LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7952, 30 January 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wallanetown Hotel, just inside the Invercargill electorate, says Ihe Clutha Free Presa, has jumped in value from £1,500 to <£5,000.

The timber export is brisk at Auckland. The barque Empreza has just left there with half a million feet for Australian ports.

During the past month the Waitaki County Council has received 79,008 birds' eggs, for whioh it has paid the sum of £63 14s 9d.

The Council of Victoria College have offered a renewal of engagement, for a term of five years, to Mr Hunter, professor of, mental science.

On Saturday morning the first brick of Mr W. Rose's nejw auotion mart at Dannevirke was laid by Mr Rose himself, a number of farmers and settlers being present. A writer in the Southland Times suggests that the continued bad weather is a matter for. prayer, and the various ohurohes should appoint a day for Divine intercession.

The Nelson Mail reports that by the birth of an infant the other day, Mrs Denment, of Alton Street, laid claim to the title of great-great-grandmother.

The farmers of Taranaki, it is said, are up in arms against the recent increase of sale commission made by the auctioneers, and con? template establishing yards of their own. •

A Press Association telegram received from Auokland, yesterday, stated that a little girl, named Dixon, daughter of a settler at Otahuhu, was drowned by falling into a tub of water.

A Press Association cablegram, received from London, yesterday, announced the death of the Rev. Has-kett-Smith, who, some years ago,toured the colonies lecturing on Egypt and the East.

Painters have been engaged on tbe Masterton District High School building during the vacation, and in consequence of the paint on the walls not being sufficiently dry, the pupils did not re-assemble yesterday morning. The classes will re-open on Monday next.

The Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Association will commence a series of eveniog sports gatherings in the Park, od Friday evening next. The programme, on Friday, will include a 100 yards handicap, > half-mile walking-handicap and throwing the hammer. Admission is free.

A new colonial record for a long jump was established at the Dunedin Civil Service Harriers' sports, oa Saturday, when Keddell, of Oamara, jumped 22ft sin, being seven inches better than the previous record. Burk won the quarter-mile event from soratch in 53 3-ssec, on a heavy track.

The annual sheep returns show Hawke's Bay at the head of .the list of the colony with 1,036,135. Cook County seoond with 1,012,311. Mr T. S. VVilliams, of Tuparoa, ia the largest in the colony, the sheep on bis two stations numbering close on 90,000.

The annual distribution of prizes to the pupils of the Carterton Methodist Sunday School took plaoe on Sunday afternoon, about eighty books being distributed amongst the ohildren. The Mayor, Mr Jas. Brown, who presented the prizes, /delivered a short and impressive address to the parents and ohildren. A gold medal for the highest marks was awarded to Misa Ida Aplin. the medal has to be gained two years in succession before it can be permanently won.

The monthly meeting of the Board of Management of the Y.M.O.A. was held last evening. Preliminary business in connection with the special general meeting, to be held on February 12th, was transacted. An application from the Sedretary of the sub-centre of the Tailors' Union for the use of a room for monthly meetingsj was granted. Mr, R, Brown wrote in reference to his appointment to the Board, and stated that the night on which the Board held their monthly meeting did not suit his business. It was deoided to ask Mr Brown to make an effort to alter his arrangements for the purpose of assisting in the management of the institution. The Chairman presented the deeds of the property, and he was authorised to attaoh the seal of the Society to the lease and counterpart. MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF JUSTICE. " The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDER & SONS' EUCA ■ LYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, before his Honour' Chief Justice Sir J. Madden, K.C.M.G., etc. His Honour, when giving udcment, 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.

Two thousand sheep were trucked from Carterton and Waingawa Stations to Wellington, yesterday morning.

At the Wellington S.M. Court, yesterday, a number of sawmillers were fined £1 and costs lor floating tim ber down the Wanganui River without having h license to do so.

An open science scholarship, of the value of £BO i-nr annum for three years, has been won at Oxford by Mr P. W. Robertson, New Zealand's first Rhodes scholar.

At the Masterton Police Court, yesterday morning, before Mr L. J. Hooper, J.P , a first offender forfeited his bail of ss, for having been drunk.

A resident at (Dunedin) on Wednesday showed one of the Otago Witness reporters an exceptionally large egg laid by a Minorca hen. It measured by 6>£in, and weighed 4oz.

