LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8214, 18 August 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A breach of promise oase, which was to hare come before the District Court at Masterton, yesterday, haa been settled oat of Court. The! revenue derived by the Trust Lands JJ Trust from the Musterton Town Hall during the paßt L montb was £39. Mr 0. A. Lamb, Government Auditor, has completed his annual audit of the]Jbooks of the Masterton Trust Lands Trust. The Mayor (Mr J. A. ,'Reuall), aaoompanied by Mrs Renall, left Masterton, yesterday, on a visit to the Auckland district. They expect .to be absent about a week. The death occurred at Masterton, on *,. Thursday night, of the young daughter of Mr and Mrs R. Jenkins, at the age'of 1 year and 11 months. Death was due to soarlet fever.

Mr W. G. 0. Reid, of Wellington, lias resigned bis position as hemp grader. Mabel MoWilliams, who was recently injured by burning, died in the Thames Hospital yesterday. Mr T. White, of White Rook, Martin borough, has been appointed a Ranger and Inspector of Fisheries. Mr G. A. L. Panting has been appointed Second Assistant Land Registrar for the Wellington district. , Mr John Benge, a very old settler s& the Upper Hutt, died at bis home in that district on Thursday afternoon. Parliament will be opened on Tuesday afternoon. Mr T. E. Y. Seddou will move the Address-in-Re t .ly in the House of Representatives. The death is announced of Mr Walter Greenshields, a well-known resident of Auckland, aged 77. The deceased was the inventor of many contrivances. Peter Jensen, a carpenter, fell from the roof •of the new Club building at Napier, yesterday morning, and sustained injuries to his spine. A committee has been set up by the Wellington Trades Council to con - sider what form the celebration of Labour Day shall take this year. The holiday will be observed on October 10th. The following team will represent the Masterton Football Club against Red Stars on the showground to-day: —Merchant, M'llar, O'Leary (2), Prendeville, "Logan, Gray, Ross; Jenkins, Lyall, Mackellar, King, Spackman, Duggan, and Cellar. The death occurred at Petone, yesterday, of Mrs Emma Kirk, wife of the Rev. William Kirk, a retired Wesleyan Minister. Mrs Kirk was tne daughter of the Rev. John Hobbs, one of the . first Wesleyan missionaries in New Zealand, and was torn at the Bay of Islands in 1828.

Three prisoners were sentenced a* the Wellington Supreme Court, yesterday, by His Honor the Chief Justice. George William Warry, on a charge of breaking and entering at Otaki, six months' bard labour; Herbert swan Dixon, theft at Eketahuna, defalcations involving £2OO, twelve months' imprisonment; George White, Napier, eight charges of forgery, two of theft and two of false preteoces, two and a-balf years for forgery and two years on the other charges, sentences to be concurrent. A man, named Henry Otto Brandt, an elderly widower, committed suioide during Thursday night, by hanging himself in a shod near his dwelling, in Anderson's Bay Road, Dunedin. The deceased was a second-hand dealer. At tbe inquest the evidence showed that Brandt had worried very muoh over being called as a witness in a skin-stealing oase, be having purchased stolen skins end horsehair for £2B. The detectives said that nothing had been said to the deceased that he would be prosecuted in connection with 'he case,, but it was admitted that the deceased might have bad lhat impression, a verdict was returned that the deceased committed suicide while temporarily insane. At a largely attended meeting last night at Nelson, says a telegram, the Mayor, Mr J. Piper, was presented with'an address signed by over 600 ratepayers, expiessing appreciation of the zealous and constant manner in whioh he bad defended tbeir best interests in his official capacity as Mayor, and begging him to acept a purse of sovereigns, not as compensation for doing what be considered bis duty, but simply as a token of their appreciation of the stand b© had taken in municipal matters, trusting that under his rule and guidance the several affairs of the oity would assume a more prosperous aspect. Mr Graham, M.H.R., presided, and tbe presentation was made by the Hon. P. Trask. Tbe annual meeting of the shareholders and suppliers of the New Zealand Dairy Union was held at Woodville, yesterday, says a telegram. Considerable discussion took place as to the action of the directors in paying %dper lb bonus to suppliers and paying no dividend on shares. The Chairman.explained ' that the first essential of the Union ' was an increased milk supply. 'lf the milk supply fell off the shares would practioally valueless. The direotors considered it would be better this year to pay all the profit to suppliers, with a view to encouraging a greater supply. The report and balance sheet were adopted. Messrs Parsons and Nash were elected direotors and Mr Wilberfoss auditor. The fortnightly meeting of the Court Loyal Enterprise A.0.1', was held last evening, Bro. J. Kitchener, C.E., presiding. The Secretary of Court Egmont, Hawera, forwarding contributions on behalf of a member residing in that town. Bro. T. Bowen also wrote forwarding contributions, and slating that he would in future be residing in Otago. Two candidates were proposed for membership, and duly initiated. A mmnber who had been residing in Wellington was accepted as a clearance member. It was de* oided that the expenses in connection with the entertainment of members of Court Marquis of Normanby (Carterton) should be defrayed! out of the Social Fuud. Bro. S. Dengard, late Secretary of Court Marvell (South Broken Hill, S.A.) paid a visit to tbe Lo Iga, and was accorded the usual Foresters' salutations. FACTS ESTABLISHED AT COURT.' In an action, the cause of which wa ilagrant 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 Sons' Pure Volatile Eucalypti Extraot contains all medical constituents of the eucalypti, in a highly refined and pure form. 2. That it is much more powerfully healing (antiseptio) 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 imi- / tators have tried to deceive the public by ( simulating our get-no; others have relied on the "just as good" game. Therefore take care and ontain the GENUTNE SANDER AND SONS EUCALYPTIEXTRACT.

