LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 300, 15 June 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand has declared an interim dividend of 7% per cent. Mr. C. F. Boulton, of New Plymouth, was very successful in the poultry section of the Hawera Winter Show, gaining the following awards:—Brown Leghorn cock, first and special; hen, first and special; cockerel, first and special; pullet, first and special; American hen, ,first; American pullet, first; American cockerel, third, and also special prize for ■art f»iat*. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning Albert Woodham, an ex-inmate of the Old People's Home, made his third appearance within the last six months on a charge of drunkenness, and was convicted and fined £l, with the option of seven days' imprisonment. On a further charge of having committed a breach of a prohibition order, Wadham , was similarly penalised, with the addition of 7s costs. The sentences will run concurrently. Questioned by the Magistrate . (Mr. A. Crooke), Detective-Ser-geant Bodham stated that it was highly probable that the delinquent would, .on his release, be re-admitted to the Home. It has long been a reproach to New Plymouth that there has been no boarding school in the town in connection with the High School (says the Patea Press). This reproach can no longer be hurled at the school, thanks to 'the efforts that have recently been put forward. The establishment of the boarding school should result in a good fillip being given to the High School, which has already made a name for itself amongst schools in Taranaki, and should increase the esprit de corps and patriotism which is well worthy of encouragement and which has played no small part in the devolpment of some of the best of the old schools at Home. An Austin reversible road-grader has been acquired by the Borough Council. The machine, which has been purchased through Mr. Newton King (local agent) is capable of forming roads, cleaning out water-tables, cutting shallow trenches for pipe-laying operations, and can be used as a plough. Its capabilities have already been tested in Shorthand street, Vogeltown, where, as the result of eight hours' work, thirty-four chains of road were formed to an average width of fifteen feet. Two men are sufficient to operate the grader, and it is interesting to note that considerably over a score of men would have been required to do the Shortland street job in the same length of time. A public trial of the machine will he held next week on the borough reserve on tho Avenue road. A "bolt" occurred in Powderham street about 8.30 o'clock yesterday morning. The runaway was a horse attached to one of Mr. H. T. doll's meat delivery carts, and during its wild career it collided with a milk-cart owned by Mr. J. Lovell. The butcher's cart was overturned, but, kicking itself free, the madly-excited animal made up Courten.ay street. Behind it thundered the horse attached to the milk-cart, which left a trail of milk in its train. Eventually the latter equine overturned .its vehicular appendange in Molesworth itreet, carrying away a post and a portion of a fence in the effort. The cart was not greatly damaged, but the horse itself impaired considerably its future usefulness. The butcher's' cart was badly knocked about, but the horse, the cause of all the mischief, escaped very lightly. Favored with splendid hunting weather, the North Taranaki Hunt Club's meet at Mr. C. Topliss' residence, on Thursday, was a distinct success. Those participating in the hunt included Messrs A. H. Halcombe (master), B. H. Chancy and H. Matthews (deputv-masters), A. Cliff (huntsman), W. Boulton, F. G. Carthew, W. Hookham. F. Aubrey, L. C. Jennings, C. Matthews, J. Cole, W. Lonergan, C. Topliss, W. Jackson, L. Pepperill, W. Cole, C. Pepperill, L. George, E. Stockman, N. Pepperill, G. N. Skelton, J. B. Mabin, L. V. Russell, T. Sampson, C. Lepper, jun., A. H. Street, H. George, Wheatley, H. D. George, G. Foreman, W. Stockman, A. J. Davy, J. Branegan, P. T. Burgess, F. Gooch, W. Young, Harris, A. L. Humphries (secretary), Mesdames A. H. Halcombe, •H. Matthews, Wheatley, A. Jury, L. Jennings, Foreman, Misses J. Street, Wheatley, N. Wheatley. Late in the afternoon the hunt adjourned to the homestead, where they were the guests of Mr. Topliss. Thanks were extended to the host for the trouble he had been put to, and the offer to meet at his place again next year was unanimously accepted. "There is one thing not referred to in the council's report, 1 * remarked Mr. Govett at last night's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, "and that is the melancholy fact that with all the advantage in the district, we have practically derived no advantage from the tourist traffic." Continuing, he said that it was time the community endeavored to impress upon outsiders the fact that there were other things than cows to be] seen in Taranaki. He hoped the incoming committee would pay a little more attention to advertising Taranaki than had been done in the past. Mr. Penn said it was not altogether Taranaki's own fault. People had gone to the Tourist Office, and asked ' for information about Mt. Egmont, but they were generally advised that the best trip was to Rotorua. Taranaki was, they were advised, a dead-end. According to the chairman (Mr. Shaw), the chamber might act in conjunction with the Mountain House Committee, and see that more reference was made to Mount Egmont and Taranaki generally in the tourist guide-books. The Mokau river was attractive, but the access to it was at present almost impassable for tourist traffic. As soon as the new Mountain House was brought under the notice of other districts, there should be a great influx of tourist traffic.

DO TOU SUFFER FROU GOUT?

H*g Gout got you in its grip t Do you suffer from rheumatism, eciatica, lumbago, rheumatic gout, stone, or gravel? Perhaps you have bought liniments, plasters and embrocations, and found that although they brought temporary relief, the old trouble soon returned. Or perhaps you tried some largely advertised pills or cure-alls, which claim to cure every ailment, including rheumatism —of course, they, too, absolutely failed to give relief. Now, in fairness to yourself, in fairness to us, we want you to give RHEUMO a trial. RHEUMO will not cure any and every trouble, but it positively cures rheumatism, gout, sciatica, lumbago, stone, or gravel. All these diseases arc due to one cause only —excess uric acid in the blood. This excess may be due to several causes, the main one is the failure of the kidneys to do their work. You cannot be cured until the excess has been removed. Liniments and pills, although cheap, can never do this. RHEUMO is the one medicine that will cure quickly and effectually. At all chemists and stores, 2/0 and 4/0. Q