LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10966, 4 June 1903, Page 4

LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

A con temporary, dpecribinar a nT(ldin«*i» say«: '"The brass band fare'wlled' the hnppv couple, who left for jNplßon v if spend the honovmonn-. wi<h annronriftjo' ~olootjo»o. including "The Girl F Left 'Be' 1 bfnd'Mc." '..',",;,- ,','.„, • Now tluut'prohnittio-n js thn oirtfj'.of >l*o „.. r'ny in Gom, sorn? other.., use pm>tt ; -bg- %i , found for th<> hnrei*. and. »t is, Tt;port?d • ; that one oj the lear.rTinjr Hotels there jh^s , Wn. leased for bo.ardingb.ouse purpose,? at.',, i>6, per week. '.■•"'•>,'■:. •• ! < •■J't'« Tlie oldest u'livon-ity in thc-.w'orUl is'at '"' P«kin. It iR-»nllf>d 'th«- : "School, of tfie SoiiJf "' of the Empire."-. It» antiquity, w' VetV ?: (rreafc arid a granite' rea:i«ter, cousistine -»f »<o.ne columns^ 320 iiv . nnjnbftr, contaitw the names of fe'flf^KJp gi^fln^tes. ■ - ''.'-' Imporiors of dogs into Great" BmaW' havf first n" all fo 6btniu a license 'to 'ftp so, from *.he TJonTrl of '4w"Vul+'ire.' rV^ * -•ffor having done this the dog has to be,. k.-*pt in quarantinie for s"ix months, at «r <?r>ppiil ssinnrnritm. supprintenrled: by si, cjualinerl veterinary surgeon, at 'owners'* expense. N ' • ". * Electricity lately lms beott presfiei i'nfo^ the services of the housewife, ;an el«rWo machine having Iwen invented in: Bu^apeet. With this machine the use of iran is disppuped with, the electric' enr- , vpnfc bteinsf intenf" 0 '! to t^Ve away any. =rh<in oi* n-r*»nsp.- This machine is said to; "->i» rrr»sble,nf wa.whin^ as msny as 2(K> or, 3<")Q.,pi<»oftß of linen' 'without the assistance ..)f- anyone being required.

