LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10819, 9 December 1902, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Hon. James. Carroll, Native Minister, again addressed the natives at.ButJki yesterday. The Right Hon. the Premierwill arrive on Wednesday afternoon, and , will then outline the native legislation to .«be with next session. , Owing to the prevalence of measles the pupils at the Girls', College left to-day for . their Christmas holidays., This is .about i a fortnight earlier- than 'usual, and th> prize-giving will therefore hje postponed' . until the school -x-e-assembles. ' • \ ' * The local secretary, Mis Dvelyn Price, ■ has received " the syllabus ' for the 1903. ' Trinity College practical and theoretical ' (musical knowledge) examinations, copies of which may be procured from the, local ' musical 'Warehouses. All particulars may be obtained frojn the local' secretary. -The last day of entry- will be advertised after - the Christmas holidays. . Another of Wanganiti's beauty > spots is . to succnmß to the inevitable march 'of progress. We refer to 'the long- and well \ kilown Egmonfc Nursery grounds of Messrs- ; Laird and Sons, who, Jiaving ,now got their new and^ extensive Virginia Nursery in full going order, have decided to cut their, five-acre block (bounded by. Glasgow, Wickstecd, London, &nd Campbell Streets) , into suitable building allotments, and offer , „ , them to the public" on particularly < easy terms. We understand that the plans 'and , particulars will* Tie available on the premises in the course of a few days. - . In plain, blunt language Dr Thompson; " the Nationalist M.P. for North Monaghan, repeated ,in October his imputations ■ ' ' against certain politicians on the Irish ■ side. The reiteration is - contained in a public rejoinder to Mr Hugh Law;- the ' - member for' West Donegal, who to»k- Dr • Thompson to task. '"The people -are living in a fool's paradise," he says, "while bosses and fanatics fatten on their miseries." Dr' • • ' Thompson excludes Mr 'John Redmond ' ' ' and Mr Davitt, but unhesitatingly includes - ' Mr Diljon and Mr William O'Brien among those who "have waxed wealthy by keeping the poor Irish 7ieople and the countty * in turmoil." Dr Thompson .refers to the money made out of the Irish people going into Mr O'Brien's pockets while the sup- ■, ' • posed editor- and office boy are allowed to go >to gaol. He calls attention to Mr Dillon's examination before the Evicted Tenants' Commission to the effect "that out of ,£234,000 received, only .£125,000 reached the . -unfortunate tenants," and - asks' what became of the remainder. On the subject of suffering by imprisonment referred to Mr Law, Dr Thompson, in ply, says:' ".With .£SO a month out of gaol, and a nourishing diet of chicken and champagne in gaol, the' martyr's ' lot is not such an unhappy one after all." Pr "Thompson concludes by insisting that "the real causes of suffering and depopulation in Ireland are not so much the evils of bad government as of ceaseless unrest and agitation, sufficient, if maintained, to' ruin ■ tha ifaire^t and most prosperous eountrjr' ' on the earth." . • ' - ; ' r '

The.New.Yoo;k Divorce,. . Court ,. on Bth. October disposed, of 41 cases... . There were • 500 cases down 'for' hearing. .' The Melbourne City Council haY fixed. the "Mayoral allowance for, the current municipal' year at the usual amount, viz.; JJISOO. , . ■ • - - A London.' man is building'*a two-storey - house -which is to-.be run upon wheels and be capable of- being propelled by a motor underneath it. * " England has become a nation of drunkards,' and it seems hopeless to work for its reformation, declared Lady Henry Somerset on her. arrival at New- York. ■■> A case wa/i heard^ in Melbourne V^la'st week/on, _ which, plaintiff sought from a committee , of. spirit,, importers allowances for 'flobbving" during the tariff debate in the- Federal. Parliament. A new seam of cpaljtas been .discovered ' at the Mount Soincrs coal mines, Canterbury, which -gives -,evpry ■ promise of «turning out well. " The' seam is a thick onje, and the coal is superior to the old coal. The experience of members of the Sydney police force' who have been entrusted with" the .duty of making up the electoral rolls goes' to show that women disdain the privileges, conferred with the franchise. • Some 4000, sheep.' arrived by train at- . Wellington. New South "Wales," .from Belaringar. They were in such a low condition, .that between 250 and -300 of them perished in, the trucks during the journey. A bonus of .