LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10975, 15 June 1903, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

For tho .Ilawko's Bay Gun Oltib meeting, which is to be held on the^rd 'inst.', handicaps have been returned for 32 co^lpstitora. Mr C. H. Gorrick is scratch roan, at 33yds, Mr K. H. Eccles 32yds, Mr C. Chavaunes olyds, Mr C. Chavannes, junr., 23yds. A soup and bread depot has been opened in Ballarat East for the relief of the local poor, the majority of whom are the wives and families ot unfortunate tributers. One of th-2 officers states that some of the unlucky tributers have not tasted meat for months, subsisting, with their wives and families on, small quantities of dry bread and black tea.

Sir Conan Doyle lias, it is said, entered into a contract by which he will receive - the -largest sum that has ever been paid ia

any author icr his work. An American and 'an English- magazine hav,e jointly , a-greod to pay him „£IBOO, each .for 12 , stories of 10,OJ0 words each..' This, is /payment at the rate of JIBO per 1000 word?... No other aiithor receives "jnqre j than £50" ior 1020 words. ' '' ' . ,"\ , .'_' A distiu.jT-ais.hetl >R.A. was making a sketch of a. picturesque, farmhouse, when the farmer, coming v- .inspected, jtixe picture. Highly delighted at. its accuracy, he inquired of. the artist, what he" would charge for it, or oue like it. "Oh," Bfli(J the It. A., "I won't charge you anything. Bu.l I tell you what : You «rive m« (i instead of money, one of those* nieeilookiiig Httlo .suckin<? piers I 6ee yonder," poiuting aa he snoke to a lino litter running about jritli tlieir matcrjial relative. "Eli, man," exclaimed tho farmer, "do you know • whatthey pies be worth? "Why, they be wort^i ten shillin' apiece !" The Novoe Vrcmya announces that » Russian engineer has discovered on the feteepss near the bqrdor of Asia a deposit of natural radium. I give this report as the paper announces (says- the St. Petersburg correspondent of the London Daily Mail) merely pointing out .that if the dipcovery proves to bo well-founded. the> importance will be apparent when it is remembered that radium is the newly-dis-covered metal of incalculable value, possessing the supposed property of . continu- , ously emitting heat without .appearently diminishing its own temperature.

