LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7758, 9 March 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'I he Sierra arrived lit San I- ran- j Cisco on the 7th inst., at 10 a .in. j A cablegram states that Cam- « bridge University refuses to make Greek an optional subject. s A Southland farmer is reported to': have realised this season from wool 1 alone at the rate of l'2s Od ];er acre 1 from ">1)0 acres. 1 r A little girl named lemp- t sey, wlii-.c visiting Mr Griffiths' gin- , ger beer factorj at ('hristcimreli recently, accidentally c.iught her hair , in a revolving shall. A portion ot* . her scalp was torn oil', and lu-r head and face were otherwise injured. ' A defendant in a ease before the Stipendiary Magistrate ;.l Welling- , ton rccentlj . pie ided ignorance of j .tile law as an excuse lor his olVence. , j "Well," replied Dr. ifcArthur, " I , don't expect citizens t.i !n v. 11 e whole of the English law. but I do ] expect they shall know the law re- . la-ling to any business the\ may he ; engaged in. I expect bakers to know ( the laws relating to bnWry ■ those who, Have machinery to know the laws relating to machinery, and so on." The deiendant in lha.case. who had left a boiler in charge of a boy under eighteen years of age, was lined £5, .the minimum amount according to the Act. Dining the early days of the seige •r Port Arthur (says the llystniider) • an artillery lieutenant was reported for intemperance. ordered him to be shot. The young ollicer's brother interceded. ' All rig-lit,' saiil Stoessel, "let him risk his lil'e. V.'e are all doing that." lie thereupon ; ottered the culprit to take a chain- ' p&gne bottle and tunibier and sit j upon ail exposed part of the Tiger's Tail Fort, which the Japanese were | bombarding. The unfortunate man ' begged to be shot at once. Stoessel was inexorable. Tile lieutenant sat for several bonis, holding up, in the sight of all, the cause of his humiliation. Finally a merciful f,'he'll blew jhi m to bits. | The police of Chicago aiv engaged in a search for John Hock, charged | with having married 1.6 wives within 110 years, many of which died under suspicious circumstances. The I'ugi- : .tive is declared by the department I to be the "most .adept slow prisoner in the criminal annals of the country." A chemical analysis is being made of the stomach of .Mrs Marie j Wueklcy-Hool-, who died recently. |and bits of evidence are being gathered from various sources', revealing - the most sensational details of Hock's various- matrimonial aclven- " I tures, which were conducted largely j through matrimonial agencies. The purpose in every case seems to have i been to secure the wife's money. In one instance Hock is alleged to have inserted a notice in a German paper ' advertising for a wife before the' death of the wife then living.

| Writing from "The Hermitage." to a member oi the Timaru Post stall. Miss G. 10. Bcnhuni, the wellknown Alpine climber, thus complains : —"I am leaving here, having done practically nothing in the way ' of climbing. It is not safe to attempt ascents over snow-covered glaciers with less than three on the rope, and it seems to me to lie hopeless to wait till I can get two guides to myself. Mount Cook is ut of the question because oi the expenses. The charge for guides here is enormous, and it would cost me £l2, or probably more, for the asi cent, and I so not think the game ■is worth the candle. I am iwvturulIJy disappointed, as my chief aim in I coining to N'ew Zealand was to 'climb some of your mountains, but I the .Government Tourist Depart- ; ment would not allow me any leducjtion in the way of guides' fees, so |J must go on my way without j climbing." I One of the most serious accidents on Mount Egniont thai has occurred for some time happened to .Mis-i J. Lloyd, of Fiaser Road, on Saiurday. It appears that the young* lady •was ascending.the mountain with a party, and, being the most active, had got a long way ahead—in faci, she was very near to the lop. She had gone somtV distance over the snow, which was plentiful and extremely hard, ami at last decided to turn back. In the very act of turning Miss Lloyd lost, her footing, and first tumbling, then rolling, and finally sliding, she passed .over at least ten chains oi the steepest part of the mountain. She was making the usual ascjeut from the Ilawsons Falls house, and