LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7854, 21 June 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Advice has been rocaived that the Northern Company's steamer llarawa, which went to Wellington for dooking purposes last year, te (to go down again this year for a genera) overhaul. The vessel will leave Onohtinga on Saturday, July 1, for Wellington direct, and she will be relieved of the Onehunga—New Plymouth servilce by the Ngapuhi, which is set down to leave Auckland fojr Onehunga on tlie 26th inst. The Ngapuhi will make her first trip to New I'lyinoutJi oil s "nday, U, and will remain in the trade fp|> fpur or live trips, by which time this llarawa's overhaul will be completed.

A bulky blue book containing t|i'a(le and interchange statistics of New Zealand for IDO4 has been issued by the Registrar-General. The chief feature of the publication is- the very exhaustive tubulated statement of our imports and exports for the period under review, and there are also tables showing the average rajLes of wages and prices in each provincial district 'during 190-1.

' 'Hie Cheviot settlement is noted for the quality of the fat sheep and lanili* that aro sent from there to the freezing works, and two o! the very best lines tihat have come to hand wdro received at the Belfast works a few days ago from Mr D. Archibald, of OvqrshW'kls. One lot was 4!!:( twotooth wethers, and averaged G2..">lb and 8.91b of lot, and the other consisted of 510 lambs, which averaged i 42.1 it) and 4.4Jt> ot fat.

To»day is the shortest day. Jlr S.'M'Cufiy, fanner, of Seadown J 1 South Cantcriiury), has been grant- " )d letters patent'for a» invention for e in improved solution for destroying j! nveytbriar, Californian 'thistle,, and )ther noxious weeds. The mixture, * says a 'contemporary, has had a veiiy thorough trial, and the spraying opDuatjons carried! on durimg tfiH pailtj season have been attended with sue- j It Is more than eighteen months ago now that the steamer Wakatipu struck, an uncharted rock in Bass Strait, in the fairway between Sydney and Launceston. Persistent efforts were made to locate the rock, and the Federal Government comrnissiomd the steamier Wybin specially for the purpose. It is satisfactory to learn that she has been successful, and has buoyed a rock which fe believed to be the Wakatipu rock in latitude 39deg. 43>}min S., 147 deg. 25}min east. There is three feet of waiter on the crown, but it deepens rapidly all round. | Large masses of ice carried down by the Mataura Hlver last Thursday completely blocked the race at the Mataura Freezing Works, throwing the turbine out of action. It was hoped, says, the Mataura Ensrigp, that the obstruction would be cleared in lime to ge* the turbine working to supply the Gere electricity, hut this was found impossible, and the auxiliary steam plant had to be started. The Mataura turbine has been stopped on only three/ occasions owing to ic;.

With reference to a resolution passed at tho last meeting of th 6 I'ar.inaki Land Board, 'the I'nderSecretary for Lands has advise! that o sum of money harfvbeen placed on

the Estimates for consideration this year for the-purpose of improving the Ohura Road, north of Tangarakau Hiver.

At the Land Board meeting on 'uesday the Commissioner brought

•i]) the guestion of the ire selected sections in Spotewood Settlement. No Applications bad bwn made for them niter being grouped in larger holdiiDik. The attention of the Government. is to bo drawn to the fact that more than half the area of th» ■settlement, about 181 acres, is at present unoccupied. In the opinion if tho Board it is a question lor ■onsideration whether a reduction should not be made in the capital value of the land. The reputation of Mr McKinnon Bain's orchestra is widespread, as is evidenced by the fatct that the prin -.ipal iB the recipient of la. warm compliment in being invited ;to send the .rchestra to Wanganui on Friday •ivening to play at the Hunt Club a!!. This, coupled with tho fact that ho orchestra is regularly engaged to upply the music at tho balls' pro •noted by the ITawera Hunt Club, is lattering recogllit on from outside our own district. On exhibition at Messrs Bewley ind Griffiths' premises are three abnormally largo turnips of the purple ~op variety, grown on tho farm of Mr John Hale, of Mangorci. Thi' leaviest specimen turns the scale l at ;171b, tho second; is only 2115 less, and the third weighs 30tb. Of a crop in ;i fair sized • paddock, the majority of the turnips, which are all sound and of good quality, weigh over 201b, truly extraordinary growth. The social in comnection with St. Joseph's, to tw| held in the Schoolroom on Friday night, June 23, is' expected to be a great sutysess. Sev-i-sal well-known vocalists have promised their services, and those, attending should spend a very pleasant evening. Mr Spencer, Chief Inspector of the Taranaki Education Uo(ard, has rtj—ceived notification from the Education Department that free railway passes wjill Mo.- issued to scholars of the Midhirst and Eltham schools who propose attending the dairy instruction classes boing held at Stratford.

