LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8238, 17 September 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest dredging returns to baud are: —Maaterton, 690z ldwt; Heasey, 12oz 7dwt. In the four training ooileges of the colony there are 221 teaobers, as compared with 109 at the end of 1905. Mr and Mrs G. Muflattie, of Ma'sterfcon, who have been on a trio to England will leave for New Zoalbnd by the Athenic, on September 22nd. - The steamer Kutnara, which reachod Wellington, on Saturday morning, brought ueaily 200 immigrants to New Zealand, 67 of the number being for Wellington. "There is a railway crossingkeeper in Ohristchuroh who has a family of seven, and he gets 6s a day wage," said Mr Eli, M.H.R., in the House of Representatives on Friday. "If I had twenty sons, I would not put one in the railway service, because of the small remuneration for their responsibilities," said Mr Bollard, M.H.R., in the House of Representatives on Friday. Information has been received from a reliable source that extensive deposits of mineral phosphate have been disoovered near Hukerenui, says a Whangarei telegram. Analysis gives good indications that the phosphate will be up to the standard of percentage required by the Government. , The sale of town properties, held by Mr W. B. Ohennells, on Saturday, was well attended, and bidding for the various allotments was satisfactory. Five out of the six properties offered in she estate of the late Mr Rubt. Oookburn were sold, as was also the Bannister Street property in the estate of the late Mr Ohas. Cress. " At the annual meeting of St. Patrick's Day Sports Association, on Saturday evening, eulogistic reference was! made to the services rendered to the Association hy Mr Thos. Duncan as secretary. Regret was expressed at his resigning the position and a hearty vote of thanks was aoonrded to him for past services. A man, named Wilson, met with a serious aooident at Mr G. K Daniell's mill at Weraiti on Saturday. He was stacking timber when the pile collapsed, and several pieoes fell on h*m with the result that his collar-bone was broken, and Lis chest badly cruahed. He was admitted to tbe Maaterton Hospital, and is now progressing as satisfactorily as can be expeoted. With reference to the report that certain fish at the Masterton Trout Hatchery are suffering from a cancerous growth, Mr W. D. Ayson, the curator, stated to a Wairarapa Age reporter, on Saturday last, that the growth was a tumoi called "gill disease," and was frequently found in flsh kept in hatcheries for spawning purposes. Tbe disease had only been contracted by a few of the fish at the hatcheries, and was not at all general as might be supposed from the report referred tc. Tho.=e suffering fiom the growth were being experimented upon by Mr J. A. Gilrutb, Chief Government Veterinarian. The caurfe of the disease was lue to lack of certain natural food. Fish in a natural state, through preying upon one another, obtained pancreas or sweet bread food which was necessary to healthy thriving. The fish at the hatcheries bad been partially fed with animal pancreas, but this did not appear to be a satisfactory substitute for the pancreas of the flsh.

At the Rosebill (N.S.W.) races, on* Saturday, the New Zealand racehorse, Miss King, ran third in the Hurdle Race. During 1905-6 Viotoria exported to oversea markets 59,330 head of poultry, worth £14,957, and 36,836 dozen of eggs, worth £2,314. | Mr John Rose, of Kegworth, near Blenheim, one of the leading potato - growers of the Wairau Plains, states that he is this year dipping bis | seed before planting, an idea he has | had for some time past. The funeral of the late Mrs W. 0. Judd took place yesterday, the cortege heing a large one. The pallbearers were Messrs A. Ralph and N. Jones (cousins of the deoeased), G. Lawrenoe and J. B. Nicol. The services at the graveside were conducted by Rev. J. N. Buttle. There was a strike on a mild scale in Gore the other day (says the Standard). Competition in the lignite line is very been, and a local pit proprietor found it necessary to reduce the rate he had been paying; for piecework in the pit. The five or six hewers affected resented the reduotio'i, and went "oat." It is understand that; other hewers are being put oa in their place-). Thomas O'Brien, an elderly man, was charged at the Masterton Magistrate's Court, on Saturday moroing, before Mr W. P. James, S.M., with having been drunk and having no lawful