LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10818, 8 December 1902, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

*>>Tlip Antarctic relief ship Morning left Lyttelton for the cold regions on Satur-' day. • , Mr Pirani contradicts, the statement that "lie has sold his interest in the Mana- . watu Standard and purchased the Hutt and Petone ' Chronicle. • , A' contributor to the Bulletin, writing on Maor-ilaud towns, says: — The best towns for business you get between Wellington and New Plymoitfh in the; Kortlr Island. They are. all' good towns; where the man with a- little means may invest in a Rate business, anu\ Wa-nganui is the best of them all. . , • • J • The Hon. James Carroll (.Native Minister) visited Putiki on .Saturday, and wa*' entertained bjj Wiki Kemp at a sumptuous banquet,, in true Maori 'style, native delicacies .of a varied' character being served. The Minister briefly addressed the natives, and speaks there to-day. To-morrow the Priemier is " expected, whejj , the nati' c "policy of tho Government will' be enunerated. ' \~. ' We understand (says the Westminster Gazette) that the Ping-pong Association have effected a' radical alteration in the Existing rules regarding the service. In ' future the server- shall ,play the ball on , to his own court, making it bounce once thereon, and thence over the net to 'the opponent's court. This, it is expected, will obviate all diiliculties hitherto experienced by umpires in deciding, whether a par- . ticular service was irregular, and will almost put a check to the extremely fast service. • A very violent lunatic, a man named '.Sweeney, who arrived from Greymo'nth aweek ago, occupied the padded room at the Police cells on Saturday and Sunday. The occupant of an adjoining cell was, a yoiiiig man arrested. for drunkenness on Saturday, who confessed " to the Magistrate at the Police Court this meriting that he would .nqt,go. through the same, experience again" for a five pound note. _ "If they'd kept me- there iniich longer I'd have gone mad, too," he remarked ;' evidently referring to the raVings of tho unfortunate lunatic, , ■ , The following reminiscence of tEe ; Marhavic disaster is given in a private letter from one of'onr South African teachers': — "I* met at Klerksdorp the nlatron^of ■ the military hospital— a. Miss Smith, K the rnqst charming woman J have, met here., She has' nursed such a lot of New 'Zealanders, and speaks in great praise of them. Shr>" was in. charge when our pooiT boys were brought in dead from the railway accidont at Machavie. She and the other nuiaoa all cay that was one of their worst African days. The people of illerksdorp would willingly have paid for the coffins, ».bnt, as they were troopers, the dead had to bo burieh in their blankets. They" say the sight of the thirteen corpses (all the forms being quite distinct) wrapped in the pall was too terrible to- soe. The nurses, all made wreaths, and the Tommies, .etc v • made little bunches of flowers, too. They all lie side by side iir the cemetcrv. and tho graves are beautifully k;pt, by the Loyal Women's Guild. Young Bourne's is at .one end. The crosses are alt > alike/ : and beat; ..the,. ,sam,e inscription, and 'the. graves are not planted, but covered with smaU pieces of niarbls banked jup. '

tlftUfft additions to the Telephone-! Exchange >^are — Up. 365, Aramoho Dairy Depot, Guyton Street; 366, Adams Star . Cyje Co., cycle importers, "Victoria Ay- ■ onus. At Kalgoorlie Congregational Church smoking w npw permuted ; and it is' put, ( to l the men straight, at that church, that it is Tsetter to smoke here -than hereafter. —Bulletin. • •. • Sixteen children have .been rescued from drowning this season by Walter Turrell, a Yarmouth* ferryman, whd* has «aved twenty-nine .lives altogether. • „ , The business at the Christchuich poultry, depot, has grown so rapidly lately that it has been found necessary to increase the accommodation so. as to make it .four times greater than it is at present. ' , 1 The Premier's daughter x (Mre , Bean) J , t shows slight improvement, and the symptoms* are npt alarming^ although an -oper? ation far appendicitis may be necessary- v later on. •-, „ 'Intending, competitors at the Feilding athletic sports, on Boxing Day, are . reminded, that nominations for th.c handicap', events close with Hr E. H, Fisher," hon< . secretary, this' evening,* at 8 o'clock.' Tlie Premier states there is nofouiida- . ti on for tie rumour that iir Guinness, member for Grey, has been chosen for the Speakership. , The matter of a Speaker ' has not been before the Cabinet. The wool-drying department of the Gear \ Company's fellmoneery at Petone was. tot' ally destroyed by fir^ on Saturday night, and a considerable amount of wool, dam- ' aged. The insurances are — Building 4>ioQ, - machinery. jglOQ.r stock .