LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8359, 15 February 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest return from the Hessey Dredge is 12oz 2dwt., and from the Mystery Flat Dredge 440z lldwts for the week. At the Addington stock sales, on Wednesday, prices were easier on account of the shortage of feci in country districts. Owing to the state of the weather, no cricket matches were played in Masterton yesterday afternoon. A few of the more enthusiastic cricketers, however, held a practice on the Park Oval.

The civil sittings of the Supreme Court in Wellington will be opened this morning by the Chief Justice. Railway accidents in the United States in 1906 resulted in 3,969 persons being killed and 12,514 injured. At Wairoa, yesterday, W. M. Richmond was fined 20s for driving a motor car at an excessive rate of speed through the Wairoa streets.

The cricket match, England v. Wairarapa will be played on the Park Oval, Masterton, on February 19th and 20th.

The long-looked for town clock has arrived in Carterton. There are five bells, which will produce amongst them the Cambridge chime.

The North Otago Times states that the Brydone Cairn, on Sebastopol Hill, will be formally unveiled on Saturday, the 23rd inst. Yesterday, at Wairoa, E. A. Greenside, licensee of the Mohaka Hotel, was fined £lO and costs for supplying Maori women with intoxicating liquor.

A young man residing at Mangaweka the other day swallowed two half-crowns in a joke. He was admitted to the Wanganui Hospital for medical treatment, which has proved successful.

After 20 years hard fighting Sir C. E. Howard Vincent, M.P., has managed to persuade the Imperial Parliament to pass a Public Trust Act, on the lines of the New Zealand legislation.

J. S. Cooper, licensee of the Hot Springs Hotel, at Morere, charged, yesterday, with supplying a cask of beer to a native, was acquitted on the ground that the beer had been supplied to a half-caste. Don Pedro Alvarado, the Mexican Croesus, who created a sensation a year ago ,by offering to pay off the national debt of Mexico, has again thrilled America by announcing a gift of £2,000,000 to the poor of Mexico, the money to be distributed by the Government.

At a meeting held at Carterton on Wednesday evening, after Mr C. H. Poole, member for Auckland West, had delivered an address explaining the objects of the National Defence League of New Zealand, it was decided to form a branch of the League at Carterton.

As an example of the rapid increase of rabbits under favourable conditions it is stated that when Dr. Dansyz's party took possession nine months ago of the island on whichjie is conducting his experiments some 500 or 600 rabbits were liberated. To-day their number is estimated to be 10,000. On every foot of ground are to be found their tracks and burrows.

Canadians have every hope of building up a great rival to the Standard Oil Company, oil having been discovered in Manitoulin Island, on Lake Huron, the largest fresh water island in the world. . The trial wells are yielding oil in great abundance. There are also indications of the presence of oil in St. Joseph's Island.

At the Hawke's Bay Highland Society's annual sports meeting, on Wednesday last, C. J. Morris, of Masterton, won the Putting the Shot Competition with a throw of 37ft 6in. A. Campbell ran second in the One Mile Handicap, in addition to annexing the Half-mile Handicap. L. C. McLachlan ran second in the 220 Yards Handicap off the scratch mark, and J. O'Brien, of Masterton, ran second in the obstacle race.

A Wellington telegram states that the fire, which had been smouldering amongst the coal in the bunkers of the steamer Queen Amelia since Tuesday morning, was got under yesterday afternoon, practically the whole of the coal having to be discharged to get at the seat of the fire. Very little damage has been done. The flooring on the starboard side of the vessel had been eaten away by the fire, and the water-pipe cracked bv the heat.

A curious church episode occurred at S. Matthew's Church, Auckland, on Wednesday morning (Ash Wednesday). When the vicar entered the church to conduct service he was informed by the verger that a man had taken possession. It appears that a young man had gone into the chancel, decked himself out with a white "stole," and sat in the bishop's chair. The verger had tried to get him to leave, but he would neither, move from the chancel nor answer any questions. A policeman arrived, and after much presuasion the man was got. out of the church—protesting that he, had a right to preach to the people when the bell rang. The man appears to be mentally deranged. Owing to the interruption service could not be held.

In connection with the proposed excursion of Wairarapa school girls to the Exhibition, Mr W. H. Jackson, headmaster of the Masterton District High School, yesterday received a ■ telegram from Mr J. C. Adams, Director of excursions in connection with the Exhibition, stating that if arrangements could be made for the girls to journey to Christchurch by the Te Anau, when it was not required by the cadets, he was willing to try and, arrange for an excursion of not less than 100 girls, and 1 not more than 200, at the rate of 12s per head. They must have sufficient lady teachers to control and supervise them, and the excursion must not be made during the Easter holidays. Mr Jackson telegraphed a reply to Mr Adams to the effect that unless the girls' . excursion was simultaneous with the cadets the proposal could not be entertained. MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one ease was just tried in the Supreme Court of Viotoria, before bia Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.M.G., etc. His Honour, when giving udemenfc said with regard to the GENUINE SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, that whenever an article is commonded 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 I 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 or genuine merit, viz., THE GENUINE SANDER & SONS' PURE VOLATtLE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. "

The Rev. Mr Saunders, of Dunedin, has been appointed president of the Congregational Union. The Rand gold companies paid dividends during the year 1906 to the amount of £5,565,970. This constitutes a record.

