LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 272, 18 November 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Saturday, the 3Cth inst., St. Andrew's Daj, , is gazetted a public holiday for Government , offices. 1 Four members of the Legislative Council have died this year, namely, the Hons. Sit Joha McKenzie, M. Holmes, J. Kerr and A. J. Bonar. Society item from a London weekly " A great many vsjao can afford the trip go to Hobatfc; a New Zealaiid desert, the metropolis of the South, annually, for weeks, or even months, at a time." The Knight St. George, from New York via Australia, brings 24 locomotives for the New Zealand Government. Or Boddie, at the Hawera County Council meeting on Saturday, said that the time was at hand when there should be a rearrangement of county boundaries, as between Pates, Hawera, and Stratford. There had been a good deal of settlement inland of Patea. The Marton Advocate is informed that a well-known contractor has decided to dispense with the services of all married labourers owing to the working of the Compensation for Accidents Act. It is cuhently reported in Southland that the Hun, Thomas Duncan will resign his office as Minister for Lands, and be succeeded by Mr. M'Nab, the member for Mataura. In Wellington the report has it that Mr. John Stavens, the member for Manawatu, the Government whip, will succeed Mr. Duncan. At the meeting of the Harbour Board Messrs. Parten and Hignett both declined nomination on the works committee. At the last meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board it was decided to procure a sand pump for reclamation piirposes. Here is a chance for the New Plymouth Board to get rid of its sand pump. It has been suggested putting it on a, hull for a floating dredge, but it would be much better for the Board when getting a new dredge to get one completely fitted up and not go in for any more experiments The long pipe also is only useful for reclamation purposes and appears to be just what the Auckland Board requires. I At the meeting of the Harbour Board on Friday the Board went into committee to consider a letter from Mr. D. Berry regarding the ironaand lease and certain modifications required. It was understood the matter will be dealt with at a special meeting. The reference te Paritutu in Mr. Napier Bell's report should satisfy the Scenery Preservation Society of the necessity of making this matter safe. A golden opportunity was lost last sessioa of getting this historical hill made a National Park, secure for all time against the Goths and Vandals who have no eye for beauty, i The Garrison Band plpyed an admirable selection of music on Saturday evening. Mr Hooker, who has secured the printing of Mr Napier Bell's report, proposes printing it and Mr Marchant's report, and a lithograph of both their plans for the improvement of the harbour. This should make an interesting and valuable docuuent, a copy of which should be sent to eveiy ratepayer.

The ninth annual repot! of the Department of Agriculture is to band. It is an admirable work, and reflects great credit on Mr J. D. Ritchie, secretary of the department, and bis assistant. It is profusely illustrated, and contains so much valuable information, regarding all classes of farming, that every one on the land should procure a copy without delay. Parents would do well to note the provisiens of the Amended School Attendance Act just passed by Parliament. The distance is raised from two to three miles for children over ten years of age. The age is raised from 13 to 14 years. In each week the attendance must be at lerst four hall days, if the school has been open six half i days, six half days if the school bo open eight half days, and eight half days out of ten times the school is open. The fines are increased from 2s-per week to a maximum of 10s for each week the pupil is absent from school, so that parents will find it a pretty costly proceeding if they keep their children away from school, and fail to procure the nece«sary exemption certificate from the chairman of the school committee of the district in which they reside. The-result of the judging of exhibits ot export butter at the Manawatu Show by Mr J. A, Kinsella, Dairy Commissioner, is as followsMauriceville 1. Maketawa 2, Stratford 3. It is gratifying to find two Taranaki factories so far up the list. Equitable Building Society (Starr-Bow-kett) Members 7 are reminded that this Monday is pay day. Office open in the evening from 7 to 9.—Advt. The Ventura, with British mails to November 2nd, left San Francisco on Thursday, due date, for New Zealand. Walter Roseingrave, the prominent runucr, brother of Mat, the New Zealand athlete, has had his foot amputated at Sydney, owing to an accident on the railway. General Sii Hector Mac Donald met with an enthusiastic reception on his arrival at Sydney. The Mayor, on behalf of the citizens, welcomed him at the Towa Hall, where there was a large gathering. The Highland Bociety took a prominent part Id the proceedings. Sir Hector is the guest of the Lieutenant-Governor. A cable from London states that Mr Pierpent Morgan has donated £SOOO to Guy's Hospital. The Hospital and Charitable Aid Board meets to-day. On Saturday morning, shortly before eight o'clock, there was felt in this district a seiies of mild undulating earth tremors, which lasted for a few seconds. So gentle were the vibrations that most people failed te notice them. At the Colonial Piano Company's depot is to be seen a very elegant ebony and go'd baton which Messrs 0. Begg and Company, of Dunedin, have donated as a points prize m i connection with the test pieces and march--1 ing competition at the band contest. Me«srs I Begg are the sole agents for Messrs Besson and Company, the celebrated makers of i brass instruments. J Mr 0. H. Poole, of the New Zealend Alii" ; ance, gave an address in the Whiteley Hall, ' which was well filled, on Sunday night, on 1 the subject of " making the most of life.' , The speaker referred to the need of every ■ man making the moat of the power which is within him in forwarding social reforms. ' and urged his hearers to stir themselves and I work at the coming polls for the abolition of I the liquor traffic. People were afraid to 1 , launch out, being uncertain of theinselvua ; j but if they could only become alive to their obligations to God and society they { I would seek to bring about a bett<n-, purer, and happier state of society, and in t' e end succeed in sweeping away this modern Juggernaut. Cable advices from San Francisco state that the Ventura sailed for Auckland aurl Sydney via Honolulu and Pagopago at 11 a.m. on Thursday, one hour behind time. The s.s. South Australian has sailed for Sydney from Kohukohu with 299,62!) feet of sawn kauri aod kahikatea, and the barque Kinclune is loaded for Melbourne wit'i 497,860 feat of sawn white pine, and sails with first ava'lable wind. There was fine weather for people's day at the Auckland Agricultural Show, and the attendance was estimated at 12,000. The judges spoke highly of the show, especially of the horses and lady riders. In theep the judges considered Romnejs and the features of the show. HOLLO -V AY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT. The most effectual Cure for Gout and Rheumatism A frequent cause "f these is the inflammatory state of the blond, attended with ba/l indigestion, lassitude anil great debility, showing the want of n proper circulation of the fluid, and that impmitv of the blood greatly aggravate? tlv so disorders. Holloway's Pills ar« of so purifying a nature that a few doses taken in

time are an effectual preventive against gout and rheumatism, out anyone that has an attack of either should us'.i Holloway'a Ointment abo, which mu»t be thoroughly rubbed into the parts effected at least twice a day, sfter they have been sufficiently fomented with warm water to opeii the pores.—Advt.