LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 281, 28 November 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The County Council's overdraft now stands at £5894. The limit is £7500. Sir Joseph Ward and Mr. Seddon left Wellington on Wednesday night to be present at the Otago Show on Friday. The Golden Blocks mine, near Collingwood, has obtained 18toz lOdwtof guldfrom, 197 tons of stone for twenty-three days crushing. The low level tunnel has been driven 412 feet. Frosts during the last two nights have done considerable damaga to the potato crors at Hawera. Beautifnl weather prevailed for the Egmont Show yestirday. The Pnblic Health Dep»rtment finds there is a mild epidemic of scarlet fever all over I the colony at present. The department has now far-reaching powers to compel the en- [ torcement of precautions, and will use them should any neglect on the part of local authorities be brought undw notice.

As an illustration of the effect of the Federal tariff the Dunedin Star mentions that the Westralia's sole cargo from the Bluff for Sydney consists of a solitary box of cheese. Up to the present there is next to nothing booked at LytWton and Wellington, and when the vessel leaves tho latter port on Saturday it is expected that the cargo under batches will not embrace more than 50 tons. At a meeting of the Island Creek Dredging Company's shareholders it was resolved to go into liquidation. A telegram was received from Westport from Mr. Gibbard, elating that he was positive the claim bad been, salted and suggesting the instituting of proceedings. Tha chairman said he thought there would be no difficulty in joining with other companies in taking proceedings, either by themselves or through the Shareholders Protection Association. It was made a recommendation to the liquidator to contribute something in conjunction with other companies to prosecute those suspected. A suggestion had been made to approach the Govarnnient, but this was not adopted. The other two companies supposed to bs interested are the Fairdown and Wareatea, near Westport.

The crusher ordered by the Taranaki Oonnty Council is a No. 3 Gates', weighing 21,5001b5, with elevator 12ft centre and dust screen. The epst ia £535 10s. At a special meeting of the Boroagh Council held on Wednesday, Messrs Stohi and Tisch were appointed to represent tlie I Council on the Hospital and Charitable Aid 'Board. On the motion of the Mayor a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Corkill for the able manner in which he hid for many years represented the Council on the Boad, his resignation being received with great regret. Mr W. P. Watson, general manager of tlie New Zealand Coal and Oil Company, lias received from the Government tha bonus of £SOOO for the first hundred thousand uallons of oil produced from shale. The oil wa< the result of operations at Orepuki. A banquet and presentation to Mr F. W. Webster, in honour of his approaching marriage, took place in the County Hotel, Stratford, on Tuesday evening, and was m every way a great success. Fully' 50 of his oldest and best friends were present, and had it not been for the shortness of n< tiee and tome misunderstanding as to the date, more than double that number would have been there. On Wednesday evening at the Club Hotel, Stratford, Mr Webster was the recipient of another presentation in the shape of a purse of sovereigns at the hands of his Worship tha Mayor, Mr Tatton, who, on behalf of the friends present, asked Mr Webster to accept the gift as a, recognition cf the high esteem in which he was hel i by the people of the town. Mr Newton Kiig's New Plymouth staff are presenting Mr Webster with a handsome sideboard. The marriage is to take place at St. Mary's Ohurcb, New Plymouth, at 3 o'clock to day. It will be seen by an announcement in another column that Alexander, the modern Blondin, will perform on the high wire and trapeze at New Plymouth during show week.

HOLLO AMY'S PfLLS are «,dinir»bly adapted for curing diseases incidental to females. At different petiodsof life womea are subject to compln nts whic!» requira a peculiar medicine ; and it is now an indisputable fact that theie is ni .thing so suitable for complaints of tbi> nature as Ho:loway's Pills For all the debilitating disorders incidental to the sex, and in con ingencies perilous to the life and health of women yoatbful or aged, married or single -they are a s»fe and reliable remedy. Their purifying qualities render them invalurble to female* of all ages. Th/y are searching and cleansing, yet invigorating; I a' few dose« will speedily remove irregul irities in the system, and thereby establish health on a sound and firm bisis,—Advt. A SPRAINED ANKLE QUICKLY

CORED. "At one time I suffered from a severe sprain of the ankle,' says Geo. E. Cary, editor of the (hdde, Washington, Va " After using several well recommended medicines without; success, I tried Chamberlain'* Pain Ra'm, and am pUa»*d to say that relief came as soon as I began its use and a complete core speedily folov? d. This remedy has als) been used in niy fau.ily for frost bitten feet with tno same results. 1 cheerfully recommend its use to all who may need a first class line-Dent." Price, Is 6d; big kize, 3s. For sale by i<ew Plymouth Co-operative Society.—Advt.

The best medicine known is Sanhbb & f}ONS' Eucalypti Exteaot. And its en.iflent powerful effects in coughs, colds, insuenza, the.relief ia instantaneous, '"'or nerious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they burns, scaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelliag —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchi'is, inflammation of lungs, swelling, etc., di irrhcea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys t\i& lurinary organs. Sandbb & Sons' Ev< alypti Extract is in use at hospitals aad medical climes all over the globe; patronised by his Majesy the King of Italy; crowned with tnsdals and diplomas at International exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this aol proved art.ir.le and reiect all other.—Advt. AFTER THE ROYAL VISK. After exciting times the health of child-on i requires very spesial looking after. That the child is father to the man,' physically as well as mentally, is one of those trui hs that can never be too often insisted upon, and the thoughtful parent will be careful above all to seo that her child has the proper nourishment to establish its constitution. A good constitution is a rock on which alone success and strength can be built. Amcng the various foods that science commen Is |in these days for this purpose, none holds a higher place than Neaves Food for 1 <• fahtb and Invalids, iccording to t..;e bess medical testimony, and, what, is perhaps better still, the grateful testimony of thousands of happy mothers, this food co itains all the essential elements of strength, and while it is pleasant to the taste a d eagerly taken by children, it may also hs used by persons of all ases with decided oenefit. It is a bone-building, healtb-sns taining product that cannot, be too varrc.ly recommended and we gladly add ait word* of praise to that of the numerous medical journals and experts that have recommended it. Nbavb's Food should have a prominent place in the dietary of every house whe-o there are children or invalids.—Advt.