LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7837, 1 June 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tenders are invite* by Mr J. A. |k Maisey for the erection of a residence n in Devon Street West. \ } Tenders close on Thrr.*lny next for , the erection of a cottage on tno { abattoir rexrvc for the Jlorough [ Councili ; ' An examination of the teeth of the i 1 children attending the Oamaiii school I di.'Klos.J that only one out of 80 i childr»n inspected had sound teeth. Owing to the Prince of Wales' < /Birthday falling on Satmxlay, Hie i warehouses in New Plymouth will ob-se.-vc a whole holiday on Moiwlaj, June •>■ V voung man named Fred Jull, an employee of Smart and U», l' l ers, was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday evening, suffering irnni severe burns to his face and hands. Work on Uic Mount Egmont branch railway is progressing apace. me ganger and workuen are now engaged in connecting the branch line with the main line, and the rai's or.' on the .ground to lay about four miles 0 f the new railway. The Garrison Hand wish to remind people that they intend giving a s>iurcd Concert at the Wester., Park ' next Sunday aft.moon weather ueimittingi, and will take up a coi.ittion in aid of the Park. A good programme has been selected and rt is hoped that suih a good object will be well patronised. I It is with much it grit we have to record the death of Mr dames K Oreenway.' of Puniho. Deceased was highly esteemed by all who knew "mi.

and what seemed like a nidsl promising and useful life was cut short at the oaily age of 22. His death took place on Wednesday morning at he hospital, where he had undergone one of the most extensive opera t.ona that has boon performed there. Christopher Gradwell, who cently convicted of theft at the ifreakwater Hotel, pleaded not guilty, at Wellington on Tuesday, to a charge of stealing a wlvtt watch, valued at £2 10s. the, property of T. Sinclair. Accused denied Che charge, and adhered to his statement as to buying the watch in London. Dr. McArthur said it was an unprovoked case of theft. Accused would be sentenced to three months, hard labour.

The Wellington Post states thai the old sailing vessel Maori, for so lone the home of the late Charles •prc:-sman, is about to disappear from its resting-place on the beach at the Pipitea Point, orders have been issued that she- is to be burned. Although it is many a long day since the old vessel did service on the water it is very well known locally and will be missed as an old landmark by seaside promenaders. The Education Department has received a communication from a Canadian societv known as the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, slating that it will oftcr two medals for the best essays on Canada, written by boys and girls between the ages of thirteen and sixteen attending the secondary schools in New Zealand. The essays Must be in Toronto by the Ist. of October. • Some clumsy but audacious attempts at burglary were perpetrated at Ellham on Sunday night. Hill's boot shop, Davidson's store, Ridd's

chemist shop, Hyde's jewellery establishment, and the Misses McMenamin's dressmaking premises were en■ered, .windows being broken in each instance. The thieves were but poorly rewarded for their enterprise, in two instances only a few coppers being, seemed- It is supposed that the burglars were youthful. How far does sunlight penetrate, beneath the surface of the sea ? has been asked many limes, and now the camera has answered the question. By exposing the most sensitive photographic' plates at various depths it has been ascertained with deflnitoness how much sunlight there is in the water with each descending foot. There is a point at which no action ,)f light is found, and that is HOOft under the surface, Below that is absolute darkness, and the only way in which the most delicate plntc can be affected in that black abyss is to send clown an electric light with it.

The people oi Foxton, through I heir Mayor (Mr B. Oowei), asked Sir Joseph Ward on Saturday to lake slops to have the wharfage at the Manuwatu liver port extended, as steamers are sometimes delayed for a few days for lack of a'ceommodation. Sir Joseph has promised to net a report on the proposal, but as local bodies throughout the colony have put lorward applications! for £2,800,000, he could not encourage Foxtail to expect too much. On Saturday next, at mid-day, the bridge over the Otaraoa river at Tarata, is to be officially opened by Mr W. T. Jennings, Member for the district, and the residents of Taratu are making preparations for giving suitable prominence to the event. It is the first steel girder bridge erected in the Clifton county, A little while ago, when adjudicating in a school attendance case, the Mayor of Dartmouth dcSivered from the Bench u scathing criticism of the Education Act ; whereupon the magistrates of the town met and passed a. vote of censure upon him for his unbecoming conduct. The Mayor, on next taking his seat as Chief Magistrate of tho town, intimated in forcible language that he would forthwitlh "suspend ref».«'J!;oi«y ' Jtisi'tiftjes." The Clerk coughed behind his hand and feebly grinned, giving the astounded justices a ghost of a wink. But the Mayor saw it, and turning on the terrified official, threatened to turn him out neck and crop. And if anybody ever dared to critise him again, It? would send fpv the police, and have them marched off to Jodgings.

A In's'ncss man in a town on the Plains is complaining of his horses being as tired when he brings them from the roads (which, by the way hiis been his usual grazing ground) ,as when he puts them out. Out one I night he espied a Wo of young men dressed up in a fashion thac suggested that thoy were bound for a terpsiehorial outing, glide up to his animals und quietly put a handkerchief around their necks and hop aboard. He was too astounded to prevent the persons galloping off and so left them for the night. Next day the business man was making anxious inquiries about grazing accommodation, which he 'has now secured.—Witness.

