LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 189, 21 August 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Battalion parades ot the Tarana'ti Rifles j and Guards will be held on Monday arid Tuesday evenings of next week. The s.s. Penarth, chartered by the Admiralty to load coal for the China station, has I returned to Westport, the charter having been extended for a year. The City Band wili play out on Saturday evening, weather permitting. Owiug to c ntinued ill-bealth, Colonel Fraser, Sergeants-at-Arms in the House, has been removed from Wellington to his home at the Thames. 'J ne Town Band intends giving a concert on Friday evening, opposite the Government Buildings. The secretary of the hospital desires to acknowledge receipt of a large screen from Mrs. Ardsn, children's clothing, from Mrs. Henry Gray, clothing from Mr. Mitchell, papers and periodicals from Mrs, F. L. Webster, Mr. W. Stanley and Mr. Mitchell. New Zealand loans of £46,937,606 are thus distributed: —£s6,ooo at 6 per cent, £807,200 at 5 per cent., £266,102 at 4£ per cent., £31,146,102 at 4 per cent., £8,651,482 at 3Jf per cent., £6,011,120 at other rates (mostly 3 per cent.)

The Auckland Harbour Board has decided to procure an ornamental frame and board, on which a record will ba kept of the various gentlemen who have officiate.l in the capacity of chairman of the Board, and the dates of their service.

The iroii barque Otago pat into Auckland in distress on August 10, having had her mainmast sprung during a heavy south-east gale off Lyttelton. Thj barque was bound from Port Stephens to Timaru with a cargo of hardwood timber.

Tne Agricultural Department has completed the purchase of 780 acres adjoining the exper'meotal farm at Wairangi, in the Waikato, thus increasing tbe area ( f its estate there to about 2,503 acres. 'I he land which is just taken over belonged to the estate of the late Mr William Ait* en, of Auckland. A portion of it will be devoted to fruit culture The Department is gratified st the result of its fruit growing experiments in tbe district.

At Wellington Supreme Oo'nt on Monday, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the Wairarapi murder case, and the prisoner Douglas was remanded to his former custody. At the Auckland Supreme C.mrt the case against Dr. Wi'kins in connection with the death of Mrs. O'Dowd was partly hoard on Monday. The charge was one of manslaughter. In view of the remarks on the cas* made by Mr. Justice Conolly in his charge to the grand jury a week ago, Mr. J. K. Reed, who appeared for Dr. Wilkins, did not submit argument against the admission as evidence of the statement made by Mrs. O'Dow 1 to Dr. Lowe and her husband on the nitfbt before her death. He, however, intimated his objection to the admission of the statement. and His Honor intimated that he could admit the evidence, but before finally disposing of the case he would give Mr. Reed an opportunity to show why the case should be reserved for the decision of the Court of Appeal on this point. The wild boar and sow and peacocks which were presented to the Adelaide Zoological Gardens by the King arrived at Adelaide recently by the steamer Warrigal. They wore submitted t-j the necessary quarantine, and subsequently the boar and sew were housed in their new home—the hippopotamus house—after some difllculty. Mr. Minchin, director of the garden*, can only describe the boars as "devils." Although as thin as rats, they are exceedingly ferocious. On the voyage out they refused to eat for nearly a fortnight, and were so savage that their cage could not be cleaned once during the whole ji-urney. They hid no sooner been liberated than the female rushed into the house provided, while »ho male charged the iron r»ilings, which are 6in apart, and got through them. To esoape was tbe last thing in the brute's mind, apparently, for he savagely attacked the keeper, rending his nether garments and providing him with the liveliest few minutes he ever experienced in his Ufe. Five of tlia men employed in ihe gardens came to the rescue, and the soar fled. He was caught after an exciting and somewhat dangerous hunt, and replaced in his .travelling box, while the apertures between the railings of his prison were made smaller. He is bow securely caged, but his fury is ungovernable. The approach of any person is the signal for a mad rush and a leap at the ba 1 s. The greatest difficulty is experienced by the attendants in carrying out their duties. The sand pump was worked for five hours continuously on Monday. It has npw been dismantled for, we understand, the inspection of the Government engineer. The Mayor's room at the Town Hall has recently been decorated and furnished. The furniture, which was supplied by Mr. K. T. Petty, is of a very handsome and elaborate characte-. Had the room itself been fittingly decorated so as to correspond with the furniture, His Worship would have | possessed an official room worthy of one of | the la gest centres. Ab it is i.he effect is rather incongruous. Quite a stirring scene r- 13 recently enacted at Inglewood school, where some of the boys formed themselves into a band of consp'ritors, with a view to tbrowicg off the [ yoke of home lessons. They arranged that all -who had not done their home lessons should have excuses except one champion, a boy named Harris, who was to say he had none, and if the master attempted to give bim the stick the other boys were t > prevent the infliction of the punishment At the critical moment, however, the other -boys failed to support Harris, who, after being given two '.nimite.i in which to take his punishment or clear out of the school, received a severe strapping, which the com mittee, after full inquiry into the matter, decided was justly administered.

