LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 110, 27 May 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lord I.aminglon' Lit of ■Queens'and. and Lady Lamington leave for England on 20th June. America has planned the construction of battleships of 16,090. Canada lias offe ed British slv'p-tuilders a bonus to construct ships in Canada. Mr. Newton King notifies additions to his Waiwakaiho stock saleentiies. Mr. Robert Seddon, auctioneer, Tauranga invites tenders for the purchase of mi excellent fa'm property of- 533 tores in th" Poverty Bay district. Tenders will be receiver up tj 20th June. . The New Zv'a'and Accident Insurance Company notifies that it will cover pobeyholders, under the Workers' Compensation and Aocidct.ts Act, 1300 pending a re-ad-justment of rat.s. Copies of the Act may be obtained from Mr. W. J. Slnw, district manager

•. The mail steamer Ventura arrived at Auckland on Saturday morning from Sydney. She left at 3.30 p. in the 6aiae afternoon ior San .Fiancisco with the outward Kngl'sU nifc.il. The United - Stite3 warship Brooklyn anived at, Auckland from Melbourne on Saturday. She remains at Auckland till Saturday next, and .then p-pceeds to Wellington, from whence she goes to Sydney. A Welb'ngton Press te'egram says it is understood that Mr. Grant,! Traffic Superintendent for the Nerth Island, will b<s appointed Assistant General Manager of Railways in succession to Mr. Hudson. The Otaki railway station was broken into on fcatmday morning, and an attempt made |to blow open the safe with dynamite. The explosion did not quite fulfil its purpose. The burglars got aw<»y. At the Assessment Court at S ratford last week not a single objection was made against the valuations of the 'North Riding of the Stratford County wan upheld. Mr. S Hill was tlje valuer for that portion of the district. i .

At the Police Court on Saturday morning an elderly man named George James Eden, 'alias Dr. Reid, appeared on a charge of forging the name of Mr. :-!. P.rcy Smith to a %hequ4 for £l2 10s at Wellington. Accused was anested on Friday night by Conslablo Young, oo a warrant is ued at Wnllington, and Mr. Stanford remanded him to appear there to-morrow (Tuesday). He will be taken aouth by the mail train (his morning A special genrral meeting of the Star Football Club will ba held in the Red House Hotel, this'(Monday, 27th May) evening at 7.'30 o'clock:—Advi.

On the secon'l reading of the Finance Bill in the House of Commons.. Mr. John Morley bitterly denounced the War in South Africa.

Mr. CM. Gordon, Registrar of the Supreme Court f.nd Sheriff at Dunedin, died on Saturday, »g d 72. At the balloting for the right of selection of various Grown lands sections in the Kawhia district thane were 2102 applicatior.s as many ai Wil having been received for a single rection. Nearly half of the successful applicant from southern parts of the colony. A total area of 3S(jl acres was disposed of ehielly on lease with right of purchase and carrying, improvement condilion, and requiring personal residence on the lands within one year.

The funeral of the fate William Henry i Hturmor took place on Sunday afternoon, I and was attended by a very large concourse. The Town Baud headed the cortege, playing the dead march, and the cuffin was carri d by relays of the deceased's fellow work •• en. Amongst Ihe long procession which followed the chief mourners, were a large number of \ Oddfellows, the members of the City Band, and many friends. The floral tributes were very numerous, many being of handsome design. The Key. F. W. Young officiated at the cemetery, where a large throng bad gathered. At the trial of Walter Lock, charged wilh stealing L 263 from the Bink ot New Zealand at Auckland by means of an altered cheque, accused prove! an alibi, and the j*ry returned a verdict of not guilty. The Government has under consideration a suggestion by the National D dry Association that the zone system of charges sh;ui'd be applied to the carriage of dairy produo* on the railway.

Lrave to appeal has been granted in th* case of the Solicitor-General v. Bishop Wallis ami oilers relating to the Porirua School Trust, in which judgment in favour of the Grown was given last week. Tho appeal o f the Union Steamship Com pany against a judgment given by ex-Jiul ;e Martin awarding Jenkins and Bower dam ages on a consignment of goods damag'd on the voyage of the steamer Ta'une when in search of the steamer Perthshire has been disallowed.

Holloway'sTills are admirably ad .ptcd for curing diseases incidental io female', At different periods of life women are subject to eompUints which require a peculiar ino'licine; and it is now an indisputable i«ct <hat there is nothing so suitible f.>r complaints of this nature as Holloway's I'ils LTor all the debilitating disorders incidental to the sex, and in every c ntingeicy perilous to the life and health of woma-. jouib ful or aged, married o.' single— hey are a <afe and reliable remedy. I heir purl f yi-g qualities render trnm invaluable to fcmal. s ■if all ages They are searching ,jnd cleansing, yot invigorating; a few do.-es wi 1 -.peedily remove ir-egulari'ies in the system, md thereby establish health on a sound and firm basis.—Advt. |

WADE'S WORM FIGS are m-st ff.cliv and not unpleisaut; chi^ron thrive after takiug tbein. Pice If Advx

According to the resolution adopted by the Borough Council only one section ia to lie set aside as a site for a technical school The deputation asked for sections 10M and 101 C and certainly understood the Unserves oomraitt-e agreed to this on the conditions stated. We are in a position to Bay the Educational authorises will accept nothing less than the two sections. Guard Gomer was confined to his honse on Saturday as the result of the shaking ho reccivfd in Ma fall from the train on Friday evening.

