LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8216, 21 August 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Steps are being taken tp establish r Branch of tbe League of Fiontiersmeu in ivlaaterton. A record prioo fur fat wethers off the Kimbolton 'oountry was realised last week, 24s being paid for a big line. Tbe Government has presented tbe borough of Pioton with the fiahmarkot reserve of fourteen aero* for reoreation purposes. Tbe subject for debate at the •neeting of the fcsfc. Patrick's Club, to-night, will be "Would the introduction of tbe deoimal system be an improvement to tbe present system of currency." Messrs J. 0. MoKillop and B. J. Dolan w'll lead in tbe affirmative and negative, respectively.

The colonial mails wbioh left Sydney on July 10th, per R.M.S. Maheno, via Vancouver, ariived !» • London on tbe afternoon of the 13th inst., two days early. - The Masterton Municipal Brass Brand rendered a seleot programme of music at Lansdowne las'; evening. A number of interesting lantern slides were also shown. The Department of Agriculture bas made arrangements to oarry out experiments at tbe Weraroa State Farm to , ascertain tbe best method of controlling potato blights. The rnads are so bad in the South Molyneux district that several milk suppliers are using sledges to convey their milk to the creamery.— Clutha Leader. On oertain lakes in tbe Nelson province at the present time there are several flu o well-grown broods of crested grebe, a bird that is now becoming rare. A month ago tbe South Australian Treasurer estimated closing the . financial year with a surplus of £BO,OOO. The Gazette statements of revenue and expenditure, now published show that tbe expectation haa been exceeded, the actual credit amounting to £87,171. Tbe Timaru Post states that Mr Jackson, jun., of Hunter (a fe\f miles from Makikibi), bas received over £lO in payment for small birds trapped by him between July 3rd and August lltb, a period five weeks and a half. By tbe aid of two traps Mr Jaoicson seoured 10,068 birds. John Walker, a Scottish locomotive driver, who reoently retired, aged 75, had been on tbe footplate for 53 years, 18 of them as driver. Jt was computed that he had travelled two million miles, and no passenger bad been injured by his default. Walker is still hale and hearty. Mr Morley announoed reoently in the House Of Commons that the Imperial Government had refused permisson to the Swedish explorer, Sven Hedin, to enter Tibet. The Government bad decided that noteven Britishers should be allowed toexplore Tibet. It seems that,. in spite of his terrible sufferings, Major Dreyfusis capable of continuing his military career. Messages to the Cape Times statu that he has been. appointed to the command of the' 12th Battery of Artillery, and that the colonel of his regiment says tbot be will be welcomed as a good and exoelleut comrade. ■ Fibre from the plantain tree is coming into use in India for cloth making. Yarn made fr r m It is found to fce stronger tban that from ootton or jute, and has a glazed appearance., A native technical institute of Nagpore bas taken up tbe subject, and as the supply of plantain fibre is almost unlimited; in Bengal it is expected that a large industry may be created for its production. The Workmen's. Compensation Bill {South Australia) consists of / ' nineteen clauses and ten schedules, and indicates important amendments in existing legislation. Provision is made for the. simplification of the procedure for the recovery of compensation, and the payment of a medical practitioner for the reporting of acoidents. The new legislation has beeo brought forward for the purpose Of meeting objections raised in the oourts in connection with compensation oases. Amongst tbe earliest of the im- \ portant reports that will be presented to Parliament this week will be that of the Defenoe . Depart- s rnent, and it should prove even more interesting than usual. The report will, of course, cover the regime of the late Defenoe Minister (Mr Seddon). Tbe new Minister (Hon. jx, Pitt), will very probably dowq either an interim report, or be may make a statement concerning his policy on the floor of the Legislative Council during the week. Statistics relating to the Norwegian Merchant Navy show that, whereas the number of merchant vessels under the Norwegian flag became less by fifty in the course of 1905, the total tonnage is greater by 12,831 tons net. Seventy-six steamers were added to the fleet last year, of 119,175 tons, and fifty-eight passed out of it, representing altogether 75,319 tons, so that, as far as steam shipping is concerned, there was an increase of eighteen vessels and 13,821 tons; as regards the sailing > fleet, however, 133 ships, of 68,098 tons, fell out of the list while only sixty-five ships, of C 7,105 tons, were added, so that the aatual reductions of the sailing fleet amounts to sixty-eight ships and 993 tons. A Blue Book ou the Turco-lSgyp-tian frontnr incident, which was issued on July 16th, shows (says a message to the Cape Times) that Lord Cromer feared a desperate raid with the object of causing an outburst of fanaticism and consequently the navy defended the Suez Canal. Lord Cromer declares that the PanIslamio newspapers are unrivalled in their mendacity and misrepresentation, and says that if the Press menaces the publio tranquility it must be repressed. Anyhow, it is abundantly clear that the liritish garrison must be permanently increased. Lord Cromer transmits J a letter from an anonymous but evidently enlightened, Egyptian, who eloquently testifies to all that Great Britain lias done in Egypt, but points out that once the sword is drawn, every Moslem must fight for the Sultan, regardless of all considerations. No matter where you purpose travelling—either in New Zealand or to other eoun tries-you will find that the cheapest and best way to ensure prompt delivery of your luggage is to give it into the charge of J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd., Forwarding, Shipping and Customhouse Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Write for further par ticulars.