LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8164, 22 June 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Colonial Marriages JBISS has passed the House of Lords. A Sydney oab'egram states that hides are firm at last week's rates. The City Hall building at Auckland were sutted by flre last night. —-Aaosoiation. The New South Wales Government are issuing half a million 3% per cent funded stook.

The island ketob May Flower ha* been totally wrecked at New Ireland The crew were saved.

An improved mail service between the Solomon Group and New Guinea will be inaugurated next month.

David Kilgour expired at a doo» I tor's residence at Auckland, on I Wednesday, while under ohlorof orm r just before he was to be operated on..

Mr H. Robinson, for many year® a resident of Greytown, died on> Tuesday.The deceased was born in the* Hufct diatrict, and was 50 years of age.

Dr. Orpeo died in the Auckland] Hospital, yesterday, to which he was transferred while serving three years in gaol for performing an illegal operation. f|A London cablegram states that the Board of Trade are sending an officer to Canada to report upon? matters in connection with tradewith Canada. At the Masterton* Police Court* yesterday morning, before Mr J. Hessey, J.P., James Dalian wa» fined 10s, in default 48 hours, for having been drunk. At the annual meeting of the Carterton Terminating Building Sooiety, on Tuesday night, Messrs W. Miller, J. W. Kershaw, and J. Hart, were re-elected direotors for the ensuing year. During the season just closed 623,500 bales of wool were sold by auction in Sydney, as compared with 493,000 at last season's sales. Thiß is a record both in quantity and value, which is estimated at £8,000,000. Mr A. Jones, an old resident of the Wairarapa, died at Featherston on Tuesday. The deceased, who bad been in business as a baker and confeotiouer, at Greytown, for over 20 years, was well-known in Masterton. Two hundred and seventy-five pas. sengers journeyed to Wellington from Masterton by the two trains yesterday morning. A train from Napier carrying a large number of passengers passed through Masterton about four o'clock yesterday morning for Wellington. A telegram from Dunedin states that in connection with the Volunteer memorial services, yesterday, it is anticipated that when all the returns are to hand the number of Volunteers and Cadets who'paraded in the Otago district will De found to reach four thousand. A boardingbouse in Nelson Street, Auckland, owned and oooupied by Mrs' O'Keefe, was gutted by fire, the occupants having barely time to escape, on Wednesday. An elderly man,,named Joseph Stevens, jumped from an upstaira window, and sustained iujuries whioh necessitated bis removal to the hospital. An Auckland telegram states that an old man, named John Taylor, died aiddenly before the friendly sooieties service commenced at the Ohoial Hall, yesterday. He was sitting on the platform and suddenly fell over, and died when being carried ouc. He was a retired Civil Servant, formerly holding the cosition of inspector in the railway workshops. The Hatuma Estate, acquired by the Government for closer settlement, is now subdivided into 62 properties, has t>9 houses, oh it, aad a population of 250 people. There are 47,587 sheep on it, and 1880 cattle. Improvements to the value of £33,629 have been made, whereas the value required by the Act would only be £8,690. The dwelling bouses alone are valued at £IO,BOO. There are 22,670 acres under grass.

A shop in Falmersten North, owned by W. Ooombea, and'occupied by W Ryan, who carried on a book and fancy goods business, was totally destroyed by flre at 1.30 o'oloJb yesterday morning. The adjoining premises were damaged by smpke and water. Ryan's stock was insured for £4OO in the OommeroialV and!the building for £BSO and £4OO in the National Allianae.

"Veterinary surgeons are not a bit surprised at the heavy mortality in calves in the Taranaki district, but marvel that so many are alive," said Captain young to a meeting of Jnglewood farmers recently. According to the News, he went on to say: "The Iwo most useful animals on God's earth are the horse and cow, and no others are so terribly abused. Tneir only shelter is a barbed wire fence, and their only medioinolbhe stockwhip."

Labour members in the House of Commons are thus desoribed by Mr H. W. Luoy, the 'well-known Parliamentary writer: "Almost without exception they join in debate without the assistance of notes. They listen intently, are masters of the question; having contributed their views, they sit down. What is altogether desirable is the directness with which they apply themselves to the problem of the hour, the keenness with which they detect 'defects, the frankness with which they admit good points, the simplicity of their language, and itsblessed brevity." ■i * MfiRIT REWARDED BY .COUfIToF' JUSTICE. The good qttn'it'e"? and ..nese.-.*'o! SANDER & SONS' EUOA 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 GENUINE SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, lb.it whenever an arliele is cojiurnded id'the public by ioa-ion of ill sot 1 quality, etc.it is not nevar-i'ab'ai'o imhV.eany of its fesUues. He leii if jcJ {he imitators perpetually from doi«g ed, and oiclered them to pay all costs. We pubii h Ihtsto afford the publio an opportunity of protecting themselves' and of seeming what is proved beyond all doubt by skilled w!Uie/3es at ibe Supreme Court ot Victoria and by many anthcriU.es during the las'* 30 years to be a preparation of genuine merit, viz., THE GENUINE SANDER & SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. \ Daughter: "Is this not a nice picture that Cousin Clara has sent me; where shall I get it framed?" Mother (with experience): "Take to that shop in Gillespie's Buildings, vbere Robt. J. Lyttie will do it promptly and well." . Daughter: "Oh yes, mother! I heard it was a good place to get mirrors, too."