visible means of support. Sergeant Millar stated that accused had several previous convictions recorded against him. A sentence of three mouths' imprisonment with hard labour wag imposed. At the Wellington Magistrate's Court, on Saturday, Mr Riddell, S.M., gave judgment in connection, with the three informations against William Scott of having entered into bets, at Riooarton, on August 14th, with Percy 13. Brierley, conditionally that if Pros- | peofcor, Gazeley, and Shrapnel won I certain races sums of money should be paid to Brierley, and the amounts would be depeudent upon the working of tbo totalisator. Hia> Worship imoosed a fine of £lO on the first in formation uud £2 10s on each of the other two. According to the aunual returns furnished by ti)9 agricultural Department, there were 20,108,471 sheep in the colony en 30lh April last, 10,998,740 being in the South Island and 10,009,731 in the North Island. This shows an increase, compared with last year, of 977,596, distributed 621,126 in the North Island and 356,470 in the South Island. There are 632,017 sheep in Auckland province, 4,857,640 in Napier, 4,520,074 in Wellington and West Coast, 1,048,567 MarlbcronghNeluon, 5,261,893 Canterbury-Kai-koura, and 3,788,280 in Otago. I Regarding the Russian revolt, the Speaker savs:—"No revolution has found England so overwhelmingly on its side. There is nothing in the old regime in Russia which can appeal to the British mind. A bureaucracy has no romanoe, and 1 this bureaucracy cannot offer even the compensations of ( law and order. There is thus but one mind in this country." The Saturday Review says:—"We must bear in mind one probable and serious outcome of Russia's transitional period. Were a general revolution to ensue, under modern conditions of international politics, iu a country occupying a sixth part of thej world, England and all the other Western States would eventually feel its effeots. The member for Masterton wants to know whether the Government, in view of the serious danger menacing the public health, and the mortality arising from preventable diseases, canon of whioh is attributed to the consumption of flesh, fish, and milk in an unwholesome condition, and seeing that evidence was giver before a Parliamentary Committee, last year, proving that in an important and largely populated city like Wellington nothing has been done to ensure that the animal produots vended to the public shall be sound or free from disease, intends without farther delay to take steps to prohibit the sale of these articles unless they have been duly inspected by a qualified offloer. An inquest was held, on Saturday, at Wellington, on the body of a man found at Wadestown, on Friday morning. There is considerable doubt regarding the deceased's indentity. Arthur Penny, manager of the Willowbank Boarding-house, believeß the body to be that of John Mailing, last seen alive on May 19th. Henry Starr, a seaman, is of opinion that the deceased is Fred 1 Brown, who disappeared from the Otago Buffet, Wellington, about a month ago. A verdict was returned that the deoeased, whose name is unknown, committed suioide by catting his throat with a razor. The deceased's body bears a tatoo mark of an anchor, heart and cross on the left arm, and a thistle on the right arm; nlse an anchor on thejbnok of | the left hand. iJiERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDER & SONS' EUCAJJ LYf TI EXTRACT have brought out many nutations, and one case was just tried in he Supreme Court of Viotoria, before bis | Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.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 public 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 public an opportunity of protecting themselves and of securing what is proved beyond all doubt by skilled witnesses at the Supreme Court of Viotoria 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. Daughter : " Is this not a nioe picture that Cousin Clara has sent me; where shall I get it framed ?" Mother (with experience): " Take to that shop in Gillespie's Buildings, where Robt. J. Lyttle will do it promptly and well." Daughter: "Oh yes, mother! I heard it was a good place to get mirrors.too." SWEETNE THE . ATH. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab lets will dear the sour stomach, sweeten the breath, and create a healthy appetite. They promote the flow of gastrics jaice, thereby nducing good digestion.. For sale by T. Gt Mason, Masterton.

