LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 108, 13 May 1902, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A reminder is given of the sale by auction of Mr Marsh's furniture by Mr Newton King at Smart-road this afternoon A ri.oeting has betrn called by the Mayor for 10 e'eiocK this morning at the Council Chamber relative to the entertainment of ihe officer* of H.M.S. t'heebe. Tenders for carting graval are invited by ihe Henui Road Bo*rd. I The s(-cr?tary of the Harhoat Board notifies that summonses are being issued for all «ut.,landing - rates. Mr fewtou King auu - nuces that on Saturday n-xt he will sell by unction another consignment. *'f fms, comprising some .beautiful and exc.plionally choice specimens direct from Mr i'ose's cel->orated fur factory. As an inspection is invited beforehand, every opportunity is given to pnrcSuser. to suit tnc.r fancy and he as to qu lity

Si'ldom i< oSirea such aa oppM-.unity oE ■ getting first-clns-i raatorial at, low prioe« as tlwt which Mr Gaukrodger now places within tho reach of the public. Only part j of his consignment by the Tonjfaiiro arrival I in time for la«t Saturday's sala, and the j, balance is now offered at auction prices, i ■ There are few people of staniiing that do 11 not know the high class goods which for I some time past Mr (Jaukrodgcr has been im-;; porting-, and now is the time to secure real, bargains, as may be seen on reference to our I advertising columns. '.' Messrs Oarthew, Brittain and Company ' [report having soil Mr O. Collins' fine f-.rm i of 210 ncres on the Frankley-road to Mr Y. , : ; Gilbert, of Omata. Mr Chai'len Pridhan, by his next, friend Mr Ernest Pridham, has begun an action in ; the H.M. Court, Nelson, claiming damsges from tho prop ietor of the shoqtiug j gallery in connection with the injuries bus-, tainedon February Ist. The case will be! heard to-day (Tuesda-y), when the rtefendan'; J will apply fo<- an order removing the acbion j from the Magistrate's Court, to th« Supreme Court, upon tho ground that difficult and' important questions or l.vr are like'y to :trise out ot the hearing of the case. Mr Fell, of Nelson, instructed by Mr Rov, of; New Plymouth, appears for plaintiff, and Mr j Maginity, of Nelson, for defendant. ;

Mr Sanderson, the well-known arcidt'-ct, \ has several notion in our advertising! columns of interest to boilders. I Miss Piggford takes eS-arge of the Courte nay-street school to-day. Miss Riley, who has been temporarily in charge Hince Miss Arrow left, is taking Miss Piggford's pluce at Kaiauo. Mr Char'es Arnold, cf Sydney, the wellknown actor-manaper, has presented the Derbyshire Cricket filuo native county) with 500 guineas. We understand from Mr Henierson, whoj has been.trjiug to arrange for a concert to; te given here by the Amy Castles Comoany,! that he received a wire from the mauagoron ! Monday to the effect that a lump pum of; £220 would be accepted for a one night j concert, (Friday.) Hr Henderson is still; engaged in makintr inquiries as to whether it would he po-sible to ensure the required anwunt. -hould he do so the public of Tara»afci will hnve one of the greatest cf mu-ic.il treits, rspecial l ? as in addition ti the Australian prima doiuia Bunor T):ini, the eminent tenor singer, belongs to ;he company Trains leave New Plymouth station to-day, connecting with '.teamers mentioned below as follows:-6 a m.,Tat:apuna (from north); 11.20 a.m., Takapuna (for sonth); 1120 ii.m., Mapourika (from south); 8.'20 p.m, Mapounka (for north). A passenger car will be attached to tho goo'ls tiain leaving for the breakwater about 2.30 p.m

