LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7941, 16 January 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held on Friday next at 3.30 p.m. Mr George Morris has been appointed to the position of County Ranger for the Masterton County. ' The Canterbury Frozen Meat Company shows a profit for the year of close on £11,500. The proposed bridge over the Manawatu River, near Ashhurst, is estimated to cost £13,260. The Masterton Municipal Band realised £3 towards the Nelson Contest Fund at Carterton on Sunday. The E Company of the East Coast Battalion will go into camp at the Waionene River this evening. Nearly ten thousand people at tended the funeral of Mr J. Rumblelow ("Little Gulliver") at Dunedin on Sunday. Mr R. Wilton has presented a large moa bone to the Masterton Museum. The specimen was found at Te Rangitumau. A telegram yesterday from fiotorua stated that there is great activity at Whakarewarewa. On Friday Waikowhitu was exceedingly active, and oontinued so until Sunday afternoon. The Pohutu cauldron, on Sunday afternoon, sent oolumns of water. 15 t to 25 feet high. Other geysfilrs in the yioinity are active.

The Southland Employers' Association haa decided not to take part in the Labour Parliament. Fears are entertained for the safety of the ateamer Scot, which ia overdue afc Oceau Island from Japan. The insolvencies last year at Brisbane numbered 257, being a decrease of 67 compared with the previous year. Two men named Abrahams and Thomson, were drowned at Perch, while attempting to rescue a third, who escaDed. The ordinary meeting of the Mastertou Borough Council will be held this evening, and among (be business to be brought up will be the fixing of the statutory half-holiday for the coming year. According to the re-couat, it has been ascertained that no-license haa been lost at Waikouaiti by the narrow margin of twn-flfthß of one vote. It is likely that an enquiry will be asked for by the Party. For the first time at any sports gathering iu Master-ton during the P3st 12 years, a mile walking match will be among the events in a programme, when the Amateur Athletic Sports meeting is held on Anniversary day. During the past year nine persons in the Hawke's Bay district found it n°ioessary to file Declarations of insolvency, six of them within the last six months. In 1901 there were only six bankrutpcies, in 1903 fourteen, and in 1902 seven. Mr John Ohisholm, eldest son of Mr and Mrs A. Ohisholm, of Featherston, died suddenly at Foxton<. on Saturday afternoon. /The body will be brought to Peatherston today, and the funeral will take place to-morrow. The house at Wanganui, owned by Mr Francis Watts, and whioh was burned down on Saturday morning, was insured for £250 in the South British office and £3OO in the New Zealand office. Id addition to the £ 250 on the furniture and effects of Mrs Chapman, her boarders bad their belongings insnred for £230 in the Yorkshire office and £SO in the National office. The Auckland Herald says:—Mr Keith Matthews, of Taranaki, has invented a new {process of dressing flax. The invention consists of the application of a high-pressure water jet. The flax is merely passed under the jet, which washes away the epidermis and all the vegetable tissue, leaving the fibre absolutely clean and of glossy whiteness. The advantages claimed for the process are that no bleaching or paddooking is required, the fibre is not bruised or broken, there is very little loss in the shape of tow, and that there are no unstripped tail ends, thus doing away with the neoessity of scutching. . Offences against the Borough bylaws were the chief caaes heard at the Masterton Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, by Mr W. P. James, S.M. Albert J. Parton pleaded guilty to a charge of having laid a drain without being a licensed drain-layer, as required by the Borough by-laws, and was fined ss, with 7s costs, For having commenced and continued to ereot a building within the borough, without having first obtained a permit from the Borough Engineer, Patrick Uamill pleaded guilty, and was fined 40s, with 9s casts. Defendant stated that he had. left all arrangements with the arohiteot, who, he thought,had carried them out. A first offender, for having been drunk, was ordered to pay 5s oab fare. A meeting of the Borough Oounoil .Works Committee was held last evening in the Borough Counoii Chambers. There were present— The Mayor (in the bhair), Crs Ewington, Eton, MoEwen, and Pauling. The Town Clerk was instructed to write fcr. payment of the compensation accounts in connection with the Bannister Street widening. The engineer was instructed to report to the next meeting as to what repairs were necessary to the Queen Street footpaths and the estimated cost. Accounts amounting to £lOl3 8s 9d were reoommended for payment. The funeral of the late Miss Bertha Jane Hollo way took plaoe yesterday afternoon at the Masterton cemetery. The wide sympathy felt for Mr and Mrs Holloway and family in the sad loss that they have sustained was evidenced by the large attendance. The cortege included the pupils of St. Bride's Convent School, which deceased attended prior to her death. The burial service was conducted by the Rev. A. M. Johnson, Vioar of St. Matthew's Church, the first portion of the service being held in the ohurch. Many wreaths were planed, on the coffin, and the pall bearers were members of Mr l Holloway's staff. The reoent