The Governments of Prussia and of thoOreat Duchy of Mecklenburg have decided, to expel the Mormon missionaries, of whom there are 145 in, Germany and tk) in Prussia, on the ground that tiiey are propagating a form of religions belief incompatible with the layrs of the State and public morale, and because is , not excluded from their doctrines, ,The missionaries, who are. all Americana, will be allowed • sufficient time to ,* settle tip their personal- affairs. If one of. the "^Mormons have yet been deported. The "Govern-: merit of Prussia define the expttlsibn r 'a«('b r e^" ing simply a police measure, for whichVno explanation need be made. • '■';'. Another possible biit improbable • benefactor has arisen who claims to haVe discovered a device for ridding Sydney, Harbour of sharks now, and perhaps for evfen The gentleman, in question, 'after "oeVeF>l interviews with the Fisheries Board, made formal application t<> the commissioners to give him every facility in endeaVoufftig to demonstrate the value of Mb jiisepvet^, which, by the way. is to Tae en&cjfty at his own expense. His scheme is 'as yes"h secret, but it includes some method- for at* trarting^hc shaik& to » given spoVin t|ie harbour and then destroying' thein.',.^!^ board agreed to ask the HarboUr Trwtjpf at all practicable to place a' site onts# foreshores of Port Jackson at the/jiiyjßlltor's disposal where he <ian erect 'htar'Apparatus and experiment to his Heart's ebrt- - tent. ' - ' /■* In one of his 5 speeches at Lisbon, tfie King aptly recalled that Portugal is atfli a "great"' "colonial poweT. In point of fact, only .throe nationA-^England, France. and Germany — liave more extensive oversea, dominions than the Lusitanian \kh»Kdom. The area of her colonies iS'SOI.pW miles, compared with England's 11,1§8,,00Q, France's 4,367,003, and > Qetmattfa 1,027,000. Holland comes next, with possessions covering 783,000 square mile*. • In point of population and trade Holland, raorepver, precedes Portugal. Java biing, 1 one of the niost densely-populated regions of the world. Both Portugal and Holland. before 1898, ranked after Spain as colonial powers, but the Pearl of the Antilles and the Philippines went Spain, as far as colonies are concerned, was left with 'nothing • but a few "remnants' in West Africa. •The following list of things needing attention from the inventive is given by, the 'British. Inventir': — Reliable and cheap cash register and change-giver ; wave motor; stop for silencing railway and other doors ; non-refillable bottle ; safety, collaps 2, and rmsinkablfr boat • ■ 'rapid arid cheap system of fastening window paWes without putty; starting device .for; tram's, omnibuses, etc. ; absolutely reliable brake for motors, etc. ; cheap typewriter -andVdevice for silencing typewriters generally; switch for turning the electric light partially off; good acetylene ''lable'ianiB J 'imd positively safe oil lamp;' primary "battery; table lamp : novelty in pfenny-ui-slot, racing, skill testing, ot other ' non-delivery machines; novel temperature and indicator for ships' holds/rooms, ctcV; automatic bnot-clpiiunsr machine; pirt>*r fasteners, letter 'files, registers, and indjr cators; office appliances f" .improyei^oiitß in afipartue for duplicating writing, 'j&t£. The King's visit to, Malta, (ecaUj^jfa. oji and what is credited as a tr I *** "story* Everyone knows the, Armoiwy at Go/eQPg* ment houec;'at each 'side of it axe many fl'nits of the old knights' armour standing life-like as if the gallant bpdies. that £<>re them were still inside the breast-plato: It was noticed-that on the occasion of a big ball the then Governor's daughter tooi particular care ahfays to stand near one pirticular mailed suit between the dances'. The climax came when she astfed an' v old and confidential friend who was dancing with\.her to get Jier a "brandy*-and-Boda, "here — quick," as no one was about.' JH[e promptly obeyed, and ■td'liis amozethSnt saw the lady 'lift the dead knl£ht'« vitbr aud hold uv> tho refreshing draught to tlio opaning. Tlic secret wae out. A youngf officei-, whose attentions to the Governor's daughter had boen the cause of his -re* moval to an outlying fort had sm'usjjl«d' tiimself into the armoury in order to see his lady-love. , . ,•,..■ " In spite of the fact that the war ia-over,,, and that the Boers wliQ lately faced us 'in the field are now seCtJing down jato Brit* ish citizens in South Africa, Dr Leydi At\d the other members of the Hollander coiamiltce are still continuing their campaign of vituperation' against .England.' La Pat- ; rie, the Paris evening paper, which glorias in the sentiments of M. Henri Roehefort,- . has tak?n tho • opportunity of the Kiper^a , visit to 1 Parisrh)- restart jts series of attacks on England arid all things English. The connection between La Petrio and. the Hollander committee is notorious, and as the columns of this Nationalist organ have a price, it Js fair to assume that the funds. of tho v lale South African .Republic harp not yet quite run out. That beautiful md. charming Irish lady, now Mrs Macßride, once Miss Maudo Gonnc, has no little influence at the Patfie office, and has dpubt-.. less been lending her support to the attacks. It is posGiblo to understand tlte reaaoufi that ]jrompt a . Rochefort or a Leyrls to cry ,ouf on Albion," but it is one, of the -mizzles of human nature that such an evidently honeßt and whole-hearted mtrioi a* Mrs Mn^ Bride could ever have become rarty tn the '-campaign V lies,." After all.. even tlie claims of Irish, patrintisni need 'not' ellipse the claims of trutb,-

