Local and General.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8019, 27 September 1906, Page 2

Local and General.

Intending subscribers to the Waikato Times are reminled that a new quarter commences on October Ist. It is just as well for our advertisers and readers to know that since December last over one hundred and seventy new subscribers have been added to our already long list. A most pleasing feature of the increase of subscribers is that they are from all parts cf the distriot. A parcel of 50 new books has arrived to the order of the Hamilton Library, and will be placed on the shelves to-day. The books have all been carefully selected, and comprise the latest works of popular authors. The average attendance in the primary division of the Cambridge District High School during the past quarter was 224*6. The average attendance in the high school classes was 28. Owing to the satisfactory increase in the attendance, the school is now entitled to the services of an additional teacher. During the four weeks ending August 18, the total number of passengers carried on the Auckland section of railways was 77,001, an increase of 932 on the total for the corresponding period of last year. The season tioketa issue increased by 535. All classes of goods carried show an increase, those by number 840, and those by weight 9.005 tons. Revenue increased by .£5,848 5a fii, mainly by means of passengers £1,103, parcels, luggage and mails £H2, and goods £4,455. In reference to our paragraph yesterday respecting delivery of telegrams in Hamilton, Mr Furby, the local postmaster, points out that the regulations provide for delivery, free of charge, within a distance of oue mile by the nearest practicable roa<) from the office at which they are r ceivod by wire. This applies to all telograph oliicbs whore delivery is; made, oven m tue large centres. It should be pointed out that residents of Hamilton East are in a much better position thau those on the West side of the river, for the messages are telephoned to the Kirikiriroa post office, and the mile computed from there, bo that even if the telegram be addressed " Hamilton," and the addressee live 3 a mile and a-half from the terminal office, be guts a free delivery. Fine hardy cabbage, cauliflower, aad tomato p ants for sale at Tidd and Stan ton's Imperial Confectionery and Groo6ry Stores, Hamilton. t; Mr T. A. Edison's latest discovery will, ice claims, bring the purchase of an automobile v/itbin easy reach of everybody. He has found that by substituting cobalt for iron and lead, he can reduce the weight of the accumulator by one half. If motor cars are reduced to the price of a suit of clothes many of us would not get one, but everyone, without exception, must wear clothes, and the cheapest place to get good fitting clothes, well made out of wearable materials, is at V. Houghton's up-to-date tailoring establishment! Victoria - street, Hamilton, 22

ili« annual meeting 01 the U«u>ilt n Association will bo held in the Hamilton West school at 7.30 p.B\ tomorrow. At Mnrrinsville sileyards, to-morrow, Messrs McNieol aor! Co will effer a entry of fn.t cattle, sprinying cow-; and heifers, voune, cattle and i'JO fat sheep. The Postmaster General has iufoioied Mr H. Poland, M.H.R., t'.at it has been decided to invite alternative tenders for a daily and ft tri-wet klv service Te Aroba and Gordon, via .Manawam. Members and rowing enthusiasts are reminded that the annual meeting of members of the Hamilton takes place at Mr MoJve's auction matt at 8 o'clock this evening. Moalingwith IoaDS to local bodies, Mr Massey said he thought the ra'e of interest should be reduced by at, leist half per cent. The Premier agreed that a reduction ought to be made as soon as they cmld do it, an'l hoped that before long they would be in a position to make a reduction with a view to helping to carry on important work upon which local bodies were engaged. At Na;aru iwahia to-morrow the New Zealand Loau and Mercantile Agency Co. h«'d their monthly stock sale. There will be good yarding of all classes of cattle, including strong calve? anil very choice yearlings, four-ye»r old fresh 3>eers and 2-year old steers and empty heifers off turnips. Some first-class springim •heifers and cows very close to profit will also be offered. At 12 o'clock several sections in Newcastle north will be offered, particulars of which may be found in the Company's advertising column. i he Imperial Order of the Daughters 0* the Empire (Canada) recenlly offered pri/.ss for the bt<st essays on Canada. The first, prize, a gold uiedal, was won by Miss Agnes Olivia O'Sullivan, of Marlborough High School, and the second prize by au academy pupil in Bermuda. I'h < modai has boon forwarded through the Education Department to the chairman of the Marlborough High School Board, and is shortly to