LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXI, Issue 12188, 8 June 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The tormal opening ol the lectric tramway track to 34irainar North took plac» at Wellinton yesterday. On arrival at Adelaide Sir J- G. Ward will travel overland to Sydney, cat chine the Maheno there for Wellington, and arriving here on the 26th instant. As a result of the inquiry into the recent meeting of the Wellington Submarine Mining Volunteers, charges have been preferred against a non-commission-ed officer of instigating the mutiny. «up. plyiuy nif.u-mation to the Press, etc. \ vii, m.poihmt salo of property wa* made y^uuLj, when iioadlcy and Son, Limited, sold to a syndicate Mv Beecroft* property of one acre and a half in Hastings for .£25,000, which is the highest price per acre ever realised lor land in ilawke's Bay. New Zealand i* going to opeu up trade with Gibraltar. It seems that Mr G t B. Bullock, the Dunedin manager for th» New Zealand Shipping Company, hag received advice that the Kaikoura, which, left Lyttelton for London on Tuesday night, is calling at the big fortress to land a trial shipment of New Zealand meat. The reeult of this innovation will b« awaited with interest. The gift of ,£1,200,<)(M) for an additional endowment aud building fund for th« Carnegie Institute, at Pittsburg, makea the total sum given by Mr Carnegie for the institute and for technical schools in m Pittsburg over .£3,400,000, while the techical schools can draw on him for .£l,-iOU,-000 more as money is needed. Mr Caruegje's total contributions to Pittsburgh and Allegheny now amount to over .£6,400,000. So far a3 is known, his total donations for public purposes in America and Europe amount t othe stupendous sum of JE33,300,000. Of this total, .810,800,000 has* been given in the last four years. A novel method of interesting children in silage making was suggested by Br Cherry in an address to the butter factories' managers' conference at Melbourne a few *iays ago. "I don't mean it at> a joke," he said, "but when the silo is being filled, those interested ought to get the school children to come there. Let them have a picnic and play on the silage pit for two hours, and it is surprising how the material is pressed down." At the Ballarat Asylum, he added, the service* of the inmates were enlisted. They weia got to go on the silage, and, accompanied by the strains of a fiddle or some other musical instrument, dance jigs, and re^ls upon it. This method of pressing down the silage, he stated, had proved eminently satisfactory.

It is impossible to look your beat unleat you have a well-fitting dress. Dressmaking ig a science that very few can undertake with any satisfaction to themselves. You innst get a specialist to do it well. Mis» C'alliMpr, who nov/ has charge of Littl«john's drpsimaking room, can be recom* nii'iidod to fjive every «nli»factimi br»lh ii» iit aud sjtvle. Price* uiodcrat*.

The building trade ics said to be !ni->k in Carterton. len Chinese armed from .^-diuy by the Mokoia yesterday. Kight ot them had previously resided m the colony. Mutton exporters in Victoria are not pleased at Sir \\ illiam Lyne's recent statement that the New Zealand mutton lie aaw at Sniithticld Market appeared to be fresher and to have a 'better colour than the Australian article. "It can't be ours; it must be from New South Wales,' is the substance of the Victorian exporers" statements. The gist of the reasons advanced is that Victorian pastures are able to prouuee a better animal than those of New South Wales, and that the system of grading at the former's ports is superior. Perhaps, also v was that Sir William compared the remnantsot' last year's mutton with New Zealand's fresh exports. The representative of a- large Victorian firm is to investigate at Home. The New York correspondent of th* Dnnedin Star writes: — The Government is uncovering land swindle* and land stealing. Four Nebraska cattle men, who were convicted JBcently for conspiring to stoai 200,000 acres of Government laud, were condemned to pay a fine of j£3oo each and to serve one year in gaol. Had these men been convicted of stealing .