LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 206, 5 September 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Star Football Olub's annual social will! be held in the Theatre Royal on Thursday, 19th September. Tickets mvy be obtained from any member of the committee at the popular prices, ladies 2s, gentlemen Ss. Mr, Baker, licensee of the Ok Mo Hotel, desires us to state tint there is not the slightest foundation for 'he rumour that it is proposed to remove the license to New! Plymouth. j At the Police Court on Wednesday, Mr. Stanford, S.M., doalt with the case of John Reilly by cancelling his old age p nsion on the ground of two convictions for drunken- J ness within six months. A pleasant feature of the Industrial Ezhi-1 bition and Bulb Show, which opens at St. Mary's Hall to-day, is the provision of afternoon tea, which, judging from past exhibitions, is sure to be most attractive and enjoyable. The miscellaneous artistic and useful character of the exhibition is such that no matter what are the tastes of the visitors each one is sure to find several t-x----hibiH in which to take an interest, and to amply repay the time spent at the show. The death is announced of Robert Johnson, founder and resident director of the Colonial College, at Hollasley Bay, Bnffolk. The jury at the inquest on the late Major Brown yesterday, referred to the position of the fish-barrows in Devon-street, and recommended informally that the Borough Council should s_ee.that the barrows were removed further away from the railway line.

" A very serious obligation rests upon the public to obey the warnings given by the signalman, He was placed there not so much to proteot the railway as to protect the public." Thus Mr. Day at the inquest ori Wednesday. He said he weuld like this fact impressed on the public. In reply to Mr. Kerr be said that in America he believed gites were not provided at crossings. The American citizen usually had to look ont for himself. In some countries of Europe extraordinary pre cautions wt re taken, while in others no more than we had here, and they seemed to get along quite a* well ss where the public were so carefully looked after.

A curious freak of nature is to be seen at Kaitawa (says the Dannevirke Prea), viz., a dwarf cow standing oniy about 2ft, 6in. in height and giving four gallons of good rich milk per day. This strange phenomenon is the property of Mr. Jacobs, settler, of Kaitawa.

The result of the year's working of the Farmers' Oo opprative Association, South Canterbury, shows a profit of £ 12,579. Adding £2548, the balance forwarded from last year, the amount available for distribution is £15,138. The directors recommend its disposal as follows: Dividend of 85 percent; bonus on purchases, 7 per cent; bonus to staff, 7 per cent; to reserve fund, £2000; to write off buildings, £500; and the balance to be carried forward.

It is probable that the Okato school trouble will be dealt with in the law courts. Anyone interfering with a school without the authority of the Board is subjsot to a penalty.

The Patea paper says : Mr. Bond and his staff of workmen are now making good progress with the butter grading works, and in a few weeks things will assume a businesslike appetrance. The recent long spell of wet weather considerably retarded operations, but now that climate conditions are more favourable the progress is rapid. This is tbe very latest ghost story; One evening last week a party from the suburbs visited the Auckland Opera House. On their way home one of the-o, a young lady, on arriving at the top of the street in which she resided, bade the others good night, She bad not proceeded far when she met a man, who wished her good evening. She tMd him she was frightened of the •' ghost," and he walked beside her until she reachel her home. At the gate she turned to say goodnight, and then, to her horror, saw the " ghost" beside her. Her screams brought her mother upon the scene. The daughter was unconscious, and the "ghost "had decamped. Mr. W. Virtue, of the firm of Virtue and Co , grain and flour merchants, died yesterday at Wellington, aged 73. Deceased formerly resided in Otago and Hokilika, and .took a great interest in religions .natters, 'being well known for his benevolent disposition.

All judges in connection with the industrial exhibition nnd Sower show are requested to be at St. Mary's B«nd»y sfthool this (Thursday) morning at 11 a.m,

At the meeting of the Napier Borough Counoillast evening Councillor G. H Swan, who h»fl been 38 years in Napier, announced his resignation from the Council owing to taking up bis residence in Hawera Eulogistic reference was made to his services to the borough and the very great intereit he had always taken inmunicipal affairs. He is to be presented with a tpgtimonial in the form of an illuminated address.

