LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8295, 26 November 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A movement is on foot to start a Are brigade in MartiuLorougn. Potato blight has made its appearance in the Rauuitikci district. The attendance at the New Zealand Bshititiou on Saturday was 13,160. A meeting of the Stewards of the Mastertcn Kaoing Club will te held in the Exobanga Buildings, on Saturday, December Ist, at 2.30 p.m. The Hon. Mr McNab, Minister for Lauds, returned to Wellington from Marlborough, yesterday morning. He will leave for.Auckland to-day, returning to Wellington next Monday. At tho Wellington Supreme Oourt, on aaturday, James Willis, sheet/farmer, of Hawke's' Bhy, was found guilty of stealing sheep, the property of James Sneddon, and was remandotl for -sentence. At the present time the represenativo of a German firm of wool buyers is in South Canterbury buying "off the shears." Good prices are rulincr, some farmers having received as high as lid per lb for crossbred. Mrs Fogo, Vho at Dunedin, in November 1900, was sentenced-to death for the murder of her bus.' band (Thos. Fogo, a painter), when sentence was afterwards commuted to imprisonment for life, was released from custody ,on Saturday afternoon. At the forthcoming Dunedin Show Mr W. B. Allen, of Carterton, will judge the Romney Marsh sheer, Mr W. D. Watson, of Mastorton, *;he light and carriage norsee, and Mr H. Gray, of Mnstertou, the draught horses. They left for Dunedin on Saturday. At che Mastorton Magistrate's Oourt, on Saturday morning, before Mr W. F. Jumea, S.M., a man named Jamos Maxwell was fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk, and was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment for having made use of obsoeno language in yucen Street on Friday evening. On Friday evening the oongregation of the Eketahuna Wesleyan Church presented Mr and Mrs T. Bnyliss, who will leave JUketabuna to-day to take up their residence in with an illuminated address. Miss A. Uayliss was presented with a silver tray and sugar dish, aad Miss & Bavlisa with a gold chain and Deudaut. sick imtirca in sujuikh. It is during the warm months of summer that mothers have to bs most careful of thoir Uttlo ones,'and at the first unusual looseness of their bowels should give tho little sufferer a dose o£ Chamberlain's C;lio, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy. /Got it to-Jay; it will save trouble later on. \ For sale by T. G. Mason, Chemist, Mastorton. A. PANACEA. FOU ALL STOMACH U»UmYffS Is found in Dr Sholdon's Digestive Tabules, .which digest what ycu eat and give the weary 6tomach a much needed rest. For sale by H. E. Eton, Chemist, Maaterton, «J. Baillie, Carterton, and the Mauriceville Co-operative Store, Mauriceville West,

Owing to the unfavourable state • of the weather yesterday the Masterton Orohestral Sooioty did not play in the hospital grounds. The Auckland labour market, according to the Star, keeps busy, ami Ihere vis. no material difference ia the trade report from last week.

It is understood in political aircles that a new batch of Legislative Uounoillors, composed mainly of representative men who have some stake in the edlony, will shortly be appointed to the Legislative: Council, Mr W. Nicholson, chairman of directors of tbe laieri and Peninsula Milk Supply Company, informs tbe Palmerston South Times that the company's turnover for the financial year just closed was £297,574—an inorease of £40,000 on tbe turnover recorded in the previoua year. Tin.-anniversary 3eivices of tha Wangaehu Sunday School were celebrated yesterday afternoon. Special hymns were rendered by the Sunday Sohool children. The Rev. A. T. Thompson conducted the services. The sooial in connection with the anniversary will be held in the Sohool room on Tuesday evening.- > It is stated that the warm dry spring this year has put thousands of pounds into the pockets of the farmers in Taranaki. Thp Ngaire Dairy Company paid cut more than £6OO for milk last month, as against £293 for September, 1905, and the September cheque "for tbe Lowgarth suppliers amounted to £577, as oomnarad with £2OB for the corresponding mouth last year.

