LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7857, 24 June 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr (! Livingston reports the saJe of le so' property as a satistactoiy pi ice aJso that country property invoking about £IO,OOO is going ihrou h Mes is Atkinson and Atkinson, of Hawi j and Fedding, report having lea&al 130 acres, plains, and the s.-lo of r>22 acres, Colyton, and 182 in. res Pohangiua. A p ivate telegram fiom Wellington wates that the Titell-Brunc Coin, iiy continuos to be an enormous success, and is now playing Rom.o and Juliet to crowded houses Tie funeral of the late Sir Nicholas 11. .Julian, will leave his residenco (Oiunt't;) at 2 p.m. to-morrow for the Waireka Cemetery. Mr Alfred Atkinson, of Hawera. advu"dses that he has for disposal the leises of three farms and ih» fieeliold of 270 acres on the Waiinate Plains.

Mr J. H. Bentley's winter sale of drapery commences to-day, when bWgnins arc sure to be obitalnaMe. On" of the most familiar landmarks of Onehnga is about to dislappeir. The vestry of St. Peter's Chinch will shortly have the old stone church, n'hich stands on the site alongside St. Peter's, pulled dottii and taken away. During the gales o"f the last season part of the roof was blown off. Mr T. W. Welch has secured from ihe I'almerston winter show an interesting exhibit in the shape af a case each of Danish' and Siberian but'er ancL boxes of Argentine. Victorian, QuTfrnslaml, and New South Wales butter. These will be on view n New Plymouth next 'Week, and doubtless will be examined with keen interest by those connected w th the dairy industry in Taranaki. A movement is now on foot by the members of the local Labour League to form a Parliamentary Union, the membership to be open to all classes ef the Community. Such, an institution, which will have no official connect («n with the League, is likely to i(e very popular, and to provide some interesting ovenings during the next Si:w months. A committee have the details in hand.

Captain Bacon, Admiral Sir John Fisher's (First Lord) expert adviser, deposed before a Commission of Inquiry that he found a rivet out of he forward petrol tank of Submarine A. 8 (sank at Piotsmoutli) causing a leakage of a ton of water in about ten minutes. It was possible for the crew to have been imprisoni for an hour and forty minutes !efore the fatal explosion, though, i hey would probably be unconscious "0 minutes after the boat dived.

Wo remind thu public that the specialists from tho Dr. Langston Institute, Melbourne, have now arrived, ind may be consulted free of charge t their private suite of rooms at !he White Hart Hotel. The visit extends until June 29 only. Th? Various diseases in which advice mid t eatment will ibe given are enumert : ted in the advertisements appearing; rom day to-.day u]>on our fourth page. .„ ? Tho indications at the Moturoii boring site contenuc to be .very satisfactory. Tho ■hre. has been put down a few feet and another rush of gas caused oil and mud to 'e ejected into the air. The casing ;ias been lowered, and pending the iiTival of a pinup Mr Fair is planning apparatus that may nerve tho purpose. The shareholders are most optimistic of the result, though i little delay is necessitated. In connection with the cable about a Clrincso boycott of American goods ■Sydney Chinese merchants have pass.ii a resolution endorsing the action ..f the Commercial Guilds in China. The branch of the Chinese Empire Ueform Association has received from' America particulars which' led up to hi>. action at Tientsin. It appears that while negotiations were in process for a commercial treaty between China and America, th>.' latter posed to enact a law refusing Chinso merchants the right to conduct usiness in the States. The Chinese Ambassadors thereupon refused to sign the treaty, and America sent a special mission to Peking to, get the roaty signed. The result is that tinted action is being taken by jthe 'hhy-se to urge their Government ot to sign.

The choir of St. Joseph's held their annual social on Friday evening in the schoolroom. The attendance was satisfactory, and a musical programme and dancing were heartily enjoyed. Solos were rendered by Misses Brown and Foley, and a duet by Misses Raulfoid and O'Donnell. Messrs Cooper (two solos) and Kyle also gave vocal numbers. Tie dancing was kept up till 1 a-m.,. Miss' Blaziel presiding at the piano, and Mr H. Duller officiating as M.l). (•ames were provided for the amiisument of the non-dancers. The ladies of the congregation provided liberal refreshments. The choir and secretary (Mr B. Shea) may 'be complimented on a successful function. The ladies and those attending were thanked during t;hfc interval by Mr J. Bennett.

