LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Independent, Volume XII, Issue 1019, 1 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A man who Was arrested in Christchurch a day or two ago for drunkenness was recognised by Detective Osborne as bsing a person wanted since 1902 for the non-payment of a' fine. In the Salvation Army, Home for Boys at Eltham there are.at present forty-four boys, whose ages range from five to sixteen years. The Army has received applications for the admission of 200' other boys to the home. The Lyttelton Harbor Board is about to procure eight life-saving reels fully equipped. The design selected follows that of the reels used at Manly and other Australian watering places, but several improvements, have been effected, notably mounting the reel on wheels and fitting it with a hrake, to enable it to be used single-handed. Six of the reels are to be stationed at Sumner, and two at Corsair Bay. Kin? Country settlers at Tangilu and Waimiha complain of the large amount of pilfering at the latter railway station. Several settlers have reported heavy losses, and efforts are being made to catch the sneak thieves. Application has been made to the Railway Department to put a ma" in charge of the station, and the matter is being considered. The setlers affected are mostly improved farm settlers, and consequently the loss is very serious. A new and interesting method is being practised in rooting out old gorse hsdges on the Edendale Estate in Southland.- A couple of horses are attached to a long wire rope, which is slipped round a three or four yards' length of hedge, and by a long and strong pull the gorse is rooted out and drawn some distance away. Another length'i3 made ready in a few minutes, and in" the course of a day several chains"are thus disposed of. The exhibit of honey in the Agricultural Department's exhibit, at the Coronation'Exhibition in Wellington gives a striking illustration of the peculiar color effects produced by different flowers on which the bees have been feeding. The clearest honey of all is that gathered'by the bees from white clover. The darkest exhibit is a jar of refined fed oil' buckwheat—a almost the color of golden syrup. » Next in density of color comes.a pot gathered from the manuka

. Harold Laybourne, for forging a school certificate, to enable him to get into the Railway Department, was sentenced at Timaru to three months' imprisonment. _ The building trade in the Cambridge district is particularly brisk at the present time. Large quantities of timber are being sent out from the local timtimber yards. The butchers of Cambridge have decided to observe the King's birthday holiday on Monday next, in place of Saturday. ,The usual delivery of meat will be made on Saturday. The sale of building sections, in Cambridge, to be held by the Fnrmers' Auctioneering Company, on Wednesday, the 6th inst, is creating a good deal of interest. There is likely to be keen competition for the various' allotments. The programme to be submitted at the Empire Picture Company's entertainment this evening, is claimed by the management to be one of the best yet secured The films are of a varied character, and each subject will be found to be of absorbing interest. _ Mr H. C. Gronn, of Marton Junction, informs the Rangitikei Advocate that he will be a candidate for Manawatu in the Liberal interest. "He claims that he can roar like a lion, and has a hide like a rhinoceros," states the Advocate. The fund for the women's ward at thejDunedin Hospital now stands at £4IOO, exclusive of receipts from "The Gondoliers" benefit, which are likely to swell the total to over £4200. The fund will be closed on Saturday. At the Napier Magistrate's Court two bakers were fined £lO each for selling light-weight bread. In one case the maKistrate made an order for the publication in, local papers of the defendant'3 name, occupation, place of business, conviction, and the penalty imposed as provided by section 19 of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act. In the course of a speech at a banquet at Orepuki recently, Mr J. C. Thompson, M.P., stated that during the past 18 months he had received applications for the 'expenditure of £IOO,OOO, and that if similar requests were received bv other members of the House no le3s than £8,000,000 would be required for roads and bridges. He also pointed out that £500,000 per annum was voted annually for those purposes, so they would realise that a good many of the works would have to be deferred. Between last Saturday and Monday there were more vessels in port at Wellington than there have been at one time for many months past. They numbered 41, and their tonnage aggre-1 gated 70.867 gross and 455,030 net. The list included the Drayton Grange, i 6592 tons, from Liverpool; Star of Australia, 6825 tons, from New .York; j Delphic, 8273 tons, from Liverpool;! Rotorua, 12,P00 tons, from London; Star of Canada, 7280 tons, from London; Manuka, 4505 tons, Navua, 2930 tons, from the. Islands; and the new steamer Lauderdale. The trawler Loyalty, with five parties of mutton-birders, returned to Bluff last week, and brought in the season's catch from the islands of Potama, Pohowaitai, Stage, Fuketskoe, and Gundy-.;, t The total number of birds taken ddrlng the season on the islands to 77,000, which is considered 1 a very fair return. There