LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7978, 15 November 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hcivvivh 7.'> M ami X n'( lot'.; ui Tucsiliy I'Vfiiiiig Hi.- liri'lx'll at lII.' Initial Station sutiiid.'il an alarm, a:.(I a n:sli was made (or 1 lie Imperial Hotel, where an Milhrcal; was saplas il to Lave ottiirri'd. Tli.'ic was certainly a smoky atmo<plu-n' l.air;iii',' iiivr llie iifiilihourhor..! ( >i Curri. street, bia ii-it a vi-sliy oi nasui ii.r atltilmtiiit; the cause lo a lliv a! i h.' Imperial. uh.M" all lias sal.- awl soui,.l. I'll.- brigade display'! I'hi-ir "s----iial |.rr,i»|>tiirss ami ae'jvr.y, liul IM'V had all Hi ir ir.iuile (m milhini;. has lu.ii i,ii.■'. n. . m < r Miir.ilai week from il..' ( iii.Thin iloicl. wLie 1,,.

i-uicJ iis clerk, wi' i,,u n il „„ T,irs;laV iiiorniii- by <',„,,iaUc |;„!iiii,.in' ami Mr 5um,,,,,,.,. .u,,«.ii4; tin- liip-'n:. in I fie Mcinity ~i u.(. |. at |, s . i, W . IS ~, |l|( ,. sd'n thai dee,,,:,,,! I,.„I e„nn,li.Ue<l sueiilc. nil lie w.i-. m ~ .siilism posiu,m. aii'l iiis llirn.it t, is eiii' 1,-,,,,, ciii I near 'I Ik; hcly ra removed t'l lilt' )lll>l mil- in ilVCyil ,1), jlKjMcst 'lll.' Keys „i ,|„. l|„ t( .| safe ttl ., v i()lll „j '.« !l»- l».:ly. ..ml. a* was ,ui;ieipali<l Win ii the s a f. was n|i(iii I Ihe ea^li ami accounts were foiiml pi i iVc-tly ! cured. Aii inquest will he ie'd ti.(lay at l'l.-M a.m. Il i.sl sliUlni llnil anion:' ill,-(H-.-lvi. Kooif ni. n anil leu,- ,„, a r,.renl Sii|iiviin- Conn jury in n noil It •in l.nvn uviv :—IV ii,k > l'i„K, C.-.irj;.. (iivy. K.lwai'd Iteoivn, (.Von;,, ISliirk. Kili.liiinl While, ami .1,. 5 ..|i1i r.rrr,,. An I'xelniii-,. says 111., poiie; call il "llic lUimla'W Jur\."

On hoard Ihc Italian warship Calabria is a dog- secured by Ibe crew' during a run ashore on Tierra del Kuego. Strait of, Magellan. The animal, said to 'be 'a native, o[ that country, has some c|iieei' characteristics, one of which is Ihut when it is l.\ ing down i( can he picked up and thrown from one person to allot hj, r wiiliuul inking Hie least, *in-l.-ii'-t in the proceedings. It is 'inanimate animation" in 'dog form. In number direction its instinct is particularly ken, tor it scents the land sometimes hours before ii is in sight, and exhibits every manifestation ' of deiighi in its approach, though it never cares to t|iiil the ship.

The heavy rain at the end of last week caused a considerable fresh in the Uaikato Hive,-, with the result thai Ihe low lying lands about the .Mercer ami Wairangi districts were .lno.led. A number of the dislrict roads were imnv.Tali-cl on Wednesday 111.1 Thuis.la.v. and a sawmill was lloodetl out. t;|ose to Alercer the riv•r had spread out until it forlu.a i.uile ;a lake, niih-H in exii-nt, but so far no damage of any has l.eeu re|iorled. One of the oldest sawmills in the district. 1 hat belonging to Mr Ceorgv S.une. at Muihirsi, will shortly have cut out its supply . Mr S.vuic is , creel ,ng a mill at Mahui-i Valley, to which he expects 10 transfer his opernlions about Christmas. Th,. New I'lymoulh Sash and Moor Compauv's mill at I'ariki has clos-d down, having cut out all the timber within a payable area.—l'oat.

Visitors to Chrisiclmrch during "carnival week" were greatly struck by 11ie variety ami means of locomet ion by which different points of the city and suburbs, could lie reacb•d. The spectacle of a whole community on wheels ; vvas an impressive one. Klcctric cars, steam cars and horu;, cars were to be seen running ill the same lines : alongside of hem motor omnibuses and old-fash-ioned horse' coaches were plying, .vhile motor-cars of various devices panted and 'boomed along the .treels. in company with I housands of l.icyrles. In addition many thousands of people irnvvljeil by railway, while the smart hansom and the use. fill "foiir-wheeler" carried their 'bun-, drods of iieojile almost hourly to and .rom dillerent points. That all this irallic was conducted wiihout lireakdown or mishap of any kind says much for the care and efficiency of those engaged in 'it.

