LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5100, 26 September 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

There were pine patients (males) in tha Lawrence Hospital last evening. Two were discharged during the week and none ad* mitted. A publican who has just left this distriot for the North took a wayside pub. not tar from Lawrence about biz months ago and bis profits daribg that time, we are reliably in* formed, were £400. Through ill-health ha was reluctantly compelled to sell oat and seek a milder climate. Db Gunk, inspector for the Health Department, informs us that he has inspected the children attending the District High School, St. Patrick's School, and Waipori School for scarlet fever, and that he found all the schools absolutely free of any trace of the disease. At Waipori the (J»rie* latrines are in a very bad state, and he made certain recommendations in respect to these vrbloh will no doubt, in the interest of the girls attending that school, be carried out.

The monthly meeting of tbe Athenmum Committee was held on Thursday evening ; —present Dr Newell (president in the chair) Messrs Herbert, Sten house, Wakefield, Norrie and Bey. J. A. Will. The Chairman with Messrs Stenhouse and Norrie were appointed a sub-committee to revise the suggestion lists sent in and make out an order of books to ba prooured. Mr Norrie was ap* pointed to look into the terms of certain leases of the A then team properties and report at next meeting. The other business was purely of a routine natnre.

Mb Y. B. Line, who has recently disposed of bis saddlery business to Mr W. Varooe, left Lawrence yesterday for Akaroa where he has purchased a saddlery business. Daring his residence in Lawrence (about 6 years), Mr Line has taken a great interest in all matters pertaioicg to sport and particularly in the breeding of pore-bred Block. He was an en* thnsiaatie member of ihe Toapeka Jockey &Bb ABA AWBed t&A trained eereral eacceaafal trotters. Be aleo took a keen interest in the breeding of purebred poultry and was a successful exhibitor of various breeds at shows throughout the provinoe. At the olearing sale of his effects on Wednesday afternoon there was a large attendance of poultry fanoiers and his pens of purebred poultry brought fair prices. All were scoured locally. The; ailnfents tbat arise from ohills, As coughs and colds and other ills, In Winter months are prevalent moat, Caused by wet, cold winds, and frost. A mother's troubles then begin, The children oougb, grow pale and thin, The thoughtful parent will be snre To give them — Wood's Great Peppermint Cure,

Tot Waverley Dairy Faotory 00. paid orer £8,000 lait year in wages and salaries. Thus are 2,115 shareholders in the Booth Canterbury Farmers' Cooperative AssortsMop which Is one of the. mut grownou ltt«

Otago And Southland played a drawn game of football on Wednesday— there being B 6 More- Otago plays Canterbury in Dunedin to-day. A notable improvement ooourred in German oommeroe doriog the firit half of this year. Both imports and exports improved by £11,000,000. Tn Amerioan Steel Trust's common Btook In 12 mjfatiis has' depredated' in value 30 mlUionsJfnai the preferred 30 millions sterling. MPBohwab's retirement iB amongst the erases. Tn Btoce Herald Btates that land in the labniba of Milton whioh about 40 years ago was purchased by the late Peter M'Oill for 10s an aore was sold on Wednesday last for £88 12s an acre. Th» anniversary services in connection With the Presbyterian Church will be condaeted to-morrow by the Rev. Andrew Cameron, of Anderson's Bay, Moderator of j Synod. """"""Owno to being unable to prooure the use of the Council Chamber last night, the meeting in connection with » bachelors' ball in Lawrence waa adjourned till Monday night fttSp.m. ■ ' • Dm D. J. S. Bow,' the eye, ear, and throat specialist, has arrived in Dunedin from the Continent, where he has been for some time studying the latest treatment of the throat Mid eye diseases, and has resumed his practice at the Octagon. Mbs Biizabeth Duff?, wife of Mr P. Daffy, who was buried in the Lawrence $ftnot«ry qu Bu.iid.av. lut> w.w oue o( the fit at Mttfois at Tuapefc& Mouth, fefaft ma much esteemed by her friends and neighbors, and had been about 40 years in the colony. Th> gymnasium brought its season to a dose last evening by a public exhibition by the pupils, and at the conclusion medals were awarded as follows : -Bsst attendance and conduct, W. Kemp ; club swinging, J. Hay ; wand and dumb-bells, B. Anderson ; best allround gymnast, Jas. Norria.

Mb OaiiAKDO Dkxteb, a New' York lawyer, was murdered on bis estate in the Adirondack Mountains. The police have discovered a plot among lumbermen *»d othera to kill the millionaire owners of game preserves in private parks covering one million sores in the Adirondack district. Sib Samuel Griffith, Sir Edmund Barton, and the Bon. B. E. O'Connor, E. 0., have accepted Federal Higb Court jodgeships. Bit E. Barton haviog resigned the Commonwealth Premiership, Mr Alfred Deakin was sent lor bj the Governor and has recon- , ..Btruoted the Ministry. Wa would remind oar Waliahuna readere i o( the annual social in .connection with St. Matthew's Charon, Waitahuaa, wbiob? takes plaoe in the Good Templars' Hall on Wednesday evening next. An excellent musical programme is being prepared, in addition to jjggjftoh there will be the usual liberal supply of tjfgfti refreshments. \ojyto youths stowed away on board the s.s. at Perth prior to her departure, with Ittielintentlpn of making their way toßsmbay. WEmjr plunder the quadrant steering gear, lUlii^ wlieri ' the steamer moved they were orusbed by the machinery. One w&b bo tsr- j llbly mntUated that he died in a few minutes. A UissAOBK of -Jews occurred at Gomel, Bussia, similar to that of Kishioeff, and appears to have been premeditated. The polioe held aloof. Twenty-five Jews were killed and , 800 wounded.- The troops sided with the rioters, who plundered the victim's houses and ■hops. . It will be seen by our advertising columns thlsSfcoWaing Ihflfc Use purebred Clydesdale stalUbtt Sir William Wallace (logovur—Jepe) will^&e at the disposal of breeders in this disIrioi during this season. This horse has been inrthe district during the past week, and those who have seen him speak in high terms of his qualities. Thb latest thing in kerosene lamp lightlog has reached Lawrence— vis., the incandescent kerosene lamp, whioh gives a maximum of light with a minimum consumption of oil. Measre Herbert and Co., who are the ■geniv for the Taspeka dietriot, will have one en view this evening, as also will Miller and Dbnn, who propose lighting op their show windows 'with this improved light this evening.

