LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 188, 30 July 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Auckland Industries Exhibition will be opened on August sth, states a Press Association telegram.

In our paragraph concerning appe.il proceedings in a truancy case Mr. CI. Tisch's name was 'mentioned us one <-t the presiding Justices.* As a matter of fact, he retired when the truancy business came on, explaining that iv was a member of the Education Board and therefore to some extent an interested party. The Standard warns the people of Palmerston of the presence of one or two unwelcome strangers in the shape •of spurious half-sovereigns. They take the form of gilt sixpences, and arc very easily passed off for their more aristocratic brethren. It would be wise for those victimised to detain the persons introducing the uiasqueradors, and call in the police at once. A writ lias been issued by Frank Fnlcher, farmer, of Pahiatua, against William Ilolden, farmer, of Pahiatua, claiming £SOO damages for false imprisonment in connection with the charge of sheep-stealing laid by llolilen against Fulcher which was recently dismissed by the magistrate at Pahiatua. The case will be heard at the next sitting of fhc District Court at Pahiatua. 'Mr; H. E. Fookes, honorary local presentative of the Associated Board, K.A.M. and R.C.M., London, forwards results of the June theory examinations at the Mew Plymouth centre, as follows: Kudiments of music (full marks 99, pass (!(j): Elsie M. Bennett (Convent School), 7li; Clare O'Brien (Convent School), 71; Agnes (i. Sinclair (Miss A. E. Mountford), 74; Mabel A. Ambury (Miss Stanford, Chetwode School), 70. Five candidates entered.

A pleasant social in connection with the Fit/toy Primitive Methodist Sunday School anniversary was held in the church on Tuesday evening. Itev. .1. Guy presided. Items were contribut 'd by the scholars, and by Misses Blake, I'ooie, Linn, Dnvev. Conuett, and jiewrs. White and Black. A brief report of the Sunday School's condition was given. The Society steward expressed !he thanks of the school to thotc friends who had ill various ways assisted in the cek iiration of the anniversary. For some time there has been a gradual hardening in the prices of fat stock (says the Otago Daily Times), and judging from present prospects the position will become more acute as the spring approaches, more especially with regard to fat cattle. Dairying, having proved so profitable an industry, has caused many farmers to cease fattening bullocks for flic market. Last seasons turnip crop proved a failure on account of the blight, and the position has been 9omew;hat accentuated by the bail weather experienced of late. In consequence of these circumstances, the master butchers of Dunedin have decided 011 increases in the selling prices of one halfpenny and a penny per lb, and the increases came into operation 011 Monday, ■2oth instant.

A very old Indian detective trick (says the Westminster Gazette) played its part in the arrest of the Bengali youth, Khudiram Bose, who threw the bomb which killed Mrs. and Miss Kennedy at Mozufferpote. He was seated in the railway station at Waini, some twenty miles from the scene of the crime," and was eating a meal of rico, when two constables approached him. One of the constables noticed that the youth's saliva had ceased to flow, ■pparently through fright at the. sudden appearance of the policemen; and that, in spite of his nonchalant air, he was unable to continue his meal. The constable toyed with his man for a while, and then, having his suspicions confirmed, seized him before he could fire the revolver with which he was trying to shoot himself. This system of detection, it is stated, is traditional among the Indian police. A suspected person will lie placed with others, and a native inspector will mutter some gibbernu over an old four-cornered rupee. Having thus worked upon the tears of his auditors. lie will give each of them a handful of rice and instruct them to eat it as fast as they can. The guilty on>-, it is averred, will be unable to eat, and tile strike of the salivary glands is regarded as furnishing a prima facie case for arrest.

WHY Is SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT superior to any oilier Eucalyptus product? Because it is the result of full experience and of a special anil careful process of manufacture. It is always safe, reliable, and effective, and the dangers attending the use of th 6 irresponsible preparations which are now palmed off as "Extracts" arc avoided. A death was recently rejorted from the external use of one of [hc&c concoctions, and in an action at law a sworn witness testified that he suffered the most cruel irritation from the application to all utasr of a product which was sold as "just as good as SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT." Therefore, beware of such deception. Insirft npoc the prep.'iration which was prove.! by experts at the Supreme Court ol Victoria, anv bv nnmerws authorities durum the past 3.") years, to lie a preparation of genuitiC merit, viz., THE GENUINE SANDER AND SONS' PUli'-' VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.Chemists and Stores.—Aclvt.

