LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7722, 26 January 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wednesday continues to be the weekly hull-holiday ut Feilding. A* case of plague was reported on Wednesday at Cowper, Clarence River, New South Wales. Hotel's, tile billiard champion, a day or two ago made a record break of 821 against Duncani. of Glasgow. Thq Moa Flat Estntei, ill Otago, of <>l,ooo acre. l ;, lias liven purchased by a syndicate for closer settlement. At the Wellington Provincial Gun Club meeting pei/e money amounting; lo £l5O was divided among 22 conipetitmrs. Each killed seven birds-. A missionary representing a r.ict called ''Christian 'fsraelilu- " has persuaded 6(5 men mid women to leave .Melbourne lor Denver Ci i\, America. Messrs Bewley and Griffiths report having leased, with purchasing clause at £IOSO, Air Coldwell's nice suburban farm of fill acres at Westown, to Air .J. Love, of New Plymouth. The total receipts from the Marlborough Exhibition reached £2070, leaving a profit of £(>3. It was decided to present the secretary with a gold watch, a'nd souvenirs to others, which will absorb most of the balance. At Wellington on Wednesday .las. lturgess and Mrs Trudgeon, Imard-ingi-house keepers at I'etone, were convicted of sly grog-selling. The former was fined £2 and £2 costs, and the latter convicted and ordered to pay £1 9s Gd. Tile Hight, Hon. A. Lyllellon, Colonial Secretary, states that Mr Rider Haggard, the well-Known novelist, will report on the Salvationist agricultural and industrial land settlements in tho United States. In 1901, Mr Haggard travelled through England investigating the condition ol agriciilturo and of the rural population. It is not often such an eager and representative crowd attends an auci? tion sale as was in evidence at the Co-operative Society's auction eale last Saturday. The fun was fast and .furious, but the stock withstood the shock by holding out bravely, and in consequence the society have decided to hold yet another auction sale next Sutuiday at 1.30 p.m., when the balance wiil be ollered at the same prices—that is. the public's own. General disappointment on the part of the public is evidenced at the closing down of the exhibition. The public enjoyed it ; they made new friends and renewed old friend-ships,-ami now they feel at a loss as to where to go and what to do. A solution to the above nun' be found on visiting the People's' Grocery, where a good portion of the exhibition may be seen in tRe way of several first and special prize exhibits. See our advertising columns. The crops in the North Canterbury district are hastening towards ripenjing, and the hot weather and the i want of root moisture bid fair to , bring on reaping operations very quickly. In some of the wheat crop's j signs of rust have appeared, but inot to a serious extent at presen'i. | Tile late oat, pea, bean and potato ■ crops maintain a healthy growing I appearance. There is a good ryegrass crop, and some of the afteri maths succeeding early hay are green I but many of the grass paddocks are jin need of rain.

'J hi; will! of goods salvaged from the (ii'c at i Messrs Bu r^es.s, f' tiisor, anil Co.'s warehouse was well attended on Wednesday. Another unreserved sale of the balance of the groceries is to he held in tile Drill Hal! on Saturday afternoon b.v air Newton King, commencing at I.vIO o clock. The lines to be sold consist of hags of sugar, cases of jam, hoxes of soap,/ cases of vestas, blacking, tinmd lish, salt clie?se, raisins, sultanas,; condensed mill;, washing powder, etc. All the goods are free from damage. ; Mr Newton King has received a letter from Mr Kellogg, of New York ; State, the noted breeder of IlolsteinFreisians, to Hie effect that four out - of ten of the Holsteins .selected for the grand milking trial at the St. Louis exhibition were bred b.v Mr Kellogg, and further that one of i them won the first prize, the championship, and the grand champion- 'i ship at St. Louis for the best Hoi- I stein cow. Mr King is naturally very pleased, as two of the four cows which he imported from America .were bought from Mr Kellogg. Mr Kellogg further slates that tile official record for Holsteins has been increased to JilUy ">.70/. lor one ■ week s yield, and he has recently purchased a bull from this cow at ! a cost of HOOO dollars. >! Some excitement was caused in the ! liiverton district lately by a spirited bull, which made things very lively ! for a time. The people were just assembling when the bull was seen : tearing down the road, with tail : erect and flashing eyes, followed by the owner with a pitchfork. The advent of the enraged animal occasioned 110 little alarm among the peo- ' plei who quickly made room for the l'oyul progress of his bovine majesty. I When he arrived at the church there was 110 one on whom he could wreak I his vengeance, so he turned his at- : tention to a horse in a trap. This : he charged, and tore the harness off. I Dy this time he spied the owner, : and, undismayed b.v the pitchfork, he i straightway made for him. The own- !' cr made a bee-line for the. church, '( the door of which he entered in <|hiick- ') er time than lie had ever done be- |i fore. The bid 1 was on the point of following, when the door was slam- 1 >ncd in his face. The owner, still armed with his pitchfork, got out of a window uml drove the animal away.

