LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11340, 2 May 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho Wellington Education Board's annual report shows a credit balance of _351i8 18s !)d. Some confusion was causod at last year's Competitions over the class for humorous song, several of the competitors appearing in costume. Tho Committee have this year added a class for comic song in character, thus affording an opportunity to those who prefer this class of song. A meeting of the Workmen's Friend Building Society directors was hold at the secretary's office last night, Mr J. A. McEwi _ presiding. There were also present—Messrs A. E. Winzenberg, B. Chapman, H. J. O'Leary, J. Shackleton, T. D. Braggins and W. H. Jackson. A large number of new shares were allotted, and it was reported that at tho rate subscriptions were coming in tho uirectors would ' probably bo able to fix the date for an appropriation of £1300 by sale at their next meeting. At tho Wellington Education Board meeting yesterday, grants were authorised, on tho recommendation of tho Works and Finance Committee,' at the following places:—viangamaire, Maugaone, Brooklyn, Wadestown, Worser Bay, Tauherenikau, Papawai (repairs, painting), Newtown, Masterton (asphalting). Library subsidies wero granted to the following:—Reikiorangi, Worser Bay, Wadestown, Normandaie, Martin borough, Mauricevillo. Tho following tenders havo been accepted by tho Wellington J_dncation Board: —Greytown, fireplaces, J. Maguire, £2 10s; Waterfalls, erection of residence. R. H. Cameron, £204; Puketoi, erection of chimney at residence, W. Whittaker, £14 10s; Otaki, cookery room, Oliver and Thomson, £31; Eketahuna, erection of school, Hoar and Baillie, £1875; Rongokokako, additions to school, £277; section 5, block XV., Mangaone, Ihuraua : Reserve, lease for t w enty-one years, P. Jensen, £10 per annum. Those with experience of "NAZOL'' in the treatment of sore throats, bronchitis and colds are its staunchest I friends. Havo you tried it? Sold ; everywhere. Is (id bottle of 60 doses. * j

The price of benzine has gone up tour shillings per case, and the oil is said to bo difficult to obtain at that. A card tournament will he played in the Druids' Hall to-night between tho Druids' and Hibernian Lodges. A record return is announced by the Waihi Grand Junction Mine, which crushed 9200 tons, valued at £17,44(5, > for the last four-weekly period. Mr J. C. Boddington reports that 34 points of rain fall on the Upper Plain up to 9 a.m. to-day for the previous twenty-four hours. Mr F. P. Welch reports tho following sales recently made through his agency: 7000 acres on account i_r R. Nitz, of Pakaututu, Hawke's Bay; 446 acres, Pleckville, on account Mr J. Jepson; 311 acres, Newman, on account Mr R. Quin; 1(544 acres, Hunter - villo, on account Mr T, Higgie; Mr J. Boxhall's butchery business, Masterton ; Mr J. Montgomery's fine residence and 8 acres, Masterton. ■ •"■The world has been mistaken throughout the centuries.in supposing that the coming of spring has been due to the rise in temperature caused hy the influence of the sun. Professor Muntz has just explained to the French Academy of Science that tho real cause is the increased activity of the microbes, which simply obey a certain atavism that makes them increase their nitrifying properties at. that, particular period of the year. Whether the hunger sense has its seat in the stomach and'thirst in the throat has been a subject of much scientific controversy. The Italian physician, Valenfei, how puts the seat of both these emotions in the gullet; he found that a cocaine injection in the oesophagus (the channel from the mouth to tne stomacli) resulted in immediate suppression of the feeling of both hunger and tnirst. Savages have long known that the chewing of cocoa leaves renders the gullet insensitive and destroys any desire for food or drink. The first account of powdered milk is round in Marco Polo's report of his travels in Tartary, in the interior of Asia. In about the year 1290 lie found tho Tartars drying milk in the sun, pulverising it into powder, and placing it in sacks to be carried into tho territory of tneir enemies. Although their methods were crude, they undoubtedly prepared a food which would not be excelled for their purpose, as dried milk contains more nourishment, pound for pound, than any other food which can he produced at ;i reasonable coat; and is, in fact, a ideal food for lighting men, as well as for infants. The first successful vacuum process for the manufacture of powdered milk was invented by Dr Martin Ekenberg, a Swedish scientist. Men still wear their hats in church in many parts of Holland (says the Daily Chronicle). Moreover, smoking in church is not considered irreverent b.y the Dutch when service is not in progress, and the ministers themselves indulge in this practice. Altogether, according to a recent visitor, "Dutch Protesantism is a very comfortable form of religion. You keep your hat on in church, and that saves you mauy a chill; you talk freely, and in your natural voice, not in a whisper; you iiave a neat housemaid in white cap and apron (and nothing is more cleanly aud charming than a Dutch servant maid) to show you