LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7958, 8 February 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Over 1,000 entries have been received for the Woodville Show. Meetings are being hold Jn the South Island to consider the best means of dealing with the kea pest. The monthly meetiug of the Masterton School Comuiitjtoe will be held in the Technical School building, at 8 o'clock, this evening. Fifty-three bcildiug permits were itsasd in Ohristcburch during the month of January, covering a total value of £35,525. A petition ia iu circulation at Nireaha asking the Government to set aside about twenty acres at that place for a scenic and reoreation reserve. According to the Duuedin Star, since September, the young fry liberated from the Portobello Marine Hatchery have aggregated (350,000 flounders, 90,000 soles, and 80,000 prawns. ,

I A Beekeepers' Association has been formed in southland. " The Oneviot correspondent of the' Lyttelton Times writes:—There is a rumour here that Sir George Clifford is about to cut up 15,000 acres of Stoneyhurst. There is a party of surveyors working there now. At the monthly competitions of the Laugdale Quoit Club, held on Saturday, the men's competition was won by Mr N. McKay, and tha ladies' competition by Mrs N. McKay. Mr E. Johnson, of Hautotara, secured the appropriation of £3OO in connection with the ballot of the vVairarapa Terminating Building Society. of Carterton, which tooK place on Tuesday evening last. Mr and Mrs Elgar, of Peatherston, intend visiting England, and will leave by the Miowera in May next. Mr and Mrs Newcombe, of Tinui, also, contemplate a trip to England, and will leave early in Maroh. On the troopers' memorial, whioh will be uuveiled by the Governor on his visit to Napier, there are the names ot 385 men, who left Hawke'a Bay to take part in tha South African War. The correspondent of a northern paper states that tbeie have been absolutely no recent negotiations, between the Government and the company for the purchase of the Manawatu Railway. Sharks are reported to be plentiful at the mouth of the Teremakau River. A specimen that measured eight feet six inches in length and had a mouth large enough to hold a man's head, and weighed considerably over 1001b, was caught recently. A cablegram from London, yesterday, stated that the wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom comprised 2,790,000 quarters; fur the Continent 1,525,000 quarters; Atlantic shipment, 160,000 quarters; Pacific shipment, 112.000 quarters. looks bad for the legal profession," observed Mr Donnelly, on finding himself the sole solicitor present when the Christchurch Magistrate's Court opened on Monday. "And good for the public," replied Mr V. G. Day, S.M. The number of passengers carried on the Wellington trams for the fortnight ehded > January 23rd was 648,000, and the revenue was £3,865. For the four-weekly period ending with that date the number of passengers carried was 1,255,720, and the revenue £7,472. Mr Campbell Thomson, stock inspector, has just; concluded a periodical inspection of tbu t.vo East Coast Counties, extending from Te Reinga to Hicks Bay. He states that he never before saw the stook looking so healthy. There is abundance of i feed, although the country is rather | dry in the vicinity of East Cape. The stook of pianos and organs j on view at the Dresden Piano Com pany's Queen Street Branch is per - haps the largest and best ever submitted for public inspection by this enterprising company. The instruments are by world-famed makers, j and may be obtained in walnut, rosewood, or mahogany case. Good female oooks are so scarce in Wellington that the hospital trustees have decided to give authority to the matron to offer an increase of 5s per week upon the wage previously paid for such workers at the Victoria Hospital and the Nurses' Home. People in the suburbs, and many in town, have great difficulty in getting domestic servants. An ex-Christchuroh resident writes to a southern paper from JchannesI burg warning anyone in the buildI ing line to keep away from South Africa. There are five hundred brioklayers, about the same number of carpenters, and over seventy plasterers walking the streets who pannot get work. Trade is very bad all over. Every person in business is complaining about the dull times. Mr G. Pye, a plumber employed at Messrs dickering Bros., met with a painful acoident yesterday morning. He was screwing a pipe with a'die when be oaught his right arm on the edge of another pipe with the result that a wound was made in the arm abuut two inches long and a quarter of an inch deep. Mr'H. T. Wood, chemist, dressed and strapped the arm, and afterwards Dr Cook put several stitohes in the wound. If motor car excursion's are generally pleasant they are also often eventful. A few days ago a party of four gentlemen started from Hawera in one of these conveyances with Wanganui as thetr destination. At Manutabi something happened and the car refusfedjto proceed. A train was noticed steaming towards the station, and quitting the car three of the excursionists made quick time to the station, leaving the driver to keep the car company. Dr. R. Fastenrath, a Swiss professor, of Zurioh. has just termin ated some interesting] experiments for the purpose of taming fish in the Lake of Lugano. For Ave months he has been repeatedly standing immersed up to his neck in the waters of the lake, with a piece of bread in each hand to tempt the flab. In time bis patieace was rewarded, and he found himself on- friendly terms with some 200 members of the finny tribe. The fish even permitted the Swiss savant to caress them and lift them out of the water without; showing any signs of fear. Towards the end of the experiments Dr. Fastenrath let dowa a white screen into the water, and with the aid of a speoial camera took some striking photographs of bis finny friends. 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 bis Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden, K.C.M.G , etc. His Honour, when giving udpment, 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.

