LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8467, 18 June 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Since May 25th forty-two cases of scarlet fever and eight cases of diphtheria have been reported to the Wellington District Health Officer. ' "r ""The friends of Mr and Mrs H. Russell, Makora Street, will regret to hear of the death of their infant son, which took place on Saturday last. ;v ' •• A-PressvAssociatioa-telegram from Auckland states that after careful inquiry the manager of the Northern Steamship Company has come to the conclusion that only three persons were drowned in the wreck of tHe Kia Ora. . /, • According to the Dunedin correspondent of the Wellington Post, the local export of rabbits is likely to be exceptionally heavy this winter. The shipping companies anticipate that it will exceed last winter's export by fully 33 per cent. The North Wairarapa ' Benevolent Society desire to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of a parcel of clothing from Mrs J. J. Mackersey for distribution, among the recipients, of charitable aid. The clothinc has been handed to the Dorcas Society, for distribution. As the, result of a letter from the Master Butchers' Association and a ..mutual arrangement between, -the stock agents and the Canterbury Saleyards Company, a time limit of one minute per pen has been instituted in connection with the sale of fat sheep at the Addington yards. With the large entries now" coming forward, the sale has extended till a late hour in consequence of the time occupied in selling. The innovation appears to work satisfactorily. A Press Association telegram from Oamaru states that at the Magistrate's Court, yesterday, in a case arising out of the slaughteri men's strike, at Timaru. Mr Justice Williams refused a writ of attachment whereby it was sought to send the defendant (H. Millar) to prison for failure to pay a fine of £5 imposed on him by the Arbitration Court at Timaru for taking, part in the strike. At the Oamaru Magistrate's Court, Margaret Andrews was selling liquor in a no-jlipense district, and was fined £lO and Cbsts, states a Press Association telegram. The case was the result of a police raid on April 26th, when a quantity of concealed liqil'or was seized: The defence was that the liquor was hid-; den by defendant's husband' for private use. The Magistrate held that the latter's evidence was not creditable, and considered that the circumstances pointed to a sale. Railway travellers by the early morning trains these intensely cold mornings are lamenting the procrastination of the Railway Department in the promised installation of foot-warmers, says a Palmerston North, paper., , Foot* warmers have been, in constant use for many years in almost all parts of Australia. By the use of some chemical, the canisters, which are flat and oblong in shape, retain their warmth-giving power for several 1 hours, and when getting chilled have only to be turned .over and shaken up a little to take a fresh lease of life. t, A resolution of general interest was carried, on Sunday evening,, at the first of a series of "forwardmovement" meetings held at Petone, under an arrangement made by a section of the local churches. It reads as follows:—"That this meeting deprecates the action of the Millers' Trust in artificially raising the price of flour and thus forcing up the cost of bread, and calls upon the Government to remove the import duty on the same and adopt other measures that will make the recurrence of such action a future impossibility." The seriousness of having infectious in the house does not always appeal to people as it should, for occasionally the Health Department is made §ware of the existence of such disease only by the merest chance, says the Dunedin Star. The necessity of at once communicating with the Department cannot be too strongly urged. If this is not done, the consequences may be far-reach-ing. Not long ago a girl died of consumption in a house in Dunedin, and no steps were taken to thoroughly rid the place ot infection. The house was let shortly afterwards, and now the occupant is in hospital stricken with the same complaint. MILKING MACHINE FEVKE. Never in the history of tho milking machine has there been such a crop of putative machines ?s now follow the unique success of the " Lawrence-Kennedy-Gillies." Numbers of hurriedly designed and imperfectly tested machines, maDy of which are based on systems long ago discauled are being rushed on to the market to share in the present harvest which the "L.Iv.G." sowecl 5 years ago. When considering other makes, don't forget that until they have been worked for at least two years jby practical farmers, you are only buying untiied machines on the reputation which tho "L.K.G." established.

