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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10964, 6 May 1907, Page 1

The Temperance and General Mutual Life Society has arranged a loan of £50,000 at 4_ per cent, with the Wanganui Borough Couri.il . There is a demand m Taranaki for ca'tlo for Hawke's. Bay. Tho Stratford Post says tl_iM _v>b of 2500 head* is-be-_____V_____s^_&a__ji___________i_

A tin miner named Weffer, 76, lefl Cox's Bight (Tas.), for. Hobart, m an 18fl open boat. He. had been* -three days with '• 'out food or if-ater wlien picked, up. by £ „ \ressel. "', •'.*,. . . r-_ ■• : yX-. .,;*£; ". . ; '. f li. is. : ( st-ted to .be practically .cei'tair .(-ayjs : the Auckland 'Star' 'tlialtthe Govern ment will Acquire the Otakanini: block oi Native land at Hel'ensville, held by th( Ngatiwhatua tribe. Tlie area of the blocl is 16,000 acres, and lies north-west oi Helensville. It is valued at £1 per acre wiili the exception of tile* eastern portion, whic-^face.*-", Helensville channel, and con tains 2000 acres* "of vflat land and Jlvreeparts swamp, 'valued atj £1,2. .per acre. Should - these :. ; flg-u , es : '-*^be < '''reaßsed, . the amount to be" paia to the natives will not ' be far*' below £40,000. As a director 'oi behalf of tlie..Natives, Mr D.- Paul statei that upon payment of the money it will _be spent on the better utilisation of lands held by the same _>TaHves elsewhere. Should there be disagreement, the money will be held by the Public Trustee, and the Natives will receive the benefit of "flue interest. In the case of an appeal foi further investigation of the title, the money will be detained pending tlie decision. Employers m the Argentine have -indeed a wretched time with their employes (writes the correspondent of the Otago Daily Times). The following instances serve to show how powerless tho*se employing laborers are. On -a large wheatgrowing % station - the -owner, . on coming round, found two of hi- machines stopped arid the peons, lying drunk alongside the horses yoked m the machines. He took the horses out and -took them home, and on the peons '(drivers), coming m he paid them on. Next morning hot- one, offl*jthe employes would turn, to nriless the owner reinstated tJieee men- This he refused to do, , and as .-a; consequence eeven machines were idle for. over a week. He only got. them going by getting out a detachment of 'police,i,as laborers were afraid . of being sliot by-^the -strikers. In another case, where some large buildings were being taken down, tin? overe^rca-ught two of the employes carrying 1 lead piping away m -their bags. .He paid, the men off, but nexL morning .not one of the 60 men on the'jpb tumid up, At the Ootalinae warehouse tlie 'peons went out on strike. The -strikers warned, the ; overseers that if they went to ..the -job ' pert day they would be knifed. An old overseer, more couraegous than the rest,, turned up at 6 a.m. as usual. ' As tlrtre were no peons tn work lie' left, ths warehouse at 7, and -n.his wayvhbnie was setnpon by three or four men armed with knives*. :In the face of certain death, he drew his revolver and shot down two oi his assailants, killing one and founding the other very seriously. Such^is the position of labor an<jL capl-fll here-^war to the knife. What a contrast with tbe> colonies ! ~^ .. Jntervie^edafc Timaru by a Christchurch Press reporter, ' the: Hon. Wt Hall- Jones said he had gone carefully through, the Daperg dealing with the Exhibition organ,, arid he . had been unable to find a' ■promise on the part of the Government that, the oi^an was to be_ handed over to the people of Cliristchurch, as a] gift atithe close of the J Exhibition. There was a reference to tlie. Christchurch people raising £1500 locally, which would be about half the cost of the instrument. The decision of the Cabinet was that the organ waste be ordered on behalf of the Government without any local guarantee such as hact been, suggested. Tlie only thing 'm the 'nature of a promise was Mr Seddon's statement oii the , occasion of laying the foundation stone of- the Exhibition building, and his words were consistent with an understanding on liis' part that theOliristcliurch people were, to find- half the cost of the instruriient. The Acting-Pre-mier said he wai given to. understand that further proof of Va promise could be fur-; nished. He would make inquiries and s& what that evidence was. Hg.'had submitted tlie papers for consideration, by the Cabinet. There was no intention on the part of the Government to draw out. of any promise that had been made., He understood thati there was a feeling m Christchurch/ that the Government wished to evade their promise. Tliat was not so, and he could; give an assurance to tluit effect. He said there was ho truth m the rumors that the organ was to be placed m any church m Christchurch- This pmark refers to a report that the filial destination