LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 1, 2 January 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In'erestiug reading matter will be found on page i of this issue. Mr T. 0. Ke'sey has taken Mr M, A I ennon into partnership, and iu futurs his bssiness as a public accountant will bs earned on by the new firm of Kelaey and Lennon. Applications are invited by the Educatio Btitd for the position of sole teachar at Oarrington-rond school. T«o rvseh-rses, valued it £3!00, whicli were enter* d ti run at Nice, were bHrn<d tc death on -he railway. 'I he author of tbe bomb outrage at the Geneva Cathedral, at the door of wMch a bomb exploded with»ut doing any more damage than to blow an Erglishman out oi bad, is Carlo Machetto, an Ital aa ansrshisj, who has been a<reste.i in Switzerland foi having explosive* in his possession. The earthquakes to Anajan, a town ir Tsrkrstar where thousands 9'. deaths have occurred, continue without intermission. Tne Admiralty is establishing Marconi stations to connect Dovtr and Duuganes« Point. 1 ha report of the inquiry into the Dublin Corporation scandals reveals th»t the subordir ate officials abso'ntely coatrjl the wages and time sheets, paying in numerou<i instances pensions, in the shape of suppositious earnings to anen who have been inoipicitated irom work for years. Several departments are overmanned, there bsing J in one case 56 men where 34 would suffice. Thej are mostly engaged' inspecting eaoh

Tfau residents of Plimmerton were terrified 1 on Tuesday evening by a blinding lightning! flash, iollo«e3 by a tremendous explosien, j wli'ch shook the buildings violently. A number of telegraph polea were splintered te atoms, but no far no further damage is reported. \ The Friendly Societies' picnic will take place today, weathar permitting, trains leaving the town station at 10 a.m. and 12 noon.—Advt. We take th's oppertunity of wishing our readers a Happy New Tear. An old man who is homeless and witbeut visible means of support, and who was refused admi-sien to tie Old Men's Home was yesterday remanded until Monday to enable the S.W. to deal witU him. There was a large number ot people in town on New Year's Eve. Watch night services were held in most of the churches, and it was quite early in the morning before the tewn assumed its normal conditions. Ihe new year was welcomed with the usual ring of bells and other demonstrations dear ti the jjvenilt m'nd, such as gate removal and ether frolics. The Governor and Lady Constance Knox attended the Caledonian sports at Timaruon Thursday, A great attraction was alO b.p. motor cycle. The Lyttelton Regatta was held on Thursday in splendid w.-atner, the attendance being la ge, 14,000 being booked from Chrislchurch alone. The Oamaru Caledonian Sports were held o:t Thursday in fine we«ther, tha attendance being a record. 8. Bain, of New Plymouth, lansecond in tbe half-mile handicap. News was received in town on WednesJay that a man named John Hatcher had been found drowned in the Woitsra river about ten miles from Uriti. The man was a cooperative labourer and was missed from h's camp. Tha result of a search was that the bo 1y was found in the i iver. Y- sterday (New Yea''s Day.) Mr Stanford, the District Ooroner, proceeded to Uranni end held an inquest on the bo iy of tl e deceased, when a verdict of suicide wlii e in a statioftemporery insanity was r turned. Mr Stanford had an exceedingly wet and unp'.ea«ant drive of 40 miles and was late home last kvenina:. No further particulars were available. An axamination for teachers certificates and civil service will be held at the Central School on January 6th, when eight candidates will sit for E, and thirteen for D c«rtificates, five fer the junior, and one for the civil service examination. We understand the strong-room at the New Plymouth Loan and Inve-tment Society's building suffered somewhat through ths late earthshake. Tbe actual extent of the damage will not be known until a thorough examination by an expert is made. Complaints are frequently being made to us regarding the trespassing and petty thieving which goes on at the .New Plymouth Railway Station. This tort of thing goes on at all large stations, b»to»ing to the faci i'i'is for trespasiers g't'ing about without b'iag seen the night* atcman at iVew tie New Plymouth stition has more than usaal difficulty in delecting intruders. The s!a*ic«iaso arranged that intraders bent on robb'ng can, by skulking about between the trucks, see the nightwatchmin wiihont being themselves seen The co»t of a small olectric light plant such as those at the Imperial and Commonwealth Hotels would be eery Blight compared with its advantages, and the saving in goo-Is stolen ani damaged would soon pay for it. This system of therougbly lighting up the yard is found the best remedy wherever it fus been tried, an-i It wonld lighten the labours of the /ailway nijhtw&tchman if it. were adopted here. vVe should like to see the Chambsr ot Commerce hring this matter under the notice of the Member for tbe district. There- is no doubt about it that J. H Parker's is " The Leading Watchmaking and Jewellery Business" on the west coast of ; New Zealand, and is notably pre-eminent for quality, novelty, variety and cheapness of goods. AH the consignments of 'Xmaa and New Year noveltieß, selected persona lj by Mr Parker in England, are now opened up. Kindly call and iospect the stock at th's shop, next tbe railway crossing, Devon- ■■ street, New Plymouth.—Advt. j3 1 The best medicine known is BANDBB 4 Sons' Eucalypti Extbaot. And its en.i| i nent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the relief is instantaneous. *oi ' serious oases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises 1 sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling , -no inflammation. Like surprising effect! ; produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs, swelling etc., diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and • urinary organs. Sandeb k SONS' EUQAI lypti Extract is in use at hospitals and •■ medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by his Majesythe King of Italy; crowned ' with medals and diplomas at Internationel 1 Exhibit ion, Amsterdam. T ust in this ap i prove and reieot all ethers.—Advt.