LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8205, 8 August 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A mill oaso of scarlatina is reported at Tinui. Strangles, a highly iufeotioua disease peculiar to hornes, is prevalent in Wellington at present. The Y.M.O.A. Literary and Debating Society will meet this evening. Mr Alex. Donald will deliver ad address on "Esperanto." Messrs/Blattman, and Company, of Zurich, the lace manufacturers, have failed for £60,000. The beads of the firm have been arrested. _ _,

Messrs J. and G. Judd, of Manaia, have Buffered considerable loss lately through dugs worrying tbeir sheep. Several' valuable sheep have been killed.

Mr Kerrigan, ~Govomment .Veterinary after investigating the Gore case, haß pronounced that there is not the slightest suspicion of swine fever.

"From the beginning of the English naval manoeuvres," says the Petit Parisian, "the fact has been established that the English Navy ia absolutely ready for war." Mails for the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via Monte Video and Teneriffe, per Oorinthic, will close at Masterton, on Wednesday, \ugust 15th, at 4.45 p.m. Tne funeral of the late Mr D. G. MoDoriald took plaue yesterday. Toe cortege comprised a large number of the friends of the deceased. Rev. A. Thompaou officiated at the grave side. The barquentine fr'rank Gay, 13 days from Westport, has arrived at Gisborne after a rough passage, during whioh the crew were compelled to use oil bags to quieten the sea. The prizes won in the Masterton Morris Tube Association's competitions, during the past season, will' be presented at a smoke concert, to be held in the Drill Hali, this evening, at 7.30 o'clock. Newspaper correspondents who have returned to Durban from the front declare tbat the loyal native levies are treating rebels who surrendered with great barbarity. Many prisoners have been wounded, and some have teen killed. A submarine eruption has thrown up an island in the Bebring Sea, near Bowslov Island, whioh was similarly thrown up a century ago. The water is so hot that fishermen are unable to approach the island at present. Mr W. D. Watson has disposed of his farm at Te Ore Ore to Mr W. H. Oruiokfihank, of Masterton. This property, pwbich consists of 210 acres, is considered by stocK breeders to be one of tho best fattening farms in the Wairarapa. The Mayor telegraphed to Sir Joseph Ward, yesterday morning, congratulating him on the formation of his Ministry. The following reply has been received from Sir Joseph:—"Warmest thanks for your sincere congratulations, and good wishes which I appreciate." Mails for the Commonwealth of Australia, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, also South Afcioa, Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, per Wimmera, '-will close «*; Masterton, on Saturday, the 11th inst., at 6.15 a.m.

Mr William J. Bryan, the Democratic candidate for the American Presidency, declares that private monopolies must be "exterminated root and branch." "Private monopolies are indefensible and intolerable," he said, "We do not say that men shall only steal a little oc in some particular manner, but that they shall not steal at all. It is useless to talk of controlling the trußts—they must be absolutely and totally destroyed."

There is considerable friction and unrest at the Hillside Workshops, DunecUn, the carpenters and boilermakers" departments b6iug specially affected. The man who had oharge of the oarshop was last week trantferred to another centre, bat this order has since been cancelled. The whoie of tho oarshop bands have sent an indignant pro test to the Minister for Rail mays against this officer being again placed in oharge of them.

Oharles Lane and John Hinton, two fashionably-dressed young men Hinton having recently arrived from England and Lane from Melbourne—were arrested at Timaru, on Saturday, on a aeries of charges of obtaining money by the trick known as "ringing the changes." The accused were brought before the Timaru Court, yesterday morning, when it was shown that they obtained money from several business places iu Timaru in this way. They '' were sentenced to three months' imprisonment. The Auckland Star states that on the first of the preseat month the time for the payment of tho polltax by theSamoans expired. The tax was raised by the instructions of the Governor at the beginning of the year, and now amounts to 11s 9d for heado of families nnri 7a lOd for taulealdns. 4U of the villages have punctually paid the inoreaned tax, and the total sum paid in a ■ onnts to about £4,640. This result is very satisfactory, espeohlly as increased taxation is * generally not exaotly met with much favour.

