LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8285, 13 November 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Considerable damage was done to potato, tomato and pumpkin crops in the Masterton district by the frost on Saturday night. > Thq fortnightly meeting of the Maaterfcon Rechafcite Tent will be held this evening. ' Two sharp shocks of earthquake, the direction being from west to oast, were felt at Wairoa, at 3 o'clock, ou Sunday morning. The friends of Mr W. M. Easthope. of Masterton, will regret to hear that he is seriously ill, and that bis condition is causing his relatives aoasiderable anxiety. It is reported that the Russian Ministers of Transport have decided to construct, at a cost of £7,500,000, a canal which will connect the Black Saa with the Baltic Sea. The Government has submitted a final offer for the Otekaike Estate, which is likely to be accepted. In this event the homestead will be utilised as a mental hospital for ohildren. The information !aid recently in the Wellington Magistrate's Court, against Edward Joshua Fiddiford, for unlawfully branding about 1,600 sheep and iambs with a brand which was not registered, was disposed of yesterday by Dr. M'Ar thur, S.M., dismissing the case. Robberies and burglaries have been frequent in Christohurch since the Exhibition opened, but in no case has anything serious been reported. On Saturday night the house of Mr S. Sauniers, editor of the Lyttelton Times, was broken into, and som« keys, jewellery and a small sum of money were stolen. Cable advice received from Lou don by Messrs IJalgety and Co., Ltd., states that the annual meeting of shareholders was held, and was in every way satisfactory. The proposals of the directors to declare a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, for the year ending June. 30th last, also a bonus of 1 per aent., were confirmed. Householders will be interested to bear that the price of soap has been raise! by about £2 a ton within the past week or so; and, of course, retail racesjwillshowa corresponding increase. The rise is the result of the increase in the price of tallow, which has gone up from £l9 to £25 a ton, consequent on short supply during the winter. Against this, however, the public are assured by a local merobant, says the Wellington Post, that there ie no "soap trust" in New Zealand. Soap boilers are "on their own," and are only affected oy rises in the wholesale market.

Miss Bessie Greenwood, of Brook-: lyn, has orpated a sensation by - singing the highest note ever reached <> by the human voice. She sings Mulder's staccato polka, ending the' song on the highest G on the pianoforte keyboard. The Viennese police have been * supplied with portable telephone ap- - plianoet, which they can affix to > specially-constructed boxes along ; their beats for the purpose of oomir union ting direct with police stations. The annual camp meeting and" conference of. ;tbe Seventh Day Advantists was continued yeatfrday. At the sitting of the conference considerable discussion took place on the canvassing and book work in > connection with the denomination. The monthly meeting of the Connoil of .the Masterton Chamber of ' Commerce will be held on Friday, at 3.30 p.m., in Messrs Abraham landWilliams' Farmers 1 Room. A general meeting of members will be heldu at 4 p.m. The Hon. n. Pitt, who has been in indifferent health for some time » past, nas been removed to a private ■ hospital in Uhristchurcb. It is understood that when there is an im- - provement in bis health be will take a trip to the Hot Lakes District. A mysterious red motor oar filled ' with armed Terrorists is causing the St. Petersburg authorities much anxiety. The car recently dashed through the palings of the park at" the "sarskoe Selo Palace, where the Czar is shortly to reside, and it is. believed that the affair was the dress rehearsal of a plot on hi» Majesty's life. A tramway acoident with' a fatal termination ooourred in Symonds Street, Auokland, on Sunday. Mrs Alice Taylor, wife of Mr W. Taylor, manager for Kempthorne, Prosper and Co., is alleged to have jumped from a moving tramdar, sustaining fatnl injuries. The deceased was removed to a private hospital, but only lingered a short time. A Caledonian Society was formed at Martin borough on Saturday evening. Forty-four members were elected. The following officers were appointed:—Patron, Mr W, C. Bnobanan; president, Mr A. D. McLeod; vice-presidents, Messrs W. J. Martin, J. MoLeod, A. McDonald, R. McLeof, S. Campbell, R. Smith, J. W. Kershaw, W. E. Bidwill, T. F. Evans, H. Maokay, and A. MoLieod. An inquest was held at Auckland, yesterday, on the body of a female child found in the Parnell tunnel. The medical evidence showed it to be that of a well-formed female child, which had breathed and had probably lived an hour. The cause of death was attributed by the dooi tor to want "of attention at birth ! and subsequent exposure. Tbe jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against some person or persons unknown. At tbe annual meeting, of the Masterton Municipal Brass Band, last evening, eulogistic reference was made to the services Mr Russell bad rendered tbe band as bandmaster, and regret was expressed at bis being compelled,, through ill health, to relinquish the position. Reference was also made to the capable manner in which Mr F. O'Connor bad carried out tbe duties of Secretary during the past year. At Wellington, yesterday, Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., decided a question as to whether a putative father was liable for the medical expenses attendant upon tbe illness of bis child, and tbe femoral expenses consequent upon its death. The point was recently raised during tbe hearing of a complaint by a young woman against Joseph Robt. John Wyeth. She prayed the court to order the defendant to pay to her the sum of £lO in respacf. of the child in question. His Worship held that tbe defendant was not responsible for the medical expenses attendant upon tbe child's illness, as he considered these expenses were covered by the order made for maintenance. Be thought, however, that the putative father was responsible for the funeral expenses consequent upon - the death of the child, and ordered him to pay £5 with costs.

