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NEWS OF THE DAY.

There was no civil business at the Magistrule's Court yesterday morning. To-day is tho anniversary of the release of Te Whiti and Tohu hi 1881k

There are two cases of suspected plague at Cairns, Queensland. Hundreds of rats are d.wng.

A man numcd Guorge Steele was killed on the railway works at gill, near Cheviot, yeslerday moru-

A member of the County Council thinks some oi the bridges .i:ong tlie coast, will soon have lo be posted as " impassable " instead oi " dangerous."

Twins leaving the \ew Plymouth statioii to-da\ will conned with steamers at the breakwater us follows:—ll.UU a.m., Jtotoiti, for youth, and Tukapuna from south ; 8.20 p.m., Takapuna fur north. Owing to the abundant harvest in New South Wales, speculators who imported wheat during the drought are having considerable quantities left on their hands, and are re-ship-ping to Kngland.

A well-known Wellingtonian who must be getting well on towards the forties celebrated his ninth birthday on Monfiay. lie had the misfortune to be born on the i29t.h February. Several of his friends sent him t«.ys as birthday presents. An important land transaction was completed in Hawke's Bay last week when the Lake Station was sold by Muckersey Bros, to Douglas Bros. The run consists of 18,(500 acres, carrying 21,000 sheep and 1200 head of cattle. The purchase monov was nearly £IOO,OOO.

The Supreme Court sittings will continue this morning before his Honor Judge lOdwards. The business which will come before the court lit .10.do a.m. is the case Fleming v. Spenco. a claim of £l>oo for damages caused by alleged negligence. Mr (Jray thinks that son wood bridges should be screw*#! up legularly. He mentioned this yesterdav al the County Council meeting, and ilie chairman quickly retorted that it was as much a* the Council could do to " acrew along" with its finances without screwing up bridges.

The heavy rails on the lino of railway into New Plymouth have now been luid up to some distance on the town side of the Eliot-street station, and instructions have been given, it is reported, to have the work completed with all speed. Tlx? rate of progress recently lias been ovif a mile a month.

Sportsmen will not be able to spend their Easter vacation this \ ea.u in pursuit of game. The season for taking and killing of imported and native game other than deer and godwit opens on May Ist, instead of April Ist as previously, Thfc will be a close season for native pigeon. puUuko (swamp hen) and kaka. A Christchnrch telegram states th*t the Governor has announced the remission of the major portion of the sentence of six mynths passed on John Manbon recently for using indecent language. U'iie sentence was imposed by justifus, and created a (food deal of comment, and the matter was brought before tho notice of the Minister for Justice.

When the engineer reported •.■esterday that the Waiwakaiho bridge was unsafe for sarrying the .'limine ami crusher, Cr. Andrews retuarKed that it seemed that in order lo remove the plant from WaiwaUaiUo to town it u : ould be imcessary to take it down the line to Ilawera and up the coast through Upunake. Those who know that part oi the district can guess how far it would get over the bridges there.

Copiofi of correspondence botweon Mr Seddon and Mr Deakin <>Vderai Premier) regarding th« Chinesu in the Transvaal and the Transvaal and Imperial Governments' replies, were tabled in Hie Federal Mouse. It is shown that Mr Seddon wished to send a protest direct to the British Government, but Mr Deakin adhered to thv opinion that it should be addressed to the Transvaal authorities, and (his was done.

The clerk read a "missing friend" notice at the County Council yesterday. The old friend uliich had departed was the Council's winch, or "wench "as Mr llill put it. She had been lent to Uie Morough Council, but they knew-nothing of h«r present whereabouts. Kventually it was found thai she—members all referred to the winch in the feminine gender—was lying in tho bed of the Ngatoro-nui stream, having been cast oil' and forgotten by some of the Council's staff.

A year ago Koloman Misic, a student at the Budapest. University, struck his best friend in the face for speaking slightingly to a lady friend. The two students arranged to settle the matter by an American duel, tlie loser of the lot to kill himself within J2 months, Misic drew tho fatal black bull, iicing the other day reminded of his duty as a man of honour, Misic left Budapest forNeuhausl, where, as he said to his landlady before starting, his father had committed suicide before him, and there lie shot himself.

A mob of young heifers was recently taken to Tathrn, New South Wales, for shipment to Sydney. The heifers worn driven on lo the wharf, and, notwithstanding that men were placed as sentries around the wharf, the cattle stampeded, and about JO of them rushed over the wharf into the sea. A cattle dog was seat after them, and, rounding the cattle in the water, drove them back lo the rocks, which are particularly rough. Kvery beast clambered up the luce of the rocks, and all were shipped eventually, apparently none the worse fwr the ducking. I 1 or some time the Waiongona bridge at Sentry Hill has been posted as dangerous, with the qualilication that the County Council would not be responsible for any damage clone by loads of over a ton and a half. County Councillors discussed this situation yesterday, pointing out thai the bridge was not even snt'u for that weight. Mr Urown xaid lie would not like to crows the structure with a horse and empty cart. Mr Hill said he had noticed the lirat stages of a steel iridgo there the other Way, in the shape of barbed wire hangers to hold tip the bridge.

