LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7763, 15 March 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

| The Melbourne'-UriiKli.si despatch of J I-'eb. S arrived in London on the ■night of the 10th hist. I j The poll of the ratepayers of I lie lioi'ough, to -decide whether the system of tiniimproved rating shall supersede the present method of rating on capital values, will beheld to-morrow, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. The polling jilacos arc advertised. At the Kire Brigades' Demonstration the majority ol the Brigades, when they saw the good work put in , by the l-'itzroy team, thought the men hmilcd from Auslraliii, as they had not heaitl of New Plymouth's rising suburb. Now, however, it will be well known by iirciucn at least, tmoughout the colony. The Premier on Tuesday assured an Auckland deputation: that there would certainly be an amendment in the Shops and Oflices Act, and the bill would be one of the earliest submitted. lie would consult tht Southern shopkeepers as to 'the hours desired, and would endeavour to adopt the regulation most suitable to the whole colony. The next steamer carrying duirv produce will be the Alhenic, leaving Wellington on March So, and will he followed by the T'ongariro, leaving Wellington April JSS. The closing days at the Moturoa works will be Wednesday, March 22, for the , Alhenic, and for the Tongnriro, Wednesday, April 5 ; both days at :i p.m. A party of society Indies who were slumming in New York were surprised by liiuling themselves in the hands of the police. Mr Jerome's crusade against Tammany-protected gaming and other illegal houses is being curried on without respect to persons, and the lady shimmers were asked to proceed to the police station to explain their business. They were released, after being reproved for their levity in visiting such places. Captain Bellriiiger is greatly pleased at the success of his team at the I'ire Brigades' Competition at Duneditv and he considers, thai but for one of the men having the bud luck to fail I that the New Plymouth men would have taken the points prize. lie also eulogises the work of Ihe ritzroy learn, who only lost first place in the five men hose and ladder event through lieing too quick, their run -down lieing splendid, but the water struck under the platform instead of over. <>f the £19(5.021 railway revenue, i for the four weekly period, 7th Janu- ' ary to Ith February, Jt«7,0,-,7 „ us j.yieldcd bj the North Island lines! and C 108,751 by those in the South i Island. The Vu-llingloii-Napicr-Ncw ; Plymouth line accounted for £58.101 I 'lhe proceeds' fr I his line for the iliiuinci.il year as mr !ls j, |,. ls >.„„,. I''' 1 " 1 ''»'■■ ) lotal £l'.>s,<)7:s, the reh'- ■■ ' ' '»•■" period for Ihe whole c.loiu amouhilng i„ ii..s;;ti,|,si. in, jlhe Wel)ingioii-\apie'r-.\ew |-n ~,,,,,, J, *''""" -•■"'• ■">''- I«l--'SMl.;vr tickets Mere issued in the foil,- weekly period mentioned, as against 210, l:i.i i„ the corresponding period of 1901. ! 'Hie ,1,-w system of marking the ; young p„| W s prescribed bv the I J.oral Kh.-ctio.is Ad, 1901. will be i utilised at the pull 011 Tlmrsdav. Jl the voter desires to vote forthI propos.,l be UI „ K , llK ,rk ~ U . |JSS j," •.}";'■ • u, l" a '' l - •">!• •■'"•■■ ml of the line I Tor the iproposal." [, he desires jto vote against the proposal" he must mark ~ cross i„ mes,p,„i-e at the end of the line, -Against the proposal. Tlie Act, however „,- I vides that no voting paper i s lo J, 1 ,, rejected as informal tint rleaih ilr . d.icatesthe proposal for which ' ,|„. voter iin.en-.-led in vol.-, I„ order to avoid contusion at the polls ,-tlepayers are requested to vole in the ward tor which they are enrolled. Contributors ,•„,. Thursday even ing's concert are asked to ten vc 1 licit, conlributions at Hie Drill Hall at i'»,v nine after lo „,lock 011 Tllm , s _ d»> morning. Admission to the i aid room will |,e sixpence. A large a!tendance of votaries „f whist, bridge, etr.. i s expected. The room lo be used is spacious and well lighted. One of the „,„„>• attractions ollcred |r, the public will be a enkeguessing competition. J he prize being the cake in question, the general ex-i-ellence and quality of which is ifiini'nnleed by the commit l,s>. To those iniei-ested in tl lysterious future, Hadame Vos-I offers enlightenment. la exchange for Ihe enl ranee fee of one shilling each member of Th„ public will be presented with u supper ticket, to be used later. Teas, fruit salad and cream, sweet meats, cool drinks, to he had all through t!i« c'veuing. - ~ ;: . './::-,.^~.'>/----^.:'jC:y<

