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Mataura Ensign, Issue 1599, 3 February 1906, Page 2

The annual picnic of Holy Trinity Church Sunday school was held at the Show Grounds yesterday, there being a large attendance of scholars, teachers, and parents. At the close of a merry afternoon, cheers were given, on the call of the Vicar, lor Mrs Steel, who provided hot water for the tea, Mi- Macara, who kindly lent the ground, and Mr King (0. J. Wilson and Co.) who conveyed all the children to the rendezvous in a motor car. Thore are a good many reasons, but I will give you three why yon should patronise the Crown Carriage Works : (1) Because they do good work ; (2) becaußo they turn out your work quickly; (3) because they charge you only a reasonable price. Call and inspect our stock. We always have a few new traps to choose from. Address, Crown Carriage Works, Gore.— Advt. A fatal accident was narrowly averted at Haleombe on Tuesday week (says the Manawatu 'Times'). As the evening train was approaching the

main street crossing, a buggy, containing a Maori man and woman, endeavored to cross the line, not heeding the engine's whistle. The Westinghouse brakes were applied at "emergency," but the buggy would undoubtedly have been run over had not the horse shied off from the approaching train, the engine assisting him to get clear by giving hinr a gentle push before it came to a standstill. The occupants of the buggy did not appear to fully realise their marvellous escape. On finding their progress barred by the pulled-up train, they coolly turned round and drove off to try their luck at another crossing (further -down the line.

A rather curious entry appears in the last issue of the Labor Department's journal (says the Wanganui 'Chronicle'). This records the fining of a certain employer for paying his hands less than the rates specified in the award affecting his business. The fine was inflicted a week or two before last election, in which he contested a seat—far enough away from his place of business and the scene of his fine—in the Government interest. Ho got a lot of co-operative laborers' votes, too. No doubt they were told the old story which did duty for a number! of districts —that if (he Opposition got into power wages would go down. It is understood that Constable Quinn, whose transferrence from Gore I to Sheffield was announced on Thursday, has requested to be allowed to decline the proposed translation. Labor candidates at the British elections were pledged to the following platform : The principles embodies in the Trades Disputes liill ; amendment of the Compensation Acts so as to give -compensation to all workers in every trade from the date of the accident : amendment of th« Truck Act, so that employment can be found at I trade union rates for those unable to | obtain work ; abolition of enforced Chinese labor in South Africa ; establishment of a State pension fund at 1)0 years of age ; extension ot the housing of the Working Classes Act ; returning officers' fees to be a charge on the .National Exchequer ; adult suffrage ; and the establishment of an eight-hour working day. The frequency with which, according to allusions in his post-election speeches, ladies have assured the Premier that he is a " dear old darling " is not surprising in view of his opinions upon women. Some of these opinions were expressed by him in the course of a speech at Paliiatua on his recent visit, apropos of his contentioa that his overwhelming victory was due to feminine resentment at the attacks upthe Government. " And you lords of creation," he said, " should remember this. Women have a liner knowledge of character than the lords of creation. It is a quality given to her by nature, and she can come to a pretty good conclus on about men. She may not be able to give her reasons, but if ?he says a man is not a good man, you can take it from mis that she is right. Of course, in recard to her own sex, she is—er—shall I say—unconsciously biassed." Loud feminine applause showed that the Premier had scored again. Details have been arranged, writes a London correspondent, of a scheme of motor transport for agricultural produce, the object of which is lo render the Essex fanners independent of rail, ways and various middlemen, and enable them to come into direct touch with retail buyers on the London market. Collecting- depots lor the produce are to be established at Chelmsford, Jhinmow, Hraintreei and Ongar, the latter being made the main base. A big motor waggon will make a round of these places every morning, bringing the produce to Ongar, whence it will be swiftly conveyed by other motors to London. The sales will be made in a special market at Westminster, and perhaps to some extent also in the general markets. The experiment will be stavteiT with the modest capital of .C' 20,000, which will be increased as soon as it gives signs of success. Other schemes of the same kind are being discussed in the districts within 100 miles of London. The " gold brick " trick was successfully worked at Kalgoorlie on a man named Oliver William Osmond, who was induced by two men to give .C'JiiO in cash and a post-dated cheque for a | like amount for three bars of " gold " | supposed to have been stolen by a ; mine assayer. The same day the buy- , er cut one of the bars and found it lo ; be gilded copper. Though ge had , compromised himself, lie gave informa- , tion lo the police, with the result that the swindlers were arrested at Free- | mantle. One is known as Hen Hall, and the other as Sherwiu, New 7.cal- . and Billy, l'rogues, Pocket, etc. , DO YOU KNOW I That Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a favorite, and preferred to any other, bv all who become thoroughly acquainted with its good qualities ? 1 >u' sale by G. 1<". Wharton, chemist, Gore. I hereby ce.rtiiy that ii sufferers Irom constipation, indigestion, liver and stomach complaints will talce my prescription 89878, known as Noxol, according to directions on the bottle, it will cure them.—Signed, •!. Crossland, M.D. Sold everywhere by nil patent medicine vendors nl 'is pi-r bottle. — Advt.

