LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7934, 6 January 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wellington butchers have reduced the price of mutton, lamb and beef.

! The construction of the sepfcio tank in Carterton is expected to be completed in about a month. A Wellington telegram states that shortly after sundown yesterday rain commenced in the city and it tell in torrents all the evening. Steps are to be taken in Christj church, it is understood, to seoure ' a fuller compliance with the provisions of the Public Health Act in regard to the vaccination of children. —Association. Mr Matthew McLeod, of Mangamahoe, Eketahuna, has been appointed to take charge of Booth and Co.'s sawmill, vice Mr Rath bone, whu is starting business on his own account. A telegram from Gisbome reads: —The discovery ot extensive deposits of fulleis' earth has been made in the Thames district by (Jisborue people, who propose developing their find. The Masterton Municipal Brass Band will play a select programme of musio in the Park to-morrow afternoon. A collection will be taken up in connection with the Nelson Band Contest expenses. Messrs J. Fay and Co., of Wellington, have donated to the Masterton A. and P. Association £8 3s lor the two best flayed and conditioned | hides and £2 2s for the six best flayed and conditioned sheepkins at ! the coming Show. At the Masterton Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr W. P. James, S.M., Yee Chong was charged with having supplied a youth under 15 years with oigarettes. The case was adjourned until Friday next as the defendant wished to consult counsel. The annual statutory meeting of the voluntary contributors to the Masterton Hospital, for the election of two Trustees, will bs held in the Borough Council Chambers at 11 a.m. on Thursday next, January 11. Nominations have already been received by the Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Association for their meeting on January 22 from competitors in Wellington, Taranaki, Wanganui, Nelson, Palmerston, and other Dlaces in the North and South Islands. FACTS ESTABLISHED AT COUEr.~ In an action, the cause o£ which was flagrant misuse of our firm name and other gross misrepresentation by an imitating company, which was tried before his Honor, Ch'ef Justice J.- Madden, K.C.M.G., L.L.D., in the Supreme Court, at Melbourne, the prosecution showed: — 1. That Sander'and Sons' Pure Volatile Eucalypti Extract contains all medical constituents of the eucalypti, in a highly refined and pure form. 2. That it is much more powerfully healing (antiseptic) than ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 3. That it doea not depress the heart like ordinavy eucalyptus preparations. 4. That it contains no harmful ingredients, and 5. That it is highly commended by many authorities for the last 30 years as a safe, reliable and effective remedy. Some imitators have tried to deceive the publio.by simulating our get-up; others have relied on the "just as good" game. Therefore take care and obtain the GENUINE SANDEK AND SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

The Rev. R. Wood will conduct service at Dreyerton Church and.Mr Ashton in Upper Opaki Sehool tomorrow at 3 p.m. A meeting of Stewards of the Masterton Racing Club will be held in Messrs Lowes and loins'rooms on Saturday, the 13fch inst., at 3.30 p.m. Mr W. Hall, one of the guards at the Masterton Railway Station, ia to be transferred to Picton, and hia place will be filled by Mr J. Reehall, of Ekefcahuna. It mignt not be generally known that Bernard B. Kieran, the Australian swimmer, who died on December 22 at Brisbane, held the world's amateur recurds for all distances from 2 f >o yards to a mile. , "God's Guiding Presence" will be the subject of sermon by the Rev. R. Wood, in Masterton Presbyterian Church to-morrow rrorning. In the evening Mr Wood will preach on "Love, Human and Divine." Mr, F. Unsworth. of Featherston, is taking Mr MoDougall's place aa clerk at the Masterton Railway Station. Mr McDougall will leave for Oimondville, where he has been transferred, on Monday next. A meeting of the General Committee of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association will be held in the Association rooms on Saturday, January 13, at 2 p.m., when the business will be the appointment of Stewards and general. Mr C. Burton, of the firm of Messrs Littlejohn and Sons, Wellington, examined the Masterton town clock yesterday and generally overhauled it. He gives it as his opinion that the clock was never in better order than it is now, and avers that it is tit to last for years to come.. As most of the crops are about ready harvesting will be in fall swing in the course of a week or so. Some of the farmeis have already oommenced harvesting, but the unsuitable weather has prevented much progress being