LOCAL AND GENERAL
I For the week endiDg on Saturday, I the total amount of Customs revenue I col.ected at Wellington was £20,232 i3a 2d. Beer duty amounted to £176 ' 14s. The Masterton Chess Club's general meeting, adjourned from Friday evening, will be held at the rooms this (Monday) evening, at 7.3 C. A full attendance is requested.
Illustrating the great changes that had taken place in Taranaki since the inauguration of the dairying industry, the Mayor of Hawera, Mr Barton, in the course of his remarks at the show nariquet, said that m the days of Sir Harry Atkinson the principle was laid down that when money was borrowed it abou d be repaid with interest in twenty sis years by instalments, for it was considered that roads should last that long. A road did nat now last four years.
Inquiries made by an Auckland Herald representative elicited the fact that, far from their being a scarcity of domestic servants in Auckland, the.supply ia much larger than the demand. This, the psper in question adds, is principally due to there being many. vacancies in bnardingbouseß, which has compelled boardinghouse-keepers * to dispense with the services cf domestics.
H.M.C.S. Iri?, which returned to Wellington from the Tasman Sea, successfully effected repairs to a break in "the* Eastern Extension Co.'s cable, at a position about two hundred miles from the coast, or a day's steam from Wellington. Ihe cable was raised from a d.pth of 480 fathoms, and took seven days to repair, working day and night.
A man who wai released fom a German prison the other day, afer serving 35 years' penal servitude for manslaughter comroit'ed during a burglary when be was 20 years ot age, implored in vain to be taken back and allowed to end his days in the quietude of his cell. Motor-car?, electric tramp, and even bicycles were new to him, and when he saw the streets of his native city he trembled and hachto be led like a child.
A change has been made in the conditions of tenders for railway stores now being called for. Tenders will ba received for any one or more items in the schedule at the option of the tenderer. Formerly the requirements of the Department were grouped into schedules, and the tendered *» as required to quote for every item in a schedule. It was considered that the method now proposed will hot only stimulate competition, but will give those an opportunity of tendering who have previously been barred Ibrough inability to quote for a schedule ia the entirety.
Several new sawmills are commencing operations in various parts of Southland, and several old ones have recommenced milling on new areas, says the Southland Daily News. Messrs Muffett and Sons recently erected a new mill at Six Mile, and are now Extending their old tramway four miles towards the Waikawa River The Southland Timber Company have erected a new mill at Tokonui, and Messrs Field and Thompson have also put up a new mill there. The mills in Southland, generally, are working full time, although a recent fall of snow delayed work for a time.
The Taranaki Daily News says a Chinaman was fined £5 and costs £1 15s, in the New Plymouth Magistrate's Court on Thursday last, for snatching a rope out of the hand of the Borough Inspector, who was leading the alien's, horse to the yound. In the same court a white man, who had assaulted the same inspector, and who had, according to evidence, knocked him down and u?ed insulting language to him, was fined £2, with costs £1 4s. He was allowed a fortnight in which to pay. The Chinaman was aliowed one week.—Another strikirg illustration of the superiority of the white man!
A "very interesting ceremony took place at Knox Church yesterday morning, when Sister Isabel Miller was inducted into the office of Deaconens by the Rev, Lawrence Thompson, At the conclusion the Minister and the Church Elders gave the new Church officer the right hand of fellowship. From the pulpit the Minister related the duties of the Deaconess in visiting the sick and poor and helping forward the Church were generally. He stated how plea ed lie was that such an officer had been appointed in Masterton, who.a there was a special opening for uch a helpmeet. Ihe Minister took the opportunity to impress upon ( hurch members their duties in support of such officer, and begged fi.r their constant prayers and assistance for the success of the work.