Owing to the Anglican parochial district of Gore (with Mandeville and Mataura) being raised to the status of a parish, it became necessary that nil office-bearers should be formally re-appointed. A vestry to act for the district was elected some time ago, and the Parochial Board of Nominators and the Diocesan Board of Nominators nominated the Rev. A. Wingfield as vicar. This nomination has been approved by the Primate, and Mr Wingfield's induction to charge of the ' parish is to take pluee at an early date, the Ven. Archdeacon Stocker (in the absence of the Primate from the colony) performing the ceremony. At u gathering in Wellington on Thursday night that was not open to the Press, Captain E. Seddon was presented with an address expressing warm appreciation of his qualities and hearty congratulations upon liis vindication. Accompanying the address was a cheque for over 17700. Three married women were convicted at Wellington on Thursday of shoplifting at Ivitkcaklie and Staines' sale. The police said they were respectable people. Mr Kirkcaldie said his linn lost a lot by pilfering, but they did not press the charges in the present cases. The magistrate convicted and discharged the women. Mr 0. Kelly was the successful tenderer for the erection of tin? large new store in Stratford street, Gore, for the local branch of the National Mortgage and Agency Co. The building (wliieh measures 120 ft long by <VGft wide) is to be constructed of wood and iron. During the school vacation an instance of combining practical education with profit has b«n witnessed on

a llawera farm, where about fifty boys have been employed at half-a-erown a day at hay-making. This is the soil of technical instruction in agriculture which pays the pupil.

An interesting raco -was (says the Hawera 'Star') witnessed by the passengers on Saturday night's mail train going north. Not very far north of llawera, where the line anil the road run side by side, a man was observed going at a good pace on a motor bike. Speculation as to whether he would head the train was generally engaged in. The train was at that time going at a fast rate, but the motor-cyclist's gain was gradual, and eventually he succeeded in beating the engine. The first criminal prosecution of a trust or combine in Canada (says the London 'Times') has led to the imposition of heavy fines upon two organisations connected with the plumbing trade. For years there have existed a Master Founders' Association and a kindred organisation known as the Central Supply Association of Ontario. The latter body furnished goods and material to the plumbers. The two organisations had ramifications all over the province. The evidence showed the existence of a widespread system of terrorism in the trade. Judge Clute characterised the methods of the two associations, which included false tendering and the giving of bonuses, as even worse than highway robbery. Each organisation was fined X ] 000, while eleven master plumbers were fined sums varying .from, £SO to £IOO.

]n the development of sport, NewZealand has in more than one direction proved her ability to anticipate other countries ; and a minor example of this freedom from convention was noted by the ' N.Z. Times ' recently—the extension of the game of bowls to Wellington ladies. As far as can be ascertained, this is the first occasion in the history of the game that bowls has ever been considered a diversion for the other sex. To the Kelburne Club is due the honor of placing the facilities for play within reach of the ladies, and it was on the Kelburne green yesterday afternoon that the formal opening of the newly-tormed ladies' club took place. To give the club a start, Mr Harold S. llislop presented a trophy for u ladies' singles competition, a favor that was rewarded by a numerous entry. TJie central portion of Homel was burned on Friday night, and the principal shops and half of the bazaar were plundered and destroyed.

