LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8261, 15 October 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Shearing will commence in the Eongomai district this week. A short, sharp shook of earthquake was felt in Wellington at übout 4.30 o'clock on Saturday morning. Mr Jens Thomasen has been elected president of the Eketahuna Poultry Association, and Mr R. G. Vile secretary. "Many of the elder girls in our State sohools are studying too much," said Mr T. Mackenzie, M.H.R, in the House. At the last Pabiatua'County Council meeting a motion that the toll on the upper Gorge bridge be abolished was lost. Arohbisbop Redwood, of Wellington, will visit Mastertcn on Sunday, November 11th, and administer the Sacrament of Confirmation iu St. Patrick's Church. The first lady elected a life member of the Wanganoi A. and P. Association is Mrs R. Pharazyn, and the secretary has been instructed to write her a letter congratulating her on the fact. The Rongoma* Rifle Club opened the season last Thursday. A matob between teams selected by the captain aud secretary was fired, and resulted in a win for the captain's team by 301 points to 283. The member for Inveroargill stated in the House, an Friday, that he thought that the boys and girls of today do not receive the thorough education in public schools that was received ten years ago. A mob of 680 cattle from Fellding passed through Masterton, on Saturday, their destination being Martin borough. This is said to be one of the largest mobs of cattle that have been driven through the district. Male teaohers must, be a rarity so j far as the Wanganui Ednoation board is concerned. At the present time tnerß are three teaohers and two pupils teaohers running the Ashhurst sohool, says a correspondent, all of them females. There is reported to be a record number of patients at the Wellington Hospital. The return issued on Thursday, showed that there were 192 in the Institution, 107 male, and 85 female. This is about 30 more than were on the books this last year. According to a Canterbury paper, information has been received from private sources to* the effect that Mr Charles Kenningbam, the wellknown operatic singer and composer of songs, has lost the sight of an eye, and specialists have expressed thß opinion that he will suffer from total blindness in a few years' time.

The growth of the cost of oar educational system was almost phenomenal, said MrLaurenson, on Friday, whilst the department's vote was under discussion in the House. Compared with the total vote 16 years ago the vote to-day had about doubled. The cost per head during the period quoted had grown from £3 18s to £6 10s.

In South Australia a company is clearing au area of dense scrub by novel means. They use two traction enginea about 50 or 60 yarda apart, with a wire rope 3%in. In circumference and about 350 ft long attached to each engine. Then the engines are driven straight ahead. The resnltjio that every tree is palled down and the larger branches torn off. By this raeana an area of from 20 to 25 acres can be dealt with in one day with the assistance of Ave men.

"The World's Children's Day" was observed at the Masterton Pres byterian Cburoh yesterday.' At the II o'clock service the Sunday School ohildren were present, and sang speoial hymns. The Rev. A. T. Thompson preached an exoellent sermon, taking for his text "Despise not the little ones." In the evening tne Rev. Thompson's sermon was "In the beginning—God." At each sarvioe there was a large congregation.

As showing the scarcity of houses in the Empire City, the following incident, which is vouched for by the Danedin Star, may be given:— "A Wellington gentleman who required a re3idenoe saw a suitable plaoe advertised in the evening caper, and despatched his clerk to take the house without delay. The olerk hurried on his errand, but, alas! found on reaching his destination that a man in a motcr oar bad arrived before him. This incident depicts how dwelling places are snapped no in Wellington, where houses have been a scarce commodity for years past."

The Ministor of Lands is being askerl by Mr .£. W. Hogg, M.H.R., whether he ia aware that about 15,000 acres of land in the Nelson district, valued at from 6s to 8a per acre, ia to be opened this month for sale or lees*; and whether, in view of the declared polioy and intention of the Government to reserve the remainder of the Crown lands of the oolouv as a nntionnl endowment for eduoatioo, old age pensions, and oharitable aid, it is proposed to continue the disposal of the publio estate in this manner.

The Carterton Cricket Club has elected the following officers for the ensuing ypar:—Patron, Mr W. 0. Buchanau; President, Mr W. Moore; Vice-Presidents, Messrs W. B. Allen, W. H. Bootii, H. R. Bunny, G. W. Deller, A. Gallon, J. A. Dudson, J. T. M. Hornaby, M.H.R.. A. H. Krahagen, E. S. ftlaunsell and L. Nix; captain, T. E. Maunsell; management committee, the oapiain, vioe-eantain, Messrs J. M. Beeohey, and H. Ggior; tnrtoh committee, the captain, secretary, and Mr Smart; secretary and treasurer, Mr H. Hart: delegates, Messrs H. Hart and L. Smart. bad! bad!! bad!!! Bad blood comes from bad digestion—bad stomach, bad liver—attended with bad, foal breath, coated tongue, bad taste, bad headache, bad aopetite and kindred symptoms. Bad as all these are aad serious as are the diseases to which they lead, Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets come to the relief and cure of all these by regulating and invizorating Stomach, Liver and Bowels, and putting all these organs in pood order. For sale'by T. G. Mason Chemist, Master ton.

