LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8926, 12 September 1905, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Bishop of Carpentaria l has stated -his view that only ignorance could bring about such a short -sighted policy, as the exclusion of aliens from North Australia.

The output of the sawmills of the colony during -1903-4, as far as could be ascertained, amounted to 372,000.000 superficial feet, which-represents the depletion of the bush on 37.000 acres of forest lands.

The cultivation of tobacco in New Zealand does hot progress. In 1889 34 acres were being cultivated, but the area gradually" diminished until in 1895 it was only I five acres.;""' Since then statistics of the I crops have not been taken.

The Dunedin Star has, telegraphs the Wellington correspondent to the Lyttelton Times, paid in £25 .in satisfaction of costs in connection with Mr Taylor's action for libel. It is understood that Mr Taylor will not accept the" amount, but will proceed with the action. '

The Wellington correspondent of the Hawke's Bay Herald states that after Mr Massey's amendment on the land question - has been disposed of in the House jof Representatives^ the Opposition will move another amendment to the effect that a Land Bill should be brought down this session ; and passed intol law. The amendment will-probably "he entrusted to Mr Heaton Rhodes! .

Speaking on the land question, Mr Vile suggested that Crown, lessees under the Land for Settlements Act "should be allawed topurchase th«ir_holdings, but that they "should pay 10s an acre over and above the price paid by the Government for the" land. This would give the Crown a sum equal' to £375.000 if the whole of the lessees took advantage of the provision.

A Hankow letter -repoits the arrival there of- some 25- Chinese ladies who are on -their way to study for a few years in Japan.- These, young ladies belong to the literati class of Hunan -province, and are daughters of sisters of officials and literary men of high social standing. It is stated that there are already nearly 150 young ladies from" the various provinces of China now studying in Japan.

The existing law- which prevents imprisonment for debt came in for adverse criticism at a meeting of master bakers, the other day. from one speaker (says the Christchurch Press). Another took the opposite view, and contended that it was a good law, as-it made tradesmen refuse to give credit. He admitted, however, that ho, gave credit, but very little. With a turnover" of 5000 loaves, he stated that his loss from bad debts did not exceed £5.

With reference to the outbreak of typhoid among the Maori pas it is said that Waiokura pa. being situated in an unhealthy position.~was generally recognised by ~sbme of the outside Maoris as a. deathtrap. A correspondent who. should speak with authority says that unless the Government,,lake steps "to urge medical assistance it is evident that the disease will spread, and very serious results will probably follow." We understand that a member nf the -Taranaki Maori ' Council has wiredthe Native" Minister to urge that medical assistance _should be sent, and thatDf Pomare willvieit the pa to-day.

They play football for all it is worth in the Wairarapa. The final for the junior championship was played-last Saturday between Martinhorough and Tuhirangi, and a- considerable sum of money "changed hands over the_ result. One enthusiastic snpporter of the Martinborough .team offered a mounted deer's head, valued at £5, to the -first player who crossed the opponent's line, but a Tuhirangi barracker went one better, and offered as -a special inducement to his "boys", a free gift of "an acre of land." The Tnhirangis won the day, and Bfadstock. a young schoolmaster, gained the land title.

While potatoes .are at present scarce and dear throughout Australasia, in consequence of the partial failure of the crop in New Zealand last" season, the- tubers ar*> abundant in Great Britain. The presenthas been .a great potato year at Home, the results of the abundant- early summer rains. The reports from Irish, Scotch, Welsh and English potato fields agree that the harvest of 1905 will be above the averago of recent years.."' ln addition, the quality and flavor of the tubers are excellent. Lincolnshire, the leading potatoprbducing county, has a full crop. Tn the East,- North and- West Ridings of Yorkshire, also in Lancashire, everything is most propitious, while the Cambridge and Chester crops are good. In Kent, Norfolk, and Devon .the yield ~wi)l l>e highly satisfactory. In Wales, Scotland, and Ireland the potato harvest bids fair to surpass all expectations. An immense export trade will be done with new potatoes from the South of Ireland this year. -Lincolnshire still devotes more acres to potatoes than any other English county, whilst Scotch potatoes command the highest prices.

■ Woods' -Great Peppermint Cure, for Coughs and Colde never fail*. Is 66

Last week a line of ewes in lamb was disposed < at Milton, Otago, at 376. A dance is to be held at Pihama Hall on Friday evening. The**pubhc are reminded of Mrs Harrison Lee"6 lecture on the No-license question, to be given on Wednesday. A reminder is given of the annual meeting of the Hawera Cricket Club to be held this evening. The Taxanaiu footballers left Hawera by the mail train this morning for Wel : , lington. The whitebait "season has commenced, j Good hauls are bing made in the Westland rivers. j Mr Wrigley notifies that there will be I a public trial of the Benecia plougn at j Auroa on Wednesday afternoon. ~ Thus the Taihape paper : — At the Taihapo Police Court this morning, befoTe Mr J. P. Aldridge, J.P., an accused was-fin-ed the price of fourteen long beers for "bending his elbow" too frequently. j It is estimated that 52,000,0001bs of , butter are made annually in the^colony. Of this amount 55,000,0001bs are exported, and 17,000.0001bg consumed in fhe-coun- ! iry. - "I

