LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7685, 8 February 1904, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mrs Thacker, wife of Mr J. J. Thacker, a very old resident of Woodville, died suddenly yesterday. The programme of music, played by the Masterton Municipal Band, opposite the Post Office, on Saturday evening, was much appreciated by a large crowd of interested listeners. Messrs Kirkcaldie and Stams, Ltd., of Wellington, remind their country customers that their Great Summer Sale closes noxt Saturday, so that all those intending to send orders should do so promptly. Two thousand tons of Newcastle (Hetton) coal is being landed in Wellington by Mr Samuel Brown during this month. Orders in connection with this particular shipment are rapidly coming in, so much so that orders received after the 13th inst., Mr Brown cannot guarantee to fill. A notification on the subject appears in our advertising columns. At the Salvation Army Barracks, yesterday, Captain Gunn spoke at the morning service on " Obedience," and also touched on the consequences of " Disobedience." In the evening he took for his subject "x\ Matter of Choice," hie able discourse being very attentively listened to by the large congregation present. On a recent evening a man had a marvellous escape from death at the Dannevirke railway platform. He jumped on to a train that was being shunted, thinking it was the Wooodville train, by which he was an intending passenger. He clung to the guard iron for a few yards and then fell between a carriage and the platform. In falling he was struck by the step and rendered unconscious, lying quite flat in this position. His face was grazed by the steps of tho two carriages, but otherwise he sustained no serious injury. The train was pulled up with great promptitude. Messrs Nimmo and Blair, seed and plant merchants, and growers, Dunedin, have issued a catalogue and price list of flowering bulbs and tubers, which they will send post free to anyone who will apply to them for it. This firm are about the largest growers of bulbs in New Zealand, of Narcissus alone some hundreds of thousands of bulbs are annually grown. They know the varieties which gives best results here, and they discard all those plants that are wanting in merit. Spring flowering bulbs are now being offered at very low prices, and our readers who are interestad in gardening should not miss writing for M.ssrs Nimmo and Blair's bulb catalogue. The funeral of the late Mrs Macßae, victim of tbe recent unfortunate buggy accident on the Bideford-road, took place on Saturday afternoon, a large number of people following the remains to the grave. When the cortege left Lansdowne it was very large, and the number of followers gradually increased till, by ihe time Church-street was reached, the funeral procession was nearly half a mile in length, and included a large number vehicles. Representatives of all classes —including a number of Natives—and from all parts of the district, as far as Wellington, were present —a testimony to the high esteem in which the deceased lady was bold by all who knew her. A large number of wreaths were placed upon the coffin. The pall-bearers were Messrs W. P. James, N. Beetham, R. Beetham, T. W. Wardell, V. Wardell, H. W. Wardell, C. E. Cockburn-Hood and F. Pearce ; each carried a wreath of flowers. The ceremony at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. Robert Wood.

We have received, from the compiler (Police Sergeant Siddells, of Gisborne), a copy of " The Law of Licensed HotelkeeptiM in New Zealand, so far as it Relates to the Retail Sale of Intoxicating Liquors," and including a large number of the most important and latest judgments by English and Colonial Judges. The whole forms a very handy and useful compilation, which should prove serviceable to the Trade generally, as well as the Justices of the Peace, constables in charge of districts, licensing clerks, and all directly or indirectly concerned in the carrying on, control, or regulation of the liquor traffic. The compiler points out that laws bearing on licensing matters were passed in different years from 1881 to 1896, many of the provisions in the earlier Acts having been repealed or amended. Sergeant Siddells' object has been to place before those interested the law as it at present stands, putting in amendments where they have been passed, and expunging portions that have been repealed. In this effort the compiler has achieved a distinct success, and the evidently care-fully-compiled hand-book should be in extensive requisition as a useful and (so far as we can judge) reliable guide to the subject with which it deals. The synopsis of the judgments is by no means tho least important part of the compilation, as many of the cases quoted are "on all fours" with cases which frequently crop up in the routine of licensing business.

FREE FROM EVERY BLEMISH, Is the skin, scalp and hair preserved, purified and beautified by Cuticura Soap. It removes the cause of disfiguring eruptions, loss of hair, and baby blemishes, viz.: The clogged, irritated, inflamed, or sluggish condition of the pores. No other soap ever compounded is to be compared with it for preserving, purifying and beautifying the skin, scalp, and hands, for sanative, antiseptic purposes, and for the toilet, bath, and nursery.