be presented to the winner. Our Te Kowhai correspondent writes: I paid a visit to Livingstone Park, and was shown by Mr Anderson, some 80 carved walking sticks, intended for the exhibition. The stioks are made from ti-tree grown on Livingstone Park, and clearly demonstrate what c*n be made from the scrub. Those who have inspected the collection, express the opinion that there will be nothing like them at the Exhibition. Great credit is due to Mr Anderson f>r the time and energy he has spent on this collection The sticks are to be placed in a handsome totara case which is being made by Messrs Ellis and Burnand, of Hamilton. The case is 6 ft 3in high, and the sticks are placed in three rows one, above the other. Chiding the laity for their neglect of the clergy, the Stratford Post says: "Over this bush parson's stipend we reverently draw a veil; it need be only a very little veil to cover it. What is the remedy ? We should say to take a leaf out of tne other workers' book, and form a Working Parsons' Union, and refuse to marry or bury, and go out on strike till the other workers recognise that they have been selfishly thoughtless, and the lord bishops realise that even if a misguided community did import them to fill the high places, the toilers in the backblocks (which they only hear about), ought to have promotion to the softer livings at least offered them before the good things in the clericil line are hawked about in far-off England." Referring to the Lands for Sett ement Act Mr Herries said it had b ±en stated by one of the Ministers that the present polioy could not go on very much longer. If the Premier would make a defiaite statement that the policy was not to ba abandoued, it would have a reissuring effect on the country. The Premier said this was the first he had heard of it, he had not made any such statement. What he had said in his speech on the tiuauoial debate was that the colony could not go on purchasing estates to the extent of three nutrters of a million annually, without some alteration in the existing land laws. Ha was quite sure of that. If they went ou at tnree quarters of a million a year the amount would probably soon increase to a million, and fcom tnat to a million and a quarter, and so on. i'he Government was suggesting a system by which some could oe considerably relieved. It would be a bad toing to stop the policy, and no speech he ever made Could be said to bear that construction. The following paragraph appears in the annual report submitted by Dr. Frengley, officer in charge of the Auckland district, to the chief health oilioei;—Hamilton: Daspite the warnings already given by my predecessor and myself, there is as yet no oewerage in the borough. The scheme referred to in my last report was not proceeded with, and now a third is being prepared by the Borough Engineer. The people of Hamilton West seem oblivious to the fact that any of these systems would be infinitely preferable to no drainage at all. I have already remarked on the excessive numbers of enteric fever cases from this town. Instead of attacking every likely oauae of infection and minimising or removing it, much valuable time is wasted by Council and burgesses iu listening to the oft-repeated question, " What is the ciuse?" A set of sanitary by-laws have been drawn up for the Borough and passed by the Council. I submitted a draft to the Borough solicitor. Much time was given up to consulting with the Borough solicitor on the many points in the by-laws. Ultimately be has evolved a set whica Uas miuy striking and valuable features. Cambridge: In marked distinction to the vacillating ways of the sister Waikato town, a small drainage scheme is under consideration by the Council, and is likely to be oompleted before this year ; s enued. The saleyards in the centre of the town continue to be an increasing nuisance. New saleyards outside of ibe town are proposed, but there is much agitation against this intention. Say 3 the Poverty Bay Herald:—Although the prophetess' visit to this disUiot lasted on'y a week, sue seems to have made quite a number of eonve.ts. As usual, a number of miraculous cures are reported, and one case is vouched for by a member of the Young Maori Party, who has hitherto treated with ridicule the doings of the to'.iungas, when a woman about to be operated up m by the doctors for some internal complaint from which she had been suffering for five mouths, was, after an incantation by the prophetess, suddenly relieved of pain, and has been apparently well for at least a week. Hikapuhi's methods are rather strange. Last Sunday week there was quite an uproar at Pabou. At the word of command of the tohunga, the patients, with real or imaginary complaints got up on their feet and began jumping about, dancing hakas while the prophetess did the cikewalk. Near by was a dying