LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 22, Issue 67, 29 August 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Election Address. —Mr A. Wiffen, a candidate for the Wairau seat at the coming election, will address the electors of Havelock early in September.

Meat Gone up. —Messrs W. P. Sirnmonds and H. Yates, butchers, notify that owing to high prices and scarcity of stock the price of meat will be raised to a penny per pound on and after Friday next, xst September. Contrary to expectations, the rise,in the price of stock has been more marked Towards the close of the winter than at any other period.

The Kissing Germ. —Edward Reif, a Pittsburg research chemist, declares that he has discovered the real kissing germ—a microbe peculiar to persons, particularly to women, prone to much kissing. That he can tell by a microscopic examination of a tiny portion of saliva from a woman’s lips whether she has ever been kissed by a man and approximately how often, is the astounding declaration made by Mr Reif. This applies equally to men. he says.

Gold Prospects.— The Wairau Valley Goldmining Company are steadily persevering with the tunnel to tap the main reef. They have expended a great deal of money, and have now driven 800 feet through solid country, which shows signs of a change in the rock, and the manager anticipates striking the reef very soon. The Company have won £3700 worth of gold from the mine, and we hope to very shortly hear that the returns run to five figures.

Tonking’s £IOO Gift.— The donation of /100 promised by the proprietors of Tonking’s Linseed Emulsion to any institution or charity selected by the public will be made towards the cost of providing books for the Levin Public Library. The voting throughout has caused even the enumerators considerable excitement. The £xoo looked like going first to one town, then to another, and it would appear as though the public were aware of every fluctuation, for no sooner did one institution lead than another came to the front. However, towards the finish the Levin Free Library was seen to be the winner, and we congratulate the townspeople of Levin on their good fortune, A Bdrsted Boom.— ln a letter to a Melbourne resident, an officer at present travellingin the Far East says“ There must be lots of money in Shanghai, but at present they are suffering from depression after the rubber boom. The whole place seems to have plunged wildly in rubber investments, men borrowing money from anywhere to invest. Moat of it seems to have been unwisely placed, with the result that many have lost their spare capital and many are saddled with debts that will take a lifetime to dear. The Chinese 'seem to have plunged heavily; not only the merchants in Shanghai, but people up country sent down their savings for investment. Now the money has vanished, banka have failed by the score, and industrial works have gone bankrupt. The losses can be reckoned in millions, and the country people are now convinced that European finance is another word for swindling, “Of course, Chinese crookedness is responsible for some of the losses. For instance, at Kuikiang, a city I passed on the Yanktse, there is a small railway under Chinese control. The company had subscribed a considerable sum. The directors thought it was a good chance for a flutter when the rubber boom came along. They would clear a nice profit, and still have the subscribed capital for the railway. So they invested the railway money, but the expected profits were never realised, and the railway is now bankrupt.”

If you want to cure your cough take Tonking’s Linseed Emulsion—from all chqfnists and stores, is 6d, 28 6d, 4s 6d.

j Wairvu Election. —Those favourable to Mr R. McCalium’s candidature at the coming election are invited to attend a meeting at the Commercial Hotel to-morrow (Wednesday) evening at 7.30.

Obituary. —The Nelson papers announce the death of Mr L. A. Baigent, a popular resident of Wakefield, at an early age ; and of the sudden death on Friday night of Mr F. Thorp, Mayor of, Motueka, aged 58.

Fire-extinguishing Demonstration. — At 3. p.m. to-morrow Mr N. W. Naylor will give an exhibition of the fire-extinguishing capabili|y of the Merry weather “ Extinctor," for which he is sole agent in this district and the SoundsT

Pastoral Ron for License.— On Wednesday, 20th September, the Marlborough Commissioner of Crown Lands will offer for license by auction pastoral run No. 15, comprising 296 acres, and including the Jordan Accommodation House. The term is for 8 years, aud the upset annual rental £ls. Cause of Appendicitis. —Sydney specialists affirm after a long series of observations that influenza is one of the most principal causes of appendicitis, the influenza bacillus having been, in fact, found in the appendix. After an epidemic of influenza, cases of appendicitis have been noticed to be much more frequent. Winners in Tonking’s Trifles Competition.—£lo Ist prize to Mrs J. H. Ramsay, Lauder, Central Otago; Five prizes of 10s each to .1. D. Watt, Brooklyn ; JVlisa Kathleen Spence, Invercargill; W. Boyce, Christchurch; J. H. Kidd, Grey town; Miss Young, Carterton. Ten prizes of 5s each to Colvin Arcus, Levin ; Miss Hulme, Hamilton; Otto Peterson, Carterton; Fred Abbot, Pokeno; John Byrne, Auckland; Miss M. Fimleigh, Christchurch; Miss Winnie Andrew, Ohinemuri; L. Yelverton, Featherstone; Mrs 0. Murtagh, Abbotsford; Mrs T. Gordon, Wanganui East. Mark Twain Calf.— On 21st April, 1910, at practically the identical moment'when Mark Twain died at Redding, Oonu., there was born, on the farm of W. F. Walker near Alburtis, Penn., an Alderney-Holstein calf on whose side there appears the profile bust of the great humorist. The colour of the calf is snow white and medium dark brown. As the months have passed the Twain bust has become mote and more distinct, until to day it stands out so plainly that the most casual, fleeting glance reveals it beyond all doubt of identification. Because of the striking resemblance the calf—now a cow—was named Mark-Twain. The marking is quite unusual, also, because of the fact that the white on the calf forms an almost perfect map of the United States.