The Daily News. SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 81, 7 April 1900, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An interesting article on the late General Joubert appears on our fourth page. Mr. W. Courtney and party arrived by steamer yesterday, and in the evening were welcomed at a social in St. Mary's Hall. Mr. T. Rothorham, locomotive superintendent of the Government Railways, who has been in the service over 20 years, has resigned to take up a similar position in one of the neighbouring colonies, A meeting of Justices, consisting of Messrs. Dockrill, Berry, Seffern, and Adlam, was held at the Courthouse on Friday for the purpose of revising the jury list. Mr. Stanford, S.M., presided. The Wellington Band Contest Committee have a deficiency of £lO5, and the local bands are to be ask'jd to give performances to make it good. The Committee complain loudly of the behaviour of tha public. 'Che receipts should ha?e been at least £l5O more, but the crowd swarmed over the low •fence round the Basin Reserve. It isintended to a-,k the City Council to put up a proper fence. Some excellent illustrations appear in this week's Auckland Weekly A'cws, which, by the way, now appears in a red cover - a decided improvement. The scenes at the departure of the Fourth Contingent form the greatest number, and are beautifully clear. There are also a number of pictures taken at the front, including representations of doings by our First Contingent. Of local interest are views of scenery in the King Country, including fine pictures of the i'ongaporutu and Awakino rivers and of the nany beauiiful spots in the locality. Colonel l'ole-Penton will be present at i'imaru encampment, and Colonel Pitt takes command of that at Wanganui. Tho Whakatane left Wellington for Lyttelion at 4.55 p m on Friday. Mr. John Leydon's final auction sale today should prove a great draw, as his large and varied stock is to be brought under the hammer with a view to a clearance. Some ! ■Sea of the articles to be offered may be gathered fiom our advertising columns, but it is impossible to mention a tithe of the J things, which will be oifered without reserve. I

Mr. Goodson, of Auckland, will preach in viie Gospel Hall, Giloert-slrcet, to-morrow evening, at 7 o'clock, and also on Monday evening, at 7.30. Mr. Goodson has a high reputation as a speaker, and the services should be largely attended. At the 11 o'clock incetir.g ty-morrow of the Salvation Army Ensign liauiagc will specially deal with the Homan words "Sine Cera." In the aiternoon the soldiers will render a service of song called ''Kestored," and at mght Mrs. Jiamage will sing and speak.— Advt.

Kev. S.J. ScrpcU's subjects in Whit cloy Memorial Church on Sunday are : —Morning, "The True Object of liedemptive Faith"; levelling, "Christ, a well-tested Friend."— Advt. Go to John Leydon's auction sale of colonial clothing. No English shoddy.—Advt. To-day will be the la;-', day of J..!m i,",y'l'j.'rs unreserved auction sale of furniture, !;!3ii,!ry, oiothing, fancy gtxxla, cutlery, anu, ie-wUoiy.—AiWt, i

A sharp shook of earthquake was experienced at 11.80 a.m. on Friday.

At the conference of licensed victuallers in Wellington there were over 100 present. A National Association was formed and £3OOO in funds was subscribed. Mr. H. Bastings, of Otago, was elected president. The Weekly Press, a copy of which has been sent us by Miss Hetford, is again noticeable for the excellence of its illustrations, which are also interesting owing to the subjects chosen. Fine pictures are given of the departure of the New Zealand Fourth Contingent, while there are others showing the First Contingent at the front, The premises taken and fitted up by Mr. W. H. Bartlett, of Auckland celebrity, for artistic photography are to be open for public inspection this evening. The studio is in Veie's Buildings, adjoining Messrs. Morey's establishment, and is under the management of Mr. W. Bayne, who has had over 17 years' experience in the profession. The show cases that will be on view contain samples of all the popular types and styles I of photography, those of the black and white specimens being particularly good and approaching to the beauty and finish of engravings. The enlargements are splendid works of art, and yet intensely natural. From babies to the Premier there are photos in plenty, and altogether a most attractive exhibition will be found. The public are cordially invited to inspect the whole of the premises and the contents, and as incandescent burners will be used for lighting purposes every facility will be given for a favourable view.

Tom Pollard, of opera fame, is reported to be seriously ill in Christchurch.

German surgeons made the discovery that the delicate membrane that lines the inside of an egg-shell will answer as well as bits of skin from a human being to start healingover by granulation in open wounds which will not otherwise heal. The. discovery was for the first time in the United States, on a patient in the Seney hospital in Brooklyn, and it proves to be a successful trial. The patient, Edgar A. Garbut, leaves tha hospital, and resumes his customary work, a well man. It was a serious case. He sustained severe injuries two years ago, by a bicycle accident. His age is 36, and being (relatively speaking) still a young man, his age, no doubt, helped his recovery, after the egg membrane had been applied. His hurts had led to the development of a disease of the bones, and it was found to be necessary to remove parts of the bone from his left arm, left shoulder blade, and left end of the collar bono.

The habit of cigarette-smoking on the part of the young came before the conference of the Australian Natives' Association recently, and the Kew branch put on the agenda the following motion :—" That the incoming board of directors be instructed to take steps to prevent the sale of cigarettes, tobacco and other narcotics to, and the use by, youths under sixteen years of age." Mr. Plough, who proposed the motion, said it was brought forward in the interest of the health and morals of the children.' American statistics showed that of juvenile criminals 92 per cent, were cigarette-smokers. The motion was carried almost unanimously. The other day we (Dunedin Star) referred to a discovery of mica in Otago. following up the information then obtained, we now learn that the locality of the find is the head of Lake Te Anau, where a large outcrop of mica of the very finest quality has been discovered. A party have already left for the place, equipped for opening up the outcrop and ascertaining whether the mica exists in quantity. If it does, Otago will bj the richer by an incalculable sum, for ihis stall is worth something like £SOoO to £6OOO per ton if of the quality and size that the prospectors speak of. We have seen a sample, and it certainly looks promising. The prospecting is tho "spec" of a small party of about 20 persons. John Leydon will sell to-day his l'astjlay, without reserve, D.8.8.L. guns, oil paintings, ladies' and gents' saddles and, bridles, accordions, and violins.—Advt. Miss Forbes, of the Auckland Technical School, will give a free demonstration of the " Excelsior" system of dresscutting at the Farmers' Club Kooms, on Tuesday, lutli, from 2.30 till 4 p.m. and in the evening from 7 till 8.30. All interested in the art of dresscutting are invited to attend.—Advt. Attend for bargains to-day at John Leydon's last sale by auction in Devon-street. No reserve.—Advt. Tins Good Die Young.—Unlike most popular sayings, this has very little truth in it. Experience every day proves that some at least of the good are spared to make the world brighter and better, and a more pleasant place to live in. In fact, our experience is that good people, and good things generally, live the longest. For example, consider the thousands of articles which have been widely advertised and are now forgotten. Why '! Because they were bad. On the other hand, we have Holloway's Pills [ and Ointment, which have proved the faithful friend of poor humanity for fifty years or more. Why? Because they are good. Of a truth, that which is good does not die, but lives for all time.—Advt.

fair Redvers Buller, through a friend, has denied the statement credited to him, viz.: That he would eat his Christmas dinner in Pretoria. He is not the tpye of man to use such bombastic and high falutin talk. He knows hie contract and he is going to carry it out thoroughly. It can be safely said that Sykes Cura Cough needs no such credits. Use it, and it will act for itself.—At all Chemists and Storekeepers.—Advt.