LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8106, 29 March 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Miss Halley who hashed charge of the Opaki School, since Mr Murray resigned, is to relieve Miss Marryatt, at Makuri. Extensive flax-milling operations are to be conducted on the Piako swamp lands, in the Thames district, when preliminaries are completed. Cecil Healey, Australia's champion swimmer, has been sent to Athens to represent New South Wales in the swimming events there. A monster oheese, weighing half a ton, is being made at the Ngaire Factory to the order of the West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association, for exhibition at the Palmerston North Winter Show. The St. Matthew's Amateur Athletic Club's 220 Tarda Handicap, for a silver medal, was run on the Park Oval, last evening, and resulted in a win for P. Hyde (16yds), with B. Waddington (sor) second, and J. Berry (sor) third. Charles W. Garrard, B. \., at present Headmaster of the Papauui School, Ohristohuroh, has been selected by the Auckland Education Board from among 32 applicants for the position of Inspector of Schools in the Auckland district.— Aaaooiation. A telegram from Dunedin states that William. Jones Williams, late accountant in the Bante of New Zealand at Opbir, pleaded guilty to failing to account for various sums of money totalling £317 12s, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Vilna has banded the Russian Government a list of those rejoining or joining Catholicsm on the strength ot the Imperial deoree of toleration. The list comprises 20,000 names.

wiiiiuiiMiiiii—iwpni'i'iii"" 1 " " immMiau*gijmmmmiumm\ A Coursing Club has been formed air Martin borough. > The annual meeting of the Masterton Rifle Volunteers will be held on Friday night, at 8 o'clock. The man Griffiths, who was ""wanted,"' in connection with the cons-piracy case at the last Woodville races has been arrested at Cbristohurcb. Mr J. F. Robinson, Dietriot Road Engineer, who has been in- - specting Government road works in the South Wairarapa, left Carterton for Bketahuna on Tuesday. A meeting of the Genera* Committee of tbe Masterton Gymnasium and Physical Training School, wjII be held in Messrs Uawitn ana Logan's office, this evening. There is trouble brewing in the Palmerston Fire Brigade. At a recent fire tbe lieutenant and senior foreman' walked away, and a special meeting of tbe Borough Council is to be held to consider matters. The Petone Navals have been awarded the shield for tbe most efficient garrison artillery corps in New Zealand. The Wellington Navals have secured badges for excellent shooting. An Oamaru telegram announces the death of Cedric the Saxon, the famous Clydesdale stallioD, sire of many well-known draught horses. He was bred by xMr J. S. Holmes, of the Awamoa Estate. Small burglaries are reported to have been committed in the Addingtoo district. A few days ago two residents missed several articles, which they state must have been 9tolen in daylight. Two residents of Auckland drove to the Mountain House, Mount Egmont, on last week in a 12-horse* power motor-car. According to the Tarpnaki Herald, this is the first time a motor-car has reached the house. After a career of 22 years service, the Government torpedo-boat at Duneain has now passed into private bands. The little vessel was one of four built for the colony at Gheswick, in 1884, and designed to steam 17 knots. 'v,,. v . Dr. L. Cockayne, who made a survey of the native bush, at Riccarton, last week, estimates that some of the adult pines are 500 years old, and tbe totara averages about a thousand or fifteen hundred years. Mr J. F, Robinson. District Engineer under the Public Works pe- v partment, has been on a visit to Maatertoh during the.past few days f and inspected the various roads arid bridges that have been completed or are under progress in .the district. The number of people who arrived in New Zealand last month was 3,227 while the departures totalled 2,275 —again to the population of 952. The arrivals and departures in February of last year were 3,294 and 2,065, respectively. A cablegram from Melbourne states that a deputation asked Mr Bent, the Premier, to introduce looal option legislation on the lines of the New Zealand laws. The Premier promised the deputation that Cabinet would consider the request. Mr W. 0. Davies, Instructor in Elementary Agriculture to'tho-Wel-lington Education Board, is at present on a visit to Masterton, and will, to day, meet the Working Committee in connection with the formation of agricultural classes, at the Masterton District High School. The severe gale, which imaged for a short time early yesterday morning was the,cause of a good deal of destruction in Masterton. Several orohards were badly damaged, and in the town a large glass window was blown out of the front of Messrs Levin and Oo.'s building, in Chapel Street. Under the supervision of Mr J. 0. Scott. Road Inspeotor, between eight and nine miles of road metalling has been effected in different parts of the Masterton district during the present season. The work was oarried out expeditiously, and in a satisfactory manner at an exceedingly reasonable oost. The bridge over the Mangahao River, between Mangamaire and Nikau, has just been completed, and the contractor, Mr MoOalmont, has v oarried out his work in a creditable manner. The bridge will, no doubt, be of great service to the settler*. and the various creau eries and sawmills in the neighbourhood. It is understood that Mr R. K.. Jackson, counsel fcr plaintiff in the case of the Kaituna Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., v. Holrawood, has decided not to proceed with the appeal against the judgment of nonsuit, in the Magistrate's Court, but intends to bring an action in the District Court. The writ has been issued, and the uase will be heard at the next sittings of the District Court. Attention is drawn to the announcement of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Musio and Royal College of Music,. London. Teachers and pupils alike will appreciate. Masterton being made a local centre for the Board's examinations. In additions to the gold and silver medals given to the highest honours candidate in eaoh grade, three exhibitions are offered annually throughout Australia and New Zealand, affording free tuition for two or three years at either tbe Royal Academy or Royal College, London. Tbe bridge being ereoted by Mr J. Dawson, over the Makakihi River, at Hamua, is nearing completion, and will be formally opened in tbe course of a few weeks. It is intended to celebrate the occasion by a pijnio, and to invite representatives of the surrounding looal bodies to be present. Tho bridge is constructed on the new suspension principle, -and those persons who have seen the structure admit, it to be the best built bridge in the Wellington Province. It is oapable of carrying any ordinary load, both by traction engines and beav7 • cattle. The Pahiatua County Council have arranged with Mr Dawson to ereob a similar bridge over the Mangatainoka River, above Hamua. The span is about 120 feet, and the bridge, which is in- • tended for light traffic, will oost about £350.

