LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 113, 29 May 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The last Gazette contains official 8H" nouncement of the appointment of Mesrs Fred Binnie, Jas. Ducker, Tho?. Julian aid Jas. J. Elwin as Trustees of tlio Waita Public Cemetery. The local bowling green will be closed ffl Thursday afternoon. Mr. David Allen has been gazetted a Trustee of the Inglew;oJ Public Oemetcrj.

Miss Cottier announces the a-rival of some very attractive fancy goo'ls, wods, silks, stationery, ornaments, etc. The stcek is ot.e that every lady should inspect, as it contains the latest novelties, especially in chatelaines now to much in fashion.

The result of the poll taken at Uranui.on a proposal to borrow £6OO under the l.oins to Local Bodies Act, to form and metal a portion of th'e Okoke-ro*d, is notified in the Gazette. The proposal was carried, eijM Totes being recorded for and none against the proposal, out of 14 votes exercisable, An interesting item in connection with the Royal visit is recorded in the Hoae paper?. Before leaving England the Duie of Cornwall and York purchased the origins' drawing of a sketch published in I'iiiuh during the week in which the Ophirlrft England, showing the Prince and Princess on " the magic carpet," flitting ov.r the sa. I His Royal Highness brings the drawing wih him on his journey.

In connection with the return of urgent requirements ordered by the Kducati»n Board to be prepared and sent tb the department we learn that its totals 1,15,07.) made up as follows New schools, L 1300; ad<ff : tions and alterations, L 3365 ; painting schools, L 484 ; fencing, Ll4O ; desking, L 105; porches. L3GO ; sundries, L 345 ; new residences L 7225; additions to existing residences, L 350; repairs, LI 10; painting, Li) 0; shelter sheds, L 1305. Owing to the late gale the s.s. Kanieii wll not arrive at Waitara until Fridiy, 31st inst., and will leave thero for Onehunga tlie I same day.

A sitting of the District Court will b.> held at 11 a.m. to-day (Wednesday), when Mi. Di.trict Judge Kettle will .-it. The business comprises the further public examination cf W. D. Scott, of Opunake, a bankrupt, anil the hearing of an appeal in a fencing case.

A woman was brought in from Waita'a yeste-day who hai been sentenced to a month's imprisonment for ill-treatirg a child.

Discuseing the Valuer-General's visit lo ilanaia in connection with the complaints regarding the valuations the Hawera Star says:—"Dele/ates speak highly of the Valuer-General. They soon ai rived at tlie conclusion that he knew his business, and was pretty keen, but that he desired to do the fair thing, and delegates whom our reporter interviewed see •ed ti ti.ink ti at though the valuation will s'ill be at a high level, on the whole good has been dono.'' At Inglewood recently a young man from Wangaani was charged with entering a hotel during the currency of a prohibition o-der. He pleaded that he was not a» are that the order applied to Taranaki The P M- liliuu plied to the whole colony, and he fined accused 5s and 10a cojts."

Fong Lee, a Chinaman, was committed for trial at Wellington on Monday on a charge of indecently assaulling a girl under 14 years, whom he had since married with the consent of her parent?. The police pressed the case, and the Magistrate sa'd he would refrain from expressing an opinion cn the circumstances of the case.

The Patei paper in an article in replv to the New Zealand Dairyman has now raised the cost of wciks at Palea from LSOOO to LBOOO. In an elaborate statement intended to show the saving j.er ton on butter shipped at Fatea no insurance is mentioned. This item alone swallows up all the supposed saving.

Colonel Davis ha% cabled Mrs. Davis that he is at Capetown, and expects to leave for New Zealand on Juno 6th.

Mr. Ronayna, interviewed in Wellington by an Auckland Hut representative, tpoke in the highest terms of the steel made from Taranaki ironsand, but he thinks the qaality is too supei ior fdr railway purposes, even if all tho difficulties in the path of development should be overcome. On the other hand, he is hopeful of the immense deposits of ironsand in 'l'aranaki being ultimately utilised with profit in the manufacture of superior cutlery and tools, instruments, etc., and at any rate he believes that Mr. Cadman is the very man to interest Britiih capitalists and ironmasters in the project which Mr. E. M. Smith has so pluckily and persistently advocated. As regards the manufacture of locomotives, none of the colonies are equal to the task of supplying (heir oxyn", and the local manufactures have to he supplemented from England and Ameifca. It is not to much a question of price ss of prompt delivery within a contracted period. During the four weeks euding 20th April the Union Waihi Gotdmining Company treated 1452 tons of ore for bullion valued at L 2424.

Mr. William Bryant, who arrived in Canterbury by one of the first immigrant ships, died at Lyttelton on Tuesday morning;, aged 83,

A VILLAGE BLAOK3MITH SAVED HIS LITTLE SON'S LIFE. Mr. H. H. Black, the well-known village blacksmith at Grahamsvtlle, Sullivan Co., N. Y., says: " Our little son, five years old. lias always been subject to croup, and so bad have the attacks been that, w'e have feared many times that he would die. ft'e have had the doctor and used many medicines, but Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is now our, sole reliance. It seems to dissolve the tough mucus snd by giving freqnent doses the croupy symptoms appear we have found that the dreaded croup is cured before it gets settled." There is no danger in giving this remedy for it contains no upium or other i» jurious drug and may be given as con fidently to a babe as to an adult. Price Is 61 ;big size, 3?. For sale by New Plymouth Co-operative Society.—Advt.

Hollow ay's Pills are admirably adapted for curing diseases incidental to female*. At different periods of life women are subject to complaints which requiie a peculiar medicine; and it is now an indisputable fact that theie is nothing so suiUble for complaints of this niture as Holloway's l'i!ls Uor all the debilitating disorders incidental to the sex, and in every c ntingency perilous to the life and health of woma-i—youth-ful or aged, married or single— they are a safe and reliable remedy. 'J heir puri'yu'R qualities render them invaluable to feuiahs of all ages. They are sr arching and cleansing, yet invigorating; a few doses wi 1 speedily remove irregularities in the system and thereby establish health on a sound and' firm ba is.—Advt.

HOW TO TREAT A TROUBLESOME CORN. To remove a troublesome corn or bunion : First soak the corn or bunion in warm water to soften it, then pare it down as closelv as possible without drnving bh od and apply Chamberlain's Pain IMm twice daily • rubbing vigorously for five minutes at each application. A corn plaster should be worn for a few days, to protect it from the shoe As a general liniment for sprains, bruises lameness and rheumatism, Fain Balm is un equaled. Pi ice, Is 6d; big size, H For sale by New Plymouth Co-operative So ietv •' Advt.— y