GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8086, 17 April 1906, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

A. young woman was attacked anil seriously mauled while dancing witll another girl in a cage of lions at a Loudon music-hall.

Even iHe average pipe smoker lias an affection for kis pipes. Willi " G.B.D.s" such as J. Avery lias on offer, there is no fear of a short life for a pet pipe. Tnis special seleelion includes every shape, with vulcanite and amber mouthpieces. The name guarantees quality. Cases are shown in new pitol patter, breast-pocket eases, and all others. The briars are plain or mounted. J. Avery's pipe display is one every smoker should see.—Advt. Artificial nitratb of linio is being made by electricity in Norway at a cost which will enable it to compete easily with the nitrate of soda now imported from Chili. A sewing machine becomes more necessary every day. The beautiful art needlework which is fashionable nowadays would be prohibited in price to most people, yet with the Singer Sewing Machine, the most artistic designs are simply and easily worked, at a very small cost. Mr P. McCarthy and Mr Waught are conducting a special art needlework exhibition at the Singer Depot here, cordially inviting Singer users and others to free tuition in their graceful and elegant art.—Advt.

Vesuvius is unusually active. The lava has covered a portion of the Vesuvian railway line, and the traffic on the funicalar railway has been temporarily stopped. It is now well-known that Mr J. H. Parker, of Devon-street, has disposed of his jewellery business. A business announcement-states that all goods are reduced 25 per cent, and over, but the bare announcement cannot do justice to the unprecedented value offering. Every article bears the old original price, off which the liberal discount is given. Early visitors will secure the pick; in fact, it is essentially a ease of the early bird catches the worm, and the worms in this case are valuable in deed.—Advt

Sonic bones unearthed at Greenwich are said to be those of the unis or mountain bull, long since extinct, but which existed in France in the time of Julius Ceasar. For Colds iu the Head and Influenza' Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is fld and 2s 6d per bottle. A "cleaner," for general household use, is " Hydrolein " soap, the " King of Cleaners." Used in warm or cold water, economical, saves rubbing, and hard work, costs only 3Jd at T. W.' Wskh's, Brougham street, K.P.— Advt-

•. During a speech at the Levin Horticultural Show the Minister for Lands referred to the potato blight. He said experiments would bo made on the Levin State Farm which he hoped would go a long way towards niinimisiug the loss occasioned by the blight, which in his opinion was not the Irish I blight-