LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 9, 11 January 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Education Board announce several vacancies forteachsrs. Col.-Sergt. Okey put up the respectable .'■core of 44 out of a possible 48 in his dassliring yesterday at tbo GOO yards range.

making 9 bulls-eyes, 2 iunera, and an outer. This score would bo equivalent to 55 out of a possible 60 in match tiling.

The following trains leave New Plymouth station to-day for tbe Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned bulovv, as follows :—5.4 5 ) a.m., Mapourika (from iv ort.li); 5 a.m., Rotoiti (from Soiith); l:3o'p.'m., Ma-

pourika (for South); 0.30 p.m., Rotoiti (for North). A passongcr-car will be attached to the goods train, leaving New Plymouth for the Breakwater, about 3 p.m.

At tlio Magistrate's Court at Hawera on Thursday, a native named Joe Williams, was brought up oa a charge of obtaining £3, by means of false pretoncos, from tho Kcv. If.

G. livans, of How Plymouth, and a remand asked for and granted. Other charges, it is understood, arc ponding against thoaccusod. Mr. Soe, Minister for Defence, N.8.W., referring to Now Zealand's offer of tioops to assist at the Federal inauguration, said lie looks upon the offer as very significant, cloarly indicating that New Zealand are federalists in heart and spirit, and it was not too much to say that the unmistakable friendship of Now Zealand to tiie colonies forming the Australian Continent is not to be measured by her trade relations with us, but by a feeling' of brotherhood and patriotism that cannot fail to bear good fruit in tho futura.

The gamble in railway stocks, on. Wallstreet continues. Two million shares were sold on Tuesday p.nd enormous profits realised.!

The programme of the Waitara Kogatta will be found in another celumn. Thareds every prospect of an interesting days sport. Tho body of E. A, Burton, who has been missing from Auckland since December 20th, has been discovered in some, bush in the Mount Kden district. The throat washout and a razoi was found close the body.

Mr. Deschanel, the Opposition candidate, was elec sed President of the French Chamber, defeating M. Bvisson, the nominee of the Premier, M. Waideck-Rosseau.

Italians are indignant at the Duke of Norfolk heading the British Roman pilgrimago to Rome and reading the an address exp-essing a hope for hie temporal independence and attacking Protestants' missions in Rome. The Pope re-echoed the sentiments contained in the address in stronger terms. At the Auckland Police Court, on Wodnes-

day, Jas. Miller was committed ior trial on a charge of having murdered his son. Accused had admitted cutting the oliilde throat, and had subsequently made an attempt on his own life. The barque, Grace Harwar, 1150 tons,, 22. dayii out from Otago, and bound for Gisbsrno, is missing. She was to have loaded about 8000 bales of wool for Loudon. A couferotice of horticulturists, etc., is to be held in iDunedin at the end of May.

A young man was seon ill-using one of the jwans in the Recreation Ground one evening this week. It is just an well for poop! 3 to know that thoy are liable to a penalty for molesting with birds.

Another yr.rsign -ff Cardinal Morari's absence trom.&g Ooroiaomybaltbi procession

| has beei[- aunounoe( j ; whereby it appears that a question of a payer and not of precedence that kopt the Cardinal away. Messrs. Giundy and Brown, the New Zealand delegates to the Agricultural Conference at SydHey, have returned. A resolution was passed in favour of an Australasian Institute of Agriculturists and a constitution is to be drawn up and submitted to anothor Conference.

From Mr. W. L. Kennedy, of Toko, we . learn that Mr. H. D. Coutta, Corporal in the No. 1 Sow Zealand Contingent and Queen's scarf uian, gavo an address at Toko ou Tues- ! day evouiiifr on his experiences in South Africi. The Town Hall was packed and although Mr. Coatts appeared a little norvous at firat he gave an exceedingly interesting account of exciting events ivhinch came under Wis personal notice. Mr. Kennedy speaks very Kghly or the interesting character of this adcress. Two dleploijble casos wpra before tho Ohristchilrch Charitable on Wednesday, orae bung that of a woman who haß for severaf yea;s been receiving relief and ia now reported to bo sulforiug from lupoid

ulceration iindlppus of a very virulent form. The woman',, who is in a deplorable condition, has been refused admission to the hospital, and tho matter is to bo iaid befoie toe Oovernmont Health Officer. Tlie other case was thatpf an olil woman, an iomate of the Board's Homo, wljo had a dislocated hip atio was ordered to hospitai, but was not removed and djed in tha Home. Tho Board's medical oliicc.r complained of the difficulty in getting cjjses into the hospital, tho 1 authorities of .which are to be called on for an applanation'. Corporal Couv.t- was in town last night and went on to the nor;. by tho Ngapuhi en Touto for Cambridge where his wife is. Mr. Contts, in response to invitations la give-i addressos at several of the towns round the mountain and lafcprat New Plymouth. Hh informod us thatMie saw tho late Oharlio lCnderby several tames in the hospital and attonded his funeral. Ho says that tlie statement published\ by several papers that lie had had enough \ of it ar.d would not go

back is nntruo.' He fie prepared to rojoiu his contingent at any timio should bu to called upon to do so. i'rouA the conversation v;e had with Mr. Ooutts i*l is certain t-hat if ho can be prevailed upoti to give an addre.ss here the public will hivo a treat as he was presentat all the operatWms intho (Jolesburg-

District under General Vreueli; took part ia the famous march to Ki\bevlcy,tho eajcuic of ronje, and the of Blocuifrr.tein. He was a'ito prcS'.'i*, ai, the ambush at. Launis Post, where a nuy.bjr of the New Zeahnder.- were captured lnd a Urge number of other engagement-. \ Holloway's ?I:'.li; v'm Ointmhnt

effect woncleriul cures or nn-i legs and nw wounds, If these modieineslbeusod acco.ding to the directions wlrc?% arc wrapped round each pot and box thei.lia no wound, bad leg, or ulcerous sore, how vor obstinate, but will yield to their curatiW properties. Ncmbers of persons who had .Ben patient.--in the largo hospitals without diMiving benefit, have been cured by Hollowaws Ointment

and Pills, when other ret&odtca bid signally failed. For glandular swolling:® taiuours, scurvy and diseases of tho slsiu tMero is no medicine that can be usod with sS gyyd.au effect, and though the cure is rapiiUpcwalso

complete and permanent.—Ailvi. ' j Willis Street, MMngtcn. ! Mb. M. Ijipßy. 1900.; Dear Sir,—Ploaso more bottles o£ your 1 oannnt speak 100 liaved me U6oil U6oil distress mo chronic "May w. i O si

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j r.i >u suicctsH A very stock of Engagements Kingi " Reapers mid I ?;' <S!S Kings,®- f#u J d g . Watches, in gold gcnuin| 3n( \ >and nickel cases, Clocks. ajceriro-plate at J.H. J'aukeH'S, •. v (jr jeweller and OpThe greate<ever paid to a mrdicine was ••?'' . Apple,' when, 1 r.V 5 recent Tariff De-i bate, M's.H H. ; j n ti le House to the efficacylrTwroat remedy—a paarantocd enre >toi 4L r ..7iosi<7er.s. A bottle v, l ;u« subserpio o nriry member of tSie tloi iviembyrs now rpoak in high terms c t iBLj eilects, All .cbeiaUte.and.^t^»o(M !!i _ Advt. 1 »