NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 84, 13 April 1904, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Harbour Board mouts on Friday, During his stay in New Plymouth Mr R. L. Mestayer, C.li., will visit the various loan works in progress, A wood pigeon lias taken up its abode in the Recreation Grounds, 'i'liisis the lirst that has been seuu for some yours in thu vicinity of the town. In another column Mr Newton King advertises for auction on Saturday, April 80, that valuable properly ut Fitzroy, lately occupied by iir Edgar Walt.

The Uunedin Oily Council proposes to curry on its own insurance for accident and lire, and also to astuljlish a superannuation fund for all corporation employes. Nominations for live members of tho Maivgorei Road Board will be received by Mr I*. Wells, the lvlurning officer, at the Egmont mill up till noon on Monday, April 25.

Owing to the illness of Mr H. A. Lennon, and tho absence of several members of the committees, tlia carnival and exhi'ljition committees will not meet this week.

Dr. Vaiintiiie will wait on the Hospital Board at its meeting on Monday next in connection with tho proposed sanatorium to be erectod In this district for the treatment of consumptives,

At the Police Court yiwterdny nior--11'"P. 11 man who had been I'ouud drunk on the bench near the Terminus Hotel on the previous afternoon was dealt with by Mr Hutchison, S.M. He was convicted and discharged.

The borough council's employees aro laying paved drains in Carriage ton Road and Victoria-street. These were much required, the storm-water which flows there in considerable volume having scoured a very deep channel from the clay.

Anyone in want of ironmongery of any description should note the ' unreserved sale of Mr W. I' 1 . Greenaway 'c stock-in-trade by Mr Newton King on Wednesday next, 20tli inst. The sale will he held on thy premises adjoining the Scotch kirk, and is absolutely without reserve, (he property having been .sold.

The mail despatched from Sydney via Vancouver on March 1 arri-.vd in London on Ihe mornine; of the Uth inst.. throe days late according to the altered time-table. The Mi»l-houme-]*rin<li.si denpaleh of Mnivh 9 arrived in London on the night of the 9th inst.

The Primitive Methodist Church at Fit'/.roy is being well attended. On Sunday every available .seat was occupied. Tt. is (|y.iite evident that Itev. W'oolloxall's mission well prove successful. A Sunday School was opened on Sunday, when there was a fair attendance.

Before his Honour Mr Justice Edwards, in eham-bern at Wellington on Saturday, a decree in the suit Public Trustee v. W. Humphries was tinully settled. Mr Kerr (Messrs Standish and Kerr, New Plymouth) appeared for the Public Trustee, and Dr. Findlay for Mr Humphries. At Stratford yesterday W. Courtney, of New Plymouth, was fined £1 and costs Ts for getting on s train while it was in motion ut Stratford on the 23rd ult. liis Worship said that us thy police did not press for a hwavy penalty lie would inflict only a light line. There was *0 quorum at the tirst general meeting of creditors which was to have been bekl yesterday in the estate oi 11. Mehaffey, of Spotswood, bankrupt. Mr Maione appeared for the chief creditor, Mr C. Colly, who was also tin attoMdimce. The depositions of the birnkrupt were taken by -Mr Medley, D.O.A. The estate shows 110 assets, and the following are the creditors and tile respective amounts C. Colley £lls, Mcliain and Chillis £O, F. ltamsoy £•10, Tisch und Tigh 17s (id, Turner £l, 0. O'Brien £5 js.

Mr ii. L. Mestayer, the Borough Council's consulting engineer, and Mr (iibbon, boroug'h engineer and surveyor, visiu-'d (lie waterworks contract yesterday. 'J Mix.* work was iound to Ihi not sufUciently forward. Tile borough council met lust, night in camera, or rather in an informal way, to talk over the state of affairs. The proceedings were not open to the press, it befng understood that Mr -Mestayer had much to s,t,\ that would be lit o'lily for councillors ears and too inteivstiug for I lie ratepayers.

Yesterday morning u H , Jt,^j s ti- iU--01 U "-' Supreme Court, on <• si 11 011 jMI . (iuVL , u (Au . ss ,. s (JovoU ". made an order autho'ising the sale, oil behalf of Captain wng s trustees, of tlie old shop between .Mr Carter's grocery establish'w it mid that of Messrs 1). ]je, T y street 'IM in J)evonstuU. Jhu shop Willi 1-tH.vmlv in the occupation of Ching K w , and is in a i unions comlition-u menace to that lht ' (<l «n. I'owcr was given erecUon t o'r WS wiUl ,llc ' sin ~, "° W , '•""l'lii.tf on the dors' iv , ,K ""'lws-loci thai u„- . t """ 1 lj f called for (lie erer lion el U block in

'V ' |l,J Court vesterdav j„ 1.1 t .at10,l not g„ iUj . , [l](| <lt '« t with summarily. SergeaM ! 11 ' " Proceeded („ 01 , tlll (hlM . rt <> tbe prosecution, | )ll( „„ s s(i ' ' lie who said thora,' should |,e conducted i.y the person who laid the information. ,Servant 1 jaddroll said that here it IkuMh., 1,1 l»r tin- police to conduct the*. cases. Mr llntehison said lie dul not care what the practice had been, if that course were not legal. ,\ Jresh information was then issued in the name of Detective Uuirk, who had arrested the acctis7in'i,on.i th ,°, "I'l'Hcation of Sergeant Haddiell, the accused objecting, hearing was adjourned to Friday next, bail being allowed in one surety o 1 £25.

