LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7957, 6 February 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Over 1,000 sheep were trucked at the Masterton Railway Station, yesterday morning, for Wellington. An Order-in-Counoil has been issued establishing a training college or normal sohool at Auckland. It is estimated by the RegistrarGeneral that there are 2,847 Chinese in the colony, of whom 50 are females. It is reported that an Auckland resident is about to acquire land near Hastings suitable for ostrich farming. The number of Chinese who arrived in Wellington from oversea ports during the year 1905 was 201, and the departing aliens totalled 162. A press cablegram from Adelaide, yesterday, stated that the Rev. Obas. Butler, who was a passenger by the Medio for New Zealand, had died on the voyage and was buried at sea. Mr R. M. Houston, M.H.R., who broke down in health last session, has made little improvement, and if his illness continues he will proba'bly resign his seat as member for the Bay of Islands. A man, named Henry Joseph Read, was arrested at a boardinghouse, in Masterton, yesterday, on a warrant, on a charge of wife desertion, at Wellington. Subsequently he was brought before Mr T. Duncan, J.P., and, remanded to appear at Wellington, to-day. The classes at the Masterton District High School and Side School re-opened, yesterday morning, with an excellent attendance. At the Main School 25 new scholars pre sented themselves, and at the Side Schuol 13. About half of the new •pupils are just entering on their school career. During last year 48 persons, only one of whom was a female, were sentenced in Wellington under the Indictable Offences' Jurisdiction Act. Twenty-four of those sentenced there were committed in Wellington, five in Wanganui, l . four in Napier, four in Masterton, four In Palraerston North, three in New Plymouth, two in Pahiatua, one in Stratford and one in Blenheim. News has been rebeived by cable of the death, at Bath, England, of Mr Thomas Purvis Russell, m his 87th year. Deceased, with bis brothers Henry, John and Robert, was among the oldest settlers in Hawke's Bay: He took first up land in the Wairarapa, afterwards going to Hawke's Bay, where he at one time owned the Woburn {[estate, 'now known as the Hatuma Settlement. Mr O. Pragnell, who journeyed through to Wellington, on Saturday, in his six horse-power Rover motor oar, returned to Masterton yesterday. The run down oooupied five hours, and the return trip five and a-quar-ter hours. He informs Mr J. 0.Ewington, who is agent for the Rover motor oars, that his car behaved splendidly, and is a wonderful hill-climber. Concerning the unemployed at Home, Mr H. F. Reeoe, who, after a two years' residence in London, is on a short visit to Christohurob, says that they are becoming a seri- | ous menace to England; Paupers are being bred all' the large centres, and they did nothing but beg from the time they left the cradle. The more they are encouraged by charity the more they would increase. The Queen's Fund has oaused thousands to flock into London in the hope of participating in it, and it had really done no good. The Surveyor-General of South Australia, in reviewing the allotment of land last year, and the progress of closer settlement, states that perpetual leases were taken up chiefly in country to the south-east of Tailem and on the west coast, while closer settlement land was taken up near Port Linooln. Altogether last year 2,121,720 acres, of the annual rental value of £3,255, were allotted. So far, the Government is not settling many people on the land; it is simply transferring South Australians from poorer to better districts, and finding room for suns of settlers to make a start for themselves. There is no increase of population by this closer settle ment. MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and SKcees? of SANDER & SONS' ETJCA LYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, before bis Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden, K.C.M.G, etc. His Honour, when giving udement, said with regard to the | GENUINE SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, that whenever an article is commended to the public by reason of its good quality, etc., it is not permissable to imitate any of its features. He restrained the imitators perpetually from doing so, and ordered them to pay all oosts. We publish this to afford the public an opportunity of protecting themselves, and of securing what is proved beyond all doubt by skilled witnesses at the Supreme Court of Victoria and by many authorities during the last 30 years to be a preparation of genuine merit, viz., THE GENUINE SANDER & SONS* PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. .<

