LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8125, 26 April 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to an outbreak of soarlet fever the Napier Girls' High School has been closed. There were 39,491,000 sheep in New South Wales at the end of last year, an increase of five millions for the twelve months. A cablegram from Sydney states that the Governor (Sir Harry Rawson) has been installed as Grandmaster of the Masonic Grand Lodge. The death ia announced of Mr Harry Lyne, brother of Sir William Lyne, Federal Minister of Trade and Customs. An assets company ia being formed in London to acquire the property and mortgages to bondholders of MoCrackeo's brewery in Melbourne. —Cablegram. A number of cattle are suffering from an obscure disease, says a Hobart cablegram. The disease is similar to that reported in New Zealand. The Northern colliery proprietors in New South Wales have unanimously agreed to raise the price of coal ten shillings a ton from January Ist next. ' A lad aged 15 years, son of J. Cadd, of Kilounda, Victoria, died recently through ptomaine poisoning, presumably caused from eating corned beef. A cablegram from Briabaue states that Dr Slockwell has issued a writ, claiming £IO,OOO from the Government for his enforced retirement from the position of t of the Dunwioh Asylum. A telegram from Christoborcb last evening stated that the Drainage Board's proposal to raise £IOO,OOO for the purpose of increasing the plant at the pumping station and extending the sewage system, was adopted by the ratepayers yesterday, 1,035 supporting it, and 285 opposing it, giving a margin of 243 votes over the three-fifths majority required. Twenty Masterton Jadies will give an entertainment in the Town Hall,' in aid of the Hospital, on May 4th. The programme will consist of coon songs, choruses, and dances. A faroioal sketch, entitled, "Boots at the Swan" is also to be staged. Popular prices will be charged. The box plan is now open at Messrs MoLeod and Young's. Tickets may be had from any of tun "coons," or from Messrs McLeod and Young. QUITE DIFFEBENT. The ordinary cough medicine may soothe the throat, but it bus no power to heal; recovery is not complete, and a second attack is more liable to follow. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is quite different, because it not only soothes but also heals, so that the affected parts are restored to a healthy condition, and the danger of a future attack lis removed. For sale by T. G. Mason Mastetton.—Advt.

What would any room be without a nice up-to-date wall paper? K. J. Lyttle has a seleotion of Wall Papers that will open your eyes and your pockets, too! Call at the shop, GillbSpie's Buildings.-—Advt.

