LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 24, 29 January 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Interesting reading matter will be found on page four of this issue.

In this issue Messrs BewJey and G iffi hs announce an important sale of town and subr.rran properties, which merits theatrention of those desiring to purchase, as tu* nuctioneers guarantee that only le reserves have been lUed. The »ale will be held at 7.30 p.m. for the cinvenienoe of those who cannot c nvoDiently attend during the day.

A halfcas'e named George Rudolph, of Otoiohanga, was committed for tr'al at Hamittcn on Wednesday on a charge of incest.

At a mass meeting of carpenters a 5 Wellington it was decided to rfcuand Is 6d per hour.

On Friday even : ng the HauraM Bwnd propose to give a concert in the Recreation Grounds A collection will be made at the gate in aid of bund's expenses connected with their c ninctbg at the contest at M- sterton.

Mr Harry Peters, rf Kginoit-nnd, has presented a reflection of New vege ■' table caterpillars to the local ranseura. The collection is reported to bi a good one. j

The poll at Napier on Welncsdi- in connet lion with t' c i'.oroutjh Council proposals for ■<. Inai >-f fc'42,000, result d in the r jectio.i of l.e proposals by 22K to 539.

Nlis Nfcw touth Wales Kvangelicil Council h *3 resolved to ask the G 3T«ruor-Qener*l to appoint a Koyal Commission to inqiire into the accusations madi by Cardinal Mortn in relation to t-'amoan matters.

Professor Brown, of claims to have (isoove'ed a method of projecting an unlimited volume of electric waves any dis-' tance through the air in an given direction, thus reducing the danger of the interception of messages. Herr BUlrstrem, ex President of the Reichstag, ha<i been made a hereditary member of the TJ,.pcr Housj in Prussia.

The Welsh anthracite coal mining cornpa ies are forming a combination with a capital of four millions. Tin Government declined to take Mr J. Hunter B'owu's Whakaki estate for clos* sets:eient until the native litigation is ss'tled.

Mr Newloa King advertises a quantity of raspberries for sale at tin mart. Jim makers should procure at once, as this wi 1 probably be the last shipment for the Beasou. A reward ii offered for the return of a lost lamp docket to Mr Jones stables.

We understand the Toko people are making great preparations for th<? entertiinment of the Cental School children and their triends. Arrangements are b;ing ma'e for bieaks to run from the township to severa 1 points of interest in the vicinity. Toko has many prints of interest which arj quite new to New Plymouth people. Mr Jo' n Kinder, B. A., a graduate of Otigo Univetsity, and mithemalics and science master at the Napier High School, has ute ap; o'nted assistant-master of the Gisborne I District School. Mr Kinder was an applicant for the assistant Insp»ctarship to th? Taranaki Bjard. At the instancs of the chairman of the Kaupjkouui Dairy Factery, Mr Major, M.H..K, represented to the Agricultural Department the d mage sustained to the butttr fiora this dis'rict owing to I he Government grader only visiting Patei at intervals, with the result that Mr Brash has been ap i>ioted as psrmanent grader at the port.— Star. A splendid testimonal to the New Zealand soldi.?! s is civen by an imperial oflher, Colonel DeLiale, of Durlnm Ligh'. Infantry, who, "riting to his cousin Dr DeLisle states: " New Zealand certainly proved herse £ t'.j possess a tnilitny spirit stcond to none in our Kmpira. Thou ,h I was m't' c'osoly asioci t'd in thilatew.r with the \ustrali ns, of whim i caniot speak too highly, I must admit that the averag i Naw Zealandir Mn l s higher thai any oc the other co'oaals we mat, being better educated more self-reliant, and more self-res-pecting. I was alsimuch impressed with iheir .horse?. They have whit is so

acting iu Aus'ralian hors?s, substance and tempe/\ The email horses, fr m 14 2to 15.1 ira thj best I have seen lam glad you have such a *ouad man a° General Bahington as ynur Commander-in Chief. Giaborne Herald.

A brilliant effect was produce 3 at G : s b>rne on Wednesday evening by an Aurora Boaea'ia, which, howeyer, caused dismay to themtives.

After 11 p.m on Wednesday we received a Pros wire st iting that an unusually heavy hai'storm had pissed over a portion of the Waimato district in the forenoon o' Tuesdav There wes twi inches of snow on the ground and snowballing was indulged in. Possibly the latter may account for the delay in forwarding the news. 'Hi* popularity of the Government discount stamp system is increasing. The sales for the final qairter of 1002 aggregat >d £639 16i, ay against £427 ds for the corresponding quarter of 1901. In Wellington £519 5s in stamp? were dispoied of in last year's quirter nnder review, and in the sains period £SC6 19s was paid in redemption of the stamp?. There is a queer contrast provided by the conditions of Auckland and ihe Thames. At the city only £l3 worth was sold, but in the little, town of Tlnme l £99 wcrth was disp-sed of and stamps to the value of £IOB 5h were redeemed The system has not yet " caught on " in a number if town*, for at Blenhe'm, Gisborne, Graymouth, Hukitika, Nelson, New P.ymoutb, Oamaru, Timaru, Wanganui, and Westport not o e stamp was soil in Ihe quarter. At Waihi on Weinesday a propos'l to raise £I6OO for water supply was carried. THE COLONIAL PUNO IMPOKTISG COMPANY.

