LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, 23 July 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I Mr W. Douslin, an old resident of BJenheim, died at Buluwayo, on June : 7th, aged 78. 1 The Parliamentary bai^y who visited the outworks of the Main Trunk Line returned to Wellington by the , express train yesterday afternoon. A fire occurred at midnight last night at a Chinese laundry in the Avenue. Wanganui, adjoining the Newmarket Hotel. The laundry ami ! Mr Bubbs' shop adjoining (both old j buildings) were completely gutted. The destroyed buildings were the property of the, Parker estate. A correspondent writes to the London Express and encloses a cheque for £11 13s 3d. He says: "I saw recent ly a paragraph relative to the subscription from Napier, New 2«ealand ; to the Fresh Air Fund. As I was not in New Zealand at the time the subscription was forwarded^ and recognising as I do the merit of such a fund from personal observation on the spot here in Great Britain, I endoda subscription for a similar amount."

! The regular meeting of the Wanganui Educaioii Board will be held j to-morro*.v. ] Mr James Peebles, who went to \ South Africa with the First Contingent and subsequently settled there returned to Woodville on Saturday. < He is well and hearty, and has much I to tell of his South African experi- - enoes. > ' The Foxton Herald says:— "We ; understand that the local Flaxmills' ■ Employees Union have issued a war- ' rant for the arrest of the late secretary, Mr Simpson. It is believed that Simpson is in Brisbane." Mr Samuel N. Bartlett. of Paraekaretu, passed away at his son's residence, Mr W. J. Bartlett, on Monday, at the age of 73 years. Deceased leaves a family of seVen sons and three daughters. The Chairman of the Feilding Fire Board estimates that'the insurance companies doing business in Feiluiug will have to contribute £5 14s per cent, of their premium income towards the maintenance of the Feilding Fire Brigade. The duty imposed by the new tariff on parchment paper will, according to Mr Harkness, cost the National Dairy Association £130 for its coming season's supplies. The increased duty on paraffin wax will also have a detrimental effect on the dairy industry. Ladies are reminded of the exhibition of the work done in the Technical dressmaking and millinery classes, which is to be held in the I Auction Extension Rooms to-morrow ! afternoon, at 2.30 p.m. Afternoon tea will be provided by the members I of the classes. I A reminder is given of the Catholic Social, to be held in the Drill I Hall to-morrow night. The concert I programme includes the best local I talent, and several well-known PalJ merston artists. A first-class Bupper 1 will be provided, and a most enjoy--1 able evening's amusement is assur- ! cd. J In the case against the Cbristchurc'i solicitor, Fuller, Me was suspended for six months and ordered to pay ten • guineas costs. The Court said that ; but for the affidavit the case might : have been dismissed as the mone-r j had been returned. The affidavi*. | however, in the opinion of the Court, I j made matters worse. ' j At the Taihape Poultry Show, Mr I I C. H. Bennett, with four entries in - Partridge Wyandottes, was Ist and ■ j 2nd for cockerel, and Ist and 2nd for* > ! pullet; and at Pahiatua, in the Lang- , i shans championship, he took 2nd and ' i 3rd for cockerel and Ist and 3rd for " j pullet. 1 In the course of an application for ' ccunsel to appear in a case for iiis terpretation of an award, the Arbitt ration Court at Christchurch, decided i that counsel could appear, but the President announced that Mr Slater 1 (the labor repi<esentative) disagreed J with that decision. Cable advice has been received by - the Union Company of the depar- . ture of the Moeraki from Sydney at , 2 p.m. on Saturday for Wellington „' direct. The vessel should arrive at 1 Wellington early on Wednesday } morning. She is bringing 54 saloon and 35 steerage passengers for Wellington. "I have been 16 years in Wellington and have regularly attended Parliament as an onlooker, and I must _ay the tone of the House is steadily i deteriorating. I consider its condii j tion to-night is a reflection on the intelligence of the people of New Zeaj land." — A remark make by a eentleman sitting in the Strangers' Gallery 1 a few nights ago. The building contemplated for a - . young men's club, which it is proposed I . to form in New Plymouth, will.' when - finished, be one of the most up-to-date in New Zealand. Besides a social ' hall and billiard room, it is intended 1 to