£2OOO will be paid by tht ' Government to any person who invents ot perfects .any appliance which will succes3tully save gold*, from the . black sands of New Zealand. The conditions of the bonus are set out in the New Zealand , Gazette. - , ' At a meriting of the Presbyteriati Assenu. blv of Victoria it was resolved to express) satisfaction at- the regulations ' under the- ■ Federal Public Service Act, ' by' which pro.vision, is -made to 'protect the consciences of tMfc public servants, in respect to Christian observance of the Sabbath Day. A humjbei; of people in .Wellington are selling tickets for a Mount Kcmbla art union^ in aid of the sufferers of the recent mining disaster.- These persons 1 are rend- . ering themselves liable to a heavy penalty. The, police are about' to .take proceedings in the matter under the Gaming and, Lotteries Act. ' *''.'' Remarkable statements- were made a.t a meeting of the Presbyterian Assembly in Melbourne, as. to .the rate, at which "the native .population of the New Hebrides is decreasing. The figures in some instances •are startling— one district, 3000 to 400; in another, 12,000 to 1200'; and in' i third , 800 to 600, •• ' ,-■,'• , • • . A' provision) of >4he. New <Sou'th Wales' Liquer Bill, states t,hat girls under the age of 21 (except the wife, or daughter of the, lessee) shall not "be allowed to serve in a , bar. Another' clause provides that, any person found, in a hotel during prohibited hours (not being a 'lodger), unless for a lawful purpose, is liable to a, fine not ex- ' x ceeding £2. '■ , The question is sometimes asked, Why is it cool near trees? The reply is that it is not jshad'e alone that makes it cooler under a tree. in. summer. The coolness of the tree itself helps, for its temperature is about 45deg. Fahrenheit* at all times; ss that of the Human body is I fraction more than 98deg. So a clump of trees cools the air as a piece, of .ice cools, the water in a pitcher-. • For some time /past (says ap expert)* we have beei in the .habit of putting the ashes of hardwood a'rbund a number .' of trees in .our orchard. • The resulKis seen not only in the luxurious growth of the trees but also in the rank grass which' has sprung up each year" wherever the ashes have been used. "We believe nothing is' better for orchards ■ than good ashes. ' While, out .rabbit-shooting- " with .his brother, -.a- young mari named Richard Stewart, who was. on. a holiday visit to Ratanui, met with a painful accident .at. Owaka recently. 1 'A bullet from* a pea rifle struck the wire of a fence, and, glancing off, lodged,- in Stewart's neck. At latest ' advices the bullet had not been extracted, Dut the young fellow was doing as well as could bs expdeted. ' In a mair'e tree, that he had felled on his father's property at Lansdowne, a young fellow discovered a minah's nest in which he found a letter addressed to a "well-known Maßtcrton firm, sin empty envelope addressed to another person at Masterton, and a portion of the acceptances for a Wellington race meeting. Where the minah, obtained the letters and portion of the newspaper is somewhat' oi a, mystery. ..»-■•"'-,•'_ The recent fruit show it the. Crystal Palace, • London, gave proof that the lack. of sunshine had been responsible for late and somewhat. inferior crops.'' A -large Kentish grower sent ,up as his display a few handfuls of tattered .apples, half a dozen shapeless peaches, arid some leafless twigs, which were -declared to be a fair sample of some 6000 peaches-/ several hundred bushels of appb3s t ,.a1l destroyed in a few hours by -the recent* wind and rain. The Chicago correspondent of the Daily Express writes: — "An improved' incubator has been devised in the city of Desmoines, lowa, and .has met' with great success. It has kept alive the twin daughters of a Mr Simmonßiof that, city.' When they were born the little things respectively weighed 31b and 3£lb. Though the physicians despaired of' saving tlieifr lives, "th&r grandmother placed t t7iem in a basket within the oven of a; large kitchen range, keeping the heat uniform. -, Several ' physicians have seen the twins^ and • their . novel ' fostermother, and decided that the babies will have a fair chance or growing up.'