The Daily News. SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7766, 18 March 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The British Navy has control 01" sixty-two docks, sixty-one of which are stone, the other one wood.

Russia produces £,'50,000,000 worth ot Umber a year, of winch u third comes from Crown lands. Frank J - ill is, the well-known circus proprietor, proposes to ercet a: huge hippodrome in a central position in Johannesburg, on a l.lock of land he has lately secured lor thai purpose.

Last week Mr John Burgess' machine threshed a paddock of Danish oats for Air William Wilson. Mayfield, South Canterbury, which yielded 971 bushels to the acre. The apple crop in the .Marlborough district this year is said to be the best ever experienced. A large number of appJes are allowed to waste for want of a profitable market. The Vimmera brought £ 1 (JO,mil) on Wednesday for the Wellington branch of the Inion Bank of Australia. There were twtonty boxes of sovereigns, each containing five thousand.

ft is stated that the graves at | CJreal Barrier island of those who I were drowned by the wreck of the ! steamer Wairmapa are overgrown I with weeds, whilst the surrounding j fences are fast decaying. " What makes a baby sleep all. day and wake all night " was a puihetic question which Dr. Hammersley was called upon to answer at a meeting in Cliristchurcli. "improper feeding generally," answered the doctor. •' A baby should lee.i all day and sleep all night." A general summary of trade unionism throughout the United Kingdom stands Ihus Xumlver, 712; members, I ~">75,M7.) ; year's income, £2!'139,781- ; expenditure. £:>,199,007; accumulated funds, £5,200,186 ; of the l.ondon trade unions have come into being since 1900.

Two Wellingt< n tail o rs who vanished- irotu the city recently, much to the colisUrnu'lioi) 01 many creditors.. are resting safolv at lluonos Ayres'. Tiro creditor: have "deckled

it to tuke action owing to the great r.xjxnw that wyuKl Jx v incurred by liming the pair brought back. It is understood thai the luvnntcr.s took away a .'arge sum in casli ami about £2OU worth ol goods. The \ eumi a brought twenty rlk, twenty-four blaek-Lail, /ivu Vi'.'giimi deer, liily geese, five racoons, two JJrent geese, twenty pintail ducks, ten wood ducks, five widgeon, and one pair canvas-back ducks, in splendid condition, to be liberated in \arious parts of the colony. Owing to 'heavy, weather on the voyage two elk, a line deer, a|nd three geese (lied.

A monster eel was caught by llr A\. Potts at To Horo rapids, Itotor"n < week. .Mj' J'utts was out deer.stalking ulH i j,i.s attention was attracted by a commotion in lh_' water near the rapids, aivj which, on closer inspection, proved to be

owing to tile presence of a largy eel. A bullet was put into his head, and although the ball,, did not kill the eel it hull the elTect oi' stunning it. A/ler being landed with some tlilliciilty, iL was found to measure lft Tin in length and weighed 231b. 'lh: alTaiis of a barber, who was placed under restraint in peculiar circumstances, are being administered by the Lunacy Court of New South Wales, says the Sydney Daily Telegraph. A man, wliL'n having hit? hair cut in the shop, became rather alarmed at the violent way in which the barber was shearing his locks I'Uie strange behaviour of the barber in his operations also attracted the noice of one of his assistants', who at, once raised an alarm. The police were .sent ,for to remove the unfortunate lunatic, for such it .soon became evident he was.

A distressing accident happened the other day to a well-known JleiIbourne dentist. „Wr Thos. Skinner

I was extracting a tooth noni a patient, when the latter threw up his arms and struct the J'oiteps, the point oi which entered the 'dentist's right eye. and penetrated the ball. -Sir .Skinner was taken to the Kve and Ear Hospital, where it w * ls l oulid that the sight of h's e\r would be totally deslroved, and that there was ,lander of his losine jlhe sigl u oi his otlur cj e. j !!• Kingun, the well-kiio« h ; I iv.nier, who died at the \\,>lii ! Hospital cm Sunday last, after" a short illness, was at the lOgmont i meeting last month ami looked anything but well. Kingan was alotig time ni the employ of H. j jlllln , lt 11.J I'l';! I'l 11. aml ,| M u | (lt of rj;| . ||(i 111 ' ■: • : i iiury before tie eamelo the North Wand. He to wclory in ,he C.and .National Hurdles at IficcaHon. lie won a Jot oi races wall the grey horse .Musket including the .Jlarlborough and Nelson Cup.

