LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7963, 14 February 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A good deal of siokness amongst children in Carterton is reported. A proposal is on foot to establish a milk-test association in Taranaki. The Premier passed through Mastertoo yesterday by the mail train on his way to Hastings. The' work of laying down the drainage in Belvedere Street, Carterton, has been commenced. Mrs T. Cave, of Carterton, is seriously ill, and her condition is causing anixety to her relatives. The London Transit Commission lately estimated tha 1 -. by 1931 the population of London will have grown to eleven millions. A cablegram, yesterday, stated that the Turks have abandoned the siege of Shakara, in Yemen, after losing four guns.' Gisborne has adopted a water supply scheme which is estimated to cost £75,000. The water is to be , brought from Te Arai, 25 miles from the town. The Dunedin Ratepayers' Associ- j ation, which nominated Mr Small > for the Harbour Board, is taking '' legal advioe to see if the election can be voided owing to irregularities. , * Over 100,000 people have died from sleeping sickness in Lake Victoria Nyanza district } in ' the last few years, and the report on Uganda states that the disease has begun to attaok Europeans. Owing to the losses which are being suffered by farmers in Canterbury through the oontinued wet weather, his Lordship Bishop Griines has deoreed special prayers throughout the diocese for fine weather. BHEUMA.TIC PAINS BELIEVED. The quick releif from rheumatic pains afforded by Chamberlain's ,Pain Balm has surprised and delighted thousands ol suff- ;■ erers. It makes rest and sleep possible ' / and a great many have been permanently J y cured of rheumatism by the use of this ' k linament. For sale by T. G. Mason, Mas- f* terton.— adyt. ./ J

I Rev. James MoWilliam, who has fm "been Native missionary afc-Otaki for nearly forty years, left there last week, being about to retire on a pension. The Government has appointed Messrs N. Barron (Commissioner of Orown Lands for Otago), Widdow- / sou; S.M., and Cruiokshank, S.M., ' a Commission to enquire as to a scheme for bringing thu drainage of the Taieri Plain under the osntrol of one representative body. Mr and Mrs A. King, who founded Te Wharau, in 1893, were made the recipients of handsome presents by the settlers, on Friday Dight, on the occasion of their leaving the distrio . Mr and Mrs King contemplate making a trip to Great Britain shortly. During the last season £1,020 was subscribed to the poultry fund of the Atheratone Hunt, a large proportion of .which was paid to people whose poultry had been dpstroyed by foxes, says an English paper. In the North Warwickshire County £690 was paid for poultry. A telegram from Victoria, Brit'sh Columbia, annouces the duath of Mrs Cridge (widow of the late Bishop Cridge), a prominent churchwoman, and one of the first women to land in British Columbia, where she arrived in 1855. Mrs Cridge was the first Sunday School teacher in the colony. At the recent . meeting of the Stewards of the Wairarapa Racing Club it was resolved that the Secretary (Mr E. A. Laery), who was complimented upon the assiduity he displayed in the interests of the - Club, be granted an inorease in salarv to date from January lat, 1906." At the Masterton Borough Council meeting, last evening, Charles Gurote,«a resident of Masterton, made application for a license for two landaus to ply for hire within the Borough, and Charles Physick made application for a cab-driver's license The applications were refused. , Mr H. Abbott, employed at W> Booth and Co.'a mill, at Maungaterera Valley, met with a painful accident on Monday morning. He was jumping oyer a log and his left foot alighted on a rusty nail protruding from a plank. The nail passed through the boot and foot, and impaled Abbott to the timber. The villages of Boada, in Spain, who number 1,146, hare appealed to the Argentine Republioto beal'owed to emigrate to that country in a body. They ask that they may take with them in their present position tbeir mayor, justices of the peace, vicar, doctor, chemist, farmers, smiths, masons, carpenters, shoemakers and so on. The Danedin correspondent of the Post telegraphed yesterday that it is reported that some of the stewards were so disgusted with the "ropingin" taoticß permitted to go unpunished at last week's race meeting at Lawrence that they have determined