LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8267, 22 October 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Press cable message received from London states that the bank rate has been fixed at six per cent. The rise is entirely due to the demand for gold. >

The first strawberries cf the season are buing sold at Auckland at 2s per pound.

A cablegram from Paris states that M. Sarrien resigned the Premiership owing to insomnia. The- Hon. J. Millar has given notice of the introduction of the Quackeries Act Amendment Bill. A London cablegram states that Lord Justice Homer, one of the Judges of |ne Court of Appeal, has resigned.

The Union Company's steamer Kaiapoi has left sor Bun bury, Western Australia, says a London cablegram.

The doubles golf championship of Australia has been won, at Sydney, by Riddell and Brooks, both Victorians.

Upwards of 7,000 calfskins were sent into Stratford for sale last week. Farmers in Taianaki are not rearing oalves this year.

Mr Burton, of the Government Veterinary staff, will deliver an address at Nireaba this week, says the Eketabuna Express.

Mr H. N. Holmes, general secretary of the Y.M.C.A., will leave this week on a visit to the United States and Canada.

The Lorl Mayor of London, who, in company with other English delegates, has been visiting Paris, was so exhausted by the festivities that he collapsed on leaving Paris, and a bed bad to be arranged on the train.

The medals presented to the Eed Btar Football Club, by Mrß. Ivesoni for competition among the members of the junior team, have beeu won by V. Williams (back) and JR. MoKenzie (forward).

The Bay of Plenty Times reports that one day's supply of milk from a herd of forty-two cows in the Papamoa distriot reaohed l,ooolbs. Some of the oows bad been milkei light through the winter.

An intended blow to ooolie and alien competition is being aimed by Mr Fatham, a Durban Labour member, who is introducing a bill to prevent the issue of traders' and merchants' licenses to anybody not registered as a Parliamentary voter.

Mr Upton Sinclair, novel "The Jungle" resulted in the reform of' •. the Chicago packinghouses, Us preparing a novel which ia expected to create an equal sensation. Jt is called "The Financier," and deals with the accumulation of. vast American estates and their subsequent disposal: «

Information has been received in Ohristohnrob that Sir John Gorst, the official representative from England at the international Exhibition, is expected to arrive at Auckland to-day. He will be accompanied by Miss Gorst, and will probably spend h few days in Wellington before proceeding to Obristoburoh. Mr W. Brown, porter at the Maaterton Railway Station, met with an acoideut at. the station yards on Saturday afternoon. He was engaged iu shunting, and was standing on the engine near the "apron." When the engine was shunting from one line to another bis foot was oauitht between tba "apron" and the tender, and was severely ornshed. ■. ■'

Adjutant and Mrs Powiok, who have been in charge of the Masterton corps of the Salvation Army for some time past, will leave Master* ton on October 30th for Napier, where they will spend a holiday extending over two months before again taking tin active wqrk in the Army in another part of the colony. A farewell service will be belq in the Masterton Barraoks on Sunday next. It has not yet been decided who will soeaeed Adjutant and Mrs Powiok at Masterton.

A child, aged 17 months, daughter of Mr J. A. Braggins, of George street, Masterton, was drowned in a tub of water on Saturday afternoun. It' is surmised that the child was playing with the water when she over-balanced herself and fell partly into the tub, her head being oovered by the water. An inquest was held yesterday morning'before Mr W. P. James, coroner, and a jury of six. After hearing the evidence, the jury returned a verdict "that deceased came by her death by overbalancing herself into a tub containing water and was accidentally drowned." The funeral will leave the residence of Mr E. Braggins, seni\, at 2.30 p.m., to-day.

A pleasing ceremony took place at the Masterton Golf Club's Links" on Saturday afternoon last, when Mr C. 0. Oox, the popular seoretary, was presented by the membere of the Club with a purse of sovereigns. Mr A. B. Lawreaoe, captain of the Club, made the presentation, and when: doing so referred in eulogistic terms to the manner iu which Mr Cox had always oarried out ills secretarial duties, and the interest he had taken at all times in the welfare of the Club. The members knew and reoognised the arduous dufciecof their secretary, and they had decided that they could not let the seasou close without showing in some degree their appreciation of the services Mr Cox had rendered to the Club, SPBATSS AND BRUISE. In such caseß render First Aid to the In jured by applying Chamberlain's Fctin Balm. When the muscles, tendons, nerves or flesh are strained, sprained, sketched, squeezed or in any way injured, causing inflammation, pains and swellings, with rush of blood to the parts, Chamberlain's Pain Balm will give immediate relief, and a few applications will reduce the swelling and restore the injured parts to healthy condition. For sale, by T. G. Mason. Chemist, Masterton.