have a bathroom, smoking room, J reading room, and library. Gym- - nasium apparatus will also be fitted i up so 'that amusement for the various 5 tastes of the members will be con- ' sidered. j Towards the close of the last meeting of the Cambridge Borough Coun- ■ * cii, says the Auckland Star, Cr. Mar- . fell moved that Mr Andrew Carnegie j r should be asked to make a grant of | £1000 for establishing a library and reading room in Cambridge. The Council were nearly equally divided ' on the subject, but Cr. Chas. Reid - made the speech of the evening. He *, denounced the millionaire in no meat sured terms, saying he was endeavourc ing to save his soul by distributing ! his ill-gotten gains, and was trying >! to bribe God. Mr Reid punctuated * , his remarks by vigorously pounding I j the Council table. The motion was j ' carried, but, as the Mayor remarked, probably nothing will come of it. Cr. Reid said that before he rei ! tired that night he should pray that - I the request to Mr Carnegie be not I ' granted. , * j In the course of a brief chat with j I : a Timaru Post reporter, Mr E. Lee, j ; a Temuka farmer who has just re- < '. turned from a trip to Australia, said | ' that New Zealanders had no idea of ' , the immense areas open for selection. j To speak of holdings in acres was '•■ amusing. Land transactions were iin square miles over there. Some i time was spent in Queensland, and a ■' trip to the Darling Downs impressed the New Zealander very much. This > is the best soil Mr Lee has ever seen : i in places it ranges in depth from 4 feet to 40 feet, and is admirably adapted for growing lucerne. He says there is a great future before Queensland; but.it lacks at present ; population and good roads. The financial arrangements in connection with the sending of the Buller -representatives to Auckland are. ; shocking, says the Westport News. It was found necessary to raise £110, which sum the Union hoped to have returned later from the tour, and those in whose hands the raising of : the money was entrusted, borroweJ the sum for a consideration that works ' out at the exorbitant rate of interest 1 of, we understand, 24 per oent. At the same time, the Union's officials had to find 12 acceptable guarantors for £10 each, so that the 24 per cent, was oharged for a loan with what n-ay be regarded as absolute security. The drawing up of a deed had also to be effected. We are confident that the Union's officials could bave easily fennd 12 citizens able and willing tu bave advanced £10 eaoh free of interest and so have saved the exorbitant sum they have been compelled by their action to pay. ! Referring to the Arthur's Pass tunnel (Midland Railway), the contract for which has been let to Messrs John M'Lean and Sons, the Greymouth Star says: — The eastern end of the tunnel is about thirty-two miles from the Broken river, but the wes- ' tern end is close to the end of the present railway line from Greymouth. It is thought that, if the line, is not pushed on from the Broken river towards the site of the tunnel, most of the material will be taken to Grey- ! mouth, and sent to the Otira, where it will be handy for use. It has been pointed out that the transport difficulties would be considerably lessened if the line was pushed on to . Arthur's Pass on the eastern side bej fore the tunnel was begun. It would I be advantageous to start the tunnel now, as work on it could be carried . on simultaneously with the construoI tion of the portion of the line from I the Broken river to the tunnel. If _ this is dobe the construction of the .' line as a whole will be faciliated, , and the 10,000,000 cubic feet of ma- , terial excavated from both ends of ' the tunnel may be used for the construction of embankments and fillings and for the formation of large rail- . way yards at the Otira and tne Bealey. The contractor will house the men well. Inside the tunnel there will be writing-rooms, and bathrooms supplied with not and cold water. | BEE OINTMENT. __ THE SECRET OF SUCCESS. The secret of the success of Bee Ointment as a great family remedy is tha. it does what is claimed by its proprietary. For years this preparation has been before the public, but never boomed by advertisement. Bee Ointment has stood the test of time, and the demand for it annually increases. Onoe used, always used. It is a security for the public as the most valuable soothing and healing ointment yet placed on the market. For cuts, coughs, colds, rheumatism, ■ eczema, psoriasis, scruf, piles or any skin diseases. Sold everywhere, ls I 6d.