—Advt. ARE YOU COUGHING YET? 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Ragwort flowered' all through the winter in Soutbern Gcod dairy battle are increasing in price in Canterbury, The export of gold from Westport during the month of July Was 1,0520z. v .vi • It is said that there are still some eight miles of seweis to be laid down in Palmerston North hefore the scheme is completed. The 'largest manoeuvres ever planned by the United States Navy Department will take place this year. Evolutions without signals will be one of the leading features. The American newspapers devote long comments to the Salisbury train disaster, and declare that British railways have now been proved to be no safer than American. Miss Barbara Krupp, who is worth two millions, has become engaeod to an impecunious nobleman. Her sister, who is the wealthiest heiress in the world, is al«o to mairy a poor man. It willjbe a double wedding. Rev. J. N. Buttle, Secretary of tlw Weßleyan Foreign Mission Fund, yesterday received intimation that Mrs R. D. Nofworfchy, who recently died at Blenheim, Dad bequeathed £IOO each the Wesleyan Foreign Mission Fund and the Wesleyan Home Mission Fund. During their tenure of office from 1895 to 1905 the late Lord Salisbury and Mi Balfour created fifty-three new peers. That is at the five per year. The new Liberal Government, which has been only six months or so iu office, has already i created fifteen peers. , The island of Cumfcrae, whioh has a population of 30,000, has been out off from its mainland communication. Owing to a dispute in regard to pier dueß, the railway comoanies have decided to discontinue the steamer service. Cum brae is a popular resort for Glasgow people. A meeting of the Committee of the Borough Council, which was to havo been held last evening to consider the question of establishing a show room in connection with the gasworks for the purpose of exhibiting gas fittings, cookers, heaters, eto., lapsed for the want of a quorum. Only Ors Ewington and Elliott were present. The new gasworks at Woodville are now rapidly hearing completion. The building ia a oommodious brick one, and is in close proximity to the railway station. The Borough Council anticipates being able to supply eas to at least part of the town sometime in October next. It is stated that there is a serious shortage of timber at the mills in the Hokianga district, the floods not having been sufficiently strong to bring the logs down from the forests. Unless a fresh occurs l in the meantime, it is "considered probable that the Kauri Timber Company's plant at KohuKobu will have to temporarily close down in September. Mr Barton Hepburn, formerly Controller of the U.S. Treasury, declares that American tourists and > Americans who keep up establishments in England and France are spending at least year in Europe, thereby off-setting the trade balance and causing the present unfavourable condition in the money market. ''Muoh interest has been excited in Simla by the attitude of the English Radical papers on the subject of the Egyptian attack upon British officers. Here in India, it is pointed out by the Daily Mail correspondent, the British are also a handful of whites among thousands of natives, and if subject races are to be encouraged on the occasion of every ftncied grievance to take the law into their own hands, reprisals on the part of the English are bound to follow. ! Tbe session of Congress, just ended at Washington seems to have eclipsed all records in one respect. It has been snob a loquacious Congress that the stenographers have staggered under a burden of about forty million words in tbe last seven months. The "Congressional Record" for this session will contain more than ten thousand pages. The House has contributed the greater portion of the oratory, but the seventy days' debate on the Railway Rate Bill in tho Senate was quite unprecedented in that body for its quantity, rapidity, and technical character. Some time ago the proposal that a light railway line should be constructed from Utiku to Lower Moawhango was submitted by the exMiniater for Lands (the Hon. T. Y. Dunoan) to the Wellington Land Board for a report. Tbe duty was undertaken by the Commissioner, Mr'J. Strauchon, and Messrs J. Reese and J. Dawson aid they have now formulated their conclusions. In their report they state that tbe estimated cost of construction is £36,000, and the length about ton miles. Approximately the area of bush land to be served by the line is 16,000 acres, estimated to produce £IOO,OOO •worth of timber. All this, however, would probably not be tapped by one line of railway. Tbe Committee concludes "that there are no great engineering difficulties to contend with, and that tbe route is probably as good a one as could be got at a reasonable cost. We have, however, considerable doubts as to whether I the area and quantity of timber oct tainable would justify the cost of * the line suoh as proposed, and think that probably an ordinary good bush tramway would serve all purposes required, and be much oheaper. FACTS ESTABLISHED AT COURT. In an action, the cause of which waa flagrant misuse of our firm name and other gross misrepresentation by an imi tating company, which was tried before his Honor, Ch'ef Justice J. Madden, K.C.M.G., L.L.D., in the Supreme Court, at Melbourne, the prosecution showed:— 1. That Sandor and SonB 1 Pure Volatile Eucalypti Extract contains all medical constituents of the eucalypti, in a highly refined and pure form. 2. That it is muoh more powerfully healing (antiseptic) than ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 3. 