LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8258, 11 October 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The balance-sheet of the Masterton Trnet Lands Trust is circulated with this issue. A match will be played at Taueru, on Ootober 18tb, between the Carlton and Laugdale Quoits Clubs. The annual meeting of the members of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society will be held in the Club Hotel, at 3 o'clock, on Saturday next. Over 130 dozen eggs of blnokbirds, thrushes and minahs, and a considerable number of nestlings have been purchased altogether by [ the Seoretary of the Masterton Fruitgrowers' Association. I Thd ordinary meeting of the Mas- | terton County Council will be held to-day. Arrong the business to be considered will be a notice of motion by Cr Guild that "the day on which the Gounoil, holds its meetings be altered from Thursday to Tuesday." It is announced that the microbe of whooping-cough has at last been discovered and cultivated by Drs. BorM and Benjou, of the Pasteur Institute at Brabant, and the serum which will cure sutferit'g ohildren j is certain to be found within a very short time. The annual sooial and dance of the Albion Football Club will be held in the Foresters' Hall this evening. All the arrangments are complete, and there is every indication that the function will be a success. The catering will be under the supervison of the Ladies' Committee. At the annual meeting of the Northern Bowling Association at Wellington, on Tuesday evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr F. W. Haybittle (Wellington); VinePresident, Mr F. 'J. Dignan (Masterton); Hon. Seoretary and Treasurer, Mr J. P. Mentiplay; Hon. Auditor, Mr H. F. Allen. Thirty boys engaged in cleaning the streets in Melbourne struck work recently, but declared the strike off the same afternoon. They thought they were entitled to more than 12s a week, Bnd one morning they marched to the Town Hall, where their leader announced to the foreman that they were out. About noon the foreman met them, and told them that if they went back to work he would assist them in drawing up a petition for more wages. Several accepted on the spot, but a few held out a while longer, and then capitulated. At the inquest on the bodies of nine victims of the boating disaster at Blenheim, the jury returned the following verdict.-—That the deceased persons met their deaths by diowning on the 7th Ootober through the launch Maritana striking a submerged snag in the river; that no blame whatever is attachable to those persons in charge of the launch. The jury added to their verdict riders making recommendations to the following effect:—-That the authoiities should immediately remove the snag whion oaused the disaster: that in future all launobes plying for hire on rivers should carry life-saving apparatus. Dr. Mason's remarks in his annua! report to Parliament, on the question of milk supply, give special interest to some tabulated returns showing the experience of the city of Rochester, in the State of New York. The returns are for the months of July and August for nine years preceding and following the munioipalisation and improvement of the milk supply. Thee city stations were establishd in 1897. For the two months in the nine years previous to the change 1,638 infants aader one year and 367 toetwoen one and five years died; and in the same months of the nine succeeding years only 761 under one year and 239 between one and five years died. The total decreased from 2,005 to 1,000, or more than 100 per cent. The monthly meeting of the North VPairarapa Benevolent Trustees was held yesterday afternoon. There were present—Messrs R. T. Holmes (chairman), J. Morris, jnr., W. Morris, E. Feist and Mrs JSfioholls. A letter was received from the Wellington and Wairarapa Charitable Aid Board stating that the Board proposed to appoint an inspector to inquire into the Society's methods of administration and financial control, and askiug the Society to allow the inspector every facility to do so. The chairman read a letter whiob he had instructed the secretary to write to the Board stating that every facility would be given to the Board's inspector to inquire into the Society's methods of administration and flnanoial control. The pay-sheet, amounting to £49 5s 5d was passed for payment. That dreadful word "consumption" need never be feared if Dr. Sheldon's New Dis oovery is taken in time. Thousands speak of it in the highest praise. For sale by H. E. Eton, Chemist, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton, and the Muuriceville Cooperative Store. Mauriceville West. First Business Man : "I see that Mr Up-to-date has just had that old-fashioned shop front of his taken out and plate glass put in." Second Ditto: "Yes! He got Robt. J. Lyttle to do it, and is perfectly satisfied, with the joo." First Ditto: " I think I will get an estimate from him for mine too."