I On Thursday evening Cablain Bell, of the Wellington Savals, speaking at the meeting of the Old Suval.-. Association, remarked tbat a peculiar thing about volunteering in New Zealand was that he had never been abl« to find what induced mwi to join, and when they joined what kept them there. But there was really something about volunteering thatpromoted a feeling of cainarad 1 i -. ! The potato boom haS| not wl. run iV course in I .ineoliishire, and aw, llknown cultivator, llr T. A. Sen--let 1, visiting Spalding wee'.ly market underweul lunch heel.ling us 10 Ihe single iubcr lie paid -U lit i for 1.0 ..1, Kindlay, the originator of tl. ■ Northern Star and El Dorado varieties. Mr Scarlett c.iid he had >:f!ic !—_■:, oli'ercd -CL'.", for lliis poi.it.i, iail had refused the oiler. As. li.iueer, the woi,ld-l-e i-urrL.Mr :-..s *ery pressing, he allowed him 10 cut out a single eye for Ihe sum of .t:,. This i--. I ro'-ably. lhe ;.r..i \ 1.. history of the potato thai a .sin .le eye iioui one has had a bniik-iioic value. i In reply to a Wang.intii Ileplll.il ion on Saturday in regard to tl-e (pi-..-,-lion of cheap telephonic riiiiiinunienfi. n bid ween I lie ceiilies of population and the back blocks, the Premier said he did not se:- thv netesMiy of ai'.ways adheiiug 10 Ihe present stereotyped method of erecting telephone lines. In other countries. he said, the wires were often nailed to trees, whilst in Cnnier'niry he !i iU | noticed that some of the landholders secured perfect eoimiiunicat ion -by th-j lncdiuin of their wire fences, lie had had messages conveyed over I liese fences in a manner as satisfactory a.s could be attained h\ the I lines erected by the Telegraph IVpartjnent.

The gumdiggers at Waihopo North have formed lhe .New /.calami Unnidiggers' l'-nion, the objects of which are:—(l) To get representation in Parliament ; (1>) to move in anymat tor for the beltermenl of lhe gtimdigger ;• (II) to endeavour to secure more •direct comuniinicatioii between the producer and the manufacturer ; (1) to see that the qualifications of aliens are thoroughly investigated before grunting gum licenses. The union is governed by an executive consisting -of ten persons, including a president, vice-pre-sident, secretary, anil treasurer, 'it is being registered ns an industrial union, and will be affiliated with the Trades and Labour Council of Auckland.

I A C-urciirV seau an stole a pair of | boots from a shop. On being overI taken, lie dropped them, and drew out a sheath knifv with which he threatened to nuirder the pursuer.. I'l'lie police then took up the ihtsv, and the seaman, smartly .scaling a jhig'h wall rushed out oil the sen mud. Several times it wan thought: lie would he submerged!, but at last he sal clown on a si one. There . lie [remained lor three hours, lanolin;,' at the police and defying- them to take him. When Ihe tide came up he swam to a buoy, f, om which he was taken by the police, who had rowid out in a boat. Mis capture did not damp his spirits in the least, and a large crowd chit-rod him heartilv .when he came ashore with Hie police. | The strange manoeuvring of a tenthousand ton steamer craned some interest aboard the s.s. Manapouri .when that vessel was about i;{o , iiiili-s out from Sydney. The oliicers state that aHiut i) o'clock on the morning of Februur.v Bth a strange boat appeared travelling in the opposite direction to the Manapouri. She then put about and kept wi\li the island trader unlil four o'clock, steering an erratic course all the time. She was too far oil' for her identity lo be ascertained, but it was ! observed ilia I her funnel was painted in ml, while, and blue strip, s. .That she was a fast vessel is shown in the fad ihat ulllioimh she Mearned backward and forward she kept with (he Manapouri all dav.

