LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7988, 17 March 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The official declaration of the recent Licensing Eleofcion is published elsewhere in this issue. l A Wangauui farmer was fined £5 and costs at the W'anganui Magistrate's Court,' yesterday, for failing to clear his land of noxious weeds. A fire at Kutberglen (Victoria) destroyed two cottages, yesterday. Two children, named Warren, were burned to death. Rev. Francis, who has recently arrived from Scotland, will conduct both morning and evening services, at the MastertonPresbyterian Church to-morrow. A brutal attack on two women, who fortunately were able to effectively retaliate, was made by a cook named William Murphy, iu Wellington, at twenty minutea to one o'clock, last Tuesday morning. At the Wellington Magistrate's Court, yesterday, iilurphy was charged with having assaulted the two women in question, whose names are Mrs Annie Nelson and Mrs Annie Stokes, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment on each charge, the terms to be concurrent. At the Masteiton Magistrate's Court, yesterday morning, before Mr W. P. James, S.M,, James O'Brien was fined 10s, in default 48 hours' imprisonment, for haviug assaulted a Maori named Hapita Whakamairu on the26fch ul't. beorge Henry Taylor was ordered to pay 4s per week towards the support of his mother. An application was mide by L. Carlsen to work as a oarpenter for Is per hour, a reduotionl of threepence an hour on the award rate of pay. Mr D. Christian, on behalf of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, opposed the application on the ground that Carlson was a competent man, and his want of fluency in the English language was the only drawbacK. The Magistrate application.

A Brisbane cablegram, reoeivedfcK yeaterday, stated that a case ot™ plague bad oourred in that city. The Commissioner of Crown Lands, and party, are exploring the Clarence Valley, Marlborough, with a view to making enquiries regarding land for closer settlemnt. Germany has authorised the importation of two thousannd Chinese for the railway works at Dar-es-Sal-am, a seaport in German East Africa. At the Blenheim Supreme Court, on Thursday, before Mr Justice D«nnistoa, a seaman off the schooner Ronga, named Beaman, charged with stabbing another sea- * man. at Havelock, was found not guilty. At the Opaki Rifle Range l , Thursday, Riflemen Hyde and Winslade fired off to decide the ownership of the silver star awarded to fourth place in the recent Championship Meeting at Trentham,, they having tied for fourth and fifth placed The "shoot off" resulted in Rifleman Winslade winning the star. The Hod. C. H. Mills was waited upon, on Thursday, at Auckland, by a deputation interested in the Island fruit trac|e, and after hearing the views of the deputation, em Gracing several suggested improvements, he promised to go carefully into the whole matter. The Wellington Board of Education has accepted the following tenders:—Additions to the schoolhoase at Martmborough, M. Trotman, of Greytown, £246 Is 6d; additions to . residence at Bidefocd, Langridgeja and Co., of Masterton, £l3O. Freshjf tenders are to be invited for fencing at Korokoro and repairs at Dreyerton. Lieutenant-Colonel Ballanger intends to resign his oommand of the Victorian artillery, says a Melbourne cablegram. He complains that he has held the artillery command for three years practically without guns. The Department is in a ridiculous position in regard to the ne - ? 18-pounders ordered.from Europe. A number of the guns are on baud, but incomplete, and there is no ammunition for them. Regarding the tailoresses "lookout," Mr Barclay, M.H.R.. has suggested to the Premier that in the event of no settlement being made within a week, the Labour Department should hire a suitable room and give employment to the girls now out ot work. He thinks a very fair profit could be made on the transaction, and that the experi- , ment could be easily and inexpensively made and possibly a perman- • f ent factory established. A meeting of the W.F.C.A. emI ployees was held, last evening, when ,jt was deoided to form a Hookey I Club. The following officers were elected-Patron, Mr M. Caselberg; President, Mr D. Caselberg; VicePresidents, Messrs A. Caselberg, J. Caaelberg, Mark Caselberg, W. W. Chambers, W. Pragnell, E. Riohards, senr.j Jas. Ewart, G. Williams: Secretary, Mr J. Vernon; Captain, C. D. Pairbrother; Vice-Captain, J. D. MoNeilage; Committee, Captain, Vice-Captain, and Messrs Roy, Fyfe aud Richards; Seleotion Commitee, Captain, Vioe-Captain and Riohards; Delegates, Messrs Daniel end Roy; Auditor, A. C. Pragnell. The ordinary meeting of the Oourfc Loyal Enterprise, A.0.F., was held last evening, Bro. F. Fear, C.R., presiding. An apology for absence , was received from Bro. Kitchener. The Secretary Court Inglewood Forest, wrote acknowledging the u receipt of contributions sent on behalf of a' member of that Court. A in Wellington, wrote forwarding subscriptions. A member, residing in England, wrote stating that he had not yet recovered from bis illness, and that he bad to undergo another operation, which the doctors thought would be successful. The Wellington United Friendly Societies Council wrote . regarding the conference, to be held in Wellington, during May. It was deoided to ask the Wellington Friendly Sooieties Council to allow a representative from the Masteton Council to attend the conference in Wellhgtcn. Other business of a routine nature was dealt with, and the meeting terminated. An advertiser wants to purchase* a good sheep dog. An advertiser wants to hire a horse and trap. A reliable girl, for kitchen work, is advertised for by Mrs J. M. ditb, Renall Street. f Messrs Turner and Turner, proprietors of the Tip-Top Tea Rooms, announce that after Wednesday next they will discontinue the midday lunoheons. The tea-rooms will, however, be continued as usual. Messrs Hannah and Co. advertise speoial lines in footwear for town , and country clients. The firm wish their customers to know that they have not advanced the selling prioe of their goods. A price list appears elsewhere.. Mr W. H. Cruiokahank, land agent, reports the sale of the following properties:—Section, 87ffc frontage to Pine Street, owned by Mr T. Shields, of Welington, and purchased by Mr H. Fisher, of Napier; dwelling, 7 rooms. aore land, Junction Street, owned by Mrs Beitha Smith, of Wanganui. Mr Cruiokahank has several clients willing to exchange Mastertpn propertied for Wellington and Palmerston pro-\~ perties.

