LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 70, 23 March 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found | on pige four of this issue. The Birougli Oiuocil meets this evening. The Taunton Cycle Company has an advertisemeit in this issue to which we havu mucb pleasure in directing the attention ot i our leader?. The ompany intimates thit it has bicycles of all the best nukers in stock, and is prepared to sell on exceptiontally easy ternjs, a sniill cash payment and easy monthly iiayments, Kepairs of every description are thoroughly eEeoted at low rates, Vtsi!o , '« to the town, tourists, aad others en \,ira machine! by the hour. day. or week a greßt boon to those spending a few days here, as it-enables thsm to visit all points of interest in the vicinity of New Plymouth. An advertisement appears in anothsr column inviting support for'he five moder»te and independent candidates, at the fortbeomiog Licensing election. Tenders are invited b.» the Borough Council for the erection of salt water baths.

A movement is on foo' to iai?e money for Bt. J soph's School, either by way of a fancy fair or bazaar. For su :h a work aid should We forthcoming from all, irrespsefcivf of i-nurch membership. Auber's " Laughing Song," which is si insepi' ably associated with Mdlle Dolores, was not originally her own selection. When studying singing in Paris before ber debut, her muster gave her the piece amongst others to form her repertoire. Hha protestad tint she could never sing it, bat w»s nersuaried to try, and at a concert in Knglaad it was given as an encore, and was so em phaticaily successful that Mdlle. Dolores places it on nearly all her programme'. | !-he has never beard it from any othealthough Mdme. Ella Russell and 'others have e sayert it on ocasions. The French soprano only sings the song at the enl of her programmo, for she. fi'ids it much easier to laugh when tired i-.fter aa ar uoas evening thaa to do anything els 3. varies the length of tha langhing cadscza according to the mood of her auiie.ica and herself. Mademoiselle Dj'ores and part} an-he from thi north by today's boat.

lready numerous request* li ve boen made to have the "Lvughng ,-iong" includol in Tut a lay's recita 1 . The annual general mooting of ttaTukapa Foo ball (Jlub is to be h ild this evening at the Guards' Club.

Mr Beetham, the Oh:istchnrc v i 8.M., is determined to put a stop to the llagrant breaches of by-laws c;mmi ted by cyclists, and to that end hai raised tha fine for riding on footpitlH or with > it lights to 20s and oosti. S mil»r action at New Plymouth would be a boon to pedestrians. Sbarehelders in the Equitable Building Society (Htar-Bo*kett) are reminded that fortnightly subsiriptions are pajablo to-day up to 9 p.m.— idvt. Licensing Election.— k public mestlgin support of 10 o'clock closing of hotels will be held in tha Fitzroy Public Hall this (Mondav) evening. Speakers: Rev*. W. Q Evans S. 8. Osbjrne W,,D ew, A. F.Smith, and F. A. BeiinHt. Chair Io be taken at 8. Ladies invited te attend.

Constable Lind, who has been for some years stationed at New Plymouth, has been promoted to the charge of tha Rahotu polioe station. He leaves tor Vils ne v appointment in a few days. Constable Heather succe ds him in New Plyaaonth. Mi?s May Ambridgo, who is going home tJ England to bj married, lsft for Auckland by the Kotoiti on Saturday evening. Mrs Ambridge goes as far as Auckland with ber danijhter. A large number of young ladies an other friends of the family assembled at at the station to bid Miss Arn-riige farewell.

Mr E. Griffiths, of Bewley and Griffiths, returned home on Friday w.th his bride. We join with the many fri-n's of the hapoy couple in wishing thsm much happiness and pro piiity. Mr and Mra Griffiths have taken up th-dr resilence in tint beautif illv s tuatel house lately occupied by Mra Skeet, in Powderhnm-stree*, which has been thoroughly overhauled and renovated. Bifore leaving for the Buff, Mr 0 LoughHa, the local stitioimaater, was presented by the staff with a travelling rag and rug. Mr Guy, his succe'sor, made the presentation, and suitably voiced the fee'i-gs of the men toward* their late chief, Mesara Pepp rell add Simmons also spike inhig 1 tarns of praise as to Mr O'Loughlin's capabilitiea as a railway officer, and alluded to the good feeling which had existed batwe3n him and the staff, who all greatly regretted bis departure.

Ifrom Lieutenant- n olonel Ellis we learn that Ool' nei Webb, tha officer commanding this district, will arrive in New Plymouth by the mail train on Fridiy evening next, and his expressed the wish to meet as miny ef the battalion and company officers as cm make it convenient to meet him.

Mr Franc 3, of the local Telegraph stat'on, wh m we reported as under tranafe to Blenheim, leavoa for his new station this morning by the mail train. His departure has been delayed for a few days, awaiting the ar ival of nis auccessor. Mr W. T Jennin-a, M H R., hai received a commuoicatioo from the Hod. W. HallJoaes stating that the Government wou'd assist by erecting a building and granting special rates on the railway from Poro-o-tarao atalion, the moveni3nt amongst the men working on the Gensral line between Ongarue and Pirihaka to start a co-ipiative st re. He is also granting £ 100 a year as a subsidy for a medical man at Onga'ue. The Mbistar aho f-iTours the proposal to establish a Labour Bureiu at Ongarue, so ih*t men applying locally can get on the co-operative works. Hon. Hall Jonei states his intention of being in New Plymouth next month, and will, with Mr Jennings, go through to Ongarue and visit the Oentral railway work. Betmb Than a Vlastwb.—a piece of flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Paia Balm and bound to the affected parts is superior to any plaster. When troubled with lame back, or pains in the side or chest, give it a trial and you are certain to be more than pleased with the prompt relief which it affords, It always cures and cures quickly. Try it. New Plymouth 00-opera-tive Society sells it Price, Is 6d; big size, 1» -Advt.

The proprietors ot Bock's Herbal Remedies are daily receiving most flittering testimonials. Mrs H. Signal, of Gladstone House, Marton, N.Z., writes:—"l have used Boot's Bilsam in my household and fo ind it to do all that is ol»imed for it. It cured my husband of nn old standing cough, and other members of severe colds. I can conscientiously recommend it to everybody " Bock's Balstm is also os9d externally for healing crackel bands, cuts, And sores, price Is 6d. Beck's Balsam, Bock's RheuBmtic Powder, Bock'a Powder for the Liver, Stomaoh and Blood, Book's Herb Kxtract (an infallible Oure for Toothache) and Neuralgia Props may be obtained of all the leidjmg stores aad chemists, -Advt,