The Board of Directors of the Bank of New Zealand yesterday appointed Mr A. Mitchie, brunch manager at Dunedin, general manager, in succession to Mr Mcintosh, who has resigned. Mr Thomas, at present, acting manager at Dunedin, has been appointed to that position permanently. The following district dredging returns are reported Waikaia !!-oz 15 dwt, Central Charlton 21 o/. lldwt. Muddy Creek lSoz, Charlton Creel; IS oz. Lady Annie 13oz 15dwt. On Wednesday of last week a quiet wedding was celebrated at the residence of Mr A. -MeKinnon, "Whiterig," Gore, the? contracting parties being Mr 11. C. L. Robinson, solicitor, of Masterton, and son of the late District Judge Robinson, and Miss Barbara, fourth daughter of Mr and Mrs MeKinnon. The bridesmaids were Misses Robinson (sister of the bridegroom), and Bessie Grieve (cousin of the Tjride). The guests (including relatives of the young couple) were hospitably entertained after tile ceremony Mr and Mrs Robinson leaving by the north express amid showers of rice and rose petals. A peculiar uproar in a fowl yard brought Mrs Tenger hurrying out ol her house at Harden (says a Sydney paper), and she was horrified to see her two-y?ar-o]d daughter with a leadcolored snake coiled round her body, while one of the hens, by ferociously attacking the reptile, diverted its attention from the child. The mother snatched up the little one, and the snake, dropping to the ground, escaped. One hen in that yard will be prime favorite henceforth.

The marvel of New Zealand's tremendous output of agricultural products (remarks the ' Auckland Herald') is rendered striking by the fact that the last census shows the number of farmers holding land under nnv tenure to be only "J8,3:i7. of runholde'rs :Witl. and of dairvfarmers 170:!. As the other landowners, including horticulturists, vigncrons, poultry-farmers, etc., do not contribute more than a little in comparison lo the local markets, it will be seen that the bulk of the .021,000,000 representing Ww Zealand's annual output of agricultural products is raised on the holdings of only little more than M(i,000 men. Could anything show more strikingly flic importance of the industry these men are engaged in or tile necessity for increasing their numbers ? WHAT IS KHF.UMATISM ? Uheumatism is caused by an over acid condition of the blood. This excess of uric acid forms a poisonous deposit which usually settles in the joints, and these become hot, red, and inflamed. Gold and damp will develop the trouble. In order to permanently cure rheumatism and its kindred complaints, gout, lumbago, sciatica, gravel, etc., the blood must be purified, for here the cause of the trouble lies. That is why Rheumo has almost a magical action in curing these diseases. It neutralises and expels the acid accumulations, removes the swelling, and cures the pain. It has cured thousands of others, and, if given a fair trial, will cure you. All chemists and stores, at 3s 6d and 4s t'ul a bottle.-*-Advt.