An amusing incident for the spectators, but serious for the players and the umpires, took place at the ladies' ' cricket match on Saturday, says the (!rey River Argus, The Maw hern Club was batting, and "Over was called by tile umpire at the north end, and he then walked into the field to lake up lijs posit joji l'or the next over, when the bowler should bowl from the opposite end, On turning round lie observed that the bowlers had been changed, and a new bowler was bowling, but at Ihe same end as the previous over. Howiilig before (he umpire could stop her, she took a wjeket. The batter j retired, wiUl il iTes|ia||ei) lopk, j when (he nasty umpire curtly said—j "Xot out !" "Xot out?" says the Timaru captain. "but I bowled her." Fierce expostulations from the field AMI the onlooking players went on while (he umpires held a conference, during which I hoy were subjected to bitter remarks us to their ability as umpires, The poor umpires looked terribly scared but gallantly stuck to (heir decision, and the batswoman was return to be given out next ball Ibw. ,Then the game went on amicably. ,The umpires afterwards informed our representative that it was no light undertaking to umpire a ladies' cricket inarch,. r l he la rye nujiibef o# jmjujgrants who have come to the cojnjiy ij|n:jng tile last few months by (he direct, steamers do not seem (says (he Wellington J'ost) to have had any prejudicial effect on the labour market. Inquiries made on the subject go to show that all those among them who sverp tradesmen, farm labourers, or iiv«n (hp |)ef)|.-r class of pick and shovel men, fJJI if.'klj.- J'oujh] employment , in most ever; \yi; hojit the aid of the Labour IVpartmcnt, and it would appear that the demand for the farm labourer, and especially the milker, is even yet far from being satisfied. Of course, the clerk or office nwn »t'il) something of a drug in th(t labou;.- mn|.-kef, us ig also the man of any calling wijatwijo jy unwilling to leave the city, and iii some eases this kind of indjvjdu-.il has shaken the dusl of the colony off his feet and returned llome—doubtless with some of his ideas badly shattered. On the other hand, there is evidence tlint some of those who come to the colony derive from jL.hobe whom they consult at Home a very wp.ong impression of the conjiditioiis prevailing lie|-e—an impression u-ljicji cou|d only I;/; g;ven them by some one whose ncquainjante Willi the colony was either very slight, to say the least, or about u quarter of a century behind the times. In view of iliis fact, it is SflgKtwled l>.v those who lake an intcresl in jLln; iii;)ijei-t that it would be a good idea 1.0 spjid Ikjuif; a practical man, thoroughly acquainted with tho conditions existing in (lie colony, whose duty it woujd be to come into contact with (hose people who contemplate emigrating, advising them as to their prospects in New Zealand, and giving them a clear judication of what'they have to expect ; and, of course, if they are tho kind of immigrants »•<> r.gqiijre, placing before them thu advantages of tho colony as against the attractions offered by the United States

| Thursday is to bo the weekly half holiday for the Christchurch district. ! Steady rain set in yesterday at Feilding, and was greatly welcomed, as water was getting scarce and tile country drying up. r lhe biennial election of members to the Harbour Hoard will be In.ld on February tilth. Nominations ere due with the secretary, Sir C. I liennell, on February lith. The lion, .lames Carroll, Native Minister, intends paying the Raglan ; district a visit early next month, ' or the purpose of reporting to the Government on the desirability of | the 'IV AUnu run being iicipiired for settlement. | A warrant has been issued at Nelson for the arrest of Frank John- | ston, manager of the Golden Blocks . Company, West Wanganui, an F.ng- | 1 all concern), near Collingwood. He , is charged with the theft of 90oz | of gold., valued at £350. It is al- i leged accused attempted to sell the | gold in Wellington. The amount in- 1 volved is said lo he greater than , that men'i.ionod. | On Sunday last. Messrs A. C. lien-i nie and Hartford made the ascent ! of Mount Egmont by cutting their I way in the ice from Fnnlham's Peak. ] On returning home Hartford went ' totally blind from the glare of the sun, and Benuie also sulTored much I pain. The latter came down lo Kapongii, and was treated by Dr. Noonan. Several people scaled Fanthnni's I'eak, the Witness reports. | Among the passengers to Wellington by the I'apunui from London was a Breton peasant girl, who came out as nurse lo u saloon passenger. The girl, dressed in Ihe costume of her country, made a quaint' picture, with her ruddy face peering out of a starched white head-dress, the peasant girl's everyday cap. As the girl could neither read nor write lier own language, objection was ' made by the Customs oflicer to her . landing, but the difficulty was overjcome by the husband of the gild's j mistress (a French lady), who came from Auckland to medl liis wife, becoming responsible for the girl. ! A country settler who has had considerable experience of cattle informs the North Otago Times that if some radical alteration is not made in the