The annual meeting of the Wairerapa Horticultural and Industrial Society was hell at Carterton, on Saturday, Mr A. Booth presiding. The balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £3§, and that the sum of £62 had been paid away in prizes at tbe two shows held during the year. Last year's offioers were all re-elected. It was decided to bold, a summer show in February, and a bulb show in September. Substantial prizes are to be given for school classes competitions.

A special meeting of the Masterton Fira Police was held on Saturday evening. Captain Dixon presfded.arid there were about 18 members ' present. It was decided to hold a two-men competition on Deoember 6th for medals presented by Captain Dixon and Mr F. S. Cooper, The Secretary was instructed to write to the Fire Brigade asking for the use of their plant to practise for the tfireßrigade events at tfte Carterton Friendly Society's sports on Boxing Day. The following is a list of the bands elected to the North Island Brass Band Association at Palmerston North last Wednesday night:— Dunedin Citizens, Inveroargill GarMunicipal, Blaff Naval, Qamaru Citizens and Garrison, Timaru Marine, Mornington Brass, Dsrry's Private. Napier Battalion, iiuller Brass, Code's Brass, Christchurch Elfte, Jupp'a Brass, Hobitika Volunteers, Dannevirbe Brass, Lyttolton Brass, Newcastle City (New South Waleß),,and Newtown Brass (ISew South Wales.) An instance of the danger sometimes attendant on bee stings occurred last week, says the Gis- • borno Herald. Mr F. Pettie received a solitary sting in the hand on Saturday, and paid little heed to it till his temperature rose and the arm began to swell to an abnormal size. Fortunately he did not delay too long in consulting a doctor, and was informed that if he had let it go on for another day he wonld have been fighting for his* life. With the aid of copious doses of antr-toxin,the poison In his system was overcome, and he hns made a satisfactory recovery, and is able to get about with his arm in a sling.

The disappearance of the American flag from the China Seas seems certain. A cable message to the New York Times from Yokohama says:— "The competition for the trade of the Paciflo between tbe various steamship companies is exalting lively interest in Japan and China. Shipping men here are positive in their belief that tbe Japanese companies will foroe their rivals out of business. It is definitely understood that sinoe the failure of the Shipping Subsidy Bill in America the Toyo Ynsen Kaisha Company will buy oat the Paciflo Mhil Comnany. Its fleet consists of the Mongols, Korea, Siberia nnd China —all fine steamers, 10,000 to 15,000 tons burden. .The lost; Manchuria belongs to this fleet." The Melbourne Ace gives particulars of a remarkably profitable cow. The animal is a half-bred Jersey and Ayrshire. A newspaper representative visited the farm and stayed there long enough to see the animal milked night and morning, weigh tbe milk, take it to the Yarragon factory and get it tested. In the evening she gave weight of milk, and the following morning lb, or 741b for the day. The manager of the Yarragon butter factory speoially tested themilk, and certified that it contained 5.2 per cent, of butter fat, and said that previous testings of milk from the same cow had gone--5.3 per cent. The performances of animals whioh seoure the prizes at tbe Royal Agricultural Shows cannot approaob that under review —indeed, it is claimed that 281b of butter weekly constitutes a reoord for Australia, if not the world. FACTS ESTABLISHED AT COURr. In an action, the cause of which wasflagrant misuse of our firm name and other gross misrepresentation by an imii 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 VolatileEucalypti Extract contains all medical constituents of the eucalypti, in a highly refined and pure form. 2. That it is-, muoh more powerfully Healing (antiseftic) than ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 3. That it does not depress the heart like ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 4. That it contains no harmful ingredients, and 5. That it is highly commended by manyauthorities for the last 30 years as a safe, reliable and effeotivo remedy. Same, imitators have tried to deceive the public by simulating our get-up; others have relied on the "just as good" game. Therefore take oaro and oot'ain the GENUINE; SANDEU AND SONS EUCALYPTB EXTRACT

The Canterbury Trades and Labour Council baa passed a resolution asking the Government to appoint the presidents of all Trades and Labour Couucils Justices of the ®Peaqe, ex-ofßoio, in. order to laoiiifate the taking of deolatationa by members of Trades Unions. A pen of exoeptlonally crime and heavily, woolled half bred wethers, with whlah Mr Thomas Chapman, of Mount Palth, took flrßt prize at the Ohristob'iireb Show, were sold at the Addiugtdn yards at 40s. The buyer was Mr Jpmes Johns, of Belfast, who intends to take, them to the Sydney Show in April next along with representatives of other breeds and orosses for competition in tho fat sheep classes.

