The Daily News. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 33, 7 February 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Genera' news and other interesting reading matter will be found oa p?ge four of this issue. Messrs Oarthew Brittain and Company are starting a branch office nt Hamilton. It will ba under the management of Mr W. Thompson who proceeded thither on Friday nii?ht. Mr G. Mo Lean was ou Friday returned unopposed for the so called Hawera Ward of the Ha hour Board district. ! The New Plymouth Council of the Churches met on Wednesday evaning in the schoolroom adjoiniag the Presbyterian Church. The Hot S. S. Osborne presided, and there was a fairly larga attendance of minister! and delegates from fha churches in tha town The matter cf the impending licensing elections was considered and it was unanimously resolved to secure, if possible. candidates who will pledge themselves to 10 o'clock closing of a'l hotels in tho electoral district.

A reminder is given of lhe auction sale to-day by Messrs Bewley and Griffiths of a choice consignment of boots and ah as. The Borough Council has received from the Government th* £7OOO loan in ra'pict of abattoir site buildings, etc. There is now nothing ti prevent the work carried out without further delay. The distinct departure caused by the new electro medical treatment practised by the specialists of the Freeman and Wallace Electro-Medical and Burgical Institute, Elizabeth-streets, Sydney (whose advertisement appears on page 4), cannot be more fully proved than is shown in the voluntary I testimony and practical endorsement of it by many of Sydney's influential personjages. The treatment has been adopted and gladly endorsed by leading professional athletes of all grades in physical eompe ition. In many instasces they attest their success has been due chiefly to this gr -n i restorative treatment, which has roadethem physically End mentally perfect- In long standing cases of insomnii, rheumatism, lumbago, kidney and bladder disorders, general debi'ity, dyspepsia, and all sto machic troubles the treatment is singularly curative.

Lovers of amusement will bo pleased to learn that the Amateur Dramatic Olub, under the direction ef Mr Philip Walsh, are making rapid progress. Their initial production is sat down for the 26th instant, the piece selected being the sterling comedydrama " All for Geld," a play that has wrn world-wide renown, and is at present one of the reigning successes in America and England. 'Jhe piece has been carefully ca-t, and is being actively rehearsed uDder the stage management of Mr Walsh, and wo have no doubt that with so skilful and experienced a "coach" the producticn of "All for Sold" on fie 28th inrtant will leave litt'e to be desired. Great interest, is being taken in the garden party to be held at Mr T. Brash's residence, Carrington-road, fin Thursday next. Afternoon tea and refreshments may ba obtai ed on the grounds, and a large quantity of useful and fancy articles will b ) on sale. Given a fine day, the affair should be a great success.

Mr W. L. Fitzherbart, who for the last three years has been practising law in partnership with Mr W. J. Napier iu Auckland, has decided to commence business in New l'!\mouth, ami haa taken offices in Tee-l's buildings, Djvon-street. Whiist in Auckland Mr Fitzgerald took an active part in athletic circles, being a mem bar of the management committee of the Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycling Olub, and represented the North fehore Cricket and Tennis Clubs in local matches, Whitvloy Memorial Chu'ch.—Rev. S. J. Serpell subjects for Sabbath arc as followsMorning " And such wars soma of yon ! but ye are waslnd, etc." Bv.ning, " Kesults of rejecting Jiirist." Owing to a fire on the Union Steamship Company's wlurf at Sydney, a stack containing five or six hujdred bales of strain waj severely damaged by fire aud water. The Australian war correspondents have been awarded medals without clasps. On tha undertaking of Mr George Fisher's friends to send him (o the Waitati Home for Inebriates, tin Magistrate at Wellington oal Friday adjourned the cliirge ajainat Mr I Fisher of being found «n lice:... 4 premises! daring the currency of a prohibitioa oidsri against him.

The following details mill show that the , High Echool is increasing in numbers:— In December last there were on the roll 30 boys and 32 girls total P2, nf this number 12 boys and 14 girls had since left, bat 23 boys and 21 girls had entered, leaving the present ro'l at 11 boys and 39 girls, a t jtal of 80 pupils, being a gain of 18. | The Town Band intend holding a concert at Inglewood to-morrow afternoon, having been invit;d out by the Inglewood volunteers to their annual camp. ; At Leeston on Friday, George Phillip Ire- j land, a member of the Ellesmere mounted rifl 'sf was charged with the murder ot Peter lioag, another member of the CJrps whilst ' volo>> iiricg, but the police stated thqy had no e idecc) to offer in suppoit of the charge! of murder, and accused was discharged. The French torpedo destroyer Kspin gole I struck a rock in tha Ba,} of Oavalaire and sank. The crew was saved, Dr. Aronson, of Berlin, has discovered a serum tlut affords protection against scarlatina. The Colonial Sugar Company notifies the prices of all sugar have advanced 5s a ton. The proprietors cf Bock's Herbal Remedies are daily receiving most flittering testimonials. Mrs H. Signal, of Gladstone House, Marfcon, N.Z., writes:—"l have used Bock's Balsam in my household and found it to do all that is claimed for it. It cured my husband of an old standing cough, and other members of severe colds. I can conscientiously recommend it to everybody " Book's Balsam is also nssd externally for healing crackel bands, cuts, And soros, price Is 6d. Beck's Balsam, Bock's Rheumatic fowder, Bock's Powder for the Liver, Stomach and Blood, Bock's Herb Extract (an infallible Cure tor Toothache) and Neuralgia Drops may be obtained of all the ending stores aad chemists. -A lvt.

THE COLONIAL PIANO IMPORTING COMPANY. A WJRD TO THE MUSICAL PUBLIC. Mr D. McKinnon Bain, manager of the above firm, begs to notify that during his absence in England, the manage' ial duties of tio firm will be undertaken b/ Mr Bert. Hountree, whoso musical abil.ti s are so well known to the musical public of the Taranaki district While Mr Bain is at Home, hi inte >ds visiting the principle pianoforte and musical houses, and arranging for the latest novelties in the musioal line to be forwarded regularly, and in sheet music only the very latest to be sent. Owing to the increase of our tuning and. repairing branches of the business, the company have engaged the se< vices of Mr W. P. Doeg, from the celebrated firm of Messrs J. and J. Hopkinson, pianoforte makers. London, The tuning and repairing branch will be under the superv sicu of one of oar principals, Mr W. Coker.—Advt. 5 HOLLOW AY'B PILLB AND OINTMENT. Influenza, Oougha and' Colds. In diseases ol the throat and chest, so prevalent in our changeable climate, nothiog so speedily relieves, or so certainly cures, as these inestimable remedies. These disordere are too often neglected at their commencement, or are injudiciously treated, resulting in either case in ditastrons consequences to the patient. Holloway's remedies will 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 conferred oa the stomach and frame generally. Thousands of personb have testified that by the use of these remedie - alone they have been restored to Lealth after every other m?ans hid failed. —Advt.