LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7404, 7 March 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest Mystery Fiat returns shows 1 10/ ."idwis for Dili hours dredging. By cable we learn that the Pope's condition has improved.

A meeting of the Trustees ol the North Wairarapa Henevolent Society is lv be held 011 Wednesday,

Judgment in the case Borough Council v. Annie Andrews is to be given by Mr W. I*. James, S.M, on Wednesday.

The registered rainfall in Masterton, this morning, for the preceding twentyfour hours, was nine points.

The many friends of Mr E. W. Dorset will deeply regret to learn of the death of his wife, which sad event occurred at Wellington yesterday.

Two complete and very interesting stories will be found in the supplement issued, to-day, with the Waikauai-a Daily Timks.

Mr J. Iv. Thornton, the Dunedin solicitor, who was found on .St. Clair beach, with a villo bullet wound in his forehead, believed to have been selfinflicted, is dead.

Mr Ellis, a New Zealandcr, has disposed of tho rights of an egg-preserving patent for tho whole of Europe, except ing Russia, Mr Ellis is an ex-chemist of Stratford, and an erstwhile journalist.

The New Plymouth Supreme Court was engaged, last evening, in a heavy civil action for libel and slander brought by 11-ov. llutson, Presbyterian minister, against 11. Morrison, a prominent member of the Church. The damages claimed amount to illiOOO.

A Crown lands ballot was held yesterday, when 18,201 acres of land in the Auckland district was disposed of. For -lo sections there were -1-15 applications, the number ranging from one to sixty for tho most popular section.

"Selected Verses," to-day, on the fourth page, comprise a nicely written poem entitled " Truth," in which the sentiment of a confiding trust in an omnipotent Providence is beautifully expressed.

Denis Itcardon, who was yesterday lined 10s on a charge of drunkenness and disorderly conduct, was brought before Mr Thos. Duncan, J.P., this morning on a similar charge. Accused was lined XI, or in payment •18 hours' imprisonment.

The following is the team of the Mastorton Mounted Uilles to lire a match against Mauriceville next Thursday : —

Lieut. McKillop, Sergt-Major Scare, Sergt. Shaw, Privates Hood, Wilton, Harvey, McLaehlan, !'. D. McLachlan, P. Cotter, Farrier-Sergt. Ross. Eincr. Privates Wall, Alpass and Duckett.

On the fourth page, to day, aro given some serviceable and seasonable health notes, dealing with simple spceiiies for typhoid, iv which turpentine and lemons figure prominently. There is a short discourse based on the subject of the gospel of fresh air, illustrating the need of ventilation. This portion of the chapter will be found particularly well worth careful reading, and should also bo preserved for the instruction of others in the household, as it is a subject of which but too little is known by the bulk of the community. Several other valuable hints are given in other parts of the chapter, all the items m which have been selected with great care from the very best sources, as information of a class which is most likely to be serviceable to, and appreciated by, our readers.

A private letter lately received by a Dunedin lady from the wile cf a gentleman, very long resident of Fiji, contains some information which is of interest at the present juncture. Soon after the arrival of the new Governor, the natives wero informed by the priests that tho Governor liad brought a now "lotu" (religion), and that if they did not go over to his "lotu" their lands would he taken from them, and other penalties would be inflicted, such as banishment to other islands, of which tho natives are much afraid. Tho Governor, of course, is not for a moment to bo thought of as cognisant, still less as approving, of these steps, but the effect upon tho native mind is auitc us strong as if ho had actually been so.

Miss Manoramabai, who delivered an intensely interesting address in the Masterton Presbyterian Church, last evening, is the first Brahmin lady who has visited Now Zealand. Her graphic description of Pundita Kaniabai's (mother of the lecturess) great work among India's widows and orphans was of engrossing interest. Miss Manoramabai was dressed in her picturesque Indian costume, has a sweot voieo and a particularly pleasing delivery. She told the pitiful story of India's suffering millions, and of tho noble work being dono by the native mission, organised b\ her mother, in a stylo of simplo cloquenco touching earnestness. The magnitude of the work accomplished by this Brahmin lady and hor co-workers may be judgctl by tho fact that thero are at present in the mission 1700 widows and orphans, tho majority of whom aro converts. Wo can scarcely conceive of any work more calculated to olicit the sympathies of a Christian community than that in which Pundita Rauiabai is engaged, and cf which such an interesting fttOQUn. was b' ivcli b y i>ol ' daughter last evening.

SLEEP FOR SKIN-TORTURED BABIES and rest for tired mothers in a warm bath With CiU-i.ui'H Soap, and a single anointing with Cuticura, lijogi .atskiu cure and purest of emollients, Lo be followed in severe eases by mild doses of Cuticura Resolvent Pills, to cool end cleanse the blood. This is the purest, sweetest, most speedy, permanent aud economical treatment for burning, bleeding, scaly, crusted and pimply skin and scalp humours ever compounded, and is Ssiiro to succeed when all else fails.

I Feilding is now asserting its claim as ' the site for the new dairy firm.

