LOCAL and GENERAL.

Patea Mail, Volume XXIX, 29 November 1907, Page 2

LOCAL and GENERAL.

Complaints arc general in the Wairarapa and Forty-Mile Bush of a tightness of ready cash. A recant Swedish law provides that ownership of mines actually worked in the kingdom will belong to the companies for a period of twenty-five years, after which the concession may revert to the State.

A young fellow being asked by a recruiting sergeant if he wished to enlist in a Scottish regiment, replied: “Not likely ; I’d rather go to a lunatic asylum than enlist in a Scottish regiment.” “Ah! weel,” said the sergeant, “I’ve nae doot ye’d feel mair at hame there.” Planters and growers in the Hawaiian Islands are having great difficulty at present in finding laborers. Although there ars 60,000 Japanese on the islands they are leaving for Canada and Mexico in such numbers every month that laborers have to be imported from the Madeira Islands. The amount of money lent by the Government to the different Harbor Boards within the Dominion as on March 31st, 1907, is as follows : Wellington, £39,000 and £28,900, at 4£ per cen. : Greymouth £155,000, 4 per cent.; Hokitika, £IO,OOO, 5 per cent. (£4050 in Oarnaru, £31,000, 5J per cent. ; Patea, £26,870, 4£ per cent. ; Thames, £IO,OOO, 4 per cent; Westport £489,500, 4 per cent. : Bluff, £IO,OOO, 4£ per cent.; Waitara, £14,031,. 6 per cent. Total. £BOO, 670.

An Edison could not emerge from the ruck in a Socialistic State, for under its sway subtle and intellectual achievements would be impossible. There would be no room for thinkers, men with great ideals, scientists who evolve great discoveries, poets who think great thoughts, musicians who compose divine melodies. Wagner would be wheeling a wheelbarrow, Shakespeare would be emptying a dustbin, while Yelasque would be giving a coat of paint to the municipal pig-trough.—London Express.

A local Sherlock Holmes, seeing a man entering a house by the window at Port Chalmers, thought the opportunity had arrived for assisting to end the career of the impudent pilferer who has been carrying on lately, so communicated with the police, and, while a crowd of workmen halted on their way boms to see the burglar led off to gaol, it was found that the suspect was the rightful tenant. His wife was away, and be forgot to take the latchkey with him, so he had to adopt this equivocal mode of getting into his own home. A honeymoon spent in gaol is not generally looked upon as the most desirable thing in the world, but this is the fate of a visitor who was present at the Timaru races, says the Timara Post. By profession this gentleman is a bookmaker, and he happens to be one of those who were sentenced in Christchurch last week to two months’ imprisonment without the option of a fine. When the sentence of the Court was passed, this defendant was absent from Christchurch in the North Island. He has only been married three days, and he had to surrender himself to the police to undergo his two months’ incarceration.

Terry’s escape from Seacliff as related by a Dominion correspondent—lc seems that he was in the library with two attendants shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday. He went into the adjoining seal' lory, and thence into an ex-patient’s room. One of the window stops had been taken out of this room recently, and the stop was loose. It is surmised that Terry, having gained a knowledge of this fact, took advantage of hxs opportunity to make an escape by means of the window, which opens on to the grounds, and is not high. Only a couple of minutes could have 'elapsed between the time he left the attendants and the discovery of his escape. Police are after Terry. TWO SOVEREIGN REMEDIES. THE FAMOUS SANDER & SONS’ PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT was proved by experts at the Supreme Court of Victoria to possess curative properties peculiarly its own, and to be absolutely safe, effective and reliable. Therefore, do not aggravate your complaint by one of the many crude eucalyptus oils which are now palmed off as “ Extracts,” and from the use of which a death was reported recently,' but insist uron the GENUINE SANDER & SONS’ EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, and reject all liters.

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The “ All Golds ” were defeated by Runcorn by 9 points to nil.

“A person that is a clever lyar is called a doctor of law,” states an Ilford schoolboy in an essay. Seventy-six potatoes of the King Edward VII. variety have been dug up from one root by a Shortlands (Eng,) gardener.

Fruit farms in full bearing are now selling at up to £IOO per acre in the Kelson district, owing to pulp factories being established there.

The death is announced of Mr Thomas Sneddon, a well-known bowler. Deceased was a member of the All White team which visited Australia. Six birds were entered for a cockcrowing competition at Silvertou (Devon) and premier honors went to one with 50 crows in 15 minutes.

•, Man is a regrettable biped with matrimonial possibilities—that is the conclusion which every advanced, woman, in Britain to-day has arrived at.—Correa” pondent in “Truth.”