A rich find of tin has been made on the summit of Parson's Hood, near Zeehan, Tasmania. According to a cable message, Newfoundland has decided to renew the French shore modus vivendi for a year. The'position of City Engineer for Wellington is being offered to Mr Morton, assistant City Engineer, at Melbourne. A competitor named J. J. Stanaway has been disqualified for an alleged attempt to bribe the handicapper of the Stratford Caledonian Society. Considerable difficulty is being experienced in obtaining sufficient labourers to carry on work now in progress in the Borough of Masterton. The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association invite visitors to the coming Masterterton Agricultural Show to pay their Masterton establishment a visit. The Old Ago Pension returns for 1903 shows that sixty-four applications for renewals were granted, and four refused ; six new applications were granted, and four refused. A Taranaki paper says it is understood that Detective Quirke is making enquiries into an alleged improper use of the telephone in the New Plymouth district for the purpose of betting on horse racing. Mr E. Grove, of Fitzherbert, has issued a writ against the Awahuri Co-operative Dairy Company, claiming iGIOO damages in connection with a recent publication by the company. A meeting of the Masterton Rifle Cadets will be held in the Drill Hall, this evening, at 7.30 o'clock, to form a Committee to arrange for the holding of flat and cycle races. The new bridge over the river at Lower Hutt is approaching completion. Tho contractor expects to have the bridge finished by the end of this month. The official opening will probably take place early in March. On inquiry, this afternoon, we learn that Mr MacEae showed considerable improvement yesterday, but he had a rather restless night, and is not quite so well today. It is hoped that there may be no necessity for an operation if the patient gets over to-morrow without any further relapse. Word has been received in M asterton that the appeal case, the liquidators of D. Henderson Sawmilling Company v. C. E. Daneill and Chamberlain Bros., has been heard before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England and judgment reserved. Dr. Kington Fyffe, organist at St. Peter's, will leave Wellington, this week, on a nine months' tour of the Old Country and the Continent. After visiting England he hopes to witness the Wagner Festival at Beyreuth, and also the musical festivals at Leeds and Gloucester. A meeting of those interested in securing an efficient water supply for LaDSdowne, is convened for 7.30 this evening, in Messrs Wood and Sons' rooms. As the issue of this meeting will finally decide this important matter, a full attendance of those whose interests are involved is requested. A telegram from Feilding states that R. J. Thompson's store in that town was totally destroyed by fire, this morning. The loss is estimated at __1300. The building wa3 insured for i.400 and the stock _;550 in the Imperial. Fortunately there was no wind, and a serious conflagration was thus averted.

Among the cargo taken by the steamer Moeraki, which sailed from Wellington for Sydney, on Saturday afternoon, were included hemp, grass-seed, sheepskins, hams, hops, hides, fungus, skins, hay, tares, tallow, tow, horsehair, pelts, tongues, peas, lobster, leather, milk, fibre, jam, etc. The N.Z. Times narrates the following singular incident: —" While dismounting from the box seat on one of the Newtown 'buses on Saturday a man wearing a heavy gold ring allowed the ring to get caught by a screw, with the result that when he jumped down the ring took the whole weight of the finger. The finger was torn from its socket, and was afterwards picked up on the 'bus. The injured man fainted while trying to reach a doctor."

We are indebted to Mr E. Rawson, Clerk of the Court, for the year ended December 31st, 1903 :—During the year 399 males and 40 females were summoned or apprehended ; 240 males and 7 females convicted ; 190 males and 6 females paid their fines, while 27 males were imprisoned in lieu of payment of fines. Forty-three males and _3 females were convicted and discharged -with a caution, and one male whipped. For assault 7 males and 3 females were convicted; theft, 7 males; drunk, 105 males; pro« hibited persons entering licensed premises, 12 males; breach of Borough bylaws, 28 males and 1 female. The lunatics dealt with were 2 males and 7 females; prohibition orders granted, 40, 39 males and 1 female. During the year in civil business 364 plaints were entered in whioh eleven defendants were Maoris; the amount sued- for was £2993 12s 3d.