| The liero of 208 .Meirc Hill. Mni»r tf^ 81 "'- , h «s <w>R nn m-ha,.'.?,., htcni awarded a charming- bride In I the -Mikado as a reward for ],j s ()i l |t».Bui S h«l srt-via.s on chat occasion. I Jlus sounds rather romantic. but is w"if," fact - IVl,ile 'h° major was allaebi.il th,. Amwtcnn nanj- , s<> " 111 Manila diirini.- the war a."ain-t I 'I 1 . 0 , ™W»os. I'« became a« |U aintul l^ 1 . 1 Anieriejin .iclivss | .Miss Viola CilK-it... „uil fell ;"'th her, Which was reciprocated. 1 uaaicl.v, (n„. | llV e never did I -"'"<> l J>>" and a- |l„. youa- ladv , was under live years' avre.-iurui to i I'lay in America ;l nd Australia, the lovers had to pari. When the Mikado was looking about ]Ol . SUIIK , S||i _ I tulil» reward lor the gallant maior. |i'lie love affair cuine io lijs ears, and ,be_ at cliai'Kod Ms rcluK i iiV.'nce Fushiin;. who was trnveljing m America, lo open neiiotial ions for Iho annulment of Hie contract al itn.v cost. J'lils was nccoiiip'.jshcd. and Hiss (.'illelte has muHc.'l for |ur new home in Japan, wliere the weddiiiff will take place.

,il . ''? s ~r , ' lc Kquitable Society are reminded ol'the ballot and sale li.v tender which take place in (hi; t.'oancil Chambers this evening at 7..'11 l jt.jn.

- JI. is Wi.rlh rcmemoering I 1 for excellence of slyle arid (pialily combined Willi laree range of variely ninl cheapness of en^a^emel.l. rinu.s and all kinds of jewellery you must po to .J, M. Parker's, Jeweller, next vailway crossing, Devon Street C«n----lj»1. Kcw I'ljuiuuth.*

! To-morrow 'is the second Sunday ill l.em. l-'or Uie i-iast live yeailiie oi\ideuds of that great trust, the Standard Oil Company, have average.! 119,000,000 n year, j IUo Uj-uu! Herald states tiiut. 'stoats and weasels are becoming numerous in Jlilion, Otago, and poultry-keepers are constantly suffering 'losses of birds from tiu? depredations of the pesis. ' 'I he ladies' eomn.i; toe in eliarge oi the Yiutorinn Jlaori (ibis' sciau fund desire to tliank all those »hu kindly a'ssiwiod at Thursday'.•• eiuettainment, and es[)ecially thu.u who lent furniture, decorations, etc.

I The Taylor Carringu.ii Company, who 'have been announced to appear in New Plymouth on Uulnu-jday night have been compelled to cancel the date, owing to a big attraction that is looming up in tue shape ~, \\ irth's Circus, who aj'pear h'vcxrn shortly.

I At the Ashburton .Maoistrate's .Court on Friday, Samuel AOexuuiler, who was recently Convicted 'of

-fi''og selling ~ll' d lined .toU, war Sent to gaol lor two months'for failing to pay the fine.

I tWien ihe nrst shipment of frozen j "figs arrived in England from Ausitralia, their extreme iiardness astonished the brokers. Une man calliug at a broker s oilice was amazed to ' see him taking aim at the wall with l' 1 " " What the devil are you at ! Hut the braker let drive, the only result being a slight dent in the wall. The thing explained, the man took a couple of the eggs, put them in his pocket, and ieft to startle his wife. Arriving home he waited till the family was assembled for dinner, and then banged an egg at the new dado. But the smile quickly faded from his face. The egg had thawed. A recent award of the Arbitration Court involved reductions in the hewjing and wheeling rates. The miners at the Pelaw Main mine and ' the j w heelers at several collieries refused ;to accept the terms, and, when ?he .new scale came into force, ' struck work. The Arbitration Court met [last l 1 riday, ordering the men to return to work, lixingthc penalty for infringement of the order at if by the Employees' Association and £."> if by individual employees. The Pclaw Main miners took a jballot on Saturday, and decided to return to work. The collieries where the wheelers struck have carried on work under difficulties, the miners in the meantime doing theis own wheeling.

| The freaks of lite llussian censorship are, according to ih ■ llirzhevya I Viedomosti, even more extraordinary (under the present quasi-liberal regime than they were in tile (lays of Nicholas I. The provincial papers (says | the Times' Kussian correspondent) are not allowed to quote any articles of news from the Press of St. Petersburg, and the editor of one provincial paper, having protested, was told by the cen.-Mir that what might ■be good for St. Petersburg was ji«l noeessai i-ly admissible in tho produces. liven an article by an astronomer describing Some recent discovei ies about the sun was forbidden because it might " subvert traditional notions," and a dramatic criticism of ,' Hamlet ' was suppressed b'jcuuse it ppok'e of hi.ni as a "'an of weak and indecisive character, which was not proper language to use about a prince of Denmark.

