LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10009, 4 April 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest return from the Worksop dredge is 34 ounces sdwts for 115 hours working. Good progess is being made with the work in connection wltn the erection of the Wellington Farmers' Freezing Works at Wamgawa'. The action of the Railway Department in raising the price of the timetables from one penny to threepence has caused some surprise and comment. The Amateur Athletic Club of Woodville will hold its inaugural sports meeting on Wednesday next, on the Woodville Recreation Grounds. One hundred and lifty-nine entries have been received for the various events.^

The police indulged in a "raid" ooSaturday evening. Two houses weS» visited, and a quantity of liqoflp,' seized. A new fibre is being produced it» Somalijand, which is called Sansevieria. It is coarser than sisal, but . very tenacious. There Is practically an unlimited supply of the plant. - At present the price of Sansevieria is about £23 10s per ton. The Somaliland Developing Company's fields are about fifty miles from the port of" Brebera. The labour is native, and' is paid at the rate of 4d to 6a eerday. 1 Sl In an interview at Auckland, the; Hon R. McKenzie, Minister of Public Works, stated that when the Arthur's Pass tunnel is finished, it: is proposed that it should be workedby electric motors, driven by waterpower at each end of the tunnel. It: is probable the power wlil also in. time be used for the Christchurch » railway tunnel. A vote of about half a million will be asked for next session to inaugurate the scheme. The representatives of Measrsfc. Stone, Son and Co.. are at present OTjf a visit to Masterton in connection with the publication of their annual-. Directory and New Zealand Annuali of Commercial, Municipal and General Intelligence, which will be published in September next. The work is an indispensable book of reference in every business place, as well as in private houses. The section relating: to Masterton will be arranged according to the streets, which is the most up-to-date method possible. One address was made to do rtutfy for two presentations to his Excels lency the Governor, says the "North Otago Times." In a township, not one hundred miles from Oamaru Lord Plunket was presentee; with the usual address, and made the usual reply..' After the formal proceedings the gentleman who bad made the present tation asked his Excellency to allow him to retain possession of tbe ad-j ■ dre»s, as he intended to present it again the follwoing day in a'different: part of the district. Lord Plunket; laughingly compiled, and thus " address was twice presented and J : twice replied to.

Kawau Island, which is one of best known of the holiday resorts in the vicimtv of Auckland, Is to shortly cut up into suitable lots both lor those who want a small; area for a summer residence, and) also those who want tu engage in farming. Ihe island, which was< formerly the home of Sir George , Grey, is a perfect paradise in mixture, abounding in lofty hills, «■ Days splendid beaches, wiib good ing and shooting, and, in tact, every- 1 thing that the heart could desire. The island embraces about eight thousand acres, and the owner's intention is to cut it up into sections from one to 200 acres, every section having a. water frontage.

The Benevolent Trustees'held »heirfinal meeting on Saturday afternoon, there being present:—Messrs K. T.Holmes (chairman), and W. Morris and Mrs Cairns. The action of the chairman in attending to several urgent cases was approved of. pay-sheet for the month was as pti*--lows:—Ordinary account, £3£,!6& lOd; Kenall-Solway Home, ordinary account, ££3l Is 4d; additions t.o> building, £l3 lis. Theue accountswere passed for payment. The actioa of the chairman and secretary in attending to cases during the past month was approved of, and the meeting terminated.

From the Ist April, 1910, subscribers to the Telephone Exchan«| 11 not be notified of individual iteflmtfebited against them for bureau communications. An account the total amount due will be rendered monthly, and, failing pavment of the amount claimed witfud in a week from the date of renderiiM of such account, further communicJi tions may be stopped. The fees for the services of special messengers will, from the above date. De collected at the time of the service being performed instead of being included in the account for telephone exchange subscriptions as heretofojii

Last evening, in Knox Chuich, fore a large congregation, Rev. W. j I Mawson, M.A., who is on furlough j from China, and is at prasent on J deputation work, spoke of the •' awakening of China and the work that the Missioners were accomplish- ! ing to introduce Christianiy. This j evening, in Knox Hall, Mr Mawson j will lecture on "Life in the Canton Villages," describing his own work 1 I among&t the Chinese men and womejflH there. The lecture will be by a large number of very lantern slides, which the lecturdHPH lected himself during his sojounßnl the East. A meeting of the Juniors ancfl Thirds of the Red Star Football ClutH was held in the Y.M.C.A. Building,® on Saturday evening. There werefl over 30 members present, and Mr ifl Iveson presided. The following cers were elected:—Juniors—Cap-H tain, E. J. Wing; Vice-Captain, M. ■ Iggulden- Selection Committee, 5.S Iveson, E. J. Wing and M. Thirds—Captain, Bert Smith; Vice-H Captain, A. Golder; Selection mittee, B. Smith, T. Treen ■ Golder. The offer of Mr J. SpiliHe I to coach the Juniors was accepted. ■ with thanks. It was decideqj£t> ar- I range a match for Saturday next be- 1 tween the Juniors and the Master- I ton Juniors, and, also, between the 1 Thirds and the MastertonThirds. The 1 following new members were elected: 1 —Messrs J. Ewington, W. Ladner," 1 C. Siramonds, H. Williams, W. Mor- 1 ris, J. Oberherbert. T. Spackman. U W. Percy, W. Higeins, W. Smith* 1 | C. Munn, R. Wooding, H. Flaws, 1 Weller, C. Smith, Wicken?, G. Mi® I ler and P. Hooper. TP I A girl to assist with housework is j| required by the private hospital, Sus- I sex street. ; ■ A purchaser is wanted for a sta-. 1 tionery, music and agency businhess 1 in the Thames district. 1 The opening run ofS. Matthew's 1 Harrier Club will be held to-night I All members are requested to I out. | Train arrangements for the vHel- k 1 lingto races are published. On the I sth, 6th and Bth instant holiday ex- I cursion tickets will be issued, and I travellers would do' well to note that 1 on the 6th and 9th the 7.30 morning I train will not leave till 8.30, and the I return trains will be delayed arriv- - fl ing in Masterton at 8.47 p.m 4e I minutes late.; *' |