A keen demand exists fur vaaidential property at Lansdnwne. The following sales bave been effected by Mr W. EI. Gruiclfshank since July Ist last:--At Lanadowne, on account of Mr H.'T. Wood, section 1 acre I rood 27 perohes; on account Mrs T. 0. Williams, eeotion 13 acres 2 roods, known as Polo Paddock; on account of the same vendor, section 2 acres with buildings lately occupied by Messrs Williams and Beetbatn as strtbles and cottage oocupied by a tenant; on account of Mr J. J. Knight, 6 rooraod dwelling, 1 acre of land; on account of Mrs Lawienoe, house 6 rooms % acre land; on aocount of Mr D. Lett, house 7 rooms, aore land: on aocount of Mrs G. E. Jackson, acres Adams' Estate, adjoining Mr P. L. Hollings' residence. MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and s"ceesd of SANDER & SONS' EUCA LYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many mitation3, and one casn was just tried in he Supremo C<">urt of Victoria, before bia Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.M.G., etc. His Honour, when giving udement, said with regard to the GENUINR SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, that whenever an article is commended to the public by reason of its good quality, etc., it is not pernnssable to imitate any of its foal-ares. He restrained the imitators perpetually from doing so, and ordered them to pay all costs. We publish this to afford thepublio an opportunity of protecting themselves and of securing 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 ! EUCALYPTI EXTRACT

''■ The Government has taken sixteen adres of land at Otaki for the parpose of a consumptive sanatorium.

There are now 181 names on the roll of the .Eketahuna Sobool. The average attendance last month was 93. The Dnnedin Oity Council has definite? decided to purchase Forbury Park for a sum not exceeding £14,000. The nett {overdraft of the Master* ton Borough Council is £3,050 12s Bd. The rates outstanding amount to £441 4s 7d. The police prosecite players of "two-up." How, then, (says the Telegraph) is it that "two-up" can be played in carriages un the Napier .Railway? A Woodville telegram states that Mr James Power, manager of the Paniatua gasworks, has been appointed manager of the Woodville gasworks. ' Mr J. Adanison, who has been appointed manager of the cheese factory at Featberston, was entertained by the residents of JRongokokabo last week. Potatoes do not seem to have reached their highest mark yet, Bays a Dunedin paper. In Uore on Saturday eating sorts were sold at £1 a bag, and seed ruled somewhat higher. The death occurred at the Masterton Hospital, on Monday night, of .Mrs Cook, of Akura. The deceased was 38 years of age and leaves two young oh ; ldren to mourn their loss. Mr Cuok died some years ago. In regard to the rise in the pride of butter, it is said that while Is 3d is the price per lb in Hawera, it is Is 4d in Normanby, Is 5d in Manaia, and only Is Id iu Eltham.—Hawera Star. Cabinet have deoided tbat neither flock-owners nor shippers, being interested persons, are to be represented on the Commission which they have decided to s«t up to inquire into the causes of fires in wool cargoes. v At a meeting of the New Zealand Cricket Counoil, on Monday night, it was decided to invite a syndicate to undertake the financial responsibility in connection with the proposed visit of the English team on condition tbat any affiliated association might,join the syndicate. The Feilding Star is advocating the extension of tho Foxton-Sandon railway to Feilding, and says it would place business people and the producers in the o r untry "on the same level as Palmerston North," The estimated cost is £20,000.

The Eltharo Co operative Dairy Factory manufactured over 715 tons' of butter last year from 38,000,005 lbs of milk, an increase of 82 tons on the output of the previous season. The milk required for one pound of butter was thus 23.721b. Suppliers were paid no less than £60,824 for butter fat.

The Department of Industries and Commerce has beeu informed by the High Commissioner that the dairy produce carried by the s.s. Gothic, which recently took Are near Plymouth, was not in any way damaged, with the exception jf about 40 cases of cheese, which were slightly affected by water. The dairy produce by the s.s. Bimutaka also reached Home undamaged.

The durability of manuka has lately been illustrated in Dunedin. The out for the main intercepting sewer of the city drainage work is how passing over the site of the old Stuart-Street wharf— once an important place. Tne piles of the wharf were stuck just abreast of the main entrance to the new railway station. Some of them were taken up, and sawn in two for examination. They are as sound to-day a« when they were put in over 30 years ago.

The financial position of the Masterton Borough Counoil, at the present date, is as follows: General Account, dr., £4,064 16s; Gas Account, or., £1,201 6s 3d; Library Account, dr., £157 5s sd; Waterworks Account, dr., £125 16s 9d; Deposit Aoooant, or., £149 10s; Abattoir Acooant, dr., £24 lis 63; Interest Account, drainage, dr., £153 3slQd; Interest Account, Banniser Street, or.. £l3O 4s 7d; Loan Account, drainage, or., £ll4 14s 4d; Loan Account, abattoir, or, £353 7s 3d.

The railway revenue for the portion of the financial year to Jane 23rd,' was £602,228, as compared with £554,112 for the corresponding period last year. Of that amount the North Island contributed £254,649, and the South Island £347,579. The expenditure totalled £389,743, as against' £366,691 for the corresponding period of 1905.

