LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8160, 18 June 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki oil shares are said to be booming in Pabiatua.» The issue of seven million pounds' worth of Irish land stock was subscribed nine-fold.—Cablegram. A Bill abolishing the property qualification of county Magistrates was read a seoond time in the House of Lords without division. Thomas Turnbull, mining engineer, on behalf of himself and English partners, has taken up a thousand acres of the Parapara iron lease. An eight-roomed bouse In Pitzberbert street, Palmerston North, in the joint occupation of two families, one being the owner (Mrs Martin), was destroyed by Are at 1.30 o'olook on Saturday morning. Nothing was saved, the inmates in their night apparel. A cablegram from London states that in committee on the Workers' Compensation Bill, Mr Herbert Gladstone, Home Secretary, was again defeated, owing to the Opposition declining to exclude compensation to shop assistants where the number employed did not exceed three. The Womens 1 Christian Temperanoe Union, at Danedin, intends presenting to Parliament monster petitions, circulated in the various churches throughout the colony, urging the repeal of the totalisator. The movement is to be backed up by united addresses from the pulpits in Dunedin and the suburbs on the last Sunday in June. The largest nugget ever found at Canadian Klondyke is now on exhibition at Dawson City, where it has been sucgested that it should form the nucleus of a new crown for the King, composed of gems and metals from every part of the Empire. This nugget, which is of pure metal, weighs exactly 85oz. Mr J. M. Kitohie, representative in the colony of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company at Dunedin inton3s to take up the oudgels on behalf of the direct lines in regard to the shipping combine dispute. Ha says the direct lines have b«en forced to take up the West Coast of England service, first because of the interference by the Federal combines with their London trade, and second in order if possible to provide a more punctual and regular service. They have done so without any expectation of receiving any assistance in the way of subsidy, and without any intention of asking for such. Three bad cases of relief money being wrongly given by Charitable Aid Board were quoted at the meeting of the Ashley Roan Board's Association recently, says a southern paper. In the first case, out of two sisters who had been lett destitute, one supported herself and her family by her own efforts, but the other, who ' had children out at service earning good wages, drew 8s a week from the Board, and was putting money in the bank, before it was deoided that the relief was being misapplied. In case No 2 a freeholder was reoeiving aid while milking eleven cows, and was buying further freehold, when it was thought time to stop the contribution. A third recipient of relief was discovered when the died to have £6OO in the bank, and though steps were taken to obtain a refnnd, the delegate who told the story said ho verily believed that if the recipient had not died prematurely, the aid would still be paid him. The oases wer.e oited as arguments in favour of a local administration" MERIT REWARDED BY COURT 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 bis Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden, K.G.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 publio 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 publio an opportunity of protecting themselves' and of seouring what is proved beyond all doubt by skilled witnesses at the Supreme Court of Victoria and by many authorities during the last 30 years to be a preparation of genuine merit, viz., THE GENUINE SANDER & SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUOAIYPTI EXTRACT. Soience has achieved a triumph in Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for coughs, colds, and consumption. Absolutely guaranteed. Fo: sale by H. E. Eton, Masterton, and J Baillie, Carterton, and Mauriceville Co operative Store Mauriceville West.—

There was a heavy fall of snow at Kongomai on Friday. Owing to tbe death of the late Premier the Wairarapa Caledonian Society nave [postponed their "lngleside" till Wednesday, July ]lth. The directors of the Maßterton Cooperative Dairy Company have under consideration the question of improving tbe motive power of tbe plant at the Masterton Butter Factory. All the football matohes of the Wairarapa Thursday Rugby Union, also hookey matches in connection with the Wairarapa Ladies' and Men's Associations, which were to have been played next Thursday, have been postponed. Mr J. A. Renall, Mayor of Masterton, invites the ministers of religion and the citizens to meet him at noon to-day, in the Borough Council Chambers, to disouss matters in connection with e memorial service at Masterton on the day of the late Mr Seddon's funeral. A large number of tbe members of the Masterton Band having inti-~> mated their intention of proceeding)* to Wellington on theoooasion of the funeral of the lite Premier, arrangements are being made for all the members of the Band to be present. Mr A. W. Hogg has communicated with the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, and