LOCAL AND GENERAL.
In our report of the meeting of the Veterans' Association, .Mr. ; l. C. Oavifs' was referred to as "Captain" DavicSMr. Diivies is modest, lie requests us to make a correction as his rank in the troublesome limes was that of lieutenant, not captain. Tims Dr. l'iudlay: "We are making a fetish of tenure and placing that before the main purpose of land settlement. The cardinal aim is not tenure but close settlement, and we ought to be guided by that tenure which will most effectively promote close settlement and safc- | guard the permanent interests of the State.''
The IPolicn Commission is not to 1) illowcd to pass New Plymouth by, a ,tated, if Councillor Fred Bellringe (an .prevent it. Upon his motion las D>ht the Mayor was. instructed to at* Hie CommisSim to sit here. Mr. Bell ■inger said that the people here woul ike to ask for this district to be place inder an inspector or a sub-inspectoi nd for more constables for street duty "You're smarter than Coimcillor Co 1 is, then," said the Mayor to Cr. Bell inger last night, when the, chnirma f the Reserves Committee applied t avc £3O transferred from the genera ciount to the Reserves Committee ac oirat, on tlic ground that the £3O wa he amount of a fine paid by a booli naker in respect at a breach of th lorougli bv-laws on the racecourse re erve. The £3O will be transferred ac ordingly. What a haul the Reserve .'oininittec would have had in the pas iad they been insistent on taking th ines that erring bookmakers were con; iclled to pay for their day's betting o he racecourse reserve! Messrs 1 V. 11. Skinner and K. C lughn waited on the Borough Count ast night, and made an earnest appes or the lives of a group of pine tree in Marsland Hill. They had ao objec ,iou to the telling of the row along th i'ulford street boundary, but felt tha ,lic hill and the town would be robbe if one of their beauties if the top wer eft gaunt and bare. They understood ,uat"the Council intended planting th vest face of the hill with native shrub; ind suggested sparing those pines nnti he-s shrubiiery should have matured i ittlo. They' went on to toll of tin lumbers of people who patronised Mars and "ITill as an afternoon resort, inn ound that the trees threw a bonolieion: iharp. The deputation left with . th; vlayM'al assurance that their wishes voiihl be respected. The borough coun •il.lovs 1 hold quite a long debate on th'iuestion,.iind the pros, and oons. wen veil threshed out. C'rs. Watkins and iVflson uriii'il strongly that the tree* vere blocking the prettiest view which ,hc hill afforded, and the latter councilor drew attention to the fact that the iroximity of pinus insignus had a detrinental and dirtying effect upon white narblo, and he felt it would be a pity o leave the trees standing if they were ikely to spoil the white marble nionuneiit recently erected there. The Heervesi Committee will deal with the natter.
"There arc lots of selectors nowadays who won't go into the bae'kblocks, . . Hie old pioneering spirit is dying out." So Mr. Cold Smith. Commissioner of Crown hands for Auckland, is reported to have said. On enquiries being made by a Vost representative it was found (iial such was not the experience of the Wellington Hoard. For suitable land there me always, any amount of applicants, and these, generally, were the ,-ous of connections of settlers a'lready Imldiii!! la ml out back. New arrivals to the countrv hesitate, and naturally, about going into the b.irkblock-, but <ven among these applicants are not wanting. It was pointed out Ihal very often an applicant, failing lo r'l the 1 articular block that would best suit him. held hack from others in the same area. It could hardly be expected that he would compete for other blocks mora unsuitable. The experience in the Wellington dblricl was that the rns|| for land was never keener, people recognising thai land for selection is every day becoming more scarce. The lack of applicants wider the Auckland Board might, it was advanced, be due to the faci that travelling facilities were not great .is lu Wellington, and when Mic unopened land very often lay far back, would-be selectors found a great difficulty in the matter of expense, while, they hesitated about taking land without first s'eeing the nature and position of it.