The following officers of!the Wellington Kacing Club will be reelected at the annual meeting on the 21st inst, no other nominations haviug been received:~ President, Mr J. B. Harcourt; vice-president?, Messrs W. H. S. Moorhouse and R. T. Turnbull; fsiewards, Messrs J. W. abbott, dkmes Ames, H. OY Johnston, N. McLean, D. J. Nathan, W. H. Turnbull, John Wilkin* and Hon. T. K. Macdonald; auditors, Messrs D. T. Stuart and E. Uuoholz.

An interesting experiment with. carcases of New Zealand and English mutton was conducted recently by of the Ipswich Union. The master reported that the New Zealand carcase weighed 721b unoooked and 501b when cooked. The English oarnase weighed 771b uncooked and 511b cooked. This showed that, in the matter of waste, there was 41b in favour of the New Zealand mutton on the carcase. The report was referred to the Workhouse Committee and the St. John's Home Committee for consideration. When it is mentioned that there is great difference in the matter of price, the result of the test is likely to bring New Zealand mutton into the kitchens of various institutions.. IN THE HOME. A feeling of security and freedom from' anxiety pervades the home in which Chamberlain's Pain Balm is kept constantly on hand. A touch of Rheumatism. Neuralgia an attack of Headache, Earache, —Toothache, a Sore Throat —whatever the trouble is, Cnaniberlain's Pain Balm drives away the pain at once and cures the disease quickly. First application gives relief For Sale by T- G. Mason, Masterton.

Millions will be required this year to keep tbe Russian peasantry irom death by famine.

The Belfast steamer Express has been sunk in collision off the Isle of Man. An engineer was killed.

American oontraots for the Panama Canal are being acoepted even though the prioea are higher than those offered by foreign firms. Tbe Twentieth Century calculates that holders of Russian bonds have lost £200,000,000 through tbe d«preoiation of Russiau securities. General Clayton told the War Stores Commission that the local contraofc system in South Africa was most iniquitous, and resulted in tremendous swindling. An extraordinary rainstorm broke over London, recently, the rainfall for the twelve hours between midnight and noon totalling nearly inches. Widespread floods were caused.

The bridge on the Cape to Cairo Railway over the Kafue River, 266 mileG north of the Victoria Falls, has been completed, says r tbo African World, and the first train has passed over it.

Dr Makgill, Health Officer, and Mr C. J. Reakes, Assistant Government Veterinary Surgeon, arrived in Masterton, last evening, and will to-day visit the abattoir and septic tank.

The Dunedin Drainage Board, last night, resolved to offer'the position of engineer to Mr E. Manchester. M.1.0.E., in charge of the North-Eastern Distriot of the Metropolitan Board of Works, Melbourne, at a salary of £6OO per annum.— Association.

The weekly meeting of St. Matthews' Olub waa held last evening. The Rev. A. M. Johnson occupied the obair. Mr W. H. Jaokaon gave an interesting and instructive lecture on "Microscopes.'' On the motion of the Chairman, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Jackson.

During the inquiry into the financial position of Zion City the cashier of "Doctor" Dowie's bank gave evidence in the court that Dowie's account was overdrawn to the amount of £96,247. His personal expenses averaged £16,800. a year. There were overdrafts of £131,540 from various Zion City industries since 1899.

As wo stated in a previous issue, says the Farmers' Advocate, the Agricultural Department, as a result of representations by the Union, made a trial in the Wairarapa, Marlborough and Nelson districts of collecting agricultural statistios through the post, but the result was not satisfactory. The Department has informed the Head Office that a further trial is to be made. A fatal motoroar accident ooourred at Ewburst, near Hastings, England, a large touring oar belonging to Messrs Skinner, of Hastings, containing seven ladies, one gentleman, and the driver, being overturned through something having gone wrong with the steering gear. Miss Ransford, the matron of Buchanan Hospital, Hastings, was killed, and five others were seriously injured. Mr Leslie Harris, the society entertainer, concluded his Masterton season in the Town Hall, last evening, before a fairly large audienoe. His olever mimicries, songs and stories, and mirth - provoking sketches, were greafclv appreciated by the audienoe. Mr Harris is generplly looked upon as one of the moat accomplished entertainers that has visited Masterton. Miss Rosina Buokmann sang a number of wollseleoted songs, and was warmly applauded.