a reply is expected this morning. At a meeting of the Directors of the Masterton Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., on Saturday, the Secretary, on the motion of tbe Chairman (Mr J. A. Ren all), was instructed to convey the Directors' sympathy to Mrs Seddon and family in connection with the death of the late Premier. The Ground Committee of tbe Masterton A. and P. Association were to have met on Saturday to consider tbe question of enlarging tbe Association's grounds. The Committee only formally met, and, after passing a motion of sympathy with Mrs Seddon and family in connection with the death of Mr Seddon, adjourned until Saturday next. It will be remembered that considerable debate took place at the recent oonference of Friendly Societies, neld in Wellington, concerning the disagreement between tbe Nelson branch of the Medioal Assooiation and the Motueka Friendly Societies regrdiang an alleged boycott of, a lodge doctor by other medioal men. Tbe Nelson Colonist, in a recent issue, states that a , mutually satisfactory agreement between the parties has been arrived at. It may not be generally known but the late Mr Seddon was once burned in effigy, says a contemporary. The Midland railway had nearly resulted in his having to leave the Ballanoe Government. He marked out a course as Minister for PublS a Works, and had adhered to it. His stand resulted in his being burned in etbgy in Reef ton and Ghriufcchuroh. He was told that tbe people demanded his retirement from the Ministry, and some of his colleagues also thought that they;could manage to get along without him. He stuck to his guns however. The Taihape News says that of the navvies who arrived the Turakina, the Labour Department baa' already forwarded *3O to Taihape, and another batch of eight will reaoh the works on Monday. AH . of these are single men, and seem very suited for hard work. Several of the "Johnnies" left, Taihape wearing black suits, with fashion-ably-cut Chesterfield coats. But there is ho doubt that the polish will be rubbed from them when they have put in a few.days on the works. Dress suits do not lend enchantment to the scene at the railhead. A reward is offered for the recovery of a stone martin fur, lost in Sussex Sreet, on Saturday night.' The sailing date of the s.s. Waiwera for London, via West of England ports, has beep fixed for July 11th. On aooount of the late Premier's funeral the Star Cricket Club's social has been postponed until June2Btb. The members of the Red Star Football Club are requested to attend the funeral of the late Mr G. Weloh, which will leave the resi- , dence of Mr F, P. Weloh, Lansdowne, at 1.45 o'clock to-morrow. Mr A, Hdllings is, receiving or- < ders for a photo of the late Premier at work with his staff in Melbourne. This is to believed to be the last photo that was taken of the deceased. A meeting of license-holders throughout the Wairarapa under the Wellington Acclimatisation Society will be held in Messrs Abraham and Williams' Rooms, at 8 o'clock on Monday next, 25tn instant, to elect the Masterton sub-committee and transact other business. , A Modern Remedy. Dr. Sheldon's New Disoovery for Coughs, .Colds and Consumption gets ,to the root of the trouble and effects a permanent oure. For sale by H. B. Eton, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton, and Mauriceville Co op erative Store Co., Ltd., Mauriceville West. —Advt. Havb You a Weak Throat If so, you cannot be 100 careful. You cannot begin treatment too early. Eaoh cold makes you more liable to another, and the last is always harder to oure. Try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy just once, and you will find it pleasant to take, and most soothing and healing. For sale by T. G. Mason, Mastsrton.—Advt. Inflamkatort Rheumatism. Anyone who has ever experienced the excruciating and almost unbearable pains incident to Inflammatory Rheumatism will be pleased to know that prompt relief may be had by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The first application gives '» relief, or you can have your money back. For sale by T., G. Mason, Masterton.— Advt. No Household Should ever be without a bottle of Dr. don's Magnetic Liniment; a reliable remedy for cuts, braises, aches, pains, rheumatism, lumbago, etc For sale by H. E. Eton, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton, and MaurioeviJle Co-operative Store Co., Ltd., Mauriceville West.—Advt. For Coldsin the Head and Influenza, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/B'and 2/6jper bottle. V » - ■