A special Board of Mathematics at Cambridge has recommended the abolition of the senioi wranglerahip. •—London cablegram. A New York cablegram, this morning, states that the sailing of the. Sonoma has been indefinitely postponed. A cablegram from Brisbane, this moruinc, states that a woolsbed and valuable machinery at the Terriok Station, Longreacb, has been burnt. A London cablegram, this morning, states that Justice Vaughan Williams, has been appointed chair man o* the Commission to investigate the financial condition of the Church of Wales. • It is reported that sheep-worrying has been going on for some time past among the flooka at Makuri. Mr W. Dunning informs'the Pahia- > tua Herald that he lost eight sheep last week. The Right Hon. John Morley, Secretary of State for India, stated in the House of Commons that the spirit of the army in India was excellent, and that Lord Kitchener's plans had not excited the unrest.—Cablegram. i A London cablegram states that of the .Russian five per centum loan of £92,000.000 the sum of £13,101,000 1 was issued in London at £BB 6s 8d per bond of £99 ss, redeemable in ten years. The issue was favourably received. During the fortnight ended March 24th, no less than 221 oases of typhoid were reported in Melbourne, including 93 in the metropolis. A number of the cases are due to the inaacUary milk supply. A man named Thomas John Deanß cut his throat with -a pocket knife, on Tuesday night, while in bed at the Grosvenor Hotel, Blenheim. Deans was a musterer, and recently returned from a visit to Christchurch. Mr Joseph Chamberlain, ia acknowledging a letter from a Christchurch resident, congratulating him on his return for Birmingham, writes: "I am grateful to colonial friends for their kindly oommenta on, my viotpry, and recognise the encouragement which I have always received from New Zealand, especially in the campaign for Imperial union." At the meeting of the householders at Mikimiki. on Monday evening, the following School Committee was elected:—Messrs E. W.; Payton (chairman, re-elected), McLeod, T. Wyetb, M. Stevenson, O. Peterson, Nicholson, S. Tankersley. At Ooaki the old Committee, viz., Messrs Ja's. Weloh. W. Piatt, W. .Henson, 0. B. Ball, A. J. Welch, Dunoan MbLaohlan and Chas. Bannister, were re-elected. A few figures gathered by a committee of the Industrial Association show that the Wellington Technical School's popularity is steadily increasing. On a basis of "one student one hour," the hours of attendance in 1904 were 100,000, and in 1905 they reaohed 236,000, and are estimated to amount this year to 350,000, or 900 students, attending day and evening clsses, maintaining an. average attendance, of 97 per ceit. "Going, going, gone!" shouted the auctioneer, and a mob of calves had changed hands at Is 6d a bead. - This transaction took place at a stock sale in Taranaki only a few days ago, says the Taranaki News. Rearing calves at such a prioe must be most disheartening to farmers, yet this is the market prioe at present ruling. Of course better prices are obtained for good calves, but the best of them do not bring over 10s. Two years ago weanera sold up to £2 per head. Another shooting acoident has occurred in the Maryborough district. Two men were out pig-hunting on Tuesday, and bailed up a pig in a gully, when Fred Olsen laid his rifle (a snider) on the side of the hill. Prom some unaccountable reason the rifle went off while Olsen was going down to where the pig and x dogs were. The bullet entered Olsen's thigh on the outer side, and came out on the inner side of the knee, inflicting a serious injury. Olsen was carried oyer rough country to the camp. Dr Webb, of Martinborough, was sent for and attended to the sufferer, who has been admitted to the Greytown Hospital.

Mr K. Iwasaki, the Japanese Con-sul-General, has tnkeii exoeption to a statement by Mr Reid that "Japan is just as jealous of the introduction of foreigners as Australia." "In Japan," explains the ConsulGeneral, "there are no restrictions whatever upon immigration. Any Australian oraby number of Australians, may go to Japan without let or hindrance or test or passport, and may pass through the country, or settle there permanently, just ai they please. And, so far from there being any jealousy of the introduction of foreigners, the very reverse is the case, as may be shown by a referenoe to the 'Kibin-kai,' or 'Welcome Society,' whioh was formed in 1893 on the initiative of a number of Japanese noblemen and gentlemen, assisted by several influential foreign residents. The operations of this society, which has branches in all the principal ports of Japan, are undertaken with the view of promoting the cause of international intercourse and trade." MEBIT REWARDED BY COURT OP JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and sncoess 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.C.M.G , etc. Sis Honour, when giving udcment, said with regard to the GENUINE 1 . 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. .

~ The owners of the Weraiti Estate have disposed of sections 10 and 11, Weraiti, containing 320 aores, to Mr John Moßae, of Rowlands The whole of the front of tho estate is cow sold. At Wanganui yesterday, James E. Patriak, recently clerk at the Magistrate's Court, at Marfcon aud Bulls, pleaded guilty to several oharges of embezzling fine 3 and fees, the total deficiency being £149. He was remanded to the Wellington Supreme Court for sentence.—Association. A meetiug of the General Committee of the Wairarapa Coursing Club was held in the Einpira Hotel, last evening, Mr M. 0. O'Oounell presiding over a guod attendance of members. A fair amount of business was transacted. Tne «aretaker re ported that the hares on the showground were in good order. The sitting of the Masterton Police Court, yesterday morning, was brief and unimportant. An inebriate was fined 5s with the usual alternative, aud ordered to pay 10s for medical treatment. A local resident was fined ss, with costs 7s, for allowing her chimney to catch Are, and on the application of the police two prohibition orders, both against looal residents, were issued. Mr W. VV. Boyos is at present in Masterton arranging for the sale of his latest song, "Welcome AllBlacks." a song which it is needless to say is dedicated to the famous New Zealand Rugby representatives. The music is by Mr H. E. Light, RG.O., of London, and wherever Mr Boyos has introduced the song it has met with a ready Bale.