MERIT REWARDED BY COTJET OP JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDER & SONS' EUCA LYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, before bia 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 costs. 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 yeara to be a preparation of genuine merit, viz., THE GENUINE SANDER & SONS' PURE VOLATILE ' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT,

owners in the Hawke's bay district are losing a lot of lambs by the attacks of lung worm. A labourer has been fined at •Brooklyn, New York,' for making Jpeople laugh during the burial of three fiabprmeu in a local cemetery. A Loudon cablegram states that the New Zealand horse, Gold Medallist, won the King's premium of 150 guineas at the Hunters' Show, at Islington. Sir H«nry Campbell Bannerman's definition on the Liberal policy has placed Irish self-government on a level witb «very other question in the Liberal programme. —Freeman's Journal. Dublin. The Matron of the Masterton Hospital acknowledges with thanks the receipt of a parcel of magazines from Mrs D. Caselberg, and a quantity of old linen ,froin Mra M. Caselberg. One of the Australian papers the Other week commenced a paragraph "Sir R. Seddon." Within a radius of eight miles from Blackpool (England) there are now six golf clubs, with at least 1,500 members. A young man, named A. J. Stook«uan, 23 years o f age was crushed between two trucks at the Palmerston North railway yard, yesterday morning, and sustained fatal injuries, from which he died within a quarter of an hour. A carried man named Joseph Ernest Sargent shot himself at an <early hour yesterday morning, at Dunedin. At the inquest, the jury Tetorned a verdict that deceased committed the act while in a state of temporary insanity. At the Auckland Police Court, yesterday, George Harnett was remanded for a week on a obarge of attempting to murder his father on Thursday night. The pistol used ■was a long-one bullet, which will probably be extracted without any serious consequences ensuing. A Sydney telegram, yesterday, stated that Mrs Dalley had been granted a decree nisi in the divorce aotion against William Dalley. The suit was tbu outcome of the recent aot*on in which her husband failed to secure a divorce from his wife. A cablegram, from Berlin, received yesterday, stated that fifty of the * higher German nobles, two hundred professors. fifty Presidents of "Chamteia of Commerce, and thirty Mayors of the big oities have joined a Friendship Committee to promote amity with England. At the Ashburton Magistrate's Court, yesterday, William George Smith, who had been in the employ of Obarles Begg and Co, musio sellers, pleaded guilty to a number of charges of embezzlement and forgery, and was committed for sentenoe to the Supreme Court at Cbristoharoh. In the coarse of a paper on cancer read at the Medical Conference at Cbristchurcb, last week, it was ' urged that the Government should copy the example of other countries by establishing and equipping a laboratory for cancer research. A motion embodying the suggestion 'was carred unanimously. The Feildine Borough Council is threatened with litigacion both from Mr Mestayer, Engineer, and Newson and Coulson, contractors, the former for alleged wrongful dismissal and the latter for claims for extras in connection with contracts, says an exchange. The claims, it Is stated, are for considerable amounts. Yesterday afternoon a trial to ascertain what class of horses was moßt suitable for the new borough -water cart was held. 'There were .several Councillors in attendance. Two light and two heavy horses were each tried on the cart, and the majority of the councillors present seemed to favour the heavy class of borse as being more suitable. A Bhower of slugs or of some family lower in the animal scale took place in Wyndham some time during Sunday night. The footpaths were littered witb myriads uf the tiny, slimy creatures. No local identity, Bays the Record, bad seen the like before, and the occurrence is mysterious. In appearance the organsations were gelatinous, and exposure to a powerful microscope revealed numerous dark bodies floating, as it were, in each. Particulars of bicycles and cyole materials imported into New Zealand last year show that the popularity of the bicycle is still growing. Wellington is oredited with receiving the greatest number of machines, 5.739. as against 3,560 landed in lyttelton, but while Wellington imported only £24,832, worth of rraterJal. Lyttelton was responsible for £87,462 worth, showing that Christuburch still retains its supremacy as the chief cycle making centre in the colony. Altogether. 13,672 machines were imported into New Zealand during 1905. A firm of harvester manufac turers in New York have written to Sir William Lyne Federal Minister of Trade and Customs, asking what inducement would be held out to them to establish a factory in Victoria for the manufacture of their patent harvesters. The machines in question can be sold in Australia at £SO if they are manufactured locally, and the farmers could thus obtain them« at a less cost than at present. The writer said h's firm believed they could out-distance the International HarvestAr Company, who are making exorbitant profits. The owners of the patent wore willing to allow a company in Australia to manufacture the machines on payment of a loyalty of £1 per machine. COMPLETELY CURED AFTER NINETEEN YEARS. After nineteen years suffering fromrheu- • matism, Rheumo brought relief to MrChas. Dowsett, the well known chimney-sweep of m, Murphy Street, Wellington. Read what Mr Dowsett writesl thank you "very much for the use of Bheumo. I have used nearly everything in existence for 1 rheumatics, but found no relief till I used . - your Bhenmo. After nineteen years •suffering it is ft great relief to be free from «pain." Give Rheumo a fair trial, and it •will care you just as it cured Mr Dowsett. " Yoar grocer or chemist sells it at 2s 0d- and '4s dd a bottle.—Advt,