LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8341, 25 January 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Hon. R. McNab's Visit to Pahiatua has been postponed for two months. ; The latest London quotations for tallow are as follow:—Fine mutton I 38s 3d, medium 355, fine beef 36s 6d, medium 34s per cwt. There are 999 houses in the Masterton Borough, 317 in the Carterton Borough, 250 in the Greytown Borough, and 278 in the Pahiatua Borough. At Auckland, on Wednesday, John Graydon, an old man, was knocked down by a College Hill tramcar, and sustained internal injuries. He died yesterday. Henry J. Alderslade, one of the two men who were blown out to sea in an open boat from Island Bay, Wellington, on Tuesday morning, was a former resident of Masterton. The many friends of Mr D. K. Logan, of Masterton, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis in Wellington, will be pleased to learn that he is progressing satisfactorily towards recovery. Mr M. Miller assumed charge at the Carterton Railway Station, yesterday morning. Mr G. Duncan, formerly of Taihape, has taken the place of Mr Miller as Stationmaster at Cross Creek. The Wanganui Education Board have passed a resolution protesting against the removal of the franking privilege, and asking the Minister to devise some means 4 for helping the Board in the matter. Dr McArthur, S.M., has dismissed the informations brought by the Wellington Acclimatisation Society against Martin John Baigent, sawmiller, of unlawfully allowing sawdust to flow into the : Akatarawa Stream contrary to the Fisheries Conservation Act. At the Timaru Magistrate's Court, yesterday morning, a man was fined £lO and costs £1 8s (the maximum penalty) for transmitting through the Post Office a postcard bearing grossly offensive words. The information was laid by the local Postmaster, who intercepted the postcard. A Balclutha dealer was offered a line of full-mouthed ewes from Oamaru at 7s a head on Monday. The low price is owing to the drought and scarcity of feed; for this time last year the same class of sheep were fetching 15s to 17s. Another example of a similar kind came under notice at the yards on Friday, when dairy cows which cost £7 in the spring sold for £2 10s. The many friends of Mr and Mrs Berj-. Wilton, of South Road, will regret to learn that their infant daughter (Mabel) died early, on Tuesday morning after a short illness. The funeral took place yesterday. The pall-bearers were Misses E. A. Harding, P. Thorne, L. Thorne, and B. Bockman, who were dressed in white with black trimmings. The Rev. A. T. Thompson conducted the services at the graveside. • A Greymouth telegram states that the residents of Brunner are indignant over the action of the Postal authorities in closing the Post Office and putting . the business under the control of the station-master. At a public meeting on Wednesday night, it was decided to protest to the Post-master-General, and request that the grant which has appeared on the Estimates for several years be spent in erecting a suitable post office in a central locality. At the Masterton Magistrate's Court, yesterday, Mr .W. P. James, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiff, by default, with costs, iii each of the following debt cases: —Alfred P. Rawson v. William Wilson, claim £7 12s 6d, costs £1 5s 6d; Albert Fawkes v. Martin Andrew, claim£4 13s 7d, costs 10s; Alexander White v. Henry Bolton, claim £1 19s 3d, costs ss. In the judgment summons case of Ah Lin v. Thomas Lee, a claim 'for £1 15s, defendant was ordered to pay forthwith, in default seven days' imprisonment; order suspended so long as defendant pays 2s per week, the first payment to be made on February 2nd. The cultivation of ramie fibre, which is now much spoken of as a competitor with flax, has been going on at the Momohaki Experimental Farm since 1897. The manager of the farm, in a letter to the Wanganui Herald, states that several thousands of plants have been distributed all over the colony. So far he was not aware of anyone having, followed up its cultivation to any extent. This, he. considered, was due to the amount of attention re- j quired for j its cultivation and to the absence of local demand for the fibre. The need of , a fair amount of attention was no reason why ramie growing should not be given ..a fair trial on a commercial scale. - The "chain lettsi'" nuisance has re-appeared in New Zealand — this, time in the form of an irreverent hoax. The "letter" originated in the j United States, and contains a short j form of prayer, said to have been put into circulation by Bishop Lawrence, who has publicly repudiated any connection with it. It has to be. copied by the recipient jiine times and|sent to as many otherJpeople. All who follow the directions "will, on j or after the ninth day, experience j some great joy," and "one person who paid no heed' to it met with an accident." "The covert threat," remarks the Dunedin Outlook, "is worthy of. the dark superstitions of the middle ages." The Chairman and Clerk of the Eketahuna County Council,, accompanied by Mr Hogg, M.H.R., have been interviewing heads of departments on matters relating to I'epresentation, rates and re-valuation, says the Eketahuna Express. The Under-Secretary, Mr Pollen, informed t them that there was nothing to prevent councillors whose names and properties were' transferred to the town district, 1 continuing to sit on the Council as members of the Riding from which the town district has been formed. The general rate of one penny and a half having been struck before the town district was created must be collected from town residents, but it is competent for the Council to pay the amount into the district fund. Although this opinion has been proffered by the Under-Secretary, it is not to say that it is a correct interpretation of the complex situation.