I Amongst iln ma Iters brought before the I'rentier by Ihe Uhang'.itci deputation on Saturday was u request for a new gaol. '.Mr S. linwnsley, who introduced the mailer, stated Ihat the present gaol was i" not lit to pul a pig in." Mr Siddon said he was Miipijsed that the mutter had been brought up, as he thought ihat such 'a la w-r/.idin •■ coiiimunit.\ as ihat of Whajiguivi did not require „ ~,„„! ilt aU M| . Uuwnsley sukf that the law-breakers .came from ihi South. ■• Well." ie-

joined Hie i'l'i-inier, " if is is' known throughout the colony that vour

,g»Ol i.S not IH i„ ~„( ~ in _ I these people will stav awn v. ' This ,sully, which was greeted Willi considerable laughter, apparcntlv satisfied the deputation, the matter not being further pressed.

The recent liritish mission to Thibet has excited a gran deal of interest, qin-.o apart from its political .significance, li.v raison'ol the veil of mystery, and even of rontanty. which lias hitherto sheltered sacred j.hnssa from (lie scrutiny of Kiiroiican eyes Knowledge, as its 'wont .is, has here brought ~. . BowJ ~„,, of (!isj ||, |sjon . mcnl. Writing of this in the .January number of thes -Monthly Hevicw Mr K. John Salano snid : •• The mystery of the unattainable invested their land with the glamor of desire ■ • . . Then, in the /illness „f I time, these phantasies gave place to facts. . . . and nt last Ihev en- . tered, Lhassa, with its home of the Asian Vicar of tJod in his giant pa- : lace roofed with gold, and the milewide belt of nature which separates it from mankind in an outer girdle of gutters choked with lilth. and human scum, and herds of corpse-fed swi "«. ■ • ■ in the rays of the sunrise of civilisation it proves a sordid secret which has lain hidden in the heart of Asia for so long. . . The policy of the seclusion of Thibet is solely inspired Jjy the meanest principle of class interest." The liev. Charles (Voucher, the Nonconformist Minister who since his transfer from llristol t„ Kxelcr has adopted daring methods lo attract the Sunday crowd, recenl.lv hired the Kxetcr Theatre and secured pantomime artists to sing, while Ihe himself delivered an address on the moral of " Hobinson Crusoe." A I rush took place for the seals, and the theatre was crowded. (Ircat hilarity prevailed. Churchgoers have .stigmatised the business as an attempt to introduce into Knglnnd Iho practices of the Continental Sunday. Lord Mount-Stephen's gift of £200,000 to King Edward's hospital Hind prompts " A l'atiper Parson " to ask, in the Morning l'ost, when some wealthy layman will ) )c found who will give n like sum for the re-' endowment of the poorer livings of the Knglish Church. lie considers il to lie a national disgrace that so many clergymen are left to struggle on through years of want end mjsor.\\ and suggests that the dillicuhy might be met if some rich person would oiler, in the name of Kngllsh Churchminship and loyaltv, £|oO--000 if nine others will do the saint". on condition that the Church herself raises the sum of £1,000,000 to meet it. This would make the beginning of a scheme which would rc|l'o\e a national and historic but largely pauper church. J A musical treat is Oi store for lov,ers of organ inus'ic, as 31 rA. Tuusev ;«>f Wnllgnnui) »i;| g iv ,- an organ re-,cil-al at St. Mary's Church on Tuesila\ next, J The annual meeting of the Tiikapn T'oolball Chili will be held ih|s evening.- / " TKST." that is the secret of success : tests and counter-tests in this Jirm continue all day lone. Kvcry rider of a worth ; , " onepiece " fork crown, that familiar leature of this particular c\c!c, and the vital org'in of the machine, which bears the weight of nearly one-third of the whole load on the bicycle, and 'besides being of unique design ami construction, is made throughout of cold-drawn sl.-l. and ■ is one of the distinct advahla"es of i 1 the Kudgx-Whil worth.* i