The Wellington Woollen Company pays a dividend for the balance of thi year, to July 31st, at the rate of 8 per cent per annum. At the Supreme Court at Wellington George Kelly and Edward Oreasey were found guilty of the theft of a ring from a woman, but not guilty of intimidation. They were remanded for sentence.

The District Court sittings commence today. The principal bgsiness consists of criminal charges against W. D. Bcott, a bankrupt, of Opunake, in connection with the conduct of his business prior to filing.

A thorough te-ifc of Mr. 0. A. Trotter's automatic trajectory and range register was held on the Patiki rifle Wanganui, on Monday, under the direetion of LieutenantColonel Sommerville. The trial proved the unrioubtel utility of the indention, Cirimr at an unknown range, afterwards stated at just found tho distance and registered a bull'seye. Shooting was iried at various ranges, and although actual hits wero not recorded in every instance, it was fully proved isavs the Chroninle) that the clever and very simple little apparatus enabled the man behind tho gun to fiad thß objsctive every time. Lay en Mac Duff! who hasn't read How bold Macbeth was slain, But how he's been so long since dead, Why rake him up again ? Then let him rest, he's out of date, We'll turn to something n*wer, If you've a old, be not too lite, Take WO9DS'GBHAT PIiPPaaMIST Oorf. —Advt. 3 WADE'S TEETHING POWDI RS for babies are soothing, reduce iever and prevent blothes. Price, Is,—jjvi,

At the Bo>'s Institute on Tucsdayjjevening Sir. Mynott continued his descriptive lecture on a " Trip ronnd the World," dealing with Naples and Gibraltar Next week he will •sak« for his subject his experiences in Eng'"nd. Mr. Oartwright contributed a couple of soDgs during the evening.

The Fire Brigade held a practice last night, when some useful 1,-idoer work was put in. The tceno of operaii-.ms was at Mr. Mynatt'S buiHings in Gariic-street, and at the Jubilee jbouse. An irate ten.i it on the upper story of the fo aier building caused some diversion by treatini* the disturbers of his rest to an impromptu showerbath.

The s.s. Ms>na lel'o Patea on Monday night for Westpoii, with 25 bulkcks, 70 sheep, 25 pigs; end 1 horse. This indicate-! a line of trade which could be considerably develop'd if only facilities were given to the settlers on this coast by the periodical and regular running of steamers from Pat' a. The present difficulty is to get the steamers to turn out of their ordinary routes. But the coming improvements to the liver entrance will doubtless enable other suitable steamers io accommodate tnis trade. —Star.

AFTER THE ROYAL VISIT. AiTtOR exciting times the health of children n-ijuires very special looking after. 'J hat the child is father to the man,' physically aa well ai mentally, is one of those truths that can never be too often insisted upon, and the thoughtful parent will be careful above all to see that her child has the proper nourishment to establish its constitution. A good constituiion is a rock on which alone success and strength can be built. Among the various foods that science commends in these days for this purpose, none holds a higher place than NHAVES Food fob In- 1 pintb and Invalids. According to tne brat medical testimony, and, is perhaps better still, the grateful testimony of thousands of happy mothers, this food contain! all the essential elements of strength, and while it is pleasant to the taste and eagerly taken by children, it may also be used by persons of all ages with decided benefit. It is a bone-building, health-sus-taining product that cannot be too warmly recommended and we gladly add onr words of praise to that of the numerous medical journals and experts that have recommended it. Nbavk's Food sh< uld have a prominent place in the dietary of every house where there are children or invalids.—Advt. THKIU CLAIMS SET AT REST. Tho claims of other cough medicines toset as good as Chamberlain's are effectually be at ro.-i in tho following testimonial of Mr !C. D Glass, an employee of B-rtlett and Bennis' <■!'., Gardiner, Me. . He says: ' I had [kept a ding \o a cold anil cough in the I winter of 1897. trying every cough medicine I heard o' without permanent help, until I one day I was in the drug store of Mr. Houlehan and he advised mo to try Oham--1 berlain's Cough Remedy and offered to pay j back my money if I was not cured. My lungs and bronchial tubes were very sore at I this tine, but I was completely cured by tbii remed", and have smce always turned to it when I got a cold, and s'oon find relief. I also recommend it to my friends and am glad to say it is the best of all cough medicines. Price, Is 61; big size, 3s. For sale ov New Plymouth Co-operative Society.— Advt. A vtry fine and extensive stock of Engagements Rings, Wedding R ngs, Keepers and Dress Rings, new century Watches, in gold fiber, genuine rolled gold and nickel cases, Olooks. Spectacles and Klectro plate at J. H. Pahkbb's, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Op. t cian, next Railway Crossing, Devon strept Oent. New Plymouth.—Ad