LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 128, 25 June 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A enrious phenomenon was recently observed in Southern I'aly in the fo.rn of a heavy red olou t, thu drop* fr. m which resembled coagulated blood. There was r time when this would Jhave been loo'.eu upon as of dire import, but modern science attributes it to the dust from the African deserts transported by Southern winds. At Liverpool-»treet railway action, to which flows the greater porli n of the suburban traffic of London, over 150,000 p ssengers have be»n counted in on ■ day. The ear'iest recotd of an iron ocean going ship seems to be as far back as 1850, when the Polk made a voyage lasting 158 days. The resu't of the test made with alu-nin-ium cooking utensils showed that there w s a saviug of nearly 45 per cent, of fuel per month.

In view of New Plymouth soma day p ssessing.an illuminated clock, it may be well ( o be°r in mini! that accor'ing to the la'est seicntilij opinion electricity slioull be used and not gas, as the litter co rodesthe works, smokes and disc lours theglas3, up ths oil, and is altogether unsuitable, Under these circumstarces the electric l ; ghtiog sche-ne f r the borough had better hairy »P Speaking at the banquet in Bellamy's on 1 hursday night, the Premier said that ttiare were well-funded rumoms that li u el ac'ions were pending against a number of newspapers in New Zealand. This en ae:ount of the alleg.d portraits of the Duch ss of Cornwall that had been publishe 1, a- d which i y do means did justice to u>r charms.

Five deaths occurred in the big Maori camp at K lorua. Most of th s>, howiver, were those of people who were »iling win n they came to the meeting. One was a wornun from the W'airarapa, an i an ther a man from the Ngatikahunguou tribe, Hawke'a By.

Amongst the very old natives at camp at Rotorua was a veteran chief named T- ko> a te K«re> i, who is one of the two prisons who escaped lr m the great landslip at Te Rapa, LakeTaup>, in 1816, when his relative Te Heuheu and 50 people of the tube were killed.

The annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce is fixed for Friday next at 7.30. We understand that in response to several urgent solicitations, Mr. J. B. f'onnett has consented to become a candidate for the vacant seat on the Borough Council. There is no douM that Mr. Connett's presence on the Council will be a decided K «in to its administrative ability, and it is just at the present time "that a really able man is needed.

The Hon. Hall-Jones was a passenger by the mail train last Dight en route for Itotoiua.

Anot.ur i'arritki irojfer Ins returned from South Africa namely, Trooper Lister, of the Eth contingent, who reached here by last night's train. Ths Town School Committee, at their meeting ?ast night, passed a vote of sym-sympa-hy with Mrs. Bellringer and family, and recorded their appreciation of Mr. Bellringer's services in the cause of Education

The Mad Mullah, faring to capture the British zariba at Somali, retreated to Welahed, where he encountered the main British force by clianc?. The Fourth <"a <el Co'ps and Infantry attacked and routed him and pursued him during the night throigh the mountains, k fling 100 of his follower?. The British had two killed and five wounded! The Irish Field of a recent date stites • " We hive excellent authority for the st temeiit that the King does intend to establish i royal residence in Ireland. Situations and plan* are now under consi'eratnn The royal refHence will be sur.ounded by an estate, and it is contemplated to us* this as an auxiliary stu i farm for which sonn of the mares will be sent from Sa-.dringh m. Should no'hing unforseen occor in the meantime, His Excellency E*rl CaOoean will remain Vioroy until the royal re-i enceha-. been established. He may be the ÜbbU b b Viceroy of Ireland."

At the Gill-street Babtist Church this meeting wilt be held. The occasion is a visit of Miss Inglfsby, who is passing throug.i New Plymouth on her way to Iniia as a representative of the New Zealand Baptist Mission .ry bociety. Miss Inglesby ha- iust complete 1h- r training in Duned n To .his service, which commences at half- pasts ven all interested in mission work aw cordially invited.—Advt. ' •

Shall we Lver be sble to fly ? It is now affirmed that a Hu-sian scientist has at length discovered the secret of reml navi-gation-a secret which whole generatim sof incinireis have sought for in vain If the prob'em has really been .solved, science hps ind»ed, won a migl-ty triumph. Such a discovery would tend to change the whole character of man. And yet, if W e are to judge a discouery by its p-obible beneficent influence upon mankind, this cannot be compared to the discovery of the now world famed remedies—Hollowaj's Pills and Ointment—Which have relieved the suffering of millions of human beings, and h*ve brought back joy and happiness to thousands of stiicken. hemes,—Adyt,

Cocaine sniffing is on the increase among tbe Negroes in South America. The effect is somewhat the same as opium smoking.

The Ohinese Ambassador in London has placed with one of the leading makers an order for an aulo-c-iv, wh oh it is his intention to use for official vims to the Foreign office.

I A single screw steamer recently suffered t \ mishap to h»r propeller while at sea. It, order to repair the damage the steamer was ipp d up at the stern by UUing the forwa'd ' .'Oinpartnunts with water. The sea wv [ quie'. at the time, and the repairs effected, 1-ift-r which the vessel was re-ba'anced, an> continued her journey as if nothing had nappened.

The following trains leave New Plymouth station to-c'ay tor the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below, a' f0110w5:—5.45 am., Takapuna (from north) i). 30 a.m., Takapuna (for sou 1!]); 1 p.m., Ko'oitt (from south); 9.30 p.m., Rotoili (for north). A passenger car will be attached to gods train leaving lor breakwater about 3 p m.

Tne Committer of the Moturoa Lodge o] Diuids have courteously invited the members of j the Nitws to attend thi-ir Mondiy evening win'er entertainments. *«£§? At Bilaclava years ago, Six hundred men engaged the foe, Ah 1 what a gallant charge was made,By that courageous Light Biigade. Though many perishel therj, who knows I he numbsr killed by Russia's snows, for none can damp and cold endure, Without some Woods' Great Peppbibmint Cube.—Advt. 15

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