Mr Arthur Myers, Mayor of Auckland, in response to the request of an influential deputation, will again contest the Mayoralty.—Association. The Agricultural Department intends to issue a bulletin with a view to stimulating interest in the search for phosphates throughout the colony for fertilising purposes. The recent cold and wet weather baa had a serious effect upon the milk supply in'the Mastertou district, and has, also, greatly interfered with dipping operations. A Press Association message from Hawera, last evening, stated that an old settler, named William Le Flemine, 73 years of age, oommitted suioide by cutting hia throat. The Plourmillers' Association are selling at flour Auckland at an allround price of £7 16s per ton net, while the same flour is realising £8 10a in Canterbury and £9 in Dunedin. Miss Flcrence Marryatt, now in charge of tbe Makuri School, has been appointed sole teacher of the Opaki School by the Eduoation Board, and takes up her duties next Monday. It has been decided by the Victorian Department of Agriculture to prohibit the importation of bananas on stalks. . For some time past officers have feared that there is danger of introducing the fruit fly to Victoria by means of the banana. The Auckland Trades and Labour Council desires the next Labour conference to draw the attention of the Government to "the vexatious delays in the establishment of workmen's homes throughout the oology." What is supposed to be a gang of professional burglars are at work iu Christohuroh. Oue houte was entered and property to tbe value of £3O stoles. In a second instance burglars made a systematic search of the premises and secured considerable bo;.ty. Sydney E. Gregory, the wellknown cricketer, made application to the Registrar in Bankruptcy at Sydney reoently for his certificate of discbarge. The Registrar found that bankrupt bad failed to keep proper books, and therefore orderei the suspension of his certificate for six months. An Inveroargill resident had a startling experience with a loaded rifle the other day. , He had his left band over the muzzle when the belt attaohed to the weapon touched the trigger, and there was an explosion. The bullet passed through his hand • and narrowly missed his head. h There are many evideooes of the failure of tbe Maoris' potato crops, says the Auckland Star. One of the most noticeable is that they have given up their idle summer for hard work. All along tbe road between Hawera and Opunake natives are engaged in the arduous work of stonebreaking. "Every person possessing a telephone," said Nurse Maude in a recent address at Christohuroh, "should disinfect tbe mouthpiece of tbe instrument frequently, and where tbe telephone is used' by the general public, as in restaurants, tbe mouthpiece should be thoroughly washed and disinfected every day." Much surprise, and not a little indignation, says the Herald is being expressed in Waverley at the ediot of the Education Board that Easter Monday shall not be observed as a holiday by the Waverley School. From all accounts there is a probability of a rebellion unless tbe order is rescinded.

