LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7858, 28 June 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The expert specialists from the J)f. London ioaUtttte, of Melbourne, who %re now on their t>eeond annual tour through K«w JSScaland, and are at present staying' at the White Hurt Hotel, New. Plymouth, desire us to. state that owing to several serious eases which tneyi have undertaken oheir stay will be prolonged Jrorn TKursday Mntil Saturday evening next. 'jPhose who are suffering from any cbronie complaint should not loso this opportunity of cousulung | these experienced physicians.

According to the Sydney corrcsponlent of the Argus, the dew booUi Wales Cabinet have seriously consid»rcd the advisability of abolishing justices of the peace. "The PWPj"*lion of a list of justices is always a thankless task. *or weeks past Ministers have had hclorc them no tewcr than ?00 names of persons; who aic desirous of appointment. The list was several times carefully revised Then several additional batches of names came to hand. Minisleis confessed that they were tired of l c whole business, and have,been giving consideration to Hie question whether it would not be better to discaid the present system in favour oi the appointemnl of Commissioners empowered merely to witness documents and swear affidavits. It is also pointed out by Ministers that the creation of justices has in many instances led to the Bench being packed and to justice being thwarted.

On the initiative of Ci\ Wilson a'motion was passed at llw Borough Council meeting prohibiting the use of ljullock teajris in the Borough during six months of the year, when i:v the wet weather the traffic is ruinous to-the roads. Tho mover pointi d out that the Council had had a ] rrccnt illustration of the damage wrought.

At the meeting of the Borough Council on Monday evening, Cr. Tisch refcmil tb Mr Smith's serious ill >ess, and moved that a letter of 'yiupntfii- he sent to his family on ehalf of the Councjl. The mbtion •vns seconded by Cr Cliff, supported by the Mayor and (Jarried I.VMr Geo. Livingston reports the sale if two farms in the Omata district, nl unoiiher ar Turangi. The total piantity amounted to over 600 acres, ■ir.d the price was in each case sat-is-factoityk, A very satisfactory feature in these sales was the substantial amount of cash that changed hands. To fit two new propeller bladis (weighing 2Jtons each) on a steamer on the high seas and in a gale/is no mean achievement. This was done on the steamer Matoppo during he maiden voyage from London tio the Cape. Eight hundred tons of cargo had first to Bo moved to raise the vessel's stern. The work occupied hvi ind a half days, and was fraught with much danger.—Dalgety's Heview.

Aii automatic telephone has just been introduced among a limited number ot the Vienna subscribers. the chief advantage of the system it that it makes the telephone gill unnecessary. A sender merely turns a revolving disc, bearing the numbers I to 9, attached to his telephone, until each digit of the number he wishes: to call up has been in turn brought opposite an index hand. The subscriber who has that number is then I automatically, called up by ringing the bell. U his number is already' engaged 'the sender's telephone reveals the fact. So far tl« invention is repotted to be working well;. The mouse plague in certain Victorian farming districts assumes a new significance through a report of "Dr. Little, Health Officer, Borung Shire. He has found that the vermin are afflicted with a disease which manifests itself in the shape of a! scaly eruption on the top of the head. This is communicable to hu- ( mans, children being particularly liable to contract it through the medium of the house cat. The children reverse the familiar order by handling the ailment up to their parents., The rash formed by the disease travels up to the iicad, and afflicts women with a hopeless baldness. i

