The Daily News. TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 74, 16 April 1901, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

No nominttions were received last evening for the town tcbool committees elections. Mr R, W. Dyer wag returned Mayor of Hamilton, unopposed. Mr 0. J. Washerbe whe went to Akaroa with the French settlers in 1810, died on Friday, aged 85. We regret to kear of the death of Mra Yicary, which took place saddealy at Stratford on Monday raorniag. Mrs Vicary wai mother of Mrs T. 0. IToobes, of Stratford, and relict of Commander Vicary, R.N.

A steward discovered at Bremerhaven ths missing gold bars concealed behind the cornice in the second cabin of the saloon of the Kaiser Wilbelm,

Up to date £1302 has been collected for the Memorial Statqe to Qneen Victoria, estimated to cost £3OOO. .

The fallowing candidates have been nominated for the vacancy on the Conciliation Board caused by the retirement of Mr J. A. Millar, M.H.R.:—Messrs Patrick Holley, William Hood and Alex. Judge. The Wellington railway station was burglariously entered en Sunday night, and About £BS in cash stolen from the safe, The doer was evidently opened with a skeleton key, and a sal* key that was kept en the premises was used.'

Daring the hearing of a, " hpf se case " at t»e S.M. Court yesterday couaul op suggesting to a witness that ha might be "had" sometimes over a deal, was met with the retort " Yes, yon might ' have' me once; but I woald forgive yon if you did so again 1" The smile which pervaded the Court was too much even for the Bench itself.

Col. Sergt. Phillips, of the Wanganui Highland Rifles, attracted considerable attention l#st evening. His splendid physique and military be#ripg ®as displayed to great advantage by his picturesque higfrkud uniform.

The following trains will leave New Ply. meuth station for the breakwater to-day, connecting with steamers mentioned below, as f0110w5: —6.45 am., lletoiti (from north) ; 5.45 a.m., Mapoarika (from south); 9.30 a.m., Rotoiti (for south) ; 9.80 p.m., Mapourika (for north). A passenger car will be attached to the goods train, leaving New Plymouth for the breakwater about 3 p.m.

M Ohpstchurcb, in the Hanme; Plains wages c*£o, Olapi Clark t. R. W. Hood, the magistrate gave judgment for £42, twotbirds of the amount ejajiae.d, and ordered proceedings for perjury to Ije instituted against Hoed and his wife.

Boury, who was arrested last year as a Trench escapee from New Caledonia, but was released by the Covernor after being ceaveyed there, has issued a writ against Count de la Oourte, French Consul, claiming £6OOO damages The Hon. J. G. Ward went tc Melbourne, via South last evening, to represent the Ministry at the opening ef the Federal Parliament.

" For a gead 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 numbers.—Advt

Hollow ay's Ointm but and Pills. Sore relief. The weak and enervated siffer Bej«ely fromaervons affections when storms Vf ,ele,ejtric di'tajrbanoes agitate the atmesphere. Nephralgia, gouty and flying pains, very distressing to a delicate system, may be readily removed by rubbing this Ointment on the affected part after it had been fomented with warm water. The pills, taken occasionally in the doses prescribed by the instructions, keep the digestion in order, excite a free flow »f healthy bile, and regenerate the impoverished blood with richer materials, resulting from thoroughly assimilated food, wanting which, the strongest mast inevitably soon sink into feebleness, and the delicate find it difficult to maintain existence. Holloway's Ointment and Pills' infallible remedies,—Advt,

Tenders are called for alterations and additions to Fatea Felice Station.

In the Wellington Bankruptcy Court the discharges of A J. Giddings and G. W. Smart were suspended for six and nine] mißths respectively! The bankruptcy of James Cheltenham was annulled. The discharge of James Paterson, tailor, Stratford, I was suspended for two years. An elderly woman returning home to Papanui between 8 and 9 o'clock on Saturday night wa9 accosted by a man who demanded her purse. Noticing a bright steel ot ject in his hand she complied, handing over her purse and jewellery, even her sleeve links, and a parcel ef clothing she was carrying.

The report and balance-sheet to be sub-' mitted at the annual meeting of the Bank of New Zealand will, it is anneunced, show profits for the year juafc closed to the amount of about L 60,000 more than last year. It is also stated that the whole of the assets can be showp to be profit earning, with an immediate prospect of a substantial dividend being declared if the gnneral prosperity of the conntry is continued for another year. When stormy wind and wintry blast. Affect mankind with aching cough, They think consumption's come at last, 'Twill not be long before they're oif. Some people go to mountain heights, And others where the skies arc bluer; But what will soon put them to rights, Is W. E. W«ods' Gbbat Pdppbbmint Cube.—Advt, 19

IT HAPPENED IN A DRUG STORK. " One day last winter a lady came to my drug store and asked for a brand of cough medicine that I did not have 1b stock," says Mr C. R. Grandin, the popular druggist of Ontario, N. Y. " She was disappointed and wanted to know what cough p-eparatien I could recommend. I said to her that I could freely recommend Chamberlain's Oouglt Remedy and that 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 paid. In the course *f a day or two the lady came bacs 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 recommendationfor the remedy." Ths 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 Co- | aperative Society.—Advt,

The best medicine known is Sandhb Jc B«ns' Eucalypti Exthaot. And its en.inaat powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the relief is instantaneous. In serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be hey wounds, burns, sfcaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy— 110 swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced ia croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs, swelling, etc., diar, rhcea, dysentery, diseases the kidneys and urinary organs. Sandbb It 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 International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and reiect all others.—Advt.

TESTIMONIAL. Napier, September 9th, 1900. Professor Notmann.

Dear Sir, —I am pleased to be abls to tell you lam feelingwell, aud am improving every day. I have lost that miserable feeling I used to have, and am quite fresh when I get up in the morning, as I can rest and sleep well sow. I have rained considerably in weight, and look well; the haggard look has left me, and my friends congratulate me on my improved appearance, and I am sore you do not know how grateful I am to you for your kindness and attention, as my life I was a burden »efore I wrote to you Gratefully yours,

Albxakdbb Pattbesok. CAME NEAR DYING. "For three days and nights I suffered agony untold from an attack of cholera morbus brought on by eating cucumbers,' says M. E. Lowther, clerk of the district court, Centerville, lowa. "I thought I should surely die, aad tried a dozen different medicines but all to no purpose. I sent for a bettle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrheal Remedy and three doses relieved me entirely. I went to sleep and did not awake for eight hours. On awakening a few hours ago I felt so gratified that the first work I do on going to the office is to write to the manufacturers of this remedy and offer them my grateful thanks and say, God bless you and the splo.idid medicine you make.'" This remedy is for sale by New Plymouth 00-operative Societv.—Advt Bewley and Griffiths, Sharebrekeis, Devon-

treet, New Plymouth, pays special i>jieotien to Otago and West Coast dredging stocks, and, having reliable correspondents both localities, is in a position to advise clients Investors can obtain all information in con nection with dredging, and inspect at his office, the latest quotations, prospectuses f most companies floated, and maps of al mining claims. Inquiries invited—Advt.

You ran depend on ridding your children of Worms with WADE'S WORM FIGS, the wonderful wn< m worriers. Price, Is.—Arvr