LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7502, 3 July 1903, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Letters from our Gladstone, Woodville, Pahiatua, Eketahuna,and Mauriceville correspondents will be found on the fourth page, to-day.

An extract giving the views of the Melbourne Argus, on the Prohibition Question, will be found on the fourth page, to-day.

A man was executed in China tor having murdered his father. The condemned man's schoolmaster also shared the same fate for not having taught him better 1

Mr 0. Pragnoll has kindly set along 5s for the helpless invalid, referred to in our recent issues. Packages of stamps are still coming to hand. The appeal has not been in vain.

Brandy distilled in the year 1800, was served with the coffee at the State dinner given by Presidout Loubet to King Edward on the recent visit of the latter to Paris.

There are some 86,000 persons and 12,000 steam trawlers and drifters at work in the fishing industry in Scotland. These represent a total capital of and land annually fish valued at £3,000,000.

Mr Fred Moore and Mr A. P. Whatman have donated special prizes of £2 2s and £1 respectively, to be givon as the Masterton Collie Club decides, in the "leading, banging back, and holding event."

Mr W. McKenzio purchased from Mr T. Miller his dog " Tip," which did such splendid work yesterday, in tho heading, bringing back, and holding class at yesterday's dog trials. The price paid is said to have been JEI2.

A Baptist Minister appeared recontly at the Police Court, Merthyr-Tydvi), charged with drunkenness and obscene language. His solicitor pleaded " domestic infelicity" as the cause of trouble. Accused was fined 10s and costs.

A competitor at yesterday's dog trials in connection with tho Masterton Collie Club, " worked" his dog in " Gaelic," to the great amusement of the majority prosent. A Scotchman, on being asked the reason, replied, " Oh, it's a sort of a safeguard—its like a doctor's prescription, you don't know what you are getting — you have got to guess."

When two trucks loaded with quartz were coming down from the Komata EeefsCompany'smino.Paeroa,the brakesman lost control of ihein, and jumped off. The trucks ran down the slope at a great rate, until they neared Mr Perkins' store; there they ran into two horses and threw them into tho creok below, a distance of about thirty feet. Both horses wero so badly injured that they had to be killed.

Tomorrow will bo the anniversary of American Independence, declared in 1776, when the thirteen colonies renounced their allegiance to the British Grown, and declared themselves independent States. A correspondent asks for a brief history of events: What brought matters to a crisis was the passing by tho British Parliament of a Stamp Act (1705), requiring that evory legal document executed, and every newspaper or pamphlet published, should be written or printed upon paper bearing the Government stamp, and costing from 3d to J£6 a sheet. The opposition was general. The Act was repealed, but in 1767 a duty was imposed on all glass, paper, tea, etc., imported into the Colonies. Subsequently followed the fight at Concord, and the investment of the British troops in Boston. George Washington was elected Commander-in-Chief, and Boston was evacuated by the British on 17th March, 1776. On 4th July Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. Then fol • lowed the fluctuations of the subsequent campaign. Negotiations for peace wore begun in 1782, and on 3rd September, 1783, the treaty was signed, acknowledging tho independence of the United States. Qα April 30th, 1788. Georgo Washington was inaugurated first President, j FREE FRQM EVERY BLEMISH, Is j the skin, scalp and hair preserved, purified and beautified by Cuticura Soap, jt removes the cause of disfiguring eruptions, loss of hair, imd baby blemishes, viz.: The clogged, irritated, inllamed, or sluggish condition of tho pores. Xo other soap ever compounded is to be compared with it for preserving, purify ing and beautifying the skin, scalp, and hands, for sanative, antiseptic purposes, and for the toilet, bath, and nursery.

The first batch of Parliamentary papers of the present session, bavo come to hand.

A meeting of the Masterton Municipal Band Exhibition Committee will be held in Mr E. J. Young's shop, this evening.

We give a final reminder of the juvenile dance to be held in the Drill Hall, this overling, commencing at 7.30.

Outward Australian mails, also British and foreign, via Brindisi, duo London 17th August, per Warrimoo, close in Wellington to-morrow at 1 p.m.

A meeting of Stewards of the Masterton Hacing Club will be held in the office of the secretary, on Wednesday, next at 2.80 p.m.

Choice seed oats are quoted iuDunedin at 2s to 2s 3J ; prime milling, Is 9d to Is 10£ d. Prime milling wheat ranges from 4s to 4s 2d.

For the half-year the export of gold from New Zealand shows an increase of jC87,37C in value over that of the first six months of 1902.

A meeting of the Trustees of the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society will be held in the Society's room, Perry's buildings, on Wednesday next, at 3.30 p.m.

The death is announced by cable message from London of Viscount Colville, of Culcross, Lord Chamberlain to Queen Alexandra, at the age of eighty-five years.

The death is announced of Mrs Caroline Parsonage, one of Wellington's old identities, in her ninety-first year. The deceased lady arrived by the Oliver Laing in 1856.

The pittance paid to pupil school teachers has aroused the indignation of Mr Kutherford, M.H.R. "They must keep respectable, and how can they do it on JE2O a year ?"

