LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8534, 12 September 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Herbert Hart, of Carterton, has been admitted a solicitor of the Supreme Court. The annual meeting of the Star ! Cricket Club will be held on Tuesday evening mxt. The Auckland Presbytery has sustained a call from Knox Church to the Rev. Alex. White, of Hawke's Bay, states a Press Association telegram. During the past eighteen months the Mackenzie County Council has paid for 3.8R6 keas' heads, at the rate of Is each. Large quantities of eggs are being received at the Auckland Government poultry depot, keeping nine hands constantly employed, ihis time last year only three were engaged at the depot. During the month o r . August 21,800 dozen eges were graded, while last week 600 dozen received attention. Mr H. F. Toogood, who was a student at Canterbury College, and became well known in Christchurch through his candidature for the Christchurch East seat at the last general election, has been appointed resident engineer at Rangoon, Burma, for the Howartli Erskine Company, a large engineering firm. The Mayor (Mr J. M. Coradine) and Messrs W. H. Jackson and M. C. O'Connell will visit Wellington on Monday next and wait on the Minister of Education with a view to obtaining a grant in aid of the proposed Seddon Memorial Technical School for Masterton, over and above the subsidy on the amount already collected.

A Napier Press Association telegram reports that Mr H. P. Cohen, who for many years took an active part in local politics, died suddenly, on Tuesday night, under somewhat tragic, circumstances. He had arranged'to give a gramaphone concert at the Working Men's Club, and was ascending the platform when he was seized with a paralytic, stroke which a few hours later result3d fatally.

It was stated at the meeting of the North Wairarapa Benevolent Trustees, yesterday, that one person who was in receipt of charitable aid was able to devote a portion of her income to having her photograph taken. The Secretary of the Societv stated that he saw her enter a studio, and now the Trustees have decided tuac her allowance shall cease. In another case it was said that the recipient of charitable assistance boasted a Savings Bank account, and this person also will be obliged to do without her all wance from the Society in future.

Whilst in Wellington last week, says thq. Wtmganui Herald, the Chairman of the Taranaki Petroleum Company received enquiries as to the supply of crude oil. It is suggested that this may be used in combination with o .her ingredients in lieu of pitch for the making of briquettes out of the small oal from the State mines. This is claimed to be a much cheaper process. Once run oii would be good enough. Mr Berry was given to understand that a small test plant was to be at once erected in Wellington so as to test the quality and cost, and that his company would then be asked to quote a price for crude oil.

Mr W. P. James, S.M., held his last sitting of tlw Dannevirke S.iVl. Court on Tuesday. On Monday he was presented by the Clerk of the Court (Mr Tansley), on behalf of the Court; staff and police officers with a handsome pipe in token of the high esteem in which he was h°ld. Mr Tansley, in a brief speech, expressed the regret the staff felt at losing Mr Jamee. The recipient, in acknowledging the gift, said he parted from his 3 duties at Dannevirke with much regret, as he "had always looked forward with pleasure to his visits there. Before Court business was commenced on Tuesday morning Mr T. H. G. Lloyd, 011 behalf of the members of the Bar, addressing Mr Jame=, rnid that they had heard with graat dismay, that ha was i/bcuo to leave ihem, and tiny could not let the occasion go by without acknowledging in some way their extreme regret. The members of the Bar hoped that wherever Mr James and his family might be in the future, they would meet with every success, and he complimented Mr James on the manner in which he had always conducted the business brought before him. Mr James, in reply, thanked Mr Lloyd and the members of the Bar for their kind words, and stated that he had always received valuable assistance from the Bar.

PTR-\M ON THE I'AltM. Do you recoenWe what an advantage it is to have a supply, of live steam 011 the farm? It means a liberal supply o£ boiling water fjr washing cans or clothe*, for scalding pins or couking stock food, and you ea i secuie these ndvantages at a very' snm 1 cos" by purchnHng a "New Century" bteumfr. One good fire provides t'jr übiut two hours, and can be I'ft with pet feet safety. The : 'Npw Century" combines the tt.rong p'intß"f the ordinary portable wush iv s ' oppt r and the high prcs*uia steam boiler without their disadvantages. MacEwan anc Co., Ltd., Sole Agents, U.S.S. Co.'s Buildings, Wellington,