Outward mails for I .ji, Tonga, Katnon, i ami Nine, will close at Mastertoli on Monday afternoon, at 1.45 o'clock. Mr Elliot Warburton, solicitor, of I'uliner.stoii North, has returned to the Col- . ouy, after a prolonged trip to the Old , Country. > Wanganui is still suffering from a water famine, which threatens to become iin acute visitation before the new supply is an accomplished fact. Walker's and Nolan's large stables, sit Hulls, wore destroyed by lire yesterday. The insurance, arc not lo hand, but the loss above insurance is .U 100. II was slated in the Victorian legislative Assembly thai out of ."ill locomotives, owned by the local Railway Department, only ii!) 1 were in running order. Uev. \V. 0. Waters, of St Peter's Church, Wellington, who is leaving for Homo, next week, will preach his farewell sermon in Wellington to-morrow evening. It is stilted that extraordinary precautions were taken for Mr Chainl). tin n's safety in South Africa. Deteclives in various guises used to .surround him i! very where. Mails for Australia, Tasmania, Ceylon, India, China, Japan and Straits Settlements, also South Africa, Continent of .Europe and United Kingdom, will close at Wellington, on Friday, loth inst., at _ p.m. Digby, alian " Fatty," Grand, arrested on suspicion of being concerned iv the shooting of Constable Long, at Auburn, ' near Sydney, is said to come of a big i English family, and to be not far distant from a title. The story is, however, mostly on his own authority.

It is reported that the Native, llaugi Uu, who was killed near Ilaweni when in an intoxicated slate, when riding from the races, was one of the leaders, if not the leader, of tho attack on Turuturniokai redoubt, in Taranaki, when nearly the wholo British garrison was slain.

'JL'ho East Christchurch school, one of tho largest, if not the largest, public schools in the colony, has been closed on account of tho prevalence of scarlatina ami measles. No less than .'57 cases of scarlatina andl_'of measles are reported. The other schools are not effected.

At a placo called Uiverlea, near llaweru, the local postmistress has hitherto been receiving the munificent remuneration of .t-1 per annum ! For that salary she has hiul to receive and despatch two mails a day, besides delivering out mails from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sundays included. Tho lady has now been offered an increase---/.., £'l_ per annum.

Such an acute depression in Tyne shipbuilding has nut (says a correspondent i been known to prevail for some past ten years. As an evidence of this there are :.'!- steamers lying idle in Shields Harbour, several of which are the latest build and ol* exceptionally large tomige. The slackness of the shipping trade must be serious indeed when foreign owners are beginning to lay them up in the Tyne. '

The Kurupuni Fire Brigade's team, which is lo compete at Napier, left Masterton, yesterday morning, and the team from the Masterton Municipal Brigade left at noon, to day. About fifty South Island Brigadosmen arrived in Masterton, last evening, leaving at noon, today, the Brigadesuicn lrom Wellington passing through also at that time. The ISrigadosmeii who arrived last night included representatives from South Dunedin, Dunedin Railway, Cavcrshaui, Sydenham, Akaroa, Westport and Gerildinc.

The ordinary meeting of Court Loyal Enterprise, A.0.F., Masterton, was held last evening in the Foresters' Hall, Bro. G. Dixon, C.R., presiding. Correspondence was received from L. E. Holms, L. Cook, (Canterbury) and Court Marquis of Normanby. Bro. W. li. Cole was appointed S.B. It was decided to send a letter of condolence to the widow of the late Bro. Spackman. Cash receipts for tho evening amounted to _GIG lis.

At the Wanganui S.M. Court a man was lined £2 and costs for negligently driving a hoiso and trap in a public .street. It appears that defendant nearly drove over two little children in a pram, and it was only good fortune that prevented a serious accident. Ono baby of about a year old was thrown out, but the hood saved athrce-months-old baby from injury. Defendant was also lined £o and costs for being under the influence of liquor while in charge of a horse aud trap. A cabinetmaker or good improver is ro(juired by Mr J. Harrop. A black and white sheep dog is advertised for as lost. A young lady requires a position as governess. Ten shillings reward is offered for the return ot two safe keys, attached to a piccj of string, 10-t either at the Dreyerton sports or at the circus. Wll-X "HllliU-Ml" IiOKS IN* ItIISUIIATICS GO out! That tells the story of " Rheumo." It is a solvent of uric acid, and Nature's mode of solution. It is the excess uric acid in the system that causes rheumatism, sciatica, gout, gravel, and kindrc 1 complaints, and Rheumo is tho medicine that cures. In diseases dependent upon a uric acid diathesis, it is a remedy of extraordinary potency. Rheumo is a medicine—not a liniment, liheumo is a liquid—not a pill. Rheumo acts promptly and effectively. " Rheumo Conquers Rheumatism." Sold by F. Feist aud Co., storekeepers, Mastorton, and by all chemists and stores at _s Od and 4s Od per bottle. A HATTY THOUGHT may bring a fortune. Inventions are not always the outcome of long study or experiment. A happy thought, leading to the production of a useful article, has very often turned the tide of life, and yielded the inventor it competency.—Extract from pamphlet giving information on patents, obtainable free, by post, from Baldwin and Rayward National Chambers, Wellington. Tho following speaks for itself. Mr L. R. Webb, settler, of Makoluku, Hawke's Bay, N.Z., writes:—"l am writing you a testimonial. 1 was suffering from lumbago for somo years. I tried a good many remedies before I tried your Rheumatic Powder. I took yours by directions, aud I was relieved alter the third dose. I have not felt any symptoms since. Ono tin cured mo. Thanking you for the same." • • • • • • Bock's rheumetie powder, price lis Gd ; Bock's powder for the liver, stomach aud bloo i, price Is; Bock's cough balsam, price lstkl; Book's herb extract, an infallible cure for toothache, price Is ; Bock's neuralgia drops, price Is (id; and other preparations may be obtained from the W.F.C.A., Masterton, Carterton and Pahiatua, J. Jones and Co., Eketahuna, Mr E. Ashby, Mangatainold, and other leading stores. Wholesale from P. Bock and Co., Auckland, N.Z.