LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8432, 2 May 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

According to the Lord Chancellor (Lord Loreburn), Home Rule for Ireland is "as certain as the rising sun." \ .'

Colonial mails which left Auckland ; per Ventura or March 25th, via San Francisco, arrived in London on April 30th. There are at present five cases of scarlet fever under treatment; in Featherston, and' one case in the Kahautara district.'

Messrs .W: D., Watson, R. Buick", and W. Cooper, Iv/ho have been deerstalking', at T,6 Awaite, returned to Master ton on Tuesday. They secured five splendid heads'.

A Press Association telegram from Dunedin states that William Woods, a rabbiter, residing near Cromwell, £bok*poisoh by mistake for medicinei anc| succumbed. ' ,' , Thelife of the latiMrß. J. Seddon, by Mr Drummond, a Christchurch journalist,': Which is to have a preface by Sir Joseph Ward, is to be published in. Loiidon ; this spring, writes our London correspondent. Mr John Cuthbert has been appointed professional to the Rye Golf Club, writes our London correspond.ent. He,is a St. Andrew's man, and was for nine years at Stanmore. Subsequently he went; to New Zealand for the benefit of his! health, 'and, during his stay, won the New Zealand championship. He has only just returned to England. The question of applying to the Government to provide funds to assist it in its work has been raised by the Society for the Prevention ,of Cruelty to Animals at various times. The, Wellington, Society has decided to approach kindred societies in New Zealand with a view to a united application being placed before the Government tiext session.

It" is understood (says a Christchurch Press Association message) that in the event of D. C. Mclntyre being arrested at Monte Video, where he should arrive to-day, Detective Mcllveney will be sent out to bring him back to Christchurch. Mr Mcllveney and another detective have conducted the investigations in connection with the charge's to be preferred against Mclntyre.

' Under date March 22nd, our London correspondent writes:—"ln my last letter I spoke of the enterprise, of Canada in the matter of population getting. It advertises itself better and more extensively than any of the colonies. At the motor exhibition at Olympia just now is to be seen a motor 'bus containing a selection of Canadian products, with the following emigrant-wooing mottoes, 'Free Farms for Willing Workers,' 'Light Taxes,' 'l6O Acres Farm Land Free,' 'England's Nearest and Greatest Colony,' 'Canada is Britain's Big Bread Basket,' 'Share in the Last Best West.' The 'bus is afterwards to tdur England on behalf of the Colonial Government." THE PREMIER SEPARATOR. The new principle covered by the " Baltic " patents is rapidly establishing this maohine as the Premier Cream Separator. The Split wing system hns been discarded, and a special and very simple arrangement feeds the whole milk to the separating planes without disturbing the cream layer. Results achieved m actual practice with the ''Baltic" have astonished practical factorymen, and the really marvellous capacity and olean Bkimming have exceeded anything hitherto known. Practical proof will be given on application to J. B. MoEwan and Co., Ltd., U.S.S. Co's Buildings, Wellington,

The first sitting of the S.M. Court at Martinboroughjjwiil be held on Friday, May 10th. The vital statistics for Carterton for the month of April are as follow: —Deaths 4, births 12, marriage 1. , The Waihenga Hockey Club, Maryborough, has elected Mr Hardie as captain and Mr Haycock secretary. It is anticipated that Miramar North will be connected with the Wellington city tramway system by the middle of May. A Press Association telegram from Dargaville states that a boy, three years of age, a son of Mrs Adams, postmistress at Raupo, was found drowned in a water race. A shunter, named James Paton, i was crushed between the buffers of two horse-boxes at the Christchurch Railway Station, yesterday afternoon, and was somewhat seriously injured. —Association. i A middle-aged man, named Henry Brown, while blasting rock on. the , hills' in the vicinity of Little RrVer, on Tuesday afternoon, sustained painful injuries to his head. ciation. An Invercargill Press Association telegram states that at the close of the Wallacetown stock sale, on Tuesday, a horse broke loose and collided with Mr Angus Wallace, breaking his leg above the ankle. At the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, last evening, it was decided to apply for' the sum of £I,OOO,' being the balance of the gasworks loan. The money, it was stated, was required to pay for the new gas-holder. One of the Chinese shopkeepers in > Queen Street .evidently seemed to welcome the flood last evening. When asked by,. an Age representative about the state of his shop he remarked, ''Oh, plenty dry! Want water come in so can wash out sjiop, but it wdnft come!" ~ Mr Murray Cameron* teller at the local branch of the Bank of New South 'Wales, 'Has received notice of , his transfer to the Greymouth branch. s Mr who has been on-the staff of the Masterton branch for the past teri years, has, been promoted to the pbsition of accountant, at Greymouth.' \ ■

