LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 449, 21 January 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

-Rush fires are reported in the Hawera district.

The polling at the Thames, by. election will probably take place on January gSth, : The turnip t fly is causing destruction to turnip crops in several parts of the Eketahuna district.

John O’Keefe, charged with stealing three sheep valued at 47s fid from Arthur Marlin at Lower Val'ey, has been committed for trial, bail was allowed in a sum of £zoo.

Mr j. R. Triggs, of Christchurch, has been appointed the third Conciliation Commissioner under the Arbitration Act.

„ "Too,old at fifty 1” exclaimed Judge Willis at Greenwich recently, when the common complaint was mad j to him. “ A man is no good for work until he is fifty. He does not know what work is." ’

Presumably as air outcome of the recent disastrous, earthquakes in Messina, a large number of Wellington business men have been effecting insurance against earthquake and fire caused by earth tremors. ' Dr Goode is still too ill to appe ir before the Court, in answer to the ch-irgo Of the murder of Mrs Kleunor. At New Plymouth on Saturday he was re manded to January 25. The teacher was giving an exami.a'tiqn on culpable homicidq. “If I went out in a small boat,’’ he said, “ and the owner knew*#" Was leaking, and I got drowned vvhaf would that be ?" After a few minutes’ silence, a little boy stood up arid said : “ A holiday, sir!’’ The abbreviation of telegrams to ihe utmost extreme is not always advisable, for it sometimes creates curious ambiguities. For instance, says the Argos, an Eltham resident, whose wife is away from home at the present time, staying with her mother, received thefollewiug wire on a recent morning : “ Twins last night. More to follow. Ellen.” A man was busily engaged at angling in a; Long Acre (London) letter box, when the hand of a rubber shod policeman fell on his shoulder. " It’s all right,” he explained,' when the first shock of surprise was over. “I am out of work, and doing this for a living." To the end of a string a weight covered with bird-lime was attached, and with this he was attempting to fish up letters. He was committed for trial by the Bow street magistrate.

. Mr Francis Birtles, who left Welling ton at 3 a.m. on Saturday, to try to lower the cycling of < ighteen hours between Wellmglon and Napier, succeed d in his attempt. , Birtles, who was unpriced, covered the dis ance in T4hrs somins, thus reducing Mr Thompson’s previous record by 3hrs lomins. The weather was rainy all the morning, and slight head winds were experienced later. Brrtle finished in good trim, having covered the last hundred miles in shrs grains. . One of the female passengers who arrived in ‘ Auckland last week by the Mamari was particularly s'ruck by the dresses she observed in the streets during the afternoon. " I noticed,”, she said, .!* that ever so many girls were wearing silk blouses and skirts. The waitresses r in the restaurants were dressed a very long way better than I should have qxpecled to see, and I observed that the shop girls in the drapery stores were dressed mote like fashionable customers. Then,'.too,, what good. complexions many of the girls have, and I shw. many, very many, pretty faces. Very few of the girls, though, seem to know how to walk properly. When I was at school one of the things we were taught with particular care, was walking, and I don’t think your schools can pay much attention to thht subject. A very pleasant thing was to find that the cooking in the restaurants —for we all made for the restaurants —was of a very good standard, and the meals were all served neatly and cleanly." . In our advertising columns it will be seen that Mrs 'Hamer,, of the Economic, is contemplating giving up business, and is .therefore prepared to make great sacrifices. The large; and varied stock keeps is well-feffown and this to purchase cheaply should not be, overlooked. Mrs Hamer desires to reduce her stock by at least half so that she may dispose oY her. business as. early as possible. .We advise Our readers * to see her prices before-buying elsewhere,as no object ir gained by sending money put’cf town when yqu can buy as cheaply at r home and See 1 (exactly* what you;are getting for your inoney.* WOLFE’S. SqHJS’APPS stafids preeminent,among .'stimulants and cor - r ' ■ i

Bcaureplaie won the mile swimming championship of Auslralas a easily in 24 min. 8 sec.

The monthly meeting of the School Commimtteo will be held this evening. ■ The Methodist Sunday-aoho d picnic .will be held in Mr Read’s paddock, Johnstonstreet, to-m arrow, instead of the Beach.

. The weather promises to continue fine'for the race meetings to-morrow and Saturday. What is probably a record fat lamb transaction tor the Wairarapa district this season is that in which a Bush - farmer netted 15s 2d per head on a line of 750. He consigned the lambs on schedule rates to a Wellington Freezing Company, with the results stated.

At the Timaru Magistrate’s Court William Lewis, of Christchurch, was fined £2O, with JJ3 5s costs, for betting at the South Canterbury Racing Club’s Spring Meeting without a license. Harry Thaw, who shot Stanford White, but who was found not guilty on the ground of temporary insanity, and was then ordered to be detained in an asylum, has been granted a fredi inquiry into his sanity, but without a j'lry. -■

The bodies of Colin Ross and h's sen Donald hare been; found ilbar -Bridge--town (172 miles south of Perth) shot through the head. The evidences are that white having tea, Donald, who had been drinking heavily, shot his father and then himself.

