LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 48, 24 February 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found = on the fourth pige ot this issue. Mr R. L Stanford, sitting in his offiiial capacity, granted renewals of old age pensions in the cases of Mrs Watt, J. Corbett, Dovid McCartney, and Peter Martin; in each case the fall pension ol £lB was gran'ed. Several other applications were adjourned. o.ving to the omission of the words "in the case " when referring to (he libel action ; Rev. B. Hutson v. R. Morison, the sense . was somewhat destroyed. In this casa, ; which is exciting a great deal of interest in ; • Stratford, it appeard that the It"v B. ' Hutaoa, who is a Presbyterian minister at I j Stratford, claims £IOOO on eich of two i cases of alleged libel, and £IOOO for alleged sl-.nder from one Robart Morison, also of ■ Stratford, or £3300 in all. The ease is set i down for the Supreme Court which opens ■ in New Plymouth i,exs week. Mr Barton, of Hawera, is anpeafng for the Re*. B. Jlut=on, and Mr W. (j. Malone, of Malone, McVeagh and Anderson, for Mr Msrison. For the defence, which was filed lest week, a denial of part of the a'leged libel will be j urged and of pri»ilßg in certain instances i In Preoby terian and ecclesiastical circles a I great deal of interest is being taken in this ! case j Special meeting of Tarsna'si Garrison Bind to-night at baud room, for pjac'.ica and important busines?. Advt. Mr A. Clark arrived in New Plymouth by the mail train last evening, und remains here till Thursday He is completing the arrangements for Madame MelbVs visit. Mr Clark, who was last in New Plymouth with the World'* KnterS inur:-, i; staying at the | Hotel Commonwaaiih. ; At the Police Court on Monday, J M. (Douglas was sentenced to three Months imi prisonmeni as an habitual drunkard, and A j O. Rolls was remanded till Wednes Jay for j stealing a bicycle. [ Or Cavter, at the Borough Council meetj ing on Monday night, expressed the great ] regret of the Health Committee at being j obliged to recommend dispensing with she 1 service?, of such an o'd and valued servant as I Mr M. Free, but the appointment of a Saui- r J tary Inspector by the Health Department j rendered this course necessary. ■ At a meeting of the Board of Governors ! of the Canterbury College, the question of ! applying for a library grant from Carnegia ■! was referred to the Museum and Library | Committees to consider and rep»rt. ! Mr J. Speight has been appointed lecturer j on geology at Canterbury College. | The University Senate on Monday elected j Bishop Nevill, of Dunedin, to (ill the vacancy i caused by the death oE Hon. W. Kollestoi. ! A prisoner named Lee, engaged in teee j planting at Waiotapu, attempted to escape on ; Sunday night, but was recaptured in a few : minutes. | A representative meeting of retail shopi keepers at Napier have decided to approach I the Borough Council with a view to having j Wednesday fixed for the statutory half- ' holiday instead of Saturday. 1 The Premier offers, through the New I Zealand Literary Association, a thrae-guicea piize for a short story on the early Otago, ! West Coast, or Thames goldfialds. i I A meeting of the general and executivo committee ia charge of the late Liberal 1 !'emonstration is convened for Wednesday , evening at 7.30, at Mr D. Berry's office. Mr A. Clark, the well-known theatrical < agent, who is at present touring with Maaame Melba, will shortly return to New 1 Plymouth with the "Sweet Nell of Old Drury " Company. 1 The citizens of Invercargill have passed a ■ resolution iu favour of borrowing 12,000 for the erection of Municipal offices and a t theatre, there being no place of entertain- J ment available in tlia town. LUNG TROUBLES CURED BY LANE'S i EMULSION. , I have great pleasure in recommending your Emulsion. My little boy was suffering ' from a severe attack of Inflammation ef the Lungs. The result of giving one bottle of c " Lane's Emulsion " was pimply marvellous, j. I had been told by a number of frieuds of the wonderful results, even in long-itandiag cases of consumption, and ara very gUd 1 £ gave it a trial. It is a positive and safe s guard against colds, and my house has j never been so free for many yea's. I have also given it to my little girl, who was 0 rather out-growing her strength. Now she is not only strong, but has added flesh to li her body. I feel so satisfied with it that I y strongly recommend it to everybody having weak lungs. Yours faithfully, y L.H.H., Oamaru. j Writing from New Plymouth, Messrs Sole B Bros., butchers, horse breakers and dealers, write as follows to Messrs Olapham Bros.: I Dear Sirs, —We can with pleasure testify to K the efficacy of ."onr Patent Horse Holder. Besides being perfectly elective it has this raerit: it does riot take two seconds to apply. Some lime ago wo were recommended to u.,e si this patent, and we fully intended to do so. (J Wo ddai/fil a day, however, and in consi- s i 'jtunco. had a smash-up that cost us more khan the price of SO holders. Three da;>s »ftcr the a cident we pat the same !iorso in, .uing the holder, which gave every aatisfac- i\ ■ion. Wo have had no trouble since. We ue getting your patent holders iixml to all ; , Hit eartj, traprf, etc., and we strongly ll " •oeofumjud their use to every butcher and; mU in the diafcrict.—Advt. si