LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7901, 17 August 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ml' Nuwi,,n King reports the sale of'tire goodwill of Mr Porter's) fcasehold of 230 acres on Flint lload U Mr C. Sett, late of Southbridge, Cantorbury. I "Last week" in tiro subject oj Messrs Morey mud Mooiv's advertisement relating U 1 [heir hi- job fair, anrt so tlit'.v fliv to hiistlu, as I'ncle Sain says, «.• all lalies' ready-mad!! goods inns be out o;' their store (before tiro ii' w goods arrive. There aiv now live patients in the anjiexe at the hospita,'. iKvt-rvthing is now in -.iiiooth working order, and patients and stall alike are loud in their praises of the completeness with which the arrangemmits have been carried out.

The olcclion to fill a vacancy on the Horotigh Council, caused by the ' resignation of Or. C'lilV h.s icpresentative of the F.ast Ward, will be held on Wednesday,. Sept. 6. Nominations «ill Ijc received by the returning ofl'icer, Mv K. T. Hellringer, before noon of Thursday, Aug. 31 The Australasian, on the New Zealand Rules of Racing :—"II is admit ted on all Hands thlat the new coda is most complete, and 1 a vast improvement on the rules of the past. The work was done by Sir (Jeorge Clifford and Mr Oliver Samuel, a North Island lawyer, who has been n keen worker at t'.!tp conferences in past years."

At a special meet bur of the High School Cnvernors on Wednesday, to consider the protest of certain parents against the institution of Miss Drew's Bible class, it was decided to susiK'nd the operation of the resolution giving Miss Drew permission to hold that class until the'whole inies* tion of lliblo-reading in sehools, now before Parliament, has been sottlcd. Mr \V. Sadler, secretary of the local h.'iinch of the Political Ijubom Loa<s' ,: ''' has received the following letter front Mr W. Dinnle, Commissioner oi Police :—"I am directed bjf the Hon. Minister for JusUce to acknowledge receipt of Jour letter' of the ilt.h Inst., relative to the enforcement of the Weights l and Measures Act, and in reply to inform you that the matter is receiving ottent/iiwt."

As Messrs Hewley and Griffiths, pertinently remark in their advertisement to-day, Why r>uy cxponsivo land and tie a millstone nrotind one's neck in the shape oj mortgage tn-tere:-t, when they can sell rich level dairy land for £8 an acre ? In addition to this they have for disposal land to suit deeper pocket*;, a few details of \vh ch will be found in this issue. The ladies' committee have the a'.l- - well in hand for the Star Football Club social an<l dance, to !.e held on Wednesday next. 'I he. faction is beinc; looked forward to wilh keen anticipation, and should bn a in 'at success. 11 will be under the patronage of the Auckland reps, and the Itucrhy T'n on. Opportunity will !>•■ i iken to make presentations to Mr (in). Kymes, who was sole selector for m> many years, anil Mr V. T. IM'rinpT, in recognition of their sev\ ices to football. '

One of the most useful employees in tin- gr,>nt New Yiirk "storm'" is said to hi' the "mistake clerk." .who more correctly might lie xiescsibed «» the "scniM'-jjoat clerk." IVVnwr customers cmiplain of anything thptnnnag r invites thorn to call, and in thi ir presence, sends for th.' scapego it, who enters pak' faced iind trembling. The manager falls upon him hi.i and thigh, and finally dismiss him without notice. Thereupon, in nii.e cases out. of ten. the customer re'ents. appeals that the culprit be rein lnlc.l, and goes away on cxcellem turns with herself ami with the establishment where her complaints carry such instant weight. The scapegoat has no other duties, andis well Paid, his chief -qualification being a 1:"in and hungry, anxious and despon- ( ent apjicaiance. The managers had Very encoiirugie.; re|»>rls to present to the unniml in -tin;; oi members nn<l nd-ierenls ii.' St. Andrew's Church, held on Willi sdav oveniui;. Tht' attendance numbered'about Wl. the Rev. H. S. Osborne pressing. 'l*o reports of ti.np

's. ssion and of the. management comnittee. together with 111" li,-.nr.cial statement, wive read and adopted. Ail indicated a proS|ierniis year materially, and the minister, in address-: ing the congregation. I rusted that it'e ( wel\e months' work ha'l been h-lpful and inspiring spiritually. A; ii,;:ml)er of matters of interest to jii-einliers were discussed, after which M.issrs A. .1. Way. .1. W. Johnston, and W. Smart were re-elected on the ie.iiiimitlee of management, which Lilso includes Messrs YY. I'ampbell. A. J. Johnston. W. N. Ewimr. hh'l 'll'rnside. Mr McArthur was elected audi t-ir. Voles of thanks to the officers, choir. Sunday School staff, ar<d to Hn- iady collators were pa*seil.

Mr William Madder, now of Wellington, but at one time residing in New Plynioulh, has invented an automatic ballot-box, which is very ingenious, and has much to commend it on the score ol simplicity. Under this invention the voter, on giving his name or number to the returning officer or his deputy, is furnished with metal, balls com-spoJidiiig with the number of candidates to be elected, and he drops the marbles into openings in the box underneath lhe candidates names he desires to vote for, and retires. Each ball,*as it passes in, falls upon the periphery of a pallfVwhrel *nd forms a balance weight, by which the wheel revolves a certain distance, an action which automatically registers a number on a cyclometer. The ball, immediately it has done its work, runs hacks tp 'the official by a clialnnel, and so may he used over and over again. If a person does not desire |to vote for as many candidates as I lie may, there is a "waste slot" to put marbles in. Mr Madder maintains that his machine cannot be 'tampered with and its adoption would save the i delay) of counting voting papers after the close of the poll. The invention was exhibited to members of Parliumeii pn Tuesday.

The Rev. James Worboys, pastor of the Parramatta Baptist Cliurcli, Sydney, had a narrow escape of losing his life on August 5. Mr Worh/»y», F»o is in the habit of holding a service in the open air, every Saturday evening, uses an acetylene gas apparatus for providing the light. On tin* nigjit (Of Hip accident he held the service at Parramatta as usual' afterwards taking Hie apparatus home Willi ;lirii) tire buggy.. Air Worboys was in the act of stowing (he reservoir away wtw»n «, Inuil explosion took place, and he was violently hurled several yards away. Mrs Worboys, hearing the cxplositm, hurried out, and found Mr Worboys lying in an insensible condition on the Woodheap. Dr. Brown was at once .stiiDiiif/iKil, and on- cxamattonifound that: Hie pastor |iad sustained serious injuries. There were two large contused Wounds on the forehead, the skull hving exposed. One finger .was t/)iind to be fractured. Mr Worboys' ciiiiililion lias considerably improved. ff you suffer from Rlicnrnatism, Gout, Gravel, Sciatica, or Lumbago, a fair (rial will convince you that RHEUMO will cure these diseases. The pains of Rhaumatism and kindred complaints are produced by the same cause—excess of uric acid in the blood. The pain may be alleviated by Hie use of plasters and liniiiKsitij, but these can never touch the i«tf iuajvc pi IJfe disease, and can only give par<tia| k]\v] at best. RHPUMO ueutralis.es apd out (lie poisouous acid apcumulario/is in the blood, and pffrcts a speedy anil permanent cure. The best proof of its merit Is the fact that its sales are larger to-d?.y than e'er before. A fair trial will convince you of ita marvellous power over Rheumatism and kindred diseases. All chemists and stores, 2s 6d and 4s (id. Wholesale agents, Kcmpthorne, Prosper and Co.* 3

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