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LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on the fourth pige ot this issue. The Sierra left 'Frisco on the 20h inst. at 2 p.m. Shareholders in the EquiUbls Building Society (Star-Bowkett) are reminded that fort nightly subscriptions are payable to-day, Mondiy, up to 9 p.m.—Advt. At the annual cenfere-ce of the Ironmasters' Association at Wellington, a lengthy interviow with the heads of the Government Railway Department tojk place with reference to the locomotive contact. The Uapartmental officers stated th't the Government desired to have tta locomotives built in the colony, a d ev>ry ass staice would be to likely tenderers in New Zealand, and the time f-r receiving leaders would be ex ended to M vj 31 ,t. The Natives have agreed to haid over 20,000 acres behind Rotor a towcsWip to the Maori Council for lease to Europeans, and 10,000 more are under consideration. Replying to an acHre*s from Birmingham »nd Mijlaod men settl d ij South Alrica. Mr Chamberlain tulotised Birmingham's. Imperial spirit, and animated appreciation' of tta wider patriotism involved in member- ( ship in the Empire. He said he had had I consi ierable d tferences with Mr John ! Bight over colonial policy, and Birmingham I bai left Mr Gladstone because it feared that his policy would ruin the Empire. In another part of this issue appears particulars of a great sale of Messrs States Brothers, jewellers, and we wish to remind our readers th t to-day is the Use day of the sale. New goods will tlieu'be opened up The Dobsoa petroleum bore hole on the I Wort Ooast is now down 1801 feet in dark sindstoneand fireclay. Oil s'i'l continues) t j ooze out of the hole, iho Government! ,geo'ogist is of opiaion that " farewell rock " j' (-late) has not yet been struck, but holds 1 that the great depth at which borine; is ( being carried on is serious. Three countarfeiters, Osborne, Williams,!, and Everest, w<>re found guilty at Adelaide. o>borne, who holds a bA<J resord, was sentenced for lifer-and the others to 10 years ' each. ( The Boer farmer delegates arrived at i Ohris'.ohurch on Saturday. , A cheque for £l9 Is Bd, drawn by the j Mangorei Dairy Factory Company oa the i Bank of New fc'outh Wales, was lost in town on Saturday. Payment has bsen stopped. c Finder should reiurn same to Company's B offhe. j The funeral of the late Mrs E. F. Koikes c was very largely attended, and an enormous 1 number of floral tributes were sent by u friends. T,he remains were taken into the morluar/ chapel and a short but touching v se; vice was held, the Rev. F. G. Kvaos offi- " dating, a <sis e 1 by the Rev. A F. Smith. The c hytnas " Hark My Soul it is the Lord," and v " Lead Kindly Light" were snog. In the q course of a short address the Kev. F. G. Evans said this was one of those cases in c which it was hard to recognise the hand of a Providence. 1 hey conld not aea why thi* v

promising .young life Was cut off They co-Id on! j pray for strength t» tear the bio .v, and for grace to say " Thy will be done." At St, Mary's Ohurcb la*t night, while the offertory was being taken up, the choir saug " Crossing the Bar." { The National Dairy Association of New Zealand, Limited, reports the following shipment of butter and ch*e!e by the s'eimer Whikatane, which left Wellington : for London on Wednesday:—From Auckland—4Bsi packages butter, From New Plymouth—67oß packages butter, 1155 packa_BS cheese. From Pdtea—6o3l packages butter, 90 packages cheese. From Welling ton—77Sß pickages butter, 1151 packages cheese. From L)tteltOB —1672 packages butter, 25 packages ch»ese. From Dunedin - 17C2 packages butter, 2j6 packages cheess. From Bluff—623 packages butter, 11W packages cheese. T0t*1—29,346 pickages butter and 3901 packages cheese. HOLLOWAY'S OINI'MENT AND PILLS. Much watchfulness must be exercised at all times, and the earli sfc ovidence of ill health must be immediately checked, or a slight ilness aay result in a serisns malady. Relaxed sore throat, 1 diphtheria, quinsy, coughs, ohronic bronchitis, and most other pulmonary affections will be relieved by rubbiDg this cooling Ointment into the skin as near as practicable to the seat of mischiel. This treatment, aj simple and effective, is admirably adapted for the removal of the diseases during infancy and youth. Old asthmatic invalids will derive marvellons re ief from the use of Holloway's remedies, whicb have brought rennd many such suff :rers, and re-established health after every other means ha i signally faile i. —Advt. WHBN YOU WANT RHEUMO YOU WANT IT B4DLY WHEN the earners of your mouth turn sk>. wards and you grind your t?eth in agony when you are writhing in tha pains of Rhennsa'ism, you'll want Rheum>, and ynu'l l want it badK Rheumo is the most modem antidote for uric acid poisoning; it aids nature to expel the excess uric acid fv m the system. Rheumo is a "Oedicine, not a liniment. Rheumo is a liquid, not a pill. Every dose you swallew gives an immediate and beneficial result Rheumo Oooquf.rj Rheumatism and kindred diseases, Bold by a'l chemists and storekeepers at 2s 6 i and 4s 6d per bottle. 8

