LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7964, 15 February 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A cablegram from London, yesterday, stated that a second death from acute leprosy has occurred in London, after three weeks' illness. The first instalment of unemployed families have started for New Brunswick under Lord Rothschild's scheme. The funeral of the late Humphrey O'Leary will leave .St, Patrick's Church, at 4 o'clock, today, for the Masterton Cemetery. It is expected that the number of entries for the approaching Masterton A. and P. Show will be greater , thau has ever previously been the case. - The adjourned annual meeting of the Wairaraca Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Association will beheld, tonight, in the Fire. Police Station, Chapel Street. The Matron reported to the monthly meeting of the Masterton Hospital Trustees, yesterday, that at' the last meeting there were nine patients in the hospital, ten had since been admitted, eight discharged, while two bad died, leaving nine patients in the hospital. A telegram from Wellington, received last evening, was to the effect that Mr Sydney Johnston, of fakapau, Hawke's Bay, has lent his house to his Exoellenoy the Governor until the beginning of the Parliamentary session. It was previously stated that the Governor hod leased Mr Johnston's residence. After the recent rain toadstools are very plentiful in padlocks aboui Masterton, and it would be advisable for parents to warn their young children again?t eating these poisonous growths. Two oases of children being poisioned from eating toadstools were reported in Pine Street, yesterday, and, although with no very senous results, the incidents only go to suDport the above statement. The tnontby meeting of the Wairarapa North Benevolent Trustees was held in Messrs Williams and Abrahams farmers' room, yesterday afternoon. There were presentMessrs R.|T. Holmes (injthe phair), E. Feist, J. A. Renall, W. Morris, jnr., and Mrs Nioholls. The Wellington and Wairarapa Charitable Aid Board wrote forwarding funds for the building of the Renall Solway Home. The Pahiatua County Counoii wrote regarding assistance being rendered to a family who had recently come to Masterton from Pabiatua. It was deoided to assist them on behalf of the Pabiatua County Council. The pay-sheet amounting to £29 16s 2d was passed for payment. The action of the Chairman and the Seoretary in attending casual cases during the month was confirmed.

' The Treasurer of the Masterton Hospital acknowledges with thanks the following donations on acoount of the building fond of the new Hospital, viz :—. The;. Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., £25; Mr M. Oaselberg, £5 ss; Messrs A. Caselberg, D. Oaselberg, J. Caselberg, Mark Caselberg, James Ewart, George Hyde, George Long, S. H." Ralph, E. Richards, and F. H. Sutton, £1 Is' each; Messrs J.- H. Berry and D. Hyae, each 10s 6d ; Mesrrs F.. Haughey, J. O'Connor, R. Pedersen. R. Ward, A. Welch, and W. Welch, each 7s 6d; Messrs 0. H. Abbott, W. Archer, E. M. Bannister, J. Barnes, Fredk. Braddock, W. W. Chambers, George. Dawson, Miss A. Dixon, E. H. Dixon, A. E. 3. waras, 0. D. Fairbrother, A. Gilding, F. Gunn, Henry Hall, H. A. Harding, G. Hutchinson, W. S. Jago, J. E. La Roche, Frank MoKenzie, F. O'Connor, D. P. Palmer, A. 0. Pragnell, A. P. Ralph, P. T. Redman, R. Roy, C. C. Smith, Miss K. Stempa, G. L. Steward, W. J. Vernon, H. E. Witt, John F. Williams, each ss; Misses Brown, M. , Infield, and Miss Watson, each, 3s; Miss Sophie Duore, and Messrs Frank R. Henry, R. Welch, and P. Wilkie. each 2s 6d, making a total of £52 15s contributed by the Wairarapa Farmers' Association and establishment. Mr W. G. Beard has donated £lO, Mr W. M. Kebbell £5 ss, Messrs H. and G. Laing £5, Mr Alex. McLeod £3 3s, Mr Uen Gen £2 2s, and Mr Frank White XI.

MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDER & SONS' EUCA LYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Viotoria, before his Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden, K.C.M.G, etc. His Honour, when giving udement, said with regard to the GENUINB SANDER & SONS'EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, that whenever an article is commended to the public by reason of its good quality, etc., it is not permissable to imitate any of it 3 features. He restrained the imitators perpetually from doing so,, and ordered them to pay all coßts. We publish this to afford the public an opportunity pf protecting themselves, and. of .scouring what is proved beyond all doubt by skilled witnesses at the Supreme Court of Victoria and by many authorities during the last 30 years to be a preparation of genuine merit, Viz/,' THE GENUINE SANDER & SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRAC r.

