LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 162, 13 July 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on page four of this issue. Tenders are invited for ooncrete steps, channelling etc., at Hospital. The Town Olerk notifies that all peisons desirous of being licensed as plumbers or drain connectors, should send in their | names to the Borough Engineer as soon as possible. The Committee of the Whiteley Sunday School Concert desire to thank the Colonial Piano Company for the use of Hopkinson Piano at the entertainment on Thui-day evening last, At Wellington on Saturday, the Chief Justice granted Winifred Nye, of Foxton, restitution of conjugal rights with Thomas Nye, and 32a a week as alimony. A decree nisi was granted Jessie Gramman against George Gramman. The New Plymouth Tradesmans' Association have decided not to observe Arbor Day Shops will therefore be open as usual on Thursday morning.—Advb, 15 The weeping willows in Christchurch are already coming into leaf. Speaking of the Rotorua gardens, a Gisborne visitor, who has recently retur> ed from that wonderland, states that he had seen the Kew Gardens in London, and did not think that anything could compare with the magnifient display at Rotorua.

Mr E. Maxwell has written to the Chairman of the Waitara Town Board stating that he intends to do all in his power to show the ratepayerr of the New Plymouth Harbour rating district that the proposal to raise an additional loan for breakwater extension is against their interest. He will address a meeting in Waitara at an early date. Before leaving for Wellington on Friday morning to join the rep. football team ' Skinny ' Humphries was presented with a cheque by the members of the Star club. The election to fill the vacancy on the Eltham Borough Council, caused by the resignation of W. H. McGarry resulted as tollows j Briant 146, Lloyd 84, Informal one.

The lnglowood Record reports that a local butcher had in his fhop on Thursday the carcase of a four-tooth ewe, bred and fattened by the Waihi natives, turning the scale at 1811b as it hung in the shop. In resf onse to representations made by the Mayor, Mr R. Cock, on behalf of a number of tradesmen in town, the Government has agreed to declare Thursday, 16th insb., a holiday for Government offices for the observance of Arbor Day, instead of Wednesday, 15th inst. As showing how plentiful hawks are in the district just at present, we are informed that Mr H. Kennedy, of Dud.ey road, has trapped no less a number tnan 18 of these birds during the last three weeks.—lnglewood Record. Mr James Kowin arrived at Hawera on Wednesday, and was promptly interviewed on the dairy question by a Star reporter. In regard to the coming season, Mr Kowin thinks it is early to speak with confidence. It is scarcely to be expected that for cheese the high market of last season will recur; and no doubt there is at present a superabundance of butter, but it does not follow that that will be the position when our export season begins. Though it would be a drawback to have stored butter which cannot possibly be so good as the freshly made article going on the market at the opening of the season, still, he hopes circumstances wiil minimise that, and does not thing that thp outlook is so gloomy as some people profess to thitik it. Possibly those who consign will get as good average results as iti past years. At the Cape he found business very dull, owing to heavy storage and heavy demand. He has no confidence of an immediate improvement there, though ha was informed by those on the spot that matters will resume their normal level in six or seven months time. Sir J. G. Ward is considering improvements in the telephone system by the installation of metallic oirsuits, which will have the effect of rendering oonver sation clearer, and the installation of the central battery system. Under tbe latter system there will be no battery required at each place where the telephone is fitted up. The present method of ringing up will be done away with, and only a bell will be attached besides the receiver. The lifting of the receiver from the hook will indicate to the girl at the bureau that her services are required, and when the i-eceiyer is restored to the hook, the bureau will know that the conversation is finished. Thus the ring up and ring off operation at present in vogue will be done away with, j

Marton is not evidently troubled with the 'domestic servant' problem, con sidering there were fifty applicants to fill the vaoancy of ' a strong girl, able to milk.' It is intended by the Department of A.grloulture, when the laboratory at Wallaceville is completed, to undertake the training there of young men in veterinary science, T. E. Taylor, said that he was satisfied that in six years time, the retail sale of liquor in New Zealand would be a thing of the past. Mr C. H. Arndt has been appointed manager of the Taranaki rep. football team, which will tour southwards as far as Dunedin this season. A violent earthquake was experienced at Capetown last week.

Shareholders of the Equitable Building Society will note the next pay day is to-day, Monday. Subscriptions will be pay able at the Society's office, Egmont-street between the hours 9 a.m. to 12 30 p.m., 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. —'Adyt.' The latest idea as to a craft for oirouranavigatlng the globe is that which Mr F. Tanner, the Harbour Board's lite diver, has evolved The novelty is to consist of a barrel shaped structure, divided into three compartments. If the oraft is ever jauijt, it will certainly attracc attention. We have to acknowledge receipt of a specimen sheet of Mi' J. E. Bingham's milk test tables. The object of the table is to reduce the laboqr arid time spent in calculating the per centage of butter fat. | The oaloulations run from lib to lOOOlbs, and will thus meet the requirements of any ordinary factory. It is well kaown that the loss through errors in large factories amount to a large sum in the course of a season, £4O having, it is stated, proved to fiave tjesn lost in eight months ia one factory }n whio'tj f pareful revision was jnade Mr i?irigljam-''s~'bifttey-fat tables ape go simple that all reference to a ready reckoner is and an ordinary intelligent lad can work thei# as accurately and as quickly as the manager. ¥o dairy faotory should be without one. The new issue of the Provident Building Sooiety was a decided success, a; might have been expected from the oonspicuous Dinner in which it had made its way in popular fwoiir. It is a most healthy indication that the number of applications were very much in exoess of j the number of shares available, and is evidence of public appreciation of the policy of the Directors in inviting applications foi? the new series.—Advo. HOLLO WAYS PjiLJGS. Weak Stomachs. The wisest'cannot enumerate one quarter of the distressing symptoms arising from enfeebled digestion, all of which may be readily dispelled bv these admi'able Pills. They rouse the stomach, live', and every other organ, helping digestion to tfiatf healthy tone which fully enables it to oonvert all we'eat aud drink to the nourishment of our bodies. Hence Pills are the surest strengths iers and the safest restoratives in nervousness, wasting and ohronic debility, Holloway's pills remove all unpleasant taste from the mouth an<ji are infallible remedies for impaired appetit3, eructations, flatulency, con tipjtion. and a multitude of other disagreed" Symptoms which render miserable the lives" ol ) thousands. Tfeese p*ll« are approved by all clssse#,— Adyfcj