. William Nisbct, who for hattfft.l^ntuuy, was known throughout the length. and, breadth of Scotland as a violin maker, died on April 12 at St. ,S tendon, 'East tofchian.' . A Parliamentary return relating to A street tramways shows that in lUU^ r'tiqve 1484 miles of tramway line open in the United Kingdom. • The number of passengers carried was 1,394,452,983. Tlie net receipts were i' 1,861,43,8. - > „, , , Fern Flat tributers take all the gold iron by them in any one- week, if under 6 ounces, and from 9 ounces to 12 the profit to the company is- 10 per cent, -above 12 up to 15 ounces 15- per cent., above 15 up to 20 ounces 20 per cent.; above 20 up to 25 ounces 30 per cent? and- abova that half the gold, all percentages to be calculated on the full return, for each -separate week. The return for- the week up. to Wednwday is 11$ ountesu-of gold for 110 hours' dredging. -f •—?!,; a r-.- ■->, :Mr Keir Hardy. M^.^'ti'ubi&lieg £it"4n-' teresting open letter to Jblin 'Bteis jVi'tlie ♦Labor Leader.' It isjullj'of cognition of the part/Bilriis hasjllkyed ih the cause of Progress, but the ddminant note is one ol regret at the attitude of soured aloof ness ' which • the ' mentbor for' Battersoa has latterly dssuniedi M Hardie Ireminds him that the powerful' movement to secure the Yeprfesentation. of1 Labor in Parliament l&S grown .nil 'not'onlywithout his aid, but in his thinly- 1 veiled antagonism. ,", ... "" ,'" . ' ' '. A novel case was heard at Ballarat the ofch'er day. W. T. Stevens,, who) described himself as an importer, appealed- at the police court charged with creating' a disturbance in a public 'place.- vlt Appeared thatj wearing a -blue- ribbon oh- the lapel' 6t-his coat, ho had gone into a hotel, not to get drink, bat to see ab^utsome money d^e to him. and a dispute- ensuing -he ges-:. ritiiatißd;so.-\vil4lY< and^spoke so lou.dly,that the police had to be called in to eject him. He was charged with \ a breach of the Licensing Act and fined £2 and costß. It havine ~-«en reported that Mr Carnceie added 10 per cent, to tne-'waees of his "V Abstaining workmen, 'The New Voice' inquired as to the truth' of the statement. Mr Carnegie wrote iii reply; "Men are not required to be total s! abstainers. but all who .are can obtain .fr'onv-nfe" a- 1 gift» equal ' to 10 per cent, on 1 - their wages; with my jacat wishes, upon* stating . that they, have ao3tained for the year. -I total aostainers worth 10 pecv.centi thaa others, especially if 'eoaebme ; n*.. 1 -watphmen, 'or men in charge of machinery. Indeed, I prefer them for alLsituafions." Two young men in "£he"einpldy of An*thony Horden and Sqns/t'He S*daey.. merchants, Vere. cEar^ed'at the Centj-al Court, Sydney;"the 'b'ther f ;day with "tb ' de fraud, "".th'eir "" employers or la>g« amounts of money, -ainqu^tin^7n all fe' r ;"4l0'00. From' the-.eyidence, it appeared that -one', was in the ..088^16^8 department' fjtd the other a salesman. When the Vaster «^u^ out 1 hja flockctß- the caph>eT Bnbsti— ttiteS others for sm,aH' afiionnts. . The * scheme, and enabled the acriised -t'd .make e^ttdle , was- worked on. an "elaborate g«heme; aild- enabled the accused 'to "make large profits.. 1 . i y'' v .'