LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8932, 26 June 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is stated (says the Christchurch Press) that on ambitious attempt was recently made to convey "undeclared" liquor from a licensed into a no-licensed district of the colony. For the purpose of the blockaderunning expedition a traction engine and a derelict chaff cutter were procured, lhe interior mechanism of the latter was re- A moved, and the space thus made available filled with bottles containing fiery spirits of varying potency. From what can be gathered, the engine-driver and firemen made frequent tests of their cargo, with the result that the engine was run off the road and upset. The chaffcutter shared its fate, and in tho process disgorged a £ large portion of its freight. _ Somebody * riding past promptly communicated with the police by telephone, and a strong force F proceeded to the scene of the disaster. The men in charge of the wrec'cagfS however, safely resisted an attempt to take the liquor under the sheltering v/ing of the law, as it was still withm the licence dstrict, having come to grief within a biscuit toss of the border. J A correspondent writes :"Mnt«puv.-a« en fete on Wedmsday, the occasion bemg \ , (he marriage of the elder daughter o Mr , J. Bloomfield to Mr E. Adlain, of le , Roti. The ceremony was conducted by „ tho R«v. Godbclioar, of Eltham, in Iho , Matapu Church. Ac this was the h ret marJi^lidd in the building the bride was ] printed with a handsome copy of to Bible by the trustees of the bmlding. ll» | , littJo anarch whs packed, numbers not twins able to gain admission- at all. Ji*t , bride was mSsfa tastefully dresfied After the ceremony a reception was held in tho hall whero 75 grate partook of the kind hospitality of tlie bride's P«w«*fv *" the evening thero w a dance, *hjb attended by over a hundred couplos. Dancing was kept up till tho woo 6 a •wire," awl enjoyable songs and recitation* wore contributed by various Vf*?™***-. foremost among thorn that oW fnend l of Mntopu audiences, Mr B. Tuuidso n. Tho bride and bridegroom left the district on tl,o next day for their new home at Wl.akama.ia. 'The bride received mnny costly and useful presents among them being a handsome fur, the present of the groom, who also presented each ot Uio bridesmaids with one." "' ' .... Ratepayers who tako an interest vi tnc finamcee of the borough may obtain a copy of the balance-sheet, for the year ended March 31, on. application, to the Town Clerk. . , , Advice is given in an advertisement elsewhere that purchasers of chemical requirements should procure their goods at Mr Edwards! pharmacy.. SENT NINE BOTTLES OF CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY TO HER FRIENDS. "A lady customer of mine was so well pleased with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy which she had used for her children when suffering from colds and croup,' says F. W. J. Fletcher, a chemist at Homebusn, Victoria, "that during a fortnight's time she obtained at my shop nine bottles, which she sent to her friends in different parts of the state, telling them how much good it had done and advising them to give it a trial." Sold by W K. Wallace, Hawera. — Advt. STOMACH IN REVOLT. Your health depends upon your stomach —it is the dynamo of youx body, and should supply all the strength and nourishment needed to keep overy organ and the nerve system in full vigor and health. When the stomach is in revolt it is best to give it immediate attention, unless you preter to become seriously ill. Disorders of the stomach are many and various, and malnutrition is nearly always the primary cause. Perhaps something disagreeable hae been eaten, or tbc food has been, only partly masticated, but whatever the cause, tho undigested food remains in tlxe stomach, clogging the bowels, fermentinj; and giving off noxious gases which find tlieir way into the blood through the tiny Intestines and vitiate the Jiie fluid. Impcy's May Apple is the greatest stomach panacea ; it is a safe and positively reliable remedy foT all disorders of the stomach, and digestive organs. It acts gently and pleasantly, and the good it does is perma-

The Colonial Treasurer has received £15, sent anonymously, as "conscience money. A telegram from Blenheim states that four Taranaki settlers arc included amongst the applicants for Flaxbourne land.

Mrs Burton, aged between 35 and 40, fell dead in a shop at Christchurch on Saturday night-. Tho*cause was heart complaint.

On account of the bad weather Messrs Gillies, Fantham, and Naldev postponed tlicir horse tair until Saturday, Juno 1.

Patrick Callaghan, who got, lockjaw through a splinter running into his finger, has died at the Gisborne hospital.

Five Maoris were ordained by Bishop Neligan in Auckland on Sunday, two for the priesthood and three for the denconate. This is '.bo largest number of Maoris yet ordained in tho diocese at one time.

A number of the Auckland members of Parliament woro passengers by tho through train this morning. Mr Major, M.H.R., nlso went to Wellington. A debate is to b© held at Kaponga this evening on the question "Leasehold vcrsiw Freehold." Speakers from Stratford will support the leasehold whilst the freehold tcnuro will be championed by Kaponga.

At a meeting of the Wellington Political Labor League it was decided to call attention to tho workless condition of a large number of unskilled laborers in the city, and to ask that a special effort be made to find work for them.

The death is reported of Mr A. H. Middleton at Blenheim on Wednesday last. Deceased had resided in Opunake for over twenty years, and went to Blenheim abokt four* years ago. Deceased was 48 years of age, and suffered from pneumonia.

"When I took the coat I was intoxicated," said a prisoner at the Wellington .Magistrate's Court on Friday. "You won't be intoxicated again for six months," was the Magistrate's reply.

A New Plymouth Borough Councillor has given notice to move, "That a by-law be made to prohibit the use of bullocks as traction animals upon any street of tho borough during the months of May, June, July, August, and September in each year."

