LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8202, 4 August 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Beriberi has been declared an infectious disease. It is stated that in the Palmerston North district £56 per acre was recently given for land for dairying. At the Wellington Supreme Court, yesterday, Sidney Mark Clark, charged with breaches of the .Bankruptcy Aot, was acquitted. General Babington's period of appointment as Commandant of the New Zealand Forces expires in October. He will then leave lor England. All the pupils of St. Bride's Convent, who presented themselves at the June examinations of the Associated Board of the K.A.M. and R.C.M., London, secured paßses. Our Tinui correspondent writes that about 50 or CO huntsmen were journeying, yesterday, from Tinui and Whareama to take part in the fancy dress hunt at Clareville, today. A cable message from London states that extensive statistical charts prepared by the Board of Trade for the New Zealand Exhibition, are now being shown at the office of the Board's Labour Department. , A Wellington telegram states that the Government hava seat invitations to the Australian States to send representatives to a conference, to be held at Christohurch during the Exhibition, with regard to food adulteration and quarantine. The Government has under consideration the matter of allowing Mr E. Tregear, Secretary for La bcur, to visit for the purpose of organising a Labour Department in that State on the lines of the New Zealand Department. At a meeting of the Blenhein Executive Committee of toe New Zealand Exhibition, says a telegram, it was resolved to telegraph to Christohurch for a grain schedule, and general information regarding exhibits, operations being hampered through the lack of these. The special meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, which was to have been held, last evening, to confirm the building by laws, was adjourned until Monday evening next, owing to several Councillors being absent, lhose present were tne Mayor, and Cr Temple, Hoar, Eton, Ewington and McEwen, At Dunedin r yesterday, Mr W. G. Rirldell, S.M., gave his deoision in connection with the heavy traffic by-law of theTaieri County Council. He held that the by law was invalid on the ground that there was no proof that it had been sent for approval to the Minister of Fnblio 1 Works within seven days after it was * made, The provision of the Count ties Act ha 3 been complied with, but there was no proof that the provisions of the Public Works Act had been complied with.—Association. For Children's Hacking Cough at Night Woods' Great Poppermint'Cure, 1/6 and 2/6 per bottle

In the Eltham Gun Club's Handicap of £IOO, Messrs White (New Plymouth) and McDonald (Wanganui) divided the first prize. Bookmakers' premises throughout New Zealand will be disconnected w;th the telephone exchange from the end of next month, in accordance with a recent deoision of Cabinet. A new farm settlement is to be opened up in the Makotoku (Wellington Land Distiict). The Government has set apart for the purpose 2,614. acres in five eeotions. The settlement is to be oalled the Tupapanui Block. At a meeting of tho New Zealand Boxing Council the life disqualifications imposed on D. P. Mahoney and J. j{A. Coy by the Canteroury Centre, in connection with the final bout for tho heavy-weight championship at the recent tournament, were confirmed. The Customs Department has decided to admit free of duty yarns I and meroerised cotton] used in the manufacture of tweeds. These articles come under the heading of those "to be used solely in the fabrication of goods in the colony." The remission will be of value to the colonial woollen manufacturers. Under the will of the late Mr John Callender, who was for some years connected with the soft goods trade in Wellington, the authorities of the Wellington and the Dunedin Technical Sohools will each receive a sum of money for the purpose of enabling them to establish scholarships. The Australian Postmaster-Gen-eral states emphatically that before the Commonwealth adopts any sys- 1 tern of wireless telegraphy tenders will be oalled, open to all the world. In the meantime the experimental Marconi stations at QueensclifE and Devunport (Tasmania) will remain . Idle. The sum of £B,OOO has been plaoed on the Estimates for oonneating New Guinea with the mainland by wireless telegraphy, but this will not be spent until a system has been seleoted from .the tenders received. The commercial editor of the Otago Daily Times writes as follows: — We understand that the National Dairy Association has obtained a further reduotion in freights on butter to be shipped to London during the forthcoming season amounting to 4d [per box on butter going to London and a proportionate reduotion on butter shipped to West of England ports. This reduction came into effect upon August Ist and will continue in force until June 30, 1907. The reduced rates are as follow:—Batter to London to be 2s 4d per box, shipping companies paying the ooastal freight; butter for the West Const ports to be la 9d per box, shippers paying the ooastal freight. The reductions are contingent on the conditions of the oontract being observed.