^''' > .' ' ~ , ; An,,inve6tigatlon w^s" recently sjax^elby " a 'special^ committee appo^in^ed.by the" Victorian Cabinet into thft.. v comp'lainta of inference and intimidation made by the. new men against' the old employees in, the rall■tfcajrs. Only oiie complaint was entered üboh. A new. man, w^o- had b^een reeommQhded to Wiplamstowii for work, said f' upon, arriving at . Williamstosn *he i for, the station-master, and left his Qiva ; seat'on the platfoTm. Ho. alleges he got ho courtesy: was called a blackleg and a scab, was hustjed: iuto> a train, , lbax his bag^ and no attempts were made to 'fljid it. An assistant, statjonmaster,' a 'potter, a guard, and a firenjan w«fe suspended. „ „),. JLJad named, Mow^ay^l3" y.ears of age,,, m^t-with a very painful accident.in"Oainatujaat Tuesday. CUmVing.up some large bouiders on the breach (says th« local Tim'ep), pne was dislodged, weighing from two to i three tons, -and pinned the poor little follow by the legs. Through the.nes»lect of a companion' to go -.and. tell .his* father, as requested, he- was kept like -this for some hours before assistance was =finajly rendered, when- -the boulder -was -removed with a craneir The. lad, who- re^ mained quite cheerful and bore yen pluckily-, has had one Legi. amputated. The neglect ai his companion ■ to jeonv,ey-hi& 3toeB r . sage and save him several howl's of tortur* can only be charactarised as' exceedingly culpable. • „ , - . . ,: . r . The foundation stofee •of - a new Dutch Reformed Church waylaid ,o.n May 12 at Pretoria, by ox-Genera,l Botha.,^Building has 'been "ijoing on^f^p some time. The church will be the largest "place of< worship in South Africa.',- Seating accommodation has been arranged for 1800 pepple. , The Rev. Mr Bosnian announced tliat the building alone w6uld cost <£23,C00, and .thai the whole of this ,'amoujit, had. •been, subscribed. Crifts 'of! an".qrgan.,,cp£t£ng. ,^IBOO, a clock and chimes costing , a palpit £<HK)i and ' a ,', Communion -service JB6Q- to r£Bo had bqeii received, wjiile 1 a lady member, of the-, congregation had promised jJIOOO for a^li^lirfor lptieivngs jn" connection^ with the churifDi- ,Ex s Crencral Botha having declarcdl-thg 1 , stipac well and xrttjy laid, said that fche occasion Avas ,only ,of importance to; Prfttoria > 'but to t3ie wh^ol& of their Church.- 'It wW a pleasant duty he was jiallo'd > ttiioiil;a*^erform, i iaai^ a matter for congratulation' that, notwifchstinding all they had' 'all passed -through' ftixiincr the past "three^yeare.' they were in a .position to undertake- thiß impo-ftant fpiaing; , .•■•." "i A^onrious scene tflok;'pla'pe"at a- "Vestry ife'eiing, at Kevemfe .(EnghuidJ -recently, ttiftlVicar, the. Rev. W. A? Piggins, pre;BldTn^.. -The KoV. 3|.'"W V D^vies^ ia. JCoqforjnißt minister,^ai'd,, ne,wiiKed 'pro- ' test "against the coridi^clj of 'a<graverdigger of^the because 4ie had flfeqjared he yjould neye^ sig a grave, when, a Noftcqn.formißt minister, was. to . officiate at the f'unerat Th'^* trustees 'of the We'slpyan Chapel had expressed their -indignation because when the. daughter of. one of tho trustees died thevgraye-digger had. declined* to dig" a giav^' and had even,., defied the, Vicar, i and, a workman, in the employ of the father of thr»x debased .^had been called upon to di? thp,gpav,^.. This scandal had -greatly- annoyed- .an- .important section ■of the parishioners. The Vicar said he had dealt tenderly with the grave-dig.per beoaiißC he had a. cone'creKti&us obiectlori- 1 to 1 ' dig a g^rave wlten a !! Nonc&nfdi > 3iiii^ < l>>in^ter officiated. Ho thbtiglre^Ke gV<itind' wa^'/ private, and that onty d^iaewvinaii c'otfld' claim to officiate. Mt^ Pe*gf is Si'c^insr, < the, trrave-digsrer, who iVas'ftfesen t. v " paid v ' lie ' would never dig a grftfe ft>r a: NbnFo'nfofm-' »t minister. Mr Itevi^f JtiSfce'd fjiat the' words of the ernve-rfHgger rivighft be carefujfy noted. The Vi<fcttf«ini tne two church--' wardens deeply regretted' the ir^eiiiark"'6f .' the grrave-di-»o»er , a«d >apoHr«![s¥a' fo'f'lt to Mr Davies. and the-"^fcar ! 'sai<i' that after what had taken place tht'y - wftttld • know how tjj deal with their*, graveMiigger. '-

