LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8125, 25 April 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A meeting of the Council of the Friendly Societies will be held in the Foresters' flail this evening. Most of the limber has been saved from the soow Warrior, which is. aehore at Oakura, Taranaki. The report of British Broken Hill Miuin« Ooinpany shows a profit of f48,000. A dividend of half a-orown a share has been declared, £10,560 being oarried forward. ' Arrangements have been completed for Stan bury and Towns to row for the Championship of the world and JESOO aside on the Parramatta River, New South Wales, on July 28th. For Colds in the Head and Influenza, Woods' Groat Peppermint Cure, 1/6 "and 2/6 per bottle.

A heavy fog enveloped Mastertonr last evening. The Carterton Public Sohool property covers an area of 6££ acres. At the Eltharn mart, last week, a horse, saddle, and bridle were sold for the sum of lis. Mr Bent, the Victorian Premier, proposes to utilise prison labour in making roads and doing other useful work. "Boats at the Swan" is the name of the farcical sketch to be given at the Coon Entertainment, in the Masterton Town Hall, on May 4th. The nett overdaft of the Mastertoo Borough Council at the present date is £1,307 4s 9d, and the rates "outstanding amount to £615 6s 3dGreece possesses a curious oriminal law. A person sentenced to death there waits two years before the execution of the sentence. According to the Milton Mirror there appears to be general complaint in regard to the destruction of poultry in the district by the weasel. A Milburn poultry farmer lost forty ducklings »n one night. The Minister of Lands for Queensland, referring to inquiries made by him while in New Zealand, said he wouldnot be opposed to the introduction of lease on perpetuity tenure provided there was periodical assessments. A petition is in circulation at Hastings asking the Government to acquire the Walmarama, Waipuke, and Oklhau blocks for oloser settlement. After the Natives are provided for there will be about u 35,000 , acres left. We learn (says the Evening Post) that the Bank of Australasia has reduced the rate of interest on fixed deposits for not less than twelve months to 2% per cent., and it is understood that the other banks will do likewise. The University Jubilee celebrations at Melbourne have been initiated by a brilliant gathering. Representatives are present from ull the Australian and a number of foreign universities. Sir Robert Stout is representing New Zealand, The British Minister at Washington and Mr Elihu Root, the United States Secretary of State, have signed a treaty fixing the unlooated part of the 141st meridian, thus making the northern portion of the' Alaskan-Canadian boundary. A telegram from Auckland, received yesterday, states that at the Stock Exchange at noon call New Zealand Insuranoe Company shares sold at £3 12s 6d. Buyers remain at £3 10s, and sellers at £3 17a 6d. A boy named Jonathan Lawrence, aged 12 years, was shot, dead while. out shooting with some companions in the Flaxbourne district on Monday afternoon. The father of the deoeased is a builder at Flaxbourne. It is understood that Cabinet has accepted the resignation of Mr George Leslie, Registrar of Friendly Societies, and that the Department is to be controlled in future by the Labour Department. Mr Carl Qothric lEJngstrom of Pahiatua, was married at St. Mark's Churoh, Wellington, yesterday, to Miss Ellen Mabel Welsby, eldest daughter of Mr John Welsby, of Marion Street. The bride was attended by her sisters,. Misses Delia, Zoe, and Nina Welsby. Mr Vaughan Welsby acted as best man. .The special effort made by Lieu-tenant-Colonel Stoneham at Dunedin to increase the interest in Volunteering matters by establishing Volunteer football clubs has not been successful. On account of the poor support given by officers and the small number of players available, it has beep decided to abandon the projeot. Says the Napier Herald:—Wonder is sometimes expressed at the hold which Moimons are obtaining on the native race. Some explanation may be found in the fact that at a recent Maori meeting in this district, the Church of Latter Day Saiits was represented by a large band of young men from Utah, who were all able to address the natives in their own language. The Makohine workshops, which have been shut down fcr the past two years, will soon be in full blast again. A couple of epgineers are now on the ground engaged ia getting the plant ready for a start. It is intended to manufacture at the workshops all the material for the bridges required on the North Island Trunk Railway, with the exception of the structures now under contract. There is a tohunga practising her art in Hawke's Bay, though at present she has gone north on a professedly healing mission, says an exohange. Not long ago a Wairoa half-caste consulted her on behalf of his daughter, and though the healer had never seen the patient, she replied, "Your daughter is cured now," and the father alleges that at that very same hour she was cured. There was probably nothing whatever the matter with'tbe young lady. But the natives put great faith in this tohunga, who and are flooking to her from all parts for treatment of ailments, real and imaginary. Professor Bonner, of Bostouk and Wumbwell's Cirous, desires it to be understood that the arrangements for the great hypnotic blindfold carriage drive through the streets, at 3 p.m. to-day, are now complete. His Worship the Mayor (MrJ. A. Renall), Mr R. Brown (Town Clerki, and several Councillors and leading citizens will form the committee to watch the proceedings on behalf of the public. The committee are requested to be in attendance a*, the Cirous (between Waipoua bridges) at 2.30 p.m. sharp. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings, in the Cirous, the great rockbreaking exhibition will be given by Professor Bonner and Mr S. C. Williams.

