The Daily News SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 21, 25 January 1902, Page 2

The Daily News SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A female cook is required at the Hospital. Mrs. S. D. Pope will resume musical tuition on Monday, February 10th. Tenders are called by Mr. T. H. Jame,s for erection of Bank of New Zealand premises at Eltham. An announcement by Mr. Hawke in this issue relative to redactions in the prices of china, should be read with interest by all householders. Tenders are called by the Henui Road Board for forming and metalling 25 chains on the old Hospital-road, also for 11)0 yards of metal. The holiday excursion tickets to Stratford on 30th inafc. are available cnly for day of Issue. Hpldets of these tickets cannot travel by the mail trains. Mr. Lister, superintendent of the Old Men's Home, acknowledges with thanks some fruit from Mr. Oorkill, In connection with the Masterton infanticide case, Thomas Murcotfc and Kate Alexander have been arrested and remanded. The thiee boys named Gibbons who were charged at Woodville with ai ' mpting to poison their father with aconite a week ago, ' were yesterday sent to Bumham Industrial School. Mr Lum Kee, a Marton Ohinaman, entertained 40 European friends in celebrating his 61st birthday on Thursday. He was presented with a set of wine decanters. Mr L. Cohen acknowledged the gift en behalf of Mr Lum Eee. Mr A iSenner, who had charge of the Waibi Post and Telf graph Office for the past four 1 year*, received official intimation on Teesday of transference to the Patea office. The Town Band will play a selection of music in the Recreatien Grounds on Sunday afternoon. Miss Btone, the American missionary, captured some months ago by brigands, is well. I Negotiations for her release are proceeding. The Union Steamship Company announces reduced fares to Nelson in connection with the jubilee celebrations. The handsome monument erected at Pibama to the memory of those who lost their lives in the wreck of the Lizzie Bell is greatly admired. The work was carried out by Mr. Brooking. Mr. W. Courtney has returned to New Plymouth, acoompanied by a party of immigrants from Home. The roof of the uppsr story of Messrs. J. H. Cock and Company's premises is now on, and the building begins to present a very imposing appearance. Messrs. Sargood, Son andEwen are having an hydraulic lift fitted up at their warehouse. We understand that the Rahotu School Oommittee have selected Mr. J, T. Campbell as headmaster of their school, Mr. Campbell was placed first on the list of names sent to the committee by the Board, both bodies being therefore in complete, accord. Mr. Horace Vowles, editor, and Mr. Brousson, city editor, of Loudon Truth, have resigned owing to being compromised by Whitaker Wright's bribes in connection with the London and Globe Finance Corporation, After having the matter under consideration fpr several months the Auckland City Council has selected Oakleigb Park, near Avondale Asylum, about four miles from the city, for city abattoirs. The site will be submitted for the approval of the Minister for Agriculture. John Kensit, the well-knewn anti-Ritual-ist and others, created a tumultuous scene at the Westminster convocation in connection with Dr. Gore's confirmation as BUhop of Worcester. Their objections were overruled, and the ceremony conp'eted amidst shouts of " Farce .and " All lies." The following addition to the Telepb ne Exchange list is noted: J. Quilliam. private residence, Eliot-street. The Hawera Ex change is now open till 10 p.m. The Railway Department notifies that holiday excursion tickets will be issued to Wellington on 87th and 28th jnst, in con- , nection with the departure of the Eighth Contingent. On Saturday next, Messrs. Vickers and Steyens wilj ofer for sale Messrs. Aiken B|ros. farm, containing 300 acres, about 140 in grass, The property is situatfd on the Atawa-road, four mi'es froju Tarata. If the freehold is not disposed of it will be offered for lease for a terra of fjvs years. Particulars may be seen in our advertising columns, We beg to remifid our readers of the sale > of two valuable suburban allotments near i the township of Inglewood, on Saturday next, when Messrs. Vickers and Stevens will ' offer, on account cf Mrs. Emily Tapp, two ] lots, one containing 12 acres, with good five- j roomed house, and the other 13$ acres The < [property is sitnated on the Windsor-road f ' Mid should be easily disposed pf; at a good figure. ....:...,.. ~.„ ; I

On Friday night Mr Chailes Bird, who' recently retired from the position of captain of the Nalscn Volunte-v Fire Brigade after 35 years service, and Mr William Cooksey, late secretary of the same brigade, of which he his been a member for 35 yearn, were each presented with a purse of sovereigns. Mr 0. M. Lepper has accepted the position of stipendiary steward at the Stratford Racing Club's meeting on March 17th. The New Zealand Times says: In view ot the decisions recently come to by Lord itoberts, Oommander-in-Chief of the British rmy, people in Wellngton aro wondering when a reduction is to be made in the j amount of gold lace worn by some loaal staff Lofficers. In a short interview with a representativa of Reynolds Newspaper, Mr. Tom Mann, just before his departure for the shores of New Zealand said that great things were in store for few Zsaiand politically and commercially, whilst in England there was bound to be a perio i of semi stagnation so far as social reforms were concerned. "I am convinced," he continued, •' that New Zealand is i o lose its character of a big sheep farm and become industrial. You will soon see blast furnaces in full swing and the colonists making their own rails, instead of importing them, There are stretches of black set sand hundreds of miles long that are richly impregnated with iron and not far from the iron there are coal seams4oft thick." Whiteley Memorial Church. Rev. S. J. Serpen's subjects for bundayare as follows: 11 a.m., "There shall be no night there." 7 p.m., " Whera was't thou when 1 laid tbe foundations of tbe Earth."—Advt. HOLLO *AY'S PiLLM AND OfNIMBNT effect wonderful cures of bad legs and old wounds If these mediciues be used according to the direotions which are wrapped round each pot and box there is no wound, J bid leg, or ulcerous sore, however obs'inite, but wi!l yield to their curative prop'rties. Numbers of persons who have been pati nts iuthe large hospitals without deriving benefit, have been cured by Holloway's Ointment and 1 ills, when other remedies have sijnally failed. The glandular swellings, tumors, scurvy and diseases of the skin: there is no m> dicina that can be used with { so good »n effeit, and though the oure Js rapid, it is also complete acd ptraianent.— Advt.