A meeting of members of the Red Star Football CIuI; <was held on Saturday when arrangements were made in connection with the Club's social and dance to be held on the Drilj Hall on August 11th. Messrs B. Iveson and C. Corbett were appointed joint secretaries, and Messrs K. Welch, F. Ball, R. Ward, J. Corbett, A. Miller, J. Wing, C. Corbett, and B. Iveson a general committee The following ladies' committee with power to add was appointed—Mesdames J. Welch, E. Welch, Bert Welch, J. Scorrar, C. Corbett, B. Ivesor, N. Miller, W. Darvill, Misses Williams, 1. Welch, M. O'Leary, R. McLachlan, K. O'Leary, N. O'Leary, F. Miller, L. Keynolds. It was decided to engage Mr Frank McKenzie to supply the music, and that the price ot the tickets be as follows—Double, 4s; single, zs 6d; ladies' single. Is 6d. It was resolved to bold a meeting of the ladies' committee on Saturday next, at 2 30 p.n),, at a place to be ananged, , .
G. Fogwell haß asked Georg© Whelcb* the holder, to row him another race for the championship of New Zealand, and £IOO or £2OO a side, the race to be rowed at Akaroa next Easter. Whelch has consented subject to a small condition with regard to Fog well's expenses. The Government in reply to Mr H. Okey, has promised to forward to the High Commissioner's Department in London twenty-five barrels of erode petroleum won from the Moturoa boreain the presence of the officer appointed by the Government, and certified to by the Government to that effect.
Referring to rowdyism at the graduation ceremony in Dunedin, the Otago Daily Times says—"lf these public functions are to be continued, it will be imperative on the Senate to demand from some society authorised to act on behalf of the students a guarantee that chosen speakers shall be shown courtesy anid respect, and not subjected to studieu insults.*
The statements made by the Prime Minister in Wellington to the effect that the Governmenr is prepared to assist in the establishment of a National Art Gallery atd to provide a site in that city, are not 'favourably received in Chrislchurcb, and were warmly criticised at a meeting of the Council of the Canterbury Art bociely.
In order that the merits of Victorian marble may bejdisplsyed in a prominent manner, the State authbrites have decided to use some excellent samples of it for the interior decora, tion at the new public library building which is now being erected in Melbourne, says the Argus. The Government geologist, Mr Dunr, says that within the boundaries of the State, there are many beautiful ornamental stones suitable for decorative purposes.
Some anxiety has been expressed at Onehunga concerning the disappearance of Miss Gwen Ferguson from her 1 "parents' hoir.e. n.iWeilncsday night Miss Ferguson w-ent tubed at about 10 o'clock, but next morning uhe was -not in the house. An alarm in in her room had teen set for 12.3lpaqd a r.ote written by her was found. This note contained tie* newa that ere would return home at 5 30 a.m., unless somethihgs§|.happened. Fears aie entertained for her safety, and the police have been searching.
Prospects of promotion for the übiquitous telegraph messerger boy were touched t upon by Mr D. Robertson, secretary rf the Postal Department, at a complimentary "social" in Wellington He said that in the past the boys had received very rapid promotion, but of late they had been stagnating in the one position. He had given consideration to the matter, in order to remove the congestion, and he proposed to recommend to the Postmasier-Gereral that some of the boys in their spare time should assist in operating.
.•Waiting to an Auckland paper respecting the fatting cure, a correspondent says: What about the other side of the question? Is it beneficial to everyone? I very much doubt it, and, personally, Lave gone to a little trouble to investigate the matter by careful inquiries from those who- have tried it, and would warn the public to-be on their guard against overdoing the thing. Of course a short fast cf a few days may.not do any damage, but the writer of these lines has interviewed a person who went a matter of week?, and with what result? Will, it was nearly a case of being accommodated in the cemetery.
