Local and General.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXI, Issue 3570, 26 June 1903, Page 2

Local and General.

Messrs Abraham & Williams announce a clearing sale on behalf of Mr Mossman at Mangatainoka next Friday. Mr Chamberlain admitted there has been a valuable find of diamonds in the Transvaal, One hundred and forty-nine applications have been received for the Argyll Settlement. A crowd of 4000 people at Wilmington Delaware, stormed the workhouse and seized and burned a negro at the stake, who is awaiting bis trial for assaulting And murdering a clergyman’s daughter. The Kajger, in unveiling the statue of Frederick the (Gyeat at Dolberitz, said, “ My Army remain jny instrument of support if necessary for my policy. If my pen fails then the keen edge of the will be my support." Justice Hood, in sentencing a boy for ase«Eh on a girl at Melbourne, said his experience of these cases was rapidly forcing him to the conclusion that a class of young people were growing «p there little better than savages as far as sexual re-: Jationship was concerned. The girls had neither vinue nor modesty, and the boys neither honor nor honesty. Apparently they bad no fear of God nor man.

The Transvaal Government offers a reward of £25,000 for the cure of horses. Cardinal Vaughan’s body is lying in State at Westminister Cathedral. The Cardinal will be interred in Millbill Cemetery. The Divorce Bill introduced by Lord Russell was negatived by the House of Lor is, on the motion for the second reading, without a division. '

The Government assenting, the House of C ommons agreed that children should not be licensed to appear on the stage under ten years of age. Dougal has been sentenced to death for the murder of Miss Camille Holland at Moat Farm four years ago, and whose body was recently unearthed in a ditch on the farm.

The newspapers in Berlin state that a body of Russian troops have been ordered to the East, ostensibly to test the transport facilities of the Siberian railway. Bulgarian guards repulsed au attempt of a hundred Turkish soldiers to cross the frontier at Guetipe. The Turkish casualties totalled twenty, and those of the Bulgarians four. The stock report shows that the whole of the States are free from scab. The Queensland tick continues to spread and is now within a short distance of the New South Wales border.

Owing to a burst of water from a dam in the Florence (Tas.) mine, a miner named Kestle was drowned. He and a companion had a terrible fight for life, and his companion barely managed to escape.

Letters received in Wellington from T. M. Wilford, M.H.R,, stated that he was at the time of writing in excellent health, and would leave England in July on his return to New Zealand. Owing to the dearness of cotton eighty thousand operatives at Lancashire are seriously affected and are working shorter hours. The cotton mills at Manchester are closed on Saturdays and Mondays until further notice.

We have arranged with Mr P. Pownpll, of the N,Z. and Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association to furnish us with the weekly grain and produce report. The first of these appears elsewhere to-day, Mr Hancock, the American engineer, whom the New Zealand Government has engaged to report on the question of obtaining electrical* energy from the main rivers of the colony for manufacturing and other purposes, will reach Wellijjgfqp at the end of August or early in September. JJs will remain in the colony several months. At Dannevirke on Wednesday Mr James Gordon of Messrs Gordon and Co., and son of Mr Gordon, of Woodyille. was married to Miss Susan Minifie, daughter of the late Mr G, 11. Minifie, who many years t-;;o was connected with the Dunedin Star. T?he Eev. Eocles was the officiating clergyman;

Mrs R. H. Rhodes wants a good general servant. Mi;s Grant wants a good general servant or a lady help. An advertiser has disc harrows for sale.}

Miss Stone has written a letter to the State Department demanding .iumages from Turkey tor her capture by brigands. Mr Grover Cleveland denies he will ro-enter public life, and discourages a movement for his candidature for Presi-, dent. *

. The meeting of the businees people to discuss the question of earlier closing will be held this evening at half-past seven. In the Trial Steeplechase at Hastings on Wednesday Light (Wonderland-' Yesper) broke a leg and had to be des-< troyed. The mare belonged to Mr T. S. Biistol. Frost broke down in the same race.

