LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8125, 24 April 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Olympic games onened at Athens in the presenoe of 50,000 spectators, stated a cablegram received last evening. John Prestidge, aged 63 years, died in the Wellington Hospital, last night, from wounds allegedly inflicted byfThomas Gooder on the night of April stb. Assooation. A cablegram from Sydney this morning stated that the New Zealand racehorse Machine Unn had been sold to Mr 0. Baldwin, of Durham Park, for 950 guineas. A oablegram from Adelaide, yesterday, stated that the steamer Era, when leaving Wallaroo, rnn into the ship ,. —.. was lying at anohor. A large hole was knocked in the Mooltan above the water line. Au explosion ooourred aboard the French gunnery instruction ship La Oouroune during target practice, a Hyeres, in the south of France. Three persons were killed, and twenty-two injured, five of whom are expected to suooumb. RHEUMATIC SUFFERERS. Many sufferers from rheumatism " have been surprised and delighted at the prompt relief obtained by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. In advising you to use Chamberlains Pain Balm for Eheumatism, we know it will give you perfect satisfaction, as the first application will relieve the pain, and its continued use for a short time will effect a cure. For sale by T. G, Mason, Masterton.—Advt.

A Ratepaycsra-AHSooiftiion^ißi4iiJe^y' , to<be formed fttuMaxton shortl*. At the Lahour. at* last. weeky a*rnember stated that the-Shops-and)Offices Aofc waß a disgraceto Legislature. ; Mallard duofea pldntifut iii«the Taranaki province. The other afternoon aflight. of IGOwas 5 observed onthe,pond:iti.tijei<Hawera< distciot.t; At the meeting of tbe Mastertbop branch of. the Gldan«r»MliJioii i .ois Friday afternoon next; .Miss ■Harap-' ton, 8.A., , wilft read, a- paper on) • "The Beginning■ of. Christianity im China." A larm.of , 09= > aores 4 two miles' from Winchester, South"C&Hterbury,. was put ap at auction,the other day. The bidding started; at and 1 , at £3O 53 per laora the • propwty was 1 passed in. Forty-fi&fc perscas were ohßi»gßd at Adelaide recently with beirigrfound lon a place* for the- pnrpoaes of ; betj ting,in Outober last..TJbe door Heejlßr | was fined jEHi,: and ■ a number of i others £3*l§b to £<& i. . There is a shortage of labowr at Wellington*, for wharf i work 1 ,, and' i several vesselsi hnv» been hampered in the waaMng of <jargOi One ofithe .labour .Storemen . oa Tuesday stated' 'that there was e< capital opening 'for gooti men jdate now. The artpointmenfp <&f.District J&dge. Haeelden.as judge of the District Courts- for Tarawaki, Wangamoi, Wairara-pa, Ashbuaitoß, Timaru, and Oamarnv Otago, and Nelson ia gazetted. . District Judge Haseldto's oitcuit aneindes every dis- • trict aowrt in ,tb» colony except Hamilton and Thames. Abjsuofe two yearaagoeight Russian* liberate, at Goveraorls fiashv is the vioioity of the Mount Coofe Hermitage. Last week, whiter necj&ihe bush,., ©aide Graham saw five-ot these animals,. and he .repoirte. fcbat they csa in excellent condition),, and are apparently injfcheMr new bora*-, The validity:of the.licensing.elections held recency is beiqg.contested' Jr*i several eleuCerates, says ao exchange. It appaars that in many insiaaiSDßs tbe Returning Officers - re—fujnQed the deposits of candidates, alJeging that these were.- unnecessary. It isjtfsow claimed that, tbo deposit was (compulsory under, the Aot. I Arrangements for the establishi Intent of a Maori pah in,the Christjohnrcb exhibition grounds are mak«lirig good progress. Maoris are to I be the style of ■ their ancestors, and the little village will ; be as true, as experts ca». make it. | The Maori'will be seen, engaged'in all his oldH-time arts of. peacen and war. Farmers in the.. Otago. Central! district,-are rather despond eut at present? on fcbe of feed for their stick this win|er,,there having: been, iasome rartSy.an unparalleled dearttuof rain duriug the summer ' and ausfcumn—a very different condition oi things to that experienced in Dunedin itself, wWe. tbana^aa'Ueem littlot*u jshine.. Government servants throughout the colony nave received notice frow the Departments in whioft they are.