LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8150, 26 May 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bowling is still Indulged in in Napier. Tbe tournament games are not yet finished. The Antonio's Wat Dredging Company, Urey Valley, expect to have the plant on their claim in working order by the end of the year. The second term of the Girls' Collegiate School, Cole Street, will begin on Tuesday next. MibS Hampton will be at-home on Monday, from 3 to 5 p.m. The death occurred on Tuesday of the infant child of Mr and Mrs R. Graham, of the Upper Plain. Death was due to bronchitis. The funeral took plaoe on Thursday. It jb believed that 85 to 90 per cent, of the butter factories and producers in Victoria are opposed to the system of grading and working under the Commerce Act. Messrs Edwiu Feist and J. A. Eenall have been re-eleoted Trustees of the Masterton Trust Lands Trust. There were no other candidates. Messrs G. Heron and D. Casel berg nominated Mr Eenall, and Messrs R. Rigg and H. O'Leary nominated Mr Feist. The interprovincal cross-oountry championship teams' race between Otago and Southland took place on Thursday at Wingatui. The ground was heavy, and a strong wind was. blowing. Otago won comfortably, the first five men to finish being Otago men. Bain, who was seventh, was the first of the Southlanders. Sharp came in first, covering the distance—supposed to be a little over five miles—in 31 min 55sec. At tbe annual meeting of the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, ,on i Thursday, the president made a statement in reply to complaints from some anglers that the rivers had been depleted, and should be re stocked, and that stripping fish for ova was partly responsible for this. He contended that there was no ground for complaint. It was impossible to deplete rivers tbat have the Pacific Ocean as a nursery. The second officer of the Tarawere, which arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington on Thursday, reports tbat when the vessel was abeam' of Kaikoura, he witnessed an extraordinary sight. The sea, whioh was running very high, was oovered wch thousands of dead fish, mostly ling and cod, whioh were floating on the surface. He could clearly distinguish the fish, and the vessel was steaming through them for about four or five miles. He is inolined to think tbat there must have been some submarine eruption. Captain Manning, of the Mararoa, saw nothing of the fish, but his vessel was outside the course taken by the Tarawera. The Nobbing Mother Who uses Dr Sheldon's Digestive Tabu les not only keeps her own stomach perfectly regulated, but imparts the glow of health to the cheek of her babe. Dr Sheldon's Digestive Tablets are mild but infallible. For sale by H. E. Eton. Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton, and Mauriceville Co-operati,ve Stpre Co., Ltd., Mauriceville West. —Advt. CONSTIPATION. For constipation there is nothing quite so nice as Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They always produce a' pleasant movement of the bowels, .without any disagreeable effect. Tor sale by T. G Mason, Masterton.

The Star Crioket Club intend holding their annual social and dance on June 21st. A meeting of the Direotors of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society will be held in the Club Hotel this afternoon, at 2.30 o'clook. Arrangements have been completed for Holman Hunt's picture, "The Light of the World," to be shown at the New Zealand Exhibition. Empire Day was celebrated at Carterton by the opening of the new High School. Members of the Education Board were present. The following are'tbe latest dredging returns to hand-Mystery Flat, 240z for 96 hours work; Hessey, 14oz sdwts; Masterton, 109oz 7dwt, for 146 hours' work. A meeting of the Exeoutive Committee of tbe St. Patrick's Day Sports Association will be held in tbe Technical School building at 8 o'clock this evening. The Iburaua Valley Sobool Committee, on May 19th, unanimously deoided to join the Wairarapa School Committees' Association, and Mr J. C. Cooper was appointed as the delegate of the Committee. At Oaraarn, yesterday, Harry Walter Worley, rleaded guilty at tbe Magistrate's Court to stealing the sum of £149 7s Id, the property of his employer, David Dunn. Accused pleaded guilty and Was committed for sentence.