LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 269, 13 November 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Education Board meets to-day. Record entries have been received for the Waoganui Show in almost every section. The Hon. W. F, Jennings arrived in New Plymouth by the mail train on Monday evening, and after a short rest, intends re-visit-ing Auckland.

The Takapuna with the inward 'Frisco maH, arrived lit the Breakwater about 9.30 on Tuesday evening, and left fjr south soon efter 11. ! Lord and Lady Ranfurly, with Lady Ooni stance Knox, arrived at Dunedin on Friday ev&ring to stay a month in the city. At the annual meeting ef the D.1.0. at Dunedin on Tuesday, the net profit for the year was stated to be L 9459. It has been decided so give the surplus of £9P of the Auckland Royal Visit Fund to the purchase of Major Mair's collection of Maori curios for the Auckland Museum. Twelve new members were elected at a meeting of the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club held last evening, amongst them being L. B. Webster, of New Plymouth, who wilt compete at the spring meeting at the Basin Reserve on the 7th December. The following programme of events was drawn up:— 100 yds junior handicap, 120 yds, 200 yds, and 440 yds (Ladies' Bracelet) handicaps, 88'lyds, one mile run, one mile walk, 120 yds hurdles, high jump, long jump, putting the weight, throwing the hammer, 100 yds, 220 yds and 880 yds public school championships. Referring to the sale of work announced as taking place in the Whitely Hall on Thursday, ire are informed that the stalls and stall-holders will appropriately represent the four seasons, and no effort will be spared to render the event au interesting and attractive one. The object for which funds are being raised is one that commends itself to all, and there should ba a liberal response. The proprietary of the Otald Mail has Hen setved with a writ claiming £5Bl damages for alleged libel on Mr A. B. Hudson, of Levin. This weeks Gazette gives particular! of the estates of 48 deceased persons which were placed under the charge 6E the Public Trustee during last month. Five of the estates were t hose of New Zealanders who died , or fell on the field in South Africa, i Before leaving Auckland Sir Hector MacDonald sent a farewell message thanking the ; Governor for the excellent arrangements made by him, and stating that his visit had been entirely a happy one. Six years ago Wm. Butler filed with assets nil; but he had a life interest in his mother's [ property which, last year, passed into the hands of the assignee, who settled all proved claims and had a surplus of over £IOO. On this surplus being notified other claims amounting to £BOO were sent in and about half allowed These by order of the Wanganui District Court; will receive a dividend of 6s in the £, and the estate finally wound up.

I Professor Loirrie, the new director of Lincoln College, received a hearty official ; welcome from the Board of Governors. Arrangements are to be made for a garden partv later, to enable the students and friends |to meet the professor and see the kind of work done at the college The Wangtnui Herald states that in that flourishing town the butchers are complaining bitterly of the lately introduced practice of the abattoir authorities branding their meat with a blue stamp, as a certificate that the animal has been duly inspected andi passed by the Government veterinary expert. As the brand is affixed as many an a dozen times on various parts of a body of beef, ani proportionately so on tbe carcases of sheep and pigs, customers object to joints with it on, and in many cases send them back, under the impression that the blue marks, so far from being an official guarantee of the good quality of the meat, are evidences of disease. i

The name of Mrs. Hursthouse was inadvertently omitted from the ladies' committee who carried out the arrangements of the Fire Brigade ball on Monday night. In connection with the monster seaside picnic on New TearV Day, for which arrangements are already on foot, wo understand efforts will be made to Ret the Northerns S, Company to run a short trip with the Ngapuhi on that day. This is sure to be a popilar.

Mr. T. K. Skinner, borough surveyor, who is at present in Wellington, yesterday wired to Mr. W. F. Brooking, chairman of the Borough Works Committee, that no further details were required for the improved water supply for New Plymouth, so that Mr Mestayers report will shortly be available. Mr H. G. Ell, one of the members for Christchnrch City, will deliver a lecture at the Council Chambers this evening at 8 o'clock, his subject being "The establishment of a State Bank," His address ab Hawera on the same subject was most interesting, and it was evident to the audience that he had well studied the subject.

A meeting sf settlers of the Omata and surrounding districts was held on Tuesday evening, in St. John's Church, to consider matters in connection with the Waireka cemetery. The Rev. F. Q. Kvans presided. It was unanimously decided to invite the settlers to hold a working bee on Thursday, No>euib<r 28th, for the purpose of cleaning up the ground, which hug become overgrown j with grass and fern. When this is done the ground to be surveyed and pegged, and a regular scale of fees charged. The trustees were recommended to appoint Messrs H. T. Oompt-jn, Jesse Jury, and Robert Cleave Clemow as a committee of management, Mr Compton to act as chairman and to sign authorities for burials. The meeting agreed to ask Mr Charles Hmery to act as sexton. The committee were authorised to draw up ft subscription list, and to wait upon those who had not paid any fees for subsoriptioos. The whole of the income will be spent in' improving the cemetery, which might be made one of the prettiest spots in the whole distriot.

I The many friends in this district of tne Rev. T. J. Wills, of Ormondville, well-known as the literary champion of the prohibition cause in New Zealand, and the writer of several excellent books on the temperance question, will regret to hear that be underwent a serious operation at a private hospi;tal at Wellington on Tuesday, He broke down at the end of the 1899 campaign, and | has ever since been in failing health. The | operation was performed more with the object of affording the patient relief, than | in the hope of obtaining a permanent cure.! The patient is progressing as well as can be expected. His illness is the source of sincere regret by all temperance workers' ! throughout the colony. | The best medicine known is SANnaa & Sons' Edoalypti Extbaot. And its end- ' flent powerful effects in coughs, colds, insuenza, the relief is instantaneous. w «r nerions cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs, swelling, etc., diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. Sandbb & Sons' Edoalypti Extract is in use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe; patronised by his Majesythe King of Italy; crowned with medals and diplomas at International exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and reiect all other.—Advt, AFTER THE ROYAL VISIT. Aftbh exciting times the health of children requires very spesial looking after. That the child is father to the man,' physically as well as mentally, is one of those truths tbat can never be too often insisted upon, and the thoughtful parent will be careFnf above all to see that her child has the proprcr nourishment to establish its constitution A good constituiion is a rock on which alone success and strength can be built. A-nong tjie various foods that science commends in these days for this purpose, none holds a (higher place than Nhaves Food fou lu--I''ANTIi and Invalids*. According to tne best medical testimony, and, what is perhaps better still, the grateful testimony'of thousands of happy mothers, thiß food contains all the essential elements of strength, and while it is pleasant to the taste and eagerly taken by children, it may also be used by persons of all ages with decided benefit. It is a bone-bnilding, health-sus teining product that cannot be too warralv recommended and we gladly add oar Words, of praise to that of the numerous medical journal? and expert? tfrathave recommendad it, NBAfß's Foop should have a prominent place in the dietary of pvpj-y whore there are children or invalids.—Advt.

| HOLLOW AY'S PILLS. The Hour of ! Danger. Disease commonly comes on wit h flight symptoms, which, when neglected, increase in extent and gradually grow dangerous—a condition which betrays tbe t grossest remissness—when these pills taken lin accordance wHh thpir ticcoinp;uivi ng directions, would not only have checked but conquered the insipient disorder Patients daily forward details of the most remarkable and instructive cases in whioh timely attention to Holloway's advice has undoubtedly saved them from severe illness. These pills act prima-ily on the digestive organs, which they stimulate when slow and imperfect; an t, secondly, upon the blood, which is thoroughly purified by them,' whence is derived the general tone they impart, and their power of subjugating bypochondriacism, dyspepsia, and nervous complaints—Advt. i