Mr Remington. 51.11.1t.. characterises the Fair Kent Hill as a "bug enr." and says there is "no possiilil.v of such a .measure 'being pass■d." At present tln're is no likelihood of such a Hill beinir passed, it s true. Ilui if limes were bad. crops tioor. prices low and the bottom .nocked out of things generally, then here would he an agitation for a '■' air Hrnl Hill, and the farmers would lead Hie agitation. Thosi ranting Oppositionists who rail igainsl rbe fair lleiil Hill convetiiititly ignore rh* fact that the Hill was devised as a measure of relief or lanueis in dull times, awl they Iso ignore the fad that a fair (Rent I'ill was introduced by the Atkinson !ov eminent.—Kxcbangc. The I'Vdecal Government inviii-s tenters for the purchase of aooii Panama hats. The hats were import, d fix a Victorian, ihe value for the polioses of duty being staled as din. Ine and lwo-|,.-nce halfpennv each ■if d an exceedingly low price for .'.•inline I'auainas. ant! Ihe Cust •; oithorr'ies caun. hi the conclusion

'bal the valuation was a lalse on.ile Milisl,.,- thereupon exer.-lsed |,; s i .wers under ihe Ad. and look p..sMsson of the hals. paving thei.npoiiir theuJl'g.d value of Clin, and in ' <•""' uiareii, for trade value. |-'.,. icrls have valued the ha's a' t'Jiin, -o it looks as though Ihe Federal 'lovernm.riil had made a verv fair deal.

•h.-se from New /,.aland !o the west coast of K, w land ports, the New Zealand and African Steamship C il!r . have arranged to earn shipne-iils at l'l peril. The com'pai.v has mad,-lllMllgrlll.-l.ls with th,, I'.ils. ,| 1 „.,.!,. "oi'l'oiation. with a ii,-w to 11,.. ,|,. ve'.-pin- of a ti-a.le with Prist.d. 1, giie consignees (r,.,. stoi-iu... for fro/'■n meat and rabbits for ,ne ri.-nit': "I her "refrigerated cargo will be ~(.„, •■•' <<■•■- for I I d.'.vs. .luring' [lie nest 1-' 111. Nt lis. and the steamers niil call al Pristol instead of Hurry. l-'or the past two or three weeks Ihe racer..lir.se grounds have bee,, the scene ~l 11 'Tg'bo.sß soilrc". savs the Vapier Tolecrn.-h. which, allhongh it "lai-ii.r-l a 'few timid people, was

Generally looked „,,„„ „ s ~„ m „ Ui . like. The other evening, however, two uvii-d ii K „, vs „,,.,, n,, ; ,, j11ir in lh : ■iim distance „„ the rac-cmrse. and a tew energetic observers hurried in!o Hasting* aid recruited ~ rout in;i'iil ni some tiny ,v„»„ s ,ii,,i. wh„. haung nothing else to do. proceed,-,! to '-lay the ghost." Thcv arrived at the racecourse and a ghost hunt of,, most eviling nature cnsiiid. the spills having- a sporting- start. Thf par!., however, scattered, and in doubling to escape his pursuers one ol the "ghosts" ran into the arms of his enemies, who promptly sl,ipp,.,i l"m of his disguise, discovering Ihe features and ligure „f a young man well known in I mm. Up was marched in Mis shroud a certain distance in triumph, and after a rough' " illl( | 'ui.i'.le was dis-iuissed. as they sav i„ I lie Police Courls. "with a'caution " The other supernatural visilor sprinted in a straight line, and in (he course of his r a( -e removed his "rave cl ih-es ami- f1,,„,g then, from him n-s pursuers had him in sight all 'he time, but when they overtook 'viml they thought was the quarry lie stoutly allirmcd that he was himself a pursuer „ m l that, the ghost had made j M | (l some undergrowth The hunters «,.!-,. unconvinced. but. ha\in,g nearly eshansl.-d themselves i'l I lie chase, they Were compelled l„ u-cept his staiemenl. It is possibl, Court proceedings will ensue. At the annual meeting of lhe Man iwatu Kin,- Associate a resolution »«' parsed regretting that the C.overnmenl could m,l see its wav to grant free railway passes to volunteers attending rifle Heelings.

