The Daily News. MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 30 June 1902, Page 2

The Daily News. MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I .. „ The Town Clerk notifies that ihe Powderham street bridge will be closed for all traffic to-morrow (Tuesday.) Mr Frank Messenger invites tenders for building two cottages in L-.ach-slreet. A special general meetiDg of the New Piymouth Hockey Club is calUd for 7.30 this evening et the Town Hall. It is requested that all members, will attend. I

Equitable Building Society shareholders (Star Bowkett) are reminded that fortnightly subscriptions are pajable to-night (Monday) up to 9 o'clock p.m.—Advt. Mr Seddon visits Wales and Ireland, and Mrs Seddon christens the stesmer Moeraki at Dumbarton on July Bth. A bridge at T elca collapsed, precipitating a train into a river. Many were killed; others were rescued throughitnd fram the j roofs of carnages. In the revloution in Venezuela tbe Vicepresident ml 1744 men with five guts sit rende:ed aftir five houw' fighting. According to the Hawke's Bay UurnUl, the Napitr Garrisn bait last Thursday evening was the most successful func'.ion of the surt ever helJ in Napier. The coronation souvenir cards which the Government has presented to all State school children are a very pretty and artist ! c piece of work. The design consists of inert illion portraits of the King and Q'leen in the centre surmounted by a crown, and flaulie 1 oa either side by a set of flags and two shields representing the Koyal Arms and the Union Jack. Thedetterpress is in gold and colours. A line is left tor the name of the recipient and the name of the school he cr she is at lending. The whole makes a very interesting memen'o of what has proved to be an unprecedented p-riod in the history o' the Empire. In conneetirn with the advertisement ap-p-aring in our columns, 'Wanted a nice j ilirl, to assist in a small dairy, with fairly ■ good musical ability-p eferrod," we are in- i formed by the advertiser that he k'eps a j dairy of 40 cows and his family corsists of his wife, a son 11 yea's of age, and himself. Their present youDg lady is, he says, leaving j them to geb married, hence they want an- ■ other gpo i jolly girl with plenty af musical ', aMlity. There is evidently a good opening U

hero, and prospects that should make the situation an att'aotive one. IfuU 'information can be obtained at this office. The Crown Prince of Portugal and Princess Henry of Prussia, a deputation repre senting the German Regiments, deposited wrea'hs on Queen Victoria's mauseoleum, Count August Potocki, the Czar's aide-de-camp, lost £70,000 playing baccarat at Waisavv. His valet prevented bim from suiciding. Motor cars to the number of 136 started in the race from Fans to Vienna. Thera were many serious accidents, one fatal. The Melanesian yacht, Southern Cross, repoiti that the Roman Catholic Mission schooner E Jipse, the wreck of which mention was made in the cables from Norfolk Island, went ashore on a»reef at Popan Harbour in the Soloman group on April 30th. The Fouthsrn Crocs parted two cables in attempting to pull her olr, and left the Eclipse high and dry on the reef. 'J.'he vessel apparently had suffered ro damage The trading schooner Skilhna, 60 tons, was wrecked on Ugi, Solomon Islands, on. April 13th. she was diivtn en the beach in a northerly gale. 1 he Kauri Timber Company ore advised t v at the barque Decimi, ).rom Kaipara to London, which it was feared was lost, arrived safely, though having had a yery loDg passage. Thus the wreckage found near the North Cape Is a mystery still. An alarm of fire was sounded at 5.20 on Sunday ev.ening, originating from a chimney at Dr. McOleiand's residence, No damage was done. Troopers Kendall, De Launay, Stagpoole,' Hargreaves, and several others of the [Seventh Contingent returned to New Plymouth on Saturday evening, and were welcomed by the Mayor and Mr E. M. Smith. Mr B. M, Smith, M.H.R., leaves for Wellington by this morning's mail train to attend to his parliament ire duties. Several of ilia Auckland members are expectel to arrive by ihe Gairlcch this morning, and go on by the train. Mr E. Eixon, eft Hawera, has consented to stand ss a candidate for tha Wanganui Education Board, f