The annual meeting of the Ekatahuna County Oounoil will be held on* November 28th. Oases of diptberia and soarlatina,.. at Rongokokako, were reported to the meeting of the Eketabuaa County Council, on Saturday. A Wanganui telegram states that the rowing season opened, on Saturday afternoon, in beautiful weather. In the Eight-oarld Race Union? beat Wanganui. At the Wellington Supreme Court, on Saturday, James Downey, of Masterton, on a obarge of forgery and uttering, was sentenced to a year's imprisonment. A leter was received at the meeting of the Eketahuna County Oounoil, on Saturday, from the Eketahuna Town Board, stating: that the Board bad decided to enforce the Dcg Registration Aot. , The funeral of the late Mr if'. G. Dupre'took place at the Masterton Cemetery, yesterday afternoon, ;' The cortege was a very large one. The/ nail - bearers were Messrs J O. MeKillop, M. 0. O'Oonnell,; J* Whittaker, J. W. Card, and G. G. Cork. The Very Rev. Dean MoKenna oonducted the services at the graveside. „ At the meeting of the Eketahuna County Council, on Saturday, Or Dorney gave notice of his intention to move at the next meeting of the Oounoil—"That in the opinion of the Council the time has arrived when it is necessary that a cottage bospital should be established at Eketahuna." The Union Steamship Company is having three new boats built in Sootland. One in a large steamer of 7,500 toss, 10>£ knots, to be,used in the IVijian-Jnteronlonial trade. The second is a cargo boat'of 3,100 tons, to be used in the West; Coast timber and coal trade. A'tug f is being built, to be ready six months hence. While primarily intended I for work in Wellington Harbour, lit will be available for service on the coast of Australia, and will be a powerful ocean-going tug. An inquoßt was held at Peione, on. Saturday afiernoon, on the body of Patrick Delaney, who was found dead in the police cells, on Saturday morning. The deceased was a labourer living at the Lower Hutt. The evidence showed that there was a prohibition order against the deceased, who was arrested, on Friday evening, for drunkenness. During the night he asked for some whiskey, bnt in accordance with the regulations this was refused. About un hour and a-balf later be was found dead. An autopsy showed that death was due to syncope, the heart being diseased. A verdict was returned accordingly.

Seven youths were charged, before Mr Dyer, S.M., in the Auckland Police Court, on Fridaf, with having wantonly disturbed Mrs Edwards, by using noiey instruments, on September 26th. ; The youths were Gome!ins McDevifcr, Francis McDevitt, .Albert Molntyre, William Muoford, William Milliner, Hugh Milliner, and Edward Hughes. The two Milliners and Hughes were further charged with trespassing on Mra Edwards' premises, and refusing to go when requested to do so. Robert Edwards said there was a wadding party proceeding at his house, and aooused gathered round it and set up a noise by tin-canning. They also threw stones and stioks, breaking windows. His Worship discharged the MoDevitts, Mclntyre and Mudford. Huabos was ordered, to pay £6 and 18s costs, op go to goal for one month. The Milliners were ordered to pay £2 and 18s obHts,. or go to gaol for a fortnight. ,

At the meeting of the General Committee of the Master ton A. and P. Association, on Saturday, a letter, which appeared in the Wairarapa Age, on October 3rd, written by Mr A. P. Whatman, on the subject at ewea and lambs being taken to-the saleyards during the month of September, was read. Mr Whatman wrote asking the Asaouiation to assist in putting down the practice by drawing y the attention of the Stook Department to it. Mr J. B. Moodie said that he did uofc think it a very common praatioe, bat as an auctioneer he would like to see it stopped. Mr J. Strang thought that before the' Association drew the Department's attention to the matter a committee should make investigations. He moved that a oommittee, consisting of Messrs R. Gray, J. 0. MoKillop, T. P. Eett, V. C. Lewie and J. B. Moodie, be apnointed to investigate the matter and report. The motion'was carried.

Mr A. Henderson, and jeweller, will bold a reduction sale, commencing to-c'.ay, and continuing till the end of the month. Particulars will be announoed in next iesue.

In the Foresters' Hall, this evening, Dr Spear, M.P.0.C., eyesight specialist, of Wellington, wil give bis lecture on the eye and its defoots. No snbjeot should he of more interest and of greater value to the puHio than this. The eye is too often abused by people from the want of knowledge of its delicate nature, and the effects of the use of unsuitable glasses. Dr Spear has made a special study of this subject, and, with his illustrated lecture, should be able to give information of much practical value to those now using, or who in the future'may require to use, spectacles.