At the Wellington Poultry Show, yesterday, iv the Langshans class, Mr H. Madeley took two highly commendeds, one commended, and three first and three second prizes.

A meeting of ratepayers is convened for Monday, July 13th, in the Town Hall, to consider the proposal of the Borough Council to borrow JE2500 for improvements to the gasworks.

Mr E. F. Allan, the very capable leader-writer on tho Wellington Post staff, has accepted a position on the editorial staff of tho Melbourne Argus. Mr Allan will have many well-wishers in his new career.

Messrs H. Madeley, Masterton, and F. Ducker, Martinborough, were among tho exhibitors and prize-winners at tho twenty-first annual exhibition of the Wellington Poultry Society, held yesterday. According to the Minister for Railways, the privileges of free passes given to pupils resident in country districts to enable them to attend classes in the city has been abused, and the passes used for purposes other than those for which they were intended. .

Captain Edwin's predicted gale reached Masterton before dawn this morning, the wind blowing in heavy gusts, and scud flying across the sky before the freshening gale. There was a fair sprinkle of rain in the fore-noon.

One of Tavanaki's very oldest settlers has just passed away, Mr Samuel Matthews, who came out by the Amelia Thompson in 1841, died on Sunday evening, near lnglewood, at the ripe old ago of 86.

The committee of the Palmerston North winter show has issued invitations to the members of the Government, the Speakers of both houses, and members of the Legislature to attend the forthcoming Show. Mr J. 0. Lane, tho secretary, has received advice that the date of opening, 28th inst., is acceptable to his Excellency.

A correspondent writes:—" A striking feature of the Collie dog trials yesterday was tho superiority of Hawke's Bay dogs over local dogs. In the matter of "command," it was specially so. .A point which the stewards should insist upon in future trials is that the public shall not be allowed to encroach upon tho ground from where the competitor is working his dog. The dog cannot see his master's directions, and is perfectly baffled. Competitors come to work sheep and dogs—not men."

There are probabably few people who know the origiu of the custom of '■ Easter eggs," which, like so many of our habits, has its roots deep in the ages of the far past. All the components necessary for the sustaining life are found in the egg; and probably the early Christians .used it as emblematic of the new life that broke from the sepulchre on that first Easter morn. Long before the coming of Christ the Hebrews placed upon their tables for the paschal feast pieces ot unleavened bread, two pieces of lamb, a few fishes, some bread, and a hardboiled egg.

Among the latest uses to which paper has been put is the manufacture of gloves and stockings. As to the manner in which the former are made little is known, but the stockings have been carefully examined by experts, and they are loud in their praises of them. The paper is transformed into a substance closely resembling wool, and is then woven much after the same manner. Paper is also being utilised for the manufacture of buttons, which are claimed to be light, strong and cheap, and can bo moulded and dyod in exact imitation of almost any button ever manufactured.

At the conclusion of the last Marton stock sale, Mr E. E. Beckett bade farewell to his clients and warmly thanked them for their support. He said ho had been auctioneering for 28 years and he was now able to retire from business altogether. During his business career the best of good feeling had, he was glad to say, always existed. He hoped the new firm would receive a continuance of the liberal support accorded to him. Cheers for Mr Beckett were heartily given. The business has been incorporated with that of Messrs Abrahams and Williams, (Limited).

The Masterton Hunt Club had a capital run atGreytown yesterday aftornooni on the properties of Messrs J. Cotter, W. Wiggins and others. The drag was laid by Mr W. Tilson, on Hoponui. Huntsman Miller rode Kaimoe, and the Master, Mr C. F. Vallanco, was on Tekohau. Messrs J. Tilson (Warfare) and C, Bennett (Flying Colours) were whips. Amongst those out were Messrs Galbraith (Testator), Scott (Kokatau), Mason (Cyclist), A. Hosking (Tui), Tocker (Descent), McLood (Matawhero), W. Wiggins (Bonnie Esperence), Cundy (a bay), Lorrie (Captain), W. Armstrong (Ascotmaro) £kerrett (Chance), Shaw (Merry Legs), J. H. Tilson (Eamilles), Hammond (Tally-ho), McLaren (Big Jack), H. Catt (Eoyal Born),C. B. Vallance (Post Boy), P. Tilson (Tiddly winks), S. Worner (Puriri) and Soxton (Waipoua).

In reference to tho runaway railway trucks incident, of a few days ago, near Eltham (Taranaki), we learn from tho Hawera Star that tho two trucks were laden with from eight to ten tons of timber. The cause of tho runaway was through tho failure of tho brakes to act. The distance run was twelve miles, and it was covered by tho trucks in twenty minutes, or nine minutes less than tho timo taken by the express. Some very awkward curves had to bo rounded, the trucks running, in some places, at a rate of forty-miles an hour. The engine which was sent in pursuit did not overtake the runaways till within about two hundred yards of Hawera Station. One gentleman, who was driving over a crossing, had a narrow escapo, as also had a surface-man, who had to leap from his trolly \yhon the flying runaway trucks were nearly on top of him.

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