LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 50, 15 March 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Harbour Board meets to-day. Our report of the Inglcwood Horticultural Show ia crowded out of this issuo.

The Fire Brigade acknowledge a donation of l'ls from Miss Skippon, Te Hemii. The Auckland carpenters' dispute will go to the Arbitration Court.

Three shocks of earthquake were fait at Qisborne on Thursday morning, the second, at 3 47 o'clock, being particularly sharp. The Victorian loan, -which is f*r redeeming the i per sent. £3,000,000 loan due on July Ist, will be issued to-day (Friday), the price being fixed at 93 J. Burglars drilled a bele through Kempthornti, Prosser, & Co.'s big safe, at Auckland, and exploded dynamito inside, bat they only succeeded in bulging the door. This is the second attempted safe robbery within a few days. The directors of the Manawatu Railway Compiny will recommend a dividond of six per cent. The total subscribed to date to the Queen'a Statue Fund, for which £3OOO is required, is £1360.

The directors of the Kaponga Dairy Company iatend to visit the Moturoa Freezing Work* to-day in view of tha proposal that the Oompany join ia thair purchase. In the Divorce Court at Wellington, the ' decision was reserved in th« case of: Frauois Jane Mitchell, petitioner, for a divorce from William Mitchell, cabinetmaker, on the ground of desertion. Owing to Monday next, the celebration of St. P»trick's Day, being a Government and Bank holiday, tha ordinary meotings of the Land Board and Oharitabl* Aid Beard will be hold on Tuesday next. On the metion of Mr. Samuel, probate of the will of the late Minnie Taylor, wifo of James Taylor, the licensee of the Criterion Hotel, was granted by the Saprorao Oonri of New Zealand to Willism Jamee Edward* and Charles Thomas Edwards, the executors aaiued in the will.

Tke pelioe have made inquiries iMt9 the cir«aißstanc«s connected with the recent fire at Te Henni, and as they are satisfied tho origin was <iso to accident tke;e will be no enquiry.

The following; trains leave Mew Plymouth station to-day fer the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mantioned boloir, as follows: —s.4fi a.m., Takapuna (from Worth); 8 a.m., Kotoiti (from South); 930 a.m., Takapuna (for South); 9.30 p.m., llotoiti (for North). A passenger-car will bo attached to tho goods train, leaving New Plymouth for tho Breakwater, about 8 p.m. It is reported that tho Criterion Hotel is changing hands, Mr. Themson, of Hastings, being tho purchaser. A public meeting will be held at Opnnako on Monday next to discuss tho cjuestion of forming a now cout.ty. The Wanganid Olmmicle reports that in the B flat Cornot Competition at the Band Contest Mr. F. Donovan, New Plymouth, was, through indisposition, unable to finish his solo.

Mr. H. T. Aiosworth, hon. secretary of th« New Plymouth Centre of St. John Ambulance Association, has received a telegram from Ca.pt. Alexander, Private Secretary to HisKieellency the Governor, that owing to Court Mourniiig His Excellency regretsbeing unable to comply with the request of the Centre to present certificates and medillious to the successful candidates on hia visit to New Plymouth.

Owiug to urgent besinosn in Wellington, the Minister of Lands has abandoned Die remainder ef the North Island trip for the present. Ho left Rotnraa after Midnight b« special train to catch the stsamor at Onehuoga on Thursday afternoon, ranching Wellington to aigltt.

Late on TuosJay night Jas. Perk, Wm Reid. May Mills, and Mary Campbell loft the Auckland jetty in a dingy to go on bo->rd their fishing boats. Shortly after leafing it is alloged the women began quarreling and a .scuffle resulted, the boat being capsized. Crews from neighbouring vessels picked np Mary Campbell and Wm. Reid, both nearly exhausted, and the other two were drowned.

Hollow ay's Ointment and Pills. With the changing season it is prudent for all to rectify any ailment afflicting them; but it is encumbent on the ag>d, suffering under ulcerations and similar debilitating cause?, to have them removed or worse confluences will follow. This Ointnimt is '.heir remedy; on its powers all may confidently rely; it not only simply puts their wires out of sight, bat extirpate* lire so.iree lof mischief, extracts tlin corrodiiif; prison, | iiul stimulates Nature to All up Ihe ulcer I with sound hoalthy pranulutions that wi'l libide through life. Under this treatment bad lags soon become sound, scorbutic skins cast off their scales, and scr«f.»l<ma sows cease v» »miey,—Adyt,

The many friends of Mr. R. E. Dowling, J for some yeirs a teacher under the Taranaki I Board, will be glad to learn that he has received an appointment as relieving teacher under the Wellington Education Board. St. Andrew's Presbyterian ChurchAnnual meeting oE congregation to-night, at 8 p.m. Committee ot Management at 7-15 p.m.—Advt, i It is nnderstqod Mr. Jame3 Eden, manager of .the Hillside railway workshops, has accepted a highly lucrative position in the ! Westralian Government service;

At a meeting of the Education Board on Wednesday, it was resolved, on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Hignett —"That the Board desires to express i's sympathy with Mr. Allsworth, a member of the Board, in the loss he had sustained by the death of his mothc, and that a oopy of this resolution be oonveyeJ to hira by the secretary." I A eurions coincidence occurred at the Land Office on Thuisday. Two sons of Mr, Sexton, of" Rowan, were applicants for sections. For section 15 there were 13 applicants, and Mr. C. A. Sexton was successful with number 14. For section 13 there were also 13 applicants, and Mr. F. J, Sexton was successful, his number being also 14. In the Supreme Court, on Thursday, an injunction was granted against the proprietor of the Wairarapa Standard preventing him from publishing Press Association cables. The Standard does not subscribe to the Association, but in defiance of the Copyright Act has persisted in copying its cables. Upon a threat of prosecution the proprietor promised to refrain from publication, but repeatedly broka that promise, and the Association in December procured an interim injunction, which on Thursday was made perpetual, with costs £l3 13s; and disbursements.

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