LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10062, 7 June 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In oar issue of yesterday it was stated that in the case Sandiford v. Ho!e and Holland heard on Saturday last, in wh'ch judgment was given for defendants, that Mr G. H. Cullen appeared for the defence. Thi3 was an error, Mr C. A. Pownall appsaring for the defendants. The newly-formed Young Men's Social Club at Martinborough, have elected the following officers for the ensuing year:—President, Rev. C. E. Tennant; vice-presidents, Messrs G. W. Cobb, A. MacGregor, Dr Webb; secretary, Mr H. Roberts; treasurer, Mr D. Bruce; general committee, Mes&rs D. Thoma?, E. Jolly, F. Tyler, J. Jolly, B. P. Haycock, C. McAllum. Messrs Chennells and Co., the loca agents for the Ocean Accident Insurance Company, received the followfng telegram yesterday from tbe Act-ing-General Manager (Mr Liardet), of the Company .--/' Please deny as untrue tbe report that the Ocean is absorbed." The tdegram refar3 to a rumour that hnn been current lately that the Ucean Company was amalgamating with another well-known insurance company.

Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., local agents for the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, Ltd., are advised that the probable sailing dates for 1911 passenger season from Wellington are:—lonic, 26th January, due London, 10th March; Athenic, 23rd February, due London 7th April; Corinthic, 23rd March, due London, sth May; Arawa, 20th April, due London, 2nd June; Tainui, 18th May, due London, 30th June.. All these steamers will call at Rio de Janeiro as well as at Monte Video.

Many stories are told regarding the career of the late Mr Robert Ross, the popular studmaster of Tauherenikau, who was buried on Sunday last. The deceased was born in Canterbury, and when a lad took service with the late Mr Henry Red- | wood. It was with the old father of the New Zealand turf that genial "Bob," as he was familiarly called, gained his first lesson on thoroughbreds horses, and he has been associated with the breeding industry of the a keen judge of a horse, and well versed in their pedigrees and performances. Some few years ago he raced successfully the horses Princess j Cola and His Lordship, and being a good horseman as well as having a trainer's knowledge he always rode | nis own horses, when he could ride the weights i

j Mr Herbert Chappie, says a Loncorrespondent, has been working at construction of a remarkable instrument, which is said to give the tone of a highly-cultured human voice—it has long been the ambition of makers of this instrument to invent something of this kind. Mr Chappie's invention, (.which is obi tamed in various sizes, will have a I range of <ss keys, whereby any i musician will be able to play hui £ j dreds of songs by one record only. Thus, after securing one record, say, of Tetrazzini, it would be possible to play any music suitable to her voice, whether sho had sung it or not. Fuither, it is stated that with the necessary set of records set on the instrument it would be quite easy for any musician to play any solo, duet, trio, or quartette with a range of two full octaves. Mr Chappie has applied forjpatents, and he is about to arrange that his instrument shall be placed on the market. In size it is quite small.

j On Sunday evening, a youth Darned Flutey returned in a drenched condition to his parents' home at Silverstream, and repored the drowning of I a comrade, Harold Kitchen, in the Hutt River. Both youths were pig shooting in the Government Scenic Reserve, and at dusk endeavoured to ford the stream. Flutey reached the opposite bank in safety, but Kitchen, getting out of his depth, attempted to retrace his step?. In doing so it is surmised that his rifle, which he had ntrapped securely across his shoulders, caused him to stumble and lose his footing. When his companion reached the further bank, deceased was nowhere to be seen. Deceased, who was nearly 21 years of age, left Wellington College to enter trie shipping office of Messrs Johnston and Co., Featherston Street. His parents reside at Carterton. He was a good swimmer, and is said to have known the river well. Search for the body was carried on yesterday.

It is not natural to have that tired feel ing day in and day out, that vou go to bed with at night and got np with in the morn ing—it is a sure sign that your system is gout of order. To refresh yorrself and re tain that strong vigorous feeling you should take a course of Chamberlain's Tablets They wi'l strengthen your stomaeh and stimulate your liver and bowels to renewed activity; alhough you have not realised it it these organs that have caused at tired feeling. There is no beitcr medicine made for all disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels than Chamberlains Tab rts Sold by allchemists and storekeeper.

