LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3191, 17 May 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest return from the Worksop dredge is 42 ounces sdwts for 126 hours' work. Dr Cook will deliver his second lecture'on home nursing to the ladies' branch of St. John Ambulance Association on Wednesday evening next, at the Dominion H3II. There are very few visitors in Christchurch at present. Many of the hotels have numerous empty rooms. The quietness is rather more marked than usual at this time of the year. The Manawatu Boxing Association has matched T. Tracy and J. Griffin for a £SO purse and the light-weight professional championship of New Zealand. The match will take place at Palmerston North on 18th June. Tainape people have collected £9OO, with promises bringing it up to £l,lOO, towards the proposed Taihape Hospital. This, with the Government subsidy, makes a sum of £2,400 available.

Complaint is made by the "Otago Daily Times" of a practice on the part of the Income Tax Department in sending out "fishing" circulars regarding mortgages when the same are not still current. Mr Clement Wragge advises, says a Napier telegram, that the disturbance "Massey" is steadily approaching, and may affect New Zealand between the 17th and 24th. "Massey"will be followed by another disturbance — "Carroll" which will affect New Zealand about the end of May or early in June. "Carroll" is now about 700 miles south-west of Perth.

On the information of the police, Peter Neilson was charged at the Magistrate's Court on Saturday morning with having been found on licensed premises on the previous Sunday evening Accused, v> ho is a boardinghnuse keeper, explained thst he called at the hotel on the night in question to interview two men who owed him money for board. He'had no'drink while at the hotel. A fine of 5s and costs was imposed. The Standing Committee of the New Zealand Agricultural Association Conference has forwarded to farmers throughout New Zealand a number of questions regarding the improvement of grass lands. The information so obtained is to be circulated among the agricultural associations throughout, the country. Tne committee suggests that valuable information might be obtained if small plots were fenced off, and careful notes made of the grasses and weeds which come to maturity.

Police Court witnesses will now be able to take an oath to speak the truth without running much risk of'contracting an infectiuus disease pays the "Sydney Morning Herald." When Senior Constable Hamilton entered the witness-box at the Central Police Court last week he was told to open the Bible at the first chapter of Genesis. He did so, and kissed the Book on that page. The next witness kissed the following leaf. "One witness one leaf w'll be the order of things till the Book has been kissed right through. Then another Book will be By direction of the Aftor-ney-General the same course will in future be practised in every court in the city. An application for the re-hearing of a case was dealt with at the Magistrate's Court on Saturday .morning, before Mr C. C. Graham, S.M. The case was Baala v. Fahey, in which judgment had been given previously by the Magistrate for the plaintiff for £3O and costs for damages caused to the plaintiff through the defendant negligently riding his bicycle, and causing an accident, breaking the plaintiff's leg. Mr u. A. Pownall applied for a re-hearing of the case on the grounds that the defendant was not bound to observe the rule of the road in a case of sudden emergency, and had taken the safest course in the circumstances; also that the Magistrate had mis-directed himself on questions of law. Mr P. L. Rollings appeared in opposition to the application, and in answering the grounds raised, urged that the matter was one for appeal and not for re-hearing. The Magistrate said that since he had received the motion he had taken considerable trouble to review his previous decision. He saw no ground for altering his previous judgment, and dismissed the application, with costs £1 13.

It is really wonderful the way in which "Englishman's Home" keeps full in the public eye in London, and how every phase of public life reflects its influence. The other day the Prince of Wales, speaking in warm priase of the Australian 'cadet sysem, said that he wished the movement could be establishded with equal strength in Great Britain. "Then," he concluded, " 'An Englishman's Home' would be safe frlm invasion." And at the other end of the scale wads a mild resistance when it became known that the Censor had prohibited a screamingly funny burlesque of the piece which the famous Follies had put on. Why hri did it is not explained. It may have been that ho felt that a piece bearing such a serious message to the nation should not be ridiculed, j or it may have been that, having been blamed by the Little Engenders for allowing the piece to be performed at all, he felt that he must prohibit something in connectionfwith it to save his face. J

May HalJett, charged at Wellington with obtaining money under false pretences, was acquitted. About 9,000 calves have been inoculated against "blackleg" in the Hawera district this season by Mr Elliott, Inspector of Stock. A large number of unemployed farm labourers are offering their services to settlers in the Dannevirke district. A public meeting is to be held in Dunedin shortly in favour of universal military training. Mr McNab will be invited to°speak. Game is reported to be very scarce in the Alfredton district, especially ducks and pigeons. On the other hand quail are so plentiful as to be a nuisance to the farmers by picking; up the newly sown turnip and'clover seeds.