A plebiscite taken by ; a St. Petersburg newspaper shows (hat the books considered most suitable for children there are, “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” Vnlov’s “ Fables,” and “ Robinson 'Crusoe.” Gut of the fifteen books that .received most votes six wore translations of English works. At the Christchurch Juvenile Court on Saturday last, a boy of twelve years was charged with smoking cigarettes. He denied the charge and handed to the Magistrate a dummy cigarette, and said that at the time the constable took his name he bad it in his mouth. The Magistrate said he would require •the case proved, and as the constable was out of town it was impossible to do this.

Admiral Sperry’s mbn have had very little shoteleaye since quitting China. As a result the crews will return home in much better shape than it the entertaining was continued. Their greatest impression,, as they declared at Malta, was the kindn ss of the Australians and Japanese—and, a fight in New Zealand, wherein, they admiringly admit in their own words, “ one Britisher licked six of us ! ”

E. Barry, the English sculler who beat Geo. Towns, in a letter to the “ Sportsman,”, expresses regret that circumstances will not permit his ceptance of the offer of R. Arnst (champion of the world) of £2OO expenses to ! enable Barry to compete with him on a colonial river. Barry challenges Arnst to row trom Putney to Mortlake (on the Thames) early in July, for a-side. .Barry will allow Arnst £lO6 expenses. '

It seems a cruel fate that send; a bride Home in one boat while her husband travels right across the world in another, but that is what happens to women who marry the officers of the big ocean liners. The Arawa takes home wilh her two brides, whose husbands follow by other ships—Mrs Plummer, wife of the second officer of the Rimulaka, and Mrs Tonge, wife of .the chief officer of the Opawa. Death has claimed two of Greys town's earliest settlers in. the persons of Messrs Joseph Meads and Job. Smith. The former came to New Zealand m the ship" ?• Thomas Sparks,” which landed in Wellington in 1842, and for upwards of 50 years he has resided iu Gyeytown. ,Mr Job. Smith came to the colonies in the ship “ Lady Nugent,” and arrived 111 .Wellington on the 17th March, 1841 —just on sixty-eight years ago—and he has tesided in the province ever since. The following note was received by a local resident from a Well-known Maori: -W. P. Esqr. Dear Sir, “ Would you mind to come and Burry a horse tor me died yesterday no smell close to the House, the wife shows it to you, I’ve dug part of the hole this morning Come at once like a good fellow I give you 73 for the Job. don’t fail before too many people about there is the shovel there.” Yours, Truly,

Notwithstanding the Departmental statements, it is generally understood by Auckland-Wellington travellers that the Main Trunk line daily rail" way service will not be able to be installed until March i, when the whole line will be handed over to the Government. One of the greatest handicaps to the completion of the line, say the engineers, was the running of the Parliamentary (rain to the American Fleet welcome at Auckland. The line was damaged, it is said, to the extent of ihjjoo, necessitating much reconstruction.

It T n I every day that the spectacle of a flock of sheep traihpli g upon a

man is wjtne sed, siys the H. B Herald. At the breakwater yesterday afternoon, such a thing did occur. While sheep were being drafted into the steamer iKomato, . one showed a disinclination to cross the gangway and a well known officer in the U nion Company’s employ tried to make it move along . While doing so he slipped and measured his length on the wharf, and the hurry of the sheep at that particulir moment to board the ship had its amusing side. The officer in question had a r mgh time for some few minutes, but was little the worse tor his experience. For the next few days the shop adjoining Mr Patterson’s, chemist, will be the scene of an excellent d : splay of Indian and Ceylon goods. The goods which have been specially imported to New Zealand are of exquisite design and quality, :and disclose the highest workmanship, and despite this fact are being offered : j at exceptionally low prices. Intending purchasers will do well t 6 call early in order to secure the best bargains,—Aovr.

Great dissolution sale at Watchorn Stiles’ and Co.’s on Saturday, January 16th. Do not fail to secure the bargains.*

Great dissolution sale at Watchorn Stiles’ and Co.’s on Saturday, January 10th. Bemember, for 14 days only.* You will pay just as much fora boctle. of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as for any of the other medicines, but you save money in buying it. The saving is in what you get, not what you pay. The sure-to-cure-you quality is in every bottle of this remedy, and you get good results when you take it. Buying cough medicine is an important matter. Neglected colds often develop serious conditions, and when you buy a cough medicine you want to be sure you are getting one that will cure your cojld/ When you buy Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy you tyke no chances. Iji jalways cures. For. sale every- : 1 1 x , v ’

• Wotffi’s Schnapps—A tonic that stood the test of years.

Mr P, H. Rae-Howard has some prime peiches fob sbJc, All orders for fruit will receive prompt attention.