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The State 000 l depot in Wellington has completed Itsjfirst week's business, with satisfactory results. News has been received in Reefton of an extraordinary find in the Mokihinui district, where a body of gold, silver and copper ore has been met with by a prospecting party. A London oablegram states that there is a consensus of opinion among the London newspapers that the judgment of the court-martial will effectually suppress "ragging." Plimmerton House, situated at the Northern side of Porirua Hartiour, was destroyed by fire, yesterday. The bailding was, owned by Charles Plimmer. T|he House was insured in the Commercial Union for £1,500 and the furniture for £4OO. A majority of those arrested in the raid on the "two-up" school in En-gine-Street, Sydney, recently, pleaded guilty at Court, on Monday, and were each fined £4. The doorkeeper and ringmaster were fined £75 each. At the Eight Hours day celebrations in Melbourne, on Monday, the Unions mustered in strong force. The weather was tine. Great crowds watched the procession, and there was a record attendance at the sports. At the Kaiapoi Cycling Sports last week R. Arnst made two attempts to lower W. Martin's mile motor-paced record of lmin 46seo. Arnat succeeded in reducing the record by 1 l-sseo, completing the mile in lmin 44 4-ssec. The Postal authorities at Wellington have been advised that the English mails now at San Francisoo have been sent to Vancouver for trausport to New Zealand and Australia by the Mqmna, leaving on the 27th instant, and due in Sydney on May 22nd. Speaking at' the banquet at Hamua last week, the Hon. Hall-Jones stated that there was no reason why any man should be out of employment in ' New' Zealand, so long as he was willing Jto work. He was prepared, aa Minister for Public Works, to give work to every suitable man who applied. Mr H. Coutte, Valuer for the Lands for Settlement Department, is in Hawke'a Bay district, in connection with the proposed acquisition of certain estate* for oloser settlement purposes, including the Pukekara block, near Te Aute, and a block of 4,400 aores in the vicinity of Waipawa. The Norwegian Storthing conferred the Noble Peace Prize for this year on that remarkable woman, Bareness Bertha von Suttner, whose novel, "Lay Down Your Arms," has had a great influence on the Czar. She is an Austrian, and has formed many Austrian and German peace unions. On Friday, daring the voyage of the lonic, which arrived from London at on Monday, a third class passenger, Mrs Jane A. Potter, seventy-six years of age, died from heart* failure. The body was buried at sea. Deceased, who was a widow, resided at the Bluff, and had been for a trip abroad. Mr Hogg, M.H.R., stated at the Hamua banquet last week, that when' in Wellington recently he had interviewed Mr Kensington of the Lands Department, in reference to the Native reserve between Hamua and Eketahuna. Mr Kensington bad stated that there were no difficulties in the way nf getting the reserve thrown open for settlement. / The Town Clerk of Hokitika has received a letter originally addressed "Town Clerk, Hokitika, Japan." The letter was posted in England by a well-known firm of engineers, and the British Postal authorities sent the missive to Japan. The Japanese, however, as was to be expected with their well-versed knowledge of the world, promptly re-direoted the letter to New Zealand and it sooa found its destination. Reports of Madam Melba's illhealth come from St. Moritz and Davos Platz, where she has been seeking relief from the obstinate cough that followed the attack of influenza whioh interrupted her last engagement at the Metropolitan Opera House, ohe has never fully recovered her health, and the greatest physicians in Europe have united in sending her to St. Moritz and Davos* where consumption specialists Conduot a sanatorium. A* a meeting of the Taranaki provincial exeoutive of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, held at Hawera, it ■was deoided to ask the Department of Agriculture if farmers would be represented on the proposed Blackleg Commission, and if farmers affected would be allowed to give evidence. Correspondence was received on the Bubject of an effective blackleg drenob, for the recipe of whioh £SOO wasasked. It was deoided to suggest that negotiations be entered into with the Agriculture Department. It was expected in some quarters that a batch of servant girls would arrive from England by the lonic on Monday. So strong was the impression that many people made inquiries on board the steamer. it was surmised, too, that the first detachment of the High Commissioners' army of navvies would arrive by the lonic, but beyond two or three thirdclass passengers who a?e prepared to take up that class of work there was no indication among the lonic's passengers of the demand for unskilled labour being satisfied. FACTS ESTABLISHED AT COUItT. 