( [A be'ief has gained currency among \ a certain section cf the police force that Inspector Cullen, of Auckland,. -" is to be appointed Chief Inspector, and that his removal to Wellington on that account will take place in a few days. enquiries made by a Post representative sho:v that the report is without foundation, it-is generally understood that the position of Chief Inspector will not bo filled for a considerable time—perhaps not for months-and it is practically certain that no charges in the disposition of the forces aie in contemplation. History, the genuine study and in- j I struetion uf it in New Zealand j ' schools, wa3 severely dealt with at ~| the lat.« conference of secondary teachers. According to the principal of the Wellington Girls' College, Miss McLean, sixth form pupils up till now have had a ridiculously inadequate grasp of history unless they had passed' through the junior forms lof a secondary school. "It is almost I a standing jake that historical reference will not be understood," said ! Miss MLcean, "and I know that mine lis not a solitary experience." The I blank ignorance of Englnh history, the speaker added, would be amusing j if it were not disquieting. At a meeting of tha Masterton I Parliamentary Debating; Society ! last evening, at s;hich there was a large attendance of the public, a debate took' place on-the subject, Freehold v. Leasehold. Hon: members gave their views on the matter for and against in vigorous fasnion, and was a good deal of life introduced into the debate. During the evening a letter was read from the Premier, Sir Joseph Ward, thanking the Society for its resolution of (■sympathy on the occasion of the late I.King's death „ I An amusing illustration of the | stron?ly-marked individualism of a | young New Zealander occurred on j the 9 o'clock train to Papatoetoe, j says the Auckland Star. • At NewI market a hoy ot about five years of hoarded the train, and commenced walking from one end of the train to'the other, passing from carriage to carriage with perfect ease. Finally soma passengers stopped the child, and in response' to questions elicited the naraa and address, also the fact that he was going to Pal--merston North, and that hi 3 mother was at home. He was then handed ' over to the guard for safe keeping. j The latter remarked that he, had ! noticed the child board tha train at ' J Newmarket, but as there' was a gentleman getting, ca at the same time as he, he naturaily inferred that the gentleman was looking after him. ..■ The "pride of the Alpine fauna" as „ the Indians call it, is said to be rapidly disappearing. Unless the law intervenes to protect it in a few years' the chamois will be nothing more than a memory, living only in the verse of Carducer's "Piaraonte," or as an object in the museums. One thousand chamois were killed in 1909, [ mainly on the Alpi Lepootine, 800 having been sold to various markets, while the remaining 200 fell to the riflu of the pcacher before and after the period fixed for legal sport, and were distributed among the smaller Alpine inns. Indeed, this estimate of 200 clandestinely slaughtered is, \ as the compiler of the statistics re- """ ferred to says, "well within f tbe mark," and strengthens his appeal to the Italian Government to exercise still greater surveillance if the chamois is not to become as extinct as the dodo. Kelsa Bay was the scene of a stirring incident recently, says an Australian paper. Mr B. C. iSird, the purser of the Wakatipu, having de--cided to have a swim, divested hirri***, self ot his clothing and went over- -' board. After splashing and rolling in the water for sime time he was start- . Ted by a siioat Tcrom the second engineer, who had been watching him from the deck. Unnoticed by h.im, a large octopus had approached, and j he was not aware of the danger until lit was almost too late. •■ Help, how- ! ever, was at hand, and the ship's ' beat, manned by the officers and third engineer, was soon speeding to his 1 assistance. With considerable diffi- [ culty he was hauled into the boot, alI most exhausted. Attention wss then _ j given to the ociopus, which still had "I ths temerity to remain. After a I struggle, in which two boathooks were repeatedly driven into that for- " midnble opponent, it was at. length , captured and pulled into the boat. It was a fearsome creature, and with its huge parrot-like beak and far- - reaching tentacles was enough to in- . spire fear into the bravest. The Southland News reports that, actirg on Diver May's report regarding the prospect of raising the Waikare, the syndicate concerned has i abandoned the idea of raising her, and operations will in future be confined to breaking her up and' salving all marketable machinery ana fittings. Diver May left for Sidney iast week, en route for the wreck of the Pericles, off Cape Leeuwin. Diver Todd, a New Zealander, has been engaged bv the Waikare salvage party to work at the wreck in place of Diver May. He has just successfolly concluded •a cu!tract in the Molyneaux, at Cromwell, under difficult conditions, as can be readily derstond whsn it is remembered that the Molyneaux is a'sjiow-fVd river, which flows fasf-, end'is almost in- ! variably dirty owing to the *old mining industry. The conditions prevailing at Dusky Sound should be much more .congenial from a diver's point of view.

I The New York correspondent of a ' London journal thinks that British I ridicule of the noisy and dangerous celebration of American Independence Day has had a good deal to do with the widespread tendency this year to refrain from blowing the continent off the map. The authr.rities of New York have continued an order forbidding the sale of explosives in that city between June 10 and July lOtfa. It will ruin a few fireworks manufacturers, but it will save many young lives and much suffering. On July 4th, during the last three years, no fewer than 1,339 persons, mostly children, were killed in New York City alone. These are extraordinary figures, but they aie officially verified. New York abun- i ! dantly demonstrated during the Hud- % ; son-Fulton celebrations last summer : " that it could appeal to youthful imaginations without the necessity of subsequently publishing a heavy casualty list, and this year July 4th will be more generally devoted to American oratory and gigantic historical parades by day, and well-ordered publict illumination by night.

