LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7953, 31 January 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A slight earthquake ehuck was felt at Pabiatua, at 12.13 p.m., yesterday.

The crops around Greytown are in splendid condition Bind give promise of good yields.

Tfse Eltham (Taranaki) Butter Box Company is turning out nearly 9,000 boxes per week. During November Queensland exported to other Stat«a bacon and hams to the value of £13,050.

Since 1851 New South Wales has exported £300,000,000 worth of wool and £36,00U,000 worth of gold. Dr A. Bosking reported to the meeting last evening of the Borough Council a case of typhoid fever in George Street.

The nett overdraft of the Masterton Borough Council at present is £3,343 9s Id. The rates outstanding amount to £1,930 12s Id. The body of Henry Oreasey, fireman oq the tug Lyttelton, missing since last Tuesday night, was yesterday morning floating under No. 6 jetty, Lyttelton, near where the tug was lying. The back of the skull was fractured.

The English field rat has made its appearance in the vicinity or Christohurcfa. It is thought that these rata must have been introduced intentionally, as they would not come in ships, as the Norway rat did. They are pretty little creatures, and nest iu treed*.

The Government has authorised the expenditure of the unexpended balances in the building and maintenance votes to the various education boards amounting to £40,000, the allocation being ou the basis laid down in the report of the Edu oation Committee.

In the course of a discussion at the meeting of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, Mr M. M. McCallum said that whilst iu Wellington, recently, he bad been credibly informed that the Government was determined to deal with the subject of tariff revision this year.

The opening of the tea and refreshment room in the Park will take place on Thursday afternoon next, and at the meeting last night of the Borough Council an invitation to be present was extended to the members of the Counoil by the Park Committee. It was also decided to invite the members of the Trust Lands -Trust co be present. We are prepared to assist any respectable energetic man or woman in poultry farm ing. Best chance ever offered to begin ners. Particulars from Model lucubator Agency, Christcburch.—Advfc

Perishable products exported from Victoria during 1905 were valued at; £2,573,996, aa against £2,390,244 for the previous year.

A tender of about £24,000 has been accepted for the erection of new premises in Wellington for the National Bank of New Zealand.

The steamer which sunk during Saturday night, while undergoing repairs in the Brisbane River, has now been re-floated.

At Oamaru, yesterday, a shop occupied by J. Meikle, butcher, in Thames Street, was gutted by fire. The insurances amounted to £175.

The premises of the Masterton tailors will bo closed to-morrow, the occasion of the tailors' picnic.

The presentation of a testimonial to Captain Seddon is to be uuade at a conversazione, tc be tendered to him at Wellington, to-morrow evening.

One of the machines exhibited at a dairy show, recently held in London, was a contrivance by which butter could be made out of fresh milk in 60 seconds, at the tea table.

Mr Bland Holt evidently believes in looking well ahead. He has booked the Napier Theatre Royal for dates extending from the 19th to the 27th oE February, 1909.

' The re instalment of G. L. Steward, of Masterton, as an amateur, has been sanctioned by the Counoil of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association.

Entries are com'ng in freely from all parts of the colony for the coming Show of the Masterton A. and P. Association. Amongst the entries received in the "knitted sox" class is one from New South Wales.

Nothing has been definitely decided yet by New Zealand boot manufacturers in regard to raising the price of boots in this colony. The Auckland manufacturers have disagreed with manufacturers in other oentres.

Some of the Bibles doing duty in our courts of justioe bear evidence of years of service. The Hook in use at the Onehunga Court bouse bears on the fly leaf the date 1856, and has, therefore, been in use for the past fifty years. Mr C. H. Savage, Borough Poundkeeper, reported at the meeting of the Boro-.gh Council, last evening, that the number of Horses and cattle impounded from the borough and oounty during the month ended January 28tb was 39, and ' the number released was 39. One wag sold, leaving n ji a t present in the pound. The amount received in fees was £3 10s.

Some idea of the magnitude of the tournament conoluded at Dunedin, on Friday, held under auspices of the New Zealand Bowling Association, will be gathered from the fact that in four and a half days 1,404 games were played, made up of 486 rink matches, 774 doubles, and 144 singles, an average of 312 games a day. This is a bowling record never excelled before in New Zealand or Australia..

