LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8179, 11 July 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Jarvis won the long distance swimming championship at Putney (England) in 63min 42sec. In the English athletic championships, Nigel Barker, of Sydney, did not seoure a place in the 220 yds and 440 yds events. "They don't bet; they just back horses, like I do," said a defendaot at the Napier Police Court the other day, speaking of some of his companions. The death is reported of Mr J. Halliday, a well-known resident of Palmerston North and FitzherbertDeoeased, who had been in the hos pital for some weeks past, was aged about 68 years. Mr G. H. konro, secretary of the Hawke's Bay A. and P. Association, has resigned to take up sheep-farm-ing in Marlborough. The Association has decided to invite applications for the vacant position at £250 per year. Indications of an early spring are everywhere apparent in Palmerston North. Wattles have been floweringtor some time pa«t, while spring bulbs, jonquils, daffodils, and freiBias, are all flowering in outside borders. Mails for the Commonwealth of' Australia, CeyJon, India, China, ' japan, Straits Settlements, also I South Africa, continent of Europe, and Uuited Kingdom, per Talune, ' will close at Masterton on Friday, | July 13th, at 2.40 p.m. A movement is projected fur the | formation of an association in Auckland {or the purpose of trying to improve the dairying industry in that province. The association will be formed of factory and creamery managers, exporters, and dairymen. William Henry Doyle, an inmate of the Burnham Industrial School, was at Chriatohurch, yesterday, committed to the Supreme Court for sentence on three charges of burglary. He broke into a house at Templeton and stole a bicycle, into the house of the schoolmaster at Burnham and stole olothiing, and into the railway station at Burnham and stole an assortment of private and Government property. The Manager of the Masterton Gasworks reported to the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, last evening, on the question of the tenders received for the supply of a gasholder for the gasworks. The sum of £2,300 is set apart for the gasholder on the loan sohedule, but the gasholder, as recommended by the Manager would cost a little over £3,000 erected in Masterton. It was deoided that the holder should be erected in steel tanks. The Mayor and Cra Ewington, Temple and Pauling were appointed a Committee to consider She matter. Rua, the so-called prophet, is still camped in tne Gisborne district, and states that he intends to remain until he gets a call from a Higher Power to move on. He states that it has cost him over £3OO for provisions since he set out, and '£7o since he has been in the Gisborne district. He declares that instead of his living on the other Natives, the local followers have been living in the oamp at his expense. He has failed to obtain admission to the church, the doors of which he proclaimed would be opened to him on Saturday. He had a wordy warfare with the rival prophet Wereru, who made a stir in the Wanganui district some months ago. The Town Hall was packed last evening, when Edison's Pictures were shown for the first time in Masterton. The company's dynamo went astray on the railway between Wellington and Mastertou, and one had to be obtained locally. This dynamo proved to be too small, and in consequence when about half the pictures had been shown the entertainment had to be brought to a close. The piotures that were shown proved highly interesting. Daring the evening songs were sung by Mr Avalon Collard. At the conclusion of the entertainment it was announced that the company intended to pay a return visit to Masterton shortly, and those who so desired could cbtain tickets, at the doors, which would admit them to the entertainment when the company again visited Maßterton. Can re Depended Upon. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera, and diarrhoea Remedy is the most successful medi cino in use for bowel complaints. Cures griping, all kinds of diarrhoea, and at the first unusual looseness of the bowel should be taken. It can be depended upon even in the most severe and dangerous oases. For Bale by T. Q. Mason Masterton. Mr Thrifty: "How can we have this i dull room with this tore paper look nice without spending too much money upon it?" - >" • Mrs Thrifty: <'l don't think we could 1 do better than to get Robfr. 3. Ijyttle to do ■ ' t» ■ , .. ■ Mr Thrifty : " Good idea,! 1 will look nto his shop on my way to the office.