old man, who expired after the prohetic party had left for Muriwai. At the latter place a peculiar ceremony, " the wedding ceremony," took place. About twenty women, all dressed in bridal costumes, with the orthodox veil, were " married," or consecrated to the healing service by the prophetess, who was also dressed in a similar fashion. After the consecration service two large wedding cakes were distributed. The indispensable brandy was also in demand, though it is averted that in using this upon her pitients Hikapuhi prescribes very small doses. Hikapuhi is a striking lookiug woman, the wife of a pakeha, and hails from Kotorua. The late Peka Kerekere was under her treatment, and it is assorted that when he had been given only an hour to live by the pakeha doctors this woman arrived upon the scene, with her brandy aud incanrations, with the result that Peka suddenly revived and lived for sovoral months uftorwards. For reliable flower and vegetable seeds, aud reliable seod potatoes, try Tidd and Stanton's Imperial,- Hamilton. rj A MYSTERIOUS EVENT. Many physicians seem to think it a mysterious event when their patients—whom they cannot cure—are quickly relieved and restored to health by Dr. Sheldon's Now Discovery for Coughs. Colds and Consumption, but there ia nothing mysterious about it. Dr Sheldon's New Discovery represents the latest knowledge of the day in the practice of the scienoe of hoaling, and does not follow any of the old fashioned methods of the materia medica. It goes rig t to the point of infection in »H ca?es of throat and lung trouble, and by means that are all, its own drives out the diseuse and heals the affected parts, It is a safe, pleasant, positive cuie for ail lung troubles, Try it. Obtainable at Green »ud Coiebrook, Ltd., and branch stores, Tkom~s Weils, Cambridge; G. M. A. A.iier, To a.wamutu, aud T. H. Chapman, Kihikihi. For Colds in the Head and Influenza, Wood*' Great Peppermint Cnre, li fid »nd ft* 'id per Bottle,

• ''•-' I'oKtm-njti-r, ll.uiii]on, notifies u-~ that the lett-r box a' the K rikuiroa Mailway station has lven removed to Mr Hard ley's store, Clau lolands, and will in future be cleared at 8.15 a.m and 1.5 p.m daily. The Waikato County Council, at it? meeting this morning, decided to give notice .0 a fl.x eyndieat \ at Waerangi that if it made u.-h of the roads for heavy cartinar it would he held guilty of an offence under the by-laws and be liable for any damage done. Referring to the financial position of the State the Colonial Treasurer said, iu reply bo the Leader of the Opposition, "lam gl d to say our fiaanci.il position is verv strong ; the Colony is standing very hierh in the oti 3:de world, and it is \ery gratifying to rae and to every member of the House that such ia the ca*e. Ha added that next m /nth the xovhcaimai was lenewing large loans, and he was glad to be able to teli the house that very arrangements have been made for successfully c.rrying this out. Professor Marigiiano, in an article in the last mouth, describe? the present position of the struggle against tuberculosis. Ho declares that science now po-sessoa specific means of attacking the disease, but that th>se means can only be useful if they :.re employed before the infection has ravaged the tissues, and while the organisation of the patient is in a condition to profit by them. They constantly retrain fruitless when destructive lesiors have been produced. No ferious savant, 11. Marigiiano adds, cm promise a specific remedy against pulmonary phthisis. Those who promt'e one are mistaken. A contemporary wonders whether the following paragraph, which appeared in an English paper recently, is true: A ray of humour occasionally enlivens the dull debates of the New Zealand Parliament. I hey were discussing the Estimates the other day, and an hon. member rose to complain that the inspector of the establishments for the insane actually enjoyed a larger salary than trie Premier of the colouy. " Sir," he said, '■ the inspector of asylums too much for looking after ouly a tew lunatics, the Premier should certainly get a great deal more for looking after this House." The collie dog is noted for its faithfulness, but an animal at the Waitemata ploughing match showed more than ordinary devotion. Its master was a competitor in the hunters' competition, and mounted on his steed, rode over three flights of hurdles. In close pursuit followed the dog, and leaping in true hunting fashion flew every obstacle in great style. An ordinary dog, says the North Otago Times, would have rested while its owner exerted the other animal for fame and glory, or if it had to follow its master would have trotted round the hurdles, or else crawled through between the battons, but this kuri was a straightgoer, and no gap hunter. In this respect it was not half so sagacious as men who go a-hunt-ing.