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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 89, 20 June 1902, Page 4

The fat cattle frozen at -thq last Manawatu A. and P. Showand sent to England for judging were so favourably commented on, and attracted . so much attention, that the Association' will probably forward pens of fat sheep at the next show to England. This i-; regarded ay the best method of ascertaining the requirements of the Home markets.

Our Canadian friends’ mode of procedure in the disposal of their dead in Toronto is novel. to British ideas When a member of a family dies, says the ‘People’s Friend,’ not ce is given to the undertaker, who, if it is a young person that has died, places a large rosette of white ribbon on the knocker of the door, or, in the case of an adult, one of black ribbon, which denotes to passers-by that death has taken place at the house. From the date of death to the funeral the front door is kept open, and anyone who chooses can enter and view the corpse. The burial takes place two flays after death. When deaths occur in the winter months, when the temperature is seven o~ eight degrees below vero, it is impossible to dig graves, and in that case the remains ,are, deposited in vaults in the cemetery, for- which a fee of three or four dollars a month is charged until spring, when the frost gives, and it is then possible for - the grave to be dug. A Christchurch resident, at present staying at Bournemouth, in the South of England, writes that Canterbury mutton is sold there as follows . —Leo's O and loins, lOd per lb ; forequarters, 9d per lb ; necks, 7d per lb.

To Prevent Croup, begin in time. The first symptom is hoarseness ; this .is soon, followed by a peculiar rough cough, which is easily recognized and will never be forgotten by one who has heard it. The time to act is when the child first becomes hoarse. If Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is freely given, all tendency to croup will soon disappear. Eyen after the croupy cough has developed, it will prevent the attack. There is no danger in- giving this remedy as it contains nothing injurious. It always cures and cures quickly. A. Mf noy sells it.

Nurse Littleclot, of Ashburton; who [&<*§ /Yecbntly- returned yfrom JSoqth ' interviewed 3 by a paper, said that of the many duties falling to a nurse’s lot not The least was writing the home letters of the sick, .ill or well. Their one . cry was , “Say. I’m all- right, Sister. ~ Say J’.m having a good time. Don’t say I’m sick. - They’d " only worry over it. Often when the poor brave hearts were neat ly sobbing out their last strong breath the cry was still the same:“Say I’ll be well soon, Sister.. Don’t say I’m sick.” When the letters were to sweethearts things were even more embarrassing, patients saying,: “Oh, you know what to say; Sister. Just say what you’d say yourself.”< As was the case in the drought of 1896; there has been an outbreak of springs in portions of the Albury district (N.S.W.), and the flow has been so good as to cause small creeks to run. ’ The continuation of the drought makes it certain that a much decreased area will be cropped for ' Wheat 1 this year, and many people say that, unless rain falls within a week or ten days, there will be practically no crops at all. Only old ground has been ploughed, and there has been little or no growth where wheat has been so wn. In some instances paddocks are being re-sown. Residents on the Murray for the past half century affirm that this is the worst drought known there for 40 years. Runholclers axe selling all surplus stock, and there has been lately a fair outlook in Yictuia, thousands of sheep having been sold to go to wellfavoured districts in that State.

The Egmont. -Po4t reports that the Midhirst School .Committee lias resigned as a protest against the arbitrary action of the Education Board in appointing an assistant teacher against the approval of the Coin ini t. tee. Mr Barton, the Federal Premier, is tile best paid of rrll the Colonial Premiers. His‘ .salary is ,£2500 a year . The Premier of Canaria is content with £1644, aiiv? Our Dick gets £I6OO. 7 ‘ The bed of the Black Sea and that of the Caspian. Sea have been raised by repeated earthquakes, and channels which were formerly navigable are no longer so. New charts are being prepared’ showing the alterations.

Mr Willoughby, of Wa inui-o-mata, who is at-present in South Africa, has written to a friond in Wellington that between Durban and ELlerksdorp there is some of the best dairying country he has ever seen. He predicts that in a very short time the products of South Africa will he sufficient for all requirements, and that any trade which may be established from New Zealand will only be temporary.