A public meeting was held in Wellington, laßt night, for tbe pnrpose of discussing the proposed ereotion of a crematorium in the oity. Dr Mason said there ooald be no doabt from a health point of view as to tbe advisablenesa of substituting cremation for 'earth burial. A long discussion, generally favourble to tie proposal, took place, and a pommittee was appointed to further the project.—Association. One of the most important land sales transacted in this district for some time past has .been effected by Mr W. H. Oriuokshank, land agent, Perry Street, Masterton (in conjunction with Messrs J. D. Cruicksbank and 00., of Masterton, and Messrs Payne and Co., of Christcharoh). The property sold is tbe well-known "Orui" estate, owned by Mr EdwiD Meredith, and at present leased By Mr W. H. Toogood. The purchaser is Mr W. Cunningham, of Rangiora, a well-know;i treeder of stock. Tbe estate consists of 7,654 acres of freehold and 509 acres leasehold, and 10,000 sheep and 600 head of cattle go with the property. Mr Cunningham, who is well pleased with this distriot, should prove a valued addition to the ranks of local breeders of stud stock.

Private advices received at Wangauui from England announce the death of the Hod. G. M. Waterbouse, a former Premier of New Zealand, at Torquay, aged 82 years. The deceased was also Premier of Australia, aud was said to be the only etatesmau who had held the Premiership of the two colonies. Jf the list of Now Zealand's Premier's is* referred to it will be found that George Marsden Waterhouse was at the head of affairs from October llfcb. 1872, to Marob 3rd, 1873. He came to tha colony in 1869. Tbe deceased occupied a seat in the Legislative Council up to the date of his resignation on Jane 20th, 1890. In South Australia the Hon. Mr Waterhouse was one of the leading political figures in the early days.CHe was one of the members of the 1 first elective Assembly iu that State. Subsequently be rose to the position of Chief Seoreiary, and afterwards to that of Premier. Latterly he had resided in Devonshire, England. ROAD TO RUIN Begins when constipation and biliousness fasten themselves on you, and drag down your health. Chamberlain's Stomaoh and Liver Tablets oure these disorders, and successfully build up your strength and health. For Sale by T. Q. Mason, Masterton. No matter where you purpose .travelling | either in Now Zealand or to other conn 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 Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Write for further par iicuUtrs.—Advt.

4 Tbe Dunedin Caledonian Sooiety intends establishing scholarships fot tbe education of youths,

MrT. MoKenzie M.H.R., is urging tbe Government to open up more properties within 50 or 60 miles north and south of Dunedln "in order that tbe population might be kept lo tbe district."

The Taranaki News hears on the best authority that the Midhirst Dairy Company have sold 1,000 boxes butter at 10% d per lb, and that th«y could sell more it they chose at tbe same figure.

Tbe Otago Amateur Boxing Association's championships were wdu last night as follows: Heavy-weights, A. Parker, Dunedin; bantamweight, A. Plummer; middle-weight, D. Smith, Mosgiel; feather-weight, S. Patterson, Dunedin.

The new Anglican Cathedral Board in Dnnedin reports that subscriptions towards the £20,000 required to meet the Harrop bequest exceed £3,000. Tbe Primate, at present at Home, is sending out plans for the proposed Cathedral. Tbe Hume Seoretitry stated in the Liuuse of Commons recently tbat no action can be taken against the Anarchist Press of London for publishing inflammable and malig naot attacks against Governments and bpplauding murderers. The Colonial Under - Secretary stated in the House of Commons that 20 Boer families who traversed a iarge part of the African continent to esoape British rule have recently moved from German territory and have applied for land in the British East African Protectorate.

Daring the football match, on Saturday, Karaugahake v. Waibi, Richard Power, son of an ex-pro priator of the Central Hotel, Waihi, was accidentally kicked in the pit of the stomach by one of the opposing team, and died early yesterday morning from the effects. King Edward is to be asked to open the Canadian National|Expusi tion by touching e button, which will cause the flags to be unfurled and the maohinery to start. For this purpose it is proposed to con necfc Windsor Castle with the Exposition by cable.

Tho report of the Joint Committee on Underfed Children in London shows that during the season 1905-6 meals were provided in 264 schools. jThe average weekly number of ohildren fed was 27,159, and the average number of meals was 72,714. An advertiser requires a sitting of eggs, Silver Wyandotte preferred. Mr W. King, Greytown, requiers two oarpenters and a joiner. Messrs J. and G. Judd notify that poison for dogs has been laid in their paddocks at Manaia. Messrs G. B. V\ ratten and Co., land agents, Dannevirke, advertise particulars of several dairy and sheep farms, which have been placed in their hands for sale. Mr J. L. Murray, who seoured Mr E. B. Jupp's stock of mercery and clothing, at a considerable reduction, will huld a clearing sale for cash till Saturday next. Bargains are offered in all lines.