Mr J. Knight, of Waiwpta, died «□ Saturday. Tbe deceased was 60 years of age, and was well-known in the Wairarapa. Mr S. M. Jacobsen, bailder and architect, well-known in Cbristobaroh, Nelson and Auckland, died on Friday night at Nelson. The deceased gentleman built the old Nelson College. A relief cr«w for tbe orniser Prometheus is proceeding to Hongkong. The Prometheus will arrive tbere from Australia early in September, and will be re-commissioned for service on the Australian station. Annie JBoxall, three years of age, daughter of an .Edendale settler, was so severely burned through her clothes ignjiting when standing before a fire that she died in the Invercargill Hospital, from shook.—Association. Mr A. Kirk, butcher, of Kopuaranga, had the misfortune to have his leg broken on Monday night. He was riding aoross a paddock when Jbis horse fell and rolled over him. He managed to find his way home, and yesterday morning he was brought into the Hospital. Government has decided to renew the bonus of £SOO for the discovery of phosphate rook on Grown land and of £250 on private property. A condition of the bonus will be that the deposit must be sufficient for the ordinary demands of the colony for five years. The work of erecting the Cook Memorial, atGisborne, is being carried out by Mr Mason, of MoNab and Mason, Auckland. The foundation stone will bo laid to-morrow, and the unveiling ceremony has been fixed for Onok Anniversary Day, October Bth. At Dunedin, yesterday, Mr Widdowson, Stipendiary Magistrate, dismissed tbe oase in which George Spiers was charged with betting on a kerosene tin on a road adjoining the Tabuna Park Raceoourse. He held that the facts did not conclusively establish that the place was used for'betting. The decision Will apply to a number of oiber oases. At a meeting, held yesterday, of the Masterton Cash Purchase Association it was reported that under the Association's system of procuring groceries from Wellington a saving of 20 per cent, on looal prices had resulteJ, and it was unanimously decided to extend the operations of the Association in the direotion of procuring bread, meat, and other neoessaries of life on similar lines. A diabolical act was referred to at tbe meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, at Wellington, on Monday. A com r plain! reached tbe society that two persons had dipped two cats into kerosenae and then set Are to them. Tbe inspeotor reported that he and the polioe had made enquiry into the allegation, but had not been able to trace the offenders, or to find any one who could give a clue. The j> search is still being persevered with. , At the meeting of the Christchurch City Council on Monday night, the Works Committee submitted the following report:—"The committee begs to report- that the time has arrived when the present system oi electrical supply is unable to cope with the demand, and that it is necessary to consider the advisableness of an ext°nsion ultimately capable of supplying tbe whole area of the city and suburbs, and reoommends that a special committee be set up to consider /the Relative merits of a water, steam, or other power suitable for the purpose." The report was adopted. At the annual meeting of the Masterton Fire Brigade.'last evening, Captain Jenkins, in referring to the re-election of Mr E. Pragnell as secretary, said that the Brigade were fortunate in having suob a painstaking and capable Secretary. The 'manner in which thd Brigade's books were kept refleoted great credit on Mr Pragnell. The auditor*) of the balance-sheet (Messrs J. P. Prentice, W. G. Norman, and H. Gardner) attached the following note to the balanoe-sheet:—"We wish to thank the secretary foi his courtesy towards us, and for tbe manner in which ne had his accounts, receipts, etc., arranged." At a public meeting at Carterton, on Monday night, it was decided to support a New Zealand memorial to the late Mr iieddon, to be erected in Wellington, the capital city; that the Mayor of Wellington be requested to invite each electorate in the colony to send one delegate to a conference to be held in Wellington at an early date to oonsider the nature of the memorial; that the Government be urged to set aside the Mount Cook site for a memorial technical college, suoh college to be free to students from all parts of the colony, who possess qualifications. Mr Hornsbv, M.H.8., was appointed delegate to the public meeting at Wellington. The Japanese intend erecting on Pehyushan, Port Arthur, an enormous monum nt, which will stand at a height of 1,500 feet above the sea. Admiral Togo and General Nogi first proposed tbe scheme, and the idea was bo readily taken up that it is now proposed to spend 400,000 yen upon it. There will be a "No-kotsu-do" of bones) in which the remains of 20,0C0 men, Japanese and rsussian, are to be interred, or have actually been interred. and immediately to the south of it will be erected a huge obelisk, surmounted fcy a 12in shell. "Port Arthur will thus be dominated by a conspicuous memento of its terrible story. No matter where you purpose travelling—either in New Zealand or to other countries—you will find that the cheapest and best way to ensure prompt delivery of your luggage is to give it into the charge of J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd., Forwarding,' Shipping and Customhouse Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Write for farther par tieniars.—Advt. Football Champions. "We use nothing; bat Chamberlain's Fain Balm as a rub down liniment while iraning or after a game," writes tho-Seoret-ary of the Eaglehawk Football Club, Eagle* hawk (Vie.) "We'have found it to possess the power to promptly relievs strains and sprains, and to quickly heal all abrasions. We partly attribute our succcbs to Chamberlain's Pain Balm, for by using it freely vre are always in condition; no soreness or stiffness," For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton.— Advt.

