LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7982, 9 March 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The rates received by the tou County Council l during the l'astr month amounted to £l<,s9Bslis lOdi There are eleven candidates for the flfre seats on thePahiatua Licensing Committee.'. ; The latest dredging return from the Mystery- Flat dredge-for-i26hourßi. Mr and Mlrs- J:. C&aelberg were ! passengers by the mail: train from Mastertom . yesterday, afternoon', | en route to England viai Sydney; "li've not got enough' love for the Bbrougb to live in>it," said a Cbanoillor at the meeting of Masterton Cbunty Council! yesterday. The New South Walbs Licenser! Victuallers? Association- has decided to fight the No-liicense S&rty at thenext elections, and discard all other issues. Theßeoeiver of Land Revenue has advised the Masterton. County Council of the remittance' of £585 10s 4d ordinary thirds, and £l4 14s 9di hypothecated thirds. At the Masterton- Police Court,, yesterday morning, before Mr M. Caselberg, JIP.,, a fiirst offender was fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drank. Nominations in connection with the Autumn Meeting of the Mas teuton Racing Club will ulose with the secretary, Mr Thos. Duncan 1 , at 9.30 o'clock tnis evening. The Rev. R. Wood left Masterton, for Wellington, by the early train, yesterday morning, in order to catch the Maheno, for Dunedin, which left Wellington yesterday afternoon. A man, named Daniel Mutton, a Crimean veteran, who was about to enter the Veteran's Home, at Auckland, is missing from Westport. It is feared he baa been drowned in the Buller River. A letter was received by the Masterton County Council at its meeting, yesterday, from the Chief Engineer of Roads, informing the Council that should the tenders for tbo work of making a bridge over the Taueru River, at Glendonald, reach the estimated cost, the request of the Council to have the Government subsidy increased to £433 6s Bd, would receive consideration. The friends of Mr and Mrs J. J. Guest will be pleased to learn that Mr Guest has received well-deserved promotion, having been appointed to take charge of the school at Te One, on Chatham Island. Mr Guest will leave for his new sphere of duties n'ooufc the middle of next month. When Mr (Juest first took charge of the Te Ore Ore Sohool, nine years ago, the average attendance was about 19, but it is now over 50, and at one time rose as high as 100. The Chatham Island School is not managed by any Education Board, but is directly under the oontrol of ,the i Minister for Eduoation. L Chatham Island is about 400 miles east from Port Lyttelton and is almost in the direct track of vessels , bound for Home, via (Jape Horn,

A Welsh Literary Sooiety, under the weird 5 title of "Oyindettljaa Cymrodorion," has been formed in Wellington. The Masterton County Cdunoil has received authority to expend £IOO (£ for £) in constructing aqd metalling the Mangacai Road. I A press message, yesterday, stated that the Citizens' Life Assurance Company has taken np a quarter o a million sterling in Government debentures. A telegram from Christchurch last evening stated that a proposal parohase the Canterbury Hall for the City was defeated by 123 votes. The votes for were 809 and against 2,044. The French Consul-General proposes to despatch the cruiser Catinat, now at Sydney, with relief to Tahiti,, which was devastated by the recent hurricane. He has cabled to Francefor instructions. An Invercargill telegram, last evening, stated that there would be no election for the Wallace Licensing Committee, one candidate having retired. The Committee are Moderates. Following are the latest London quotations for frozen meat:—Canterbury mutton, 4)*> d; Napier, Wellington and North Island 4'd; lam b, first quality, s%second, sd. Beef, hindquarters; Mr forequarters, 2^d. Mr A. W. Hogg, M.H.R.,. yesterday received telegrams from the Premier, Colonel Pitt, and the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, regretting their inability to attend the Hospital Floral Fete, and wishing the gathering every success. At a social tendered to the Premier at Northcote, on Wednesday, he announced the state of the Consolidated' Kievenw for' the 1 eleven months ended February 28th—viz., total reoeipta £6.551,278 as against £6,305,620 for the corresponding period last year. The Board of AdVice in connection with workmen's homes has concluded' its sitting ii} Wellington, It is- understood' that for the -pre--sent' no decision has been come to as to where the first workers' homes shall be erected. The Board will leave for Cbristobnroh and Dunedih at the end of next week.. A Te Ngutti-o*tfe Mann, in the shape of a lock of an old-time muzzle-loading rifle, was brought in tm Hawera f-om-that historical spon by Mr R. Johnston the other day,, states the Wanganui' Chronicle. It probably played'a nart in the battle when Von Tempsky lbst his life.' An alarm of Aire waa soundfed' at twenty minutes past 12'o'blbok this'morning: The Municipal' Fire* Brigade- turned out, and' the Aire, located' on the east side of Colomba '.Road,, proved to be onljp a rubbishheap inflames. The absurdity- of ringing-the fire-allarm,. in the circumstances, is a matter that should' Be inquired'into. A Benevolent bequest of'£l',ooojooo'' sterlihg is rather above even the multi-millbnaire standard: It has, however, recently been- attained" inFrance. The old'city of Djon is the legatee,, and the testatrix is. a widow lady,. Mme. Granger, a wealthy l'andiad' proprietress, who died noting ago, and bequeathed" the wholfc* of her- estate,, which is valtaed' afc £1,000; 000' sterling, to the- city of