LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11658, 9 September 1905, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A child of four years pf age was this .morning, at the Police Court, committed to the Wellington Receiving Home.

• Fully .£2OO was taken at the Australia v. Manawatu football match, all of which goes to the New Zealand Rugby Union.

The blight which proved so destructive last season to potato crops has reappeared this season among early crops in several local garden's (says the Taranaki Herald.)

Tliere being many inquiries from intending landless applicants, the member for Otaki is inquiring when it is intended to throw open, for settlement the Hawfcrey Estate at Johnsonville.

• Tho Masterton Benevolent Society is j about to erect, a new home * at Solway. The building, including th© verandah round both sides, will measure 70ft by ; 102 ft. The main living room will be 41ftby 16ft. Tliere will be nine wards. \

Notice of motion was given in the Legislative Council yesterday by the Hon. Mr Bigg inquiring what steps the Government wore taking to prevent impersonation of Chinese who had left the colony by who "had not paid the polltax.: "This piece of glass — a grating it is called — has 14,388 straight parallel lines drawn on ft in an inch of space," said Dr Evans, during a lecture' at Canterbury College the other night. *"I don't suppose you ■fc-ill b'Slieve me, but that does not matter. — Press.

.Tliere is r a desire ill Picton just now to locate- the grave of th© first European inhabitant of the town, one McDonald,

wfio is said to have been .buried on the western side, of Conolly's Hill. Fifty-two yeaijvago Mr McDonald, who married a Maori woman, owned th© whole township.

At the committee meeting of tho Wangantu Sailing Club, held last evening, it was decided to open the forthcoming season on Thursday, November 9th. Invitations will bo sent to the local rowing clubs, and to launch owners to participate in the official opening, which will be conducted by the Commodore, Mr C. B. Mackay. A procession of boats will take place at 2 o'clock, Allowed by the race for the club trophy, which starts at 2.30. The dingoes (wild dogs) have through drought and other causes (writes the New

South Wales correspondent of the Pastoralists's Review) ceased to bo a general pest, but loxes are rapidly taking their place. Originally crossing the Victorian border, they are gradually working north. and are jiow frequently seeu as far lip as Molong in the central division . They attack tho very young lambs, eating the tonguo out, but leaving the rest of tl>e carcase intact. As tho result of a carefully-organised encircling movement, in which constables in cabs and on bicycles participated (says the Australasian), a "two-up 1 ' school at Richmond (Victoria) was successfully raided on Sunday, sth inst., and 30 men wore caught*. The "school," which was held on an allotment facing the river, and overlooked by a rock bluff, was locally known as "Spion Kop," being regarded as impregnable owing to the facilities afforded for' keeping watch. One man attempted to escape by swimming, but he emerged dripping from the river only to fall into the hands of a constable. An interesting plot of ground near Melbourne, appropriately called "All Nations" Reserve, lies close to tho WiiTiamstown railway pier. It is composed of some thousands of tons of soil brought from

various parts of the world by vessels in

the form of ballast, and upon being . landed was decontly trimmed .where it now stands. South Africa, America, New Zealand, and other countries are represented in tfio vast accumulation of earth, which is now covered with an excellent crop of wheat, tho result of innumerable stray seeds of grain blown across its surface from the adjoining" wheat sheds or the piers. Mr W. S. King, of Christchurch, has been appointed judge of the Feilding Band Contest, and Lieut.-Co]onel Watt, V.D.. Captain J. Batten, and Staff Sergt.Major Peacock - are ' to- be the military judges. The instrument inspectors will be Messrs Lawrence and Holben. The entries received for the contest, are as follows:— Bands 5, Tost 5. March 5, Waltz 5; Quartettes 8, Trios 4, Solos -46; entries for 'the latter are .not yet closed. The Contests Committee resolved that the question raised by tho Wanganui Band of playing with an extra man in the quartettes, cannot be acceded to, -unless it is to be provided ,for in the North Island Band Association rules. «.• ■■ • . — ' •'* '■ HIGH-CLASS DRESSMAKING. The fact that we are continually receiving congratulatory letters and "repeat Orders" from delighted Customers is abundant proof that .we wero "amply justified" in placing' at the disposal, of Wanganui Ladies a really first-class and reliable Dressmaker— • » • MISS- SMELLIER • And it is not too much, to say that Miss Smellie's work is far and. away ..beyond the attempt of the ordinary Dressmaker. Miss Smellie is something more than a Dressmaker — sh© is an ARTIST who knows how to make the best possible use -of " YOUR FIGURE.' In fact it's an open secret that many of tho , ■ • DAINTY GOWNS' ' turned out by her have been a ,'* •• PERFECT REVELATION toWanganui Ladies. " * ■ • EVERY WOMAN who admires and a stylishly-cut and. perfect-fitting Costume should entrust her orders to MISS SMELLIE, and in order to avoid disappointment Ladies would- do well to place their orders WITHOUT DELAY. NOTE. — A large and complete Stock of fashionable Dress Fabrics now. showing at tho Economic. - ' GEORGE AND KERSLEY, LTD.

London's average death-roll by accident among males is between four und five per diem. London's male population numbers 2,161,897, so that the risks of death by accident are more in London than in the rest of the country. Every two days throughout the year niue Londoners arc .ailed by unpremeditated violence.

The Hawke's Bay electoral roll is now approaching completion, when it is expected the number of names will total over 6000, as against 4056 on the last roll. The canvassers who have been out over the fifteen sections comprising the electorate have been instrumental in placing 1567 names on the list of voters.

Professor George Moore, head of the Biological Division of the Bureau of Agriculture at Washington, has resigned his position. Professor Mooro was identified with the discovery of nitrogen-fixing bacteria for clover and leguminous crops, and sent tho first sample- to the New Zealand Government Biologist. It seems that Professor Moore was connected with a conijjany thrcmgli which he had advised farmers to purchase the new culture, and on questions "being asked about this he reSigned his position.

The Hon. M. L. Moss, who takes the portfolio of Agent-General in the new West Australian Ministry, is a New Zoalander. He was born at Dunedin in 1863, educated there, and admitted to the Now Zealand Bar in 1886. Five years later he went to West Australia, and in 1895 North Fremantle elected him to the Assembly. Ho entered the Legislative Council for West Province i» 1900, was a member of the Morgan Ministry in 1901, and also a member, without portfolio, of the James (Jovernment, 1902-4.

The prospects for the Queensland cotton industry look bright. It was recently estimated that a 15001 b per aero crop should give the grower <£5 per acre, which appeared favourable agaiust New South Wales' average agricultural return of \£2 8s per acre. But some yields at Ipswich are as high as 23001 b per acre for the upland variety. Other retiirns arc equally encouraging in other districts. There appears to be no doubt that if the Australian Government gives a bonus the industry will be started on a large practical basis, and then it should bo seen that a high protective duty is established to start cotton manufactures. Thero is a huge market in a country that spends about .£2,000,000 a year on imported cotton goods. — Bulletin.

In connection with tho Main Trunk Railway a complete survey for tho line between Levin and Foxton has been made. The distance is eleven miles and a half. The report made to the Department does not mention the cost, but, according to the Minister for Bailways, the country is easy, and. .£SOOO per mi)© vroiAcL probably cover all costs, plus, say, <£8(XK) for the" bridge over the Manawatu River, or a total cost of J65.500. Diverting tho line from Wellington to Auckland by way of Foxton would not save any mileage at all, but would increase the distance, unless the diversion was carried on to Greatford or Marton. If carried on to Marlon the saving in distance would be about fifteen miles.