a/e two vessels which have yet to bring parties; but it is expected that the season will be finally closed by the end of the month. The returned natives expressed the opinion, says the South'and Times, that the birds are not quite so plentiful as has been the case in previous years. At the inquest on Mrs Melville, of Wanganui East, whose body was recently found in the river, evidence was given to the effect that she and her husband lived together on good terms, but deceased had been much worried by neighbors' idle gossip. The busband had to be at workearly and late, and it was suggested to her that this was only an excuse to enable him to get away to enjoy himself. Deceased's mind apparently became unhinged, and she confided to a friend that she had discovered a plot to take her husband away from her. The matter evidently so preyed on her mind that she determined on taking her life. A verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was returned. > • . " The leper patients at Quail Island are reported to be as comfortable and happy as can be expected in their isolation, but they find the time hanging heavily on their hands during the long winter nights. The caretaker at the island has a gramaphone and a number of records, which are greatly enjoyed by the patients. As the nights are now very cold and darkness sets in early, the patients have to .fall back on their own resources for amusement during the evening, and they have •expressed a wish to have -1 a gramaphone to be kept in one of their huts, and to be operated by themselves. The gramaphone, which was presented by a gentleman about two or three y3ars ago,' has been kept by the caretaker, as if it were in the patients' care it could not be taken away for repairs in the event of its getting out of order. VNurse Ure Says You Can't Beat It.—ln a recent letter from the Lake View Hotel, Ballarat, Vic, Nurse Ure writes:—"You can't beat Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children. It is absolutely the best I have used in my professional career, extending, over 20 years. Numerous cases of croup, which is a most dreadful complaint for children, have come under my notice, and I never hesitate to recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, for it means absolutely the end of the disease after three or four doses," Sold by

The population of Auckland City and suburbs within a ten-mile radius o? tho general post office, totals up to 117,685. according to the census just taken. Mr P.J. Marfell reports the sale of ..'J, Mr Smith's hou3e and two acres in , ' Hall and Clare streets, Cambridge, to Mrs Meushini, late of Ohaupo. He ' has also, disposed of a section in Vic-toria-atreet to Mr Bellamy. The address given in (he Alexandra Hall, Cambridge, on'J uesday evening, . by the Kev. Mr Burgin, entitled "Mission Experiences in the Soudan," was listened to by a large audience. The discourse proved both interesting and instructive. A man named' John Jobberns, aged 68, committed suicide on Sunday evening by shooting himself with a small rifle in a shed on the farm of his nephew, J. Rice, with whom he lived, near Woodbury, S"uth Canterbury. Evidence given at thy inquest indicated that the deceased had had worry, about a cheqje drawn on a bank with which he had an account. The Vi.ctorian Department of Agriculture has published a method of J treating seed potatoes which, it is _| claimed, destroys every trace of Irish -T blight, while not interfering with the <'■' germinating properties of the seed. ■"' 'the treatment consists in submitting the potatoes to a dry heat of 120 to 130 dog. Fahr. for three hours before planting. Potatoes so heated have been grown successfully at the Burnley Horticultural Gardens, near Me) bourne. The eelworm in the potato is also destroyed by the above treatment. A singular incident is related in connection with the late Mr C. Moberley Bell, managing editor of the London Times. On one occasion he was crossing a railway line in Egypt when his font was caught in the points, and it seemed impossible to extricate it. A tram was approaching at the moment and he had no time to uulace his boutj but with a mighty wrench he fr*ed himself, tearing a bone from its place in the effort. It had to be removed by a surgeon, and the bone was utilised by Mr Bell as the handle of a walking stick, which he was ever afterwards compelled to use. Of thu fifty passengers who arrived by the Drayton Grange at Wellington on Saturday'from Liverpool, two were ', prevented from landing by the Customs > authorities for failure to pass the language test. One of them, a Jew, and naturalised British subject, though he cou 1.1 speak broken English, was'unable to read or write in any language except Yiddish, and this is a language which the Act does not take cognisance of. He was in a rather unfortunate position, as his wife and family passed the test without difficulty. The other was a Syrian Jew. a tailor by trade," and apparently could neither read nor write in any language. A Sydney paper pays:—.Mr H O'Mara, of Jersey Farm, Possum' Creek, Bangalow, has sold a batch of thirteen beautiful Jerseys for New Zealand., They are, indeed, high-class ' animals, fit for any company. Mr O'Mara has had considerable success in '.;' his line of breeding, and as the Jersey . is gaining popularity his already larga ' ' business with dairymen is