The Daily News. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 249, 22 October 1901, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

♦ The following trains leave Kew Plj mouth station to-day for the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below, as follows: -Noon, Kotoiti (from south); 9.30 p.m., Rotoiti (for North). The Takapunais waiting for the 'Frisco mail. A train will connect v, th the Takapuna as r. ir notice at rp-'lway s*ition. Since the Royal visit, men's dress suits appear to have gone down .in value, for one such has beau sold by auction at Kaipoi for one shilling. "Active hens are the ODes that lay best," said the poultry expert on Thursday evening at Hawera "As the Americans siy, 'No scratch, no egg.'" Messrs. Callagban and Co. announce they are insti acted to sell, at a sacrifice, all Mrs. Duffin's property in Eliot and Mole .worthstreets. Preliminary arrangements for the Fire Brigade Ball on the 10th November are now being made and ladies willing to help invited to att m& at the Mayor's room in the Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Doer- ill v. ill preside. j Mr. Lister, saperint indent of the Old People's Home, wishes to acknowledge with thanks a bundle of periodicals from Mrs. Coburn. He desires us to intimate tint donations of old linen will be th: ik c ully received. Before the Land Board adjourned yesterday the following resolution was carried, on the motion of Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Rattenbu;/: —That the members of this Board desires to express to Mrs. Stock their sincere condolences at the loss she ha? sustained in the death of her husband. Mr. 0. K. Stock; having found him, in his capacity as a member of the Board, one who acted judicially in all cases before the Board and in the interest of the public generally. Colonel Pole-Penton left Auckland on Monday afternoon by the Waikare for Sydnsy en route for England. The Garrison Band will, weather pei/nitting, give a concert on the Esplanade this evening, Mr. Hadfield having kindly placed his grounds at their disposal. Some members of the Taranaki Battalion when in the vicinity of Poveity Flat on Monday evening were nearly broken up by oyster shells—not the shells themselves, but their concentrated effluvium. The death is announced at Dunedin, from pleurisy, of Mr. 0. W. Kerr, manager of the Mvening Star. At Auckland on Monday George Lambert was fined £5 and costs for carrying 89 tons of deck cargo on the Te Anau from Aucklaad to Wellington, which amount is 19 tons in excess of the amount allowed by statute. John Eamsay aid Frank King, who attempted to escape from a prison gang at Wellington on Friday, were yesterday sentenced to six months' and nine months' imprisonment respectively. The hull (in sections), engines, and boilers of Messrs. Hatrick and Company's new fif-teen-knot steamer for the Wanganui River tourist traffic are on board the Delphic, arriving next month. With this fine vessel and others of Messrs. Hatrick and Company's fleet it is intended during the tourist season to establish a daily service 100 miles up the river. At a meeting of Dannevirke sawmillersit was decided to advise the Premier to place an export duly on baulk timber, whick the Commonwealth propscs to admit free; | otherwise the white pine industry will be injured. The Tprauaki Rilies, Guards, and Battalion Band paraded on Monday night, under Colonel Ellis. They were taken to the Recreation Grond, and exercised in battalion \ movements. A daylight parade will he held t on Thursday afternoon, for which each man j will receive personal pajjient. A large at- | tendance is desired, bs the companies will practise the work to be done at Hawera on llthprox. j The last Gazette contains official notice of the appointment of Mr. A. H. Holmes as a lieutenant of the Taranaki Guards Rifle Volunteers. ; Mr. J. O. Brash, manager of the Maketawa Dairy Company of Taranaki, has been appointed a grader of produce and instructor in butter and cheese making on the dairy divi«ion of the Department of Agriculture. At a meeting last night of the Council of Dunedin Churches, it was reseleed to proteat against the proposal in the Licensing Bill now before the House to empower the Colonial Secretary to grant licenses in respect to special places for the convenience of the tourist traffic. Subscriptions are comiog in freely for the Sir John McKenzie memorial fund, and the executive officers expect to have a sufficient sum in b?nd by the end of the month to provide for the erection of a cairn on Mount Puketapu, and al*>o for a marble bust to be placed in the General Assembly Library. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS need only a single trial to make knovvn their capabilities. 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A man named William Moyoe, a b>iot--1 maker at Toko, blew out hia brains on Monday morning with a muzzle-loading gun He appears to have fastened a necktie to the trigger, placed the muzzle in his mouth, and operated on the necktie by one of hit> ' feet. His head was blown to pieoes. An inquest will be held to-day. Complete specifications hare been ac- _ cepted at the Patent Office from Osborne. Wall, gunsmith, and Robert Clinton Hughes, solicitor, both of New Plymouth, for nn imj proved fountain pen, the controlling conl ductor of which is composed of a plaited ; hair. This invention, which we have seen, bids fair to be a great commercial success. Its durability anl cleanliness are.prominent features, and it has many advantages ovc-r the present fountain pen. | The best medicine known is Sandeb &! 3 Sons' Eucalypti Bxtbaot. And its en.i-! g ftent powerful effects in coughs, colds, in- j suenza, the relief is instantaneous. Vr >x i nerious cases, and accidents of £ kinds, be; they wounds, burns, scaldinga, bruises, i sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling I —no inflammation. Like surprising effects' produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis,' , inflammation of lungs, swelling, etc., diar-1 rhcea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. Sandeb k SONS' EUOA-' lypti Extract is in use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe; patronised by his Hajesy the King of Italy; crowned [ with medals and diplomas at International exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and reiect all other.—Advt. AFTER THE ROYAL VISIT. Aftbk exciting times the hearth of childrei requires very special looking after. That ' the child is father to the man,' physically as well at 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 theiproper nourishment to 'establish its constitution. A good constituiion is a rock on which ilone = success and strength can be built. Among the various foods that science commends' . in these days for this purpose, none holds a: s higher place than Neaves Food pos'ln- j A fantb and Invalids. According to trie d besi medical testimony, and, what is per- § haps better still, the grateful testimony of | = thousands of happy mothers, this food contains 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 cannoc be too warmly ft recommended and we gladly add oar words . of praise to that of the numerous medical „ journals and experts that have recommended it, Neavb's Food should have a prominent = place in the dietary of every house whera lt there are children or invalids.—Advt. ir A TESTIMONIAL FROM OLD ENGLAND '• "I consider Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the best in the world for bronchitis," says Mr. William Savory, of Warrington, England. " It has saved my wife's life, she having been a martyr to bronchitis, for over six years, being most of the time confined to her bed, She is now quite well.", It is a great pleasB ure to the manufacturers of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to be able to publish testimonials of this character. They show that great good is being done, pain and suffering relieved and valuable lives restored to healih and happiness by this remedy. Price, Is 6d; big size, 3s. It is for sale oy the New Ply- - mouth Co-operative Society.—Advt.