method of feeding calves, dairy cattle will soon come within the provisions of the Rabbit Act, as far as size is concerned, if not as regards fecundity. It apjiears that a number of people are satisfied to feed their calves on the skim milk from the skimming stations, with tho result that the calves remain calves all their lives—at least they never develop beyond the calf stage of dimensions. It is well known that there is not much more nourishment in skim milk than there is in water. A calf with a bulged-out middle, propped up on four pipe-stem-like shanks, wearing "that tiled look" that most of the patent pills are advertised to dispel, is not a tiling that much good can be expected from, yet many etligics of this sort are to be seen in padrlocks. A calf that is starved cannot be expected to develop into a good cow. Everyone (says a Waikato paper), who knows the constable is aware that he is a conscientious and zealous ollicer, but it must be admitted that on a recent occasion his zeal got the better of him. According to the facts as stated in the Magistrate's Court, Ngaruuwuhia, a day or two ago, the constable had occasion to go to Waingaro to make inquiries regarding a tire which had

occurred on the property of Mr Cyril Smith. Mr Smith happened to be at the residence of one of his neighbours, Mr Harold Bull, and the representative of the law and order called there. On arrival he found Messrs Btdl and Smith at work trimming the lawn with a scythe. It is stated that he accepted the hospitality of Mr Bull, who was astounded later lo receive a .summons for working oil Sunday, and Mr Smith also received a similar missive. The charges were laid under a section of the Act which provides ; 1 liaL anyone who works at his trade or calling on Sunday is liable to a fine of £l. The defendants admitted that they were fanners, not gardeners, and, therefore, could not be working at their trade or calling ; in fact, they were only indulging in a little healthy recreation. The case caused a good deal of amusement, and His Worship, with a broad smile, dismissed it. | The new steamer which is being built (or the I'nion Company's Wel-lington-West Coast trade has been named the Arahnra, nVtor a little river in the vicinity of Greyniouth. As the vessel was intended for the West Coast trade, the company invited the" Premier to suggest a name, or several names, and of those submitted by the Premier the company decided on Arahura. The Union Steam Ship Company have entered into a contract with Messrs I). J. Dunlop and Co., of Port Glasgow, lor the construction of another steamer of a type similar to the Navua, for the Island trade. The Navua was specially buill for a tropical passenger and cargo service by Messrs Dunlop and Co. from designs supplied by the I'njon Steam 'Ship Company, and her success up to date has been the factor which has decided the design of the vessel [which Messrs Dunlop now have in hand. The new steamer will be somewhat larger than the Navua, but her passenger accommodation and cargo arrangements will be similar to those of the latter vessel, j the only alterations being minor ones suggested by the experience [gained since the Navua has been jin commission. It is anticipated that the new steamer will be running about the end of the,present year. A MOST HONOURABLE DISTINCTION. The Western Medical Review, a medical publication of the highest I standing, says, in a recent issue 'Thousands of physicians in this and other countries have attested that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Exi tract ii not only reliable, but than it has a pronounced and indisputablj superiority over all other preparations pf ICucalyptus." Your health is too precious to be tampered with, therefore reject ail products foisted upon you by unscrupulous mercenaries, and insist upon getting SanUr and Sons' Eucalypti Extract, the only preparation recommended by your physician and the medical press. In coughs, colds, fevers, diar< rhoea, kidney diseases, the relief is instantaneous. Wounds, ulcers, burns, sprains, etc., it heals without ; inflammation. As mouthwash (3 j drops to y'lass of water) it pre* vents decay of teetb, and destroys all disease germs.* | (Mi Culm Street, Wellington: ! November 1, 1895. 3Hr Bflrradpugh— Sir, —lining a great, sufferer from Sciatica, and Lumbago I obtained BARRACLOI'tIH'S RHEUMATIC LlQUlD—taken internally—and after about two months' treatment a cure was completed. This is eighteen months ago, a n d I am still well. I maKe this statement that ;sufferers may know that this is a pei'maiienli cure.—l am, yours gratefully, , W. F. SMART, Tea Agent. JV yoif dfi ypup Q\vn waging then here is good news fp'r you. Try a tin of "Washine " ; it will Iwlp you and please you. See list of storekeepers who stock it.* N FAV ADVERTISEMENTS. Harbour Board.—Notice of biennial plectiijn on 13th Fetbrunrv. S.S, Cq.—jltinepry of Orient Pacific liners. Newton King.—Continuation Burgess, Fraser and Co.'s salvage groceries sale at Drill Hall on Saturday. Bewley and Griffith.*:!.—Another sale lif Society's stock. C- Ca|'! ef —Prize goods 'bought from exhibition j(ow on sale, Lost terrier pup advertised for. Lost purse advertised. Good cab-drivtT wanted,