The Wellington Labour Depart ment reports a great doinand J for milkers auc 1 farm labourers. i The annual meeting of the Waira- !__.. rapa Caledonian Society will be held on Ootober 13tb. A military tournament—the first of its kind attempted in Palmerston North—is to be held on the Show.grounds on King's Birthday (November 9th). .'. u Otago farmer has sustained a very serums loss of sheep, tho result, it is supposed, of worrying by dogs. Apparently over four hundred have been deployed. In an endeavour to savo tho coming season's potato crops from the blight n number of Otaki growers have ploughed patohes completely isolated from other cultivation. The Saudou correspondent of the Manawatu Staudard says that recent oold winds havo played havoc with the early lajrbs, and in some cases fifty per cent, of those born have died. Sir William Steward has given notice that, when the Land Bill is in Committee, he svill =ove an addition to subsection 4 of clause 8, which provides tbnt when payments equal to 50 per cent, of the capital'value of a renewable lease have been made, the lessee shnll, for the residue of the term of his lease have possession of tho laud freed from all coudiions, other than tho covenant to pay rent. The member for Waimato will move to add:— "Or when substantial improvements of a permanent nature equal to or exceeding in valuo the said 50 per centum have been effected by the lessee, or when tho value of such improvements, together with tho , - sum of the payments (if an) made j as aforesaid, amounts to a total of 50 per oentum of the capital value of the land, then, in any such case." A very interesting return, showing the per head-of-populatiou consumption of artioles in common use has been presented to Parliament. The return covers the 1885-1905 period. The consumption of spirits indicates a decrease per head of population, although tho gross consumption has gone up. A similar Btate of things 16 noted in regard to wine, nle aud *■ beer, but tobacco has slitihtly increased in popularity. Tea-drinking has substantially inoreased during the past decade, but iu 1885 the ner-head-oousumption was 6.511b, and in 1905 it Was 6.371b. Sugar has increased in use considerably during the period, the 1885 consumption being 72.31b, and in 1905 100.21b per baad, and in 1904 the consumption was 104.91b. As to New Zealand-brewed beer, its position was maintained throughout the figures being 12gal per head in 1885, and 12.6 gal last year. The following are the articles from tho return for 1905:—Spirits, 2.34 gal per head of population; tobacco, 7.391b; wine, 0.18 gal; ale and beer, 0.35ga1; tea, 6.371b; coffee, cocoa ' and chicory, 0.531b: sugar, 100.21b. "Come one, come all, this rock shall fly from its firm bßse a* soon asl." So sang tho Scottish bard when FitzJames and Roderick Dhu bad a comio opera bout on the summit of a heather-clad hill in Bonnie • Scotland. The Scottish Society, puffed up with swashbuckling pride, waving a haggis rampant, brandishing its attenuated claymore, and skirling defiance to the earth, no doobt fancies itself a second Roderick Dhu, with the Government as FitzJames. Sir Joseph Ward stated in the House, a few days ago, that every effort had been made by the Government and the Exhibition Commissioners to induce the Suottish Society to alter the dates of its sports, but so far without avnil. The Exhibition authorities have made a rod for their own backs with a vengeance. If they had only had the backbone to follow up their original refusal to have nothing to do with those hut-headed, humourless haggis-eaters and knights of the real Mackay, endless trouble would have been saved. As it is a gross injustice is being perpetrated on half a dozen old-estabished Caledonian Societies whose sports meetings are being butchered to make an Exhibition holiday for a handful of their "brither Soots." But there is reason to believe the fun is only just beginning and the Society will be lucky if it emerges from the fray without (metaphorically speaking) getting its kilts torn off and its parritoh upset.—Christohurch Truth. MrJW. P. Bickers, Colombo Road, advertises for sale sittings of eggs from a proved laying strain of purebred Silvei Wyandottes. The Alntio County Council invite . tenders, to close at o'clock on Saturday, September 29th, for two oontraotsjof road formation. All who attend Mrs Kendall's danoos, as well as members of the classes, are included in the invitation to the closing dance on Thursday next. Mr T. W. Barnes, Lansdowne, has for sale sittings of eggs from purebred White Leghorns and Black Minoroas. The White Leghorns are from' the celebrated Leger-Holland •train. WHEN YOU CATCH COLD. Do not take any chances on wearing it away, or experiment with some doubtfu preparation which will only half cure it at the best, andleave the bronchial tubes weak ened and Husceptible to attack from the germs of consumption. Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, Colds, and Consumption not only stops the cough, but heals and strengthens the lungs, and prevents serious effects from a cold. Small dose. -Pleasant to take. Every bottle guaranteed. For sale by. H. E. Eton, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton and the Maurice Cooperative Store. First Business" Man : " I see that Mr Up-to-date has just had that old-fashisned shop »"ront of hia taken out and plate glass put in." , Second Ditto: " Yes! He got Robt. J, Lyttle to do it, and is perfectly satis Bed with the joo." First Ditto: " I think I will get an estimate from him for mine too." NATURAL MODESTY. The natural modesty of many people who have used Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy for Diarrhoea, Dysentery, ect., with splendid results, make them hesitate about giving their opinion for publicity. Still, these same people have done much to make Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Eemedy a household word, for they have by word of mouth informed their friends what a good medicine it is to havein thehouse. For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton. ,

The total sum handled annually in thia colony by the receivers of land revenue is £55^,000. The fourth anniversary of tho Wellington branch of the Y.M.O.A. will be celebrated in the Wellington Town Hall next Thursday. ' Following the example of Auckland, the operative bricklayers of Christohurch have formed a union and applied for registration. In the Legislative Council, on Friday, the Attorney-General gave notioo of the introduction of the Arbitration Act Amendment Bill. The Women's Suffrage Bill, which wus thrown out recently by the Victorian Legislative Council, has been passed fourteen times by the lower .Chamber. A Birmingham hairdresser, who was recently fiued for using his premises for betting purposes, had for mauy weeks outwitted the police. A little slot hadjjbeeu out in front of the shop window, and through this wero passed betting slips, whioh went down a shoot to a bag in the oellar. To nobody did Sir Joseph's now land policy come as a greater surprise (writes "Uivis" in the Otago Wituess) than to Sir Joseph himself. Did ho ever suspect that he of all men was predestined to stop the sale of freehold? I trow not. Just as little did ho suspect hie inheritance of containing n commercial treaty, signed, sealed and delivered, the malevolent purpose of whioh is, or turns out to be, that of wrecking New Zealand industries an*d putting money into the pocket of Australia. Aueut which treaty the reasonable surmise is that it will be "not for Joseph." In his annual report the Minister for Education states that there were 1,806 schools open at tho end of 1905, au increase of 21 for the year. Small sohools, with an average attendance not exceeding 20, total 562, with a roll of 7,062 pupils. Soventy sohools Wf>re closed: —ln Auckland 16, Taranaki 3,. Wanganui 9, Wellington 3, Bawke's Bay 6, Marlborough b. Nelson 11, Grey 1, Westland 2, North Canterbury 3, Otago 7, Southland 3. Some of these included half time schools, whioh were amalgamated with others to form full time schools. Including these, the total number of sohools opened was 91, distributed as fellows:—Auckland 31, Taranaki 3, Wanganui 15, Wellington 5, Hawke's Bay 8, Marlborough 7, Nelson 5, Westland 2, North Canterbury 4, Otago 5, Southland 6. A petition signed by many residents and settlers in the Taihape, Utiku, Maugaweka, Mataroa, and Ohiugaiti districts, concerning native lands was presented to the House, on Fiiday, by Mr Remington. The petitioners state that there are large areas of native laud in the vicinity of their districts, and the l&ndsare being acquired by speculators in larger 'areas than the present land laws permit. It is further stated that a number of native land agents are dealing in those lands in a manner entirely inimical to bona fide settlement. The petitioners pray that the whole question should be gone into, with a view to opening up the land for closer settlement by lease. The projeoted French injome-tax, as conceived by M. Poinoare (says the Westminster Gazette) is to be a reconstruction of the existing system of taxes on property and income rather than v the new tax superimposed on it for whioh the Socialists have hoped. It seems likely to follow the English system pretty closely, rent, agricultural profits, interest on securities, trßde profits, and salaries being tsxed under separate soheduleß.witha certain differentiation in favour of earned as against inherited income. There will be no declaration of total inoome unless, as in England, the