A golf match played between representatives of the Feilding and Kim- 7 bolton clubs on the local links on I Saturday resulted in an easy win c for the Feilding team . v A cooking class will commence this * evening at the Auction Extension Rooms, opposite the Bank of New Zealand. Children holding a Stan- ° dard VI. proficiency certificate may ij attend the class free; tor others the ** fee will be 10s per term. Miss Hig- * fens, who has had a training in the j Jnglish National Cooking School, will ' be the instructress. * A gentleman wno had tanen a lad - into liis office as junior clerk out of ] charity, kept him at the office later - than usual the otber Saturday. The , lad became sulky, and performed his . duties in a very dilatory manner. At , last his employer, out of all patience, . remonstrated with him and said: 1 "You ungrateful rascal, where would you be now but for mer" To his intense astonishment the lad replied: "At the football match!"— Exchange. A novel sight of a dog climbing a steep ladder might have been seen in Wanganui last week. Some of the men working on the upper structure of the Library building evidently own a fox terrier dog, and when one of them mounted the building the dog followed up the ladder, accomplishing the difficult ascent very cleverly. On reaching the top, however, the dog was at a loss as to how tc gain the platform whore his master was working, and eventually had to be helped over the last "hurdle." A very virulent type of distemper is at present raging amongst the dogs in the Palmjerston district. The Paimerston South Times says that five valuable dogs, the property of a shepherd employed at Shag Valley Station, recently succumbed to tho disease, and heavy losses aite reported from other parts of the district Mr Kerrigan, Government veterinarian, who was in Paimerston the other day, recommends the following as a simple and efficacious renfledy for the disease .* — Mix brandy and heated milk in equal quantities and administer a tablespoonful to the animal three or four times a day. The dog should be kept warm, and should not be allowed to talde any food. In concluding a Parliamentary report on the public schools cadet camp at Christchurch Exhibition, Dr. J. R. Thomas, M.8., Ch.B. makes the following recommendations for medical and surgical work in connection _,with cadet battalions in camp: — (1) That every battalion should have its own outfit and emergency case; (2) that instructions in first aid to the injured with«the elements of anatomy and physiology be given to ali cadet boys; (3) that squads should be formed for practice in treating, lifting and carrying of injured persons; (4) that competitions should be held at the annual camp to stimulate the boys to take up the work. A Sydney baker last week received a very salutory lesson against baking sbortweight bread, a lesson which might well be taken to heart by somo members of the trade in this colony. Louis Friedenreioh was (says the Sydney Telegraph) summoned for having, on July 11, on his bakery premises, 91 41b loaves which were light to the total extent of 225p_. He was fined 5a per ounce, making the total fine £56 ss, with 9s 3d costs, in default 9 months' hard labor. The same defendant was further summoned for having on his bakery premises 126 21b loaves light to the extent of 570z. For this offence he was fined 5s ver ounce (total fine, £14 ss), together with 9s 3d costs, in default four months' hard labor. After several years' study and experiment, a young Australian (says the Melbourne Argus) has invented an engine which will, in his opinion, draw the Sydney express at tne rate of from 70 to 80 miles an .hour. He believes that his patent will revolutionise the present systems of steam and electric traction, because he claims that it will enable the speed of trains to be greatly increased, that it will double the haulage power oi .goods engines, that it is applicable to tramways, and, perhaps, most important of all, that it may be adapted to steamships, and so make it possible to increase the speed of the largest steamers afloat to 27 and even 30 knots an hour, at much lees expense tban is r.ow incurred in running them 20 knots an hour. AU these things, and more, he claims, for his invention, and he is so satisfied of its practical value that be is patenting it throughout the world. Miss Nellie Ferguson, the wellknown actress, daughter of Helen Fergus, was married recently at Broken Hill to a youthful fellow-lodger at the -smeHbotet, named Dickenson. Wheu the question of age cropped up. the Methodist parson who had been called in put them both on their oath, his _-tpicions having probably beeu aroused by Nellie's youthful face. The bridegroom signed himself 22, while the lady, who had been playing Alary, Queen of Scots, <*wned up to 231 The couple had known each other for, seven days when they became "engaged," and the wedding took place three days later. There was a little comedy in connection with the wedding ring, which had been entrusted to someone who forgot to turn up. A messenger was sent in hot haste to find the missing and all-important ring, which at last was produced, and all was happiness. But it is said, the bridegroom made several remarks of a cursory character whilst waiting. It falls to the lot of few married couples to spend as many yeara ot life together as Mr and Mrs Brinsnread (of piano fame), who have celebrated tbe seventieth anniversary of their wedding-day amid much rejoicing. But even this remarkable record of wedded life has been beaten within recent years by at least tbree couples. Only recently the death was recorded of Mrs WiHiam Woolass, of Laneham, Notts, whose husband, still living, led her to the altar more than^ 71 years ago, when William IV. was still King. In August last M*r and Mrs R. W. Crocker, of Taunton, celebrated the seventy-second anniversary of their nuptials, the husband, who has since died, having seen 96 years, and his wife 95; while a short time since, Mr and Mrs Pierre Forget, of Montreal, completed 76 years ol married life, at the combined age of 196 years. The following new books have been added to the Feilding public library —"Painted Rock," by Morley Roberts; "The Cruise of the Make-Be-lieve" Tom Gallon; "Shadow of Evil/' Dick Donovan; "The Tracer of Lost Persons," Robert W. Chambers; "Salvage," Aquila Kempster; "Poison Island," "Q;" "Red Russia," John Foster Fraser; "The Second Violin," Grace S. Richmond; " Mystery," S. E. White and S. H. Adams; "Ghetto Comedies/' Zangwill; "Nearly Five Millions" W. Pett Ridge; <<Short Cruises," W. W. Jacobs; '/Personal Opinions," Rita; "A Human Trinity/' Ronald McDonald; "The Great Plot," William Le Queux; "A Rock in the Baltic," Robert Barr; "Commerce and the Empire," Edward Pulsford; "The Remittance Man," Ambrose Pratt; " Modern Ulysses," Justus Miles Forman; " Knighthood's Flower." John Blundelle-Burton; "The Artful Miss Dill," F. F.. Moore: " Hiß Neighbor's Landmark/' Alien. , Dr. Stenhouse gave the girls of the Burns Club; Dunedin, advice on whom to marry a few days ago. According to the doctor, the ordinary type of swain who asks marriage j merely because he has been overtaken , by some emotional catastrophe, which , he calls "love" should have his aspirations razed, and the site sown ■ with salt. " Girls," said the spea- , ker, striking his hand on the table, , " never listen to the young man who • comes to you with a tale of love or < a proposal unless he can also show < you his life insurance policy. , A correspondent to the Taumara- j nui Press writes : — " It may be of in- - terest to your readers to know that the rock the Kia Ora is supposed to < have run on is known to the natives ] as Piritoko. Whe*a Te Rauparaha ] lived on Tirau Point one ofhis wives j - swam out to it and back. Her name j•■ was Taha Meana. Many of bis ., j fighting men tried to accompljah rt. : i but nevsr could. It is also anold j ] fishing ground of the natives. That i t was Te Rauparaha's last stand in 1 the latter part of the 20's, perhaps 1828. The distance to Piritoko from [ , the Point (short) is about one mile j « and three-qnarters or two miles." I

In the House of Representatives at '.30 this evening th debate on the financial Statement will be commented. The first Opposition speaker eill be followed by the Minister of Jands. The Rev. F. A. Bennett, in charge )f the Maori mission at Rotorua, made a stirring appeal at St. Luke's, Rotorua, the other day, for financial assistance in mission work. In the sourse of his sermon he referred to the beggarly pittance, amounting in no case to more than £65 per annum, allowed to Maori missioners, who were expected to dispense the same hospitality as the paheka clergy, and who were often reduced to sore straps to make both ends meet. The rev. gentleman is reported to have said: "They work under nothing more nor less than the sweating system; the word is not too harsh, and I for one will throw up my billet as an open protest if the present deplorable state of affairs is not remedied." A shipment of seven tons of honey was recently made to London through the South Australian Export Department, and another consignment will follow in a week or two. The Southern State's Commercial Agent in London advises