LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 218, 24 September 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

-* 4 The following trains leave New Plymouth station to-day for the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below, as follows—s.4sa.m.,Mapourua(from Nortb) ; 5.45 a.m., Rotoiti (from south); 11 a.m. Mapourika (for south); 9.30 p.m., Rotoiti (for .north.) A passenger car will be attached to the goods train leaving for the Breakwater about 3 pm. A school concert, assisted by friends, in aid of a shelter shed, will be held at the Bouhh-road School rem on September 26th. The entertainment commences at 7.30, The case of the OHf ton Oounty Conncil v. Wiokham Flowers was mentioned in the' S.M. Oomt on Monday, and allowed to stand over to enable evidence to be taken at Wellington. The Department of Agriculture is sending a circular to a number of municipal bodied asking what steps they atetafciDg to comply with the law requring them to erect public abattoirs. . Since the oominiz into operation on th« Ist June, 1899, of the Divorce Act, 1808, 81 degrees for dissolution of marriage have been granted in Wellington. The Borough Council invites tenders for grazing in paddocks at Elliot-street, and pare of the Racecourse Reserve. The arrangements in connection with laying the foundation stone of the new Ohurch at Bell Block on Thursday [next promise to afford, visitors a most enjoyable outing, should the weather be fine. A special train will l»ave town at 1 o'clock, and'the concert will be over in time for visitors to return by the mail train. We hear that Mr F. 8. Pollock has disposed ot the Commercial Hotel to Messrs Davison Brothers.—Stratford Post. The Otakeho Hotel has been purchased by Mr J, A, Smyth, late of New Plymouth. The Wairarapa Daily Times is informed that the grub is committing great ravages amongst the wheat crops in that district, and the present outlook is rather a serious one. Mr Glass, the organising secretary of the formers' Union, is poshing the interests of that organisation in Canterbury, and appears to be meeting with a good deal of success. The Petoneßorough Council received over forty applications for the position of ranger and caretaker of the Recreation Ground. n the S.M. Court on Monday, judgment was given for plaintiff in the case of Morey and Son v. Jas. Hooker, the claim being £3 li 2d and costs 15s. In the case of Mynott v. T. Jenkins, plaintiff failed to appear, and judgment was given for defendant. On the application, of Mr Wilson (Mr Weston), His Worship allowed defendant <> working man) 15s for expenses, and 10s 6d solicitor's fee. A meeting of the executive of the Band Contest Committee was held on Monday night when'a large volume of business wan transacted. Already eleven bands have signified their intention of competing, and as there are many who are known to have decided so take part, but have' not yet formally notified their intention, there is every prospect of a record contest taking piece. Attention is drawn to Mr. Hodder's attractive announcement as to new books to hand. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns. The public dinner to be tendered to Mr Newton King by the farmers of Taranaki is fixed for Friday next at the Theatre Royal. There is little doubt hut that the occasion will be well worthy of the guest whom it is intended to honour. Mr. O'Meara, M.H.R., is seeking to have sittings of the District Court established at Pahiatua. A veteran of the Crimean days, living in the Palmerston district fsays the Manawatu Daily Times) met with a very nice littlo windfall. By the persistent efforts of a friend, this man, who served as a marine on H.M.S. Monarch, Algiers, and Gladiator, has just been granted arrears of pension from 1880, amounting to £127, and placed on the pension list for the sum of £6 2s per year. The Commissioner of Crown Lands has issued particulars of several sections that will be open for sale on and after October 16th. The lands .-ire in the Mimi, Omona, Opaku, and Oape districts. An alteration is being made in some of the American-built corridor railway carriages, by the substitution of sliding panels for doors hung on hinges. The change will be an improvement in the carriages, which, by the way, are generally considered by travellers aa well as by officers of the department to be the easiest running cars in use on the New Zealand lines. It will be seen, on reference to another column, that a representative of the Polypathic Institute will pay a second visit to New Plymouth early in October, and will be lc ;ated at the White Hart. The best medicine known is Sandbb & Sons' Eucalypti Extbaot. And its eninent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the relief is instantaneous. HV serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling j —no inflammation. Like surprising effects j produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs, swelling, etc., diarI rhie.a, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and j urinary organs. Sandek & Sons' Euoai lypti Extract is in use at hospitals and medical climes all over the globe; patronI ised by his Majesythe King of Italy; crowned with medals and diplomas at International exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this ap-! proved article and reject all other.—Advt,

Captain C. H. Bayly, 8.N., famishes the Gape Times with the following account of the fatal enoounter of a Boer prisoner of war with a shark in Simon's Bar, On Tuesday, 30th July, the prisoners were bathing as usual. One of them (Chandler by name) dived off a rock, and was immediately seized by a large shark, which first of all bit his right arm off, and then one of his legs at the thigh. Chandler, being a very powerful man, fought with the brute, and actually nearly dragged him ashore, but he let go in about 8 feet of water, and Chandler managed to crawl on to a rook. He was then carried to the hospital in camp, and he died in about half an hour afterwards.