resolution of the Park Committee to do away with the publican's booth in the .fark, during sports gatherings, does not appear to meet with the approval of the Societies concerned. A secretary, when seen on the subject yesterday, said that the Societies' did not mind so much the increase in the rent of the Park, as, they recognised that its beautifying was for the good of the town, but to take away, at the same time, a source of about £3O revenue from the Societies was carrying the thing too far. "In the face of all this," concluded uur informant, "the Committee wants us to give towards making a new oyoling track and otherwise improving the Park.' 1 MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OP JUSTICE.. The acknowledged good qualities and sreeess of SANDER & SONS' EUCA LYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Viotoria, before his Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden, K.C.M.G., etc. His Honour, when giving udement, said with regard to the GENUINE SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, that whenever an article is commended to the public by reason of its good quality, etc., it is not permissable to imitate any of its features. He restrained the imitators perpetually from doing so, and ordered them to pay all costs. We publish this to afford the public an opportunity of protecting themselves, and of securing what is proved beyond all doubt by skilled witnesses at the Supreme Court of Victoria and by many authorities during the last 30 years to be a preparation of genuine merit, viz., THE GENUINE SANDER & SONS' PURE VOLATILE. EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. •

Mr Valder, New South Wales oommeroial agent in South Africa, has been re-appointed for another year. In the Reefton compensation case, Young r. Keep Jt Dark Company, a father's claim forfclOOOfor the death of his son when working for the company, the assessors awarded £250 damages. At a meeting of citizens in Wellington last night it was decided to entertain Sir J. G. Ward at a banquet prior to bis departure for Europe to attend the Postal Conference at Rome. A cable mesasge received yesterday states that Mrs Lambert, wife of a selector at Townsville, Queensland, drowned her two children aged three years and nine months. It is supposed she waß suffering from dementia. Two young men, named Little and Trougheur, were fishing at Whangapoua (Auckland), on Fri ; day, and when attempting to cross trie bar* their boat capsized. Troug heur awam ashore, but Little was not seen again. A supporter of Towns, sculler, has made a deposit with the editor of the London Sportsman to seoure a match with Durnan. Towns is desirous of visiting England on business, and would be glad to secure a match.—'Sydney cable. Frank Little, head shepherd for Mr G. 0. Ormond, at Mahiaj, Gisborne, was drowned at Opoutama yesterday. Two telegraph linemen riding along' the beach saw Little, who was some distauoe ahead, fall off bis horse into tbe surf. They galloped to his assistance, but on reaching him found life extinct. On Wednesday evening Mr Harry Pearoe, Australasia's champion wrestler, will give an exhibition in the Foresters' Hall at 8.30 o'clock, and, for a match of £lO aside, will •try conclusions with Harry Sandow, in which the Australian undertakes to throw the New Zealand champion three times in an hour. An instance of what the milking industry/does for Taranaki is given by the Daily News. During December nearly £16,000 was distributed amongst tbe factory suppliers near Manaia. The fire companies doing business around Eltham—• Eltham, Ngaire, Mangatoki, Lowgarth and Kaponga—distributed over £21,000. The Japan correspondent of tbe Otago Daily Times remarks that the Korean nation is not settling down very good-naturedly to the new condition of affairs. But that was only to be expected. Three old statesmen have committed suicide as a protest' against the Japanese protectorate, and the Emperor has granted them posthumous honours, titles, and Btato funerals. He evidently sympathises with their way of thinking. Still, if Japan keeps her bead all will come right even tually. I A Timaru Herald correspondent mentions an instance of the queer places in which-birds will build their nests. A ' pair of moleskin trousers had been hung un on the end of tbe bouse to dry, and when the owner went to take them down, he found something in one of the legs. On investigating, he discovered that a starling had used the garment as her nursery, having built her neat and hatched a brood of tour youngsters in the leg of the trousers. Mr E. Rawson will resume his law classes on Monday,, Februry 5. An advertiser has for sale a drophead Singer treadle sewing maobine. Mrs Pilmer, of Hapua, Taueru, requires a governess to teaoh a girl eight years of age. A reward is offered by Messrs Williams Bros., Parae, for the recovery of ten head of cattle lost from Parae. Messrs Varnbam and Rose invite tenders, to close at noon on Wednesday, January 24th, for the erection of three brick ahops in Queen Street. Dr Van Slyke, eye, throat and ear specialist, of Wellington, will visit Masterton- on Wednesday, and may be consulted at his rooms, Club Hotel. Mr J. Stott, agent for Messrs Dimock and Co., notifies that Tuesday) January 30th, will be tbe. next reoeiving day for pigs at Maurice-. vilie. The Masterton County Council notify that the bridge near Mr W. Rummer's homestead will