lA. WOKD TO tTHE MUSICAL PUBLIC. Mr D. McKinnon Biin, manager of the ibov3 firm, begs to notify that during his absence in Enuland, the mauage-ial duties of tbe firm will be undertaken b/ Mr Bert Rountree, whoso muaical abil ti s are so well kn »wa to the musical public of the Taranaki district While Mr Bain is at Home, hi intends visit ; ng the principle pianoforte an! musicil houses, and arranging for the ktesi novelties in the musical line to be fnrwirderi regularly, and in shiet music only tbe very Utcst to be sent. Owing to the increase of our tuning and repairing branches of the bus'ties', the company have engaged the services of Mr W. P. Doeg, from the celebrated firm of Messrs J. and J. Hopkinson pianoforte makers, Lon ion. The tuning and repairing bra.ch will be under the saperv sic>i of o-io of our principals, Br W. Ooker.—Advt, 5 The best medicine known is SANnjCB & -Sons' Eucalypti Extbaot. And its en.i nent powerful effects in coughs, oolds, influenza, the relief is instantaneous, 'or serious oases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises jprains. it is the safest remedy—no swelling -no inftaißmitioD. Like surprising effects producei in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs swelling etc., diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and iKina-y organs. Sandhb k Sons' Eucalypti Extract is in use at hospitals and medio ;l clinics all over tbe globe ; patronised by ais Majesy the King of Italy; crowned with m jdals and diplomas i>t International Kxh/Mt ion, Amsterdam. in this ap proved and reiect all ethers.—Advt. Influenza is always more or less prevalent at this season of the year. This disease is very similar to a severe oold and if allowed to take its courpe is l'able to causa serious results. The best treatment for influenza is to avoid exposu-e and take Oha"i be-lain's Cough Remedy. 'I his medicine gives immediate relief, and if mad as directed, will ward off all dangerous consequence?. It leaves the system in a natural and healthy condition. It always cures and cures quickly. New Plymouth 00-operative Society sells it. Price Is 6d; big size, 3s -A.dvt. Thi proprietors of Book's Herbal Remedies are daily receiving most flittering ( testimonials. Mrs H. Signal, of Gladstone | House, Marton, N.Z., writes:—"l have I used Boca's Balsam in my household and found it to do all that is claimed for it. It cured my husband of an old standing cengb, and other members of severe colds. I can conscientiously recommend it to every bud y " Bock's Balsim is also used externally for healing crackel hands, cuts, And sores, price Is 6d. Beck's Balsam, Bock's Rheui malic Powder, Bock's Powder for the Liver, I Stomach and Blood, Bock's Herb Extract j (an infallible Dure tor Toothache) an i Neuralgia Drops may bo obtained of all the leding stores and chemists.--Advt. W'iting from Stratford, the R*v. J. A. Lochore writes as follows:—Messrs. Clapham I Bros.—Dear Sirs,—l have pleasure and con I fidei.ee in recommending your Patent Hor e Holder. On an average I am driving on [ four or five days a week, and for the last two ! months have used it every day when out. The horse I drive is young, an 1 has only been broken to harness four months since. In past Til visitation and a' country services : I find the Holder invaluable I woul 1 specia'ly recommend it to men of my own prof •■ sio-, as it is cleanly, a time-saver, and , gives asa ance of safety. Without it I j would not trust my horse fnr two minutes iout of my sight; with it, the animal frequently is left alone for over an hour , Yours faithfully, J. A. Loohom, Weslayan Parsonage, Stntford.—Aivt. HOLLOW AY'S PILLS AMD OINTMENT. Influenza, Omghs and Uoldg. In diseases of the throat and chest, so prevalent in our changeable climate, nothing so speedily ! relieves, or so certainly cu-es, as these in- : estimable remedies. These disordere are too often neglected at thei- commenc 'mer.t or are injudiciously treated, resulting in either case in di-astrous consciences to the patinnt. Holloway's remedies will restore, ery be possible; they allay the r sjmptoms and purify the bloci. Nature consummates the cure, gradually restoring strength and vital By persevering in the use of Holloway'spreparations tone is conferred on the stomach ard fiarae generally. Thousands of persons have testified that by the use of these r?med'e- a'on« they have been restored to i.calth after evpry other nmns h»d filled.—Advt. Important to those about to tuariy There is a variety of presents to choose from ' for every purchaser o a wedding rin t <A J,! H. Parker's, nest railway crossing, Devon* street, New Plymouth.—Advt