NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 11023, 14 September 1897, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

BAD AMMUNITION.

VVbllingtok, September 13. Great complaints havo been inude about the quality of the ammunition supplied to volunteers at the opening o the shooting season here. Cartridge after cartridge mißsed fire, and in some cases the caps exploded, blowing sparks nnd smoke out of the breech. Even at 300 yards some shot 9 fell short, and as many us four cartridges out of one packet of ten were useless.

INDECENT ASSAULT -CASES.

Westbury, in whose case a previous jury disagreed, was tried again to-day on a charge of indecently assaulting two young girls. Tho jury, after a short retirement, acquitted him, THE WELLINGTON HOME FOR

AGED NEEDY.

The Aged Needy Home trustees have dismissed from the Home one ot the women who was accused of causing friction among the inmates. The weman protested that she had no money and nowhere to go, and wa3 told another home would be found for her.

An attraotivo programmes has been arranged for the social and concert at tha Theatre Royal on Thursday evening, the proceeds of which are in aid of tho annual self-denial fund of the Salvation Army.

At the Borough Council meeting on Monday night Mr Corkill gave notice of motion, That the Borough Solicitor be instructed to draft a by-law charging an annual license feo of; £1 on carts convoying milk from outside into the Borough.

The Borough Council sat till 11 o'clock on Monday night, and did not then complete their business. Mr Bellringer's notice, that it was desirable to raise a loan for Btroec improvement etc., was deferred. A special meeting will ba held to take up the arrears of work. Hia Worship said that business was increasing so much that fortnightly meetings would bo desirable. Tho Council will sit again on Wednesday week.

Captain Edwin wired at 11.57 a.m. to-day : — Wind between north-east and not th and west at all places ; barometer further fall everywhere ; sea very heavy both coasts of both islands ; tides high on all western coasts of both islands ; and on eastern coasts northward of East Cape and southward of Castlepoint heavy northerly gales with rain are to be expected in all parts of the country within 12 hours..

We regret to record tho doath of Mr James Hemptcn, eldest son of Captain Hempton, late Town Clerk, which occurred at the residence of his brother-in-law, Mr W. L. Newman, this (Tuesday) morning. The late Mr James Hempton was second officer of the Mararoa, but owing to illhealth he had to take a spell, but the malady, consumption, from which he suffered had a firm hold, and about a week ago ho came to New Plymouth, which was his home. The decetied gentle man leaves behind him a widow and three young children.

A meeting of the Associated Sports Ground Committee was hold on Monday evening to receive tho balauce-cheet of tho recent art uaion. This showed a net profit of £292 12s lid, a result which surprised the Committee and reflects the greatest credit on the hon secretary, Mr L. M. Taunton, who carried out tho art union. It was decided toprosent the 255, collected among sympathisers to pay tho fine and costs iv the recent prosecution, to tho Hospital. The quostion of a grand stand was deferred till a future meeting. It was reported that fair progress is being made with the formation of a cycling track. A hearty vote of thanks was voted to Mr L. M, Taunton for his services in connection with tho Art Union.

No greater proof could bo given of the pliable revolutionary mind, says the Paris correspondent of tie Sydney Morning Herald, than the fact that not a single insurgent or wild Communist of 1871 haa failed to jump at anj offer of a placo under Govornmont. Triuquet, tho implacable cobbler of Belleville, died a full blown municipal functiomry, and so an with the rest. Now the great and only Maxime Lisbonne, who carried out the mandate of Raoul Rigaat to burn down the Ministry of Finanie, has acceptod a place as tax collector. His career has been extraordinary. At one time he used to play the parts of <airy princes at a minor theatre. H« then founded some of those ineffalle taverns at Montmartre, which are n»w legion. M. Andrieux, whan Prefect of Police, almost pronounced his name as a coadjutor, and ho is not the only aembor of tho revolutionary groups who draw money to watch their companions. His invoctives against landlords md other vampires of society will nopr take the form of summonses, and it will be amusing to find tha colonel o' the barricades and petroleum puttiag {in the brokers.