LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81899, 10 December 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A 7tt shark was hooked oil' the .Yew Plvnioui.il whart yesterdav. Oiien--ca bathers, beware. ' ''

All Order-in-t'ouncil declares Unit rodent ulcer, malignant diseases, ami venereal ili-cMM- iiri 1 infectious (lisunder tin- Dairv lmhi,trv Act.

An utti'inpt at pocket, picking was .mule in New PlvinoirUli the oilier „hliit. As ii young mail was coining nil (if tlic theatre, lie found himself jammed between two strangers, one of whom begun to feel for his watch. The viiiing I'cKuw, quick to realise what' the game was, hauled off and cumilit the olVcndcr in a place ihitt was soft The woiild-lie thieves decamped. The following is the rcMill of the Utv and (iiiild's examination so far as 'Taranaki is concerned:--New Plynioutli. plumbers' work—-as-nnd-elass honours, tieorgc A. McDonald, (ieurge Price; first class honours, Herbert -miart. Pressniakiiig An.v A. .loncs. .Marion I'.- I). Lisle. Stratford: W00d..-i,-k. fir.-t year, W. .|. Evans. A. M. Mevcllberg; limil, sc-ec.nd-tla-s, E. H. Clark. SVKES S DRENCH CURED SEVEN VALUABLE COWS FOR Mr. BROWNING. A drench which saved seven valii bl ■ cows, when the owner bin ell thought there was no chance of their M" ovciy, is surely well worth using'. Tics v.;r. the cxp'-r'enee of Sir. Edwin Browning, Ok.ilo. Taranaki. «-i-b SVKESS DRENCH. Read what Mr. Browning savj :—Okaf ,'a.nnaki. "1 have used SYKES'S DRENCH on seven of rnv cows at , time when I thought Si •■(« V,;,- no •liniice of savin;; llvni. I fol'ouetl be ii>;i nci j n-. given iv'th the ':r neb, and am pleased t„ state that I saved ■:.'■ whole seven an niais. Titer i<r"veiv I atttibu'e s<,!elv t" SVKESS DRENCH." EDWIN DROWNING. Signa'ure witnessed by R. Cock. Ksci., J.P.. May* of New Plymouth. AH mores sell SYKES'S ANIMAL ABORTION CURE restores cows, mares, ewes, and sows la regular breeders after abortion; Price 2/6. Ladies' tfi.ti stylish bar and button •j'aee shoes reduced to 8/rj pai rat lit* Melbourne's great sale, now on. See ■ them in Hie window,—Adyt

Amongst the exhibitors wlio won prizes at the recent Palniorston show are:—J. H. Corrigiui, Iknvera, £OS; F, G. Moore, Ivili lvi, .€'l2 10s; \Y. H. Wayboume, Wavcrley, £ls; Newton King, £10; J. 11. Mitchell, £l(l; F, A. Bremer, £li; S. B. Coirigau, £O. Mr Munro, general manager of the Exhibition, has decided to write a book dealing with the Exhibition. Its title will be "A History of the Xew Zealand International Exhibition, and Two Years at Christchurch." It should be entitled, "Men 1 Have Crossed."

A cable has been received by the Secretary of the New Zealand Axemen's Association notifying that llilcy, Weston, Chelhs, Maugan and Coombe will represent Australia in the New Zealand Axemen's carnival this season. The team will bo the strongest that has yet toured the colony, holding as it does the principal Australian and Tasnianinn championships. The men icave Hoburt this week and compete at Eltham Carnival on Bosing JJay and subsequently at Christchurch. In addition to the foregoing axemen, H F. Collins, President of the West Australian Axemen's Association, and a prominent axemen, has arrived in Eltham and is already in training. AH good Scots will be interested iu the fate of historic Holyrood, the home of many sovereigns and the scene of many events associated with

important epochs in Scotch- history. Perhaps the most notable claim of the old Palace to modern interest lies in the fact that within its walls most of tlio tragedies in the life of the hapless Queen Mary were enacted. In a room in the Palace, Kizzio was dragged from her side and murdered, almost within her view. The stains of his blood are still pointed out to visitors who inspect the interior of the building. All the romance of Scotch history centres around Holyrood, and it is pleasing to learn that the old chapel will not be spoiled by any attempt to modernise it. Tke Palace was for a long time a recognised sanctuary for debtors. It is still one of the famous sights of Edinburgh.

Within the last few weeks three Melbourne men have left for London under conditions of extreme secrecy. One of them has invented an implement of war to be used in connection with artillery. It is claimed that the invention is great enough to turn the balance iu war between two nations otherwise equal in armed strength. Most extraordinary precautions have been taken to guard the secret until the War War Office and Admiralty have experimented with it. The inventor evolved the idea some time ago, and, after negotiations with the War OHice, a skilled officer of the Secret Service was sent to- Melbourne to report upon the invention. The visiting expert is entirely satisfied that an invention of vast importance has been evolved. Two others are interested in the invention besides the inventor and the Imperial agent. They will be instructed in every detail of its construction, so its to be able, .to'ji'ecreate it if necessary. Every model, drawing, etc., will then be destroyed. The four men are on their way to London, travelling not only by different ships, but by different routes. Their lives have been heavily insured, and at each port of call they will be guarded by agents of the Imperial Government.