LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8273, 29 October 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A petition, whioh is to be presented to Parliament,, is in circulation in Maaterton praying that tb» totalisator be not abolished. The petition is being largely signed:. Mr SingletoD,. Government Dairy Instructor, is at present on an official visit to the Wairarapa cheese factories.

The Bteamer HJnemoa,. whiohi hasarrived *at the Bluff from the Southern Islands, saw on sign of the abandoned steamer Port Stephens.

A young woman named Sandfordpoisoned herself with carbolic acid at Auckland, on Saturday morning, and died before the doctor arrived.

Mr James Wall,, of Hinaki,, has sold his farm to Messrs' Wright and Kanisb, of Wellington, who will take possession at the end of *he« yean.. Mr Kidd, of Albury, South Oan>terbury, who recently returned from, a visit to England states that he saw at Glasgow, Argentine lamb,, about as big as a bare, palmed oft as prime Canterbury.

On and after November Ist nexfe the rates of postage on letters from New Zealand to the United States of America will be Id per }£oz, instead of The Kte from the United States to New Zealand wili remain five cents per >£oz,. At the West Taratahi Sohool,. on Friday evening,. Mis&Fifleld, sohool teacher, was presented with a gold brooch by the parents of the sohool; children, and a bouquet by the pupils on the eve of her departure from the Wairarapa.

The following candidates have been nominated for the Martin borough. Town* Board 1 , election::— Messrs George Bennett, John Boyd, Joseph Jaokaon, John Roes, Thomas Kennedy,. John Kershaw, Murdoch Koss, and 11.. Maokay.. The death ocourred om B'riday,.at New Plymouth, at the age of 8% of Mr Erasmus Armitage, a pioneer settler, who arrived in Taranaki in I'Bs>l<, took part in the Maori war,, and was one of the volunteers at the Battle of Waireka.:

The Pongaroa Rifle Club fteed thefirst match for a trophy presented by Mr Peter Robinson,, on Wednea day last. The competition was won by Rifleman H. K.. Pool with a score of 110.. Rifleman R.. Reed: wassecond with 103,. and Rifleman T.. H. Boardman third with 96. It has not yet been decided where the seven obamoi» which the Emperor of Austria is sending to New Zealand will be located. The Tourist Department has been kept posted concerning the details of the shipment which is being made through the Higb Commissioner.. It is proposed to send the Austrian Emperor a number of New Zealand biirda and tuataras.. The following are the results of the twenty-fifth *eek of the Blenheim Egg-laying Competition:-- Eggs laid during the week, &78?; aggregate, 48,12:0. Ibe highest totals for the week were :—S male 37, Orowtber, Servajean, Meehan, Vnreoe and Mann 35 eaoh. The highest totals to date are:—A. and P. Association 675, Brooks 671, Hodson 619, Brow Farm 619, Boyes6l3. There were about thirty-live couples present at the Bachelors' Rail held at Ponptahi on Friday evening. The musio was supplied by Messrs H. A. Bunny, H. Buroh, and T. Herriob. Mr H. Buroh was M.O. During the evening songs were sung oy Messrs H. A. JBnnny and L. Bishop and Mr R. George gave a recitation. The committee who carried out the arrangements for the ball, were Messrs B. Renall, T. Herriok, D. Blatobford, R. George, and H. Buroh, secretary. The second oompention between the ladies from the Masterton and Wellington Physical Training Schools took place at the Wellington school's gymnasium, on Friday evening, Both teams, comprising eight members aside, gave a very fine display of all-round work. The competition resulted in a win for Wellington with a score of 534 points. Maeturton scored 491 points, the maximum number being 600. From a spectacular point of/view the work of the Masterton ladies was very attractive, but the judge (Mr Wallace) evidently took into consideration the more eft'eotive work of the Wellington ladies from a development point of view, as their exercises without doubt were the more beneficial in that respect. Both ttaras showed very careful preparation, their physique and deportment beiug very favourably commented upon by the large audience present.—Post. DIAIUtHOeA. Diorrhoea in its first stages, can be cured by a few doses of that pleasant reliable and effectual medicine, Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. In many instances one dose is sufficient, but as a rule three or four dost s are necessary. It is a goad thing to keep it in the house. Get a bottle to-day; it may save life. For sale by T. G. Mason, Chemist Masterton.

Mr R. K. Jackson, of Masterton, has received word that his father has b«ten taken suddenly ill at the Lower Hutt. Mr Jaokson will leave for tbe .Lower Hntt this morning.

The MastertoD Municipal Brass Band rendered a select programme of music in the Park, yesterday afternoon. The day being fine there was a large attendance at tbe Park.

Mr Adams, of Belvedere, has purchased tbe farm at Belvedere belonging fco Mr J. Anderson. Mr Audemou intende to Cartertor* fo« Giebome shortly, where he will engage in farming.