HOI.I.OWAY'S OINTMENT AMI TILLS. More precious tjinii gold. lii.irfliouh, dysentery and cholera 410, Ihruugh tlio suiume'-'s heat, c.nviv.:ig oft the young as die winters ivltl destroy* the aged. In the most ucute cases, where tlio intorni'.' medicines cannot be retained, the ffi-o:it-est relief will immediately result from rubbing llollowny's soothing Ointment over the abdomen. The friction should be frequent and b;risk, to ensure the penetration of a large portion of the unguent. This ointment calms the excited peristaltic action mil sooljies the pain, lioth vomiting and griping yield to it ; where fruit or vegetables have originated the malady, it. is proper to remove all undigested matter from I lie howls by a moderate dose ol llollowny's Tills before using the Ointment.* 2 Storage In dry brick stole, low InBiironce rale, minimum firo rink, low lates (01 fctorujfe.—'llie Xcp Zealand EjfiWM UottipaP*'. Ud. 9

I The. Kailioura State School, vulued at £I2OO, \ras mysteriously desi royed by fire on .Monday night. A poll taken on Tuesday in the Heathcote (Canterbury) Koad lis trici, upon the principle of rating upon the ummprovid land valus, was lost by -IOJI votes lo lids'. A lueeiing on Tuesday at Wanganui decided to hold a carnival net Christinas. Last year's carnival proved a siicccs.-,, I here l.eing a ciedil balance of over -Ciio. Those interested in the new school ai Pil/roy intend hi mark il, opening by holding U |, ent'ei lainnienl 1. an eail.v date. I.adits wiMng to assi.-t are asked to meet at the I'd/roy Hull on Thursday aiurno. n. Hi epayus are i.iuiml.d of the address lo be delivered by Mr P. .1 O'lUigun on the rating on imiu • l.ao'.ed value question. .Mr O'Wegun is one of the authorities on this '-■ .'-' . -■ ■■.! .1 1- r,e audieu-e s-i-aiai he ti.eivfoii' attracted. Once in a blue moon " is not equivalent to •• never," as so many P ople imagine-; but means " \efy randy iiaie.d." The last " blue moon " in Knjiilaiid (says T.A.T.), v,as 011 i\e..|nber 10. ISHSI, and v..is ■ due to certain abnormal atmospheric conditions. i l-larly on Tuesdav morning a lire ' broke out in Messrs \Y. Wailace and |Co.'s ware-louse, in Victoria Street, j Wellington, spreading to the udjoin|iag premises of Messrs Collins and ,1.'0., wholesale stationers. The dnnijage is estimated at -t ."i<Xi, covered by insurances. One of the most enjoyable sports gatherings held in the province is the meeting held by the Star Football Club at Easter. This year's liMure promises to he fully up to the S audnrd of those held previously, a strong executive having the arrangements well in hand. The programme includes running, cycling, Highland, and professional events, for which a I,'Hieral prize -list is offered. Knlrances close on April 8 with the secretary, Mr J. Elliott.