£2O in cash, or had they held up a citizen and taken JEIO from his pocket, they would, upon conviction, hare got a sentence of at least ten years in a. State prison. There w a serious defect in the law when greater thieves escape with mild penalties com par ed with those imposed upon lesser thieves. It is here our jury system fails to do justice. The Government is doing good work in prosecuting land thieves, but the convicted criminalus should be given the extreme penalty, so as to render the practice unpopular. In England an old custom provided that the mother of triplets or more was entitled to a small afratuity, known as the King* bounty, but this apparently has not been adopted in the colonies, aud the Chief Secretary of Victoria has been obliged to *o reply to a proud mother of triplets, wh«« wrote to know if 6he was entitled to th» grant. When a few years ago a resident of the Bendigo district gave birth to tripM« the prent was brought under the notice of Her late Majesty Queen V ; etorh and application wjm made for th* Royal gratuity. The reply of the Queen'!* private spcretary on that occasion was that i\\? Royal bounty in such vm»cs "did not apply to 'that portion of Her Majesty's dominions." On the prdesent occasion the nro-.id mother informed the Minister that her three children were born on 31et January last,- and w«m "all doing: well." The secret of how Mr Carnegie amau«d hi* "enormous fortune was given *<* •°>" ( * extent last night at the Sydney University by Dr Stai-r Jordan, who is a personal fr:ei/J of the American millionaire. Mr Carnegie had told him that the beginning of his wealth came when he noticed that the other manufacturers of steel ware employing master workmen who had no idea of chemistry nor of what lay behind th« turning of a blast on or off. Carnegie removed some of these merely master -workmen from their positions at his works, and mibetiuted eight or ten of the best chemists ia America and Scotland — young «icn educated in the Universities of America, England, Scotland, and Germany. By doing this he was able to make his steel at a. lower price, and of a better quality, besides saving what had been waste products. It was this that has enabled him to endow a trust with .£2,000,000 to be ■pent on education. Mr Carnegie's great wish wae to make .the educational system* in America, Canada, and Scotland as near ideal as possible. "I hare," said Dr Jordan, 'tried to get him to extend the operations of his trust to Cambridge aud some other institutions that would be improved il they had a htue more money. The result, however, Ls in the future — if it ia at all." Forty-five aliens, men and women, formed portion of the "freight" of the Brit-ish-India Company's steamer Fazilka, which called at Port Melbourne oh a recent Saturday. The circumstance would possibly hare passed unnoticed, but a casual remark that the Indians were being sent home to die stimulated inquiries by a. representative of the Age. "Come and see for yourself," wan -the reply to a» expressed wish by the inquirer lor a personal inspection: "but don't touch them. You will see enough:"- The guide entered a large compartment aft. It was the perfection of cleanliness, well lighted aud ventilated, while on both sides were furtheir cabins labelled "hospital" and "dispensary." On the floor sat a woman, about thirty years of age, gazing into vacancy. "Blind," commented the guide. Then on* of the numerous bundles of blankets lying around suddenly opened, and the gaunt. almost skeleton-like figure of another woman stalked past, while the guide said, "Diseased beyond hope," adding, "Com* out of this and I'll explain. You know, there 1 is a charter to take these people from India, to Suva, sometimes eight hundredrt at a time. They are coolies, and engage on a term of from three to five yeaws. Only the roughtest and commonest work is performed by them, and when disease has done' it« part they are. sent back to Madias. If you look in the ship's hospital, von will find there some without arms, while others have no legs. Tht blind and disease eaten all lie there. They ars going home to die, and that is all." An old, well-known resident of Wanganui, by name Michael Cunningham, some little time ago was deprived of the old age pension, and naturally wyuld like to hmp it restored. In jutirication of his c laim tor reconsideration