LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7817, 9 May 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'.Die secretary of the TarnnuU Acdimatisation Society ndifi tis>'s* in his issue the mimes of lio'deis of lienses to Mliool gniiiu.

At the fr.it meeting of tiki Ifutt Borough Council "acid last week, i. was decided to enguge a borough ei. gineer at a salary of £3OO a year.

Mr il. V. ltusseil has in this issiu a loiu list of properties l of all \Wcripl.v.as, arvd of varying si/e, \hith should 1)0 well worth perusal by all in search of land with or without houses.

The partnership heretofore omsUhk between Messrs E. J. Carthew and L. Paltie, as land agents, has l.veu dissolved by mutual consent. Mr Carthew will carry on the business in his own nflinc.

The annual general meeting of members 'of tl-ojTnranak .locliey Club w ill be held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, .Brougham Street, on Friday .May 1!), at 7.<>lJ p.m. Gold, magnetic ore, and asbestos aru reported to have been discovered by the Canadian Goveraneat in--spector 200 miles north-west of Lake St. John, in the province of Quebec. A number of Judges of the Native Land Coust have Leon summoned to a conference in Wellington to consider native land matters. The cot.fjreiicr; will open as soon as the Native Minister (lion. J. Carroll) returns ta town. An American visitor to New South Wales, writing to the Sydney Morning Herald, says :—Nature has been most lavish to New Zealand. Nowhere in the whole world is there a country like her for scenery and climate.

Three prospectors, whilst exploring the region round the Cascade llivcr, Martin's Bay, West Coast, discovered a seam of asbestos eight to ten inhes wide. The quality of the fibre is considered very good. The block of asbestos taken out was about Sin long.

The art union of the Tarnnaki Poultry Society is again before the public, and the committee are to be congratulated on the good prizes offered. As is usual with this art union, tho drawing will take place an the second day of the show, July 29. at tho Drill Hall.without fail. The latest, cure for snake-bites, according to a communication to thu Paris Academy of Sciences, is radium. Its emanations totally destroy the venom, ami at the same time kill all germs contained therein.

Mr I Hopkins, Government apiarist, told a representative of the Wa intra pa Daily 'limes that he had known a hive of bees fo gather 701b of honey in four days—lfllb on ino day and 17 on each of the othi r three days. The hive was kept on ,-cales during the period mentioned. The colony, of course, was a strong one, and conditions were favourable.

At Monday civeuing's meeting of the Borough Council, Cr. Collis moved a .notion to the effect that in future the press be not admitted to committee meetings, on which there was some discussion. It was argued hat the presence of the reporters re•itricted the free discussion that was .lcsirablc on many subjects. To exelude the press was no hardship, as the recommendations arrived at c.une before the next general' Council meeting. The motion was ultimately adopted on a majority vote.

"The Price Argument'' is the heading under which Air A. VI. Sykcs, chemist of Devon Street, New Plymouth, publishes in these columns n. >ery instructive Mid interesting price list of the ovtty-day arlj-sles stocked by him, A perusal will show that the prices are mosi reasonable, while ac for quality there can be no two opinions that it is of the very best. Mr Sykes claims that owing to careful buying he has never old stock on hand, and this ensures satisfaction to all customers..

Corporation golf courses are springing up in many parts of England and Scotland, and doing much to popularise the game. The only; difli,c.ulty is that they are dreadfully overcrowded on Saturdays, it is i,pnte impossible to get a second round in, and long waits are necessary to even get started on the first. The Uraids Hill golf course, Edinburgh's famous municipal -linls, had 81,420 players in 1902 ; 82,352 in IPO3, and .12,42(5 in 1901. Heceipts In 1901 at 2d per head were £770 Is <kl, paying all expenses.

A petition is 'being circulated throughout the Nelson Province praying for the appointment of a resident pomologisl. It has been felt for some time that the fruit-grow-ing industry of Nelson has not been receiving the attention from th» liovcrnmcnt Pomologist lor the South Island to which, from Its importance as a fruit centre, it is entitled. It is urged that the establishment of the industry on commercial lines is only in its infancy, and it is at such a time that the advice of h thoroughly practical instructor is of the greatest benefit, We draw attention to some altera-

tions in the programme which appears in another column for the concert ou Wednesday evening. Owing to unavoidable circumstances, the orchestral selections have been omitted, but others which will prove equally attractive have been substituted, and the programme in no way suffers by the alteration, Besides an additional trio 1* Mrs A. L. Cooke, Messrs Cooke and Denbow. and a violin solo by Mr Cooke, a vocal number is set down for Miss Birch, a young lady from Wellington, who ! s quite new to New Plymouth as a viocalist. A considerable a-i mount of interest is being manifested in tho entertainment, und a most successful gathering is antipipaled. Tho registrar of electors for Palea (Mr .). Strachan Greig) has received | a communication from the UnderSecretary stating it is considered advisable to make a house to house visit /for the purpose of enrolling persons qualilied under the Electoral Act, 1902, and at <he same time of noting any alterations and corrections required in the names and aclresscs of persons already on the rojl. For this purpose registrars will be allowed .such assistance as may bu necessary, Mr Greig has decided to omply ten coVectors-.—Post. ]