sare to greatly develop. His Rhow wins are already innumerable. Frequently he ' ' sweeps the board in the Jersey class at North Coast gatherings. Messrs Mar- . riner and Jones, the New Zealand purchasers, are fortunate in getting this '••' batch. The young bull is a beauty. A somewhat peculiar illustration of ■' - Maori superstition was. recorded at Rotorua labt week, during the special ** sitting of the Native Land Court. The case before the Court was one in which : the Ngatiwhakan tribe laid claim to what they alleged to be certain un- ' settled shares in Rotorua town. While ;'. the claim was being inquired into last Thursday, counsel for the 'Maoris called an official witness, who was duly sworn by the Clerk of the Court. In handing the Bible back to the clerk, the latter failed to grasp it, and the Bible fell to . the floor. Instantly almost the whole ' of the natives in Court, numbering nearly one hundred, rose to their feet, ' and cried, "A bad sign," "the case is makutu." and from thence on to the conclusion of their unsuccessful suit the Maoris of the tribe' sat mute and disconsolate, the incident of the falling Bible being regarded by all as an indication that their cause was doomed. , At a meeting of the Wellington Citi- . zens' League on Monday night, Mr C. P.'Skerrett, K.C., was elected president. The following policy was agreed to:—To closely watch all social move- , ments and propaganda, and keep fully. informed thereof; to take all steps within its power to ensure that laws and regulations shall be formulated, executed, and administered by moderate and honorable citizens, and to oppose the election or appointment of unsuitable'persons to any office; in particular to oppose any reduction in the three-fifths majority in connectionwith national or local prohibition; to oppose any attempt to abolish the sale of liquor altogether, to support all reasonable regulation of the liquor traffic; to oppose any further restriction jf reasonable'gaming by adults; to oppose . any restriction of the enjoyment by individuals or reasonable recreation on Sunday. VAlways Recommends It.—"On a number of occasions during the past three years I have used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy : and cannot speak too highly of it "for giving ease and relief," says Mr J. E.\M Bickerstaff, of Napier, N.Z. "I might also mention having recommended it to customers, who were equally well pleased with results. For pains in the stomach, diarrhoea and dysentery there is, nothing- equal to Chamberlain'B Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy." ■ -5 E. B. Hill, chemist,xdambridge.i;Heilß\iti

National Hotel in Cambridge is be thoroughly repaired and painted, contract for the work has been seby Mr A. Curtain. Hft Geo. B. Simpson, of Cambridge, by his daughter, will Heave Cambridge in a few days' time Hm route to England. ■.■ Advice is just to hand that the Rev. ■vV. Wooding, 8.A., of London, with HMrs Wooding (sister to Mr Asquith, ■She British Prime Minister), intends Bo visit New Zealand in the coming Bpiing. A prominent dairy factory manager the expresses the ■Opinion that the price of butter will go Hap to Is 6d per lb. before next season. ■lie says there is a great shortage of ■autter in the Dominion as the resultof ■.irought affecting supplies. ■ Negotiations are now proceeding be■tweenthe Waikato and Auckland Ac■climatisation Societies for a'conference ■to mutually agree, if possible, on the ■areas over which the respective soci■etics are to havejjurisdiction. Failing being come to, a comis to be set up to deal with the n behalf of Mr H. lan Simson, HP& have been served on Mr George Nelson and the managing director of the Hawke's Bay Tribune, claiming £3OOO and £2OOO damages respectively for an alleged libel published in a letter over Mr Nelson's signature in a recent issue. The action will come before the June sessions of the Supreme Court in Napier. A disastrous conflagraMon occurred on Monday night in the Chutes Amusement Park, San Praucisco, causing £50,000 worth of damage, and, it is feared, the loss of human life. Several persons are reported to be missing, and several are seriously injured, some of them fatally. Score 3of animals were trapped in the blazing buildings and perished in the flames. The Painters and Decorators' Union took action in the Wellington Magistrate's. Court on Tuesday against a well-knowu resident whose son had as- , sisted him to paint his house. The son had not received any remuneration for his services. Tne union contended that the son had received consideration iir-that he had been kept by his father. 