Mrs S.,Newman, of Blenheim, died last week, aged 93 years. At the Johnsonville sale, on Tuesday last, a line of extra heavy fat wethers brought 31s 6d. The French cruiser Ca'linat will pay a visit to New Zealand in February next. Mr J. Mills has been appointed bandmaster of the Pahiatua Band, vice Mr McClellan, resigned. The collections in Dunedin on Tuesday on behalf of the Y.M.C.A. local building fund amounted to £494 15s 2d, bringing *;he total up to £1.1,122 13s 4d. Major Tuson, who has been appointed Adjutant-General of the New Zealand Forces, arrived from London jby the Corinthic, yesterday afternoon, states a Press Association telegram. The annual meeting of the Opaki Rifle Club will be held in the Central Hotel on September 18th, at 7.30 p.m. Tne question of obtaining a new rifle range will be discussed at the meeting. An Oamaru Press Association telet gram states that at the annual meeting of the No-license Association the following resolution was passed: "That the Government be requested to take immediate steps to deal effectively with the locker system." .

A meeting of the Masterton Borough Works Committee was to have been held, last evening, but only Crs J. H. Pauling and W. Pragnell attended, and consequently the meeting had to be abandoned. Apologies for absence were received from Crs. Prentice and W. Morris.

"Until wheat comes down here or flour goes up in Australia, we cannot hope to pay expenses," said a prominent Dunedin flourmiller. "London," he added, "regulates the Australian prices. Wheat is gradually going up at Home. The latest price of 38s 3d is the highest price lecordtd since 1898, which was known as 'Leiter's year.'" The Y.M.C.A. Chess Club's medal competition was concluded, last evening, the winner being Mr W. Miller, who received a gold medal. Mr J. Winchester secured the second medal, and Mr W. Williams the third. At the conclusion of the games, refreshments were partaken of, a n d the medals were presented to the respective winners by Mr J. Candy, who referred tv> the friendly spirit which had characterised ail the games. Mr W. Winchester also spoke, and congratulated the winners on the success of their efforts. Welcome as th? long-deferred rain has been, it has not been an unmixed blessing, says the Oamaru Mail. The wet and cold weather has occasioned considerable mortality among both sheep and cattle, which had been reduced to such poor condition through want of feed that they were unable to withstand the effects of the weather. Fortunately, although a few lambs have made their appearance, lambing has not yet become "anyj thing like general, and warmer I weather will probably greet the bulk | of the lambs.

A Feilding resident was the victim of fraud last week which cost him £9, says the Star.- He received a cablegram from Sydney, purporting to be signed by his brother, asking him to forward immediately £5 and, further, to arrange his passage back to New Zealand. He promptly cabled over the money, and also paid for the passage as rt>qu D sted. He subsequently found out, greatly to his disgust, thab some sharp individual had gained the information from his brother that he had relatives in Feilding, and afterwards cabled the demands

The Wyndham Herald reports an occurrence which it terms a modern miracle. Says the Herald: —"A remarkable case of te nporary restoration of sight has been reported to us on the best of authority; Miss Mcßae, whose age is 81 years, has buen blind for nearly nine years. Last week her sight came back at two o'clock in the afternoon, and she could see till 10 o'clock at night. She first saw her finger-nails, then the fire, being able to distinguish the coal from the wood fire, and to tell the different colours of dresses, etc. On Wednesday morning she lapsed into her for.ner condition of total blindness. This glimpse of light afcer so many years must have been a joyous experience, and the sadness is that it should have been of such brief duration."

The monthly meeting of the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society was held yesterday, and was attended by Messrs R. T. Holmes (chairman), J. C. Ewington, W. Morris, and Mrs Cairns. A letter was received from Messrs A. W. Hogg, M.H.R.. and J. M. Coradine recommending the Trustees to make an allowance of 30s per week to a resident who had been compelled by the Health authorities to give up his business as a milk vendor. The Chairman stated that no application had been received from the man himself. On the Chairman's motion the letter was received. The action of the Chairman in paying an old man's railway fare to Palmerston North was endorsed. The Secretary reported that one -of the inmates of the Renall-Solway Home had left during the month. The list of persons receiving charitable assistance from the Society was revised. In some instances amounts were struck out, and in other cases reduced. It was resolved to take out an accident insurance policy to the amount of £IOO on the inmates and employees at the Renall-Solway Home. The pUy-sheet, amounting to £2S 9s 2d for generai mainten-* ance and £lB 6s 8d on behalf of the Renall-Solway Home, was passed for payment.

