LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8292, 22 November 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Ballard, farmer of Pukekohe is the Government candidate for the Manukau seat. Dr J\ A. Cowie has accepte'd a position on the honorary staff of the Masterton Hospital. A New Plymouth telegram states that it is reported in New Plymouth that the Hon. W. Oarnoross wili probably be the suooeßsor of the late Hon. A. Pitt in the Cabinet. ' During the whole of last season the Masterton hookey players bad the free n-e of the ground at Lansdowne belonging to Mrs Ewington, senr., and to mark their appreciation or that lady's kindness the hockeys | players, through Messrs J. B. Rue j and R. Anderson, yesterday preI sented Mrs Ewington with a handsome tea service Mrs Ewington gratefully acknowledged the gift, and remarked that she would be pleased to do all she could to help the hookey players. The annual snorts meeting of the Mauriceville Sports Club will be held on Boxing Day, December 26th next. Tbis popular sports meeting has always attracted satisfactory nominations, and the events are invariably well contested. The committee has prepared an attractive programme for the sports and the prize money is on a liberal scale. Copies of the programme may be obtained from the secretary, Mr Ohas. Brooke, Mauriceville, Messrs P. L. Hollings, J. Elliott, O. Pragnell and Mrs Elliott returned to Masterton, on Tuesday evening, from a trip in a motor-car to Wanganui The party left Masterton at 6.15 a.m. on Saturday, and reached Wanganui at 5 o'clock the same evening. On Tuesday morning tbey left Wanganui at 6.15 o'clock, but Masterton was not reached until 8 o'olook in the evening, owiag to some trouble being experienced with the tyres. Otherwise the car ran well, and the trip was an enjoyable one. The following players will represent the Masterton Lawn Tennis Club against Pahi&tua, on the lat-' ter's courts, on Saturday next:— Messrs O. U. Oox, W. D. Croft, S. R. Gawith, D. Caselberg. A. R. Solaoders, H. W. J. B. Brown, and N. D. Banting. The team will leave for? Pahiatua by the mail train on Saturday morning, and will return by the train leaving Pahiatua about 7.20 p.m. At the Wellington Supreme Court, yesterday, prisoners were sentenced as follows: Frederick William Jones, three charges of forgery, -twelve months concurrent; Edward Fowler, breaking and entering, nine months; William Samuel Willis, for forgery and uttering, was admitted to probation for twelve months; John Fitzroy, improper conduct with a girl under sixteen years, eighteen months; John Connell, forgery three years, and eighteen months for indecent assault on a boy; John Edward Lisher, assault and robbery, two years; Francis O'Brien, attempt to commit an unnatural offence twelve months.

The Act passed last session dealing with town districts, gives the Governor extended powers of constituting town districts, and provides tbat every town district having a population of not less than 500 stpli not form part of the county within which it is included. Every main road or county road, or portion thereof within the limits of the town district will be under the oontrol of the Town Board, wbiob must bear the nost of making and maintaining the same. Power is also given to the board to borrow money by way of overdraft, up to the amount of the previous year's ordinary income.

MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF 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 Supremo Court of Victoria, before bis Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.M.G., etc. His Honour, when giving udement' 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 perunssable to imitate any of its features. He restrained the imitators perpetually from doing so, and ordered them to pay all oosts. We publish this to afford the public an opportunity of protecting themselves and of scouring what is proved beyond all doubt by skilled witnesses at tbe Supreme Court of Victoria and by many authorities during tho last 30 years to be a preparation of genuine merit, viz., THE GENUINE SANDER A SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTR4CT.

