LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 68, 4 April 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Newton King has reached London, and I has cabled "All well." I Tenders are called for building a school at Pohokura ; alse fer painting a bailding in Devon Street. i The attention of traders is called te the announcement by the wholesale houses that their establishments will be closed from! Thursday, 4th, to Tuesday, 9th. The large consignment of pianos received on Wednesday by the Colonial Piano Com- ] pany caused quite a sensation in Devon Street, and afforded very gratifyiag testimony to the prosperity of the district as well as the popularity of the Company. The chief cause for congratulation is that the instruments are of high class English make, for which there seems to be an ever-increas-ing demand. Tha Customs revenue for the financial year will exceed the estimates by £160,000. The Lanarkshire ceal mjnerj have struck; npon tha eight hours' question, Princess Beatrice sprained her ankle while walking at the villa of the Empress Eugenie at Capmartin. The King has assented to the Victorian Act prohibiting members of the State Parliament sitting in the Federal Parliament. Thirty men were dismissed from the Waihi Mine on Saturday. It Is reported SO more are to be dismissed shortly, as thi Company is shortening hands. It is rumoured that the prespectors who have been prospectiug for nearly two years ia the Maha'ahara copper mine have struck a \,qAb pf silver and that arsenic wes also discovered,

The annual meeting of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company was held at noon yesterday. Tbe report was adopted, »nd a six per cent dividend agreed to. The Chairman stated that the earnlaga for the year were £96,270. It has been arranged that the Contingent for tha opening of the Federal Parliament will embark at Lyttelton. Tonga was visited by the fringe of th" hurricane which devastated Lcvuka. The Government schooner Maka Maile drifted against a reef and sank. No other ilamag.i was done. The Hon. Mr. Duncae left for Gisbornc this morning. The Hon. Mr. hall-Jones returned to Wellington last night, and wil' leave for Ne'sen in a day or two. The following trains will leave Hew Plymouth statjonforthe breakwater to-day, conpectiflg with steamers mentioned below, as follows,-—6 am., Ngapubi (from North), g.'3ep.>B„ Ng/tpvihi (for North);'' The Registrar of tho Supreme Court on Wednesday, on the motion of Mr Roy. granted probate of the will of Patrick John Houlahan, late of Korito road, farmer, to the Executors namei in the will. The Auckland Education Board are communicating with the Government, and objecting; to the new drill hall beiag erectei on tho old site, which is required as a play ground for tha Wellesley-street school, At a meeting of the Presbytery, the Commission appointed to visit Hamilton to enquire into the charges against the Rev. J. M. Mitchell of having preached old sermons and neglecting ministerial visitations, presented their report, which states that Mr Mitchell preached perhaps a dozen old sermons during his ministry at Hamilton. With regard to neglect of ministerial visitations, thore was no proof of tbe charges, The JJfesbjtqry passed a resolution that it wat eratifjed to fjod that the complaints were frivolous, and not substantiated. Mr, Mitchell then tendered his resignation o. the Hamilton charge, which was accepted. u The London Standard states that prior tf the commencement of the voyage of th" Duke of York a suggestion from representa five colenial quarters was submitted to the Kins; to create the Duke Prince of Australia. The Ministers considered that if titular dignities were conferred on the colonics Canada had the first claim. Tha suggestion is now made that Prince Edward, eldest son of the Duke, should be created Prince of I Canada, and Albert, the second son, be created Prince of Australia.

The Opunake County League is instituting a crusade in the coast districts in ooanottion with county matters. Meetings are being called, with the object of discussing and lining the boundaries of proposed new counties.

During his stay at Opunake on Sunday (says the local limes) the Hon. Mr. HallJones, Minister of Public Works, went for a drive toward! Pungarehu, nnd was rather astonished when he was way-laid by tho toll-gate keeper at Heimama and called on to pay toll. He wasi under the impression previously ti»at toll-gates were a thing of the past'iri New jjealand, but trje keeper insisted on h,is enaction. Although last year was comparatively free from trade dispute?, tho aggregate duration of strikes and lock-outs was 8,785,000 working days. This total, though higher than tho corresponding figures for the previous year, 1899 (2,51(1,416 working days), is considerably less than the average for the seven years, which was 11,193,790 working days. j WADE'S TEETHING POWDERS! for babies are soothing, reduce fever) and prevent Mottoes. Price, Is.—Aw

