LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 46, 26 February 1900, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Borough Council meets this evening I A special meeting of members of the ' Taranaki Guards will be held at Mr. A. H. Holmes' office, Robe-street, to-morrow evening. Mr. F. Klenner, employed by Mr. C. F. Atkinson, was thrown from a horse at Waitara on Thursday, sustaining severe injuries to his head aud shoulders, The sufferer is still in a bad state. Trains will leave for the Breakwater today, connecting with steimer mentioned below, as followG a.m., Gairloch (lrom North); 9.30 p.m., Gairloeh (for North). On the application of Mr. Samuel, letters of administration of the estate, effects, and credits of tho late Francis Hamar Arden, deceased, wore granted to Fanny Eliza Arden, the widow of the deceased, subject to the tiling o£ the usual bond. A number of novelties have been introduced into the programme for tho swimming sports to be held in the Recreation Grounds on Thursday next. One item alone should prove interesting—a Maori canoe race, for wliich three crews are expected to compete, A race for ladies has also been introduced, for which quite q, number of competitors are expected. The Registrar of the Supreme Court (Mr, Stanford) on Saturday granted probate of the will of the late Edward Sutton, of Opunake, to John Stevenson and Hardy Sutton, the executors named in the will. Mr. Spence (of Mr, Roy's ofljee) appeared in support of the application. The Karamea left Port Chalmers for Wellington at 5.45 p.m. on Saturday, Mr. Harry Lyons, advance agent for the VaUJares' Cycle Circus, has received word 'postponing the Company's visit to New Plymouth for some days further. This is on account of the success attending the perforimmces at Wellington. l)atcs will be advertised later. For the Harvest Festival at St, Mary's yn Sunday the Church had been very appro, i priavely decorated, the response to the re-ique-t for offerings of /lowers, fruit, and vegetables having be r. largely responded to. Ti\u music;,l {x>rlio»:« of the were in k' eping with the occasion, l arge congeejgations were present at each service. I The City Land will give a concert on Tuesday evening in Mr. Audus gardens. On Saturday morning, one of the oldest settlers in Taranaki passed away in the person of Mrs. Cock, mother of Messrs. R. and G. Cock, at the extreme age of 81 years. The deceased lady arrived in New Plymouth in ihe barque iilenheiui, with her parents (Mr. and Mrs. Julian), on 7th November, 18-12. She leaves a la r go number of children, [grand-children, aud great grand-children to mourn their loss. The funeral took place on Sunday, and was largely attended. Messrs. D, McAlluni (Chairman) and Allsworlh, members of the Taranaki Education Hoard, have been on a visiL to Wellington interviewing the Minister for Education oil educational matters concerning this district. Amongst the mat ters discussed were an irir |.crease of the building grant,, owing to the extension of the district, and a grant, fur .-econdsn-y education, the Minister promising to carefully consider the representations of the deputation. MesSf's. McAlluin anil all - worth will report fully to t);v Hoard on Wednesday next. A Press Association wire from Wellington I sialic Two of tin'; Sherarl 0.-bornp's j Chinese crew are mis.-omr, and the captain I has tail £2OO poll-tax. The men J ai,' d.-serihed as Muart and intelligent, and a.-: tli. V _ha\v n.-ver | \piv-.sc-.d I'aetioi] v. -orjbabiy enticed away by their ! cuunlrywc!!. 1

A meeting in connection with tbe Prohibition League will be held in one of the class-rooms at the Whiteley Memorial Church to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. All friends interested in temperance work are urgently I requested to attend.—Advt. [ A Farewell Tea to the Rev. J. Olphert will |ho held in the Queen-street Church on Thursday, Ist March. Tea at 6 p,m, Tickets Is.—Advt. dw23,24

Since Briton and the Boer threw down the gaunlet to meet in deadly combat there j has been a marvellous and unprecedented run on all our modern songs, " Sons of the Sea," and "Soldiers of the Queen," are the favourites, and in every city, town, village, and hamlet where the Anglo-Saxon tongue is spoken the soul-stirring refrains can be heard. We have also to chronicle another unprecedented run, and that is on Sykes' Cura Cough, which has rehabilitated thousands of i enfeebled and run down constitutions.—All Chemists and Storekeepers.—Advt

Foreign Competition is otten declared i to be the cause of much of the suffering in this country, and we are told that the number of foreigners in England make it very difficult for the Englishman to get a living. However this may be, it is certainly true that the presence of foreign matter in the blood endangers the health of the whole system. To purify the blood and to correct disorders of the liver and stomach, the only certain, safe and agreeable medicine is Holloway's Pills. If you suffer from, gout, rheumatism, or lumbago, scalds, burns, or similar evils, you must use with the least possible delay Holloway's Ointment. For over half-a-ceatury these famous remedies have been the faithful friend of man.—Advt,