LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8145, 21 May 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A meeting of the Direotors of tbe Wair'arapa Caledonian Society, will be held in tbe Club Hotel, Mastertou, on Satarday, at 2.30 p.m. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the St. Patrick's Day Sports Association will be held in the Teohniual School, on Saturday next, at 8 p.m. The Master ten Municipal Brass Band played a seleot programme of music in the Park yesterday afternoon. There was a good attendance of the public. Mr W. Anderson's Dramatic Company will visit Masterton on Saturday and Monday next, 26th and 28th ; instant. The dramas to be, produced are "The Workgirl" and Heiress." The annual social and dance of the Carlton Crioket Club will be held in the Drill Hall, Masterton, on Thursday, May >3lst. Strong committees have been formed, an.l the funotion promises to be a decided success. Mr Seddon, during his visit to Australia, intends to take steps to ascertain what are tbe best means available to meet the demand for passenger traffic bbtween the Australian States and New Zealand during the Exhibition. The funeral of the late Mr W. Wise took plaoe yesterday at the Masterton cemetery. The oortego, which was headed by the Salvation Army Band, was a large one. Adjutant Powick, of the Salvation Army, officiated at the graveside. The April number of the Novel Magazine is as olever and bright as usual. The "Novel" is certainly well named, and the appropriateness of the legend in the cover, "Not a lull leaf in it," must be admitted after a perusal of the. contents. A complimentary copy is to hand from Mr C. 0. Aitken, bookseller, Queen Street.

At Pahiatua, on April 26th, Mr Lewis Henry Rayner, late of Taratabi, youngest son of the late Mr J. Rayner, was married to Miss Nellie H. Haase, second daughter of Mr John Ludwig Haase, of Nelson. The bride was dressed in a tailor-made grey oheofc cloth. Misses Gladys and Eileen Rayner, nieoes of the bridegroom, were the bridesmaids, aud Mr W. Oompton was best man. The bridesmaids were dressed in nream silk with hats to matoh. The bridegroom's praseht to the bride was a gold aud pearl pendnnt neoklet, and to the bridesmaids gold brooches set with rubies ard pearls. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr Woollase. A Modern Remedy. Dr Sheldon's New Disoovery for Coughs, Colds, and Consumption gets to the root of the trouble and effects a permanent oure For sale by H. E. Eton, Masterton, J. Bailie, Carterton.—Advt. What would any room be without a nice up-to-date wall paper? R. J. Lyttle has a seleotion of Wall Paper? ranging in price from 6d a roll. Booms papered from 12s 6d upward. Call at the shop, Gillespie's Buildings.—Advt.

The Masterton portion of tbe Sat* Francisco mail arrived on Saturday evening. The use of white pine timber in the construction of buildings has been prohibited by the Hamilton Borough Oounoil. Mr F. Campbell, an old resident of Aorangi, died at the Weliingtoa Hospital on Tuesday evening. It is understood that Mr W. H. Hawkins, of Pahiaiaa, intends leaving shortly for Auokland, where he is purchasing an auctioneering business. A slight epidemic of diphtheria and soarlet fever has occurred at Alicetown, near the Hutt. It is expeoted that some of the best dogs from Australia will be sent to New Zealand, to be shown at the N.Z. Exhibition dog show. Preliminary entries are being received foi the band contest, which will be held in February, 1907, in. connection with the Exhibition. Several entries oame in during last week. Private advice has been received iu Wellington to the effect that tbere is much activity in the land market in and around Net? Plymouth. Various speculators, it is said, have acquired options over estates in the district. The activity is attributed to the reoent oil developments. Leslie Arthur Young, aged five, years, was run over by a oart on the Mount Roskill Road, Auokland, on Saturday morning. The driver of the oart was apparently adjusting a sack and did not notice the boy crossing the road until almost on him. It was then too late, the wheel passing over the boy's neck and killing him almost instantly. The Auckland Herald's Te Kuiti correspondent states that it appears that two Maoris, who the ' other day were out pig-hunting, came across what seems to be the remains of the , late Mrs Harding, who some ten months ago wandered from her home, and though for many days search parties went out in'all directions they failed to find her. District Constable Mathews, having been informed of the fact, went out with* the Maoris, and brought in the remains to Te Kuiti, where they are awaiting the arrival of the coroner, who has been sent for. There were some clothes, a cape and a dreas that will assist in the identification. A telegram from Dunedin states that the Government proposed taking steps to provide water for irrigating the Maniopoto Plain by securing water from the head of the Taieri River. Licenses for water had been issued to Patrick Laffey for mining purposes, but ndt much work had been done, and at the end of six Mr D. Barron, Commissioner of Crown Lands, pegged out rights, acting on behalf of His Majesty, under authority conferred by the Governor, and then instituted a suit to have Laffey'a license declared forfeited on the ground of non-übserv- , anoe of conditions. The case oame before Warden M'Ennis at Naseby. Objection was to Mr Barron's status. He resides in Dunedin, whiob is not within the miningdistrict, and the section of the Public Works Act appears to contemplate that the person authorised by the Governor should be in his private capacity as plaintiff, or residing in the mining district. The ' Warden reserved the point. Application was then made to add Mr David Barron in the alternative to strike out all the words referring to the Governor. After legal argument decison was reserved. The Masterton Borough Counoil invite tenders, to close on Tuesday, May 29th, for the removal of offal from the Masterton abattoir^ Thd Masterton Borough Council invito tenders, to close on Tuesday, June sth, for the supply of thirtysix oast iron street lamp posts. Mr W.H, Cruickshank advertises particulars of two town properties which have been placed in his hands for sale. Mr C. G\ Aitken, bookseller arid stationer, Queen Street, forwards a number of pictorial postcards, comprising views of Masterton, all of whioh are very artistic. Buyers want to purchase a five or six-roomed house, gentleman's residence, shop property in Queen Street, a building section, bakery business, grocery business, and a general store in the Wairarapa. Applicants should address , correspondence to Age Office. Particulars will be found in the "Wanted" oolumn. In another column, Mr G. B. Wratten, land agent, Dannevirke, advertises particulars of a sheep farm of 3,760 acres, of whioh 2,763 acres are in' grass, divided into 20 sheep-proof paddocks, all of whioh iare well-watered by permanent creeks The property is what may be termed easy oountry with round-topped hills, and at present winters one and a-half sheep to the acre, besides a large number of cattle.- There is a good homestead, and ail the necessary buildings, yards, etc., for the suooesaful management of a property of this description. It is situated within twelve miles of a good town and one mile, from the Post Office. The price asked for the property is considered reasonable, and particularly easy terms will be given.

