LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 16, 20 January 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Interesting reading matter will be fund on page four of this i»su». Mr Walter Syme«, was in town yesterday. The date of the sacred concert in the Wbiteley Memorial Church has been fixed fot Tuesday. 27th instant. M'ss Kiarnor will sing several solot from oiat'-rios Mid judging from the ready response on all hands to the request for assistance', the concert promisei lo tie a great success. Advertisement Rill appeir in to-morrow's issue, Germany has ratiied thißrussells Sugar Convention. At Duned n oh Monday the Magistrate dismisied the case agaicst Mr Macafsey, Secretary of the Ferbury I'aik Racing Club, who was charged with inserting an cdvcrtiseaient in the S'ar for Un purpose of inducing persons to bet at the recent meeting at Fo: bury. !

■The Q etnsland Meat Export Coropany'a Elufooo' 1 lhß ye " smoant to ovor

'! he Bis' op ef North Queenslaed, preaching i.t Newcastle, reiterated bis warnings and appeals to Ch:islianiße the alirns.

The usual public scheo's excursion will be held (his year on Thursday, 29th January, Toko being the spot chosen (or the picnic. If any other schools besides the r town desire to join they fhould at orce notify Mr Oollis chairman of the New M,. mouth Committee, so tbat arrangements may b.e made.

A cable message statos that it is noticeable that, the trad* of the port of London ia t gradually moving down the Thames, leaving empty wa ehou-.es on the wharves which are likely to be used for sites for housing workers. A peculiar position presents itself if the j liquor party succeed in upsettiog the Matanra loo.il option poll (s»ys the Southern Standard). Section 3 of "The Alcoholic Liquors Sa'e Control Act Amendment Act, 1895," provides tnat " no license of any description shall be granted or renewed until the electors of the district have previous ; y liiotermined, in manner hereinafter provi ted (1) Whether the number cf lifeenses [listing continue; (2) whether thd number of licenses existing in the district be reducal ; (3) whether no licenses are to b.' gr hi ted in the district." If the poll be upset the electors will not have delermin d aoythitg, and the Act plainly states that the elec ors' la iction is a condition prece lent to the granting of 'a license of auy description' I', then, the poll be upset, another licensing poll will have to be taken before the pub icans' licenses can be renewed. The St. Andrew's Sabbath School and Congregational Picnic will take place on Saturday next, 24th instant, at the waterworks, Conveyances will leave ths church | at 10, 11,12, and 2 o'clock, the return fare I being Is (3d, which includes hot witer, tea | and milk. j Apropos of the fact that the municipal au | thorities of Bydney are keeping up a rigor- , ou» oversight of backyards so as to ward off ■ th > pUgtw, a correspondent of tha Sydney Morning herald suggests that they sho Id I go a little further, and, entering the hodfe*, I raid ths wardrobe ', and have all the long tailed skirts thoroughly disinfected after

these have been employed by the owne s in sweeping th» streets. He remarks incidentally that in one skirt submitted to a bac tsriologiat for examination there were discovere t mora than 10,000,000 liviag germs of consumption, pneumonia, aad typhoid fevsr Damoge to the extent of many pou'ds' worth was lately done on the iSpi-. breasiwork The steamer Taogaroi arrived from Wairoa, and after landing p'ssengers, proceeded to the roadstead to tranship cargo. As the Tangaroa was leaving again at midnight, cargo was quickly rushed on to the breastwork, where it was being received for her, At about 5 o'clock a locomotive went abng the wharf. It passsd safel; through the carg#. Before it returned some fruit had b-sen shifted. The eagine, when coming back, was brought to, a standstill amojgst the fiuit. A few m'nutes wou'd have sufficed to clear the line, but the engine was set going again. This started the rest of the stick of goo Is. 'J hi enj' : ne went straight on, and the result was a mass of debris such as has not been seen at the Spit for many a day. Cases of fruit, tin trunks, c 'sea of clothing, etc., were torn up, and articles of value were stnwn over the line for a distance of forty feat. The General Agency business, lately car ried on by Messrs Brandon and Carrington, will now b» conducted by Mr A. R. Brandon alone.

