LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8160, 16 June 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The export of gold from New Zealand for the past fifty years has totalled 17,188,9300z, valued at £67,401,649.

A Press Association telegram from Carterton states that a southerly gale is blowing in that part of the district. Snow is lying on the high country. It is estimated, says the New Zealand Mines Record, that no less than £1,000,000 has been obtained for the gold won by hydraulic sluicing from a oomparativelyjsmall area of ground in and round the town of Kumara. For the big prize at the"Carterton Gun Club's live bird match, E. Greathead, H. Jensen, H. Feast, and T. Skippage tied and divided the stake. Skipriage won the gold medal from Greathead in a shootoff for the tie. Aoccirding to the last aggregate bal-ance-sheet of the Bank of New South Wales, coin, bullion and bank balances amount to £5,978,287 12s sd. With liquid assets of £13,958,459 5a Bd, the Bank shows an exceedingly strong position. A telegram from Ash burton, last evening, stated that Mr Hugo Friedlandor has instructed his solicitor to give Mr McLaohlan,M.H.R., notice tbat he intends to issue a writ for slander. The action' arises out of an attack made on MrFriedlander by Mr MoLaoblan in a speeoh at the Railway Station on Wednesday afternoon. A cablegram from Melbourne states that Major Wardill is of opinion that in sending a team of amateur orioketers to New Zealand the Marylebone Club does not intend to ten ore Australia altogether, fie looks upon the team as distinct from any team that would be sent to Australia. A telegram from Timaru, yesterday, stated that the Eduoation Board received twenty-seven applications for the directorship of technical eduoation in Timaru, and selected Mr R. Grant, of Wanganui. For a clerkship in the office seventythree applications were received, and the Board selected Mr J Miller, now in 'the Otago Eduoation Office. Are you going away for a holiday? Then give your luggage into the charge of J. J. Cartiß and Co., Ltd, Forwarding, Shipping, and Customhouse Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Not only is it the cheapest and quickest way. but you will be saved time and trouble. Write for further particulars.—Advt.

Snow fell at Eketahuna yesterday morning. .v'■'..'■. At the Masterton Police Court, yesterday morning, before Mr E. McEwen, J.P., a first offender, for having been drank, was convicted and discharged. At Greytown, on Thursday, MrLeonard Greathead was married to Miss Annie Haigb. Pea rifles in tbe hands of youthfal "Buffalo BillH," are said to be causing great stock mortality at Waikoaaiti, South Island (says a Southern paper). At a meeting: of the Otago Farmers' Union, a Mr Buokland stated that on Silver Peaks he had lost 35 head of cattle, seven of which he found to* have been killed by pea rifle bullets* The remaining 28 head bad completely disappeared and no traoe> bad since been found of them. The Nelson Colonist relates that an unusual sight was witnessed by a citizen the other day up the Maitai Valley. Three kakas were seen to> attack a large hawk, and so persistently did they keep up the fight that eventually the hawk took to the waters of the river, where his op» ponents quickly drowned him by repeatedly pushing him under the water. Hawke's Bay farmers are losing faith in spraying for the potato blight, believing that, in that district at any rate, the earth itself is affected. Those acquainted with the Irish blight say it is not the same; for, whereas the Irish blight tnrna the potato black, but leaves it still hard, the disease in this district gives the potato a frost-bitten appearance, and when pressed it has a rotten, soapy feel. Investigation made by a Lyttelton Times reporter'showe that in Christohuroh tbe cost of.living has risen 25 per eem in ten years. Bent has increasud from 10 to 20 per cent in spite of active building operations, on which it is estimated £500,000 were spent last year, and this year the total is likely to be largely exceeded. ' In comparison with tbe increased rate of living, the increases in earnings are small. Wages have risen, but not to tbe same extent as living expenses, and salaries are practically unohanged. The scarcity of wild ducks, especially tbe paradise, is (says the Cromwell Argus) now very notioeabe to anyone who has. been in this district for a number of years. The principal cause of it is the large number of stoats and weasels that are now spreading all over the country. The poison laid for birds and rabbits acoounts for a number of paradise ducks being poisoned, as they frequent the paddocks more than the other kinds of wild fowl.