Mr. W. A. Collis secured some capital photos of the Volunteer Batta'ion.

We understand Mr. Collis starts for Aucklard this tvening at the request Auckland Reception to take views of the Duke of York's visit to Rotorua. it is very gratifying to see the merit of Mr. Colli-' work recognised in (his manner. The Otago Reception Committee have decided to protest against Volunteers bring withdrawn for the Christchurch celetrations.

1 he Patea Harbour Board is going in for a loan of L25.C00 for hartour improvements. The Hunlerville Repress reports that there are live places in Taihape at which grog is more or less openly 9o!d, and the whole five are duiv.g a good business. Our contemporary thinlt9 thit the only way to stop sly grog selling is to grant an hotel license.

"Both the Manawatu Railway Company and the (.iovenime.it department have intimate! to th*) Citizens' »'ec ption Coinmiltee that tiicy will carry greenery required by the committee for the decoations in the city ot Wellington, frej of charge. A VILLAGE BLAOKSMITH SAVED HIS UTILE SON'S LIFE.

Mr. 11. 11. Black, the well-known village blacksmith at (jrah.imsville, Suliiv;>n Co., N. Y., says : " Our little son, five yearn old, has always been subject to croup, and so bad have the attacks been that we have feared many times that he would die. ■ <Ve have hid the doctor and use J many medicines, but Chamberl'.in's Gondii Remedy is now our sole reliance. It scorns to dissolve the tough mucus and by giving frequent doses whc> the croupy symptoms appear we havq found that the dreaded croup is cured before it gets settled." There is no dinger in giving this remedy for it contains no opium or othur irjurious drug and may bj given rj con lidently, to a baba as to an aduit. Price, Is Gd.; bit* size, 'A>. For sale by New Plymouth Co-operative Society.—Advt. AT THE BAR,

The greatest compliment ever paid to a medicine was that paid to Impmy'S " MAT Applb," when, during the recjnt Tariff Rebate, M's.H.R. testified openly in the House to the efficacy of this great remedy-- a guaranteed cure for all liver diosrders. A bottle was subsequently presented tc every member of the House, and Members now speak in hinh terms.of its goo effects, All chemists and stores stock it per bottle.— Advt The best medicine known is Sanob'.s k Sons' Eucalypti Kxtbact. And its eminent powerful effects) in coughs, colds, influenza, the rel-ef is instantaneous. For serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises spraiDs. it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising etfects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs swelling, etc., diar, rboea, dysentery, diseases the kidneys and urinary organs. Sandeii k Sons' "Eucalypti Extract is in use at hospitals ani medical clinics all over the glob 9 ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy; crowned with inedals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam Trust in this approved article and reiecb all oth^r.—Advt.

TESTIMONIAL. Thames, Auckland, October 15*, 1900. Professor Notmann. Dear Sir,—Sin.'e writlrg you las'; mouth hive improved beyond expectation; in act my relat;ons are what bai come over m<i I use 3to be s"> irri'able and thin. lam felting quite stout, ai my weight has increased 151 \ I rest and sleep well, and awaken refreshed and fit for work, aad I feel «o well nothing sesms to trouble me now. I will recommend your treatment to these afflicted as I wa» with pleasure. Wishing you every success—l remain, yo- r grateful pa'.i»nt, FIIED. R. GI»S3ON HOW TO TREAT A TROUBLESOME CORN. To remove a troublesome corn or bunion : First s )a ! < the com or bunion in warm water to soften it,, Up.o pare it down as closely as possible without, drawing blood and apply Chamberlain's Pain EHm twice daily; rubbing vigorously for five minutes at. each ap plication. A corn plaster should be worn for ■a few clays, to protect it from the shoe. As a general liniment for sprains, bruises, lameness and rheuuiHtism, fain Balm is un equaled. Price, Is (id; big size, 3. For sale by New Plymouth Co-operative So:ietv. —Advt.-

• -Willis Street. Wellington Mb. M. Impev. 31st uly, 0 Dear Sir,—Please send me three mom bottles of your " May Apple." I cannot speak too highly of it. It lias entirely e lieved mo from the headaches winch use i distress me on busy days; and a member of my family who .is. d to stiff, r from chronic alpitation and indigestionhas been restored o erfect health through taking Impels May Apple."—lam, yours gratefully, E. W. Wiltom, Butcher.—Advt.

WADE'S TEETHING POWDURS for bibii's are soothing, ierlu>e fever and prevent blothes. Price, Is.—Advt