The extent to which the timber resources are being trenched upon may be estimated from the information Which the writer of "Axe and Saw notes in the Southland Times has provided. He gives the names of no less than twenty-seven mills which have cut out within the last three years. As each of these mills would have a bush area of not less than 800 acres to work upon, their cutting out means that 21,600 acres of bush have been used up in less than three years, Some new mills have been started in the same time, but the number is not anything like equal to that of the mills which have closed down. The proportions of the industry bavc, therefore, shrunk considerably. These particulars show how necessary it is that fresh sawmillftig.areas should be tapped by. the extension of railway facilities, and also Vtliat some means, should bo adopted* of restocking .the bush with marketable timber. The rapidity with which a sawmill cuts out its bush area calls for the adoption, of the latest methods of reforestation by the forestry branch of our Agriv cultural Department. . The question of the future of the sawmilling industry is one of very great importance to Southland, and the figures pro-

vidctl furnish material for thought." A correspondent's letter with regard to questionable poster pictures was referred to ut the Council nicetini» on Monday evening by the Mayor. He upheld the writer's view that certain coloured pictures now posted about the town were most uiiBich'Lly, not to say. offensive to decency. Cr. Tisch : it is art (laughter.) The Mayor : The ladies are talkingl about a certain poster, and say It is really disgusting. When they talk about it it is time to take notion. Cr. Ewing : Which picture are you referring to 1 I anil really in earnest in my query. The Mayor : I refer to the picture of an almost nude woman (laughter). Cr. Ewing : To my mind the one. alongside it is worse. A councillor : -What Is that f A. voice : A poster about ladies' corsets (renewed laughter). Cr. Cliff expressed the opinion that tihbrc was a "good deal too much mock modesty going about." Cr. Tisch : Wo can ,call the attention »1i the police to the matter if anything obscene is posted up. The Town Clerk pointed out tfiat the Council had psiwer to deal with the subject under a subsection of by-law No 9. A motion that the attention of Utile hoarding proprietor bo drawn to the complaint failed Ut find'a seconder, and without -further rtmwk upon it the Mayor called on the next- business. It is stated (says the Curistchurch Press) that an ambitious attempt was recently made to convey "undeclared" liquor from a licensed into a no-licensed district of the colony. For the purpose of the blockadcrunning 'expedition a traction engine and a derelict ehaneujlter were procured. The interior mechanism of the latter was removed, Und the space thus made available filled with bottles containing fiery spirits of varying potency. From what can be gathered, the engine-driver and firemen made : frequent tests of their cargo, with the result that the engine was run off the road and upset. The chaffi cutter <shared its, fate, and in the process disgorgtid a large portion of ' its freight. Sopieb/gdy riding past . promptly communicated with the police by telephone, and a strong force i proceeded to ,tj\c scene of the disaster. The pjen in /charge of the wreckage, howcw, safejy; resisted an attempt to take the HquoE under the i sheltering wing of the law, as it Was . still within the license district, having come to grief within a biscuit . toss of the border. 1 The Fitzroy fire brigade hold a so-

cial at Fitzroy Hall on Thursday, Mr Turner's orchestral will tnipply 4he music. Admission, gentlemen 2s, 4adips Is fid, double 3s* HEALTH HINTS FOR RHEU-

MATICS, s pje.t plays an important part in , Kfeeu;natjs|ii ; Gout, Sciatica, Lumba- ; go, and kindred compjajnjts. Those I troubled with these diseases should be i careful, for some footfs encourage the > formation of uric acid. Avoid ivd ; nitwits, use spices, tea, and coffeel [ sparingly, and —most important of ;; all-take HHEUMO. It is the only !• one medicine that will quickly anVl effpcjtively cure Rheumatism, Gout, i Sciatica, fjumbagq, and their, attend- , ant evils. The first ftosc of HHEIBIO . gives idle!, nnfi jts ifsp wilfqe found I, to effect a complete pure,. Your chemist or storekeeper R e"s -It, 2s lid '. 4s (id a bottle. G'ive it u trial. Let otlters sing of Prince and King, ' For mine's a theme that's greater i; I sing that great, that wondrous 1 thing ! King Cough's Exterminator ! No victor in triumphal car 1 Shows conquests half as sure, 1 For greater far the triumphs are 01 Woods' Great Fepperaint cuxa J.