Djon. Men are urgently wanted' for the North- Island Main Ttunk Railwayconstruction works, and'to get the Labour Department is taking onunmarried as well'as married applicants who are fit for the work, and' is also relaxncr the ral'e which- demands, as a preliminary condition, that the applicant shall' sign-an order for half of his wages- tc be paid' to relatives who are dependent uponhis earnings. A new regulation- under the Education Act prescribes that,. if apy child on the attendance register of any State School shall be attendinganyjEducaton Board or University examination, or any duly authorised' camp of instruction, for school cadets, the time necessarily spent by such child at suoh examination or camp or in travelling thereto shall be reckoned as time spent in attendance at school. The annual communication of th» Masonic Grand Lodge of New Zesrland will be held, at Christchurch, on May 9th. The chief interest will , be in the installation of Lord Plnnket, the Grand Master elect. One of the matters to be considered is the arranging of a conference of representatives of the Grand Lodge of Australasia, with a view to the formation of a council of reference, to whom questions of Masonic autonomy may from time to time be referred. The following tenders have been received and dealt with by the Masterton County Counoil:—-Contract No. 87, Matahiwi Road, 1,150 cubic yards metai repairs: M. Kerins, £169 10s; J. Andrew, £lB2 19s. It was decided to hold over consideration of these tenders for the present time. Contract No. 88, Waingawa to Camp Road, 1,180 cubio yards metal repairs: Bell, Pond and Maxwell, £167 18s 4d (accepted), W. Cadwal* lader £172 Bs, J. Andrew £IBB 10s, Contract No. 98, Long Hill Deviation, 90 chains fencing: Robert Dunn, 8s 6d per chain, £4l 13s (accepted). No tenders were for contracts 85, 86, and 89. and it has been decided by the Council to invite fresh tenders later on. FACTS ESTABLISHED AT COURT. In an action, the cause of 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 i: 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 does not depress the hoart like ordinary euoalypiras preparations. 4. That it contains no harmful ingredients, and 5. That it is highly commended by many authorities ton- the last 30 years as a safe, reliable and l effective remedy. Some imitators have tried to deceive the public by simulating our get-up; others have relied on the, " just as gooii game. Therefore taW care and obtain the GENUINE SANGER AND,

" The lateßfc London quotations for cooper on the spot are £67 17s 9d; for lead £l6. < In Pitman's shorthand examinations Timothy O'Dowd aud Muriel Grey, both of St. Bride'b Convent School, Masterton, have secured a second and third-class theory certi ficate respectively. A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Mastertou County Council v.aa held yesterday morning, there being present:—Crs C. E. Cockburn-Hood (Chairman), MorTis, Toogood, Warren, Guild, aud Harris. The Treasurer reported ;\s follows:—General Fund Account, dr., £2.11)5 lis 7d; Local Bodies Loan Account, cr., £1,633 6s; Accounts, or. balance, £1,226 l3 a 3d. The receipts since February 7tb, amounted to £2,262 16s. Aocounts amounting to £1,323 15s lOd were recommended for payment. Business of a routine nature was transacted. At a meeting of delegates from athletic clubs of South Canterbury heldatTimam recently Mr W.Gunn, president of the South Canterbury Caledonian Society, occupied the ohair. Mr J. Kennedy, Geraldine, a member of the Executive of the New Zeal aud Athletic Union, laid before the meeting the proposals and rules of theUniun. A discussion ensued daring which all the sneakers expressed themselves in favour of having a body to control professional athletics. Mr Gunn said the Otago Caledonian Society had determined not to affiliate with any athletic union having its headquarters in Wellington, and the South Canterbury Society was going to fall in with Otago. He was strongly of opinion that a centre to control South Canterbury cash athletios was necessary. It was ultimately decided, on the motion of Messrs Moriarty and Kennedy, to form a South Canterbury Athletic Centre, to include all olubs between Rakaia and the Waitaki rive r s. Mr J. P. Kalaugher agreed to act as honorary secretary pro tem., aud it "was arranged tn call a meeting in Timacu of delegates from all club? on March 29th, when the election of officers aud the adoption of rules will be the chief business. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Messrs Kennedy and Gunn for their attendance. An advertiser wishes to rent a email cottage or two rooms. Notice of authority to charge for admission to the Masterton Park, on Saturday, March 17th, on the occasion of the St.v Patrick's Day Sports, is advertised elsewhere. The Public Trustee inserts a notice with reference tQ the settlement of accounts in the estate of the late John Hartmann, cabinet maker, of Masterton. MrC. Smith invitee inspection of his new autumn and winter goods, which have just been opened up. These were specially selected in the best British markets by Jjlr Smith, who has a thorough knowledge of the requirements of his clients. Messrs Hendry and Buxton, draDers, and mercers, invite the public to inspectTiheir well-assorted stock of up to-date drapery and millinery, etc. The firm's advertisement which appears.elsewhere will be read with interest. Dr Spear, eye specialist, Wellington, has an important announcement in this issue, which will be read with interest by all who suffer from defective vision. Dr Spear's representative, who has been in Masterton for the past week, left yesterday on a professional visit to Eketahuna.