LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 100, 29 May 1900, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Interesting reading matter will be found on our fourth page. The s.s. Taupo is due here early this morning, and will leave for Greymouth direct after discharge of cargo. Among the railway changes contemplated is said to be the transference of Mr. Donne, Traffic Manager at Wellington, to Auckland, Mr. Grant, who is in charge there, taking his place at. Wellington. The Secretary of the Star Football Club desires to acknowledge receipt of a donation of £1 Is from Mr. P. Jury, a Vice-President of the Club.

it is understood that several buildings have been condemned by the Borough Health Officer, whose report will be considered at a special meeting of the Council to-morrow evening.

At the S.M. Court on Monday, before Mr. R. L. Stanford, judgment went for plaintiff by default in the following oases;—J. Ricketts v. A. W. Briscoe; claim, £3 8s 4d, costs lis. Mr. Kerr for plaintiff. R. C. Hughes v. Mrs. Ross; claim 16s 3d, costs 6s.

The latest addition to the Telephone Exchange is Dr. Hutchinson, Carrington ltoad (No. 189).

At a special meeting of the Borough Council held on Monday morning, the byelaw dealing with the prohibition of pigs in the borough was formally confirmed. Mr. Newton King desires us to Btate that the horses advertised for sale under distress warrant, on Saturday next, have been withdrawn.

The Cornwall Family, after completing their New Plymouth season, left yestarday on a tour round the mountain. The Company played at Okato last night, and are to appear at Rahotu this evening; Opunake on Wednesday; Manaia, Thursday; Kaponga, Friday; and at Eltham on Saturday. Tho Registrar of the Supreme Court of New Zealand (Mr. Stanfoid) on Monday granted letters of administration of the estate of the late William Henry Sharpe, of Eltham, millhand, to Clara Ann Sharpe, widow of the deceased, on the condition of the usual administration bond. Mr. Spence (Mr. Roy) appeared in support of the application. | Two cases were brought before the Police Court on Monday, in which the parents of school children were prosecuted for keeping their children at home without an order from the School Committee. One defendant stated that his children were in delicate health, and under medical treatment, so they could not go to school. The Magistrate pointed out that by presenting a medical certificate to the Committee the children would be exempt from attendance. A fine of 2s without costs was inflicted. The objection raised by the other defendant against sending his child to school was that immorality went on there, lhis, the Magistrate said, was a matter that should be lodged with the Committee; he thought himself there was no truth in the complaint, so he felt quite justified in ordering the child to be sent to school.

The Borough Council is taking steps to deal with the dog nuisance. All unregistered dogs will be destroyed and the owners prosecuted after the 30th June. Those having dogs which are not registered will do well to attend to the matter at once. The Treasurer (Mr. H. T. Ainsworth) of the New Plymouth Centre of the St. John Ambulance Association begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the "Centre," %iz., His Worship the Mayor (Mr. E. Dockritl), President, £2 ; Mr H. Urown and Mr. J. B. Koy, Vice-Presidents, £1 Is each.

The following is an interesting sample of English "made in Germany": 'The Liege Arms Factory have issued the following circular to their English customers —" We herewith beg to inform you of the following decision taken by the manufacturers of arms of Liege in their general meeting of February 18, 1900. Considering the considerable and persisting advance of the prices of the combustibles and all raw products, advance which rises for certain of these products up to 100 per cent ■ being that without reducing sensibly the quality of the arms which they have furnished precedently, they are materially in the impossibility to maintain the prices quoted till now; the manufacture s of arms of Liege, united in a general meet ng, Februaiy 18, mo, decide that all prices anteriorly quoted are to be advanced immediately and nit ably, and to bring this order ol' the day to the notice of the customer*."

10-night, at the Salvation Army Barracks Ensign Kamige will continue his humourous experiences in the Army Collection at door Friday night Captain Sharp leadin"- on Advt. B Wade's Worm Figs are most effective and not unpleasant ; chddren thrive after taking tl.ern. Price la —Advt. The unassuming Rontgen Ray Appears to burn the ilesli away And leave the white and ghasily bones, lite cause for shudders, sitrhs a d groans* So like a man who is ill with cold, ' Who thinks he's dead un it he's told The way to health in manner sure By tasmg Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, j 20 I WaVs Worm Fige, the wonderful Worm Worriers,, never fail tor adults or shildren ft'iqo Is.—Advt

reueived from the Registrar General a copy oE the " Statistics of the Oolony of New Zealand for the year lbOO." The mauy fiends of Mr. W. J. Guerin, of Hawera (formerly editor of the News), will be pleased to learn that he is recovering from his recent severe illness, though he will be confined to his bed for some time yet. Recent observation by M. Laborde on fourteen cases of restoration to life by rhythmic traction of the tongue shows that one and a-half hours of treatment may be too short in some cases, and that it would be bettfer as a rule not to give it up in despair for at least three hours, since the vital forces can be latent for that period. An important fact brought out is that with the older processes of resuscitation one could not re-estab-lish the respiratory movements when the asphyxia had lasted for more than five or six minutes; but with traction of the tongue persons who had been under water for thirty or forty minutes can be restored to life. M. Laborde states from actual observation that the blood of asphyxiated animals is rich in carbonic acid and poor in oxygen, but is not coagulated, and keeps a certain temperature, and that the heart, though arrested, shows tremors aid resumes its action whan the breathing has been started again. What maddens England's foes is (according to the New York Tribune) her unexampled success in all her colonising and commercial enterprises, which can neither be rivalled nor approached by any other European Power. The growth of her Empire, the upbuilding of her colonies, the extension of her commerce, and the maintenance of her sea power are veritable wonders of the world. The increase of her domestic wealth, too, is quite phenomenal and unique. These circumstances may well provoke the jealousy and envy of others. But above them all is the fact that these things are attained along with the maintenance of both high social order and broad popular freedom. Ihat is the point that maddens England's foes.

When delivering his farewell address to the Fifth Contingent in Wellington, the Premier said with their departure New Zerland would have 2000 men in the field, and he was sure that one and all of them would do their duty well and prove them(selves a credit to their country. His words were received with warm applause, as well they should. We also know of another matter that deserves the warmest praise from the community, and that is Sykes' Cura Cough. A certain remedy. All Ohemists and Storekeepers.—Advt. | You can depend on ridding your children [of worms with Wade's Worm Figs, the wonderful Worm Worriers. Price Ib.—Advt. A Free Excursion to the Coast at this time of the year would be an acceptable boon to many a hard-working man, but as such an instance is hardly likely to occur in these dull times, the next best thing a poor man can do, instead of getting change of air and scene is to purify his blood and cleanse his system with a few doses of Holloway's Pills. This wonderful medicine for many years has been a blessing to the commercial I world, it gives tone to the system and [purifies the blood and rapidly increases the strength of the brain. It also cures indigestion in its most advanced form, and in cases of nervous debility it is without a rival.—Ad.