" The calf reared on'the average dairy farm is deserving of the most sincere commiseration. From the vcrj; early period ol his existence when hi is parted, from his dam, his life h for some months an uphill struggle against unfavourable conditions. Uniue exposure to cold and wet weath.•r combined, with inadequate, improper and indigestible food renders his lot a most unhappy and unfortunate one. Every farmer should" possess a warm, comfortable, well paved and well drained Shed in which calves can take shelter during wet weather, also proper arrangements should be made for feeding them."—Mr Rcakes, Assistant Vcterinerian, at the Dairy Conference at Palmcrston on Tuesday. A novel scnemc of ballasting by means of a new device was tried at San Francisco.' By a belt system placed in a barge the ballast is swept into buckets attached to a revolving chair passing between the ship and the barge. It is claimed .that by this means ballast can be dumped into, a vessel at the rate of 100 tons an hour. Rather a novel race took place on the" Temuka road on Friday arternoon, says the Timaru Herald. As a traction engine was leaving the township with a load of grain, it passed another engine;standing. The driver of the latter immediately gave chase and caught up to his handicapped competitor ; but flushed with the sense of victory as he passed his antagonist, he got his engine too near the roadside and got bogged, the, other engine having ultimately to be requisitioned;, to get it out. Murdoch, the captain of so many Australian' Elevens in England, writing to a London paper, makes a suggestion as to the "ashes." "Up to tin present," he writes, "these have been . mythical. Why not have the reality '.' Here is my idea. Let some good patron of the game get a small gold urn or cup made, and present it to the M.O.C. Or, better still, why not the premier club of the world pro-

.vide a cup, and call it the International Trophy, or whatever name would be thought appropriate, and when the international matches were finished, have a formal presentation of it ? If England were successful, then the M.C.C. to take charge of it, and have it placed in the pavilion at Lord's. If the Australians succeeded, let them guard it to Australia, and have it placed in whatever pavilion was decided upon by the authorities there. I am sure that if this were done the cup would be always looked upon with untold interest by everyone. And, to provide real ashes, I do not think anything could be more appropriate than to get the only 'W.G.' to cremate one of his bats, which, without doubt would provide real tangible ones." Tnose in search of dairy farms are reminded of the important sate to to held by Mr Newton King on Satur day, when four properties at and near l uniho, belonging to Messrs Grconauay Tirothors, will pass under the Iwmmer. . Full particulars wll be found-elsewhere in this issue. The drapery auction conducted by Messrs Dewley and Griffiths yesterday was a great success, the mart being crowded by eager buyers. The sale will- be Continuoti nt 12.30 p.m. today, as all the bargains have not yet been disposed of. Mr Newton King expects by steamer on Monday a consignment of early seed potatoes, including a limited quantity of tbji celebrated Northern Star. HAVE YOU USED THE GENUINE and experienced the delight of immediate and permanent relief? Medical authorities all over the jrloJiu announce that the genuine SANDER; & SON'S EUCALYPTJ EXTRACT out distances all known remedies in colds, infloeriza, all' fe.vers, diarrhoea, dysen-J tery, lihcuinatism, etc. A local application will at once Stop ncuralgis pains ; skin diseases, wounds, ulcers', it heals without inflammation. Inhalations (5 to 8 drops' to a cupful nt boiling water) give certain relief in dipthcric, throat and bronchial troubles, asthma, pneumonia, consumption, etc. Thirty years' use has proved lht> mcrjts of SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Thi» ill-effects following the use of tho common eucalyptus products need not bo feared ; the cures arp legion. Try it ! Hut, to avoid Uisappoinbment, lye ■ sure and get BANDER.' & SONS'' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI .EXTRACT. 'Scatter your minions !" said disease one day, To the demon Cold and his friend Decay ; 'Winter's here to give you a hand 1 , Out ! friend, out and ravage the land." 'X can't," said the Demon, " I'm 'rfuite out of work, A mortal named Woods palls me up with a jprjc; lis Great Peppermint Cure ia death to my host.-"Good-)\vc," said the Deraea and gave up the gKost ! 1© For Children's Hacking Cough" at night, Woofis' Great Peppermint eure 3