LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 86, 7 April 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on page four of this issue. At a special meeting of the Taranski County Council on Monday the resolution relating to the strising a rate for the bridge loan was confirmed, and application is to be made for an advance. On Wednesday afternoon Mr Newton King will hold a clearing tale of furniture 01 account of Mr Jobn Abbott, who has leased his boarding-houee. Anyone wanting furniture should attend this sale as there is a varied quantity to sell. The annual election of Mayor and Councillors for the Boiough of New Plymouth tnkes placs on the 29th instant, Nominations must be in not later than Wednesday, 15th instant. Tenders are invited by Mr James Sanderson for the erection of additions to the lariki school, Tenders close on Tuesday 21st instant. A grand Fancy Fair, in aid •- f St. Joseph's Scho-'J, is advertised for next week, commencing on Monday, and extending over Tuesday and Wednesday at the Theatre Royal. There will be a splendid display cf fancy work, and attractive side shows, whilst an important art union is beint? ran in oonncction with the function. The afliir promise* to be the biggest of its kind yet held in New Plymouth. The Secretary of the Tulrapa Football Olub acknowledges with thanks a donation of a match football from Mr H. Bennett. Engagement Rings, Wedding Rings and Keepers, Spectacles to suit all eights, and a areat variety of goods suitable for presentations at J. H. Parker's, next t'o Railway Crossing, Devon-street, New I'lymouth. Avaluable present with each weeding

" There is too much brairi3 on the (toancil, what ts wanted is more sinew," remarked Or. Gray at the Taranaki County meeting on Monday. As a result of the visit of DrValintine, of the Health Department, it is probable that the diversion of the Maugotuku stream will be abandoned. In this case it is proposed to have the stream, from its source, placed under the c .ntrol of tha Borough Oouncil, to prevent it* pollution by those though whose land it runs. In our opinion it would be much better to divert the stream, anl fill in tlw old bel, but the cost is, we understand, tbe difficulty, as it is much greater thin was anticipated.

In the course ot the in'erview between Jib representatives of the dairy industry Rnd Mr Kennedy, of the Union Comaany,! on Monday, it trans lired that the Union] a.S Company and the New Zealand Ship- i ping ''onpauy and the Bha,v Saviile Oompan, hid made a fiya years' contract re-' gi di-;g the coastal carriage of dairy' produce. In compliance with a suggestion of the Chair-nan of the Education Boarl, the Minister for Kducation has sanctioned th, ; ! Bojr.i'd inviting ten iors, which are to be submiatnd to the Minister, for the erection of th-i Technical School at Stratford.

The Ingkwool Record publishes M Stanoish's letter un harbour extension, together with whit is oa the whole a favourable comment thereon, in a-leadios; artie'e Tbe Canterbury Trades and Libour Oouncil have lesolvad to euk tint Mr Brown bi removed from his office as a member cf the Arbitration Oourt, and that in any case h be not allowed to sit in the Auckland cise as be bis already prejudiced the c»se through the press. I The following speaks for itself: —" Makotuku, Augnst 23rd, 1902. P. Bock and Co. Dear Sir.", —I am writing you a testimonial. I wis suffering from Lumbago for some years I tried a good many remedies before I tried your Rheumatic Powder. I took yours by directions, and was relieved after the third dose. 1 have not falb any symptoms since. One tin cured me. Thanking you for tbe same.—Yours traly, L R Webb." Bick's Rheumatic Powder, pace 34 61, Bock's Bilsam, price Is 6d, Books, Powder for the Liver, Stomach and Blood, price Is, Bock's Herb Extract, an infallible cure for toothache, Is, and Bock's NeamlgU D'upi, pric3 Is 6d, may be obtained of all I the leading stores aad chemists.—Advt