First Business Man : "1 see that Mr Up-to-date has just had that old-fashiened shop front of his taken out and plate glass put in." ' Second Ditto: ", Yes! He got Robt. J. Lyttle to do it, and is perfectly satisfied, with the joo." First Ditto: "I think I will get an|estimate from him for mine too."

A quoits matob will be played ia Masterton on November 9th between, the Opaki and Mangatainoka Olabs.

FT he New Zealand Railways Department notify that no passengers will be carried by the train leaving Masterton for Woodville at 10.5 p.m. i)o night.

The executive committee of the Opaki Rifle Club have under consideration the question ot purchasing a new telephone for the range at Opnki and extending the telephone wire to th« 700 yards range.

A deputation to the Melbourne "Anti-Sweating League" stated that ia the furniture trade, thero were 708 Chinese employed, and' only 100 Europeans, and these figures gained some ourrenoy. Mr J. M'Lean, of the Chinese Mission, writing to the Argus, gives the correct figures from the official report of the Chief Inspector as follows: European, 1,044; Ofaieeße. 708.

A new malady, ,which will probably be Known as telephonitis, has been reported io Paris. The principal subjects have beeu girls, in the telephone service, and many of them have been oompelled to abandon the service, and the administration is alarmed at the steady growth in the number of victims among the operators. The mnlady iB supposed to be due to the constant contact with .electric currents, and it has been resolved to replaae the women operators with men.

M. Lookroy, in Le Temps, quotes MM. Perand and Benin, both naval constructors*, as agreeing that Prenoh doukyardsat present oan only put together maturials and parts supplied by private manufacturers. As in the eveut of war most private ironworks would be closed, the elusion suggested is that there would be nothing fov dockyards hands t& use, and ships could not be re-fitted. The whole organisation, saya M. Lookroy, is fifty years behind the times, and must be re-modelled promptly. France, be says, employs nearly as mauy JshipwrJgbts as England, bit obtains thirty per cent, less output and hus the most expensive navy in the world.

Remarkably plucky conduct of Gordon Lowe, 16 s?ears of age, has been reported from Goroke,' Victoria. He Rnd bis brother Sidney, nine years bid, were walking through the bush, when Sidney trod on a snake, which bit him twice on the leg jost above the ankle. Gordon immediately tied a handkerchief around the leg, cat out two lumps of flesh with a pocket knife, sucked the wound -and then oarried bia. brother on bis back a mile and a half to a neighbour's house. There he borrowed a horse, on which he rode 16 miles over bad roads—tne horse fell down once—to Goroke for a doctor. A neighbour meanwhile drove Sidney to a doctor, who attended him, and the lad is recovering. i A monster shark, was lately oaptnred by two Italian fishermen in San Pedro Bay, California, aDd is claimed to ba the largest fish of the species which has ever been brought ashore anywhere in the world. The monster weighed 14,0001b, or 6 tons 5 owt. It measured from the tip of its tail to the tip of its nose 32 feet, and the cironmferenoe of the body just forward of the dorsal fin was 15 feet. Its month, when opened horizontally, was 2>f feet, the lower jaw being 3 % feet. The shark became hopelessly enmeshed in some 1,500 feet of the fishermen's net, which it speedily tore into strips, but the strings and ropes were wound many times around its gills, and thub the monster was held a prisoner, being Anally killed with harpoons. The stomach was full of "flsh, and the shark was engaged robbing the net "when it became entangled.

That the reign of anaroby in Poland is planned and sustained by the terrorist or revolutionaries, says the London Times, is bejond all doubt. The immense majority of the Bussian Poles themselves have not the slightest syapathy with these outbreaks. On the other band, their most cherished political and social traditions forbid them to appeal to the Kussian military or police authorities for protection against a campaign by which they are really the chief sufferers, or to co-operate in suppressing it. Their's is, accordingly, the unhappy fate of beine trodden down .by Jibe Government on, < one side and attacked by the Socialist Revolutionaries on the. other. It is no wonder that the Press in Austrian Poland should be getting anxious about its kinsfolk.

A wonder of this part of the colony (says the Hawera Star) is the old blind Maori man Mataao. The old man is said to be between 75 anti 80 years of age, bnthelooka much older. He is stone blind, but often rides into town from his pa—a distance of about six miles. He rides an old chestnut horse which seems to understand its duty thoroughly. It is very interesting to watch the old man mounting and proceeding along the road for home. Vehicles are avoided carefully, a stop His always made at the railway crossing, and a bridge is never crossed if there be 'traffic close at hand. To whioh—the horseman or the horse—credit for this is due is perplexing. Intending purchasers of motor cars are invited to inspect tbe 20-horse power fourcylinder car on view at our Masterton Works. This has been imported to the order of a local resident, and is the largest and highest powered car yet in the Wairarapa. Jenkinson and Co., Ltd., Queen Street.—Advt. MERIT REWARDED BY COURT 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.C.M.G., etc. His Honour, when giving udament' 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 Jrom doing so, and ordered them to pay all boosts. We publish this to afford thepublio an opportunity of protecting 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.