* ' While the country is in r ,the Jthroes of the great question, 'Prohibition v. Liquor/ it might W interesting" to note a method for the cure of 'habitual drunkards adoptedwith conspicuous success in Hamburg, whore a large 'institution has been established as a home for inebriates. The method' of cure is simplicity itself. When . a patient is Admitted, for a certain time, depending on tne severity of "'the case, his food and drink contain a. strong proportion" of his favourite drink, such as" beer," whisky, brandy,; etc. Everything" in the shape of food <or drink the patient receives is thus treated, and it' is' not long before he prays for the removal of the compound ■ in favour of fresh, wholesome nutriment. The treatment is maintained "and the pati- • ent forced to partake of the food or starve; until he has become thoroughly" nauseated , by the smell, sight,' or' taste of liquor, aiyl then the proportion^ is 'gradually decreased, and t the cure thus accomplished/ The method is .a- drastic »ne, but the cure 18 generally a lasting' one. ' w * « •* ■ • • A Friend's. Kccommendation —Thousands all over New Zealand use 'and recommend Sykes' Cura Cough for coughs and colds. Do you? Syke.s' Cjira Cough cures asthma, bronchitis,, catarrh; etc. It's a so->JHng; and healing balm for ;ill afl'eeHjns of the throat, chest, and lungs. Our respected citizen, VY. Andrews, Esq., Technical \ School, says:' — '"During a recent sinking, competition I was suffering from a relaxed throat, and being recommended to try Sykes' Cura Cough' by a friend, I found it gave me almost instant relief. I can safely re<?orumend it to all singem " The sort of Bicycle you, want is "Britain's Best— that is ouv sort,' the RUDSE-WBIT-WORTH.—ReynoIds and Co:, Agents. >

The Gear Meat- Company's dividend for • "the year w is {fy per cent. • >'•'•■ As a against' the increased price . ''of- pread^a co-operative bakery is to bo started in Gisborne. • . , A Shipwreck Relief Hnoicty has- 'men formed at Dunpdin. .It ia intended to J have branches throughout' the colony. The condition of 'his {daughter (Mrs Bean) being satisfactory, .the Premier left Christrhurch by thfrT.arawera for 'Wellington'last night. '-» ' . /-It is extremely dangerous to put oneself in the hands of a barber on one's- wedding morning. ''An unfortunate bank clerk in Paris did so the other day*; during the opera! ion j according to one acpount, he sneezed, the razor slipped, and, off went-the-end oft his nose: When he. arrived at the church' the bride refused to- marry him. i ■-.-*., ' ! X' ' *"" x ■■ " ' For < 'word-'pairiting" cbinniend us to the "lady typist' 1 who thus describes" in> ? a contemporary her sensations when attempting to make use of the telephone:, "An,indistinct, far-away sound, as of* the distant quacking of ducks against - a background of Tnoans and hisses crime's' in reply, " She must have. been* repealing a canard through the instrument. , ' ' The Secretary, for Telegraphs advises: — "It k .has now been, arranged that telegrams sent via, Pacific aqdt addressed to any code' ' address registered with the Eastern Company in ' London ■■ will be duly delivered., It will not, be necessary folr , persons sending telegrams , via Pacific to register any'Tspecial address with th.c Atlantic companies, and any /hew code, address' in -London need only 'bs arranged by .the- receivers at their own end." w. At tlie quarterly " meeting of the-Wel-lington City Committee yester- " dayi , the Inspector of . Police *aid • there were" a f,ew., publicans in the city who- kept meir: continually spying on the movements vof fhe police in order that Sunday trading might be carried on. fhc chairman (Dr McArthur, S.M.) .said- that if ' a"ny cases came before h^m iiv Court he would ' consider evidence of the 1 matter referred to' by the' Inspector 'as corroborative of the charge. Speaking at the declaration of the poll* in Gore, Mr R.. McNUb, M.H.Rr, ?aid the average ability' of 'those members 'that- had gone done was distinctly, above th§ average of those who had been retained. Placing aside the present Cabinet, he considered it would be easier for tlie palter to f roni'-'a., Cabinet' from .