LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8145, 22 May 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A memorial to tbe late Hon.'W. Rolleston is to be unveiled at Christchuroh on 28th instant. It has been resqlved by tbe committee in Wellington to establish a hostel for University students in memory of the late Bishop Hadfleld. Practically the whole of the creameries of the New Zealand Farmers' Union will close down for the season at the end of May, Dogs are reported to be more troublesome among sheep at Taranabi this year than they have been for years. Three hundred bushels of ■ wheat from 40 acres is not eight buahels to the acre, yet this is what a South Canterbury farmer threshed from a paddook last week. The survey of tbe proposed railway route between Stratford and Opunage has been discontinued, and the party recalled. It is not yet known why this step has been taken. A cable message states that Francis llutohenß, a New Zealander, was awarded the Verndale Bennett scholarship by the Royal Academy of Music. * On Sunday a bqy, named Huntley, while out shooting in the bush near Dannevirke, accidentally shot himself through his right foot. He was aarried out by his mates and a settler and conveyed to the hospital. Mr P. W. Robertson, a Rhodes soholar, has obtained the degree of M.So., of the University of New Zealand. He sat for the final portion of the examination in London under the supervision of Mr H. W. Eve, agent of tbe New Zealand University. The Nursing Mother \ Who uses Dr Sheldon's Digestive Tabules not only keeps her own stomaoh perfectly regulated, but imparts the glow of healtli to the cheek of her babe. Dt Sheldon's Digestive Tablets are infallible. For sale by H. B. Eton, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton-—Advt,

A four months old oalf killed at; the Stratford abattoir last week turned the scale at 3071b5. The Otago applications for space at: the Obristchurch Exhibition show that many of Dunedin's leading manufacturers will not be represented. There are now no less than sixteen; classes running in connection with, tho Masterton Technical School. There are 255 pupils on the rolls, and with an average'attendance of 193. The recent census gives the Maori population of the Wairoa county (Elawke's Bay) at 2,40 C, a considerable increase on the previ- " ous enumeration, but there is noactual increase, the last oensua having been very defective. How dangerous railway service is even under the light traffic conditions of thfe colunies, is shown tyy a statement that since August 1904, 558 Victorian railway servants have been injured in the performance of their duties. Owing to the class room being required for the examination (theoretioal) cf plumbers on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, there will be no m°eting of the commercial, shorthand (Pitman's) and Civil Service classes of the Masterton Technical School, this week. A man, named Peter Gillies, by occupation a tanner, died suddenly at Carterton, on Saturday evening, from heart disease. His age was 63. He came to from Victoria in 1886, and was employed at the Kaiwarrn tannery for three years. He was a native of Aber* ' deen. Mails for the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via Monte Video and Teneriffe, per s.s. lonio, £ will close at Masteiton, on Wednesday, May 23rd. at 4.45 p.m. Mails for the Commonwealth of Aus. tralia, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, also. South Afrioa, Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, will close at Masterton, on Saturday, May 26th, at 6.15 a.m. Correspondence need not be specially addressed.' The latest contribution,to the simple life is an experiment in progress in England upon four men, selected to /undergo a three months' trial upon a diet wnich shall not cost more tban fourpehoe a day per man. They will be visited, every day by