LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 173, 5 August 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

] The following additions to the telephone exchange are notified:—No. 226, H. Stephenson, railway running shed foieman. private resirlerce, Hine-street; No. 227, W. H. Bartlett, photographer, Devon-street; No. 228, S. B. White, draper, D.-von-street. With reference to the action brought by Mr. Joshua Jones against Flower and Flower for the recovery of the Mokau property, the following cable has been received by Mr. Travers, of Wellington :— '■ Jones' action dismissed with costs; rase completely collapsed." | Mr Joseph Gibbs, manager for M. Jean Gerardy, the famous 'cello soloist, is at present in town making arrangements for the concert to be given on Monday evening next M. Gerardy has created quite a furore at each of the southern ci'ies at which he h«.s appxarod, and it U expected, that the New Plymouth concers will prove equally successful, as it is somewhat of a novelty to have in our mid?t at once the greatest artist in the world on one instrument, rid'that at tie same time the most expensive instrument, the one in u=e being a Stradivarius violincello, f urchased at a cost of £2OOO.

Heavy sleet which fell in iDunedin on Saturday evening, change'l to snow during lhe I'ight, and yes'erday morning there was a good coasting on the streets.

.Au it.quest was held on Friday aftermon on the suspicions fires in Wright-street (.Wellington.) on the 22th ulco., one of which started in an empty house, while the other occurred almost simult.ireusly in the celler of a house of Mr. Thos. Iremonger, a couple of doors away. 'IV. jury returned a verdict that both fires were wilfully caused by some person or p;rsons unkowu, Thero was only one case of plague during last week in iSouth Africa, and that occurrel at Port Elizabeth. The gold reserve in the United States Treasury amounts to £100,000,000 seirliri"-. The best medicine known is Sandee. & Sons' Eucalypti Extbaot. And its eminent powerful effects in coughs, coids, influenza, the relief is instantaneous, Vor serious cases, and accidents of all kinds be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises ispnins, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflats relation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs, swelling, etc., diar' rbeca, dysentery, diseases the kidneys and urinary organs. Sandbb & Sons' Eucalypti Extract is in use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy; crowned with medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this ap-} proYed. article and reject all otkor,— AM,