I Diphtheria is prevalent, just now, , lat Featherston, several cases having Y j been reported. At Carterton, yesterday, Miss Ettie Gaskin, daughter of Mr G. Gaskin, of Carterton, was married to Mr Hugh Douglas, of Te Wharau. A good specimen of a shag, enclosed in a glass case, has been presented to the Masterton Museum by Mr George Ward. The body of a man, named David ! Henderson, who fell off the Men. J iug Light dredge, at Cromwell, was recovered on Saturday. Mr Petei Cockburn, an old identity, dropped dead iu the street, at Oamaru, yesterday. The cause of death is attributed to heart disease and dropsy. *? The anniversary of St. Andrews "/ Church Sunday School, Carterton, was held on Sunday. Mr James McGregor, of Mastertop, conducted the services. A Native, who had been locked up since Saturday, appeared at the Masterton Police Court, yesterday morning, to answer a charge of drunkenness. He was convicted and discharged by Mr J. A. Renall, J.P. Electors are reminded that the roll for the purposes of the , Masterton Licensing Committee election will close on February 19th. The election will take place on Maroa 13th. During the past year nearly a thousand new estates were placed under the management of the Public. Trust Office, and 459 wills were deposited naming the Public Trustee a as executor. Jf Some 30 or 40 men are required for the railway works at Te Karaka, says the Poverty Bay Herald, and the utmost difficulty is being experienced by the- Labour Department in finding men suitable for the work. At the Wellington Magistrate's Court, yesterday, before Dr Mo Arthur, S.M., a fine of £1 was imposed, with costs, on a charge of rafting timber down the Wanganui River without a license. Notice of appeal ' was given. ' The Wairarapa Standard says that by reason of the fact that the New South Wales Government have decided to pay colonial pay to contingents, who received Imperial pay, a well-known Featherston carpenter will benefit to the tune of something like £l3O. The oat and wheat crops in the Masterton district have suffered to a large extent through the heavy rain I that has fallen during the past two or three days. The crops of Mr D. J. Cameron, of the Upper Plain, were damaged considerably by the wind and rain. Mr J. L. Conlan, who for some years past has been in the office of Messrs Bunny and DoJan, of Masterton, has accepted a position with Messrs White and Alpers, solicitors, of Timaru, and will leave for that place shortly. Mr Conlan'.has been prominently associated with various branches of athletic sport in the community, and nas made many friends, who will wish him every success in the future. An extraordinary meeting of shareholders in the New Plymouth Petroleum Company, was held on Monday last week, to consider the question of an increase of capital. Mr Fair made a very favourable report on the present condition of the bore, and stated his belief ttat the water would be shut off in a few weeks' time, and that a flowing well would result. The shareholders present were unanimously in favour of the proposed increase of capital, and expressed their full confidence in the management. On Friday last the claims of a number of old-age pensioners were dealt with at the Magistrate's Court, Masterton. Six renewals were granted, one renewal abandoned owing to the applicant not deeming the proposed allowance sufficient, one application for the pension was refused on the ground that the applicant had not resided 25 years in the district, and another was refused owing to the applicant's income being in excess of that required by the Act. Three applications for the pension and a number for renewals are pending. Mrs O. A. Pownall requires a good general servant. A journeyman baker with good. references seeks employment. An advertiser has a strong spring trac for sale, or would exchange for a box dray. Messrs Gillespie and Co. require six experienced navvies, and they have an experienced ploughman awaiting engagement. Mr E. B. Jupp, tailor and mercer, requests that clients requiring well- . made suits in time for the Show will place their orders early. Fresh tenders, to close at 4 o'clock to-morrow, are invited by the Masterton Borough Council for the erection of oattle yards at the borough abattoirs. Special inducements are being offered to purchasers by the drapery department of ihe W.F.O.A. during the oontinuance of their sale, which will close at .the end of the present week. A reference to the advantages given to buyers willjbe found in another column. Mr W. B. Chennells advertises for sale 85 building allotments in the Cole Estate, the sub-divisiou of which has been looked forward to for some time. The sections range in area about a quarter of an acre, and are dose to the centre of the town, as well as being convenient to the Railway Station. Full particulars with respect to price and terms will be supplied on application at Mr Chennells' office, Perry Street, where plans oau be seen. SUFFERED THREE MONTHS. " My little girl suffered for three months from Whooping Cough," says A. Kilborn, Carlton, Fie, "and during that time I had the best medical advice for her, but she obtained no benefit. One day I waa looking over a little newspaper issued by the Chamberlain Medicine Co., and, seeing what they claimed Chamberlain's Cough Remedy would do, decided to give it a trial. I am glad I did, for a perfect cure resulted, and I cannot speak too highly of Chamberlain's Cough Eemedy. For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton.—ad vt.

