LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7986, 15 March 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The earnings of the South Autsralian railways show an increase of. over £50 ; 000 for the current financial year. A nugget weighing three hundred and thirty-five ounces lias been found at Tarnagulla, 136 miles north-west of Melbourne. Th 6 jury at a recent Little River, (Canterbury) inquest sent the amount of their fees to Nurse Maude for her consumptive camps. The Wellington City Council has granted permission to exhibit the famous picture "The Light of the World," in the Wellington Town Hal!.' At the St. Patrick's sports, at Invercargill, yesterday, the £4O Sheffield Handicap was won by D. Sanson (9}4 yards), Owaka. A cablegram from Brisbane, yesterday, stated that the captain of the steamer Papuin has been fined £s'for refusing to carry mails on the steamer.

The representatives of a group of gold-mining companies controlled by Mr J. B. Robinson have resigned the membership of the Chamber of Mines at Johannesburg.—Cablegram. The effort to form a company to purchase the Makerua syndicate's property and carry on flaxmilling operations on the land is said to have resulted in failure. The Petone Borough engineer has been instructed to furnish a report on the subject of selling coal direct to the residents from a depot at the local gasworks. Miss MaryE. .Richmond, daughter of the late Judge Richmond, has been nominated for the vacancy in the Board of Governors of the Wellington College and Girls' High; School. Mr Herbert Ensor,. cousin of Eneor Bros., was found dead, yesterday,, near the homestead at Mount Grey (Canterbury). At the iuquest a verdict of death from peritonitis was returned. A cablegram from-. London, received yesterday, stated that as the result of the capsizing: of a boat in Bantry Bay,, on Tuesday, four of the crew of the battleship Donoani were drowned-

Dr Burgess M.D., F.K.G.&, who is at present 'doing' Now Zealand in the course of a walking tour of various countries, remarked to a Taranaki News reporter: "Your Tourist Department is the best and the most up-to-date in the world." A complaint: has been made to< the Horowhenua County Council that numbers of people are defying the authority of the dog tax collector in the Levin district. The Council intends to have all unregistered dogs shot at sight by the dog tax collectors. A serious outbreak of typhoid has occurred at Cobar, 450 miles west of Sydney. Sixty-seven cases hsve already occurred. The Board of Health attributes the outbreak to neglect by the local authorities to carry out sanitary arrangements laid down by tbe Board during the outbreak of 1903. At a meeting of the members of St. Matthews' Bible Class, held on Tuesday evening last, hearty votes of thanks were passed to Mr and Mrs E. H. Waddington, Mr and Mrs G. Hyde, Dr. W. H. Hosking, and Messrs C. Cole and V. Williams, for assistance kindly rendered to the Class in connection with their reoent encampment.

Mr Seddon very correctly stated at Te Aroha that the communal life of the Maoris was killing them, says the Auckland Herald, and if he will only direct the efforts of administration towards the individualising of this fine native race he will confer an inestimable blessing upon its members, as well as do good to the entire colony. A resident of the, Marlborough Sounds district tells the Herald that the native grass is effectively choking out the fern, and that, in consequence, the sbeep-oarrying capacity of the Sounds is largely increasing. The introduction of ail launches, of which there are now a large number, has developed the Sounds in a marked degree.

The gold output for West Austj*Jla for the month of February waa 142,426 ounces, valued at £604,989. Reports of a glowing character continue to come to hand regarding the recently-discovered reef in the Black water district (West Ooast) which ia attracting a good deal of attention. The outlook is a bright one. A Stratford hotelkeeper has been ordered by he Magistrate to pay to a boarder in his house the value of a hat stolen from a rack in the hotel. There was no suggestion that the hotelkeeper was to blame or was negligent. A telgeram from Christcburoh, last evening, stated that in connection with the four days Show, to be heliif at Exhibition time, the A. and/fljjf Association have resolved (o off or a prize forihe County snoring the most points in live stock.

A conference of representatives of the various Friendly Societies, ia Masterton, is to be held, to-night, at 8 o'clock, in the small room at the rear of the Foresters' Hall, for the purpose of forming a United Friendly Societies Council. The annual report and balancesheet of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Oompauy shows that the gross earnings of the railway were £132,460 8s 6d, which sum i« greater by £4,728 than the amount taken in the year preceding. A Capetown cablegram, yesterday,, stated that the South African Customs Conference is sitting at ! Natal. It is expected the Conference*will agree to a moderately increases ! protective tariff, giving each co\iony the right to impose special j duties within their own orders A telegram received from Ashtiurtou, last evening, stated that Thomas Campbell, f aged 70 years,, a resident of Eiffelton, dropped down deadsin hisgardenyesterday morning. He was in bis usual health, and his wife was with him at the time.. Death is supposed to be due to heart disease.