Ptomaine poisoning appears to be dangerously common. It is reported that two ladies who lunched off a tin of tongues at Plimmerton on Monday were prostrated soon after they had finished their midday meal. One of the ladies,who consumed two tongues, lost the use of her legs for two hours. Both ladies suffered severely.—Post. The Government have notified the Agricultural Department that owing to the failure of the apple orop in several parts of the colony,it will be impossible to collect sufficient fruit of first-class quality to fill a cool chamber on one of the direot steamers, and the idea of making an experimental shipment this year has, therefore, been abandoned. Mr T. W. Kirk, Government Biologist, visited Timaru last week, taking with him a further consignment of ladybirds for fighting the blight which has made such havoc among the bluegum plantations of South Canterbury. Those taken down previously have multiplied satisfactorily, and Mr Kirk hopes that in time they will be able to control the gumtree blight. At the Ohristcharoh Old Age Pensions Court, a slim old lady, when asked for proof of her age, produced a silver spoon, which she said was presented to her at her christening. It bore the five initials of her name, followed by the date 1832. The metallic document was accepted as sufficient proof, and Mr Day remarked that it was sometimes good to be born "with a silver spoon in one's mouth," and just as good to have kept the spoon. The mystery surrounding the gelatinous organisms that were to be seen in thousands on the Wyndham footpaths, a few days ago, has been cleared up. Sample specimens were submitted to Professor Blenham, of Otago University, who identified them as the larvae of an aquatic fly called Cbironomus. They were probably deposited in weter first, then were dried up and oarried by the wind. Spain has a lawsuit, still unsettled, that has been in the oourts 389 years, or since 1517. The case, which concerns a pension, began between the Marqnis Deiana and the Count Toires De Cabrera, and the accumulated sum in dispute would have reached fabulous millions had not four centuries of attorneys, barristers, and court officials taken considerate measures of appropriation to prevent the amount becoming unwieldly, Childhen when teething Have more or .less diarrhoea, which -not be checked effectually, as the cannot be removed, but the diarrhoea can and should be controlled by giving C hamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Dia rhoea Remedy, and an occasional dose of oast»r oil to cieansethe system. For sale jby T. Q. Mason, Masterton—advt.

