LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7867, 8 July 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A case was heard in the S.M. Court last week in which a wile, whose side was supported by the children, sought to obtain a separation oiJer from her husband. The case was adjourned with a view to settle!, ent, but on Friday the suit was utiewed by the husband being proceeded against for maintenance, i jl)efcii«tnt said he wanted his wile and children to return home,- but there appeared to he every objection ' on the wife's part. Finally the in- ' formal ions were withdrawn to per- I mil of the parties coming (o an amicatil' agreement. Mr W. L. Fitzherben appeared lor the complainant anil :.!r Quilliam lor defendant The initial ballot in connection with the "second group" of tho Kquitable Building Society was held at the Town Hall on Friday evening. Tli.tp was an attendance of about Ml members, Mr D. Berry presiding. Messrs F. P. Corkill and A. Itcwley aetnl as scrutineers, and marbles t were drawn by Miss Berry. The litckv winner was Mr K. A. Hawkins (of WaiUra), whose number, 98, ' was , the ninth drawn.

At the Moturoa bore oil lias been (lowing far tho last two days at the rate of three or four barrels per day, without the aid of pumping. The product is being stored in larj;c iron tanks ohlainpd for the purpose from the iret'/.iiiß works. The manager (Mr Fair) expects a yield of fifty 'barrels per day when the pumping gear is installed.

M the civil sitiifig of the S.M. Court on Friday, before Mr Hutchison, S.M., judgment, was entered in Die following undefended cases :—Edward Dingle (Mr FiUhcrbert) v. Joseph Smith, claim £8 Hs 4d, costs £1 3s tid; R. W. Dixon (Mr C. Wright) v. Albert Loveridge, claim 12 '2s Bd, costs 10s ; Hugh Wilson (Mr Filzherbert) v. Herbert Truenun claim 12 7s W, costs 10s ; R. Todd (Mr Fitzherberl) v. Herbert Trueman, claim 7s, costs 5s ; W. H. I Martlet! v. Archie Mac Lean, claim tl ss, costs 5s ; R. W. Dixon (Mr C. Wright) v. Richard O'Donncll, claim £6 19s 2d, costs £1 13s 6d. In the case of Chew Chong v. James Sutherland, a claim for £3 3s in connection with a rental agreement, a nonsuit was entered with costs. Mr G. Gray appeared for the plaintiff. A striking testimony to the cura- : ive properties of the waters at Rootua, is given in a letter from Lord Klibank to a Taranaki resident, exracts from which have been sent to .vlr K. H. Montgomery, Auckland rcicscntativc of the Government Tour,st Department. His Lordship, who eturncd to his country seal in Scotand some eight or nine months ago from a visit to the colonics, underwent a course of treatment at Rotorua, extending over some six -weeks, and is evidently satisfied thai i cure has been effected in his case. !,ord Elibank says that the hot jprings at Rotorua did him a world if good, his rheumatism having completely disappeared, and all aches \tti pains gone. He could truthfully ;ay that New Zealand had cured .lim, and he would always remember ■ his visit to the colony with grati- ' tudc. His Lordship closed with an apprccfetion of the. people wf New Zealand, stating that he had enjoyt ed the tour through the colony very much, finding everybody so kind and r cordial that he was sorry when the lime for his departure came. At the last meeting of the. Patea ! Harbour Board a motion was made , ,>y the chairman to the effect that a dredge be purchased from the Wan- , ganui Board. In reply to the discussion .which ensued the chairman 1 remarked that be could see some of - the members had gone back oil the I progressive policy instituted some 1 years ago. Eventually the motion was withdrawn until the next meet- '' ing, inquiries to be made in the meanwhile as to the suitability of the dredge, it having transpired that the Board's engineer had not been consulted. A remarkable case of alcohol smuggling has just been revealed in Palis. A furniture dealer's cart, laden with goods, has for years passed through the octroi gate without f'Jspicion. Recently, however, the vehicle broke down, and there .1 from a broken table leg a stream of liquor. All the table legs on the cart were found to he full. The dealer, who was arrested, confessed that, in two years, he had in this way smuggled Ni.MOO gallons. The following story will serve to show bow luggage and other properly which goes missing on pui railways is sometimes recovered in very unexpected quarters. A gentleman left Cliristchurch by the second cx- ■ press for Temuka, ami his portmanteau, bearing his full name and the words "Passenger for Temuka," was put in the luggage van. When he arrived at Temuka he found that the portmanteau had not been put oul on the station platform, and in the meantime the train had gone on. The gentleman interviewed the statioiimasler, who promised to telegraph to Cliristchurch and to Timaru. Presumably he did so, and the gentleman waited for some days, tout as there was still no sign or news of the missing portmanteau, the matter was placed in the hands of detectives at Cliristchurch and also at Timaru. In spite of their efforts and inquiries, however, the portmanteau was not found. The owber authorised the offer of a large reward if the portmanteau were recovered with its contents Intact, The contents comprised some very valuable papers and a considerable sum of money, A friend of the owner then consulted Mr Stone, Lyttclton agent for the New Zealand Express Company, who immediately sent circulars to all the agents and branch officers of the company throughout the colony. Inside of six days, the portmanteau was found, still plainly addressed with the owner's name and destination, lying in the lust propeetv office at Invefcargill: The portmanteau had, however, bumi tampered with, and a considerable sujij of money abstracted.—Kxchange,