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The ' fortnightly meeting .of the Masterton Kechabite Tent will be held this evening. Sixteen persons were killed by lightning during a thunderstorm at Hanover last month. The Bishop of London has .received a "Windfall" of £140,000 for: new churches in Londoa. The mail bags at Okoriri have been robbed on three occasions lately. A native boy has been arrested.. . ' ' The annual meeting of members of the Masterton Trotting Club will be held in the Club Hotel, on Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock. A great international exhibition will be held in Vienna in 1908 in celebration of the Austrian Emperor's diamond jubilee. A bowling match, Queensland v. New South Wales, played at Brisbane on Saturday, resulted in a win for the latter by 96 points to 94. Rope and twine works have been started in Foxton, and it is saia that it is impossible to get an empty bouse in that town at the present time. __ i During a carmen's strike riot in New York recently revolvers were used by the polioe. One rioter was killed and three wounded. Tbe ringleaders were arrested. , Mails for the United Kingdom and continent of Europe, via Monte Video and Teneriffe, per Wakanui, will close at Masterton on Wednesday, tbe 22nd inst., at 6.15 a.m. A meeting of tbe member? of the Wairarapa Yorkshire Society will be held in tbe Club Hotel, to morrow night to make arrangements for a social to be held at an early date. A virulent outbreak of cholera is now raging the natives of Manila and the surrounding provinces. Four Americans have contracted tbe disease and one is dead. Our Tinui correspondent states that a bunt was held, yesterday, at Whakataki, over stiff oountry. Spiles were numerous. Dr Hunter and Mr Rupert Morrison received slight injuries. Five hundred Chinamen who were homeless and destitute owing to the earthquake and -fire in San Francisco sailed for China a few days ago at the expense of tbe Chin- 1 ese Government. Mails for the Commonwealth of Australia, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, also South Africa, continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, per Warrimoo, will olose at Mastertou on Saturday, 25th inst., at 6.15 a.m. At the Orchestral Sooiety's concert at the Masterton Town Hall, on Tuesday evening next, Miss O'Brien, who is so well and favourably known in musical circles, will sing'Tosti's "Good-bye" and "O Dry Those Tears" by Del Riego—the latter with violin obligato by Mr Reihana Boyes. The steamer Port Chalmers, which went ashore in Torres Strait, is on a hard sandy patch off Ulrioa Reef. Though the vessel is making no water, she looks as if she is strained. Heavy seas are breaking against her. Tbe stranding occurred through the pilot'mistakihg au outside passage for tbe Albany passage. Itis improbable that the vessel will be floated without jettisoning most of her cargo of coal. ( - The list of Independence-day casualties in the United States caused by fireworks, careless handling of firearms and other causes is very heavy this year. The following summary of the cost of tbe "Ulorioas Fourth" is from trustworthy sources:—3B persons killed, 2789 persons injured, £13,290 worth of damage done by fires, £2,000,000 spent if- fireworks, 780 arrests for firing revolvers in the streets. Mr Sydney Earee, a brother of the late Vioar of S. Matthew's Churoh, Masterton, is at present in this town, having arrived recently from England. Lovers of music will be glad to learn that they will shortly have an opportunity of hearing this talented singer, as Mr Baree has deoided to give a concert in the Town Hall, un 12th proximo. Mr Earee nas for many years been associated with some of England's beat known companies, and stands sidß by side with mßny of the first singers «f the day; and for versatility Mr Earee baa few equals, as he has not only made a wide reputation as a singer, but also as a first-class comedian and humourist, so tbe public may uot only look forward to hearing excellent singing, 'but also to an evening of mirth and" laughter. Ihe oomuients of leading English newspacers upon Mr Eareo's performances are of a most eulogistic character. Messrs Gillespie rmd Co. require a rouseaboufc for hotel. I Mr H. Byford, builder, requires j a smart boy to learn the r,rade. Mr T. F. Smith, Tinui, ndvertises for sale the thoroughbred horse, Chainlink, by Chain Shot—Nautilus. The W.F.C.A. announce the arrival of a shipment of seed potatoes from Australia. Particulars of the varieties appear elsewhere. Messrs Hendry and Buxton, drapers, of Queen Street, advertise prices of ready-to-wear gents' suits made from best colonial tweeds. A pair of rolled gold spectacles, lost on the Masterton Railway platform on Wednesday last, are advertised for. ,Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., local agents for the Shaw Savill and Albion Company, Ltd., are advised that tbe Karamea, sailing in September for West of England ports, has accommodation for twenty-five saloon passengers. A doctor and stewardess will be oarried if sufficient inducement offers. IN THE HOME. A fe-licß of security and freedom from anxiety pervades the home in which Cham berlain's Pain Balm is kepi constantly on hand. A touch of Rheumatism, Neuralgia an attack of Headache, Earaohe, —Tooth ache, a Sore Throat —whatever the trouble is, Chamberlain's Pain Balm drive 3 away the pain at once and cure* the disease quickly. First application gives relief For Sale by T- G. Mason, Masterton.