A churge brought against a Timnm brewery of sending a package of )r into a 110-licun.se district without statement attached describing the m.( ure of tin' contents was dismiss) at Asliburton yesterday. 'Jlntrate delated a package as snnictliiiH containing lienor, the actual :i|>|»-nr-ance of which did not ixi\ • any iiniication of its contents. Such doilit could not be raised in regard to a ten-gallon keg which, in his opinion, was not a package within the provi sions of the Act. Charges aL r <'ii> Shand and Co. of selling liquor and failing to forward a .statement to the authorities and with failing to at inch a statement to the same showing the nature of the contents, was dismissal, the Slatfiatrate holding that there »a----110 evidence to show thut tile linn knew that' tho purchaser, who bought the whisky in Christchurrh, was to take ii into a no license district. Dynamite and electric batteries were discovered in a subterranean passage to a stream under the Kremlin. "Moscow. A well-known land owner ot North Otago, who has just returned from a visit to Southland, speaks in ylowin.; terms of the Kdendale Settlement. It • reports that it is in a most prosper ous condition, and has improved out of knowledge since the tlovernment took it over. AlTlioiio-h tin- district is essentially devoted to dairying, there is a area, under oats, an.! many of tin: crops should average one hundred bushels to the acre. ~ The best yieldcr is the variety known as '''rile Storm Kim;." There was a limited area sown in wheat, but. uu fortunately, the crop has been frosted, and, eonsoi|ucntly, will not K ive a pay able return. The output of the Fd endale factory (under the manayemeni of Mr John Sawers) has doubled, ami the Mtublishnient nmv handle* 70(m> gallons of milk per diem. Those who were lucky enough to get their turnips in before the wet weather. obtained {food results, lint tin* broken weather Huh disappointed muny farmers an>! preventer! thein from having with their valuable wintfood. One feature is the jjreut success experienced by liming the land. l.and which has been treated in this manner is nl! that could l>e desired, while the productive capacity of similar land whirh has not been linied is distinctly infer ior.

A crime, which remained undiscover•'(l for quite a long time, ha* been brought to the in n most curious way (writes The llayue corns pendent of i he' ' London Telegraph A couple of years ago a watchmaker s shop in Amsterdam was plundered In 11 gang of burglars, ami ainuiie the booty won' soinc ICO watches, lini;-. and other trinkets. After considerable' search part of tile plunder was discovered, and some of the burglui - were arrested. Although the police were convinced as to the j^iiilt of otli or men, no proof could be found against llicm, and the rest of thi - plunder also remaini'd undiscovered. The other day, however, a little lio\ was arrested in a pawnshop, where lie tried to pledge a ring, of which lie gave tin account that was deemed unsatisfactory. ,into tile matter, the police soon found an amount of finery in the room where the bov 's parents lived. The story of the inhabitants is as follows : In the saneroom formerly lived the people who attracted the th,> police itconnection with the burglary. Ihtriiej their provisional arrest, the rent overdue, this new family moved in. Ueing poor people, (hey kept some fowls on the premises, and one of the birds was in the habit of scralrhii'n the plaster on the -wall. Ily doing so the wall became very thin, anil at lot a hole was made in it. In this hoi low space the poor people found the missing trinkets, some of which* they sold. As a result of this discovery some further arrests- have been made, so thai thi- burglars will be brouirlit to book, and thi' of the plunder restored to the rightful own ers. The Wellington I.anil Hoard has received a ruling from the I nder-Secre tary for I.ands that when Crown ten ants desire to mortgage their section> on which dwellings exist, and which are wholly or in part, the property of the Crown, it is necessary, in order lo secure the Crown from loss, that either the total amount due to it be paid oil or a lirst mortgage lie given by the tenant to the Land Hoard. Owners are reminded that nominations for the (!ore Troltiag Club's meeting close witli the secretary (Mr •I. Latham| this evening. The Club is now in an established position and a good day's sport is provided. Noli* entries for (lore stock sale. A cycle of well-merited repute--tile New Hudson. T. ('alull's removal sale of boots now on. Henderson and Matgcr sell store lambs ut Uiversdale on February I.'). Animal social Charlton Temperance Society, February 7. To-morrow's church services announced. Waikaku Siding picnic on Wednes day, February V. Annual social Uiversdale Presbyterian Church February 7. Fur necklet lost.

Uiversdale district schools' excursion to Colac February Tenders for railway land wauled. Cheap fares to invcrcaruill baud contest on February 7. Gore Slock .Wills -ell at Uiiers dale tin February 15. Section of lain! in Gore wanted. MrGruer and Co.'s midsummer >ale of drapery, etc., now on. I'. I'ucker, Mataura, requires sup plies of rabbits for export. N..M. and A. Co. sell stock at Mataura on February S. lnvercarijill Starr-Dowkett Society meets on Tuesdnv cvenlii", February (>. '