be closed to i all traffic from Thursday'next, January 18th inst, duiiog tbe completion of repairs. Messrs Donald and Sons sold seventy-five of their celebrated wireatrainers at the recent Invercargill show. They are now landing a shipment of eighteen thousand parts for making-up these machines. Messrs Read !Bros., r of Wanganui, give m their advertising space to-day a selected list of properties placed in their hands for disposal since the beginning of the year. Anyone on tbe look out for a farm should certainly consult this firm. Those wishing to purchase fruit of any description would do well to inspect the stock at tbe shop of Mrs Miller, Gillespie's Buildings. The proprietress is enabled to seoure the choicest of all seasonable fruits, and customers can. rely on gettijg tbe best at reasonable prices. Mr P. O. Buokthought, grocer, ia making.a fine show of preserving jars in his shoD window, Queen Street, at present. The selection includes jars in quart and half gallon sizes, which are quoted at reasonable prices, and are well worth inspection. EHEUMATIC GOUT. What a great sufferer for many years thinks of Eheumo:— " Kilbirnie, Wellington. " I have been a great sufferer with rheumatic gout in my hands and feet for many years, I was advised by a friend to try your Eheumo. After taking two large dottles I am glad to say the pain has left me, and I am able to olose my right hand. I have not been able to do this for many years.—M. A. Jeffrey. Scores of those,who have suffered for twenty years and more; from rheumatism, lumbago.'sciatica,, and kindred diseases, write us that Bheomo has cured them. It will cure you if you give it a fair trial. All chemiets and stores sell it at 2s (id and 4s 6d a bottle.

The. penny poet card system has been extended between Australia ana Siugapore. A batch of bumble bees to assist in fertilisation of red clover in New Zealand, has been shipped from England. Tbe Feikling Stwr state.3 that Jf gisiation will be introduced dealing with alleged "waits" on Christmas and New Year's Eves A report is to be obtained in regard to dredging operations at Wa \ nganui there being a rumour that tne silt re-enters the river. A telegram has been received in Wellington from tbe Premier that the New Zealand footballers will visit tbe United Statns bul not Canada. The Good Roads Association (says the Christchurch Press) have not altogether gone to sleeo though there has been a little hibernation owing to tbe holidays. The mouth of the Asbburtou river is becoming more and more popular with Ashburton people as a recreation resort There are now a num ber of lisbing huts in the locality be longing to the Acclimatisation Soai ety and to private owners, and the locality presents the appearance of a small village. Up to che present the Ashburton Acclimatisation Society has forwarded to Dunedin for stuffing six big fish that were caught in the Asbbur ton, River four of them being brown trout and two Califoruian salraou. The weights of the salmon were 161b and 141b,. while the trout ranged from 13%1b to 191b. These, together with thfi 191b fisb oaught in the Ashburton River last season, will be shown at tbe International Exhibition. When the third New Zealand try against Scotland was scored, the colonial who was to take the kick took an unusually long time to make a satisfactory hole in the ground for his kick at goal. After he had bored away with his heel for some considerable time, a gallant member of the H.L.1., losing.all patience, roared out, "Hi, remember that's the Union's field!" Still tbe New Zealander continued to dig deeper and deeper into the turf, when the soldier, still ad dressing the men from "down under," added, pleasantly, "Goin' home, boys?" Mr G. Laing-Meason, M. Inst., C.E., who returned to Timaru fast week from a short visit to England, informed a "Timaru Herald " reporter that poverty was painfully obtrusive in the cities, and beggars were met with everywhere; and the contrasts between great wealth and dire poverty were oppressively apparent. Some great reform movement was evidently necessary, but it must be drastic to do much good, and tbe majority of the eleotors did not seem inclined to adopt' any heroio measures. Tbe people be oame most in contact with favoured Mr Chamberlain's proposals, but the working classes were opposed to them, and they had the majority of the votes. Some peculiar methods are resorted to at times in lands where there are no courts or where the long arm of tbe law does not extend, in causing absconders to pay dpi, Not ten miles from Taihape, remarks the Taihape Post, tbe proprietor of a boardinghouse had a visit from a couple of men who made a big, attempt to evade payment. As qoon as the proprietor of tbe eating house heard of the sudden departure of the couple, he secured a horse, and with an emblem of bis calling, the carving knife,, he set out after the 'fugitives, and was not long in calling upon them in the King's name to bail up, whereupon a demand was made for silver. It is unnecessary to state that' the money came very prompty, for tbe appearance of an excited trooper with bayonet drawn was not too inviting. SPRAINED ANKLE, STIFF NECK, LAME SHOOLDEB. These are three common ailments for which Chamberlain's Pain Balm is especially valuable. If promptly applied it will save you time, money, and suffering when troubled with any one of these ailments. For sale by T. Q. Mason. Masterton— advt,