. Legislation is being prepared at Pretoria for indenturing Asiatics exclusively with the mines and repatriating them at the end o F their indi nturos. It is expected the mines will be full at the end of the year. Mr Chamberlain has re-imposed the Maltese Constitution of 1887 owing to the elected members of the Council insisting that the children should be taught Italian while the Government left the parents to choose either Italian or English. > A conference of the Commoners interested in the iron |and steel engineering business and electricity meets on Thursday to arrange a vigorous crusade in support of Mr Chamberlain's policy. It is expected one hundred and thirty Unionists will attend. The Times Vienna correspondent re* ferring to the reported abdication of the Sultan, says that sanguinary events connected with the Albanian Guard undouhtly occurred at the Yildiz Kiosk, though the extent of the trouble is unknown. The ship Aquarius has been fitted with a powerful distilling apparatus which was experimentally attached to the Channel squadron, to feed the water tube boilers, particularly the torpedo destroyers with the object of preventing impurities in the water coating the boiler tubes. Cut off by the flames, John O’Shay escaped from a burning building in South Broadway, New York, by using an umbrella as a parachute. He landed among the crowd below uninjured, except for a scorched neck. Owing to the Kentucky ■ vendetta cabled on May 26, the Grand Jury was afraid to convict 0. Jett for murdering two men at Cockrill and Markham. Jett’s friends tried to release him from gaol on hearing the second trial was intended for another county.

The mail train between- Madras and

Bangalore ran down and killed a fullgrown panther on a recent journey. Terrified at the approach of the train, the beast ran in front until exhausted, when it turned and viciously leaped at the front of the engine, and was dashed to pieces.

In the House of Commons Mr Ritchie replying to SirH. Campbell-Bannerman, said only the first ten millions of the Transvaal Contribution loan are guaranteed . Sir Michael Hicks-Beach suggested the earmarking of certain Transvaal receipts otherwise there would be a risk of losing the second and third contributions.

A cablegram has reached the colony authorising the Official Receiver of the Midland Railway to accept payment on behalf of the bond-holders of the company of the amount agreed upon by the Government (£15,000) in bonds. Payment will be made in a day or two and then it will close the negotiations between the Company and the Government.

The Arctic expedition, under the leadership of M. Fiala, fitted out by. Mr Ziegler, an American capitalist, has sailed from Trondbjein for Franz Josef Land, where they will winter, and explore by means of dog sledges. The vessel provided for the Ziegler expedition is named “ The America;”

The young man named Russell who was killed at Oamara on Tuesday morning was employed by the New Zealand Express Company and while engaged in trucking scenery belonging to the Majeroni Company at a railway siding, was crushed so badly between two trucks that he died almost immediately. In reference to the direct shipment of New Zealand wools to the continent, proposals in connection with the matter and of arranging a direct steam line, have been submitted to the European principals. It is understood if the scheme is evolved the producers of New Zealand will receive cash down for their wool, while the trade in crossbreds, not perhaps large at present with foreign buyers, can be largely developed.

“ Everybody’s Doctor,” an automatic machine, is to be installed in Paris streets, and by putting a penny in the slot one will be able to obtain a (remedy and also a prescription for such ailments as sick headache, cold in the head, lumbago, and toothache. There will be twelve slots in each machine which means that there will be that number of cures, each one being written over the slot. The system has received a certificate from the Paris Faculty of Medicine,

At the Hawke’s Bay Gun Club’s winter meeting, held at Whakatu on Tuesday, the Colonial Ammunition Company’s ammunition was again well to the fore. In the Open Handicap Mr R. J. Fleming was among those who divided the prize money, and in the Sweepstake he and Mr G. R. King divided with Mr 0. Chevannes. Both Mr Fleming and Mr King, who shot all their birds, were using the Colonial Ammunition Company’s “ Favorite ” cartridges, 2f-inch case, loaded with the company’s patent bi-concave wadding. Mr Fleming was firing from the .25 yards mark in the Open Handicap and from the 26 yards in the Sweepstake, and Mr King fired from the 24 yards in the latter; the boundary for the match was 40 yards Watson & Co (late Monteith Bros.) are the local agents for this ammunition.

Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy loosens the cough, relieves the lungs and opens the secretions. It counteracts any tendency of a cold to result in pneumonia. It is unequaled for bad colds. It always cures and cures quickly. Try it. D. B. Harris sells it. j3O

■ Nothing succeeds like success, and successful trading enables 0. Sandford & Co. to offer 25 Ladies’ Macs, 45s quality for 85s, and the 25s for 19a 6d. j All new up to date styles, and reliable f makes. They are also returning in cash 4s in the £to all purchasers of * gents' macintosh coats, Standard makes } and at all prices. i

Gone 11 Vanquished 11 Absolutely J cured !! The old man’s cough is gone. \ For years he was troubled with asthma; ( now he is quite cured; Bock’s Balsam ; has cured I It has cured others ! Has : cured' thousands ( Bock’s Balsarp pures Bronchitis in all its stages—bid standing i . coughs, ordinary colds, heals cuts, crack- (i ed hands, etc. Bock’s Balm is free from j i narcotics; relieves everybody; many a } i blighted life made happy by ' it. Prices i IsGii. Obtainable locally from Monteith [ i Bros., and A. E. Hugh.— Advt. 316 j (

There is, we understand a credit balance of a few pounds from the social last evening which will be devoted to having club rules printed. Dix’s Gaiety Company play here next Thursday, Full details of the stars which accompany M r Dix will appear on Monday.

A meeting of the Dmce Committee of the Football Club will be held at the Club Hotel on Monday evening to square up accounts. Additions made to Mr W. Rose’s fortnightly horse sale to-morrow. Attention is drawn to the number of draughts entered.

The Woodville Juniors were defeated on Wednesday by Dannevirke by 3 to nil. Bly, one of the Woodville players rather severely strained himself but is we le&rn alright again. , The classes for instruction of noncommissioned officers, which have been conducted by Colonel Owen at Woodville once a week for the last few months, and which have been regularly attended by several non-coms., came to a conclusion last Wednesday and the examination was commenced.

The weather, which has been about as bad as it could be for some days, reached a climax of badness yesterday morning when there was a particularly heavy hailstorm. The hail descended with terrific force. The weather commenced to clear then, and this morning there was a crisp frost and brilliant sunshine.

By an announcement elsewhere it will be seen that Miss Mills (late of Kirkcaldie & Stains) has arrived, and is now in charge of the dressmaking rooms at Messrs D, G. McKibbin & Go’s. Her reputation is such that the firm has every confidence in recommending her to their customers.—Advt.

We have just made a special purchase of ladies macintoshes—usual price 265. We are are going to clear them at 8s 6d each; also about ten dozen ladies fancy belts usual price 2s fid to 5s each ; to be cleared at Is each. See our window for them. The Economic, A. Rosenberg & Co.

Elsewhere Messrs D. G. McKibbin & Co announce that having purchased a leading manufacturer’s sample clothing at a discount of 4s in the £, they are offering their entire stock of men’s, youth’s, boy’s, and ladies’ macintoshes at the same discount, viz., 4a in the £ sterling; This we need hardly say is a unique opportunity which will no doubt be largely taken advantage of.

If a client of the Ocean is killed by accident it will pay his representatives £100; if he loses two limbs, or both eyes, or an eye and a limb, it pay him £100; if he loses one limb or one eye it will pay him £SO; if he is laid up by an accident it will pay him 10s a week for 26 weeks, all for fourteen and six a year or less. Larger amounts in proportion Rowe Fennel, Agent. ISOjyl If toothache gives you cruel pain, Be thankful it is not a sprain ; From toothache we assure you Bock’s Herb Extract will cure you. The above is free from acids, being a purely herbal compound, gives instant relief, without, injuring the teeth, anp proves permanent in most cases. Bock’s Herb Extract. Price Is. May be obtained locally from Monteith Bros, and A. B. Hugh. What is a Cough P A spasdomic effort to expel the mucus from the bronchial tubes. A cold causes a more abundant secretion of mucus, and when the lungs and bronchial tubes are inflamed, they are extremely sensitive to I the irritation. Unless care is taken, the cold is a lingering one, the more leisurely but equally fatal consumption may set in. Do not neglect a cold or cough. Take Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It always cures and cures quickly. D. B. Harris sells it. j3O