LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 25 October 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The blight has mavle its appearance ill several crops of potatoes in New Plymouth. . \ The work of installing the interlock- : ing system in the New Plymouth rail--1 way yards is to be commenced shortly, I We are informed that it is intended to instai tiie ei'leirie light throughout the Theatre Koyui. The Stratford County Council has appointed a woman to be pouudkeeuer at Toko. The Whiteiey Uiuivii t|U.uteriy iikol- ! iug haa dec.dtU uol to appoini a aiiutea- ! t>ui' tu iiuv. Av-clv uuul uk Colonial Cuuierence in .February, Tuis are reporied, to be rather plentiful in ilie Ta.iiape district, and are so ! tame that they wil almost let one touch them. . . fcj .ni-Xtti The friends and sympathiser* of ill* J A. Alt Oil l log h m Cnrislchuruk nave established a "iree spteeli fund," out of which it is proposed lo pay him .£0 a week to deliver lectures on behalf of the j labor movement. • I J.holts in the suburbs are becoming numerous, and the aioleu artidusTrange irom a garden roller to whitebait and poultry. .Some Pitzroy youths will appear JjLlore the Court on charges of stealing chicks and whitebait recently. The striking power of the town clock is considerably improved, as the result of alterations in the hanging oi the bells. Air C. liiirton, of -\ies.-rs JLittlcjohn and Son, coiuraetors tor the erection of the clock, attended to the matter, " «• -■».» * d/,. i.-. '.. i in .--pite of the unfavorable weather in i'aianaki of the Kaupokonui Co-operative Dairy Factory (Juiopan y. Ltd., has ji.iiil lur -ii.irulb of butter-fat more tor the three mouths elided "JOlli September than for tiie same period of hut year, iin increase of over 20 percunt. A simple accident in Mr Short a monumental yard yesterday cost iiim about XloU. A stone fell, aud started a "drive." A wholp row followed, liieludii'o tlwt splendid piece of statuary that placed -Mi' Short at the head of his trade at I lie International Exhibition. 'ihis piece was irreparably damaged. The first shipment of American apples this season reached Wellington last week, coming, in the absence of direct service, via Vancouver and Sydney. The consignment consisted of about (jOO cases, and, iu spite of their long journey, came to hand in excellent condition. I'he apples met with satisfactory sale at the fruit market. ', j4 .... ( I'oultry-kcepers are troubled about the increased price of chick wheat and other foods. It would not be so bad it only wheat were rising in price, for the other grains could be used as substitute foods; but maize, barley, oats, and, ;>l course, pollard aud bran, are becoming more expensive each week. li«producing, with fowl foods at these prices, i a a losing game at the preseut market rates. Here are a lew examples of the keen price-cutting going on at the Melbourne Clothing Company:—Nugget polish 4<l tin, Nugget outfits Is !fd, women's chrome two-bar shoos 5s lid, men's canvas siloes with double soles Is lid. men's bluchers 4s lid, women's carpet slippers 2s lid, mens llaniiels 2s 3d, men's easbmere socks Is, men's merino pants and shirts Is lid, men's Samson braces l«, ] men's prey denims 3s lid, men's blue ami gold denims 3s lid, men's moleskins ■ss lid. men's coril trousers fis Gd, men's ' celluloid collars Ud, men's chrome bals 10* fid, youths' kip shooters fis lid, ' youths' strong chrome school boots 8s Ud. ; TAKE CARE Ol* THE PENCE. J You save money by buying No. 2 £ Ivozie" Tea at Is Sd. Jt's n line, pure 1 ea, wliiili tasles belter nnd goes farther c linn 2s torn of other brands. Wholesale l Rurgcss, Frasor and Co., Now Plymouth, f A PATNFUL SWELLING J ">n any part of the body will, if nog- } cctert, end in some kind of sore, sueh ' l is a boil, carbuncle, ulcer, abscess, fis- C ' aila, etc. To prevent such a result, !} inply Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment. , rhia will relieve the pain, draw out the nllanimatum, reduce the swelling, and 0 Irive awny the entire trouble. 1 Accept io substitute. Price Is Od and 3s. G

The Rev. A .Thomson, of Petoiio, who lmu just returned from a visit to the Old Country, says lie regards the Dominion as the happiest country in the world. At a '".social" jiivcn in his honor he. remarked: ''l nm.satisfied there i.s in poverty in New Zealand."

.Mr. R. Wallace, traveller for tlic Stewart Timber Company, of Wellington, is reported to have netted ;C2-100 by the j purchase of a business in Dlenheim. The j agreement was that Mr. Wallace was to ( pay ,-€IO,OOO for the business, but after j signing it the vendor decided not to give up, and repurchased for £12,400. j A medical man says thai sea-watpr is the linest natural water a man can, drink, provided lie does not get it any- \ where near a sewage outfall. It is ( laden with every mineral spa of the j earth, and is a splendid cure for nasal! troubles, chronic catarrh, and various! forms of irritation in the nose.

The Minister of Public Health, replying to Sir William Steward, stated in the House on Wednesday that some time ago careful analyses of various samples of chloroform were made because of some accidents, but nothing delinite was found. lie was not aware 1 that there has been an unusual mortality from the administration of chloroform. It has to be remembered that as a rule the person subjected to anaesthetisation is n >t in the bent of health, and therefore accidents are more likely to happen. The question of deterioration in crossing the Equator has been gone into, but no clear evidence was produced which entitled us that an actual change did take place. .Special attention was given to this important question in the drafting of the Sale of Food and Drugs Bill. As soon as this Bill became, law, better control will be set up.