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 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 publio by reason of its good quality, eto., it is not permissable to imitate any of its features. He restrained the imitators perpetually from doing so, and ordered them to pay all oosts. We publish this to afford the publio an opportunity of protecting themselves 1 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 A. P. Roydhouse has been appointed postmaster at Taratahi. A young man named A. Brown was thrown out of a gig in Pahiatua on Thursday last, and was severely injured. Property owners in Wellington are making an effort to,raise a combined protest against the reoent valuations. No fewer than 84 applications from all parts ot the oolony were re. oeived by the Napier Harbour Board list week for the position of tally clerk on the breakwater wharf at a salary of £l5O per year. The oat oropa in southern Taranaki have not turned out at all well this year, in fact the showinK of grain has been so small that farmerß are outting their stacks into chaff instead of threshing them. A woman who appeared before the Wellington Benevolent Trustees recently Btated that she was paying 6s a week for the privilege of occupying a bathroom with her child, and was cooking food for herself and little one on an oil lamp. The trustees granted her assistance. The reorganisation of the Native Land Department uontemplated by the appointment of Mr Edger as Under-Secretary will oonsist obiefly or detail in the system ot adminis tration, and will also mean the strengthening of the Native Land Court Bench. Mr Edger will not take oharge of the department till the Ist pros. A painful accident befel a young man at the Tutuawa factory the other day, says the Palmerston Standard. He placed his tongue against one of the frosted pipes of the Sabroe freezer, to which it immediately adhered. In struggling to free his tongue he left the major part of the skin on the pipe,, and will suffer considerable inconvenience for some time. """During the year ended March 31st the Wellington Acclimatisation Soniety sold 20,000 trout ova and 121,000 trout fry. The stock of fish at the Masterton ponds includes the following rainbow trout:—Four years old 132, three years old 373, two years old 208, yearlings for stock 218, fry 6,500, The trout fry liberated during the season inoluded. the following in the Wellington streams mentioned: Pahautanul 9,000, Porirua 7,500, Oharui 4,000, Kaiwarra 2,000, Pakeratahi 8,500, Belmont 3,500, Akatarawa 8,500, Mungaroa 7,500, Moonshine 9,000, Otaki 7,000, Ohau 6,000, Waikanae 5,000. The distribution in most ' oases was made in equal numbers of rainbow and brown fry. The direotors of the Wellington Y.M.C.A., on Saturday published its first list of subscriptions received towards the effort to raise £IO,OOO to erect a building on a site in Willis -Street, given by Mrs Williams. The canvass organised by Mr D. A.Budge, of Montreal has been very successful, and so large a proportion of the sum required having been already promised, tnat when the oanvass ceases on June 7, entire success seems assured. The prinoipal contributors are:—Archdeacon Williams (Hawke's Bay), £1,000; Mrs Rhodes, £500; A. S. Paterson and Co., £300; John Kirkoaldie, Aitkon, Wilson and Co., George and Kersiey, Crlohton and Mofiay, £250 eaoh; Wm. 'Allen, Wm. Campbell, E. B. Brown, S. Hart, R. Hannah and Co., J. Ilott, S. Luke and Co., C. H. Jones, A. Hoby, "A Friend," W. R. E. Brown and Blundell Bros. £IOO each.