LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12643, 2 November 1905, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The 'Frisco mail arrived yesterday. There was a clean sheet at the Police... Court yesterday morning. Lord Curzon is suffering from fever aS Lahore. The Electoral Bill, which has been passed by the Tasmanian Assembly, embodies the Hare system of voting. The Waitohai mine crushed 394 tona 5 cwt. of specimen stone for 3619 ozs., of tho valuo of £9842. The export of hemp from the -port oi Wellington increased by 33,000 bales during last year, as compared with the preceding period. The Castlecliff Rialw ay Company, Limited, have appointed Mr. George -Collingwood foreman and ganger to tho above company. Captain Edwin wired at noon yester-* day:—Strong winds to gale from between north-east and north and west; glass further fall; tides high; sea heavy; rain probable. Tho Moeraki, from Sydney, yesterday, brought 37 foreigners in her passenger list, including 23 Chinamen (17 being new-comers), 4 Italians, 3 Danes, 4 Syrians, and 3 Germans. In the New South Wales Assembly, a Bill to abolish pensions for future Judges passed through Committee. A scheme to irrigate 358,000 acres on the Murrumbidgee was referred to the Worka Committee. A very large eel was caught in the iWrua. Otago, last week. It measured 4 feet 6 inches in length, 17 inches in girth, and was 28 lbs. weight. On being opened it was found to contain a trout,lo inches in length. Tho number of electors on the Wanganui roll at the last general election was 6504. The number of valid votes recorded was 4745. Of these 2409 voted for continuance, 1855 for reduction, and 2267 for no-license. A Waipawa wire says that Mrs. Rath* bone and the members of her family have been served with notices that the Government intend to acquire almost the whole of their properties under the Land for Settlements Act. Major-General Carbin, Commander of the American forces in Manila, accompanied by Mrs. Carbin and two officers, have arrived at Brisbane. Tho party intend making a pleasure visit to New Zealand. The scarcity of dairy butter, whicfc has been severely felt this winter, is now over (says* an Otago journal). It is estimated that during the winter months 7300 lbs. of factory butter came into the .Milton district. This represents close on £400. A carrier pigeon came to Mr. P. L. Cameron's place, Westmero, the other day with a metal ring, on which- is stamped '-'S.F.C., 388," right leg. On the left is a rubber band, with No. 854, and what appears to be a shamrock , brand. At a meeting of the Colonial Sugar; Company, the net profits for the halt year were reported to be £112,000. A dividend of 10 per cent, was recommended, absorbing £110,000. The report showed that drought and frost had considerably damaged the cane. A fire at Nelson yesterday morning - destroyed the cottage of Mr. Bashford, near tne water works reservoir. The in.-* mates had a narrow escape, just get---ting down before the stairs ignited. Nothing .was saved. The. furniture was uninsured, but the building was insured in the Norwich Union for £100. The results to Saturday last the local pens ut Blenheim egg-laying com* petition are as follows:—L. Pes± 30, • 520.: G. Silcock 22, 496; Townsend and Green 30, 479; T. Frethey. 13, 424 ;-T. Frethey 28, 378; L. Peat's -White Leghorns have maintained the-lead'.-silicon tho first week in July. ":'\'t' ¥ ' A painful accident happened, yesterday to Richard Coyne, aged 9, wlipJiyes.iin Charlton Avenue, off Tory "^street... Coyno and a mate were playing with a knife, and the former was struck 'in ' tho eye. He was taken to the hospital, where it was found necessary .to" remove tho organ. ' ■ Burglars during the year, hay* h*d good hauls on the Hurunui-Bluff section of railway. On the Supplementary, Estimates are the following Votes:— Cash stole a by burglars at Hornby station, £19; Amberley station, £201; Burkes station, £3; Ravensbourne station, £8; Mosgiel station, £11; Wai* tati station, £4; Kaiapoi station, £13; cash lost in transit, Qmakau to Dunedin, £100. " The next meeting of the Young Men's No-license Club will be held in Mr. Dustin's refreshment rooms, Victoria Avenue at 8 o'clock this evening. In addit.on to the usual business, refreshments avill be provided at the small cost of 6d. .per member, Certain young men have been deputed^ to speak on subjects deling with, the various aspects of np-license, while a few musical items are being arranged for. Every 1 member who' can do so should make a point of" attending. Apparently the -high price of land in the lower portion of this island is driving would-be settlers to the far north Tho Matamata correspondent of the ,Auckland .''Herald" states the demand for land continues in that, part ofthe country, there having been during tho last ten or twelve days no less than six persons from the south all through the locality in search of suitable farms.; Thoso adapted for dairying purposes were speoially inquired for .. To stop fast motoring in Evanston (Chicago) the police had the agreeable habit of shooting at the tyres (says tho ''New York Sun"). The chief of police "issued a statement" to; the eftect that fie would order his men to shoot not only at tha tyres, but at the occupants of automobiles if necessary to bring them to a halt." Some hu-_ mane spirits in Evanston thought that women automobilists ought to be spar- - cd. and that at least preliminary blank cartridges should be fired across the " bows. Should they refuse to come to anchor; real shots could be fired. Finally public sentiment was aroused by the narrow escape of two or three professors, and shooting by the police was stopped.