Half the unpleasantness of travelling is caused by the trouble and annoyance of looking after the luggage. The cheapest and best way to ensure prompt delivery of the luggage without trouble or annoyance 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 particulars. —Ad vt. IT DAZZLES THE WOBLD. !No discovery in medicine has ever created one quarter of interest that has been caused by Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, Colds, and Consumption. It has brought relief in the most hopeless cases, when all else has failed. For sale by H. E. Eton, Chemist Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterjcn, and theJJMauriceville Cooperative Store, Mauriceville West. Daughter: "Is this not a nice picture caat Cousin Clara has sent me; wbere shall I get it framed ?" Mother (with experience): " Take to ' that shop in Gillespie's Buildings, where Bobt. J. Lyttle t will do it promptly and well." * Daughter: "Oh yes, mother! I heard it good place to get"mirrors,too."

The Rev. ildward Walker, Presbyterian Minister, well known in oonneotlon with legislative temperance reform, left Wellington for the South by s.a. Mararoa, on Friday, aad Intends to realie at Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu. On Friday evening, when Miss Eileen Ward, daughter ot the Premier, received the diploma of Aasoolateio Music (Trinity Ocllepe), it «bs mentioned tbat she was the first New Zealand lady student to v»jo this honour. A man has been arrested in the Kaipara district on a obarge of selling a worthless preparation as a blight specific. He was a perioatetio vendor, and managed to persuade a good nnrober of farmer to purchase hiß compound. ' a petition, signed by the Anglican Arobbishon of Sydney and the Leads of uther Troteatant denominations, has been prepared for presentation to the New South Wales Assembly, urging tbat the Lotteries Bill be passed'without any exemption as to bazaars and art unions. When the Perth Licensing Bench granted J. U. Davis' ■PP"~«; n for a provisional license in Nicholson Road, Subiaco (W.A.), Mr Ror., a member of the Bench, added, "Speaking for myself, this is not part of our decision I think the next applicant for a license at Subiaco should be taken into the backyard at the Police Court and shot." The Chinese Government is despatching a special mission to Australia to enquire into the methods of government, etc. An offioial communication on the matter has been received, notifying that a representative of the Chines* Government, accompanied by an interpreter, is,on fche way to Queensland in the ..steamer Guthrie, which left Singapore on September 291 b. The Glen- Innes settlers, New South Wales, have hit on a bright idea, states a contemporary. Tired of having their valuable sheep converted Into dog's meat, at a ranting of the local association lately they resolved as follows:—"That all dog's be compelled to bear a registered earmark, and tbat the motion be forwarded to the Mmistiy through the member and to the Stock Board." If this is carried out the owner of a sheep-worrying onr may be sometimes traued and made responsible for < the damages. The motion seems worthy of consideration. " A blunder just discovered in the Federal Electoral Act has necessitated the presentation Of an amending Bill to Parliament. The following words appeared in 'the Act as passed:—"Other than an advertisement announcing the holding of a meeting in a newspaper." It had not oocnirpd to any one that this would be putting newspapers to a novel uso, but, the mistake having • been noticed, the Minister for Home Affairs has circulated a Bill to make the paragraph reud:-"Otber than an advertisement in a newspaper, announcing the holding of a meet- , ing."

Potato growers in the Otaki dis been much concerned over the Bppearanee of what is generally believed to be the dreaded Irish blight. It would appear, however, that their fea*B are at least prematare. Specimens of affected leaves were submitted to the Government Biologist for examination, and be has forwarder! the following reassuring report:—"A careful examination did not ebow any trace of Irish blight, the death of the tissues being due to frost. Potatoes which have been frosted are in consequence weakened, and thus fall an easy prey to fungoid attack. It is therefore very important that tbey should be sprayed."

General Jose Gomez, the Cuban insurgent leader, whose arrest was recently notified, is a typical South Amerioan sword in-hand politician, whose footsteps have fceeu dogged by would-bo assassins for several years. During his campaign for the Presidency of Cuba he was. always accompanied by a thousand horsemen. Fearing that he would be struok down by a polioe desperado be made bis way to New York last Ootober, and was oareful to have a hundred deteotives posted about bis person during the journey. There was a rumour at the time that he went to the States to arrange for a supply of arm?, and reeeut events appear to justlfyjthe'story. $

A Glasgow "hooligan," named John M'Andrew. aged who appears to have bad a "conscientious" objeotion to aliens, wds lately shot dead one Saturday night by an Italian . ice cream dealer named Ventura, of Bedford Street. The deceased prided bimßelf as being the leader of a hand styled '*The Village Boys," who for some months have created something akin to terror in the southern district of Glasgow. M'Anrlrew and a youth entered the ice-cream shop after 11 o'clock. The shop keeper, on seeing theni, went, it is stated, into his back premises, returning with a double - barrelled fowling piece. M'Andrew tauntiugly said, "Use your own oountry's weapon." The weapon went off, and M'Andrew wa shot iu the neck, being killed instantly. In Maroh last M'Andrew was sentenced to three moDtbs' Imprison merit for breaking into Ventura's premises. The Italian, who was at ouce arrested, declares that since coming okc of prison M'Andrew had threatened bim, and that he lived in terror of the gang. MEBIT REWARDED BY COUBT OF JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, before bis .Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.0.M.G., etc. His Honour, whon giving udßment 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 peraussable 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 Victoria and by many authorities during the last 30 years to be a preparation of genuine merit, viz., THE GENUINE SANDER & SONS' PURE VOLATILE BUCAtYPTI EXTRACT.

