NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 26, 1 February 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Taianaki County Council meets towtuy. The first term for 190-1 at the High School commences to-day. The city of Wellington loan of .Caao.CXH) has been issued in London, ivt iki. It 'litis been underwritten. A co-operative company is being formed in Feilding, with a capital of £SOOO, to embark in the bacon-cur-ing industry. A meeting of the committer in charge of arrangements for the forthcoming rifle association will be held this evening.

Business men in Lnmbton Quay, Wellington, aro almost unanimously in favour of live Saturdav half-holi-day. A stall' of workmen was busy yes l.erday aflci'iioot. cleaning out ill-? moss, etc., which had collected on the bottom of the saltwater baths. A young man named West, hud an exciting experience a-nid a narrow escape whilst bathing in the surf near the railway station on Saturday mo-riving. An Orepuki resident named Alexander Forbes has been isolated. The doctors announce the case to be one of abnormal rash, or sevot-e chickenpox. It -nan been decided by the WcJlingthe Hoard of Education to ask the Government to pay the cost of conveying children from outlying districts where there are no schools to the nearest schools. The inquest on the man fatally injured at tlie Queen's IVliarf, Wol'line-to-n, on l-'riday hat been adjourned till to-ds.y, wlrnti th-e state of the appliances in use when the accident happened will be considered. The .Strali'oiKl I'os-t reports that arrangvments are being made in .New Plymouth for a march campetiWon, ami that the following bands have been invited to take part —lnglewood, Wuitnru, Stratford, Ellham, Kaponga, Manaia, and Opunako. As a result of invitations issued liy the powers that be, quite a. milliner nf resignations from the public service of the colony are likely to be gazetted this week. Some ollicers in the Defence Department will be amongst the number. Mi- Seddon has announced that a new syllabus is to be considered by the inslKftors ami tln'll by a joint committee of inspectors and teachers. 'lhe result, he considers, should be the inosl perfect syllabus smith ol the equator. The New Plymouth Christmas Carnival- Committee will be present at Wie opening of the llawera Inhibition on Wednesday, prububly n-itli a view of picking up information which will be useful in arranging the exhibition liore at Christmas. ' The Borough Council's amateur engineers, the "men i„ tile street," are voicing a complaint that the pipes now being used i„ the drainage works in Devon Street arc too small. Better informed people however know that there is amj.h' provision made for the wants of New Plymouth for many years to come. A corresponde-nt suggests in tonnection with the Chrislmus Ciiniinil that an united Ohris-lian demonstration, w H'h a rendering of ••'n,,, j lwi . siah." or another of the oratorios might lie held in the Recreation Cr.mtuds cm Christmas afternoon wfiich thin year falls on Sunday. ' The advance manager of Wirth Huos circus and zoo, who has been arranging a visit or that, organisation to New Plymoth, has securer, a lease of poverty i]„t. T he circus will ap|H>ar on Thursday and J-'.i----day, l-'eb, 11th and 12th, opening with a matinee.

A local dealer in lmmufacfuriNl leather goods, principally for the tuwrmjr of human feet, wan seen on Satuixliif- ni(jlit to ho drawing boots from tiro -Ijowi-ls of t'he mother earth Imciuiries elicited the fact that he had accidentally dropped a parcel of hoots into the newly opened drain m Devon-street, ami had to procure a ladder before h-is belongings could he recovered.

A DaniU'-virko telegram states thut a man named (luilliard had a wonderful escajw from death on Friday night. ll e jumped on a wrong tram and fell between the carriage and platform. Me was knocked unconscious and lay flat, while the steps ol two carriages Rl . lim] | vis ,■.,„, before the train pulled up. AD s tT _ ious injury resulted.

The annual statement of the Auckland Savings Bank showed that it dealt with considerable over h„lf a million during the year. Deposits totalled £773,8S. r »(> ; withdlawils £7.">.'i,810, and there remained Vl credit of d«|>ositors £B-7/1.:i«t!. -pile number of accounts totals .'i1.72!!) an increase of 17.00 over ()„, ] Mvv j () ' lls year. The surplus of profits amoun(wl to ,i;«7.,V1-,.