Yesterday the Union Company's Mararoa lowered the Rotomahana's best steaming performance between Lyttelton and Wellington by two minutes. The Mararoa's time from " full speed ahead " just prior to passing out of the Lyttelton moles to " stop " off the Wellington wharf, yesterday morning, was 10 hours 41 minutes, as against 10 hours 43 minutes accomplished about two years ago by the Rotomahana. The latter time stood as the record till lowered recently by the Manuka, 10 hours 30 minutes from " full speed ahead " to " stop." The Mararoa went full speed ahead at Lyttelton at 10.2 p.m. on Saturday, and stopped off the Queen's Wharf at 8.43 a.m., yesterday. The run from Heads to Heads occupied 9 hours 58 minutes, an average of 16.2 knots an hour. The time from wharf to wharf was 10 houVs 58 minutes. • j

Mvkikto Poisonous ShekpDip.-- All sheep-, farmers should make enquiries about, the above from Mr Eli Smith, local agen*, before ordering dip for this season. Its cost is only £1 per thousand sheep, the price being 3s 6d per gallon; one gallon being put to 100 gallons of water. Read this testimonial from one of your leading sheep breeders:—" Carterton, 15th December, 1903.—T0 Messrs Holder and Nicholas,—l am very pleased with the result of the Makino Sheap Dip that I used on my sheep last year. I find it cheaper than most dips, and it leaves the wool in a soft lustrous condition.—Yours truly, E. W. Dobset."— Advt.

The inward 'Frisco mail steamer Sonoma is due in Auckland to-day. The registered rainfall, in Masterton, at 9 o'clock this morning, for the previous twenty-four hours was ten points. The Union Company's steamer, Manuka, arrived at Melbourne from Wellington early this morning. A cable message states that Mr Powell "Williams, member of South Birmingham, had a slight apoplectic fit in the House of Commons on Friday night. Mr Seddon informed a deputation at Hawera that cabinet had decided to proceed at once with the construction of a branch railway line to the Mountain, near Stratford. A man, named Joseph Skerrett, employed at the Matawa tunnel, Taihape, was holding a handful of dynamite caps when they exploded, blowing off his left and s-%htly injuring his right hand. A cable message from Singapore states that the volcano Merapi, in Sumatra, is in eruption, throwing out red hot stones. Twelve natives have been incinerated and twenty severely injured. The fame of the premier show-place, Rotorua, spreads wider every week. So popular is it becoming that Mr Carroll ■estimates that next year the accommodation will be altogether inadequate for the tourist traffic there. Mr J. Prentice, of Opaki, writes to the effect that whereas rain is badly needed for the pastures in that district, none of the residents are short of water for domestic purposes. He is not aware of any instance in which the well-water supplyin Opaki has yet given out. There are still three Boer prisoners in Coylon who persistently refuse to take the oath of allegiance. One of them, says Sir West Ridgeway, is a very old man, and the other two cannot speak any language except their native Taal. They are free to leave the island and go anywhere they please except South Africa, but they refuse to do so. During the next few months, if present intentions are carried out, Palmerston North will have four substantial brick buildings erected within its boundaries. They include Messrs Jas. Carroll's, C. E. "Waldegrave'sand W. Coomb's blocks, and also the Convent to be erected in Broad-street. Contracts havo been practically let for each of the buildings, and work' will be commenced at an early date. A meeting of delegates from local bodies, for the election of a member to represent the district on the Wellington Harbour Board, was held in the Borough Council Chambers, at noon to-day. Present: Messrs B. Brown (Returning Officer), E. McEwen (Borough Council), J. O. T. W. Stevens (Carterton Borough), W. Perry (S. Wairarapa County), F. G. Moore (Masterton County), H. J. Dagg (Mauriceville County), A. Matthews (Featherston County). Mr W. Perry was appointed Chairman. Mr C. E. Daniell was nominated as a candidate by Messrs H. J. Dagg and F. Gf. Moore, and there beiDg no other nominations, and the other delegates supporting Mr Daniell, he was declared duly elected. Messrs John Graham and Co., notify that the present is the last week of their drapery sale. Messrs J. A. Lyttle and Son, notify that they fit the latest free wheel, with coaster hub, to any make of bicycle for 32*3 6d. They sell all goods at equally cheap rate 3.