The Star says u gentleman in Ka\vera. states that the young man King who was recently lost on Mount Egmont was noj. an invalid and a recent arrival frpm England as reported, It is said that King had been employed for some years in milking on the Plains, and so far from being in a chronic state of ill-health lie had had his life insured in two life insurance «j»cictii>s in this colony and had a short lime ago passed a medical examination prior to joining a friendly society. His run to the mountain is alleged to ihave heen for the purpose of obtaining rest and change after a heavy I milking season. King's relativts are in the Old Country. V MOST HOXOIKAIJLE DISTIXCThe Western Medical Tievlew, a medical publication of the highest standing, says, in a recent issue:— "Thousands of physicians in thjs apd other countries have attested that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract is not only reliublc, but that it has a pronounced and indisputable sueriority over all other preparations of Eucalyptus." Your health iisj too precious to be tampered with, thereore reject all products foisted upon you by unscrupulous, merponerips, and insist upon getting Sander and Sons' Sucal.ypU Extract, (ho only proparaion recommended by your physician nd the medical press. In coughs, colds, fevers, diarrhoea, kidney diseases, the relief is instantaneous. Vounds, ulcers, burns, sprains, etc., it henls""Vi|.hoii£ inflammation. As a mouth wash (» drops tp a glass of water) it prevents decay of teeth, and destws all diewe germ*.*

On Tuesday evening a. meeting oil young nien was held in the Baptist Church to form a society to he known as the i\oung Men's Improvement and Literary Society of New 'Plymouth', the object of the society to be the moral and intellectual development of the young men of our town. The good attendance at this meeting, and the interest shown by nil give good reason to hope that the institution will satisfy all those who have at times desired the establishment of some society oF this nature. Any young men who wish to gain csperlencc; in general matters, and I i-.ictiee In expressing their ideas and views, should welcome this opporum,tv. The society will mod every I'uesdav evening in the Haptist Church', Hill Street. Ollicrrs have Own elected as follows -.-President, i;ev W. K. Woolley : vice-presidents. Messrs W. Coad and W. Caukrodger; secretary. W. Bigelow ; treasurer 11. Lewis ; registrar, V. OrillUlis ; cha"'i man of programme! committee. 1 • > While The management committee consists of the presidium, secretary, and Messrs P. White, W. Coad •)•• Dawson. V. Morshead, 11. H. bong, ; and H. White.

An extraordinary incident oceurrec ~+ „ q'tlinu- oi the Victorian bu rente CourtV Itenalla on the l9tl nst. Towards the close of the da a youth named William Putncl Llovd, aged seventeen, uasconvictet for' attempted criminal assault. Ac uised was given a good eharacU-i b Constable Glecson and Dr. Gorton his employer. His Honour said * short sentence would serve the end of justice, but he would warn al here that offences of this kind wouk be dealt with in a very severe man ner Prisoner would be sentenced w twelve mouths' hard labour, The an nouncement of this severe sentence after His Honour's remarks., caused a sensation to the Court, but th( Court being immediately adjournec sine die everyone left the premises The crier was closing the place ivhen suddenly Mr Justice Hodges who had removed his wig and robes •eturned into the Court in a itate of great excitement, accompan. Ed by his associate, whom he dir.ctert to open the Court in a formal wav, while he sent a messenger after ,he police to havo Lloyd brought mck. His Honour announced that 10 had made a terrible mistake mi itmior.Cing Lloyd.. He had in his nin'd one month, and how he said .welve months was beyond his unlerstanding. Lloyd, who was weepng bitterly, was greatly relieved at raring his new sentence, and when he crowd outside heard that the entenco had been corrected there was oud cheering. Speaking to the press epresentatives, His Honour said the entence was very severe, and he had yl the jury and everyone else to !bee\e that he was going to impose a. ght sentence.

Most politicians need a box To their ravjngs io. The l'oet wants a few hard knocks, The "Dead-beat" wants some tin. Tho Pillman makes a bold display The public to allure, llut the man who sneezes night and dav, Wants Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. 15

A DREAD DISEASE AND ITS I REMEDY. Rheumatic paina are caused by tn» piesence in the blood of uric acid, lactic acid, and other foreign sul* stances. This)-accumulation of acid poison must be neutralised and driven out before a euro can be effected. It is useless taking something that 1 will merely deaden the pain—the poiI soon ne.'ds to be expelled. RHEUMO is the one sovereign remedy which will speedily and 'effectually euro Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago, ar.d oilier kindred aliments. It' is "the triumphant result of years of scientific experiment. It has cured thousands and will cure you. Put it to the test—give it a fair trial. All chemists and stores sell it, 2s (id and is (id a bottle. Wholesale agents, hempthornc, Prosscr and Co.* 1

Tarjdale, Pet. 20, 1893. Mr 11. J. ItARRACLOUGH, Dear Sir,—l have suffered for years irom Rheumatism in the hands and knees, and have used several prepnr* aCons, which proved complete failures. At last 1 heard of 15ARRACLOljGHS RHEUMATIC FLUID taken internally, and took a bottle with such certain benefit that I persevered until I had taken three bottles. The result was a complete cure. 1 have been free from Rheumav tic pains far about three yeui's. I know of others who have tried it, and the'r testimony of its efficacy is the same. Yours truly,, M. T. JEFFARES. ON THE FOURTH PAGE. The Storyteller. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. lloroiigh Council—Tenders close on Thursday next for erection ol a cottage on the abattoir reserve. J, A, Ma'lifcy—Tenders close on Monday, June 12, for erection of a residence in Devon Street West. Wholesale Warehouses—Prince of Wales' Birthday will be observed on Monday next. Tukapa Football Club—Matches to be played in New Plymouth this afternoon. C. Carter—Plasmas oats have six advantages. W. F. Brooking—lnserts a funeral notice.