Several membsrs of the Hospital and h itabl a Aid Board visited the Hosiital »nd Home on Monday afternoon. The new laundry was inspected, and the completeness of the arrangements created a very favourable impression. At the 0!d Peoples' Home Si.o inmates were all cheerful and happy looking, none of them being confined to their beds Throughout the establii-liroent there was evidence of grest care and cleanliness, for which the caretaker deserves commendation. Few people are awarj of the large amount cf vegstables grown in the grounds, a d the excellent crops showed that every attsntlon is paid to this department. The chief defect noticeable during ihe visit wa-i the state of the walls in the hospital corridors, which would be all the better for cleansing and recolouring. The New Zealand Post and Telegraph Officers Association has now a jouma' of its awn, the Advocate, with which is ii.co'porated thi Katipo, which for some time p«t has bees the org<n devoted to furthering th« interests of the sorvlps The initial number of ths Adpaontf which we have rec lived from one of the lecal Telegraph staff, gives promise of a most useful care r, anl reflects great credit on both proprietors and pr'nter.". Mr Coker, formerly of the local offica o c the Union Shipping Company, and son ot' Mr Walter Ooker, of LiarJat-atreet, is on a i&it to New Plymouth, He is now assistant Purser on the Monowai, and has made everal trips to Sydney and Melbourne since leaving New Plymouth Tho Railway Depirtm°nt has decided to abandon Sun lay excursions to the head of Like Wakatipu. Railway tickets will now be made available for return nntil Tuesdays, aad the steamer will run to the head of the lake on Mondays. A conference of delegates from local b dies decided on Wednesday as the day for the half holiday ia VFellingt <n city an 1 suburbs.

Henry Staari and Oharles Langstone were on Monday committed for trial at Wellington, on a charge of conspiring to defraud Adam Sargeant by obtaining an advance of £l5O for the manufacture of patent bricks. Accused represented he had obtiiuod an order for 80000. The bricu was alleged to ba worthless, and no order had been received Sargeant was led to believe he would be made a partner, Writing from New Plymouth, Massrs Sole Bros,, butchers, horse-breakers and dealers, write as follows to Me»srs Olapham Bros.:— Dear Sirs, —We cat with pleasure testify to the efficacy of your Patent Horse Holder

Besides being perfectly effective it has this merit: it does not take two seconds to apply. Sume time ago we were recommended to use this patent, and we fully inte ded to do so We delayed a day, however, and in consequence had a smash-up that cost us more than the price of 50 holders. Three davs after the accident we put the sime Uorsi in, using the holder, which give every satisfaction. We have had no trouble since. We are getting your pitant holders fix«d to all oat carts, traps, etc,, and we strongly recommend their use to every butcher and bak in the district.—Advt.

The following speaks for Itself" Makotuku, August 23rd, 1902. P. Bock and 00. Dear Sirs, —I am writing yon a testimonial. I wis suffering from Lumbago for some yeara I tried a good many remedies before I tried your Rheumatic Powder. I took yours by directions, and was relieved after ihe third dose. I have not felt any symptoms since. One tin cured me Thanking you for the Fame.—Yours truly, L R. Webb." Bock's Rheumatic Powder, p/ice 3' 01, Bock's Bilaam, price Is 6-1, Book's Powder for the Liver, Stimach and Blood, prica Is, Bock's Herb Extract, an infallible cure for toothache, Is, and Bock's {Jeumlgii Drops price Is 6d, may be obtained of all I the leading stores and chemists.—Aiivt The best medicine Known is Sandbb & Sons' Eucalypti Extract. And its en.i nent powerful effects in coughs, oolds, influenza, the relief is instantaneous. serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be I they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling .- no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in oroup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs, swelling etc., diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. SANDBB & SONS' Euoalyptlj.Extiuct is in use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by his Majesy the King of Italy; orowned with medals and diplomas at International Exhibit ion, Amsterdam. T nit in this ap prove and reieot all others.—Advt.

AFTER THE ROYAL VISIT. I Apt sir exciting times the health of children ! reqsires very spesial looking after. That , 1 the child is father to the man,' physically i as well as mentally, is one of those troths that can never be too often insisted upon, and the thoughtful parent will be careful above all to S6e that her child has the proper nourishment to establish its constitution. A good constitution is a rock on which alone success and strength can be built. Among the various foods that science commends in these days for this purpose, none holds a higher place than Nbavb's Food /ob Infastb and Invalids. According to toe I best medical testimony, and, what is perhaps better still, the grateful testimony of thousands of hap y mothers, this food contrains all the natuiral elements of strength, an l while it is pleasant to the tagte and eagerly taken by children, it may also bs ' used by persons of all ages with decided benefit. It is a bone-bniiding, health-sas taiuing product that cannoi be too warmly 'ecommended and we gladly ai l aar words of praise to that of the numerous medical journals and experts that have recommendei it Nkavk's Food should have a prominent place in the diatary of every house wher. there are children or invalids.—Advt. Important to those about to tuariy There is a variety of presents to choose from for every purchaser o la wedding rin j at J. H. Parker's, next railway crossing, Devonstreet, New Plymouth.—Advt to Worms undermine Children's Constitutions. Use WADB'B WORM FIGS Io boxes,—Ad?'