A charge was preferred against Frederick C. Lewis, at the Magistrate's Court on Saturday morning for exposing for public sale sheep affected with lice. The information was laid by the local Stock Inspector. Defendant admitted the offence and the Magistrate, Mr C. C. Graham, imposed a fine of 10s and 7a costs.

About 9 o'clock, last evening, a suspicious looking character was seen prowling around the. premises of a Homebush resident. Two or three of the inmates of the house came out to "interview" the intruder, who evidently surmising he was likely to be asked some awkward questions took to his heels. Chase was given, but in the darkness the pursued man eluded capture. A case arising out of a failure to comply with an order for maintaininghis wjfe was preferred against Charles Henry Baker at the Magistrate's Court, on Saturday last before Mr C. C. Graham, S.M. Mr C. A. Pownall appeared for complainant, and His Worship, after hearing the evidence, ordered payment of arrears, in default three months* imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended for one month. The funeral of the late Mr Roger Mulrooney, late proprietor of the Masonic Hotel, was one of the largest ever seen in Palmerston North, writes a correspondent. The cortege was headed by niemtbers of the Hibernian Society, and there were eighteen hotelkeepers among the followers. The service at the graveaide was conducted by the Rev. Father O'Beirne, assisted by Very Rev. Dean McKenna (Masterton), Rev. Father T. McKenna (Pahiatua) and Rev. Father Costello. Mr J . A. Lambert, of Marlborough, has written to the Hon. T„ Mackende, asking him to have European swallows and martins introduced into New Zealand to deal with the insect pest. Mr Mackenzie has promised to have inquiries made, and to carefully consider the suggestion, Mr Lambert says xhat he knows of no natural enemies ot the winged and destructive pests so effective as swallows and martins, and none so likely to assume a different character, or, in turn, to become a pest. From their natural intsinct. they are quite incapable of becoming other than what they are, the most active of all the insectivorous birds.

j In the Warminister (Wilts) Council, (England), two of the most malignant cases of diththeria that he had ever seen, the medical officer of health eaici that he could trace nothing the matter with the house from which the affected children came. Ater inquiry he discovered a miserablelooking cat, which had bsen coughing. He ordered it to be killed and sent to tne county medical office r e, who said that it showed a large number of baccili identical with the diphtheria bacillui. This confirmed his suspicions that the disease had been taken from the cat. Two chil.irert subsequently died at Swindon from diphtheria traced to the household cat. At the Magistrate's Cojrt. on, Saturday morning, hefore Mr C. C. Graham, S.M., Edgar J -syce moved for variation of a>i oiMer made by the Magistrate in Wehngton, under the Destitute Persons Act, on the ground that he was rot in vl position to comply with the order at present. Mr C. A. Povvnall appeared for the applicant, and Mr P. L. Hollings for the woman in whose favour t!ie order had been made. After rearing the evidence of the parties th- 1 Magistrate said that he di:i not see sufficient grounds for yaning the order, and dismissed the application.

The "Waikato reports that a Te Aroha land agent has just completed the sale of the Gorton Estate a few miles from Cambridg, to Mr A. Hunter, of Rongotea, Manawatu, while Mr Hunter's farm at the latter place has been disposed of to Mr Geo-g ; s Death. The two transactions, it is understood, involve about £'40,000. Ths Gorton Estate was originally owned by the late Mr William" Buckland. and subsequently it bec?m<3 the property ot Sir James Ferguson, an exGovernor of New Zealand, -who was killed some four' years ago in the Jamaica earthquake. "• The weekly meeting of the Hope of Masterton Juvenile Temple was held in the Dominion Hall, on Saturday afternoon last, C.T. Alice Bedford occupying the chair. There was a good attendance of members. One new member was proposed and initiated. During the afternoon the following members contributed items co the programme:—-Recitations: Bro«. H. Miller, R. Tyacke, Clarence Tyacke and Stanley Moore, Sifters Kate Young, Gertie Morris and Alica Bedford, a trio by Bros. MilJer, Tyacke and Bedford. Interesting addresses wers given by the Super-.! intendent, Misters Miller and Flana-JM gan. The Rev. Porter will deliver an address at the next meeting. All parents will bo heatily welcomed at any of the meeUings. It has been decided to open the Temple at 3.30 p.m. in placs of 4 p.m. during the winter months. Pallid, thin, and passing weak, Shivering in the coid wind bleak, Coughing till lie scarce can speak, This is man without it. laughing at each cough an! cold, What is this that makes him bold ? - Stuff that's worth it's weight in gold— Woods' Peppermint Cure—don't doubt it! a

