LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7714, 17 January 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Jl. H. Parkier, of the well-known jewellery and watchmaking est obr lishmcnt "next railway crossing," Ihas a notice in this issue.

Parents of children attending the Central and Courtenay Street Sehoo'ls- should note that the holiday has been extended for one week. iTho schools* will now be re-opened on Monday,, January 30th.

Prince Fushimi says he is of the opinion that Japan will adopt the English alphabet. A commission is now considering the subject. All prominent Japanese officials favour the change.

The State of Kansas is much concerned about the havoc caused by a new species of grasshopper, which is three times the normal size, and is endowed with a double set of teeth and two stomaclts.

At the Hospital Board meeting on Monday it was decided to collect public su'jscript-ion for the purchase of a set of stereoscopic views, with cabinet, for the use of patients. Members were very liberal with their personal donations.

It will be remembered that a reQuest was made s o nio. time ago by Mr Fair a r, manager of the Old People's Home, for a gift of stays for the flagpole presented by Mr Eddie. In l'asponso, Messrs Bellringer Urns. H. Ward, Okey. Son, and Arnold have each donated a length of wire. Frederick (Jlarke, clerk to the Templeton Road Board, Christchurcih, was arrested on a charge of having misused the IwaixTs funds. The alleged defalcations amount to £l4O. Claj'ke is married, and has a large family. Ho has ibcoh clerk to the iboard for many years. Iniquities yesterday elicited the information that the injuries received by Mr Saunders at the mountain on Sunday consist of a fractured cheek bone and cracked frontal hone. On Monday Drsi. Leatlrcun and Fookes put him under chloroform, and extracted several pieces of stone. Mr Saunders is expected to be about in a week.

A strange occurrence is reported from New York. An Italian, in an altercation with his sweetheart outside an infant school, suddenly became furious and shot her just as 500 children were released from the school. The children swarmed over the assassin, who, {although he struggled desperately, was finally submerged and held down by the living pyramid until the police arrived and arrested him.

A very serious accident happened on Friday at Haunter, to Mrs Holmes, formerly the proprietress of the Upper -Waiau Ferry Hotel. She. was driving with 'Miss Pugh along the road with a skittish horse, when it took fright at a man on a bicycle, and bolted. Miss Pugh was thrown out on the road, as was Mrs Holmes. The hitter's foot caught in the reins, 'and she was dragged about a mile. She was fearfully bruised, her clothes being torn off. Miss Pugh had a small tone in her ankle broken.

Some members of the VSnowfiakes" who were to give a performanpe at the exhibition Inst evening were very sore over the treatment they received. The committee wished them to perform on the rotunda in the gaid'.'n, and the ladies of the company (amateurs, who were giving 'their services gratis) rightly declined to appear in the night air in thin dresses. If the stage of the concert room was not available it seems only reasonable that the "Snow-flakes" might have had timely notice to that effect, thus saving a great deal of annoyance. Interviewed in Wellington, with respect to a telegram from the West Coast in which he intimated his intention to amend the Conciliation and Arbitration Act in the. direction, of the State boiiiig brought tinder' the act, Mr Seddon explained that the remarks referred to coal mining. At present tho State coal miners aro working under an Arbitration Court award. They cannot, cite the Government, nor can the Government appear before the court. He thought the Government should be placed in the same position as :amy private colliery proprietary.

A New Zealander (says the Lvttclton Times), who has just returned from a trip to the Old Country, says that he was dining a t a restaurant in London, and getting into conversation with another man at the table, the latter remarked ■ "You are not jj»*ondoncr ?" "No," was the replw, "I come from Christchurch." ! Where is that?" New Zealand," was the answer. ;•' How long have you been in England ?" was the next query '■A fortnight." "Well," - came the astonished remark, "it has not takyou long to pick, up the English language." Tho 'Londoner was quite surprised when informed that they spoke better English jn New Zealand than in England, for there were no dialects there.

At Muttama station on Sunday (says the Sydney Morning Herald) a sensational discovery was made. Employees found four sticks of phosphorus which had been stolen from the station, wrapped in wet blankets on different points of the property. Three sticks were removed, but the fourth ignited, and set a big bush fire going. If phosphorus be placed in a wet blanket, when the blanket dries the phosphorus dries. The theory here is that phosphorus is responsible for most of the fires, and it is pointed out that simultaneous poisoning had just been completed, and that it was likely that many baits had fallen on the dry grass and ignited. The Suva correspondent of tho Polynesian Gazette is a truculent individual. He writes on a recent date : "During the week nn Indian was hanged at Korovou Gaol for a murder committed by him. He should have gone to Heaven j-udg-•ing by the quality of the hangman who sent him on his eternal ride. The law says that the sheriff j shall superintend, and our head | gaoler, becoming cognisant of the law, refused tho responsibility of cracking necks. What could be done by the authorities but order the famous colonel to do his duty. I expect he wished it was a shoot instead. However, our famous commandant 'did not shirk his duty and it is said that he, having an incapable hangman, was obliged to pull the bolt. Bravo for the colonel !"

