LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8189, 26 July 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A cigarette factory Las been started in Wellington.

At Auckland the price of butter has advanced to Is 3d per pound re? tail.

The body of an infant was found on the beach north of Waiwera yesterday.

The priooner Cox, who recently escaped from Waiotapu prison camp, has been arrested near Te Aroha.

The foundation stone of the new medical ward at the Dunedin Hospital was laid, yesterday, by Loid Plunket.

The annual meeting of the members of the Mastertbn A. and P. Association will be held in the Foresters' Hall at 2 p.m. to-day. Practioally no notice was taken of Arbcr Day, yesterday, in Wellington, except by the Government officials, who had a holiday. There was a little tree planting done at two of the schools.—Association.

A few days ago one of Ah Lop's children developed symptoms of diphtheria. The Masterton Borough Uounoil decided at its meeting, last evening, to have the shop in Queen Street dosed. The child will be isolated in the Hope Street Fever Hospital. The Borough authorities are taking every precaution to prevent the diphtheria from spreading.

A Dunedia telegram states that a boy named Samuel Skinner, nine years of age, died in the Dunedin Hospital, apparently from blood poisoning. While playing on the scaffolding of a new building he fell off, and was treated at • home for a fortnight. A few days ago one of his legs was amputated, but he did not improve, and died yesterday.

The Registrar of the Supreme Oourt was engaged yesterday, says a Wellington tplegram, in taking the evidence of the captain and officers of tfie steamer Pondo, v whioh was damaged ou June 3rd by a oollision at Glasgow wharf with the Union Company's steamer Corinna. The New Zealand and African Company, owners of the Pondo', are claiming £467 damsges from the Union Company.

1 News comes from Fiji of a murderous assault oommitted on Mr Joseph Beit, manager of the Colonial Sugar Company's Naloon Estate, at Lautoka, who has under his charge about 200 Ease India immigrants. .Four Indians attacked him with an axe and large kniyes, while he was asleep, and butohered him in a horrible manner. He will have to have one leg amputated, but it is hoped he may recover. Mr T. .1. Mitchell, a well-known flaxmiller of Hamilton, has discovered a new prooess of treating New Zealand hemp, says a Hamilton telegram. Green flax is boiled in a tank containing a chemical which reduces everything but the fibre to a soft pulp. This pulp is then scraped off, and tbe fibre dried. Among the advantages of the neiv process, Mr Mitchell mentions that the fibre is not bruised. There will also be considerable saving in fibre. Suufcch•ng and paddocking will not be required. The process is quite different from previously-attempted chemical processes.

It is reported that dissatisfaction exists ainony barmaids in Christchurch regarding discrimination between their hours of labour and those worked by girls in other walks of life, says a Southern contemporary. It is understood that Mr Ell intends during the coming session to reintroduce his Bill for the abolition of barmaids, with certain modifications, which may make it more acceptable to the House. In its new form the Bill will either provide for barmaids getting 12 months' notice before the Bill comes into operation, or will make it unlawful for any licensee to engage a new girl or transfer oae already employed after 12 months from its passage. Can be Depended Upon. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera, and diarrhoea Remedy is the moat successful medi cine in use for bowel complaints. Cures griping, all kinds of diarrhoea, and at the first unusual looseness of the bowel should be taken. It can be depended upon even in the most severe and dangerous cases.'For sale Mason Masterton.

Several sales of butter faotory outputs at 10>£d per lb are reported, says the Stratford Post.

Very satisfactory entries are being received for the Marton poultry phow.

The Dunedin Jockey Club has reaf pointed Mr Henrys hapiicapper,, and deoided to increase the stakes for the coining season by £750.

Mr Thomas Ohamberlain, a wellknown flourmiller, of Feilding, will leave Feilding to-day to settle in Loa AUgelos, Oalitornia.

It is estimated that over £IOO has been cleared by a ball given at Hastings in aid of the Veterans' Home.Association.

It is tne intention of the Dunedin Burns Olub to provide funds for the establishment of a scholarship at the> Otago University, tenable for three* yeais. It is hoped to raise £4OO.