I 'tho following is taken from the Auckland Weekly News of the 18th February, I<JO4 : Settler, near Inglewood, Taranaki, writes: "In an isue of the News a little while hack noticed inquiries about sick pigs, and thought I would take the liberty f giving you tnv .experience, which

| ou can pass on to your readers if you choose. Tn the early spring I had five young pigs, .-even months old suffering from what appeared to be [severe colds. Their heads were swollen, their mouths open and their breathing thick and whistling. 1 had by me a packet of Sykes's Drench, which I regularly use for cows at alving time. 1 made a pailful of 'arm oatmeal gruel, put into it three arge cupfuls of sugar, and half a packet of the Drench, and a good ! spoonful of dripping to make it rather greasy. This I fed thein at six in the evening, and afterwards shut them in with a warm straw bed. In he morning they wive considerably etter, and Ihe following day all light ; in tact, they have done well ever since. 1 generally get Sykes's trench at the store, but it is manufactured at New Plymouth." Thanks.*

1 Fuglish v society " has been scandalised by the announcement that a law suit is on the tapis anising out of the secret marriage of a beautiful peeress with live tutor of h.r son. The tutor is an Oxl'okl man of no particular faniiiy. Cii" account, iu-

deed, says that lie begun life us u pupil in a Hoard school, but by ivis talent won .scholarships, ami eventually was sent to the 'varsity. On the death oi' the lirst husband of the newly-made bride, the tutor was sviccted for 'her I toy o-n the recommendation of a college don by her moth-er-in-law. This however. after a tew months complained that the tutor was given far too much authority in tho house, and tried, but l'H vainj. to induce hvr daughter-in-law to dismast him. Family disputes ensued, and finally a <b*oi nib-shell exploded wlienl the widow recently admit ted that she had been married to Mr Blank some weeks; ago. .Mr Itlank has absolutely no means of his own, and is fiercely denounced by his wife's family as an adventurer. \\ h ;l ( the upshot wifl be remains to be seen, but it is said that legal proceedings have been taken to remove the Hilly hoy from the guardianship his mother and step-falher, and I'iace him under ih.t car L - of paternal grandmother. livvelki lions ar« prophesied.

J something very interesting and convincing in inquiring into the vigorous life of the lludgt-Whit worth Company, to see their methods of making Radges as perfect as possible. 1 'ages could be filled with oescriptions of the vast Rudge-Whit-vvorth works, and the general impression convinces one that the stall' has heart and s-jul in their work, and it IS Significant that, the operators ar* asked to express any ideas tfiev may .have, which may to the improvement of the Hui!g..MVhituorili biVvcle.*

A MOST UOXOUIIAIiLE DIBTI Nt . XlOJi. The Western iledical ilevlevv, medical publication of the highest! standing, says, m a recent ißsue: 'Thousands of physicians in this and »ther countries have at teste that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti li* tract vi not only reliable, but Urn it has a. pronounced und indisput&bl superiority over all other tions of Eucalyptus." Your healtii' is too' precious to be tampered -vith therefore reject all products loisted upon jon by unscrupulous mercenaries, and insist upon getting San-l-"i and Sons' Kucalypti Extract, the only preparation recommended bj| jour physician and the medical' press. Jn coughs, colds, levers, diaw rhoea, kidney diseases, the relief is instantaneous. Wounds, burns, sprains, etc., it heals without inflamma lion. As mouthwash (S drops to a glass of water) it proi vents decay of teeth, and destroy* all disease irerms.* A CLOTIIIFU'S CONVICTION.

| Mr L\ .Cohen, of Willis-street;. Weljlingtcn, a busy business Jiian, ,wilh jio «sime co waste on JoU<>r- , writing ior fun. He tried Jihouino. and was convinced. AW- Cohen *u\s : —•"Lu&.t Ki'ilay I experienced a \ ery bad attack oi' rheumatic goat. in.

