LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 55, 25 March 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. Bewley is expected home by the mail train on Tuesday evening.

A young man was arrested at Obiistchurch on Saturday night charged with committing a criminal assault on a girl aged nine. , The following trains will leave New Plymouth station for the. breakwater to-day, connccti/in with steamers mentioned below, as i .follows :-B a.m., Kffapnhi ([rom North);! !).30 p.m., Ngapuhi .for North). I j The bazaar in aid of the Convent is always a popular and attractive fixture, and this] year promises to be even mora so thaimsual. ft will bo held on Easter Monday and Tuesday at the Theatre Roval and should be very I largely patronised. | We would remind our readers of the sale' of furniture in the Theatre Royal by Mr. Newton King this afternoon sn account of Mr. G. V. Kobinson. The furniture is of superior manufacture aad all in gaod order, and as Mr. Kobinsou is leaving the district, it must be sold. This will prove an excellent opportunity for those about to furnish, and for anyone in want of a good piece of furniture. The sale will commence at halfpast one o'clock.

Hose Berkely.now in the Nelson Industrial School, is stated to be connected! through her deceased father with one of the oldest families of the nobility in Great Britain, and having been adopted by the relatives will be taken to England by the Rimutafca.

Dr. Solf, German Governor of Samoa, has given the Premier an assurance that he will do his utmost to promote trade relations between Samoa and New Zealand.

A special meeting of the County Oeuncil will be held to-day. Mr. E. M. Smith, M.H.R., will address his constituents at the Theatre Royal this evening.

Mr. Salter Pyne sailed for Sydney on Satuiday night by the Talune. A man named Jas. Reilly, who had been found sleeping in a stall at West's stables, was charged at the Police Court on Saturday with being an idle and disorderly person as defined by the Police Act. The Magistrate advised the accused to go back to Mokau to work and adjourned the case to give him an opportunity of so doing. The purchase money of the Hatuma Estate, £141,6 il, will be paid over at Wellington next Tuesday. Tho Premier has received a letter from the United States Government indicating that there is no chance of the American Government adopting an open door po iov with respect to Australian and New Zealand steamers calling at Honolulu. At Invercargill, T. M. Stewart, an ironmonger, was fined £2O and costs for sending a package of dynamite by railway without notifying the Department in writing as to the contents. Although in/ormei that he could only send it by goods train and imder certain conditions he packed it in a deable box and sent it as hardware.

A settler prosecuted for " allowing " horses te be at large on a country road, pleaded that he was away from home when the alleged offence occurred, and his man was not aware that the horses were at large. The S.M. dismissed the case as "allowed" by dictionary definition meant to grant, license) to, or to consent to, and neither of these things had defendant or his servant done. He suggested that the County Council would hot use the werds allow, permit or suffer. Messrs. Bewley and Griffiths have received a telegram from the Coast stating that the Pactolus dredge had washed np 21ozs gold as a result of 250 hours' work in opening out, without bottoming. The Buller Junction yield for the week is 30oz for 105 hours' work. Probate of the will ef the late John Hill of Egnwnt Read was granted on Saturday by the Registrar of the Supremo Court to Messrs. James aiid Noble Hill, the executors named. Probate of the will of the late William Bryant Allen, of Waitara, was granted to tho executrix named. Letters of administration of the estate of the late Julius Frank Klenner, of Waitara, were granted to the widow. Mr. Rey appeared in support of each application. His Excellency the Governor was at Urenui on Sunday and stayed at Mrs. Halcombe's. He Is expected in town aboat midday.

The Minister fer Agriculture has appointed Mr. Bingleton, a Canadian cheese-making expert, as an officer of the Agricultural Department, and expects him eoen.

Dr. Kuchs, the expert sent by the German Government to study the agricultural and pastoral methods of Australasia, has completed his tour of New Zealand, and left for Hydney on Saturday, but will pay another visit.

As Postmaster-General, Mr. Ward tqld a New Plymouth deputation that if one of the reserves could be obtained for a site at a readable price the Government was prepared to put iip a Post and Telegraph Office sufficient for the requirements for the place for many years. If the price was toe high the work would have to beheld over.