The average colonial Is not. very complimentary in his- remarks concerning "new chums" from Home. One ot the latter olass,. however, writing to the Tauranga paper, puts in a good word for the New Zealander. He says:~Tbe very first incident that ooonrred to me immediately on landing in NewZea* (and from Sooth Africa was that on being overheard enquiring the way to the General Post Office in Wellington, a New Zealander toldme to jump into hia trap, on doing which ho courteously ° drove me< there. Later, on arrival at my objective iu the Bay of Plenty, on being deposited in the township of Te Pake,' at the end of a drive from Rotorua, 1 found £ had three milesto go in the pouring rain to reach &■ friend's house. In five minutes I had a perfect stranger offering to taketrie over in his buggy. Comment on. such incidents would be superfluous. Hut 1 may remark they would not oaour in. the Old Country, and as lo> South Africa, well, anyone being so< hospitable there would probably meditate sand bagging you and cleaning you out to your new set of' teeth. 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 udement 1 said with regard to the GENUINE SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, that whenever an article is commended to the public byreason 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 1 oosts. We publish thisto 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 .

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Eleven Masonic lodges (or women lave been formed in Pranoe.

Two hnndred Hindus, ohiefly women and children, have been drowned by the capsizing of their boat in a sadden flood on the JRiver Indas*

A delegation of the members of Parliament from British' Columbia has asked Sir Wilfrid Laurier to explode Hindus from landing on the Paoifio coast

It is reported that a match, to be rowed in Wellington about the middle of January, has been arranged between the veteran W. Hearn and Stanbury. Uearn will be given 30 seconds start in a mile.

At a sitting of the Grand Orient Convent, says a Paris message, a resolution was carried urging the Frenoh Government to make the strongest possible representations to the British Government with a view to the introduction of the metric system.

President Rocsevelt has met bis flrat official defeat in his spelling reform campaign. The Comptroller of the Currency, Mr Ridgely, has refused to submit to the modiflcation of his title to "controller. ' A similar contest took place in the Admiralty regarding the substitution of "past" for "passed."

Buyers have commenced to operate in the Art Gallery at the New ZeaUnd Exhibition. Al'eady pictures to the value of £4,655 19s have been sold. The Sydney Art Gallery has seenred 'fifteen paintings, valued at £3,135 19a. The Canterbury Art Society has bought four, valued at j&,105.

The Paris Temps states that notwithstanding the optimistic reports whiuh have been circulated regarding the Saltan of Turkey's health, it learns from an absolutely sure source that his Majesty's disease has been diagnosed by the physicians as .cancer of the kidneys, a disease which nbually provaa fatal in less than n year.