to send in their resignations. It is probable that the Metropolitan Club's attentions will be drawn to the matter. An American insurance agent reckoned that if he could see certain people be could effect certain policies with them. But how to obtain bu interview. He wrote to them in this strain: "Dear Sir, —I should like on., interview with you. Your time is Valuable. In the hope that you will sell me a quarter of an hour of it 1 enclose two. dollars, and propose to call on Tuesday, at 10 a.m." In most cases the letter obtained an interview, and the in 'terview a policy. "My opinion about the Chamber *of Commerce is that they ought to do what they are appointed for, and mind their owu business. The Council is composed of better men than the Chamber of Commerce, and they '(the Council) are quite capable of doing their business without being advised by the latter body. It would be a good' idea to ask the ijhamber to pay half the cost, and then we would carry out the works." Thus spoke the Mayor at the meeting of the Borough Council last evening when several letters from the Chamber of Oommeroe, containing various suggestions, were before the meeting. "It is not likely that we shall ever) "again attempt to garrison India with a permanent local army of Europeans; the authorities know too well the importance of not leaving men 'too long to serve under a tropical eun. No army can stand the inevitable deterioration, physical and 'moral, which oomes from many unrelieved years of service Jin such a climate. In the exoitement of war it may behave well, but in times of peace neither do the officers xjare to maintain discipline nor do the men obsei ve it."—London Times. An interesting case in connection with the estate of Mr Singer, the inventor of the .sewing machine, who died about thirty years ago, leaving a collossal fortune, will be engrossing the attention of the Civil Court of the Seine, says a Paris correspondent. In 1863 Mr Singer married a Parisian lady, Mdlle. Boyer, who bad for her second bus. band M. Paul Saohege, to whom, on her death in Paris last year, she bequeathed all her money. Her children by her first marriage, namely, the four Messrs Singer and Princess Edmond de Polignao and the Duchess Decazes, have decided on disputing the will, basing their argument on an arrangement which they declare had previously been concluded in England. A matter of about £1,000,000 is at stake. FACTS ESTABLISHED AT-COURT. In an action, the cause of which was flagrant misuse of our firm name and other gross misrepresentation by an imitating company, which was tried before his Honor, Ch'ef Justice J. Madden, K.C.M.G., L.L.D., in the Supreme Court, at Melbourne, the prosecution showed:— 1. That Sander and Sons' Pure Volatile Eucalypti Extract contains ' all medical constituents of the eucalypti, in a highly refined and pure form. 2. That it is muoh more powerfully healing (antiseptic) than ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 3. That it does not depress the heart like ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 4. That it contains no harmful ingredients, and 6. That it is highly commended by many authorities for the last 30 years as a safe, reliable and effective remedy. Some imitators have tried to deceive the publicly simulating our get-ui); others have relied on the "just .as good", game. Therefore take care and ootain the" GENUINE SANDEB AND SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

The annual meeting of the Wairarapa Coursing Club will be held in the Central Hotel, at 8 o'clock, this evening. It is stated that thero will bo an agricultural laboratory established in connection with the netv school building, at Carterton. The nett overdraft of the Masterton Borough Council, at the present date, is £3,156 13s 9d. The rates out- j standing amount to £2,971 3s 2d. A telegram from Tiraaru, yesterday, stated that the ootuto blight has become manifest in alldirectioas within the last few days. A rather novel gift has been made to the Masterton Museum by Mr T. Rootfey. It is in the form of a copy of the Fiji Times, printed on native cloth. The date of the nnper is Sop tember 28th, 1901. . A telegram from Inveroargill, yesterday, stated that the Southland Saw-milling Company's Mill, at Kapoka, was destroyed by fire. The building, stock and contents wore insured in the Commercial Union office for £l.lOO. Mr D. Jackson, Custodian at the Park, was at last evening's