in her descent went to- : wards the Opunuke side. Two young i men saw her fall, and immediately went to render assistance. Miss Lloyd miraculously saved herself by digging in her feet 'and tinners on one occasion when she landed on her face. With assistance she managed to reach 'the house, bearing up \vry | bravely the whole tine, although I much hurt. On arriving at the kouse she was found lo be suffering I from severe external abrasions, whiie I the skin on portions of the arms, ( side, and back was torn away, but .it is hoped tluvt the injuries do not '|extend beyond this. Mr St. Clair, the custodian of the house, dressed : the injuries, making good use of lh« | first aid case presented to the Mountain House some time ago by Dr. Noonan, of Kaponga. The patient passed an uneasy night, fainting several times, and next morning she j walked down the track with the assistance of her friends. The mountain is at present extremely dangerous of ascent. There is a large ajmount of snow on the main peak, I and this is frozen hard. On this ice one has- to be most careful, and the slightest mistake may prove fatal. How Miss Lloyd escaped with her life is a marvel.—Haivera Star. A special passenger car to the Bell Block sports will be attached tp the goods train leaving New Plymouth a| 11.10 to-day.*

Ahuura, 2-U|i July, 1890. J Mr Harraclough—Hear Sir, For the information of those suffering from Sciatica and Rheumatism in the arms. 1 must say '0 am happy to |(,el) you that BARR.VCLOI G IPS ; RHELMATIC I.IQLID has been con- , dueive to most satisfactory results. . When I lirst commenced taking the , cure 1 could not use my arms at . my trade (painting), could not wind the clock; in fact, my arms seemed ( paralysed, and the Scia'iica was almost as bad, Now I have resumed ' work at my trade, and upi free from I pain for Some time past. J am. . Yours gratefully, , ABRAHAM MASSEY, Painter. WHAT RHEUMO DOES. 1 Mr W. Wearing, miner, Mataura, states as follows "I am 79 years |old, and have lived in Mataura 40 ' years. For seven months I was a !great sufferer from rheumatism, so jbud that at tiimA> I could not leave .my bed. I was told of Rheumo, and took four bottles. The result was jthat, I was completely c ired of rheu- ' .matisni. Mr Mac Gibbon-, wiio is a J.P.,1 and a well k'nown merchant here, can verify my statement. 1 shall always be glad to tell sufferers what your wonderfhl medicine [Rheumo did for me." Sold cvery- . | where, 2s (id and 4s Gd. ICempthorne, . Pj'osser and Co., Wholesale agents. 4 A MOST HONOURABLE DISTINCTION. The Western Medial Review, « medical publication of the highesM standing, says, In a recent issue : 'Thousands of physicians in this! and nther countries have attested that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti lixi tract U not only reliable, but that 1 it has a pronounced and indisputable! superierity Qv,er all other preparations of Eucalyptus." your health is too procioue to be tampered with I therefore reject all products Ipisted upon you by unscrupulous mercenar-l ies, ind insist upon getting SanIjr and Sons' Eucalypti Extract, the only preparation rec o mmended bj( your physician and the medical: press. Jn coughs, colds, fevers, tlian rhoea, kidnay diseases, the relief is instantaneous. Wounds, ulcers, burns, sprains, etc., It hoals without! inflammation. As mouthwash (J drops to a glass of water) it prw' vents decay of teeth, and destroy* all disease germs.* HOLLOW AY'S OINTMEN't AND PILLS. Are the best, cheapest, and most popular remedies at all seasons, and nuclei' all circumstances they may be used with safety, and with the certainty of doing good Eruptions, rashes, and all descriptions of skin diseases, sores, ulcerations anil burns are quickly benefited, and ultimately cured by the.*,e healing, soothing and purifying medicaments. The ointi»e jit rubbed upon the übdomen checks al| tendency to irritation in the bowels, »;id averts diarrhoea and other disorders of the intestines 1 frequently prevailing through the Kiiinmer and fruit seasons. ll,eat bumps, blotdfes, pimples, inflammations of the skin, muscular pains, neuralgic all'ecl ions, and enlarged 1 glands can be effectively ov«rc»me by i using Ilolloway's remedies according ! to the instructions accompanying 1 every packet, . 1

