The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 67, 3 April 1901, Page 2

The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Nawa will not be published on Good Friday and Easter Monday. Advertisers will please remember that the Post Office will be closed on Friday and forward faveura on Thursday. The Town Band will give a cencart in frontof the Government Buildings on Thursday ■ evening. The annual meetings of the Baptists Dis--1 triet Association will be held at Waaganui during Easter. Mr Ings will attend from Mew Plymouth. The Railway Department expect the finan" cial results of its work for the late financial year will be more satisfactory than any previous year. The Patea Borough Council has accepted a tender for an electrical plant far lighting the town and supplying power. The werk pro- , ceeds forthwith. The Native Minister left Welling too for Gisborne on Tuesday. The Minister of Lands will follow almost immediately and the party propose to spend about three weeks in the Poverty Bay district, The Governor and Captain Alexander returned to Wellington last night. His Excellency will, after Easter, start on a driving tour in the Manawatu and Rangitikei districts. The Council of Christian Ohurches has I decided to petition Parliament in favour of a referendum on Bible reading in schools, and to invite the Government to legislate in the direction of prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and tobacco to youths under 16 They also passed resolutions protesting against the increasing Sunday traffic on railways and running trams on Sunday. The following trains will leave New Ply. mouth station for the breakwater torday, connecting with steamers mentioned below, as follows:—9.3o a.m., Takapuna (from North); 9.30 p.m., Takapuna (.for North). A concert is to be given thiß evening by the West Infant School children, as-is ted by friends, in the schoolroom, South Road. The head mistress, Mrs. Dowling, has been actively preparing for the entertainment for some time past, and as the proceeds are to be devoted towards the erection of shelter sheds at the school we anticipate a very large attendance. The concert will begin at 7.30 sharp. Mr. Adlam's proposed motion at the County Council to inflict a series of graduated penalties on the Ohairman, the Solicitor, Clerk and Councillors, in the shape of contributions towards the costs incurred over ' the toll gate business, fizzled out. He wanted to withdraw it but the Ohairman met ' that request with the reply that although '■ Mr. Ad lam had at the previous meeting said ' something which created th» impression that , he wished to " sniggle " out of the positien ] he had taken up, as if ashamed of it, a « definite resolution allowing the withdrawal 1 must be passed, and this was done. The transition from grave to gay is often extremely rapid, especially when matters ! are at tension point. An illustration was afforded at the County Council meeting on i Monday. The resignation bomb-shell had exploded and more than one Councillor had an ominously troubled countenance. Sud- f denly Mr. Phillips called out, " Before the > Council breaks up I want six pipes." Then 1 up rose a mighty shout of laughter, such a? * only pent up feelings could produce, and 1 Councillors felt greatly relieved. The two * natural safety valves —laughter and tears— - are very clese companions, and it is often a 1 matter of accident, sometimes that of sex, i as tp which will prevail. i

It is £?tifi e d by advertisement in another portion of this issfiS that a " District Agency " has been opened up for Taranaki district nnder the charge of Mr. T. W. Fisher, who has for some years past bad charge of the Wast Coast Reserves under the Poblic Trustee. The necessity for the change has been brought about owing to the increasing business necessitating the work beiag conducted under the one agency, and Mr. W. J. Shaw who has so satisfactorily filled the position in the past (a period of 13 years) resigns as frem the 31st March. It is expeotod results will show that at the end of past years the total estates being administered in the colony by the Public Trustee will represent over millions sterling, which speaks for itself as to how this Department is coming into (general favour.

WADE'S TEETHING POWDERS ■ are soothing, reduce fever , prevent blethea, j> r j oß| I».—A»yx,

The Hon. Oadman has forwarded to the j Premier his resignation as a member of the' Cabinet without a portfolio. The Auckland Harbour B^ardhave decided to iavite designs far an Admiralty House at a cost nottoexceed £5001). A number of bricklayers went on strike at Auckland on Monday owing to the employers refusing to give 12s per day for 44 hours a week. At a meeting of the Auckland Minors Union to consider Mr. Barry's offer of contract work from tho Waihi Company pending the settlement of dispute by the Conciliation Board it was resolved that the men do not go back until properly reinstated. The Magistrate at Auckland convicted the licensee of the Victoiia Hotel for supplying liquor to a drunken man. The liquor was supplied by the barmaid the licensee nat being present, but 'the Magistrate held the licensee responsible for the acts of his servants.

Mr J. O.Smith received a telegram from his father Mr E. M. Smith, M.H.K., last evenine, staling that he was just leaving, and that the Auckland people had given Mr Cadman and himself a very hearty send off. Nelson, the champion rifleshot had an en-

