LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8336, 19 January 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There is a scarcity of skilled miners in the Upper Thames district. A Press Association cable message from London states that the bank rate has been reduced to 5 per cent. There has not been a single new claim this year for enrolment on the Masterton Trust Lands Trust'voters' list. /' Mr Thomas Butement, M.E., Director of the School of Mines, Kalgcorlie, West Australia, is on a visit to his relatives in Masterton. . A Hawera telegram states that an elderly man, named Michael Carey, committed suicide at the racecourse by shooting himself through the heart. At the Masterton Police Court, yesterday morning, before Mr Thos. Wagg, J.P., a first offender w?s fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk. , The Minister for Railways and Public Works (Hon. W. Hall-Jones) proposes to make an inspection of the North Island Main Trunk Railway at an early date. The following will represent the Y.M.C.A. Cricket Club in their match against Featherston, at Carterton, to-day:—Evans, R. E. Wil-. liams, Welch, Wylie, Wilkie, Lett, Daniell (2), Buttle, Beere and Matthews. At the inquest on the unfortunate man, Patrick M'Carthy, assistantshunter, who met such a terrible death at Hawera recently, .the jury considerately asked that their fees should be forwarded to the widow of the victim of the fatality. An Auckland telegram states that Mr Sproule, manager of the Oceanic Company, says that the rejection of the American Shipping Subsidy Bill will not affect the determination of the Company to place the San Francisco service on a thoroughly satisfactory basis. The morning and evening services at Knox Church, Masterton, to-mor-row, will be conducted by the Rev. A. T. Thompson, who will also take the services at Dreyerton at 3 o'clock. The services at Miki Miki will be, conducted by Mr F. W. G. McLeod. 1 A black-edged Parliamentary paper has been issued containing all the letters and telegrams of condolence sent on the death of the late Mr Seddon. ' The condolences cover 287 pages. The schedule price of the paper is 4s 9d, and*the cost of printing 3,000 copies was £lB9 14s. The cost of preparation is not given. Of the total 'population of the colony (exclusive of Maoris) at the last census 606,247 were natives of New Zealand, 116,560 came from England, 47,767 from Scotland, and j 42,460 from Ireland. Those who ! gave China as their birthplace numbered 2,602, and there were 4,174 | who came from Germany. Mr C. E. Daniell, who will shortly leave on a trip to England, stated at the meeting of the Trust Lands Trustees, last evening, that he did not think he would offer himself for re-election at the elections in May. Mr Daniell has been a member of the Trust for twelve years, ' arid for eleven years of jthat period ; he has been chairman. Interviewed in Christchurch the Premier stated that he had asked the Union Company and the Huddart Parker Company to put on a steamer to connect with the Suez mail service every fortnight. If that was done it would 'give New Zealand a' regular mail service once a fortnight. He hoped when in Dunedin to complete the negotiations in connection with the proposal. Mr J. Devlin, the Irish envoy, delivered an address at Pahiatua, on Thursday night, to an audience of about 300. The Mayor presided. The lecturer received a cordial'reception. A resolution in sympathy with the cause of Home Rule for Ireland was carried unanimously. The sum of £SO was collected in the hall, exclusive of the amounts to come in from the out districts. By a fire which occurred at Palmerston North at 2.30 o'clock yesterday morning, a nine-roomed house at Terrace End, owned and occupied by Mrs Snow, was totally destroyed. The house was insured for £650, in the National Office, and Mrs Snow's furniture was insured for £75 in the Liverpool, London and Globe, and the furniture of Miss Horricks, a lodger, was insured for £IOO in the same office. Apropos of the aboJition of "franking" postal packets in the Government service, the Marlborough Herald records that the local Education Board has resolved to protest against the change. It is estimated that the withdrawal of the privilege means an extra expense to the Board of £SO or £6O a year. The inspector pointed out that the circulars frequently sent to the Boards by the Department for circulation among the committees would themselves entail a considerable expense if the Board were to be called on to pay the postage. The annual muster parade of the Masterton Rifle} Volunteers was held, last evening, in the Drill Hall. There were 52 men on parade, and Lieutenant Morton was in command. The corps was inspected by Major Tate for the purpose of seeing whether the arms and other Government property issued to the men were in good order; These were found to be in a satisfactory condition. All the rifles and bayonets of the corps are to be left in the Drill Hall on January 25th until February 2nd, so that they may be thoroughly inspected by the armourersergeant. The Celebris op Sawder and Sons Pore Volatile Eucalypti Extract is universally acknowledged. Eoyalty honours it, and the enfire medical profession has adopted its use. Imitations sprung up without number. The latest of them — as styled •' Extracts "—was oil foisted upon the trusting and unwary under the grossest misuse of Sander ahd Sons' reputation. Sander and Sons instituted an'action at the Supreme Court of Victoria, before His Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden, K.C.M.G., etc., and at the trial a sworn witness testified that he had to stop the use of counterfeits on account of the irritation produced. This shows what care is required to obtain an article that is scientifically tested and approved of. As such is surelv endorsed and recommended the GENUrNE BANDER AND SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT

The attendance at the Exhibition for the week ended last night totalled • 81,163, which brings the total to. date to 988,159. . A herd of 300. cows seems a big one to milk night and morning, but a, farmer near Manaia has been milking this number this season. He works the place on the shares plan. Two. Auckland residents have given an 18-roomed house and three acres of land at Ellerslie as a convalescent home for women and children. The relatives of William D. Goulett, who was killed while working a pile driver for the Napier Harbour Board, have filed a claim of £4OO against the Board. The case will be heard in Napier. A cheque for £52 12s, subscribed by Blenheim residents, has been handed to the Blenheim Fire Brigade for their good work at the fire which destroyed the Criterion Hotel recently. H. S. Izard will appear at the Masterton Magistrate's Court, this morning, to answer the several charges connected with the deficiencies in his bankrupt estate. The case is not expected to occupy any considerable length of time. An advertiser wants to purchase a strong, quiet horse for van work. A probationer is wanted for the Kirton Street private hospital. Messrs Hannah and Co. offer boot bargains and quote prices of leading lines. The poundkeeper advertises particulars of a Shorthorn bull impounded from Te Rangitumau. The Masterton County Council invite tenders, to close at noon on Wednesday, January 30 th, for road formation and metalling contracts. The New Zealand Railways Department advertise special holiday excursion fares in connection with the Woodville Show on Wednesday next. , The Masterton County Council notify that, at the meeting of the Council to be held on February 12th next, a special order authorising a loan for metalling on the Opaki District Road wftl be brought up for confirmation. On Wednesday and Saturday, next, January 23rd and 26th, Messrs R. E. Howell and Co., Ltd., will sell, in Messrs McLeod and Young's old premises, the whole of their surplus stock, comprising books, glassware,, and' fancy goods.