LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8296, 27 November 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The fortuightly meeting of the Mastertoti Reohabite .Tout will be I held this evening. The Minister of Lands has every day' of his Mme to December 21st next booked with publio engagements. The majority of the Heah in the dress oirole have, been booked for Mdlle. Dolorea' oonoert in the Town Hall on Thursday n>ght.

Tbo Opaki Rifle Club will Dontinue* their trophy shooting on Thursday next at the 500 yards, 600 yards and. 700 yards ranges. 3he death' occurred at Carterton, . yesterday, of Mrs James Baggarley. The deceased, who was 59 years of age, came to Carterton 49 years, •ago.. ;_ : The mail steamer Sierra, from San Francisco, was a/day,!ate leaving Hooolulu. She will be due at Auokland on the night, of December 4th. . s :,\v' '...;.;.:.' •:.: : ';. . ; Uoard's Dairyman: publishes an illustration or a Guernsey oow which gave in six weeks, beginning May 16th,-21,7071bs of milki testing 4.5 per oen«,.—-an average of 15.81bs of' fat per week. A maD, named; Arthur Rnwsnn,. was ontnmitted for trial ot Ohrlstchuroh, yestirdny, ot a c'tnrj/o of breaming and eutanug. The ohiefr evidenoa against bim was fingerprint? on a chisel, which had been used to foroe open the window, by which he gained an entrance. A. Berman'a tobaooonist shop,. wasn broken into between Saturday 'night and Monday morning. A quantity of tobacco-. was stolen.. The burglary was apparently the work of expert thieve*,, who made only a small haul. They appear to have heeo disturbed while making off, as a quantity of' tobacco was left in the baokyard. t Before Mr M. Oaselberg, J.P., at the Masterton Police Court, yester-; day morning, Frederick James was' . fined 10s, in default 48 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk and disorderly in Hall Street. For drunkenness a first offender was fined" ss, in default 24 hours' imprison-., ment, and another first offender was* discharged. '■■.!:. Consumers of milk will be interested in hearing that daiinß, the pHst year the patbolbgiqal branchof the Health Department (Dt* , Makgill and Mr Gllrafch) examined 46 specimens of milk from varion©. oantres in the nolooy. Pathogenic . organisms, they report, were found' in nearly half the, samples. Comparatively few cou|d be classed as . being in a satisfactory condition. ; ■',..„ Probably, says the FeildjngStar,..;, we shall be almost alone amongst the newspapers a* the colony In thinking that the addition of Dr Findlay to the Ministry will not in any degree strengthen it from the utilitarian point of view. Of course time will tell its own tale, but we are afraid. Sir Joseph Ward's attempt to surround himself with a Ministry of all the talents will be hardly as successful as he would wish.

Speaking at Lower Hutt, on Sunday night, Dr. Mason said that nearly every education board in the colony had approved the scheme * for medical examination of children in school. Some of the boards—he was sorry to say not a great many—had expressed willingness to pay a part of the expense. He hoped they would ba able, in a short space of time, to extend this privilege to the children of the colony. Amongst the arrivals by (be Papa-' ■' roa on Saturday, says the New Zealand Times, was a third-class passenger booked to Auckland from London. On examination he was found to be in an advanced stage of tnberauloais and was not allownd to land. The man, who Is abouS 30 years of age, and is not accompanied by any of his relatives, will consequently be sent back to England. ' A mild sensation was caused at the Quarter Sessions, Sydney, on the 2nd inst., when a witness aonfessed, among oth«r things, that he had been sentenced to death, but that the seutenoe.hßd been commuted to imprißonmer/t for fourteen years. A charge of alleged assault and robbery - was proceeding, and several witnesses, including the prosecutor and ,the accused, admitted that they had been in gaol. Such was the nature V. of the evidence, in fact, as to elicit from the' judge a remark that they all seemedi to 3tart off an even mark. The second deposit of £75 per man in the Stanbury-Wetbsculling match, was made good on Saturday, says a Wanganui telegram. Both men continue to do good work en the« river, and there is every prospeofcof both being in excellent form. Stan bury Is still about a-stone overweight, but is improving rapidly. Betting on t»e result baa already (loinmeuced, Stanbqry. being the favourite at 3 to 1 on, at wbiouv price a fair amount has been wagered.