Pour ' hundred persons men, women, and children—were billed in a fight with the Dutch in the island of Ball, in the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch troops had four Europeans killed. This "little war" baa now proceeded for thirty years. The carnega has been appalling. The women and children are used by the natives as shields.

The departure of Prince George of Crete, the ex-Bigh Commissioner of the island, was marked by serious disorders. Threw f thousand armed insurgents marched to Haleps and broke through the cordon of international troops. Shotb were exchanged, and one insurgent was killed. Prince George left the town secretly in a launch. The British cruiser landpd an armed force with two quick-firers at Canea.

Trouble has arisen in Benin City. Traders have been compelled to flee, and it ia reported that two Europeans have been killed. Telegraphic communication is interrupted. There are 500 Europeans scattered over the 51,500 square miles' of Southern Nigeria, while the only available military force is the Southern Nigerian Regiment, consisting of 1,354 natives.

"The imposition of the ohair was in full force at the Exhibition on Thursday," comments the Christchuioh Press. "One tired mother with a baby, who sank into a "chair in a corridor, was promptly reminded by the bloe-ooated boy in charge that a parental management considered physical exercise a neceßoity for her well-being, otherwise there was a penny to pay."

A memorial to the late Sir Walter Bailer is to be plaoed in the ohapel of the Order of St. Michael and St. G«orge, St. Paul's Cathedral, London, the Dean and Chapter, having given their consent thereto. This is a matter of no small honour as the authorities ut St. Paul's are remarkably conservative in such matters. The memorial is to take tbe form of a panel in hammered iron in the knight*' stalls of the chapel.

When handing over the command of the German active battlejfleet at Kiel to its new Commander-in-Chief, Prince Henry of Prussia, Admiral Koester issued the following general order:—"l leave the Fleet with the joyful knowledge that in the future, under the control of my successor it willjbecome an even sharper and stronger weapon in the hands of the Emperor." The latter passage has excited much, comment.

The causes of the poverty which led to the granting of out-door relief to beads of families are given in a table attached to the report of the Inspector General of Charitable Institutions for the last financial year. The chief cause was "No male sapport" (widows and mothers of illegitimate children), of which there were 263 cases; sickness was responsible in'2s7 oases; 225 were due to old age; 149 to lack of empioymen 1 ; of able-bodied persons; 106 t6 accident; no less than 79 to desertion of bread-winner; and 15 to ahiflessness.

At the Masterton Town Hall, on Friday evening, a biograph exhibi tion of tbe opera "Faust" will lie presented. The program me will also include she drama of'Sherlock Holmes, "Tbe Great Revolution of Russia," "Marvellous Maoriland," "Dick Turpin's Hide to York, 1 "' and a number of quaint and bumoious oonoeptions, fantastic episodes and coloured studies. The company include amongpt tbeir number Roland Keis, American eccentric comedian and dancer, who will appear in comic specialities; Miss Ijoriie Fisher, a well-known New Zealand mezzosopraao. and Mr Hugh Wilson, late of the Joeepfaine Stanton Opera Company. WHEN YOU CATCH COLD. Do not take chances on it wearing away, or experiment with some unknown preparation, which will only half cure it at best, and leave the bronchial tubes and lungs weakened and susceptible .to attack from from consumption germs. Remember— Chamberlain's Cough Remedy not only stops the cough, bat heals and strengthens the lung 9 and prevents any serious results from a cold. It always cures, and cures quickly. For sale by T. G. Mason, ChemiEt, Masterton.

At Featherston, last Wednesday, Miss May Elizabeth Hodder, daughter of Mr J. H. Hodder, was married to Mr A. K. Mair, eon of Mr F. Mnir, of Greytown.

The Sonial Democratic Party, at its annual congress at Manubeim, confessed that any attempt at revolution in Germany now or in the immediate future would be a hopeless failure.

