LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 140, 8 July 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The failure at Khar';off of Commercial Bank baa caused apinicin Southern Russ'a. The deficit o the institution is estimated at 5,000,1X0. Thir L y thousand dollars havo disappeared mysteriously from tbe Mint at S?n Francisco. A New York cib'o says that three masked me.i stepped the Great Northern westwa d express »t Wagner mountain, explo'oithe safe, stole 40 000 dollars and viluable-, and wounded a wrrmnand two official-.. Cooling showers ef rain bay* fallen at N'ew York. The French pre-s, writing apropos the feat os the Gmtave Zele, declare thai their snbmarine ooats make the n*vy the strongest in the world. The English newspapers express tatiffaction at Mr Chamberlain's statemeni wilh regard to the King's title. Gaudaur and Towns, of Sydney, row for the World's Sculling Ohamp'onship at Ra,t Port go, Ontario, in the third week in August. The following trains leave New Plymouth station to-i'ay for the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below, as follows 6 am., Ngapohi (frem north); 9.30 p.m , Ngapuhi (for north.) A passenger car will be attached to the gods train leaving for breakwater about 3 p m. Mr. J. B. Cotmetfc was on Siturday returned unopposed ss Councillor for the Eastern Ward of the Borough, to fill the vacancy caused by the'death of the lata Mr. James Bellringer. 'Jhe Council are to be congratulated in securi■ c the services of such a good all round business man as the newly elected OouaciUor lias proved himself to be. The barq ientinc Chit'oor. on heryoyayo to Australia, experienced gale after gale, anH took twenty days to get clear < f tin StraHs She was within a hundred miles of Sydney twelve days ago. The French journal Le Matin condemns the horrible excesses of the French toldie v in China, and demands an tunuirv ard punishmect of the cu'prits. Fine weather was exp-iien ed for the Royal visit to Hobart. The Duke of Yob reviewed 2000 troops on Friday, and left foi Adelaide on Satuiday. At the Appeal Court on Friday the case hL,? I P, V ' S B , ,n J kof - N ' w Zealand heard. Plaintiff had given a postdated cheque and certain other cheques ; owing to the Kank the postdated cheque before its dtte sufficient funds were not left to meet the otlv r chebues given, and one o was dishonoured by the Bank. It is for the dishonouring of this cheque that, damages are claimed in the anion Areument was conclude I this afternoon,"an 11. e Court revived its judgment. The Couit then adjourned till Monday morning The Taranaki and Nelson Acclimati ati n Societies hava responded to Mr Avs n'-i circular on the subject of the importation of big game, agreeing to contribute £ioo each. Sergeant Stagpoole has received notice of ransfer to Dwnevirke. The di trict wII osea very efficient, courteous and painstaking officer and one who <'eserved n 0 motion to a larger and more impoVtans. sphere of work. Dannevirke is, however, an Jm poitant centre and w. feel sura that Seret Btagpoole's merits will receive due recogui-

TESTIMONItL. Thames Auckland. October 15th. iqm Professor Notrratin. ' Dear Sir,-Stare vjriting yon lasH month have improved te ? ond expectation • in act my are come over ms. t use Itobe so irri'able a-tri thin lam pelting quite stout, as mv weight has increased 1514, I ras(i m y sleep well, and awaken refreshed and flt for work, and I feel so well nothinz ee=>ms to trouble me now. I will recommend your treatment to those afflicted as I wa o with pleasure. Wishing you ever/ succsss I lemam, yo"r grateful palient, Fbbd. R. Qbesson. You can depend on ridding your children of Worms with WADU'fi WORM FIGS, the wonderful worm worriers. Price, Is,—Advt,

Sergeant Budrell, of Dannevirke, succeeds] Sergeant Stagpoole as Police Sergeant at' New Plymouth. j A man named loitfri*, a wardsman at the Brisbane hospifal, has been attacked by plague. At the Police Couit on Friday William Rhind Urigor Hay pleaded guilty t > setting fite to a house in Orepuki in May last, with the object of securing the insurance of £75 on the furniture, a considerable portion of which had been removed. He pleaded guilty also to a charge of breaking md entc ing the Mataura Post Office six ea r s as;o, removing a safe and stealing therefrom money and stamps aud other valuables. He Wi s sent to the Supreme Court for sentence. MONkY PAnio in the Citi.—Nothing disorganises all sorts of business so effectually as a money panic in the City of London. It signifies that something is wrong vith the very foundation upon which the whole fabric of commerce is erected. The iomm?rcial world turns gid ly as it were, and loses its head. In such a case even the wisest man does not know what to do. In our perfonil troubles, happily we are not so helpless. If we suffer from headache, indices ion, loss of appetite, disorder of the s'omach or liver, we simply take our Holloway's Pills and we find relief. If it is gout rheumatism, bronchitis, sore throat, or weak chast which ails us, we turn to Holloway s Ointment, which is an infallible remedy for all such troubles —Advt. That great illusion, " Popper's Ghost," Belongs to r'ays of yore, Che smartest conjurer cannot boast He's puzzled people m re. Many ailments now-a-days Are just as tricky sure. For coughs and colds we'll sing the p'aise OC Woods' Great Peppermint Guam.— Advt. 10

Tho best medicine known is Sanobs & •ions' Eucalypti Kxtbact. And its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the rel'ef is instantaneous. For serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldiugs, bruises sp-ains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling -no inflammation. Like surprising etfects prodwed in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis infiaminati ni of lungs swelling, etc., di »r., rhoea, dy-enter/, diseases the ki lneys and urinary organ-i. Sandbb & SONS' Eucalypti Exthact is in use at hospitals an : medicaljolinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ;orowned with :.ied >ls and diplomas at Interna'ional Bxhil)i ion, Amsterdam Tru.-it in this approved arti'-.le and reject ill oth< r.—Advt.

The fo 'owing testimonial shows the v lue of Nee Jhim's Salve Mr. Ne> dham —Your Salve is first-class for ''rawing and healing, Its sp edy effects on wounds is surprising. Every mother of a family ought to keep a supply at hand, most especially in country "laces, wh- re safe and sure remedies such as vour K alve, applied quickly, saves much [jsin and doctors accounts. [ consider no home oompl t with-.ufc i f ,—James Florence i r Agents for Needham'g Silv, Co- pTa'ive Society, New Pljmouth. —Advt.

* THAT MKVN't RHEUMATISM. Soro «nd »wollen joints, sha p shooting pains, torturing mu clcs, no rest, no seep. That m ans rheumatism. It is a stubborn disease t > figh', but Übambn-laia's Pain. Ila'm has conquered it thou-and-i of times If., will do -o whenever the opportunity is offered. Tiy it. Ons application relieves pain. Prioe, Is 61; nig size, 3?. For sale Dy New Plymouth Co-operative Society.—Advt. A PROMINENT CHICAGO WOMAN SPEAK-i. Prof. Roxa Tyler of Chicago, Vice President Illionois Womin's Alliance, in speaking •f Chamberlain's Cough Rem-dy says: ''l suffered with a severe cold this wint< r which threatened to run in'o pnaumonia. I trifd diff-itent remedies, but seemed to grow worse, and the medicine upset my stomach, v friend atvis d me to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and I found it wis pkasant to take, and it relieve Ime at once. lam now entirely recovered, savei adoctor's bill, lime and suffering, a id will never be wMioufc this splendid medicine again." Piice, Is 6d; big size. Si. For sale by New ly■nouth Co-operative So -ictv.—Advt.