While a number of neoDle think that the price of farm land reached its maximum some time ago, it is interesting to note that Mr W. I. Husband, in reporting the recent sale of a farm of 1,219 aores at Makuri, states that the same procar ty was sold through his agency in January last, and that then the purchaser made a fair profit on the, transaction. The steamer Pelican returned to Auckland from the Three Kings, on, Tuesday, after .an unsuccessful/ search for the Elingamite's treasure./ The weather was very rough and only one descent was made by the diver—to eleven fathoms. An adoident to the apparatus occurred, and Mr Parkes, den., had a narrow escape. The steamer came to Auckland to get extra gear for the operations. ■■ - ■

The monthly meeting of the Trustees of the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society was held, yesterday afternoon. There were present Messrs R. T. Holmes (in the obair), J. A. Renall, E. Feist, W. Morris and J. Morris, jnr. A donation of £5 5s from the W.F.0.A.,. in aid of the Renall Solway Home was received with thanks. An application for charitable aid was received from a widow, aged 40 years, with 12 children, residing at Kopuaranga. It was deuided to grant the applicant 10s per week until, the next meeting, provided that after enauiries being made the case was found to be a deserving one. The pay-sheet amounting to £2Bl 6s Bd,.inoluding two in- .'.. stalments amounting to £251 3s ont the Renall Solway Home, was passed\ for payment.

I Pour harness horses are- advertised for sale. The New Zealand Retailers' Frotection Association require an agent as canvasser and collector. Mr J.. 0. Cooper elsewhere re* turns thanks to all! those who voted for him. at the-Licensing Committee electi an, held on Tuesday last. Mr J; Hi. Pauling inserts a notice of thanks to. those who voted in his favour at the recent licensing;, election. Mr J. Stott, agent for Messrs Di- ' mouk aud C 0.,. Ltd., notify that the next day for receiving fat pigs afc Mauriopville will be Tuesday, March 2.7 th. Dv Van Slyke, specialist ia diseases of the eye,, ear and throat, will pay his next professional visit to Masterton on Wednesday, April Htb. & At the present time a visit to the Wairarapa Auction Mart, in Perry Street, will be ot interest to those about to furnish, or who are in search of novelties in artistic furniture. Messrs Heoksher and Co. make a very fine display of artioles suited for every householder.

Mr P. Hamill, draper and mercer, announces that•he has to hand a large and ohoioe selection of new goods for autumn and winter wear, A number of specialities are being opened up direct fiom the manufacturers, and these Mr Hamill invites the public to inspect.

Mr W. I. Husband, land agent, of Pahiatua, advertises particular* of a freehold farm of 1,405 aorea ia the Taranaki district. The property is situated conveniently to the town, oreamery and sohool, and ia on a good metal road. There are 800 acres in grass and the land fe of exoelleut quality, suitable either dairying or sheep. MERIT REWARDED BY COTJET 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 Victoria, before bis.. Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden, K.0.M.G., etc. His Honour, when giving udement, said with regard to the. GENUINE 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 its features. He restrained the imitators perpetually from doing so, and ordered them to pay all costs. We publish this to afford the public an. opportunity of protecting themselves and of securing 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 EXTRACT.

A horse that had been impounded was sold at the Masterton pouud, yesterday, for £4 18s. The Palmerstnn Hospital Board has approved of the scheme for training hospital nurses and young Mauri wornen. It is understood that a guide agency will be Btatioued &\ Waiho (Westlanct). with a full stock of all ueoe9sariea for mountaineering. The Grey River Argus states that at the present time draught hoisea are commanding high prices on the West Goas\ Many branches of the New Zealand Farmers' Union are getting into a moribund condition at a time when they are most needed by the farming community. Pahiatua Herald.

Mr Seddon told bis audienoe recently at le Aroha that when he first went to the Waikato people were afraid to receive bim, and one or nwo fhemen who had supper with him "sneaked in by a side door." The English cycle trade is now recovering from the effects of the big slump in cycles that took place after the boom burst a few years back. The aggregate profit of 35 English cycle and accessory oompanies during last season amounted to the respectable sum of £720,000. The ten cars taking part in the motor reliability teat, under the auspices of the Auoklani Automobile Association, returned to Auckland on Tuesday night, after an interesting run to Taupo and back, a distance of 421 miles. Results of tho competition in regard to points gained by each oar are not yet known. "I am looking forward myself tn seeiug a mining revival," said the Premier, at a farewell gathering to Mr Elliott, the retiring Under-Sec-retary for Mines, recently, "but it is no use expecting private enterprise to deal with prospeoting or development. It has got beyond that.' There is only one power to, do justice to the industry now, and that is the State itself."

The representations made to the Minister of Public Works, at Eketahuna, recently, in reference to the reservation of a portion of the Native reserve, at Hamua and Mangatainoka. for scenic purposes, has been brought under the consideration of the Soeuery' Preservation Commissioners. Action iu the matter, however, has been delayed, peuding a visit by- one or more of the Commissioners, to decide boundaries. The proposed visit to the locality will crobably take place this month. The opium den of Sydney is doomed. The New South Wales Chinese Anti-Opium League is at present making arrangements to ap proaoh Mr Carrutherß with a view to urging legislation on the same lines aa the laws now in existenoe iu Victoria and South Australia, for the purpose of effectively stamping out the vice of opiumsmoking. At present, while the Commonwealth prohibits the importation of opium, there is no law in New South Wales to punish any person for smoking or keeping an opium den. The staggering "blows" received by the Exhibition building have oauaed some comment to be made on contractors' responsibility, says a Christchurch contemporary. A Cbristcharch architect informed a reporter on Tuesday, that no matter how closely a contractor adhered to bis specifications he had to take all the risks during the construction of a building, and was not relieved until his final oertifioate wa9 given. In Cape Colony, he understood, the contractor was held to his liabilities for two years after the building was erected; and in Oauada, he added, the contractor was liable all bis life, and his heirs after him.