The Manawafu County Council notify that ten per cent will be added to all rates unpaid, after February 15th. Mr watchmaker and jeweller, has removed into Austin’s Buildings, next to Messrs Cargill and Son’s bakery establishment. . y .To-morrow is the anniversary of the Wellington Province. A public holiday will be observed in most of the towns throughout the province. Three weddings were celebrated at Levin yesterday. The contracting parties were :—Hilchings—Hitchings ; Follas—Winter ; Close —Barnett. Mr G, Fowler has removed his cycle goods into the premises recently oc - cupied by Mr Carter, watchmaker, Perreau’s Buildings. His business announcement will appear in a subsequent issue.

The Minister for Railways (Hon J. A. Millar) has authorised an inquiry into the allegations of loafing and le ! sur<?ly methods at the Addington VYorkshopi. The results will probably not be available for several days.

The little son of Mr 0. Cook, who has been in the Palmerston Hospital for Ibe past two months, suffering from blood poisoning, had the first finger of the right hand amputated on Monday. The little, fellow is progressing satisfactorily. Mr Edward Grimwade, one of the partners in Grimwade's, Ltd , of Stoke on-Trent, after four years’ residence in New Zealand, declares that despite the reports ot the Trades and Labour Councils; 1 remunerative work is available in the Dominion for thousands. It is absolutely untrue and wicked to assert that men are no better off there than in England. A Chinese market gardener at Stoke was fined .£s' and costs for smoking opium, and is and co-ts for having smokable opium in his possession. The latter fine was light, as the material smoked was ashes of opium whence only a couple ot pipefuls could be obtained., Another Chinaman, owner of the premises, escaped from a charge of permitting opium smoking as, though caught in a dazed state, obviously from the effects of smoking, he had not been found in the act.

Dr. Koch says that the precautions taken against tuberculosis in New York are almost ideally Complete.. The notifications and registration of all cases are compulsory. Of 40,000 estimated consumptives in the city three-tourths are under the surveillance of the Health Department. Free bacteriological examination of sputa is made in suspected cases. Lectures are given in public schools, and pobr consumptives are provided with free treatment by municipal doctors and nurses, either in their home’s or at clinics.

The hero of Ladysmith is a believer in compulsory training. Speaking at London recently under the auspices of National Service League, Sir George White, V.C., said that Great Britain as a nation was responsible for one-fourth of the population of the globe yet with that terrible responsibility she had an army less than that of Switzerland. At present, with the population of 43.000. England to-day had a smaller army than in 1805, and with 15.000. people; and if that was thought salisfact wy he was not satisfied. They had now to contend not with armies, but with n itions in arms! d?be Carterton news re'ates the fob lowing:—“The repreontative of six insurance companies c died at this office, asked for six copies of a back numb >r of the Daily News, and wanted a reduclion on the price Of one penny per copy, “ hec uise they are old,” he said, “ and I only want the report of a fire.” Refused the reduction in the price of the paper, he wanted to know if the c’ippings of the fr e report might be bought cheaper than the whole paper. Ultimately, however, he'parted sixpence, to the relief of a member of the Daily News s'aff, who had begu 1 to fear that the who'e six insurance companies were not woith a copper apiece, and that a demand fir anything over would cause a financia crisis among the offices.”

The Rev. W. Thomson, agent for the Licensed Victuallers’ Association,considers the reforms proposed by the trade in Auckland very good so far as they go. He had held for several years that provided present barmaids were justly dealt with, say allowed four or five years, the work could be much better done by men, and after , (hat time he would employ no barmaids. The age at which youths could be served with liquor should be raised to 21 years. The Otago Association asked for that when the 1904 Act was passed. The fault of youthful drunkenness lay largely with home life. The proposal that no woman should be served with drink for consumption in hotels unlesss she was a lodger was much too arbitrary. The trade must go further. “ No-licenSe ” should certainly mean “no liquor," and the law should be amended by adding an option in favour of either side and State or municipal control. He preferred municipal control, giving reasonable compensation by arbitration, and he strongly opposed exorbitant rents, which some hotel-keepers had to pay, and for three years had suggested a “ fair rent" Bill for hotels. Great dissolution sale at Watchorn and Stiles’, on Saturday, January 16th. Stock to be sacrificed regardless of price.* Attractive money values at the clear' ance of summer stock at the Bon Marche sale to-day, C. M. Ross and Coy. mean a clean sweep of all seasonable goods. Somebody will get the benefit—why not you ?* Why IS SANDER AND SON'S PURE volatile eucaliYpti extract superior to any other eucalyptus product ? Because it is the result of full experience, and of a special and careful process of manufacture, and the dangers attending the use of the irresponsible preparations which are now palmed on as “ Extracts " are avoided. A death was recently reported from the use of one of these concoctions, an 1 at an action-at-law a sworn witness testified that be suffered the most cruel irritation from the application to an ulcer of anothei which was Sold as just as good a& sAnder’S Extract. Therefore, beware of such deception I Remember that, a d tbp l|iat Elites is better than a tableSpoonful Inftt kills, and insist upon the preparation ’ which was - proved by experts at the Supreme C.ourt of Victoria, and by numerous authorities during the past 35 years to be a product 01 genuine merit, viz., the genuine SANDER AND SONS 1 PURE VOLATILE eucalypti extract. Chemists and stores. —Advt.