The Tuapeka Times. AND GOLOFIELDS REPORTER AND ADVERTISER. " MEASURES NOT MEN." LAWRENCE: WEDNESDAY, 28th MAT. 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 4963, 28 May 1902, Page 2

The Tuapeka Times. AND GOLOFIELDS REPORTER AND ADVERTISER. " MEASURES NOT MEN." LAWRENCE: WEDNESDAY, 28th MAT. 1902. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Twelve civil cases in all were set down for bearing on Monday before Mr Cruicksbank, S. M., but all exoept three were either paid or confessed.

MB CKtJJCKSHANK, S. M., on Monday at the local Court granted two new applications for pensions, one for £13 and the other £9 ; also two.renewals were granted for £18 and £17 respectively.

RAILWAY excursion fares are announced for the Prince of Wales Birthday (June 3rd). Excursion tickets will be issued from 30th May to 3rd Jane and will be available for return to 24th June.

A COLLIER lighting his pipe caused an explosion in the Crow's Nest mine at Fernie, British Columbia. One hundred and twentythree were killed. Fifteen men escaped by a shaft leading to another pit.

An extremely powerful committee his been formed in London, representing the noblest and wealthiest people, and has organised a sobeme embracing all the amuoements of the metropolis for the colonial and Indian troops. Theatres, music halls, clubs, races, and prrtino'al corporations are eagerly proffering assistance. The committee fiad it impossible to accept them all.

A NEW alien danger has arisen in Australia in tbe shape of an instalment of 40 coloured Argentine natives of Spanish descent, with the prospect of more to follow. The immigrants were admitted by the Melbourne authorities, who did not think the Restriction Act applied. The party promptly came overland to Sydney.

TkoOPHB LABES of Tmpeka Flat, who was a member of the 6th Contingent returned to Lawrence on Monday. On Friday evening be will be tendered a weloomc-bome social in the Taapeka , Flat scboolhouse when jhe will also be presented with a handsome gold albert. A number of Lawrence singers have promised to take part in tbe social so altogether a very enjoyable evening may be an* ticipated.

On Monday evening next Tborton Stewart's Bioscope Company will show in the Town Hall, Lawrence. This well-known and popular company have just concluded a abort seaaon of two nighis in the Theatre Royal, Inveroargill, where the Press and pablio were unanimous in their praise of the show. Since here last, Mr Thornton Stewart has visited England and America and brought back with him the beat collections of pictures that money could buy. Besides claiming to have one of the best selections of films in the colonies, the company also possess the best known machine — namely, the Bioscope. Among the series of new pictures to be shown are a number of wonderfol illusions— the magic sword, Frigoli, the lightning change artist (the most mysterions and wonderful pictures ever shown in the colonies), and (be great phantom ride by express train .through Derbyshire. This film is over 50(1 feet in length, and carries the passengers at the rate of 65 miles an hour through some' of Eng- j land's most delightful rural soenery, orosaing over viaduott, valleys, through tunnels, eto. A grand concert part is supplied by Edison's Concert Brand Microphone, one of the loadMft md moit diitinot tilktog miohioM J

Worms undermine Children's Constitutions. Use WADE'S WORM FIGS, la ,boxes.

The business people of Lawrence are requested by his Worship the Mayor (Mr W. F. Smyth) to observe Tuesday next, the Prince of Wales' Birthday, as a holiday.

Mli LanGFORD, representative of the Centennial Milling Company, Seattle, has arrived in Brisbane by the Moaoa with the object of opening a trade between Australaaia and Seattle, via the AustraHan>Oanadian mail line. After inquiries in tbe various State capitals, be proceeds to New Zealand.

The many friends in this and Waitahun* district of the Rev. James Skinner will be interested in the following which we take from tbe Ashburton Guardian :— The new charge of Weeton, Totara and Ardgowan, near Oamaru, has addressed a hearty and unanimous call to the Rev. J. Skinner, of Flemington, and from the report of the proceedings in the " North Otago Times." we note that the people have made sore that Mr Skinner will accept it. His removal from Flemington-aod-neigbbonring districts will be a very great | loss, and the termination of an unuiually successful and laborious ministry We sympathise with Fiemingtoo, and congratulate Ww ton on securing a Minister who will work with uofUggiog zeal and diligence for their highest benefit.

A medical scandal has been nneartbed in Chriatchurch by the Pharmaceutical Assooie.' tion. It appears that a n amber of tbe doctors in that city have been in the habit of demanding a 50 per crnt. commission on the retail price of tbe prescription dispensed. With the result that those chemists who have had to submit to this blackmail have had to substitute inferior drags in order to get • profit on their business and this, it is asserted, has had an injurious effect on the live* of • number of patients. Tbe matter has,received great prominence by tbe Press which speaks in the strongest condemnatory lan* goage of tbe arrangements. It is asserted by some that the evil of this system is the outcomn of the greed of several chemists who, in the first place, to work up dispensing business, made overtures to tbe medical practitioners.

ONLY about a dozen persons were present at the Presbyterian Schoolroom on Monday evening to hear tbe Rev. Mr Fletcher's address on the Maori Mission. The Rev. Mr Will presided and introduced Mr Fletober and expressed regret at the very «m»ll attendance. Mr Fletcher gave a resume of the mission work among the Maoris from the earliest days and the part taken in this work by the Presbyterian. Church in tbe North. That Church was now abont to devote iUelf to the territory known as tbe King Country^ where there was room for five or six active workers, and, in order to raise auffioent fundi to carry out tbe work i ffectively he said that if each member of tbe Presbyterian Chnreh in New Zealand would contribute Is each per year ample funds would be available. The Rev. Mr Will announced that the subject would be referred to on Sanday evening, and on tbe following Sanday m speciaF collection in aid of tbe object would be taken op.

The approaching Coronation (Holds flrat place ia conversation, ftThe world will stop till Edward crowned, Then recommence its daily round ; While those who gave a loyal cheer May be dead within tbe year, fiUnless for colds they do procure A W. E. Woods' Great Peppermint Care.