EaVtfi tremors iYftre felt in various parts of Victoria on Monday morn-

Tho report of the Australian and Now Zealand Mortgage Company shows a debit balance of .Cl'-JM, making a total debit of £1.:i,872. Professor Charles naskerville, of New York, has discovered tlvnt thor-! ium is resolvable into carolinium and hor/elium. The new elements arc both illuiriluaßis.

The New Plymouth Tenuis Club ,'Will close the season on Saturday next, after which the courts will be top-dressed aad prepared for next season's play.. If is intended to hold the club ball in tho Theatre Royal during May. A strong- committee is making arrangements. Dreading to be buried alive, the late Miss CoWbe (the authoriss and anti-vivisectionist) in her will directed the doctor before the interment to completely sever the arteries of the neck and windpipe, almost beheading her, otherwise all her bequests were to be revoked.

The order of the physical drill competitions at the Taranaki Hilles military bazaar, opening to-morrow, will lie as follows First night, lirst concert, Rifles J1 team ; second concert, (luards A team. Second night, lirst concert. Guards H team : second concert, Rifles A team. Tlris is subject to tho receipt of entries from oilier corps.

Araangenienta fo» the military bazaar winch opens to-morrow afternoon in the Drill Hall arc now well forward, and with line weather the initial function should be witnessed by a large number of people. The Mayor aad .Messrs E. M. Smith and W. T. Jennings, M.'sll.li., with Colonel Ellis and battalion ollicers, will be present, and it is expected that Mr tVchhm will reach New Plymouth in time to attend the opening also. The Garrison Hand will assist and Cornwall's Mandolin and' (fuilar Hand has promised to play a selected programme on one night of the bazaar. Those iutending to take part in the. various competitions aro reminded that nominations for all events close at noon to-morrow, entrance in all casos being free.

At a meeting of the Clive River Trust in Ilawke's flay recently, there was a lively half hour, Two of the members laid claim to the ollice of chairman, Hint ono having arrived early took possession of the chair and refused to budge. His rival objected to tho confirmation of the minutes and acted in a most demonstrative fashion, seizing the minute book, and keeping.it till it was wrenched from him by the secretary a,u '_ chairman. Then he accused the of shutting him out of the building on a previous occasion, and described tho occurrence with graphic vehemence. Compliments were oxchang'ed, ono member being culled nil "inveterate liar.' l An adjournment was affected, anil tho whole board resigned n lew minutes afterwards. Tho flawke's Hay Herald comments on the fact thut. onlv one gentleman escaped being railed objectionable names, and suggests that, thin was attributable to tho fact that, foreseeing ructions, tlis gentleman In question had wisely provided himself with a atout and serviceable bilnck-thorn !

The use of the mackintosh overcoat made waterproof by the use of vulcanite or indian-rubbcr is now being largely supersaded by thu rainprooi clotli overcoats. The material is made waterproof by a special chemical process which makes the cloth rainproof, but not air-tight thereby allowing tho vapour iron! the body to escape, which the mackintosh did not do. Consider your health, and buy a rainproof cloth overcoat in up-to-date stvles, with padded shoulders and velvet collars the latest da,rk H liia,de u't dtls 7d to f)2s Oil, satisfaction guar, anteed. Neul, cash clothier.*

Householders desirous of storing their furniture and effects should ftri'aingio with the New Zealand Express Co., Ltd., Brougham-street. Storage in safe brick building. Lowest rates for storage and insurance. „

For l-eliablo Boots, Shoes and Slippers at a low price go to Dockrill's, Devon-street Central, where you will find tho largest assortment in tho district of Colonial, English, American, und Continental Manufactured Uoots, Shoes and Slippers,*

A piece of string on my finder ! Now what cun that Uo for ? something 1 have to remeinlicr To fetch to-uight from the store. My wife said .she'd die without it, tier cough -she could never endure ; Her cough ! Now I know what she's wanting, It's Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINT. MENT Effect wonderful cures of bad legs and old wounds. If theso medicines lie used)ofcc;oi-dins to the directions which are wrapped round each pot and tfox there Is no wound, bad log,, or ulcerous Bore, however obstinate, but will yield to their curative propcrtlws. Numbers of persons who had been patients in the large hospitals lienoflt. have l>oen cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pills, when other remedies had signally tailed, For giituidular swellings, tumours, scurvy and diseases ot the skin there is 110 medicine that can to used ivith sa good an effect, and though thfl cure is rapid, it is also complete and permanent.*

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