LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 81, 10 April 1902, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The body of si farmer named Foster, with his little daughter's body stomped to him, i has beeu found in a lake near Bfearmoutb, in r. Victoria. t Keporti from Central Australia states that t the natives are arriving at the telegraph > stations in an emaciated condition from ataivation, and that several h»vo died of a thjrst. j v

New Guinea officials state that the two murderers of Dr Chalmers aid the Bev. n Tomkins have been spok«n to by white men. . They made no attempt to conceal the crime. ■ When told the clergymen had never done > them any harm, they replied that they I wanted to kill white men. An educated criminal in conjunction with , the District Attorney of New York, and reporters of the Now York Herald, bribed the Bowc-y police with a promise of immunity from arrest »s receivers of stolen property, th» police supplvin:-": them wi*h house breaking implements, 'the exposure has caused | a panic amongst the police, and they have j 'retained the bestlawyois to defend tkeni. I The rise winch ha* taken place in the, 1 price of flour will make the cost to Welling-1 ton bakers £lO 15s per ton. Five young Mao i is, who are applicants for places in the coronation continuant, left Auckland on Wednesday night for Wellington, aud several others leave to-day. The Governor, on Wednesday, paid .a return official visit to the Admiral on board the Hoyal Arthur at Auckland. Tho " Grey " Statue Committee have received from the sculptor, Wr Williamson, i holographs of the model of the statue, the fig me and head being represented in three positions. The effect in each instance is said to be most striking and graceful. News has been received by the Tfrisco mail of the death in London of Mrs Lillywhite, mother of Uharle? LUlywhite, who who was arrested in Wellington charged with a murder at Colchester, Kngkvnd. Interviewed at Christehurch the Premier stated that it had been ascertained that the Blue Star line had no proper steamers and had failed to make proper arrangements for currying out their contract for a service with South Africa. The arrangements generally were not satisfactory, but the j matter was still under consideration. He I was awaiting word from the Agent-General before making a definite announcement. j There was an exceptionally heavy storm j at Napier on Tuesday, and a heavy sea running in the bay. Bain fell in torrents and the low-lying ground in the suburbs is fiooded, though no t erious damage is reported. There was a sharp shock of earthquake at 1.28 a.m. ,' For i ome time past there has-been friction between tin Friendly Societies and the Wellington Hospital Trustees with regard to memo-re of lodges being treated as out patients at the institulion. A deputation waited on the Trustees, who decided with one dissentient that distinction between members of Friendly Societies and other ptople should in future be abolished. 5 he members of the Victorian Labour Commission arrived in Wellington on Wedresday, and attended* a sitting of the Arbitration Court. The Chief Justice was yesterday engaged in hearing an application to quash the decision of the B.M. who recently convicted a number of Chinamen on a charge of playing fan tan and paka poo. The case was not finished. The Licensing Bill has been read a second time in the House of Commons. meeting of the Band Contest Committee on Weinesdav some warm passages at arms occurred between Messrs McKinnon Ba'n and Kichcnond. The latter was very keen in bis advocacy of a portion of the ,: spoils" for the Town Bind, am? Mr Bain was equally earnest in supporting the claims ot the Garrison Band, as the body which had been mainly instrumental in having the contest held at New Plymouth. Eventually the Major came to the rescue in his wellknown urbane manner, and poured oil on the troubled witers, and business wavs proceeded with. Business people will regret to learn tbs't Mr K-nd, clerk in the local railway statioi , is under orders to transfer to Dunedin. M.r Reid has proved such an able, obliging, and efficient officer that while we rejoice in his promotion to a large centre like Dunedin, his place will be hard to fill here. We understand hia successor will be Mr P«pp rill from a South Island s'iafcion. Mr Beid expects to be leaving about Wednesday next. A reminder is given of the Druids' Social this evening. Those who cnjiy a good social evening would do well to attend this popular and well managed gathering. This'moroing (says the Post), Mr Wilford performed the unusual feat of appearing for the wrong client, and winning his case. He was retained for plaintiff in an affiliation case, and it happened that plaintiffs name sounded very iike that of another female plaintiff in Court. This other plaintiff was a wife f-ning for a separation order, and when the name of Miss Affiliation (who was not present) was called, Mrs Separation answered io it by mistake. Mr Wilford did not know his client, and set about proving her confinement expenses as in affiliation. The lady innocently answering them out of her marital experience, and after an order had been granted by consent, left the Court. When her own case —separation—was called on, it was struck out as one o£ no appearance. A statement which had been made by her that she bad not engaged Mr Wilford led to the subsequent discovery of tho mistake.' The separation application was reinstated for a future day. " ' Committee, or in committee,' that is the question." Or or least it seemed so at Wednesday's meeting of the Ban! Contest Committee. While the question of disposing of the surplus funds was under consideration, members were expressing themselves pretty freely, when the Mayor's eye alighted on the unfortunate Pressman busily plying his pencil. " Gentlemen," said his Worship, " I would remind you that the ' chiel's amanu' ye takin' notes.' Perhaps it would be advisable that he should not take too >auch notice of what members are siying." ■' I don't think anyone has said anything we need be ashamed of," quoth one gentleman. The reminder had the effect of quietening things for a time, but only for a time, as a wordy argument was soon again in progress, the claims of several local institutions to substantial portions of the "spoils" being warmly advocated. The Mayor reminded the Pressman that it was .a "committee" meeting, but evidently overlooked the fact that " committee" in this case was simply a name, and not a condition. Needless to say the scribe continued his attempts to keep pace with the speaker*' verbose disquisitions on rhe merits of their pet proposals. The "speech" (as he termed it himself) of one gentleman at leaat would hava made an ento'taining half-hour's reading if published, but owing to the exigencies of time and space our readers are unfortunately tha ; losers (or otherwise) tf this pleasure The adjourned meeting of the Prohibition j League will be hold in the Whiteley Hall this (Thursday) evening at 8 p.m. All members are requested lobe present.