LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 107, 9 May 1902, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sir Joseph Ward leaves Wellington to-day for Nelson and Westport. The biennial conference of Municipal Association delegates will be held at Wellington on 7th July. A Greater Gisborne movement is in progress, petitions from suburban residents having been sent to the Colonial Secretary pr&ying lor amalgamation with the boiouuh, Th'i Hon. 0. H. Mills stated at Blenheim th>; other day that an amendment of the Lad /Act will'brobably be proughtin dealing with the question of sellieg Grown landf by auction. The Auckland city valuations a e now ; £358,864, as against fc'349,715 in i9Ol. I Major Shepherd has been gazetted Ser-g"a'it-at-Arra?. A series o f earth tremois lasting severa' second* occurred at five minutes to one o'clock this (Friday) morning. The direction ' wis apparent y west to easr. •' If I buy twelve buns for three-pence, what would they each be 1" ask- d the school inspector. " Stale, sir," promptly replied a small boy wh» ac-jke from expsrience.

In our report of the Police Court case at Stratford arising out of the Midhirst Hotel affair, Mr W. J. Beape's name was inadvertently associated with a portion ot the evidence given by another witness. Mr Heape's testimony simply had reference to the condition of the plaintill O'Neill oa the night of , the 28th Ai.nl, when the row occurred. ;2jjTrains leave New Plymouth station to-day, connecting with steamers mentioned below ns follows:—6 a rn., Rotoiti (from north); 8 n.m., Taliapuna (from south) ; 11.20 a.m., Kotoiti (for south); 8.20 p.ro, Tanapuna (i'or nerlh.) A passenger car will, be attached to the goods train leaving for lie breakwater about 2.30 p.m An Orderin-Oouncil, bringing into operation forthwith the compulsory grading of flax intended for export, was gazetted on Thursday. The Cabinet has re-considered its decision to retire all civil servants who hare reached the age of 65, and decided to dea' with each ca-e on its merits. The Ohief floalfeh Officer expresses belief chat the patient isolated at Cbristchurch >nill recover. The case is not yet pronounced one of plague. Operations are progressing towards launching the barque Alsxandra, which wan stranded nsar Brighton (West (Joast) some months ago. At Lyell (Westland) a cirrier was fined a shilling and for driving a wa«gon and horses in a public placu on Sunday. The La'ly Mail states that the War Office has abandoned the idea of breeding horses, registration being considered the most practicable and the cheapest. Oaead&has agreed to fu/nish COO horses yearly, full grown and trained by Canadian locil troops, at an annual cost of /.'20.000. A astralia also will supply a troportion of the Indian needs.

The many friends of the Rev. F. Bennatt will glad to learn that hj» is honw again for a few weeks, and looking well. He has lately bten at Napier and Gisborne, and in addition to working lor the " school for Maori girls," he has been raising funds for a Maori Church, to which Bishop Williams promised a donation of £IOOO if the natives raised £2OOO. M one meeting the Kev. Bennett was at, the collection filled a milk pan. Mr BenueU is anxious now to see an institution established n°ar New Plymouth, in th« caturo ot an industrial school for the natives of this district. We underftand from the Rev. F. Bennett that a very big thing in concerts is to take place at Bel! Block on Tuesday, 27th May. The object is to wipe rff the debt on the church, a d raise a few pounds to effect a few mnch n (dttd improvements. The debt i 3 now reduced to about La, and as a large nnmbsr of popular vocalists have promised their assirtance no doubt Mr Bennett's desire will b<! accomplished. Arrangement are being made with the'bus proprietors to run cut to Bell Block, and full particulars will be advertised in a few days The Gisborne Times says:—'-The Secretary of tho Uawke's Bay Board of Education is evidently an economist of no mean order, Ui'.t is at least t> judge by the following communication sent to the chairman of tho Gisborne School Committee :—' I would call your attention to the supe> fluous words in your telegram, advisine me of your recommendation of John H. Wauchop, as third assistant. Tue words "advise bim at once," these cost fourpence, and it is not for vou to instruct this office what to do. The Chairman : I would take no notice of such a letter. The Secretary: I believe Mr Matthews sent him fourpence in stamps. Tho Chairman: That was very foolish. No further notice was taken of the communication.' " This week's Ohserrer announces the engagement of Dr. Pomare to Miss Woodbine Johnson, of Gishorne. The mirriago is to take place in Gisborne in i couple of months' time. Their home is to b3 in Wellington.

The traffic returns on tho Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth sections of railway during the period ending March 31st 8J days) am-iunting to LiG.OOO, against J-38,255 for the corresponding period last year. I'assengnrs L.20,354.; parcels, luggage and mails, 1.2280; goods L 23.144; miscellaneous, 1,001; rents art'l commission, 1,214. Total, L 46.600. The re-appointment of Messrs K. Oock, J. Mackenzie, and E. G. Allsworth as School Commissioaers is gazet«cd. The South Canterbury Board of Education has instructed its architect to insert a clause in all contracts requiring contractors to produce an accident policy covering all man I employed, anrt enjoined that committee! do all repair work they undertake by contract. !The inspec'ors drew attention to the curious fact that at Geraldine and two adjacent schools the preparatory classes formed only 12 to 13 per cent, of the whole schools t3B to 295), while the proportion for the whole of South Canterbury is over 27 per cent. T. Girner, South-roai, J. Irwin and F. W. Whi'e, storekeepers, New Plymouth, sell Bock's famous Cough Balsam, price Is 6i, a guaranteed cure for all throat and chest affections, such as coughs, colds and asthma. 1

The boat medicine known is Sander & Sons' Eucalypti Extract. And its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the relief is instantaneous. w or serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling -no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs, swelling etc., diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. Sandbb & Sons' EuoaLYPTi Extract is in use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by his Majesy the King of Italy; crowned with medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this aproved article and reiect all other.—Advt.

HOLLO WAY'S PILM AND OINTMENT Never at fa'dt. In all irritations of the skin, soros, ulcers, burns, ai>4 eulargempnt of the gUnds, Holloway's Ointment presents a ready and easy means of euro, which never disappoints the most; favourable expectation. It manifests » peculiar power in restraining inflammation, removing stagnation, cooling the heated blood aod cheeking acrimonious or unHea'thy discharge". Whilst thus acting locally, the Pills are no less remarkable for their powr in improving ihe general conditio;! and habit of body, which render tlte cures complete an 1 permanent. Under the genial influence of these po,ent remedies the puny infaut becomes the r.'bust child ; the pa'e and emaciated regain colour aui rotundity, anc the dyspepti) eits freely without fear.—Advt. A lame shoulJer is usually cause! by rheumatism of the muscles, and may be cured oy the use of t hamberlain's Pain Balm. This liniwntis unequalled as a soothing lotion.

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