Local and General.

Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9615, 18 April 1900, Page 4

Local and General.

Fey. F. Q. Evans is now Dean Evan*. Captain Broun recently condemned 45C0 cases of, .imported fruit. TOp Premier will visit Botorua (biting the week. ■ ■■"•■ j-? : ?■■'■* ; Upwards, of 1600 men are under canvas at the encampment. '■;{ ' -.' The dead borty of a day old infant was found on Wellington beach on Monday. ' Large numbers pi- gum diggers are finding' their way to Horteshoe Puiih (Wade), where the bush fires have abated.; >.«■ ■■ s .>,*..-^ ..The S-'anitary Cominis.-ion is to report on the' condition'of dairies and/slaughters hOUSeS. "'•• "J;- ;'(:■;} b:j:,ii;i;.iButton<: inscribed " Viet >ty to the Boers" were seized by Customs officials in Toronto. Canada. : : ; VA co' tage at Frankton belonging to Mrs Henderson has. been destroyed by. fire; insurances, £100; .'"'' ' ",""' >'-•■■■ Trdoper Hill, of-Kitchener's1 Horse,! son of Mr Hill, of Ch'ristc hurcb, is a prisoner, in the Beefs', hands,; , '• ■ '•. t > , > ;,: ; *"I feel as wellafi e^e^ I did.',', extract froni the last letter of Trooper ,T6m Hemp ton, viotfitf of enteHc feveri •■ '; "'''," :•" . -The! Voting-for Waitekatiri scourity etection rresulted :- S^Draffin 4 , J. Darrow 36,' E. Gracey 27. " Eighty Esquimaux dogs brought tb New i:'2fealan3'in" botinectiori 7 with' the Antarctic expedition are quarantined.', .x.: ... ;i> ',•,;,

I'l he Mayor of Auckland proposes to aiake the Pati iotio' Committee the iiucleus'of a fund for Indian famine relief. Th>' N.Zv trdop ithat marched from Capetown' to 'J'arnarvori' numbered 120 '■. Among thorn was the late Trooper Hempton. It is computed that there is £800,000 000 ■worth of gold and jewels at the bottom of the spa on the roue between England and India. *• " : *" .'■ ■ • Danthonia and other naf i c grasses are spreading on cleared areas at Waitakerei, but the'highpiice of bone dust is deferring culture. ■ * The Auckland City Council has been moving in the direction of asking the Premier to sever steamer connection' with "Sydney.;' : • • Edwin W.N. Holloway, charged with stealing at Auck'and £12 10s, property of the'iPublio Trustee, has been remanded till to-day - > :■* '■'. '.' ■ A boy^amed W;.m. Coulson was rescued froWdrownirig at the Auckland railway' wharf on Monday by Mr Phillips, of Fi<zgerald's circus; ,■■• •: : . .. •> -■'■-■■'■ '■ '■: The' ;Premier had; a lengthy conference; with the' Governor in Auckland on Monday, .on impoitant matters, the nature of which 1 ,118,8^ not transpired. /■ ....... . Mr McGowan represented the Government at rhe.funeral.atjChristohurch of Mr iHqniilton.,,of the Public,'. Trustee's Office, and a prominent.Mason. , : . r

The Government favours wireless telagraphy for communicating with 1 ghthouses. IThe bott'oin' is too rocky to allow of, a cable %o East Cape'lighthbuae. ;• Auoklsnd bea.t • Wellington by 62 runs— Auckland 8* and S9.' Wellingtoi 60 and 62 In Wellingtons second innings. B, NeiU toot; fire wi9keti (or 3d nw '

Thes.fl! Westralia lo3t a propeller bl'de and damaged another through atri ling a drifting log in the Bay of Plenty, and will be docked at Port ( halmers.

' The parcheif ground has absorled the recent sh.(iwers'""at' Waitakerei, end the cieeks and faH^are^ still low, the flajAiill not being able to work full time. Ag 11 General Beeves' verdict ou tln:-w r r.ews lliat apppars in tho N.Z. papers: "It is on tlw whole less reckless and more accurate than what one reads in Lcndon."

,:? At the closefof the sham«fight in Auck>< land, Wilson, of Waikato No. I Company, was.accidentally s<ii;nck|in tjie ribs with tho rifle butt of onu t' the enemy, and wa9 attended to by the ambulanceThe plague preparations in Auckland include the cleansinir of all water^coii' sea and drainage channels. How long will it be; before something thorough is done to lemoye the putrd matter from Thames drains? ':■■'' .;.. ■■ "'•'■ ': ;; ■; ■■* .■•'".■.