Captain W. Jackson Barry, who can lav c'aim to an experience of 73 years in the colony, having left Kngiand at the age of ten ye»rs. went north last nivht on his way to Bothnia. He hss been uf.der treatment at Wellington for some time, and is now going to tafe e a course at the Hot Springs. Xotwithat<nding his advanced age and recent indisposition the Captain is full of life and vigour, and can reel off some very j interesting accounts of the early days of I New Plymouth. In fact many of his old ! friends have extracted a promise from him to lecture here on hisleturn from north,Bnrl both to them as well as to the people of more recent time a narrative of his experiences should prove very interesting. The unveiling of the window placed in All Saints' Uh'irch, Ponsonby.toth? memory of the first incumbent, the Rbv. K. N, Bren, took place on Hunday moroing. The figures depicted in the window ar» those of Bishops 8-ilwyn, Hadfield, Abraham, and Harper, Hon. Colonel Houllain, Hon. M. Swainson, and Hon. B. W. Stafford, M.L.O. '.the window represents the granting of a constitution (o the Church of New Zealand at St. Stephens Church, Parnell. A vocal and instrumental eoncert will be held in the South-road Sundny School on Thursday, May 15th, at 7.30 p.m., in aid < f Sunday School funds. J Mr R. H. Kivell, the well known haiadicapper for ahletic splits, was on Friday presented by the Toko Sports Oommiteee with a case ot pipes. We regret to hear of the death of Mr John Plewes or Salisbury-road. Decked was an old and respected settler of the district. The Borough Council over-iiaft stands at £4991. The Mavoral installation takes place at the Council Chambers at 10 a.m. to-moirow (Wednesday). The waterworks enginc-er is evidently intent on retaining his reputation for brevity j in correspondence. On Monday night his repdrt to the Borough Council, though nitquite so short as last month, was pithy; enough—" Everything in connection with machinery, etc., doing well.—John Hodgson, Engineer." Mr H. J. Day, Stationvnastsr at New Flymouth is having a well deserved fortnights' holiday. Mr J. L. Day, from Wellington, is relieving him. The staff engaged under Mr Matheson erecting the railway station at Mew Plymouth, are making good headway, and have a large portion of the roof on. French tdes are being used, and are certainly a gnat improvement on corrugated iron. The delegates of the Haweva Chamber of Commerce, Messrs liobbins and Hardley, have succeeded in their efforts to obtain a. reduction in insurance rales, Hawora now being placed on the same basis as New Plymouth and vt'anganui. J his mear,s a reduction of probably 25 per cent, on present rates.

The Government has decided to bring down legislation next session validating expenditure rip to a pertain amount by locil bodies on coronation celebrations. Mr Williamson, ot tho Union S.S. Com* pmy's Wakatipn. has, owinir. to the increase of work in the district, been appointed as Government Inspector o£ Machinery. He will be stationed at Timaru. Mr W. D. Campbell, formerly editor of the Timaru Post, and lately of the Wellington Sun, has been comisissioned by tin Government to write "p a history ot the doings of New Zealand contingents in Soath Af iica. The best medicine known is Sanweu & Sons' Eucalypti Extract. And its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza, the relief is instantaneous. *or serious oases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, Bcaldings, 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 urina-y organs. Sandku & Sons' 'Eucalypti Extract is in use at hospitals and medio! clinics all over the globe ; patronised by bis Majesythe King of Italy; crowned I with medals mid diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this ap roved article and reiect all othar.—Advt, Ho'irseness in a child tnat is subject to croup, is a an e indication of the approach of the disease. If OiiambeHain's ough Kernedy is given as soon as the cliild I ecomea hoarse, or even after the croupy I cough has appeared, it wiil prevent the attack. It always cures and cures quickly. New Plymouth Co-operative Society sells it. Price 's fid, big size, 3s.—Advt.

BOU.CK'ATt'S PILLS AND OINTMENT Wkaic stomafhs Trie wisest cannot euu-me-nte one quarter of the distressing symptoms arising from enfeebled digestion, ail of whr'ch may be readily dispelled by these ?dImirable I'ills 'i hey rouse the stomach, llivei, and ev«ry other organ, helping digestion to that healthy to-jo which fully en»oles it to convert all we eat and drink to the nouu'shmont of our bodies. Hence these Pil's are ihe surest atrengtheners and the safest its'oratives iu nervousness, waiting and chronic debility. Holloway'i I'ills remove all unrileasant tate? from the mouth «nd a - e infalible remedies for impaired ap-| petite. euicUiinns, ll'itulency, constipation, and a multitude of other disagreeable symptoms which render miserable the lives of thonsands. These I'ills are api-roved by all classes.—4dvt.

/ s the shop for Engagement Kings, Wedding Kings, High Cla«s Watches at moderate prices, Wedding presents, and in fad. a thorough up-to-irate stock of Jewellrv, Klec-tropla'i-d and Silver Goods, we recommend J. H. Parker'-, next tfailway crossini:, D.i.onstrct, New I'lvmouth. N.B.—Please r:otn in few of the h;a in; lines and prices in advertisement in pa;;e 2.—Ad" - * A OONVIN'OiNG A.N.-ViHi,u. The l'o.''owing tr-stiinoiial hows the v line" f NeedhWs balve :—Mr. .• ecdham—Your Salve is first-class for 'rawing and he-din*;. Its spi'.sdy cllects on wounds a surprising ISvery mother of a family ought to ke-p :■. ii.ppiy at hand, wst • specially in <ountry places, wli'-vre saf a and sure ri<m.Mies su<;h as your -'telve, applied quickly, saves much pain and doctors accounts. ( c insider no home compl without it,—James Florence Agents for Needb-iin's S-ilvo, Co-oppra&ivj Society, New Pi 'mouth,—Advt,