the doctor, and their weights will be taken from time to titne. . Apart from the diet, they will be under a strict supervision, and have some light duties to perform dail£. The men will hot be allowed to smoke, nor to leave,the premises on any pretext]whatever; During the ' last few weeks, says the Ashburton Guardian, large con-, sienments of et;ore sheep have arrived by road and rail to farmers in the Ashburton County from North Otago and Southland, and large consignments are still to oome, but are being kept back on account of shortage of railway trucks. The cause of this transference of sheep is the scarcity of feed in the South and the plentifuinesa of the Ashburton district. It is stated that one large runholder in the Mackenzie country has arranged, for turnips, in the Buapuna district, where he intends bringing his sheap to winter. . A recent visitor to the country above Taibape states that a good deal of exaggeration has been employed in describing the starving condition-of the Maoris in the district along the Main Trunk route consequent on the failure of the potato crops. As a matter of fact the natives have not fared, badly in this respect, naving by ingenious methods saved a large proportion of the tubers. Their plan is to first peel the potatoes, shaving off only a very thin skin. They then cut them into slices and place the latter in a running stream, allowing them to remain there for some days. Afterwards the pieces are taken out and thoroughly dried, and then stowed away, in this way, it is said, they beep well. Mr Clement Wragge, the Wellknown meteorologist, wrote recently as follows to a West Australian tiewspaper."New storms have appeared in the sun, and tremendous energies and, upheavals are in progress in the solar photosphere. Within one day four minor disturb-, ances have broken out around the main nuolei, and it i 9 just as if a Marooui installation on • a gigantic snale was operating on this earth by etherio waves. Let your, readers kindly note that Stromboli has * broken out in response to the vibrations set up. ( It is an actual faot. Nothing can alter the Iruth. Let all keep their eyes on the oables." Mention has recently been made of tho ravages of "the borer" ia white pine and other building material. In Rhodesia, where thewhite pine ants play havoc with timber of all descriptions, the following practice is <)ften adopted, and has proved efßoaoious, especially in green timber which, in that country, is largely used for outhouses, verandah and fenoing posts* eta. A small hole is drilled diagon • ally through the timber and filled with sulphide of oppper. This permeates the wood and renders it unpalatable to the iaseut appetite. A solution of the same substanoe is largely used for coating tarpaulins, tents, and waterproof sheets, to-, protect them from insect depredations. , '' PACTS ESTABLISHED AT COURT. Jn an action, the cause of which was. flagrant misuse of our firm name and other gross misrepresentation by an imi tating company, which was tried beforehis Honor, Ch'ef Justice J. Madden, K.C.M.G., L.L.D., in the Supreme Court, at Melbourne, the prosecution showed: — 1. That Sander and Sons' Pure Volatile Eucalypti Extract contains all medical constituents of the eucalypti, in a highly refined and pure form. 2. Thai it iff much more powerfully healing (antiseptic) than ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 3. That it does not depress the heart like ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 4. That it contains no harmful ingredients, and That it is highly commended by many authorities for the last 30 years as a/ safe, reliable and effective remedy. Some imitators have tried to deceive the public by simulating our get-up; others have relied on the "just'as good" game. Therefore take care and obtain the GENUINE SANDER AND SONS EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

