The Daily News. FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 71, 12 April 1901, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Borough Council meets tbis fining. The High School Board of Governors, and the School Commissioners most to-day. Messrs Joll hare arranged to open their brick works at Onaera on Thursday next the 18th inst. Petty pilfering of exhibits at Horticultural Shews seaaja to be assuming; serious proportions and Societies are urged to take bteps to check it. Mr, Newton Sing has had instructions to sell by auction, without reserve, the unsold portion of Mr. F. Jnry's groceries; sale to take place to-day at 2 o'clock. Mr Digby Harrow, of Okato, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace. Bir Westby and tady Percival sailed from Wellington for Melbourne last night by the Westralia. The Premier returned to Wellington from Qreymouth yesterday. The Wellington Patent Slip Oempany has realised a nett profit for the past year of £772. The directors rccommeid a dividend of eight percent. At Rangiora, on Thursday, Michael Henry O'Malley, Joseph Enright, and Jamas NwtJjey were committed for jtrial en two obarges of breaking aad entering. The Premier's medical adviser fears that Mr. Beddon's nervous system js b«jag n>n down by over-work. The Dnnedin Star says:— ll The congestion at the Mew Plymouth goods station continues t* cause great inconvenience. The Takapina'i cargo, landed at the breakwater on Tuesday week, was still in the tracks on the following Saturday." A female inebriate, for the 109 th time appeared at the Christchnrch Oenrt lately. She pleaded that she had been ready to " start a new life in this new year," bnt she had jast come out of gaol and the " little drop she tpok when weak from imprisonment" overcame ber. 8h» was sentenced to one month's impriionmeafc. The Premier has received a communication from the Governor expressing bis regfet at losirg the conscientious and valuable serr vices of Mr. Cadmßn who recently resigned from the Executive Council. The Secretary of the Wellington Cornish Society writes:—The Cornish Society in Wellington, which is forming branches throughout the colony, is preparing an address to the Duke of Cornwall on h!a visit to New Zealand. It is desirabe that if pos►ible every resident Cemishman should append his name to the address. The matter is urgent, and as time is pressing we beg your kind assistance to make the fact known in your district. Mr. Jas. G. Stevens is secretary o£ the Executive Committee. The following pretty story is told of little Prince £dward of Terk. All knowledge of the fact that he is in the direct line to the Throne is carefully kept from him, and the other day he heard for the first time the story of King Charles 1., and his unhappy end. "It must be a dreadful thing to be a King," was the little Prince's comment. '■ I'm glad I'm not going to be one. I'm going to be a dpc,tor," The Survey Department last menth employed 26tS labourers on co-operative works. Of these 886 were engaged in the Auckland distriot, 663 in Wellington, 230 in Hawke's Bay, 181 in Taranaki, 132 in Marlborough, and 104 in Southland. In North Island nurseries 18 men were employed and U in the South Island. Follow ay's Ojktment and Pills. Weary of Life. Derangement of the liver is •ne of the most eijicient causes of dangerous diseases, and the most prolific of those melancholy ftorebpdings which are worse than death itself. A fejy doses of these noted Pills act magically ip dispelling Jowspiiits and repelling attacks giade en ttje nerves by excessive heat, impure atmospheres, overindulgence, or exhausting excitement, The most shattered constitution may derive benefit from Kolloway's Pills, which will regulate disordered action, brace the nerves, increase the energy of the intellectual faculties, and revive the failing memory. By attentively studying the instructions for taking these Pills, and obediently putting them in practice, the most despondent will soon feel confident of a perfect recovery.— Advt

A reminder is given of the Maori Mission meeting at St. Mary's Hall this eveaing, when all interested in thin important work are invited to attend. Thos. Csnway, brother of Patrick Conway, proceeds to Sydney by the Tarawera to give evidence in the case against Mrs Smith. The Wellington Opera House Company declares a dividend ef 7 per cent. The Teachers 1 Salaries Commission holds i its first sitting at Wellington on April 22nd. The Auckland builders have decided to take the dispute with the employees to the Arbitration Court. The shareholders of the Dunedin City and Suburban Tramway Oompany are going to receive the handsome dividend of approximately, 10a per Bhare. > Nominations of candidates for the TaiaDBki Connty Council mmst be lodged with the County Clerk ■ (Mr C. T. Mills) by noen on Monday next. Messrs George Fenwiot, Jaa. Hazlett, and C. B. C&rgill have been appointed Liquidators of the Dunedin Tramway Company whose property was recently acquired by the Corporation. Their remuneration was fixed at £6OO. At the instigation of the Stratford Ohamber of Commerce, Mr Symes, M.H.8., has wired the Minister for Mines that it is most necessary the Coal Commisiioners should visit the Whangamomona coalfields before returning to Wellington. Now that the lamp has been removed as near as possible to the Henui bridge it lights up the roadway very brightly and except for the strong shadows cast by the frame the lamp in its new positioa is a great success. The present Mayor of Napier, Mr. G. H. Swan, who has held office for fifteen years, has announced his intention of not again seeking election to that position, A requisition is being largely signed asking Mr. J.C. McVaywhohas been a Councillor for about eighteen years to allow himself to be nominated for the office, and it is probable he will accede to the request. Mr. Peter B, Ross, by whom the assay ef Whangamomeua coal was made, as published if! pffe News yesterday, writes to correct an error which icadvgrtperty crept in. He states he is not a certificated iiaining engineer, though he has excellent credentials and is thoroughly qualified in assaying, having spent four years at the Westport School of Mines, under Dr. Gaze, superintendent. During a lengthy absence of the (iijpej-ißtendeflt Mr. Ross later on conducted the assaying wopk'pf tl)p scltoftt.

