The Daily News. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7915, 2 September 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Ilorough Council invites tenders for carting 1000 yards of boul ders to the crusher site. The Commissioner of Crown Lands at Nelson is about to prosecute persons for destroying the scenery at Ngahio Island. The suspicious case of sickness at Shannon is still kept under observation, no definite developments having taken place. The Carterton Borough Council on Tuesday night decided to take the necessary steps to procure a loan for establishing municipal gasworks. The valuable gold watch and chain, presented to Mr E. Wastney on Thursday was obtained at Mr J. H. Parker's well known jewellery establishment.

The train arrangements in connection with,the football match at Hawera on Saturday, Sept. 9, when a combined Wanganui-Taranaki team plays the Australian reps., will be found in thfs issue. At the. Russian Ministry of Marine it is estimated that ihe cost of the vessels destroyed and captured |»y the Japanese in the recent battle 'is represented by a sum of £18,5011,(100.

A press wire states thnt ft severe thunderstorm passed over the Feilding district on Friday afternoon. Th"re was very little rain, but the lightning was particularly vivid. At,** meeting of settlors at Feilding oil Friday, says a press message, a cnmmitteu was formed to deal with the rabbit pest, and to formulate a scheme to check the spread of thesi animals in the district. In reply to a deputation that waited on him on Friday, the Premier promised to urgo on the Minister for Public Works to send an • Xpert to the Manawwtu to report on the streams in that district with reference to the utilisation of their power for generating electricity for electric lighting and productive works.

A brief sitting of the Police Court was held on Friday before ttu i S.M. I James Grant was convileti of drunkenness and fined 5s in default 21 I hours imprisonment. An application i*y Kdward Rowell (Mr Hutchen) against his son, Edward Jas. Rowel, (Mr Roy) for a maintenance order was partly heard and adjourned for a fortnight. For the monlh of August there were 2.** births registered with Mr Smith. Registrar for the New Plymouth district, the town claiming 11 and the country 112. The town deaths numbered lti (only si\ bvini; actual borough residents), and the country two. Of seven of the registered deaths the average age was 1 78 years. Fourteen marriages were | registered. The Infest number of the Liberal Herald, just to hand, has in addition to a number of instructive anil interesting political articles a capital series of reproductions of the much discussed vouchers. The Tetterpress and illustrations are alike excellent. and we can heartily recommend our readers to invest the small sum of threepence in the purchase of i his copy of the oflicial organ of the Liberal Party.

An inquiry is made in our advertising columns by a young man who wishes to obtain board and residence in a private family.

Students 01 the violin will have the opportunity to-day *ji inspecting at McKinnon Bain's warehouse what is claimed to be a genuine "Rtrad" violin. It is the property of Mr Jlayward, a violinist m the Hrescian Company, who is said to be able to trace the ownership back for 10U years. At the New Plymouth Police Court on Friday, an old man named Edward Rowell, bailing from Christchurch, sued his son, Edward James Rowell, farmer, of Koru, for maintenance. Mi' Hughes appeared for the complainant and Air Roy tor the defendant. It was admitted that complainant received £IOO from the defendant in May, 19' M, of which £BO was handed to his daughter and drawn upon for his upkeep. The dti lYndant did not wish to avoid his legal responsibility, but considered the expenditure of the £BO should b.* explained. The case was adjourned for a fortnight for further evidence At the S.M. Court on Friday, judgment by default was entered in the fallowing cases, Ilenry Weston v. William Madder, claim £3 lis, costs IDs ; Edward Dingle v. CStrorpe Eceke, claim £1 13s 2d, costs 5s ; Omata Road Board v. Edgar Walt, claim lis 2d, costs ss. In the judgment summons case Ernest A. Walker v. Edgar Watt, judgment £1 Is, the debtor failed to appear and ofiernl no explanation ; order for payment within two days, in default lour days imprisonment, Thei order in the case of Edward Dingle v. John H. Pickrell, jjidgmtfrt, £1 Kis fl«t was varied by making the sum payable in monthly instalments of ss. On the application of the 'debtor, the following cases were (by consent adjourned for one week. Joseph Wrigley v. Edgar Watt £6 l!l», anil Catherine MeU.uc v. Watt £29 15s. CHRONIC Rmi<:I;MATTSM EFi'KO TUALLY CUHED. Xo matter how long you ,invo suffered from Rheumatism, no matter what other remedies have failed, RHEUMO, if Riven a fair trial, will Cflfect a o.ir:;. Thou»ands of other sufferers have been permanently cured by RIIEUMO when all else had been tried in vaio? Many have spent large sums ef money at Rotorua and otha- thermal springs, but it was 1!I iKl'MO that eventually effected a I cure. If you am suffering from Rheumatism, nr from Gout, Lumbago, Sciatica, or kindred Complaints, g|va RHEUMO a fair trial. It has cured others and will cure you—nml that at little coat. All chemists nnd storer,, 2e fid and -Is 6d. Wholesale agents, Kernpthorne, Prosper and (.'o.* 1 t-Vjr Children's Harking at niijit. Woods' Great A'eppermint Cure. Is 69.