Baron Tafelki, surgeon-general of the reserve of the Japanese navy, in apeaking before a New York medical audience, said that tbe introduction of a meat diet had practically stamped out beriberi in the Japanese navy. Previously 40 per cent, of the orews suffered from the disease. I'he average weight of the sailors also had increased by eight rjounds.

At the Magistrate's Court, at Eketahona, on Tuesday last, Messrs T. G. H. Williams and Anthony Harrison were fined 40s and costs for exposing for sale sheep infected with lice in the public saleyardsat Eketabana. Mr Claude Greenfield was charged wich a similar offence, but raised tbe defence that he was not tbe owner of the sheep, and the oase waa dismissed without prejudice. At the same sittings Mr E. H. Hudson, of Central Road, Newman, was fined. 40s and costs for failiag to clear Californian thistle on land, in his occupation.

Grain and root crops have been the subject of many paragraphs this year, but the Wanganui Chronicle lias looated an entirely new and prolifla growth of an article that was never in short supply. It states that "a remarkably large crop of 'opinions' has been gathered by Mr Edward Ling, of Gisborne. He has obtained three tons from an eighth of an acre—at the rate of 24 tons to the aore." Probably the word onions was intended.

The appeal to the District Court in the extraordiary traffic case, J heard at Taihape, of Gardner v. The Rangitikei County Council (subsequently removed by writ of certiorari to tbe Supreme Court), was mentioned in the Court of Appeal on Tuesday. Mr Skerrett, instructed by Messra Robinson and Robinson, aaked on behalf of the Appellants that in view of the importance of the oase it should be taken before a full Bench of Judges during the * sitting of the Court of Appeal now in progress. The Court was unable to give an appointment during ibe present sittings, but agreed that a full bench should hear the oaße early in the sittings to commenoe on June 27th. It is understood that satisfactory arrangements have now been made between the appellant's solicitors and Messrs Fullarton Smith and Miles, of Marton, the County solicitors, with a view to the admission of certain important classes of evidence so as to avoid brinaing a number of witnesses to Wellington. An advertiser wants to rent a small furnished house or apartments. Messrs Donald and Sons, Ltd., require a lad for painting, etc. An advertiser ha* for sale vV hue Leghorn and Blauk Minorca cockerells. Messrs Maokay and Wishaw require for a client a good farm of about 200 acres near the railway line between Masterton and Carterton. A notice is inserted by Mr T. T. Uillas, Maurioeville, with reference to a black and white sheep dog straying on his property. Mr Stott, agent for Messrs Dimook and Co., Ltd., notifies that the next receiving day for fat pigs at Maurioeville will be Tuesday, May Bth. Tbe Commissioner of Crown Lands notifies that after to-day's sitting of the Wellington Land Board no business of any kind will be taken without at least three clear days' notice having been given. At ona o'clock, to-morrow, at the Bannister Street Auction Mart, Mr J. R. Niool will resume the sale of drapery, clothing and boots on account of Mr D'Aroy Ford,of Wellington. An advertiser wishes to dispose of his interest in a oomplete course of eleosrioal engineering with the Soranton International Schools. Address can be obtained on application at the Age office. Messrs Gilmour and'Pattie, land agents, New Plymouth, advertise partiuulars of several convenient sized dairy farms suitable for men with moderate oapital. Each of the properties are being sold praotically as a going concern, so that tbe purchasers have a special opportunity in seouring investments with immediate returns. DK. SHELDON'S NBW DIBCOVEItY Is a modern scientific preparation, not a "has been" of 50 or 100 years ago. For sale by H. E. Eton, Masterton, J. Bailie, Carterton.—Advt. Pretty Pictures want Pretty Frames. Y«u can get the Finest Selection and the Best Workmanship at B. .1. Lyttle's, Gil; lespie's Buildings.—Advt.