LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 46, 8 March 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The death is announced of Admiral F. W. Sidey, who retired from active service in 1836.

The troopship Dalhousie, after coaling at Wellington, sailed finally from the colony at noon on Thursday.

Power will be given to the Dnka Sf York to ennfet' knighthoods during his tour of the Empire. The following trains leave New Plymouth station to-day for the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below, as follows: —s.4."i a.m., Takapuna(from North) • 8 a.m., Kotoiti (from South); 980 a.m.,' Takapuna (for South); 9.30 p.m., Rotoiti (for North). A passenger-car will be attached to the goods train, leaving New Plymouth for the Breakwater, about 3 p.m. A gold medal is being offered for compotii tion among the old boya of the Central I School, at the Swimming Carnival on Thursday afternoon next. Mr. Stohr is taking nominations.

The Federal Referendum has been deferred.

The Wesleyan Conference have decided that a Home Missionary is to bi appointed at Elthtaa and continue as part of the Stratford Circuit."

Tbe Commandant o£ the Indian Contingent has desired the Premier to express the tnaAks of all the members for the hospitality and kindness shown during their visit, as well as the consideration for their caste prejudices.

The tender of Mr. A. Pikett for the erection of the new brick post office at Inglewoo 1 has been accepted. A reminder i 3 given of the City Baud Concert at the Theatre Royal this eveiing, when,, the charge will be almost nomina'. There should be a.crowdsd house. The Government has decided that Monday, 18th March, is to be observed as St. Patrick's Day by the Civil-Service throughout the colony. The full term of official mourning observed in connection with the death of Queen Victoria terminated last night. The Government has decided to observe half mourning until 17th April. The Hon. J. G. Ward is expected to arrive in New Plymouth from Auckland by the Takapuna thra morning. He will make a short stay in town. About a dozen settlers at Hawera an'l a similar number at Stratford are (says'the Hawera Star) being proceeded against by the Stock Department for exposing lousy sheep for sale. The Wellington Post has established anew eonnty. In a recent issue it says:—"The Kgmont County Council has agreed to facilitate the formation of the proposed Elthara Borough, but does not commit itself as tr> boundaries." Our contemporary means the Hawera County Council. Among thoso who have joined the Seventh Contingent is T. R. Porter, who has a varied record. He was for five years in the Now Zealand Permanent Artillery, three years in the New South Wale? Artillery, and sergeantsignal instructer in "Limelight" Heliograph, big and small ilags, ate, six months in the Cuban Light Infantry, instructor 1893, Bechuanaland Police, 1894 to 1896, saw fighting in Mashonaland and Matabeleland, and was taken prisoner at Kruger.sdorp m one of Jameson's raiders. He is a son of Lieut.-Colonel Porter. The Rev. Dean McKenna left town this (Friday) morning on a visit to the outlying portions of his extensive parish. He will not be horns until Saturday evening. The Railway Department is importing a plaot with which to creosote sleepers, whioh will be erected somewhere between Woodville and Dannevirke. The Government has ordered the Railway Department to prepare thres saloon carriages for the use of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall. One will be in the Auckland section, another for Wellington, and another for the HurunuiBlnff line.

Threo medical men pronounce the case o£ Mr. Morrison, M.H.R. for Caversham, to be cancer. Three others fail to find all the results they would expect in such a case, and, having doubts of its being cancer, recommend k course o£ medicine to last foai or five weeks.

Mr. Justice Day, at Bristol, sentenced David Allporfc, insurance agent, formerly a lay evangelist, to fifteen ycaTs'penal servitude, and Louise Cliappol to five years' f'»r attempting to murder AHport's children The evidence difclosed an attempt to starve the children to death, the object being to draw the insurance money on their lives.

Whan the Rev. Daan McKenna was at Home he visited Dr. O'Carroll, and the many friends of the genial doctor will be glad to learn that he wai very much better and delightel to meet a friend from New Plymouth. His interest in the place and people was as keen as ever, and he spoke hopefully of returning. The doctor is very comfortable at the residence of his brothor, where he has every care and attention. The priest's house and church aro only a few chains away, and the doctor is able to attend public worship regularly. The Citizens Committee, approved by the King for the purpose of considering proposals for a memorial te the late Queen, recom-1 mends a statue to be the chief feature of the : memorial to be erected near Westminster Abbey or Buckingham Palace. In the Reichstag Count von Bulow, in reply to qusstions about the Kaiser's visit to Jingland, said: "We will live in peace with England, but practical politics are dependant upon reciprocity. Foreign politics will not be affected by dynastic considerations or ties of relationship." Th« battleships Albemarle and Montaguo and the first class cruiser Drake have been launched. '•

A stormy scone occurred in tho Austrian .Reichsrath. Herr Kresql, a member of the Radical Czech Party, when forbidden to speak approached the President's *?at and snatched and destroyed ! thfi document lie was reading. A group of the Pangerman Party beat Frcsql, but the Czechs him after a free fight.

Ilie election of twelve members for the Taratiaki Districts, under the Maori Councils Act of last session, was held at Hawcra on Thursday. Little; interest was taken in ihe proceedings. The result of various meetings held at different places on tho coast seamed to indicate that the natives consider the Act unnecessary.