A love match with the bridegroom aged 72 is unusual, but -an: applicant at -the Ol.d Age Pensions Court at Christchurch stilted that he had been- married during" th?. preceding month, - _ A representative of_the Winton Record wa6 recently snown a curiosity in the slwpe of a young rabbit, which had cvi- | dei.-tly TTeen born with only, two legs — the fort-legs. Tho young bunny was fat and in jiocxl condition. . - > Interviewed in Christchurch, Mr George ' Hau-h, Thomas Cook and Son's general i agent in Australasia, said he had noticed i that rents weTe excessively high in Wei- j lington. A house could be rented in Mcl- ; bourne cheaper than in Wellington. . j The mortgages registered in the colony ' between let April, 1904, and 31st March, 190b, number 16,442, involving £11,009,512. The ratos of interest range from 2£ per cent, to 40 per cent. The mortgages re- • leafeed in the same period numbered 11,919, ' amr tinting in the aggregate to £7,812,657.

Government veterinarians have been told off to investigate two- outbreaks amongst, stock in the South Island. __ A contractor at Milton lost three-horses in one day from a disease he could, not understand, and several -others wore affected. At Rakaia. it is a peculiar mortality amongst ehc«p that lias .attracted attention

It is mentioned in the Mines Statement that extensive greenstone deposits wer-e-j discovered and prospected at Mi: ford Sound, Otago. Operations were carried on at' about 1400 ft above sea-level -by trenching and driving. A seam of greenstone was located, and a tunnel was "driven to crosscut on to the reef, from which sonio good samples of greenstone weTe obtained. - ~" !

The local representative of the Royal Academy of Mu&ic has received advice that . the examiner for this year-6 examinations will be Mr Graham P. -Moore, who -was through the colony last year. "Mr S. P. Waddington, who had been appointed to do the work, is unable to_come out't'o the colonies. Mr Moore will arrive in Hawera" on Friday, September 29, and. will condiut the examinations on Saturday and Monday following. - __ " ",

The Salvation Army Biorama -Company conJuded their season in Hawera- on Monday night, when mere was a crowded attendance at the Opera House. As on the preceding nights illustrated songs occupied a iiig share of the programme, and--'Vere greatly enjoyed, if the applause which followed each item supplies a criterion. TLt-re was an extra change of programme Th ' selection by the baud was keenly ap» predated. Most of the living pictures wore of tlio humorous order, and created much fun. The management and performere are to be congratulated upon the splendid entertainments provided, and if the company determine to return to Hawera the reputation they have made for themselves during this vi&it should ensure them bumper houses. - - - ■

Referring to the -dismissal of a man named H. A. Campbell, who was discharged

by the Public Works Department from his employment on the Mount Egmont rail-

way construction works,__ the Taranaki Herald says : — "The Attorney-General was asked whether Campbell's dismissal- was due to his political opinions, and the reply was that the Department knew nothing of his political aspirations, and- that he was dispensed with because he is a singleman Campbell has been employed for the last fourteen months on the - Mount E'^mont-Whangamomona railway works,--and he was chosen ganger by his mates." There are other single men on the works, we are told, some of them sons of farmers. Tyet these are not dismissed. In fact, it is reported that other single men" were put on last Monday. Considerable indignation is expressed atjwhat is considered Ihe unfair treatment to_ which Campbell lias been subjected." An Irish paper of a recont date bad th- following: — "On attaining "his 117 th year, Mr George Fletcher, of Kilfay, . Pomeroy. has been the- recipient of the following leite 1 - from his Majesty, the Kinir: — 'Sir, — I am commanded -Jjy"tho Kins; to say his Majesty -as heard with much interest that you have readied the groat age of 117 years. The King sends you tho iiccompajjying box. as a.small-pers-onal present from himself, together with tho hope that you will continue to have the same good health which his Majesty is ploa&od to hear yon still enjoy. — I am, sir, yours fait hf ally, Arthur Davidson.' Tho box takos the form of a gold 6nuff-bpx, _ with the portraits of their Majesties the King and Queen beautifully embossed on ~ the lid. Judging from appearance, Mr - Flotchor is likely to realise his Majesty's hope for a considerable- time to_come." Mr W. A. Quin, of Hawera, on Monday received a letter from Mr Fletcher, who at the timo of writing was still well and hearty. , _ Mr Jenkins invites Auroa_ customer who has failed to send name to communicate with him. ' - Mr D. Malone, Kaponga, gives notice of a cow straying on his farm. Messrs Ogle Bros, give 'notice of astray tow runndnir on their property. HEALTH IN SPRING. In the spring-time the trees must have new sap to sustain the growth, ani man, too, requires pure health-giving blood. In the winter months the blood becomes charged with various foreign matters^ and these must he eliminated as speedily as possible. Without new blood, without pure blood, you will feel weak and langu'd. suffer from headaches, variable appetite, nausea, pimples and boils"will show themselves, and the skin will have a pale pasty appearance. . -A spring-tonic, a spring renovator, to give the system a thorough cleansing, is needed, and there is no tonic to equal lmpey's May Apple! It is a purely vegetable 'medicine, being, compounded of May Apple, Rhubarb, Cascara Sagrada, Dandelion, and other roots and herbs. It is a- tonic re- ' storative of inestimable value, and is thoroughly efficacious in the spring months. Good for- young and- old: Chemists and stores, -2s 6d per bottle.' For Bronchial Coughs take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, la 6d. -