V'-r-'Jn thecse of the twelve yeir old lad Franc:s Sheeran (son of Michael Sheeran, bootmaker, of Auckland ', found dead- in two feet of water at Wynyard pier, the jury return;.d a verdict of ''accidentally drowned "

Two members of t] o, Newmarket Fchopl Committee allege tbat he resolution (deny ing that Mr O'Donogliue used influence to secure the headmastei'ship) was not passed by a quorum of the committee, arid tKat the matter must be de-sided by the Board

' .Owing to.scarcity of paper tbjj heioio little Mafeking journal was for" some time published, on.alternate. _ days, on .brown wrapping paper Then even that gave out, and its little life flickered out- 'J ho editorial parent has our heaitfelt sympathy in his bereavement

t ln ihe solemn^ requitin for those who have fallen in the war,, which was sung at ihe Brompton Oratorio recently, it was fitting that all, three priests .who took, part in the ceremony—Father Sebastian Bcwden, Father Lowry Cony, and Father Hoole—were at one time officers in the British army.

Considering that Australian boats trade with the Thames river timber ports, one would think that the'lhames district will not he omitted'- in the list of places to be visited by the Sanitary Commis-ion. And it will be interesting to know the Comtnis^ sion's opinion of the Borough drains.

While two lads named Mooney were fishing for pels in a stream at Ormoxidville they managed to land an eel 2ft 9in long which wa3 carried home with great pride. But;what was their astonishment on.opening it to find that there were ho less than nine youog trout in is, from 2in to 3in in length each.. At a meeting of the Te A roha Protection of Women and Childien ( omnrittee held to enquire into the case'- of the girl Daisy Rielly, who left a Te £rjha residence and was found weeks afterwards in a whare, the Committee *' deemed' the., girl's statement exaggerated, and held that the charge of ciuelty made by the girl was not sustained." '■—■Te Aroha News.. " ■

A. short time ago. a statement was pub--1 shed concerning an. alleged outrage upon a youns; woman, in the evening, near the Auckland Cemetery Bridge, Detective ,M ddern now reports that the story is .if not impossiblo. The detective was unable; to ..obtain from ■ the informant who originally narrated the story, either the name of the younfr woman (a servant gnl), or her place of abode, or the name or address of her employer, as he stated that he had forgotten them

The Boers have actually invented something—the battle-field printing press, which may or may not supplint the battlesfield correspondent. The pro;rietors of a Pretoria newspaper have Set up a fiel < printing office with the Boer army in Natal, and propose to get the news while the battles are proceeding! set it up, print the paper, and distribute it rapidly, wiih the assistance of Jthe $etherl,?nds South African railway, throughout ''tlie Transvaal and Orange Free State.

A pt culiar situation was disclosed in v divorce suit at Sydney recently The petitioner sought a di solution of inarriag on the ground of desertion. The petitioner was a Koman Catholic, and the respondent a Jew,' and they were married in a Presbyterian Church, but subsequently were married again in the :H6nian Catholic Church. A legal difficulty ar-ise as to which marriage the petitioner sought ;to have dissolved, but it was agreed that the first marriage was binding and a decree nisi was granted.

Nearly every other person is sufieriDg from some form of cold; colda are dangerous, and when neglected lead to consumption. Neglected colds give more work to the doctor and undertaker than and other complaint. Have Sykes' Cura Cough ready to use as soon 88 you begin to sneezy «hiver, or feel that you are taking coH Sykes' Cura Cough if taken as soon as cold manifests itself, will breakup any form, of cold iE Ij .few hours. Hundreds of testimonials from all parts of New Zealand ?old by J. and S. Eobkbts (sole agent) in If) fid bottli>p,,.-Advt , r , ... ;, A^e. are'requested to announce the last days'for the sale of tickets in the .Druids' 31st Annual Great Art Union, the proceeds from which are !in aid of the Melbourne Hospital, i .All applications for them, intended ix) be sent direct to the New Zealand representative, ■ Mr... Theo.' W. Heide, 237 Collins street, Melbourne, must reach him on or, before. the'27th inst, The tickets are btitainable'at'ls' 'each, tliey: give the pur« chaser j a-'.chance^to ' win any of the. 125 : valuable;-, prizes. .../J he: first of. these is £.p.Oj, .or:twelve"nton^hs'.^ trip Ground the ,wbrld first 61a's8;i a.il paid, and £500 in 'cash j the! other prizes range m value'from ■£!"' to £lO'.'i'' As the object of the art union is a good onej a liberal suppoit is ■anticipated,... , „ it '• ; . [', .Sfeoialpurchaseoi flanneleVs just ojeie' up!'settle 'Be'thiVe' 1 !&'tw goods at lowest cash'prices. A. Court direct Importer— Auvt- ■ J •.:...;