The annual report of the Wairarapa Racing Club fatates that the debtor balance on working account is given as £l,OlO 18s lOd. This is an increase of £B4 14s 7d on w.hat it.,was at the same period last year, but when it is taken into consideration that a sum of no less than £586 16s 2d has been expended this jear on euLstantial improvements, to the racing tracks, this balance compares very favourably with the preceding year. The totalisator realised £2,775, entries and acceptances £947 10s, gates £822 il6s, bookmakers' licenses £765 10s, privileges' £262 lis 9d, rate cards £249 16s, and catering £341.183 9d. The principal items of expenditure were: Stakes £3,560, salaries and wages £l,OBl 6s 3d. stamp duty £517 8s 4d, and-printing and advertising £247 10-'. :
The floods in the Manawatu have subsided, and reveal a danger to ihe town at Hokowbitu and the old racecourse. The torrent wrecked one of the big groynes at the top of Fitzroy-streer, and cleared awiy Council's protective works, rendering between £6,000 and £IO,OCO worth of work quite useless. There is now a possibility of the next big flood sweeping right over the populbus Hokowhitu. At the old racecourse there is further damage. Then chains of willows hvu been swept away, and the river f rta^- s tens tu return to the old waterway round the racecourse, which will mean that hundreds of acres would be ruined. With the possibility of furtheir floods this winter the position is anything but pleasant.
Both services at the Congregational Church were well attended yesterday, Mr Hodge occupying the pulpit both morning and evening. The subject of the morning's address was the first of a short series, and dealt with the Spirit "moving on the world." In the evening the subject was "Fighting," and the text was found in Paul's First. Epistle to Timothy, chapter 6, verse 12, "Fight the good fight of faith." In the coarse of his address Mr Hodge pointed out that although we desire peace more than strife, we cannot obtain it without a hard struggle for it. In other parts of the Scripture we are promised peace in the world to come, but if we do not ttr ggle we cannot overcome sin, and unless sin is overcome we cannot enter into the peace promised us by curHesvenly Father. There are, he added, two kinds of fighting, fighting towards a good end and fighting towards a bad end. Of course the latter can never bring us any peace, either in this world or in the next, but if we fight honestly in the cause of God, and do our best to further His kingdom here, we will surely gain our reward. For Children's Hacking Cough at night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure X/ 6 2/6.
Eecovery from wasting and weakening diseases is hastened by use of FHOa. PHQL. Phosphol begins with aP.
The Eektabuna Express says: The neither experienced during the past few weyks has somewhat retarded (he operations of the coal prospecting syndicat?, but it ia expected that •boring will be commenced soa-elime next weeic.
A Miibourne paper states that a •man named Kins was carting a large empty Square water-tank, and his son was walking behind the dray. The tank slipped off the and fell on to the lad The spectators rushed to the soot expecting tj find the boy had l een badly crushed, bat he was insine the tank, practically uninjured He had passed through the .mathnle as the tar.k fell from the dray.
"ine Mackenzie Country las become a miriatui-e Wall Street," declared the Ho?, Mr Asiey in the Legislative Council. He was speaking of the aggregation of pastoral runs, ;aid»aii that things were going from bad t) wo v se. This land monopoly, hs> asserted, was due to "bad laws ani worse administration." On eighteen s parate run?, of a total area of 750,01)0 acres, there is only one bona fide r?eident occupier, and I ihe country ha 3 become an area of desolation.
"Tr<e Press are rever.excHed from 'meetings of said Mr W. Fisher, lecturing on Bankruptcy -Law in Dunedin, "although there is nothinsrin the Act that expressly or implicitly mve3 anyone l.ut ered tors • a rig. tto be present. In my opinion this >s tha one great blot pn the present procedure, and the factor which has prov?d raorj potent than anything else to destroy bankruptcy business. It has always seeired to •me a cruel shame; that a d?btor wo, owing to misfortune, has had to -aeeK the protection of the Bankruptcy Court, should have all his •pass history rake I over and dished I >tiD for his neighboms tn gloat over »at th.ir breakfast tab!-s."