Miss Kees, daughter of Mr W. L. Rees. Gisborne, baa received advice from (he Diversity authority that she has [passed the L.L.B examination. This, with her M.A. degree, entitles her to be called to th 6 Bar.

A large and enthusiastic meeting of farmers was held at Balclutha, Otago, to consider a proposal to establish freezing works in the district. Statistics were quoted to show that there was an ample supply of stock in the district to justity the erection of works. Tbe principal speaker waa Mr F. Waymouth, of Christchurch, who spoke strongly in favour of the establishment of freezing works, and who advocated provision being made for 3,000 Eheep per day. The prospects of a company with a capital of £75,000 was unanimously approved, and tbe sum of £4OO was subscribed in the room.

An amusing instance of evasion of the extra railway freight on imported timber by a back-block farmer was brought under tho notice of the Canterbury Farmers' Union Provincial Conference. The farmer' imported some timber for hurdles, and was informed by the railway authorities that he would have to pay freight and a-half to get it sent to his district. He protested, but as he got'no satisfaction he resolved to go another way to work. He had the timber made into hurdles in town, and the timber m its manufactured form was sent on to him. The hurdles rook up tiree trucKs, while the mar.u.'a:tured timber would only have occupied one. The farmer, however, go: his hurdles at half freigt.t leas than he would have had to pay for ths timber in its original state.

Mr Harris B. Lee, Chief Officer ot the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade, recently treated the InterState Fire Brigades' Conference to the following little personal sketch of a watchman:-—"The watchman in many cases is a doddering old man, whose best days weie over forty years ago, He is installed because he is cheap. As a watchman, he is rather a menace than a guardian. Such a roan will potter round the building at night quite oblivious to the beginning of a fire. He will generally smoke on his rounds, and it sometimes happens when the aiarm of fire is raised he is asleep and has to be rescued by the brigade. The grim humour of the situation, when a fireman has to endanger his life to rescue the'watch man' of some warehouse or building, seems always to be lost on the public." Mr Lee urged the importance of alert men being employed as watchmen. A lady's bicycle is advertised for sale. A good woman machinist to take in sewing is advertised for. A seven roomed house is advertised to be let in Villa Street. Pure wax candles are advertised fcr sale by the W.F.C.A. The same firm recommends Camp Coffea Essence to lovers of fhat beverage. A special meeting'of the members of the Shearers' Union will be held in the Exchange Hall, at eight o'clock to-night. Mr W. H. Cruickshank, land agent. Perry Street, reports having sold Mr J. Boustead's property, containing 278 acres, situated at Opaki (late.Mr A. H. Wrightson's), Mr A. J. Stonewigg being the purchaser Mr J. B. Keith adds to his list of properties for sale 55 acres of freehold land, which is a very compact dairy farm with all "necessary buildings; also 500 acres L.I.P. suitable for a sheep farm. Mr James A. Doherty, of Lambton Quay, the "tailor from London, 1 ' has a notice of interest to gentlemen visiting town. No more trouble in shaving! The W.F.C.A. advertise two new safety razors. These razors are a great boon to anybody that is not expert at shaving with the ordinary razor. They can also provide those who possess a safety razor with a strop that will sharpen any safety razor blade. Messrs McLeod and Young report record business in connection with their annual sale at the Academy. Every department is experiencing a busy.time, and an extended to patrons to call ahd sea for themselves the great range of special bargains that are being offered. Messrs J. McQueen and Sons have been favoured with instructions from Bar Falls, who is leaving for Auckland, to sell all his household furniture and etfecrs. A short list of the lints to he oifercd is advertised on page 8. The sale will be held on the premises, 18 Bannister Street, to-morrow, Wednesday, Bth June, at 1.30 p.m.

A reminder is given of the sale of high-class furniture to be held to-day by Messrs J. A. J. Maclean and Co., auctioneers, who have r? cfiived instructions from Mrs E. M. Cork to sell the whole of the household furniture and effects, at the residence, Essex Street. The furnh ture is a particularly well-selected and artistic lot. The sale will commence at half past one.

The large consignment of trnit and ornamental trees from the weilknewn Havelock Nurseries has arrived and are on view at Messrs J. F. Blade and Co.'s auction rooms. The consignment is a splendid lot and arrived in good order, and Mes-rs Blade and Co , will dispose of the lot on Wednesday, when the whole consignment will be sold without any reserve.