During tlio week (says Hie Hot Lakes 'lii'oiiicic) some Maoris examined a hiil ear I/jkc Okareka, where it was known number of Ifaori people were living in tlio nlglit that Turn worn erupted low over twenty-three years ago, wit': he object of ascertaining how mam icrishcd there during that awful eatae roplie. After searching for some lim hey found, at a depth of live feet, beloi ,Jic surface, the remains of cightce iuma-,1 beings, ami from the position i vhich sonic of the skeletons were fonn t is very evident the parents, in thei ovefor llieir children, made every el ort to protect thorn from Hie torrfnl loom dial, was' lo he theirs. In Hi •nibrace nf one adult were the skeleton >f two children, whose heads had hoe •rushed in hy some falling ohjoei strange to say. none of the skulls of th idults showed any tign ,gf Ijaving lice njnrcd. and Jt is surmised tjjat" thei leath must have been a slow and pail :nl one; that thr-v were hemmed 1 Lkir wlmrc by the s'coria that fell dm ng tin' eruption, and as it gradually ii •reused in lieight all hope of e<scn]>c wi tliandnned. The roof of the whare a| pcared intact, indicating that it ha withstood the (jfcal lliat it ha lieen called upon lo Ijcitr. Aiimi,jj Hi leninins were found a greenstone UL iml two greenstone ornamenis usiiall worn hy gentlemen on their wutd ?liains. The remains were not romovci Irat were rearranged and carefull rovereil up again! The charge-sheet in the Chinese case vestcrday afternoon was a lengthv oik Six charges, framed in the usual'lnnj ill-awn legal plirasvology, were read t loe Wah, a H ( in-f»ced,' nnxions-looldn Celestial chef, and these vete inlei preted into the Chinese tongue Iry jfi Chew ('hong, for the purpose of seciivlii whose services the hearing had bee' adjoin- 1 that morning. And th Chinese language is even'more verlios than the language of our law courts To each charge the alniond-eved accuse, offered an explanation that" was quit as wordy and just ay intelligible to th unlettered "Inglismen" present. S> lengthy was.it.that the Magistrate face tiouslv coni|iai-ed the How of langua" to Tennyson's brook. The Chiiiama' didn't know what he meant, and nppai rally didn't, care, for he still went o with Ihe sing-song. This accused wn charged with having had in his' posses Hon. concealed and manufactured opiur Ixilli suitable and unsuitable for smo]; ing, Hie Minister of Custom* „uimr fo .i forfeit of el 00 on each of the" si' (omits. A plea of -not guilty" was en tered. O.in Fun. „n cidcrlv.'iiiuch-wni ried looking.laundryinnn. was then nl lowed to lean' against the outside of tli dock as his compatriot had done befnr him. lie was represented bv Aft. I Huli-hcn. and Ihis time, acting' upon th ;'. llv ( ~ f counsel, the accused pleadc '■not guilty" without explanation, fin Fun'- alleg-,1 crimes consisted of havia in his 'losscssion and of having smoke. Hie opium, He penalties claimed licin. fUW and £W rcsneclivclv. The ease will be heard ,n*xt Monday, at 10 n.n .Mr. T. S. Weston, Crown TVosccutm apiieurcd „„ hHuilf „f Uie nrosecutioi which is directed by Jr,-. ti. If. IR'iuptOl Collector „f Customs.
Mr. 0. Ti. Tomliiison, Secretary. Mechanics' Tnslitute, JJorlhamntoii. tt.A.. says: "I would not be without a bottle of your GRAND Cough Remedy at any tune. I use the word "flrand" fearlessly anil with confidence that ; f any one Vill take Chamberlain's Cough Remedv according to directions the re suit will greatly surprise the most seciM«il. I myself found it wonderful in its speedy action and curative propertics, and never lose an opportunity .if recommending it to any one who is .roublcd with a. cough 'or cold." Tor sale iby all chemists and* storekeepers.