!!■-• sirnlionl Cowling ( lull has decided lo send a team' lo Wellington to compel e at/ 'live North, -n Howling Association-si Tournament, c01,in,,-,,ring on Monday. -Januun S, li-titi. and jinn,inal ions are now hung lecriwd hy |ln- Secretary. It is in end; d lo select lli.- teams on Monday next, l>oth inst. M is expected ihe Cluh will compete in the jnterclul, malches. pairs, and single-, A steer. 1n,.! and fattened Uv Messrs Pegler Bros., and killed by a butcher at Raglan last week, turned Ihe scales at llilisib. exclusive of -In Hi instil.- Uf. Th» buH'ork. \vh)cli was one uionlh under lour ,m,i,s old. tt.is m>!-.I at -Jts ( : .il per 11:011,. Ihe -rice o|.laiii"d being £li! Is. Onehalf 111,- carcase was s.-nl h\ slemn■r lo Kawhia. l:uiing tl„. im nib of October Ihe i-s----i. re plac.l under ihe charg ' I he ■ulilie Trust," for uianag,- ul. refoiv leaving Timaru fo lak,- „ t 1111> at New I'lviiiimtli. Constahli (C----lallor.in "as pr,-e I bv the memicrs ol 111,-Tiliiaril police lore" with ■ Mis Mai, -st.-. Hi.- Ki„- sine,.,-,.1t :hanU \, in- :ii-.\.-i-tun.-iii for I,irt h,l-.iv glv,.tin..s.---T,.l,.yrai„ >.-.-.-i\.-,l by Ill's K.M-.-11, IlC\ the C..Ver,:,,r In-11l tinSecret ,ir.\ of Stale for the Colonics. Till') SVMI'TOMS OK HHKUMATJ.S.M. Tlie symptoms ~i r|ii'ii|ii,ilishi usually lua-.c ue ilniiht as tu wli-it is tin- matter with the siifl.rr. Sharp I pains aii- Fit in lite wrist, knee, elhow, .inkle, of nihil joiiils, which a ic usually hot, red and swollen. T'ke pain oiten shifts from one joint to another—lone ilay il may lie in , the hand, tie ntl't, peiltaps, the font j t's seized with lance-like pains—while lite part Cist effecieil may lie much ea.-ier. No maCcr how severe the symptoms of Rlieuiuatisni, Rheumo will completely lianish them. II«n----ihvdsof well-known people leslify lo its Wontleiiul power of i-om|iteriiiK rheinnalisni. I'liee 2s Hd and 1s fid. Jrum all i-li-imists ami stuns, 1 i

Negoiin-tioos are proceeding in London 'between, the l'aciiic -ami F.xtension Cable] Companies with a view to pooling; receipts. Thy Federal Government will )nol| consent to any arrangenient| until .Parliament litis been ctvusulutl.

A lvui'indi-r is given of the address which Mr lloglien (lnspeclor Geiifral c.f Schools) ,is Ui give litis evening at Whilrlcy Hall tin the subject of technical education. As an expert on. general educutiua and an enthusiast in technical anil manual work, Mr Hoghen has tlone cxccM-tnl service, and a most in!cresting address may bo anticipated. This afternoon Mr Ntvu ton King will hold a dealing sale of furniture at Yogcltovn mi account of Mr J. K. Uutlerion. 'lhc whole of the furniture is in first-class order, and as Mr Chattel ton I-t leaving the district every thing will he sold without re-. st rve.

Anyone wishing 111 secure a nice siiburhau home should atterd tlie sale, of .Mr J. 11. Chaltcrtui's property at( Yogellown hy Mr Newton King this aftcrraon. The section is well'cultivii.tnl, and siltiali.l within about 10 minutes of the centre of tlnriown in a very healthy neighbourhood. Mr Janus Sanderson invites 1 ;n----tlers for invinling a warehouse in Currie Street. The time of closing is 1 p.m. on Monday lite 25eli inst. The dislrici agent of the Norwich and Lcihloii Insurance Accident Association (Mr 0. McAllum) gives «ome valuable advice hi ati advertisement in this issue,

Just landed—Our rrst consignment of Xiiias jewellery and solid silverware. Now on view in our window—lii'KS, new brooches, new bangles, new solid silver goods. Quality the very best. Good value beyond dispute. Carelully note the address : J. 11. Parker, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Optician, next, railway crossing, Devon .Street Central, New Plymouth.* N IOW A!>VKRTINKMKNTS. I). McAllum—Accident and other insurance. Jas. .Sanderson—'renders for painting. Gillies, Kanlhiim and Nalder—Sale nf sections at IJawcra. Newton Kihg-Raliotti cattle sale. Newton King-Sale of furniture and residence at Vogeltown.