There wr; again a good audif nee at the .Theatre Royal.on Saturday evening, when the World's Entertain* rs made their final app?arance in Now Plymouth. Every item was received with round after ronnd of applause, the 'turn" of Mr Chailes Sweet, the musical burglar, being particularly entertaining. At the annual meeting of the New Z aland Dairy Association a motion was passed in favour of meetings of factory managers and others interested at grading ports to see lha system of gradiog. Many who thought th;y ha I a giievance against the grading system, on examining into the mailer, and seeing the graders at work, bad changed their opinion. It was resolved tha 1 ; the j meeting consider 2£ par cent as the correct I allowance for shrinkage on cheese six months old for export. Captain Russell was acquainted with the pleasing news that he had been created a Knight on Thursday on the Hastings racecourse, through the medium of a felegram from LordKanfurley,cong'atulat'nghimupon the honour conferred. Captain Russell also receive 1 the warm congratulations ol many friends on the grounds. At the request of a number of Schoo 1 Committees, Mr Jjhn Taylor, of Toko, has consented to be nominated for one of the vacancies on the Boird of Education, Tha Ureymouth Harbour Board Ins sdopI' ted plans for docks in the lagoon estimated to cost £75,000, Mr A. Hastie, of Manaia, was the winner of the benus of one penny psr lb (;ivcn by the Hawera Bacon Comp\ny for the best five pigs delivered at the factory during the I month of May. , The revenue on the Napier-Wellington-New Plymouth section of railway for 'the foor-weekly period ended May 24th was L 36.665, as against for the corresponding perioi of 1901. The pawners carried numbered 138,264, as against i 128,769. Mr John Plimmer, well known as "The Father of Wellington,"attained his ninetieth 3 ear on Friday. An Eltham correspondent states that Mr James Boddia has been approached by a| Urge number of settlers who desire him to contest a seat at the next general election. Should a new electorate be created having Eltham as itß centre, Mr Boddie will contest > it against all comers. A case of cement, made in Germany, was forwarded as a gift to the Grey Harbour Foard, and the hope expressed that the Board would see its way to use such brand in future. The chairman moved tbat it be sent, back, with an intimation that tha , Board preferred to use the British article. | A resolution to tbat effect wis carried Hnanimousiy. A slight shock of earthquake was felt in New Plymouth at 11 minutes to 3 o'olook this (Monday) morning. HOLM)WAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT Much watchfulness must be exercised at all times, and the earliest evidences of ill-health must ba imm. diately checked, or a slight ill ie.=s may result in a serious malady. Relaxed and sore throat, dipthcria, quin<y, coughs, chronic coughs, bronchitis, and mo*t . other pulmonary aftec ions will be relieved by rubbing this tooling Ointment into tbe > tkn, ai near as practicab'e to (he sea* of j nischief. This treat*i«nt, eo simple and b effective, is admirably adapted for the rej mo»al of diseases during intancy and youth. ; Old ass' milic invalids will derive marvel- ' lous relief fiom the use of Holloway's ; r.'medi's, which have brought round many such sufferers and re-established health after • every other means had signally failed.— ; Advt, The best medicine known is Sander & • Sons' Eucalypti Extract. And its en.inent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the relief is instantaneous. w "r serious oases, 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 longs, swelling etc., diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. Sandeb & SONB' EUOAi lypti Extract is in use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe ; patronsad by his Majesy the King of Italy; crowue<T with medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this ap , proved .article and reiect all other.—Adv*\ | Thb Unlucky Boy is always getting hi ß . fingers burnt, his hand cut or his shoulder sprained. His parents should keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm in the house. This is a liniment of superior merit. One application gives relief. Try it. New Ply- ' mouth Co-operative Society sells it, Price, Is 6d; big size, 3s.—Advt.