“ I employed only one unionist shearer, as tar as I know,” said a witness before the Conciliation Board at Christchurch, “and I had to sack him because he didn’t do his work.”

More than 30,000 people have bathed in one bath at the Bermondsey Public Baths without the water being changed. Instead, it is filtered and iorat«d automatically and thus kept quite clean. A Suffolk gardener has dug up in his garden a potato plant bearing fifty-five potatoes, one of which weighed twentyseven ounces and three pound a each. The total weight of the potatoes was 241 b 4oz.

Mr J, A. McCulleugh has been appointed the Workers’ Representative on the Arbitration Court. The salary is £SOO a year and £1 a day travelling expenses. It sometimes pays t® become a martyr.

The attention of our readers is drawn to the notice elsewhere regarding Waxiue Soap. This soap is of the very highest quality and once used will be always used. It may ha obtained from all grocers or wholesale from J. B. Gilberd and Sons, Wauganui.

While shearing in Leefield last week a flock of 1001 merino wethers cut 12,5791b* of wool, which eclipses all previous records for that station, in fact a record for the province in hill-country sheep, says the Marlborough Express.

A despatch from Harbin states that the Japanese at Port Arthur are erecting a monument 70ft high to the Russian dead. There is an entire absence of commercial activity. Most of the houses are empty, and the forts are in the same condition as when surrendered.

A man was up before the Court on a civil action. Counsel Said the man could pay the debt. The man replied that he could have afforded some time ago—“l was a widower then. “ What are you now ?” asked the judge, “lam worse off,” was the reply. “What do you mean ?” inquired the judge. “ I have married again,” the man stated.

During the first half of this year the make of pig-iron in the United Kingdom was 6,194,712 tons, which is 289,288 tons greater than the make for the first half of 190 S, and 573,112 tons greater than that for the first half of 1905. Germany’s increase for the same period was 238,827 tons.

Last week a Christchurch constable on the look-out for an escape from Sunny, side, said to have bean seen wandering about Addington, saw a man who answered to the description gazing about the cattle saleyards. He approached, and passing the time of day, asked what the gazer was doing. “ Oh. I’m looking for a cow that’s wandered from Sunnyside,” was the reply. “ Then you’re the man I want,” said the policeman. “You comealongo’ me,” and in disbelief of the explanation immediately forthcoming, he took his charge to the mental hospital. When he got there he ■4©«nd to his horror that he had captured one of the officers of the institution.

A New Plymouth gentleman interested in native land transactions relates'that for several months past a well-known Maori refused to sign the transfer of a piece of his land the sale of which had been negotiated. He gave as his reason that he wasn’t consumed with a burning desire to complete the deal, as he wished to settle the land on his children. On Wednesday last he was passing through New Plymouth to Parihaka, and called on the agent. You get te paper now,” he said; “I sign.” The agent asked, “What about the children then!” “ Oh, X get plenty more for them,” was the reply. “ When you talk to me before I uever sign because if I sign then Te Whiti he take half to money. Now, Te Whiti dead. By korry, I sell bow —get all te money!”

The Grey River Argus states that the undeveloped wealth of Westland is receiving more attention than people generally are aware of. It is expected that testing operations will soon be carried out on “ Wilson's Reward,” in the Wilber - force River. A movement is on foot to show what the resources of Mount Rangitoto are, and to set something like a commercial value on that property. Other mining enterprises of minor importance, hut full of promise, are also discussed. It is expected, also, that a party will be sent out to test the Paparoa Range, near Blackball, where some black tin ore has been obtained. A general feeling prevails on the West Coast that mining prospecting will meet with more attention this summer than it has done for many years.

As a tribute of respect to the late Premier Seddon a large memorial tablet has been received from the employees in the railway workshops at Newport, Victoria, and is now at the Parliamentary Buildings, Wellington, its ultimate destination not having been settled. An open book with writing materials forms the subject of one panel at the bead of the inscription, opposite it being a representation of the mechanic's product, sag* gesting the connection between the late Mr Seddon’s early life as an engineer in the Melbourne workshops and his later and more famous career as a law-maker. The inscription reads; —“ From the employees in the Railway Workshops, Newport, Victoria, Australia, as a tribute of respect to the memory ot the Right Hon. Richard J. Seddon, P. 0., and in remembrance of his association as mechanic in early manhood with that branch of the service. So when a great man dies—For years beyond our ken; —The light he leaves behind him lies—Upon the paths of men.”