| Tlie commissariat department in \ connection with the Maori village at the exhibition was, it would ap- ! pear from the figures supplied by the suli-committeey most economically and efficiently managed. There were I T-l Maoris encamped for a jieriod of j -i> days, and *he totul cost of catering, including the supif.v of tohacto and other luxuries, was £IOO. This works out at Is Id per'head per day. For the supply of good wholesome food it would be difficult to make a reduction on this figure, and the subcommittee deserve every cred'it. I At the meeting of (he ICxhiOilion Committee on Tuesday evening jthe Chairman (Mr CSoodncrc) and members had many a little tnlu to relate as to the manner in which they li.kl 'been buttonholed by "the man in the s-trect." and lectured as to their elcThe Chairman remarked that the most reckless statements were going the rounds, and though he had been absent from town on private business, he in cons'jquVmv made a special effort to return in order (o be present at that meeting, and assist in getting matters d-uar-ed up. The ridiculous assertion had even been made that the committee I had paid his expenses. (Laughter.) There seemed to be no end to the misconstruction put on the committee's actions. I Though the charge of extravagance in some directions may be sheeted home to the Exhibition Cotn'mittee. it certainly cannot be said 'that the bill for ■'liquid lel'reshments" is out of the vvay. At Tuesday night's meeting it was shown .that, exclusive of the "good Uhine used at the christening ce:ejniony, the total spent on li.pior was icU.VITs- Del, Air a period extending over three weeks. The cost of the j much discussed mountain trip was ul'so in no vvay excessive at Jt:t7 J is. : As one member remarked, this was ]a good investment, for under 111.; genial inlluence of hospitality the. : Premier promised a -grant of £r>o() lora track to North Egmonl mountain house, which under oilier circumstances might, not have been wooe-d from the Treasury-,

; Tile following is taken from Uic ; Auckland Weekly News of the 18tl February, 190-1 : Saltier, near Ingle wood, Turanaki, writes : " In an is tie of the News a little while bad nolieed inquiries about sick pigs and thought I would lake the libert; f giving you my experience, whlcl ivoti can puss on to your renders i 'you choose. In the early spring jhud live young pigs, seven months oh | suffering from what appeared to b severe colds. Their heads wcr swollen, their mouths open and thei breathing thick and whistling. I ha< by mo a packet of Sykes's Drench which I regularly use for cows a alving lime. 1 mads a pailful o arm oatmeal gruel, put into it thre arge cupfuls of sugar, and half i packet of the Drench, and a goo ] spoonful of dripping to make it rn ther greasy. This I fed them at si in the evening, and afterwards slui them in with a warm straw bed. I he morning they were considerabl; eftcr, and (he following day al right ; in fact, they have done we] ever since. I generally get Sykes' >rench at the store, but it is niunu fucturcd at New Plymouth." - Thanks. # WHAT KHEUMO DOES. Mr W. Wearing, miner, Mataura states as follows :—"1 am 79 year old, and have lived in Mataura 4i years. For seven months I was i reat sufferer from rheumatism, si bad that at timet; I could not leav :my bed. I was told of Hhemno, an: .took four bottles. The result wu |that 1 was completely c/irud of rheu niatism. Mr Muctilbbon, who is i I J.P.* ami a woll known incrcliLin here, can verify my statement. ]shallahvajs be glad to suiter ers what your wondcrfhl medicin itheumo did for me." Sold every whero, 2s 6d and Is (id. Kempthorne I'rosser and Co., Wholesale agents. • A MOST HONOUKAULE DISTINt TION. The Western Medical Review, medical publication of the highei standing, says. In a recent issue : 'Thousands of physicians in tli and tther countries have at test ( that Sander and Soni' Eucalypti K: tract U not only reliable, but Uu it has a pronounced and indisputab superiority over all other prepui tiens of Eucalyptus." Youi- heall Is too preciojs to be tampered ,vit: therefore reject all .products foisU upon you by unscrupulous mercenai ies, «ind insist upon getting Sal lar and Sons' Eucalypti Extrac the only preparation rec o mmended 1 jour physician and tho medici press. In coughs, colds, fevers, dia rhoea, kidney diseases, the relief i instantaneous. Wounds, ulcer; burns, sprains, etc., it heals wilhoi inflammation. As mouthwash ( drops to B glass of water) it pr vents decay of teeth, and destroy all disease gcrms. #