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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 54, 22 February 1908, Page 2

(iV Till'. Fill Pill PACF. CoiiniciYial. Charitable Aid.--The Ca-e of 'Alex the Th- Harbor L.au Bill. Chinese National Anthem. Love's DreaiuiiiL'. i bur. h Services'. The Week's Mail Notices. LOCAL AND GENERAL In ihe Police Court yesterday a lir.-t----(dl'einling inebriate was convicted and dischar-ed.

A contingent ui' the Fir-t Auckl.i-.l Battalion Baud, which is competing ,il the Band Contest, arrived ill town yesterday morning.

It is reported that the Sa-h and Door C pany will proceed almost imiivdiately with the ic-erection of their noil on the Egmont road, replacing that roccntly destroyed bv lire.

The Brougham street Hall, which h.s lieeu undergoing extensive repairs and additions, is now almost out of the builders' hands, and promises to be about the most comfortable building for its purpose in town.

Yesterday afternoon Mes-rs. 11. Weston and 11. F. Russell, Justices, presided over a sitting of the Magistrate's Court, Constable Price, of Waitara, presenting a I'rcnui Maori named Jimmy (Ike on a charge of licing of unsound mind. The old chap, it was alleged, has l H >en a source of uneasiness lately, threatening to operate with a tomahawk on some of his neighbors. He was remanded for one week for medical treatment and further observation.

The mail train yesterday morning dijturbed a covey of horses on the railway line near Smart road. Tlie inmates had got on to the line through tbe carelessness of someone in leaving a gate open. Two or the horses jumped clear of the metals, but the third continued ahead of the engine until a small bridge wis reached. Here he attempted to leap across the open sleepers, bill stuck, and wo- thrown dow u into the swamp, .sustaining injuries that necessitated its immediate destruction. A number of young men carried on in a di-graceful manner at a house in Miranda -treel. Stratford, on Wednesday evening i-ays the Po-d'. where a wedding party was congregated. They weal

so far as to obtain a water hose froai an adjoining house and direded it on any pcr-on who happened lo make a i appearance. We iindci-iand that i ..,i-----t- Mcintosh put in an nunc iraii.-c „„ ihe -e .111,1 be-ide. , .pumic -.,„a0

j „f ,|k- ir.-|ia--i-r-. -.1 1.-.I in' !-,..(,j I | "ill probably In- h--.tr.! i)l Hit- nulter. j .U tin- lairington-nud i-eliooli'uom la*i evening, Mis, Sim-lair, lor the last livi- years in eharge of tin- loeal sehool. win) i- joining tin' teaehiu;: -tall' of the lu»le\v«Oil school, will "J'arewolh-d'' by tin- l.ji ;il ru-iili-nU. ol whom tlieri- was a larjje assemblage. Mr. I'a« linson presided, anil oil behalf ol' tlic parent- of tin- district ]>rcs(>uteil Miss Sinclair wi'h ;i handsome lady's companion, suitably - iiisrriln-il. A musical programme w;is | submitted anil iiim-U enjoyed, tliose run- | trilmtiii;.' being Mrs. ij'. JYu-h, Miss 1 lilake. Messrs. tiilbert and McKweii i Bios, (-.uiies were imhilyed in, and a | very happv tiine wa» spent bv evcrvoae. \l<'.s,lanie- I'etch. ('. 11. Ileilly, and'Mi-s I Wilkie directed tin- proceeding-. I'ln- need I'or the ereetioii of a fog j signal at tin- harbor ua- ajiiiiu d( in- ! ,1 rated >c-lerday morning, wlnm the i llar.iwa experienced i-n„sii|i_-i-alile dilli- , 11111 \- in making the wharf owing to lln- I i siinike. 'lln- early train v..is sent oiii I , to the purl at the u~ii.il lime, ami (a,.- - ! tain Norburv endeavored to brine |,j, I I Vl—el along-ido by Using the v-hi-li- - j |of the engine a- a guide. I'resi-iitU tin- ■ | Iraiu relumed to town, whistling at tinj numerous crossings as u-ual. ami tie- ] captain, not knowing ol I hi-, i-oiitiiiin-il lio lie guided bv the whistle-. Hut the j log soon revealed the nli-lake. and al I about 7 oYlnek ho put Hip ve-sel aboat. | having In that time arrived ju-r oil' t InI railway station. It was nearly S ..'do-k | when the steamer wa- berthi-d. Ih-- i I smoke from the bush lire- l.uit- like a | ] lieavv pall on the water. ; 1 ' DTOKST WHAT YOU KAT. | ; Tim only practical method of curing j j ; u ijjn~liuii i- (o n-e a combination of all ' ' litw's Diee-tivc abi:!e=. In 1 lii~ way ii i- ' jlO-sihle' Io ilige-t all classes of food. SO j that the bo,iy'i-aii be supplied will) tli" laiioiy nl l.oni-i-iiiiieilt necessary to health. If vnu arc suft'orhig Iron* n'nii- ■,. -lion, we 'surest the use of Dr. Shel--h-o's Digestive Tabules, because they -einpietely wlrt you eat, and aV !.»■• von to eat all the' good fooil you desire. I'riet! is lid per tin of 80 Tubules, i