THE ONLY SEPARATOR IN THE WORLD. The "Melotte" is the only «t>pAri-> made with enamelled b."nvl easing milk and cream outlets. Of roursi, th' beautiful hard glazed finish on the part? that come in contact with the milk must give the "JfoljHe" an immense advantage over other "eparatnrs in the matter of Cleanlines 3 . The difference between the enamelled bow) of a "Melotto" end a china ten-dip sifi a 'in p.-umiliM VTe also claim that the "Mclotte" ia the easiest separator to turn. Thnt'q bnd;«use it is made on an entirely different principle. We coviH rnplain this to you L. A. Nolan and Co (ijte Wilson and WolsnV tjent." - Plvmiwt> YOU CAN' GET IT CHEAPER AT TO VED 1

The largest trade union in New Zealand is the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, its membership is over 0000; it lias £3IBO on fixed deposit, and an additional, JiIUTO accumulated fuiuls to the credit of the branche-a. After fifteen years of labor, Professor Drown, of Yale University, has completed a series of many thousands of minute observations by means of which he hopes to determine the exact position of the moon, lie is about to retire to his bouse in Maine to begin the work of calculation, which he estimates will occupy at least ten years. -

the inscription on a large white' marble tombstone in ilainpstead Cemeteiy is written in Pitman's reporting style of phonography. It appears that a young wife who lies buried there had taken up the study of shorthand, win If: ill from consumption, to pass away the long days, and had also taught her husband the system. She died soon after iie gained a speed certificate.

"Pelorus Jack" often indulges in frolics ol his own. It is generally thought that he is only seen when following steamers, but Mr. George Weber, J.P., of the i'l'ench Pass, in conversation *vith a Kelson Evening Mail representative recently, remarked that it was no uncommon thing for residents of the pass to see ''Pelorus Jack" frolicking >n the bay by himself. At times he comes up only for a blow, but at others his apparently exuberant spirits lead him to jump right out of the water. Lecturing at North-East Valley the other evening, Mr. John Smedley had something to say on the subject of loyalty. The Royal Family, lie said, was very popular at the present time at Home—certainly more popular than it has ever been before ill his lifetime—and he attributed this to the'sterling qualities of our King am] Queen. "Yo:nloyalty in New Zealand," he added, "if you will excuse me telling you. is rather cheap. The Royal Family costs us (in England) a million pounds a year, imt you have them for nothing."

"Take Te Kniti,"' said Mr. Creenslade, in the Budget debate, ill the course of some remarks, "and you have an instance of what may happen by unlocking the native lands. There is no town on the Main Trunk line which has made such wonderful progress, Six years ago the town of Tc Kuiti dill not exist. Today, in consequence of the action of the Native Land Hoards in bringing about the unlocking of those lands, it is the most progressive on the line. When the remaining live or six million acres have been opened up to settlement and occupation, a groat work will have been accomplished."

"If any limn has £IOO and needs C2b or £OO, or even £2OO, to make a success, I promise to give it him. Whatever he needs he shall have." This is the substance of*a remarkable announcement published by Mr. C. W. Averill last month in Los Angeles. Mr. Averill, who gained between £200,000 anil £300,000 from gold mines in Alaska, has

just inherited i' 2,000,000 from an aunt at Farmington, Maine, '1 can never spemi tlie interest on these millions/' he says, "so 1 propose to make happy 20,000 people who have no one but the devil ami the police courts to look after them. tJood persons have the churches iiiid philanthropists to care for them, lint who cares for the bad ones? 1 intend to help the intemperate, the downtrodden «.\-eonvict, the poor girl who has to hang her head, and the man ivho has made a failure of himself. Lots of us, you know, can resist everything but temptation. But although I may ho fooled occasionally, I am not going to he a fool about this thing." Mr. Avevill proposes to open headquarters or a "distribution depot" ill Xew York or Chicago.

An identity of name and a similarity ill appearance nearly spoilt a holiday m Australia taken by a Wellington lady. She sent a letter of credit for £IOO from her local bankers to the Sydney General Post Office, to remain until called for on her arrival at Sydney. A few days elapsed liefore she called at the office. When she did apply for the registered letter, she found to her amaz.emcnt that somebody else had been before licr and, giving the same name, had received tip. letter. She. went at once to the banK and informed the manager. While she was still there a detective arrived with the missing letter. A woman, whose name was genuinely the same as that of the rightful owner, and who had been accustomed to receiving remittances from New Zealand, had secured the letter and had attempted to cash it at the bank. Had there not been something suspicious in her manner, the money would have been paid out with no demur. The holiday-maker refused to prjsecute. Such a contingency as aetua'ly occurred she never dreamt of, as she had frequently adopted tlie same policy before in travelling.—Post.