It is expected that the exports trade of New South Wales is frozen mutton this year ..will be larger than for any previous year. A Oincionatti florist has just sold a new carnation seedling called the "Aristocrat" for £B,OOO, or £2,000 more than Mr Lawsou paid for the "Lawson Pink." A movement is on foot in Blenheim to erect a monument to mark Captain Cook's lauding place at Ship Cove in Queen Charlotte Sound. It was at this spot Captain Coot hoisted the Uniou Jack and formally took possession of the South Island. Mr Seton Karr, the well-known English explorer and hunter of big game, who is at present in Auckland, suggests that a few black bears should be introduced. They are, be says, quite harmless, being vegetarians. The rainfall on tha Puketoi Ranges is greater than his been known for years at tbs season. In several places in the Makuri district culverts and srall bridges have been washed out, and the channels of all the small streams have had a regular soouring. No serious damage is reported. In one of the Wanganui schools there is a class of 93 under one teaober. When it is remembered that most educational authorities insist that 40 pupils should be the limit for a teacher, it will readily be conceded that the one in question has a trying year in front of him. A swamp fire in the Hukanui end of Piako swamp has (according to the Te Aroha correspondent of theThamesfStar) done a great deal of damage during the past week or two, and it is reported that it his swept over the T<tuhei block, and destroyed some thousands of pounds worth of flax.

A company has been registered at Kaiapoi "to construct, hire, or purohase, and work Bteamshipa or vessels, and to establish regular services and to oarry on the business of a railway company, railway contractors, carriers, engineers, etc.'* The capital of the company is £25,000, of wh«oh £4OOO is subscribed by the promoters.

Commenting upon the prioe of fruit, the Nelson Colonist affirms that if it is dear in Wellington, it is'still dearer, proportionately, in Nelson. It is said, says oar contemporary, that money may bo saved by buying Nelson-grown fruit in Wellington and shipping it back to Nelson. The real cause of the difficulty in both centres, they consider, is the ooat of distribution. g] The new carved house at Whakarewarewa, which has been in course of erection for some .considerable time, will (the Hot Laues Chronicle learns) be opened during the present month—on the same day aa the unveilng of the monument that was erected to the late chief Te Keepa—when the Governor, the Premier (Mr Seddon), the Native Minister Mr James Carrol), and others are expected to W present. News has been received by cable of the death at Melbourne of Mr Leslie Park, General Manager of the. Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Compaay. Mr Park has for maay years been a prominent figure in Australian insurance circles. In 1885 he joined the Sydney staff as Secretary, having previously been with the A.M.P Society, and in 1896 he was appointed General Manager, which poistion he has oooupied ever since. The co-operative workers employed by the colony during last month numbered 6,346, of which number 169 were-artisans and the others labourers. Railway works absorbed 112 of the artisans, and 3,522 of the labourers, the North Island Main Trunk Line naving 1,546 of these workers, the various sections of the Midland line 623, the Otago Central 367, the Blenheim-Waipawa line 263, and the Hokitika Ross line 181.;, Although the railway engines at this time v. of Jtbe year, states the Auckland Herald, are supposed to burn a special kind cf ooal, the Rotorua express train has several times this summer set the countryside alight, and many acres of grass have been burnt between Arahiwi and Msmaku. Only the strenuous efforts of a few willing hands prevented the destruction of a Maori whare close to the Arahiwi station. The passing of the express train on a hot day is anxiously watched by those settlers who reside alongisde the railway line.