Th:' burial of the celebrated chief Tsarc Waitira was carried out with ;great cere-xony at Parihaka, in the ••.presence of a - hrge gathering of vnativfs. H-3 was buried tlrngside 'Te Whitr, his father-in-law. The service was conducted by the deceased's haif-broihtr, who gave an elo<quent addrcs 3 , and paid a high tribute to Waitara's nohle qualities. Be alic advised the Mauris to work their lands and avoid intoxicating brinks. It is understood that Mrßates •who inherits Waitara's rich estate. Ibm appointed Mrs Waitara and her 'brother, Willie Te Whiti, to succeed Waitara aa head of the Ngatiawa itiibe.
A reliable, man to deliver papers 'is advertised for.
One hundred acres of freehold, chiefly river deposit land, with a carrying rapacity of forty cows, and good dwelling and farm buildings, are advertised for sate by Mr R. Btown, land agent, Masterton.
Mr D. Milligan, the well-known 4ailor of. Kelburne Avenue, Welling; ton, refers in a replace advertisement to the superiority of the clothes made by bis firm.
Uespit3 the wet weather, keen shoppers were on the spot at the ■commencement of Messrs C. Smith and Cb.'s great clearing sale. The sale is now in full swing, and settlers are recommended to make an early visit to the great emporium. Messrs Nicol and Edwardb, of Masterton, advertise particulars of a sheep farm and a suitable suburban propelty, with a tew acres, that are for sale or exchange.
Messrs J. A. J. Mclean and Co. have received instructions from Mr C. Lang to sell at the residence, Tararua str?et, off Pownall street, the whole of the household furniture and effects. Full particulars.will be advertised in a issue.
Messrs McQueen and Co. have been -instructed by a resident, who is leaving Masterton, to hold an unreserved clearing sale of high-class furniture at the Post Office Auction Mart- The list is a very full one, and presents an excellent opportunity to anyone desirous of purchasing artistic furniture and household lines at bargain prices. The sale will be held on Wednesday next, 20th July, commencing at 2 o'clock.
During the period which Mr R. Low, the wdl-known shop front builder, of Wellington., bas been established in business, he has by energy, and enterprise, and keeping abreast ot ,the J:irms, eslarlishfd a connection throughout the Dominion that is distinctly creditable The fact that hi is constantly in receipt of letters tio:n satis'iej pators is the best eu'den?e that work e truster] to his care i? 'faithfully carried cut. At the present time he is completing the construction of new and artistic shop fronts for the. whola of tie Union Clothing Company's corner in Wellington. A big contract has also just been completed to the order of Mesar3 K. Hannah and Co., their Greymouth branch. Messrs <J. Smith, Ltd , hava had up less than five shop fronts built at the same township and similarly extensive work bas been carried out to the order of "Messrs Pease Bros, the. well-known merchants. Mr Low will be pleased to supply full information to anyone whj is contemplating the new style of shop front. I get no " peas," the gardener said ; •'' Bean" coughing all the night; With running nose of' ii'ry led, A " scarlet runner" quite ! " Hoe!" John, you're "seedy," cried his wife, \.nd getting like a " rake," Ho here's th 3 stuff to save your life, Woods' Pcpperuiinc Cure to take! ■«I FEEL A DIFFERENT WOMAN." —I suffered from constipation, lazy liver and seveia headaches for. months," writes Mrs E. Munhead, 10 Eliza-streefc, W.«t Adelaide, S. A... "I felt so tired, I wanted to lie down all the time, and life w.« not worth living. Nothing I tried did o'io any goofl until I took Laxo-1 omc Fills From these I cbtaiued great relief "and continuing them a little longpr I was quita eur3d) able to gefc my duties with ease and pleasure, and feel quit 3 s different woman." Puce 10£ d and Is 6d. Obtainable everywhaio. ADVICE TO YOUNG MOTHERS. Most mothers realise the great danger from croup, but many do not know that an attackjaaay be prevented by treatment asso-m as the first symptoms appear. ' The first indication of croup is hoarsened followed by a rough cough. Give -Chamberlain** Cough Remedy according to the printed directions at once, or even after the croup crugh appears and it will prevent the attack. It is, in fact, a ertiin ouce for croup.
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