We dira/w attention to the advertisement in another column with reference to tihe Egmont Agriicuiltural Show. Tho Government has decided to purchase the To Ohu block, near Norse; wood, for closer settlement. Wo remind residents in the Aramoho district of the No-license meeting to be held in the Boating Club Hall this evening, at 8 o'clock. Addresses will be given by Mr. Walter. Grey and the Rev. Arthur Dewdney. Questions are invited at the close;

" Office of the Wanganui A. and P. Society." : This isVthe legend, in bold tetters, whSdh HJdt.oris one of the permanent stalls at the •Ma.naAV'atu A. and P. Shaw, which opened yesterday. Inside the officej well? provided with Show '< literature " and entry forms, is Mr T. D. Cummins, the leader of a committee of energetic canvassers consisting of Dr Graham and Messrs R. Russell, C. Russell, Kentcsh, McLean, G. Moore, and T. Bamber. These gentlemen are biisriy engaged, sofMtang entries for our local Show, and our repreeeautaitive informs us that he has reason for believing that the enterprise will bear very satisfactory results.

The Palmerston South district is at present busily engaged in searching for information as to the rights of salvors of wrecked cargo (says the "Otago Daily Times. 33) It appears that much of the timber from the wreck of the County of Ayr was saved at considerablo costj teams having to be employed, and the salvors, we understand, decline to give up possession to the purchaser until €heir claims for salvage are met. Again, much of the timber has been stranded on places where it can only be removed by passing over private property, and as tlie haulage of the commodity over pasture is not calculated to improve the latter, a further adjustment will have to be made before removal. A good deal of the timber has, it is whispered, gone inland. The unfortunate purchaser will probably gain considerable experience before he succeeds in collecting his purchase.

The stock of whisky in warehouse m Scotland at tfie close of the last financial year was, the Glasgow "Herald" points out, 121,778,039 gallons, an incuaso of 381,000 gallons/ and of 11? millions of gallons in five years. On the other hand, stocks in England were reduced by 630,000 gallons, and Ireland by ll million gallons during the year. In the decade stocks in England lvave been increased by nearly one million ' gallons, in Scotland they have been increased 87 per cent., and in Ireland they have been reduced? byv. £00.000 gallons, with the net result th%t; tho total quantity in bond in the United Kingdom is 165 millions; ten yeaps, ago it was 108 millions. In the interval the quantities of British spirit- required annually for home consumption arid exportation have increased from thirty-four milfions to forty millions, arid for methyl ation from 3H to o^ millions. . ■ . -- In Germany the promotion of dra j matic art is considered to be the duty of the public authority, and forms 'party of the aesthetia education of the people. A high-class piace of entertain--n'ent is also an attraction to a city, rind gives an opportunity _ for talent trained in the music schools* and conservatories fo.- dramatic art. Hence • no town which cares for its reputation i 3 without a municipal teatre. As a rule, the municipalities do not operate' the theatres directly, but lend them to a theatre lessee.- It is rarely that any rtavt is charged, but a system of dividing profits is instituted. Generally, however, the percentage which goes to the city is altogether inadequate to pay interest on the cost of building, and very frequently a subsidy is added to maintain the house. Cologne's new theatre for operas and high-class play* is the latest type erected in Germany, and is perhaps the best institution of the kind. It is a magnificent building, arranged somewhat on the principle of the Paris Opera House, with commodious corridors and lounges. It is one^ of the finest examples of civic enter- 4 prise in Germany. The building itself cost £122,000, stage equipment £27,000, decorations and costumes £29.000. With the provision of an excellent restaur-' ant attached to the theatre, the total' cost was £196,900. x "

