LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 121, 18 June 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-day is the anniversary of the Battle oi' Waterloo. The Banks doing business in New Plymonth are closed to-day and t>Lnorrow. 1 A very heavy sea has been running during the last few days, but the tea wall lias stoo<; splendidly and the work has p'ocee'ed without .interruption. The concrce walls fothe Huatoki stream are now making rapid progress and it is expected that it will b ■ able to turn the river through them nexi week. At the first meeting of creditors, in the es tate of C. Brown, painter, after examination" of debtor, it was decided to take a legal opinion 0:1 the question of setting aside the transfer of property to bankrupt's wife, anr the meeting adjourned for awhile 'or tha' purpose. On resuming later, Messrs Stacdish and Kerr's opinion was read, and it was decided to call a special meeting to decidt whether the bankrupt should undergo public examination. In the Divrrce Court at Wellington a decree ti*i was granted in the case of Kate Border v. Hemy Border. L. A. Atkinson, aged 20, who pleaded guilty at Invercargill to falsely swearing he bad sent two rings by post, was fined £lO. The Judge, said the cas3 was not one to which the Probation Act would Bpply. Mr Charles Fewis, in a bng letter to the Christchurch' papers, explains, that the reason for his resignation is ill-health, brought on by the lorg hours of the session, and lack of interest on the part' of his supporters. The Univers'.ty eight-oared race at Melbourne was won by Sydney by three-quarters of a length in lGoiin. 18 2 sth sees. In the House e£ Commons Mr Balfour admitted that a great error of design was made by Sir W. H. White, ex-oiivctor of Naval Construction, for the buil ling of the Royal yacht Victoria. This error involved a seiious expenditure but alterations made resulted in the yacht being stable and seaworthy.

The Ferry boat on Saturday, came into collision in New I'ork Harbour with the jerry boat Nortbtield, which was carryftg 800 people from New York to Staten Island. TheNorthlield had a Uoletorninher bow and sank. A panic occurid,' and many passengers jumped overboard. Boats were lowereJ and rescued the passengers with the exception of eleven. Judga O'Connor Morris, who is adjudicating on the question of compensations to landowners in Sligo, Ireland, for damage tlo-c to property,- denounced incendiarism as b ing promoted by the United Irish L ague, which he was convinced was a ('angerous conspiracy for intimidation aud pcniiit'ed country society to be turned up lue down, illegality rep'acing law. The Tararaki County Council held a special me tirg yesterday for dealing with tenders, and considering the Local Gove 1 nment Bill. Previous to transacting business the Council on the iro ion of the Olmrimn, secon 'ed by Mr Brown, passed a vote of condolence with Mrs J. Bellringsr and family on the great loss sustained by th r death of Mr J. Bellringer.

The following trains leave New Plymouth station to-day for the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below, as follows:—8 am., Notoiti (frem south)' 9.30 p m., Rotoiti (for north). A passenger car will be attached to gods train leading for breakwater about 8 pm. Ata public mesticg at Tologa Boy, it was resolved to ' ask the Government to send ail engineer to report as to dredging the fl'awa. TheTaranaki Volunteers reached Wellington on Sunday. The Pem Zealand Tiurn says that 2.ooovolunteers reachod' Welli gton on Sunday. It is proposed to ask the business prop-e to close during the funeral of the late M>.James Be Iringer,... We. feel sure everyone will avail themselves of this opportunity of p-'jing a mark of respect to Mrß 1 rino-ers memory. ° The estate whieh Dr. J. Logan Camp' el, has, thr. ugh theßuke of Cornwall, bestowed ai a gift for the people of New Zealand to be used as a public park, will, in accordaßC ewith the donor's wishes, be called the C> • nwall Park in commemuration of t e Rr.yal visit. It comprises an arei of 230 acres, and was purchased by Dr. Campbell in!B'.l. It isde cribed by the Herald a« perhaps the most beautiful place in all that lovely district-the scene oe many battles, capture and defence, of savage cannib: ..feasts, when hundreds were roaste 1 n the ovens, now to become a place of pleasant resort for the people of Auckland. The following testimonial shows the value of Needham's Salve Mr. Needham —Your Salve is first-class for drawing aud healing. Its spjedy effects wounds is surpi Kvery mother of a family ought to keep "a supply at hand, most especially in couutry places, where safe and sure remedies such as your Salve, applied quickly, saves much pain and doctors accounts. I consider no home complet without it,—James Florence ' n Agents for Needham's S "p.* ■ ociety, New Plymouth. 4.UVT

The best medicine known is Sander & Sons' Eucalypti Extbaot. And its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the relief is instantaneous. For serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they 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., (liar, rhoea, dysentery, diseases the kidneys and urinary organs. Sander Jc Sons' Eucalypti Extract is in use at hospitals ani medical clinics all over the globe ; patronisedfby His Majesty the King of Italy; crowned with medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and reiect all other.—Advfc. The southprly buster at its height, With wind and ra'n and sleut, Is bound to give us every night, Wet clothes and cold damp feet. Bad coughs and colds must then prevail, We'll try to make thorn fewer, And take a dose of never fail— Some Wo9ds' Great Peppsbmikt Ourf. 9 Secbet Societies, both of a harmless and of a harmful kind, are more numerous in this country than most prop's believe. Some are merely foolish, and may be safely left alone, but others are a real clanger to the community. The members of these latter societies are mostly foreigners, outlaws from tc-'r own land, the rill-raff of the Cotitineni. Nowif weare to a healthy national life these foreign impurities must be cleared out if our social system. It stands to reason that this is so, and what is true of the nation is truQ of the iradividuvl. Half the illness to which man is subject is due to the foreigh impurities in the biood ; by the use of Holloway.s Pills thcsi cm be cleared away and health restored with certainty; safety and rapidity.—Adv*. PJSKLTMONIA PKEVENTKD

Among the tens of thousands who ]invo used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds and la grippe during the past few years, to our knowledge, not a single ease hvs resulted in pneumonia. Thos. Whitfield and Co.. 240 Wabash avanue, Chicago, o-e of the most prominent retail druggists in that citv, m speaking of this, says : " We recommend Chamberlains Cough Remedy for la grippe in many cases, as it not only gives prompt, and complete recovery, but also counteracts any tendency of la grippe to jesu I in pn'*ubc nia." Price Is G1; big size, 'if. For sale oy New Plymouth Co-operative Society.— HOW TO CURE GROUP. Mr. B. Gray, who lives near America IDuchess county, N.Y., says : " Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best medicine I have ever used. It is a fine children's rpmcdy for croup and never fails to cure." Wlie i given a " soon as the child becomes hoarse or even after the croupy cough has devolep-d it. will prevent the attack. This should bf borne in mind and a bottle cf the Cough Remedy kept at hand ready for instant useas soon as the=e symptoms appear, p. ice, i Is 6d; big size, 3s. lor sale by New Ply-j mouth 00-operative So.iety.—Advt. A vtry fine and extensive stock of Engage ments Rings, Wedding R ngs , Keepcr/and Dress Rings, new century Watches, in gold silver, genuine rolled gold and nickel cases, Clocks, Spectacles and Electro plate at J. U. Parker's, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Opt cian, next Railway Crossing, Devon street Gent New Plymouth.—Ad

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