LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 452, 11 March 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ngauruhoe, in the Taupo district, is in eruption. Water is being sold at Marton at ]4d per gallon. The s.s. Himatangi shipped 500 sheep and 68 head of cattle at the local port for Greymouth last Monday night.

The Chairman of the School Committee acknowledges Receipt of a donation from Mr W. Bock towards the school picnic fund.

We have been asked to state that the N.Z. Flourrailler’s Association has not reduced the price of flour.

On Tuesday night, the Wellington Harbour Board J shed was destroyed by fire. The shed contained about 1500 bales of hemp and 700 bales of tow. We are informed that yesterday a Wellington firm were offering £2O 12s 6d for ‘ good fair ’ hemp f.o.b, Wellington, and that a firm of Christchurch buyers approached a miller yesterday with an offer of Rabbit poisoning has been very successful throughout the district this season. The rabbits are taking the poison freely. Sportsmen should be careful not to shoot 1 rabbits for eating purposes unti after rain has set in.

At the meeting of the-Druids’ Dodge held last night a committee was appointed to wait on the members of the Odd Fellows Dodge and discuss matters in connection with the proposal to nin a picnic and sports at the beach on Easter Monday. The Taumarauui ToWn Council has become so weary of the inactivity of the Government Departments in respect to many local matters, that it has decided to give up the struggle. At a public meeting of ratepayers the council tendered its resignation in a body.

The Marton delegates at the recent railway extension conference accompanied by Mr Newman M.P, and Mr Hornblow, were shown oyer the various local industrial centres on Tuesday. They were particularly impressed vyith Messrs Ross and Son’s rope and twine works and expressed the opinion that Foxton was destined to become an important industrial and distributing centre.

Mr Peter M’Crackan, a member of the Tasmanian Upper House, and senior alderman of the City of Daunceston, is paying a brief visit to Foxtou and is the guest of Mr W. S. Stewart. He is touring the Dominion, unaccompanied, for health and pleasure, and has already visited the Bluff, Dunedin, the Cold Dakes district, Christchurch, and several South Island towns.

It is understood that the final report of the Native Land Commission, which has been forwarded to the Governor will contain important recommendations with respect to a block of 56,000 acres in the Mokau district—land alleged to have been leased by Mr Joshua Jones from the natives. If the recommendations of the commission are given effect to a considerable area of valuable land in that part of the country will be thrown open for settlement.

“What about those ducks?” was a query hurled at one of the speakers at the Whangamomona banquet. The question was left unanswered, but it caused boisterous laughter. To a select few the joke was explained, A week or two ago this gentleman was returning home from the interior. He was resting awhile at a country township, awaiting the arrival of train-time, when he noticed a fine lot of fat ducks waddling about. He immediately offered to buy a pair, but the occupier of the premises said he was not in the poultry trade. He would give his friend a pair. No sooner said than done. A handful of grain brought the flock round about his feet. He grabbed two plump ducklings by the head, swung them dexterously, and they were dead. “ How are you going to Stratford ?” he asked. Receiving a reply that the new owner of the ducks intended travelling by train, he said, “ Well, I’d better put the ducks in a bag for you.” “Oh, no, no,” grandiloquently replied the other. “ I’m not ashamed to carry a beautiful pair of ducks like that in my hand,” The other put on a frank expression. “It isn’t that sir,” he said, “ but those ducks 'belong to the fellow over the road and he might see them.” He twigged, and the ducks were bagged promptly, and they duly graced the dinner table.

Nearly all cough, medicines tlia are offered for sale simply control the cough—that is all. There is nothing healing about them. This is where they differ so greatly from Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. When the mucous lining of the throat becomes congested, when the lining membrane of the bronchial tube is inflamed, or when the most delicate tissues of the lungs become affected, then Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy shows itself superior to all other medicines, because of its healing and strengthening properties. Its wonderful power to control congestion and inflammation puts it in a different list from any other cough medicine. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy soothes, heals, and strengthens. The cough disappears, for the cause has been removed. For sale everywhere.— Advt,

WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS stands preeminent among stimulants and cordials.

You make preparations for a rainy day, then why not for a cold or attack of influenza ? You don’t need to make costly preparations —merely invest Is (id in a bottle of. Chamberlain’s Cough, Reipcdy. For sale everywhere.— Apvp.