Mr T. A. Tarnei 1 , Papamoa, Bay of Plenty, repoits that by the aid of a milking machine he has in■stalled, one man can milk a herd of nearly fifty cows in an honr and a half.

It is reported that a valuable find o£ copper ore. has been made at Hatuma, and more will probably be heard of the discovery. The indications are particularly promising, the assay showing small percentages •of both silver and gold.

An immense building 126 feet in diameter and 54 feet in height is uuder constrnotion at the Ohrist■churcb Exhibition for the accommodation of the oyolorama which is to depict the Battle of Gettysburg. The picture alone weighs five tons and is painted upon canvas measuring 360 feet, long by 50 feet high.

Owing to the danger of plague infection being spread by rats, the local authorities in most parts of Japan have for some time past been In. the habit of paying for every dead rat brought in. Enormous sums have thus been paid out, the lown Counoil of Osaka, the Manchester of Japan, buying 1,993,886 rats in 17 months for a total sam of £13,951.

The Taihape Post says: The notorious Raetihi-Pipiriki Road, which daring the winter swallowed up vehicles is now able to carry traction engines. An indication of the improvement is found in the fact that freights have dropped by £2 10s per ton. Workers on the middle section of the Main Trunk line will now have a chance to live.

The Waihi Miners and Workers' Union is reported to be the largest union in New Zealand, having a

of over 1,300 at the last ,■**"* annual returns. It is also a benefit union, and last fortnight distributed £24 10s in aoeident pay. The preTiona fortnight tbe ,aooid«mt pay amounted to over £3O. The anion, says the Star, is just on the*eve of entering upon a hard fight with the 'companies.

A law was passed in America in 1857 forbidding betting on horse racing, but it has lain dormant for many years, and at this late hour the State of Detroit has revived it, and stringently enforced its provisions. One of the biggest trotting meetings in Amerioa is neld at Detroit, known as "Tbe Blue Ribbon Meeting," but owing to the enforcement of the Betting Act, it has been decided to transfer the meeting to Cleveland, when it is to be run off without betting, in conjunction with Cleveland's own big fixture.

The body of Leo* XII r. will scon be moved from its temporary restingplace in St. Peter's to the basilica of St. John Lateran, where it will be enclosed in the marble monument now almost ready to be placed in position in tbe transept at tbe right of the high altar, says a London paper. Ine tomb, which has been executed by Signer Tadolini, after designs approved by' Leo XIII. himself, has for its main features a statue of tbe Pontiff in tbe wst of benediction, and two allegorical figures, representing Religion and Labour, in allusion to the subjects treated in the most celebrated of the Leonine encyclicals.

■ ' King. Alphohso apparently did not «soape unscathed from the bomb which Morales flung at the royal procession on bis wedding day. A • volunteer, recently in camp at Salis- | bury (England), gave'the following j acoount of an incident in the visit of the King and Queen of Spain to I Eulford: King Alfonso, he eaye, stated in conversation that there -was one detail in connection with the bomjb explosion' on his wedding day which aid not find its way into the newspapers. He was struck by one of the flying fragments of the shell, and bears a soar on his chest which he will probably carry to his grave. The King related bow he , saw the bouquet thrown, but merely regarded it as a wedding favour. ' When he recovered from the shook it was to see sixteen dead people . lying on the ground and the Queen's dress bespattered with blood. Ob Saturday J. Ritohie William son, who was brought back from » Sydney recently, wbb brought before ,' the Auckland Palice Court on several charges of forgery. Detective ' Marsaok pointed cut that Williamson's wife had already been committed for trial for uttering a cheque. Detective Mollis, who brought the accused from Sydney, produced a statement made by the -accused, in whioh he said: "I hereby .make the following voluntary Statement in admission of the offence for which 1 have been apprehended, namely that of forging the name of -Jabez Banting to cheques ou the ■National Bank of - New Zealand on September lltb last, and at the •same time wish to exonerate my wife, who is absolutely innocent of wrong doing, exoept at my instigation, and who was two months ago •most unfortunately committed for trial in this case. I therefoie trust that ebe may be liberated at the earliest possible moment. The causes which led to my misdemeanour were want of work and an • ttcoident to my wife." Accused was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence, and was granced bail in two sureties of £IOO each. \ t 15 O'Connell-atreet," Sydney, N. S. W. Dear Sirs, — While rehearsing on the stage recently I contracted a very severe cold, which quite incapacitated me from work. After iran* a small bottle of Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, Colds, and Consumption, I was entirely cured. I -voluntarily give my testimonial to the great efficiency of this remedy. Yours faithfully, MARIE D'ALTON, Williamson's Dramatic Company. Sydney, March 21st, 1904. * For sale byH. E. Eton, Chemist, Masterton j. Baillie*. Carterton, and the Mauviceville Co-operative Store, Mauriceville West, bad! bad!! had!!! Bad blood comes from bad digestionbad stomach, bad liver—attended with bad, foul breath, coated tongue, bad taste, bad headache, bad appetite and kindred symptoms. Bad as all these are and 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 invigorating Stomach, Liver and Bowels, and putting all these organs in pood order. For sale by T. G. Mason 'Chemist, Masterton.