It is officially snnoiincsd that all persons present by invitatieo »t any function at, tended by the Duke and Ducbssa of Cornwall f hall be required to wear half mourning, Tbe Draughts Toaraamaot concluded at Palmerstoa North on Wednesday night, Gardiner (Gere) securing the championship with a score of 18J, being half a game ahead of Brodie, the ex-champion, and Mulrey. At the annual meeting of the Now Zealand Draughts Association Mr. W. Robinson (Christchurch) was elected president. The visitors were entertained at a banquet by the local club last eroding;. Mr. Ward is very confident ttyit the Gemmonjyealth wijl'sepn its way't*> meet New Zealand's wishes in'the matter ef penny postage. Two gpats psrohajed by the Agricultural Department |ih<a lste Sjr Samuel Wilson's estate, Victoria, aye now pn Somes' Islan<}, Wellington harboar, and others are being imported from South Australia. The Government intends breeding goats on a limited seals. The Coal Mines Commission, after visiting the Mokau river deposits, will return to Wellington to prepare its report. Dr, Valintine, of the Health Department, who has just finished an examination of Eltham, is about to examine Carterton to ascertain its position as to sanitation. In connection with the proposal that each Presinfig should erect an arch in Wellington in honor of the yisit of the Duke and Duchess of York, Taranaki might ipska a capital areh oat of one season's butfcj and pheese The bpses could b'eajr the grands qf the various dairy companies fy Taranaki lind the arch would be a splendid adveriisem'ent for Taranaki. The number of boxes sent away in one year would make a noble afoh spanning the widest thoroughfare in the Empire City. For a good evening's dance don't miss the Druids Anniversary social on 18th April, music by Mr. D. McKinnon Bain. Good floor and supper. Tickets can be obtained from all members.—Advt.

The British Bull-dog rales the ware, Undaunted tar is fye, And angry billows oft bis grave, Can't tarn him from the sea. The hardship's of a sailor's life. He can so well endure, When coughs and colds are always rife, With Wood*' Gbha.t Pbppbbhint Cure. —Advt. TESTIMONIAL. Napier, September Dth, 1900. Professor Notmann, Dear Sir,—l am pleased to be abln to (el! you lam feeling well,andam improving very day. I hare lost thuc ini. era'jic feeling I used to have, and am qui Le f. eih wben I get up in the morning, as I can rest and sleep well now. I have o ained considerably |in weight, and look well; th« haggard look has left me, and my friends congratulate me on my improved appearance, and I am sure you do not know how grateful I am to you for your kindness and atfeotion, as my life was a burden before 1 wrote tp yeu Gratefully yours, Alexander Pattekson. CAME NEAR DYING.

"For three days and nights I suflerrd ageny untold from an attack of cholera morbus brought on by eating cucumbers,' says M. E. Lowther, clerk of the district court, Centeryille, lowa. "I thought I should surely die, and tried a dozen different medicines bat all to no purpose. I sent for a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remeiy and three doaes relieved me entirely. I went to *leep and did not awake for eight hours. On awakening a few boifrs ago | felt so gratitied that the first work I do or gojng to the office is to write, to the manufacturers of thjs remedy and offer them ray grateful thanks and say,! God bless you and the splendid mo'lioina you make.'" This remedy is for sale by ] New Plymouth Co-operative Sodety.—Advt i

The best medicine known phk & Sons' Eucalypti Kxtbaot. te en.inent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the relief is iustantaneoua. n serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be hey wounds, burns, 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., diar, rhaja, dysentery, diseases o the kidneys and urinary organs. Sanojjb & SONS' Hucalypti Extract is in 'use at hospitals' an-t medical clinics all over the globs ; patronised by HisMajestytheKingofltalyjcrowned with medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and reject all others. Advt. IT HAPPENED IN A DRUG STORE, " One day last winter a lady came to my drug store and asksd for a brand of cough medicine that I did not have In stack," says Mr 0. R. Grandin, the popular druggisifcof Ontario, N. Y. "Bhe was disappointed and wanted to know what oough p eparatioa I could recommend. I said to her that I could fraely reoommand Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and that she could take a bottle of the remedy and after giving it f a jr trial if she did not fitjd jt worth the money to bring back' the bottle and I woyld refupd tlie price p*id. In the course sf a, day or two the lady came baca in company with a friend in need of a cough medicine and advised her to buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I consider that a very good ?e----commendationfor the remedy." The remedy owes its great popularity and extensive sal,; in a large measure to the personal recommendations of people who have been cured by itg me, For sale by New Plymouth Ooaperative Society.-, Advt,

Ycu can depend on ridding your children of Worms with WADE'S WORM FIGS, the wonderful worm worriers. Price, Is,—Aavi. '