LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7864, 5 July 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Melbourne—Hrindisi dispatch, dpi .May :il arrived in London on Uie •2nd ins!. A I > i -Iton Times reporter-was in- ! funned lately (hat eight' years ng<o not i, einglc American driil was im- ! porlul im,, New Zealand, ami the nmnlier ~f Ainerlcf-i drills imported j "»• Hi use „f \,.„- Zealand at the Pits M linn- ma,li- a difference to the colon wirkers of tld/IKKI a your. Ha'or Perry announced at Stratford I it he- hoped arrangements! would shortly lie made for the I'.ioranin I" l,e taken to the summit ol Mount F-gmo it for the purpose of s.cu'iiu a stries of views illus'iVat.infl the ascent. These be would exhibit throii..hotit the world, ami he was of i.-union that t,iey would form a mo.-t valuable advertisement for one of. the finest al|iine excui'.do :s of New Zealand.

Al the last meet/mr of the Olago Agricultural mid Pastoral Association. Mr A. Matthews, of the Shag I'oint school, wrote, slating that a lir-,- number ol' schools wei'f. .taking up cotlace gardening, and (su.igisling the advisability of the :■<>• cii \ ■ iving a prize for the- tiest cxhil.il from such schools. It was resohi'd to reph tliat the tpioslion would I'eCeiv. favourable cini-idera-lioli at the. hair?* of th - winter rfhuw siili-commiltee. In tin- Supreme Court in Chambers (on the application «i Mr Kerr), probate of the las'i will and testament „f [•'. \\. Iloldsworth was on June •r.th last granted to F. D. llohlswoilh. the executor therein mum-d.

Another twelve feet of the breakwater extension was Complete.'! on Tee d iv, making a total length of IS2 feet, of the KH> feet authorised by Ihe Harbour Hoard. Already the cood effects of the improvement are h i- g ivil.

A private wire received here from Christchurch on Tuesday stated that over 1000 seats were booked on that day for the Titclli-Biune season there. Mr A. E. Farrar, manager of the ! Id People's Home, wishes us to correct the statement that he laid the information on which Nathaniel Grimes hail his old-age pension cancelled bv the S.M. . The police took action, Mr Karrar 'being subpoenaed , s a witness only.

Owing to alterations, the Fire lirig.ide will probably hold a trial of the V,est End lirebell at 2 o'clock this afternoon.

The heavy rain of week before last has been more destructive than was. at lirsl imagim-tl. A property-owner i.t Okaiawa, the WaimaH- Witness says, has had made useless for -anv purposes twenty-five acres of land, on account of the Kapuni River changing its course. As a renla! of 22s 6d lias to be paid all the same it means a great loss to the owner. An accident befell a fourt-eea-year-

..lil daughter of Mr .Sylvester, of Alanaia, on Saturday afternoon, by which she had a leg broken. Slit- was baring the football match al the Domain, when her horse fell and rolled over her.

The statutory meeting of the I'etrolcum Company was held on Moniiav, when there were 38 shareholders I resent. Mr D. Teed, Chairman of Directors, presided. Mr D. Laing was appointed secretary at a remuneration of £5 per month, and Mr Hugh Uaily auditor at a fee of £2 2s. All the old boring rights have been secured, also Mr Fair's rights antl an additional three acres. Mr Fair made the following report :—" I am nroud to meet the shareholders here to-day, as at last meeting 1 promised to get oil, and now I have got a good payable well. This is oil country, and there are no pockets. In my opinion you have a rich field to work on. The bore is at present 2256 feet deep, and as the oil is payable, .f>o barrels a day of 40 gallons, worth 2bs per barrel, I will not sink any deeper. When the oil is proved, more capital will be required 10 develop the country. The quality of the oil is the best yet handled. It is rich in by-products, the only drawback being that it eongeal.i quickly, owing to the great percentage of paraffin wax. Shareholders can rest with confidence that the well will be a good payable one. There have never been such good results here before. The life of an ordinary well is from Id to 12 years, and the deepest in the world is 3340 feet. The format ion here is identical With that in (iallacia."

A reminder is given of I hi! unns served clearing sale of furniture t,'i\ V held this afternoon by .Mr Vowton King,' mi account of .Mrs ,T. I'atlerson. at her reside.',o\ Courtenay Street j'.ast. The furniture is a superior lot, a i|>ianti(y being practical ly now.

Tile Werekino bridge will he closed during repairs,- from noon on Saturday to 10 a.uj. on Monday next.

The united prayer meeting under the auspices of the .Ministers' Association will be held to-morrow (Wednesday) evening a! 7.30, In the Primitive Methodist Church, (juveii Street. All invited.*

Voting papers in connection with the election oi three members of the Taranaki Education Hoard must be returned to (he secretary, Mr P. S. Whitcomhe, by fj p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. a. lit addition (y Me-SSJ's James Wade, William Monkboitse. anil Ueorgc Alfred Adlain, retiring' members, Messrs James Jckcij KJwin, of Warea, and F. .). Morris, of Tupuae, have been nominated. Mr Wade has been nominated by thirty-live coinmil tees, Messrs Monkhoiise and AilI lam Ic/i each, Mr Morris by three, and Mr Klff);; by two. HAVE V()V I'SKlt 17JF. UENI INK ind experienced the delight ;,i' immediate anil permanent lelief? Medical author/ties all over the globe uiinoiinre thai I,'ie genuine SASDKH& SOS'S KICAIAi'TJ EXTRACT out distances all known fcpiedi/js pi colds, infloen/a, all fe.vers, dlnrrWii, dv.seplery,- rheumatism., etc. A locnl application will at once slop npiirnlgJH pains : skin diseases, wounds, ulcers, it heals without iiitlaiiiniation. Inhalations (.") to is drops to a cupful nf boiling water) give certain relii-r in (,hroat and bronchia) i troubles, asthma, consumption, etc. Thirty proved the merits oi SASDJsII and SONS' KIX'Ai/Vl'TI EXTRACT. Th* ill-ellecis following the use of the common eucalyptus products need no' be feared ; the cures arc legion. Try it ! Hut. to avoid disappointment, be sure aru) get S.\NI>EI{ & SO.XH' pvnv, xuijW}}_.t: ei caiapti exTHACT.

For P.ronchial Coughs take Woods' (treat Pcp|ierinint Cure. Is (id. IS WHAT C.U'SKS RHEUMATISM. Th/s real Cause of Hheumatisni is to lie /ouini jn the blood, which has l>ecome pointed iJij'ongli excora of uric acid, and in order lo utiru the disease, the blood must be purified and restored to a healthy condition. Liniment); and plasters may give tempore relief, |>of can never remove the c.iuse of the d>wa»e. The real remedy is IIIIF.OIO. It has cured thousands of sufferers from Kheunia(isni, Rheumatic (!out, Sciatica and kindred diseasis. It will cure yon. .lust, tfvp it a fair trial. There is nothing equal tp RIIKIMO as an antidote to Rheumatism. .VII aheinists and storekeepers sell it at -S (id awl 4s (id a bottle. Wholesale agents Kcmpthorr.c, l'rosscr and Co.* 2 For Children's Hacking Cough at night. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.