The Daily News. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1903 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 72, 12 March 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1903 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on the fourth page ot this issue. The Borough Council notify that tliey have fixed the levels of various streets meutioaed in an advertisement in another column.

Mr Newton Kiog advertises a clearing sale of household furni ure and effects on behalf of Mrs H. Uailaghan, Dawson »nd Vivian-streets.

At a meeting at Bitharn on Wednesday of dairy secretaries, it was decided to form a dairy secretaries institute for New Z .aland. Messrs K. J. Oarthew and Company hive received a memo from Mr W." Thompson, of tbeir firm, Hamilton, reporting the Bjl<* of that fine suburban estate known as " bu nyside,' to Mr Lichfield, of Raglan. The propit ty contains 350 acres, and realised the handsome sum of £SOOO.

The Governor has accipted the position of patron to the New Zealand Baud. The annual general meeting of the Taranaki Rugby Union is to be held at Stratford on March 27th, at 8 p.m. Mr B. Alio, the Swiss Engineer, considers that tbe Rakaia Gorge will be a better site than the Waimakarini Gorge for obtaining electrical power for Ohrislctiurch. The Obri«tohureh Patriotic Fund has now a balance of £1240, and applications for assistance are not numerous, It has been decideded to donate £l5O to the Jubilee Memorial, and to defer the question ot a large grant to the Veterans' Home for a time.

A Press wire from Westport states that Constable Tuohy, the father of the New Zealand police, and at one time rauked as a first-class detective, died snddeuly on Wednesday eveting, Mr & W. Reid, for some time past manager of Henry Brown and Company's Stratford branca, has decided to sever his connection with his employers at the end of this month, end in fjtura will represent Nathan and 00-iifany, of Auckland. Ihe New Z island Shipping Company's Paparoa will arrive in the Waitara io»dste td to load meat, wool, and general cargo, on or aboot the 12th inat., and the Banffshire is expected on the 6th prox. We, Settler, understand that the coagregV ioi of St. Audrews Ohurch has pressed Mr Hutson to take a holiday in Australia to recaup after the recant heavy strai nplaceo upon h : m. Tha congregation has also let Mr Hutson understand that he ia not to take expenses into consideration. In the Supreme Court on Tuesday, Mr Samuel complained of the delay ia sending in the papers in the Stratford case, Brooking and Ulothiei v. Pearce. Mr Samuel said the papers were filed in Stratford on the !nd, and should bave been out. in time. His clients were working men, and td be six months out of what was practically wages was a rery serious matter. His Honor suggested a rehearing before the S.M. in Stratford. The case was an appeal against Mr btaaford'a decision, but owing to tha absence of notes, it was necessary to take evidence. Mr Malone, who appeared for de-! fendant, objected to this, but moved for a rehearing o£ tbe case before his Honor. Mr| Samuel agreed to this, after again protesting agaiust th» delay, and his Hono- granted j the rehearing in the Supreme Court at the next session.

The pupils of the Midhiret, Tariki-road, Stanley-road, and Denbigh-road schools are to havu their school excursion to the New Plymouth Breakwater on Friday next. Ttere will be between 400 and 500 exoarsi- iiisls, and a special train leaving Midhirst at 8.50 a.m. ha* been arranged for. Given fine weather, (he children from the CQuntrj wi 1 doubtless thoroughly enjoy themselves a h , the sea-side Messrs John Steven's ex M.H.H. for Manawatu, and J. F. Robertson of Taihape, have been appointed members of the Wellington Land Board. Messrs Tnkaoka and Ando, Japanese En" vojs, left Wellington for South on Wednesday. The proprietors of Bock's Herbal Remedies are daily receiving most flattering testimonials. Mrs H. Signal, of Gladstone House, ilurton, N.Z., writes:—"l have used Bock'a Balsam in my household and found it to do all that is claimed for it. It cured my husband of an old standing cough, and other members of severe colds. I can I conscientiously recommsnd It to everybody " Bock's Balsam is also used externally for healing crackeJ bands, cuts, and sorts, price Is 6d, Beck's Balsam, Bock's Rheumatic Powder, Bock's Powder for the Liver, Stomach and Blood, Bock's Herb Extract (an infallible Cure tor Tocllmhe) and Neuralgia Drops may be obtained of all the leading stores and chemists.— Advt.