The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1901.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11666, 28 January 1901, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1901.

♦ At noon to-day in the capital city of New Zealand and half an hour later in all other cities and towns a proclamation was read proclaiming the High and Mighty Prince Albert Edward as our only lawful and rightful liege Lord Edward tfye Seventh, By the Grace of God King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, Supreme Lord in and over the Colony of New Zealand and its dependencies. Deeply as the nation deplores the death of its .late Queen, who, by her wise and beneficent rale, has set up an ideal which it will be difficult indeed for her successors to live up to, there is no questioning the whole-heartedness with which the proclamation was received by the people, nor is any excuse needed for the temporary cessation of mourning and the substitution of rejoicing. The new King has for many years discharged many of the functions which usually devolve upon the Sovereign, and he has earned for himself a singularly wide popularity and respect ; and there is no cause to fear that he will, on his accession to the supreme sovereignty, follow worthily in the footsteps of the departed monarch, so that his people in every clime will, with a fervaur and earnestness equal to that which has ever animated them in singing " God Save the Queen," now join in the shout of Long Live the Kino.

Tenders are invited for a butchery business. The Tariki sports programme appears in this issue. The City Band acknowledge the receipt of £2 2s from the Rev. F. G. Evans. Wirths' circus will play a three nights' season here, commencing February 26th. The Borough Council held a special meeting this (Monday) afternoon, when Mr L. McDermott, of Auckland, waited on the Council, and explained a patent pan system made on sanitary lines. Captain Edwin wired to-day :—Northwest to west and south gale ; glass fall ; indications of rain. The attention of members of the Taranaki Guards Corps is called to an important announcement which appears in the advertising columns of this issue. Tenders are invited by the New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company, Auckland, for the well-known livery, bait, and coaching business of Mr James Martin, Parnell. The new business transacted by the A. & P. Society during 1900 exceeded £4,220,000, which is tho largest amount of new business ever completed in a single year. W, M, Phillips, general manager in New Zealand of the Imperial Insurance Company, who was arrested at Wellington on Saturday on a charge of defrauding the Company, wa* admitted to bail in two sureties of £100 each. In the log of the late cruise of the Hinemoa, with the Governor's party on board, a visit was paid to the is and at the entrance to Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island, and the Eskimo dogs left there by the Southern Cross Antarctic expedition were see -. They are (says the Christchurch Press) woll lo ked a ter by the men in charge of them, and seemed in splendid condition, but as savage as Eskimo dogs usually are. Captain Hutton thinks they are left therefor the purpose of being sold to the next Antarcti; expedition that comes along, pro* bably the British. Only pure drugs, guaranteed free from all adulterations used in dispensing at Sykes' Pharmacy (opposite Theatre). 0