4-T#ie magistrate dismissed the case. While schooling the horse Red McGregor at Ellerslie on Tuesday morning, the well-known jockey P. Flynn sustained rather serious injuries through the horse blundering at the first fence on top of the hill and throwing his rider. An examination showed that Fiynn had a rib broken, which, it is feared, might interfere with some of the internal organs, and he was removed to the Mt. Pleasant Private Hospital. Canon Charles Llewellyn Ivens, , Vicar of Sowerby Bridge, and formerly of Leeds, was married at St. Jude's Church, Halifax, England, en April 19th, to Miss Annie Tate, until recently a student at the University of Leeds. The Canon, who was a widower, is 56 years of age, and his bride 21. He was.one of the party of English missioners who visited New Zealand last year, and was subsequently appoin- . ted Vicar of St. Mary's, New Plymouih.but he cabled declining the appointment. Says the Auckland Star:--The"dtath " opcurred suddenly on Tuesday morning of Mr Wm. Walker, ex-sergeant of police at Mount Eden, from heart disease. deceased over sixty of age, and was very highly rein Mount Eden, where he had of the police station some nine years ago. Mr Walker was a widower, and had. three daughters residing with him at Mount Eden. In addition ha leaves two other daughters and five I sons in the Auckland district. I When motoring in the Murrabifc district, near Kerane, Mr W. Dunn and Bome companions passed a fully-grown tiger snake lying on the track. A dispute as fo whether the snake was dead or not caused Mr Dunn to back the car towards the reptile, which, as soon as the hind wheel touched it, proved to be very much alive. Having a gun with him, Mr Dunn got out of the car, but the snake had disappeared. The other occupants of the car spent a rather uncomfortable few minutes wondering where the snake would next make its appearance. ' Presently the fly-wheel, which was running slowly, stopped. Quickly com- ' preheDding the cause.'Mr Dunn put on full speed ahead, and the snake, which had crawled into the engine of the car |fc through a small hole in the metal F?; screen, was chopped into mince-meat. On Friday -afternoon last the pupils of the Paeroa High School presented Mr Meredith, who has accepted an ap- ■, pointment at the Cambridge High School, with a handsome suit case, and also with an address in which they con- ', veyed to him an expression ot their esteem and regard. On behalf of her fellowgpupils in the High School, and of those members of the teaching staff who have been longest associated with Mr Meredith in the school work, Miss Ethel Casley, the senior girl scholar, read the address and made the presentation. Mr Murphy, on behalf of the teachers, also expressed the hearty good wishes of all for Mr Meredith's future happiness and prosperity. Replying, Mr Meredith thanked his scholars and the teachers, wishing every success to themselves and to the school.

.'/Neuralgia,-If the affected parts ;e bathed freely with Chamberlain's Pain Balm those stabbing burning darting pains will soon disappear. JRub the Balm well in several times during the day, keeping the patient warm ind out of the cold wind. Dozens of people, suffering from neuralgia nave been' cured by the use of Chamberlain's Pain ,

Mr Norton Thompson, 'solicitor, of Cambridge, is at present in Auckland, whera he has undergone an operation for an ear trouble. He hopes to return to Cambridge on Monday next. Mademoiselle Antonia* Dolores concluded a most successful tour at the Choral Hall, Auckland, on Tuesday evening. Hundreds were unable to obtain admission. She leaves for Australia, via Wellington, on Friday. At the ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Independent Order of Oddfellows last Tuesday evening advantage w«s taken to present Sergeant McNamara, Grand Master rf the Lodge, with a handsome set of regalia. The presentation was made by the "father" of the Lodge, Bro. W.. Burbidge, P.G. Bro. McNamara suitably responded. Ac the conclusion of the meeting of the Independent Lodge of Oddfellows last Tuesday evening a strong rommittee was set up to make arrangements for the annual ball, to be held towards the end of the present month or in July. Bro. G. H. OUard was appointed secretary. The fancy dress Skating Carnival, to which numbers have been looking forward for some time past, has been arranged to take place in the Alexandra Hall on Wednesday evening next. Prizes will be awarded for the best fancy dress and most graceful skater, for ladies and gentlemen respectively. Every'arrangemetit is being made for the convenience of skaters and onlookers, and the local band will be in attendance. Sydney picture show proprietors stated at a meeting on Monday that the new Sunday regulations prohibiting a collection at the entrances to the doors had resulted in a loss of from 30 to 50 per cent. They also said that sacred films were not appreciated. They will form a deputation to Mr Holman with a view to having the regulations rescinded, otherwise many businesses will be ruined. An .interesting lecture will be delivered in the Town Hajl, Cambridge, on Tuesday evening next by a notable lady visitor to New Zealand, Mrs Barton, who has for many years been an ardent worker in the Old Country in the cause of Eocial reform. The'subject of Mrs Barton's lecture is "The Liquor Traffic and its relation to social reforms." As she ha 3 a good delivery, and has had a lengthy experience in .the solving of those which beset humanity, we have no doubt but that a large audience will assemble to hear what she has to say. The chair will be taken by his Worship the Mayor. There are thirteen British newspapers represented in the Sheffield Choir, which is due in Wellington on June 29th. These are as follow: London: Daily, Standard, Daily Express, Standard of Empire, Musical Times, Musical Herald, Musical Courier. Sheffield v Independent and Telegraph. Leeds: Yorkshire Post. Bradford: Yorkshire Observer. Huddersfield: Examiner. Newcastle: Chronicle and Journal. The Newcastle Chronicle u owned by Mr G. Wetherall Havelock, uncle of Mr A. E. H. Green, of Cambridge.