LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7752, 2 March 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The capital expenditure of the London County Councft during its life of fifteen years has been £Ji;i,780i.355,0f which only some £5,013,3t>l is clashed as remunerative. If confetti be used at weddings an [additional fee of os will toe charged for the extra lab'our involved in cleaning it up. Such is the notice issued by the ticar of Burgess Hill, Sussex,. A correspondent writes from Waikanae to the New Zealand Times suggesting that a leading firm of timber merchants- should send Iloiue samples of New Zealand cedar—a timber at present not utilised to the English pencil manufacturer who is making inquiries' for suitable wood for pencifcs. Dr. HevelJi" Hishop of Sandhurst, speaking at Christchiirchi, claimed that hi« diocese had the most musical centre in Austrajusia. Among the K<eat singers that had come from his diocese, ho said, was Miss Amy Castles. vl did no;t hiive her voice under my immediate training," lie said, but her talents were developed in I t-hu Co»Tent of the Sisters of Slercv at » and hut fat."

Michael Flui'scheiii), the well-known cosmopolitan economist, who wis sqmc time a resident o; this colonv, «i*it inff to the N.Z. Ti.n es f rom Cul--11. I I,;- : According to x.Z. statisii.-.. <-■ v-seventieth of the people own three-quarters oi the land and less Uinn 800 parties own GO p«r cent of it. Or when we deduct tho mortgaged per centage of the value as the property of the mortgagees to \vhc>m the rent is paid in the 'form of interest, we lind the result th-it only 10 per cent of the land remains the unencumbered property of the working masses.

Puring the hearing of a prohibition case at. thp Hastings Magistrate's Court Mr Brabant, fj.jl., niiKlc 1 a remark as to lUi! Jaw D f prohibition orders which will come as a surprise to many persons. It, was to the effect that prohibition did not necessarily cease at the expiration <>« the twelve months, but. onl,\ in casck whon the police were satisfied that I the defendant no longer ret|uiml it. As, howevnr, (he prohibition order which caused the remark was issued ill the ordinary way, it would not appear thai the now definition has I genorajiy adapted. Peculiar provisions in wills fre- > fluently have peculiar results, but it jis not often they work out as did .those j)) a will referred to in thp lOmity Court at Sydney recently. |The testator was a Healthy Jtiverina ,W|iiatter, and left property In trust so be equally divided between lialf? |a-dozen daughters, provided the said daughters married with the consent of the trustees. Tn tho ovimt of either of theni) failing lo obtain kijcli a consent, her share war to be. divided among the others. Whether tho trustees were hard to please did not appear, but with a unanimity which was 'touching in its way, all six young ladies married without their consent. The result is- that each forfeited to the other five, and I therefore thorp was jio fyrfuiture at all-

Our country readers should note | that tho afternoon train from hero > now leaves at 4.15 fj.m. instead of i 4.35. . | We acknowledge receipt from Mr .1. •J. Staples, hon. secretary of the . I4apongja Horticultural Society, of an invitation to attend the annual . ' show of the society, to be luld on , Slarah 9th. The following is the municipal ; platform drawn up by several Wellington branches of the Political Labour X.ei^ue —(1) No further sale of municipal lands, housing the people at reasonably rents ; (2) il.e establishment of abattoirs and workmen's houses, establishment of fish, fruit, vegetable, and meat markets, establishment of wood and coal dej pols ; (!!) the nC(iui.s':tion an-.l exten- ' sion of works for the manufacture of j gas and I'leiirieiiy, und the supply thereof as light and power ; (1) all works to be performed by day labour, and Trade I'nion rales of pay and hours observed ; (5) dosing of shops on Saturday for the weakly half-holiday ; (6) free music in public placus at suitable times. Methylated spirits is ordinary alcohol obtained by distillation with something added to it to make it j undriiifcable. Its manufacture is one |of thosto things which .is giving some I trouble to Ihe Commonwealth Cus- , I toins Department. The problem is to find the added Ingredient which slia.l Ibe so low .in price that local manu- | lacturers shall not be placed in a ,bad position in compariiJon with j foreign- makers, and at the same | 'time to eOiiure that this added ingredient cannot 1m: removed by evaporation or other means, and the i spirit be once more rendered drinkable. The Government analyst has I been asked to report whether some substancu, produced locally, cannot be found which shall be au easily obitainaible by Australian makers as orjdinary wood spirit is to -manufactur,ers in other. lands.