A meeting of the Y.M.G.A. Ambulpnoe Corps will be held this evening at 8 o'olock. It is stated that the operations for mining fuller's earth at Tararu areproving most successful. A ouriosity in the shape of a ewewith one white and three jet black: lambi is to be seen on Messrs Moffet and Goodwin's farm at Manui, near Mangaweka. It has cost the Rangitikei County Council during the last two yearsabout £4,700 out of the general account for extraordinary damage* to roads and bridges caused by floods. Tne Feilding Star records the death of Mr Alfred Matthews, of Mount Stewart, who died on Monday at the aged of eighty years* Mr Matthews arrived in the colony in the Westminister, in 1856,' and after a business career of twenty years in Wellington City, be wont to theSandon district, where be has resided for the last thirty years. Another of the early residents of Wellington passed away at Wellington on Tuesday night fin the person of Mr Northend JJGooder, who had attained the age [of 72 years. Mr Gooder, who was a native of Yorkshire, England, arrived in Wellington in the ship Arab as long ago as 1841, and has lived, there ever since. He leaves a widow and family of ten. The Commissioner of Polioe is at piesent in Ohristouuroh in connection with arrangements which are being made for policing the Exhibition. It baa been decided to station a deteotve rrom each of the New Zealand'centres in Christohurob during the Exhibition season, and experienced police officers from Melbourne and Sydney will k alßo be sent to da duty there. The Wellington Farmers' Union Mutual Insurance Association "has just sustained its second loss by fire during the twelve or thirteen months it has been in existence. Some farm outbuildings, belonging to Mr Usmar, of Beaconsflelrt, near Feilding,. were destroyed by flre on Saturday last, and the Secrotary of the Association has just received a claim for £IOO, that being the amount for which they were insured. A negro named Bob Davis was riddled by three or four thousand shots at Greenwood, South Carolina, on August 30tb, after the Governor of the State had made an impassioned appeal on his behalf. Davis attacked and wounded a young woman named Brooks, and was caught after a search of 4$ hours, in which a thousand angry citizens took part. Governor Heyward pleaded for the negro, promising ou his honour that as speedy a trial as tne law allowed would be held. "I would not object to outting the rope to hang that scoundrel orovided the law says so," he said. While the Governor was talking some of the men gradually edged, the negro towards the woods, and Mr Heyward was finally told that his pleas were useless. Then he sent h message to the iynchers]ureing? them not to burn the negro. This plea the mob granted, though Miss Brooks' father favoured the stake. Someone in the orowd offered a prayer for Davis, and then he waa lashed to a tree, and the.mob opened flre. Between three and four tnousand bullets were poured into hie body, and he was literaly shot to pieces.

The following good story is. vonohed for by a Copenhagen newspaper:—A dinner party had been arranged by a prominent hoatebs of the aapital, but it so happened that the new family cook was to receive on the same day a visit from her uncle and aunt. Cook asked for the evening off, but that, of course, was quite out of the question. The mistress* however, suggested that cook might receive her visitors in the kitohen, and there finish what was left of the dinner. The arrangement was agreed to, and both fuuotions, the one above and the other below stairs, passed off satisfactorily. The next day cook conveyed tne thanks of her uncle and aunt to her mistress for the kitchen repast, and the latter asked somewhat condescendingly:— "And what sort of people are your uncle and aunt, Lena!" Tu which the disconcerting answer came: "My unols is Mr , the Minister of Agriculture." In our cables recently a reference was made to a lady spectator being carried up at the end of a rope by a balloon. Papers by . the mail giv» the following ' particulars:—One of , the most remarkable incidents in the history of ballooning occurred at au ascent made by Miss Margaret Daly at Middleton, Now York. When Miss Daly, who was seated on a trapeze suspended from the balloon, ordered the balloon to be out free, one of the ropes whirled among the crowd, and the loop made caught. a Miss Roper by the leg and hoisted her with the balloon to the height of a thousand feet. Miss Roper grasped the rope which caught her and rose with the balloon. Miss Daly, who saw her desperate plight, attempted to clutch her and finally suooeeded in catohing her by the hair. She then released the gas in the balloon, whioh descended slowly. When the balloon was near the ground, Miss Daly jumped from her trapeze, carrying Miss Roper with her, and the balloon rose and disappeared. Miss Roper was unoonsiouss when she fell, and sustained a broken hand, as well as a number of outs and bruises. Miss Daly, who behaved so heroically throughout, was uninjured. 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 s 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 Extract contains all medical constituents of the eucalypti, in a highly refined and pure form. 2. That it is much more powerfully healing (antiseptic) than ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 3. That it does not depress tho heart like ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 4. That it contains no harmful ingredients, and 5. That it is highly commended by many authorities for the last 30 years as a safe, reliable and effeotive remedy. Some imitators have tried to deceive the public by simulating our get-up; others have relied on the "jiißt as good" game. Therefore take care and ootain the GENUINE SANDER AND SONS EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