The engineers in' charge of the te

Icgraph line at Mong-kong wore surprised recently by the discovery that about seven miles of their cable, though it was well protectoH and laid underground in Concrete trough had been severely damaged. For the gfreatcr part of tho length oval tholes had been bored quite,.through the easing, down' to the copper wire itself. The holes were not caused by a chemical action, because they were bored very neatly through no less than six different layers of different wrappings, including one-eighteenth of lead. Though no insects were found, it was agreed, says the Spectator, that insects must have been the authors' of tlic mischief, though what kind of insects was not obvi ius. It might be possible to find one whjch enjoys perforating lead. But these insects seem to have drilled the holes, hot in order to make a passage, but. by the way of making n meal ! They had taken a dinner of six courses, consisting first of tarred tope, then of lead, then of twisted rope, then of tape, then o'f hemp fibre, and lastly of india. rubber. Th 0 copper stram|U had lioen too much for them. Portions of the damaged cable were sent to the Natural Ilis-

lory Museum, witl'ni a hope, that some opinion might be given. The oracle replied that there could be very little doubt that the damage was caused by white ants. I hear a curious incident in connection with the Kjng's visit to Pains, Jwrites Mr If. W. Lucy, in the Sydney Morning Herald, particulars of which have- not yet got into the papers. An English gentleman, well kbowu in London, bears a persona) striking resemblance to the King. It lias been a matter o£ occasionally embarrassing remark lor years, dating ,b»ck to tho period when his Majesty was still Prince 'of Wales. But with advancing years tho resemblance alike in lace and figure hhs been maintained. Last year, visiting Ostend, an observant local journalist, familiar with the face of the King, passing the city man on> the Plage, instantly recognised King Edward, w t-h result of the publication .of a circumstantial narrative of a Royal visit incognito. The same thing happened in Paris, The city man, chancing to arrive on Monday, on his way to the Bivierii, purposing to remain jn jn's hotel till the end of the week, straighway found himself the object of such irritating attendance that he left by the Tuesday night train. The fact that King Edward was incognito added to the pressure of Ihr situation Too polite to interfere wM-h his 'Majesty's expressed desire l„ maintain his privacy, the public lliiil not opoiilv cheer the hapless man as he took Ins walks; abroad. Bui ho wns.minfully conscious of a crowd dn«Jring his footsteps, o:f passers-by stepping aside and baring (heir heads as lie passed. Knowing the gentleman personally. I can testify to the reasonableness „ r Ule misunderstanding. Hie likeness is truly phenomenal. ! For Children's Hacking Cough at |»ißht. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.

Thursday evening aX the men's meeting, as Ulusfcratirg, 'the valuo of pt rsonal teatjnwucji tg an aid to faith, Dr. Torr state* Aat h 0 had bcin waiting lor five 'days to get B sight of Mount Egrnont, and his desiro had only been gratified that day. "Of course," said the Doctor, "I knew it was there because 'I believed the ttt- , tiinony of those who had seen the . mountain; but to-day I ««w it with | mine own eyes for the first time." ,; Evidently the Doctor was. inipi'essd.l' ,| with the sight of the beautiful inoun- ■ tain. He staled that hc*d travel- I led the Alps and the Rockies, but he had seen nothing %■& the shapo of a mountain that had seized him so completely as the view he '.liad obtained of Mount Egrnont from Matsland Will. He had ,got his camera on to it!, and hoped thus to preserve the memory of 'his visit- • Detective Benjamin, who h a s been stationed at New Plymouth; for the last twelve months, will shortly rer tire from the force on a pension of £l2;i 'Js lOd per aiinum, after 28 years' service. He Commenced his experience in police work by serving three years as a trooper in New South Wales, joining the polj'-o lurce of this colony in 1872. His abilities soon won recognition, and he was ', attached to the detective forc« a few I months later. On putting in teii'ec , .years' work he retired for a period of ' twelve months, but re-joined, and was stationed at Christchurch for four years. Colonel Wbitinoro, tine ' then Commissioner ol Police, tuansfcrred him to ho having won the nnme of being tho 1 most successful officer In tine force. After 'two years' service at the capi- ' tal Detective Benjamin put in a ' period at Wai#inui, and then returned to Wellington as chief of the 1 statf, stibseji|Ucntl'y glojng track' to 0 Christchureji in the same capacity. His work was greatly commended, b among his tyest exploits being the a capture single-handed of a notorious i gorrotcr known as "Gemi'ian Char--3 lie," foe which'he received aiQovern- - men! bonus of £">. Detective Ben- - jujuin's last three stations have (been. u N'upier, Palmcrston and New Plye mouth. During Wis whole career he t has been a capable and zealous ofe fleer, esteemed by the Department and popular with all with whom he has come in contact.

