LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 21, 22 January 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A reminder is given of the meeting at the Town Hall to-night at 8 o'clock to consider the question of asking the Government to arrange for the Impsrial troops to visit New Plymouth. Mr. Justice Wright has sanctioned the voluntary winding-up o£ the London and Globe Finance Corporation, under the superVision of the Court. jhe ij! Stwnbuloff, ex Bulgarian Premiekvria3 escaped fnwi prison. The Britannic remalns'kt (jubebsland from February 2nd to the llth, reaches Adelaide on the 17th, Fremant'e on the 26tu, and Soiu~* mptv « on A P ril sth> Mr. Frances Ham!:. f ° n - A of *«» firm <* Buxton and Co., died at Nelson" " n Mppday, aged 60. Deceased was well-known through j out the colony. "'fya .escaped lunatic, Whiskey, was captured by'Citable Baker iu the bush at Ngapaeruru this morning. The following trains leave Now Plymouth station to-day for the Breakwater, connect, ing with steamers mentioned below, as f0110w5:—5.45 a.m.,Mapourika (from A ! orlh); 9.30 p.m., Mapourika (for North). A pas-senger-car will bo attached to the giiods train, leaving Now Plymouth for the Breakwater, about 3 p.m. John McDonald Russell, an elderly man, 1 and a casual labourer, cut Ms throat in a dozen places yesterday, £»d jiUo cut the mui-cles of both logs. He died at the Wei- j lington hospital this morning. Deceased had b?en suffering from melancholia At the S.M. Court, on Monday, there was l only one case, Sash and Door Company v. K*wiri, claim, £4 10s 6d. Judgment for plaintiff, with, costs 13s.

An Old Age Pension of £lB was granted lo a very deserving woman en Monday. Glasgow is a progressive municipality. Tl is already working 13 milts of tramwaysoutside the city boundary, and expects soon to be working 34 miles. A gentleman writing from to a friend in Cb.iiatchurch states that ton notorious Mr. A. 13. Worthington, who is now holding meetings in the Victorian capital. , has shown some of bij followers a letter ; purporting to be from America, in which ii is stated that one of bis relatives has died, i and left him a legacy of three million dollars. The To Avoha paper is telling of a very good jcke that was played the otlior day on the manager of a local creamery, and which turned out remarkably well for tlit'jokist The manager, it appears, condemned several cans of mi k as unfit to put through ills separator. The. man who brought them wended his way homewards, somewhat crestfallßn, when a happy thought struck him. Ho oxplained the circumstances to another milkman who was on his way to the creamery, and by mntual consent he placed tho discarded cans on the trap. On arrival bis whole lot was passed without a murmur. The City Baud have been engaged to play at the Waitaivi Hegatta. The New Plymouth School Committee al their meeting on Monday night passed a resolution recording their pleasure at the very satisfactory nature of the Inspector's report on tli3 examination at the Central School. The sub-committee's report relative to the sewing examination is to be forwarded to the Board.

The Committee of the City Band Bazaar announce that they will, after the 31st iust., collect promised donations. They will be only too glad to receive contributions from anyone desirous to assistin the worthy object they have in view, and any articles left for the Secretary at the Colonial Piano Company's depot will be thankfully received. Mr. Thos. H. Smith, advance agent of the Corrick I'amily. was in town on Monday with the object of arranging for a farewell performance of this popular and talented Company before leaving for Australia. It is gratifying to learn that this Company is meeting with phenomenal success in the dis- ' trict. They have added to their entertainment a series of songs with limelight effects which have proved very attractive, and Miss Corrick is still delighting all her hearer* with her magnificent voice. Mr. R. 0. Hughes has returned to town after his holiday. To-day is the 60th anniversary of the foundation of Wellington. Mr. D'Arcy Hamilton, formerly of Elttaam, and now of Kawhia, is on a visit to New Plymouth.

We understand that while the Stratford Mounted Rifles are encamped at Lepperton a I church parade will be held at New Plymputh | attended by them and the two local cerps.: It has been suggested that a special train should run from Waitara bringing in the Waitara corps aHd picking up the Stratford men at Sentry Hill. In reply to a wire from the Mayor of Hawera, the Hon. J. G.,Ward said he could not say if the arrangement proposed could be carried out. " There are," he said, "difficulties in tho way and I cannot, make any arrangements fer the division of the Imperial troops, until the officers commanding are consulted." Very groat and widespread sympathy is felt on account of tho Queen's illness. Our office has been besieged with enquiries for the latest new?. Even the boys and girls showed deep'concern, HOLM) WAY'S PILV3 AND OINfAfHNT. More precious than Gold, Diarrhoea, dyseatery and cholera are, through the summer's heat, carrying off the voung, as the winter's cold destroys the aged. In the most acute cases, where the internal medicims amuo* be retained, the greatest relief will immediately result from lubbing Holloway's soothing Ointment over the abdomen The friction should be frequent and brisk, to ensure the penetration of a large portion of the unguent. This Ointment calms tho excited persistabl* action and soothes the pain. Both vomiting and griping yield to it; where fruit or vegetables have originated the iwdady it is proper to remove all indigested natter from the bowels by a moderate dose of Hollbwj|y's pills. bgfQre using the Ointment.— Advt. The best medicine known is Sanms k S«ns' Eucalypti Bxthact. Test its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the relief is instantaneous. In serious cases, and accidonts of all kinds, be they wounds, bums, scaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs swelling, etc., diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. Sandeu & t-oxs' Eucalypti Extract is in use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the Jving of Italy j crowned with -Medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and reject all others.—Advt.. A yef y fjne and extensive stock of Engagements Bi'pga. Wading KjngE, Keepers and Dress Rings, new century watches, ill gold silver, genuine rolled gold and nickel oases, docks. Spectacles and filectro-platc at J. H. Pakkeb'S, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Optician, next Railway Crossing, Devon-street Central, New Plymouth.—Advt

UNNECESSARY LOSS OF TIME Mr. W. S. Whedon, Cashier of the First National Bank of Winterset, lowa, in a re p«4,t letfe;-, pives some experience with a csypp(it& \n \m employ tlwt wi" tip # v'iiUie to other mechanics, He say?; »I had a carpenter working for me who was obliged to ptop work for several days on account of being troubled with diarrhoea. I mentioned to him that I had been similariy troabled and that Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy had cured me. He bought a bottle of it from the druggist here and informed me that one dose cured him, and ho is again at his work." For sale by New Ply mouth Co-operative Society.—Advt.

Tl)e greatest cqmpljment ever paid to a medicine was that paid to Impkx's " Mat Apple, ' when, during the reoent Tariff Do bate, M's.H R. testified openly in the House to the efficacy of this great remedy—a guaranteed cure for all liver diosrders. A bottle wa» subsequently presented to every member of the House, and Members now speak in hiah terms of its good effects, All chemists and stores stock it 2s per bottle.— Advt. ;'■ Jj}V. Walter Bewjpy, SJiarebrQkez, p,evcjnNew to Qtago and \Vest Cpast dfedging stqeks, and, having reliable correspondents both localities, is in a position to advise Glienlu Investors oan obtain all information lu con nection with dredging, and inspect, at his office, the latest quotations, prospectuses of most companies floated, and maps of all dredging claims. Inquiries invited—Advt.