain of cutting teeth? Go at once to a chemist und get a bottle of Mra. Winslow's Sooth ing Syrup. It will relieve the poor suffere immcdiut'Ur. It is perfectly harmless, aoc pleasant to taste, it produces natural, soun>l sleep by relieving the chL'd from pain, and the little cherub awakes "as bright as a button." It soothes the child, it softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, reguiateß the bowels, and is the best known remedy for dybeutery and diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other caubes. Mrs. Winslow' Soothing Syrup is sold by Medicine dealer everywhere at ls. ljd. per bottle. Manufae1 ci at .|<).'l Oxfnifl-ut.rri't,. T^itidon