At recent Southland sales dairy cows have beau realising excellent prices-, in many cases double that at which tbey were sold last spring. Tbe highest price recorded is £ii 10s,. which was given, for a Shorthorn cross.

The- Maaterton Rifle Volunteers held a church parade yesteiday morning. About 30 volunteers, under Captain Charters, and headed by the Maaterton Municipal Brass Band,, muiohed to S. Matthew's Churchy via Hall, Chapel, Perry, Queen and Church Streets. The services were conducted by the Rev. A.. M. Johnson, who preached an appropriate sermon. ' Special hymns were suag by the choir.

'"Would you suggest the administratiin of aconite for milk fever?" asked a farmer of Mr Gilruth, Chief Government Veterinarian, at the veterinary lecture at Paikvale on Friday.. "No," replied Mr Ullrutb, "aconite only intensifies the weak pulse- which is one of Che marks of milk fever." "But if the aconite was doing good work?" persisted the questioner. "If the aconite was already doing good answered Mr Gilruth solemnly, "then it was only with the help of God." Mr Gilruth said that in other cases aconite was a good medicine..—Carterton Ne^s.

The funeral of the late Mr John Stewart, <vbn died at Dreyerton, on Thursday last, took plane at the Masterlou Cemetery yesterday afternoon,.. The cortege, which was a very large one, comprised a number of the old settlers of the.district,, and members of the VVairarapa Caledonian Society, of which body the deneased had been a member since its inception. The following members of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society were the pall bearers: —Messrs J. H. Pauling J.. 8.. MoKenzie (ex-Presidentj, J.. MoHattie (Vice-President), D. MoLaablao,. L. MoLaohlan and J. MoLean. Among the wreaths placed on the grave was a beamiful one from the members of the Wairarapa. Caledonian society. Rev. A. T./ Thompson ooudu3ted the services at the graveside.

To prove the ignorant manner in which animals are sometimes > drenched, Mr Gilrutb, during th» course of a lecture at Paikvale, on. Friday evening, said that he had. found all sorts of liquors in the., lungs of animals, trom wbiaky to gruel.. In the majority of oases theresults were serious. He knew a man who had n valuable draught mare,, which bad the oolio, and theowner gave her painkiller, which caused her more pain, and then he followed this with oil which went into the lungs, and did not scour.. The- result was that the mare died. •Stookowners administering treatment should try to put themselves, mentally in the position of their animals, and remember that the animals had no power of speech, to make themselves understood.. Common seuse had much to do with the suuoesa of all sorts of treatment.r—Carterton News.

Farmers in many distriotsin.New Zealand, but particularly in theNorth Island, are much oonoerned at the dry season. Very little raia has fallen in some piaues.for over a month, and tillers of the eoii are getting uneasy at the condition of their crops. Speaking to a Marlborough Express reporter twodays ago, Mr U. D. Vavasour,, oft Ugbrooke, who has a large area under orop, stated that if a good raia did not fall within the next week the Staiborough people would, becompelled to tarn their, stock into the crops. "You always notice,,"' said Mr Vavasour, "that warm winds come in the spring, and rain constantly threatens but fails,, we get droughty weather." The outlook in the Auckland district is regarded as particularly serious..

Messrs Dalgety and G0.,. Ltd., Wellington, have received the following oable from London, dated the 25th instant:—At the annual meeting of sharehoiders.to be held oo the Bth proximo, it will he proposed that a dividend be declared of 3s per share, being at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum, and making, with interim dividend already declared aud paid,. 6 per ceo*., for the 121 months ending June 30th last, and that a bonus of 1 per cent, be paid; also that the sum of £35,000 be added to the Reserve Fund, which will then stand at £200,000. It will further be uroposed that an amount of £5,000 lie set aside as the nucleus of a Provident Fund* This will absorb a total of £IIO,OOO, and leave a balance of £55.380 to be can led forward to next year as against £56,399 12s last year. MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OP JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, before bis Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.M.G., etc His Honour, when giving udqment 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 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 VOLATIIiB EUCALYPTI EXTRACT , Daughter: "Is this not a nice pioture caat Cousin Clara has sent me; where shall I get it framed ?" Mother (with experience): " Take to that shop in Gillespie's Buildings, where Robt. J. Lyttle will do it promptly and well." Daughter: "Oh yes, mother 1 I heard it was a good place to get inirrors.too.".