The returning officer forOamaru, the North Jtago Times understands, has received instructions to elect a Licensing Committee, notwithI standing that Oamaru is now a oo- ' license district. Our contmporary points out that the Act of 1895 contained a proviso that where no license had. been carried-no committee should be eleoted; bat the Act of 1904 omits that proviso, and the committee must therefore be eleoted, and must hold quarterly meetings, tbuugb there is nothing for a licensing committee to do. If any member is absent from two consecutive meetings he loses bis seat. The County and Borough Councils will have to pay the cost of the ridiculous election. We are prepared to assist any respectable energetic man or woman in poultry farm-, ing. Best chance ever offered to begin ■' ners. Particulars from Model Incubator Agency, Christchurch.— Advt YOU FEEL dull. If your liver is sluggish and out of tone, and you feel dull, billious constipated, take a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to-night before retiring and you will feel all right in the morning. For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton.—advt. ANOTHER TRIUMPH FOE RHEUMO. Mr John Cain, the popnkr Wharfinger at Waitapu, tells how Rheumo cured him after four years' suffering:—"l have pleasure in stating that after suffering most severely for four years from acute rheu- . matism, and having to walk with two sticks, I was completely cured by the use of- your Rheumo. The pain left me in less" than an hour, and since that time— ' over a year ago—l have not been troubled.—John Cain, Wharfinger, Waitapu, Nelson." Rheumo will cure you of rheumatism, gout, lumbago, sciatica, and gravel just as it cured Mr Cain. Give it a fair trial. All chemists sell it at 2s 6d and 4s 6d a bottle.-Advt. HIS EXPERIENCE. Mr A. T. Beale, of Beale Bros-, Oakey, (Q.), says: "I can recommend Chamberlain's Colio, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to all troubled with diarrhoea or bowel complaints, for I have used it for these complaints myself and was cured. Have per* auadedmy friends to give it a trial, and in every instance a cure was effected." For sale by T. Of. Mason, Masterton—advt.

An Invercargill telegram states | that the weather still continues "unsettled and cloudy, with southerly •winds. At Woodlands the fruit is suffering from the lack of sunshine. An exhibit from the Department of Agriculture which created much interest at the Woodville Show, yesterday, was three types of the small Dexter Kerry breed of cattle. An avalanche of rooks and earth "which has been threatening for some days, fell f-om the mountain side, and destroyed the village of <3rugnay, in the oanton of Valais. The residents narrowly escaped.— Cablegram. Last month the DeDartment of JSoada employed 2,601 labourers, 4<M) being engaged in Taranaki "works, 341 in Wangauui, 339 in TeKuiti. 301 in Auckland, 186 in "Wellington, and 109 for four weeks in Westland. At the inquest on the body of Wilfred Hannan, of Greymoutb, who Avas drowned in the Matai River, a verdict of accidental drowning was ffetnmed. The jury added a recommendation that the Corporation should affix a danger board at the spot; also that first-aid io the drowning classes be established. Shortly after 10.30 o'clock last night a fire broke out in the washlouse at the back of Mr A. Donald's xesidence, in Miriam Street. The fire, which had a good bold of the ouilding before the Fire Brigade arrived, uompletely demolished the structure, despite the efforts of the firemen. The building, besides being used as a wash-house, was a atorage for wood, and at the time of the outbreak there were also in it a bicycle, tricyle, aud a go-cart, all of which were destroyed. A Ace was used under the copper, yesterday, and it is surmised that it was not completely extinguished, and that some of the ashes rolled out and ignited the floor. The Chairman of the Westporfc Coal Company, at the annual meeting, at Dunedin, yesterday, referring to the'iuorea&e of tbe insurance fund, said the directors were anxious to take larger risks in future, and thus save paying premiums to the insurance companies. If it insured all risks with the latter the premiums would amount to £7,000 yearly. Judging from past experience the ■ larger risks the company could prudently take itself. |»The reserve now stood aat £33,000. The expenses ..of management were a trifle less than last year but rates and taxes had increased. The profit on the ooal account had been considerably reduced owing to keen competition from Newcastle and local mines. The Wellington Operative Bakers' Union entertained the retiring president, Mr J. Mowbray, at a social evening the other evening, at the Britannia Hotel, in recognition of the valuable work he has done during his term of office. Mr W. H. Payne, the newly-elected president, was in the chair, and during tbe evening presented Mr Mowbray, on behalf of tbe union, with a gold chain and looket suitably inscribed, together with a gold broooh set with rubies and sapphires for Mrs Mowbray. In making the presentation, the President referred in terms of high praise to the good work done by Mr Mowbray during his term of office. < Mr Mowbray's health was "drunk in bumpers, and all joined in wishing him sucoess in his business. Messrs Dimock and Co., Ltd., announce elsewhere Tuesday, February 27th, will be the next day for receiving pigs at Mauriceville. ONE BOTTLE CDBED HIJT, "Last summer," says Arthur Bolton, of Bolton Bros.. Bendigo, Vic, " I had a severe attack of summer complaint or bowel trouble. For a time I paid no attention, simply let things ran along, but finding it was beaomming a very serious matter I con eluded to try Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Eemedy, which I had seen so highly recommended in the papers. Our local chemist sent me a small bottle, and before it waß all used I was entirely well, The pain was stopped by the first dose." Tor sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton.