LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8308, 11 December 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The monthly meeting of the Masterton School Committee will be held on Thursday, at 8 p.m., in the Y.M.C.A. Booms. 5 . The Seddon Hospital for Consumptives, opened in Wellington lßst month, has now nine patientsfive females and fqnr males. Considerable damage was done to the bay orops and pastures in the Kopuaranga district by tbe recent floods, writes oar correspondent. The Kuamahanga River has changed its oourae at one point. Leslie Woodley, four years old, a son of Mr Eli Woodley, of Belve dere, was strangled on a gate on Sunday. The picket cangnt the baok of the blouse of tbe child, throwing tbe weight of the body on tbe throat and armpits. The death occurred at her reddenoe, Kuripuni, on Sunday afternoon, of Mrs John Scott, an eld and esteemed resident of Masterton. The deceased been ill for some uonsiderable time past. The funeral will leave S. Patrick's Church, at 2 p.m., to-day, and members of the YVairarapa Caledonian Society are requested to attend the funeral. Or Ewington stated at the meeting of the Masterton Borough Counoil, last evening, that be would move at the meeting of the Coucoil, to night, that tbe Counoil go into the question of establishing municipal buildings in order to provide for offices for the I engineer aud a gas showroom. If ! the question is not entertained Or | is in favour of spending a certain Bum on the Druid's Hail to convert it into offices. At Pahiataa, this week, the Ballance Dairy Company will pay ont upwards of £5,000 for milk supplied during November, being about £I,OOO in excess of the amount distributed for . the oorresponding month last year. Two settlers eaoh receive upwards of £IOO for their month's product, whilst more than a dozen others oorae in for over £SO. This is good evidence of the growing value of tbe dairying industry to this country. A meeting was held in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms last night to con- ; eider the formation of a ladies auxiliary ia connection, with the institution. After discussing the i matter it was decided to form a ladies' auxiliary, and the following officers were eieo f ed:— President, Mrs Dunoan McGregor, senr.; VicePresidents, Mesdames P. C. Daniell, Dr. Hosking, snr., Alex. Donald, A. M. Johnson, A. T. Thompson; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss C. V. Joy, About 20 members were elected. The examinations for the Junior National Scholarships and Free Plaor-s in Secondary Schools . will commence to-day in the Exchange Buildiugsaud the Drill Hall. Fortysix candidates intend going up for Toe Rev. A. M. Johnson will act as chief supervisor and be will be assisted by tbe Rev. A. T. Thompson and Miss H, Gillespie. Thirty candidates will pre sent themselves for i;be Junior Civil Service examination, whioh will commence in the Drill Hall on Thursday, MERIT KB WARDED BY COURT OP JUSTICE.The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT hive brought ont 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' udament 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 penniqsable 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 publio 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 & ISONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

About 750 gallons of milk are being received daily at the New Zealand Dairy Union's Creamery, writes onr Kopuaranga correspondent. Ibe average test ia 3.6. The Treasurer of the Masterton Hospital Trustees desires to acknowledge the reoeiDt of £8 3s 3d, collected at the Ma9terton Orchestral Society's performance in theHospitai! I grounds on Sunday afternoon. This i amount, together with the Governi ment subsidy, will make a total of £l7 19? 2d. A young mar, about 35 years of age, a stranger in the city, died suddenly during the service at the Weeleyan Ghurob, Wellington, on Sunday night. He was just about to stand and join in singing the last hymn when he fell, and , before a doctor oould be summoned 1 life was extinat." The following additional subscriptions have been received ia aid of the Mastertoa St. John's Ambulance* Association:—Messrs H. Williams. 