A special roeetfftg of the Masterton Cemetery Trustees waa held,, yesterday afternoon, tp coceider art application from the Masterton JJorougb Connoir to lease a part or trie whole of the reserve adjoining thecemetery for the purpose of a Corporation yard. There were present Messrs E. Feist (chairman), A. R. Bunny, P. Gordon, K. K. Jackson, W. Seller and, A. Stercpa. An apology for absence was reoeived from Mr 0. E. Darnell. It was decided "that as Dr $. H.Hosking's lease of the reserve had expired l last year, be be given one month's notice of the Trustees' intention tu call tenders for a further lease of the reserve." On the motion of Mr Seller, the Chairman and Messrs Bunny - and Stempa were appointed a committee to draw up terms and conditions of a new lease of the reserve to be suhmitted to a future* special meeting of the Trustees.

MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OP JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and' success of BANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in, the Supreme Court of Viotoria, before bis- , Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.M.G., etc. His Honour, when givingudament said with regard to the GENUINE * SANDER' & SONS'. EUCA- - LYPTI EXTRACT, that whenever an article is commended to the -publio by reason of its good quality, etc., it is not permissable to imitate mf of its features* He restrained the imitators- perpetually from doing so, and ordered them to pay all coats. We publish thisto afford the public an opportunity of protecting- themselves 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 VOLATILE, EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

A training eohool is to be opened in New York for office boys only under the allspices of the Y.M.O.A. The friends of Mr G. Towpsend, senr., of Victoria Street, will regret to hear that he is seriously ill. The death ooourred at Peatherston on Sunday of Mr..Samuel Hunter. The deceased bad been in business in Featherston for over twenty-five years.', ;'." *''"■:';'"';.' . .*' Following pa ■;... the defeat add slaughter of the natives in the Patch. East Indies the native Prinoe Of Tabanan and bis son, tne beir to the throne, have committed suiaida. A scheme to build a railway almost i to the summit of the Mont Blanc range has been prepared ty a Swiss syndioate, ahd has received the approval of the Frenoh government. Mr J. Oliver, of Peatherston, met with a serious bicycle accident, iBBt evening, about half a mile from Greytown, states a correspondent. No particulars are available. A case of interest to farmers and land-owners, sayß a Carterton oorres pondent, respecting the title of land | and right-of-ways, between two Wes Taratabi settlers, 'is set down for the next sitting of the District Court. The Britisn and German Post Office authorities at Shanghai announce that tbey will no longer despatch the mails by the Suez ronte, but will send them by way of Canada, and thus save a week.

The death is announced of Mr George Charles, Fair, of New Plymouth, petroleum expert, who died yesterday morning, after a short iilnesn. He underwent an operation a week ago for appendicitis, and peritonitis supervened.

f When President Roosevelt reneived at Washington Mr* T. P. O'Connor, M.P., tbe President said that bis affeotion and admiration for the Irish grew stronger year by year, and be earnestly hoped tor their welfare and prosperity. A terrible- battle between mill strikers and "blacklegs" and police ooourred a*t Buckingham, 20 miles from Ottawa. Two strikers were killed, and sis or seven fatally injured, while twenty others were more or less seriously hurt: The fight Jog occurred when tbo mill-owners pat new employees to work protected by police.