—AdvtMr P. K. Skeates, of the firm of Skeates Brothers, has just returned from Auckland with a very large stock of watches, clocks, jewellery, and electro plate, an inspection or' which is invited. The meeting of the Band Contest Committee on Wednesday was called for 7 o'clock, but for some unaccountable reason the time was altered during the afternoon to 5 o'clock, n most unusual proceeding. Judged by the light of subsequent events, however, there would soem to have been some method in the arrangement. We would advise the committee that it may be well to defer making the disbursements decided upon until soma further consideration has been giv<m the matter. To-morrow (Friday) is the 41st anniversary of the commencement of the American civil war. The great Chartist demonstration in Hogland occurred on 10th April, 1848, 51 years ago to-day. Constable Young nas returned from his trip to the Hot Lakes, and has resumed [duty. ' "They were not members of the committee, and I consider it a piece of impertinence on their part to have been present." Such was the remsrk of Mr H R. Richmond at the Band Contest Committee meeting, when it was mentioned that Messrs Haigh |aud F. Newel I had bscn present at former committee meetings, and ought to have been i consulted at this mectiug io regard ti disposing of funds. This brought out Mr Bain, who promptly interjected, "Then you are not a member, arid should not be sitting here now." Investigation of the minutes i roveiled that the gentlemen named had been - appointed members of tho executive from the commencement, while Mr Kichtaond'.' l appointment was made subsequently. The qualification for tho executiva was membership of the general commit!eo, to which MiRichmond had not been elected. ( As tho shop for Kngagement Kings, Wed- 1 ding Kings, High Class Watches at moderate 3 prices, Wedding presents, and in fact a thorough up-to-ilate stock of Jewellry, Elec } troptated and Silver Goods, we recommend 3 J. H. Parker's. nextKailway crossing, Devon- t treet, New Plymouth. N.B.—Please note i a few of the leading lines and prices in ad- ' vcitjsement in page 3,—Advi J fc

It is stated that Mr Herd, leader of the Wellington Gairison Band, has been asked by Mr J. Cope, editor of tho London Champion Journal, an organ devoted to band matters, \ to get to gether a band to go to England to j j meet the big bands from I 'an Godfrey's Grenadiers downwards. | At Stratford on Monday. Mr F. O'Conror, I of the Railway Department, who has been 1 transferred to Haw era, was entertained at a . smoke concert, and presented with a nurse ■ yf. sovereign:*. The chairman (Mr W. G. ■ !.Malone) said Mr O'Connor would net only J be missed at the Stratford station, but, in all \ classes of sport, particularly iu shooting ana j Cool-ball circles. I The best medicine- known is Sander & ' Sons' Eucalypti Kxtbact. And its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the relief is instantaneous. w "i serious oases, 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. Sanmsu & Sons' Eucalypti Kxtuaot is in use at hospitals and [ medicil clinics all over the globe ; patronised by his Majesy the King of Italy; crowned 1 with medals and diplomas at International KxhihiUon, Amsterdam. Trust in this api roved article aud reiect all other.—Advt. ; HOLLO * AY'S BILLS AND OINTMENT effect wonderful cures of bad legs aud old wounds. If these medicines be used accoiding to directions which are wrapped round each pot a.id box there is no wound, bad [ leg. or ulcerous sore, however obstioato, bu* I will yield to their curative properties. Numbers of persona who had been patients [ in the Urge hospitals without der.ving bene ' fits, have been cured by Holloway'B Ointment aud "Pills, when other remedies had ' signally failed. For glandular swellings, ' tumours, scurvy and diseases of the ikin there is no medicine that nan ha used with 1 so good --in effect, and though the cure n 1 rapid it is also complete and permanent. ! Advt. » AFTER THE ROYAL VISI'I. Aft sit exciting times the health of children requires vary spesial looking after. That ' the child is father to the man,' physically 1 as well as mentally, is one of those truths '■ toat cau never be too often insieted upon, > and the thoughtful parent will be careful ' above all to w>« that, her child has the proper 1 nourishment v. establish its constitution. 1 A good cousXituctoo is a rock on which alone 1 success and strength can be built. Among r the various foods that science commends in these days for this purpose, none holds a r higher place than NeAVE'S FOOD JOB In- . vaktb and Invalids. Icoordin'g to tne . res!; medical testimony, and, what is perhaps better still, the grateful testimony of j thousands of happy mothers, this food contains all the essential elements of strength, " % and while it is pleasant to the taste and ~ eagerly taken \>y children, it may also be J used by persons of all ages with decided benefit. It is a bone-building, health-su3 taining profit that cannos be too warmly i recommended, and we gladly add oar words of praise to that of the numerous medical . journals ar*d experts that have recommended g it. NwavkPs Food should have a prominent a place in tlie dietary of every house where _ there are children or invalids.—Advt. e ■..-.■ . ■■<■ ■■.... ..■» gg