meeting of the Mastorton Borough Council, granted his annual fortnight's leave of absence, to date from Monday next. A waggon loaded with saoks of erain capsized in Lincoln Street oa its way to the Station, yesterday. One of the horses was pknod to the ground, buu it was soon liberated, No damage occurred. Among the correspondence received at last evening's meeting of the Borough Council was a letter from the Masterton Farmers' Implement Company, accepting the offer of ;be Council to purchase the Druid's Hall for the sum of £6O. The funeral of the late Mr Robert Cockburn took place at the Masterton Cemetery, yesterday afternoon. The cortege, which was a large ope, included a number of the settlers of the Wairarnpa district. The Rev. R. Wood conducted the burial service. At the annual Ram Fair, to be held, at Masterton, on Thursday and Friday next week, Shropshires, Border Leicesters, English Leicesters, Southdowns, Merinos and Lincoln?, will be sold in order stated on the first day, and Romney Marsh on the second day. The Commissioner of Crown Lands invites tenders to close at 4. o'clock, on Friday, February 23rd, for the aupply of grass seed for sowing the Kimutalia Forest Reserve. Particulars can be seen at the Post Offices Palmerston North and Masterton, and at the Crow,n Lands office. Shortly after" nine o'clock, last evening, a Are broke'out in Mr J. Jackson's house, at Kuripuni. The outbreak was quickly suppresod by means of a garden hose, and there was no necessity!'or the Firs Brigade to attend. The Fire Police were in attendance shortly after the outbreak. The fire did but little damage. - The recent wet weather bag been pretty disastrous to some of the roads in the Masterton County. Those in the Alfredton riding are in a bad state, especially in the Alfred-ton-Weber riding, where over two chains of roading have been washed "away. On the Long Hill deviation on the East Coast Road (There are several slips, but no damage is reported from that locality. An indignation meeting of ratepayers was held at Feilding, on Monday evening, to protest against the increased valuation, which averages 100 per cent, all over the Borough. A resolution was passed, asking the Valuer-General for a, new valuation. In the event of the request being deolined, a committee was set up with power to employ oounsel to assist the ratepayers in the Assessment Court. Or Eton, at the meeting of the Borough Council, last evening, drew the Council's attention to the foot that a certain person had donated a seat to the Park, and had nsed it as an advertising medium. He understood that this had been distinctly forbidden by the Oonnoil, and if not, the practice should be "nipped lin the bud." The matter was referred to the Park Committee. Or Eton added that he had made the discovery "to his horror." j Mr L. F. Ayson, Chief luspeotor of Fishories, has returned to Auckland from America with a large shipment of flab spawn for New Zealand, inoluding five hundred thousand thinbok salmon eggs, two million white fish eggs, one million herring eggs from Lake Erie, ten thousand landlocked salmon eggs from Green Lake, fifty thousand lake trout from Northville.Miohigan. They cost about £BOO. Owing to defective packing none of the lake her rings' eggs survived the voyage. , A number of the delegates of the various looal bodies in the Wairarapa met in the Masterton Council Chambers, on' Monday afternoon, for the purpose of electing a representative on the Wellington Harbour Board. The Mayor of Masterton was voted to the chair, and the other delegates present were: Messrs W. Perry (Wairarapa South County), D. Crewe (Pahiatua .Borough), C. E. Daniel! (Greytown Borough), H. J. Dagg (Mauriceville County). On the motion of Mr Dagg, seconded by Mr Perry, Mr Daniell was unanimously elected to the position. Several members spoke in appreciative terms of Mr Daniell's services in the past. Mr Daniell suitably acknowledged the remarks'. To-morrow (Thursday) is gas discount day. An advertiser requires three twohorse teams for a metalling contract. The management of the W.F.O.A. fancy department invite inspection of their special lines in sewing machines. In a new advertisement Mr J. Heyboe announces that he is still offering great red notions in all departments in order to make room for the enlargement and alteration of his premises A glance at the advertisement will show that in many lines the prices are just half the ordinary ruling rates.

