LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7737, 13 February 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Borough Council meets J,hi» evening, and there is a prospect ol a j lengthy sitting. ] A considerable number of people l visited the breakwater on Sunday l afternoon, it being ideal weather for ! the purpose. ] Roberts' sawmill at Cireyinouth 1 was burned down on Saturday morn- ] ing, involving a loss over insurance ' of £liK)o. I The Sydney-Vancouver mail, lies- • patched on December 27th, arrived ' ( in London on the afternoon of the j ninth inst. i: On ■ Saturday a labourer named | James tlriflin, resident at Spotswood, sought the protection of the ; Bankruptcy Court. Messrs lk-wley'and Grifllths report ' having sold Mr W. G. Ailken's line farm ol" 450 acres at Oakura to Mr C. M. Allan, of Hawke's Bay, at £8 per acre. The secretary of the Northern District Star Bowkelt Society of Melbourne has, it is alleged, levanted to San Francisco after embezzling £IOOO. It is reported from Wcsiport that Mr r. Ryan, the proprietor of the Victoria Hotel, died on Friday night as the result of a fall received the day before. Mr H. A. Wright, of Wright and Carman, printer 8 , Wellington, who is I well-known in connection with religious matters, has been appointed organiser! ■ for the Bible-in-sehools movement. It is expected that the gravitation scheme for the water supply to the town will be completed and ready for use in a few weeks. The new concrete high level reservoir is approaching completion, and, with the filter, will doubtless be ready before the completion of the intake tunnel, j On examining the signatures to the request lodged with the Mayor recently for a poll to be taken on the rating on unimproved value system, it was found that the document had not been signed by a .sufficient number of ratepayers, and could not therefore be acted on. The payments received by the 1).1.C. in connection with the late Wellington tire total £20,000, which is subject to a stipulation that the English policies of the company do not contain an average clause. The salvage was trilling, and full insurance on stock was paid. The Fitzroy Fire Brigade have a team in active practice* for several events' at thd forthcoming, demonstration at Dunedin. Thanks to the kindly spirit which exists between the suburban and the town brigades, the latter arc rendering every assistance ini, their power to their Fitzroy brethren. Nominations to the vacancy on the Education Board, caused by the reresignation of Mr E. CJ. Allsworth, closed on Saturday at 5 p.m. Onlytwo candidates have comiu, forward, namely, Mr 11. llalcombe, of Vrenui (nominated by Mrs E. Fulle,, and Mr K. F. Amoore), and Mr George 11. Maunder, of New Plymouth (nominated by Messrs Collis and P. White). By an extensive lire at I'icton early . on Saturday morning the principal . block in High Street was totally dc- . stroyed. The chief losers were Girli ing and Co., drapers, in whose shop the lire started, 0. Smith, draper, j 'and W. Syms, dentist. All tde pro- , 'perties and stocks curried policies in , .various) olllces. but it is thought that none ore fully covered. ' I It is not often that such lengthy arguments are heard lretwoen the i J S.M. and counsel as took place on Friday and Saturday during the ' hearing of an action for damages. •[Points of jlaw, local and statutory, i precedents, custom, and an infinity j of other technicalities were trotted • out, worried, and disposed of. As a .display of legal knowledge and forensic ability. It was highly creditable j to all concerned, but to the layman ■ it seemed rather like using a Nasuiyth hammer to crack nuts. I At present, says the l'osl, the Corporation has jurisdiction only over scaffoldings on the outside of buildings that are in course of erection. Ilie Labour Department having written to the Wellington ' City Council suggesting that the Corporation should supervise internal ' 'as well as external scafl'oklings on '• private property, so as to secure the 1 safety of workers, the City Council 'on Friday night referred the sugges- ' 'tion to its bye-laws committee, with i a recommendation to draft the neces- ; jsary bye-law. I We have to express our great re- ' gret that, relying on a local in a usually well informed contemporary, we published an incorrect statement regarding the Stratford Central Cooperative Compaiiy in our issue of the 11th inst. The substance of our paragraph was that at a recent meeting the company had resolved to wind up its business. This, we have since learned, was not the case, ' the resolution to that ellecl having • ,been negatived by a large majority. Our sincere apologies are due to the company, and -we l»eg to tender them • !accordingly. At the inquest on the 10th inst. J on the body of George Rogers, who . i was thrown off his vehicle and killed .by a collision with the train at Hav- ' era recently, the jury returned the , following verdict :—"That the dej [ceased, George Rogers, met with his , death by being ruh into by the out- • !going train from Hawcra. No blame , j is attachable to the driver ot the '_ .train. In the opinion of the jury, , considering the dangerous nature of the two crossings, the rate of speed " of the outgoing trains is excessive, ;and the attention of the Minister for .Railways should be called to the ex- [ isting danger, view to adopt- \ ing means to minimise the risk . of ' .collision." We have received from the author, | Mr A. If. Maude, of Oamaru, a copy ' I of liis pamphlet on the Tarill Sysi .tern, "Chamberlain Appeals unto , I Caesar." The brochure in question . has, we understand, met with the i yv.armest commendation from such a high authority as the late Federal . Premier, Mr Doakin, and as far as ■ vie can judge from a cursory exam- . [nation is a thorough exposition ol , tlw subject from the point of view of [ a believer in our high Imperial des--1 | tiny. Mr Maade dedicates his book i .to the "Great British Public throughI I out the Empire," and we are sure . that even opponents of his views will , gain much in breadth of mind by its 1 careful perusal. We purpose to nol- . ice its contents at greater length in I an early issue. 