There are now five ininut.us at the j Renall-Solway Home. <>n<' of the > inmatealeft the institution l;u;t week, i The work of connecting the new hospital with the Borough gas service was commenced yei»U:vday morning. The mains are being' laid along the Te Ore Ore road. The work should be finished in about a .fortnight or three weeks. Mr David McKenzie,, a machinist at the Petone .Railway Workshops, has decided to stand as a Liberal candidate for the Hutt seat at the next general election. Either Mr John Duthie or Dr. Newman will be invited to stand as the Opposition can- , didate. The New Zealand Alliance has secured the services of M iss Murcett, of Glasgow, for the No-license crusade in connection. with the next general election. Miss Murcett, who is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, is to arrive in Christchurch about August, A Whangarei Press Association telegram states that the steamer Kanieri picked up a capsized canoe with sails set. The winds, "J. L. Buchanan, Lake Takapuna," are written in pencil on the boarding. It has been ascertained that, the canoe was abandoned by a- young man named Kenneth Buchanan, who was capsized and swam ashore, a distance of two miles. At the Palmerston North Supreme Court, yesterday, Frederick Thomson, bootmaker, Feilding, was awarded £2O damages, and costs on the lowest scale, against Freda C. McGarry, nee Parsons, of Eketahuna, for breach of promise of marriage. Plaintiff claimed £2OO, and received the net loss on the furniture purchased in anticipation of his marriage. The Minister of Mines (Hon. Jas. McGowan) has .written to W. Hogg, M.H.R., stating.. that the suggestion, made in a letter received from the Town Clerk (Mr R. Brown), with reference to amending the Municipal Corporations Act in the direction of providing that municipalities may.buy and sell State coal for the benefit the psople, vmild receiveconsideration. The launch Lily ran into the bows of the steamer Baroona, yesterday, states a Dargaville Press Association telegram. The occupants of the former—three men and a boy—were I thrown out. The men were rescued by means of ropes, but the boy was nearly drowned. A sailor, namtd Sydney Rowan, jumped into the water, and held him up till the boat came. Two first offenders, charged with 1 haying been drunk, came before Mr G. Heron, J.P., at the Masterton i Police Court yesterday morning. One, who had been drunk on Sunday, was fined five shillings, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, while the other was convicted and discharged. At another sitting of the Court, Mr W. P. James, S.M., issued a prohibition order against a local resident on his own application. . Rawnsley's sables<at Poroti, ten, miles from Whangarei, were totally destroyed by fire on {Saturday night, five valuable draught horses being incinerated. A rumour was gener s ally current that a man had been burned to death, but the individual in question is said to have, been se,en at Tangiteroria at a late houron(Saturday. The building was insured for £3O. It is estimated that the total loss amounted to £360. In May last the ratepayers of Masterton decided that Masterton should be brought under- the provisions; of the Fire Brigades' Act. The Fire Board, which is to govern the Masterton Fire District, has not yet held a meeting, owing to the fact that the insurance companies doing business in the town have not yet appointed their representatives on the Board. The Government and Borough Council have appointed their representatives, and until the insurance companies do likewise no business can fee done. When foxes were imported to Victoria and liberated by a few gentlemen, who held large areas of land, the only object they had in view was sport. Since then the animals have increased in numbers to such a tremendous extent that the original small consignment is now represented by tens of thousands of descendants, and gradually. Australia is being■ j overrun by them,. Information supplied by district cbiincils" of South Australia show, that a large sum has been paid for scalps of many thousands of foxes. The Dunedin Society for the Protection of Women and Children, in their eighth annual report,' state that the cases of drunkenness, and of husbands neglecting their homes and ill-using their wives, have gone up to an extent unprecedented in the Society's history. We would, says the report, again impress on the Government the need of a farm colony, where those fathers and husbands who won't work, will be compelled to labour, so that, after deducting the cost of their keep, the balance of their earnings may be handed over to the support of those dependent on them—m fact, an adaptation of the German system. The Auckland Education Board complains of the dearth of teachers and the New Zealand Herald remarks : "One reason why many young people fight shy of taking up the teaching profession is the difficulty they have in getting on with local committees. In the country, it would seem, the people have plenty to do with their hands, but, as the proceedings of the Board show, at almost every meeting, for want of better occupation of the mind, the rural folk make a burning question of school management, and a difference of opinion about a water tap may embitter the whole countryside for years." The Celebrity op Sander and Sons Poke Volatile Eucalypti Extract is universally acknowledged. Royalty honours it, and the entire 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. Satfder 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 artiole that is scientifically tested and approved of. As such is surely endorsed and recommended the GENUINE SANDER AND SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