There are 130 free places held by papiis ol the Masterton Teohnioal School who have taken advantage of the regulations under the Junior Teohnioal Scholarship soheme. The body of John Hudson, a labourer. 50 years of age, was found in the river at the Lower Hutt last night with a bag of stones tied round the neck.—-Association A Wellington telegram last evening stated that George Cleary, alias Clarke, was yesterday committed to the Supreme Court for sentence on several charges of forgery and false pretences. An arrangement was arrived at during the Conference of sawmillars reoently regarding the selling price of building rimu, says a Wellington telegram. The price ruling (12a 6d) was reduoed to lis 2d, a drop of Is 4d per 100 feet. The Christchurob Golf Club has fixed the date for tbe New Zealand Championship, which is to be held at Shirley this year, for the second week in September. The committee is making extensive preparations for the event.

Advices received at Auckland state that the Glenora Park studmaster (Mr W. Walters), who is at present on a visit to Australia has effected the purohaae of the Englishbred sire Gluten. The horse is exDeoted to arrive in Auckland by the Manuka ou Sunday next.— Association. Another pedestrian match haa been arranged between L. C. MoLaohlan, tbe well-known runner, and «. J. Hourigan, of Sydney, this time over three distances, 100, 130 and 150 yards, for a puise of £IOO. At a meeting of these two pedestrians in Wellington reoently Houvigan just won in a race of 100 yards. The match is timed to take place at Napier on June 4th. The ladies of the Wairarapa Golf Club played the second Challenge Shield competition, on Saturday, at Rototawai. There was a good attendance. The following were the best carddMiss D. Monokton, 107—hop. 16—91; Miss K. Hannay, 102—hep. 10—92; Mrs ,W. E. Bidwill, 93—scr—93. Mrs Bidwill's score is a record for the links. At Milton, in the South Island, a lady has been appointed judge of tbe dairy produce exhibits at the forthcoming Bhow. At the Tokomairiro Farmers' Club meeting un Thursday evening last four persons (reports the local Herald) were nominated for the position of judge, and the committee almost unanim-i ouslv dvoided in favour of the appointment of a Taieri lady. A Sydney cablegram atates that at tbe monthly wool sales competition was animated, and the demand for the better classes of Booureas was strong, and in sympathy the prices ruling at the London sale*. Prices advanced as oompared with' last month. Cattle were in short supply at the Homebush sales. There was a stiff advance in prices. Best bullooks brought from £lO to £ll 4s; best cows £7 10s to £8 10s. A Dunedin telegram states that a Are broke out about 11 o'clock last evening in the Cafe Continental, in Princess Street, with the result that the back dining room, kitchen and three or four bedrooms and bathroom were gutted, and the stairoase badly burnt. The fire appears to have originated in the bedroom of the cook, who left a oandle burning while she went to the bathroom. On returning she found the bedroom in flames. Volunteering is dead in Napier, pays an exchange. When General Eabington visited that place on Wednesday, there was a "turn out" whieh is thus described: "With the exception of the Te Aute Cadets who, of course, were marched on aa a college body, and naturally Ware complete, the parade states of ®aob of the ; adult companies could have been totalled! off on one's fingers, one .company in faot, being represented by one non-commis-sioned officer and a private!" Some time ago there arrived in Wellington from Japan a consignment of handkerchiefs of a texture so fine and soft that the Customs officials took the material to be silk, and the matter took a humorouß aspect when tbe Japanese Consul brought evidence to prove that the raw material used waß nothing more nor less than New Zealand flax fibre. Of course the method of manufacture is a close trade seoret. All that is known of it is that the process is a chemical one, and that the fibre thus split into threads is so fine that one of them, even when held in a stroug bright light, is invisible. According to the Melbourne Argus, a youth at St. Kilda School has had a! unique experience. The story goes that a boy caught a • fro 6 , and returning to school in triumph the o&pior of the frog was exhibiting it proudly to his' companions. One of them bent down open-mouthed over the crouching frog. As he did to, tbe lad holding the frog loosened his bold of it to allow his companions to study it more fully, and before either was aware of what had happened the frog jumped into the boy's open mouth. As he was at that moment inhaling, his tongue presented no obstruction, and the frog lodged tightly in his throat. The boy fell against the wall of the school writhing in the throes of suffoca- * tion, while the children present beoame greatly frightened, especially as the fiog was heard oroaking loudly through the boy's open mouth Happily one youngster bad the presence of mind to rush off to a teacher, and on his arrival be hauled out the frog kioking violently from the boy's throat. After rinßing out bis mouth and resting lor a few minutes the boy was able to resume his duties. The frog was uninjured. CONSTIPATION. For constipation there is nothing quite so niee as Chamberlain's <6tomaeh and Liver Tablets.. They always produce a pleasant movement of this bowels, without any disagreeable effect. For sale by T. G Mason, Masterton. New Lease Foe Weak Lungs. Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, Colds and Consumption cures Influenza and all Lung troubles. For sale brfH. E. Eton, Masterton, J. Baillie Carterton.—Advt.

The Executive Committee of the Masterton Fire Police will meet this evening to make iflnaJ arrangements in connection with the annual social and dance, an tbe Foresters 1 ' Hall, on Thursday. The deoorating of the Hall is in the hands of a capable committee. The Mines Record &ays:—"A settler in Otago, wbo reports that he has discovered a few small diamonds of a beautiful shape and lustre, and inquired if a reward is available for suoh a discovery, has been informed that the' Government has not Offered a reward for the discovery of diamonds."

The annual examinations of plumbers for certificates granted by the City and Guilds institute of London will be held in the Masterton Teohnioal Boboril building this week. The practical part of the examination will be taken in the Technical Workshop, Dixon Street,; on Saturday afternoon. Mr R. E. Jones has been appointed to aofc as looal examiner, and Mr N. D. bunting will be supervisor. A woman who applied at Christoburoh recently, says an exchange, for a prohibition order to restrain her husband's drinking habits, remarked that she thought she should take an order against herself aa well, explaining that, although she did not drink, she often had to bring the liquor from the hotel for her husband, and if she were prohibited too the' publican would have to refuse to supply her. This is quite a new use to which a prohibition order may be applied.