To meet the anticipated holiday trafflo on the Dunedin-Oluistoburcb railway, 30 new cars are being built. Two dining-cars will be attaohed to the Dunedin-Ohrietahuroh express.

The annual shooting meeting of the Wairarapa Rifle Association will be hold at Greytown in February next The Opaki Kifle Club's delegate has been instructed to urge at the next meeting of the Association that long range shooting should be included in the programme for the meeting in February. The funeral of the late Mrs D. M. Mcintosh took place on Saturday afternoon. The cortege was a very large one. Messrs H. E. Moorfe, VV. A. Suotfc, F. E. Robertson, H. L. Price, G. Boagey and W. A. Hogg, of the Maßterton Post Office staff, were the pall-bearers. Th» Rev. A. M. Johnson conducted the services at the graveside.

Mr W. H. Oruiokshauk, iand and general commission agent, reports having sold the following Queen Street properties:—4o feet frontage with shops occupied by Mr J. Montgomery, butcher, and Mrs Pringle, Btationer, purchased by Mr B. Raynor; 65 feet frontage to Queen and Chapel Streets, with boarding - houoe occupied by Mrs Tinitus, purchased by Mr Orlando Pragnell. Corrmenoing on the 25tb inst., the Railway Department will , i6sue through return tickets from stations on the Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth seotioh to Ohrißtchuroh, covering journeys by rail and steamer. The issue of these tickets, which are available for return for two months, will be continued until March 31st next.

The funeral of the late Mr G. S. Wallis took place at the Mastetton Cemetery, on Saturday .morning. The cortege, which was a large one, included jthe members of the staff of Messrs W. B. Ohennells and Co., in whose employ the deceased had been. Messrs V. U. Darrooh, F. P. Welob, G. W. Sellar and A. E. Green were the pall bearers. The services at the graveside were conducted by the Rev. A. M. Johnson.

Mr *i. Duncan, J.P., occupied the Bench at the Masterton Police Court, on Saturday morning.* For having been drunk Michael Rock was Sued 40s, in default seven days' imprisonment, and Patrick Kane was fined 20s in default 48 hours 1 imprisonment, while a first offender was fined 10s, in default 24 hours 1 imprisonment. A first offender, who had been remanded for medical treatment was discharged, and ordered to pay 15a expenses, in default one boors* imprisonent. The New Zealund /Railways Department advertises special train arrangements in connection with the Carterton Show.

Mr and Mrs John Gilli«s, of Wangai Moana, insert a notice of thanks for tbe many expressions of sympathy in their recent bereavement.

Messrs VV. and H. tfeetham notify that shearing will commence at' Branoepeth Station on Tuesday, Ootoher 30tb. All hands required to be at tbe shed on Monday, Ootober 29th. The Mayor (Mr J. A. Renail) requests tbe inhabitants of Masterton to observe. Wednesday,, and Thuraday as public:holidays from 12 noon on the occasion of the Carterton Show and Masterton Races. '

/'Easiest to ride, easiest to buy, easiest to pay for"—well deeorioes the merits of the Rudge Whitworth bicycle. This famous bicycle is guaranteed for four years and a signed certificate to this effect is given to every purchaser. Further, it dan be purchased at. catalogue prices by monthly payments. Catalogues will be sent on application to the New Zealand Agents, Messrs E. Reynolds and Co., Ltd. Wellington, or to Messrs E. Reynolds and Co., Ltd. Masterton, who have full stocks of latest models on hand.

The Austral Botanio Manufacturing Company notify the public that they will make a display of their various herbal remedies in the produce shed at the Carterton Show on Tuesday and * Wednesday. The Company's weed destroyer "Lsxall" will be a prominent feature of the exhibit. Full particulars will be given of all the Company's preparations by the members of the staff who will be in attendance. With to-day's issue is circulated ab inset whioh gives numerous testi monials us to the efficacy of the herbal preparation, and also of the excellent results which have been obtained with "Lixall" as a weed destroyer. The icset is jjworthy of perusal.