"Our defence is the 'treacherous stupidity' of plaintiffs," declared a solicitor with stirring passion, in a Christchurch Court recently. Shipping freights have been reduced, yet prices have hardened in the Home markets, which is partly accounted for by tho fact that there is no butter available for export from the United States and Canada at the present time. The Oamaru Borough Council contemplates the erection of a Town Hall aud new municipal offices, aud is offering'to architects a premium of £SO tor the best design for a building. The Sydney City Council is making a new departure in pursuance of its policy of exercising full municipal administrative powers. It is proposed to establish milk depots under municipal control, and the Town Clerk has been instructed to confer with the City Health Officer, and prepare a report UDon tho project. The Melbourne Time? of 13th January reports:— An exceptionally heavy clip of wool has been received at Hamilton from Mr Charles Ayrey's Moralla Estate, Victoria. From 11,320 sheep was taken wool amounting to 404 bales, weighing 132,4581b, a record which has not been surpassed in the Western district this season. A smart Diece of farming is recorded by the Marlborough Express. A stack of oats on Gridley's farm was tackled on Thursday morning, and cut into chaff, re i turning over 500 bags. These were placed on the steamer Ngunguru, nntward bound from Blenheim, and by 6 o'clock next morning the chaff was at Wellington. The trans-. ferenoe of a stack of oats from a Marlborough farm to the horse stalls of Wellington within 24 hours is quick work. The present season is regarded as about the best yet experienced by southern dairy farmers, several important factors contributing materially towards the general prosperity. Farmers are now being paid a penny per lb more for butter fat than they received last year, which means that £IOO per week more is now being paid for the same quantity of milk than was paid by the Taieri and Peninsula Company during the corresponding period of last year. It is estimated that this increase in the price paid tor butter fat will cost the company referred to £IO,OOO more for its milk supply during the first quarter of the present year than it did during the corresponding period of last year. Recently Mr R. Brown, Town Clerk, noticed one of the trees in the Park apparently atfeoted with rust, aud on his suggestion a quan ; tity of the leaves of the tree was forwarded by the custodian to the Government Biologist. After making an examination that official has replied that the tree was affected with what is known as "Wattle Rust," a disease common in Australia <md Java. He suggested that the trees most slightly affeoted should be sprayed with the Bor deaux mixture—a mixture has been found very effective in cases where potatoes are affeoted with the Irish blight. The Government Biologist further advised that the trees mora seriously effected should be immediately cut down. There was a large attendance at the meeting o'tbe Ladies' Committee, in connection with the Hospital Floral Fete, yesterday afternoon. Matters pertaining to the gathering were fully discussed, and it was apparent that the ladies present were prepared to use every effort to help the Hospital movement A strong opinion was oxpressed by- several of the members present that it would be most inconvenient to have the floral fete and garden, party, in separate grounds, and a resolution was unanimously passed asking the Executive Committee to rescind their original resolution and hold both the floral fete and garden party in the Park. The Executive Committee will be called together immediately to consider the proposal. One of the Cossack officers of Moscow, who recently protested against the use of the Cossacks in massacring Russians, esoaped the clutches of the police, and arrived in London. After much persuasion his natural suspicion was overcome and in a strange guttural language he said to a correspondent of the Evening Standard: "Recent events have made the name of Cossack synonymous with bloodthirsty, callous, butcher; but those who have made us what we are now are the bureaucrats. Our education consists of only one sentence: "The Czar is your supreme master, whose words you have to obey like the words of the Lord, and for whom you have to fight and die." As a matter of faot the OosssHOk knows of bo other god than his 'Little Father.'" In a letter to the Premier of Victoria, the Agent-General suggests that agricultural societies might be asked to make some arrangements to take in Land young men who came to Victoria from England to settle. His idea is that agricultural societies should communicate with the farmers in their respective districts, and ascertain whether they would be prepared to take one young man each on their farm for twelve months, stating the wage, which would, of course, include keep. This would enable the newcomers to gain some knowledge of farm life, and at the same time look round or make inquiries with the view of eventually taking up land. Several young men have left England for Victoria, and if some assistance such as suggested could be arranged it would help those who have a little capital and who are anxious to gain local knowledge before investing it. , ' ' ONE BOTTLE CUBED HIM, "Last summer," says Arthur Bolton, of Bolton Bros.. Bendigo, Vic, " I had a severe attack of summer complaint or bowel trouble. For a time I paid no attention, simply let things ran along, but finding it was beoomming a very serious matter I concluded to try Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy, which I had seen BO highly recommended in the papers. Our local chemist sent me a small bottle, and before it was all used I .was entirely well, The pain was stopped by the first dose." -For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton.