ROn Friday the Rongomai Creamery 'closed down for the season, writes •onr Rongomai correspondent. The members of the Opaki Quoits Club are requested to attend the funeral of the late Mr G. H. Welch. 'At Kaitawa on Wednesday, Jane 13th,-Miss Jessie Devonport was married to Mr Charles Evans, of Bongomai. Rather stiff rents are asked for dwellings at Waipawa at present. JNo less than 12s 6d a week has been asked for a four roomed cottage. It is understood that Madame "Melba has been paid £IOOO by Mr W. W. Astor for singing four songs his house at Clivedon, near London. Mr Astor, it will be recollected, ijaid the same amount to Paderewski some time ago, when the famous pianist went down to JOlivedon to play at ah "at home." ' John Wnlstenholme, a storekeeper, 'at Onga Onga, left Waipukurau for bis home in a gig.on Wednesday •night, aud no traoe of him is to be found. The trap was found -capsized down an embankment near the road, with Wolatenholme's cap, -collar, and tie alongside. The horse waa nee. Although search parties have been out day and night.not the slighest trace has r been found of the missing man. A meeting of the members of the Masterton Plumbers' Club, was held in the Foresters' Hall on Saturday evening, Mr S. Smaliwood j occupying the chair. The follow- | ing offloers were elected:—President, Mr A. Piokering; Vice-Presidents, Messrs C. G. UnderhiU and K. E. Jones; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr G. A. Pye: General Committee, .Messrs Goodfellow, Waterson, Hatch and Wallace. The Club decided to hold a social at an early date. Other business of a routine nature was transacted. A melodramatic story was told in the Sydney Divorce Court, in a case in which Mary Bloom petitioned for a Jdissolntion of her marriage with -Samuel Bloom on the ground of misoonduct. The petitioner said her hußband had tried to compass her death by giving her a poisoned kiss. she described how he rubbed atryohnine on his lips and then got her to kiss him. He then went into the bathroom and washed off the powder: She tasted the strychnine, but it did not do her any harm. The attempted poisoning, however, was not one r of the issues, and the retention which the Court gave to the alory did not indicate that much importance was attached to. it. Captain R. M. Collins, of Melbourne, Secretary of the Defence . Department, has, writes our London correspondent, come over to England to act as Defence Store? Age i. He will open an office at "12, Victoria Street, for the purp ise fit purchasing military and naval stores, for the Federal 'Government. ' Mr Arkill, Secretary 'to the Victorian Agent-General, has "toeen employed on work pre--riouslyj and it is understood that he will take a", position under Captain Collins, whose instructions are to "open a Federal Office in Lon'don, with a vjew. to the concentration of all Commonwealth accounts, -aa well as "to provide for the con--centration and supervision of Defence stores."

At sbe Nelson, Magistrate's Court »on Saturday . two brothers—Frank and James Shaw, the former a corporal, and the latter a private in the r Stoke Rifles charged with theft. They were caught by the ..police robbing oabbages frorn 'Chinamen's gardens on the Maitai River. Both were In uniform. A wattih had been kept for thieves for -several nights, as large quantities of vegetables had been removed. De- • fendants «ore convicted, the elder "was fined £7, and the younger £5, in -default 42 and 30 dayb' imprisonment, respectively. Aoouaed ap- ■ peaiad in court la uniform, just •as arreßted. They had apparently •gone into the gardens after parade. ' The Magistrate said he. wonld communicate with the officer commanding and ascertain whether the other members of the oorps would associate with petty thieves.

It has fallen to the lot of the • Otago Ben ?volent Trustees (remarks the Otago Daily Times) to discover ■an individial who is probably the laziest man on earth. The individual In question has been an inmate of the Benevolent Institution for about five years and during the whole or greater part of that time he has been confined to bed on the plea that be had lost the use of his legs. As a result of reeent investigations some of the trustees were led to Buspect that the man waß not as bad as he made himself appear to be, and a medical man was . sent to examine him. The medical report, road at. Wednesday's meeting, stated that the man could use his legs freely and without pain when lying in bed, and that if he chose to do so he could gain the use of them by standing or walking exercise. The chairman of the trustees said the doctor's letter practioally said that there was nothing wrong . with the man, and he (the oljairman) was astonished that any man, from sheer laziness, refused to leave his bed for such a length of time. It was resolved that the doctor's directions to compel the malingerer to use bis legs a little more should be given effect to. Abb Yod Sore ? Doe 9 your "back ache? Have you neuralgia? Do you knew that Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment, will cure you? It is only external remedy that will sweat out ■all the inflammation. It can't help but do too good. For sale by H. B. Eton, Masterjon, and J. Baillie, Carterton, and Mauriceville Co-operative Store Co., Ltd. Mauriceville West.—Advt. A Cold, Cough, or Influenza can be nipped in the bud by a few doses of Dr. Sheldon's New Disoovery for Coughs, Colds and Consumption. For sale by H. E. Eton, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton and Mauriceville Co-operative Store Co. Ltd., Mauriceville West.—Advt. Are you going away for a holiday? Then give your luggage into the charge of J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd, Forwarding, Shipping, and Customhouse Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Not only is it the oheapast and quickest way, but you , will he saved time and trouble. Write for farther pariiciilars.—Advt. IFw Children's Hacking Cough at Night Woods' Great Peppermint' Cure, 1/6 and 2/6per>ttle