LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume L, Issue 8924, 16 November 1905, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Rev. R. Erwin, D.D., will preach in the Presbyterian, Church oa Sunday next, at 7 o'clock. In future all ammunition used by the public school cadet corps will be manufactured in the colony. Material is being obtained for making 5.000,000 rounds. Mr T. M. Wiliord's estimate of the result of the Genea-al Election is- that the Government will be returned by a majority of seventeen. Notice has been received by the Commonwealth Attorney-General, on behalf of Mool Chand, a Hindoo tourist, of his intention to sue for £10,000 damages for illegal deportation. The writ in the action has not, however, been served. Mr Seddon's dog was part of the stag* furnishing at the WeUington' Opera Hous* meeting. "What have you got that for," asked someone, "is that one of your dumb followers?" "No," stoutly rejoined the Premier, "I keep him to keep rats away, like you." It may be of interest to mention that absent voters' .permits (enabling a voter to vote for his own electorate in- any other town in/ which there is a polling booth) may be obtained on application signed by a J.P., postmaster, or registrar. Applications must be made before the writ© are issued. The Wellington correspondent of the Auckland Star states that private advices indicate a likelihood of Auckland and Wellington being visited about Easter (next by three Japanese warships which took part in the memorable Tsu-shima engagement. The crews will include a number of distinguished Japanese naval officers. A hint is conveyed that several of the Australasian squadron will be in these waters about that time. Referring to the exhibits at the Islington Dairy Show, the Daily Mail .says : — "Visitors cannot fail to be impressed by the large quantity of .colonial butter that is on show. Australia has mow entered the field, and is competing against the home article, while Canada, continues, to hit the English producer hard, both with butter and cheese." Returns which have been published in the New Zealand Gazette show that the value of exports from the several ports of the colony during tlv? quarter ending 30th September last was £2,735,320, compared with £2,441,730 dining the corresponding quarter of 1904. The value of imports during the 1905 period was £3,587,668, compared with £2,683,530 for the 1904 1 period. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., We-lilngfcon, have beea advised by cable from their London > -office that the annual meeting of the com- , pany was held on the 9th inst., and was in every way most satisfactory. A dividend of 3s per share has been declared, bsing at the rate of 6e per annum and making with interim dividend already de- , clared amd paid, 6 per cent, for the 12 months ending 30m June. Two heats in the 50 yards handicap, the first event this present swimming season, was contested at the baths on Wednesday evening. J. Glenn (Bsecs) won the first heat with a little to spare, F. i Hadfield (3sec) being second and Chalmers. . (lOsecsl third. The winner's actual time ■was 47secs. J. Grant- (lsec) won the second heat, L. Storey (7secs) being second > and Dale (3secs) third. The winner's aci tual time in this heat was 41 3-ssecs. Glenn, Hadfield, Grant, Storey and Dale will swim the final tfiis evening. One of the competitors at the Foxton Athletic Club's sports recently (says the Manawatu Standard) received a great shock when, at thie close of a irace in which he finished second, he was requested by the man in- blue to accompany him to the lock-up. The charge upon, which the man was arrested was one of obtaining a suit of clothes by false pretences from Thompson and Co.. of Mangaweka. The accused, wliose name was E. Cook, was later in the day remanded to appear at Mangaweka on Monday next. Mixed metaphors : — A Hawke's Bay candidate is reported to have delivered the following: — "They's keep cutting the wool off the sheep that lays the golden' eggs until they pump it dry. . . The glorious work will never be accomplished until the Government assist the good ship temperance to sail from cm end of the Land to the other, and with the cry of victory at each step she takes she shall plant her banner in every town and hamlet from Waikareonoana to the topmost heights of Ruahine." Recently a boy riding a horse towards the Wellington and Manawatu railway station co.jived with a cab being driven in the opposite direction. The pole of the cab made such a terrible wound in the saddle-horse that it had to be 'killed, and the frightened cab-horses plunged with such force on to the footpath, that the pole was d-riven clesm through the wall of the Railway Hotel into the bar. The boy who was riding the horse escaped injury by being thrown, into the air. and falling on the box-seat of the cab. On the Ist of August there were half a million dairy cows in New Zealand, and twelve hundred dairy establishments of all descriptions. Of the latter 84 were cheese factories, 214 butter factories, 448 skimming stations, 403 private butter factories, 70 private cheese factories, and 195 packing houses. Taranaki had 13 "cheese factories (two private), 239 butter factories (152 private), and 81 skimming stations; Wellington, 28 cheese factories (five private), 99 butter factories (69 private), and 120 skimming stations, 18 butter factories (five private), and 22 skimming stations. That mysterious individual "Phosphorus Jack," or "Spring-heel Jack," was supposed to nave been captured on Saturday night (says the Taranaki Herald.) A gentleman., who it is alleged, had been closely inspecting pewter, was wending his way home when he was mistaken for "the bogey man" by a horse-owner, who was urged on to capture him by a crowd of young men. The supposed Spring-heel Jack and the horse-owner had a rough-and-tumble, and when they separated through sheer exhaustion mutual explanations showed that a mistake had been made, and apologies ensued. The encounter was good fun for the spectators, but not for the participators, the horse-owner's clothes receiving considerable damage. St. Joseph's was again crowded to the doors last night, when a fine sermon on the Particular Judgment was preached by Father McDermott, and again at 6 this morning a congregation of over 200 listened to an instruction on the Sacrement of Penance from Father Clunie. The 11 o'clock mass and instruction were also well attended, especially by those who had a long distance to come. This evening at 7.30 there will be the first grand solemnity of the mission, and this will be in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. There will be an important sermon by Father Clunie, arad an act of reparation for the coldness, ingratitude, and contempt offered to our Divine Law in the Sacrament of His Love. A mission is now being conducted by the Redemptorist Fathers in connection with the Catholic Church. — Advt. For Bronchial Coughs take Woods ' Great Pappermint Cure. 1b 6d.

The Fire Brigade held their" fortnightly meeting on Wednesday. One new member (Mr F. Trim) was elected, and the brigade then went out to wet practice, and spent nearly an hour at good useful work.

A confirmation service was held on Wednesday evening at St. Mary's Church, when His Lordship the Bishop confirmed 15 candidates, five men and ten girls. Before the rite was administered Hia Lordship gave an earnest and thoughtful address to the candidates, and afterwards preached an impressive sermon, taking as his text Philippians iv., 4: "Rejoice in the Lord always, and again; I say, rejoice." The vicar, Rev. J. A. Jacob, read the service. There was a very fair congregation present, and the service was brightened by the singing of the choir.

A large numoer of American ladies recently left England for Boston after a six weeks' tour in Europe under the guidance of Miss Tteuche, too makes a profession. of conducting such parties. She is a skilled linguist, and, being deeply versed in the lore of, all the historic spots of Europe, is a most charming guide. She numbers among her acquaintance and friends many representatives of the aristocracy in all the countries of Europe. These imposing social connections are considered a valuable asse* by her American clients, and it is said tnat her fee for conducting a small party on a tour of six or eight weeks in never less than £600. Mis Reuche has the reputation of being a clever matchmaker, and it is said that she has arranged more than one international marriage.

About one o'clock in the morning a policeman at Cannock, near Stafford, heard a noise from the churchyard. Going to the spot, his lamp enabled him to see the legs of a man projecting from the centre of a disused vault. The man, whose name was Pickin, and was alleged to be drunk, had stumbled into the tomb whilst grouping about the churchyard, and it took the constable a quarter of an hour to extricate him. When asked to give his name, Pickin said he had "risen from the grave." Pickin told the local bench that he was ejected from a lodging-house, and went into the churchyard to get a little rest. He was ordered to pay 40s and costs, or a month's imprisonment in default.

It is understood that the Marquis of BraadaUbane has signified his readiness to break up large sheep tracts- which have come into ir.s hands into crofts and small farms, and to offer them to suitable and experienced persons on long leases and reasonable terms. The sheep stock in each case would be taken oveT by the incoming tenants, not at an arbitrary and fancy price, but at current market value. The proposed small holdings would carry from 200 to 1000 sheep, and his lordship is naturally desirous that as many tenants would, come forward for a given farm as would take up at once the whole ground. Stringent, but fair and necessary, rules wi.i be laid down with respect to heather burning, the object being to establish a system of rotation according to which the moor would be gone over in a certain specified aiumber of yeaTs. The Marquis cannot undertake to erect cottages and steadings for crofters and small holders, but it is suggested that houses of iron and wood might l>e cheaply constructed, andi would provide comfortable and suitable accommodation. The Breadalbane estates form a not inconsiderable pToportion. of the counties of Perth and Argyll and extend in the aggregate to about 400.000 acres.

Preaching at Norwich Cathedral recently Dean Lefroy said tiiat Russia had evea* combined the ambition of a Lucifer with the putridity of a Lazarus. She stood preeminent to-day in her.groy guilt in 'massacring the Jews. He thanked God that a shuddering world had been rejoiced with the news of peace in the Far East, and that Mr Roosevelt had proved himself the most magnificent statesman of the century. Japan's claim for an indemnity was generally deemed just, but she had abandoned it for the sake of peace, and thus the "heathen nation" had set an example to Christian States, and had given an impetus to the principle of international arbitration. Russia, was incurably corrupt, but it might be that this terrible war would purify her. The visit of the French Navy to England was an event of vast importance. The French sailors had cueered the memory of Nelson, and if this had been predicted to the First Napoleon he would have called it the drivelling of an idot. Our alliance with Japan was bright with hope and promise, and he hoped that it would yield more fruit. An alliance with Japan, America, France, and Italy would keep the peace of the world.