The following' statement by 'Prince> Mestchersky is quoted from the" current, issue of the "Transactions ■of the -An-glo-Russian Literary fociety" :—*'l hail a friend who, for unknown reasons, bought some harness, "and in order toutilise it, purchased a horse. And when he got the horse he decided to utilise it by investing in a carriage. Finally my friend discovered that he had not the means to possess these things, so he sold-them all at a loss and dismissed hia coachman. This circumstance reminds me of Peter the Great's navy. He took a fancy to the French swamps, created St. Petersburg, which was to serve as a window, into Europe, and decided that the proximity of the sea must be utilised by building, a fleet. Why the latter was required he did not realise, and it is remarkable that up to last year nobody had solved, that question. The formation of the Imperial Navy during a period of 200 years, cost many milliards of roubles, which might have contributed to the comfort and well being of the Russian people, vhile the Baltic Fleet, with the exception of the war with Sweden /was of no use for 20 years, and during the Crimean war the ships were hidden away. And only last year pur fleet received the unexpected predestination from fate to saii 20,000 versts to be destroyed in the Pacific Ocean. Meanwhile, it we had not had. a fleet we would not have been involved; in: this cursed war. which destroyed in, one year what it had taken centuries 'to cieate."

The results-of J'\ week were announced at-a ineeting .of the Salvation Army, Cij^dei,^iviad-'s;tree;t; Wellington; ottMonda^^ght^ Brigadier Albi#pa-::'.was^.Sit>.';jji>minand. The colony's .total" ''ihip^jr.ek^ i^ £9282, an increase o£ ■ ; !on-|t.he';'a,wount' col-]jx'ted;ras^;:yeari.::;-:;Th©"'iour'-"(Bhief cen* Ires contributed :^-Welliiigtbn, £701. It's.'; CKristphurchv; .£430; Dunedin, £400; Auckland^ £350-. Of the total amount collecfedj the amounts contributed by the "various Salvation Army divisions of the colony, with the,, increases over last year appended, in parenthesis, are as follows':^-Auckland division/ £1884 (increase ':£ll2); Christchurch, £2018 (£273); Wellington, £3176 (£618); Di>n*clin, £2200 (£79); Maori division, £34 (£7). Of the total amount collected m the -Wellington division, the 'amounts- contributed by the ■sarious corps, with the amounts for last year appended in parenthesis, are as follows:—Wellington, . £700.# 10s. £630); Gisborne, £409 (£232); Wanganui, £256 (£161); Palmerston North, £224 (£222); Masterton, £200 (£162); Napier £190 (£190); Dannevirke, £135 <£115); Hastings, £131 JL2s. ;(£llO 10s.)- South Wellington, £121 (£93); Feild'ihg, £120 (£90); Waipawa, £104 (£101); Gaiierßh, £90 (£66); Marton, £70 (£55); Taihape, £63 (£42); -Woodville, £53 10s. (£45); Aplti, £51 ss. (£52 10s.); Levin. £50 (£45); Petone, £?0 (£70); Pahiatua, £48 (£45); Ashhurst £45 (£3O 125.); South Norsewood £42 (£40); Otaki, £22. Remarking on Wellington's increase of £70, Brigadier Albiston claimed that the amount collected was the largest, in proportion to population, raised by any corps in the world.'

■■■•• lS3!r£tf!o&': Williams will address thb electors in the schoolroom, Mosstown, this evening.. The chair will'bo taken aS'B p.ih?^;'': ' " !': In ova* advertising columns tenders are invited by the Patea County Council for contracts 19, 20, 21, and 22 for ■roadmaking on the Upper Waitotara.