£SOO. The «Bti- - mated loss above insurance is ,£ll3O. A church has been built out of one' big' tree at Santa Rosa^California. The whole structure, and .its furniture were made ' from one, goodly specimen of sequoia. The . interior is -finished and panelled in wo«d alao, and there were a lot of shingles left over. ...'"• . Sir Joseph Ward told a Dunedin deputation that if there was a- general revision - of the tariff, it was. hail to- -say what changesof duty might be effected by. the new ttijupc.- It" was exceedingly 'improbable, added the, Minister, tljat tariff revision would come before the House next , ' .session. . ' ,'...-,.. The detailed census report for Ireland ■ ' shows the total population at 4,458,775, a decline of 5.23 per cent, during the decade. The nunlber of persons over five years of age are wholly illiterate was 'equal to 13.7 per cent., as compared with 18.4 per cent, in 1891.' During the decade the . number of emigrants was 430,993. • In the Dennet v. Thompson slander casV heard at Wellington; tne jury, after iO minutes' deliberation, found no malice, and awarded a farthing damages. Judgment was reserved, pending the decision of the nonsuit point, on the ground that the words complained of ' were • spoken b-i-'- ' defendant in his capacity as minister Ot .religion, and as such were priviledged. " There is a little girl in Feilding, of tender years, who milks a few cows.. On Tuesday, afternoon, however,' she "struck work, and politely declined to perform her self-imposed task, explaining that as there was a thunderstorm close at hand; "there was no use risking the milk getting sour' in the bucket, and the lightning couldn't see it if left in the udder."— Sjar. , !" The, rate of freight on sawn timber of all descriptions under the" Government •• contract with the New Zealand ' and . African Steamship Company has been fixed at - 6s per 100 ft. superficial^ view of recent advices that there is a demand, in the newly-conquered African States for timber, the prospects ot opening 1 u|> a trade' are" regarded -a& most hapefuT.'and-jbhe market " • • will.no doubt Be exploited by spnie enter- > prising New Zealanders.' The rate of freight fixed is (regarded as a reasonable one. • » We understand that a local buyer n.as acquired-a block of about 45 acres of land . adjoining* the favourite suburb of Gon-, , villes fronting, on the* Heads Road, and intends haying it divided into various- . sized- building 1 allotments arid ',placqd. pu the market at ail early 'date. Ttfe land . comprises the pick of' this healthy suburb,, . being .all fit for " garden cultivation, and within easy distande' of the post office," on." a fiist-class level road. We anticipate a ' keen demand for-'these sections when avail- ' able. .- n **. ' < A curious 9 V ase of telepathy is reported from Athens. M. i Lazare*Lyrites,,a Greek sculptor, was quielly talking -to his wifewhen suddenly he became greatly excited; • ■ and began uttering incomprehensible . ; phrases. When his excitement had subsided somewhat he told his wife that. fie had heard a voice saying that his brother's wife was dead. The sculptor and his wife . noted the date and hour of this, strange • occurrence, and some' days later a letter was received announcing that the lady in question had died exactly at this, time at a place 600 miles distant. . - •We hear of strange hobbies from timb to time, but:surely the > late Mr Panmure ' Gordon's .passion for collecting * carriages was one ol the strangest. He travelled all ttie world over in search for novelties, on [ wheels, brought chariots from Egypt and" Bleighs frpm Canada, and Russ|ay spent < thousands on smart turnouts, sporting carriages, American cha'r-a-bracs, rickshaws, k < and almost every other ■ type of vehicle i imaginable, and. stopped -not even af a' • skjff on wheels,, in which- his guests were i driven down to the river and launched '. upon its waters- without leaving their " seats. . < ~ - v ■ • advices of the severity of the drought in Australia point to the increaaing strain on stockowners. One of the » finest stations in the State of New. South Wales, carrying under 'nominal condition's 150,000 sheep, 1 has spent during -the last twelvemdnth n,o less a sum than .