The Daily News THURSDAYS, SEPTEMBER 26, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 220, 26 September 1901, Page 2

The Daily News THURSDAYS, SEPTEMBER 26, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Another first-i :lass band, the Waoganui Garrison Band, h as notified its. intention of taking part in thi i forthcoming Contest. King Edward and Queen Alexandra have started on their homeward journey from Bweden, going Kiel. •

A steamer wit'h 180 tourists has bien quarantined at i larseillen, owing to two cases,of plague being discovered amongst the Crew,

Fiv#to9nsai64 toei«ons have applied to become indents in"Bootland.

I Mr. Moritzson, a Dunedin business man, interviewed bythaiiydnay Daily Telegraph, .stated that proda cera in ISew Zealand (favoured Federation 1 . He thought reciprocity would benefit Australia to a larger I extent than New .Zealan d. There were 'ertain articles they could exchange with] advantage. j jTi'urteen thousand "pounds has been paid | as coi»" l P eD6a ti° n to 4 I persons in connection withth. e Sydenham railway accident. A-i I

Owing W-the abser ice of amy incriminating evidence, nittß Ataarcl lists arr asted at Chicago in connection with tt to shooting of President McKinley Wive heeoi-dischacged.

Mr. S. Jeckall, engineer to the Nelson Corporation, ha a been appointed engineer to the Petone Oouncil.

The case of the Wellington Potters and Clay worker? was againbefore the Conciliation Board on Wedneaday,. when, e» the advice of the* Chairman of the Board; who considered t' le Union had not put its claims properly befc re the employers - , it was agreed |to withdraw i ihe whole matter from the pnrview of the Board, in order thi it the parties I may meet in conference. The opening idate of the e,nek»t season has been fixed for J'fith October, no<t, as stated by error yesterdlay, 10th September.

As.severalof our most popular local,performers have promised to assist at the concert this evening, in the fiouth-road Wesleyan Hall, a/ really good entertainment may be expected* The part the little ones took last time Wiis highly appreciated, and no doubt they will do even better now. The proceeds are to be the construction of shelter uheds, which are urgently needed. The concert will commence at 7.30 p.m. Mr. Piper, District Traffic Mans,ger, has intimated that mail trains will stop at Eltham as heretofore, and adds that tbe department is unable to account for the rumour to the contrary. A Maori divorce case, hailing from the Hawera district, will be tried at next sitting of the Supreme Court. Mr. T. E. Taylor, ex-M.11.K. for Christchurch, the well-known prohibitionist, has broken down in health, and has been ordered by his physicians to retire from business and give up public work for a period of twelve months. It is understood that the New Zealand Farmers' Union and tbe Producers' Union, which was started in opposition, have decided to join hands, the firmer having amended its programme by resolving to eschew party politics.

Rails for the Toko line will be in New Zealand very shortly now. Another diffihas now arisen in the inability tQ procure sleepers. The Sawmillers' Association appears to be utterly unable to complete the orders. This is apparently due to the pressure of work. In all probability the sleepers will have to be imported from Qreymoutb. At the Hawera County Council meeting on Saturday, it transpired that a special order made some 15 years ago, under which about £40,000 in the shaps of loan rnon«ys had been paid, was informal, 'i'he applied to some thirty or forty loans for roads in the county. The Treasury has just now discovered the informality, although it has long been patent to the present Cosnty Clerk, who took office after the order kai been gazetted.—Star. Of the entire population of the world 26 per cent, live under the Union Jack, 9 per cent, under Russian rule, 6 Under French, and nearly 6 under American. That nenny dreadful, " Deadwood Dick," Perhaps may charm the vulgar mind, Thougn rather apt to turn one eick Whose tastes is cultured and refined. But though the mind ba high or low, The body must it» ills endure; The thiag for coughs and colds we know. Is W. B. WOODS' GRJSAI Pefphbmint Cube. —Adyt. 8

■ All previous marine lecords are to be surpassed by the Arrow, built for a New. York millienaire, Sim is the fastest vessel ever designed, and ordinary conditions is guaranteed to steam 42 miles an heur, while under pressure she will do 50. The vessel is fully equipped as a torpedo boat.

Matters in connection with the Patea Poultry Export Company are progressing satisfactorily. Th 3 services, as manager, of a gentleman of treat experience are at the disposal of the company. The annual meeting of the Bowling Club tabes place this evening. The Wellington-Manawatu Railway Cow. pany has decided to declare an interim dividend of 3 per cent, for the half year just closed.

Olass-firing for trained men of the Taranaki Guards takes place at the Frankleyroad range at 1.30 p.m. to-day. Members are requested to attend punctually, and in uniform, with belts only and leggings. The Wellington Education Board yesterday decided to ask the Mayor of Wellington to hear evidence at a public inquiry in connection with the dismissal of Inspector Lee, in order to satisfy the public mind on the matter, the Board's action having given rise to' considerable discussion throughout the colony. The Canterbury Centre of the Bwimming Association has decided to ask the Canterbury Parliamentary representatives to urge the Government to place a sum on the Supplementary Estimates for obtaining an instructor from Australia to teach swimming at schools in the province. Weather permitting, the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new church at Bell Block will, it is hoped, be performed by Archdeacon (Jovett at 3p m to-day, a special train leaving town at 1 o'clock. Subsequently there will be a hockey match, followed by tea in the hall at 5 p.m. At 7 o'clobk there will be an excellent concert, with Maori items, which will conclude in time for visitors to return by the mail tr«D. In the event of the weath'er being wet the function will be postponed for a week.

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Hollow ay's Ointmbnt and Pills. Sodden chinges of temperature sorely try persons prone to rheumatism, sciatica, [tic dolourenx, and many maladies scarcely less painful, though of shorter duration. On the first attack of stiffness or suffering in anv mesele, joint, or nerve, recourse should immediately be had to fomenting the seat of disease with hot brine, and rubbing in this remarkable Ointment, which will assuage the uneasiness of the part, subdue inflamation, and reduce the swelling. The Pills, simultaneously taken will rectify constitutional disturbance and renew the strength No remedy heretofore discovered has proved so effective as the Ointment and Pilli for removing gouty, rheumatic, and scrofulus attacks, which afflict all ages, and are commonly called hereditary.—Advt.