LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8178, 20 March 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On page 4 to-day appears a report on the London butter market and other reading matter. There is still £1000 of county rates outstanding. The overdraft is over £4000. There is £500 subsidy and special rates yet to be collected. The Premier again breathes threats against the Legislative Council, and he is evidently prepared to reject the bicameral principle for good and all; but some of his colleagues are of another way of thinking.

The danger caused by passengers throwing articles from moving trains was illustrated recently when a platelayer working on the lino near Pukekohe, m the South Island, was seriously injured by an empty bottle thrown from the express train by a passpnger. The MaTquis of Angelsey, whose affairs have recently been mucn before the public through the creditors taking possession of the- estate and disposing of it by auction, died at Monte Carlo from heart consumption ; aged 30 years.

At the County Council meeting on Saturday Mr C. A. Budge, the County Clerk, was granted an extra- weeks holiday. Mr Budge has been away three weeks, during a fortnight of which he was ill. At the last meeting of the County Council an impounding fee in respect to the Council's norse was passed for payment. Cr Winks said he thought it was hard that the Council should have their horses impounded off their own paddocks — the roads.

At Saturday's meeting of the Hawera County Council, the Chairman said if tho Waimate Road Board did not pay up something for the maintenance of the mam roads the Council woiua have to put tollgates on, and that would be returning to the dark ages. A charge of wife-assault was brought in the Hutt Court against James William Edwards. It appeared that Edwards had been drinking, and when his wife remonstrated with him he threw stones at her in the street. One stone struck her on the head and knocked her down. Her head was bruised and an eye badly contused. Tlio Bench of Justices fined Edwards 10s!

Mr E. G. Jellicoe, formerly of the New Zealand Bar, but now practising on the South Wales Circuit, was unanimously adopted as the Libert! candidate for tho Walton division of Liverpool at the general election. In the course of a long speech to the members of the local Liberal organisation, Mr Jellicoe said that the colonies could not, and would Jiot, make a reduction of their tariffs in favor of English goods and no one knew that better than Mr fchamberlain. He. made some very sarcastic remarks regarding Mr beddon and hif> cheap Imperialism. Speaking at Auckland the Premier is reported to have said that "the Shops and Offices Act question had now been cleh nitely settled"! Tho Dunedin Star asks: Is "now" a slip for "not"? or is Mr Seddon adopting the mental habit of Mr >hcawber who used to exclaim Thank goodness, that's settled!" when he had just signed a promissory note. The Premier's treatment of this question the week before last was not very lucid, and the Ministerial methods of dealing with a difficult situation are pawky rather than heroic.

Lord Pluuket wil Usit the Maoris at Tuahiwi, near Kaiapoi, on the 27th inst., and a petition will then be presented to him ill support of the prayers of two previous petitions. In December, 1891, the N^aitahu complained to Lord Onslow of neglect through non-observance of the covenants of the deed of sale of 1848. The petition to Lord Glasgow, in 1893, pointed out that the Maori reserves were inadequate for hunting and nsnuig, and asked that treaty rights should be restored and compensation paid. The next petition will renew the claims of the previous two.

X union of possible trouble ill a lar&o tailoring house iv I'hristchurrh were rite a few weeks ago, and kave now been revived. It is said that a number of hands were importod from Australia on the ground that the local supply of labor -was insufficient. Hut the pressure proved to be merely temporary, and a number of old hands have been thrown out of employment. It is not improbable that an agitation will now be set on foot for the adoption of a law prohibiting the importation of labor under contract similar to that in Australia. Representations were made to tha Labor Department, it is understood, when the trouble arose, but the Government had no right to interfere.

Ml <« <w U\e coUwyy twnfaAl dvwinfc ¥«Uruary was small. The highest recorded in the North Island was 4.505 in at Koritoroad, Upper Whangarei. In the South Island the largest amount precipitated was 6.45 at, Takaka, PakawaU being next with 6.944 in. The Rev. D. C. Bates, Government Meteorologist, report* that the weather, especially in tho South, was regarded as most favorable to the season, and crops have on the whole turned out considerably better than anticipated. The harvest of oaten hay for chaffing, hay, and grass seed was most completed and saved in good condition. On account of the weather, however, which delayed the sowing, it must be expected that the harvesting will he somewhat irregular, and the results more uneven than usual.

The robin and the wren are the only birds that sing all the year.

SURE INDICATIONS.

Sick headaches, lassitude, langour, low spirits, drowsiness, nervous exhaustion, and insomnia arc sure indications of indigestion, and practically sevtn persons out of every ten suffer from Some people are always eating and feed- < ing at unreasonable hours, others 'take a heavy mqal when tired and hungry, while otherß again boll their food, forgetful of the fact that tho capacity of the stomach is limited and should not be expected to do tne work of the knife and fork anil teeth. Whenever you suffer from indigestion remember that -Inipey's May Apple, taken according to directions given with each bottle, will cure you. Innjeys May Apple is purely vegetable, and tborgughly efficacious. Sow by chemists and storekeepers at 2» 6d per bottle.