The nett overdraft of the Masterton Borough Council, at the present date, amounts to £2,424 13s 3d and the rates outstanding amount to £152 10a 7d. In the new Frenoh Chamber of Deputies ttiere are 131 lawyers, 120 large land owners, 46 doctors, 40 journalists and men of letters, 9 chemists, 2 horse doctors, 2 painters, and 2 priests. Owing to the large profits acoruing from the various municipal tiudertakings at Bolton (EnHland), for last year, the Corporation has been able to hand over in relief of the rates the aum of £43,000, which ia equal to a rate of about Is 4d in the £. . It may not be generally known that the weight of the Chrlstcburch Mayoral chain has now reached 31b. It is composed entirely of solid shields presented by each of the Mayors on leaving offloe with the exception of Mr Eden George. At a special meeting of the Dunedln City Council, last evening, Mr W. G. T. Goodman was appointed electrical engineer at a salary of £7OO. He designed and supervised, for Noyes Bros., the city aud suburban electric tramways.—Association. The Motor Registration Act will come into force in the Master ton Borough on the 12nh inst. The Masterton Borough Council last evening, fixed the fees for the registration of motor oars at 10s, and motor bicyoles at 5b per annum. The annual valuation (reutal) of the Borough of Dannevirke is now £30,000, aud the rate of Is 5d in the £ whiob the Council propose to strike will produce £2,375. Last year the valuation was £270,500. Approximately, the oapital is £450, 000. One of the most audacious bank thefts of recent years—khe thieves drivings tunnel through the twofoot thick wall of a strong room—has taken place at the St James' Street, W., branch of the Loudon and County Bank. No clue was left by the daring burglars. The thieves, who are believed to have been two in number, got away with" £950 in coin. A heavy gale swept over Wellington yesterday, and seriously incommoded the shipping. Several vepsels iu the harbour dragged their anchors a considerable distance. The little steamer, Piako, whiah wa« journeying from Blenheim, was thrown up on the beach at Fitzroy Bay, near Penoarrow dead. The persons who were «n board are safe at the lighthouse. - Association. The following ia the financial position of the Maßter.tou Borough Council at the present . date:— General Account, dr £3,77 C 3s sd; Gas Account, or £877 16s lid; Library Account, dr £155 13s lid; Waterworks Aooouut, cr £266 lis sd; Deposit Account, cr £149 30s; Interest Account, drainage, or £77 6s sd; Interest Account, Bannister Street, or £129 19a 4d; Loan Ac connt, drainage, or £ll4 14s 4d; Loan Account, abattoir, or £577 lis Id. At the recent meeting of the Masterton'Committee of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society, resolutions were passed urging the advisability of appointing a ranger for the Wairarapa, and the paying of 3d for hawK's feet. A reply has been received that the Sooiety, In order to encourage the destruction of hawks, has decided to offer payment as suggested, but that in regard to the appointment of a ranger, funds will not permit of one being stationed in the district, but rangers will raore frequently visit the Wairarapa. The most incident of Wednesday's stock sale at Addington was the vigorous competition of certain butchers for inferior cattle in the fat pens—many of the animals could not oorreotjy be called fat cattle. The larger butchers do not usually bid for this class of meat, and their competition on Wednesday excited some comment, eliciting the information that it was directed against meat hawkers and fome of the cheap butohers, who have been buying old and inferior beGf, selling at low prices, to the detriment of the regular trade. What they later intend to do with the beef is not stated. Mr Herbert Baillie, chief librarian of the Wellington tree Public Library, has an autograph album which shows a remarkable interesting page. There are four signatures in the following sequenoe: "J. Ballance" (January 18, 1893); "The Land for the People—-John McKenzie" (April, 1893); "New Zealand for the New Zealanders—A. J. Cadman" (April 17th, 1893); "Know Me by Works: Co-operation-Richard John Se'Jdon" (April 24th, 1893). It is a strange coincidence that the four signatures should fall not only upon the same page, but in the order in wfaiah the respective statesmen passed away. MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF JUSTICE. The acknowledged pood qualities and success of SANDER & SONS' EUCA LYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, ancl one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, bo'ore bis Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden, K.C.M.G., etc. His Honour, when giving udoment, 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 1 during the last 30 years to be a preparation of cenuine merit, viz., THE GENUINE SANDER SONS' PURE VOLATILE ■ EUCALYPTI EXTRACT First Business Man : " I see that Sir : Up-to-date has just had that old-fashi®ried shop Ironfc of his taken out and plate glass ! put in." Second Ditto: "Yes! He got Robt. J. Lytfcle to do it, and is perfectly satisfied 1 with the joo." First Ditto: " I think I will get an estimate from him for mine too," i New Lbase fob Weak Lungs. Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, • Colds and Consumption cures Influenza i • and ,all lung . troubles. For sale by H [ E. Eton, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton and Maurieeville Co-operative Store Co. • Ltd., Maurieeville West.—Ax>vr. s Far Children's Haok'ng Cough at Night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6 and 2/0 per boitlo