The famous West Mailing stoup has been sold for 1450 [guineas. to bencnt the church funds at West .Mailing, Kent. It was discovered in a cupboard, and .until recently the church authorities had no idea of its value. When- it was found to be worth some hundred? of pounds, however, they decided, to sell it. The jug is only 9^' inches lugVaud 5 inches in aiam^ eter, and is one of'tlie finest 'specimens of its 'kind in existence; It is at least 322 years old, being dated. 158}. The fasting powers of snakes is truly remarkable, as the following instance, taken from the Eevue Si-ienVifique, proves: — On 17th November, 18P9; theie was placed 1 in the snake house of the -museum (Paris Museum of Natural Hislory) # superb reticulated python of Japan, which measured 19^ feet, in length. '.l. l '.' ."*"' Ho was oflered the most tliv«**- foods; hu< all werci ob6tinatPly Tefuse4- . Sh?3P. ra^Uits^ .^eesp, . diieks and chiikens were. .in turn. 'ofltered, andwiUst a^ tiiros'he BtTflfpd tne.Re iii Tiifi to\\s, he left tlre'rf Wthoufr ;: touching - them. . . . Deaths. oGcurredr. on '"the 20th of April, 19Q2-^hiit. is, ,after tw.6 years five months t^pd ..three, clays of fast- - .About a fortnigh4 U ago,' : wtiiie s a passeiigcr ■was' attempting to board the Wanganui train at the Palmerson station"," h"e accidentally fell between the carriages and platform. The man's predicament was'-noticect by one of the porters, Mr J. Lucas, who, •with commendable presence of >mind,"' board* ,ed the van and applied the Westinghouse brake, thus bringing the train to a standstill before any damage was "done. It is satisfactory to learn that Mr Lucas' prompt action has been ackndwledged\by the Departmeut, he having - received from the (general Manager a letter of appreciation. The letter was handed over on Saturday night by tlie stationmaster, Mr Smith, after being first read to', the assembled Staff. ■In Denmark and Belgium Bogs are being formerly enrolled las- part -of the police force. Thus Ghent possesses sixteen- well ." trained police dogs, nio.st.ly. of the collie breed,' which can cleverly climb wall^ in pursuit of a criminal, seize a fugitive by the nape.of the neck, when both are swiihming across a sheet, of w ( ater,, and generally achieve feats which the ordiriary ' policeman would not thiuk' of attempting. These humble auxiliaries are said to be invaluaole to the force, -who use them, not only when some extraordinary case .is being inquired into, or jsoine dangerous crimiual is beiug tracked, but regularly from ten- o'clock every night Uiatil six the following jnormng. > .-,.■ ■• • ■"Although the use. of spices for the purpose of heightening the-, flavour of food is almost universal, it ,is generally recognised thaf'their inljiuence on' digestion is dctri- , mental," say's the :Dietetic aud Hygenic G.azetfe.' "some experiments recently carried out by a Polish physiqian, Dr eki, tend to pi'ove that, while -spices stimulate , the motor function ' of ' the stomach, they (progressively- impair -the secretory functions, and in the * lon^- ran inhibit "the production of 'hydrochloric . acid. On,th,e Tfrhple, therefore, Ike. iuge,stion.. of .spaces hinders, rather than'~acc'elera6es, .digestion, tho'ftgh an exception may be made in reap'ec^.to persons in- whoni'-slowness t)f digestion,is due to a' deficiency., of muscular- ac-. tiyiry on the part pf .the' stomachy and also possibly of the victims., of" hyperacidity." The announcement that .Mrs, Kate Fraser had • obtained a d^vptce; in the court of South Dakota, U.S.A., from Dr Fraser, -whom she was tried for shodting'in Melbourne some time ago;' has' been speedily followed by the lady s remarriage, the Mitchell Daily South Dakota, of Ist April' (ominous 4 a y.'-) contains the follrfwjng:—"At the home c»f Justice McKin- >->. ley this afternoon,' M. F. -Budden and Kathleen Frasei? were united in marriage. . Tttey are both residents of, tins city, having made their homo at the residence of Bfttijumin Holt ( !) for "the past few montlis. The trifle came here about a year ago, and ' took up her residence' at the Holt homo, and at that time offered her (services a<? a trained nurse. t The bride, is a lady of dis- ~ tinguished appearance, aud the groom is a jfitne^ looking gentilcman. To the bridal couple, the, Rppublican extends 1 its nearly* congratulation." . - 'The recent discovery that Hie growth of pearls is, in some instances at any ratCj the result of irritation by ,a, parasitic worm, leads' "H. Lyster, Jameson to assort in 'Nature. (January 22) that "the artificial production of marketable pearls in large quantities should present no 'great difficulics." He says : T"he tact that rrematodes' have bceji ascertained to bo at least one cawse of pearl formation in several of the molluscs that 'produce the marketaWe- gtnm gives us. every reason to hopo that, by learning the life histories of.these parasites, able to, infect any number of pearl .oysters or pearl mussels to any' de- - sired extent, without any operation on the individual molluscs, by simply placing them in the proper surroundings in company with infected examples ol the first hflgt.. Ouce infected, tlie molluscs could foe^'bjedded out on ' suitable -grourids, and left to care for themselves 'untii-lhe pearls formed in them were of marketable sifce.

In his annual report fhe r city surveyor ol- Melbourne, Mr ■,&. jC. Mountain, referring to the use: of' oil as a preventive of dust, mentions "that the use of this crude oil originated tir'some of the Western States of America,, and was appliedthere chiefly to country, roads aud streets of inland towns. Water was scarce and expensive; the. crude ' oil was ;'a 'comparatively valueless product, a nd*obf.ii liable at nominal prices', whilst the*, roads ,were nearly all of earth, ox grave.l. .-.This substitute fOr wat-er served the double purpose of keeping down the'dustand also* helping to /fond the road 'together, the surface of wliicli was saturated, with-, the pj] .to a depth of two inches, , Ypry little, if; any, experience as to Mb. applicability to the macadamised" roacts-'of W-' large '«-tly lia» Jjeen afforded. Jr»r • thei^a > ctr<-itm«}a/t<-f». With every wish to obtain .a .patisfaetory solution t>o the great dust problem* .1 venture to. think it.-woul^ not be ivisc to putertain too expetj&tt'ioMßi.'as to its suitability or ultimate economy in our own case. "

