Tuapeka Times AND GOLDFIELDS REPORTER AND ADVERTISER. "MEASURES NOT MEN." LAWRENCE; SATURDAY, 5TH OCT., 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4897, 5 October 1901, Page 2

Tuapeka Times AND GOLDFIELDS REPORTER AND ADVERTISER. "MEASURES NOT MEN." LAWRENCE ; SATURDAY, STH OCT., 1901. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Entries for the Horticultural Society's show close &t 6 o'olock on Monday evening at the secretary 'a office. | In New Soabh Wales the Legislative Coaa- i cil by 26 to 21 rejected tbe Woman's Suffer* age Bill. We understand informations have beenlaid against a number of persons for broaching cargo at the railway goods ahed. THERE were ten patients in tho Tnapeka Hospital last evening — eight males and two females. Four were admitted into the institution during tbe week and fonr discharged. AT the London wool sales merinos were irregular, and slightly in buyers' favor ; medium orossbeda were easier. The Marchbarn and Waikai clip sold at B|d. The sales olose on tbe 10th.

The many friends in this discriot of Mr Evan Evans, chemist, recently in business in this town, will regret to learn of the death of bis wife, which took place at his residence, Gore, on Wednesday evening last. AT Sir T. Lipton's request, the raoes between the Columbia and the Shamrock II for the America Cap will be sailed daily excepting on Sundays, unless unavoidable contingencies arise. Op re-sailing the second teet mcc the Colombia won by S3 seconds, HOW to get; a beautiful library for nothing —use the famous Book Gift Tea and select your books from catalogue of 500 books tbat are given away free. During the past six months there were 69 mining areas forfeited or surrendered in Otago and Southland, the total area bning 3,336 acres. This shows tbat the speculative element Is being gradually eliminated, particularly in connection with gold dredging, which in a abort time will rank as a stable )aHaalry. THERE is a deep and general sympathy in the community for Mrs Storry in the heavy bereavomont abe has sustained in the death of her son Frank, a lad of considerable promise and a general favorite, after a protracted illness. The funeral took place yesterday, the service at the grave being conducted by the Rev. Mr Will. Mr E. Jameson, who has been acting m one of the guards on the Lawrence-Milton train service for some time, has been transferred to the Oamaru district, for which place he leaves this morning. On Thursday evening he wua presented by his fellow employ** and a number of too citizens with a gold albert as a mark of their esteem. The •• New Zaaland Times'" latest news of Mr and Mrs Grattan Grey, formerly of Wellington, is that, in company with Mrs Reitz, wife of the late State Secretary of the Transvaal, they were touring Holland, In a letter to a friend at Wellington, Mr Grey states that at the date of writing he was to be presented to ex-President Kruger at Delft. At tbe monthly meeting of the Lawrence District High School Committee last evening the motion to re-introduce what is known aa pen-and-ink money was carried, the voting being : For the motion — Messrs M'latosh, Thompson, Jeffery, Chalmers, and Walker ; against — Messrs Gibson, Arbuokle, TJren, and Norrie. The average attendance for the month was 247. The annual entire horse parade held in Dunedln on Thursday was the most successful yet held under the auspices of the Otago A. and P. Society, there being 49 entries as against 29 last year. Mr K. WooJ. of Bsaamooti, acted as one of the jadg&a of the draughts, and Rlr Hugh Craig, of Lawrenoe, in a similar capacity in the light horse sections. Commenting on the letter from Mr Beeves oa New Zealand's payment for Dr Fitchett'a paper. The " London Times " describes tbe supplement to the " Review of Reviews " as a general historical sketch, and says opponents are hardly fair in alleging that it is laudatory of Mr Seddon's Administration. A MEETING of the United Irish League in Dublin applauded a letter from Mr William O'Brien Btating that " if the English King visits Ireland the league will arouse a spirit which shall force the conviction upon him that tbe Irish people are disaffected to tbe core, and that they only need arms and the training of tbe Boers to testify their hatred of England's rule." Mr John E. Redmond, the Nationalist leader, made a defiant, fiery I speech. \ AT the recent Government Caucus it was decided to make tbe Counties Bill a matter of urgency this session, but it is highly improbable tbat tbe Bill will be discussed this year. As the Select Committee which has it under consideration has made so many alterations in the clauses, it is more likely that the amended bill will be circulated among tbe local bodies during the recess, so tbat thair opinions may be ascertained. Mr R. Montgomery, the genial host of the Victoria Hotel, has just completed some substantial improvements in his establishment, having erected a two-storey brick building as nn addition to tbe hotel, tbe ground floors of which have been converted into spacious sample rooms fitted up with, every convenience, and which will no doubt be appreciated by his commercial guests. By tbe way, this popular hostlery, having disI carded its old title, will in future be known as " Montgomery's Hotel." FOR preserving eggs for winter use, the " Premier " Egg Preservative will be found the most reliable and effective on the market. It is a wonderful compound and is matchless in its effect. Eggs put in fresh will, after 12 months, come out as fresh as the day on which they were immersed. There is no messing with grease, and no old-fashioned turning. Half-a-gallon preserves 20 dozen ; eight gallons, 400 dozen. Once used, always used. To be had only from T. Arthur, Ross Place, Lawrence. — Advt. The request of Mr Bennet that the Government should take over and maintain the main road from Lawrence to Roxburgh until not favorably imprest} {he Minister of Zitad« % who said tbat the abnormally heavy traffic, consequent on tbe conveyance of dredging material, was responsible for the state of the road. The Government would do something to continue to keep it in order, but they could not take it over and exempt the county from its responsibility. From March 31, 1900, to Marob 31, 1901, the total number of mortgages registered in tbe colony was 12,773, representing £7,431,698. The rates of interest ranged from 2 per cent., at which £2,000 was advanced in Otago, to 40 per cent., at which £91 was advanced in tbe Cbristoburch district. Most of the mortgages were advanced at 5 per cent. The bulk of the mortgages were for sums not exceeding £500. During the period above-mentioned 10,035 ' mortgages, representing £5,082,617, were paid I off. A RETUBN laid on the table of the House on Mr Meredith's motion shows that to the 3 order of the Imperial Government 12,000 tons " of oats were despatched from New Zealand ! to South Africa on the 20th June, 1900, and on the 11th March and subsequent dates 15,000 tons, tbe price being 24s per quarter of 3201 b. The first orders were executed by the National Mortgage and Agency Company, the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Wright, Stephen&on, and Co., Totbill, Watsop, and Co., Henderson and Batger, and Nichol Bros. (Otago and Southland), and the second by Friedlander Bros, and G. G. Stead and Co., of Canterbury. Mr John Loveday, of the Bnlli Mountains, N.S.W., who suffered for 4 years with aeale gravel, writes to the "Illiwara Mercury" tbat he was completely cured of bis complaint by the internal use of SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. 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These and similar testimonials i prove indisputably tbe superiority of SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT over any other, and we sujjoest to the public 'to take care to get it— SANDER & SONS'. •

