LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 15, 19 January 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

! Cresting reading matter will be found on page four of this issue,

Messrs Watt, Laing and Wrigbt will sell by auction on Thursday, 220 d instant, eight sections ot Mr A. Drake's property at Kitzroy. A plan of the estate is circulated with Ibis lfsue, and it will be seen therefrom I hat •he sections are some ot tho most attractive near town while the reserves are low. At the Sale of the Onehuriga ironworks, which tcoi place last week all the lots wera withdrawn except the iron and tim ber. The, iron was sold in lots, and realised an average I price of a,.out £l7 10s per ton. The timber m st Of Which was very heavy, was sold in me -ot to Mr Davis for £l7 10s. H a geneial committee meeting of the Manawatu Agricultural Association on Saturday it was decided to told a winter show this and a special sub-committee were [ voted £2OO for the purpose. A train, consisting of 13 cars loaded with silk, passed throu. h Winn'peg, M«nit,oba last week on its way from the Orient to Europe. The total yaluc was £1,950,000

Mr Walter Bartlett, of Paraekaretu Flat. Bilverh>pa (says tbe Hunteiville Express), h s just clipped 217010 o£ wool fiom 123 sheep, an average of 171b lOoz. 'This is about th 6 record for the colony.

Kr K. Darley, proprietor of the Alexandra Dairy (says the Pahiatua Hmild) has a largo area of land planted with cabbages for cow feed. He has bean in the habit of giving cabbages to stock for several year.i, anl speaks highly of the effects of the diet. The Oommissary of th 9 Bi hop of Auckland his received intimation that -ih« Kkg astst at Ascension Day, which fal's on th: 'o2nd instant, thould be observed throughout iho Empire, The GifVio're Herald siys:—Mr Ham. phrey Bayly has returned from a visit to h-'s station. It was found that the damage to stock was not nearly so extensive as was at first expected. The fire did not go over the whole of hs property, and the shsep found feund refuge, only about 30 being lojt.

Stratford ratepayers rejected a proposal to ra's i a loan oi £SOOO for abattoirs, and carried one for a loan of £2OOO fcr drainage works,

Twenty-one bands, mu-tering 600 playeis, will be present at the band contest, and it is said that this constitutes a record for a New Zealand band contejt.

The Marlborough L-.ni Board doe 9 not give encouragement to people to squat on Government rtseives in that district. An application by a tir Wi'liam Forbes to occupy a site on the foresh'ra of Rnakaka Bay was refused by the B-ard, and h.i was premptorily ordered to " move on." Mrs S. P. Pope notifies that her next tsrm for musical instruction will commence on Monday, February 2nd, and that she will be " at home " aft#r 24th inst,

A full programme of_the J Cm eting on March 10th and 11th will appear h the Referee of 21st iast. A list of events app a r s on the fomth page of this issue. Cardinal ParocoM, the Popj's right hand man, is dead. When Madame Mel tea gave her c racert at Penh, a number of persons clambered on to a ruoC in order to get a view of the diva. The roof collapsed precipitating fl'ty to the gro.ind. Two women were injured. At Karlsruhe, Germany, a student named Ruff was sentenced lo three aid a half years imprisonment in a fortress for duelling, and killing a fellow student who was inexperienced in the use of pistols. In the report of the Harbour Boird, the

1 amount of stoce supplied to the County Council wasstitei to bj 10/00 yur f>. Tne ►ecretvry requests m to state that this'is an | error, it should be SUOO. A mse'iog is called o£ thosi interested in arranging the Liberal demonstration to be held in connection with the return of fo"r l iberal members for T»ran»ai. In addition to thß Premier and Sir Joseph War.], we understand thit Messrs Willis, M.H.R. for and Remington, M.H.lt. for Rangitiki will also be amongst the visitors. The Man&watn A. and P Association have decided to assift the Farmers Union and Chimber of Commerce in pressing upon the Govern orent the claimj of Palmerdton as a suitable site for a dairy school. There were 208 irMatnsand 16">7 laboureis employed by the Public Works De, artineafc on co-operative works during the month of December, and 1573 by the Roads Department. One hundred and ninety-fix of the latter were in ths Taranaki district, and 30 of the former, with the exception of 90, the men e-Dp'oyed by the Public Works Department arc all on railways, 26 labourers and four artisans being employed on the T iko line . | The Rev G. W. Dent, of Waitara, preached to a large congregation in St. Mary's Church on Sunday evening. The singing by the choir, and also a folo " Calvery " was quite a feature of the service.