Four Lausanne students—Haller, Sohaerer, Kleinert and Cachet—were killed while endeavouring to climb the Tete aux Veillons, a peak in the Valais Mountains near Be>, which has never yet been sealed. The four were roped together and fell a distance of 2,400 feet on to tbe Glacier de Plan Neve. The bodies were terribly lacerated. A serious accident ooourred a\ the Velodrome Buffalo (Paris), --while two professional raoing men, Content and P.>rnette, were training on motor cycles.. Pernette fell, and Constant, In' trying to avoid him, crashed against the barrier and killed two speotators named Louis and Edmond Vion. Two women and a boy of eighteen were seriously Injured. There are reports that an AngloRussian "entente cordiale" is well within sight,, says the ..lEcho de Paris. There is nothing surprising in these reports for all those who follow international politics With attention are well aware that present diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Ruspia are .excellent. There are good grounds for op- ' timism. . The somewhat unusnßl stand is apparently being taken by Mr R. B. Rosa, member for Pahiatua, says the Post, of declining to accept oina* mental positions on local iustttu. tions to'wbioh he is eleoted. He has just taken that step in regard to the looa" horticultural society, in which he declined to accept the position of patron "owing to the numerous calls made upon him in this connection." Arrangements are being made by the.Commissioner of Police wheieby the constables in the four centres will undergo an hour's «lementary drill once a month. Instrnotion will be eiven either by the 'local' sab inspector or by the station Hergeant. The Commissioner states that, hia—scheme of classes for instruction in police dutieH is workingsatisfactorily throughout the colony. The first annual examination is,to be held in January. There has just died at Pete's Cottage, near Ramsey, in the Isle of Man, "Pete," or John Kernisb, who was generally remited r to be the original of Hail Oaine's "Manxman " He/ was a source of much interest to vieitbrs who made his picturesque cottage a sort of tourists* Mecca. Kernisb, who was 66 years of age, (having been born on Belle farm in 1840,) was a gardener and wheelwright by trßde. As the result of an inquest held last, week two chemista were charged at Dunedltt, yesterday morning, under the Sale of Poisons Act, with failing to make an entry of the sale of carbolio acid. The case was dismissed, Mr Graham,' S.M., holding that carbolio acid was not in the Order-ia-Oounoil,/whioh applied to digitalis only. For selling carbolio aoiri without fixing a label on a bottle with the word "poison'' in letters on a red ground, Robert Wilkinson, chemist, as fined 10s and costs. Mrs Cooper, wife of Mr F. S. Cooper, of tbe [Central Hotel, met with a serious accident yesterday. In company with Mrs R. J. Hodgins, Mm Cooper was riding in Brace Street when her horse shied at an approaching motor-oar, and «be was thrown heavily to tbe ground. Mrs Cooper, who was unconscious for a lime, was removed to Mrs Watson's boarding-house, where Or Cowie attended her. Eventually she was tpken to her home in a cab, and last night she was reported to be out of danger. CONVINCING EXPERIENCE!. ~. • "I was bidly scalded some months ago," writes Mrs Knicrhtf, storekeeper. Lutwyohe (Q), "and.afte'r trying many.remedies paya upthe idea of their giving me any relief. I was about to call ip-a doctor,,when I remembered Chamberlairi'3 Pain Balm was highly recommended for, burns and scalds, and concluded to give it a trial. The way it Btopped the pain and reduced the inflammation and swelling in such a short time was really magical. This experience convinced me that it is a splendid liniment, and ever since I.have, been recom- "/ mending it to my customers and friends." For "ale by T. G. Mason, Chemist Masterton. ■'•"'■ ;-.■'■'.

Mr Dunbar Johnson is about to retire from the position of Native Land Court Judge. For taking a gramophone ashore to amuae his friends with, a sailor was fined £5 at Lyttelton, on a charge of evading the Customs.

Mr M. A. Daley, eldest son of J. Daley, of Olareville, was married to Miss May Scott, only daughter of 'Mr. 0. Scott, of Brooklyn, Wellington, last week. Misses Mary Daley and Annie Slow were the bridestuaide, and Mr J. Daley was bos': man.

The Opaki Rifle Club will prnb ably send teams to oompete n't the shooting meeting at Wanganui on December 27th and 28tb. The teams are expeoted to do well at Wanganui. Three or four men from the Club will in all probability journey to Christnburoh to oompete at the Exhibition meeting.

The Master ton Rifles will go into camp on the Snowgronnds on Thnrsday next. On Friday the corps will bo inspected by Col. Webb and Major Joyce. The work during oamp will oe of a decidedly practical nature, and ttie Maxim guu, which is now working well, will be in evidenoe. Most of ( the work will be done outside of the grounds, and the officers are now choosing suitable ground for the manoeuvres. Over 50 men will he under canvas.

