LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 187, 10 August 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will kefotind ; on page four of thia isaua. Mrß i'. C. Chrke wishes us to state that aha was not the Mrs Clarke man tioned in the report of school attendance ease at the Court on Thursday. i The Ventura left 'Frisco for Auokland at 6 p.m. on 6:h inst. | The Timaru A. and P. Association has passed a resolution strongly opposing the provision of the Stud Bill, and asking the Minister not to a'low the Bill to become law. *• ' The " John Grigg 11 memorial executive have decided to oall for designs for a statue in white marble, for erection in Baring Square, Ashburton, at a cost of L7SJ, ] Now that the Pope is dead, the oldest prelate in the Church of Home is Dr Murphy, Archbishop of Hobu'fc, who Cflebrated his 88th birthday last irionth. He was born on Waterloo Day. Mr J. Qt. Harkness, who was recently appointed seoratary of the Hew Zealand National Dairy Association, which has its headijuarteis in Wellington, has taken up his new duties. Owing to the representations made by Mr Jennings, M H.R , the proposed Kawhia County, which would have in' eluded Mokau North, has been with drawn from the Gazette.notification until further information has been obtained in regard to the inconvenience such proposed county boundaries would entail on settlers on the southern end.

Ihe "New Zealand Times" says:— Mr and Mrß A. H. Haloorabe, of New Plymouth, arrived in town on Thursday evening, and are staying at Hotel Cecil for a few days. Mr R. H. Govett, (son of Archdeacon Govett), is about to take a trip to the Old Country. He has booked his passage by the Orient liner Ocuba, whioh leaves' Sydney on the 15th inst., but will break the journey at Adelaide. The Parliamentary special of the •' Wanganui Herald wires ! The return of correspondence on licensing matters of 1902 ordered by the House last year was placed on the table to-day. On one Bide is the list of complaints mide by the licensed victuallers of Wanganui againjt the chairman of the Licensing Committee, and on the other are the replies of the Minister of Justice. The charges were—(l). Thit in the matter of certificates Vr Kettle had been too inquisitional; (2) That in various questions concerning licensed prerusee, he had done various things which the newspapers of Wanganui had published. The ministei replied that the Government had no power over licensing csmmittees.' The secretary of the licensed victuallers, Wanganui, answered that the charges were not against the committee, but against the chsirman. The Minister replied—(l) That the chairman cannot be disassociated from the committee, and (2) that in the matter of certificues, he exercised functions, under a hw which forbade interference. The anniversary ot the King's Coronation was celebrated at St. Mathew's Church, Auckland, on Sunday, by a church parade of volunteers. The Chamber of Commerce meets on Tuesday evening to consider possible alterations in the railway time I able. This is a big question, and needs verv careful treatment, and we trust there will be a full attendance of business people, and that the matter will be fully and judioally discussed. At St. Joseph's Church on Sunday, a letter was. read from Archbishop Red wood in connection witn the election of the Pope. -Special prayers were Wffered for the Divine blessing on his Holiness suitable to the occasion.

| Mr 0. L. Allen, of Omata, has been recommended by the Toko School Committee to the Education Board as headmaster of tho Toko b'ohool. Mr Allen was placed first on the list sent to the Committee by the Board, and the Committee have acted wisely in following the Board's lead. Mr Allen has had a most successful career at Omata, the school always doing well at examinations, besides winning severai scholarships, including the Victoria scholarship. The Toko school is considerably larger than the Omata one, and will afford Mr Allen more scope, and a wider field of action, in which we feel sure he will do good work. We congratulate Wr Allen ou this recognition of his past work. Owing to Mr Kendall, the Governments Sanitary Inspector finding himself unable to undertake instruction in theory in connection with the plumbing class, the starting the instruction in theory has been delayed- As soon as the matter is arranged, due notice will be given.

The Taranaki Guards are reminded of the Company's parade to morrow, Tuesday, at 730 AH members are requested to attend, as General Babington inspects the Company on the 26 -ht insts. The sneak thief is again in evidence in Hew Plymouth. During Friday night some one removed the lamps from tha new building now being erected by Mr R. W. Bond for the Now Zealand Express Company. The loss of the lamps is annoying, but Mr Bond is rendered liable to very heavy penalties for leaving the building without lights, besides the risk of a serious accident to someone. People at the south end of the Provino i are repeatedly urging that the Breakwater is of no use to them. On Friday at mid-day, a Patea resident had ureent business at Greymouth, but although two steamers were leaving Wellington ou Saturday, he could not get there in time. He wired to New Plymouth, and was informed that the Oreti was leaving here on Saturday for Greymouth. He I got his reply in time to catch the m lil | train, and came into New Plymouth tint evening, and sailed the following afternoon for Greymouth, which he reached on Sundav evenin . Mr J. B. Pearson, managing director of Pearson and Rutter, large dairy produce merchants in London, is visiting the colony. Lord Northcote succeeds Lord Tennyson as Governor General of Australia in December. In order to make roomffor a large coni signment of new instruments, the Uoloj nial Piano Company will acceptany reason- ' able offer for the second hand puno's now !in stock by the following makers:— 'Oollard and Collard, Bord, H. Tolkein, | Albion Piano Company, Brotdwood etc. As all those instruments are of good tone, and in very fair condition, they should be snapped up quickly.—Arlvt. 15 Why pay rent when you can own your own house? T.is Provident Building Society will lend on such terms as bring the possibility of being his own landlord within the roach of every working man. , It behoves the he id of the family to do what he can to lay by, and how better ! can he do it than by possessing his own ! house ? The Society is intended to help those who help themselves —Advt.

8 11 13 Engagement Kit.gs, Wedding Rings, and Keepers, certainly the finest stock on the West Ooaat of New Zealand. A good present witrt each wedding ring at J. H. Parker's, Jeweller, next Kail way Uroas> ing, Devon street, New Plymouth.— Advt HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND flliS are t"e beat, cheapest, and mi.st popular lemedi >s nt all ssaions, and under all circumstances they may be used with safety, and with the certainty of doing good. Kruptiom, rashes, and all descriptions of skin diseases, sores, ulcerations, and burns are quickly ben«flted, ar.d ultimately cured bv these healing, soothing, and parifyiDg medicaintints The Ointment rubbed upon the abdomen checks all tendency to irritation in !h<j bawls, undaverts diarrhas i and other disorders of thu intestines freeinontly prevailing through the summer ana I'ndi, seasons. Heat bumps, blotches, pimples, inflammation oE tho skin, muscular p una, neuralgic affections, and erL*recrl glar/V; can be i;ffectivei overcom* b, uviiig Ho'.ioway's remedies aec >ruing to the instructions accompanying every packet.—Advt.

The appointment is g&zottod of Dr Isabel Watson as a public vaccinator for the district of Wellington. The Wellington Plumbers Board .has invoked the assistance of the Health Department to prepare a short Act, establishing a New Zealand plumber's certificate.

A slightly revised timetable of Jones' Breakwater 'bus service appears in this issue.