What is a Coughi? r^A.,ipa,smcdic,.effor,t to expel the mucus Jimm the bronchial, tubw. A cold cantfdira more abiindant secretion of mucus, 'and when the lnngsand bronchial tubes' a,r# inflamed. ,tbey «re extremely sensitive" to the irfifcatiqn.,, Unleps care is takert^ theT^^-Jtiajy resuK in pneumonia, which iB s^. , deadly. If the cold is a lingerrng^one, t-iie' more .-leisurely but equally fatal consumption jnay se(f in. 'Do i(<st hdgl'ec^ a cold or rough. Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It always cures'shid eujrei? 1 Quickly.— tJTnjted Farmers' Co. '^o-'-^ 'Association sells it- ' ti-u I ' li i. ,w • ' "■'•

„;jTher^iy:;H. E. and Mrs, .Dewshury left by the, northern express this afternoon for New Plymouth, en route to Aucklaiifl,-JB4!rs DcWsbiiry having received' '-a' wire >l this" morning 'stating that her' mother is seriously ill. '■ ■ - • '

During the recent flood in the sWangaptui Eiver the yacht Kohu broke from her moorings at Castlecliff, and was carried out to sea. Subsequently the boat was washed up on tne \Vaikanae beach, where the natives are taking charge of her. ,*-There was a good deal of grumbling by those who had business at the Licensing Committee meeting this morning, in conquence of- them being kept waiting about the Court owing to a delay of half ■an hour in the commencement of the proceedings. The ;Bailway Board ..of Inquiry, in ,Yic•toria 1 are- <ittv(fetigabing v the charges prey- ferred by' 'three ,meri ' wlio ' obtained eih'' • •ploymgntl on-- .the railways at thw beginning' •of the strike on being kidnapped by union and prevented,, from returning •to w.ork. ..,'•>' » IV 16 stated that about a scor ( e of bar- y men/li'ave gone to Dunediii' from Cant?r-" bvfty 1 (reports the Lyttelton Trnfes), "to ' take 1 the places of the young women. 1 w9io \ ■ !iavb been ' deprived of their 'situationa in •' the sdiifchetn city; in consequence .of the decision ''bj" .the Licensing' Committee to ' i'orbid tlic employment of barmaids. ' ' ' Some French ladies, who were disagreeably crowded by public curiosity in ilensingtbh Gardens, complained heavily of ou^r want, of politeness. I'uey should remember, however, -that they were not quite un,dressed in the fashion, and that the English ladies always walko ut with something upon their beads, however they treat, the ,reßt of their persons. — Times (1803). . The canal companies are" feeling the effects oi the gradual exhaustion of, the ■ rivers, streams, and watersheds of England. Th} 2 Grand Junction Company hitve gro.at difficulty in keeping their canal at a minimum level oi 4,£i"t. To maintain this level .nine, engines have been constantly at work nigliv aud day' the lockage walcT, ' which comes down with the traffic, up to the Tring summit.

Nottingham nQW possesses wh^at is prbbabiy the, most palatial workhouse in Great Britain. The premises, which wero six years in building,' have cost .£240,000, and occupy sixty -seven acres of ground. Accommodation is provided for 1,700 persons, including th?< staff, at au average cost of 0£127.p0r becl. There aro eight intirmary pavilions, accommodating 612 and insane wards housing 250- persons. . Charles Watts, of Wpodchurch,. who is twelve. . y.ears old, is, believed to ' be , the heaviest lad of his age, in the world. ■ He weighs 18st, measures 47in. round the chqst, -53in round the -loins, and is sft'6£in in.height. Mr Thomas Longley, living at Dover (a publican), is another weighty, personage, and claims to be the h6aviest subject m the British . Empiro. He is in his fifty-fifth year, and' his weight is over"44st. He. is 6ft lin ' high, and 70in round the chest.

Manila papers give •an account of the raisrng from the bay, of the Repa Cristina Admiral ' Montojo's flagship, ' which was sunk by Admiral- Dewey^ in the SpanishAmerican war. Eighty, skeletons, -were found on board. The > raising of ,the big 3500 tons cruiser was no easy especially *as the patching of the 14 small gunshot, holies /beneath the water-line required' 'attention, tb^say nothing of the 18in injection pipe, the iwlvp of which was removed before not killed aboard the vessel-left th,e ship, liiis caused the immediate sinkin'e of the vessel,' after an exploded shell nad- set Er6 to the woodwork. ' " " , " Mr J, Hamilton, a, Christchairch. J.Pi, evidently regards Sydney as a bligh,t and , a sink of iniquity, -%hose chief industry is ,the f prQduetidon of spielers.' -'For the offence of naving'comer'froiir Sydneyher'tdst 1 week Aned a. man 40s, in default seven days' imprisonment. A man wgs charged before him with having attempted to- rob' a till. After evidence had' been heard the sub'rinspector .said all that was, known -oi the accused- was.that he lately came from, Sydney. The, ' omniscient Mr Hamilton promptly saii" that was good eiioitgh,' and passed sentenw^ - ,>■ ■ •

