NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7385, 11 February 1902, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Waimnte Eoad Board meets on Thursday next, 13th inst.

• The Aorere arrived at Patea from Wellington on Monday, and sailed again today.

The Dannevirke Borough Council is in credit to the amount of £406. The sum of £1700 has been received since the Ist January.

Hydrantman Watson, who cut his hand with glass during the fire at Mr Ah Chang's premises, is still incapacitated. He is said to be suffering from blood-poisoning.

General Wynne, commanding the troops in Cape Colony, will succeed Sir Archibald Hunter in the command of the Dirst Class Distriot in India which the latter held before going to South Africa.

There is a regular glut of plums in the Auckland market, the price of them a week or so ago being quoted at £3 per ton. In Cambridge they were selling at Is per case, under Jd per lb, with the case thrown in.

At the meeting of the Rotorua Maoris of the Arawa tribe, the natives passed a resolution regretting that they were debarred from taking part in the wars of the Empire, and stating that if required 5000 natives would be ready for embarkation in a fortnight.

We most sincerely hope that those who have led in the concentration camp agitation may be induced to visi& some of our own towns and rouse for the sickly and the doomed English some of that sympathy which they have won for the Boer child. — Echo. '

One of the mottoes of tbe young Maori party, now in conference at Te Aute is " Whaka tangata kai kaha." This is an almost literal rendering of St. Paul's advice to the Corinthians : — " Quit you like men, be strong !"

In consequence of the extra trouble entailed by the Child Messenger Act, the publicans in the Northwich district of London decided to increase tho price of beer sold to children after Jannary Ist. It would be better if the law was made similar to that of New Zealand, and disallowed child messengers altogether.

The estates of the following deceased persons have been finally certified to for the amounts stated : — William Lowes (L 9781), Thomas Rowe (L 2133), and Thos. Lockie (L 1148), all of Wellington ; David S. Fleming (L 15.616), Eliza Neal (£3096), and Janet A. Douglas (L 8368), of Napier : Thomas Hempton (L 3857) and James Bellringer (L 8913), of New Plymouth.

A most extraordinary scene was witnessed in Colombo-street, North Christchurch, the other day. A gentleman, driving a small pony in a pony-cart, Btopped to talk to a friend, who was in charge of a large and ferocious bulldog. Suddenly the dog flew at the pony, and dragged it to the ground, and then attempted to tear it to pieces. The pony was badly cut and bitten, and the bulldog was pulled off with difficulty by its owner and a number of other people.

Nelson, which last week celebrated its sixtieth birthday, claims recognition as being the first place in the colony to establish a free system of education — free to this extent, that by the imposition of a small " household tax "on every person, bachelors included, no child was denied proper schooling.

The Eawhia Settler states that a rather unusual funeral procession took place there the other day. The funeral was that of the late Mrs E. Scott. The place of burial was on the island of Ngatokakairiri, the cemetery of the Morgan family. The steam launch Hauturu towed the funeral procession of boats with the mourners across Eawhia Harbour to the island.

At the conference last week at Napier of the Te Aute Native Students' Association, it was resolved to urge that the Maori language be made a pass subject for University examinations for matriculation and the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and be systematically taught in tbe native secondary schools, in order to preserve the purity of the language.

The two Swiss geologists who have been in New Zealand making researches, told a Press reporter that they were very much struck with what they considered the extreme honesty of the New Zealand country people. It appeared to them most remarkable that men should be able to leave their swags by the roadside for a few hours and return to find everything intact and untampered with.

An American paper Bays :—ln: — In the latest figures of the census it appears that there are in this country 1,800,000 more men than women. In Europe the difference is the other way. It would seem, therefore, that the disposition in international marriages should be modified. Instead of Europeans seeking American brides the regard for statistics should change the search to one for American husbands.

The great feature of the procession at the Nelson Diamond Jubilee was three carloads of old settlers. The one hundred and fifty veterans who filled the carnages were but a fragment of the heroic men and women who laid the foundations of tbe settlement, which now numbers some 37,000 people. The onlookers, with uncovered heads, cried " Honour the old," and cheered the ancient folk. Another feature of the procession was a ten-bullock team yoked to an old-time waggon.

A little under a mile from the township of Levin the main road to Foxton (about 11 miles distant) is like an avenue through a long stretch of nativa bush (says Manawatu Times). The tall trees rise on either side, and almost meet together overhead, while masses of native ferns hide the undergrowth. It is a magnificent specimen of wild native gcenery, and the people of Levin desire that it should not be destroyed. Unfortunately, the property belongs to the natives, who cannot be forced to preserve it.

The Magistrate, Mr Haselden, and Mr Jellicoe were at loggerheads again at Wellington on Friday. The Magistrate accused the lawyer of putting a leading question, which was the crux of the whole case. Mr Jellicoe replied that no intelligent person would say so. Mr Haselden responded : " You had better be careful, ' Mr Jellicoe, or I will send you to gaol." Mr Jellicoe then hauled down his flag. At a later stage they got at it again, and the Magistrate accused the lawyer of insolence. These scenes have been frequent of late.

