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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3496, 14 March 1905, Page 2

Welsh Rugby football representatives last week defeated Ireland by 10 points to 3. The Chief Justice on Saturday reserved his decision in the compensation case Symons v. Foxton Borough Council. The district account of the borough and the loan account are each in credit, the figures being £403 iqs and £433 iqs 4d respectively,'' The Borough Council has decided to obtain legal advice as to the definition of a boardinghouse, one or two demurs having been made on requests by the Town Clerk for payment of license fees. As instancing the extent to which the dairying industry of Taranaki has developed it is stated that nearly eight tons of gold will be required to pay tor this season’s export of butter and cheese from that province. At the Marton railway station on Saturday morning a little girl named Rene Milverton, whose parents reside at Palmerston North, fell between the carriages and platform during shunting operations and was killed. She was travelling from Palmerston to Taihape in charge of her grandmother.

A contemporary revives an old conundrum—a clever one notwithstanding. " When is it dangerous (0 be present in Church ?”—When there is a canon at the reading desk, a big gun in (he pulpit, the bishop charging the clergy, the choir murdering the anthem, and the organist trying to drown the choir.

Recent heavy gales have blown away the sand at the site of the old Maori pa at Nuhaka, on the East Coast, and disclosed complete skeletons of human beings, lying in the haangis, or cooking places—grim relics of the cannibal days. Heaps of hones may be seen alongside, still further suggestive of horrible orgies.

It is understood that an Ashburton man who was before the court recentlv on a charge of sly grog selling, will he further charged with adulterating liquor. Some of the whisky seized has been analysed and gives evidence of being a “home-made” production, quite innocent of malt, and known as the “Ashburton,” or “chain lightening,” variety.

A rather grim game is being plaved by youngsters attending the Masterton school. Two “ men ” go out scrubcutting, another creeps up apparentlv nnseen, shoots one of them and bolts “ Detectives ” are immediately sent in pursuit, the runaway captured and eventually hanged, the school roller serving as a gallows. This new game is called “ Ellis.”—“ Times."

Canterbury's depleted flocks continue to he reinforced from North Island districts. Besides three shipments from the Manawatu last week, Wellington and Napier despatched woolly cargoes also. On Friday the Hawea and Rakanoa left the East Coast port with 2500 and 3000 sheep respectively for Lyttelton. Yesterday the Storm left Foxton for Lyttelton with another line of sheep. Regarding a remarkable crop of selfsown ryegrass growing on one part of the Flaxbourne Estate, Mr Robinson, of Cheviot, giving evidence in the Compensation Court, explained that the land on which it flourished had been ploughed and sown in turnip, a good crop of the latter being gathered. Ryegrass then sprang up between the furrows, of which he had never seen the like. In fact be was so struck with it that he took a sample to Christchurch! where its quality and length were favourably commented upon by experts.

The district elector? list for the borough is now open for inspection at he Town Clerk's office.

Captain Edwin wired at 0.53 p.m. today:—“ Moderate to strong windfrom between south and east ami north-east, glass fall slowly, tides low, sea moderate.”

The issue of excursion tickets on the Government railways on 15th, iGth and 17th inst, is notified to clay in connection with the cricket match against the Australians at Wellington. Messrs Osborne and Baker, the new firm who have taken over the tailoring business recently conducted by Mr E. E. Smith, have an annouucemetr in this issue to which attention is directed.

The vagaries of a metal spreader on the municipal works who had got the ear of a sympathetic official and thereby secured assistance to while away a little time at ys a day came under review last night,at the Borough Council meeting. Picnicking bn the streets is now stopped, ,

A deputation consisting of Messrs Barber, Purcell, Siggs, and Heta waited on the Borough Council last evening and asked that a drain b p opened to give them an outlet through the reserve at the Round Bush. A comntitiee will visit the scene on Monday next to see what nday be done.

Some comment was occasioned at the Borough Council meeting last evening by the irregularity in the lighting of the street lamps. Councillors expressed themselves strongly on the point, and it is said that the contractors always had some fault to find with the lamps which seemed to tide them over the consequences of their neglect. Members thought lamplighters should be made to carry out the conilitidris of their contract, and ao invitation to this effect will be issued in the present case. Mr J. Hopkirk, the recently appointed apiarist for the New Zealand Government is at present irl Taranaki getting information regarding the product of bees. He was the first man to introduce the modern systen of beeculture in Australasia. From information which he has collected, people who have frame hives get from 60 to xoolbs of honey per hive during the year, and those who have box hives only get from 10 to izlbs. Another advantage of the frame hives is that honey can be taken at any time, whereas with the box hives it is usually taken in the autumn, when the bees go through the process of being “ put down,” orsulphuredi A WORD FOR VOLUNTEERS. In a sermon at a church parade in Dunedin, the Rev. Curzon Siggerssaid he thought more intelligent interest should be shown by citizens in volunteering, instancing the fact that a gun of the value of £SOOO has been lying at the Heads for a long time unmounted. The gun was one of the best in New Zealand, and yet it could not be used because it had not been mounted, representing a waste of £SOOO capital, which, speaking as a civilian, he said would not be tolerated if the people took an interest in the volunteers. It might be necessary at no distant date, in the interest of defence, to close down all business for, say, four days, and have all manhood under drill. To obviate such compulsion let them act loyally to the King, encourage men to volunteer, and be proud of our citizen soldiers. ORIGIN OF CANCER. The American Cancer Commission has decided that cancer is not a hereditary disease, and that surgical treatment is the best. In an elaborate report, covering its four years' investigation, the Commission states that its main efforts have been to discover the cause ot cancer. “ This,” says the report, “we were unable to do." “ When we know whatlileis,” says Dr Nichols, President of the Commission, ” I think we shall know what cancer is. No more is known about its origin than at the beginning of the Christian era. It is a supreme mystery." The Commission desires to impress upon the world that cancer can be com pletely cured if the patient is operated upon early and completely. Certain superficial cancers can be cured by the X rays, hut for deep cancer that method is useless. Popular theories that cancer is caused by protozoa, an animal parasite, or vegetable parasites, are exploded by the Commission. The scientific idea that cancer is due to errors in developement is considered highly probable. AN HONORABLE DISTINCTION The IVestem Metical Review, a radical pub icatiou of the highest s'anding, says in a recent issua"Thousands of physicians in this and other countries have a tes’ed that SANDER AND SONIS EUCLYPTI EXTRAGI 1 is not on'y absolute y reliable, hut it has a pronounced and ind s 'Utah e -uperiority over a ; l other preparations of 1 ncalyptus." You’ - heal.h is too precious to bo ampered with, therefore r-ject. all products foiaW upon you by unscrnpu’ons tnercou Tins and insist upon c-tting SANDER AND SONS’ PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, the only pre paration recommended by your physic’an and the medical press Used as mouth wash rcgular y in the morning (3 to 5 drops to a glass of water) it prevents decay ot t etb, and is a sure protection against all int chons fevers, snob as typhoid, ma'aria, etc. Cataivh ot nose and throat is quickly cured by garg’ing wi h same. In tantaneous re ief produced in co'ds, influenza, dipth'Tia, hron -hitis, inflammahon of the lungs and consumption, by putting eight drops of SANDER AND SONS’ PURE VOLATILE EUDALYPTI EXTR \OT into a cupfu' of boiling water and inhaling the arising steam. Diarrhoea, dysentry, rheumatism, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs, quickly aured by taking 5 to 15 drops internally 3 t > 5 times daily. Wounds, ulcers, sprains a id skin diseases it heals without inll.un (nation when paint-d on.