to your seat or to offer 3'ou a chair; you have nice drab pews of painted deal all round you, and a cheerful two-dec-ier pulpit above." Sydney (says the Morning Herald) is now recognised as the great distributing cen re for Australian blood honours, and the annual sales divide tho honours of the autumn festivities witii tho Agricultural Society's exhibition at Moore Park and the racing carnival at Randwick. Though the prices paid for the thoroughbred yearlings this season did not reach the sensational figures of recent years, there was a good demand for the best sorts. During the six days over which the sale extended (593 head were sold for a grand total of 83,9(57f_gns. Messrs William luglis and Son disposed of 323 yearlings for 4G,7o9gns, and' 1 27 mixed lots for 9907 %gns, making a grand total of 450~ lots for 5G,OlG_i-.,'gns. Messrs H. Chisholm and Co. sold 176 yearlings for 22,333 / !.,'gns, aud 47 of all ages tor 5017>_gns, aggregating 223 lots, for a grand total of 27,351gu5. During tho week 499 yearlings wero sold for 09,042gn5,uu average of 138 l-3gns, whilst last year 522 youngsters brought 80,Oo'.lgus, an average of l()3 l ij'gns. "The wreck of the Titanic," said Miss Hilda Spong ("Everywoman") to a Christchurch pressman, ''has robbed the American stage of one of its best men. Mr Henry B. Harris was the kindest aud most beloved of the New York theatrical managers, and ins place in theatrical life will be very hard to fill. He established the New York Folies-Bergore, in what was a veritable fairyland. The auditorium was filled with small tables of glass, arranged in tiers. Patrons sat at. these tables, and were provided with a'dainty meal, during which a high-class vaudeville enter tainment was given on the stage.' In the circle tuoro wero boxes where dinner parties could be accommodated. With myriads of electric lights glowing, and with the tables filled with brilliantly-dressed society, tho Folies-Bergore was entrancing. Unhappily it failed, for two reasons. One because tne prices at first wore too high, and afterwards too low, spoiling the oxclusiveuess of the place, and the second because the outeitaiument was no hotter than could be obtained in the high class vaudeville theatres of New York." . Living will bo "cheaper" in Now Zealand when the production of goods i per head of population is increased. This (says the Evening Post) is a truism, of course, but it is one that does not get much respect from some ] of the commentators on the cost of living. In fact, tho theories advocated by some of the less thoughtful Labour spokesmen in New Zealand and Australia aro virtually a contention that it is possiblo for the workers to enjoy more of this world's goods by producing less. This belief is based on faith in the legislative pen, which is held to be mightier than the ploughshare for induciug the earth to yield a largesse of golden grain. The scratching of that pen on paper is to place mysterious agents at the service of humanity to create something out / of nothing, or to do something almost I equally marvellous, with all the zest of the fabled slave of Aladdin's lamp. "The divine right of man"' is to take the place of the "divine right of Kings," and man is,to repeat the Tennysonian words: "Why should We toil, who are the root and crown of things'*"' Even as Luther Bnrbank evolved tho seedless orange, some men aspire to workless wealth; but in tiie meantime men must work, whether women weep or not. The offer of the Powers to mediate between Italy and Turkey has been accepted hy Turkey conditionally that Turkey's sovereign rights are maintained, and Italy evacuates Tripoli. In war, as in all things else, one has to consider the cost, and we want to know if you have considered the cost, of tea. If you want an economical palate-pleasing tea, you will always buy Crescent Tea at 2s and Is lOd per lb.* j

The secretary of tho Automatic G; P. Lamp-lighter Company, Ltd., reports, having received an order for the coinpldte installation of lighters for Waipawa. The Oamaru Mail says of a North Otago farmer who has occupied his farm for the past forty year s, that ; nover before has he experienced a harvest that l has given him such, excellent, returns as the ono just completed. A little Engiisn girl went to India, and at the first New Year away from home she wrote to her devout mother: "It is now very hot, and I perspire a great deal, hut you wiil be pleased to hear that lam still a member of the Church of England.". Australia, in common with other ' new countries, has been wasteful of its timber resources, and in many ways, says' the Sydney Morning Herald, the public is affected by the increasing scarcity of wood. Wood fuel is getting dearer, and timber for huilding purposes is steadily increasing in price. Apparently the day is not far distant "when some substi- 1 tute for wooden railway ; sleepers will have to be found. Mr James ' Fraser, Engineer-in-Chief for Existing Railways in New South Wales, stated the other day that the Department required about 700,000 sleepers a year, but was able to get only half the supplies needed, though practically all the : sleepers offered hau been secured, j The timber was becoming Ji rapidly j exhausted, Dut the , mainifP trouble j at' the present time seemed to be that there were not sufficient sleeper-Cutters in the State to Keep up the supplies. They would have presently to think seriously about using steel or concrete sleepers, unless more wood sleepers were available. Lord Pirrio, head of the lamous firm of Harland and Wolff, of Belfast, who built the Olympic and Titanic and who hold the world's record ■for the output of the largest liners has repeatedly asserted that the daj r of the 1000-foot liner is not far distant. His firm can build that ship when asked to do so; the only obstacle in the way is that there is at present no harbour deep enough or with docking accommodation sufficient to take such a ship. The White Sar Line lias at present under construction at Harland and Wolff's yard a mammoth liner practically the same length as the Olympic aud Titanic but one foot more in width and 2000 tons greater in measurement. This vessel will he launched in autumn next year. The Holland-American Line has also ordered a leviathan of 32,500 tons from Harland and Wolff to be delivered early in 1914 for the passenger service from Holland to New York. The Red Star Line (801-gfc gium) has placed an order with great Belfast firm for a 30,000-ton liner to cany 3000 passengers m the Antwerp-New York service. The Cunard Line has the Aquitania- a 50,000-ton monster building in the yards of John Brown and Co., of Clydebank. This vessel will be not less than 930 feet, in length with a speed of 23 knots. The Germans aro in the; race, too. The HamburgAmerica Line has the Imperator, of oO,OJO tons, building in a German yard for delivery in the spring of 1913. It is reported also that this great company contemplates the ordering of two more 50,000-tonners. It will thus be seen that the Olympic is, like the Dreadnought, no sooner built than builders plan to supersede it. Unless this disaster leads to a revision of policy, the North Atlantic in a few years' time wiil bo a highway full of rushing monsters. A purse containing a small sum of money is advertised for. A reward is offered to the finder of a brown mare, strayed from Victoriatreet. Mr John Boxhall returns thanks the support accorded him in his butchery business, and solicits a continuance of the'same on behalf of his successor. gj Mr L. S. Nicol inserts a change advertisement on page 6 in reference to a display of magnificent Wurtemberg ware now being made at his jewellery store. Tho opening run of the Wairarapa Motor Cycle Club will be held (weather permitting), on Sunday next, sth inst. Members and intending members are requested to meet at Solway and leave for Featherston at 9.30 a.m. sharp. A special meeting of the Masterton Branch of the United Labour Party will be held in Murray's Hal!, at 8 o'clock, this evening. The attention of our readers is drawn to Mr P. Hamiil's advertisement, wherein he calls special notice to tne value lie is offering in blankets. A reminder is givou of the sale of work to be held in connection with the Baptist Church on Wednesday next, Bth May, at the V.M.C.A. Gymnasium Hall. Messrs Nicol and Co., tailors, are now showing the latest in DonegaUfc and Harris tweeds and also a large" range of blue serges. Ladies aro invited to inspect tltese goods before placing orders for their winter costumes. Messrs James Macintosh and Co. advertise particulars of the lines to be offered at the clearing sale on account of Mr John Hart to be held at Opaki on Thursday, 16th May. The stock is all of good quality, and in good condition, and the implements, harness, etc., are in good order, Messrs Baldwin and. Ray ward, patent agents, Wellington, report that amongst the many applications for patents they have just filed are:—S. R. Williams, Auckland, luggage label; L. S. Barreil, Hawera, milk release; G. Grumwald, Koputarua, acetylene gas generator; W. H. Oshorn and D. J. C. McCaule3 r , Bendigo, Victoria, rainwater filter; R. Latts, Owaka, saw-bench roller attachment.* You can't keep a cold if you tako Tonking's Linseed Emulsion. Is 6d, 2s (id, 4s 6d.* "NAZOL" cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, influenza, nasal catarrh,__ or cold in the head. It never fails.fp (50 doses, Is 6d. Get a Nazol In- ' haler.* .- Roslyn Football jerseys are the best. * ~ No cold is ; "NAZOL" proof. A few drops on sugar slowly dissolved in the mouth, and a few good : inhalations through a Nazol Inhaler will dispel the trouble. Influenza, all colds, bronchitis, or nasal catarrh are quickly cured by "NAZOL." If taken as directed, "NAZOL" ponetratos to the trouble and removes it.* Sulphurine Lotion cleans the skin from redness, roughness, pimples, etc., and renders 'he skin soft and healthy. Price, Is 6d. H l\ Wood, Chemist and Pharmacist (by- ' ixam.), Masterton.* Mirror-front Wardrobes, Ofts; Duchesse Chests, 453; Couches, 355; Easy • Chairs, 27s 6d. Only picked heart of rimu used at the W.F.C.A. Furnishins DeDartm<-_t. 0 "Linseed Compound" for Coughs and Oolds. Relieves Asthma »nd difficult breathtnK.' a For children's nacKing cough at nightggt ■ Woods' Great Ponpermint Oure, hF . Od, 2s 6d. If you have a cold, take Tonking's Linseed Emulsion, and you'll soon find that you haven't a cold at all. IsOd, 2s6d, 4s6d.*