The Dentists Act passed last session is gazetted as being in operation. A provision of the act says that "if the number of those who satisfy the registrar that they arc entitled to the benefit of subsection (d) of section 10 hereof exceeds twenty, this act shall not coane into operation. The subsection provided for the registration before January Ist of any person 'who (not bjeing a dentist by examination, or entitled to to registered under the British law) was engaged other than as an apprentice or pupil in New Zealand for a period or not less than three years immediately preceding) the passing of the act in the work" of extracting, stopping, and otherwise treating natural teeth, and of fitting and adjusting artificial teeth, and who for the, last three months of such period had been so engaged as a principal. Considerable opposition was shown to the measure by Mr Skley when it was before Parliament, 'but rather' than lose the bill he accepted the. compromise that if more than twenty of these dentists showed themselves to be entitled toj' registration before the year closed the act was to be .inoperative. Only eighteen dentists registered, hence the notice that the new statute is in operation. A MOST HONOURABLE DISTINCTION. The Western Medical Review, « medical publication of the highest standing, says, in a recent issue : •'Thousands of physicians in this and other countries have attested that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Ex* tract la not only reliable, but that it has a pronounced and indisputable superiority over all other preparations of Eucalyptus." your health Is too precious to be tampered with, therefore reject all products foisted upon you by unscrupulous mercenaries, and insist upon getting Saniar and Sons' Eucalypti Extract, the only preparation rec o uimendcd by your physician and the medical press. In coughs, colds, fevers, diaw rhoea, kidney diseases, the relief is instantaneous. Wounds, ulcers, burns, sproina, etc., it heals without) inflammation. As mouthwash (3 drops to a glass of water) it prot vents decay of teeth, and destroys all disease germs.* The safe carriage oi presents and Christmas gifts to friends in the Old Country is undertaken by the Now | Zealand Express Company, LtJd. Regular fortnightly shipments. Delivery to addreßßi fli

An application by Mr F. S|. Canning under the Land Transfer Act is advertised to-day. The Crown Lands Office has a notice in this issue of interest to seed merchants. ScvWafl Vacancies in the teaching staff under the Education Board are advertised. i Tlie annual sports gntheitng of the North Taranaki Culedtmlan Society j takes place on Thursday. Special I train*) have been arranged for. r It is worth lvnicm'beriii'g that for excellence of style and quality combined with large range of variety and cheapness of engagement ringi ami all kinds of jewellery you must goto J. 11. Parker's, Jeweller, next railway crossing-, Devon Street Central, New Plymouth.* An ingenious test of sobriety is now being experimentally adopted in Continental towns. On entering a public-house the would-be drinker linds that lhe rmly way to the bailies along a platform about 2ft high, ascended by three steps. This platform is about 12m wide and 50 yds long, following a zig-zag course with here and there an obstacle that has to to be stepped over. One who has alrendy hod a drop too much is thus practically certain to fall from this narrow and difficult pathway to the padded floor especially prepared to receive him. Sober ones are served in the order in which they reach the liar ; if they require another drink they must traverse the platform a second time, and so on. WHY IT SELLS. ' If SYKES' DRENCH were not backed by real merit it would have been dead long ago. Do you want to know why it sells ? WORD OF MOUTH ADVERTISING. A farmer buys it, perhaps through chance, maybe a friend recommends it to him. However, he gives it a trial. A valuahle cow's life is saved ; next time several of his pigs are sick; he tries it again ; and so it goes on until after two or three more trials he finds it can bo depended upon. When his neighbours cows are sick he says : " Why don't you use SYKES' Drench ? Best thing I ever struck. Got a packet old chap, and just use it accordikg to the directions and it will do the rest." This friend tries it with similar results and recommends it to another, and so it grows constantly because it faithfully does its work. Each Packet of SYKES' DRENCH contains two drenches. Price Is 6d.— IVdvt. RHEUMATIC GOUT CURED. j Mr W. Oakley, painter, New Brighton, writes : "I was sufterin from a severe attack of rheumatic gout, and got a bottle of llhuemo After a few doses I was able to shave myself, although before taking it I could not use a knife. I will never bo without Rhcumo for the future, and will gladly recommend it to my suffering friends." Sold by all chemists and storekeepers, 2s Od and 4s 6d. Wholesale agents, Kempthorne, Trosser and Co.* 8 New Advertisements. * Land Transfer Office.—Notice of ap.plipation 1063. Crown Lands Office.—Tenders suplily grass seed to Improved Farm Settlleinents. Education Board.—Teaching vacancies advertised. North Caledonian Society.—Sports at Waitara on Thursday. Central and Courtenay Street Schools.—Not re-opened till Januarv 30th. ; Railways.—Late train to-night to Hawera. J. H. Parker.—New advertisement. Cameron and Brooking).—Want hammer and drill men. Aroa, Fitzroy—Lost watch.