Thirty years in gaol is the remarkable record of a man named Frank South, aged 69, lately charged at the Melbourne City Court with begging. He has been convicted over 70 times. A ohild, 16 months old, at Wan garatta, Victoria, fell into a boiler and was drowned iu one inch of water during her mother's temporary absence. The other children were present, and their outcries brought the mother back in baste before she had gone 200 yards, but she was too late. During the sitting of the legislative Council on Friday evening, tbe Hon. Sir Henry Miller was suddenly seized with heart failure. He was Resisted out of tbe Chamber by one of the messengers and a couple of fellow members, and conveyed to oue of the ante rooms, where he remuined for some time in an exceedingly critioal state. After being attended to by Dr Cahili, he was removed to private quarters. Tbe bun. gentleman was reported to be slightly better on Saturday morning. Senator Pearoe, Western Australia, in conversation with an interviewer on tbe snbjeot of the secession movement, said that if a referendum were taken, the goldflelds would, iu all probability, give a majority for federation; and then if the coast carried the poll, and tbe , Crown granted tbe request to secede, Western Austtalia would almost certainly lose ber goldflelds, for if tbe request of one-half of the State to draw out of the union were conceded, the reqnust of the other body.to stay in would have to be similarly treated. Tha remarkable young woman,, Marion Edwards, who masquerades in man's clothing, and was arrested in Brisbane a few weeks ago in connection with a burglary com milted in Melbourne some time bank, says the Sydney Telegraph, states that she first took that method uf dress in order to prevent ber whereabouts being known by ber cousins. A rich unole left ber property valued at between £4,000 and £5,000, and left nothing to his family of five. They were pretty well situated, but when they beard of It they got to loggerheads, and tried to find her She had received two or three letters telling her that they would make it very uncomfortable for her if they found j her, and she took it that they intended personal violence. JThe fear of tha* made her take to boy's dress. Bhe wrote to her solicitor that she was quite agreeable to the money being equally divided amongst the six of tbern. Her solicitor was against that, but she insisted that it should be done, bbe gave it back to one for equal division between himself and the four other members of tbe family, but he would not divide, and the remainder of the family brought a lawsuit against bim. Tbe case was eventually settled, and her ebare amounted to £6OO. jSbe continued to wear male attirel The £6*oo was lost in boree-raoing, betting investment', and different ways. A 12 year-old son of Mr benjamin Hodgson, of Jexcott, Victoria, died in circumstances which led to the belief tbal be iad contracted disease from pet lambs. The boy was in tbe habit of feeding four or five pet lambs which he was rearing; bat }tbey sbowed symptoms of disease, and died in great pain. A few days afterwards the boy sbowed similar symptoms. A doctor gave bis opinion that tbe cause of death was anthrax, probably contracted from the lambs. He informed tbe ahire seoretary, who oumtrunioated with the Health Department, and Inspector Cotter, of the Agricultural Department, was sent up, and said that there was nothing to show that anthrax existed, 'ahe inspector stated that many lambs in other diatriots bad died showing similar symptoms, and tbat pet lambs were especially susceptible to disease. Tbe medical certificate gave the cause of the boy's death as acute bloodpoisoning. $ A bay gelding, branded, awaits ownership at the Masterton pound. Mr P. Donovan inserts a notice challenging Mr Moan a Parateie or any other wrestler to a match for £25 aside. A reward is offered for the recovery of a German collie slut lost on Thursday last. The Wairarapa Caledonian Society invite applications for the position of seoretary to the Society. Applioaions will close at norm on Saturday next, November 3rd. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd. advertise particulars of the privileges to be sold on account of the Masterton Trotting Club on Wednesday, November 31st, at 3 p.m. Tbese consist of the publican's booth and refreshment stall, including fruit stall aud rereshment booth. Mr Alex. Murray, wbo reoently took over the well-known Glasgow House, in Queen Street, has a notice in another oolumn. The new proprietor has had many years of experience at the trade, and it is bis intention to conduct the business on the most up-to-date lines. A very large stock of tbe latent in all kinds of drapery has recently been received, and the proprietor extends a cordial invitation to both town and oountry residents to call an.d inspect the selection. The goods are all marked at reasonable prices, and every attention is paid to patrons. bad! bad!! bad!. Bad blood come 3 from bad digestion—bad stomach, bad liver—attended with bad, foal breath, coated tongue, bad taste, bad headache, bad aDpetite and kindred symptoms. Bad as all these are aad serious as are the diseases to which they lead, Chamberlain's Stomach' and Liver Tablets come to the relief and cure of all these by regulating and invigorating Stomach, Liver and Bowels, andputting all these organs in good order. For sale T. G. Mason Chemist, Masterton. a'modekn remedy. Dr. Sheldon's Now Discovery for Coughs, Coldsi and Consumption gets to tho root of the trouble and effects a per', manent cure. For sale by H. E. Eton Chemist Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton, and the Mauriceville Co-operative Store. Maurioeville West. I ]Half the unpleasantness ol travelling is caused by the trouble and annoyance of lookiDg after the luggage. Tho cheapost and best way to ensure prompt delivery of the luggage without trouble or annoyance is to give it into the charge of J. <!. Curtis andX3o.,Ltd., Forwarding, Shipping, and Customhouse Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington; Write for further pariicurs.—Advt. \