Three donations of £SO each for * / Tariona charities, given anonyk' moualy, have been announced in " Dunedin daring the last three days. !Ehe first was to St. Mary's Orphanage (Anglioao), the second to Sister Marie (Methodist; and the third to the Patients' and Prisoners' A'd Society.

It is proposed, says' the News, to re-open the oil well at' the foot of the New Plymouth creak water pat down under the direotion of Mr Samuel. 'The work wilt be put in an early date. A good quantity of oil was shipped away to Auckland at the beginning of the week from the Moturoa well.

A Dunedin [telegram states that flenry Williamson, residing in Poslyn, was received into the Hospital, yesterday, suffering gunshot wound. He was out shooting at the Halfway Bash, and in getting through some gorse his gun went off, the charge lodging in the abdomen. His condition i<> considered serious.

A forger named Martin barricaded himself in his bouse in Algiers iu order to avoid arrest, fired unon the polioe, and placed mines around it as a further protection. The Governor was instructed from Paris to bombard the place if necessary, ard he prooeeded to do so. Sixteen shells were fired into the building, which was knocked down. Martin's body was found in the ruins. He had been killed,' it appeared, early in the day by a shot from a Boldier.

The mysterious disappearance of a Christohuroh resident is causinc his friends anxiety. He settled up his business reoently with the idea of taking his family to England. About a fortnight ago he left for Dunedin, intending to be away only a few days, and since Chen nothing has been heard of him. It has beeu ascertained that <toe reached Dunedin but his subsequent movements have not yet been traced.

A robbery of gold is reported from Alexandra, "Otago. The Golden Beach dredge ceased work at midnight on Saturday, and one of the crew remained for two hours and left everything safe. The manager visited the dredge after breakfast on Monday, and found that the gold box had been cleaned out. Traces of gold were found In the streaming down box and on deck. It is not known how much the thieves secured. The dredge is worked by water power, and is almost the only one in the district which the thief oould have washed up.

The Government of Victoria has decided to introduce a Bill early next which will deal drastically with the question of illegal totalieators, "clubs," and other gambling establishments. The Bill is very short, and in a few sections deals finally with the whole question. All that is required for the suppression of a gambling establishment is that an affidavit shall be made declaring that the place is use 3 tor / purposes of gimblinf. This will be placed before a justice of the Supreme Court and he will thereupon order tbe ocouuants of the establishment to show cause, why the plaoe should not be "proclaimed" under tbe Act. Should they fail to satisfactorily prove that the place is not used for gambling purposes the Judge will issue a certificate practically putting the establishment in quarantine. This certificate will be affixed to the door of the premises and thereafter the police will be empowered to arrest any persons entering, issuing from or found on the premises. Such persons will be broaght before a Magistrate and imprisoned for three months.

The Masterton Borough Oounoil invite tenders, to close at 4 p.m. on Taesday next, for street and footpath < formation in Colombo Road.

On Saturday, at 1.30 o'clook, Mr J. K, Kicol will sell at his rooms, Bannister Street, a quantity of household furniture and general sundries.

The Dresden Piano Company's annnal sale is proving a great success. The excellence of pianos and organs, by practically every leading maker in the world, and the easy terms, strongly appeal to clients.

The famous Welabaoh lamp which gives a 60-candle power light at a coat of less than a farthing per hour must be acknowledged the premier oil lamp of the day. The Company, whose Wellington addi'ass appears elsewhere, requires agents throughout the district.

For over a century the makers of the Challen piano have year by year been improving their instrument. Readers should inspect these beautiful pianos—which, "by the way, are British made—at the Wellington Piano Company's local agents, Messrs MoLeod and Young, Queen Street, Masterton. Youb Complexion Is an index to tho stale of the stomach. If you have pimples, boils, cerbuncles, or any other public signs of distres :•, your blood i<3 Ml of impurities from your 3tomach. Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules will remove the cause of your mottled appearance, and will cure the headaches, indigestion, sleeplessness, and all other evils that arise from a disordered stomach. For sale by H. E. Eton. Masterton, and J. Baillie, Oartertou, and Mauriceville Co-operative Store Co., . Ltd., Mauriceville West.—Advt. don't diet. It needs all kinds of food to supply the numerous demands of the body. Thai's why nature gives us such a generous variety. Eat all your appetite calls for. That' 3 what appetite is for, to let you know what elements of nutrition you really need. Eat all you want. Dr, Sheldon's Digestive Tibulea will digest it and make a new person of you. They will give you strength, new life, new ambition and enable you to enjoy living as you never have enjoyed it before. For Bale by H. E. Eton Masterton. J. Baillie, Carterton, and Mauriceville Co-operative Store Co., Ltd., Mauriceville West.—Advt. ' . BIOWH TO ATOMS. The old idea that the body sometimas needgapoweviul, drastic purgative pill has been exploded; for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, which are perfeotly harmless, gently stimulate liver and bowels to expel poisonous matter, cleanse the system, and absolutely cute constipation and sick headache. For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton.—Advt. Science has achieved a triumph in Dr, Sheldon's New Discovery for coughs, colds, and consumption. Absolutely guaranteed. For sale by H. E. Eton, Masterton, and J Baillie, Carterton, and Mauriceville Co Mauriceville West.—