The South Island branch of the New Zealand Sheepbreedera' Association are now issuing export certificates in connection with stud sheep?sent out of the colony, and already" a large number have been granted for sheep now being shipped to Australia. This will not only be a protection to breeders, but also to buyers, and it is hoped that the North Island branch of the Association will .adopt tae same policy. It will also enable a complete record of tbo numbers of each breed of stud sneep exported during the year to be kept, such as is furnished by the different breed societies in the United King* dom.

A stop is to.'be put to tbe in-; genious praotioe of sending post cards addressed to their writer, but marked "via Honolulu" or "via Canada," and so on. The praotioe; originated in the height of the postcard craze. Ihe idea is to get as many post marks as possible on single cards. In the course of a recent letter the British Postmaster General wrote:—"The views of this department on this subject, are entirely in accord with those of the French Post Office. The opinion held here is that it is thw primary duty of the post office to effect a delivery of the correspond-, ence of bona fide addresses, and not to lend itself to experiments obviously intended for the purpose of rendering missives objeots of curiosity and interest," The Masterton School, la common with the other schools in tbe Wellington Eduoation District, will be closed on "Monday and Tuesday next. The school will also be closed on the day of the Premier's funeral. Mr R. Brown, Chairman of the Masterton School Committee, accompanied by Mr W. H. Jackson, headmaster of the District High School, visited tbe Main School and Side School yesterday, and addressed a few words to the children in connection with tbe death of the Premier. They also suggested that the children should attend the memorial services in Masterton, eaoh child wearing a blaok badge or ribbon on tbe left arm.

FACTS ESTABLISHED AT COURT. In an action, the cause of which was flagrant misuse of our firm name and other gross misrepresentation by an imi ( tating 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 medioal 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 is highly commended by many authorities for the last SO 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 "jußt as good" game. Therefore take oare and ootain the GENUINE SANDEB AND SONS EUCaLYPTI EXTRACT. .. . ... FirsiMirrbr: •' I woa'de H lot what use w are in%is hurrying age, when everyone seems in toomuoh hurry to pause ?" . Second ditto: " It's hard" to say, but we can pause for ' reflection \«pd see." Ten thousand up-to-datefrolla of. paperhangings;;'at Queen Street Shop also "reflect" credit to Robt. J. Lyttie, who stocks them. Youb Cohplbxion Is an index to the state of the stomach. If you have pimples, boils, cerbuncles, or any other public signs of distress, your blood is full of impurities from your stomach. Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules will remove the cause of your mottled appearance, and will cure the headaohe3, indigestion, sleeplessness, and all other evils that arise from a disordered stomach. For sale by H. E. Eton, Masterton, 'and J. Baillie, Carterton, and Maurioeville Co-operative Store Co., Ltd., Maurioeville West.—Advt.

