NEWS ITEMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10965, 7 May 1907, Page 1

NEWS ITEMS.

'■ ;«•»■ ; Two membeis of the House of Representatives have been widowed and married again during' fch e i present Parliament. The little old dredge at Oamaru in the past month lifted 9350 tons in 27 days. The big new Timaru dredge lifted 9604 tons in 17 days. The Oamaru Board are cabling Home for six new buckets. An exceptionally large quantity of stock has passed through Addington saleyards recently, says the Lyttelton Times, For the last seven weeks the yarding has aggregated 155,947 sheep and lambs, 3715 head of cattle, and 4197 pigs. Says the Westport News: .Mr Pearce, one of the candidates at the recent Borough Council election, made probably the shortest speech on record on such occasions. "Mr Chairman," lie said — there was no chairman — and then 'the box on wliich be was standing toppled over, and candidate and voice were lost at tlie foet of tho cheering crowd. A New Zealand writer, Miss McAdam (Dunedin), who is more familiarly known by her pen-name, "Miss Constance Clyde," wa® among the 69 suffragists who were brought before the Magistrate in connection with disturbances outside the British Houses of Parliament. Miss McAdam was among the number who was fined £1 o_ fourteen days' imprisonment. For some considerable time Hie vestry of St. Mark's Church, Wellington, has 'been waging war against the dry rot wliich made its appearance in tho woodwork oi the churchi building a few years ago. A rebuilding fund has been growing until it now totals £430. It was stated at- the annual meeting of the church, held recently, that the use of kerosene, etc., had, in the opinion of the vestry, entirely stopped the dry rot. Taranaki farmers appreciate the advantage of -.rural technical .education. It is a pleasing tribute to the earnestness of the Plains people in the matter of technical education (says- tlie Waimate Witness) to observe that the aggregate number of students enrolled at Alanaia is greater than that enrolled at any other 'centre.. in -the. northern district. Out of a total of 324 pupils, no fewer than 82 come to this centre. The enthusiasm of the students is attested by the fact that even through the warring elements of last Thursday night, several of them came to the agricultural class from, five to seven miles rather than miss the lecture. A short winter course of three weeks is to be held at the Wellington Teachers' Training College, from July 23rd, designed j specially for tne training of country teachers iu remote districts. Thc subjects j will comprise the following:— (1) Man-! agement of country schools. Time per j week : 2 hours (or 3). (2) Observation in \ 1 practising school ; 6 hours (or 8). (3) Education luutdwork, viz., modelling, brickwork, and paperwork ; 10 hours (or , ,8). (4) Blackboard drawing; 6 hours. (5) Geography (course A) or the school '.garden; 4" hours. The Department has agreed to pay necessary railway fares, coach fares, aud steamer passages for a specially-selected group of teachers, not exceeding 20 in sui. It is a condition of this payment that the teachers selected should be ■recommended by their respective Boards as persons worthy of hist consideration, whoso opportunities are limited, and who would, in the opinion _ of the Board, be most likely to profit by the opportunity given. lt is proposed that the number of teachers from the respective districts shall be: Hawke's Bay. Taranaki, Westlaiid, Grey, and Marlborough, 2 each; Nelson, 3; Wanganui and Wellington, 4 each. ■.■■-.

