LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 252, 25 October 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

1.1 TheHauraki (Thames) Band has decided] Ito take part m the forthcoming' band ode(test

The following trains leave Now Plymouth station to-day for tho Breakwater, conrect- j ing with steamers mentioned bolow, as f0110w5:—5.45 a.m., Kotoiti (from north);! 8 a.m., Takapuna (from south); 11 a.m., I Hotoiti (for south); 9,39 p.m., Takapuna > (for north.) A passenger car will be at- j taohed to the gcorls train leaving for the ; Breakwater about 3 p.m Probate of the will of the late Thomas Hamblyn was on Monday granted by the Registrar of the Supreme Court on the application of Mr Hughes to Mr Robert Sneli, the executor named in the will. This afternoon Mr Newton King will sell by auction, at Vogel Town, the whole of Dr. Hutchinson's household furniture and effect*. This is a good for anyone wanting f jrniture as evsrything must be sold. Dr. | Hutchinson having decided to leave the district. Mr S. Beard, a Stratford trooper with the Seventh Contingent, says:—" The Seventh hold the record march for the campaign, j We were out 24 hours and covered 75 miles, j The previous record was held by Lord Dundonald with 65 miles. The men we have been fighting arc tinder Delprey, who is considered the best fighting general the Boers have got. De Wet dodges and leaves his men, but Delarey fights till his convoy is safe. Our fellows would rather captuie Delarey than De Wet. I know De Wet he i a great name in New Zealand but there is nothing very clever in his dodging. If you kiew the country you would say so too.-' Tenders are invited by MrSanflerson.architect, for additions to Messrs J. H. Cock and Company's wholesale warehouse at the corner of Ourrie and Gill-streets. We have seen the plans of the proposed additions and they are of a most extensive and substantial character, comprising an addition?' story over the whole building, giving the warehouse a most imposing appearance. It is extremely gratifying to sea the wholesale houses making these extensive additions, as it is necessitated by the progress of the town and district Mr N. J. King, of Stratford, secured the I contract tor tbe erection of the new Opera House there. The price is £2250, exclusive I of seating, staging, and lighting. Mr Hardy has shown us a Minorca pullet's . egg which weighs a fraction over four ! ounces and measures BJin. by nearly 6jin. This he considers is a record. As all the eggs from this pullet hare been exceptionally large, he possesses a bird that should be the envy of all fanciers. Another establishment for administering creature comjorts to those in need of refreshment is being opened in town. Mr H. t K. Harty, late of Auckland, has taken pre- " raises in Devou-stree t i£ast, just above Liardet-street, and having a French cook he intends to cater for tbe public in an up-to-date way. The Dailt Kbws was the only morning paper between Wellington and Auckland which published the Public Works State- - ment on Wednesday moraing. Agents all along the railway found it most difficult to meet the demand for papers. The many friends of Mr and Mrs Walter Ambury will be glad to learn that they re- ■ turned home safely by the Takapuna on 3 Tuesday night, looking well and hearty after ■ a most enjoyable trip. 3 We understand the erection of the muchj needed goods shed is to ba proceeded with . at once. It will be situated at the end of ' Currie-street The anniversary service? of the Stratford ' Primitive Methodist Church were held this 3 week. On Sunday special sermons were i preached by the Rev. John Nixon, of New Plymouth.. The fine large church was crowded on each occasion, the collection amounting to £l4 5s 6d. On Monday the 3 auniversary teameeting wa>» held, and was - one of the most successful ever held by this ) progressive congregation. A large number t of ministers were on the plhtform at the public meeting held in the eveniog, includT ing the Rev. J. Nixon, of New Plymouth, ' who gave a most interesting address. The - financial results were extremely satisfactory, sid the healthy condition oi the church must be a source of much pleasure to the Rev. J. Clover, who started the cause at f Stratford, and is now, after an absence of s sorse years, again its pastor.