—-Association.. The morning and evening services in the Masterton Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. James * Clarke, who will also take the Wangaebu service at 2.30 p.m. Mr K. Asbton will conduct service at Dreyerton at 3 o'clock. The Acting - Premier has received a communication expressing, in pursuance of a resolution of the American Congress, the grateiul appreciation of the Government and tbe people of the United States for the aid contributed by the Government and people of New Zealand to the success of the Louisiana Exposition. —Association. An Oamara telegram, last evening, stated that Captain J. P. Crawford, aged 90 years, died at Oamaru, on Thursday. He came to the colony in 1868.1 He was for three years manager of the old Christohurch Brewery Company, and subsequently harbour-master at Timaru, where he built the first breakwater. He was also Mayor of Oamaru. , At tbe first annual meeting of the New Zealand Paper Mills Company, at Dunedin, yesterday, the Chairman said that never before in the history of paper-making in this [ colony had saoh a dearth of raw j material of good quality been known. | He urged tbe shareholders and the i Company to inducie tradesmen .to I supply goods In locally-made wrapI pers only. | The ordinary meeting of the Kuru- ! puni Mutual, Improvement Society I was held last evening. The Rev. J. N. Buttle oooupied the chair. The debate for the eveulng was "Does Novel Reading £end to Moral Improvement. " Mr J., B. Niool led in the affirmative, and Mr W"« Rodgers the negative and after a very interesting debate the meeting declared in favour of the affirmative. The next evening will be devoted to Tennyson. Tbe returns for tbe fourth week of the iNew Zealand Utility Poultry Club's Egg-laying Competition at Lincoln College show that 477 eggs were laid during the week, making a grand total of 1,516. The best totals for the week are:—W. A. Sturrock (White Leghorns) 21; C. K. Wilcon (Blaok Orpingtons) 17; W. Stalker (Silver Wyandottes) 17. The leading pens Jo-date are:—W. A. Sturrook (White Legnorns) 56; H. Walton (White Orpingtons) 53; D. M. Peek (Black Orpingtons) 53; i W. Stalker (Silver Wyandott'es) 53. —Association. At the annbal gathering of the Kaitara Sohool, Wairarapa, before the presentation of prizes, the Rev. Mr Brown, on behalf of the committee, presented the sohool-mis-tress, Miss Dowdeswell, with a handsome set of silver toilet requisites, and an address of appreciation on the oocasion of the completion of her sixth year as teacher of the sohool. Miss Dowdeswell, to whom the gift came as a surprise, made an appropriate response. The school has a goodjreoord. This year all tbe children passed, and the dux, James MacNamara gainwd 500 inspector marks. , A meeting of the JBorough Library and Fire Brigade Committee was held last evening. There were present—Crs E. Feist (chair), E. McEwen, J. Elliot and T, G. Hoar. The Librarian reported that there were 4,912 books in tbe library at present. During the month 1,500 books were lent, including 1460 works of fiotion. The number of subscribers was 299. The amount of subscriptions reoeived for the month was £lO 2s 6d—ratepayers £4, nonratepayers £6 2s 6d. Aaoouuts amounting to £l9 2s 6d were passed for payment. Tbe financial statement to date showed a debit balance of £144 lis Id, including the above accounts. It was decided to appoint two members of the committee each month aot as a book seleotion committee, the Chairman and Cr Hoar being appointed for the ensuing month. If was decided that tbe Committee could not recommend any inorease in salary to Mr E. S. Riohards. The Committee recommended that the grant to the Fire Brigade for the current year be £95, payable halfyearly. MOTHER NATURE, M D, When suffering from a cough or oold, you want to take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It acts on Nature's plan by loosening the cold, relieving the lungs, and making expectoration easy. Pleasant to take; safe, and always cures. For sa l by T. G. Mason, Masterton. The Peril of Oub Time Is lung disease. Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, Colds and Consumption cures lung trouble. Small dose. Pleasant to take. Every bottle guaranteed For sale by H. E. Eton, Masterton, J Baillie, Carterton, and Maurioeville Cooperative "Store Co., Ltd., Mauriceville West.-ADVT.