The Hon. A. B. Guinness, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has been confined to bis borne through illness since his arrival at Greymouth. A Wanganui telegram states that Mr William Hall, of Wanganui, was lat,t night appointed secretary of the Wanganui Jookey Club. There were forty-four applicants. ; ' Mr T. P. Firman, stationmaster at Oarterton, has received notice that he is to be transferred to Marton. Mr Miller, stationmaster at Gross Greek, will succeed Mr Firman at Oarterton. The number of immigrants landed at Quebec since the opening of navigation is 96,000, wbile it is expected that 8,000 more will arrive before the season ends. Of the arrivals over 85 per cent, were British. Two Johannesburghera have brought to ISaiiobi, 8.8 A., some gold-bearing quartz from the neighbourhood of the Lake. They say they have come across an outcrop formation of a wonderful character. The freezing companies anticipate that lambs in the Wellington district will oome forward tbis year at least a fortnight earlier than usual and fat sheep will also come in earlier. This result is due to the unusually warm and open season and the abundance of early feed. Depression on the Rand is still bad, and it is reported from the East Band that several mines have closed down, inducing the Gloverfield, the DriefonteinJDeep, and the Benoni. The uncertainty as to the labour eupp'y is said to be the oauße. Yesterday was a quiet day at the Exhibition, says a Christobaroh telegram, the total number of admittances being 8,665, which though a fallingoff from the figures of the preceding day still shows an increase oo the total for Monday which was 8609. The total attendance is now 276,699. 3 Mr .lames J. Hill, the "railway , millionaire," has purchased a large tract of land near the mouth of the Columbia River, in the State of WashingtuD, where he proposes to found a great railway tjiminal and seaport. Mr Hill bas deoided to call the new city "St. James," in honour of himself, states a New York message. M. Fnure, the aeronaut, baa, Jn company with two ladies, made a sensational balloon voyage. Starting from Paris, they were driven \ along by a great gale, which oarried them to Dordrecht, a distance of 240 miles as the crow flies. The average speed attained was seventy miles. M. Faure claims to have established a' reoord in the Bnnals of , ballooning. ' A trace of Francis Patrick M'Aleer, the young man who has, been missing since Tuesday evening, 13th inst., has been discovered at the entrance to the Miramar wharf. A riding crop wbiob in his pos--1 session on the Tuesday was found next morning by Mr Frasi, a resi--1 dent of Miramar, at the Miramar wharf The crop was identified by i Mr Clark, brother-in law of the I missing man. The most gigantic sporting organisation in the world bas just been formed in New Brunswiok by a syndicate of a hundred of the wealthiest men in America, including many millionaires. The syndicate has taken over a lease of all the lands of the New Brunswiok Bailway Company, comprising no femer than 1 1,700,000 aores, and trie land is to be carefully preserved for the use of the hundred millionaire sportsmen and their friends. During the quarterly visit of inspection paid by the t Trustees of the Benevolent Institute, on Tuesday, to the Ohiro Home, Mr Hugg addressed the inmates on the decision of the Trustees to reward the men to a small extent for their industry, and to give them a little pocket money. That decision, he said, had been objected to in certain qaarters, on J the ground that it placed temptation in the way of ' the men to spend their money unwisely. He hoped that for the credit of the institution the men would disabuse people's minds upon that point. The men generally exptessed appreciation for the consideration of the Trustees. One aged inmate contended that it would, be upwise'to penalise all because of the deficiencies of the few. The best plan would be to withdraw the help given from those who did not' appear to appreciate it. This suggestion seemed to meet with general approval.—Post. Despite frequent referenoas on the part of the its opponents to the decadence of Rugby football, 'the great winter pastime is growing in popularity. The visit of the New Zealandera to Great Britain and. America last season has already secured one important recruit to the ranks of Rugby. The countries now playine Rugby are England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France, Germany, Japan, Canada, Aostralia, British Columbia, |New Zealand, South Africa, and this great international list has been added to by California. The Canadian correspondent of the Sydney Teierapb, writing under date Ootober 12th, says:—"The University of California and Stanford Universty having this year deoided to play the real Rugby, are ulready planning a trip to Australia and New Zealand. They say they have received word that the players there would like nothing better thau to meet them. By way of getting their hands in tbey have arranged games with the Vancouver' CJub. The latter were to send a team down to Caiifornia at the end of last month. Nevada University lias also adopted what it calls the Johnny Bull style,£and the Californiao9 will have a series of matches with its representatives. PREVENT DESPONDENCY. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will brace up the nerves, banish sick headache, prevent despondency, and invigorate the whole system. Much easier to take than pills. For sale by T. G., Mason, Chemist, Masterton. • That dreadful word "consumption" need never be feared if Dr. Sheldon's New Dis covery is taken in time. Thousands speak of it in the highest praise. For' sale by H. E. Eton, Chemist, Masterton, J. Bail lie, Carterton, and the Mauriceville CoI operative Store. Mauriceville West.

