The Daily News. TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1904. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 113, 17 May 1904, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1904. NEWS OF THE DAY.

To-morrow, 18th inst., will bo tb» anniversary of the Institution of trial by jury in England in 1217. Last night Councillor Wood accused his fellow Councillor Abler of drawing on his imagination. "Oh, no," said Councillor Abler, "I'm not built that way." Unclaimed letters from beyond the colony await delivery at the local Post Office for : —J. Ingrigsten, 0. Forster, T Fothergill, F. Taylor, and Mrs Thomson (The Wharc). Trains to connect with steamers 1 at the breakwater to-day will leave the town station as follows :—9 a.m. Rotoiti from South ; 11.20 a.m., Takapuna for South ; 8.20 p.m. Rotoiti for North. The Taranaki Garrison Band will render a programme outside the Municipal Buildings this evening. This is the last of the series of concerts subsidised by the Borough Council. A speaker at Monday's Hospital Board meeting remarked that one might go all over the colony and not find a more clever oe more thoroughly competent and trustworthy matron than Miss Brown, at. the New Plymouth hospital. The annual ball of the New Plymouth Town Band is to bo held on June 9th is yu;ti-. Mrs R. Cock has consented to superintend the arrangements and invites ladies willing to assist to meet her tomorrow afternoon. In his monthly report to the Hoard Mr Farrar, custodian of the Old People's Home, mentioned the gift of a fine picture to the institution by Miss Constance W. King, of Canterbury College, who was here at the Students' Summer School in January last. He also acknowledged the receipt of an invalid's chair from am anonymous donor. Miss Stanford, principal of the Chetwode School, Devon-S treed west, announces that the second term for 1904 commences on Wednesday, 25th inst. Intending new • pupils will be enrolled on Monday, 23rd. The school has earned a reputation for good work, the staff - being thoroughly efficient and painstaking, so that pupils receive the - best attention in all departments. Yesterday afternoon at the hospital Board meriting Mr Mackay paid a decided tribute to I)r. Leatham, the New Plymouth house surgeon. He said that he had been 39 years in New Zealand, and during the whole course of his experience he had never come across any man more devoted to the duties ami responsibilities of his office than Dr. Leatham. Mr Farrar, custodian of ihe Old People's Home, desires to thank, on behalf of the inmates, the Salvation Army Sunbeam Choristers, who gave a very acceptable entertainment at thd home yesterday afternoon. Last night an hour's enjoyment was provided by Messrs Cornwall Bros (2), Woods, Deere, and others, whose efforts were much appreciated by the inmates. Mr Melton Prior, the war artist, now in the East), tells of a singular dream which he had on two successive occasions, in which he saw himself shot and witnessed his own funeral. Later, on his arrival at Durban, ho had a lotfcer from his mother, stating that she had a precisely similar dream, and begging him not to go to the relief of Etchowe. The coincidence impressed him. and he ulitained a substitute. Whether ho saved his life thereby, he cannot say of course, but he firmly believes that he did. In this issue Messrs Bewley and Griffiths announce that they will sell by auction on Wednesday the balance of the entries [or their sale of pure I bred poultry on Saturday last. The entries were so numerous that it was impossible to get through the lot, and upwards of one hundred firstclass birds will be sold on Wcdnes>- . day,and as owners do not wish to take the birds back, long distances ■ in some cases, those that hare reserves on them will be ottered at. reserves that should ensure a sale. Tho New Plymouth Hospital is now treating more patients than during any portion of its history. In 1898 the number treated was 211 • in 1900, 243 ; 1901, 270; 1902, 317 ; 1903, 380 ; and if the present figures are maintained 1904 will show 412 tp be treated. The number of deaths recorded has been exceedingly small. Since 18'J9 Dr. Leatham has been . the house surgeon, and he has consistently aimed at bringing the in--1 stitution thoroughly up-to-date not only in appliances and facilities, but in general conduct and management. For the past five or six years he has •beraj ably assisted by Miss Brown, the matron, and the results haw been emjpently satisfactory. , Cleat storms, droughts, parthquakes, etc., Mr Clement Wragge at- [ tributes to changes in the sun,which , gpes from its minimum state (energy cojisefvatipn) to its maximum (giving forth energy) in three and a-half I years, and then froin its maximum to its minimum jn seven and a-liuli years. Tho minimum, which occurred in 1900 and 1889 and will recur in 1912, brings earthquakes, tis for instance Polee. (Tarawet'a was in 1886.) Tho maximum—it comes in I 1904 or 1905—brings plenty, as is ■ evidenced in Australia, who can at- ■ tribute her last drought to the 1900 minimum. New Zealand having been prosperous since 1895, minimum notwithstanding, and being now in for renewed or increased prosperity in consonance with the maximum, this ' colony should, on the Wragge principle, have a really good time. If tho seven fat years can be made seventeen, so much the hotter. The Opposition should, however, note that this prosperity comes not from Mr Seddon, but from tho sun. There js thus a Richmond in the field -f'pst.

Mr 0. Fairs epects to make a start with boring operations today at the site chosen for t'he new petroleum well at Moturoa.

" The Strathmore or Whangamomona man who would not sign the petition in favour o( a Stratford hospital rfotild be a fool." Mr Cock at yesterday's hospital Board meeting. One day a microbe found' a nest, In u broad, expansive, full-grown chest ; He chuckl'd and laughed aloud with glee, " A happy home I've found," said he. "Oh ! Oh ! Mr Microbe, not so fast, Your cosy lodging will not last, Your swift eviction I'll ensure With a bottle of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure."* Is a medicine of marvelRIIEUMO loos potency and of groat therapeutic value, and is absolutely free from poisonous or hurtful ingredients. It is a scientific preparation, and its efficacy has been thoroughly proved in numberless cases of rheumatism, gout, sciatica, lumbago, and uric acid diathesis. Rheumo is a medicine, not a liniment. Rheumo is a liquid, not a pill. It acts as nature does ; seeks out the affected parts, dissolves and expels the excess of uric acid, kills the pain and removes the swelling. Rheumo acts as a tonic as well, and helps to build up th» system. Sold by chemists and stores at 2s 6d per bottle.* For Chronic Chqst Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d*