OWING to pressure on oar space Owaka Notes, Cricket Club meeting, and otber reading matter are bold over.

A Number of Chinese rebels belonging to a secret society known as the Triad burned the Daslo mission station at Li Hang Ton?, in tbe province of Kwangtung. Tbe missionaries escaped.

A MESSAGE to the "Star" states that P. M'Cann, of Tapanui, stabbed his wife three times during a quarrel on Wednesday night, but not dangerously. M'Oann was in Tapanui for a borse afterwards and then cleared.

A RATHER peculiar medioal case occurred ' in Tiroaru lately. A little girl about five years old. who h*d been complaining of irritation in her nose for over two years was relieved of the trouble a conple o! weeks ago. Dr Bowe thoroughly examined the nasal organ, and discovered a shoe button embedded ioside near the bridge of tbe nose. The obstruction bad remained in that position for three years, and must have caused the poor child much suffering. AT the inquest on the body of Jens Christiansen, a farmer at Okaiawa, Hawera, vpbo vets found h»ngia# to a tree io bis j orchard on Tuesday, the evidence preyed lh*fe deceased bad bean drinking heavily, aad was also depressed on account of the' loss of a valuable borse. His son deposed that Christiansen bad threatened to drown himself. "A verdict of "Suicide by banging while suffering from temporary insanity " was returned, and a rider added that the police should endeavor to find out where the man got the drink from on Sunday. Deoeased was 56 years old. A miner at. tbe Nightcaps ooal mine, named James R. Quested, was accidentally killed at 8.30 on Tuesday morning. When tho fireman was making bis usual inspection he noticed tbat a bar where deceased was working was a little bent, and told him to pub a prop under tbe centre. Tbe man got tbe prop in position, and then, unintentionally it is supposed, knocked it away, when the bar broke and a pieoe of coal came down and crushed him. The man spoke a few words after tbe accident, but did not survive mnny minutes. He leaves a wife with three or four children. A MINER named George T. Thrope, of Livingstone, bub whose wife and family live in Oamara. came into tbat town on Wednesday

and demanded to see hia wife. Thrope was armed with a loaded revolver, nnd oa going into the garden to see his wife she r»n from him, and he followed, bat be did not attempt to fire at ber. The wife and daughter found refuge with the neighbors, and the police wore sent for. On tbe arrival of ConsUble Hunt, Thrope pointed tbe revolver at hi* own head and fired. The bullet penetrated the skull, but did not touch a vital part, and fatal consequences are not apprehended. Thrope bad also prepared a doae of l«udannco, &nd on finding th&fc tV>© knlleb was nob likely to prove fata), asked lav the laudanum, bat did not get it. He was taken to the hospital. Tbe bullet has lodged near tbe ear.