Deep sea fishermen at Timaru are catching large numbers of groper at the present time, and nearly every day about thirty barrels, full of groper, are sent to Christchurch. One day recently the whole fleet of oil launches secured the record catch for the port, totalling no fewer than 700 fish. The whole of the survey staff in Tonga have resigned. The surveyois were greatly hampered by having native Ministers to deal with. ar.c looked forward hopefully for the nsw Consul to put things on a more busi neßslike fouting. Apparently he t>as not done so. In the present atate of affairs Mr J. W. Davis strongly a - vises New Zealand surveyors to ktep away from Tonga. The Minister for Mines, Hon. R. McKenzie, on bei >g asked by a "New Zealand Htr.ild" representative as to the exact whereabouts of the rich seam of coal reported to have been recently discovered on Crown lands, . ear tne middle of the North Island, stated that the locality was being kept absolutely secret. At present prospecting is being carried on, and upoon the success or otherwise of this work the future development will depend. A London medical man who is a specialist in radiography, has lost £BOO worth of radium by an unf -r tunate mischance. While he was us ing the radium he was called away to an urgent case, and during his absen:e u.c tubes cont ;i-.i ? it were inadvertently thrown into the fjre with some soiled bandages. The ashes are being analysed with a view to the partial recovery of the radium, but success is regarded as doubtful, for tha draugtit of an ordinary fire would probably carry away the small quantity of powder which represents so large a value. Hydrophobia formed the subject of reference at the Supreme Court, Gisborne,during the hearing of an actiou for damages in respect of injuries j sustained by a child by the bite of a dog. In the course of his evidence, [ Dr Colli is said pnople in New Zealand bitten by a d ig almost always had a great fear of blood-poisoning, more so than any fear of hydrophobia, as Was thd case at Home. Mr Justice Cocper added that as far as he knew thtre liad been an authenticated case of hydrophobia in the Dominion. Mr Roosevelt's trw through Egypt is likely to bear truit advantageous to true civilisation, remarks an exchange The ex-American President's remarkable intelligence and rugged force of character should captivate Eastern peoples. But it is of exceptional importance to us that the advice which he has given to a community which too often bubbles over with sedition will tend to help Great Britain in her bold on a country of such strategic value to her and will help to hasten the universal recognition of Anglo-Saxonism. It is probable, a London correspondent writes, that Mr McNab will not feel justified in recommending the purchase ,by the Government of the supposed figure-head of Captaiv' Cook's Resolution. The relic, which is lying at Stockton-on-Tees, was offered for sale for £SO, and the Government requested Mr McNab to inspect it and make a recommendation on the subject. The first step was to compare the figure-head with an authentic drawing of the Resolution, which is preserved kt Whitby, where the vessel w?,s built. This comparison only served to strengthen the suspicions as to the identity of the relic which Mr McNab had formed „fiom discrepancies in the preliminary account as to how the figure-head came to be at fttuckton-on-Tees. I

While fossicking in old ground at Pennyweight Flat, Ballarat East, some days ago, David Bernard, came across a nugget, which in the rough weighed 128oz. He was taking out { some ground at a depth of about Bft when he made the discovery. The, gold was smelttd at the School of 1 Mines, and returned 107oz 12dwt Bgr. Until a few days ago Bernard had a mate, but the latter, tired of the poor returns that were being obtained, ceased work. Some time ago a small co-opeiative party tried i the locality, with poor results. < Bernard has pegged out a claim in , the locality of his find. The nugget ; was obtained near where the famous Lady Barkly nugget wag found in i 1854. This weighed 6250z. The Nil Desperandum (5400z) the Sarah Sands, the Canadian and other big nuggets have been obtained from same locality. Messrs J. McQueen and Sons will sell at the residence, No. 56 Cornwall street, on Wednesday next, on account of Mrs J. Robertson, who is leaving the district, the whole of the household furniture and effects, without reserve. Brief particulars of the lines to be offered are given on page 8. Messrs J. McQueen and Son report having held a very successful sale of poultry and other lines un Saturday. The attendance was good, and bidding throughout was fairly brisk. Good laying hens realised from 4S 6d to sfl 9d a pair, ordinary went at 4s, while good lines of ducks brought 5s 2d. The firm also submitted a fine selection of watches, clocks and fancy goods, being part of bankrupt stock, which found a ready sale at satisfactory prices. Sheep dog trial enthusiasts in the Wairarapa are reminded of the annual fixture of the Egmont Sheep Dog Trial Club, which tkes place at Hawera on April 12th nd 13th. The programme of the popular meeting is a most attractive one, and includes Messrs Bennett and Sutton's Cup a points priz-j for the competitor securinK most points at the meeting. In the heading, bringing back, driving aiid yarding event, a specil prize of £5 *ss will be giver, for a man and dog scori-jg most points in this class, who ha\e not won a first prize at any previous meeting. All entries close on Thursday, April 7th, at 9 p.rn , with the secretary, Mr Chas. G. Wilson, Hawera. Full particulars may be seen on reference to fie programn.e published elsewhere i i this issue. The tailor was ill with a dangerous chil, And Ins breath cam? in fluttering "pants." His life, so tbey said, just hung by a "thread," For the doctor had murmured "no chance." No words can ex- 'press' his awful distress But it ''seams" that he put up a He took the thing sure, Woods' Peppermint Cure, "Sew" "needles#" to say, he got right