The Hope of Eginont Juvenile Temple was opened by C.T. Sister T. Connett, last night. The attendance was good. One new member Was initiated. The new officers entertained the members to a good programme.
The proprietor of the Northern Wai10a Hotel was called upon by three Austrian brothers on Wednesday and
asked for i.jage of a cheque fur £721 18s (id, the net proceeds' of 18 months
The butler in store in New Zealand on July 31 was as' follows:-Auekla'.id, liatlO boxes; New Plymouth, 3890;
l'atea. 1120; Wellington 2382; Lyttelton, 495; Dunedin, lliilS; total, 10,145. The quantity in store on July 31, 1908, \va» 17,(131 boxes.
At a country school in the vicinity of Palmerstou among questions put to a class of small children by the teacher was: "Can anyone tell me what a stepmother is•/'' A small hand immediately / went up and the answer came: "Pleas'!, ; teacher, a stepmother is a mother who ' hits a lot."
I Hiss Harriet Nieklin, cUiuyliti-r of the latu l)r. KielianUNieklin, of Foli'shill, England, niedicnr practitioner, whose death was recently announced, was "f u very eccentric disposition. In sixtytwo years »uc had never unee passed a ni'dit out of tin' house in wliieli she was born. She had slept for 14,000 consecutive nights in the same bedroom. A pleasant' time was spent in Sf Man's Hail last cv.ning, w.iea the K.! inont Lodge 1.0.11. T. (No. Hi) held their weekly imctiug. The Tempie was op'lied bv' (.'. T. Hro. Hnrlnell. The alien .- ance' of members was large. The programme for the evening was " N'ew members to entertain," and liro. G. lLMaim>r spoke about his visit to Jlasterton,
Lord Plunket, speaking at Auckland of Dr. ISarnardo's work, said we often lienril it said that New Zealand was insular and so much interested in her own little affairs that she did not take a wide view of other matters. But this was not borne out from the attitude New Zealand had taken up in regard to the recent naval crisis, and also in the great help she had accorded to the work of Dr. Barnarjo's Homes. One hotelkecper in Wellington is supplying daily between 11 and 12 a hot m'eal, consisting of sausage, rissole, potato, bread and cheese, together with a mug of beer, for the small fee of 4d. On a reporter looking in the place was crowded out, and six men were kept serving as hard and as fast as they could to cope with the rush. This move has met with strong opposition from a number of restaurant-keepers, who consider he is entering into compatition with them. They do not object to a counter Hindi, but consider a hot meal provided at such a. fee is cutting them out.
I was staying with a friend some time ago (says a lady in the Transvaal Weekly), and wa's very much struck bv the way in which the children a.-e li'iadle responsible for the comfort of visitors. One of them saw to the Uowers ] in my room; when I came in I was at once' relieved of my umbrella or sunshade, a chair was put all ready for me in the, garden, and cushion and footstool appeared as if by magic whenever thev were needed, while some one seemed to be, always at hand to fetch and carry for me. And all ftlus without 'amy suggestion from their mother. She told me she always taught them to |piok after people staying in the house, and now it comes quite naturally to them. Is seems to me that it is such excellent training for them.