he writes us as follow-: — •'! loinecl the Ist Battalion of the 3rd Buffs in ISSH, and served with them in China, being present at the acUi>n«« at the Taku forts, plain of Siam, and then was appointed to the Mounted party under Maior I J ym of the. Royal Marines, was wrecked on the coast of AfuYa, and landed at home in Portsmouth in the middle of ltf(>l. I was a volunteer m the St. Helena Corps for two years, and then joined the lbth Royal Irish, servinft with them from 1863 to 1569. and left the regiment with a good character. I was granted the olcl-agc pension by Judge Kenny in 1002, and icceived it until 1905, when it was stopped on a charge beinj> laid by a (unstable of chinking and doing no work. I am a gardener, and have lived in Wanganui for over 9 years, and when the constable laid the charge I was working for Mrs Cleghorn and Dr Innes. I am now in my-s^th year, have been in the polony since 18C3, and am now in consequence of age and infirmity unable to do work. I have never been convicted of any charge, have ahvavs paid my way, and it seems hard, having fought" durinir the time of the Maori War, now that I am incapaciated from work that I should be deprived of the pension." We sympathise with Mr Cunningham, and would surest that he make a fresh application to the Magistrate for a renewal of the pension. When a firm make up their tnvellers' *et« of samples, you may be sure that only the best goods are selected. After these samples have travelled all over the colony and are finished with they are sold at special sample discounts. We have just secured a sample set of Puritan collars in cambric and muslin embroidery and embroidered silk, a really choice selection and at sample prices, viz., 4d, 6d. 9d, and Is o-j<'h.— McGriiiii- ami Co.— Adrt,

II i^ !»i..jio-<(l lo loim .i I'd.' ! lnl) at I'aluutua. Frosh ej™^ mo ln'in<r v tailed in Wellington at°i:s Oil mid ..s a <10/tn. 'J lie modem pansy w.n oiigin.ttcd at Walton-oii-'i names by Lady Mary lieimelL alioiit Ui» year 1812. Music teacheis are leniindcd that Itic entries tor the practical examination i lose with Miss Ne«combc on July Ist, 1007. A heavy fog- hung over the town this morning which wai not dispersed till alter 10 o'clock. In last week's Gazette a notice appear* of an alteration in the boundaries of the Taranaki and \\ uugauui Maoii Council Districts. The members of the YVanganui River Trust will meet the Commissioners of Crown Lands for Wellington and Taranaki on Tuesday, and will confer re dealing with the mile frontage-, along the river which are vested in the Itusl. Mr F. Young, of Brookland, Winchester, had a proof of the mildness and fruit fulue&> of the late season in a second crop of pears. The fruit wai of small size, but perfectly matured. Mr E. V. Turnbull, who recently returned from Britixh New Guinea, whert he was engaged as a, mine manager. ha« been elected out of 15 applicants for the portion ol manager of tlw \\ aiki Beach Gold Mining Company. In the Borough of Green Island (South I -la nd lonly ten people have died since last May. 'fheir ages were 87, 98, 82 years, a child Of ten months, and the others 87, 77, 75. 6(h 84. and 74 years. It would be a healthy district indeed that would beat that. The Rimutaka, which arrived from London yc6terday via Capetown and Ilobart, brought 165 third-c-ln=s passengers, of whom 62 were for Wellington. They included a good proportion of immigrants, amongst whom were artisans, iarm hands, and tradesmen of various kinds. A collision occurred last evening between a baker's cart and a bradley. the result being that the latter was smashed to pieces. The accident happened in the upper part of the town after dark, and gt is alleged that the bradley carried no light*. Mrs Seddon's handsome new house in Park Terrace, Wellington, i<s nonring completion, and will be ready for occupation next month. It is understood that when Mrs Soddon moves in the Hon. Dr Findlay will occupy the Ministerial residence in Molesv.orth Street. Mr T. D. Cummins, clerk to the Aotea Maoii Land Board, Ims been busily engaged during the last week in paying out native rents in connection with the Ohotu Block, lie will continue paying out for the same block on Monday morning, and on Monday afternoon will pay out for the Pattawa Block. The statement is made by the Hawke's Bay Herald, on the authority of the owners of the vessel, that the steam trawler Nora Niven, which left Wellington for the South on Wednesday, under charter to the Government, has co»t to date .