LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 345, 11 June 1897, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Post Office holidays in connection with the Jubilee celebration are notified elsewhere. The Hastings Rifles paraded for inspection last evening. Sergeant-Major Dewar, the new drill instructor, was in attendance, and put the men through various movements. Messrs Nelson Bros, have received the following wire from their London office : —" To-day's quotations—Best Canterbury mutton B£d ; Dunedin, 3£d ; Napier and North Island, 3d."

Mr " Davy" Gage, the well-known footballer, is at present in Hastings. G. H. Vickers and Co sell at their rooms to-morrow produce, furniture, clothing, Tahiti oranges, etc. For obstructing a railway guard the Palmerston Magistrate on Tuesday last fined a Woodville man 40s and costs. The " Magpies " are rapidly making themselves proficient for their entertainment on Thursday next. Last night's rehearsal was particularly successful. The amount necessary to repnir roads, bridges, and railways in the North Island which were damaged by the Easter floods is £-200,000. Young men beware! A carpenter named John Aeknry was, at Broken Hill, sentenced to three months for unlawfully assaulting a girl named Harris. The assault consisted in Aekary kissing the girl. Captain Russell has kindly promised to support the proposal of a public recreation ground for Hastings. The meeting advertised for Monday evening promises to be successful in every particular. Many promint citizens are interesting themselves in the movement. We acknowledge receipt from Mr A. A. George of a neatly printed card showing in extenso receipts and expenditure in connection with the late Flood Belief Sports. In presenting a trophy to the energetic hon. secretary the committee only ex pressed their appreciation of the excellent services rendered by Mr George. Eccles Cascara Liver Regulator is a safe and effective remedy for Stomach and Liver Complaints,, such as Indigestion, Headache, Constipation, Furred Tongue &c. It never fails to relieve or cure. 2s 6d per bottle. From A. Eccles' chemist, Napier and Hastings, and all leading country storekeepers.—Advt. Wellington warehouse prices are in every instance charged by the D. I. C. when executing orders received by post. Those of our residents who want really nice fashionable goods need not hesitate about communicating with the I). I. C., Wellington. Complete furnishing is now a special feature of the D. I. C., and those who anticipate requirements in this direct tion will be supplied with catalogues and estimates post free.—Advt. To the deaf and those troubled with noises in the head or other aural troubles, Dr Nicholson, of London, the worldfamed Aural Specialist and Inventor of Artificial Ear Drums, has just issued the 100 th edition of his illustrated and descriptive book on Deafness and Aural Troubles. This book may be had from Mr Colin Campbell, 160 Adelaide road, Wellington, N.Z. Mr Campbell was cured of his deafness by Dr Nicholson's system, and takes pleasure in spreading the news of the great specialist in New Zealand. A little book on the cure of Rheumatism, Corpulence, Lumbago, and Indigestion by the same author, may be had from Mr Campbell, also free. —Advt.