After being 35 yeais In the New Zealand lighthouse service, Mr MuKinlay la retiring into private life. it is. reported that one or two big estates in tbe vicinity of Woodville are to be placed upon tbe market shortly. Careful inqalry is being made by the postal authorities as to the possibility of utilising motor oars for the delivery of mails. Fungus picking is in favour in tbe Kawhia district. A family there are said to have purchased a 60guinea piano by selling fungus ■gathered in spare time. gThe total estimated population of the colony on September 30tb, was 957,143, including 47.731 Maoris, -and 12,340 in the Cook aad other islands. r lbe net increase during the "September quarter was 5,791. The Rev. H. X. York, accompanied by Mrs York, returned to the colony yesterday morning, after an enjoyable holiday trip to Eng--land, the Continent and Palestine. They leave at onoe for their home •on tbe West Coast. i* The steamer Dorset, which has •arrived atjAuekland from Liverpool, 'brings 285 immigrants, 61 of whom are for Auckland, and tbe bulk of the balance for Wellington. The men are mostly young, able-bodied, and bealtby-looking; many of them have wives and families. Th« Representation Commission is now sitting separately to fix She 'boundaries of the constituencies for eaob island, and although no official statement will be male until the close of. the Commission's 'labours, there 1 appears to be very little doubt that one of the new'seate will go to Wellington and one to Auckland. According to the Fiji Times of October 24th, "Messrs Cross and 'Kennedy, two residents of Napier, New Zealand, for the past few weeks have been spying land in this colony and have selected at least one block of land at Wai Doi. it is'furtber reported that chey have selected at least one other block. It is stated that tbe properties will be utilised for rubber. It should be added that tbe Government bas placed every facility at its disposal to assist these gentlemen in making their selection, whatever it raay comprise." A Christohurch telegram states that in the early part of last week the sum of about £2O was stolen from a lady residing in a boarding house kept by Mrs Elizabeth Everest. Tbe money was taken from a •drawer in her bedroom. The police were called in, but the thief was not discovered, and the lady whose money had been taken left the house lor fresb lodgings. On succeeding nights other boarders were robbed, and the culprit not being found other boarders left tbe bouse. Mrs Everest was not in strong health, and she died on Monday, her death being hastened by worry regarding ■- the thefts. The police have so far not found any clue to the rubber. Tbe treatment of the Otago railways by the Government was vigorously condemned at a meeting of the Oatllns League. Mr T. Mackenzie remarked that the Government knew—no one knew better—tbat whether Otagu got jnstioe or riot, if the question of confidence in 'the Government's notion was raised in Parliament.the Government would get the majority of Otago members by their vote to express confidence In the Government, and therefore, because of that, the Government could. despise Otago, and be aßked if, by its aociona during the past twelve months. It had not done so. Mr Sidey said that during the time he bad been in tbe House he bad not heard anything In the nature of an indication from the ; Canterbury members that they were going to turn tbe Government out. Mr Maokenzie replied that they bad no occasion to do so, beoaase they got what tbey wanted. lu a ohange advertisement else- • where, Mesara Rose, Greenfield and Co., advertise particulars of a number of cheap town pnpparties and sbeep and dairy farms which have been placed in their hands for sale. A parse, containing money and "glasses, lost on Tuesday evening, ■is advertised for.- A reward is offered to tbe person returning tbe same to Mrs Cairns, Labour Office, Perry Street. i ■ Messrs Dimook and Co., Ltd.. notify tbat their agent, Mr Stott, will receive pigs at Ebetahuna on -Monday, December 3rd, and at Mauriceville on Tuesday, December 4th. The members of the Masterton Bowling Club are notified that the! special general meeting, convened by circular for Thursday, 29th inst., will be held instead in the Y.MO.A. Kooms at 8 o'olook on Friday, -November 30tb. This alteration of date bas been made on account of the visit of the Mdlle. Dolores Concert Company on the date first arranged. The publio are reminded of the sale of household furniture on be"half ot Mr Caleb Higgs, to be held •at bis residence, corner of Lincoln Road and Villa Street at 2 o'clock today, by Messrs R. E. Howell and Co., Ltd. M,r KHiggs is leaving the district and tbe sale will be an unreserved one. The goods to be .offered include a piano, leather dining room suite, linoleums, cutlery, kitohen utensils, and a variety o'f other lines too numerous to men*tion. WEAK BACKS. Tho weak spot in many men and women is the back. It gives out before the other parts of the body. It gets tired and aches '-terribly after a day's work or night's plea-! .sure. A tired, weak back, pulls a person "right down and renders life miserable. The kidneys are often supposed to be tho cause, but usually the muscles and tendons in the -back have bam strained. Dr Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment is the proper and only ' permanent remedy. Rub it into the pores of the' back, and a feeling of renewed Btrepgth and vigour will come immediately, and a few such treatments will fix you up all right. Dr Sheldon's Maguetio Liniment takes out sorness and inflammation. , It invigorates and freshens all the muscular tissues. It contains ingredients that you uever used before. For sale by H. E., Eton, Chemist Masterton. J. Baillie, Car terton, and the Mauriceville Co-operative 43tore, Mauriceville West.