GENERAL CABLES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8921, 9 September 1905, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

ALLEGED SIOHAMMEDAN PLOT

[press association.]- - (Received September 9, 7.34 a.m.)

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 8. The Bourse Gazette states that there is; unmjstakea/ble evidence that a Mohammedan plot has been discovered at Erivan forthe conquest of the country.

CHOLERA,

BERLIN, September 8. One hundred and -five cases "of cholera

have occurred- in Prussia", and there have 1 been 32 deaths.

AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE.

(Becejved -September- 9, 9^42 a.m.) SYDNEY,^ September 9,

The Minister for Agriculture presided at a conference to "discuss the- question of improving the breed of horses. It was resolved. That it is desirable for the In-

dian and Imperial Governments to estab-

lish agencies in Xew South JWales with a view 10 purchasing direct from breeders. Hie conference favored the appointment of

a competent Board to inspect - stallions, a

tax on stallions, Government jdiscpuragement of the export of mares, and the hold-

ing of horse fairs in connection _with shows. ~ ■ -

KEDICIXG STATE LEGISLATURE.

HOBART.. September' 9.. - The Ass&jrihly approved -^the" rductiori ofoaember? of the Councirto 15., * -

FEARS FOR WHEAT CROP:

BRISBANE, -September 9.

Wheat is suffering from want of rain.' ft is feared that unless rains fall shortly enops over a considerable area' will lie' a firilure.

BANK OF AUSTRALASIA

(Received September' 9, 10.19 a.m.) LONDON, September -8. The Bank of Australasia has declared a

KHvidend'of 12 percent., added _£3o,ooo to xesezve. and carried forward £17,000. -

LAST uF THE SUN WORSHIPPERS

(Received September 9, 10.9 ajn.) SYDNEY, September"^

Advices f iorn Xew Britain announce the death of - Herr Englehardt, founder and

cniy surviving member of the sect of sun" worshippers." He fell ill, and died, during

removal from the Island

.Kabakou,

which he had purchased, to hospital..

HOSPITAL FOR EPDLEPTICS

ADELAIDE, September 9. - The Medical Congress carried a rebo--fation in favor of the establishment, of^ hospital* for epileptics.

A i«!..ni ,md diinio"in aid of the- hall fuiulv w. hf held at- Okaiawn on Wetlnestday ii'-xt. - ~ The annual meeting of tho Hiverloa Publir Hal Committee wiM be held on Tuesday

A Is,!.''' !'i raise funds for additions to the hail v.iM be held at Riverlea on Thnnsdav n-.v. - - ~ . -

At th r - weekly meeting of the. "Hawera" (Jatholi. LuoraTv and Debating -Society on Thursday evening a very able and instructive jijiper about -liooks"' was read by thy iVv. Father Power. Several of the memlifrs xnck part in the debate, includ-_ ing oik- lady, and it was concedrd by all that tht- d^velopment.of t lie mmd and the" body frhonltl be equally encouraged, but unfortunately in the present age it was not so — 100 muJi time being glvoiii -to sport.

Varmori would do well to peruse Jfche advert ist-inom of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., in. seTted olevwhere, an<i~c-ontaining particu--la-rs ot the-, special dairy cow sale, jwhich they are holding at Kirn bolt on (nea.r Feiiding) on the 13th inst. Owing' to the high' price ruling for wnol a number of the Rangitikei farmers are selling their cows and. going in tor sheep, consequently the prices for the loriner in that district, are low-r -It. 6hould therefore pay Taranaki fanners in search of dairy -stock te avail themselves of thifc opportunity of satisfying" their requiremwii*. "A drag -will'leave Feuding for X unbolt on on. the morning of the sale.

MEDICAL SPECIALISTS. Mr and Mrs J; Goodman, medicail SecinJistt. whose practice has been favor]y commented upon by press and.pub|ic in every place they have visited, inform iia that they are rapidly -gaining tlve confidMicw of the Hawera public. - This confidence has been gained by virtue of ■ the far-t* that their fees are not excessive ; { cases art- not taken unless success is ab&o T lutely osfiuvd, and that all testimonials ! and references are-ab6olutely genuine, and I strict ost. investigation, is courted. - Mrs Goodman confines herself exclusively to the tiipatm«nt_of females, who may _con- j suit hor privately luid thus -avoid discus- ! sing delicate- matters and undergoing examinations by one of the opposite 6cx, . which in repulsive to certain renn«d na- "■ tures. -\s it is necessary in. tlieir system to lir- m-at«l personally, patients should i. not delay in consulting Mr and Mrs Good- i man ;i: t-mt at the Central Hotel, "High street. -Appointments may be made by let'< ;• ' r :-lephono. — Advt."

'■'ii;--. Fnniham and Na'der soil stoiJc at Hawfra on Thnrsrlov «e.vt.