The monthly meeting of the Trustees of the Masterton Hospital will be held on Wednesday, June 20th, at 10.30 a.m., in Messrs Abraham and Williams Farmers' Room. The Rev. J. G. Patterson will conduot the morning and evening services at the Masterton Presbyterian Church to-morrow. He will also oondwat the services at Mikimiki at 3 p.m. MrTai Te Tau left for Wellington yeßterday afternoon, and he took with hm a floral wreath containing a buia feather and a Maori mountain lily to be placed on the grave'of the late Premier, on behalf of the Native members of the Wairarapa Branch of the Liberal and Labour Federation. The Mayor and Ors Feist, Elliott and Ewington interviewed Messrs Bulpitt and Kingdon, on Thursday, in connection with the widening of Smith Street, when it was decided to recommend the Council to widen the strent on the south side to three quarters of a chain, and not to widen from the north side. Since then the owners on the south side of the atreet have proposed to the Town Clerk that the street should be •widened to one chain on the south side. Mr Tai Te Tau, on behalf of the Native members of the Wairarapa Branch of the Liberal and Labour Federation, telegraphed to the Hon. W. Hali-Jones a message of sympathy at the death of the Premier. The following reply has been received from the Acting-Premier:-'•On behalf of Mrs Soddon and family and the Government I tender you grateful thanks for your sympathetic message of condolence in the great grief that has oome to us in the death of our noble statesman and beloved Premier. His feeling towards the Native race, whom he loved and admired, was that of a father for his children. Their advancement and progress was his great ideal for the fulfilment of wbioh he laboured incessantly. 1 Know that Mrs Seddon and her family will be grateful for your loving message." A steady young man, with good dogs, wants employment on a farm or station. At the Bannister Street Auction Mart, this afternoon, Mr J. R. Niool will sell furniture, general merchandise, poultry, trees and sundries. The New Zealand Railways Department advertise special concessions in connection with the Palmerston North Winter Show. Lady helDB for Napier and HastIngs and other servants for various districts are wanted by Morse's Registry Offloe, Wellington. Messrs Hannah and Co., Ltd., advertise Bpeoial lines in boots and shoes, particularly the "Bective" brand, which is unequalled for style and quality. The 8.8. Waiwera will be the first vesßel despatched by the Sbaw-Savill and Albion Company from this colony in the West of England trade. Speoially reduced fares will be isBued, the rates tor which may be ascertained from Messrs Levin and Co., Masterton.

The New Zealand Railways Department advertise special reduced fareß t« Wellington from all stations on the Wellington-Napier section from 16th to 18tb June, and from Masterton, Belmont, and intermediate stations by the 7 a.m. train on Tuesday, June 19th.

In a new advertisement, appearing elsewhere, Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., of Masterton, notify that they are prepared to supply station requisites at lowest rates. The firm aot as agents for the Liverpool, London and Globe lnsuranoe • Company, and are passenger agents for a number of the prinoipal oversea steamship companies.

Mr C. C. Aitken, bookseller, has just bad completed a new show window to bis shop in Queen Street. The new window is much larger in size, and allows goods to be displayed to greater advantage than before. Mr Aitken has jnßt received a consignment of a number of the latent books by popular authors, which are now on view.

A now botcher's shop will be opened in Queen Street to-day, by Mesßrs J. Montgomery and Co., in premises opposite the Presbyterian Oharoh. The new shop is the result of the suooesa that has attended the firm's efforts, sinoe they commenced business io Masterton some months ago. The show to be made to-day iB a particularly fine one, everything being set out in attractive style. The firm invite inspection of their shop.

At Messrs Hecksher and Oo.'s rooms, Perry Street, to-day, Mr R. E. Howell will submit at auction a large consignment of fruit and forest trees and shrubs from the nurseries of Messrs Gibbons and (Jo., Wellington. The treeß will be sold in paroels to suit buyers and lists may be obtained from the auctioneer. The sale w»U start at 1.30 p.m. As Messrs Gibbons and Co. are removing from their present nurseries, they have given instructions that every line is to be sold without reserve. All the trees at the auotion mart are sturdy and well grown, and those wishing to obtain good trees at bargain prices should make a point of attending the sale. The list inclades over 200 varieties of every description of trees. The fruit trees will be a epeoial feature of the sale, and these will be offered first.

The proapeotuß of the Taranaki Oil and Freehold Company, Ltd., which is being formed to purohase and operate on a section of land in close proximity to the Moturoa bore, is published on page 2 of this issue. The capital of the company is £15,000 in £1 shares and as the ground is practically proved by the operations of tbe Moturoa Com* pany, the coat of patting down a bore will be comparatively small. Tbe terms of subscription are 2s 6d per share on application, 2s 6d per share on allotment, and tbe balance at sums not exceeding one shilling per share per month. Apart from tbe prospective value as oil-produc-ing, the freehold of ten acres is itself a valuable asset. The brokers for the company are Messrs Haroourt and Co., Wellington.