Herat has been besieged more times than any other place in the world. If the sieges are accurately counted, the result is 52. It was the capital of Timur, and was fought for by the Mahomedans, by the Persians, by the Ameers of Cabul, and there was always an Ameer of Herat anxious to regain his patrimony. The years when Herat has not seen fighting have been rare, and Herat is a very old town. During the last century it has been unsuccessfully besieged in 1837 and 1838 by the Persians, and taken by them in 1856, regained by Dost Mohammed, Ameer of Cabul, in 1863 ; lost by him to an Ameer of Herat, and regained by him in 1881, under the late Ameer, Abdurrahman Khan.

A few days ago, while some children were paddling in the water at Shell Beach (near Sydney), beyond the Manly Ocean beach parade, three sharks, the largest of which was fully 7ft long, chased them, and succeeded in getting within a few feet of two little boys, just as the fringe of the beach was reached by the youngsters, who ran screaming towards Fairy Bower. The sharks were bold enough to come right up into 18in of water, and, not satisfied with being baulked of their prey, they at once made off in the direction of other children at the breakwater end of the beach. Fortunately their parents were apprised in time, and they had only just got the children out of the water when the sharks oame up quite close.

A proposal has emanated from Mr E G. Jellicoe, and is embodied in a ciroular addressed by him to Ministers and others, for the establishment of a Free Law Office in the city, having for itß object; (a) the giving of legal advice free of charge, and (b) the affording of a field for young lawyers for acquiring practice and skill in their profession. Mr Jellicoe points out that the idea is not new, having been adopted with the best effects in New York, London, Glasgow, and Edinburgh, and he thinks that progressive New Zealand ought not to be behindhand in the matter. He suggests that the management of the Law Dispensary should be vested in a Board of at least six directors and executive officers; that membership shall be constituted by payment of a small annual fee or a lump sum for life membership ; that the Dispensary be open on fixed days during eaoh week; that at least six lawyers be appointed to attend to give advice, with two consulting counsel of at least 15 years' standing, one lawyer to be appointed to at-

tend for at least two months at a time ; and that no fee of any kind be charged or taken. He thinks that such an institution as is proposed would supply a fitting outlet for the benevolent feelings and operations of lawyers, and would commend itself to the liberality of oitizens. —Post. BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN

Darirg tbe summer months children are subjeot to disorder of the bowels, and should receive the most careful attention. As soon as any looseness of the bowels is noticed, Chamberlain'B Colic, Cholera and Diarrhcoa Remedy should be given.

- When children are teething they have more or less diarrhoea which can be controlled by giving Chamberlain's Cholio, Cholera ana Diarrhcca Remedy. fall directions with eaoh bottle, for sale at Hawera General Store.— Advt.

Lieutenant-Colonel (Dr) DeLautour, of Dunedin, says he could get a more useful contingent together from the rejects than any contingent that has been sent to South Africa. Scores of times he has regretted exceedingly having to reject men who belonged to the exact stamp that is required in South Africa. " Officers have said to me," he continues, '"Pass that man, doctor ; he's just the sort of man I want ' ; but I have had to reject him because he did not come up to the standard height. The Boers manage to elude us because they are more mobile. Put a more mobile , force into the field, and you will catch the 1 Boers. There are medical reasons why a light man should be sent. The light men that I have rejected are short, thiok-set, very strong men — compact and hardy — and these men stand more endurance and hardship than big, tall men."

A meeting of Wellington ratepayers unanimously approved of the propoEar of the City Council to borrow L 330.000 for electric tramways, street paying, and town hall. This proposal, if carried at the poll, -will supersede proposals already sanctioned dy the ratepayers to borrow sums of L 225.000, L 55.000, and L 50,000 for the respective purposes. The Mayor explained that it was desired to consolidate the loans instead of going on to the London market for them separately.

Judge Waterman, of the Appellate Court, Chicago, decided a case in which a litigant appealed from a jury's verdict holding him liable for the amount of an acceptance he had endorsed. The appellant's counsel quoted Portia's judgment in the " Merohant of Venice " on his client's behalf, but the Judge decided against the petitioner, and ridiculed Shakespeare's law, remarking— " The judgment of Portia, did anything but make waste paper of Shylook's bond. On the contrary, it was converted into an instrument by which an unfortunate Jew was robbed of all he had. We Have not understood that Portia's judgment was, or is, low in this or any other country." Black jacket lost. Tailoress wanted. Stook of breech-loading gun lost. ALLAYS THE PAIN.

Charlotte A. Mackay, Queen street, Masterton, says :— " For n?ore than three years I had suffered severely from sharp pains in my arm, shoulder and spine, so that it was almost impossible forme to obtain any sleep. Seeing Chamberlain's Pain Balm advertised, I obtained a bottle at Mr Eaton's chemist shop. By following the directions -I bad the Pain Balm well rubbed on to the affected parts — and almost immediately I experienced relief. After several applications, the pain whs so allayed that 1 was able to obtain my regular sleep and perform my household duties. I consider it a wonderful ruedcine, and think so much of it that I will never be without a bottle in my home."

Chamberlain's Pain Balm is on Bale at Hawera General Store,— Advt..

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BEDSTEADS 1 !

I have just landed ex Buapehu, four cases of brass rail and ordinary bedsteads. These bedsteads are a very fine assortment, and especially well finished. They were bought when the English market was very low, and will be sold at less than city prices for cash. Everybody in want of a good value bedstead is invited to inspect these goods at F. J. Wrigley's, High street, Hawera.— Advt.