The Daily News. MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 95, 20 April 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. MONDA Y, APRIL 20, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be fonud on page four of this issue.

The Hospital Board meets to-day. The Eltham Hotel chaned hands, Mr R. H. Oampbell having disposed of his interest to Mr W. Grylls, of Inglewood. The vacancy on the Board of Vic'oria College for a representative of the Sduoation Boards is to be filled oa May lltb. Nominations close on May 4th. lurther particulars appear in advertisement in this issue.

Mr Josnph T. White, of the Good Valu» Store, has a replace advertisement in this issue.

Mails despatched from Melboarne ma Brindißi for the United Kingdom on Maiou llth arrived in London on 11th instant.

Saturday's Hawera Star says:—" A gentleman travelling on a motor cycle came from Stratford yesterday—about 18 miles—in 36 mioutes, a mile in two minutes, very fair time, co> sidering the indißeient road* and the hills on the way. The part that troubled him most was the road at Normanb>. Travelling at se great a speed, and unaware of the state of the road, he was almost thrown out of the saddle."

The area under grass in Poverty Bay has increased by 200,008 acres during the pist three years. We (Arijus) understand that a well-known resident of Kltham won £IOOO as the result of Rustique's victories at the Patea R«ces. And still people complain about the scarcity of monev.

Mr R'jsser, at the Arbitration Oourfc on Saturday, said : "The Arbitration Court was the working man's charter, and though they did not get all they wanted, they were anxious to support it in every possible way, even when it weat against them." The Anjm says:—" xhsro are some smart barbers in Eltham. A mother gave her boy threepence to get his bair out the other day. The cuts barber ehived one aide of the juvenile's bead and sent bim home for tbe extra "threepenny" before finishing toe contract."

The Pos! master-General has deeided that | the tew Post Office to be built at Hicham will be placed on what is known as Searles site, in Bri Ige-street. Mr Be»rle has presented the land for the purpose. The Glasgow Herald is responsible for tbe s'atement that the Sari of Ranfnrly, Governor of Ne* Zealand, has intimatad his inteatioj to return to Dungannon, County Tyroce, his ancestral home, next June, for the purpose of tiking part in the festivities connected with the coming of age of his htir. Viscount Northland.

Mr A. Rosser, the Trado Union advocate, stated in the Arbitration Oourt on Thursday, that he only went to ooca in his life! and the experienca he had on that occasion would last him for the rest of his days. bhsreholders of tho Equitable Building Society wi'l note that subscriptions will be parable at the Society's office, Egmontstreet, between the hours of 9 a.m. ta 12.30 p.m., 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to-day (Monday.) Advt. The annnel dinner of tbe New Plymouth Volunteer "ire Brigade takes place tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at Jubilee Villa. The directors of the Kqutta'ile Building Society have decided that the next appropriation of two suniH of £l5O each by ballot will take place on the Bth May ni.x\ Place of drawing and further particulars will be advertised later.

Shareholders in the Equitable BuilJing Society (Star-Bowket) are reminded that fortnigltly subscriptions are payable to-day up to 8 p.m.

The newspapers throughout Taranaki are cordially supporting the action ol the Tara-1 naki Education Board regarding the Opakau Reserve. A number of favourable replies j have alsi been received by the Boird from leoal bodies, A good many of them are, J unfortunatey, rather vague, and merely i state t'ua'< the local authority favours the reserves being u-ed in the interest of Taranaki. What is wanted is to satisfy the Minister for Education that the people <-f Taranaki favour the Scholarship scheme drawn up and adopted by the Wanganui Conference and endorsed by (he Bducation Board and the High School Bo*rd. Repiyment of loins by small instalments is the favourite method and obviously tun mo -t convenient. The popularity of schomes wh. raby a man of small means is enabled to repay loans on mortgage by a distribution of p lyraents over a perioi of years is <videuced by the vast sum (over £150,000.000 according to a leading authority) that building societies have lent during the last B0 years. The Provident Building Society invite inquiries from anyone seeking to place their loans.

The pallia? for the members of the new Egmont Oou ty Toancil takes place to-day. The Wesleyan Sunday School anniversary Services on Sunday were all largely attended, the evening se-vice being very crowded. A feature of the services was the singing of t* e old Motbodist hymns, which were b antifully rendered, an orchestra led by Mrs . Bntterworth assisting materidly to add to the fine effect of the singing. Mrs Vikett and Miss Mary Roberts are to be congrat - loted on their excellent solo singing. In the afternoon the prizes and medals were distributed to tbe scholars. The Rev. J. K. Buttle, who entered on his ministerial duties on Sunday, preached both in the morning, and evening, and greatly impressed the la' ge congregations by his cordial mam er and re'r>shing broadmindedness Altogether the Anniversary was a memorable one, and gave evidence of the active spiritu d lite of the Church; HOLLO WAYS PILLS. The hour of danger. Dhease coinmnly comes on w tli slight symptoms, which, when neglected, increase ia extent and gradually grow dangerous—a condition which betrays tin grossest remissness—when these Pills, taken in accordance with their accomp»nying direction, would not only have (.-necked, but conqaered the Incipient disorder, Patianta daily forward details of the most rem .rkable and instructive cases in which timely attention to Holloway's advice has undoubteilv saved them from severe illness. These pills act prlma'ily on the digestive organs, wh ch thsy s'imuiate when slow and impsrfect; and, tKcoadly, upon the blood, wbioh it thoroughly putifi.d by them, whence is derived the general tone they impart, and their power of subjugating hypoohondnacism, dyspepsia, and nervous complaints.— Advt