Tlie Egmont National Poaid at the annual meeting on Thursday apportioned tile £2OO tourist vo'e as follows South Committee £.75,, North £65, East £4O, West £lO, Kaitake Range track (North Committee) £lO.

When the New Zealand boxing team was in Brisbane, the roast of "The Visitors" .was proposed by Mr T. Wcllsby, who coupled with it the names of the New Zealand and New South Wales managers. In placing New "caland first, he slated that he did so because the sympathies of Brisbane people were entirely With New Zealand. They would never forget tlie kindness of the colony during the Brisbane floods, the promptness with which assistance had been sent being ever a grateful memory. New Zealand had done more than was expected, and more, indeed, than all the oilier colonies put together.

Some amusement was caused in the Wellington City Police Court the other morning by an inebriate who has a very long list of convictions. asked to plead, he said : "Well, your Honour, I feel quite ashamed of myself. The best thing you can do with me is to send me down to the destructor to be cremated alive ; but if you give nie another chance, on my word of honour—my word itself is not much—l will never come here any more." Dr. McArthur convicted and discharged the offender. When signing for his belongings at the watchliousc subsequently, the man said : "This will be my last official signature in here !" The following day he appeared at the Mount Cook Court for a similar charge and repeated his speech of the previous day, but was awarded seven days hard labour. A startling discovery was made at Ashford, in Kent. An elderly man who had btfen) employed (or many: years as a travelling foreman by the .South Eastern and Chatham Railway Company, and had recently retired, lived with his daughter in a quiet strict of the town. Either through inaction or worry his mind became impaired, and it was found necessary to remove him to the county .'s;, Irm. When lie had left his daughl(t proceeded to put his bedroom straight, and discovered the fact that the beil was lined with sovereigns. The old fellow had, in fact, accumulated £lOllO in bright sovereigns in his bed, and very likely it was his constant thinking of ltis treasure that at last unhinged his mi::d. The money was quickly countr e.i by responsible persons and lodged in one of the banks.

Members and intending members of the Chess and Draughts Club (con'hictcd at the Egmont Tobacconist Saloon, neat" the Hotel Commonwealth, Egmont .Street) are reminded '"t the Draughts Tournament to commence at 7.80 on Wednesday evening, September (!."

Whiteley Church, Sundny. Sept. Preachers : Morning, Itev. R. Williams ; evening, Rev. C. E. Godbehear. Solo, "Xearer My God to Thee" (Carey), Mr John Hvnn. Strangers cordially invited.*

Everyone is on the lookout for bar,'ains and bargains of the best, kin<; in Clocks, watches, jewellery, solid silver and electroplated goods of liigl quality, by best makers, nuiy be secured , t fc J. 11. Parker's, next railwm ■Tossing, Eevon Street, \e«- Plymouth. Note carefully—Only n few Cases left of very line American striking clocks at 12s fid each. #

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