The annual meeting of the New Plymouth Cricket Club takes place this evening at 7.30 at Messrs. Bewley and Griffiths' offices, when members and intendiag members are asked i to be present. The Health Department has recommended to the Government an amendment of the law in siicli-way that machinery be provided for dealing with passengers who cause undue delay when the health officer is inspecting a vessel. On October 7th next Mr. Sheridan, who is now appearing at the Opera House, Wani ganui, will have completed a two years' Australasian tour, which isthe longest on record, there never having been a star who has travelled continuously for so long a period. Th<! company is still goioe strong, and there is every indication that a record will be established which will not be beaten foi some time to came. The police on Sunday evening made a raid on some premises off Ourrie-street, when

several prohibited persons-were discovered in a room with liquor in tbeir possession—- ; the obvioas conclusion being that they wer< partaking of it. Some strategy, was requirec on the pirt of the police in order to effeot an entrance, and then there was a lively minute or two, in the midst of which someone with great presence of-mind extinguished the light. However the officer of the law had his men marked, and thay will probably hear more of the matter in the course of time. A mysterious feature of the affair was the sudden disappearance during the time of darkness of the liquor contained in a large bottle. Bach man suspects the others, hut the one who really got away with the drink sits tight and says nothing. The extraordinary amount of cargo landed at the Breakwater on Monday proved the capacity ■ f the local railway staff in coping with an emergency; but, we are glad to state, thsv were fully equal to the occasion, When it is considered that between 120 and 130 trucks had to be provided and manipulated, it stands to reason that the work entailed considerable skill and practical management. The successful w»v in which the cargoes, amounting to ov«r 700 tons, were trucked reflsc's great credit on the staif,

especially as no aeiay was oauseu lu ma vessels in port, the shipping authorities concerned being much pleased at the way in which the work was performed. Owing to the small capacity of the present goods shed the distribution of the goods will cake a day or two, but this cannot be avoided under existing circumstances. Those who take an interest in theatrical matters are in quite a flutter of excitement over the forthcoming performances here of the Sheridan Company, and there is little doubt but that there will be crowded houses on each night. The plays to be presented here aw those which have created a /wore wherever they have been staged, and are such as are rarely seen and heard outside large centres. HOUiOWAY'S OINTMBNT AND PILLS. Sudden changes of temperature sorely try persons prone to rheumatism, sciatica, tic doloureux, and many maladies scarcely less painful, though of shorter duration. On the first attack of stiffness or suffering in anj muscle, joint, or nerve, recourse should jmmediately be had to fomenting the sesrol disease with hot brine, and rubbing in thif remarkable Ointment, which will assuage the uneasiness of the part, subdue iDflamatton, and reduce the swelling. The Pills simultaneously taken will rectify coneti tutional disturbance and renew the strength Mo remedy heretofore discovered has prove;: so effective as the Ointment and Pills for removing gouty, rheumatic, and sorofulua at taoks, which afflict all ages, and are oom monly called hereditary.—Advt. Aurora Australia 1 that wonderful sight, That dazzles the eyes with its brilliance am light, Occurs in those regions where ioeandthi snow, Extend everlasting above and below. Such a climate would kill us so used to th heat. New Zealand's bright sunshine is so hard t beat. , It is here we escape coughs and colds to b sure, By taking that Woods' Gbbat Pbppbbmin' Cube.—Advt. AFTER THE ROYAL VISIT. Aftkr exciting times the health of childre requires very special looking after. Tha the child is father to the man,' physicall as well as mentally, is one of those troth tbat can never be too often insisted upoi and the thoughtful parent will be careft above all to see that her child has the prope nourishment to establish its constitutior A good constitution is a rook on which alon success and strength can be built. Amon the various foods that science commend in these days for this purpose, none holds higher place than Nbavbs Food fob Ik fantb and Invalids, iccording to th best medical testimony, and, what is pei haps better still, the grateful testimony c thousands of happy mothers, this food cor tains all the essential elements of strengtl and while it is pleasant to the taste an eagerly taken by children, it may also b used by persons of all ages with decide benefit. It is a bone-building, health-sui taining product that cannot be too warml recommended and we gladly add our word of praise to that of the numerous medics journals and experts that have recommende it. Nbavb's Food should have a prominer place in the dietary of every house whei there are children or invalids.—Advt. REMARKABLE CURE OF RHEUMA TISM. From the Vindicator, JZutoeroodton, N.C. . The editor of the Vindicator bas had occt sion to test the efficacy of Chamberlain's Pai Balm twice with the most remarkable resuli in each case. First with rheumatism in th shoulder from whhh he suffered excrucial ing pain for ten days, which was relieve with two spoliations of Pain Balm, rubbin the parts afflicted and realising instant bene fit and entire relief in a very short time Seoond in rheumatism in thigh joint, alraof prostrating him with severe pain, which wo relieved by two applications, rubbing wit the liniment on retiring at night, and gettin up free from pain. Price, Is 6d; big size, Zi For sale by New Plymouth 00-operativ Society.—Advt.