The Rbv. A. T. Thompson will conduct the services at the Maetertoo Presbyterian Church to-morrow. Services will also be held at Dreyerton at 3 p.m., and at Miki Miki. \V-' Daring last season 940,3201ba of batter were made at the Ballance (Jo-operative Butter Factory, as against 940,9531bs in 3904-5, 870,524 lbs in 1903-4, and 812,7991bs in 1902 3. The Kuripuni Mutual Improvement (Society will pay a visit to the Carterton Literary and Debating Society on Wednesday, August 29th. The Jsubjeot.for the oe "An Evening With Tennyson." A telegram from Christchurch last evening, stated that 82 Romney Marsh ewes and rams were shipped for Sydney by the Waikare yesterday. Two consignments of Merinos were landed from Australia, ex Waikare and Monowai, numbering in all 52 ewes and five rams. A copy of the July number of the Grand Magazine ?s to hand from Mr C. C. Aitken, bookseller, Queen Street. The Grand is true to its name, Ii; contains a wealth of light, brightly-written fiction, interesting articles, and other reading matter, all of which is good. Broadfleld's Shearing Shed CotnV pany was fined by Mr Day, S.M., at Christoburoh, yesterday, £1 and costs for failing to file the annual returns concerning its business. The lull fine under the Joint Stock Companies Act would have been £loo.—Association. Samuel John Bullivant, aged 68, was found, yesterday morning, by -his son, with whom be had been living-for some time, hanging in a cowshed at Mount Roskill, Auoklan, quite dead and oold. The deceased had been melancholy and depressed lately, and a meal taken to him the previous night was left antasted. Messrs Donald and Sons, Ltd., have just been advised that their wool presses md wire strainers have been awarded first prizes against numerous competitors at the Royal Agricultural Show of Queensland, whioh was he'd at Brisbane this month. The firm recently received an oyder for 320 of their wire strainers from one puriu ohaser in Northern Queensland. Owing to an increasing business connection, Messrs Mackay and Wishaw, land agents, have opened a Wellington branch, in the Imperial Chambers, JFeathersfcon Street, under the management of Mr A. C. Stewart. The firm are now established in Foiiding, Masterton and Wellington. The following Masterton candidates were successful in passing the Sciipture examinations held in July last by the Sunday School Union:— Presbyterian—Millan Thompson 97, Richard W. Cbappell 76, Stanley E. Pragnell 67, Lexie Green 55, Ethel Green 53, Eveline McCormack 45, Herbert E. Raffills 75. MethodistOlive R. Sutherland 83, James Mo- I Master 71, Lendriok MoMaster 70. Mr C. MoKillop advertises to let a new house in Hall Street. Messrs R. Hannah and Co. advertise special lines of footwear and qqote priceß. Mr O. Sexton, Bannister Street, advertise for sale sittings of eggs from Leger's strain of White Leghorns. At the Bannister Street Mart, at 1.30 p.m. to-day, Mr J. K. Nicol will Bell by auction m«at, furniture, and general sundries. The Government Insurance Commissioner inserts a notioe with reference to a lost policy issued by Mr Johu George Mulbolland. The Masterton Borough Counoil 'invite tenders, to close at 4 p.m., on Tuesday next, for the formation of a footpath in Bannister Street. | The annual meeting of the MasterV ton Trotting Club will be held in ♦ the Club Hotel, at 8 o'clock on Wednesday, August 22nd. Messrs Palgety and Co., Ltd., advertise particulars of several bheep farms, whioh have been placed in their hands for sale. r Messrs G. B. Wratten and Co., land agents, Dannevirke, advertise particulars of a number of sheep and dairy farms, which have been placed in their hands for sale. In a ohange advertisement elsewhere Messrs Mackay and Wishaw advertise particulars of a 33*aore property at Hastwell, whioh can he secured at a very reasonable price. The value of the piano in the home forms the subject of a new t advertisement inserted by the Wel- > lington p if»no Co., Ltd. Messrs McLeod and Young are the local agents. In the wanted column of this issue Mr T. J. Nott, of the Cafe-de-. Paris, advertises tor sale oyster-shell grit. The grit is guaranteed free from other mixture, and is sold at Is per bag of lOlbs. P!|Mr A. S.! Awdry, tea merchant, Queen Street, has now to b.and a toll stock of hieh-olass teas, whioh he is prepared to sell in large cr small quantities to suit the requirements of his patrons. In an inset, whioh is circulated gwith this issue, Mr Awdry gives particulars of the various lines stocked. A the Perry Street Mart, at 2 o'clock to-day, Messrs R. E. Howell and Co., Ltd., will submit at auc- £» tion furniture and general goods, - produce, and poultry, and b quantity of clocks, in the assigned eutate of Messrs H. Lamming and Co. A full list of entries appears elsewhere. By advertisement in the wanted column Mr J. C. Ewington, of the Waipoua Coach Faotory, Engineering and Motor Works, offers for sale at bargain prices several wagons and buggies, oil engines and separators. The oil engine is practically new, is in good working order, and is suitable for either faruj or faotory use. The wagons and buggies are in good repair. Farmers and Bettlers generally ! who are on the look out for good sheep and dairy propeitiea, would do well to peruse th» new list of properties, elsewhere inserted by 1 Messrs Mitchell and Griffith, of * Eketahuna and Pabiatua. Three fine properties are advertised, ranging in size from about 200 to 900 acres, and the firm will be pleased to supply fuller particulars to anyone on application.