Furnish Your House

With a bottle of Dr. Sheldon’s Magnetic Liniment, and next time one of the family is injured, your foresight will be commended. No household should be without this great pain-relieving, healing liniment. , It is tjja most useful medicine you could possibly keep for daily emergencies. Accept no substitute. Obtainable at H. E. Deane’s, agent, Patea.

THE HARTNETT MILKER

Now that these Machines are installed in the district, farmers are able to see for them selves. We only ask you to inspect the Hartnett at work and judge for yourselves. We think too much of our business standing to circulate questionable reports about rival milking machines. There is no need for it Everybody knows by this time that the Hartnett is the coming “ milker. ’ G. Dahl and Co., North,—Advt,

At the New Plymouth Show Mr 3?. A. Bremer’s Lord Erskine carried off the championship in the entire class.

The Patea State School is being examined to-day by Chief-Inspector Eraik, Inspectors Milne and Strachau.

At the last Hunterville stock sale a line of Hereford heifers fetched £6 7s per head.

Contrary to general belief, the Sahara is not barren and worthless. Some time ago there were 9,000,000 sheep in the Algerian Sahara alone, besides 2,000,000 goats, and 260,000 camels. On the oases there are 1,500,000 date palms.

The following team has been selected to represent an Eleven of Australia against England at Brisbane: Macartney, Sid Gregory, Cotter (New South Wales), Armstrong, Macalister, Ransford, Tarrant (Victoria), Evans, Hartigan, Hayes, and Redgrave (Queensland). This is not a test match, the first of which will commence on Friday, December 13fch. The Feihling Jockey Club is being inundated with applications from all parts, from Auckland to Christchurch, from bookmakers applying to be licensed, and asking for terms of admission to the races. The messages are coming by telegraph, reply paid. The Club have resolved to license the bookmakers under a maximum fee of £2O per day and restrictive conditions, which the quarantining of bookmakers within special enclosures set apart inside and outside the course.

A French gentleman, anxious to find a wife for a nephew, went to a matrimonial agent, who handed him his list of lady clients. Running through this, he came to his wife’s name, entered as desirous of obtaining a husband between the ages of twenty-eight and thirty-five—a blonde preferred. Forgetting his nephew, he hurried home to announce his discovery to his wife. The lady was not at all disturbed. “ Oh, yes,” she said, “ that is my name, I put it down when you were so ill in the spring and the doctors said we must prepare for the worst.”— London Opinion. A shocking affair is reported from Kishineff, according to Reuter’s Sf. Petersburg correspondent. Some children, aged between 7 and 10, wore playing, when one of them suggested that they should play at “ court-martial.” The proposal was joyfully received, and prisoner, members of the court, and executioner were duly appointed. The mock trial was conducted with great ceremony, and the prisoner, represented by a little boy of eight, was sentenced to death, the judge telling the members of the court that they had no option but to inflict the death penalty. The little prisoner was bound to an empty crate which was lying in the courtyard. The executioner soaked a piece of cloth with petroleum, placed it on the crate, and then set fire to it. In a few minutes the crate was a mass of flame, and before assistance could arrive, the unfortunate child was burnt to death.

A flippant contributor to the Welling* ton Post writes as follows :—“ Wanganui still clings to the merits of the fasting mania, in spite of the critics’ scoffing, and Wanganui is quite right in keeping a grip on the glory. The folio wing message amply justifies Wanganui in its pride ‘ Eltham, this day.—A farmer here has applied the fasting test to his cows, A fortnight ago his star milker Daisy was weighed in the presence of the Mayor, representatives of the press and the gasman, and she scaled 5001 b, In the meantime all the witnesses remained in the paddock while Daisy, closely muzzled, was cut off from all food. She was then put on the weighbridge, and notched 20001 b. Each day that she was minus food her output of milk steadily increased, and the butter-fat percentage rose amazingly. It is computed that with another month’s fasting Daisy will shed butter straight out, at the rate of a ton a day or more. Daisy has been patented, but already there is a rival notion on the market. A man has come forward with an idea for compound fasting. He says that if a cow can be induced to believe she is doing a double fast she will double the yield of milk, and quadruple tfle richness. It only needs a few hand-passes. By this scheme he claims that one cow could provide all the cheese and batter required for the wide world, and Mars and Venus thrown in, A local syndicate has been formed to exploit the project.’ ” ARTIFICIAL REARING OF O'ALVES. At the present price of butter fat it does not pay to rear calves on whole milk but it does pay to rear them on the “ GILRUTH ’’ Calf Food, which >is a perfect substitute for whole milk. It builds up strong healthy calves with a sound constitution. Obtainable from all leading Storekeepers.