A aporta dab has been formed at Ponatahi, and it is proposed to hold a meetiug shortly.

Mr Laing-Measou 0.E., is re-visit-ing Pahiatua in connection with the local water woiks.

>• It ia expuoted that the town clook for Carterton will be erected in about four or Ave months' time.

Four rinks from the Masterton Bowling Club will visit Carterton to-day to play a match for the Booth Cup. The drag will leave the green at 1.15 p.m.

A woman who wears a stuffed bird in her hat is liable to a fine of from £5 to £lO under the law recently passed by too Legislature of Arkansas.

At a meetiug of the shareholders of Barnum and Bailey, Limited, it was declared that showmen received salaries almost as large as Cabinet Ministers.

The Abattoir Committee of the Borough Couucil met, yesterday afternoon, and accepted the tender of E. J. Kimber (£361) for tho erection of yards at the Borough abattoir.

Mr and Mrs F. Moore and Miss Baird, of Wairarapa, who have been on a prolonged visit to England and the Continent, are expenced to return to New Zealand by the Aotea, which is due in Wellington to-day.

One of the most attractive exhibits at tho coming Masterton A. and P. Show will be the working of the Lawrence and Kennedy Milking Machine. This innovation has been secured with much trouble on the part of the Association.

A suD-oommittee of the Masterton Racing Club met, yesterday afternoon, and opened tenders for the work of fencing the inside training track on the course. The tender of Messrs Remington and Kirby was accepted.

A Sydney man who has returned from a visit to Japan, says that some of the Australian shippers aot as though they were desirous of fighting off trade with the East. While he was in Japan he saw a consignment of leather opened up which was sufficient to condemn the export industry of the State.

Mr A. McLeod, sawmiller, of the Opaki district, has to hand a new log hauler, whioh he will use in addition to the one purchased a considerable time ago. It will be in working order, in the course of a ■day or two, and will be utilised in hauling timber from Mr H. Camp bell's place.