r Mlss Taylor, who has been about 19 years assistant mistress at the Rangiora Boroaah School, and 35 years Id the service of the Educatlon Department, has sent in her resignation, her Intention bein<jsto retire on a superannuation allow-1 ance. Miss Taylor holds what is, ■probably a anique distinction for a lady teacher, in never having re-, quired a day's leave of absence ow--Ing to ill-health, or any other! cause, during tde whale period of her service in the teaching profession.

A warning is uttered by the Practitioner aeains 1 ; the dangers of the strenuous life:—"lt is good to be strenuous, but it is also good, as the poet tells us, to play the fool, or at any rate to be Idle at the right time and in the right way. This is jrist what ."ihe strenuous man forgets, and the conseqnenoe is too often premature breakdown, a common event In the storm end stress of modern life. The strenuous life is helping to overcrowd oar asylums. Things are worse In Amerioß, where nervous breakdown has oom<» to rank a-t a nations', disease. We need to learn the incalculable value of rest." The enterprising owner of a poultry farm submitted a knotty problem for solution by members of tho Oounoil of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, lie desired to be informed whether it would be lawful for him to breed English pheasants for sale to poultry dealers, and for some considerable time Lhose present hesitated; how best to aot, it being pointed out that an individual should, hold some rights of dispo&al over his own property. Eventually the ditrJoulty was overoome by the meeting agreeing that the secretary should take legal advice on the point.

The Stewards of the Masterton Trotting Club met on Saturday evening, when there were present— Messrs F. Hill (chairman), W. Whittaker, P.|Buick, A. Snodgrass, G. H. rates, W. Morrif,,A. Hathaway, J. Dixon, W. forns, D. McNair, J. O'Meara. The Seoretary produced au interim balance sheet, showing the financial reau.lt of the recent meeting. The receipts totalled £325 15s 7d (nominations •£6l ss, acceptances £47 ss, gates £2B 2s 6d, totalisator £152 17s lid, members' subscriptions £18}; expenditure £295 03 5d (stakes £2OO, printing and advertising £2O 19s 6d, rent £lO, Government tax on totalisator £26 16a Id); leaving a profit of £3O 15s 2d. The balanoe sheet was adopted. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Thos. Duncan tor his services as seoretary to the Club. Many people were puzzled by the news last month that the Transvaal , Boers were celebrating the date of •the Krnger ultimatum. From the Times correspondent at Pretoria it would seem that there was an element of superstiMon in the affair. Writing on the, 11th October, be -sajs:—The town wore a boltday aspect yesterday. Business in Dutch circles was practically suspended' and a general air of gaiety prevailed. It was the eve anniversary of Mr Kruger's ultiiratnm, au event which one would hardly buva supposed was among the most pleasant recollections in the history of the Boer people. It appears* bowever, *that the idea has lately taken deep root in their heart that they were doomed by the Almighty to seven lean years at the hands of the British Government, and that fat yeata were in store for them thereafter. Yesterday, on this theory, was tbo last day of the national punishment, and the bars and clubs" were thronged from morning to night with prominent Dutchmen toasting the dawn of a new era. On Wednesday next, at the Masterton auotion mart, Mr J. R. Niool will sell on account of Mr ißiobardson, saddler, Daunevirke, the whole of his stock of saddlery and harness. Mr Richardson having sold his business, the atook has to be cleared at auotion, and an opportunity ia thus given the public to secure exceptional value in the vari pna lines. Further particulars will be advertised to-morrow. The sale of Irish linens attraoted a large attendance at the Foresters' Hall, on Saturday last, when a large amount of business was transacted, both at auction and crivately, .the bargains evidently giving everysatisfaction. Messrs Richards and Co. notify that the sale will be continued again to-day at two o'olook, while those who aro unable to attend at the auction can make their selections before or after the sale at auction prices.