—Association. Mr C. J. Fulton, chief Government fibre expert, speaking reoently on the question of possible competition from other countries in the export of New Zealand flax, said: "At St. Helena there is a orop of phormium tenax growing, and they have sent across to New Zealand for a couple of strippers, and are evidently going to enter into competition. Victoria is growing it, there is some in South Africa, and reoently a quantity of '• seed was shinped to America, so possible rivals are plentiful. Its the only industry which we can call our own, and the question is whether we are going to allow the export of seed to continue." Mr Falton conoladed by expressing the opinion that the export of seed should be prohibited, and that stepß should be taken to make ourselves sebure in an industry whioh was yet our own. A paragraph appeared in a Sydney newspaper recently advising the public subscribers as to how the telephone should be used, It was stated thnt the proper way to speak through the telephone was to hold the transmitter below the obin, and that the voice should be raised when speaking. The Commonwealth tileotrical Engine°r, Mr Hesketb, has reported on tho question asjfollows:— The voice, it is agreed,, should not be raised, but the lips of the speaker should be as near as possible to the edge of the transmitter, and the voice directed well into the orifice. To Jjhold the mouthpiece below the ch>n is utterly wrong. The sound waves are then direoted into the open air insteed of at the transmitter diaphragm througb the mouthpiece. To speak so folosely into the telephone transmitter for long periods may be unpleasant, but habits of ordinary uleanliness will overcome this. At Auckand, yesterday, Mr Dyer, S.M., gave jutfgment'iu the prosecution of Joseph Ambury, dairyman, charged witb failing to cleanse his milk cans within the time required : by the regulations of the Dairy Industry Act. He said the question • turned on regulation 10, whioh provided that all cans in or about any 1 dairy be thoroughly cleansed |within four°hours. The regulation did not state"upon whom the obligation fell. He was not prepared to hold the defendant liable. His employees brought in the milk and took the cans back to the farmers in an unwashed ojndition. No doubt farm- ; ers cleansed the cans, but more than I four hours had then elapsed. The Crown Propeoutor said the matter was so important that the regulation must be amended or tested in the 1 higher court. He gave notioe of | appeal. FACTS ESTABLISHED AT COURT. ; In an action, the cause o£ which wa j flagrant misuse of our firm name and other gross misrepresentation by an imi 1 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 j Melbourne, the prosecution showed 1. That Sander and Sons' Pure Volatile 1 Eucalypti Extract contains all medical ' constituents of the eucalypti, in a highly 1 refined and pure form. 2. That it is ) much more powerfully healing (antiseptic) - than ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 3. a That it doe 3 not depress the haart like ordinary euoalyptus preparations. 4. That . it contains no harmful ingredients, and That it is highly commended by many k ' authorities for the last 30 years as a safe, - reliable and effective remedy. Some imi--1 tators have tried to deceive the public by simulating our get-up; others have relied on the "»just as good" game. Therefore it take care and ootain the GENUINE d SANDER AND SONS EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

The first annual social and dance of the Opaki Quoita Club will be held in Wyetb's ahed on Friday, Angnat 31st. All trophies won during the past season will be presented that evening. The purebred Shorthorn bull, Matawhero Duke X., which was awarded the champion prize as a yearling at the last Masterton Show, has been sold by Messrs Dalgety and {Jo., Ltd., to a Gisborne client, on behalf of the Trustees of D. MoMaster's Estate, It is understood that the prioe paid for the bull was 150 guineas. A forcible illustration of the methods that are peoulifir tu Government Departments has been 'brought to light at Campordown ■(Victoria). During the railway stiike two local telegraph operators were asked to do Sunday duty. Nothing more waH beard o" the matter till the end of June, when <an official intimation was received by «aob officer that his services entitled him to recompense for the work oerlormed on that memorable Sunday, three years-ago. The "reo<.mpense" took monetary form, and amounted to 3d 1 A telegram from Wellington, last evening, stated that a lib9l case in which r. If red Amory George was privately prosecuted bv Inspector MacDonnell, of Napier, was called on before the Chief Justice, yesterday afternoon iu the Supreme Court. The case was tried at Napier, when tie jury failed to agree. Yesterday afternoon aooused pleaded guilty, and after Mr Skerrett had explained that Inspeutor MoDounell Wuuld prefer that accused should be dealt with leniently. His Honour admitted accused -to probation for three months, conditional upon his paying the coats of the prosecution. The fortnightly meeting of Court Loyal Enterprise, A.0.F., was held in the Jb creators' Hall, last evening, Bro. Kitohener, C.R., presiding. One candidate was received as a clearance member, and duly enrolled on the books of the Court. An invitation was reoeived from the Y.M.C.A. to attend a lecture to be delivered by Dr. Archer Hosking. The Secretary of Court Blenheim wrote asking tha: a mpmber of that Lodge, who is now residing in Masterton, should be placed on the dootor's list. Mrs Seddon wrote thanking the members for the letter of oondolenoe sent to her on the occasion ■ of the dehth of the late Premier. The Secretary of Court Bruoe, A.0.F., Milton, Otago, wrote forwarding a cheque for £9 3s 3d, sick pay for one of their members. The Secretary of (Jourt Marquis of Normanby, Carterton, wrote stating that a number ot the members of that Lodge would be present to take part in a card tournament at Masterton, on Monday evening. Dr. Archer Hosking wrote cancelling the permission that he had given to a member to bo out in the evening, such member being In reoeipt of sick paj. It was decided to notify the member to that effect. The cash receipts amounted to £l7 8a lOd. | A young woman desires employment during the day. An advertiser has for sale two good dairy cows to oalve this month. Mr J. R. Nicol will sell at his rooms, at 1.