Tha Premier went to Christchurch to attend the funeral of the late Colonel Francis and returned to Wellington on Wednesday night. It is very probable th&t the Hon. J. G. Ward will attend the Conference of the Postal Union to be held at Rome next year. Tha railway department has received information that 40 wagens, the first of the order fer 1000, was shipped by the Rakaia. Among the various precedents for reinforcing the British population in South Africa there is one that ought not to be overlooked. Tha Canterbury settlement, by which the province of New Zialaad so-called was colonised, waa one of the most successful erfo'ts of British emigration. In this settlement a considerable element of the emigrants were cadets of county families. Why should not special opportunities be offered to the yeunger sflna of country gentlemen to settle in South Africa 7 Saturday Review. St. Mary's Ohurch, Thursday, April 4th, 1901.—Staiaer'a " Crucifixion" will be rendered by the choir of the above Ohurch at 7.30 p.m. Soloists, Mr N. Miller and Mr W, Black. Collection in aid of the choir f uads. —Advt.

Hollow ay's Ointmbnt and Pills.] During piercing winds and excessive varhi- j tions of temperature every one is more or less liable to internal and external disease. Throat, chest, liver, bowels, kidneys and skin all suffer in some degree, and may be relieved by rubbing in this ointment, aidod by proper doses of the pdls, for administering which full directions accompany each box; in truth, anyone who thoroughly masters Holloway's "instructions" will, in remedying disease, exchange the labour of an hour for the profit of a lifetime. All bronchial, pulmonary and throat disorders require that the Ointment should bo thoroughly well rubbed upon the skin twice a day with great regularity, considerable briskness, aad rauoh persistence Advt, IT HAPPENED IN A DRUG STORE,

" One day last winter a lady camo to my drug store and asked for a brand of cough medicine that I did n >t lure In stock," says Mr C. K. Grandin. the popular druggist of Ontario, N. Y. "She was disappointed and ] wanted to know what nough p eparation I j could recommend. I said to her that £ c.mld j fraely recommend Chamberlain's Cough | Remedy and tliat she could take a bottle of the remedy and' after giving it a fair trial if she did not find it worth the money to bring back the bottle and I would refund the price p lid. In the course ef a day or two the laiy came bacs in company with a friend ia need of a cough medicine and advised her to buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I consider that a very good recetnmendationfor the remedy." The remedy owes its great popularity and extensive sale in a large measure to the personal recommendations of people who have been cured by its use. For sale by New Plymouth Goaperative Soc'.oty.—Advt. AT THE UAR, The greatest compliment ever paid to a medicine was that paid to Impby's " May Apple," when, during the recent Tariff Debate, M's.H.R. testified openly in the Hnnse to the efflcaoy of this great remedy-a guaranteed cure for all liver diosrders. A bottle was subsequently presented to every member of the House, and Members now speak in high terms of its goo effects, All chemists and store 3 atqok it per bottle.— Advt The Koman Empire, nigh foeg itten, Once exercised a mighty sway, But like some buildings oH and retten, Was left to crumble and decay. The human body needs attention, In order to long life assure, For CMghs and colds We've but to mention ! W. K. Woods Gsbat Peppkbminx Oubij. —Advt. The beat medicine known dh« Si Sons' Eucalypti Extract. ts eminent powerful effects in coughs, cqldsj, influenza, the rftl'ef ia instaiJtanqQus. ' n

serious oases, and acoidenta of all kinds, be hey wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced ia croup, dip.itheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs swelling, etc., diar, rhoea, dysentery, diseases o the kidneys and urinary organs. Sander & 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 -jiedals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and reject all others.—Advt.

TESTIMONUL. Napier, September 9th, 1900. Professor No'iroann. fiear Sir,—{ am plflas°d to ho ab}e to toll you lam feeling well, and am iroprovingevery day. I havo lost that miserable feeling I used to have, and am quite f re*h woon I get up in the morning, as I can rost and sloep wpII now. I havo considerably in weieht, arid look well; tin haggard loik has left me, and my friends comnttulate me on my improved appearance, and I am sure ■you do not know how grateful I am to you for your kindness and attention, as my life was a hurden before I wrote to you.— Gratefully yours, Amxakdkr Pattkbson.