A case heard in the Supreme Court •at Wanganui on Thursday raised a question which, as Judge Cooper observed, will probably affect tile title of numerous pieces of land throughout the colony. The facts were these. Mrs Giblain had a legal title to land, which for 17 veal's hall been fenced and occupied by Mrs McDonnell. For more than threu yeai'H before that, Mrs McDonnell had at various time* tethered her cow on it tind run It (hero to graze. At various times before fencing she had cleared the scrub oil' to enable her cow to graze. Mrs McDonnell' claimed that she hart been in possession more than 20 yearn, and was therefore entitled to the land. r l by (|iie«tio[i was, Did the running of the cow on it, etc., constitute pof>s«ssion •• .Jiwlgmt'Ht was rwsurvMi!:

For soiim 11)11(■ pafit, th::re has boon a proposal to link thu island of Cuylon to the mainland of India by a railway curried across the coral 'reef of Adam'ti llrldge and thu Island of Kuineswarum ; and the project has now been brought within view of completion by the report of a Hailway Commission, which has just been issued in India, recommending the construction oi a broad-guage line, (leological evidence shows that f.'eylon was originally joined to ln''i* 11}' <» ,'',olll inuoiis isthmus, which, o'coidllig i_if the liaitpij; ref-'pl'dy of liiuneswarnm, was breached In a great storm in I ISO, When the'two countries are once more joined together by a railway bridge, and continuous intercourse established, the present sycteni. which makes Co* lon a Crown Colony, separated from our Indian Ennpire, will seem more than QVf r anomalous.

It has been definitely decided to open a co-operative dairy factory at Qtakeho.

A correspondent In ► tin* Ilawera Star protests against the protection Of hares.

Mr Rdmund Alio, the electrical expert, who recently reported to the Government in harnessing the rivers of the colony, has put himself in communication with the Taranaki County Council. Mi' Ukey thinks the Council could well employ thftj gentlemen to shift the rivers out of t-lie district to save bridging maintenance. At the quarterly meeting of the Stratford and Kftham circuit of the Primitive Mel hodist Church last week, a n^ohition was passed expressing the thanks'and appreciation of the mewling for the past three years' labour of the Kev, T. Woollo.xall, and wishing him Cod-speed in the future. Mr Woolloxall has been appointed to the -New Plymouth circuit.

At the Police Court on Monday morning a young man, well-known in athletic circles and known by an appellation remarkable for its brevity was lined l/~ and costs for smoking on the railway platform in New Plymouth, Mr O'Loughlin., the stationmaster intimated the intention of the department to enforce the by-laws in regard to smoking.

Mr Andrews stated at the County Council meeting yesterday that the Mayor expected Pit/.roy would very shortly included in the Borough of Mew Plymouth, and for that reason he (Cr. Andrews) would not recommend any great expenditure in lhat part of the county. A member interjected that that was only the Mayor's opinion, hut there was a

prompt rejoinder, " The opinion of good many others, too."

The Taranaki Guards are notified that the first parade of the new yeai will be held to-night, Tuesday, tin Bth inst., at 7.80 p.m. After' tin. above parade the annual genenc meeting oi' the company will be helci when all members should be present, Business important*

You may search the district from one emd to the other, and yon wili not find a more comprehensive stock of good booto and shoes than is to b« foujiii jiust now at the Melbourne CloUu&g Co. Their famous low prices do tile talking.*

Important to young liulics and gentlemen. J. H. Parker's stock or engagement rings, wedding rings, watches, chains and all Kinds of jewellery is the finest on the West Coast of New Zealand, and prices 10 per cent, lower than in the larger centres. Carefully note tho address -J. If. Parkoi!, jeweller, etc., next railway crossing, Devon-street Central, Now Plymouth."

Am iu«g!i'cg\atioii of the iinost ready-to-w etir clothing that, has ever been placed on oiler in this district is now on view nt tlie Melbourne ClolhiUg Co, The mate have been siK'ciuUy made by luercluuit tailors, und svtll cost yon l tiiile more tb*m half tiro cost of maile-to-ordor clething.*

The best medicine known Is Sandot & Sons' Eucalypti Extract, and its eminent powerful effects in coughs, cokls, ami influenza make relief instantaneous. l'"or serious cases, and accidents ol all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings] bruises, or sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling, no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diptheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs, 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 Italycrowned with medals and diplomas' at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved and re. lect all othors.—Ailvt.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 54, 8 March 1904, Page 2

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NEWS OF THE DAY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 54, 8 March 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 54, 8 March 1904, Page 2

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