Local and General,

Waipukurau Press, Volume I, 12 June 1906, Page 2

Local and General,

.o:— —■ With the approach of the Parliamentary sitting, H s Excellency the Governor will shortly be resuming his residence at Government House. The Governor has inomated to ■Aieuci's that befiu’e leaving this district he would vls ; t Waipukurau in a semi-official wav ; so ice v-sit will be made on Tiuisday next, provided the lamentable death of tbe Premier does not iite-few with arrange Dents made. His E:.< eilencv wilt vis 1 ’t the hospital and the public school. At the latter place an address of welcome w.-ll be read by a sen‘or bov.

The matron of ibe Waipawa District Hospital kinoiv supplies the follow’ngfor week enc Jog June 9th: —Patients in hospital, 37 males and 5 females; admitted during week, 11 males; discharged, 5 males 2 females ; died, 1. The kerbiog has been completed to the corner of Northumberland street, and a good job has been made of it under the supervision of the overseer.

Three football matches will be played on the local grounds tomorrow afternoon. The games should prove interesting, and no doubt there will be a large attendance of spectators. The charge for admission to the ground will be 6d, ladies free.

When the news of the death of the Premier was received in town yesterday, flags at the Post Office and other business places were hoisted half mast. Mr J. C. Simpson’s was the first to go up. Some of the business places were draped. The school was dismissed so soon as the news was confirmed. At Waipawa the shops closed. The Health Department authorities were consulted as to what effect diseased meat (which the evidence so far adduced proves is consumed in Wellington every week), when cooked, has upon the human system. It was stated that tubercles in a small joint of meat would probably be killed by the heat, but probably they would not be killed if the in the middle of a large joint. They could not live in properly cooked sausages, chops, or other small goods. Hydatids would be kiPed by the heat, but there were other diseases that might survive the oven. There were ptomaines, for instance —the germ might be killed, but the poison it had created would probably remain. There were a number of ordinary cattle diseases that would not affect the human system at all, and, as in hung game, there were forms of putrefacation that were harmless after they were prepared for the table. The department had the power to prosecute any person exhibiting foodstuffs unfit for human consumption, but they were not given inspectors to go about and inquire into such things, men who really required special training in the work.

The Settlers’ Social takes place at the Waipukurau Town Hall tomorrow night. Details are well in hand, and the event promises to be very successfulA gentleman drove up in an expensive motor-car to an hotel at the town of Eupen, Rhenish Prussia, the other day, ordered and paid for a glass of beer, and left hurriedly. The car was just starting when it was noticed that the stranger had left a large basket behind him. Running into the street, the landlord shouted after him, but with no result. In his excitement he forgot to notice the number of the car, which others say was carefully hidden. After a consultation, the host and his wife opened the basket, and discovered a baby fast asleep within it. A gamekeeper, who was in the hotel, remarked that as he had nine children already a tenth would make no difference, and took the foundling home. His wife, however, refused to adopt the child, a girl. The baby began to cry, and the woman, intending to put her to bed, undressed her. Pinned to an inner garment were notes for £4OO and a letter, unsigned, promising £4OO more to the adopters of the child in two years time. Complete mystery prevails as to the identity of the motorist.

The Rev A. Grant preached at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening. In the course of remarks on Sabbath desecration, he expressed the hope that football was not played in Waipukurau on Sundays. Once upon a time, the preacher said, France adopted Sunday as a day of amusement, and Sunday observance became so lost that the next generation had to work seven days a week. Mr J. Winlove has completed Mr Potts’ residence on the Alount Herbert estate, and is now building a large house for Mr P. F. Wall, at Haturna.

Mr D. Milne is asking the Rabbit Board for £lOO compensation for injuries suffered by himself, his wife and child through the alleged negligence of an ex-inspector, who left a quantity of phosporus behind when ne vacated the house occupied by him when employed by the board. The matter was left in the hands of the chairman.

The new Takapau Town Hall is nearing completion. The building is commodious and well appointed —in fact, considerably in advance of the township, but the owne” (Mr S. Johnston) has great confidence in the future of Takapau. Mr W. A. Chambers is aaclutect tor the new hall. Some of the small farmers in Hawke’s Bay are “squeaking” about having to pay rabb-t dues which they sav really go to free the large stations of the pest. In any case the board is a farce as regards this province—its best utility being the providing of a few men with fat billets.