Tbe Auckland architects have> formed themselves into a sooiety with the objeut of meeting periodically for the purpose of discussing, subjects relating to architecture.

A giant rimu tree was felled at Mr J. Ellis' property at Mauriceville a few days ago. The tree measured five feet in diameter and out no less tnan 103-2 cords of firewood.

A relief fund has been started in aid of the surviving members of the family of tbe late Captain Nicholas, who was drowned on the> Aotea. One Poverty Bay settler has contributed £IOO.

As showing the progress of the' Argentine heef trade, it may be noted that the Ayrshire ou her last voyage to London from New Zealand shipped 2,749 quarters' of beef at Monte Video, where she culled on the way Home.

A considerable number of properties have changed hands at satisfactory figures in the Eketahuna County recently, and there is still a strong demand, while prices are* steadily rising. Numbers of investors are visiting the distriot.

Property at Hastings bag been changing hands lately at good, figures. A town section was recently sold for £SOO. On Tuesday £l,ooo' was refused for the same property. There is a great demand for'residential sites, and quarter-acre sections* outside the town are selling at £IOO,.

An old identity of Halcombe had a narrow escape, on Tuesday, a special engine almost going over him. as be lay asleep on the railway line. Fortunately, the driver was able tocull up in time. Some time ago the same man , was r.rousiug the line in front of the train, with a nnmber of articles in his hands, when' the engine just skimmed past him, scattering his parcels along thetraok.

On Tuesday evening, at Wanganui, the death occurred of Mr Frederick JRiohard Parkea in his seventy- , sixth year. The deceased landed with his father and family in Wei- 1 lington in January, 1840, the Parkes being some of Colonel Wakefield's first settleis, who bought their land at Home. The deceased was on guard in the militia corps at the time of the execution of the Gilfillan murderers in 1847, and was captain of the Wan«anuj Bifle Volunteers for many years.

Mr Andrew Thompson, of Laosdowne, met with a somewhat serious accident, yesterday afternoon. He was riding a bicycle along the Te Ore Ore Road, and when oppositethe Masteiton Hospital was knocked down by the horses attaqhed to a buggy whioh was being driven along the road. One of the horses and twoof the wheels of th& buggy passed over Mr Thompson, severely bruising him. But for the fact that he was carrying a bundle of shrubs which protected him to some extent, his injuries would probably have been, more serious. The bicycle was considerably damaged.

The Compiler of Agricultural Statistics (Mr P. 0. Hjorring) has just completed a bulletin showing the expansion of the produoing industry in the last deoade, i.e., from April' lst, 1897, to March 31st, 1906. 'lhe total area of JVew Zealand is 66,341,120 acres, of whioh 37,167,460 acres is in occupation. The holdings in the North Island have increased by 5,525 in six years, and in the South by 1,631. Horses have increased since 1897 from 250,247 to 326,966, cattle from 1,138,067, to 1,810,936 (including dairy cattle from 300,219 to 517,720), and swine from 209,834 to 249,727. Sheep have decreased from 19,138,493 to 19,130,875.

A meeting of the General Committee of the Wairarapa Coursing Club was held in the Empire Hotel, last evening, Mr G. G. Cork presiding. There was a full attendance of members. The programme for the meeting to be held on August 9th and 10th was submitted and approved of. In the Looal Stake the owner of the winning dog will receive a gold bracelet, in addition to the prize money, and the owner of the second dog will receive a gold medal valued at three guineas in addition to the second prize money. Tho other events on the programme are the Open Maiden Sweepstake and the Sapling Stake for a limited number of dogs. Nominations will close on August 4th, with the secretary, Mr J. Cairns. WHY WASTE YOUR MONEY. If you have rheumatism, gout or sciatica, it is useles to hope for a permanent cure from a liniment. You can expect, at the best, nothing but temporary relief. If you wait to cure yourself you must deal with the cause, which is uric acid in tbe system. Turner's Rheumo achieves this object; it drives out the uric acid, and all rheumatic or sciatic pains at once cease. ,Mr W. Oakley, painter, New Brighton, writes:—"l was suffering from a severe' attack of rheumatic gout, and got a bottle of Rheumo. After a few doses I was able to shave myself, although before taking it I could not use a knife. I will never be without Rheumo for the future, and will gladly reoommend it to my suffering friends." Sold everywhere 2/6 and 4/6 a bottle. Mr Thrifty : " How can we Have this dull room with this tore paper look nice without spending too much money upon it?" Mrs Thrifty: " I don't think we conld do better than to get Robt. J. Lyttle to do t." Mr Thrifty: " Good idea! I will look nto his shop on my way to the offioe. For Bronchial Coughs'and Colds, Wood's. Great Peppermin .Cure, l/6_and 2/6 pas. bottle *