The following is a copy 0 r a telegram from the Wairarapa Maoris reccived by the Premior in connection with the twelfth anniversary of his Premiership :—Right Hon. P.. '.). Soddon.— Greeting to you. We hereby convey to you our greetings and our joy m our knowing that you have reached this day—the dnv'on which you have completed twelve tears as Premier of the colony o£ New Zealand. We are very glad for having participated in your Government as a Maori governing bodv. We thoroughly support the present Government and its good work's for the colony. We are, and nihvavs will be pleased whenever your good inlentmns for the people and the colony oi low Zealand are given effect to mid we earnestly pray to God to ! H'-n-nl you another twelve vears of ■mice as Premier, so that you mav still stand at the head of the tish of your ancestor, maui : tm !t is knoH „ that i„ the head are situate the beam the eyes, the ears, and the mouth with which to speak the words of truth and with which to maintain the .nana (prestige) of Now Aiitana*. May the God or the . sa ,, lls keep you and lead you in the straig-ht paths in order that you mav sucSnt y .^ i;o " ,l,liSh JO '"' "*»■ H«/-«hoehouse,-(Slgned) T. T. T e Tau president, Wairarapa. e IttU ' ,

HBBUMO CURES KHEUMATISM. Why still suffer from Lumbago or Hhcnmatism ? Why continue to en»mM?,?»° Sh ,':'' P shooti "S- P"i"s when UHEUMO will cure you ? The real cause of your torture is to bo found m an over acid condition of tha blood, and until tho exeets uric acid has been driven out vou will continue to suffer. .Liniments and plasters may give temporary relief, but can never cure. Something is needed which will prevent its return bv U IMTMO .is the only remedy which will do this. It drives out the uric acid, removes the swelling, and effects a lasting cure. Sold by all chemists mid stores at 2s (id and 4s 6d a bottle, i>

It is worth remembering that for excellence of style and quality combined with large range of 'variety and cheapness of engagement rings nnd all kinds of jewellery, you must go to J. H. Parker, Jeweller, next railway crossing, Devon Street Central. New Plymouth.

If yon do your own washing, then here is good news for you. Try a tin of Washine. It will help you and please you. See list ol storeKeepers who stock it.*

For Bronchial Cough's take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is lid-

It is proposed to form a Morristube and recreation club among the members of the Stratford' Hides durng the winter. A meeting of the 'ompany will l>e hahl to consider lie iiiiUivr.

Mooring Illustrated tells that n French motorist, whose tyre bins with a groat noise in St. Pems burg recently, was set upon by a detachment of Cossacks 1 , roughly used, and accused of being a Socialist bomb-thrower.

The rnited Stales of America ar. . being graduall.\ slmrli of their nauir- j eing grallualiy shorn of th. Ir miiiir ' alls of Niagara are now kninvn to be Hutu cascades compared with r>>or ' 'falls'' in Africa, fiuiana, I .air!, dor, and elsewhere. 11 now appeal. | as if the "Manmioi-h C\Ve i)f Kentucky" is about to be eclipsed by ; show place" of much larger dimensions discovered in 'British Colunlia. : .he Litter cave is said to l.e two nil's in length and over U'ooo feel n depth, with a grer.t river flowing l-i'ounh it from somewhere and disippearing soinewliei-c. It has seveiui nirances, whereas Hie ilauunotli Cave lias only one. An Iri.-ihTnionisi iciiorts iliat whei. Mr Arthur Balfour was Chief Seer, tury for Ireland, he remarked to a Oublin car-driver that things were improving, and that the change was .lue lo Mr Balfour. "Yes, son,'' replied the car-driver, " Mister Balfour's doing well, but a gintleman 1 was dhrivin' th' other day tould me that the man for this plaice was a German ginu'.umuii, a. Mi.->ther Bismarck." Then a pause, and he continued •—■"' It isn't lUisthor Balfour and it isn't Mistlier Bismarck wo want. No ! If we could only gel ould Cruiuniie .(Cromwell), out of hell which is where he is (this with much emphasis) for six wci-ks, he'd lain the country manners,." Then another pause, and with a tone partly of pity and partly of relief, he added : "Ah, lnusha, poor man, maybe 'tis beUher for 'iinreJf lo be where he is ; uye, an' for us, too."