A Timaru grain expert says that the quality of the grain coming to hand this season for milling is better than it has been for the past ten years.

George Sing, Ah Chong and Ah Guy, were charged with drawing a pak-a-pu bank at Sydney recently, and were each fined £IOO, with the alternative of six months in gaol.

There are now 24 district court centres in the colony, and with two exceptions Judge Haselden has jurisdiction in the whole of them. The only other District Court Judge is Mr Kettle, who sits at Hamilton and the Thames.'

A representative of an Auckland syndicate is at present making inspection of a number of properties in the Poverty Bay district with a view to acquiring oil boring rights. Mr G. Hutchison, ex-M.H.R., also visited Gisborne a few days ago in connection with oil matters.

A Gisborne telegram states that Charles Harwood had his leg badly torn at Delatour's sawmill, at Te Araroa, yesterday, through the machinery accidentally starting while he was sharpening a circular saw. The leg was amputated and the man's condition is critical.

c "l As the result of a consultation between Mr J. T. M. Hornsby, M.H.R. for Wairarapa, and Mr G. B. Hall, Postal Department Inspector, it has been arranged that the Te Wharau mail service from Carterton should be alternated with that from Masterton, thus giving Te Wharau a mail delivery four times weekly. Speaking at the Congregational Union, at Dunedin, the Rev. Mitchell said the country districts were lapsing into something worse than heathenism —indifference, which would become incipient atheism. That was far worse to fight than actual opposition.

It is understood that the Government will appoint a special sitting of the Assessment Court to deal with the valuation of the Waimarama blocks. An unusual feature of the case is that the applicant for revaluation is objecting on the ground that the present valuation is not high enough.

Up to the present 325 entries have been received for the adult matches at the South Island Rifle Association's meeting to be held next week, and 200 entries for the cadet competition. It is anticipated that these numbers will be largely augmented by post entries, especially in the case of the cadets.

It is estimated, writes our London correspondent, that the total quantity of colonial wool from Australasia and the Cape, which passed into the consuming markets throughout the world during 1906 amounted to some 2,060,000 bales, or about 240,000 bales more than in 1905, though still some 250,000 bales less than in the record season of 1895.

One of the members of a Wellington football club has been suspended for three years by the New Zealand Rugby Union. The player in question played for a Marlborough club without being qualified to do so. Another person concerned in the breach was suspended for a similar period.

A large staff of men are it present engaged in preparing the Masterton Showgrounds for |he forthcoming Show. Extensive additions to the exhibitors' sheds have been completed, and improvements are being carried out in the produce sheds. The gravel pit on the grounds, which has long been an eyesore to visitors, has been filled in. Another improvement that should be greatly appreciated by the public is the installation of the drainage system.

The Secretary of the New Zealand Amateur Athietic Association reports having received the largest entry on record > for the Association's championship meeting, to be held on the Exhibition Sports Ground, on Thursday and Saturday week. The entries for the championship events number no fewer than 136, and the various handicaps have drawn the large entry of 317. Prominent athletes in Auckland, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington, Nelson, Ashburton, Timaru, Gore, Invercargill and other centres, will be competing, as well as Christchurch runners, and the meeting is expected to be one of the largest held in the colony.

Mr P. L. Rollings, acting on behalf of Mr Geo. Heron, has served on the Masterton Borough Council a claim for £lO5, compensation for a loss arising out of the construction and raising of the footpath in Church Street, fronting the claimant's property. The details of the claim are as follow: —(1)£50 for damage that has been or will be caused by reason of the footpath fronting the claimant's land having been raised above the level of the said land, thereby blocking the water from escaping from the said land, in its natural flow, and rendering the said land liable to be swamped at eve ry fall of rain; (2) £SO for depreciation in the value of the said land and premises, caused by damage to the general appearance of the property; (3) £5 damage to the fence of the property by burying the' fence twelve inches below the footpath and rendering it liable to be pushed over to one side, thus necessitating its removal and re-erection.

An advertiser requires a middleaged person as help. The sale of summer drapery now being held by Mr H. A. Whelch continues to attract and a large business is being done. /

An extensive sale of furniture will be held by Mr J. R. Nicol at the residence 'of Mr R. Evernden, Dixon Street, on Monday next, at 1 o'clock. Particulars appear elsewhere.

Mrs Pringle, stationer, Queen Street, is holding a genuine sale of all lines in stock. The goods are all new, and for the next two weeks they will be offered at greatly reduced prices.

When you feel the first Jwinge of rheumatism, gout, sciatica or lumbago, send for a bottle of Eheumo. It will quickly cure you. All stores and chemists sell it at 2/6 and 4/6. A positive and lasting cure.