LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 84, 30 April 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is proposed to improve the harbour at>< Durban (South Africa) at a cost of £3,000,000,1 so that its capacity will be doubled. It is repcrted that a new steamer, the oreste3, now building in Vngland for t* e Orient Compan», will be 700 tons" larger than fbe Omrah. The Omrah is 8291 lons register, Tha Premier arrived at Greymoath on Sunday. His daughter is much improved in health. He may address his canstitnents at Hokitika. Liter he is expected to attend at Dune 'in to assist at the return of the Tongariro's Contingent. A Press Association wire'ffom Wellington states that Lieutenant Wall, one of the oncers sent Home to receive a course o' artillery training, and lately returned f om S nth Africa, has appointed to command the Permanent Artillery iff Aiijckr land, vice Cat tain. B.A,, whose term in the'colony has expire i, • A vi ry heavy sea on Sunday did a good deal of superficial damage at the Timaru harbour works and carried away some valu able timber. A washout occumd on the main line south of Timaru, but it was repaired before sight. The new railway station at V7anganui which cost £2COO, was opened yesterday morning. ..:

A man name! Ohanning mas sictenced to three mo»ths' impriso-ment at Warganui yesterday for falsely representing he had authority to collect subscriptions for invalided troopers, He had reoeiyei several am unts.

At Christcburch, on Sunday night, sevt ral disturbances occurred at a meeting of Mormon eld&rs. The crowd was very rowdy, and tried to knock E}der Wilson dpwp. 'J he elders too* flight, followed by a hooting crowd, and the police bad tp see tl)em home.

The following trains leave New Plymouth station to-(?ay for the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below, as f0110w5!—5.45 a,m., Rotojti (from ftorth); 5.45 a.m., Mapourika (from South) j 9,30 a.m., Rotoiti (for South); 9,30 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.

The advertisement fr.>m Mr. Whitake-, of the Household Stores, * ill be read with interest by all thrifty people. Mr. Conrtney rteporta having sold that beautiful site on, the corner of Daws:n and Young-street to Mrs. H. Callaghan.

In the Supreme Court at Dunedin yesterday a case, Magdalen H'eid, of Milton v. David Reddie, jnr., of Balclutha, labourer, claim £250 damages for breach of promise, was heard. The man was in receipt pf 7s per day and hal no properly, and Mr. "Justice Williams expressed surprise thataclaim for£2so should have boen made. He regretted that the case could not have been dealt with in the Magistrate's Court. Judgment was given for £IOO and costs. At the Supreme Court at Dunedin jest rday (Monday) William Irwin.Wallace sought a divorC3 ffom Florence Lillian Wallaco on the ground of desertion, ft transpired that desertion did not take plaoe until lfjDl), >nd, the five years rcqu'red by law noi Laving el>pse 1 when the petition was filed, the divorca proceedings fell through; At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. R. L. Stanford, an adjourriod assault case Geo Inch v. Walter Johnson was mentioned. Defendant did net appear, and the case further adjourned till Wednesday. ; A judgment saoraons case, Kqhi Hge f a v. Wm McDowall, came bofoM Mr. Stanford, S.M., on Monda». Tin case was one in which judgment had bsen given for damages caused by defendant's dog w rrying some fowls. The S.M. deoided that he coul t make no order, as tho debt was incurred subsequent to the 13th October, 'iH)O o:i which date the new Act came in'o force.

Mr. George Hutchison, AI.H.R., informed an interviewer in London that he hadp'nced the resignation of his seat for Patea in the hands of his f lends tljere, sq that the constituency may not neeoVarily be ijnrepresente! in the coming session oi the New Ze*lanl Parliament. He will tbortly pay a visit to New Z-alacd to wind up his busin»ss, bat his future, he states, is in South Afiica. It is his intention to practice at the Bar in that country, when Courts are established to piactico in.

Canon W. Calder has been appointed Archdeaoon of Auckland, in place of. the late Archdeacon Dudley He wa* appointed Vicar of ill Saints, Ponsonby, in 1888 and hns laboured there ever since. His appointment will give great satisfaction as he is one of the most popular clegymen in the Diocesa.

Lord Cromer, speaking at Alexandria, ►aid that Great Britain hid no intention to anglicise Egypt. In the ballot for the Hatuma Estate, f harlotle Mellor, of Taranaki drew the section on wiich Btands the house formerly occupied by Mr Purvis Russe'l. At a raeetiog of ths City and Suburbin Tramway Company, Dunedin, the resolu ion to wind up was contirmel (Dr. Coughtr, protesting, and it was intimated the first dividend of 8s p>r shara would be pa/able on Wednesday.

Hollow ay's Pills. Cure for Indig. stlon. Indigestion, with torpidity of the livt-r, is the curse of thousands, who spend eacli day with accumulated suffering', all of which may bo avoided by taking Holloway's Pills lacco-ding to their accompanying directions. They strengthen and invigoratj every organ subservient to digestion Their action is purifying, healing and strengthening. '' hey may be safely taken without iuterfcringwith ordinary pursuits, or requiring much restriction in di. t. 'J hf y quickly vcmove noise and giddiness in the head, anri dispel 1 .w spirits and nervous fears. These balsamic Pills work the cure wii hout debilitat ng or exhausting the system ; on the contrary, t.l\ y conserve and support the vital principle by substituting pure for impure bloo).—Advt. IT HAPPENED IN A DRUG STORE.

