LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 194, 28 August 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The appointment of Dr. H. W. L. Harding as public vaccinator for the district of Inglewood is gazetted. An arrangement has been made whereby the holders of two shilling tickets for Madam Bele C ile's concert will be admitted 15 i minuts prior to the doors baing o en for the i general public. This plan has been found to work exce'lently elsewhere, and should prove a great convenience to c-Hcert goers Bishop Gallagher, in conducting confirmation services at Sydney, tb.e fact of, being a good loyal Catholic might, under the | conditions of intolerance and unbelief now prevailing, be a b r tu obtaining employ I ment. No matter how gifted and intelligent Oatholics might be, there wag a disposition to prevent them succeeding to promotion in high office. Owing to the plague regulations in force vesiels from 'Frisco, including the S'erra, aya act sallowed to cone to the wharf at Sydney.

An article entitled " Drink in the Transvatl" will be tound on the fourth page. In July of last year the Railway Department ordered 1000 waggons from Great Britain, and in order to expedite the supply and get them for the harvest season, they spread the order among a number of firms. Up to the preseus time only 410 waggons have been sent out, and of thesu only 207 are fitted up and running. It is expected the whole will be received by the end of the year.

The Hon. James Orroll, Native Minister, arrived at Napier from Gisborne on Monday, and addressed a Maori meeting at Hastings in connection with a levy made by the local Maori Council of 2s per head for expenses of administration, to which some of the natives objected. The Native Minister explained that this levy was to cover the expenses ot sanitation in the Maori pahs. Tue natives expressed themselves satisfied with the explanation, aid agreed to pay the levy. The Minister leaves for Wellington by express train to-day, H.M.S. Archer arrived at Wellington from Ljttelton on Tuesday morning.

In the Divorce Court Janet S. Clark w» granted a deoreo nisi for the dissolution o! marriage with Sydney Charles Olaik on the grounds of desertion and adultery. Holbein, tho ex-champion cyclist, attempted to swim tho English Channel from Oape Gris Nez to Dover, but abandoned tho attempt as he became exhausted after being thirteen hours in the water when five miles from Dover.

The Kreroh sugar bounties show a deficit of fourteen million francs. M. Caillaux, Minister for Finance, reduces them 55 per cent., hoping that next season's returns will, rtcoup the loss.

According t>> the Wellington Times Mr Napier, M.H.R., in concluding his speech on the Financial Statement when urging that the North Island Trunk Railway should be completed, 'poke of the claims of the railway fiom Stratford t> Whangamomona, and then eulogised the success of the land for settlements policy. The Press Association made no mention of this, although ot special interest to this district.

In view r,£ the fact that so many New Zealanders iu the various contingents took their own hordes to Booth Africa, it is interesting to note that the Imperial Government has granted compensation to each member of the Indian corps, Lumsden's Horse, who did the same. The compensation paid averaged £SO per horse. Good general rains are falling in South Australia, being especially heavy in the southern districts, ihe rains have caused a great improvement, the crop prospects even in the districts which suffered from drought several years are promising. Another shipment of 500 cattle is. beipg shipped to South Africa from Queensland; also 100 heifers purchased by the Government for the Government of Natal.

A man, who is unknown, burned down a hut on the outskirts of Myrtle Ford (Victoria), and chased the owner with a knife. A constable went to secure the man, nh" rushed him with a knife, and the constable shot him dead.

The Federal Ministers hope to have tbe' tariff ready for submission about the midd.e of September. They also have announeed that the Government is prepared to make amendments to the much condemned Interstate Commiss'on Bill as are necessary to secure its passage. At St. Mary's Hall this evening a concert and waxworks exhibition will be given, tbe full programme of which appears in another coluinD. The entertainment promises to be bright and amusing, and the proceeds are to go to the concrete wall fund, which latter fact in itself should ensure a large attendonce. Our readers should cot miss tbe "Wild West Waxworks." Ihe manager has been fortunate in securing a re illy excellent lot of figures. In addition to the advertised items a Boer hoisting tbe white flag, and a Marionette figure will be shown. Dr. Fookes will act as showman, adopting the benevolent title of "Uncle Sam" for the occasion.

The ordinary meeting of the Education j Board will be held co-day. The case against Dr Wilkins, charged with manslaughter by killing Mary O'Dowd, was retried at Auckland on Tuesday. The jury again failed to and were discharged. The third trial will take place in Novemoer. We learn from Sergeant Haddrell that he received word yesterday to the effect that another body had been washed ashore at Pihama yesterday, and is belieyed to be that ; of W. Reiner, a coloured man who joined the iil-fated Lizzie Bell at Wellington. It is also stated that the hind of a white man has been found in the Bame locality.

Consumption's often caused by cold, Neglected in its early stage, And once it gets a gooi firm hold, It hasn't much respect for age. Now when a man's so near the grava, When hope is dead and death seems sure, On l what can ease him, what can save? W. E. Woods' Gbeat Peppermint Cubf. —Advt. 1

A Theatbb on Fibe.—This happened recently, and a panic - was only averted by the presence of mind of one of the actors He was taking the part of a comic sailor. When the fire broke ont, and the people were rising from their seats in terror, he leaped into the centre of the stage and commenced the sailors' hornpipe. The panic was averted, the fire was got under, and the curtain came down amidst a storm of cheers. Ml that is required at a crisis is presence of mind, When we are suddenly taken ill and know not which way to turn, if we only haie the presence i>f mind to think of Hollowsy's Pills and Ointment all will be well and dan-1 ger need not be feared.— Advt. j

AFTER THE BOYAL VISIT. After exciting times the health of childret requires very spe3ial looking after. That the child is father to the man,' physically as well a' mentally, is one of those truths that can never bg too often insisted upon, and the thnughtfu! 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 NEAVES Food fob Iniuntb and Invalids. According to the besn me lical testimony, and, what is perhaps better still, the grateful testimony of thonsapds of happy mothe s, this food cont&infall the essential elements of strength, and while it is pleasant to the taste and eagerly taken by children, it may alsi be used by persons of ail ages with decided benefit. It is a bone-bui ding, hea'th-sus-taining product that cam.ot be fr>o warmly recommended and we gladly add oui words' of praise to that of the numerous medical journals and experts that have recommended it. Nhave's Food should have a prominent place in the dietary of every house where there are children or invalids.—Advt.