The Trades and Labour Fionio at Day's Bay (Wellington), yesterday, attraated thousands of people. A batch of one hundred and fifty "assisted" immigrants arrived from England, on Tuesday, by the lonia. 88 In response to a request the Minister of Lands will speak on the Land Bill at the Lower Hutt this evening. A drover at Stratford was fined £1 and costs the other day for keep ing cattle in a paddock without proper and sufficient food. The Victorian Cabinet b:«s deoided to grant gratuities to the widows of thirty deceased railway officers, at the rate of one month's pay for every year of service. The total amount involved is £6,600. Hares have become so numerous and destructive in the Fielding and surrounding districts that the Acclimatisation Society have been aßked to have their protection removed. A mild outbreak of scarlatina occurred un the steamer lonic un the run from Loudon. Fifteen passengers were laid up when the vesHel reached Hobart, but as the trouble was of a very mild type the Health Officer passed the ship. The President of the Federal Senate (Sir Richard Baker) has formally confirmed the news of his retirement from political life at the end of the current year. Sir Richard Baker will represent the Commonwealth at the opening of the New Zealand Exhibition at Christchurch in November. Mrs E. L. Harris and Miss Caselberg, daughters of Mr M. Oaselberg, of Masterton, who have been residing in South Africa during the past ihree and a half years, arrived last evening on a visit to Mhßterton. They intend spending about four months in Masterton before returning to South Africa. A Taranaki farmer, states a contemporary, recently returned from Australia, says that "Sydney is the plaoe to sell horses." He saw a pair of ponies sold for £lßo—one for £IOO and the other for £BO. A fine pair of buggy horses brought £l2O. Sheep also wore at a high valne, upwards of £5 being obtainable for good ewes. A Wellington telegram, yesterday, stated that two bales of wool containing looks and fleeces, brought in from a country station, were found to be much heated on arrival at the Wellington railway station. The Wool Fires Commission were communicated tfitb, and immediately purchased the two bales with a view to experiments. It is considered that valuable evidence may be obtained through these bales. An exchange say? that visitors to the colony, in some oases, make a fine art of touring the country in an economical style. They represent to land agents that they are in search of property, and thus get driven round at the agent's expense, and at the same time get a full description of the resources of the districts which' they are visiting. The agents, tbuugh, never succeed in these oases in satisfying their clients to the extent of securing a signed agreement and deposit. The sixth annual conference of the Baptist Union was opened at Wa nganui, last evening, by a devotional service, at which the Rev. W. Perry, of Waihi, presided, and the Rev. A. North (Ponsonby) spoke. At the roll-call in the afternoon nearly seventy delegates responded. The Eevs. Keith, Ewart and J. Spottinwoode were received Into the ministerial membership. The annual report recorded that last year was one of the most prosperous in the history of the denomination. The net increase was 225, and the present membership 4,2sß.—association.

An excellent innovation for pro- , motiug the educational Bide of agricultural shows is reported from Crystal Brook, South Australia. The idea was suggested by Mr W. B. Lang, of Nanidy, who offered a prize to the boy who could place the draught stock most in aooord with the opinions of the official judge. A small entrance fee was uharged, and 20 lads under 18 years of age went into the arena and wrote down their choice iu eaah olass before the decision was announced. There were 11 classes, and three of the boys agreed with the judge in eight of them, and divided the prize. 'lbis was a remarkable result, especially in view of the fact that the youths were compelled to remain in a certain spot, and did not have the advantage of the close scrutiny enjoyed by the official judge. Eight of the boys were in harmony with the adjudicator in seven of the sections. In one it is carious that the 1 whole 20 of them disagreed with the judge. An advertiser has vaoaooies for a few young men boarders. The Maßtertou Implement Company require a first-class wheel wright. A reward is offered for the recovery of a boys' overcoat lest in Queen Street on Saturday laßt. The Masterton Borough Counoil invite tenders, to close at 4 p.m., on Tuesday, October 17th, for road formation and gravelling. In another column Mr D. Mcintosh announces that ho has purutiased the hairdressing saloon and tobacconist's business in Queen Street, formerly carried on by Mr J. W. Coohrane. Mr Mcintosh will maintain the popularity of the saloon, and smokers are assured that their wants will be fully attended to. SPBATNS AND BRUISE. In such cases render First Aid to the In jured by applying Chamberlain's fain Balm. When the muscles, tendons, nerves or flesh are strained, sprained, stretched, squeezed orinaDy way injured, causing inflammation, pains and swelling?, with rush of blood to the parts, Chamberlain's Pain Balm will give immediate relief, and a few applications will reduce the swelling and restore the injured parts to healthy condition. For sale by T. G. Mason. Chemist, Masterton. Daughter: "Is this riot a nice picture oat Cousin Clara has sent me; where shall I get it framed?" Mother (with experience): " Take to that shop in Gillespie'? Buildings, where Eobt. J. Lyttle will do it promptly and well." was.a good place to get mirrors,too." ,