Two extraordinary cases of children failing from high cliffs with comparative immunity are reported from England. A little girl named Palmer, aged eight years, while picking (lowers one morning at liudleigh Maltcrton, fell over the cliffs to the beach below. She was picked up by fishermen, who took her home, where it was found that she had sustained no injuries', but was suffering from shock. A fourteen-year-old hoy named Donald Lashmar, one of a family of ten hoys, belonging to Cowcs, is mak* ing wonderful recovery in hospital from injuries to the head sustained by a fall from 150 feet from the top of Vcntnor cliffs. He was out with a Band of Hope .treat, and was pic'king flowers at the, edge of the cliff', when lie fell over ano. had a most miraculous c*ape from n fearful death. The lad when picked up soon regained consciousness, and declined to he put under chloroform while a doctor stitched up his severe scalp wounds. The Hon. It. UcN>nzie gave some welltimed and practical advice to a deputation of young single men that waited on him at Uuiicdin. Tliey asked him to provide them with work, and the Minister promised that although he could not arrange for work to he given 1.0 the total number on the books about sevenU —lie could guarantee employment to thirty. At the same time lie counselled them strongly to u-c every effort to create neruuuieiiL occupation's lor themselves, either by talcing up 'and or engaging in some otiier pursuit. The country, he said, could iiol long mai-.:-tain an army of ten Ihoiisand co-oper-ative workers. He also told them that now was their opportunity to further their interests, because within a few months, when certain railways in Otago arc finished, about two thousand men v ill be released 'from work, with no prospect. of boinj,' c-agagWl upon any other public work. Two thousand bachelors from all parts of Belgium, many from France, and some from Germany, swept down on the village of Ecaussines-Lalaing to find brides recently. It was the sixth yearly arriage mart as established by the maids of Ecauesfines, and the proceedings were a great success. The men began to arrive early in tho morning, and by noon they were arriving in trainloads.' There were all sorts and conditions of men. One man of seventy-two had travelled all the way from Luxemburg to And a ivife, to whom he promised a dowry that would place her beyond want. 'l'herc were tradesmen, clerks, mechanics, miners, and laborers. Clay ba'.iners of welcome, showing hearts' pierced by arrows, were to be seen everywhere. At noon the bachelors were, formally welcomed at the gales of the village by the Spinster Committee. Last year's president and several members of the committee are now married in consequence of the. festivities twelve months ago. and others' had been elected in their nlnce. All marched to the (Irandc Place, where there was an open-air con cert. The bands placed nothing hut nuptial marches and love songs. At the close an adjournment was made to the town hall, where the young women took their places at fables on which stood bowls of pink roses with such mottoes as "Ilojie on." "Love." "He trus'tiii" " and •'Have faith." A vacant chair iv'ai) left beside each girl, and at a given si»i nal the men with matrimonial intent made a rush to secure the seats Then coffee .and iX sweet cake were served followed bv a b0nd,,,,, tastin- „{ h'liioricc. When this was over I he' ladv president inaile a .speech on "The art of )> casing man." which was wildlv ap-1 I'h'M'lcd. Dancing in the ope,, alr'cnded llf ,l"W »' of the festivities. ]|„ M . I ,1,,,,15 . " f ll 'ttcrs, many of (hem very amusing, were received this ,-,.„,. f,,,', intending husbands. Some ' bachelors from France explained that they , v( ,,. 0 Smith*, gpod-lopking, and carnin.r' up' -, month, and were anxious to lind wives from Keaussincs, where (he girls are famed for their good look,' and , m iet domestic life. '
..„ TF YOU HAVE A Cough Cold, 8r05.,, "i'liroiit, or Lung lioulile,',Stomach, llouel or Liver L'oiiv g'! 1 " 1 '. Rheumatism. Neuralgia, USK SANDER'S EDOALII-n EXTRACT- !i ~r> ";' i'i a tnblos|iooii of water. Re"|r" '■• vou cannot expect the good «iv,', l -;":; i : !| ,. i !" v Wt-lf Eucalyptus. SAMjUr.S KXTKACT CURES became :t contains ethereal and antiseptic substances no contained iu other Eucalyptus products. These latter have caused grievous harm, and a death has resulted from their use. Do not apply an ointment to a sore! Tt keeps hack tip secretion. To wounds, bruises, sprains burns, ijlcois, eczema, and olhoi s'kin troubles APPLY SANDER'S EXTRACT —ls drops in a h''l"spoon of olive oil. I lie ellect will sunirisc vou. SANDER S EXTRACT URALS, because it j, freed form the nirtating constituents eon'(lined in other Eucalyptus preparations. It heals when others irritate. Insist ripon the nENUTNE SAXDER EUCAIAPTI EXTRACT, and you will derive the benefit! I
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