I M-t so had that I. had to leave business, mid being unable to walk I was assisted to a cab. (In arrival at home ]. immediately look a nlo.se of .your Kheumo, repenting >■ ;.

every four huur.s. The |>aiu stion it'ft, ant} in ti|e morning I came down tp business y v s usual. 1 cannot yay 100 ijui(;li for th,- prompt and olTuclUiil manner in which \ our ]!l»juino acts oil |>ain." Ithi'inm, I uj'i'ii every time, Chemists and .stoles' as (id and 'ls <>4 per bottle. WholeRale Agent*, Kempthorne, Prosscr ftlld Co.*

HOLLO WAY'S OINTMENT AND ITLLS. More precious than gold. Miarrhoea, dysentery and cholera a,-.-lirough (he L-umnie'-'s heat, cu'nlag on the young n,s ,|,e winter's c,-l',j destroys the aged. In the most acute cases, where the internal medicines cannot be retained, the greatest reliel will immediately result from nib.biiiK Hollo way's soothing Ointment wuv tho abdomeii. TJie frictioii should be frequent, and (risk, to ensure the penetration of a large portion of the unguent. This ointment minis the excited oeristallii- ad ion and soollies Mie pain. Jlolh Mimidng ami griping \ ii-ld to it ; where fruit or vegelallies have originated the malady, it In proper lo remove all undigested matter from the bowels by a moderate dos-e of Tlolloway's Pills beiore usui(j (be Umtmunt. l ' $

At a :jwell-abtouded. meeting of AucMond Statists on l''rid..y it. was decided to form an Auckland liental Association,

An Auckland ti-lcgram sa.vs that owing to continuous dry weather a meeting of the executivix of the I'ni'ted Dairymen's Association resolved to raise (lie retain price of milk to ;jjd per 'ijuart. "Messrs llayli-y and Co. are thesnceesstul temi-erors lor the nietalling of the Mountain Uoa«l, a disLance of one mile and HO chains, commencing from the cliff 'downwards. The work w ill lie begun next week. Willi respect to the casu of the uuui Mclnnes, who was not permitted to land from Sydney last week, Sir .Joseph Ward Siiys l lie had heard 'nothing from the New South Wales | Government on the subject. The sol. f of the man has expressed lii.s inten;tion of supporting his' father.

At noon on Friday the ordinary meeting of the Harbour Board was adjourned to formally adopt the annual report and balance-sheet. Mr Newton King moved a motion to this effect, and to comply wst.li the statute the secretary was instructed to advertise the balance-sheet, which Iwill appear on Monday next.

Mr Ferguson, Inspector of Factories at Auckland, says that employers ami employees are salislied with the working of t'ho L'Uoui' laws, The Otago Trade and La-bour Council, however, is dissatisfied with the attitude taken up by the President of the Arbitration Court, Mr Justice Chapman, stating that he is nufiifyjtag "the aims of the ArbitraItion Act/

The InglowocvJ Record says We 'are informed that the directors of [the Electric Light Company intend switching on the . light, on Saturday 'evening, when instuvlaUons may be I formally tested. The current lias been ''olTieiially"- worlung. for the I past week in order to test the gcjr jcral installation,'' and avoid posslbil'ity of disappointment. risers tt ro ! jinformed that although the light will lie available to-morrow evening, I its regular use is not yet proposed, | and users will be advised later from | ! whence Continuity, will be umlertak--Bii, and the charge calculated. I As a lifting function for tho even-' | ol St. Patrick's Bay, the members oi the Catholic Choir arranged a social .evening and dance, which took place in St. Joseph's Schoolroom. There I was an excellent attendance, and tho company spent a very enjoyable and sociable time. A number of musijcal items were given by Misses Kail-' iford and O'Donnell, Mr T'\ Cornwall land other members of the choir, .which pleasantly interspersed the programme of dames for the occasion. Miss lilij/.iel supplied the music, and Mr H." Duller ofliciated as IM.C. Games and amusements were participated in'with zest, and during .the evening the ladies kindly provided a dainty supper. Altogether i the evening was voted one of live [most pleasant functions yet: arranged. The proceeds will be in aid of the choir funds.

[ Whiteley Church, Sunday. March j 19, Harvest Festival. 'Preacher : I Kev. .1. N. liutlle. Subjects : Morning, "God's Thoughts of Pence;"' afternoon, i 5 p.m., Young People's | Floral Sesvice ; evening. "Concernling Corn." Harvest hymns, and an- . Ih-'ins by choir. < [ The Kev. .1 liliii Xl.win, having returned from Wanganui, will preach in the Queen Street Church on Simday evening. The )iev. 11. Daniel !will preach in the morning.*

| NF.W ADYFKTI3EJIENTS. ! New Plymouth Investment and Loan Society—(Subscriptions due. ■ Kudge W'hitworth Company The cradlC' of the cycle. , ! Taranaki Co-operative llacon Co.— Prepared to receive pigs. 1 Newton King—Will hold his linhotu sale on Thursday, March 23. I Newton King—Saie of property and ■ dwelling on account of Mr A. Wood I Newton King—Waiwakaiho Sheep Fair, Alarch 28. ! iiorough Council—lnvite tenders for supplies.

| Anderson Dramatic Company—Last appearance this evening. Cooper's Imperial ISiograpli—Dates of forthcoming tour.

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