Lambing haß already oonra<enoefi in the Poverty Bay district.

Mr L, U. West, the well-known architect of Palmerston North, was a visitor to Mastertcn yesterday..

A branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants has been opened in Woodville. The Society has now a membership of something like 5,000.

A consignment of 1,000 tons of cement is to be shipped by the Marlborough Lime and .Cement Company from Wellington for Say Francisco by the steamer iPondo. The order is the result of the great demand for building 'materials that has followed the earthquake and fire.

The Appeal Court, at Wellington, yesterday afternoon, gave judgment on the application by Viotor M.. Braund for leave to appeal to the Privy Council against the judgment given by the Court of Apptail on an application made fey Mr Braund for an order prohibiting the burning of the books of the late Colonial Bank. Leave to appeal was refused. —Association,

k A dispute abuut onioaaa, which had ocoupied Mr Justice Cohen, and a jury at Sydney for thirteen days, has just been concluded, The plaintiff was Rolen LittJe, a produce merchant in Sydney, and he sued the defendants, Bowden Brothers and Co., merchants, to recover compensation for alleged breach of <cantraot for tbe delivery' of certain coesignnaents of onions. Mr Justice Cohen ruled as a matter of law that Little waa entitled to delivery *in good order and conditiod at Sydney, and therefore, prima facie, he could recover compensation amounting to the difference between the prices which he had consented to pay and the market quotation when the onions reached Sydney. The jury returned a verdiot for Little for #3,729.

bChe Buokingbotig, Estate, Riveriaa dißtriot, New South Wale# containing 71,000 aores, together with 70,000' sheep, 1,000 head cattle, and 170 horses, has been soid to a Gippsland syndicatefor the purpose of sub-division. The price paid is said to be £250,000. The estate has a twelve.mile frontage to the Mur-

rumbidgee with some very fibe dairying flats, and some of the finest agricultural land to be found in the State. The Narrandera to Pinley railway runs right along the border of the property, and there are three railway stations on the estate. The proposed Barren Jack WBter scheme rans through the middle 'of the property, and nearly the whole of the land is fit for irrigation. It is considered locally that the syndicate has made a very fine purchase.

la connection with several charges against natives for drunuennesp at Constable Fraser informed Mr Northcroft, S.M. at Te Awamutu, yesterday, that there was a lot of driaking going on in the King Country amongst the natives. Very '.frequently 'twenty or thirty Maoris would journey to Te Awamutu by train and return the same

day, bringing back two or three bottles of whiskey. Sergeant MoPbee stated that natives came down to Te Ajwamutu from the King Country in droves, and each returned with a littlo parcel. The publicans were very caieful to see that each paokage was duly labelled. The Magistrate stated that in order to get over this difficulty he would represent the matter to the proper quarter, and endeavour to have the whole of the licensing districts of Waikato, Franklin and Egmont gazetted under section 46 of the Licensing Aot, whinh prohibits the sale of liquor to Maoris for consumption off the premises.-—Association.