£160,000 oir artificial feeding,' and the .owners tp,- , .' day aTe in a worse condition than whe^n .they started-^-stbek much reduced and'dying fast, no grass, and no sign's of grassi . Mr J. S. Hdrsfall, .who is well, known in • Dunedin, has secured good paddocks for 70,000 of , his sheep/ which are all ijk.jft , , highj^:lass s and can' stand out until June, but at a considerable-outlay. - When-, the drought breaks up. sheep, must fetch 'very. prices, and owners who Have been able to save their flocks will be recouped ' .the < cost in*th& increased price then 6b- " ' tainuble- . - • -•■ ■' . >„»., i-

" "Regarding Chamberlain's Colic,' Choi-"'" . era, and Diarrhoea Remedy. I—'l1 — 'l. 1 It affords 1 quick relief in cases of colic, 'cholera mor- - bus and pains in the stomach. 2. It never ."■ fails' to effect "a crtr'ein the most severe " cases' of dysentery and diarthoea. ' ' 3. It '"' isa>sure cure for chronic diarrhoea.. 4. It can always be depended upon in cases of cholera infantum. 5. A cures epidemical dysentery. 6. It prevent^ Bilious ' * ' colic. 7. It is prompt and effective in cur-* ing all towel complaints. 8. It never produces bad resftlts. 9. It is pleasant npd safe to^taTte. 10.' It h^s saved the lives oi '' more people than' any other medicine 'in : ' the .world; These are- bold assertions: -fa: '. make regarding any medicine,: but; there ip abundant proof of every one of -the above statements regarding this remedy. Every household should have; a bottle ait hand. Get it to-day. It. may aaye a-lifei< .United Farmers' Co.-op. Association sells it. • . . ■ ■ t> Quality, Style 1 , and Easy Payments ar6' '■ inseparably iriike'd with 'RUDGB-WHtlr-WORTH ' 'CYCLES.-^ Reynolds kti4 ji C6% ' Agents.

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It is ' probable that the- value- Of tlfe gold obtained 'ln New j Zealand for the current year will exceed- that of Jaßt year by about ■£200,000. ' The .bed of the Darling River at Wil. cannia is absolutely dry tor a distanpe of several miles. The heat record-the other day was 107. Because he. wrote, "Take card, Kaiser, you may fall," in one of his articles, the editor of a Leipsic newspaper '.has be«n sentenced- to two months' imprisonment for treason. • ' The English mails whjch left Auckland on the 3lßt October via San ' Francisco arrived in London on the morning' of 'the 4th instant, five days~~late. ■ , ' ' • iilt is' reported,, that the Government of India has prohibited, all further exports of j wild 'bird- skins and ' feathers, of which «aoxQioUß - quantities have hitherto been salt to • Englaifd "for 'use- in trimming. laaies^hats. - * . ' • *VTbc sum of £3000 lias \»cen giante* by tne Govcrthment for distribution amongst the p«blic' libraries. The Avhole'of the Bubaidy- obtai'nei by any-particular library must be expended in 'the purchase of books. ' ' Birdwood Bey has left* Cairo for Assuan, to report' on th'e^ claims for damage to ' land wy inundation 'resulting from the Nile dam-.- - The Government had assigned •£102;50b for the settlement of these claims before the dam was opened last month. ' A fine of £5 was imposed on a woman named Mildred- Wilson at the Police Court, Sydney, for assaulting Constable Spencer by biting him. The wound inflicted by the woman's teeth was' so severe that the constable had -to have it' cauterised at the' hospital. - ' ■ • The Red Indians of the Cariadian Dominion,'; following the precedent set them • by tha -natives of New Zealand, have now begun -ta increase in numbers. These two instances -are probably the only ones on 1 record of an aboriginal dark-skinned race shoVing increased fecundity after the advent of white immigrants. •Numerous letters are being received by Sir Edmund Barton, asking what accommodation will be provided' at .the Durbar to be held at Delhi in January' tor Aus-, tralian visitors who wish to witness the ' ceremonies in connection with the ' proclamation, fcf the -King aa Emperor of India.v • ,- ■ Paris has. a museum of objects* relating to the ballet. It • includes everything, from old ballet skirts to jewellery worn by famous dancers. There are also casts- hi the feet of these', tersichbtcaus, among them being one of.Mme. Vestria's feet.' It* was made for, Lord Fife at a • cost of .