Rusßia is actively trying experiments with übmarine boats. Tba Coiirf of Inqj'ry into the wreck of the jizzia Bell will sit at 10 o'clock this roornng, when it is ex; ectsd that its finding will ie given. Tha vestry of St. Mary's Church inTite pplicatlons for the position of verger and aretaker at the church. It is requested that particulars of all acounts owiug should te rendered at once to he secretary of the welcome to returned ontingents cornmiteeo. The|annual meeting of theTaranaki Freeing Company, limited, was held in the Town {all on Saturday. There was a good attendance of shareholders, and Mr. J. B. ionnott, chairman of directors, preside -1 , ifter confirming the minutes of the preious annual meeting, the chairman moved hat the meeting be adjourned for fourteen Says, as the purchasers of the freezing works not quite in a position to complete the iurcba9e. If they were given a few days all rrangements would be concluded, and the hareholders would be in a position to dea' nth the matter. The adjournment was agreed to. The Ngapuhi was unable to cross the lanukau bar yesterday afternoon, and onequently will not arrive here this mornirg the is expected to leave Onehunga at i i'clock this morning, arriving here about sij his evening, and will leave again for One lunga as usual on arrival of the mail train. Another body of the men who wen 'recked at Oeo last week came ashore 01 ?hursday afternoon, near ihe .month of thi Jtakeho river, ii being found by Messr, rood and Lambie. A number of men an ti'l on the look oat between Pihams ac< Jacaia. Thi>re are still fivo bodies miss ng.— Opttnake Times. The first issue of the coinage of Kdwan 11. is likely to be made in about a month' ime. The first to bo minted will be silve ioins. On Friday evening the train from Nev 'ly mouth ran into some cows on the Fentou treet (Stratford) crossing. Ono of thi nimalswas carried over the cattle stop, am ?as found to have a leg broken. A knif neri'ifulW put an end to its sufferings.igmont Post. M\ Clarke, headmaster of Toko school, ha een appointed assistant teacher at Ktnt ord. Mr. J ;hn G. Woolloy has made a profonni snprission in Auckland and Thames. Th eceptions accorded him have been remark ble. Here is an extract from one of his ad res*: s :—" I believo that th* British law an Iritiah valour have been the two preites gencies in the civilisation of tho world an lie up lift of humanity, but I say to you tha tie subserviency of Briti-h law and Brltis alour to tho liquor traffic is the moat it irnous thing in history, except the sam npervienoy of my own country to the sam fling." The District Court sits at Hawera thi it ek. The following cases have been s« own for hearing:—Martin v. Boddie, W 'arawhiti v. Mana r oha, Mooro T. Oponak 'own Boa d, Jackson v. Oonnell, Peebles i late and others, Public Trustee t. Pattei 0 . Owing co Mr. Trimble, clerk, bein icapacitated from duty through illness, M: i. H. Holmes, of the local Court, will act a lerk of the District Court. lo doubt were Dickens still alive He'd yet write many a tale, 'hough he is dead his works survive, Their reading ne'er grows stale, o many try to imitate, But they remain obscure, f or coughs and colds don't hesitate, Take Woods' Gueat Peppermint CUE] .Advt. Amusing Bbhach of Pbomisb Oasu.'his is a familiar line in tha newspap-ra, an ne which always attracts the eye. An et, when we come to read th« report, ho' f sen do we find that the case is not ver musing after all. Indeed, considere igbtly, the breaking of a promise is a ver eiious matter. A man who is once guilt f such an act is never trusted again. Whe ie are suffering from indigestion, sick heat che, or from any disorder of the atomacl rtiy do we turn to Holloway's Pills 1 Bi ause they promise relief in such cases, an lave never yet broken their promise du'in . trial in all parts of the world for near! ixtyyears.—Advt. The following testimonial shows the valt if Needham's Salve:—Mr. Needham —Yoi ialve is first-class for drawing and healini ts speedy effects on wounds is surprieini Every mother of a family ought to keep upplyathand, tiicst especially in counti ilaces, where safe and sure remedies such i our Salve, applied quickly, saves muc iain and doctors accounts. I consider ii tome compl without it,—James Florenc 1 Agents for Needham'f ialve, Co-operative Society, New Plymoutl -Advt, AFTER THE ROYAL VISIT. kFTKR exciting times the health of childre equires very speoial looking after. 'J hi be child is father to the man, 1 physicall s well as mental'y, is one of those trntl hat can never be too often insisted upoi md the thoughtful parent will be carefi ibove all to see that her child bas the prop! tourishment to establish its constitutioi i. good constituiion is a rock on which alou uccess and strength can be built. Amou he various foods that science comonenc n these days for this purpose, non 3 holds ligher place than Nhaves Food fob li i'vNTii akd Invalids. According to tn >est medical testimony, and, what is pei laps better still, the grateful testimony c .honsands of happy mothers, this food cor ainf all the essential elements of strengtl md while it is pleasant to the taste an :agerly taken by children, it may also b ised by persons of all ages with decide jenefit. It is a bone-building, health-sus aining product that cannot be too w«rml recommended and we gladly add our woni )f praise to that of the numerous medic; journals and experts that have recommende :t. Nbatr'S Food should have a prominer pbice in tho dietary of every house whet there are children or invalids.—Advt. THEIR CLAIMS SET AT REST. The claims of other cough medicines to b as good as Chamberlain's are effectually s< at rest in tho following testimonial of M C. D. Glass, an employee of Btrtlett an Dennis Oo.,Gardiner, Me. He says: "I ha kept adding to a cold and cough in lb winter of 181)7, trying every cough meJicin 1 heard of without permanent help, unt one day I was in the drug store of M: Houlehan and he advised me to try Chan: berlain's Cough Remedy and offered to pa back my money if I was not cured. M luigs and bronchial tubes were very sore a this time, but I was completely cured b this remedy, and have since alwayv turned t it when I got a cold, and soon find relie; I also recommend it to my friends and an glad to say it is the best of all cough medi cines. Price, Is 6d ; big size, Bs. For sal ny New Plymouth Co-operative Society.- | Advt, A CONVINCING ANSWER. ■"I hobbled into Mr, Blackmon's drui store one evering," says Welsley Nelson, o Hamilton, Ga., " and he asked me to tr Chamberlain's Pain Balm for Rheumatisr with which I had suffered lor a long time I told him I had no faitb inany medicine a they all failed. "He said : Well if Chßm berliiin's Pain Balm does not help you, yo' need not pay for it.' I took a bottle of i home and used it according to the direc tions and in ono week I was cured, and hav> not since been troubled with rheumatism; Price, 1 6d;;big size, 3s. For sale by Nev Plymouth 00-operative Society.—Advt.