Chas Hamilton Moir; a prisoner at Dumgree (Marlborough), was accidentally drowned in the Awatere river, in front of the prison camp, on Saturday. , At Belvedere, on Saturday, Miss Alice Benge, only daughter of Mr R. Benge, of Belvedere, was married to Mr H. Bond, sixth son of the late Mr J. Bond, of Belvedere. , Messrs McLeod and Young received, yesterday, the first consignment of instruments for the Drum and Fife Band, which has been started in connection with the Masterton District High School. J The Auckland Supreme; Court was crowded, yesterday morning, when the Hon. J. A. Tole, Mr F. E. Baume, and Mr C. P. Skerrett were sworn in as King's Counsel by Mr Justice Denniston. His Honor said he thought the establishment in the colony of an Inner Bar was a matter of congratulation to the colony and to the profession. A Christchurch Press Association telegram states that snow: still, lies in the shadows, and there has been" more or less frost since it felh, There was a heavy frost,on Sunday imorning, leaving thick ice on the pools, and again yesterday morning. Skaters are getting for ptobable sport on the rivers immediately south. At the Y. M, CiA. Rboms,. last evening, Dr. Cowie delivered a very . interesting lecture.on- aid to the injured before a; large attendance of ladies and men. The Doctor's remarks were followed with interest. At the close of the address a large number of persons signified; theirintention of joining the Masterton Ambulance Co-p's., . , Wellington milfciVSeliers are ihard pressed for a- daily supply of fresh milk for their >customers. A few days ago one of .the vendors was in Carterton endeavouring to. arrange for a milk supply,, and now (says the Carterton .News), it..is understood, a Dalefield resident; isi supplying as much millc. as he-can at 7sd per gallon. This ;supplier estimates his winter income from < his cows at £3 or more per week. ; . The death occurred at 4.45 o'clock,, yesterday evening,'' Wt his : residence , George Street, "pi The .deceased ha 4 been ailing for ■ some months, hup W&s .quite,W&l on. Sunday dbe to fyeart failure. The'"jate Sir■ Sheen^' who was 70 yestk of f ag|B,j' fi|lowed the occupation of a gardefte'r,an<l was well-known in ; Masterton. •i; He osvas a ". . native Of- Wales,, and Was twicemar - ried. . His first:wife died aboutedght years ago, and he married;:his second wife nearly four .years ago: . The funeral Will take place to-day ;at. 3. p.m. The quarter# -SUmmoheid'niSfeting of the Masterton : Lodge was ; held, last vtheria being fifty-five memberk' 'present. Bro. J. Lyall, N.G., oceiipied. tlie chair. Three friends 'proposted for admittance, and ; two ' were duly initiated liito 'tfte;'t)rder, Bro. D. McKenzie, ' TG.M;,' f the Initiation Chdftiffc'";' Thte election of officers fOr the tefrin insulted as. follows: J. McClelland N.G., Bro. E. McC(sd ¥.G., 6ro. Rf. Buxton E.S., BrO. S.' j./ Johnston G., Bro. R. D', W. It was unanimously decided 'to bdld fi social evening among the u 'Lodge members , and their friend#;' j; . 4th. The., receipts) foro the evening ; amounted to £.46 15s 6d> / " <: . A meeting of the 'Executive' Committee of the ' nejW . Seddon Memorial Techhical:'Sehool Was held last evening, thfer& t —The Mayor (Mr J. M; Coradirte) 1 in the chair, and Messrs' M/C. O'Connell, W. H. Jackson, R: Etrown, A. Hatighey, J. B; Keith, J S. E:'Wright, and N. D. Bunting. The canvassing committee that thei? efforts had, up to the been successful, and a considerably sum of niioney had been raised. * The Ch&irtriaji and Mr O'Connell announced that they would wait on the Trust Lands Trustees at their ireeting, . on Friday evening next, with reference to obtaining a grant for the SchOol. After a discussion as to' the best means Of obtaining voluntary;' subscriptions, it was decided to'invite Subscriptions through the newspapers."' ~ A discussion on the question/ of shortweight bread took place at the i last meeting of ,the and Labpur, Council. ;<Mr Peake (says the Auckland Star) stated that on the previous day he Weighed his bread, and found eight'and at''half ounces short in three loaves. ■ He thought it was time that legislation Was passed compelling bakers to produce a full-Weight lOaf. Mr Aggers thought that the demand should be made on the Government for ' the nationalisa-' tion of the milling industry. It was finally agreed to: protest against the rise in the price of brea,d ap unwarranted, and also to strongly urge upon the Government the necessity for introducing legislation to prevent the food supplies being interfered with by trusts and combines. A resolution was carried urging that legislation should be passed providing for full weight in loaves of bread. A country couple who launched their barque on the stormy seas of • matrimony in Otago one day, last week did not get far before they met with trouble, says a Dunedin .paper. The winter show in Dunedtn was to be the first of the honeymoon attractions, but the precaution of securing lodgings had been omitted, and after vainly endeavouring to secure this in the city they were advised that, there might be a chance in South Dunedin. A carter on the Flat, having finished his day's work, was putting up forthe night when he was accosted by the belated pair, and their tale of woe caused the milk of human kindness to flow to such effect that, 1 though the carter had no spare roonv he and his wife made shift somehow and took the unfortunates in for the night. Not so long ago another honeymoon couple were in a similar ' quandary m Dunedin. the finale being far less satisfactory than m the above instance. A policeman on his beat on being appealed to at a very late hour said, "Well, the best I can do, young fellow, is to take your wife home to mine, and you'll have to shift for yourself." And so he did—camped in a stable. Zealandia's season's come and go In summer's heat and winter's snow ; And spring unfolds her fresh green shoots; And autumn brings her gift of fruits. Each change is fraught with human ills, With coughs and colds and suddeu chills; But life id safe, and health is sure I By taking Woods' Great Peppermint Cure>.