£IOOO, ahd J sold after " his ''deathr^fqr^a, ■ couple of shillings. ■ ,■»•!,, "' It is s|;ate4 (says.thje'Christthurch Press) -that the small-birds' nuisance at Governor's Bay 'this 1 spring, is worse than it has' been , for some yeare, past. . The sparrows 'refuse to touch the poisoned, grain laid down, apparently suspecting it from the smell and appea»ance- It is said that they leave tho grain alone -until several' rains have taken out the strength of 'the poison, and then eat it. ( Not even .the White. House' can , display, such a splendour of tableware as th.c British' Embassy jn, Washington. .The silver' - service -provided for the Ambassador's use is in itself worth' .£IO,OOO. It contains 1000 pounds wejght oL'ailvcr, and the regal arms .of England are worked upon' it with exquisite skill, with flowers, birds,, and vines- surrounding them. Owing principally to, the export to Australia there' is a scarcity .of potatoes, nt Wellington. 'Old, potatoes' are wtwtli , it) per ton,- but. there is, great .difficult^ in getting a sufficient supply., .A Wellington merebaiif tfays tliiA, liefis from, .£l7 to 419 a 1 tori fot^itew potatoes from Auckland and *he "south. . . i ■ • The , representative of a Western' Australian mining syndicate is now in. the colony for. the purpose of inspecting mining properties on irh'e.'.West Coast, and' reporting to his directors as .to the advisablencss of extending the sphere of operations to New ZeAlarid. It is reported ~+liat. the syndicate is. prepared ,to spend oven 4200,000 on the. West Coast should the prospects be sufficiently encouraging. The kit of a Wallaroo seaman who vas killed .in Sydney through falling, from a window while walking,, in his sle^p, .was • sold on board the warship and realised£ls. Some articles worth, only two or three shillings fetched as much as 30s. After all the things had been sold several of them were handed bauk, to be sold o\er. again, and thus an extra amount . was realised. The- money "will be s^nt to the dereased's relatives. - . y -, It is a new feature for the farmers f of this district- ta pee a sale of 1100'lfead, of cattle, advertised for ihe local in'a?kbt. In the old yards in St. .Hill Street^ nothing like.this . number could be accommodated, and Messrs F. J B». Jackson and Co; • must feel gratified that their efforts in building their ne*- yards ' hare mei'vritli such gop4 Bwppo^i, a-nd s tLe settlers >mugt also feel i the -benefit of • the bringing together of such a large number of- 3too£ to choose from. .. , ■ ■ ' It may not be generally known that 'if is quite- a common thing for persons: to pick vp > bottles. tof beer along the River Bank, under the Bridge, in the Moutria' Gardens, anfl elsewhere. Such, however, is a fact it we may- credit the reliability 1 of the evidence- of a man charged 'at the Police Court this,- morning with drunkenness. He, stated Ihat he coming along the River Bank on Saturday afternoon- when lie picked up a "swigger" (a gin bottle he sub'^ sequently explained). He dran^ pavf »f the contents, .though .lie. admitted it ,was a bit risky and 'jhe was^ very "dicky", at first '"about tackling" it, "becau.se the botWes arc sometimes dosed, and then ."plants ed" the bottle by some gas pipes^undeu^Uie bridge. j'"Wha.t right had, you take. another Wan s beer?" asked the Magistrate (Mr Ke.tfle), and accused replied'hat he., did- not kndw it belonged to anybody in" particular^ He' added that since", the .fild fine it was not so' easy to getljecr 1 , qnj-ss" the .£lO was guaranteed. The lattet .icmark will be 'understood when it was.oxplained that the accused was a prohibited person. .. , ' "