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 much 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 That it ia highly commended by many authorities for the last 30 years as a safe, reliable and effective remedy. Some imitators have tried to deceive the public by simulating our get-up; others'have relied on the "fust as good" game. Therefore take care and ootain the GENUINE SANDER AND SONSjj EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

The new asbestos curtain provided for the Wellington Opera House is stated to be the first safeguard of the kind introduced into New Zouland. A sacred concert Is to be held shortly at Dreyerton, writes our correspondent, in aid of the Dreyerton Churoh. The earning power of the municipal electric lighting system of New Plymouth for March was £B6, which figures at about £1,200 a year. Our Kopuaranga coriespondent states that a five-roomed dwelling is being erected at Dreyerton by a local resident, and that a butohery business is being started there by a looal firm. Threshing operations in the Geral-dine-Wincliester district are proceeding satisfactorily, two mills with the largest tallies having put through £2,000 and 35,000 bushels, respectively, for about seven weeks work. In fifteen years London has more than trebled its debt and doubled its taxation. During the live years ended in 1891 the lowest-rate! parish only paid 2s lOd in the pound, and the most highly-rated paid 6s sd. Today the lowest-rated parish pays 6s 6d, while in Poplar the rates have reached 12s in the pound. The Poundkeeper (Mr C. aavage), reported,to last evening's meeting of the Masterton Borough Council that during the month ended April 22nd, there had been fourteen impounding from the Borough and four from the County. The amount collected in fees was £1 10a 6d. The following is the flnanoial position of the Masterton Borough Council at the present date:—General Account, dr £2,648 14s 7d; Gas Aooount, or £9Ol 7s 7d; Library Account, dr £lO7 4s 3d; Waterworks Aooount or £217 16s 8d; Deposit Aooount, £145; Interest Account, Bannister Street, or £126 Os 8d; Loan Account, drainage, or £53 8s lOd; Loan Aooount, Abattoir, or £555 5s 2d. There was a large attendance of members at the ordinary meeting of the Stonehenge Lodge, -U.A.O.D, held in the Foresters' Hall last evening. Bro. D. A. Pickering, P.D.P., was presented with a handsome P.D.P. oollar, and also a framed diploma and oase, on completion of his term of office. After the ordinary business of the meeting had been transacted a debate took place on the Licensing Question. i A meeting of the Social Cotnj mittee of'the. Band, Fire Brigade and Volanteeis was held last evening [ to make final arrangements in oon- ' nection with the dance to be held | to-night. This is the first of, a aeries of weekly dances which are being held by the bodies to provide fundfe to meet initial ex* pauses in connection with the Bazaar, Exhibition and Art Union, which is to come off in Sepember. In connection with the proposal of. the Masterton Borough Council to reserve for scenic purposes a piece ' of native bush on the banks of the Waipoua River, near the Railway line, Mr T. E. Donne, Superintendent of the Tourist Department, notified tho Council at their meeting last evening, that the Scenery Preservation Commission bad completed its work, and that the further acquisition of land could not be undertaken until the new Board was appointed, which he hoped would take place in the course of a few days. He promised to take an early opportunity of bringing the matter forward. Nominations for the Wairarapa Coursing Club's May meeting will close to-night at 10 o'clock. The Masterton County Council invites applications, up till noon on Wednesday, May 9tfa, for the position of colleotor of tolls at Tawataia. The Masterton County