After over a week of rain the weather cleared up yesterday in Masterton, and an ideal summer day prevailed. Owing to the rapid increase in the number uf kewspapers in China, the Government contemplates suppressing the publication of anti-dynastic and revolutionary capers. A Waipawa telegram stated that a man named Goorge Winlore, for forty years a resident of Waipukuraa, dropped dead, yesterday morning. He had been ailing for some time. The first day's advance sale of tickets at the Lyric Theatre, New • York, for the Bernhardt visit, amounted to £392o,and the police had to maintain ordor. The seats booked by mail totalled £6,200. As a result of the recent Chinese outrages on the Rand, says the Cape Times, one firm at Johannesburg has been selling revolvers at the rate of 80 to 100 per month, while another firm has disposed of its entire stook. In connection with the New Plymouth electric lighting installation 740 poles have been erected for transmitting the current, 60 miles of wire have been used, aud 128 32-candle-power, aud eight powerful arc street lamos installed. At a church service at Manakau reconty there were only two persons present—the minister and a visitor. Nothing daunted, the service was fully carried out, the visitor, being of a musical turn of mind, presuming at the organ. Passengers by the Pateena from Nelson to Picton a few days ago had a splendid view of Pelorus Jack. This remarkable fish followed the steamer for about three miles, and as part of its body was frequently above water a good idea of its size eras obtained. The first steamer of the Buoknall line, which is being subsidised by the Canadian and New Zealand Governments for the development of trade between Canada and this colony, is expected to reach New Zealand next month. The raising of the rates of interest in post oHJco savings bank deposits in December, 1904, has evidently had the effect the Government desired. The excess of deposits over withdrawals for the pa9t four years is thus stated in the official returns —1902, £360,848; 1903, £317,765; 1904, £171,770; 1905, £641,589. According to the Spectator, the new military reform polioy of India, even if approved by Mr Morley, cannot come into operation for another three months. The journal adds that "a condition of unrest has been created in the Indian Army to whioh no parallel can be found since the days of the Mutiny." A Press Association message frcm Duuedin states that the Union Steam Shio Company has received a Home cablegram announcing the death of Mr Henry Brock, one of the partners in Denny Broß, the Dumbarton shiphuildiDg firm, and son of Mr Walter Brock, senior member of the firm. With reference to the reported scarcity of farm hands in the Oamaru district, and the suggestion that this has been brought about by the drafting of men to the Government co-operative works, the Labour Department states that the number of men sent to co-operative works sinoe lait November is only thirty-seven. Just before the down train from Masterton reached the Carterton station on Monday evening, a young man in a carriage complained of the heat aurl went out on to the platform. He immediately fell down in an epileptic fit, and fell froni the train, fortunately falling clear of the wheels. The man was taken to his home in the etation ambulance. During the three months of the fishing season, 10,869 trout are recorded as having been caught in the lakes and streams around Rotorua, this number representing about twothirds the number caught, as many anglers give no account of tne fish secured byjbem. The fish average a trifle over 41b, and the total weight is nearly 20 tons. General lan Hamilton in his "StaffOfficer's Scrap Book" on the late war:—"Both Russians and Japanese show a muoh higher standard of morality as regards chickens and pigs than did our troops in South i Africa. Notwithstanding much newspaper reference to Russian barbarity, the fact remains that Muscovites have not lifted so much as an egg even during the demoralisation of u retreat." i The following is the present financial position of the Masterton Borough Council, as submitted to the meeting last evening:—General Account. dr„ £340 5s : sd; Gas Account, or., £BO9 6s 3d; Library Account, dr., £l7O 7s 9d; Waterworks Account, dr., £445 17s Id; Deposit Account, cr., £131; Interest Account, Drainage, dr., £l9O 19s Bd, .Bannister Street, cr., £lll 9s lid; Loan Account, Drainage, cr., £BB 9s 7d; Abattoir, Account, cr., £174 l'ls 7d. A novel prize was announced at the Taranaki Rifles' social, which may commend itself to local shots. For rifle shooting the married ladies are offering for competition among the single men a gold wedding ring, which will be awarded to the winner on the occasion of the annual ball. Should the recipient fail to make use of the ring within the twelve months by entering into matrimony, the married ladies stipulate that he must return it for further competition. This will continue until the holder of it is successful in inducing some young lady to wear it. We are prepared to assist any rrspect&ble energetic man or woman in poultry farming. Best chance over offered to begin ners. Particulars from Model Incubator Agency, Christchurch.—-Advt BDFI-EBED THREE MONTHS. " " My little girlsuffered for three raonth3 from Whooping Cough," says A. Ttilborn, Carlton, Pie., "and during that time I had the best medical advice for her, but she obtained no benefit. One day I was looking over a little newspaper issued by the Chamberlain Medicine Co., and, seeing what they claimed Chamberlain's Cough Kemedy 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 Remedy. For sale by T. G. Mason, Musterton.—advt.