of tlie organ 4 would be m the Christchufch Roman Cathdilic Cathedral. ■ - Mr JE. J. Scott, ' Commisisoner for South • Australia, interviewed at Wellington last week, said he thought the cost to the colony of the International Exhibition will probably be nearer £100,000 than £50,000, but, at the same time, he says New Zealand has got over £100,000 of benefit in* the increased Customs dues, railways, post and telegraph, and other items. In the face of these advantages there was no need, he says, to descend to a lot of pettifogging methods of exacting every shilling 1 out of the pockets of exhibitors, and thns create a bad impression on the oversea commissioners, all of whom were leaving. New Zealand without a good word to say about the management. Air Scott asserted that the British Commissioner (Captain Atkin) had been compelled to pay for admisison into tlie British Ait Gallery when the South Australian; director **of Technical Art came to Cliristchurch. to purchase pictures. He was refused a shilling pass, though he was to buy £5000 worth of pictures, on which, the Exhibition authorities would collect a royalty of ten per cent. "There was no system," he said, "no proper management, no foresight; it was just a happy-go-lucky affair." Mr Scott made an exception m favor of the Customs Department,, which he highly praised- for its systematic accuracy. ' Air . Scott frankly admitted that the Acting-Premier had endeavored to minimise the difiiculties. "1 certainly owe liim thanks for hie kindness," said the visitor, "and I have also had most courteous treatment by people m all places where I have been." Referring to the duty (£32) which he had paid on wines given away \in hospitality, Air Scott said it was the first time m the history of exhibitions tliat such a charge had been levied. AJr W. Robinson, .grocer, Alornington, .N.Z., not only sells Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, but" uses it. He says : "I have been troubled several times with influenza, and the only cough medicine that has ever done me any good was Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Innumei-able time. I have recommended it to my customers, and they were more than pleased with the result. I have customers that al waykeep a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy m their house, and wont use anything else for their children." Por sale by E. D. Smith, chemist. A diver has thoroughly examined the bottom of the steamer Inveran, which went ashoro m Wellington harbor last week. There is no damage to the plating, and the cost of replacing the propeller will be about £200. A Lambton Quay property having a frontage of 26ft by a depth of 236 ft has changed hands at £450 per foot. STOPS THE PAIN INSTANTLY. The pain caused by a burn or scald will be instantly relieved if Dr Sheldon's Alagnetic Liniment is applied. A most useful household remedy to always have on hand. Price, ls 6d and 3s. Obtainable at A. W. J. Mann's, chemist agent. It has been calculated that during the time tho New Zealand Exhibition was open about 200* people per week journeyed from the InaugalKiu, Grey, and Westland comities. On this basis, allowing an average of £15 for each traveller, _it mean, that the cost to the West Coast will be about £80,000. Air A. Adams, Havelock, Marlborougn, N.Z., says: "1 consider that Chamberlain's Tablets are an Al remedy, and. the most etticient procurable for ail disorders of the stomach, liver, and bowels. 1 liave. used them for some time, deriving the greatest benefit, and have every confidence m recommending them to all m need of such a medicine. For sale .by E. D. Smith, chemist. The running of the Dunedin electric care by Waipori power means a considerable saving to the corporation. The cost of the steam -lant is about £8000 per annum, while the annual cost of the hydroelectric plant is about £5500. ■ •-■'- Alls Jessie Lomas, Gladstone, Q-, writes : "I strongly advise every parent to keep a bottle of Chamber lam's Cough Remedy m the house^ and I- always ma_e a point of tilling my friends of the recovery of my eon. .-"or 11 years he had suffered from acute bronchitis, and though I had him try a lot of things, nothing seemed to give him permanent relief. A medical man advised me to get Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and 1 did so. A decided was noticed before the first'bottle was used, and I am pleased to state that after he had taken four bottles he was completely cured, and is now enjoying tlie best of health. For sale by E. D. Smith, chemist. A sad and sudden death occurred at Raumai, Alanawatu, last ' Tuesday, wlien Air H. J. Russell, while m Ms cowshed, dropped downi dead. Air Russell was one of the oldest members d£ the Alanawatu Alounted Rifles*, and as recently as Sunday previous mustered with that corps at the inspection parade Iteld at Bunnythorpe by Colonel Davies, and then appeared m the best of health.