Tihe t-rials of a large country pastorate were pathetically set forth by a minister of the Christchurch presbytery last week. The speaker stated that, a few daya ago he arrived home' afc 5 o'clock after covering 114 miles in* visiting and other duties. He "had not liad five minutes in which to prepare his' discourse for the following Sunday when somebody came in -to say that a member of hta ■ church who lived a long ■Way "off was dying. horse was "knocked up\": and the minister had to walk four •mile's to see . the sick man. When he tea-ehed hi 8 house he found that the man had died the day before, and by the time heawived home again it was 10 o'clock.

The P.ope/ who is 93, is probably the oldest prisoner in the world. ' He refuses to enter Italian territory, 'as. . a protest against the Annexation of the Papal States by" Italy, and since the Vatican is jß&t in the niidst of such .territory, like an .island in Ithe ocegn, he is bouid' to- live 'and die wilhin ■ the boundaries' which .enclose - the Vativan . grounds: At < one time it • was i hppe'd the. present Pontiff .would frankly acknowledge .that .the, temporal power of the"Hq}y Sec had gone' for e'veri but' ira.dition proved too. strong for him, and the King of Italy and the head of the Catholic Church are still, nominally,, at daggers drawn. '._,'' ;The butter from the colony during'-May is valued at .£50,118, and . cJioese at .£23,689, the quantities being lQ,4s6cwt' and 8654 cw f tr respectively. Frozenbee? was exported to the value- of ,£42,764, and. mutton (363,179 carcases) to the value c!" <£225;909. in addition to legs and ■pracea worth .£16,148. A total of 402,607 carcases of lamb valued at ,£203.198 was«sent away from different parts of the colony durino 1 thomonthi against,2B7j24scarcases,valued at .£142,589, for May ? 1902. the most noticeable' increase is in frozen niutton, which exceeds the export' for May of' last year by 148.759 carcases, on £106,561. The figures for. the port, of -Wellington for last month arc as follows: — Butter, 1940,. cwt, value cheese, 1892cwt, value .£13,733; mutton, 119,859 carcases, weighing 60,993cWt. value .£77,883; legs - and. pieces, 5520, value j£6856; lamb, 66.55* carcases, , , weighing 21,208 cwt, value ..$31,984. •„ . „ •• A new . turbine steamer, 'tive Queen, re--' .cently launched- at Messrs Denny-B yards .»fc iDanb&rXon, is intended to Tim' between Dover and Calais. Tire, , principal reason. tor wliich. turbines were fitted to this ves-,-sel was -to do away with sea sickness by means of .the practical' tfliminntiort 'of 1 vibration., .There is not doubt,, also,, that l..veFeel3.; fitted .with engines /working, on, th^is principal! -.can devolop speed' far beyond . .jbhnfc, fit • the ordinary serew I ,' and' can run with a much, smaller -cofttetimpfcion. 'of- .coal. The oscillation caused by the paddle wheels and the throb of the srew are ab,,aqnfc; there , is „vory. vory little pitching, and sparcnly any . noise is~ heard from the machinery. The "manoeuvring power," states a 'writer in an English paper, is as gt'eat as in ai\ ordinary steamer, while in going astern there is^none of that .grinding motion bo familiar to the traveller. Tlie " vepsel was guaranteed to have a speed of 21 knot*}, and ifc was fully expected she would cover the distance between Dover and Calais within the hour. • For Bronchial , Cough,, tak,c "Woods* t Groaf Peppermint Cure, la 6d and 2s fid, every 1 ' '''■•• ■••---„.•-•',