A decision to pay its labourers not less than eight shillings per day has been come to by the, Auckland City Council. Latest reports regarding the Hon. W. Hall-Jones are that he is making very satisfactory progress towards recovery. Captain Gilbert Mail", Superintendent of Maori Councils, is retiring from that position, and will probably settle in the Rotorua district. Mr T. A. Coleman, secretary of the East Coast Native Trust Board, has been appointed to succeed the late Mr Harding as commissioner, states a Gisborne Press Association telegram. The Ballance Co-operative Dairy Company paid out, on Saturday, upwards of £2,500 for milk supplied during May, being a record payment for the company for that month. The average test for the month was 4.7. It is understood, says a Press * Association telegram from Dunedin, that the Land Purchase Board has promised to favourably consider a proposal for the acquisition of two thousand aces of the Mount Royal Estate. The ground ■ proposed to be • .cquired adjoins the'town of PaimerVpßton South. ' A settler Who has' recently taken tip a piece of land near Jerusalem, on the 'Wanganui ' River, states a Northern paper, has lost so many pack-horses through the rough nature of the country -to be traversed that he is now doing his" packing with mules, which he has bred on another of hia properties in Hawke's Bay. It is a wonder that these surefooted animab are not made more use of in the hilly lands of the colony. A letter has been leceived by Mr A. W. Hogg, M.H.R., from the Minister of Mines (Hon. Jas, McGowan) with reference ! to' the (establishment of a State coal depot, in Masterton, and obtaining ; a site for the depot near the Railway ; Station. The Minister states; that the Department has carefully considered the matter, and he regretted to say that the conclusion arrived vat was that the cost of purchasing a suitable site, erecting buildings, purchase Sof- plant, and office expenses, coupled with' a restricted market,, would entail the loading of the.price Qf ,coal to the consumer to such, a, figure that no practical benefit would accrue to the public. Further, the , Minister understood that tho Railway Depart- ' ment required all the space in the vicinity of the Railway Station for the extension qf traffic. One of those -marvellous escapes from accidents are occasionally reported in bush districts occurred arc the Waikopiro- sawmill a few days ago. It appears that a heavy log wad being hoisted on . sloping ground. The end of the log pointing up the hill was raised sohie few feet from . the ground, y?hen,r( by some mischance, it fell as a' workman was passing beneath it. The ground was muddy and wet, and, fortunately, uneven, the log falling across a depression. Into this, depression the man was throw# by 'the weight of the log, which had sufficient momentum to just force his heads into the soft yielding ground before the pressure was, stayed. The man was got out as quickly as possible, when the mark of his head, as if taken in a plaster cast, was seen in the ground. Beyond the shock, and a few bruises, the victim of the ,unhut;t. For a great many years the people of the Thames have been agitating **• for the drainage .oi the immense swamps in the Piako district extending from the Gulf of Thariies towards the Waikato. Portions of the marsh land have been drained by private individuals,. and are, now being cultivated with great success. The soil has proved to be very rich and capable of growing almost any kind of crop. The .Government has at length recognised that steps should . be taken to utilise the thousands of acres of swamp .which it has acquired from the Maoris, and on the recommendation of the ' Minister for Agriculture (Hon. R. McNab), wbo recently visited the Piako district, it has adopted a comprehensive scheme from draining the block and rendering the land suitable for settlement. Areas are to be reserved for flax cultivation. Provision will be made on the Estimates for £6,000, as a first instalment of the money required to carry out the scheme, and it is probable that operations will be' commenced in about" three ttionths' time. . „ A horse, trap, and harness are advertised for sale, cheap. An advertiser requires a competent housemaid. An advertiser has to let a fiveroomed house in Cole Street with all conveniences. Messrs Jas. Wickens and Co. offer the public first quality brown bread made from specially prepared flour. Messrs Husband Bros, advertise particulars of a number of handysized farm properties, which have been placed in their hands for sale. Mr Imlay Saunders, land agent, of Wanganui, has for sale an ideal dairy farm of 138 acres, with all the appointments for profitable working. For the next few weeks bargain prices will be the order of the