-those that had^been rejected that from those that had bjeen. retained. He hoped that those who had taken their places would take u'p< their work, and' do it as ably as they had done. ■ He it no reflection to be rejected at the as^among the rejected of the,Jpast week were, some of theablest men in the colony. v ' 1 -During, a- violent dust storm which swept over Charlton (Victoria) recently a little girl, <three years' old;' belonging to Mr Charles" Churchill, of Teddywatfdy, was blown off ,the verandah yof her parents' house. No ttace of the ,. child could be, found, and search parties were' formed, and scoured the country for miles around thro'ug-li the night. Shortly after 8 o'clock on',the following 1 morning- the" child . was found in' a paddock abo^ut four miles dis- ' tant front*, her parents' residence, not much worse for the exposaire she had undergone during the night. - The child had crossed the railway line and 12 wire fences... It is •assumed- .that the phild,, when blown^ off tlie Verandah,' lost, her wwasy s in tryjngf to regain "the" house, and wandered to wnere she was found. ' , ' '~ . The chief eunuch of the' harem "btUpng-j ing to- a 'son of > the- late- Aftdifl 5 Aziz, aiid cbusjn of the pres?nt Sultan, recently presented His Majesty with a slave. Thf Sultah, however, was convinped that he was dangerous, and sent with ail evil purp.ose, and., so refused the gift and exiled ? the donor. The-Prince was furious, and went* to the Sultan to demand hjs servant ■ back, as he had been with him for twenty years; The Sultan replied that as' he' had had him so long if was quite time he changed. The, Prince' got more and more excited, and was talking very fraely, when suddenly he found he was alone in tht? room. It turned out that the Suftan/who had been" ajfftarently leaning against- ihe wa}l, had vanished through an invisibledoor," which is 'tliere in ease ol emVrgep-' cies. The Prince went home, and ha 9 not ,been allowed to come out siiice. ■' •A" stringent law against bachelors has recently been promulgated in one of the States forming the Argentine Republic. 1 A nian is marriageable in Argentina when he is twenty.. If, from the date, and till he passes his 30th birthday, he wishes to remain single, he ,must pay £1 a month to State. For the next five years tlie tax increases lflO per cent. Not until he •reaches his 75th year- does relief* finally come,' arid the tax becomes nominal, being rodueed to £% a year.' After 80 a man, can remain single without 'paying anything. There is ,a paragraph relating to, widowers, who are given three years in which to, mourn and pick a successor. .A man who can prove' that he has proposed and been- refused three times in i one year is also considered to have earned immunity from taxatjon. It is said that the law works like a charm. .The historic waters of the Dead Sea, a mockery rather than a blessing to desert dwellers % for thousands of years, are to feel the 4 stirring of - modern trade. No rudder has been dipped in them for centuries, bat now steam "boats, fitted with electrical apparatus, arc to astoniah ignor> ant oues wlio frequent its shores. Thfi first., of the boats haß already been % built in Hamburg, and is now on its way 1 to its destination. It is named the "Prodpmos/ or "Forerunner." A second craft has been ordered. and will soon be launched. The boats, which will- be managed by Germans, 1 and were, builij ;by the- inmates of a' Greek cloister in Jerusalem, are designed to shorten the journey between that city and Kerak. This latter city, the ancient capital of Moab, is the gateway oi the desert. Merchants of nebron trade in its bazaar, and caravans constantly come and go. ' It has a' large trade with Jerusalem, and the 'new boats will save a weary journey in the desert. The boats arc to handle freight principally, but there will be accommodation, on each of them for 34 passengers. Desert folk are not expectec to .trust themselves on the strange craft for several years, but tourists will keerthem"' busy. ' ' .