Counoil insert a notice in connection with the by-law regulating load traffic, wbioh will come into operation on May lat.' An advertiser wishes to purchase at once the lease of a good paying hotel in this district. Full particulars require to be sent to Box 34, P. 0., Wellington The Masterton Borough' Council inserts a notice with; regard to prosecuting persons depositing rubbish on laud not set apart 'by the Council for that purpose, ) Messrs E. B. Hare and Co., land I agents, Pahiatua,- advertise particulars of a 720 acre farm, which has been placed in their hands for sale. Two hunrded and thirty acres of the farm is rich flat dairy land. Winder comfprts in tho shape of hot-water bottles forms the subject of a new advertisement inserted in this issue by Mr T. G. Mason, chemist. of Masterton. A large supply of these comforts in best quality at moderate prices is to' band direct from the manufacturers. The sale of Mr D'Aroy Ford's large stock of drapery and clothing at J. R. Nicol's auction mart commences this afternoon, at 1 o'clook. A line of 70 ladies macintoshes, on account of an importing firm, which is overstocked, will, also, be sold. Mr A. McHutchon, Returning Officer for the Castlepoint County Council, notifies that the election of one Councillor for the North Riding of the County will be held on Friday, May 11th next, and that nominations of candidates must be made before noon, oa Saturday, May sfcb, at the County Office, Tinui.

On the arrival of the White Star liner lonio in Wellington on Monday, it was reported that a second saloou passenger Mr Lister H. Alton Bachelor, of London, had been found drowned in one of the ship's baths ut 7 o'clook that morning. It is understood that the deceased was recently invalided from the army, and on the advice of his medical attendant he was about to try if residence in Now Zealand would benefit him. Allegations have been made at Perth (W.A.) that while a gooda train was passing throuch a fruitgrowing district, it stopped, and those on board proceeded to rob the adjacent orchards, the train stopping for halt an hour. It is alleged that a quantity ot fruit and poultry have been missed at various times, one man losing eighty turkeys in two years. The train was left absolutely unattended during the half hour in question. The Railway Commissioner admits a complaint has reached the Department, and an inquiry ia. being hold. A paragraph appeared in the Wairarapa Age yesterday, stating that the Secretary of State for the Colonies had requested the New Zealand Government to "send Home as soon as possible reports or other information available as to the working of taxation on the unimproved value of land both for municipal and State purposes in New Zealand, the information being specially desired as to the effects of land-value taxation on the building trade, on rent, on incidence of taxation of house property, and vacant sites respectively, and on land speculation." At the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council last evening, a communication wan received from the Commissioner of Taxes, containing the request of the Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Town Clerk (Mr R. Brown) was instructed to supply the necessary information. What would any room be without a nice up-to-date wall paper? B. J. Lyttle has a selection of Wall Papers that will open your eyes and your pockets, too! Call at the shop, Gillespie's Buildings.—Advt. Perhaps you wish to sena a parcel to another town either in New Zealand or across the sea. If so, you will find it 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. Theshepherd roaming o'er the plain, The stockman on his loHely run, The teamster with his bullock wain. The sportsman out with rod or gun. The digger of gold bearing reef — While firm to duties call they stand— For oolds and coughs they find relief With Woods' Great Peppermint Cure at hand. SORE LUNGS. When your lungs are sore and inflamed from coughing, is the time when the germs of pneumonia, pleurisy, and consumption find lodgment and multiply. Dr Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, Oolds and Consumption stops the cough, heals and strengthens the lung 3. Dr. Sheldon's . New Discovery is a safe and never-failing remedy. Small dose. Pleasant to take. Every bottle guaranteed. For sale by H. K. Eton, Masterton, J. Bailie, Carterton. — Aim.