Time are 69 pupi'a attendiog the secondary classes at the Slratford District '. School, and an additional teacher hss been ' appsintad temporarily, peading a permanent 1 aidition to the staff. | At Ara'at, Victoria, a young man n-im^d : Alfred Horslfield has died from bloodpoisoning- He was cleaning a dog kennel when a splinter got into one of his fingers. Although the fingers, and then the arm were amputated, the Disease proved fatal. j We (Egmo.it Post) understand that a defence has been filed by Rev B, Hu son v. K. Morison, for alleged libel. Damage* are ! claimed to the amount of £3OOO, The r)eI feces urged wilt bj a dinial of part oc the alleged libel, besides a pUa of privilege in certaia instances. Ti.e case will be heard at the next sitting of tho Sup-eme Court in New Plymouth early in March, Mr Birton, of Hawera, appearing for plaintiff, and Messrs Malooe, McVeagh, and Anderson for the defendant. Mr R. Cook, conduc'-or of the North-east Valley Band, told a Dunedin Star reporter that he was thoroughly sati lied with the judging at the Masterton eon'est. Mr On Hume Kuows his business, ciu form sound opinions, and U n it afraid"to let them oe known. The disclosure ep'sode was, of coarse, to bs regretted; it gave Wei i'-gton a deoided advantage. Bit Mr Cook dosnot think it affected any bul the Wellington and Wanganui bands. There could bs no doubt t.iat they bad ft rot aed second place < between theot oa their merits. The Valley Band Ibst points on the second night through the solo cornet getting nervous; otherwise the baud showed its fair form. The playing all reund at iho contest was better than last yeat's playing. There wis not a bad bind entered, either for the quickstep or the selections. Some of the players surprised at biing told that they lacked to ta —a noticeable ctse was that of F. who was generally reckoned to get a cap til tone out of the Valley's monster, the judge toll thh player that his tone bad not enough vioration in it. But Mr holds that Mr Ord Hume hal eo id reasons for all his judging, and that he is a first-ola s man for the position. Mr W. T Jennings, M.H.K., returned homo on Satur.lay e 'ening after spe ding a few days at Uruti and on the Moki Ko id. Mr Jennys states his int»nti m of visiting and nuking hiinolf converjant with the jcquirements of every portion oE his vast electorate before Parliannnt open >. Mr Jennings, M H.K., lik* Mr Smith, received no intimation of any meeting in connection with the protest against the removal of Mr O'Lo'jghliu from New P-ymouth. Master Charles Stewart, whos3 name appeared on the list of those who have pissed the civil service examination, is a son of the stationmasier »t Stratford. He cimes out 20th on the list, Percy B'anch ;et, of New Plymouth 80-h, and Leslie Hill, of Now Piymonth 256 th out of 501 candidates. It is interesting (says the Minawatu Times) "to note that Mr Ord Hum* placed first six bands in exactly the same positions as the judge at the New Plymouth contest placed them in last year. Toe Borough Council meets this evesing. The children from the Manga'oki School visited New Ply.nouth on Saturday for their annual seaside picnic Mr Clapham, the head teacher, and M ss King, bendei several of the parents of the children, accompanied them, an i with the beautiful weather whbh prevaile 1 the youngsters had a most enjoyable day. In the morning a cricket ma ch was played by the visitors against a Central School eleven, butthj lat'er were victorious by 41 to 22 on the one innirgs each. Cooper and Bao each made five for the visitors, while Paui 13, Gilmour ;1 vreri top scores for the Central The following speaks for it«df:—" Makotuku, August 23rd. 1902. P., Bock and Co. Dear Sirs, —I am writing you a testimonial. I was suffering from Lumbago for some years I tried a good many remedies before I tried your Rheumatic Powder. J took yours by directions, and was relieved after the third dose. I have not fait any symptoms since. One tin cured me Thanking you for the same.—Yours traly, L K Wtfßß." Back's Rheumatic PowJer, piica 3* 61, Bock's BiUam, price la 6i, Bocks' Powder for the Liver, Stimaoh and Bbod,! price Is, Bock's Herb Extract, an infallible cure for toothache, Is, and Back's Neuralgia Drop", prici Is 6d, may be obtained of all the leading stores and chemists,—Advt Writing from New Plymouth, Messrs Sile Bros., butchers, horse-breakers and dealer*, write as follows to Messrs Clapham Bros.:— Dear Sirs,—We can with pleasure testify to the .effloacy of your Patent Horse Holder. Besides being perfeotly effectivs it has this merit; it does not take two seconds to apply. Bome time ago we were recommended to use this patent, and we fully intended to do so. i We delayed a day, however, and in consequence had a smash-up that cost us more J than the priia of 50 holders. Three da »s i after the a oident w« put the sme hors-i in, the hoi ier, which gav; satisfaction. We have had no trouble since. We I are getting your patent holders to all out carts, traps, etc., and we strongly I recommend their use to every butcher and I bak in the district.—Advt.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 47, 23 February 1903, Page 2

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LOCAL AND GENERAL Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 47, 23 February 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 47, 23 February 1903, Page 2

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