The Daily News. SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 120, 15 June 1901, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

, The Conway case was resumed on Thursday, and the.jhrv, failing to ag ce after being locked up all night, were, clisphirged, the accused being remanded jih; cisttfci'f. There will be a fresh trial on Monday. The Wesleyap Million Centuiiy Fund has reached £847,000. < The plague at Hong-Kong is unabated. The total number,of cases is now 1202. and there have been 1131 deaths 1 v During the five weeks ending yesterday the gold returns for A ucklaa'l district have reached a total of £67,738. • In the House of Commons, by 314 votes •to 154, the clause limiting the working day to tight hours, was retained in the Mines BUI.

At the meeting, for practic, ot the Town Band last evening, some regret was expressed at the absence, through indisposition, of Mr J. Bturmey, the popular bandmaster of the band. The absence was the more noticeable because it (was the first time Mr S urmey had been away from practice for 15 years and 4 months. This should be about a record for the colony.

We are requested by the manager of the Union Company (Mr Walker) to say that owing te the Upolu having a large inw ird and outward cargo, he cannot guarantee her leaving as early as was expected, so that she may be <oo late in arriving in Wellington to see the landing of the Duke and Duchess of York J She will, however, be in time for the rest of the celebrations. Victoria is showing t xcellent exhibits of produce at tbe Military Exhibition at the Crystal Palace ana at the Cookery and Food Exhibition at Knightsb.idge, A fire occurred Land's pork shop, Queen-steet, Augkland, on Thursday evening, owing to a gas jet swinging against Lth# wall,- A.tooufc £2OO worth of damage was done. Insurances : £4OO oh building and £2OO on stock, in the New Zealand office.

The School Commissioners a r e surprised at the Harbpur Board permitting the re- . moval of stones from the beach to continue till March next, seeing that tbe Board recognise that the practice leads to erosion of the valuable reserves,

The Postal authorities have been advised that the Sonoma's mail, which left Auckland on 13th May, nine days late, arrived in London on the afternoon of the 13th inst., three days late, and twelve days after due date.

It is definitely announced that the Opliir will not vi it Poverty Bay. 1 A man took from the shop of Mr Good, a jeweller at Gisborne, a parcel cottiining ! thirteen gold wedding rings and a sovereign ca-'e. When the parcel was missed, Good went in search of the man who admitted taking the parcel, but said he had done so in mistake, and then getting frigh'cried, concealed the lings under an outhouse in a loo3lity which he pointed out, Mr Good is satisfied tb|re was no felonious inten*. At the Gill-street Baptist Church to-morrow the Rev. James Ings will preach at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The subjects of the day »ie announced as follows: Moraine: " Forgiving and Forgiven." Evening: "The Unwearied Workers' Reward." Strangers and tioachnrchgoers are assured of a cordial reception.

Farmers will notice in reference to our advertising columa, that Air Newton King has several clearing sales of dairy stock adOn Wednesday, 26th ins l ., he will h 11 a sale at Toko on account of Mr N. Jones, and slso at Mangorei on account of Mr 15. L. F. Norman; on Thursday, 27th, at Toko on account of Mr E. Walters, and at the Barrett J?o-id on Friday, 28th, on behalf of Mr Chif. ICyngdon, I Tnins will leave Ne\V Plymouth StatioD for the bre ikwatcr on Sunday', 23r i June, connecting with steame-s mentioned below: —5 p.m., Takapnna, 5.«., for On luinga. Mr Newton King advertises a W. A. Wood Hay Ra!:e to be sold by anctirn. < ncler Distress Warrant, at t li * Ilayma'ket Yards on Saturday nex\ 22nd June. Tti« consultations of tin Polypathic Med'cal Institute of Christ' hurch have commenced, and will be continued until Monday night ne xt giving cor sulfations if necessary on Sunday, which are free. See full advertisement, in our c lumns. The Gov.rnmeet Ins prchased further properties in the S uth I-land for closer settlement wokinm's homes, hiving acquired the Glenlmm ostato of 11,500 acres, near Wycdham; the Lakahu estate of 2 250 a"res, n\ar Pleas-nfc PoinV South Canterbury; and several small properties in the vicinity of Clitinlohurdi an 1 Belfast. The GoveriuneDt is also acquiring property in the Waikaio as aa espwimeutal £aim. i

It is estimated that there were 90,000 people in Auckland last week. His Worship the Mayor (Mr. E. Dockiill) unVMi-s Tockrill left for Wellington by the mail train on Friday morning. Quite a Dumber of'local residents left 'or the Empire City on friday morning and by the Rotoiti in the evening. Th : s mo-niiig ! Mr. McKellar and a number of vetora jleave. | Mr, Butterworth's purchase of the Maori | whare noticed by us some time back sec rs likely to give him some trouble. Anot! er claimant has arisen who claims £3OOO on'lhe ground that he is the sole owner. As Mr. Butterworth values the whare at £6CO there is ago:d margin between them. An answer to the question " What is' Polypathy,"'wi)l be found in our advertising columns. The railway" officials at the New Plymouth' •Railway Station a"o having a busy time of it.. Steamers are continually arriving at the Breakwater at alt hours of the night and day, and special and extra trains are in continual requisition. Fortunately in Mr Day the department h?s a good org>niser, and evi-rything moves as smoothly as if the abnormal traffic was the ordinary state of affiirs. At Balaclava years ago, Six hundred men engaged the foe, Ah ! what a gallant charts was made, By that courageous Light Brigade. Though many perishel there, who knows ThSnnmbT killed by Russia'* snows, Kor r one can damp and cold endure,With int.some Woods' Gubat Fkppebmim CjJßE.—Advt. -»• ... )f>

_ Foreign Competition is often declared to be the ciuse of much of the sulferi g in this country, and we are toH that the cumter of foreigner! in Kngland make it ve y difficult for the Englishman to get a living. However this may be, it ia certainly true that the presence of foreign matter in the hlood e idangers the health of the whole system. To purify the blood and to correct disorders of the liver and stomach, the only certain, safe and agreeable me icine is H >lloway's Pills. If you suffer from gou r , rheumatism, or lumbigo, sc ilds, burn 3, or similar'evils, you mu*t use with the least dossible delay Holloway's Ointment. • For over hiif-a-century, these fa mom remedies have been the faithful friend of man.—Advt. TESTIMONIAL. ~ : Thames, Auckland, October 15th, 1900. Professor No'mann, ■ Dear Sir,—Sin'e writing you last month have improved teyoud expectation; in act my relations -are wondering what, ha* come over me. Xuse.l to be so irri'able a d thin. . I ,am getting quite stout, ai my weight has increa°fd 15lh, : I rdst snc L Bleep,w;ell, and awaken refreshed:and,fit for [work, and I feel'so well nothing te iras to trouble me now. I will reco amend j our treatment to those afflicted as I\wa» with pleasure. Wishing you every 'emain, y.cx' r grateful patient, '• ! . , Fked.R.Gutiaso.N The best medicine known is Sanuß'i' & Sons'Bdcalxpti ExtSaot. -\r,d itsen.inent powerful effects in coughs, colds, in-, fluenza, the rel'ef is ■ instantaneous. For serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises sprains, it is the safest retpedy—nd swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis inflammation of lungs swelling, e'c., <li r, rhcea:, dysentery, diseases . the ki hieys and urinary organs. Sandeb & Eucalypti Extract-is in usjeat hospitals an ■medical clinics all over the globe ; patronIsedfby.His Majesty the King of Italy; crowned with medals and diplomas at Intema'ional Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and reiect all otfi«r.—Advt.