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Opunake Times, Volume III, Issue 122, 3 September 1895, Page 3

Mr Borchgrevinck wants £25,000 to send an expedition to the Antartic region. The principle result of such expeditions has been to got frozen. A much less sum would be sufficient to put ten times the number of adventurous and discontented spirits through a London freezing chamber with equally good results.

A wry peculiar disease is affecting the udders and teats of dairy cows in Nelson, When affected the teats of the cow become similar to those sucked by a calf. The udder begins to dry up, and in a few days the flow of milk ceases altogether. One large dairy owner in Nelson informed a press representative that he had never hoard of or seen anything like the disease before. It is to be hoped that veterinary surgeons will be able to grapple with the difliculty.—Exchange. The Education report now in circulation shows the increase or strict average for six years is 22(10 per annum. The increase last year was 4875. The strict average attendance was 8045 of the roll, which has been equalled only once before—in 1892. The total number on the roll is 127,300. The working average is 101,995, and the strict attendance is 103,490. The number of Maoris at the public schools is steadily increasing. The passes in 1894 were 5T9 per cent of the roll, a percentage never before obtained. The passes in 1894 were 82’2 of the number examined. There were 297 scholarships, costing £7023, A case of considerable importance to employers and workmen came before the Wellington Magistrate’s Court ou Tuesday. A carpenter named Geo. Main sued S. Coleman, a builder, for £2 ss, wages alleged to be duo* It appeared that plaintiff was engaged by the defendant to do carpentering work, and it was verbally agreed that the wages paid should be 8s a day. At the end of four and a half days, Coleman notified Main that he should not require his services any longer, and offered him payment at the rate of 8s a day. This Main refused, and sued for payment at the rate of 10s a day, contending that that was the current rate of wages, agreed upon by the Carpenters’ Society and Builders’ Association. After hearing argument His Worship ruled that the current rate of wages is just the same as the market price of goods—that, in fact, a current rate of wages does not exist. It was a great pity there was not some sort of organisation which had power to fix the rate of wages, but ns matters stood at present he could not recognise unions and associations, and must hold that the current rate of wages was a matter governed solely by the market. As defendant had paid the sum of £1 15s into Court, His Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for that amount, without costs. A severe rheumatic pain in the left shouler had troubled Mr. J. IP Loper, a well known chemist of Des Moines, lowa, for over six months. At times the pain was so severe that he could not lift anything. With all he could do he could not get rid of it until he applied Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. ~ I only made three applicaof it,” ho says, “ And have since been free from all pain.” He now recommends it to persons similarly afflicted. It is for sale by .Newman Bros.