A POULTRY MAN'S OPINION. Mr E. Solomon, Turton-road, Waratah, N.S.W,, the well-known breeder of Buff Orpington fowie, sayii: 'ThaVe tried Chamberlain'i Stomach and Lirer Tablets and cannot speak too highly of them as a li^er ltvener. The form in which they are made make* them 7 easy to take and theyW quite effective. 1 find they do their work, thoroughly andwitfonf V&Sf ing." These tablet* are lor tale by W. K. Wallace* Hawera/— AdTt. '

Hi* Excellency the Governor, Lord I Plunket, has accepted the invitation, of I tho Manawatu Racing Club to be present at ihe local race meeting next month. The Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George has been conferred on Lord Selborne, who succeeds Lord Milner as High Commissioner for South Africa. On every line holiday of late crowds have gone to the beaches handy to the town for picnics, etc., and with the roads and tracks in better order these seaside days would become even more popular. Several parties are already being arranged to make the trip to the mountain from here at Easter, and if the weather keeps fine it is expected a record number of people will go. ilawera footballers held their first practice on Saturday afternoon on the recreation grounds. About twenty turned out and practised for over an hour, some good form being shown. Mr Langley, % Foxton caterer for the Stratford Raring Club, met with a nasty accident at the course on Jb'riday morning. . He was running to the luncheon booth when he slipped on a banana peel, falling heavily. One of the small bones of the left forearm were fractured. Mr Langley was attended to by Dr Paget. Some mild excitement was caused on Sunday morning just as the t Catholic Church congregation was dispersing, by a huge volume of smoke issuing from the vicinity of a residence in Victoria street. Investigations showed it to be nothing more than a chimney on fire. Tho annual tournament of the New Zealand Polo Association opened at Miramar on Saturday in fine weather, when a start was made with the matches for tho Sat-irday Cup, for which seven teams i have entered. Manawatu B beat Hawke's Bay B team by 5 goals to 3; Rangitikei ' beat Wellington Aby 13 goals to 3. ToX morrow Ohristchurch meet Manawatu A r and Rangitikei meet Manawatu B. » A Christchurch telegram says that Sir | 1 Joseph Ward states that there is no foundation whatever for the rumor which has beon revived that in view of the general s election this year Parliament will be calle ed together earlier than usual. It is not x the intention of the Government to assemble the Legislature before the usual ' time. The Taranaki News says the robberies perpetrated by the men Black and Boule ton, who were recently arrested in New i- Plymouth on their way to Auckland, were c evidently more extensive than was at first realised. The two will be. brought up at the Police Court this morning and charged r ' with breaking into the premises of Mr r " Bagley, at Filzroy, and stealing there- )- from. The case will be proceeded with, as on the following day the prisoners will

be sf-nt on to answer two other charges of burglary at Hawera and Wanganui.

At the last meeting of the Opunakc School Committtee, the following letter was received from Dr Valintinc, the assistant Health Officer: "I beg to call your attention to the state of the privies at the Opunakn School. They are situated over foul excreta pits. The Opunake Town Board has requisitioned householders to abolish these abominations, and I trust that your Board will have, these pits disinfected with lime and filled in without delay." The subject was discussed, and while members would like to comply with tlie Health Officer's request, it was pointed out that they could not undertake the work as they had no funds for it. Resolved, That' the letter be referred back to the Education Board, and the secretary to explain that the position of the committee is such that it takes nil available funds to procure requisites and clean the school, and that it has no funds for this work, Saturday's New Zealand Times says :— Matters in connection with the vacancy in the House of Representatives caused by the death of Mr George Fisher remain pretty nearly "in statu quo." There have been persistent rumors that the Hon. T. W. Hislop, Messrs P. J. O'Regan, A. R Atkinson, and John Hutcheson would be candidates for the seat, and latterly the name of Mr diaries H. Izard has been added to the list of "probables." It is considered pretty certain, however, that Mr Hislop will not bp a candidate, and Mr O'Regan has definitely stated that he will not contest the seat at present, but that he will certainly be a candidate in one of the city constituencies at the I general election. The question as between the candidature of Messrs Atkinson and nutcheson for the existing vacancy will, it is stated, be decided by the executive of the Prohibition party, and it is fully expected that the choice will fall upon Mr Hutcheson. In the meantime, Councillor Izard has been waited upon by a large number of electors and urged very strongly to stand in the Liberal interest. It is well known that Mr Izard has for some years past held pronounced views in favor of the policy measures of the Liberal Government, and it is understood that if ho accedes to tlie request to contest the seat, and is returned to represent the city, lie will give the Liberal party a strong and consistent support in the House of Representatives. Tenders arc called for gravelling tho Wirihana road. A special train will be run on Saturday evening from Patea to Hawera, returning the same night, for Wirth's circus. Witch's Oil tor rheumatism, lumbago, ■ciatica, all deep-seated mn""' I ** or rheo matie pains. — Advt Stop that hacking cough by taking Tussicura. J. Smith. — Advt.