The Towa Band will give itsJinli municipal concert to-nighi. The annual meeting of the NewPlymouth Harbour Board for the mrpose of examining the yearly ar:ounts will be held on Friday week, rhe accounts are now open for inspection. A?i will be seen by the programme .idvuriist-d in this- is-u k . the attra«*. Lions at the Stratford Carnival illrluiie r.ihlutc sports, hand corneal, 'ace meeting, horticultural show and nilitary tournament. besides .Severn 1 evi-nin«r a museinents, * Among the wild -hills of County j Tyrone, a patriarch in longevity has just been discovered, who is, as lar 11 s is known, the oldest man llv'th: to-day in Ireland. Thai is M;* '2<o- j Fletcher, oi I'omery, County Tyrone, who has just celebrated his llfith birthday, and who, on l.eing interviewed the other (My. reporie-.l Iv-u.- 1 self tobe living stiill " quite jolly.' lie lives on the face of a hill about half a mile from the I'oineroy railway statioiv. tie was horn in the House, and has spent long years undci' th* same old roof. Many are the interesting tales the o\l man can tell. ihe Auckland policv have been ad- i vis"d oi' the nrriv.il in Sydney on Friday last, by the s.s. /ealandia, of Mr Thomas Morrin. formerly the managing director uf 'the Wellington I'ark Stud Company, Auckland. A warrant was issued for Mr Morrill's arrest on the charge of alleged embezzlement prior to his departure from Auckland, but as no instruc- ! tion.s appear to have been issued by the directors of the Wellington I'ark , Stud Company in (lie matter, it is I understood the police did 'not take 'any step?# to execute the warrant on | the arrival of the /ealandia in Sydney. ! JEeporls from the Ashbur.ton district go to show that the bulk of tile wheat crop has not been damaged by the recent rain, although in some instances where the crop was short and thick the stooks have become so wet and heated that sprouts •have shown themselves, (iiven a line week with drying winds, the bulk of the grain should bo safely in stack. Meantime millersi have been anxiously awaiting developments, and many •became alarmed at the wet weather, giving way in prices to meet holders' demands, and several sales hive •been recorded at advancd rates. Thin has just about disposed of the whole of tha old wheat in stores or in holders' hand**, and there is scarcely any awaiting nakvs. Ibices (realised for grain have been :—Tuscan lis 4d to 4-id ; Hunters 3s ad : pearl, 8s ad to Id. j The following is tak«n from the •Auckland Weekly News of the I.Bth February, H>o4 : SeLtlvr, near Ingle■wood, Taranaki, writes: "In an issue of the News a little while back 1 noticed inquiries about sick pigs, and thought I would take the liberty j f giving you my experience, which | you can pass on to your readers if j you choose. In the early spring 1 had five 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 j by me a packet of Sykes's Drench, 1 which 1 regularly use for cows at ■ calving time. 1 made a pailful oi 'arm ontmeal gruel, put into it three ' large cupfuls of sugar, and half a [packet of the Drench, and a good spoonful of dripping to make it ra- ! ther greasy. This I fed them at six 1 in the evening, and afterwards shut " them in with a warm straw bed. In he morning they were considerably I otter, and the following day atl right ; in fact, they have done well ever sine*. 1 generally get Sykes's [ French at the store, but it is manufactured at Now Plymouth." Thanks.*

It is worth remembering that foi I excellence of style and quality com- | billed with large range of variety and cheapness of engagement rings and all kinds of jewellery you must 'goto J. H. Parker's, Jeweller, next railway crossing, Devon Street Central. New Plymouth.* A CLOTHIER'S CONVICTION". J Mr F. Cohen, of Willis-street. Wellington, is a busy business man, Avith no time to waste on letterwriting for fun. He tried Rheumo. and was convinced. Mr Cohen says : '—"Last Friday I experienced a very bad attack of rheumatic gout, in fact so bod that I had to leave business, and being unable to walk I was assisted to a cab. On arrival at home I immediately took a dose of your Rheumo, repeating same every four hours. The pain soon left, and in the morning 1 came down to business as usuul. I cannot say 100 much for the prompt and effectual manner in which your .Rheumo acts on pain." Rheumo | ures every time. Chumists and stores', 2s Gd and 4s 63 per bottle. Wholesale Agents, Kempthorne, I'rosser and Co.* 3