103, W. Hirschberg 5s 6d, J. Wiokens ss, G. Watson, jnr, ss, J. Billington ss, and a number of smaller sums amounting to £1 lis - 6d. A meeting of the ladies' and men's committees in connection with the Y.M.C.A. pionic oh Boxing Day was held in the Y. M.C.A. . Rooms last evening. A programme was drawn up for the day, consisting of a number of raoea and other amusements It was decided that the drags should leave the Y. M.C.A. building at 9 a.m. on Boxing Day. Should the weather be fine there is every indication that the day'a outing will be an enjoyble one. It was resolved to bold another meeting on December 21st at 7.30 p.m. At a civil sitting of the Mastertou Magistrate's Oonrt, yesterday, Mr W. P. James, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiff for £2 Is lid, . with costs £1 7s, in the case of R. E. Howell and Co. v. P. Kirkby ; which was a claim for £6 3s. The case of Samuel Liddington v. H. M. Hoffeins, a claim for £l9 Oa 9d, wa» adjourned until next Court day, oa defendant paying costs amounting to 21s. Edward Clerninson claimed from John Montgomery possession of tenemeut and £3. The Magistrate ordereid possession to be given by, January 7th next, and rent to date, amounting to £l2 to be.paid with costs £2 9s. Mr and Mrs Con. Vallanoe met with a serions accident in Queen Street, yesterday afternoon. They were driving along the street in a* gig when the pony shied, and got one of his hind feet caught overthe swingle tree. .Ibe animal swung the vehicle across to the side of the street, and the gig crashed into tbe kerbing of the footpath. Mr Vallanoe was thrown out on to the footpath,: while Mrs Vallanoe fell on to the road, tbe gig oapsizing on top of her. Mr Vailance was uninjured, but Mrs Vallanoe was severely cut about the back of the head. Sbe was removed to Dr. Oowie's. rooms, and attended to by Dr.Cowie. The shaft of tbe gig was broken. Messrs W. 11. Beetbam and G. Heron, J's.P., occupied the Bench at tbe Masterton Police Court, yesterday morning. Two first offend* era were fined 5a each in default 24 hours' imprisonment for having ; been drunk. John Condon wa& oharged with having assaulted S. Azale, and having used obscene language. Accused pleaded guilty to the first charge, but denied the second. It was alleged by the informant that, accused asked him for 4 a meal on credit, and on being refused accused assaulted him. A fine of £1 was inflioted on eaoh charge, in default 14 days' imprisonment. Tobias Miller was bound over to keep" the peace for three months on a charge of threatening Caleb Yeoman Dally. The sureties were fixed at £2O, v £lo in self and another of the same amount. Another charge against Miller for using provoking language to Dally was dismissed. Accused was ordered to pay £2 14s oostt. The Masterton County Council invite teuders for several oontracta of road formation acid metalling. The New Zealand Railways Department advertise special excursion fares in connection with the Christmas and New Year Holidays. The Railways Department else* wher« notify that the 10.5 p.m. Mas-terton-Woodville goods train will not carry passengers to-day. The Masterton Hospital Trustees invite fenders, to close on Saturday next, December 15th, for supplies i for the twelve months from January Ist next. Messrs G. J. Maokay and Sons, i baker and co'nfeotioners, invite their customers to send in their Christmas orders early so as to avoid disappointment. At the Masterton Auction Mart, to morrow, Mr J. R. Nicol willjsellj ou oooount of a manufacturers' agent, a large range of boots, shoes, drapery, clothing, and fancy goods. Messrs Seaton and Sladden, engineers and surveyors, elsewhere invite tenders for seventeen and a half chains of street formation and ooncrete culvert on the Renall Estate, Masterton. Tenders will on Thursday, December 13th, at 5 p.m. Plans and specifications may be seen at the firm's office. The Book Arcade Company, who have taken over -Mr A. Hollings' book, stationery and fancy goods business, will continue their Christmas sals duriug the present month. The whole of the stock of toys and fancy goods has been marked down to such prices that cannot fail to effect a clearance. A cordial invitation is given to the pubiiu to inspect the stook and see !;he bargains, Elsewhere Mr M. C. Andrew, contractor for the erection of bridges ovor the Makora Creek in Queen and Chapel Streets notifies the publio that he will not be responsible for any accident that may occur through a heavier weight than , two tons passing over the bridges. Mr Andrew states that some delay in carrying out the contract has bean caused through certain material not coming to hand from America at tbe time expected. Exposure to cold and damp causes rheumatism. The skin cannot give off the excess uric acid and it becomes deposited in the blood, Rheumo will quickly cure the trouble. All chemists and stores. 2/6 and 4/6.