The West Coast is not likely to lose Kb reputation for rain, if tbe past fortnight is any criterion to go by (says the Greymouth Star). But to Otira we mus l ; go for records. Mr Dob3on informs us that for eight days from April 26th to May 3rd, tbe gauge recorded 26 inches of rain, while at tbe top of the mountains the gauge showed 2y<> inches less. On one day, April 27th, no less than eight inches of rain fell.

The death occurred on Sunday night at Brooklyn, Wellington,' of Mr Amos Burr, who arrived in Wellington in 1840, in the surveying ship Cuba. A few weeks later, when at tbe Cbathamß, be lost both his arms through tbe explosion of tbe gun which he was serving during the firing of a salute. Wooden arms were provided for him, and with these substitutes he lived an active life for 66 years. At one time, some 60 years ago, he lived at Foxton, where he had an accommodation house and a ferry on the Manawatu River, and he was for several years engaged as a road overseer in the Manawatu district.

A syndicate of Gisborne residents has been formed to obtain all information as to the prospects of oil boring in that district. It was resolved as the first step to obtain 50 residents to put their names down for £lO each, tbe united amount to be used to exploit the oil measures of the distriot ou tbe same lines as ia Taranaki, and if possible to secure tbe servioes of one of the staff engaged in the successful operation. It is stated that there will belittle difficulty in raising the amount required, and the promoters wish it to be understood that the proposal at present is merely for the purpose of exploitation, not for individual gain, hut fur the general benefit: If satisfactory resalts are obtained, company proposals will doubtless follow.

The Acting-Minister for Railways ha& been interviewed by Mr J. T. M. Hornsby, M.H.Rt, who asked, on behalf of the milk suppliers in the Fektherston district, that better facilities should be given for the loading of the cans of milk for the Wellington market, and that Ihe milk should be carried to the city in a car built on the American principle, so as to prevent it being churned up by the' motion of the train. The Minister promised to acoede to both requests. He promised that & car of the Z type should be altered in such a way as to bring it into line with the milk oars running on the railways in the United States. ! f There was a flutter in the "two-up ring" at Raurimu reoently, just after the last pay, says a contemporary. The coins had been spinning merrily for some hoursj when suddenly the cry of "A nob!" was raised. The penny with two heads had probably been robbing the whole orowd for an hour or two, and tbe navvies immediately in a state of fury threw themselves upon the thief, and commenced belabouring him, while those un tbe outskirts set up yells of VDuok him!" "Boot him!" "Knife him!" His pockets were searched, but there was no money in them, and the culprit then challenged tbe best man in the crowd to fight. The champion under-hand axeman of the bush took up the challenge. Candles were prooured and a ring formed, while the pugilists stripped for action. Tbe fight was a very severe one, and the culprit put up such a good exhibition that be was able to withdraw with something better than even honours, and to e'soape from the crowd. An eye-wit-neaa of the incident states that if the orowd bad bad anything like free Access to liquor tbe thief would have been killed. Such is the morality of gambling. Mrs King, Lincoln Road, requires a nursemaid. A good general servant is wanted for Wellington. Applications to be made to Mr Lucas, Club Hotel, Masterton. Mr J, R. Niool notifies by advertisement a clearing sale of furniture, on aooount of Mr Vinoent Hooper, who is leaving for Gisborne. The sale will take place at the residence, Dixon Street, on Thursday afternoon, and as there will be no reserve, an exceptional opportunity for securing leading lines of furniture is offered. Thb Pebh. of Our Time Is lung disease. Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, Coldß and Consumption cures lung trouble. Small dose. Pleasant to take. Every bottle guaranteed 1 For sale by H. E. Eton, Masterton, J Baillie, Carterton.—Advt. Business Men ot Masterton, you see the Name everywhere "R. J. Lyttle, Signwriter and Decorator." His' address Gillespie's Buildings, Queen Street.—Advt.