President Roosevelt has furnished y;t another striking instance of the multifarious uses of the "big stick" (says the Daily Mail's New York correspondent). Jlo hits announced to all Government employees who fail to pay their grocery bills tilnt thev will be dismissed the service. The'announcement, which Ims been made through the medium of a letter addressed by Mr. Secretary Loeb to tin National Wholesale Grocers' Association, has fallen like a bombshell on the households of thousands of Government

servants. The association has been confronted by an alarming development in 1 the ledgers of its members caused by the unpaid "bills which haiv been run up b.y the wives of Government employees, the worst offenders bolng, it appears, the clerks in post ollices. The association sent a petition to White House asking the assistance of the Administration in the collection of its debts. The President immediately replied, expressing his sympathy with the grocers, and iiig them that though there was 110 law ill existence to compel payment of debts contracted by civil servants, he had sent a notice, to all departments to the effect that the failure of employees would be deemed sufficient ground for dismissal. The announcement that .owing to bad weather 011 the central section of the North Island Main Trunk Railway and the snowing up of the ballast train, the through trip to Auckland for the licet celebrations will have to be abandoned, wives an indication ol trouble to come when the line is open. In the present instance rain and snow have snnply caused n delay in opening the hue for through traffic, but when the mail tram is running similar circumstances would just as effectively block the -expms. Between Waiouru and Karioi the line runs along a desert country, absolute;' own for many miles 011 either side. The altitude ranges from 2000 ft to 2COOIt above sea level, and snowstorms are fre-

• (iiient in winter. There is long culI tin"- north of Waiouru, and fairly heavy "l-ades and cuttings beyond Karioi, before the sheltered country is readied. These points constitute a menace to sustaining the mail service without a break during the winter, for they might easily rival the Manukau bar 011 the old route as a source of delay in communication between Wellington and Auckland. My. RemiiH'ton, the member for Rangitikei, informed a Xew Zealand limes le l l] ' J " sentativc that three feet of snow falls within an hour 011 the plains, and the chances against the Parliamentary party enioviug an overland trip to Aucklan.l on 7th August are a niiUion to one. .1 they attempt to do so, covering the gap ill 'coaches, they run a risk of being stuck up in a snowdrift.

DEATH RATE DECREASED. Tlic Chicago Tribune, in a recent article oil what medical science has been able to accomplish for the benefit Ot humanitv, drt.v particular attention to the one "(Treat, fact that stands pre-emi-nent in the light of reliable statistics, viz., that tlie death-rate of tile world iis, through its agency, been positively decreased. One of the chief factors ill this decrease is the marvellous success which is nowadays attained in the treatment of that fatai type of disease classified under tile heading of " Lung ( Troubles." This U accomplished by the use of Dr. Sheldons' New Discovery for coughs, colds and consumption. Modern science can point to no more marvellous achievement than the perfecting of this grand, unfailing, specific cure, which can be relied on to save the lives of all wjio take it in time. Guaranteed to cure, or money liaclt. l'rices 1/0 and 3/. Obtainable everywhere. 1

JJr. Sheldon's New Discovery for coughs, colds, and consumption is the most wonderful discovery in medical science of the 20th century. It is the result of over 20 years' chemical retearch of one of America's most prominent physicians, Dr. U. M. Sheldon, a graduate of the New York City and Jkllevue University. No sufl'erer from Lung Troubles can afford not to try this remedy. Prices, 1/8 aiiil 3/. Obtainable everywhere. 4

Ilo.'.rsencss in a child subject to croup is a sure indication of the, approach of the disease. If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is given at once or even after the ci'onpv cough has appeared it will prevent the attack. Pleasant to take and contains no poison. For sale by all chemists aud storekeepers. 13 Whether resulting from a sprain or from rheumatic pains, there is nothing so good for a lame shoulder as Chamberlain's IV.in Balm. Apply it freely and rub the parts vigorously at each application and a quick cure is certain. For I sale by all clienjlsta and storekeepers. . 14

For children's hicking cough at night Woods' Great. ' J, "wennint Cr 1 re. 1/6 and 2/6.

Maori superstitions die hard. Last week a Wuipukurau young man (says the local Press) had the misfortune to cut a linger on some glass, and it bled profusely. A Maori who witnessed the incident immediately marked a piece of paper with some hieroglyphics and circles, and, presenting it to the injured one, told him to place it over the cut and it would stop the bleeding, explaining that it was a charm which the Maoris used to stop their wounds from bleeding when injured in battle. The young man accepted the paper, but later on sought the aid of a chemist. A colonial in London (Mr. Crowley) asked for a bath in a leading hotel, lie was conducted to the bathroom, which

was in an obscure corner of the building. "There was a bath there," Mr. Crowley proceeds. "It is only fair to admit this. Some prejudiced peopie might say it was only a slightly enlarged tub, but I would be just and call it a bath, i had seen baths like it—a little better, but not much—in a little mining township out Pieton way, and it is only fair to give the article the benefit of the doubt." "Looks a bit rusty," he remarked, examining the bottom of the bath. "Yes, sir; not often used, sir," was the reply. "Oh, well, I'll chance it, anyhow. Thank you, miss." "A shilling, please, sir." "A shilling! What is the shilling for?" "The bath, sir." "But X don't want to buy the bath, miss," I replied. "And even if I dol doubt if I'd give you a shilling for it in its present state." "You don't understand me, sir," pursued the girl, and once again the cherry lips were parted with an indulgent smile. "You have to pay a shilling for (he use of the bath." The shilling was duly paid.