«mployed that they are not to> engage in teaching. The action of the Depertment is presumably due to *&e receipt ofr iiaf <w?rna* tion that Government servants have been supplementing thai*' incomes in the way iadioated. ] The Treasurer of tha Masterton jHospital acknowledges with, thanks ithe following donatiooe culleoted "!by Mr Patrick Hamilti. in, aid of the Building Fund.-—Messrs Sargoo*?, Son aud Bwen £3 3s, Fatriok Hamill £2 2s, E„ G. Laugtoa JkOs, J. Bates, 0. Crofb; W. Darby,. Cbas. Ireland, William*Kenny, Robert MoCullougb, A. MoMiWan, W. MoTavish, James MoNataghton, P.. O'Brien, Pat O'Conaor, Matits Parateu, W. G. Quinnv J. Stewart, J. Thompson, J. Wast and George Wishart each ss, making a total of £lO. Tbe political belief that the pre sent Government praotioally invented the batter export trade was assailed by tbe Mayor of Wellington at tbe lunuheon tendered to Mr James Mills recently. His colleague in the Ministry, the Hon. G. F. Richardson, he said, commenced the export butter trade about 1888, when he instituted the present department by appointing Mr Sawyeia for the purpose of delivering lectures and giving the neoossary information to producers. The result wps that in a very few years the export of butter more than doubled and trebled. Mr John Duthie, ex-M.H.R, writing recently about the surplus for the past year, says:—"There ia included in it £65,000 of loan money and £261,026 from last year, which has already done duty as pari* of the surplus of that year. J might add that while the Treasurer tells of an increase of revenue amounting to £280,430, he is disoreetly silent over the increase on expenditure, whion araou"ted to £508,'198 as compared with tbe previous year—an abnormal inorea.se such as is not as usual a precursor of increased taxation." MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF \ JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and swcoess of SANDER & SONS' EUCA LYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one oase was just tried in the Supreme Court of Viotoria, before his Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden, K.C.M.G., etc His Honour, when, giving udament, said with regard to the GENUINES SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, that whenever an article is commended to the public by reason of its good quality, etc., it is not. permissible to imitate any of its features. He restrained the imitators perpetually from doing so, and ordered them to pay all coßts. We publish this to afford thepublio an opportunity of protecting themselves and of securing what is proved beyond all doubt by skilled witnesses at the Supreme Court of Viotoria arid by many authorities; during the last 30 years to be a preparation of genuine merit, viz., THE GENUINE SANDER & SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Pretty Pictures want Pretty Frames. Yau can get the Finest Selection aad the Best. Workmanship at R. J., &yfctle/B\ Q&, lespie's Buildings.—Advt,,

" A'ob'rrfmeiicement was made yeß- ; terday With the work of deviating •the railway line through New Ply- »•' mouth;-—Association. "* Fr"dnV a Frenoh walnut tree in his 1- garden, at Linwor \ Mr E. Dom- ' brain" "has gathered two enormous '• nuts - ;" 'weighing a quarter of a pound • each. ""'Archibald Redwood" is on a "- yjafltoral'viait to Marlhorough," says * the'TEvening Post. Presumably the reference is to Archbishop Red"At the Otaao Lawn Tennis Gbam- - plonshin Tourney, on Saturday, "jSHss Campbell won the ladies' - singles championship for the ninth ""year in succession, and won out- : -iight her third championship. The Dunedin Star says that the * double train service bptween Ohristohuroh aftd Dunedin is likely to be discontinued in the winter, and resuscitated during October to May. It is an onen secret that the dual train daily does not pay. At the annunl meeting of the Scottish Trade Protection Society, held in Edinburgh. Mr Laidlaw JiJwing, the retiring chairman, stated that since its formation the society had recovered bad debts on behalf of its members, amounting to £1,108,342. At the Mastorton Railway Station, vesterrtny, Miss Acnes Robb. who is to be married to Mr F. Langstone, to-day, was presented with a handsome silver teapot and