Mr Selfe, the New Zealand manager of the Eastern Extension Company, states that the steamer Recorder picked up the New Zealand end of one of the broken oables at 9,45 pm. last night. Theßeaorder experienced severe weather, a fierce gale blowing for thirty-six boars. The ship's gear was washed about, bat no one was injured.—Association. At the inquest held at Petooe on Thursday afternoon on the death of the lad Edgar Rowe, who while playing dropped a distance of about 6ft from the branch of a tree, landing on his feet, and fell dead a few minutes' lazier, the evidence of Dr. Stewart, who had held a post mortem examination, showed that death was due to a fracture of the base of the skull causing hemorrhage of the brain. A verdict was returned in accordance with the medical testimony. Speaking of the systems of "oraru" at educational institutions Professor Haslam, of Canterbury College remarked that "the only share the modern parent took in the education of the child was to wash its face before going to school and oat its lunch; naving done that parents fell back in comfortable assurance that no more oould reasonably be expected. In reality, nowadays, a human being generally educated himself by merely collecting undigested and useless facts, just as a jackass collected stiawß; what auy one of the three did it for he did not profess to know." Mr W. P. James, S.M., occupied the bench at the Masterton Magistrate's Court, yesteiday morning. John Murphy pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of a pair of boots, valued at 14 6d, the property of Joseph Carpenter, and f was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. A charge against Harry Fawcett of the thtft of a bicycle lamp, valued at ss, the property of *»ohn J. Kelliher, was dismissed. James Clair and Michael Morrisy were charged having atsaulted Samuel Azale, on the 22nd inst. Clair was fined £5 and costs 5s 6d, in default one month's imprisonment, and Morrisy was fined 40s and costs ss, in default 14 day's imprisonment. An order was made against Ernest Frederick Buckthought for the payment of 10s per week the Support of his wife, Catherine Grace Bnofctbougbt. The payments are to be made'fortnightly. The fortnightly meeting of Court Loyal Enterprise, A.0.F., was held last evening in the Foresters' Hall, Bro. F. Fear, C.R., presiding. Bro. B. MoEwen, a member of Court Star of the South Inveroargill, paid a visit to the Court. The Secretary ( of Court Sir George Grey, A.0.F., Wellington, wrote asking that a member of the Court who had taken ud his residence in Masterton should be placed on the surgeon's list. The Secretary of Court Star of Canterbury, A.0.F., Ohristobarob, wrote refunding £4 6s> Bd, siok pay advanced to one of their members. It was decided to aocept a member from Court Pahiatua on production of medical certificate. Accounts amounting to £2 8s 6d were passed for payment. A brief discussion took place amongst the members of the Lodge with reference to the business transacted at the sitting of toe Friendly Sooieties Conference at Wellington. Messrs Hannah and Co., Ltd., advertise a special price list uf winter footwear. In view of the success which has so far attended Mr Hamill's removal Bale he intends to offer to-day, and also daring the remaining days of the sale further and exceptional redactions. In another column Messrs Tamer and Turner offer their "lip Top" teas of exceptional quality at Drioes specified in the advertisement. The firm supply morning and afternoon tea at their rooms, Queen Street. I ' At their rooms, Perry Street, at 1.30 p.m., to-day, Messrs Hecksher and Co., Ltd. will submit at auotion a large quantity of first-class general drapery, hosiery, underclathing, eto. A quantity of pictures, electroplate ware, general furniture and 'poultry will also be offered. In a new advertisement elsewhere Messrs John Graham and Co. invite carpenters and others to inspect their stock of tools and bulders' requisites.' The prices of a few of the leading linej are specified and will be found useful for reference. Mr A. H. Atkinson, land and stock agent, Feilding, advertises particulars of a farm of 400 acres on the Main Trunk Line. One hundred and fifty acres are at present in grass and fenced. The farm is situated six miles from the Main Trunk railway line. Jn connection with Mr A. Henderson's rednotion sale, speoial bargains are being offered in ladies' gold and silver watches, muff chains, dress rings, clocks, and silver and electroplate roods. The shoo is overstocked with these goods, and the bargains will be available up till Wednesday, May 30th. The renovation of the shop will be completed by the end of this month. FACTS ESTABLISHED AT COURT. In an action, the cause of which was flagrant misuse of our firm name and other gross misrepresentation by an imi tating 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:— 1. That Sander and Sonß' Pure Volatile Eucalypti Extract contains all medical constituents of the eucalypti, in a highly refined and pare form. 2. That it is maoh more powerfully healing (antiseptic) than ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 3. That it does not depress the heart like ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 4. That it contains no harmful ingredients, and • That it is highly commended by many authorities for the last 30 years as a safe, reliable and effective remedy. Some initiators have tried to deceive the pubjic by simulating our get-up; others have relied on the "just as good" game. Therefore take care and obtain the GENUINE SANDER AND SONS EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. TBEAT IT PBOPEBLY. Colds weaken the lungs, lower the vitafty, and pave the way for consumption. Pneumonia always results from a cold, or from an attack of influenza. Give every cold the attention it deserves; treat it promptly and properly. What should you do ? There is but one answer. Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It always cures, ForealebyT. G. Mason, Master ton.