Regarding Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera,., and Diarrhoea Remedy. — 1. It affords qjiick relief in cases of colic, cholera moi;-" bus and pains in the stomach.' 2. It never fails to effect a cure in the most severe cases of dysentery 'and diarrhoea. 3. It is a sure cure for chronic diarrhoea.. 4.* It can always be ( depended upon in cases of cholera infantum. ' -5, It cures epide.raical dysentery. 6. It prevent^ bilious colic. 7. It is prompt aitd effective in curling all bowel complaints. 8. It never produces ba<i l'esulls. •9. It in pleasant and flftfe to take. 10. It has saved the lives oi •noro people than any other medicine in the world. These are bold assertions to make regarding any medicine, but there is abundant proof of every one of . the above statements regarding this remedy. Every, household should have a bottlo at hand.,.Ge.t it to-day-. ' It may save a' life. .United Farmers' Co.-.op. Association sells ,- it." , > v * • • !•..(.••

As mentioned 'in a previous issue, stopping the drift of the sand on "to Queen's Avenue is no, light task, -and ihe whole of the bare, hills* will 'have to be planted with 1 sand-binding grass .or 1 work is beijtg- proceeded with, 'a s.tart' having been mndc at the' base] of tlie drift at the.renr of the rifle range. "When the planting has been completed, the sarid will then be removed from the Avenue. It has again^been reported' to- the 'School Committee' that the attendances at the Board's local , schools has fallen off considerably since the examinations. The matter was mentioned at a meeting ,of the •Committee last evening, when it was pointed out ,thab .parents were just as liable- to a fine now as before, and that ito keep the' attendances up to the proper average the teachers t would be- compelled to .hand the naraeB 1 of all absentees to the Trtfahfc lnspector-.) , } •• j t , i.» v < r.'t -A report from Geneva tells - >; that the bodies, of a lady and gentleman <' named Mme. Wagner and Lieutenant De .Lambeck, of the Austrian "Army; were found recently near-'Evianles-Bains? , Both had been killed by .revolver- shots'. Investigation showed' that the couple, had eloped from Vienna- some weeks before, and had been tracked: to Evian by Mme. Wagner's husband, a captain* in the same regiment as Lieutenant De % Lambeck. Before leaving Vierina Mme. 'Wagner had abstracted' ,£2OOO f r#m tie, regimental Safe, which was in- her husband^s keeping as paymaster of fhe regiment. ' It was with this money that she and Lieutenant De Lam beck had ' visited various parts of the Continent. When the lovers heard of the arrival of' Captain Wagner ' they were ' seized with panic, and the next thing that was heard of them waß the discovery o£ their bodies. ' The question has been raised in 'New South -Wales, "Should female teachers be allowed to remain in the service after they ( get married?" It haß been represented to the Minister of Education by several members of the Legislative Assembly that they should not, for the reason that- having secured the .means of support by their husbands, they should, be required ' to .retire and to make wrfy for the large number of women who are candidates for. employment as teachers. The Minister Jor Education' explains that, he .has np,,,pow,er „ under the law to compel married teachers to retire. -He favours the Victorian sys-s 'tern, Vhich compels a female teacher to leave the service directly she marries, but would make provision for the re-employ-ment of a retired female- teacher on - becoming, .a widow. Mr Perry states he is aware of a female teacher, getting .£250 a j year, whilst her husband, in another branch of the public, service, also .receives .6250^ As the department was,' loth to' break up a home by sending either the husband or wife to a country appointment, it .ended in. them both being retained in i <the metropolis, -whilst tinmarried officers and f unmarried female teachers had to bo sent into country towns. '