The Minister for Bailways, replying to a New Plymouth deputation on Saturday, said he would have enquiries made befoie coming to a decision as to the source of stone for railway purposes. He was of opinion that if a line was carried tf> Mount Kgmoat in a year or so the Department might give the Board stone from there in exchange for what it is now using. The railway to Mt. Egmont would serve a very useful purpose. Hollow ay's Oistmbkt akd Pills. Sudden changes of temperature sorely try persons prone to rheumatism, sciatica, tic doloureux, and many mahdies scarcely less painful, though ef shorter duration. On tho first attack of stiffness or suffering in any muscle, joint or nerve, recourse should immediately be had to fomenting the seat of disease with hot brine and rubbing in this remarkable Ointment, which will assuage the uneasiness of the part, subdue iiiftomroa-1 tion and re-ince the Welling,' The Pills j simultaneously taken will rectify comtitutional disturbances and renew the strength. No remedy heretofore discovered has proved so effective a<i the Ointment and Pills for removing gouty, rheumatic and scrofulusi attacks, which afflict all ages, and are commonly called hereditary,—Advt, The best medicine known djjb & Bons' Eucalypti Extract. ts eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the relief is Instantaneous n serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be hey wounds, burns, scaldings, braises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling |— no inflarr.m&tion. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs : swelling, etc.,'d'jairhfea, dysentery, diseases o the kidneys and urinary organs. SAJMppa & SONS' EUCALYPTI Extract is in use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe • patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy • crowned with Medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this an. proved article and reject all others —Advt

AT THE 15AR, I The greatest compliment ever paid to a i medicine was that paid to Impisv's " Mat | Apple,'when, during the recent Tariff Do bate Ms.II R. testified openly i„ ttlo House |to the efficacy of this great remedy-a guaranteed cure for all liver diosrders A bottle subsequently presented to ewry member of the Souse; inrt Members nay speak in high terms of its goo effects M chemigts and stores stock it per bottle,-; CHAMBERLAIN'S OOUGH REMEDY AI GREAT FAVORITE.

The Nothing and healing properties • this remedy, its pleasant taste and romu and permanent cures have made it a great favor t with people everywhere, It i« es . peciall prized by mothers of small ohlldwn for colds, croup and whooping couch as it always afford* quick relief, aSd as it contaiDS no opium or other harmful drue in may be given as confidently to a babv as to pn a4ult. For sale by New Plymouth Co. £pera#,?e Society .—Advfc. i

! ' fMa Street, Wellington MaM. Impe*;■• B»«tJnly,i9oO Dear &ir,-Please send me three taor < bottles of your " Mai Apple," I cannot speak too highly of it. It has entirely re lieved mo from the headaches which used to distress me on busy days; and a member of my family who used to suffer from chronic palpitation and indigestion has been restored to perfect health through taking Impels Mat Applb."~l am, yours gratefullv TV W. Wiwon, Butcher.-AdYt. y ' '

(Dr. Solf, Gove nor of Samoa, left Welling- j ton on Saturday for Sydney by the Ta'.ane. J

Prospectors rcpicscnting an Ol.ngo syndicate are about to prospect tho brick country between the Thamoj and Whangspona. '.l'll* extent of oountry. some of which isticlioved ' to l'.fi auriferous, covers about fifty miles. >A. feeling is provident I hat thu tlirent to cit.B ; all the nuninjj companies on tho Peninsula, r.s well s'.s at Waihi, bofore the Conciliation Board would injure tho inrln.-itry if carried out. i Tho City and Borough Councils on both sidc3 of tho Auckland harbour are taking action to control the ferry service under tho powers conforrcd by tha Municipal Corporation Act. At a conference it waR resolved to recommend the incoming Councils to appoint si Provisional Committee to frame bye-faws ■!o*this service. HB OWES HIS LTFE TO THE FORE THOUGHT OF A COMPANION. While on a camping trip in Webster county, Mr. S. I. Stump, of Normantown, W. Va„ had a severe attack of bloody flux. Me says, " I firmly beli»ve that I owe my life to the forethought of one of tho company who had taken along u bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy" Moral.—Procure a bottle of this remedy beiire leaving home. It cannot be obtained when on a hunting, fishing or prospecting trip. Neither can it be obtained while on board the cars or steamship, and as suoh times and places it is most likely to be needed. The safe way is to have it with you. i Thousands ef travelers never leave home on a journey without it. For sale by New Plymouth Co-operative So'ietv.—Advt. Hewley and Griffiths, Sharebrokeis, Devontreet, New Plymouth, pays special s'ilentien. to Otago and West Coast dredging stocks, 1 and, having reliable correspondents both localities, is in a position to advise clients 1 Investors can obtain all information in con , nection with dredging, and inspect at his ! office, the latest quotations, prospectuses of 3 most companies floated, and maps of all 3 mining claims. Inquiries invited —Advt.