Auckland Technical College has obtained more than double as many successes as any other centre in the colony in the City aud Guilds of London examinations. A Press Association telegram received last uiglit stated that a youth, named Kobort Alfred Sid well, aged 18 years, was thrown from his horse on the boach at Forangulmu, on Saturday, aud sustained iujuries from which he diod, yesterday. Steps are being taker, by Petone aud Hutt residents to raise a memonul, the exact nature of which has not yet been decided upon, at the place where the first white sectlers lauded at Port Nicholson. The date of tho lauding was 1840. A local lecturer told a Napier audience that tho moral to be drawn from the consideration of Burns' life was that a young man should not marry until he bad written all his love songs, and that it was unwise for a young woman,to marry a poet. The Wauganui Education Board, according tolho Chronialo, has taken a lead in tho colony in the matter of single desks, the Queen's Park School having been furnished many months ago with single desks in three rooms, while the contractor in Wauganui his furnished tho new infant school at Terrace End hi ' the same way. A telegram from Auckland, yesterday, stated that Mr G. T. Wilkinson, Government Native Agent, had tea at Otorohanga at 5.30 o'clock, on Sunday, and seemed in good health. A few hours later he was found dead in the railway station. There is no sign of violence. A medical examination will be made to ascertain the cause of death. A new type of bullet, known as the "D," is being served to the French infantry. This projectile consists of a cigar shaped cylinder of bronze, instead of lead, and is cased with. nickel, as is the old Lebel bullet. On being fired it revolves at the rate of 3,600 turns a second during it flight. At 800 yards it will penetrate the equivalent bulk and resistance of six men standing one behind the other. In the Auokland Supreme Court, yesterday, Judge Edwards, in referring to the charge of manslaughter against the master of the Kapanui, pointed out that homicide is. culpable if the accident results from neglect to perform any lawful duty. There was no doubt Captain Southgate, of the Kapanui, did not obey the regulations. Ihe resuit was that an accident happened. If the Grand Jury found this to be the case they must return a True Bill. "1 do not think the average Britisher cares more for the colonies than he does for Russia or Japan," says Mr G. T. Booth, of Christchurch; and 1 question if a large proportion of English people knew that a war was going on between Japan and Russia. The war was in progress when we landed, and had been the one topic of oonver- , sation on board; we were intensely excited about getting the latest news,jbut I don't believe I heard the war mentioned once in England; if they knew about it, it certainly did not seem to interest them at all." The law against Sunday trading in Tarmania applies not only to the sale of liquor, but to the providing of meals, and it prohibits the opening of any refreshment room or restaurant before two p.m., on Sunday, except to bona-flde lodgers. At this season of the year Tasmania is the resort of large numbers of tourists, and the restrictions to the Sund»y trading of restaurants are found to cause much inconvenience, and the Hobart Counoil is agitating for their suspension. We are prepared to assiat any re speetable energetic man or woman in poultry farm ing. Best chance erer offered to begin ners. Particulars from Model Incubator Agency, Christchuroh.—Advt *