1 It is worth remembering that for t xcellence of style and quality comI ined with largo range of variety , and cheapness of engagement rings. - and all kinds of jewellery you must - go to J. H. Parker's, Jeweller, next i railway crossing, Devon Street Central, New Plymouth.* i Parcels and packages fiom all centres in New Zealand to New Ply- ; mouth or vice, versa at fixed through - rates.—The New Zealand Express - Company, Ltd. & GO Cuba Street, Wellington, November 1, ia9s. - Mr BjU'rac'ough— Sir,—Being a great sufferer from - Sciatica and Lumbago I otttiini ed BARRACLOUGII'S RHEUMATIC - LlUUll)—taken in! eriuilly—and al'tor - about two months' treatment a cure <■' was completed. This is eighteen f months ago, and I am still well. I ? make this statement that [sufferers f may know that this is a permanent f cure.—l am, yours gratefully, > AV. F. SMART, Tea Agent. i HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS. \ IndisputaftV remedies. In the us< 5 of these medicaments there need b< s no hssitation or douht of their coolK ing, healing and purifying proper,a ties. The Ointment stands unrival- _ led in relieving, healing and thor- _ oughly curing tfjp most inveterat* sores and ulcers, and in cases of bat ,', 'egs and bad breasts they act as e C .'harm. The Pills are the moat efi* 'ectual remedy lor the cure of livei „ .'omplaints, which derange all th( ij proper functions of the organs affecII ted, inducing restlessness, melan c choly, weariness, inability to sleep K pain in the side, etc. These won--0 ierhil Pills, if taken according to the i_ printed directions accompanying eacl P box, strike at the root of the mala f dy, and stimulate the stomach and |i liver intq s- healthy action. GOCT (JOES GLAPLY. Rheumo and gout can't be ip the •' Bystam together. When Rtyeunio goes s 1?) tjie gout goes out. Mr F. D. "- Pe|ling, of Eketahuna, has proved r this. Writing o# Ist July he says : t- —"Kindly send me anj&tjicr bottle w of your Rheumo mixture, ss I havf <1 had no trouble with gout since I r have kept jt in the house. It gives - me immediate relief by taking one k dose. lean with confidence recomi- mend Rheumo for either gout or g rheumatics;" Just one more prool o of that Rheumo coniquers chronic n rheumatism. Chemists anil stores 2s 6d and 4b Cd per bottle.* S

We direct the '.attention of lodge j patients and others to Dr. Home's advertisement in another column. [ In our advertising columns will l:e '. found a notice from, the Government i Life Insurance Department regarding ' a lost policy an the life of a resident of Oiuata. t in our advertising columns Mr ' Newton King l notilics an auction of the furniture and effects of Mr \V. H,. j Darker, in Powdertiam Street, on Wednesday afternoon next. j Messrs licwlcy and (iritt'.ths advertise in this issue several desirable I dairy and sheep farms, also two sepiratc auctions on the 17th]; and llSth inst. I Germany always soems to he try- J ing to force somebody else on to j light. Alter the Dogger Hank tru- j gedy the German Press yelped feroci- . ciously over the " wanton murder " ' and so on, and cried out in Uritain's ear to rush in and fight. When arbitration was decided upon . Germany said, " Yah, you're not ■ {panic ! " in an offensive tone to the ! British nation. Then it started to ' urge Russia to put on airs that ; might make arbitration a failure, j after all.—Bulletin, Sydney. ( Wurerley, December 18, I'JOl. | 'l'he following is taken from the Auckland Weekly News of the 18th | February, 190-1 : Settler, near Ingle- ' wood, Taranaki, writes : " In an issue of the News a " little while back I noticed inquiries about sick pigs, I and thought I would take the liberty of giving you my experience, which you can pass on to your readers if you choose. In the early spring I had live young pigs, seven months old suffering from what appeared to be severe colds. Their heads were swollen, their mouths open and their breathing thick and whistling. I had by me a packet or Sykes's Drench, which I regularly use for cows at calving time. I made a pailful of warm oatmeal gruel, put , ; nio it three large cupfuls of sugar, and half a packet of the Drench, and a good spoonful of dripping to make it rather greasy. This I fed them at six in the evening, and afterwards shut • them in with a warm straw bed. In , ! the morning they were considerably j better, and the following day all right ; in fact, they have done well , j ever since. 1 generally get Sykes's i Drench at the store, but it is innnu- > tinctured at New riymouth." , Thanks.* ! THE EFFECT WAS MAGICAL. The effect of Hhfiimo is testilied - to by Mr Geo. Col lodge, of Wcllingl ton. His own words are most. i.< n- - vincing. !lo writes : - A few weels - ago I was attacked With ihuemulic ''gout; my feet were man swolicn, ! |and so very painful thae I l.ad to s keep in bed. Hearing of your cure ' for gou't. I sent for n bottle of | lihteumo, and after taking a few . | doses the effect was magical, the se--ivere pain left, and the swelling ,'disappeared, 1 was soon on my •Ifeet again amiable to go to work." , |Rheuinio conquers chronic rhcuina. i , tistih Chemists and stores, 2s 6d • uind -Is 6d ]>cr bottle* 3