LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 14, 18 January 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho Harbour Board saaeta to-day. It is with much regrot that- we announce the death of Mr. Natlionial Hookor, whi<~h occurred suddenly on Thursday. The deceased was highly raspected, and was an old and prominent member of the Oddfellows Order. Mr. Hat-ick. Mayor of Wanganui, has received an intimation that probably the Duke of York and party will include the Wangauui river trip in connection with their visit to New Zealand. The intimation comes through an inquiry as ts what steamer arrangements can he made. What is being done to inducj H.K.H. to visit New Plymouth 1 A Wellington doctor says that football is responsible for a good many disorders in' the physical system. Ha considers swimming tho host of all physical exercises. The frcst on Sunday morning cut down the potatoes in Rangawahia and Kimbolton | very Star. The following trains leave New Plymouth station to-<?ay for the Breakwater, connecting with steamers mentioned below, as followss.4"i a.m.,Mapourika (from North); 8 a.m., llotoiti (from South); 9.30 am„ Mapourika (for South); 9.30 p.m., Rotoiti (for North). A pissenger-car will be attached to tho goods train, leaving New Plymouth for the Breakwater, about 3 p.m. The arrangements for the Sunday Schools picnic are now in a forward sta'e, and wo understand thit every cff»rt Is being mado ! to ensure the enjoyment of tho=e who are prese-.t. The presenco on tlia ground o£ so large a number of our young people as our Sunday schools represent should prove an Ulractivo sight for our townspeople. By notices published in the Gazette, the warrant appointing tho Taraniki County Council trustee for the Opunake Cemetery ha« been revoked, and Messrs. Aubrey Ores and William Bremmer appeiiutod trustees in place of Messrs. If. H. Seccombo and W. Mann.

! Provisional specification have been lodged with the Patents Office by Henry James James, engineer and Joseph Baker, watchmaker both of Stra'ford, for improvements in the generation of acetylene gas and in appliances therefor. According to the report ef the Government Laboiatory. tho tobacco statistics for 18991900 show that the total quantity consumed in the United Kingdom was higher th»n has over been known, with one special exception. It was equal to just 21b per head of the population ; tho total being about 90,000,000 pouads. The Hon. C. H. Mills was entertained at a banquet at Haveioak by his former constituents, and received numerous congratulations! on rising to tho position of a Minister of the Crown. The utmost enthusiasm was shown. Tho slip of rock on the Otago Central line, near Mount Allen, has new been removed, and goods trains are again running. The Rev. Mr. Sheldon is preaching a new crusade at Topeka in favour of mistresses treating their servants on an equality with their daughters. During his address thirty I ladies rose and,strenuously protested against his remarks. A million persons have been vaccinated in New York in a month owing to a small pox epidemic. i The survivors of the passengers snowed up in the trains at ltasdeluaya, in Russia, have been rescued. Pan-Gormans who favour annexation to Germany have won 21 «eat<i instead of 5 iu the now Austrian Parliament. The Ultra- j molitanos and anti-Semites wore badly j beaten at tho elections. A serious crisis is expected. A very fine and extensive stock of Engagements Rings, Wedding Rings, Keepers and Dress Rings, new century Watches, in gold silver, genuine rolled gold and nickel cases, 'Clocks. Spectacles and Blec.tro-plate at J. H. Parker's, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Optician, next Railway Orossing, Devon-street: Central, New Plymouth.—Advt. I

Holloway's Pills and Ointment Reliable remedies, In wounds, bruises, sprains, g'andubtr swellings, jnlarged veius neuralgic pains and rheumatism, the application o£ this soothing Ointment to the 'affected parts not onty gives the greatest ; ease, but likewise cares the complaint. The Pills greatly assist in banishing the tendency to rheumatism and similar painful disorders, whilst the Ointment cures the local aliment. The I'ills remove the constitutional disturbance and regulate every impaired function of every organ throughout the human body. The cure is neither temporary nor superficial, but permanent and complete, and the disease rarely recurs, so perfect has been the purification performed by these searehim; yet harmless preparations. 'J lie ino'li deli may lai;e ilolluwuy's Pills with perfecl confidence.—iun'T. UNNKOESSARY LOSS OF TIME Mr. W. S. Whedon, Cashier of !he li'irst National Bank of Wintersct, lowa, in a re cent hitter, gives some experience with a carpenter in hio employ that will bo of value to other mechanics. He says: "Iliad a carpenter working for rue who was obliged to stop work lor several days on account of boirift troubled wilii diai'rluea. I mentioned to liiiu that I had been similarly troubled land that Chamberlain's 'Jolic, Cholera'and Pi.irrhtea Remedy had cured me. He bou!.'hfc a bottle of it from the here and informed ine that one dose cured him, and he is again at his work." For sale by New Ply mouth Co-operative Society.—Advt. Wade's Worm Kigs, the wonderful Worm j Worriers, never tail for adults or shildreni Price, la,—Advt,