A number of deer stalkers from Canterbury are at present in the Wairaraoa deer-stalking. The New Zealand Shipping Company has deolared a dividend of 5 percent. Mrs H. Clayton (whose marriage was the third conducted in Napier, died at Gisborne, on Tuesday. In tbe past four years there have been only four bankruptcies in the Nelson district, with liabilities aggregating £924. The Guild of Loyal Women in the Transvaal has organised several bursaries in commemoration of Lord Milner's services. A Melbourne cablegram, yesterday, stated that tbe Government forecast estimates that the wheat yield will be 23,417.000 bushels, or an average of 11.31 bushels. The American United Mine Workers have issued an ultimatum to the Bituminous Coal-owners, demanding an advance in wages of per cent.—'Cablegram. The Christoburch hotelkeepers state that it is not their intention to charge heavy rates at Exnibition time. The Housing Committee of tbe Exhibition reports that there will be plenty ot accommodation at reasonable rates. Szemere, the Hungarian sportsman, who in 1901 won in one night a million florins at tbe Vienna Jockey Club, has now won six hundred thousand florins from two young nobles.—Cablegram. A cablegram from Berlin, yesterday, stated that two German soldiers, who were travelling in a balloon from Berlin, were caught in a enowstorm in the Baltic, which caused a rent in the baloon. They out away tbe basket, and oluu gto the netting for two hours, descending in Sweden. When Mr T. E. Donne, Superintendent of the Tourist Department, was iu Queenstown a few days ago, he was waited upon by the Mayor and Councillors with a view to bringing under notioe the advisablelio93 of taking over the whole of Queenstown by ttie Government; in the same manner as was done with Rotorua. Mr Donne said he would submit the matter to tbe Government.

The Minister cf Mines bas returned a favourable reply to the uumeroualy-sigued petition that was sent to him, asking that a depot for the sale of State ooal should be established in.Masterton. lie suggests that the sale and distribution of the coal should be undertaken by the Borough Oounoil, and he thinks that that body will be able to manage the work in a more satisfactory manner and at less cost than it could be by the Government. The Minister j asked Mr A. W. Hogg, M.H.R., to j express aa opinion on the subject, and Mr Hogg replied intimating that he fully oonourred with the Minister's views, and that he intended to lay the matter before the municipal authorities. The Minister added that it is intended to facilitate the sale of State coal throughout New Zealand in this manner. Mr E. R. Waddington has for sale , a Jersey cow in milk. An advertiser requires two furnished rooms. A child's oloak lost between Messrs ' J. D. Oruiokshack and Oo.'s and Mr W. Seller's is advertised for. Mr J. Stott, agent for Messrs Dimook and Co., of Wellington, nctify that the next day for receiving pigs, at Mauriceville, will be on Tuesday, April 10th. Messrs Heoksher and Co., Ltd., held a very successful sale of Messrs Lamming an 3 Oo.'s Masterton stook of jewellery, yesterday afternoon. The sale will be continued on Saturday morning next, at 11 o'olook. ' The Masterton County Oounoil invite tenders in connection with various contracts for road repairs and, also, for building a bridge on the Weraiti-Fernyhurat Road. Plans and specifications may be seen at the County Clerk's office.

Messrs Read Bros., the wellknown land and estate agents, have a very attractive list of farms for sale in another column. The pro perties quoted comprise a seleotion from the latest listed, and should not be overlooked by anyone on the look-out for a good farm.

la another column Mr F. S. Cooper, late of the Empire Hotel, Hawera,|and formally of Wellington, announces that he has taken over the Central Hotel in Masterton. In soliciting the patronage of the publio, the proprietor trusts by courtesy and striot attention to business, to merit a fair share of support. Everything will be managed on the most up-to-date methods, and the wants of the travelling public will receive special attention. A first-class table will be kept, and the best of wines, spirits and ales stooked. In view of the apnroaohing winter Messrs Levien Bros., tailors, have received a very fine assortment of the latest winter-suit material, whidh is now on view at tbeir establishment, in Queen Street. The consignment includes the latest in tweeds, the quality of which ia the best, while the lirm guarantee to give satisfaction in style and fit. The,firm report that orders are coming in freely, and in order to avoid disappointment, they ask oustomers to call early and make their selection. The prices are reasonable, and the stock is well worth inspection. 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 udgment, 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 permissible 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 duiing the last 30 years to be a preparation of genuine merit, viz., THE GENUINE SANDER & SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.