With the advent of reasonably fina weather there was <a very good congregation at tho Whiteley Church on Tuesday evening, and great interest continues to be manifested in the mission. Dr. Torr delivered what many will judge his finest oratorical effort to date, giving an excellent and powerful address on the subject of "Through Death to Life." Th • preacher based bis lessons on tho text from John ch. xii., verses 23-25. Mfiss Cannell presided at the organ. The mission, .which will be continued each evening during the week, is one of the most interesting yet held in New Plymouth.

The AlellwKJrne-Hrindis! despatch of May 17 arrived in London on tire 17th inst. In wfotbci- column will be found particulars of a clearing sale of furniture to be held by Mr Newton King on Friday afternoon, o)i arcount of Mr Frob.ister, who is leaving the district. Miss Roberts, whose system of dressmaking has met with very great success all over the colony, gave a private demonstration to a number of ladies in the Education Hoard office on Tuesday. The system met with such approval that it will be introduced jnto tlhle dressmaking class at the Stratford Technical School. The bore at Moturoa was cleaned out on Tucuday morning. A quantity of mud and water was brought up by the plunger, which was l'o>wer-| ed 1000 ft, the slush; on the last occasion being largely Mixed with oil. Water commenced tc flow for a time, indicating the enormous pressure below, and tho proportion of . oil increasing rapidly tho mixture wap turned into tho oil tank. The cap was placed on the bore, buj, th% flow was allowed to continue all afternoon. The pump will bo installed as soon as possible.

Messrs Morey and Moore, who claim 'o be "cash price reducers," have an advertisement in this issue in support of their contention. The Waitara West Road Board gives notice of the intention to strike a general rate of id in thii £.

Much ljas been heard of the alleged dilatoriness ol' the Advances to Settlers department in making advances to settlers. If remained: fxjr ])ir McCutchaii, a member of Uio I -aml Commission to present the othyr side of the story. Addressing a witness before Ihe Commission, lie saiii l he could, as a private individual, speak of cases where the valuer hud to ride seventy miles to make a valuation, and the money liad been advanced three weeks after forwarding application. The witness was thu » pei'intendent u'f the department, lie replied that ehe responsible otlicjrs were men of Co»unon-sense. who tried to do their very best. Mr McCutchan : " I am, sure of that."

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You may talk about Niagara And rave of -quaint Japan ;

Quote the Trans-Siberian railway As the greatest work of man. Not e'en the greatest Cojossus ! Can such pride of place secure, As the famous cough reliever

Known as Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.

A Dalefieid (Walrarapa) dairyman, ; vho has a largo her-iL of milch cows, ound thcra getting lame one by sne until 27 were affected, und his supply of milk dropped from 2,000 l[o; 1,000 gallons. He called in tho I services ol an expert, who found that tho cows that had gone lame were badly affected wi£h fo o t-rot. A lyjcont development oft newspaper enterprise is the publication of a Continential edition of the London Daily Mail. The contents of the paper are telegraphed, and the matter recomposcd in French. The Giornall d' j Italia, of Home, says 'that "the venture is looked pn by the jourmnlfstic world as a very daring one." Probably the most "much-travel-led" dog ill 'Now. Zfcjland is "Bob" —si retriever belonging to the chief officer of the steamer Terje Vikqii. "Bob" was' born at Klondyke, canio into his present ;qtiarlers oil the west coast of North America, voyaged then to Australia, then to India, from that place to Philadelphia, and finally frem New York to New Zealand via tho Straits of Magellan. It is a. very fair itinerary when it is all put together. On Tuesday Detective Benjamin found a purse, containing monf.v, and inscribed with the initials ;H.J.G.," along Omata Road. The owner can recover the same on application to the finder.

HEALTH HINTS FOR RHEI.'- I MATICS. Diet plays an important part in Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago, and kindred complaints. Those troubled with these diseases should be careful, for some foods encourage the formation of uric acid. Avoid red merits, use ' spices, tea, and coffee sparingly, and—most important of all —take HHEUMO. It is the only one will quickly add effectively cure Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Lymbftgoi. and their attendant evils. The first dose of RHEUMO gives relief, and its use will qe found to effect a complete euro. Your chemist.,or • storekiseper sells it, 2s 6d 4s 6di a bottle. Give it a trial. For Hacking Cough at night, Woods' Great Peppermint

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Newton King—Furniture sale. Corner of Levon Street and Belt Road on Friday. Morey and' "Moore.—Cash price reducers. ■ - Waitara West Road Board.—'General rate of jd in tho £ will be struck. Suratura Tea—ls a vary good breakfast tea.