thusiastic reception at Woodvill on Saturday, ( the champion wascarrißd shoulder high onto i a carriage, and a procession was formed, j All the streets were paraded, and were i beautifully lit up with Chinese lanters most j of the way, and flags were flying on I the prominent buildings. Congratulatory speeches were delivered by the Mayor and others. The victorious riflemen will be entertained at a sccial on Wednesday night, j For the confersrrceof horticulturists, pomologists, viticnlturists, and entomologists, to be held at Dunedin during the currency of the Winter Show. 70 er 80 representatives from all parts of the colony are expected, and there is a prospect of delegate* from Raratonga and other islands being present, as well as Government experts. The steamship companies have agreed to reduce the fares by 10 per cent., and the Government will pay half the rernainingyfare of the delegates. Sooietiss have been asked to foiward collections of fruit, to/which trophies aad medals will be given, bat there will be no individual competition. Argument was begun in the Supreme Court at Wellington on Monday, in a case in which Ellen Mary Johnston and Fanny Ramsay Lewis, claimed £12,800 compensation from the City Council, on account of land taken for street-widening purposes Tho land in question is situated in Willis street, and covers an area of 855 5-9 th square yards. This is valued at £22,600, and buildings on it are valued at £2,500, making £25,000 in all. The case was brought «nder the Public Werks Act, 1894, and the claims ask for £12,500 on account of a half interest which they claim to hold in the property. The rnles for the formation of nfla clubs have been issued. Olabs within five miles of headquarters of volunteer districts are to be confined to ex-volunteers of three years' servicei Each club is to have four quarterly drills, and every member must attend at least two, but may if unable to attend arrange te drill with the nearest club, or volunteer corps. The Government may, if reqaested by half the clubs of tbe colony, fix s standard uniform, the cost not to exceed £2. The State will supply 303 rifles at 20 per cent, under cost price and on terms. For the first year members will be allowed 100 rounds' free ammunition, but after a year the issue will depend on efficiency, and attendance of half the members of a club at drill. Members will have free railway passes to competitions, and the Govarament will grant £2OO a year to each volunteer district for prise firing. '«. "

At Rangiora, on Tuesday, Vernon Wsfcsfln. was lined £5, and Thos. Honlaban £lO for playing " twe-np" on the Oxford raos course. John Henry Lewis, a former inmate of Burnbam School, was fined at Ohrtstchurch £lO, or a months imprisonment, on each of four charges of inciting the inmates of the school te abscond. The sentences are to be cumulative Dock pheasants and Galifornian quail may be taken or killed in the Taranaki district, consisting of the counties of Taranaki, Stratford, and Olifton, exclusive of the Egmont Forest reserve, from the Ist May to 31st July on payment of a license fee of 20s. O. A. Wilkinson, G. W. Taylor, W. Lloyd, A. 8 Ohapman, J. Beddie, T. Kunerman, G. A. Harrison, O Parrott, J. (V. Middlaton, W. P. H. Giaves, ana A W. Wood are gazetted a Domain Board for the Eltham Domain. A sitting of the District Oourt will be held by Judge Kettle on Thursday. The business consists of a commission case, Oorkill v. Lang, claim £100; an appeal under the Fencing Act; and the continuation of the public examination of W. D. Scott under the Bankruptcy Act. Owing to the congested traffic through disablement of the Fell engines on the Himutaka incline, there has been some delay in running the trains on the Government line. The express train from Hawkea Bay was delayed nearly three hours this evening. The balance sheet of the Wei I::;'in Benevolent Trmtees shows that d.;- '•;; u. ,t year the cost paid for 7J,059 r.i i j.-.s issued waa £1333 as against 116,90!) taUons last year ata cost of £2,436. The saving affected in rents for the year was £603 and the cost of maintaining each inmate at Ohiro Home was 4s 8f per week. Hollow ay's Ointmhm and PillS. Daring piercing winds and excessive variations of temperature every one is more ot less liable to internal and external disease. Tsroat,.chest, liver, bowels, kidneys and skin all suffer in some degree, and may be relieved by rubbing in this ointmsnt, aided by proper doses of the pills, for administering which full directions acumpany each box; in truth, anyone who thoroughly masters Hollawiiy's '•'instructions " will, in remedying disease, exchange the labour of an hour for the profit of a lifetime. All bronchial, pulmonary and throat disorders require that the Ointment should be thoroughly well rubbed upon the skin twice a day with great regularity, considerable briskness, and much persistence Advt.

CAME NEAR DYING. " For three days and nights I suffer»d agony untold from an attack of cholera morbus brought on by eating cucumbers," says M. E. Lowther, clerk of the district court, Ceaterville, lowa. "I thought I should surely die, and tried a dozen different medicines but all to no purpose. I sent for a battle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and three doses relieved 'me entirely. I went to sleep and did not awake for eight hours. On awakening a few hours, ago I felt so gratified that the first work I do on going to the office is to write to the manufacturers of this remedy and offer them my grateful thanks and gay, ' God bless you and the spleadid medicine you make.'" This remedy is for sale by New Plymouth 00-operative Sooiety.—Advt The best medicine known DBS & B«ns' Eucalypti Extract. ts eminent powerful effects in coughs, eolds, influenza, the relief is instantaneous. n serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be [hey wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises sprains, it is the safest remedy^_ Bo gwe liing —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, hrqnchitis, inflammation of lungs swelling, etc, diar, rhcpa, dysentery, diseases* the kidneys and urinary organs. Sander & 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 approved article and reject all others.—Advt.

A narrow escape from a serious accident was experienced by the Hon. W. Hall-Jones and party on Monday afternoon. They were being driven from Manaia along the ManaiaNormitriby road, and when going down a cutting near Mr Shearer's property the brake failed to act. The horses started off, and swerved, the driver being thrown oat, the reins going with him. The borsos, now uncontrollable, went off at a great pace. Mr Hall-Jones leaned over the splashboard, breaking it in his effort to pick up the reins, and stretched forward over the side ; Mrs Hall-Jones held him by the legs; and Mr McGaire, who was in the back seat, held Mrs Jones, fixing himself by getting a leverage againct the iloor of the buggy. Just as the team was reaching a bridge at the bottom of a tnittiug. Mc Hall-Jones managed to secure the reins and guide the horses over. | It was a near thing, and at, one time most j serious results seemed to be unavoidable. I The lonian Empire, nigh foeg)tten, j Once exercised a mighty sway,

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