The following handicaps have been declared for the third and final match riO shots at 600 yards and 700 yards) of the first series of the Masterton Rifle Volunteers trophy shooting:—A class: Lieut. Brighting sor, Captain Charters, Lieut. Morton and Bugler Hording 2 points, Col.-Sergt. Morton and Sergt. Ayson 4 points, Sergt. Ferry end Pvte. Winteringham 6 points, Pvte. Pickering 8 points, Sergt. Sayer and Pvte. Holmes 10 points. B clbbs: Pte. Bannister sor, Pte. Levien 3 points, Pte. Smith 5 points, Pts. Wilton and Potter §7 points, Pte. K. Mackay 15 pointß, Pte. Dagg 20 points. For the seooni series of A olass it is intended to ask a member of the Opaki Rifle Club to do the handicapping.

Crs E. MoEwen (chairman), .1; Elliott, and T. G. Hoar attended a meeting of the Borough Fire Brigade Committee last evening. An apologv for absence was received from [Or Feist. A letter was received from the Municipal Fire Brigade asking for payment of the seoond halfyear's grant amounting to £42 10s. Mr B. Pragnell, secretary of thw Brigade, attended In support of the and placed before the committee the state of tbe Brigade's finances. , On tbe motion of Or Elliott, it was decided to reoomend the Council tyO pay the amount.

The Marie Narelle Concert Company will appear In Masterton on Tuesday, December 11th. Miss Narelle, whose specialty is the singing of the national melodies of Irelaud, is als3 noted for ber rendition of Scotob.song9. The Company has lately arrived from Australia after a phenomenally successful tour of that country. Id Sydney particularly she met with great suoqess. On several occasions tbe Sydney Town Hall was not large enough to bold tbe enormous number of her ad mirers, hundreds being turned away disappointed. Mr Frank Talbot, advaooe representative, is a present in town making arrangements for the approaching visit.

The monthly.meeting of tbe Board i of Management of tbe Y.M.O.A. was held last evening. There were present—Messrs P. L. Hollings (chairman), D. E. Paiton, O. O. Feist, J. Heyhoe, W. E. Chamberlain, A. Donald, and A. Rees. v Apologies for absence were reoeived from the , Rev. A. A3. Johnson and Mr O. E. Daniell. The Secretary reported that arrangements for the picnic on Boxing Day were well in hand. It was deoided to invite applications for the position of Treasurer to the Association, at a salary and commission on subscriptions, apnlioa-tions-to close on Saturday next. Mr W.E. Chamberlain, who undertook to act as Treasurer until a permanent officer was elected, was accorded a vote of thanks for his past services in that aapaoity. Two new members were eleoted. Various accounts were passed for payment.

An experien3ed grocery baud, with knowledge of ironmongery, is wanted for Martin borough.

Tbe Masterton County Gounoil invite tenders for road works, to dose at noon on Wednesday, December sth.

The New Zealand Railways Department advertise speoiai train arrangements In connection with tbe Feildiog race meeting.

The Masterton Borough Council invite tenders, to.olowe at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4tb, for w the purchase of land in Wrigley Sti/.jßt.

Elsewhere in this issue Mr J. BY Keith'advertises particulars of 'a number of town and country properties which nave been placed in his bands for sale.

In tbe Wanted column Mr Imlay Saunders, land agent, Wanganui, advertises particulars of a number of farm properties situated in the Wanganui and Main Trunk Line dintricts.

Tbe Commissioner of Crown Lands notifies that a section of 370 acres in the Dyer Settlement, near Maryborough, will oo open for selection on and after Wednesday, December 19tb.

The publiu are invited to inspect the large and varied assortment of cutlery which has just come to hand from the beat makers, and is now on view In the ironmongery department of the W.F.O.A.

Messrs Hunter Son aud Ferris, bakers and confectioners, have now opened a small goods and oonfeotionery business in new premises opposite the Queen's Hotel. The firm will also conduct tea-rooms on up-to date lines.

/ Particulars in connection with tbe auotion sale of saddlery and harness at Mr J. ,R. Niool's Auotion Mart, ou Wednesday, are advertised. Mr Richardson, having sold out his Dannevirke business, the whole of the stock baa to be cleared. The various lines are now on view at the Mart. , .