A chess match for. the championsbip Of the world has been arranged between Dr. Emanuel Laaker, who won the ohampionship from Steini'iz in 1894, and Mr Frank J. Marshall, the well known American player.

Fortunetellers are to be dealt with by the Victorian Parliament. It is proposed to introduce the following clause into the Amending Police Offenoes Bill to deal with such cases:—-"Any person pretending or professing to tell fortunes or using any subtle craft, means, or device oy palmistry or otherwise, to deceive or impose upon any other person, shall be liable upon conviction to pay. a penalty not exceeding £25, and in default ot payment to be imprisoned for a term not exceeding six months.

It is worth noting that the late Mr W. Inglie, says the Gore Standard, whose death is recorded, was the flrat person in the colony to undertake the preservation of rabbit carcases for export purposes. This was at Woodlands, long before it was thought that the übiquitous bnnny could be turned tu profitable aocount. Mr Inglis, after lengthy experimenting, produced an artiole which speediy beoarne a muchsought luxury at Home, besides which the treatment did more to reduce the pest than any other methods that had previously oeen devised.

Queensoliff is onoo more the oentre of a military sensation. The inrormatiou at preßent available is very meagre, the authorities in Melbourne refusing to give particulars for publication. All tnat can be said at present ia that a very serious charge, involving insubordination and other irregular conduct, hangs over the head of one of the prominent officers at Queensoliff, th?t he hns teen suspended by the Commandant pending further aotion, and fct~at the matter has been inquired into by LieutenantColonel Lee, A.A.G., Victoria, wbo has handed to Colonel Rioarrio a report on the matter. The affair has oreated a profound impression in the military foroes, as. the offlaer now under suspension is one of the most popular, as well as one of the most efficient, artillery officers in the service.

A business man requires board and resideuce in a private family.

Contractors are wanted to cut 120 acres of light scrub at Longbusb.

Messrs Hannah and Co., Ltd., advertise special new lines in ladies' and gents' footwear.

Jurors summoned to attend at the sittings of the District Court at Mastertou are notified that their services will not required.

Mr H. Clarkson, dentist, notifies that on December sth next he will remove to Mr Townsend's new buildings, next to the Exchange Buildings, Queen Street. MesrsQ. B. Wratten and Co., land agents, Danuevirke, advertise particulars of a nice dairy faun of 142 acres with five years' lease. The lease,, with fall stook and implements, is being sold as a going concern, and is pronounced to be an exceptional bargain. , A detailed entry of Mr J. P. Elliot's sale of furniture and effects, on Thuisday next, is published in another column. Everything is to be Bold without reserve, and an absolute clearance is to be effected. Owing to the large number of lines to be offered, the sale will commence punctually at.one o'clock.

5 The judg-es "f implements and machinery at the reoent Canterbury A. and P. Sooiety's Show, offered a gold medal for the machine which io their opinion "shows the greatest expenditure of thought and workmanship, calculated to provide the farmer with new and improved machinery, snob improvements to have been effected within the previous year.' 1 The gold medsl has this year been awarded to Oooner and Nephew's "Little Wonder" sheepshearing trachine, which attracted considerable attention at the Hauterbury Show. Messrs Donald and Sons, Ltd., are the local agents.

A PANACEA FOR ALL STOHACH TROUBLES Is found in Dr Sheldon's Digestive Tabu les, which digest what ycu eat and give the weary stomach a much needed rest. For sale by H. E. Eton, Chemist, Masterton, j. Baillie, Carterton, and the Mauriceville Co-operative Store, Mauriceville West.

Mr Alexander Miller, the well-known builder of Roslyn, is not lavish with words. He says what he has to say briefly and to the point. Writing under date 19th May, Mr Miller says: -"I suffered from rheumatism in my heel for two months and was cured by Kheumo in two or three days. I can recommend .it to anyo n e suffering from the same complaint." It is a volume in a nutshell. Two month's agony cured in two days!" 1 can recommend it," saya Mr Miller. You can be lieve him. Bheumo is sold by all chemists and storekeepers at 2/6 and 4/(5 per bottle.