" One day last winter a lady came to my drug store and asked for a brand of cough medicine that I did not have In stock," says Mr C. B. Grandin, the popular druggist of Ontario. N. Y. "She was disappointed and wanted to know what cough preparation I could recommend. I said to her that I c uld freely recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and that she could take a bottle of tho 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 piid. In the course of a day or two the lady rame bac* in company with a fr'cnd in need of a cough medicine and advised her to buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I consider that a very good recommendation for the remedy." The remedy owes its great popularity and extensive sale in a large measure to the personal recom mendations of poop'e who havj been cured by its use. For sale by Now Plymouth Co aperative Boctety,—Advt.

A reminder is given of the nilerestig lecturo announced for this evening at the Whilelcy Memorial Church by the Rev. T. .T. Wallis, who will rela'c the story of his work among the nitives of tint island during mary jcars of residence there. The steamer Mapouriba which arrived at Nelson yesterday morning from Wellington had a rough experience shortly after departure. 'J be vessel was just outside the Holds when Mie rcet with a phenomenally heavy sea or tidal wave about 25 feet high, which struck her on the port bow end Bwept over her making a wreck of everything moveable on the fore deck. 'J he passengers were at tea wt.cn the water broke the thick glass in tho portholes and the water pourfcd in, flooding the dining saloon table?, and swr.pt off the contents. Several fas engets were cut by falling glass. Women screamed, and one or two fainted. Some passing* rs feared the vessel was about to founder. After the wave pistei the passage was fairly smooth. '! he ratlines wore cut on the foremast to a h»!ght of 30 feet, whilst the deck cargo, chiefly kerose e, wai completely wrecked, and other d image done. It is believed that had a small steamer encountced the wave she would have f unde e '.

The young ladies of Fitzroy will give a dance in aid of the Drum and Fife Band in theFitzroy Hall on Tuesday, Ap'il 30th. Gents, 2-t; ladies, Is. The B\i9 leaves Acnbiiry's corner at 7.30 tor Fitzroy.—Advt. 26,27,30

How does a man got in a fur.k, And take himsfilf right off to bunk, Just when a with symptoms vague, Will make him think he's caught the plague. How often do'-s a cough or col I Make cwar's of the brav? and bold, Until they find the remedy sure— W. W. Woods' ÜbeatPeppeemint Cubs Advt. 21

TBSTIMONHU Napier, September 9th, 1900. Professor Notmanu, . Dear Si',—l am pleased to be abb to tell jou lam feeling well, and am improvingevery day. I have lost a'together that mieerab'e feeling I used to have, and am quite fresh when I get up in the mo-nin /, h- I cm rest and sleep w. 11 now. I have hia> d considerably in WfLht, and look well; (hi haggard lo k has lqft me, an 1 my friends con;ratulate me on my improved appearance, snd I -»m su'e you do not know ho v grateful I am to you for your kindness and attention, »s my life was a bur!en before I wrote to you,— Gratefully yours, Alexander Pattbbson. CAME NEAR DYING.

"JV three days and night* I suffer d agony untold from an attack of cholera morbus brought on by eating cucumbers,' says M. E. Lowther, clerk of the district court, Ce-ilerville, lowi. "I thought I should surely die, and tried a dozen different medicines but all to no purpose. I sent fir a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhcea Reinc y and three relieved me entire'y, I went to bleep 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 writo to the manufacturers of this remedy and offer th°m my grateful thanks and s*y, Golbl'ss youaif<Vthe spleidid me'icine yoft make.'" This remedy is for sale by New Plymouth 00-opep>tyve Sq iety.—Adyt

T|)e best medicine known is Sa.Ni>br k Sons' Eucalypti Extract. And. its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds., influenza, the icl ef is i stantanepus. In serious cises, and accidents of all kinds, be hey wounds, burns, scajdings, bruises, sprains, it is Hie saf.st remedy—no, swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs swelling, etc., dhr, rhcea, dysentery, diseases the kidneys and urinary orprain. SANDErt & Sons' Eucalypti Extuact is in use at h-spitalsani medical plinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italyjorowned with medals and diplomas at Interna 1 iona Exhibition, Amsterdam Trust in this approved article and reject all others.—Advt. AT THE BAR,

The greatest oompllment over paid to a fc°dicine was that paid to Impry's « May Applk," when, during the recent Tariff rebate, M's.tl 11. testified oppnly in the House to the efficacy of this remedy • a guaranteed cure for all liver diosrders. A bottle was subsequently presented to every member of the House, and Members now speak in hi h terms of its goo effects, All chemists and stores rftock it per bottle.— Advt

Willis Street, Wellington. Mk. M. Impey. 31st uly, 0

Rear Sir,—Please send me three mora bottles of your *' May Apple." I cannot speak toa highly of it. It has entirely re lieved me from the headaches which used distress me on busy days; and a member of my family who Jsed to suff r from chronic alpitation and indigestionbas been restored o perfect health through taking Impeys May Apple."—lam, yours gratefully, E. W. Wilton, Butcher.—Adyt.

A Silyetrjat never f ils to heal a sore t(ives instant relief, and draws out all poison a boon to all. Ask for Needham's Salve,, at the 00-op rative Society D .'irje Is.—Adv

A vtry fine and extensive stook of Engage ments Rings, Wedding 11 iigs, Keepers and Dress Rings, new centtrry Watches, in gold silver, genuine rolled gold and nickel cases, Clocks. Spectacles and hlectro plate at J. H. PARKEB'S, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Opt ciao, next Railway Crossing, Devon-stref t Centra New Plymouth.—Ad