An albatross, whioh had apparently been blown inland by the ■heavy gale on Monday, was found in Masterton, on Tuesday. The animal i«s a One specimen, and as it will not eat food of any description, 'that has been offered to it, the Trust Lands Trust are to be asked to have it skinned and prepared for the Masterton Museum. An unsuccessful attempt was made on Deoember 16tb, just outside St. Petersburg to wreck a treasure train •carrying £12,000,000 for the payment of interest un Russian loans. It is believed that the wreokers intended capturing the gold to aid the revolutionary exobequer. The trea-. •sure, it is said, was addressed to a Russian Grand Duke at Cannes. The appointment of Mr John Burns, as President of the Local •Government Board, is looked upon by the Paris Figaro as a good example of dry British humour. "Nobody but Englishmen," says that journal, "would have thought of catching a real live Socialist and putting him in office, so that afterwards he might be turned loose to teach other Socialists the vanity and emptiness of their doctrines." An Otautau farmer had ah unfortunate experience, according to the Western Star. He sent his wool, tk few bales, valued at £SO, to an Invercargill firm for disposal at the last sale, but from the date of the •consignment to the present time he has heaid nothing of them. They reached invercargill all right, but the delivery note not being signed it oannot be said who received the wool. Of course, he holds the railway department responsible. Three weeks ago two Canadian families, ten in all, arrived at Launoeston, attracted by the climate, in aearoh of land, intending to settle. They made inquiries at the local Lands Office, and also wrote to the department at Hobart, but failed to receive any replies. Applications to the Railway Department for concessions in fares for visiting the districts along the coast with a view of settling there were refused, and the party were so disgusted that they left for Canada by the next steamer. : The manager of the Age office advertises for a smart boy to sell newspapers on train. Messrs Andrews and Rishworth, dental surgeons, have a business announcement over leader. In another oolumn the Scoullar Company, Ltd., announce that they are offering special value in carpets, linoleums and general furnishings. The Company are holding very extensive stocks in these lines, and customers have a wide range from wbioh to make their selections. The Scoullar Company pay particular attention to the manufacture of all classes of furniture and have every facility for turning out the best class of goods, finished and upholstered in the latest styles, and ■with the best materials. Mr W. H. Cruiokshank has a special advertisement on the first page of this issue, in connection with the (subdivision of Cole's Estate. The cutting up of this well-known block, which is practically in the centre of Masterton, has been looked forward to. by residents for some considerable time. With the rapid growth of the town, sections secured ia the estate should prove sound investments, and those desiring to speculate should make a point of inspecting tne sections early. The prices range from £7O to £lO5 per quarter-aore, and plans may be seen at Mr Cruickshank's office. . Are you going away for a holiday ? If so place your luggage in the oare of J. J. nurds and Co., Ltd. They will call for it, ■ see that it is safely and carefully conveyed toitsdestiaatidn, 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

The death occurred, at Wellington, yesterday morning, of Mr William McQill, monumental mason, and a very old resident of Wellington. The Agricultural Department is collecting specimens of various grains grown hi South Wairarapa, to bo shown at the Exhibition at Christcburch.

Rape and turnip crops in the Faimerston North district, says the Standard, have sutferod heavily owing to depredations by the fly and bug. In some cases these fodders have had to be planted three times.

A young man, whose sweetheart died, reco"erod £9 from tier father in the Whitechapel County Court the value of the engagement tin;. The judge said an engagement ring was a conditional gilt, and if a marriago did not take place that consideration failed.

A Press Association telegram from Nelson states that Lieutenant Watts, of Nelson College Cadets, has been notified that he has been granted a commission as second lieutenant in the Second Northamptonshire Regiment, of the Imperial .Army. Ho is to leave for Eugland at onee.

Sergeaut Warring, officer in charge of thß police, at Timaru, died yesterday morning. He caught a ohill a fortnight ago. Complications ensued, and pneumonia was tho cause of death. Deceased did police duty at Home, and had neen in the New Zealand force over 20 years.

The timber industry is said to be very brisk at Greymouth at the present time, full advantage being taken of the fine weather by the bushmeu and cutters. The establishment of depots at Wellington, by two firms, has given the export an imnetus in the direotion mentioned.

The Very Rev. Father Hays was a passenger by the Moeraki on Saturday for Sydney, en route for England, vvhera he will coniiuue his work in the cause of temperance. Father Hays greatly bejefited in health during his stay in New Zealand.

The members of the Albion Football Club met in the Empire Hotel, last evening, and through the agency of Mr J. Marsh," Vice-President of the Club, presented Mr C. Corbett, who is about to be married, with a handsome marble clock, recipient suitably responded. The health of the guest and bis bride-elect was then enthusiastically drunk.

Jabez Balfour, who in 1895 was sentenced to 14 years' penal servitude for the Liberator frauds, is to obtain his release. Lloyd's News has been officially informed that the date of the release cannot yet be stated exactly, as it depends on the number of marks earned by the prisoner for remission under the prison rules, but it will probably be about the end of May.

There were two meetings in connection with the Hospital Floral Fete and Garden Party last evening. The Side Show Committee met and drew up a programme of 14 items co be submitted to the Executive Committee. At a meeting of the Lighting Committee it was decided to place six two-light arclamps around the Oval on the occasion of the • Garden Party, and that the Maaterton plumbers lend the pipes to he arranged around the Oval to connect with the arc lamps. Arrangements were, also, made tu obtain a supply of fairy lamps and Chinese lanterns.