' A oablegram from Sydney, this morning, states tbat Gollan, of New Zealand, retired after the first two rounds of the Golf Championship.

A pres* cable message received from London states that the personalty of the late Mr George Waterhouse, ex-Premier of New Zealand, is valued at £61,104.

Mr D. Gallaher, who captained the "All Blacks" football team when it was at Home, was married in Auckland, last week, to Miss Francis, a sister of anuther well-known Auokland footballer.

At the meeting of the Eketahuna County Council, ou Saturday, it wan resolved to write to Mr A. W. Hogg, M.H.R., asking him to endeavour to get the Mangaone Valley Road completed. The Sydney Morning Herald of the 6th inst. reports:—Yesterday saw the olose of the first ten days' efforts in connection with the Y.M.O.A. golden campaign, and with two-thirds of the allotted period etill to go the prospects are viewed with satisfaction. The total receipts to date amount to £8,539 18s 9d, of whioh £7,903 11a is credited to the citizens' committee and £636 7e 9d to the young men's committee. A Lama living at Lhassa has issued a series of predictions oouoerning 1907, which must afford small oomfort to the Tibetans. '{The king of the year,' 1 he says, "is Saturn, under whose malign influence meritorious people will Buffer and thieves prosper. Gieat disorder will prevail. The rich will satisfy their hunger at the expense of the poor, and the earth will quake thrice."

The Victorian Boxing Bill, Mr Bent (the Premier of Victoria) says, will be one framed on lines ,to encourage clean sport and to provide that persons should not be allowed to engage injboxingjoompetitious for money. If amateurs liked to hit one another on the nose for the fun of the thing they would be allowed to do so, but anything in the nature of prize-fighting would be rigorously dealt with.

The Chriatohuroh Press says:— "We are informedJthat a letter has been received ii> Christohuroh from a gentleman in Vladivostok stating that General Sir Hector Macdonald, who was supposed to nave committed suicide in Paris by shooting himself with a revolver, is still in the land of the living, and is in the employ of the Japanese. The writer states that when he discovered this fact te made somo enquiries, and was led to understand that the military authorities at Home were aware nf Sir Hector Macdonald's whereabouts."

The latest story of a quest for concealed wealth comes from Vancouver Island, British Oolumbia. A chief of the Nanaimo tribe of Indians is organising an exploring expedition into the interior of that largo island to locate a wonderful waterfall. Acoording to a tribal tradition gold is continually des oending over this fall, and the Indiana of bygone times colleofced considerable quantities of the precious metal. The chief who is now going to searoh far this treasure sayu ho saw, in his boyhood, a golden bullet cut out or the hide of a doer.

A totality under peculiarly distressing circumstances baa occurred at Jugiong, in theGundagai district. Malcolm Wiltshire, need 5 years, was playing in a paddock when a heavy limb of a tree tell upon bim and crushed his chest. The boy was picked, up in an unconscious state, and P. Roohe was driviug bim, bis mother and another child into Yass for medical ail, when the shaft of the vehicle broke, and the horse bolted. JRoche and the unconscious lad wore thrown out. Mrs, Wiltshire aud the other child were carried half a mile and the buggy then turned over. Tney escaped uninjured, as also did Roohe, but Malcolm Wiltshire was killed. , DiAßimoeA. Diorrhoea in its first stagfls, can be cured by a few doses of that pleasant reliable and effectual medicine, Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. In many instances odo dose is sufficient, but as a rule three 'or four dos. s are necessary. It is a good thing to keep it in the house. Get a i bottle to-day; it may save a life. For sale by T. G. Ma3on, Chemist Masterton. SAFE AND BOTE. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cannot injure the most delicase tibsue of the body, and can be safely taken by a chlid. They are the safest medicine for people of feeble constitution, and are sure and effective in the case of the most robust. For sale by T G. Mason, Chemst, Masterton. Mr Thrifty: "How'can we have this dull room with this torn paper look nice without spending too ruucb money upon it? " Mrs Thrifty : •• I don't think wo could do better than get Robfc. J. Lyttle to do it." Mr Thrifty: "Good idea! I will look into his shop on my way to the office."