So remarkably close was the. scoring at Bisley that out of 1000 bullet 6 sent up by the leaders about 970 were crowded into a space that might cover a man's heart.

Visitors tx> Rotorua last season indulged in baths to a total number of 57,(511, while 25,132 were taken by those who went to Hanmer.in the same period.

A special committee meeting of the Wanganui Sailing Club will ba held this (Thursday) evening at the Metropolitan Hotel at 8 o'clock. The business is in eonnect.'oxi. wMi a proposal to anaise funds to promote a" nace during Carnival week.

'. The annual festival services at Christ Church on Sunday next will be fully choral. The anthems will be Sullivan's "I Will Sing," at the morning, and Gounod's, "fciend Out Thy Light" at the evening service. Madame Briggs haa accepted Mr. Naylor's invitation to sing offertory solos at both services.

Haircut/ting is " up." The barbers of Palmerston North, have their windows placarded with the information that during the Show week a charge of one shilling will be made - for haircutting. The usual price is sixpence. Moral, " get your hair cut" before you leave for the Show.

We are indebted to Mr. C. E. Helton, librarian, for the following particulars of books sent out from the Public Library last month:—Fiction 1596, history 34, poetry 6, general literature 59, travel 58, biography 46, science, essays, etc., 28, divinity 1, bound magazines 15, children's books 37; total, 181:-0; magazines in parts 419.

A special committee meeting of the Wanganui Sailing Club will be held this (Thursday) evening, at the Metropolitan Hotel, at 8 o'clock. The business is in connection with a proposal to raise funds to promote a. race during Carnival Week (in addition to the big race) for a dingey cfass. All committeemeri are earnestly requested to attend.

The Maori, shelter shed on Taupo Quay was offered by public auction yesterday afternoon 'by Mr J. H. Keesing, and ■was krioeked down to MrJSL P. Manson, of Kai Iwi for £82. We hear that Mr Manson bought the building on behalf of the settlers at Kai. Iwi, who intend reerecting it as -a public hall. Mr p. Urquhiairt ih&s ibeen entrusted with the re-erection of the building.

A, fire occurred on * Tuesday night about a mile and a half beyond Aramoho, resulting in the destruction of a house occupied by 'Mr Mereon and owned by Mr J. T. Stewart. Mr and Mrs Merson retired about. 7.30, and between 11 and 11.30 Mr Merson was awakened by the smoke. On investigating he found that a fire-had got a good hold around the kitchen chimney. He had just time to remove' his wife and a few articles of furniture from the bedroom. The house was insured in the Soutfli British for £125 and the furniture was insured for. £100 in tlvo Norwich office. ■" ' :

The " Chronicle "Company have just sent out a very artistic poster dealing with the £50; sailing race to be held during Qhyistonas Carnival week. The magnificent prize-money should result in good "leinitriee. The Carnival Race is open to boats of riot less than 14 feeifc. If more than 15 entrants the race will ibe sailed in heats. The final on Monday, January let (New Year's Day). The moo will be sailed under the rules of the W.S.C. Distance about ten miles. The course 'will be four times round a marked buoy, and boats will not be iatllowed to cross the stone walls on either side of the river. Boats will be handicapped under ithe Arawa (Wellington) Sailing Club's rules, viz., load wafer-line and sail area. Entries close oir December 18th..- ..'..■■

■'A ' committee of the 'Franklin Institute of Philadelphia has jus made i,.public its report on the.Taylor process '6t, butter making. In this new process, sweet cream is poured into shallow pjans, the bottoms of which are, cover.•.cd; with absorbent pads. The' pads are ■■composed of heavy, white blotting papei supported on Turkish toweling, and ab--1 sorb from the cream nearly all its contents except the fat. The cream fat remains as a layer on the surface of tho pads," and after several- hours' standing may be rolled off. If the separated butter fat be worked and salted in tho same way as the ordinary churned product, the result is a very fine butter. The labour of churning is avoided, and, on account of the use of fresh cream, instead of that which has stood for several days, the product keeps better than in the ordinary way.