The OtjEbrity of Savdhr \xdNonbPcbe Volatile Eucalypti Extract is nnivei sally acknowledged. Royalty honours it, and the e tire medical profession has adopted its us?, Imitations sprung up without number. The latest of them—as styled •' Extracts " was oil fouled upon the trusting and unwary under the grossest misuse of Sander ahd J-ons' reputation. Zander and Sons insii'imd 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 Bhows what care is required to obtain an article that is scientifically tssted and approved of. As such is surely endorsed and recommended the GENUINE SANDER AND SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

The delegates to the conference of spurts bodies at present meeting in Wellington represent athletes numbering not fewer that 36,500. Details of representation are: —Rugby football, 10,000; cricket, 6,000; hockey, 4,000; cash athletics, 3,000; swimming, 3,000; lawn tennis, 3,000; amateur athletics, 2,000; Association football, 2,000; rowing, 2,000; cycling, 1,000; boxing, 500.

That municipalities are beginning to regard the control of observatories as their particular care seems to be evidenced by action which has been taken recently by two councils in the North Island. 'The Napier Borough Council has voted £25 for the upkeep of the observatory there, and the Auckland City; Council has offered a site in Albert Park for an observing station for its weather. At Wellington, yesterday, states a Press Association telegram, Percy Stevens, grocer, Wellington, was charged with having, (1) by false representation and (2) by a false statement of his affairs, obtained goods from A. S. Patterson and Co. Mr Neave appeared for the defendant, and entered a plea of guilty. His Worship took into consideration defendant's previous good record and convicted him on each information and ordered him to come up for sentence when called upon.

The school committees concerned have accepted the following nominations of teachers made by the Wellington Education Board, and the appointments are to be regarded as made: —Mauriceville West, Mr F. L. Combs, headmaster; Saunders Koad, Miss L. Ainswortb, sole teacher; Belvedere, Miss J. M. Brennan, assistant; Martmborough, Miss A. Jacobsen, assistant; Coonoor, Mr A. E. AstoD, sole teacher; Grey town, Mr P. Mickle, assistant.

Mr George Tustin, paperharger, was charged, under the Bankruptcy Aft, before Mr Riddell, S.M., at Wellington, yesterday afternoon, atates a Press Association telegram, with having contracted debts without any reasonable ground of expectation of being able to pay them, as well as hia other debts, and also with having, within three years before the commencement of his bankruptcy, failed to keep proper books of account. Mr Fell, for the prosecution, said that the parties had consented to an adjournment for two weeks in order to permit of defendant being represented by Mr Young, his solicitor. His Worship agreed to the adjournment.

The Dominion of Canada is now cxperiencing the .strictest observance' of Sunday which has prevailed anywhere in America since the days if the Puritans. Nearly every form of. public amusement is forbidden.There can be no' hunting, fishing, ball-playing, selling of foreign newspapers or cigars, working for hire,, or hiring another to work; and liquor may not be sold from 7 o'clock on Saturday night untii 6 o'clock on Monday morning. A peculiar thingabout the new Sunday law is that ic applies only to those provinces which do not substitute a Sunday law of ' their own. So far, Quebec alone has done this. The people of Quebec, being predominantly of Frcncudescent, incline somewhat to tbp; Continental Sunday. The settlers,of the other province"?, being principally of English and Scotch descent, believe in the "insular Sunday." An advertise has a large unfurnished front room close to the post office to let. Messrs R. E. Howell aid Co., Ltd., advertise particulars of several farm properties which have been placed in • their hands for sale.

Dr. Oowie notifies that he may be consulted at No. 36 Perry Street, where he has removed during alterations to his residence. The Wairarapa South County Council invite tenders, to close at 5p.m. on Friday, September 27th, for the construction. of a timber bridge and road formation at Tupurupuru. Messrs Collie and Co., coal and firewood dealers, have on hand a. large stock of first-class firewood o* all kinds. The firm supply wood cut to lengths to suit the requirements of patrons. Messrs W. B. Chennells and Co., advertise for sale a six horse-power traction engine by Aveling and Porter, threshing mill by Marshall, with water cart, elevators and belting complete.