The Eiffel Tower has been put to a'practical purpose by the Paris police, who use it as a watch-tower from which to detect chimneys that throw up more smoke than the law -allows.

As giving an idea of tbe value of the fishing trade near Nelson, it may be mentioned that on the 31st December last, no fewer than 50 •fishing boats were licensed at the local Customs Office.

At Hokitika, yesterday, a man named Frederick J. Mardon, charged criminally at the District Court with breaohea of the Bankruptcy Act; was found guilty of obtaining goods on credit while being an undischarged bankrupt. He was admitted to six months probation.

The prisoner Oiook, who escaped from Mount Oook gaol, last week, and was subsequently re captured, was sentenced, at Wellington, yesterday, to a further term of six imonths' imprisonment for escaping and to three months' imprisonment for the theft of clothes while at liberty.

Professor Easterfleld, Dr Cockayne, and Messrs Cockayne, jnr., Ashton, and Atkinson, arrived here from Wellington on en xoate for Mount Holdsworth. The party was driven to No. 2 camp by Mr B. Wadham, and expect to return on Wednesday.—Greytown Standard.

A memorial to troopers who fell in tbe South African war will shortly be placed in -!position in the Southern Recreation Ground at Danedin. Tbe memorial f akes the form, In marble, of a trooper stand ing uon a marble shaft. The (height of the monument will be 40ft.

The present offices of tbe Masterton County Council, standing in Hall Street on Guvernment land, have been purchased by the Government for oolice purposes. Tbe police will take possession of tbe building when tbe Council vacates it, on the completion of ibeir new new offices in Chapel Street.

New York papers publish a telegram from Egg Lake, Alberta, in which it is stated that a vast subterranean lake of petroleum has been discovered in North West Canada. The oil, whioh is now gushing forth from the earth in large quantities, is said to be of the highest quality.

A pative, named Mita Wata, was, yesterday, arrested oo warrant at Te Whiti, by Constable Learmouth. The charge against him is that of having made use of obscene language in Qaeen Street. Masterton, on December 23rd. The accused will appear before the Magistrate's Court this morning, and in the meantime be is oat on bail, which was granted by Mr G. Heron, J.P., in one surety of £25 and accused in a similar amount.

The following letter was received yesterday by Mr J. M. Ccradino, President of the Wairarapa Em payers' Association, from the Secretary of the Labour Department:-—"I am directed by tbe Hon. the Minister for Labour to advisd you that the proposed Industrial and Labour Conference has been abandoned

owing to tbe refusal of many of the

Emoloyera' Associations and Unidns to participate, and, also, to the impossible conditions laid down by many others."

The trial of the "Twentieth Century" gaslight for street lighting in Carterton will be flushed this evening. The Council have di- I ,cussed with the Company the question of cost and other points in connecton wiith the installation, of the new light, bnt it is not likely the Council will delay proceedings for the installation of coal gas, although itis possible they may grant the company the concession they ask, viz., the use of the gas mains, pipes and holders for a full trial of petrol gas. A display of the "Twentieth Century" gas is to be made in the ■treefcs of Grey town.

Mr J. Oolway had a narrow escape from a serious accident last week. He was riding a bicycle down a cutting on the Gladstone .Road, and when turning a corner a horse, straying on the road, suddenly came aoross his Datb. To save himself from colliding with the horse, Mr Colway put out his hand, and touched the horse on the hindquarters. Immediately, the animal swerved round and kicked out, oatohing the front wheel of the bicycle with both hind heels. Mr Colway was thrown heavily to the ground, but with tlie exception of a few bruises 6scaped serious injury. The front wheel of the bicycle was smashed to pieces, while ttie bar, handles >nd seat were also damaged. The accident necessitated Mr Oolway walking home, a distance of over ten miles.

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The Island Bay section of the Wellington tram system is turning out a perfect gold mine. According to lists of registered practitioners published ia the Gazette, there are 700 doctors and 500 dentists practising in New Zaaland.

Upwards of 1500 paues of glass were broken by the hail on the 21st inst. in Mr W. E Ivory's grapo and touiato houses at Rangiora.

Although the pricn of batter has fallen at Home, the Ballanc.e Cooperative Dairy Company's butter por Ruapebu realised 113s per cwt.