In reply to a toast at a dinner in Auckland, Captain Robinson, of H.M.S. Phoebe, made a statement which interested and surprised his audience. Speaking of the recent naval engagement in the Korean Straits he said that Great Britain had tluec squadrons ready for instant service anyone of which was considerably grrater in strength than Togo's, and this »as apart from the China, Pacific, ami otter fleets. A large seam of (writes the lledgehopc correspondent of the Southern Standard) has k-en discovered in the upper part of the district. When tested it gave a large percentage of pure lime. Four hundred divers have uccn .*.ent from Japan to Port Arthur, where thp JotaJ number of ships of all kiwis found .\saa 2IMI, in addition to enormous quantities of rifles, machinery, pistols, and ammunjUpn. highly steam launches have been discovered at the bottom of the harbour. lIAVK YOl' USED THE GENUINE and experienced the delight of immediate and permanent relief? Medical authorities oil over the g] o lm announce that the genuine SANDER & SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT out distances all known remedies in Colds, inflocnza, all levers, diarrhoea, dysentery, nhcuimuisir., etc. A local application will nt once slop neuralgis pains : .skin diseases, wounds, ulcers, it, heals without inflammation. Jul halation* (5 to 8 drops to n cupful nf hoiliug «a(.<rj give certain relief in diptherjc, throat ami b'i'onpliiul irouliies. asthma, pneumonia, consumpl.ion, lie. Thirty years' use h ns proved the merits of SANDER and SII.VS' 101 CAIAI'TI EXTRACT.'IV ill-effects following the use of the common eucalyptus products need not lie feared ; the cures aro legion. Try It ! But. to avoid disappointment, be sure and get SANDER & SONS'PUKE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

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In his report to the Works Committee ob Friday night, the borough I enginaw reported, inter alia, that, n piece of tie nitron* end of the water works tunnel Bad been carried away

during tha recent flood in the Wat- I wakaUio, the damage being rcpairablo I at the expense of .Messrs McWilliams J and Andrews, the contractors. The 1 [septic tajik had boon complete*', -Kith I the e\ce|rt.ion of facing the intterInal .surfaces, and the |>i|w bridge would l)e ready us soon as the tafik. The cottages at the reservoir am\ abattoir were milking satisfactory progress. After tho remaining three | chains of mctalliug in Kliot Suvot, were completed, he woul'f starj Clashing for Devon Street, and would like authority to have the carting (or Devon, tiill and Brougham Streets done by contract. He asked for instructions as to where U> coiimieucv asphaltinir. as lie would have some eight, or nine hundred square yards of tanitt screenings to lay .down, lie advocated obtaining the right to Luke ;l:e liie,h tension main i.cross the l'ukeuilara reserve and Mr Cliff's laud.

.Monthly subscriptions to the, Provident Investment and Bu Uling Society of Taranaki and the New l'ly- I mouth lnvestmenl and Loan Society are due to-day. Messrs llorey and Moore have in Wis issue an adverlisenunl of special interest to ladies during this winter weather.

Mr .). 11. Itentlvy, of Devon Street, New l'lymouth, in another colunii", shows readers of this pa|)*r \itov it i 9, that prices of winter goods yet lagging should totter and fall. One of the most popular sweets of the moment is Caillers' milk chocolates, an announcement in connection with which appears in another column.

As a concomitant., to the recent enlargement of his dispensary, Mr W. Frastr, oi Devon Street, has launch'ed out in lines hitherto untouched by him. These are photographic and optical goods, of which all the best and most popular makes arc stocked. The photographic sundries include "Toneata," the combined toning and fixing solution, and "Hypax." Mr Fraser dispenses formulas. A,full stock of optical goods is carried," including mountaineering and motoring goggles. !n tho usual druggists' and chemists' wares Mr Fraser has an exceptionally attractive display.

Owing to other attractions claiming public attention on July 20, the date of the Garrison Band's ball has been altered to July 27.

The second concert arranged by the St. Cecilia Choral Society takes place on Tuesday, July 18. when popular gle-es and part songs will be rendered by the choir, with instrumental quartettes and vocal sojos, the latter by Miss Murphy and Mr Alec Hill.

The latest addition to the press of the colony is a monthly publication styled the "Liberal Herald," destined to be the official organ of the Liberal Party of New Ziealand. The paper contains much that is interest-, iug, dealing with matters affecting the colony as a whole. Included in the articles are: Sketches of the. Lives of Members of the Cabinet, Mr Seddon's Birthday Demonstration, Suggestive Statistics, New Zealand's Parliament, and the High Commissioner. A feature, of the journal is the excellence ol the illustrations, while the general get-up is pleasing The magazine is certain to gain in circulation and influence.

Whitelcy Church, Sunday, July 9th Preacher: Rev. J. N. Buttle, morning and evening. Holy Communion after evening service.*

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