taxpayer seeks to claim the benefits allowed by law to the less wealthy payers; and the exact details are not yut published only because experiment in levying the tax are to be made in order to test M. Poincare's plan. All this must be a great disappointment to the Socialists, and it can hardly fail to "accelerate the disintegration of the "bloa", whioh, aa seems generally admitted, has already begun. V WHY WASTE YOUR MONEY. If you have rheumatism, gout or soiatica, it is useles to hope for a permanent cure from a liniment. You can expect, at the best, nothing but temporary relief. If you whint to cure yourself you must deal with the cause, whioh is uric acid in the system. Turner's Rheumo aohieves this object; it drives out the uric aoid, and all rheumatic or sciatic pains at once ceaae. 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 bofore taking it I could not use a knife. I will never be without Rheumo for the future, and will Rladly recommend it to my suffering friends." Sold everywhere 2/6 and 4/0 a | bottle. PREPARE FOR CROUP. The time wasted in sending for a phy sician, or for medicine, when a child shows symptoms of croup, often proves fatal. A reliable medicine, and one that should always be kept in the house for immediate use, is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It wil prevent the attack, if given as soon a3 tho child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears. It iB also the safest, as it contains no narcotics. For sale by T. G, Mason, Masterton. Mr Thrifty : " How can we havo this dull room with this torn paper look nice without spending too much money upon ?" Mrs Thrifty : '■ 1 don't think we could do better than get Robt. J. Lyttle to do it.' Mr Thrifty: "Good idoa ! I will look into his shop on my way to tho office." I No matter where you purpose travelling—--1 either in New Zealand or to other coun I 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. Curtiß'and Co., Ltd., Forwarding, Shipping and Customhouse Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Write for further par ticulars.—Advt. Make never mock of cold nor cough— They danger spell, however slighly; Nor e'er esteem it quite enough To treat the primal symptom 3 lightly. Consider ere you money spend, To buy but mixtures safe and sure— Remember one—and recommend The worth cf Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.

The expensns connected with the viaifc of the "All Black" football team to England oo9t New Zealand £1,963. This was incurred by the Government bringing the players home via America. In reply to a question in the House, Sir Joseph Ward said there was no foundation for any rumour that the Governmeut is negotiating for the purchase of the WelliugtonMauawatu railway, nor is it contemplated at present. A couimittoe has been formed in England for the purpose of providing a suitable memorial to the memory of Lord Norton, who rendered distinguished services to the British Empire. When conneoted with the Colonial Oitioe the late Lord Norton co-operated with the late Mr Gibbon Wakefield -in founding the constitution of Now Zealand. Au enquiry was made amongst members in the lobby of the House, on Saturday morning, concerning the suggestion that tnere should be a summer session. ihero was a somewhat favourable leaning to. wards the proposal that the House should adjourn for a auflicieut time to enable the celebrations in connection with the opening of the International Exhibition to bo attended by legislators. A number of members feel that the House should meet again immediately after the opening of the Exhibition to deal with important matters, including the Laud Bill, that should not be shelved. The annual report of the Minister for Education shows that there has been a satisfactory increase during the past year in the avenigo attendance, which totalled 120,205 during 1905, an increase of 3,759 on the previous year's attendance at State Bubools. Though tho standard of regularity iu 1901= compared very favourably with tbnt of any other oountry in the world, it waa even higher in 1906, reaching 86.9 per cent. Tho best averaao(B7.l) was attained during the last quarter,and, as usuai, the North Island was iu a better position than the South. As regards regularity of attendance, there was a marked improvement in every district. Otago holds tho list with a percentage of 89.7, Westland (89.3) aud South Canterbury (88.2) coming next. Wellington's average was 86.7 for 1905 and 84.7 for 1904. .UK OF CONSTANT COUGHING. Hammer blows, steadily appliocl, break the hardest reek. Coughing day after clay jars and tears the throat and lungs until the healthy tissues give way. Chamberlain's Cough Eemedy stops the coughing ana assists Nature to repair tho damage. For sale by T. G. Mason, Mustorton.