The Singapore'Free Press tells a nice story of a Chinaman’s retort to a British bluejacket at Tientsin in reference to a scoff from the latter' at the dish of rice placed on a grave. “When do you expect him to come out of his hole' to eat that, Di ?” asked the tar. “Same time your friend come out of his hole to smellee flowers you put on,” was the reply. Certainly the best medicine known is Sander and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract. Test it’s eminently powerful effects in coughs colds, influenza —the relief is instantaneous in serious cases and accidents, be they wounds, burns, scalds, braises, sprains, is the safest remedy—no swelling, no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of the lungs, swelling, etc., diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys, and urinary organs. In use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe patronised by his Majesty the King of Italy, and crowned with medals and diplomas at International Exhibitions. Insist on getting Sander and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract, or else you will be supplied with worthless oils. JOB PRINTING of every description executed with neatness and despatch at the Motue\a Star Office

The membership of friendly societies in New South Wales amounted at the eiupof:T9ol to 97,937^; whose contributions to sick and funeral funds were £14?ly288, and to medical and management funds £141,409. Sick pay totalled. <£11.1.068, and funeral money £24,802. . Medical attendance and medicine cost £100,70.6, equivalent to £1 4s 7d per member. . Tlie : cost [’of management was £51,041,-being 18.1 per cent of the members’ contributions.

Mr T. R. Best, of Colli ngwood, Nelson, has been selected for the position of second master at the Dannevirke State school.

The Union Company’s steamer Moura, which arrived in. Auckland from Wellington and Westport on Friday night is said to have registered a very fast steaming performancse On her -trip from Wellington to Wet-, port the Moura made the passage in 16 hours 45 minutes, which is therecord between the two ports. The steamer left Westport at 12.30 p.m., on Tuesday, passed Cape Maria Van Diemen at 2 a.m., and Cape Brett at 11.20 a.m., Wednesday, and arrived at 8.30 p.m. Thick weather and smooth seas were experienced during the trip.

Some idea of the tremendous fillip which the North Otago Dairy Companv has given to dairying interests in this district (says the Oamarn Mail) may be gathered from the fact that the company paid out no less than £3OOO last month for milk, and that Jwhen the supply of milk was already on the wane. A movement is on foot in Adelaide to raise at least £SOO for the purpose of perpetuating the names of the South Australian heroes by erecting a marble headstone over the grave of the members of the contingents from that State who fell in South Africa.

A "startling accident happened the other evening at the post office, Castlemaine, Yictoria. The weights from the tower slock broke away, and crashed through the first floor into the vestibule, which fortunately, was empty. The weights comprise about a dozen blocks of iron, weighing altogether about half a ton.

*3a-ten hay in Sydney is quoted at £5 10s, straw at £3 i os, lucerne £6 15s to £7. Wheat is 4s 4d per bushel, and oats 3s 3d. Even where road transit is possible, it is abnormally expensive ; and the foregoing quotations do not illustrate the difficulties owners experience in feeding their stock. Station properties (according to the Pastoralists Review) are at present a drug on the market. The following is a late Perth (W.A.) produce report:—Chaff, best prime, £4 to £4 5s per ton, flour local £lO 10s, imported from £l2 10s, bran from L 8 10s, pollard from L 8 I2s 6d, oats, N.Z. 4s 3d, wheat 4s 6d, potatoes, local about L 9 10s, onions, do., about D 9 10s. Dr Cleghorn, who died suddenly last week at Wanganui, was well and favourably known fin sporting circles. Roseplot carried his colours successfully last week, and was a competitor at the Auckland meeting last week. During the late Dr. Cleghorn’s residence in Blendeim, he took great interest in the Marlborough Racing Club, and raced King’s Own, Awatere, Fore Royal, Horton and other horses under "the assumed name of Mr G. Blenheim. Of the 2857 Chinese in the colony, 1295 are working as goldminers. Market gardeners are next in order, numbering 619. There are 88 fruiterers, 82 laundrymen, 75 storekeepers, '4B labourers, 47 farm labourers, 88 cooks and 26 boardinghouse-keepers. One Chinese is described as a music- teacher, and another as a law clerk. *** Subscription to MOTUEKA STAR: Three Shillings and Sixpence a which may begin any time