The choir of the Whit'ey Memorial Church are about to give a saoreil concert at which Miss Rimmer, whoai singing has been so enjo,able during the past two Sabbaths, will take aleading part Writing from New Plymouth, Messrs Sole Bios., butchers, horse breakers and dealers, write as follows to Messrs Olapham Bros.:— Dear Sirs, —We cai with pleasure testify to Ihe efficacy of your Patent Horse Holder. B-sides being perfectly effective it baa this merit: it does not take two seconds to apply. 8 me time ago we were reoommendol t-j use tki " "1"! fnilv lnta: Had to do so qnence had a smash-up that cost us more than the price of Of) holders. Three days after the a-cident we put the same horsa in, using the holder, which gave evsry satisfaction. We have had no trouble since. We are getting your patent holders fixed to all out carts, traps, etc., and we strongly recommend their use to every butcher and 'ak in the district.—Advt.

Tha proprietors of Bock's Herbal Reme<nes are daily receiving most flattering testimonials. Mrs H. Signal, of Gladstone House, Marton, N.Z., writes:—•'l have u<ed Boon's Balsam in my household and fo<'na it to do all that is oiaimed for it It cured my husband of an old standing cough and other members of severe colds. I can conscientiously recomm nd it to everybody " Bock's Balsam is also used externally for healing cracked bands, cute, And sorts, price Is 6d. Beck's Balsam, Bock's Kheumatic Powder, Back's Powder for the Liver Stomach and Blood, Bocks Herb Extract (an infallible Cure tor Toothache) and Neuralgia Drops may be obtained of all the leading stores aud chemists. -Advt.

The best medicine known is Sander & Sons' Eucalypti Kxtbaot. And its emi nent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the relief is instantaneous, 'or serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises aprains, 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 k Bons' Eucalypti Extract is in use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by his Majesytho King of Italy; crowned with medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. T ust in this approve and reiect all ethers.— Advt.

There is no doubt about it that J. H Parser'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 /£v ds- All tbe conß ig°ments of 'Xmas 'and New Tear novelties, selected personally by Mr Parker in England, are no» opened U P- Kindly call and inspect the stock at this shop, next the railway crossing, Devonstreet New Plymouth.—Advt. 43

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINI'MENT. Influenza, Oaugha and Uolds. In diseases or the throat and chest, so prevalent in our changeable climate, nothing so speedily relieves, or so certainly cures, as these inestimable remedies. These disordere are too often neglected at tbeir commencement °r are injudiciously treated, resulting in either casein disastrous consequences to the patient. Holloway's remtdies wH restore if recovery be possible; they allay the alarming symptoms and purify the blood. Nature consummates the cure, gradually restoring strength and vital power By persevering in the use of Holloway's preparations tone is conferra l on the stomach acd frame generally. Thousands of persons, have testified that by the use of thfse remediej alone they have been restored to tealth after every other means hid failed.—Advt.

WHEN YOU WANT RHEUMO YOU WANT IT BADLY,

11 the corners of your mouth turn a | TT skywards and you grind your t<eth in agony, when you are writhing in the pains of Kheumatism, you'll want Kheumo and you ll want it badl/. Rheumo is the most modern antidote for uric acid poisoning; it aids nature to expt-1 the excess uric ecid from the system. Kheumo ia a -nedicine I not a liniment. Rheumo is a liquid, not a' pill. Every dose you swallow gives an ! immediate and beneficial result. Rheumo i Oonrjiurd Rheumatism and kindred diaease-i ?o!d by a'l cVmiVs and storekeepers at 2s 'i' and Js G J per bottle. Important to tbnte about to many There is a variety rf presents to choose from for every purchaser of a wedding rin/ at J. H. Parker's, next railway crossing, Devonilroet, New Piymojth.—Advfc to

Influenza is always more or less preva lint at Ibis season of the year. This disease is very similar to a severe co'd and if slewed to take its course is liable to cause erions results. The best treatment for influenza is to avoid exposure and take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This medicine gives immediate relief, and if used as directed, will ward off all dangerous conseuencea. It leaves the pysfcem in_a natural i and healthy condition. It always euros and cures quickly. New Plymouth Co-operative ' Society sells it. Price ts (id; big size. 3s, -Advt.