Fancy prices have been paid for dairy cattle of late in the United States A Jersey bull at a recent auction brought £7OO. and a Hereford cow and calf just upon £IOOO.

i Tba Colorado beetle has been found in a potatff patch mar Tilbury Docks, London. The area has been isolated, and the crops and grass destroyed. The best medicine fcnown is Sandeh k Sons' Eucalypti Extbaot. And its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the reHef is instantaneous, 'or serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, bums, scaldings, bruises sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronohitis. inflammation of longs swelling, etc., diar, rnoea, dysentery, diseases the kidneys and urinary organs. Sandbb & Sows' Eucalypti Extract is in use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globs ; patron-1 isedby His Majesty the King of Italy; crowned! with medals and diplomas at International I Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust iu this ap-] ~«<sd artiole and. refect all other,—Advt^

Lady Hopetoun opened the exhibition of designs tor the Federal flag and seal at Melbourne. The new Federil fbg was fifing from the building, 'ihe prize of £2OO for the fla? was divided among five competitors, including W. Stephens, Upp<r Vincentstreet, Auckland. For the se»l, one des'gn for the obverse and another for the reverse wore accept ?d. Major Foes, representing the Liverpool School oflnqui-y into Tropical Disease, his reduced mosquito bite victims at Freetown, Logos, to one per cent., the normal figure. Dr. De Lisle, Borough Health Officer of Napier, ha 9 resigned that position owing to his appointment as Government Health Officer.

A gift of foreign birds and animals has j been made to the Napier Borough Council by | Mr. vV, R. Blythe and otbers and will be placed in the Botanical Gardens where it is expected they will form the nuclei's of a larger collection. That renny dreadful, " Deadwood Dick," , Perhaps may charm the vulgar mind, Thougn rather aot to turn one sick Whose tastes is cultured and refined. Bat though the m'nd be high or low, The body must it" ills endure; The thing for coughs and colds we know, Is W. K. Woods' Great PEPPBBMiNr Cube.—Advt. 8

"Povhbtj in the Ditch and the devil throwing stones at him." This was once a favourite toast—in the duvs when heavy drinking and convival meetings were commoner than they are now. It is a good toast, but unfortunately it is not always realised. As often as not, rve are in the ditch, with poverty sitting complacently on onr chest and the devil gr'nning hard-by. The fight for existence is ke-'n, and we can on'y succeed in holding poverty at arm's length by keeping our heads cool, our nerves steady, and our frames healthy and vigorous. How are we to do this 1 There is only one sure way, ray brothers. 1 speak in all serioosness when I say, use Holloway's Pills. —Advt. AFTER THE ROYAL VISIT. After exciting times the health of children requires very speMal looking after. That the child is father to the man,' physically as well as mentally, is one of those troths that can never be too often insisted upon, and the thoughtful parent will be careful above all to see that her child has the proper nourishment t> establi-h its constitution. A good conatituiion U a rock on which alone success and strength cin be built. Among the various fooila that science commends in these days for this purpose, none holds a higher place than Nbavjbs Food fob Ikfantb ANb iNVALros. According to tae besi melical testimony, and, what is perhaps better still, tho grafeful testimony of thousands of h ppy mothe.s, this food contains all the essential elements of strength, and while it is peasant to the taste and eagerly taken by children, it may alsi be used by persons of all ages with decided benefit It is a bone-buiiding, hea'.th-sus taining product that cannot be too warmly recommended and we gladly aid our words of praise to that of the numerous medical journals and experts that, have recommended it. Nbavb's Food shr uld have a prominent place in the dietary of every house where there are children cr invalids.—Advt.

REMARKABLE HURE oF RHEUMATISU. Fromtlie Vindicator, RntecroodtonNC. '1 he editor of the Vindicator has bad occasion to test the efficacy of Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice with the most remarkable results in each case. First, 1 with rheumatism in the sboalder from which he suffered excruciating pain for ten days, which was relieved with two application s of Pain Balm, rubbing the parts all acted and realising instant benefit and em ire relief in a very short time. Second in rheumatism in thigh joint, almost prostrating; him with severe pain, which was relieved by two applications, rubbing with tbe liniment on re'iing at niqht, and getting up free from pain. Price, 1 6d; big size, 3s. For sale by Newt Plymott'i Cooperative Society.—Advt. A GOOD 01UGH MRMOINE FOR CHILDREN. "I have no hesitancy in recommending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy," says V. P. Moran, a well-known and popular baker, of Petersburg, Va, "We have given it to our children when troubled with bad coughs, also whooping cough, and it has always given perfect satisfaction. It was recommended to me by a druggist as tbe best cough medicine for children, as it contains no opium or othw harmful drug." Price, la 61 j bis; size, 3s. For sale oy the New Plymouth Cooperative Society.—Advt.