“ Jock o’ the Hut’ writes:— 3 Mi rat’s are not heevy. but i was hope the County rats woud be deve-ated to give the lokal boddis chance of impcoovmeots But they all rush’d same way at wonce and sink the ship, i dont l : k that.” [This evidently has reference to the collection of county rates.] A nun?be’’ of hotels in the HawPe’s Bay l : censiog district were unfavourably reported upon by the police, and new buddings and changes of licensees were ordered in different cases.

Ajfly is almost invincible. It w’H survive long immersion in water, and will sustain the odors of sulphur and other d’sipfectants without any apparent injury. Only turpentine, chloroform and ammonia can get the better of a fly.

Rev Gerald Nanson preached at the Anglican Church, Waipukurau, on Sunday evening. Next Sunday Rev D. O. Hampton, who relieves Rev F. W. Martin, will conduct the evening service. Mr Martin is proceeding to Cambridge, Waikato, taking the boat at Napier for A uckland.

The Hastings Bulletin thinks Mr J, Williams is inadequately paid as caretaker of the Waipukurau racecourse at £lO a year, and adds : “ He is fully occupied for several weeks throughout the year, and as the club is one of wealthy people, a substantial increase should be made.”

Giving evidence before the Te Aute Trust Commission at Wellington, Air Kensington, Commissioner of Crown Lands, said the Te Aute estate was fit for close settlement. It was one of the best kept estates he had been over. Air Seddon had visited Waipukurau at intervals. The last time he passed through was after attending the native meeting and wedding near Hastings, about two months ago. The train stopped here a few minutes, and the Premier left his carriage and conversed with some persons on the platform. Much encouragement will be given to the fruit-growing and canning industries in New Zealand by the success that has been attained at the London Horticultural Society’s show by the exhibits from Frimley and Nelson, which were awarded silver medals. In regard to the Frimley exhibits, the fruit from the well-known Hawke’s Bay orchard and factory is well-known on the New Zealand market for its general excellence. This canning factory employs a large number of hands, as many as 175 (picking and canning) being on the books one month last season. For the next four or six months at least twenty girls will be engaged in jam-making, and a similar number of men employed during the winter making tins for next season’s output. Last season close upon 200,000 tins were made on the premises, and for next season about a quarter of a million tins will be required for canning the peaches, plums, pears, tomatoes, greengages, quinces, peas, etc., produced in the orchard. At Frimley during the last fruit season nearly 200 acres were under peaches, and in three years’ time it is contemplated that the orchard will produce a thousand tons of thisfruit alone. In 1908 it is hoped to have 280 acres in peaches. A captain in the navy prepared one Sunday, in the absence of thechaplin, to give a religious address, to the crew. After fumbling about in the Bible for some time he announced that he was unable to find the text. “ 1 don’t know exactly where the text is to be found,” he said ; “ but it’s in here somewhere •„ and if when you get time you look for it, perhaps one of you will be able to find it. What I mean to say is, “ Cleanliness is next to godliness.’ ” And the sermon began. The grader, in charge of Mr Burt, is doing good work on Waipukurau streetsIn Northern Siberia the-ground is frozen to a depth of 60ft. At the Hawke’s Bay Charitable Aid Board meeting yesterday, the Hon J. D. Ormond paid a graceful tribute to the character and work of the late Mr Seddon. Alessages from all parts of New Zealand tell one story of a general demonstration of sorrow and sympathy. In the couase of some complimentary remarks, Air Massey, leader of theOpposition, said : “I am glad tothink now that though we were strong political opponents, we werenever personal enemies.” A sausage 4ft long and Ift thick formed the wedding-cake at a Hanover butcher’s wedding. By a fire in the Gothic’s cargo,, damage was done to the extent of £200,000. Badly dried flax was the cause of the outbreak.

England consumes 40,000 tons of Irish eggs annually. All buildings owned by the Chinese Emperor are painted yellow,, and it is a capital offence for any private person to use that colour. For wife murder at Palmerston, Wm. Knowles was sentenced to death, with a recommendation to mercy. For shootiog Murfitt, Mrs Harris received five years.

At Palmerston North a number of persons showed symptoms of poisoning after partaking of homemade pickles, one case being very serious. Analysis proved that some Cooper’s sheep dip powder had got mixed with the pickles. There are 256 railway stations within a 6-mile radius of St Paul’s Cathedral (London), while within a twenty-inile radius there are nearly 400..

Though 98 years old, Mrs Mary Egan, of K.i lf emore, King’s gCounty, Ireland; is still able to dance an Irish jig. Button )won the Manchester Cup of 2750 sovs.

At Auckland winter meeting theYork Welter Handicap was won by Fashionable, and the Winter Steeplechase by Irish. Mackay & Co.’s fortnightly sale on Saturday next.