There is a very unhappy state of ofiairs at Opunake. One party is striving tor a new County Bill and another for a Harbour Bill. The probability ia they will get neither unless they do 88 they should do, work together end get both. The only thing they agree ir i is a laudalile anxiety to be free from ?ny liability in connection with tee New Plymouth harbour. Our Opunake contemporary seems rather at sea over the matter. It says:—"Mr Guy asks does the Oounty Bill propose relief from a second harbour rate 1 In our opinion it does. The Oounty Oouncil (if the Oounty Bill were passed) could at any time have itself declared a Harbour Board, and the county, or as much ot it as wished to be included in it, declared a harbour district, and it bucLi were done we are satisfied it could Foccessfully resist being included in any further loan or rate for another harbour district" If this ie so what about Waitara? It has both n Oounty and a Harbour J3o»rd, yet both pay rates to the New Plymouth Harbour Board_ Nominations for the fi'st Mayor and Oouncil of the Borough of iCltbam have now closed, The election is fixed for the 31st, and is attracting much attention. Messrs Tayler and Boddie are nominated for Mayor, and 25 nominations have been received for the Oouncil, nine to be elected. The most severe earthquake for years we« experienced at Napier at ten minutes past four yesterday morning. Monday next is the anniversary of the wreck of the Wairarapa at Great Barrhr liland (28th Ootober, 1894), when 137 Hvob were lost in that teriible catastrophe. To-d»y is the anniversary of the battle c* Agincourt (A.D. 1415.) The Timber Conference at Wellington yesterday passed resolutions recommending the Government to place an export duty of Ss per 100 feet on round or square logs, but deprecating any similar impost on sawn or dressed timber. A consignment of 45 sacks of native-herb was shipped at Kennedy's Bay by the schooner Aotea, and landed at Tokomaru and Waipiro Bays. The shrub, so the Maoris informed Captain fckinner, grew in the vicinity of kauri trees, and was an invaluable c:ie for rheumatism. The branches of the herb are steeped in boiling water, and in this the patient bathes. The dry herb has a strong odour not unlike turpentine, and the vessel's hold was impregnated with the smell for several days. The Emperor William is the greatest landowner in Germany, having eighty three separate estates, with a total acerage of 124,800. Prince Pless comes second. Fire escapes which Auckland people have been compelled to ereet on their building? already are estimated to have cost LI 1,000 They must have cost a pretty penny iu New Plymouth too, A Ngaire correspondent of the Settler writes that that place is becoming quite important, and it is the custom of Stratford cyclists to run to " Ngaire and back," while the railway station is the point where tho Eltham scorchers turn for home when c.n their evening trip. The traffic returns on the Wellington Napior-New Plymouth section of railway during the four weeks ending Sepvmber 17th, amounted to L.28,657, against UH\ 3L'O for the corresponding period last year. Passengers, L 10.901; parcels, luggage, kiic! mails, L 1.579; goods, L 15,602; miscellaneous, L 269; rents and commission, L 304. Mr J. Young, manager of tha New Zealand Dairy Farmers Union, publishes in the Manawatu Timet the following cure for milk fever: —As soon as the symptoms a*" noticed, get the animal intoashed, tie floor of which has been covered with a thick laytv 1 of ftiaw, Put a rug on the animal to keep : it thoroughly warm, arid give at once 20 , drops tincture of aconite in about a cupful of lukewarm water. An hour afterward!, ' givp 10 drops of tincture <f bslladonn-.in name quantity of water, and give altern ito l doses every hour until four doses of <:;io!i have been given. Takeaway any milk evory : hoar, or even oftener. a?HK BUST REMEDY FOR RHEUMATISM. ' QUICK HI MM PBOM PAIN. All who use Chamberlain's Pain Balm for ' rheumatism are delighted with the quick ' relUf from piin which it bS rda. VVlicn ' <-peaking of this Mr. D. N. Sinks, of Troy, Ohio, says: " Home time ago I had a severe , attack of rheumatism in my arm and shouldo*. I tried numerous remedied but sot no 1 relief until I was r> commended by Messr.-. Geo. F. Parsons and Ho., druggists of this place, to trv Chambe-lam's Pain Balm. 'They recommended it so highly t hat I bought a bottle. I was soon relieved of all pain.. I have tince recommended this liniment to many of my f rien Is, who agree with me that it is the best remedy for muscular rheumaI tkm in the m»rket." Price, Is 6d;bigbize, ■ 3». ;! For sajb' by Key/ Plymouth Co-operative Society.—Advt,