That people may drink 9trango mixtures and yet live and prosper j s attested by the following from the Waimato Witness :—" Several of the settlers along th*e Manaia road intend protesting against the scheme to lay a drain from Kaponga to'tlio [Kaupokonui river on the grounds ithat the water from the river is used for household purposes. Perhaps it would be of interest to the settlers conceited to know that the I Ka'ponga Factory and also the Mangatoki creamery have always allow.ed their refuse to escape to the river. It would also* he interesting to know that several cowsheds are I built on the banks of the l iver, and ;the surplus water after cleaning' out the sheds drifts to the same outlet. There are also several bathing hol c s in the river which are used daily by •Kaponga people. The river-bed itself is a natural filter and trtire- , quently all impurities are absorbed | as the river runs its course." | Sir Joseph Ward has receiver! a report from the Agent-General in connection with tile lntter's visit to Ihe Colonial Exhibition at Liverpool. ! J l'" Beeves states that the New Zealand court held its 1 own very well, though nothing like the amount of money wag spent on it that was expended by Canuda and Rhodesia. 'Hi ' arrangemnt by Messrs H. C. Cameron and Hooper, of the New Zealand exhibits was more than creditable, and the experience they haw gained a't Liverpool will be of great use to them in making arrangements at the Crystal I'alace in May next. The Agent-Cieneral was much struck with the way in which : leaflets, pamphlets, and papers relating to the colony were carried off Iby the visitors. The interest taken in the Mosgiel rugs and blankets was (very mar-ked, and sceirc:l to indicate I'that trade openings in those articles I might be found at Home. The New : Zealand stand occupied the largest i individual space in the Exhibition, • and attracted ns much, it" not more, ! attention than any other exhibit. It i gave the visitor an impression of | wealth in staple raw products, while j the exhibit of woollen goods, besides . embellishing the show, gave a strong touch of manufacturing industry to I balance the primary material. In ,Mr . Iteeves's opinion there will be /business in several of the lesserknown New Zealand timbers as the result of .our exhibit. During his visit to Liverpool Mr l&eeves delivered a lecture on New Zealand, and it was largely at tended. , A sensational development occurred in a case at the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions at Sydney the other day, and its termination was the committal to Parlinghurst Gaol for contempt of Court of a girl named Josephine Kelly, about sixteen or seventeen years of age. Tile trouble arose over the disappearanre of a parrot from the yard of a North Sydney resident, for which a youth, who engages in bottle collecting, was arrested. At the I'olice Court the girl swore that she saw the boytake the bird, and it was mainly on her evidence that he was committed for trial at the higher Court. The ' girl, who was, of course, the principal witness for the prosecution, surprised everyone by promptly stating that she had never seen the accused pHor to the Police Court proceed- < ■ ings, that all she had previously stated was untrue, and that she hail said it at the instnnce of her mis- c tress, whose employ she had since s • left. Judge Rogers immediately or-'c dered the lady to be sent for, and I ■ she gave an emphaai# denial to the c girl's remarkable statement. In an- 1 swer to the Judge, the jury subse* i qnently stated that they did not be- t lieve anything the girl had said. I His Honor thereupon sentenced her t to be imprisoned for three days, and ( an exciting scene followed. The girl I burst into tears, and fainted, and i her former mistress, after appealing ,1 to the Judge not to impose impris- S omncnl, swooned. lloth were re- I moved from the Court. Judg« lio- J gers spoke in strong terms of the £ girl's action in bearing false witness, n ami said that an example must be V made. lie eventually, however, aI- 1 1' tered the sentence to imprisonment V till 10 o'clock next morning. ;n HOLLOW AY'S TILLS AND OINTMENT. Dyspepsia, Jaundice. These com- !j plaints are the result of a disorgan- I ised liver, which secretes" bile in qua- p lity or quantity incapable of digest- |v ing food. Digestion requires a free t flow of healthy bile, to ensure which !ti llolloway's Fills nnd Ointment have 's long been famous, far eclipsing every h other medicine. Food, irregularity of a eating, climate and other causes are sj constantly throwing the liver into 'tl disorder, but that import ant organ 'si can sooa be regulated and healthily 'e< adjusted by llolloway's Tills and !g Ointment, which act directly upon st its vital secretion. The Ointment T rubbed on the skin penetrates imme- N diately to the liver, whose blood and 'ei nerves it rectifies. One trial is all ti that ia needed, a cure will soon fol- l'r low.* ' SI The following is taken from the I" Auckland Weekly News of the 18th February, J 904 : Settler, near Ingle-| wood, Taranaki, writes : " In an is- )'t sue of the News a little while back oj J noticed inquiries about sick pigs, 'a! and thought J would take the liberty ti f giving you my experience, which .ft you can pass on to your readers if \v you choose. In the early spring Ibi had live young pigs, seven months old I* suffering from what appeared to be tl severe colds. Their heads were di swollen, their mouths open and their a| tTeathing thick and whistling. I had 'm by me a packet of Sykes's Drench, in which I regularly use for cows at ii calving time. 1 made a pailful of in •arm oatmeal gruel, put into it threo !n< large cupfuls of sugar, and half a ei packet of the Drench, and a good in spoonful of dripping to make it ra- tr ther greasy. This I fed them at six D in the evening, and afterwards shut ti them in with a warm straw bed. In st he morning they were considerably 'a utter, and' the following day all h< right ; in facl, they have dono woll'tr ever since. 1 gonerally get Sykes's in trench at the store, but it is nianu- jw factured at New Plymouth." hj( Thanks.* ' c<l A MOST RONOUHABLE DISTINC. Z TION. . u a t The Western Medical Review, «'ex medical publication of the highest to standing, says, lji a recent issue: ftj 'Thousands of physicians in ' this tv and Dther countries have attested ac that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti I'Jxi mi tract <■ not only reliable, but that lif it has a pronounced and indisputable Tl superiority over all other preptrations of Eucalyptus." Youi- health r 'f Is too precious to be tampered with f l ' therefore reject alt pepducts foisted I" 1 upon you by unscrupulous mercenar- ? 0 ' ies, «ind insist upon getting San- 1,11 lar and Sons' Eucalypti Extract, the only preparation rec omrnended 0 mrnended liy| your physician and the medical , l; press. In coughs, colds, fevers, dian rhoea, kidney diseases, the relief is instantaneous. Wounds, ulcers, j'° burns, sprains, etc., it heals without inflammation. As mouthwash (B,* drops to a glass of water) it prm i ui vents decay of teeth, and destroy* V,' All disease germ#,* w"