day in the fancy goods department at the W.F.C.A., special"'reductions having been made in all lines. "A Splendid Farm and a Delightful Home" is the, heading of an advertisement giving particulars of a farm in Hawke'a Bay, which Messrs Saunders and Hall, of Dannevirke, have for sale on easy terms. Messrs McLeod and Young have a new series of book announcements in their advertising space, which readers should notice. Special mention is made of J. Foster Fraser's new book, "Red Russia," which should have a large sale. A general meeting of the members and others interested in the Masterton District Workfers' Lard Settlement League will be held in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, at 8 o'clock, on Wednesday evening. The meeting is called to discuss the question of workers' homes and the Millers' Trust. Baud's Little Troubles. Baby'a cough, if not attended to, often results in croup and other serious troubles. Always keep a bottle of Dr Sheldon's New Discovery handy and be prepared. Every bottle guaranteed. Obtainable at H. E, Eton, Chemist, Masterton.

A Railway League has been formed at Martinborough. The object of the League is to further the proposal in connection with a railway to Martinborough. During the Anglican Jubilee Celebrations, at Gisborne. last week, the sum of £584 was collected towards the fund for building a new church in Gisborne. A recommendation by the Addington School Committee that steps should be taken to teach geography by means of lantern slides has been referred by the North Canterbury Board to their inspectors. Wild ducks have congregated in large numbers on Lake Horowhenua, where they are free from disturbance by sportsmen. At the present time, says the Manawat.u Farmer, there must be several thousands of these birds on the lake. In response to a request from the residents at, Parkvale, the local telephone bureau is now "plugged" through to the doctor's residence at Carterton after the central exchange is closed, so that medical assistance may be summoned at any hour of the night. The same advantage is enjoyed by Clareville, Gladstone and Te Wharau. The question of establishing a fog station on one of the Three Kings, North Auckland, is engaging the attention of the Minister of Marine. Many shipmasters have been urging for some time that a lighthouse should be erected there, but the Minister thinks that a fog station would be preferable. The Hon. Mr Millar hopes that circumstances wilf permit of the erection of a lighthouse on some part of the New Zealand coast every two years. The cost of a first-class lighthouse ranges from £B,OOO to £IO.OOO. A deputation of flaxmillers in the Manawatu district will wait upon the Minister for Agriculture during his visit to Palmers ton North, this week, and urge reasons why he should sanction the exportation of hemp which has become damaged under certain circumstances. It is contended that the reputation of the industry will not suffer if permission is given to millers and merchants to export flax which has been damaged by floods,, provided the department affixes a tag showing that it has not been passed as first or second-class. The department does not wish to act unfairly to producers, but it is determined that it will not do anything which might get New Zealand hemp a bad name in the outside markets,...\A considerable quantity of flax which would probably be passed by ithe graders but for the fact that the paddocks in it was placed to dry were flooded is to be found in various parts of the colony.. The department will not allow it to ifeave the colony, and millers complain that in consequence of this embargo they are suffering a severe loss. There is no market in the colony for condemned flax, but it is stated that such fibre could be readily sold outside New Zealand at from £lO to £ls per ton. The qomfort of elderly people depends very largely in keeping the boweb in a healthy condition. After certain age, muscular weakness causes chronic constipation, a complaint which invariably causes serious illness. No medicine is so safe, pleasant or certain for old people's relief as Chamberlain's Tablets. Try them. They are just what you need. For saile by T, Mason, Masterton. " i If you want your furniture or goods removed anywhere in the Colony with the greatest care and expedition, send to J. J. CURTIS & CO., LTD., Shipping, Custom houße and Forwarding Agents. Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Only experienced packers employed. .Reasonable charges. Great Oaks from Little Acokns Grow. That dread disease, Consumption, has its commeiicetnentr in a cold on the chest. Don't leave it until it is too late You can promptly cute your cjld with Dr. flheldon's New Discovery. Obtainable at H. E, Eton's, Chemist, Masterton.