' *'Lady Macdonald has", written a Tetter to j the -town, clerk at Dingwa'll, which will do. more, 1 says the Outlook, for, her husband's memory than many monumental .at DingwalJ or elsewhere. The town council of Dingwall by resolutiou ''lament ed the burial of the late general '' at Edinburgh and the manner of his funeral. "■'■ 'To them' answers* Lady Macdouald w'Kli f life pica tlftft "it is the right of tbc' l Wane > f& fanitfjr. in' r ttie la.nd for the widow aMhsb'n tVsrty w'fctin and where the husband should bo b'irird." Ityt to explain heT».aotio,n>. whew no excuse is needed she rccq??yis the heavy-.T-psponsi-. WlHy laid upon -bpr by tJ>e:-snidtlen. and slie> and slier, > eon took counsel of .their solicitor/ and by the extreme kindness of General Kclly- . Kenny were able to stop thp inter.rcont in Paris, and bury the hugbjvn'd' and 'father .jwiiere and how \ke himself would have be _htaried., . r 'Some people who misunderstood my fee) jugs,." says Lady Macdonald, "attempted in ajter try. pans." Sir Hector Macdou,a'd lies, at Edinburgh for reasons personal to the widow and the Ron., The tribute of the public has been lavishly offered to his remains in the Dean Cemetery,. But his grave is hallowed mostof all by the personal 'love that'ebose it.

_ . . , j •New Century Soft Rubber JTair CurV^s are rapidly comijig inio general, use by i ladies, and no wondex J H They, are, simply-. perfect. , •• '' "" ,\ „.

Tlie annual vineeting of the Wanganui Licensing Committee will be held to-mor-row at noonl Captaiu Edwin wires — Moderate to strong south-east to south and south-west winds; glass fall ; tides poor; indications of rain. The Garrison Band drew a big crowd in the vicinity of the Fountain bst evening, when they rendered an excellent programme from the balcony of the Rutland H"otpl, which was heartily appreciated by the large concourse assembled. It is reported that while searching for the miHsiug man Godkin in the bush last week, the party from Slral.ord found a rich gpldbeariug reef oi jthc banks of the Wanganni River. Gold* was also visible iii the bed'of the stream. ' L ' ' ' ' X Thames j&s'dcnf who has jHisfc rthllfn^d framan aKhetLded visit to the King Cuiiatt^, tsll^'the Thames' Star that ihe ainouut i>f sly gtog-selluig- that -takes- place wouklja?-. toiiish anyone. Drink is, sold quite" openly, and yet it is extremely difficult to obtain a- conviction. • At He Kuiti done -man has .a-^ign, 'The.Te Kuiti Hotel," at otUpr places "patent medicines'" are dispensed as rapidly as possible to supply the demand. ' '"Ihe Government will have to .establish hotels," said our informant, in answer to a query; "there is no question of that. At the present time no revenue is derived' from the .great amount of sly grog-selling that goes on, and'jet the drink 'is consumed aII the same. It is absurd to say tba,t because it is a prohib'tcd district there is any prohibition to the safe of the consumption of all sorts of liquors. I speak- from actual experience, and the • fact- that fifty informations for sly grogsellling were to be heard at Te Awamutu shows that what I say is true. What about the fine? yon ask. I tell you what — a fine of £10 or £4-0 only means the loss of Saturday's- takings, that's all." D'igby Grand and Henry Jones, found guilty and sentenced to death for the murder of Constable Samuel Long at Auburn, New South Wales, are both young men — the former 33 years of age, and the latter 37 years. Grand is a N.ew Zcalandcr-, aud was boru at Auckland. He entered the criminal ranks at Victoria- when lie was a boy. At 19 , years of age he was sentenced to months' hard labour for horsestealing, and from then on-.spent probab,y i.lio greater p'^it of kis time in gsiol. Breaking, entering, and stealing was his speciality. Jones is an .Englishman, and in the "eighties and early 'niuctics spent a .considerable time in this colony. lie served sentence in - South Island prisons, and at Wellington, in -1890, was sentenced to five years' hard labour for house-breaking. '•While in the Lyttelton Gaol he made his escape, biit after suffering gr^eat hardships was recaptured. Later, at the same gaol, he saved the life of 'another prisoner who had fallen into the sea; and for .that was given a considerable, remission of his sentence. He then went to. Sydney, and got into trouble again, serving five and seven years for robbery and robbery, with violence Jence. The New South Wales police think that Jones' correct name is James Maguire, and that Grand's name is Henry Newbold. Last year Graud was married.