£10,600, including .£I4OO to equip her with refrigerating machinery. Over fifty gentlemen met in the- New Plymouth Town Hall the other night to consider the question of reforming the Libral political organisation, and it was unanimously decided to establish a branch of the Liberal and Labour Federation m New Plymouth, to be followed with the establishment of branches right through the electorate. Officers were elected, and a considerable amount of initial business transacted. The noxt bi-monthly meeting of the Wanganui Presbytery will be held in St. Andrew's Hall. Palmerston, on Tuesday morning. In the evening a special Home Mission meeting will be held in the church when addresses on the work being done by missioners in the more thinly populated parts of the district will be delivered by the Rev. H. M. Ryburn and Mr J. McKcnzie. As a proof of the lasting qualities of certain kinds of New Zealand timber, Mr Vangioni, of Akaroa, has some yellow pine, part of a dwelling recently pulled down, which was built by the late Mr Waeckerie, one of the early French settlers, in 1842. The timber in question is a 3 sound as when first Used (ir> years ago. The milk received at the various creameiLs throughout the district under the control at the Wavoiley Dairy ( on>panj is. owing to the setting in of winter, fast dwindling down <<> very small quantities. A number of tlic branches have already hern closed. The past season hai been an exceptional one for milking, the ro»» having given a good supply for a con-sidcrably longer ncriod than usual. "The apple trade,' *,ays a Tasmania* writer," may be resided a* one of the wonders of Australasia." He goes on to cay that this year 313,000 eases" have been ■ent. away, but the season is not yet finished. One large shipment has jn»l been made to England, which, if succedshil, will have the ffect of prolonging the export season. It eceme there is a peiiod in the London fruit season after the smaller fruit is finished, when there is a demand for apples for dessert purposes, and this demand it is now proposed to supply. It is'to be hoped that the Railway Department, who are responsible lor the upkeep of the roadway near the Town Bridge leading on to the wharf, will take steps to prevent a recurrence of the state of affairs which pertained early in the week, when the roadway was almost impassable, owing to the mud. to the unfortunate pedestrians who»e business rendered it uecessary for them to visit the wharf or the goods shed. A few loads of gravel would make a big improvement, and would not vo-st the Department much. In wet weather the whole enclosure becomes in a disgraceful condition. Forty-six Boroughs in New Zealand had populations of over 2000 person at the 19U6 c-eiieU3. 'Ph^y *»<?!•<» a-= ioilo-wwm : - Whanagam, Devonport, Qrej Lynn, Auckland, Parnell. Newmarket, Onehunga, Thames, Waihi, Hamilton, Gisborne, Napier, Hasting*. New Plyomuth, StratfordHawera, Wanganui, Feildiug, Palmei«ton North, Dannevirke, Masterton, Wellington, Onslow, Karori, Petone, Lower Hutt, Blenheim, Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Woolston, Ashburton, Timaru. Oamaru, Port Chalmers, North-east Valley, Diinedin Roslyn, Mornington. St. Kilda, Gore, Invercargill, South Invercargill. The Aotea Maori Land Board will offer by tender on July loth 28 sections in the Morihau No. 2 Block. This block is situated inland from Jerusalem, on the Wanganui River, and the Raetihi-Pipiriki road runs through its upper end. The areas to be offered range from 360 to 750 acres. On the same date the Board will offer six native forfeited leases in the Ohotu Block, two of which are in the Karioi Survey District, two in the Makotuku Survey District, one in the Ngamatea Survey District, and one in the Tauakira Survey District. The areas ot these range from 419 to 1593 acres. A lease in Tuakira No. 2 Block of 169 acres will also be offered, also four small grazing runs of from 2075 to 3192 acres. Particulars will be gazetted and fully advcif i>.e<J in a. lew ds»j*.