A poll of Christcburch ratepayers will be taken on a proposal to acquire the Canterbury Hall for £21,000. In Queensland, under recent legislation, Government supervision of the dairying industry is baiug extended to fixing the standard of cream.

Five members of the Sydney Rowing Club hare completed a record skiff row up the Hawkesbury River and down the coast (220 miles) in nine days.

The estimated qosfc of cutting down noxious weeds on native and Crown lauds and unoccupied reserves throughout the colony is £213,654 for oue year. A telegram from Christcburch, last night, stated that Mr Frank MoCafferty, farmer, at Lynahurst, had died as the result of injuries received, on Thursday, last when his horse bolted and collided with a gate post.

At their last meeting the Timaru Borough Gounoil discussed a proposal to ereci; a workmen's home in Timaru, the work to b>3 undertaken by the municipality. After fully discussing the matter the proposal was rejected, only throe councillors voting for it.

There is a movement afoot in Timaru at present in the direoiion of having a special holiday set apart for all trade picnics. The present system, under which each trade holds its piunio on a different day, is regarded as inconvenient and a hindrance to business.

A dilatory passenger by train from Orekpuki, on Wednesday evening, missed his footing when trying to board a moving car, and was dragged for a considerable distance. The driver, looking back, saw the ocurrence and applied the Westjnghouse brake, whioh acted magically in pulling up tbe train, and the man Was rescued, escaping without a scratch.

New Zealand users of acetylene gas and oarbide uf caloium lamps will be interested to learn that on apoeal to the House of Lords, in an aotion impunging the validity of Wilson's master patent for tbe manufacture of nalcium carbide, the patent was declared to be bad, says a contemporary. As a result of this decision one would naturally expect the cost of oarbide to be reduced.

A new method of swindling is being practiced at Palmerston at present. The method adopted by the operacor'is to visit offices in town and take possession, of any unpaid bills which are on the file. The bills are then discharged by means of forged oheques whioh exceed the amount of the bills, the swindler taking the balance in cash.

"The English language does not oontain words enough to express my hearftelt thanks to you," fervently declared a grey-headed old man, bent np with rheumatism, as the Gi«borne Magistrate granted a renewal of his old age pension. Another pensioner, an old Maori veteran, whose tatnoed head would doubtless have been considered a great prize a few years back, frankly admit'ed that he owned no land, cattle, sheep, horses, or pigs. "All that I own is myself," he solemnly announced.

The Auckland Herald urges that the recommendation of the Kapanui Inquiry Court, "that a sufficient number of water police should be apppointed for the port of Auckland," should command the attention and approval of the Police Department. It is stated that the previously limited number of water police has gradually been retrenched almost to extinction. The Herald says "this state of affairs repeatedly gives rise to grave difficulties, and is responsible for the scandals that frequently disgrace Auckland waters." •

Mr C. G. Monro invites tenders to close on Wednesday, February 7tb, for the erection of a bulk store in Masterton.

Mr J. R. Nicol advertises particulars of a number of town and country properties which have been placed in his hands for sale.

Our readers are requested to read the advertisement of Messrs Uilmour and Pattie, of New Plymouth, appearing in this issue, containing good bargains. Mr J. L. Murray advertises special value in ladies' gloves, including the Mounier, Poonindie and Palladino, which are being offered at prices that will command sales.

Mr R. J. Lyttle advertises a bearing sale of paperhangings he has purchased from Mr A. Kitto. The sale will commence on Saturday next, and the whole stock will be sold at bargain priceg.

In a oew advertisement, appearing elsewhere, Mr T. U. Mason refers to the success of his special proprietary preparations, the efficacy of which are thoroughly established, particularly the Pectoral Linseed Balsam and (Jantharadiue Hair Wash.

Messrs T. Dwyeraud Co., Masterton have a special line of Britishmade bicycles. These machines are stated to be of the highest grade, fitted with {all the latest improvements, and are offered to the public for cash or easy payments. Particulars of the machines are set out in an inset whioh is circulated with this issue.

Ave you going away for a holiday ? If so place your luggage in the care of J. J, Qurtis and Co., Ltd. They will call for it, see that it is safely and carefully conveyed to its destination, and deliver it promptly. Charges are very. moderate. Write for further particulars to J. J*. Curtis and Co. Ltd., Forwarding, Shipping, and Customhouse Agents, Wellington.—Advt