A large deputation at Dunedin waited on the Premier, on Tuesday, to ask assistance in housing the collection of early history records, maps, pictures, eto., which Dr. v Hocken is prepared to donate for the benefit of th«s public, provided it is Droperly housed. It was sug gested that the Government should give £ for £, the oost of a suitable building being £2,000. It was urged that the local public had been so frequently appealed to of late for uni] versity, hospital extension, public art gallery, and other matters, that it was thought another appeal might not be successfql. The Premier was sympathetic, He realised the great value of the collection, and Dr Hocken's generosity in offering to donate it, but thought every effort should be made to raise the money locally. He would make no promise in regard to the £1 for £1 subsidy, suggesting to the Mayor he should let him know how he got on in an appeal to the public. He was quite sure if the offer was made in any of the other centres, the money would be raised.

Mr 3. R. Nicol advertises particulars of a number of town and country properties that have been plaued in his hands for sale. The farm propertied are worthy of special attention from those in search of dairy or sheep farmß.

In another column Mr J. Cochrane, | hairdresser and tobacconist, announces that he has in stock a full seleut'on of the best brands of pipes and tobaccos. The hairdressing saloon is run on the most up-to-date lines, and patrons can rely on receiving prompt and efficient attention.

FACTS ESTABLISHED AT COURT. In an action, the cause of which wa 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' Pare 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 iB highly commended by many authorities for the last 30 yeara as a safe, reliable and effective remedy. Some imitators have tried to deceive the pubitomy simulating our get-up; others have relied on the "just as good" game. Therefore lake care and obtain the GENUINE SANDER AND SONS EUCALYPTI EXTBACT.

New Leasbtob Weak Lungs, . Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, finlds and Consumption cares Influenza and all lung troubles. For sale by H. E Eton, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton aiid Manriceville Co operative Store Co. Ltd., Maoriceville West.— Adyt.

Steps are being taken to form a Veterinary Medical Sobool in New Zealand. A meeting of those interested is to be held in Wellington next month.

A man named Daniel Brosnahan, 26 years of age, was drowned in the Puhipubi River, yesterday, says a Christchrncb telegram. The deceased bad no relatives in the colony.

The Eltham Argus is l informed that of over 3,000 pigs bought for the Waitara Freezing Works Company, whoso factory is under continual Government inspection, only 10 were condemned.

At the Masterton Police Court, yesterday morning, before Mesßrs T. Wagg apd Eli Smith, Jd.P., John Iver&en was fined lUs, in default 48 hours imprisonment, for having been drank, it being his second offence.

An Invercargili telegram, last •evening, stated that a teu-roomed house owned by the estate of tbe late William Keith, at Winton, was destroyed by fire, yesterday rnornJup. The building was insured for '£4Bs, and the furniture for £3OO.

At Sydney, on Tuesday, the annual New South Wales Farmers' Conference was opened. In the course of his address the Chairman stated that he had the assurance of the Minister of Lands that half a million pounds would be placed on the Estimates this year for land resumption. He regarded this amount as onljp a drop in the buoket. Why oould they not follow tbe example of "ew Zealand, and borrow iflve millions for the purpose, and thus provide at once sufficient land for the people, instead of standing by and watohing tbem leave for Canada, tbe Argentine and other tplaces? The chairman said he ihoped to see the State Bank Bill pass this session. He added that he was quite, certain that, until (farmers made up their minds to put practioil men into Parliament, they would not get satisfactory consideration of their intereots. There was plenty of room for a farmers' party.

No Household Should be without a bottle of Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment; a reliable rerwdf for cute, bruises, aches, pains, rheumatism, lumbago, etc. For sale by H E; Eton Masterton. J. BaiHie, Carterton, and Mauriceville Co-operative Store Co., Ltd., Mauriceville West. —Advt.

Db Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment Cures Bheumatism. It will penetrate to jour very bones, sooth and subdue the pain. Rub it in freely. It will not blißter or burn the skin. Rub it in, and the pain will stop. It can't help but do you good. For sale by H. E. Eton, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton, and Mauriceville Co op erative Store Co., Ltd., Mauriceville West. —Advt.

No matter where you purpose travelling—either in New Zealand or to other coun tries—you will find that the cheapest and best way to ensure prompt delivery of your luggage is to give it into the charge of J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd., Forwarding, Shipping and Customhouse Asents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Write for further par ticulars.—Advt.