LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 35, 15 February 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Russia is largely increasing her Pacific fleet. A fresh disturbanca ocenrred at Madrid and the constitution has been suspended. Lord Kosebery has announced that he has severed his connection with all party organisations. Over £25,000,000 was subscribed for the British exchequer bonds at an average of £»7 os id. E. Oavill won the 2Wyds Swimming Championship of New South Wales in 3min. 41 i-osec. Bignor Marconi, by means of a mast 60 feet high, sent a wireless telsgram message from St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, to Lizard Point, a distance of 200 miles. A member of the Moscow Secret Police committed suicide when selected from a croup of conspirators to attempt tho L'zir's life. Numerous arrests have been made. Honi Poti was found guilty of false pretences and practising witchcraft at Wairoa, and was sentencei to six mtmths. An explosion at Ohilworth Gunpowder Works, Guil'ford. killed six men, tho only workmen in the building at tho time. The plagua is raging on tho Kblrghis Steppes, Western Siberia. Many thousands <>ied between Eemiplatitsk and Oranherg. The Russian Government has despatched j flying mcdic-il columns and a quarter of a I million roubles' worth of wheat for the saf-1 ferers. j Th<» Hessian iiy has appeared in Master- ( ton. The only preventive is to burn infected j straw and abstain (mm .sowing wheat on the .'/round. f The following trains leave New Plymouth I station to-r'ay for the Breakwater, connect- i iug with steamers mentioned below, as j ; follows :—5.! 5 a.m., Takapuna (from North); • '(S a.m., Kotoiti (from South); tt.SOam./iaka-( ipmfa (ror 8c nth); 8.30 p.m., Kotoiti j J (lor North). A passenger-car will bo at- \ ■; tacheel to the poods train, leaving New f ('Plymouth for the Breakwater, about 3 p.m. i iJIr. Wiaggo, tin; Queensland Meleorolo-l gist, had returned from his visit to Europe, j where he attended the International Meteor-; ulogicd ('< ufereiicij it Paris and collected I valuable data elsewhere. j HOIiLOWAY'aOuTMKMT ANDPIIJ,S. Chest j ami blomach complaints. The Eource and \ i cunt re <■! almost every ailment is impurity of! j tlie biooil; dislodge thin poison and disease! departs. ll,Mlow*.y',s Pills exercise the in-J j esuniai le i iu»'i.-r of thoroughly cleansing each j component, part of the blood, and rendering! this tit to perform its important tunc- j jtions. They cope most successfully with j j chest diseases, stomach complaints, liver! } disorders, and many oilier maladies, which f j were once the besetting dangers of mankind f at nert'iin seasons. The directions for use' | enable everyone to regulate the operation of! j these fills with the greatest nicety. Chronic j I" invalids, nervous sufferer.'-, and all whom j other treatment has failed to relieve, are re- i spectfully inutcd to try Hollaway's oele- I brated medicine, whicli will strengthen and £ nHretiwm.—Advt, |

Mr. and Mis, Newton King leave this morning by the mail train for Wellington fii ■ivule l'r England. They liavo the good wi ho of tin. \ lult community foi a pro's p 1013 uid uijoyjiwc tup A severe and prolonged earthquake wa. \pu uued at ISlonlmm ah ut > J O hi »n», i mill»i «lucl b ng 1 It th pievious il iv it l u o pin In Now 1 lvnioiul I two ihoc 1 s \\m fi.lt ( f(i(H o'ialoitl pin nd Lhe o h lb nil > ooloc

Ihe pi ,in 1 11 of t simony 11 ibv thi luL anon t onmi ion t Dim ] i<. ill ti ic'ly lint tcdi i ltion (' i if iifist -,i o cvideict, the Con iia 1 io n c il noith on fcntu taj Ml Com ney h-s inndieitisoi cntinthi issue by which it will be .seen that owing t. tlu 110k ot s tptorr h b decided to aban don his trip to the Old Country,

A small de!a".hmen', live in number, of the ] Imporial tioops passed through New Plymouth and proceede 1 north by the Ngapuhi I last evening. There was a Cameron Kb,t j lander, two Grenadier Guards, an Irish I Uuard and. a Fusilier. Two of them had been left behind in Waaganui arid the other. I in Wellington. I Our readers arc reminded of the last onportunity for the present of hearing the' I Kevd. J, J. Brown, of Victoria. The lecture to be given this evening in the Whileley HaU on " Cousin Jonathan and his Country, is said to be a vivid pieee of word painting portraying to the life, the scenery and the people of that country of extremes " The United States.' Mr. Ainbury takes the clnm at 7.45 p.m., arid as Mr. Brown has to leav by to-night's boat the audience will do well to be in time. Those who would like to con tribute to the Wesleyan Coast Mission will be glad to note that the collection will deroted to that purposi The City Band Bazaar was again well patronised on Thursday evening and the various competitions and exhibits created much interest. Owing to the absence of some of the Art Union ticket, books the draw could not take place, but the result will 1.9 duly alvertised. This evening at 8 o'clock a clearance sale by auction will be held at the Theatre Koyal and as there will be no reserve and no charge for admission it should prove attractive.

The best medicine known is Sahtier & Sons' Eucalypti Exthact. Test its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the relief is instantaneous. In serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns-, sealdings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs swelling, etc.. diar, rhoaa, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. Sandek & Sons' Eucalypti Extract is in use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy; crowned with medals and diplomas at Interna'ional Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and reject all others.—Advt. UNNECESSARY LCSS OF TIME Mr. W. S. Whedon, Cashier of the First National Bank of "Winterset, lowa, in a cent letter, gives some experience with a carpenter in hio employ that will be of value to other mechanics. lie says: "I had a carpenter working for me who was obliged to atop work for several days on account of being troubled with diarrhcea. I mentioned to him that I had been similariy troubled and that Chamberlain's Dolic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy had cured me. He bought a bottle of it from the druggist here and inforced '4O that one dose cured him, and he is again at his work." For sale by New Ply moutfa Co-operative Society.—Advt. j Willis Street, Wellington. ! Mb. M. Impey. 31st July, 1900. j

J Dear Sir,—Please send me three mora bottles of your " May Apple." I cannot speak too highly of it. It has entirely relieved me from the headaches which used to ' distress me on busy days; and a member of my family who used to suffer from chronic, palpitation and indigestion has been restored to p.M-fec.t health through taking IMPEI -< May Apple."—l am, yours gratefully, E.W. Wilton, Butcher.—Advt. A GOOD COUGH MEDICINE.

It speaks well for Chambsrlain a Cough Remedy when druggists use it in their own families in preference to any other. • I have .sold Chamberlain's Cough Homely for the past live years with complete satisfaction to myself and customers," says Druggist J. Goldsmith, Van Ktten, N.V.. "I have al ways used it in my own family both for the cough following la grippe, and !ind it efficacious." For sale by Now Plymouth do-operative Society. —Advl,