jam dish by Mr F. Hill. staMonmaster. on behalf of the staH of the Railway Station. The hulk Enterprise, whioh was moored at the Wellington wool jetty, foundered during the gale on Sunday. It is stated that the vessel sprung a leak as a result of the heavy saa whioh rolled ■wharf. The hulk and her oargo of 122 tons of coal were insured. The Enterprise is owned by the State Goal Mine Department. Oo Saturday last Mr W. B. Chennalls submitted four farms of 95 acres eaob. on account of NJessrs MoGregor Bros., at Lower Manaia, and one of 151 aores at Taratahi, on acoount of the Estate of the late Mr W. B. Bniok. None of the sections . were sold under,the hammer, but negotiations for private sale are proceeding. Indications at the petroleum bore at Moturoa (near New Plymouth) are very encouraging, and it is expected that marketable oil will be flowing in a few days. Oil freely flowed from the petroleum bore yesterday, says a Press Association telegram from New Plymouth, last, evening, over 400 gallons being pumped in 25 minutes. The Eastern Extension Company's two cables connecting Sydney with Whakapuaka were interrupted at ten minutes past eleven, yesterday. The interruption oame so suddenly that it is surmised there has been a submarine disturbance, as in ordinary breakages there is usually some warning, but there was none in this case. Only a fortnight ago an exhaustive test 'of the cables was made, and they were found sound. The officers of the steamer Pa-; teena, which arrived at Wellington on Sunday, from Lyttelton, reoprted on arrival lihat they had passed a vessel, apparently a scow or a schooner, floating bottam up at 6.40 a.m., about 15 miles north-east of Cape Campbell. There was no wreckage about and no signs of life on board the vessel. The derelict Was copper painted on the botom. The Talune also sighted the unturned vessel, but heavy rain squalls prevents a clear view being' obtained. An- advertiser has two unfurnished* rooms to let. An advertiser requires board and tesidenoe in private family. A notice with reference to a handhag oontaiaing money appears elsewhere. Nominations for the May meeting of the Wairarapa Coursing Club will olose with the secretary, Mr Jas. Cairns, at 10 p.m., to-morrow. Mr J. J. Rourke, Napier, advertises for sale eight greyhound pups, by Emerald—Rowena Douglas, also two greyhound dogs and one slut. Particulars appear elsewhere. At the Bannister Street Auction Mart, on Saturday, next, Mr J. R. Niool will sell, without reserve, on behalf of Mr D'Arcy Ford, of Wellington, the whole of his stock of drapery and olotbing. At their rooms, Perry Street, tomorrow, Wednesday, at 2 o'clock, Messrs Heoksher and Co., Ltd., will submit at auction, on aoooun t of Messrs Lamming and Co., a large and varied assortment of high-class watches, etc The auctioneers point out that the whole of the goods are standard lines, and will be sold without reserve. Since Mr D. MoNair took over the Prince of Wales' stables iu Masterton, about six years ago, the business has steadily grown, until now the proprietor has a considerable connection both in town and country. Owing to the increase in business the Btables were recently enlarged, and they now extend right through from Quoen Street to Dixon Street. The stable are fitted up on the most up-to-date lines, and the best of stabling accommodation is available on the most reasonable terms. Horsos loft at the stables receive every attention, while business generally is attended to promptly and efficiently. Cabs, brakes, buggies aud gigs can always be secured on hire at the shortest notice. Perhaps you wish to eena a parcel jto another town either in New Zealand or across the sea. If so, you will find ifc best to forward it through J. J. Curtis and Co.. Ltd., Forwarding, Shipping, and Customhouse Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Not only will it be the cheapest way, but you will be saved time and trouble—- . Advt. Shall hacking couj»h my rest destroy, And all my pleasure here alloy? ■ Are pains that out me like a knife i To make a misery of life ? Bhail Brotchial troubles wear me out? No—never, all are put to rout By best of medicines, simple, pure, W. E. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.