The following is tbe financial position of the Masterton Borough Council, as submitted to the meet, ing held last evening:—General.ao count, dr., £3,847 10s; (3as Account' or.. £789 17a 9d; Library Apooantt dr., £194 17s 3d; Waterworks Account, dr., . £263 2s sd; Do posit Account, or., £146; Interest' Account, dr., £57 9s 7d; Drainage, Bannister Street, or., £B3 12s sd; Loan Aooonnt, No. 1, drainage, £94 2s Id; Loan Account, No. 2, abattoir, £482 2s lOd.

A Press Association message received from Christchuroh, last evening, read-"At the inquest, held today, oonoerning the death of Michael Danan, who, while working at the Glenmore brick works, on Monday, was killed by a fall of day, a verdict Was returned that death was accidental, and a rider was added that when a section of olay is being loosened a man should be on top of the face to report any weakening or tendency to open out, for the protection of those working below."

St. Bride's Convent Sohool will re-open on Friday, February 2nd.,

A reward is offered for the recovery of a smooth-haired black atad white dog, answering to the name x>f ''Prince."

The Htiddart-Parker Company have arranged that on her next trip to Melbourne, leaving Wellington at 4 p.m. on Maroh Ist, the steamer Wimmera will call at Milford Sound.

Mr J. Staff, agent for Messrs Dimook and Co , Ltd. notifies that the next receiving day at Mauriceville for pigs will be Tuesday February 13th.

Messrs Macgregor and Co,, of "Glasgow House," Queen Street, announce elsewhere that their annual drapery sale will commence on Saturday next. Further particulars will appear in a later issue.

Mies Gillespie, agent for the Langer School of Dress-cutting, will resume her classes at hex* Residence, Chapel Street, on Tuesday next. Classes for silk embroidery on Thursday and Saturday afternoons.

Mr A. J. Giddings has just had completed the erection of a commodious bulk store at the baok of bia shop. The new building should prove a great convenience to Mr Giddings, as It will enable him to buy and store on a much larger scale than formerly.

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.. / ■■ When tbe last English inn*l let t the National Memorial Fund to Dr. Barnardo amounted to more than £30,000. Dr. Andrew Wilaou says tbe healthiest in England are His Majesty 1 prisons. If wo conld livo under soph severely sanitary regulations eanh of ua. mtaht attain the . age ot 100. Several private inbtnllatious o/ • the electric light am now being made in New Plymouth. A few business place used tho iliumiiuuit on Saturday night, for the Urst*' time, and the new ii<;ht attracted much attention. The French Government, through its Auckland, M. Boeufvc, ' has thanked the New Zaalaud Government for the lescm liy the Government steamer Hiimnoa (Captain Bollona) of the orew ol' the French barque Aujou, which was wrecked at the Auosland l3laml.i last year. The Frenoh Government is also presenting the Preniior, Mr Seddon, ,- • and the Minister for Mariue, Mr Hall-Jones,, with artistic souveuks, andvOaptain Biollons with a gSld medal, f The fortnightly mooting of the Stonehenge Lodge of Druids was • held in the Foresters' Hall,last evening, Bro. A. O. Lovieti, A.D,, presiding. Correspondence was dealt with. Three friends were nominated ad members of the Lodgo. Five new members were initiated into the ancient mysteries of Drnidism by Bro. D. A. Pickering, D.P., ahly assisted by Bro. Moore, P. A. Bros. Pickering, Levian and Blinkhorne were appointed delegates to the Floral Feto Committee meeting, to ba "* held in the Foresters' Hall, tonight. The receipts for the evening amounted to £lO 19s 6d. After the ordinary business had beed transacted a "oound pight" * social was held, and an enjoyable evening- spent. Mr N. McEwen presided at the piano, aud musical items ware contribued by Bros. O. J Tootell, R. Jenkins and Vfoore, aud Messrs N. McEwen, Goodfellow and R. Wallace. . ; A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. "loan sincerely lecommend Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remi edy to all who are attacked with b iwel comElaints," writes Mr George Adams, of Aluryi N.S.W., "for it is a wonderful medi- * cine, and does all that 'ls claimed for it. Luckily, when out in the country a few day's ago, I had a bottle with me, for I met a * ■ fiiend nearly doubled in two with colic. I only gave him one dos 9, yet it effected an immediate cure. I always keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Kemedy by me." For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton.-ADvy.