made. The crops all over the district are looking well. A lad named Boyd was engaged in cleaning the inside portion of Mr 0. C. Aitken's shop window yesterday afternoon, when the box that he was seated on shifted, and he fell through the window on to the street. Besides the pane being completely smashed, the lad was severely oat about the hands. „ Mr J. L. Conlan, one of the most energetic workers in connection with the Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Association, is at present in the South Island making arrangements to get Messrs Hector Burk (Dunedin), Williams and Drake (Canterbury), who represented New Zealand at the Australasian Championship Meeting at Sydney, to compete at the Wairarapa Association's meeting here on January 22. Sir J. G, Ward intimated yesterday to the Chairman of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce that he could not see his way to authorise individual receipts on telegraph forms. He was inclined to authorise the issuing of telegraph forms in books with receipts attached, those requiring such torms to pay for the oost of the books.—Association. \ lu regard to the massacre of missionaries at Lienchou, it now transpires from official sources that the trouble originated from the missionaries objecting to the Chinese firing crackers on the first day of the 10th moon (October 28), which was a 3uddhist festival. Dr Machle actually took away some of the fireworks, and this so incensed the Buddhists as to eventually give rise to the deplorable affair which followed. DrVan Slyke, specialist, will visit Masterton on Wednesday, January 17, and may be consulted at the Club Hotel. Mr Newton, Inspector under the Shops and Offices Act, 190 a, inserts a notice respecting the statutory closing day. In another column Messrs R. Hannah and Co. make a specific offer to the public of the their Christmas 3tock of footwear. Those who are going away for a holiday are advised to place their luggage in the hands of Messrs J. J. Curtis and Co., of -Wellington, to ensure prompt and careful delivery at its destination. The Dresden Piano Company insert a special invitation to inspect their stock of instruments in the Masterton depot, and ascertain the terms which are at present being offered to purchasers. Orders for black and red ourrants are now being taken by Mrs Miller at her shop in Gillespie's Buildings, Queen Street. Supplies of local fruit are received daily and customers oan rely on receiving every satisfaction. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co , Ltd., notify that their expert wiil be visiting this district at aa early date, and request that holders of Walter A. Wood machines requiring his services should give notice at the Masterton office. Mr E. B. Jupp, tailor and men's outfitter, has a now advertisement on page 6of this issue. In the tailoring department Mr Jupp has a large and varied selection of all kinds of the most fashionable and serviceable patterns to ohoose from, and all orders entrusted to him will receive his beßt attention. Town and country clients are also invited to call and inspect the stock of mercery and men's underwear, the prices of which will be found reasonable. Elsewhere Mr S. Forman, proprietor of the Tinui and East Coast line of coaches, inserts a notice of thanks •to the public for past support and solicits a continuance of that support and confidence. Mr Forman also notifies his patrons that on aocount of alterations and additions to his stables the coach offioe and stables will be temporarily situated, for the next fourteen days, at the premises of Messrs Fly and Young corner of Bannister and Dixon Streets. We are prepared to assist any respectable energetic man or woman in poultry farming. Best chance ever offered to begin ners. Particulars fram Model Incubator Agency, Christchuroh. —Advt,

r Foxglove has been, by Order-in-"Council, declared a noxious weed. An Association telegram from tJhristohnrch reads:—The Hon. T. Y. Dunoan, Minister of Lands, will start on an official visit to the West Coast to-day. -The visit will last for ■about a month. During the Christmas and New Year holidays 2420 excursion tickets, and about 500 ordinary tickets, were taken out at the Masterton Statioa for various stations on the Government lines. An Association cablegram states that some of the Russian prisoners in Japan complain that their own Government has abandoned them, appeal through the press to the European Powers to secure their return home. Mr 0. B. Pembertoo, secretary of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, has received a letter from an agent in England, giving some information rogarding efforts that had been made to secure humble bees to assist in the fertilization of red clover in New Zealand. It was expected that a batch would be shipped at about the middle of last month. As a result