On Satin-day liorough Inspector Stohr was stationed in Devon Street to exact strict compliance with the notice to " keep to the Ml" i„ (hat portion of the street which has beep opened for the drainage works. It was surprising the number i)l people who either could not or would not, read the legend so plainly posted, and the task of sendiinr th', different vehicles ,eir way must have tried the inspector's patience to the utmost.

TheTnranaki Provincial Executive of the farmers' Union has endorsed (he tollowing resolution submitted by the Ngairc branch :-■• That the Ikijnmki F,L\eculive be r,Npectful;virequested to communicate with t'he Minister for Murine, asking liim to give the settlers in Hue New Plyiiiouth liarhour ruling district representation on the Board on the valuation basis." It was divided to ask the Minister to introduce a Hill vesting elective power entirely in the hands 0 f ratepayers

I" Hie course of some remarks while speaking an n guest at a municipal dinner at Timaru „„ Saturday (he Premier <hvelt on Hie importance <>l a prelerciitinl larill', as the fiu-,1 result of a l„ S s of British (~,„",,, (o loi-elgllers musl be the loss „f naval supremacy. 'PI tin was his reason for proposing the measure in the New Zealand House. Canada had given j.reference to the Mother Country „,„! New Zealand In (he whole Knipire. When this lead H ~„ followed all round (here wiadd be some hope that through reciprocal treaties universal'free tratlo wrntltl bo obtained,

Water polo players; were putting in some pruclirc vealcrdav morning at the saltwater baths. If the :earns make. I lie joiirnev to l law era t hc\ should lie in good condition. The new pump lias been installed at the .saltwater baths, and was used yesterday iiiorniu.g, when the depth of water in the bath was Sit. (iin. The sudden cold snap had imparled a freshness to the water which soon sent hat>rs to the A case of diplheria in Manaia has bad the cl'lecl of rcvivrng lb,, cry unmaking up-to-date satiitarv an alignments. The Wiln, ss complains of Ihe inactivity of t.he Town Hoard, sluing the satiitarv affairs of Manaiu are a ild.'gi ace. and the wonder is Unit some \ iiul.nl disease, or epidemic of disea.se. iias not broken out before. Acting on a suggestion of the Ngaire brunch of th, Taianaki Executive of the Farmers' Union will ask the Minister for Railways to grant concessions io fanners in the wav of excursions during the winter months farmers not being able, on account of their duties, to avail themselves of the concessions granted during the spring, summer ami autumn months; and that the local station-master, postmaster, or oilier Coven,m,ml of-', liciiil be empowered to certify that bona lide settlers. The New Zealand Express Co., Ltd., have to let a commodious oflice or shop on the ground lloor of new brick building, ' lhoiiglnunstreet. 2 There is neither myth nor mystery about these Liwlies' Shoes, in which sharp price concessions are nniifflimced to-day at The .Melbourne. They are handsome, perfect-fitting shoes, and as staple as butter in regard to Uleir market valuer; 100 pairs were bought at a big reduction, and the tHrgain is for the linn's customers ; o/ll per pair, worth at least iVO.* The best ineduin,' known is Sander & Sons' Eucalypti Extract, and its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, ami influenza make relief instantaneous. For serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises, or sprains, it ks the safest remedy—no swelling, no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diplheria, bronchitis, inflammation of liwgs, swelling, etc., diarrhoea, dysentry, diseases of the kidneys, and urinary organs. Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract is In use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy: crowned with medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Aius'erdam. Trust in this appreved atvd reject all others.—Advt. UOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS. Indisputable remedies. In the use of these msxlicaments there need be no hesltatioM or doubt of their cooling, healing and purifying properties. The Ointment stands unrivalled in relieving, healing and thoroughly curing the most inveterate sores and ulcers, and in cases of bad legs and bad breasts they act as a charm. The Pills are the most effectual remedy for the cure of liver complaints, which derange all the proper functions of the organs affected, inducing restlessness, melancholy, weariness, inability to sleep, pain in the side, etc. These wonderful Pills, if taken according to the printed directions accompanying each box, strike at the root of the malady and stimulate the stomach and liver into a healthy action.