The Auckland A. and P. Association has decided to hold a;winter*' show this year. The rails on the Main Trunk railway are now laid northwards asfax as Waioru. The hat shop of Mr James Cooper, in Queen Street, Auckland, was entered on Thursday night, and afcase' full of Panama hats, valued at £75, was stolen. Since November 26th race meetings have been held at Feilding, Woodville, Palmerston North, Ashhurst, Bulls and Foxton, the total amount put through the totalisator being £142,077. At a meeting of Oamaru merchants, on Wednesday, prices of cornsacks wore fixed on the basis of 8s per dvv.en for forty-sixes, and when buyi y grain sevenpence each, to be allowed for bags. Rabbits are. on an alarming increase in the Te Awamutu and Kihikihi districts, and settlers are beginning to realise that they will, be compelled to take more energetic steps to suppress the progress of bunny. The Hon.. Mr McNab will in all probability publiciy open a new. bridge over the Mangatainoka River,, at Hamua, to-day. The bridge, which is a suspension one, was. erected by Mr Joseph Dawson. As the result of a "benefit'" organised in aid of Miss Gertie, Campion, at Auckland, about £l2O- . was raised. The money will be devoted to setting Miss Campion and. her sister up in some light business, in Auckland. It is reported that a Hawera. settler recently refused £42 an acre for his homestead farm. His returns from 300 cows for the month of November averaged £1 10s 6d per cow at 10£ d per lb for butter-fat, with, a bonus still to come. The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, who has*, returned to Wellington from a trip to the Main Trunk Line reiterates thestatement he has made in and out of Parliament that Auckland and Wellington will be 1 connected by rail at the end of next year. A sharp frost at Mataura the other night played havoc with the potato crop. There has been copious rain since, and it is probable Some of the crops will be savsd. Reports from different parts of Southland state that the farmers' prospects are favourable. Mr and Mrs Malcolm Ross, of Wellington, who are well-known Alpine ' climbers, will arrive in Masterton this evening. To-morrow they intend to ascend Mount Holdsworth. During their stay in Masterton, Mr and Mrs Ross will be the guests of Mr D. McGregor, ■ senr. The small bird nuisance is likely, before many years have elapsed, to become a menace to agricultural farmers. A Manawatu Times reporter was shown a crop of about six: acres of bats that had been practically destroyed by birds, nothing but the empty shells remaining. Up to the present the Mount Holdsworth Track Committee have received no reply from the Tourist Department in connection with their application for'' assistance ih/ ~ thdr ! matter of constructing a bridge' over the Maungatarere stream, building huts, and otherwise improving the track up Mount Holdsworth. The committee have at present a debit balance of £3 6s, and subscriptions towards the work of improving the track are urgently needed. The Representation Commissionershave completed consideration of the objections which . were lodged last Thursday against the proposed new electoral boundaries. Their report,, with amended maps, has gone on tattle Governor, and will be gazetted forthwith. It is understood that there will be no changes of any importance in the boundaries. The- - districts in the vicinity of Wellington remain practically as recommended in the first report of theCommission. A boy who had been caught taking undersized trout front the River-. Avon was the subject of comment at a meeting of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, in extenuation of the offence he had stated, according to the Secretary, that he had previously caught seven small fish, which he promptly returned to the water. This statement evidently did not tally with the impressions of a. clerical gentleman who is on the Council, and who had apparently tried to train the' youth in the way he should, as he remarked: "He has improved wonderfully since he left Sunday School." By the last San Francisco mail, Mr T. E. Donne, manager of the Department of Tourist Resorts and Industries, received about 1,500 letters, „• principally from America, in addition to a huge assortment of "hewspapers. Some 330 of the American correspondents, understanding ; that New Zealand's Premier was an enthusiastic advocate of penny postage, putonly a two-cent stamp ■ (Id) on the envelopes, and consequently the Tourist Department was debited with £3 14s 9d ; for deficiencies. Very many of the American enquiries, which came from practically every State, and also from Canada, are concerned with the conditions of land settlement in New Zealand. . Very few artisafis submit any questions. The department has been informed that five farmers and their families, all with money, have left their homes at Oregon" for New Zealand. MERIT HE WARDED BY COURT OP JUSTICE. The acknowledged pood qualities and ' success of SANDER & SONS' EUOALYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many ( imitations, and one casß was just tried in f the Supreme Court of Victoria, before bis Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.M.G., etc. His-Honour, when giving udoment 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, eto., 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 theniselveß and of securing what is proved beyond all doubt by shillod witnesses at the Supreme Court of Victoria and by many authorities during'the last 30 years to be a preparation of genuine merit, via., THE GENUINE BANDER Si SONS' PURE VOLATILE, EUCAIYPTI EXTRACT.