Dr. Bell, the new Government Goo-' logist, will arrive in New Plymouth this evening, and will make inquiries into the pet rok-uin boring during his stay here. We understand that Dr. Hell has had special experience in connection with oil bores in America, and his opinions on the prospects of the Taranaki I petroleum measures will be of considerable interest. I One of Ihe jurors fjummowitl to attend an inquest at Snlford was a Manchester journalist, «lio found it inipos-ible to put in an appearance. Thv coroner said lie wi'.lingly excused the absentee, adding, say.'' the Birmingham I'ost, that journalists were very hard-working ineilllKTS of lie also gave instructions that thoy sihould not be summoned in future if it could be avoided. Jlr K. M. Smith, M.JI.U., who has been in communication with the Minister for Public Works, in refer ente to pushing on the new post office, has received the following tele gram Your wire re New Plymouth post oflice received. Preliminary information has been obtained, and plans will be prepared forthwith. As soon as completed tenders will be invited.—Win. llall-Jones. A Christchurch resident who has just returned from a visst to Australia states that upon one occasion when out in the utter-most parts of Way-back," he fotia.l himself n conversation wish the oldest inhabitant). The view was a depressing one of Rerorene-tins and sagebrush and sand unvaried by even a declivity or a molehill, and the New Zealander was moved to expatiate in th:; • most glowing terms upon the glories of his native land. He pa'inted the changing vista of hill and dale and river in thb most picturesque language at lus command. The veteran listened stolidly until the New Zealabider's raptures were exhausted, and jthen generously added his quota to | the conversation by volunteering the information, " Aye, we used to huve I some scenery here, too, but the goals ate it." In connection with the absence oi a permanent caretaker at the new Maori -hostelry, Mr E. M. Smith M.H.U.. has been in communication [with the Premier. Yesterday the lati ter wired to Mr Smith the following telegram, which ho had received from the Hon. J. Carroll He hostelry, I have instructed Wakiegrnvc to go up there and fix up the ap pointment of a caretaker, and sot to other neoessaries, but he had not been free to go until now. I think ! Jlr. McClellan a good| man to sei to the proper conduct and manage ment of the building and ground whoever may be ■ appointed as custodian. I have abandoned the idei iof a formal opening, as the native! 'having already housed there at dif ferent times it would not be in har Iniony with our ceremonials. Kit ora. | The Land Commissioners reachec Stewart's Inland on Satui'Jay. Alt * - taking evidence at Invercargill it the forenoon they snatched a hast; lunch, and then (says- a special to th< Christchurch Press) found thcniselve on the train bound for the Blufl where the Harbour Boated tug, Theresa Ward, was waiting to con vey them to Stewart Island. Th tug is splendid a» a tug, but is t sad delusion as a passenger boat the result being that two hours steady plug-fiing against a Foveau: Strait wind and sea found on weak spot in the Royal Commission The tug pitched, and kicked, am rolled, and in less than half an hou the sea had wreaked a deadly >yen geance on the Land Commission, wit] the result that abnut half the mem bers would have given all thei capital for a little bit of (freehold Freehold, perpetual lease, right o purchase, advances to settlers, an even ragwort were quickly forgotten for the sea, in conjunction with th i Theresa Ward, is no respecter of pei sons. MOKE AISOUT IIHEI'MO. Mr W. Welland, 42, Tory Sticet writes: "I have suffered severe); from rheumaltism, until I tried you Rhcumo. I have since recommendei it to many with very pud re suits." What cured Mr Wollmd wil cure you. Try it. Sold by nil cheni ists and storekeepers, 2s ltd <ird -1 (id. Wholesale Agents, Kemp'thorm Trosscr and Co.*