having sold a small lot of specially selected honey at 30s per cwt, and that "he has every conndence in the prospects of a payable market being established tor their product in London." The price is anything but tempting. French honey averaged 50s per cwt in London last year, but that from the United States, which constituted a quarter of the total imports, only averaged 25s 6d. Further down in the ast came the British West Indies, whence nearly half of the whole imports of the United Kingdom were drawn, with an average of 22s per cwt. A number of immigrants who came to the colony by the lonic, arrived at Onehunga by the Takapuna. Some of the new arrivals were met by friends and relatives who had evidently ar- | rived sometime near last Christmas, and the conversation between them while waiting for a conveyance to Auckland was most amusing. "Mon, mon," said one old lady enthusiastically, " fancy 105s for a suit of mon's clothes. But, what do you think, we had ijew potatoes and green peas for last Christmas dinner. Fancy that now, and," rambling on, "you know them lilies you pay 2s each for in the Strand, why they grow all round my back door. And geraniums: why they're common ; grow everywhere." Just as the conversation was getting to be interesting, the tram-car came up and nothing more could be heai-dC -.Auckland Star. The late Mr John Close's will (says the Napier Herald) has now been proved by the executors, Miss Hobbs and Jtyessrs F. Logan and J. V. Brown. The will leaves Mr Brown a, share in the White Swan Brewery Company, and it also bequeaths 120 shares in Neal and Close, Limited, as legacies to a number of relatives and friends. The rest of the estate goes to Miss Hobbs. Seven shares in Neal and Close, Limited, are to be transferred to the Napier Corporation in trust to maintain the grave of the late Mrs. Close and to expend thie balance in a yearly gift of ham and a bottle of ale to as many old people as possible on December 24th in each year. Another five shares in the company aife vested in the corporation to provide a hundredweight of coal to as many old people as possible every June 21st, in commemoration of the birthday of the late Mrs Close. "II; is only in the hope that the lecturers on agriculture to the Education Board school teachers entrusted in agriculture, and others will investigate the method and publish their experience that this Bulletin is issued," whites Mr B. C. Asfon, chief chemist of the Agricultural Department in a pamphlet on the wirebasket methods jof testing soils. "If proved reliable for New Zealand conditions, the method will be one of the most powerful instruments that the experimentalist will possess in the solving of soil problems." The method (devised in America) consists in growing plants in small wire pots containing soil to which fertilisers of different kinds and in varying qualities have been added. The pots are of peculiar construction and are planned to enable the comparison of the several fertilising ingredients by actual measurements of the transpiration of the growing plants, though the efficiency of the treatments may alsio be judged by cutting and weighing the plants at the end of two or three weeks, or in many cases by the appearance of the plants alone. Full detils of the process, with numerous illustrations snowing the progress of the New Zealand experiments, are given in the Bulletin, of which 10,000 copies have been issued. A pother pointed illustration of the fact that fortune is caparicious, an 3 that the acquisition of a large sum ot money is not always an unmixed blessing, was given in the Insolvency Court recently (telegraphs the Melbourne representative o* tbje Sydney Daily Telegraph). An affidavit of an applicant for a certificate of discharge showed that his career was of an untroubled nature until he won the first prize in the Druids' art union, and receipted over £900. He thereupon entered into an engineering partnership which proved a failure and heavy loss, and tlien turned his attention to auctioneering business. This venture also ended disastrously, and was punctual by a fire. Stock and station agent's business and other ventures were no more successful, and the last straw came when the insolvent, who spent six weeks at Macedon with a friend, under thje impression that he was a welcome guest, received an account for board and lodgings in respect to himself and his wife for £16. "There is just one grain of comfort," remarked applicant's couasel. "He startled with nothing, even if he has ended with nothing. The issue of the certificate was deferred pending enquiries as to certain details.