JThe Colon ial Secretary wrote to the meeting of the Mas*fcerton Borough Council, last evening, asking for 24 impressions of the coat-of-arms of the borough, to he"forwarded to the High Commissioner in London. The Council decided to reply that they had no' coat of-arms, nor did they have any intention of procuring one. At the, meeting' of the Masterton Borough Council, last evening, Cr Haughey asked when the new road machinery would arrive in Masterton. The Town. Clerk replied that the crusher was at the railway station, and the engine was expected in a month. The, question of finding a suitable place to keep the machinery was fthen discussed, and eventually the Works Committee was instructed to obtain a suitable site for keeping all the borough machinery. Messrs,. D. McGregor and "J. T. Dagg ascended Mt. Holdsworth, on Tuesday last, with pack • horses, for the purpose, of commencing the erection of an accommodation hut on the mountain. The heavy rain would prevent any progress being: made, and as they had not returned yesterday, it is surmised that they are still on the mountain. • They would be unable to get their horses back across the Maungatarere River, at the foot of the mountain, owing to the flood.

Cr Prentice asked, at the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, ■ .last evening, whether the Borough employees were paid double 'time when they had to work on Sundays. He understood that they only re* ceived time and a quarter for' Sunday work, and he considered such a practice should be stopped. '.They should be paid double time. \[ The Council y decided to enquire' into the :'•"* matter.

• The man Smithers, whose real ■name turns out to be Hehir, who attempted to murder Mrs Nellie Jackson,' in Moorhouse Avenue, was before the Christchurch Court, yesterday, on a charge of attempted murder, states a Press Association telegram. The case had , been repeatedly adjourned owing to Mrs Jackson's serious condition, but she is no.w sufficiently recovered to give evidence. 'lt will be remembered that Smithers tried to cut his own throat after attempting to murder the woman. The prisoner was committed for trial.

"Is there any general business?" asked the Mayor at the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council last evening. "Yes," said Cr Prentice, "I want to know whether the Council supply, gum boots? j They will either have to give me a pair of gum boots or a few loads of gravel, if they want me to attend meetings in j wet weather." Continuing. Cr I Prentice said that some gravel Was ■ badly wanted on the footpaths in Bunny's Street as the present state of affairs was a great inconvenience to residents in that street in wet weather. On the motion of Cr Temple, it was decided to instruct the Engineer to spread some gravel on the footpaths in Bunny's Street. MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and Bocoess of SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, before his H6nour ; Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.M.G., etc. His Honour, when giving iudcment said with regard to tho GENUINE SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, that whenever au article \a commended to the public by reason of its good quality, etc., it s not permissable to imitate any of its features. He restrained the imitators perpetually from doing go, and ordered them to pay all costs. ,We publish this to afford thepublio an opportunity of protecting themselves and of securing Avhat 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 BANDER & SONS' PURE,VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT George Andrews, Rochester, Vic., writes —•'My occupation ota rubbilt trapper obliges me to be out at night attending to the traps, and while bo doing I contracted a severe eold. After, trying other cough mixtures on the market, I was recommended to give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a. trial. It gave me immediate relief, and three bottles completely cured me. I can with every confidence recommend Cham'* berlain's Cough Remedy to anybody having a cough or cold." For sale by T. G» Mason, Masterton,

The next sitting of'the Wairarapa District .Court will be held in Masterton 1 on May 23rd, " < ' \

On Tuesday the Conciliation Board concluded" its Wellington conference with the parties to the timber-' Workers' dispute. The Board has now 1 . adjourned its sittings .until May 9th; when the country "sessions will be at Masterton. ■ '

Mr H. C. E. Darling, of Otago,' 7haßibeen awarded the Fellow es Medal /bytfihe Examiners' in Junior Clinical '. Medicine, writes our London correspondent. Mr Darling won an Exhibition at the University College Hospital Medical School last October.

At Blenheim, yesterday, a man, ' ■ named B. M. Barlow, was fined . £2 and costs for shooting game (wild -swan) out of season. Percy Halme, an accessory to tho act, ■ was fined £1 and costs! The latter is • a member of the committee of the Acclimatisation. Society. "It's an ill wind that blows nobody • good." The boot-shops evidently reaped a harvest owing to the flood in Masterton, last evening, as gum

• boots were much in evidence, and i ; several persons had* to purchase . these useful articles, before they -could make their way home dryfooted.