Father Hays states that up- to the pre- ] sent 141,215 persons havo joined his tern- { pcrance crusade in New Zealand by sub- 1 scribing to the .temperance pledge. At Gisborne on Thursday night over four hundred took the pledge. The meeting was the largest and most representative seen there, hundreds being unable to gain admission.

The- Thames Teachers' Institute objects strongly to the present system of regulating salaries according to class attendance, which, they say, works most unjustly in many instances. Evidence, was given that this will probably lead io tho retention at the primary schools of any scholar eJigible for free tuition in secondary schools. A very interesting debate, was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Friday, about 50 being present, on the question as to which had the greater influence, the platform or press. Mr Harre was voted to tho chair. Messrs Halliwell andEames were tho loadera, tho seconders being Messrs Berry and Bishop. Several , other gentlemen, also joined in the discussion. Upon a vote being taken the mooting decided in favor of the spoken as acptinst the written word by a. majority of throe. Tho Good Tern-, plans kindly supplied refreshments for the visitors. It is announced by advertisement that the fifth lumual-show of tho 'Uawera. and West Coast Fanciers' Association will be held iv the Drill Hall, Hawera, on Wednesday and Thursday, July 19 and 20. Tho lihcrsi'l prize-money antl sjiecials olfoiyd, togetlier with the first-class accommodation that has been provided, should ensure good competition in the various classes for poultry, pigeons, cage-birds and pets. This show has been allotted the championships for barred Plymouth Rocks and Rouen ducks. Entries close on Wednesday, July 11, with the secretary, Mr J. C. Ekdahl.

For the seventy-six sections in the Flax-

bourne Estate, 396 applications were received at the Lands Office on Thursday. The* amount of actual cash deposited by applicants was £5454, besides cheques and orders. It is understood that every section has been applied for. Great interest is shown regarding the settlement, as it is expected with the authorised extension of the railway to Flaxbourne that a considerable impetus will be given to trade.

i he Pa*:) lie Cable Board Conference met in London on Friday, those present being Iho Hight Hon. Alfred Lyttelton (Beireta.ry of State for the Colonies), Lord St.ralhcona (High Commissioner for Canada), Sir \V. Mulock (Canadian Poslntos-ter-General), Mr W. P. Reeves (New Zealand Agent-General), and Air Caustoii, iJ.P. (representing the Treasury). Great, secrecy is being maintained.

A dairy farmer who paid a high price for land, and made higher profits, was iv evidence at the Compensation Court on Thursday (says the Wellington l?ost). lie deposed that in the Hawera district ho paid £521 per aero for dairying land, and made a profit of £700 a year out of it. ' lie also confined his operations to sheep-farming for three years, and cleared £700 the first year, £700 the second, and lost £800 the third. The loss was occasioned by fat stock transactions. Another, witness gave evidence that lie knew of cases in the liawera district where fanners paid £30 to £40 per acre for their lands, and still made net profits.

The Rev. L. M. Isitt told a Christchurch audience tho latest temperance story from the Old Country. Afc a temperance meeting a man' who was known to be rather fond of his drink was induced to sign tho pledge. He was giveai a pledge can] with gorgeous gilt edges, and evidently thinking it an Jirticle of value, asked what lie luul to pay for it. When told there was no charge he replied in surprise, "Well, T'ni Mowed. Come an' have a, drink." Asffory iv the same department comes from a West Coast country town. A man arrested under "clause forty-two" luul one of Father 1 lavs' pledge cards in his pocket.

In the Auckland Police Court on Aridity afternoon, Thomas Albert Jackson, ranger iiiiid dog tax collector to tho Mount Albert, Road Hoard, aged about 35 years, wits charged with assaulting with serious intention a girl pupil of tho Newmarket Technical School's cookery classes, aged 16 years, while she was proceeding to her home on a lovely raid. The circumstances of the alleged offence, outlined by Chief Detective Marsßck, were of a shocking deecription. Accused was committed for trial. Prisoner a week ago wa6 charged with indecency and exposing himself to a number of school girls, all of whom identi* Rod him. Witnesses for the "defence, however, established an alibi, and he was discharged.

A cabla mes6agc from Now York states tkafc Mi H«ndric-"k s . St.-yto Sujx.-i-i,xtondcj)L of Insurance, raoinnwudslhojuutufllisa-tion of the Equitable Lifo Assurance Sotioly, arid rcfornw with legislative prohibition of investment in subsidiary moneyed or businoss corporations of surpluses after seven per cent, dividends have bewi paid. The Equitable* stock has been decla-rod (o belong to policy holders. Mr Alexander Hyde's syndicate- transactions were- unlawful, as only ten, out of 'fifty-two directors owned Btock in their owii right, and the others really represented Mr Hyde. Tho report ha« been forwarded to the At-torney-General as a basis for prosecution. At tho conclusion of his address at

Manaia Mr Major, M.Fl.R.,was asked: If, after the Commission makes its report, and it favors the leasehold, would you be prepared, if ib came to a, vote of confidence, to sink your party feelings and support the freehold and vote against the Government? — Mr Major: Yes; it is tho one, question that the Government should be turned out upon. Further, I will denounce them and endeavor to influence others to vote for the freehold.

Marriod man Avants 50 or 60 cows to milk on sliares.

Advertisers (three good milkers) want pO to 60 cowe to milk on shares. Stcuartv and Oori'igiui will sell stock at Kaponpa on June 30 and at Elbha.ni on the 28fch. Tenders are invited by Mi*J. E. Roe, architect, for ibe etection of a residence