Such a commotion as has nfcver before been heard in the Waterloo road, London,, disturbed that thoroughfare on a recent morning. A fire broke out in Mr Gay's animal shop, and! for. something like half an hour 3000 precious lives were cnUangered. Mr Gay and his son and tho lire brigade accomplished heroic rescues, and happily only twenty lives were lost, tit appeared tihjat the fire broke out tn the infirmary, where a dyspeptic c o Ckatoo and a number of puppies recovering from distemper tossed wearily in the throes of their respective alllictions. When their beds caught fire the puppies' feeble yelp of despair aroused the proprietor. It was not long before eight of the sick ones had been burned to death that the fire w a u extinguished. It soon spread t 0 tho shop, and was signalised t'niere by the crowing of a Cock, which mistook tWe glare for the first flush of tho dawn. Then every bird screamed in its highest note. Parrots protested with all the vehemenca they could muster, cockatoos screeched, owls hooted, snakes wriggled, afid rabbits dashed themselves against their hutches. When the firemen broke in they hustled the protesting occupants, and hutches and all, into the street. A bull-terrier had one of the most depressing experiences ot his life. He was washed cllenn out of the promises by the hose, and when grabbed by a. fireman was endeavouring to strike out to swim to safety. Only twenty birds' perisSned, although by the .binie they were brought.fout niany had dropped from their perches nearly sulTocaled.

Tho services In tluccn-strect Church to-morrow will be as follows : Morning at 11, Rev, John Nixfjn ; evening at 7, Hev. W. Harris. The Kev. John Nixon will be a't I'T'Unft- at 7 p.m.* • HEALTH HINTS FOR RHEUMATICS." Diet plays, an important part in Rheumatism, G«ut, Sciatica, Lumbago,'and kindred complaints. Those troubled with these, diseases should be careful, for borne foods encourage the formation of uric acid. Avoid red merits, use spices, tea, and coffca sparingly, and—most important ol all-take RHEITMO. It is the only one medicine that, will quickly a nU effectively cure Kheuniatism] Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago,, and their attendant evils. The first dose of ItHEUMO gives relief, and its use will qe found to effect a complete cure. Your chemist or storekeeper sells it, 2s fid Is tid a bottle. Give it u trinl. * MOST HONOURABLE DISTINO .T.ION. The Western Medical Review, a medical publication of the highest standing, says, in a recent issue : "Thousands of physieians in this and other countries have attested that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract is not only reliable, but that it has ft pronounced and indisputable superiority over all other preparations of Eucalyptus," Your health ris too precious tp be tampered with, therefore reject all products foisted upon you by unscrupulous mercencries, and insist upon getting Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract, the only preparation recommended by your physician and the medical, press. In coughs, colds, fevers, diarrhoea, kidney diseases, the relief is. instantaneous. Wounds, ultjers, hums, sprains, etc, it heals""without inflammation. As a mouth wash (5 drops to a glass ot water) it prevents decay of teeth, and destroys all disease germs.•