Among the many notable ministerial resignations recorded during ' ' the last two or three weeks, .writes > our London correspondent under date March 22nd, not the least regrettable is that of the Rev. James Holmes, • the able coadjutor of. Mr Silyestor Home, at Whitefield!s Tabernacle. Mr Holmes finds it necessary to matf e "ills home in. New Zealand on account >of the fragile health of his eldest ■•daughter. N ; . ;

On the motion ; of the Mayor, it was •decided, at last night's meeting Of 'the Masterton 'Borough Council to instruct the Town Clerk , the Engineer to submit ia ireportto jihe next' meeting of the Council showing how much of the. £25,000 loan had been expended, ar)d what works 'had been carried out. 'The Mayor, in moving the'motiop, said he desired the > information; for. 'the benefit of the new Councillors." > .

At the Auckland Supreme Court, yesterday,, in the case ; of Henry James Atkins, alias Dajton,, sent from the Lower. Court to be dealt, with as a habitual offender, Mr Justice Cooper said that there was fat •present no reformatory where habit r ual offenders might be detained. He could not make .an order as request- . ed. Atkins was sent back .to -prison [to complete the term of three months 1 •imprisonment he is now undergoing. An Auckland. Press, Association message states that at the Supreme Court, yesterday, John Lewis, alias "Pearce, for having stolen a diamond ring by substituting a cheap ring for ■'a valuable one shown him by a pawnbroker, was sentenced to two years', imprisonment. William . Charles Williams, charged with having pb-*.

'tained money by false pretences at "Hamilton, was sentenced to three gears' imprisonment. Albert, Arthur Norman, a youth x charged with a breach of probation, was sentenced 'to two years' imprisonment,' Mr William James, a. very old resident of Wellington, died suddenly,: on 'Tuesday residence, Rintoul Street, from heart failure, aged 72 years. Over 30 years ago the deceased.owned and conducted a large furnishing warehouse on Lamb-., ton Quay, but for a considerably number of years he has lived in retirement. He is survived by his widow, four sons and three daugh- ' 'ters—Mrs Pearson, wife of .Mr Pearson, lately-an auctioneer; Mrs Perkins, of Dannevirke; and Mrs C. Houghton, of Marton. An interesting judgment affecting the tailoring trade was given in the ■Arbitration Court, at Auckland, yesterday, when Ruihbrook and Bridgman, E. Moor, and J. R. Self, drapers, were fined £5 and with costs for . a breach of ,a clause sof the tailors' award which, provides that all ' bespoke work shall, be'done in the shop, and that suits Eold as tailormade should be regarded as bespoke. Respondents' took measurements for suits which were made in a factory, , though the court held; on the evidence that customers were not told the suits were not. tailor-made. Similar charges' against John and ,'George Court, drapers, were dis- ' missed,, the evidence showing'that the customers were told the suits were chart made and could not be fitted.

An experienced young woman seeks a situation as housemaid. , A reward is offered for the recovery of a dark 'brown hcjrse, strayed from Cornwall Street. Mr A. JR. Maltby, of Masterton, notifies that he will apply for his discharge in bankruptcy at the sitting of the District -Court to be held on Thursday May 23rd. On account of the damage done by flood water. Mr« A. Murray, draper, Queen Street, will close his shop today, in order to repair the damage and re-arrange the stock. At their rooms, Perry Street, on Saturday, next, Messrs R. E. Howell and Co.i Ltd., will submit at auction, for removal, .the buildings in Perry Street, now in the occupation of, Messrs Krahagen and Chapman. Mr E. Ross, Pahiatua, notifies

that he is sole agent for. that famous - cough cure, "Tonikof," which cures , all coughs, colds, and bronchitis. Mr Ross is to forward a bottle of "Tonikof," on receipt of a postal note for Is 6d a small bdttle, or 2s 6*d a large bottle. Mr F. «S.' Cooper, proprietor of the Central Hotel, has just had com- ' pleted some extensive alterations to 'the billiard room of the house. It has been thoroughly renovated, painted and fitted-up. on the mofjt up-to-date lines, and is a credit to the enterprising proprietor. In another column will be found an alteration in that striking series " of; advertisements which .has [been r appearing in our columns for 'some time for Arcadia tea. The,* proprietors emphasise - the fact that their;..''teas 1 -' contaifl ■■ no * coupons, : and' therefore' the purchaser gets full Value for her money .wfliea Bhe buya this" firm's tea. ; *■ i. <Way spejad money at.-Botorua and ; - other tfiermal springs when Khenmo will quiokly cure you,of rheumatism, goat, sciatica or lumbago. Chemists and stores, 2a 8d and.