The work of erecting several additional street lamps in the Masterton borough will shortly be pat in hand. At Hanterville lately a sheepskin, with fleece, weighing 511b, was obtained from a six-tooth Lincoln wether. A Christchurch telegram states that the body of a man, about sixty years of age, was found in the .River Avon yesterday. It is supposed to be John W. 'wills, a resident of Richmond. ;Ad old man named Dixon Catling met his death while engaged in bash felling, at Robinhood Hay, Marlborough, yesterday morning. He leaves a wife and a large family.— Association. A Dunediu telegram states that at a meeting of the Dunedin Drainage Board, last night, it was resolved to adhere to the previous decision to charge the Railway Department £IOO per annum for connecting the new railway station with the sewers. A few weeks ago a cablegram from London stated that the jubilee matinee given in honour of Miss' Ellen Terry, at Drury Lane Theatre, produced nearly £6,000. Some idea of how this largo sum accumulated may be gathered from the fact that 10 to 100 guineas were charged for private boxes; stall.", guineas; grand circle, two to three guineas; first circle, one to two guineas; balcony, 7s Gd; pit and ampitheatre, unreserved, 5s to 2s 6d. At the meeting of the Masterton Borough Couuoil, last evening, Cr McEweu moved, and Cr Ewington seconded, "that the sum of £4OO be offered to Messrs Pinhey Bros, for a piece of land at the end of Wrigley Street, for the purpose of opening up that street." The motion was carried, it was reported ttiat there was £SOO on the loan schedule for this work. Ouly £IOO was required to continue the street through to Villa Street. The following tenders were accepted at the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council last evening;— Hossey Street, formation, metalling and sewer laying, F. A. Lam.bouine, £45 Is; Ngamatawa, Road, forming and metalling, M. Rerins, £4 10s per chain for 21 chains. It was decided to re-adver-tise the Church Street extension contract to exclude the purchase of spoil, which the Council decided to sell at a royalty of sixpence per load. The gale which blew with great violence in the Wairarapa, yesterday, had the effect of uprooting several trees. Three railway employees' whares near Carterton were overturned. The top of a chimney of a house in Wrigley Street, Masterton, was blown down. One of the bricks fell down the interior of the chimney and narrowly missed hitt'ng an inmate of the house who was lighling the fire at the time. A pane of glass in a shoD window in Hall Street was smashed by the fc.rce of the wind. Mrs ivlajor, Worksop Road, advertises for a general servant. A notice of examinations, to be held iu September next, under the Midlives' Registration appears elsewhere in this issue. Mr P. Hamill inserts a reminder to the ladies of Masterton that there are still a few bargains left; at his removal sale. Messrs Turner and Turner, proprietors of Tip Top Teas, notify that they are prepared to supply bulk lines at special quotations. Mr H. Griffith, land agent, Eketahuna, advertises particulars of a number of farm properties which have beeu placed iu his hands for sale. The ailvautges of gas in the kitchen are very clearly set out in a new advertisement, which appears in this issue from tVi Masterton Corporation Gasworks. Mr W. 11. Cruiokshauk, land agent, Mnstertou, advertises particulars of a number of town and country properties which have been placed in his hands for sale. In a new advertisement Mr A. Hollings notifies that he has to hand the latest works of the leading authors School requisites and the best periodicals are stocked. Music lovers in need of a piano in whioh purity of tone and responsive action—the piano that will stau.l bard use—will do well to inspeot j the Challen and Hillier pianos which are all British-built. These magni- | ficent instruments are sold at most reasonable prices, and can be in- i spected at the premises of Messrs j McLeod and Young, "The Acad- ( emy," Masterton. The Masterton Farmers' Implement Company, who have added to their plant an up-to-date blast furnace, are now in a position to do all® kinds of casting on the shortest notice, whereby a considerable saving will be effected to. those who require machinery repairs. The recent addition to their already extensive plant justifies the Company's claim to an increase} measure of support. Db Siiki-don's Magnetic Liniment Cures Eheumatism. It will penetrate to your very bones, sooth ancl subdue the pain. Rub it in freely. It will not blister or bum the skin. Hub it in, and the pain will stop. It oan't help but do you good. For sale by H. E. Eton, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton, and Mauricevi lie Co op erative Stove Co., Ltd., Maurieeville West. A DVT. Stubborn Cough Cured. There is no danger of pneumonia or consumption or other serious lung trouble, 1 , if Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is taken, as it will oure the most stubborn coughs the dangerous kind that settle on the lunps and may develop into pneumonia overnight. For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton. Not Inherited. Only a small percentage of the millions that have consuniption inherited It. In , nearly evary instance it was a neglected cough or cold that developed weak lungs; and Consumption followed. If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is takon right at the beginning, it checks the cough, soothes and heals the lungß, and assists Nature to : throw off the disease. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy always cures. For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton. •