Mr Newton King reports the sale of A. F. Stone's well improved dairy farm of 3' 0 acres situated near the Durham Road railway station to W. H. Buckthougkt of Stratford at a very satisfaetory figure to vendor and purchaser. A vtrv fine and extensive stock of Engage ments Rings, Wedding Rings, Keepers and iDress Rings, new century Watches, in gold 'silver, genuine rolled gold and nickel cases, Olocks. Spectacles and Electro plate at J. H. Paekbb'S, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Optician, next Railway Crossing, Devon-strept Central, New Plymouth.—Ad

HollowAY'a Oiktmhnt and Pills. Indisputable remedies. In the use of these medicaments there need be no hesitation or doubt of their cooling, healing, and purifying properties. The Ointment stands unrivalled in relieving, healing and thoroughly curing the most inveterate sores and ulcers, and in cases of bad leg* and bad breasts they act as a charm. The Pills are the most] effectual remedy for the cure ot liver complaints, which derange all the proper functions of the organs affected, inducing restlessness, melancholy, wearniness, inability to sleep, pain in the side, etc. These wonderful Pills, if taken according to the printed directions accompanying each box,! strike at the root ef the malady and stimu- j late the stomach and liver into a heaitkyj atttien.—Adyt,

The Hay-Paunceforle treaty wiili regard o the Nicaraguan Cinal liaa lapsed. The Hev. Dr. Samuel Thornton, la'e \llglican Eishop of Balla'at, liai accepted .he Rectorship of B'ackbmn, Lancashire. Sh.'v crs of Leonid meteors seen during he night of November lust, at Hudson a Jay, lasted till daylight. They passed northwards to the Arctic Circle. The Parliamentary vote of £3OO for the jncouragcmeut uf swimming in public schools has been allocated amongst the Education Boards ai follows: Auckland £64 9s lOd, Otago £4717s (Id, Norfh Canterbury £45 Ib sd, Wellington £33 4s4d, Wanganui £23 17s 7d, Southland £2l 12s, Hawk-.'s Bay £lB 8s 2d, Kelson £l2 12s. Taranaki £5 18s lOd, South Canterbury £l2 2a 3d, Marlborough £4 IGs, Grey £3 18 3d, Wesfcport £3 I s 4d. Tbo allocation liaa beer made on the basis of the average attendanco. AT THE BAR, The greatest drimpliment ever paid to a medicine was that paid to IMJfisS'a " Apple, ' when, during the recant Tariff 0t bate, M's.H.ll. testified openly in the House to the efficacy of this great remedy- t guaranteed euro for all liver dlosrders. A Bottle was subsequently presented to ever} member of the House, and Members now speak in high terms of its goo effects, All oheinisti and stores stock it per bottle.— Advt, The best medicine known is Sander Si Bohs' Eucalypti Kxtkact. Test its emi aent powerful effect* in coughs, colds, in fluenza, the rol'ef is instantaneous. It serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, bt hey wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises spraius, it is the safest remedy—no swciliiis —no inflammation. Like surprising effect: produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis inflammation of lungs swelling, etc., dinr rhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys arn urinary organs. Sandes & Sons' Euca lypti Extract is in use at hospitals an< medical clinics all over the globe ; patron ised by His Majosty the King of Italy; crownes with medals and diplomas at Internationa Exhibition, Amsterdam Trust In this ap proved article and reject all o'.hurs.—Advt. (JHAMBKRLAIN'3 cough rkmedy a GKBAT FAVORITE. The soothing and healing properties ©I <his remedy, its pleasant tas ear.d prompt and permanent cures have made it a great favorite witn people everywhere. It is especially prized by mothers of small childrec for colds, croup and whooping cough, as il always aifoids quick relief, and as it con tains no opium or other harmful drug, ii may ba given as confidently to a baby a* tc an aiult. For sale by Now Plymouth Oo operative Society.—Advt..

TESTIMONIAL. Napier, September 9tb, 1900. Professor Notma'in. Dear Sir,—l am pl?88 r d to bo abta to tell jou lam feelingwell.andam improving every day. I have lost altogether thur, miserable eeling I used to have, and am quite fresh when I get up in the morninjr, an I cm rest and sleep well now. I have p-innd considerably in wfifht, and look well; tin haggard look has left ine, an l my friends congratulate me on my improved appearance, and I ;.m sure van do nor. know how grateful I am to you for your kindness and attention, as my life w<is a burden before I wrote to you.— Gratefully yours, Alex an dub Pattbbson. HE OWES HIS LIFE TO THE FORETHOUGHT OF A COMPANION. While on a camping trip in Webster county, Mr. S. I. Stump, of Normantown, W. Va., had asevcre attack of bloody flux. He says, " I firmly belivve that I owe my life to the forethought of one of the company who ha,d taken along a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy" Moral.—Procure a bottle of this remedy before leaving home. It cannot be obtained when on a hunting, fishing or prospecting trip. Neither can it be obtained while on board the cars or steamship, and no such times and places it is most likely to be needed. The safo way is to have it with you. Thousands of travelers never leave home on a journey without it. For sale by New Plymouth Co-operative Society.—Advt. Willis Street, Wellington. Mb. M. Impey. 31st July, 1900

Dear Sir,—Please send me three morn bottles of your " May Apple." I cannot speak too highly of it. It has entirely rc lieved mo from the headaches which use 1 to distress me on busy days; and a member of ir.y family who us"d to sulT r from chronic palpitation and indigestion has been restored to i erfoct health through taking Impeys Mat Apple."—l am, yours gratefully, E. W. WiLTO I *, Butcher.—Advt.