of the petition lodged for re-count of the votes cast at the local option poll for Manukau, Mr H. H. G. Ralfe, chief clerk of the Magistrate's Court, at Auckland, held a re-count at the Courthouse. Onohunga, last Wednesdlay. The official figures have not, says the New Zealand Herald, been made known, but it is understood that the re-count increajes the majority in favour of reduction. There is an inhuman wretch in New Plymouth (says the News), who ought to get "twelve months' "hard." The other evening a dog belonging to Mr S. Rennell was maimei by someone cutting a deep Incision across its back and almost completely round its body. Seven stitches had to be put in the wound. The man or being who committed this deed of fiendish cruelty is hardly fit to l»ve in a civilised community. A awarm of bees took possession tit a well-known store at Mohaka on Saturday last, says the Walroa Guardian, and so effeotnally garrisoned it that on trie return from liiDOb of the mauager fie was unable to effect an entrance. By the use of fire in a kersosene tin, fed with sulphur, gunpowder, and anything else handy, capable of produoing a thick smoke or pungent odour, the invaders were routed or slain in time to enable business to be resumed in the usual manner on Saturday evening. The Education Department is (says our Wellington correspondent) forwarding to the various Education Boards in the colooy supplies of the form whioh any teacher must fill in, if be or she wishes to become a contributor, to the Teachers' Suoerannnuation Fund. • Each applicant for enrolment is required to state that ho'or she was, on January 1 of the present year, permanently employed for not less than twenty hours per week in the education service.,and is still so employed, and is willing that a deduction from his or her salary should be made by way of contribution to the fund. The Department also requires each applicant to state age, present salary, name of controlling authority, and present appointment. Says the Auckland Star—Particulars of the sad shooting fatality at Wainui show that EdFwin Thomas Scott went out with his brother to shoot a paraquet, both carrying gaas. The deceased went into the ti-tree and his brother stayed in the open. Some minutes after he heard a shot, and getting no answer to his -calls made a search in the ti-tree, where he found the deceased lying dead. From the position it was obvious that Scott had attempted to get over some fallen ti-tree, using the gun as a support, the butt resting on the ground. He had evidently and, the weapon exploding, the charge entered the vital portion of the chest. At the inquest the jury returned a verdict of accidental death, no blame being at tachable to anyone. Sunda Singh, an Indian hawker, who died at Sydney recently was -cremated at Hay. A pile of wood was collected for the purpose, and 'the coffin containing the deceased was conveyed by the undertaker from the hospital to a spot where the pyre had been erected, four of deceased's co-religionists marching after the hearse. When the funeral procession arrived at the spot arranged . for the cremation, the coffin was placed on top of the pile of logs, some "lighter wood being placed around. Kerosene was placed on the wood in several places, and then the pile was set fire to shortly after four o'clock. No ceremony wad conducted qy those carrying out the act of incineration, owing as one of them explained, to there being no Hindoo priest in the district. The burning of the body took several hours, four Hindoos watching patiently. After the Are bad gone out the watchers stated their intention of recovering deceased's teeth and fingernails from the ashes, and forwarding them to his relations in India, to be subsequently thrown into the Ganges. The difficulties in the way of surveying the back blooks are not often realised by the ordinary reader (says the Opotiki Guardian). The faota recorded from time to time in the newspapers that certain biooks •of land have been surveyed for selection seldom conveys any idea of the peculiar difficulties encountered by those engaged in the service. As a rule the published particulars are very dry, but the experiences of some of the survey parties are anything 1 but "dry," During the past winter Mr Mit chell, who has been surveying some of the land to be balloted for shortly, has had to journey to Wairoeka Gorge, a distance of about twenty miles, and as part of the way into this almost inaccessible country is roadless he has had to swim repeatedly when the river has been in flood. Mr Donaldson, who is in charge of the road contracts in the district, states that be has a gang of men now engaged cutting a 2ft track into the heart of the country, and this will remove the necessity of fording rivers* and will offer facilities to intending settlers to inepeob the land to be balloted •for.