Abthub Bbob, of the Toapeka Cyole Depot, announce the arrival of a large shipment of the famous English-built oyoles, the Rover, which for service, durability, and appearance holds a very high place indeed in the oyoling world. - Persons intending to get new cycles Bhonld withhold ihe\r- or Aera aotil they hare examined these up-to-date machines, which the owners will be pleased to show at any lime. Whk* Thursday night's train to Lawrenoe arrived at the Wetheratones crossing, the engine was felt to give a bamp, bat the cause warankoovrn. After proceeding a short distance ther train was palled ap and it was disoorered that a coir was trfoeftag ffol front wheels of the third track from the engine. The animal, was dead, and after the carcase bad been extricated the train oame up to the station. A \ Ax Invercargill on Tuesday, Dempster, Jan., was fined £50 and costs for selling liquor in Mataura electorate. The defence waß that the liquor was purchased for a ■ooial to Dempster, who was leaving the district, and that he made no profit. The Magistrate (Mr M'Carthy) said he had no hesitation in saying that defendant's evidenoejw»s an insaU to the intelligence of the magistrate, and would not impose o» the credulity of a sixth standard schoolgirl.

Mb Ralph Bui's, representing the International Correspondence Schools of Soranton, is at present on a business visit to Lawrence. Mr Bray informs us that these schools, (which -have an excellent reputation for effioiencj) have nearly a thousand students in the •olonj. Parents will do well to inquire about the schools v ft rtewiß of helping their children to makt their way in the world. The local agent for the Scranton Schools is Mr F. J. Williams. Tmi Bight Hon. Mr Seddon, in a long letter to the London Times, declares that tinoe the inauguration of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act all strikes and lockouts have been instantly adjusted, greatly increasing the outpnt and wages, and inducing thousands of Australians to emigrate to New Zealand. The Times, com'mentlng on the letter, says time alone can ■bow nhfttbfti capital can beat the statin »* eompnltory arbitration where the tendenoy : oAtbe Government is entirely on the side of the employed. Mr Seddon's impetuous optimism tnd impatience of opposition make him much too light-hearted concerning the .possibilities of a pull-up. V".',-- At the master parade of the T.MJR. in the Volunteer Hall on Wednesday night, there was a splendid attendance. After the squadron JmmT been pat through, some manual work, the election of oaptain and a lieutenant was proceeded with. Mr John Edie's WM the only nomination for the oaptainoy, and he was elected amid applause. For the position of lieutenant quite a number of nominations were made, but those nominated Bhowed i> reluctance to accept office, and finally Tr. Cotton of Waipori was elected unopposed.^ The camp will be held in the vicinity of Lawrence from 4th to 11th November, »nd a ftrOog Committee was elected • to carry out thai sports, which will be held on /the afternoon of Monday, 9th November (King's Birthday). ex-pnblican at Woodlands who was fined" £25 on Tuesday (says the Southland Times) for the illegal Bale of liquor fell into the trap rather neatly, it is Baid. The plausible detective who is making things so warm for unlicensed liquor-sellers just now had disguised himself, not in liquor— that WftUTba aS«tben>»— but in lime and s pair ol *08JHt tad diota an to the dom In n drajf u>d aa be was so lime-bespattered and lnJb&dress of a toiler, he was mistaken for oFnoneif ''worktog man and served with liquor. A number of others are to be brought up on Friday to be charged, under tta*< Justice* of the Peace Act, with assisting ffiand aiding and abetting the commission of an offlenoe.

The Ooeanio dredge, Waipori, obtained Bcz 4dt for 116 hours' opening out. Oar Wetherstones correspondent writes : — The Golden Crescent Hydraulic Co. had the electric light installed and going for the first time yesterday (23rd inst.),*nd it throws out a brilliant and steady light. The light itself, when close to it, "does not appear bigger than the flame of a candle, bat at a distance it appeats very nauoh brighter. The pelt on wheel is About 121n and of 3-horse power, the water coming from a valve on the main line of pipes and is led into the power-house by a flexible hose about Sin in diameter. Ten inches of 'water drives the wheel, whioh develops 3-horse power. The dynamo is driven bj a belt from the pelton, the oog-wheel on it being about Bin or a little larger than the cog on the dynamo. The dynamo is a pretty little piece of machinery with enough power, I was informed, to light three lamps of the same dimensions. The current is led through a coil of copper wire 'from one end of the house to the lamp, while the return is led through a similar ooil through the other end of the house. The lamp is hoisted up or down the poles by a small winoh, whioh consists of two iron pipes 4in or sin in diameter. There is another piece of machinery, fastened to the wall above the dynamo and covered over with zino whioh is called the resistance part for regulating the current.