LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The County Council's overdraft stands at £4196 19s 9d. According to the Registrar's roturn, the following are the vital statistics for New Plymouth for September, 1900 Births, 18; deaths, 8; marriages, i, A reminder is given of the public meeting this evening at the Council Chamber relative to the formation of a Museum. The Union S.S. Company advise that the running of the steamers will be changed at this port to-morrow, the Takapuna returning to Onehunga and the Kotoiti to Wellington. The latter will sail about 5.30 p.m. for Wellington. A few days ago a record train of 95 trucks was sent from the mines at llokihinui, Granity, and Denniston. The weight of the train was estimated at 712 tons. Mr. Wainwright has disposed of his saddlery and harness business, carried on in Devon-street, to Mr. James Culpitt, who has been managing the business for some time past, and is favourably known in the district. The following are the names of the passengers by the s.s. Takapuna from South on Sunday:—Messrs. Weyergang, Roberts, Raby, Slifleld, Cook, Bosworth, Bear, Preece. The following trains will leave New Plymouth station to-day for the breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below:— 5.45 a.m.,Gairloch(fromNorth); 11.30 a.m., Gairloch (for North); 1 p.m., Rotoiti (from fciouth; 5 p.m., Rotoiti (for South); 9.30 pm„ Takapuna (for North). A passengercar will be attached to the goods train, leaving New Plymouth for the Breakwater about 3 p.m. The annual general meetiDg of the Unity Cricket Club will be held tbi6 evening at the Drill Hall at 8 p.m. Intending members are invited. . Owing to stress of weather the Takapuna is detainod at Onehunga, and will not leave there until about 5 a.m. this morning, being expected to arrive at t he breakwater at about 4 pm. From the same cause the Corinha is delayed on the West Coast, and being unable to pick up her running, will bo replaced by the Kini, which will leave Dunedin on the 4th, and should arrive here on the 9th. At the Oamaru Police Court the other day, a boy of 17 summers was, after being severely reprimanded by the Bench, convicted on a charge of drunkenness. The police said the boy was helplessly drunk when arrested. At LoLgreach (Queensland) a mob of sheep | just detrained were crossing'the reserve, and evidently ate a poisonous plant. Over 600 'died, " [' The tolal number of subscrV-trs to ailj 1 i telephone exchanges at the emiji the yuarl I.WMjIeU, /;
[ Alderman Frank Green has been chosen Lord Mayor of London. A charge ol incendiarism was heard on Monday at Btratford against Lucien Libeaa, ' a storekeeper of that town, for setting fire to ; his premises on Saturday last. The accused . was remanded on kail (two sureties at £260 ' each), and has to appear before the Bench < to-day. I Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, speaking at Rochdale, said that officers' pay mast be ( increased or their expenses reduced to prevent the army becoming the play-ground of the rich. i The Newcastle coal exports for the last nine months are 2,196,000 tons, an increase , of 352,000 tons over the previous nine months. Foreign countries took 863,000 tons and New Zealand 159,000 tons. As the Recreation Grounds will he unfit for hockey on Thursday, the Hockey Olub have given up the idea of holding a fancy dress hockev match. It is understood that the Tukapa Football Olub intend having a fancy dress football match on that day in aid of the Troopers' Memorial Fund. A scratch match will be played on the hockey ground on Thursday, and as this will be the last match of the season, aU members are requested to attend if possible. On Sunday afternoon a benevolent individual threw a silver coin into the Salvation Army ring at Maoterton, but it was immediately snapped up by a small dog, who swallowed it. In another column will be found particulars of some choice dairy land to be sold by auction by Messrs. Williams & Kettle, Ltd., . at Gisborn# on October 27th. The property is cut up into handy sections suitable for easy working, and is likely to prove very attractive to purchasers. It is one of those sales that just meets the requirements of the i times. The Secretary of the Education Board is i in receipt of the following .letter, which I speaks for itself:—"Wellington, 26th Sep- ; tember. —Dear Sir,—l have verj great pleasure in stating that I received your letter ! containing printed copy of resolutions re the Opaku Reserve. This places me in possession of all the facts of the case and jour view of the case. As atrne representative of the people, it is now my duty to do all in my : power to cany out your wishes and desires, which 1 shall do to the best of my ability. Hoping to soon have the pleasure of seeing 1 you, I remain, yours faithfully, I. MEZOALT Smith." A man named Hall had a rather rongh I experience a short while ago (says th Wttt- . port Tiim). He went from Oollingwoed to ' the Orow, at the head of the Karamea River. ' He had determined to return to Gollingwood, ' and was caught in a snowstorm. Night , coming on, he lit a fire and camped under a j tree. In the morning he could not tell where . he was, and started to wander round. He ' came across a creek, which he followed, and < which brought him to the Karamea River. • When found by Mr. J. Scarlett he was too [ weak to call for assistance. The boots were . worn off his feet, on which were fearful sores. ' During the fortnight he was wandering > about the only food he had to eat was Maori i hens. , It will be seen, by advertisement, that the < choir of the Whiteley Memorial Ohurch have i kindly consented to repeat the beautiful cantata " David " in aid of the fond to raise > a memorial to the Taranaki men who have 1 fallen in South Africa. The cantata will be given in the Ohurch on Thursday, and will, we understand, be largely attended by the members of the Taranaki Rifles and the Guards. Captain Okey, of the Rifles, has announced a march out that evening, and the corps will march to the Ohurch. The Band and the Guards are also expected to join in and lend their assistance to make the affair a success. The object is one that will commend itself to everyone, and we expeot to see a big attendance. Bow seldom it is one comes across a really good vegetable - medicine 1 yet there now seems to be one in the market, in the shape of Impey's " Mai Applb." This excellent preparation, judging from the numerous testimonials we have seen, has achieved wonderful results in the cure of Indigestion and various liver complaints. It ii reassuring also to find that its proprietor plainly states upon every bottle the nature of the ingredients of which the specific is composed. An Impudent Fraud has been perpetrated upon a well-known Member of Parliament. This gentleman recently entered a small chemist's establishment in Northampton and asked for a box of Holloway's Pills. A packet was given to him, for which he paid and then left the shop. Having to leave for London that evening, it was not until he was in the train, many milos away from Northampton, that he discovered he had been swindle!. Instead of Holloway's Fills he found that a pernicious and worthless imitation had beon foisted upon him. Of course the rubbish was thrown away, and the M.P. had to wait until he arrived in London before he could get the genuine article.-Advt. A salve that never fails to heal a sore, gives instant relief, and draws out all poison, is a boon to all. Ask for Needham's Salve at the Co-operative Stores. Price Is.—Advt.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 204, 2 October 1900, Page 2
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