The Auckland shopkeepers have resolved to hold an indignation meeting on Wednesday evening in regard to the proposed enforcement of clause 37 of the Shops and Offices Act. A Dunedin telegram states that independent opinion is that "No-li-cense" will be canied in that city, at the next poll.

At the Borough Council meeting -in Monday, the report of the Western Park Committee was dealt with. I'he Master Butchers' Association forwarded resolutions passed hy that body in reference to abattoir', matters. Consideration of the charges on condemned stock was deferred, al ; though several recommendations by the abattoir committee were adopted Mr Justice Cooper on Monday rul•d that tie Auckland Cooks and Stewards dispute, brought before the Arbitration Court, must fall through owing to a technicality.

The Museum of Medals at Athens ha« received an interesting anil imorumt contribution to its treasures in the shape of one hundred tetral drachms, together with a bronze die, such as was used for coining money ut Athens in the third century H.C. .\i. Svoronos, director of the museum, is of opinion that the die was stolen by a Greek and used in Egypt for coining ,I'etradrnchms with false metal. As the retradrachm was worth about lis 3d, a handsome income might be earned in this way. In Cirecce t' ie punishment for fa'se coining was death, but bad -money seems to have been by no means rare. Very few of these ancient (ireck dies are in existence, its it seems to have brcn the practice to break them up whin a series of coins; uul been minted. The retrndraduiis sent with tlie die are all marked. With Hie stump by which the bankers in Egypt Checked all pieces of silver passing through their hands. An important oversight in the construction of the organ for the Wellington Town Hall has been rectified by an exercise of discretion on the part of th» Corporation's sole supervisor, llr. W. S. Ifoyte, of London. According, to a letter read at i recent meeting of the City Council, llr. Hoyte expressed astonishment whan, on making his supt ('vision, he found that only two pedals had been provided in the specifications for the control of the large H'gnn. This he stated, was obviously utterly inadequate for so large an organ,, and any organist asked to play would have just ground for complaining of the inadequacy of control. Ho hud, therefore, bn'his own responsibility, instructed Messrs Norman and Heard (the builders') to provide two additional draw-stops, viz., pedal organ to great compositions, and pcfial organ to swell compositions. This w o uld render the scop control absolutely perfect, and could be made at a cost of £3O in the beginning, whereas it would have cost £l5O if postponed until the organ had been completed. When the latter was submitted to Mr Mau-B-han Harnett (one of the committee* if selection for the organ) that genitleman replied that ho could not understand how the two stops had been overlooked, and he commonjdod the action of Dr. Hoyto. So did the "ouncil.

A MOST HONOURABLE DISTINCTION. Tin) Western Medical. Revio v, n medical publication of the highest standing, says, ffiTtfL recent issue :- Thousands of pTrpicians in thia nd other countries have attested '.hat Sander find Sons' Eucalypti Extract is not reliable, hut that ■t has a pronounced and indisputable ■superiority over nil other preparations of Eucalyptus." Your health s too precious to bo Jumpered with, therefove reject all products foisted upon you by unscrupulous merqoran_es. and insist upon getting Snn dor and Sons' Euculypti Extract, the only preparation recommended ny your physician and the medico) iiress. In coughs, colds, fevers, diarrhoea, kidney diseases, the reliel it 'iistnnr.nneous. Wounds, ulcers, burns sprains etc., it heals without inflammation As a mouthwashes drops to a glass of water) it prevents dacay of teeth, and destroys all dis--asc germs.* , W

• NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. District Land Registrar-Duplicate oi lease will be treated a s lost. CarUiew and Puttie-Give notice o-l dissolution of partnership. Poultry Society-Annual Art t'nioii will be drawn on July 29 White's Cash Grocery—Canterbury Denvents for sale. Bew.ley and Grimtlis-CKcapest bush for sale. Whitele.v Church-Programme for concert ou Wednesday night. laraniiki Acclimatisation Society—"n'Z "' IIOIIHTS of shouting linYo'nf",l!"S^U ~ J)ra " s to "ease ° I,r ° r ' ct ' Ucs ' or sal ° or A- birth notice is inserted. ..n-t,n? r harmacy-I,,.scrt an ln>X'ltant announcement.