-30 p.m., to-day, meat, furniture and poultry. Speoial lines in seasonable footwear forms the aubjeot of a new advertisement by Messrs Hannah and Co. Mr James Candy, who has had twenty years' practical experience, advertises that he tnnes and repairs pianos and organs. Mr T. G. Mason invites those who are troubled with coughs and chest complaints to try his "Pectoral," a remedy which is highly recommended. At the Perry Street mart, at 2 o'clock, to-day, Messrs R. E. Howell and Co. will sell by, auotion a large assortment of farniture and general sundries, produce and poultry. Mr R. H. W. Bligh will address men and youths over 14 years of age in the Town Hall to-morrow evening at 8.15 o'clook. The subjeotjwill be "The Perils of Impurity." Carlton House, Quejan Street North, ha« seoured a for the comfortable accommodation offered to boarders and visitors, Mrs Watson, the proprietress, makes every effort to give her patrons the comforts of a home. Messrs Mackay and Sons, bakers, Queen Street, Masterton, notify that they supply pure and wholesome bread, made of the very best material. The firm s tea rooms are situated in a oentral position, and are largely patronised. Considerable interest is taken in the levees now being held by Mrs General Mite, in" Mason'a Building, and old and young who visit the little lady, are charmed by her womanly manner. Her season in Masterton will be a abort one. Messrs J. Graham and Co. advertise that they .are agents for the Bonita improved ball-bearing drophead sewing machine. This bigholass machine the firm offer to the public at a prioe considerably below the ruling rates for this class of machine. The advertisement should be of interest to ladies. Mr R. H. W. Bligh will deliver a lecture to women and girls in the Town Hall, to-morrow, afternoon, at 3 o'clock, his subject oeing "The Power of Womanhood." When this lecture was delivered by Mr Bligh in the Wellington Town Hall, Lady Plunket presided, and there were 3,500 women present. A LIFE SAVER. The Federal Government compels al vessels to carry life-saving apparatus, but it is the love for their children that causes parents to always have Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy at hend and to give their little ones when attacked with croup. Mr. W. A. Peake, Mount Barker (S. A.), was prepared. Says he:—" I have always considered Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the best cough mixture in the market, and after my recent experience am prepared to say that it has no equal. I firmly believe 4 that by the timely nee of Chamberlain's J Cough Remedy we saved the life of our child when attacked with croup. For Sale by T.. G. Mason, Masterton. For Coldsin the Head and Influenza, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6 and 2/6 per bottle.

Four more oases of scarlet fever, in two houses where oatbreabs bad previously ucourred, were reported to the Borough authorities yesterday afternoon. Mr Powler, organiser for the New Zealand Farmers' Uniou, will address the members of the Masterton Branch, at the A. and P. Association offiaes, at 2 o'clock, to day. The Masterton Mounted Rifles will hold a .mounted parade, at 2.30 p.m., on Thnrsday. In the evening, at 7 30 o'clock, the corps will hold a foot parade. After the evening parade the corps will meet to elect a Surgeon Captain. It is understood that a large number of private employers who have grooms, etc., who fill their scare time by attending to the garden, have been cited to appear before the Arbitration Court, at Christchurch. A Ohristchurch telegram states tbfct a mau named Ernest Hugh Capple stone, a tinsmith, shot himself yesterday murning, at his residence at Sydenham. His brother found him< dead in the garden. The deceased had been in bad health some time ana suffered from melancholia. The steamor Talune, when arriv'ng at Auckland, yesterday, from Gisborne, was swept by the tide against the warship Pioneer, and had a few plates amidships slightly [dented. The Pioneer's stem was slightly bent. It Is not thought that the damage is serious, but; she is being dooked for examination. —Association. An inquest was held at Dunedin, yesterday, says a telegram, touching the death of John David Wilson, who died in the Hospital. The evidence showed that the deceased, after giving a a horse, was standing behind the animal when it suddenly and without apparent cause, lashed out and kicked the deceased in the stomaoh. He was taken to the Hospital, where he died. A well attended mseting of the Committee of theOpaki Quoits Club was held at Mr S. Tankeraley'a residence, on Thursday evening. Mr Wyetb oocupied the ohair. The Secretary was instructed to communicate with the Carlton Club with a view to arranging a friendly game, or one for the Shield, to be played at Masterton at an early date. It was decided to write to the Palmerston North and! Langdale Quoits Clubs regarding rnatahes. It was decided that the ladies shoirld play for Misses Wyeth's trophy, at MikimikS, on August 25th. For years past the rat plague in Samoa has caused both the Government aad the planter a considerable amount of trouble. The countless numbers of rats there climb up the oocoanut trees, gnaw the pods and destroj the oropa. Repeated attempts have been made to destroy the rars, but with ill-success up to the present. Now it has been decided to import a German rat exter mination expert, who bores to destroy the rodents partly by the use of poison and partly by the use of a glue made by him with which the treeß will be smeared. The idea is that the unsuspecting rat will go to climb the trees and get stuck there. Professor Koch is represented as having said in referenoe to this method that it gave promise of being an effective one, whereas, in bis opinion, an extermination of rats could not be expected through the agenoy of an infectious disease. If Professor Koch's reasons hold good in regard to the oonsequence of the introduction of ajdiaease among rats, it is not improbable fcbat they may hold equally good in regard to a disease among rabbits.