Messrs John Graham and Co. will make a gaslight display at-their premises, on Friday and Saturday evenings, when a superb assortment of new season's novelties and millinery will be exhibited. The poll in connection with the proposal to borrow £12,000 for the extension of the Masterton Corporation Gasworks will be taken, on Thursday, September 26th. The polling booths are the Drill Hall, Hall Street, and the Kuripuni Fire Brigade Station. The Scoullar Co., Ltd., Wellington, notify" elsewhere in this issue the arrival of an exceptionally choice and varied selection of carpets, including exclusive designs from the • leading manufacturers, and also special shipments of linolsums, curtains, and house furnishings of every description. This well-known firm have also on display a really magnifi • cent assortment of furniture that cannot fail to suit the requirements of all. The prices will be found most moderate, and quality and workmanship of the best. to furnish or replenish will do well to call and inspect for themselves or write for designs and estimates. The preliminary announcement of an interesting and important property sale is made by Me:srs Murray, Roberts and Co. in the advertisingcolumns of this issue. It is intimated that there will be sold by public auction, in January next, the wellknown Marainanga Estate, situated at Akitio, on the East Coast, and consisting of about 36,500 acres. The property, which is owned by Messrs Handyside, Roberts and Co.. will be subdivided into twenty-two blocks and it is particularly mentioned that each subdivision contains a suitable site for a homestead, and that every block is well watered. Most of the blocks are also ring-fenced. Lithographic plans are now in course of preparation, and will shortly be available. Later on, of course, complete information in every respect will be duly advertised.

For Children's Hacking Cough at night. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is tid. and 3s Gd.

It was stated in a police prosecution at Yarmouth (Eng.) recently X that spent bi'llets weighing 4 tons 3 if cwt were dug out of the mound on the local rifle range, and sold for £24 _U) S a ton. This was the accumulation of two years. When the question of procuring Australian hardwood was being discussed by the Wanganui Harbour Board, Mr Bassett said the people in New Zealand paid too much for this particular kind of timber. He then went on to spsak of what he had seen of the gum in Tasmania. He said that bluegum stringers, which had been used in a wharf built forty years ago, were as good as ever today. In other places bluegum which had been in use for thirty years was quite good. Mr Bassett faid the peoole of Tasmania had never pushed thii: timber trade, though now its value was beginning to be appreci-" ated. Some of the timber was sent to England. Tin Si Hu, a Chinaman in the service of Mme. Varadesse, the operatic singer, wanted to commit suicids, and he tried to do it three times during a fjrtnight, says the Paris correspondent of the London Daily Express. He firjt swallowed arsenic, but an emetic prevented him from dying. Then he took a large dose of opium, but • again he was thwarted. He made a third attempt by throwing himself" from the second floor window of Mme. Varadesse s flat. Once more his luck was out, for he fell on the cushions cf a passing motor car, and escaped with only slight injury. He was taken to the police station, where he explained ■why life had become such a burden to him. "Mme. Varadesse howls too much," he said. "She howls all day long, and I want to die to get out of it." Mme. Varadesse expressed sympathy with Tin Si Hu. and piomised to send him back'.to China. According to a report in a German paper an ingenious inventor has applied f?r a patent for an incandes cent gas n: antle of a distinctly novel sort. The gas-burner is a modification of the Bunsen type used in ordinary incandescent systems, and the mantle is nothing more nor less than an ordinary eggshell, and its preparation consists merely in making a goodsized hole at each end. The egg • shell is placed entirely over the burner, aijd the flames impinge upon it from the inside, so that it becomes brilliantly incandescent. It is reported that the glowing eggshell spreads an agreeable and pleasing light. If the results are good, this ' new method of illumination should be popular, for it is obvious that the v. mantles can be renewed by anybody very little trouble and expense, s Wut it is difficult to see exactly where the patentee expects to find his remuneration. The patent is said to be specially appliable to acetylene gas. No mattf-r how lorg von have suffered frcm rheumatism, gout, sciatica or lumb gj, Btieumo will care you All cnen.ists aud stores stcck it. Pi ice 2/6 and 4/6. Some poc's rhyme for fan e alone, Aid some for bread and butter; Some rhjnia because their i a'ure is Poetic thnuahls to ntter. Rut th S8 poor rhymes have nobler aim, "'hey're writt-n t> ftcure T.) ■ health oi *ll humanity jjj Wools' Great Pt-pperccint Cure.