Mr T. Sparkes, senr., of Belvedere, is seriously ill, and his condition is causing his relatives considerable anxiety. A Wellington telegram states that the body found at Day's Bay,- on Wednesday, has been identified as Samson David Clements, a single man, aged 36 years. Richard Thomp&on, charged with abducting Martha Palmer, aged 18, from the home of her parents at Lismore, Sydney, was brought up in the Auckland police court, yesterday morning, and remanded till the arrival of a Sydney detective?. At the inquest at Mangonui touching the death of T. Harper, diver of the Elingamite, the evidence showed that death was due to syncope, and a verdict of accidental death, no blame attachable to anyone, was returned. On the third occasion of his going down, Harper remained under water 32 minutes, and just after coming to the surface collapsed. Itchen Daisy 111., a Guernsey cow bred in England, has just completed a notable record in milk and butter production. For the year ended September 30th last, she gave a total of. 13 686.81b ' of milk,- averaging 5.24 / per cent, butter fat and yielding a total of 714.11b of fat. She has recently been sold for £BOO, the largest price ever paidjfor a Guernsey cow. It is stated that the victim of the Wonderland accident at the "slide for life" exhibition, on Saturday, at Christchurch, turns out to be a Miss Rowe, 23 years of age, who resides in Wellington. The man who fell with her is named Dobson. He has been engaged giving "strong man exhibitions $t the side-shows of the Exhibition. It is understood that neither party suffered much injury. Attention is drawn by the General Post Office, says the Post, to the inconvenience caused by letters being wrongly or insufficiently addressed. Last year no less than 3,932 letters and other articles were addressed to Wellington, but intended for other .towns. The correct addresses were obtained from directories and other sources, and the articles sent to their destination. In addition there was an' even larger number of letters addressed to Wellington, of which the addresses could not be traced. In very many cases the number of the • house was not given, and thife often meant that letter-carriers had to try house after house in a street. If senders of letters—business firms in particular —were to take more care to address them fully, a considerable amount of time would be saved to the Post Office and many missing-letter enquiries rendered unnecessary. Mr Walter Bennetts, formerly of Christchurch, and now a member of the New South Wales Legislature and ex-Minister for Public Works, is at • present re-visiting New Zealand after an absence of 21 years. He confirms the reports of Australian prosperity, and says:— "Throughout Australia, and in New South Wales particularly, we have experienced a phenomenally good season. In addition, the high prices obtained for various metals has had a marvellous effect upon the mining'' industries, and the 1 prospect of the country generally. In the near future I am convinced one of the largest mining booms ever known in Australia will take place._ One -can ea&ily conceive the possibility -of that when it is realised that tin, " selling a few years ago at from £25 to £3& per ton, is now approaching JS2OO, and the same thing, is taking place in regard to copper and other metals. The natural result, of course, is the tremendous development of mineral resources everywhere." . An advertiser wants employment as a .ploughman or teamster. "A Word to Women " is the subject of an advertisement relating to the tonic qualities of Ferro-stout, which appears in another column. Messrs W. Dimock and Co., Ltd., notify that Monday and Tuesday, February 4th and sth, will be the next' receiving da/s for pigs at Eketahuna and Mauriceville, respectively. Mr Robt. Bruce, who recently took over the management of The Cafe in Queen Street North, advertises elsewhere that an experienced chef is in charge. Mr Bruce is therefore able to supply first-class meals, and guar- . antees satisfaction. A meeting of employers of labour and business men will be held in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, Church Street, at ha'f-past eight this evening. Mr William Pryor (Secretary to the New Zealand Employers' Federation) will address the meeting on recent legis'affecting the interests of all j 1 wh6"-employ labour, or are in business of any kind. Anxious Moments. One of the most anxidu*. times of a mother's life is when her little ones have croup. There is no other medicine- so effective in thi3 terrible malady a? Dr Sheldon's New Discovery. It can be safely given and depended upor?. No mother should ever be without a bottle in the house. For sale by H. E. Eton, Chemist, Masterton, J. Baillie. Carterton, and the Mauriceville Co-operative Store, Maurice e West. Rhetjmo has cured thouswuls of sufferers from rheumatism, ftout, sciatica, lumbago. It will cure you. Try it. All stores and chemists, 2/6 and 4/G. A positive cure. Auctioneers' A/leiriopund The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., advertise opening entries for their next Eketahuna sale, and also make additions to their Masterton sale list.* Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., will hold a clearing sale, on account of Mr W. D. Watson, Te Ore Ore, on Tuesday, February 26th next. The preliminary announcement, which appears on page Bof this issue, shows that the list will include 1,000 fat and forward wethers, 400 fat lambs, 50 bullocks, 13 draught mares and geldings, the trotting horses Auctioneer, Rockwood and Black Pearl, and the hunter Yeast. The whole of the farm implements and sundries will also be submitted for sale. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., advertise opening entries for their Pahiatua stock sule On February sth next. Additional entries are also .made to their Masterton stock sale. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., advertise opening entries for their l Alfredton and Eketahuna stock sales.