An article on the Emperor William, of <ierinany, appears on the first page of this issue. The Hon. J. G. Ward, who intended going on to Auckland in or'ler to see the last of the Contingent, was thrown from his hack at Wellington, and sprained one of hia ankles. The lnja-y will prevent him going north. " - - \aCA Mr Newton King, agent for the Shaw, Savill, and Albion S.S. Company, has received word that the s.s. Gothic will leave Wellington on Saturday, 2nd February, instead of 31st Januiry as previously notified. The attendance of the local Volunteers at the parades held in connection with the Memorial Service at .St. Mary's Church yesterday, and the Proclamation of the King to-day has been very creditable. The Guards Corps especially mustered in strong numbers, there being 57 and 58 present on the respective occasions. A Dunedin telegram says that the candidates who passed the Matriculation Examination from New Plymouth were Misses Clara Taylor, Margaret Hutcheson, Ada M. Powell, Harriet Moore, and Gabrielle Shaw. Mr G. M. Osborne, of New Plymouth, passed the medical preliminary. .-• /; ~*-VJ3J proverbs from the repertoire of " Jones" :—": — " The expectation of a guest is the death warrant of comfort." " The loud voice has given away many a real good thing." — " He that believeth in the words of a maid would put faith even in a- fish story." — " The good things always come to those who hustle while they wait." Mrs Duncan advertises a reward of £1 for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons jwho stole a number* of flowers fro:n her garden on Saturday night. Some of the flowers are exceedingly rare, being a choice while hydrangea, and as it can be almost postively identified people are cautioned against receiving such blooms. The matter has been placed in the hands of the police. A woollen serge-like material is shortly to be issued to the British troops, and in this practically their whole work will be performed. The colour ia described as yellowish fawn, which is not far from the now familiar khaki. Bedford cord of the same neutral tint will be used for riding breeches. It is not intended, however, that the new clothing shall entirely supersede the very stylish dress which does so much iustice to the fine physique of our cavalry. Up fo the hour of going to press no cables wtre coming through from beyond Australia, although on Suad;>y night we received the following not oration from the local telegraph office : —'• Wakapuaka telegraphs that Singapore advises via Sumatra that the repairing steamer is expected to restore cable communication this (Sunday) evening between Singapore and Juva. Batavia posted 400 messages to Singapore on Friday evening, and Batavin further advises that Singapore posted on Saturday over 500 messages which will reach Batavia on Monday morning to be forwarded on to Australia and New Zealand.' A notable object of interest is described as among the contents of the National Museum, Washington, showing the ingredients which go to make up the average man, weighing 1541 b. A large glass jar (states Health) holds the 961 b. of water which his body contains, while iii other receptacles are 31b. of " white of egg," a little less than 101 b. of pure glue, 34|lb. of fat. BJlb. of phosphate of lime, lib. carbonate of lime. 3oz. of sugar and starch, 7oz. fluoride of calcium, Boz. phosphate of magnesia, and a little ordinary tablo salt. The same man is found to contain 971 b. of oxygen, 151 b. of hydrogen, 31b. 13oz. of nitiogen, and the carbon in such an individual is • represented by a foot cube of coal. A row of bottles contain the other elements going to make up the man, these being 4oz. of chlorine, 3Joz. of fluorine, Boz. of phosphorus, 3£oz. of brie stone, 2^oz. each of sodium and potassium, one-tenth of an ounce of iron, 2oz. of magnesium, 31b. 3oz. of calcium. I have lately come across a little story of the Duchess of Montrose (writes a correspondent in M.A.P.), whose beauty 'is no less renowned than her philanthropy. The scene was a bazaar where the Duchess was selling photographs. One old Scotch " buddy " of the more frugal sex was very anxious* to secure a photograph of the Duchess; but the price asked was ss. The old woman hesitated; she wanted the photograph, but she could not well afford so much. " You can have my husband," said the Dnchess, with an amused glance at the Duke standing near, " for 2s 6d." The would»be purchaser looked at the Dukeahd then at his photograph contemptuously. " Haif-a-croon !" she blurted out, " I wouldna' give a siller saxpence for him. But," she added insinuatingly, " I'm right willing tae give half-a-croon for your bonnie sel\" The Duchess was unable to resist j this, and herself added the other half-a- } crown to the bazaar coffers, or, as another version of the story goes, the despised Duke prof erred the balance. In a suburb of Adelaide, according to the South Australian Register, there lives a young lidy who is the ct-ntral figure of a most roirantic story. The young lady's grand -uoJier wa3 a titled Russian lady, who married one Baron de Roce. a French nobleman. Her parents disapproved of the match, and disinherited her. A son was born, and when the child was four years old the llaron deserted his wife, and has not since been heard of. When the boy became a man he married a Russian lady, and the heroino of this romance was the issue of the marriage. Her father was never recognised by the Baron's family, but a will wa~ drawn in favour of th«? daughter, bequeathing her enormous wealth on condition that she mariied Count R , a Russian. When the lady was a baby in arms her father emigrated to Adelaide, and earned his living up to the time of hia death, two years ago, as a tailor. Another con dition which had to be fulfilled under the will was that the lady should support herself until marriage. Count R has been in Adelaide twice to press his testamentary suit, but has each time been rejectedj&on the first occasion because the lady refused to leave her mother, and on the next because he had already contracted a morganatic marrage. That, at any rate, was the reason given by the lady to reporter of the Register. The young lady supports herself and her widowed mother by working as a tailorets, and has sacrificed wealth to moral principle. There can be no greater proof of tho genuineness of an article than the fact that after trial of it the purchaser asks, like Oliver Twist, for more. Those who have once used Wilton's Hand Emollient come for it again, loud in their praises of its beneficial effect in retaining, or restoring, whiteness and softness to the hands. Is 6d per jar." Holloway's Ointment and Pills, More precious than gold. Diarrhoea, dysentery and cholera are, through the summer's heat, carrying off the young, as the winter's cold destroys the aged. In the most acute cases, where the internal medicines cannot be retained, the greatest relief will immediately result from rubbing Holloway's soothing Ointment over the abdomen. Tho friction should be frequent and brisk, to insure the penetration of a large portion of the unguent. This Ointment calms the ex cited peristaltic action and soothes the pain. Bith vomiting and griping yield to it; where fruit or vegetables have originated the malady, it is proper to remove all indigested matter from the bowels by a moderate dose of Holloway's Pills before using the Ointment. 0 The soothing and healing properties of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, its pleapant taste and prompt and permanent cures, have made it a great favourite with Iho people everywhere. For sale by the New Plymouth Co-operative Society. 0