The Hustings Standard states that on. the Te Aute Lake, on Wednesday last, a Maori shot sixty brace of ducks. Vaccination is very brisk in the Otago and Southland districts. ■ The Health Office in Dunedin issued 640 vaccine tubes in the month of April — a record. The output of the Bay of Plenty Cooperative Dairy Association, Ltd. (of Te Puke), for the present season will be over 100 tons of butter, an increase of over 30 tons. The company has done so well this season that -it has been decided hy the directors to extend their operations. Rabbiting is about as profitable an industry as there is at the present time. Th e Gore Standard has hf/ard of a rabbiter who last week forwarded 1200 rabbits to the freezer, which at 5d a pair yielded a return of £12 10s. Making a. liberal allowance for rejects and getting up earlv in the morning, th© industry must be deemed a remunerative one. A correspondent of the Rangitikei Adr vocate, writing on the subject of a_»plekEeping^jsays: "Reading a paragraph in reft'tehce to keeping apples from one season to another by stacking them in. sand, I beg to state that my father adopted that plan, 50 years ago, and always had apples in good condition. I have often thought it strapge. that this method has not been more "kno»vn,.ag it is certainly not new."' During' the' winter month's Mr Jaques, •Government .Canning Expert, . will go through New Zealand giving^ wde m °nstra : lions of -the art. of preserving and packing winter^ show, on" 23rd, ; 24th, and 25th May. ; and will be kept busy after wards till the hew season begins./ The 'lessons given" at, the Ohristchurch Exhibition were appreciated by large numbers of actual and prospective growers. '-"•SMrA. G. Campbell, an*T.nglish sportsman, has been wonderfully successful' on his recent fishing excursion to the centre of the North Island. His catches on the Tongariro river included several brown trout .over 201b in, weight, and one of 23ilb— a real beauty— caught oh the 3rd inst., Li order'*:lo 'convince the sceptical — and they are, legion when fish 6toriea are afloat— Mr Campbell intends to have seve. r'al of the.fish stuffed, as indisputable evidence'^tHa^ there is no trout country like* New Zealand in the , world. -.:':'■ - .Mr McNab -is a great main.in New Zealand just now— as great as tbe>;\chief of the clan in Scotland > and he apparently takes the same view of things. Scottish Macwas the great man of his day, and wlien tine emigration of the whole clan took place from the wilds of ■ Perthshire and Lochaber to those of Canada, the chief called on Sir. Alexander McNab, Premier of Canada and left his card— "Tlie McNab." He received a card in due course next morning, 'The other McNab." In which r there is the moral, that smart fellows are to be found everywhere, even among the McNabs: — Mataura Ensign. The Rotorua Times raises its voice against the "tout" or agent system at Rotorua . It says : That there are honest . "agents" .we agree, but^rhe fact remains that the system has grown to an alarming extent ■ and visitors are literally 'torn to pieces" by a body of men who practically run Rotorua. In some countries agents are registered and the police control the issue of licenses, and in the Bill wliich is to be brought forward next session dealing with the control of Rotorua some such restriction might be incorporated. At the present time the various companies arid boardyigbouses are.at tlie mercy of i the agents; who should be under proper control, or done away with altogether. Mr ; Massey tickled his hearers on Monday week (says _hei Taranaki News) when he dabbled in Biblical history and brought forth Joseph of Egypt* the son of Jacob. He was endeavoring to prove liis statement that the Land Bill w^s no't up-to-date, and when he wont from India .to China; China to Russia, and- then., to Egypt, it 'seemed that he was doing considerable research. . Referring his hearers to the Bible, in Genesis— "l don't know the chapter," lie interpolated, "I'm not an encyclopaedia, and anyhow it will do you no harm to hunt for it"-^-he said Egypt was. rujed by a Joseph then, so is New Zealand now— (Laugiiter.)— their Joseph was 'a, great financier, so is our Joseph.— (Renewed laugnter). He. was inclined tobe^a nationaliser of lands, so is our Joseph— (Screams of laughter.)— and their Joseph was ; a. dealer in corn so is our Joseph." Mr Massey might have added that Joseph. was a thorough success as an administrator. " - Mr W. Robinson, grocer, Mornington, 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. Innumerable times I have recommended it to my customers, and tliey were more than pleased with the result. I have customers that always keep a bottle bf Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in their house, and wont use anything else for their children." For sale by E. D. Smith, chemist. As an indication of the volume, of the business done by the Wanganui Municipal gasworks, it is stated that £16,000 passed over the gas office counter last year. STOPS THE PAIN INSTANTLY. The pain caused by a burn or scald will be instantly relieved if Dr Sheldon's Magr netic Liniment is applied. A most useful household remedy to always have on hand. Price, Is 6d and 3s. Obtainable at A. W. J. Mann's, chemist agent. Mr T.-W. Hassell has an article in the Dublin Review on the working of recent Irish land Acts. He calls it "The Story of an .Agrarian Revolution." The results of three years' working of Mr Wyndham's Act, says Mr Russell, have been that— "Land to the value of £40,000,000 has become the subject of agreement between landlord and tenant; tliat probably hall as much again would have been sold, but for lack of the necessary money arid' ol sufficient administrative powers. No one was prepared for the rush which took place. Probably in seven years the agrarian difficulty hi Ireland will be at an- end. • At' the present time IBO.OOC holdings have been bought, and £60,000,. 000 have either been actually spent oi are under agreement." Mr A. Adams, Havelock, Marlborougii N.Z., says: "I consider that Chamber lain's Tablets are an Al remedy, and thf most efficient procurable for all disorders of the stomach, liver, and bowels. ] liave used them for some time, deriving the greatest benefit, and have every confidence in recommending them to all in need of such a medicine. For sale by E. D. Smith, chemist. A series of enclosures and cages erected off the southern end of the lagoon in Newtown Park (states the Wellington Post) give some substantial appearance to tne development of the Zoological Gardens and aviary. - There is now something more than a lion to attract visitors to the park, tis the emu from the Botanieal Gardens roams in an ample enclosure ; in other enclosures tliere are guinea-pigs and wek'as, and there are two black swans and a gull iu the lagoon. Commodious cages are being erected for some parrots and cockatoos, whicli are to be added to the collection. _ Mrs.- Jessie Lomas, Gladstone, Q., writes: "1 strongly advise every parent to keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the house, and I ahvays make a point of telling my friends of the recovery of my son. For. 11 years he had suffered from acute bronchitis, and though 1 had him try a lot of things, nothing 6eemed to give him permanent relief. A medical man advised me to get Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and I did so. A decided improvement 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 enjoyingnhe best of health. For sale by E.-'D. Smith, chemist. In view of the prominence given to the question of immigration by the Pre- j miers' Conference, it may be interesting ' t 0 ; quote the advertisement inserted in the British newspapers by tlie High Commissioner in London. It reads: "Tlie Settlers' Ideal Home, New Zealand.—Arrangements have been made with the Shaw, Savill,. and Albion Company, the New Zealand Shipping Company, and the Federal Steam Navigation Company for reduced fares for second and third-class passengers. At the present rate passages are limited to farmer agricultural laborers, shepherds, woodcutter and men able to milk cows and manage live stock, who, if approved, must take £25 with them. Domestic (women) servants [ will be granted passages at the reduced rates, subject to their taking with them not less than £2. For application forms and further information, apply to the i High Commissioner for New Zealand, 13 . Victoria street, London, or the agents !in the United Kingdom of the above ' shipping companies.'' Canada's -invitation is in these terms : "Canada. — The ! cry for .unskilled labor greater than ever. Splendid opportunities for healthy men ' and women. Britain's newest and great--1 est colony. One hundred and sixty acres 'free. Get youi- own farm; quit paying 1 rents ; happy homes ; healthy, bracing 1 climate ; under thc old flag ;. cheap fares ; ' comfortable and speedy travel. Work found on farms for experienced or inex- ' perienced men, for domestic servants, for navvies, carters, and all willing workers." | SUDDEN FALL IN TEMPERATURE ' Is generally a forerunner of an epidemic !of Couglis and Colds. Be prepared by keeping a bottle of Dr Sheldon's New j Discovery in the house. Obtainable at 1 A, W. J. Mann's, chemist, agent.