SI any persons hnd themselves affected with a persistent cough after fin attack of influenza. As this cough can ba promptly cured by the use of Chamberlain's Cough Eemedy, it should not be allowed to urn on until it becomes troublesome. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers.

There is a report that Amy Bock is to write the story of her stay at Nugget Bay and the circumstances .leading up to tie wedding, the proceeds of the sale of the pamphlet s;o'.ng to make up the £4l she borrowed from Miss Henderson. GreymoutVs labour market is glutted, alsu other parts ot the Wtst Coast. The Blackball Company lately dispensed with 20 men, whilst 3ast week 37 were dismissed from the Blackball railway works. Further reductions at the latter place are inevitable, as the line is approaching completion. "I haven't much faith in white pine. It's worse than the leasehold," said the chairman of the Patea County Council wholst the -Council were discussing the offer'of a leasehold for a roadman's residence. On Saturday last, accompanied by Mr W. C. Buchanan. M.P., for Wai rarapa, the Hon. A. W. Hogg paid a Vis't to the Lower Valley. They visited Tawaha Settlement, and -Inspected some roads over which there is a dispute between the Roads Department and the Featherston County Council. They were also met by members of the Martin.borough Town Beard with reference to an endowment of 5,000 acres beingpart o*-30,000 acres set aside for a deer park. The Board also asked the "Government's help in connection with obtaining expert advice in regard to a drainage scheme, as they had a good high pressure water service they desire a good drainage system. "!Ihe Minister told the Board that the question of an endowment would have to be dealt with by the Minister of

Lands He himself approved Dy local bodies receiving endowments for edu> • cational and other useful purposes. In regard to the question of the drainage system he said it would be a v. good thing if the Government could help- them. In the afternon, Mr Hogg, accompanied by members of Peatherston County Council, and a number of residents drove to Tablelands, and inspected the sites where the residents wished two bridges erected, and the roads improved. ...Mr Hogg returned to in the evening. ■ A good general servant is required •'by an advertiser. Mr W. x-i. uruickshank advertises 1- particulars of a good sheep and dairy : farm, which he has for disposal. A full rehearsal of the Cantata "David, the Shepherd Boy," will be held in the Methodist Schoolroom this evening. A full attendance is requested. The Shaw-Savill and Albion Com pany (Ltd.) announce that the "Tai--=nui" will make Rio de Janeiro an additional port of call after Monte. Video. The W.F.C.A. are making a reduction of 25 per cent on the market price of their model hats for this one week, and invite the ladies of Mastertion to avail themselves of this opportunity. Messrs W. B. Chennells and Co., advetrise particulars of a first-class property of 1,1200 acres, is well adapted for cropping and fatten ing. The property is situated in Hawke's Bay and is being offered on easy terms. The Masterton Branch of the New Zealand Clothing Factory advertise ;pri :es of leading winter lines in boots and woollan underwear. Particulars will be f"und en pages 2 and 7 of this 'ssue.

The millinery stocked by the W.F.C.A. is always stylish and distinctive, and their charges are invariably reasonable. During this week they are making a special offering of English and Parisian millinery models at a discount of five shillings in the pound. Unusual bargains will thus be obtainable. A delicious cup of fine flavoured coffee is a healthful drink at all tines, and it is an excellent stimulant for body, brain and nerves. "Camp" coffee, which is scientifically prepared by a process which preserves all the exquisite flavour of the bean, is one of the most extensively used. It is uniformly good, of excellent flavour and strength, and has a delightful aroma. "Camp" coffee is obtainable from all grocers, and it is packed in air tight tins which keep its goodness intact until it is required for use. Those who try this coffee always recommend it to others. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., add sev eral lines of cattle to their Mssteruo? stock sale.