LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8334, 17 January 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The , Council of the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association have granted affiliation to the Grey town and Featherston Clubs.

The premises of W. H. Teapes, chemist, Cashel Street, Christchurch, were gutted by fire yesterday morning. '.:..;. It is understood that Mr H. Salmon, clerk at the Magistrate's Court, Carterton, is to be< transferred to the Taranaki district.— r Carterton News. A holiday will be observed by the banks throughout Wellington pro-, vince next Tuesday (Anniversary Day). The Auckland police have received word that Andrew Peters, postmaster at Kaiaua (thirteen miles from Thames) has shot himself. Nearly 200 local districts will be revalued by the Government Valuation Department during the current year. Mr C. M. Luke has been re-elected chairman of the Wellington Hospital Trustees, and the Rev. W. A. Evans chairman of the Wellington Benevolent Trustees. The Exhibition orchestra ishilling to come to Wellington. Conflicting opinions of Ministers are the only bar now to the culmination of the project. "A disgrace to the Court and another nail in the coffin of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act." —The secretary of the union on the Wellington Coachworkers award. Mr Lewis, solicitor, of Hastings, who has just been acquitted of certain charges concerning a transaction in native land, is suing Miss Meinertzhagen for £2,000 damages. A Nelson telegram states that the Maoriland Copper Company has received an order from England for 50 tons of ore. They are also sending 500 tons to be smelted in Australia. The Hon. J. A. Millar will carry on the duties of Minister in charge of the Exhibition for the next fortnight. On his return to Wellington he intends visiting Taranaki, Poverty Bay, and the Bay of Plenty. The Labour Department is about to institute proceedings against tramway men over the recent strike at Auckland. The case will be heard at the approaching sitting of the Arbitration Court. Only a few objections have been received to the proposed alterations of boundaries of electorates made by the Representation Commission. These will be considered to-day and so 'the final alterations will probably be 'gazetted on the 24th inst; < The. "field shoot" which was to have been held under the auspices of the Wairarapa Gun Club to-day, has been postponed for a month owing to the Band Sports taking place in the Park to-day and the fact that all the crops in the district have not yet been gathered in. A very valuable shipment of pedigree stock was brought to Lyttelton, on Tuesday, by the s.s. Rimutaka from London, comprising Shropshire, Romney, Lincoln, and Leicester sheep, some choice cattle, and a pony stallion. They have all apparently stood the passage well. They will be landed in quarantine. Notice of another action against ,the Auckland Harbour Board, in connection with the Calliope Dock accident, has been served on behalf of Joseph Heley, labourer, who was injured in the accident. The sum claimed is £250 for personal injuries. This brings the total claims under this head to £3,272. The death is announced of Mr James Risk, of Raetihi, at the age of 71 years. The deceased was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, and arrived in the colony in 1854, taking up land in Spndon 35 years ago. He resided there for 27 years* and for the past eight years had been a settler in the Waimarino Block. The following are the handicaps for the first "shoot" in the second series of the trophy competitions of the Masterton Rifle Volunteers to be fired on the Opaki Range, to-day, the conditions being seven shots each at the 800 yards, 900 yards and 1000 yards ranges:—Lieuts. Brightirig and Morton, scr; Bugler Harding, 3 points; Captain Charters, Sergeant Perry and Private Holmes, 6 points; Col.-Sergeant Morton and Sergeant Ayson, 8 points; Private Pickering and Private Winterihgham, 10 points; Sergeant Sayer and Private Rookes, 15 points. At Knox Church, Masterton, yesterday, Miss Annie Silena Gardner, fifth daughter of' the late Mr George Gardner, of Hukanui,' was married to Mr S. D. Lamb, architect, of Dannevirke. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr Walter Gardner. Misses P. Gardner, and A. Howden were the bridesmaids, and Mr A. Gardner, brother of the bride, was best man. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. T. Thompson. Miss A. Foss, of Hukanui, rendered Mendelssohn's Wedding March on the organ as the parties left the Church. Casualness still characterises the San Francisco mail boats to and from New Zealand, says the Post. The last mail from this country reached San Francisco five days sixteen hours late, and the inward mail, which should have reached Auckland on Tuesday may not arrive there until Friday next. As a result of this dilatory running there 1 is renewed dislocation of business arrangements, and the setting forward by one day of the Moeraki's run to Sydney this week, to enable a connection to be made with the outward Suez mail at Sydney, will- be a small benefit to business men in the absence of their inward mail via San Francisco. It is likely that a deputation of citizens will wait upon the Premier very soon to urge him to initiate a regular service via Suez to replace the present unsatisfactory one by the American route. Tub CEiiEMtirY op Sander and Sons Pore Volatile Eucalypti Extbact is universally . acknowledged. Royalty honours it, and the entire raedical ; profession has adopted its use. Imitations sprung up without number. The latest of them—as styled "'Extracts "—was oil foisted upon the trusting and unwary under the grossest misuse! of Bander ahd Sons'' reputation. Sander" and Sons insti'uted an action at the Supreme Court of Victoria, before His Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden, K.C.M.G.; ? eto., and at the trial a sworn testified that he bad to stop the use of counterfeits on account of the irritation produced. * This Bhows what care is required to .obtain an article that is scientifically tested and approved of. As such is surely endorsed and recommended the GENUINE SANDER AND SONS' PUBE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT

Mr George Hume, of Martinborough, has been elected a life member of the Manawtau A. and P. Association. Mails which left Wellington on; December 7th by the Warrimoo to connect at Sydney with the Suez steamer arrived in London last Friday night, one day early. * The Public Trustee, acting as executor of the estate of the late Mr J. Purvis Russell, has decided to subdivide the Whangaimoana property of' 10,000 acres. He will offer the freehold of sections, varying in area from 50 to 1,500 acres. The estate contains some splendid land, and is situated 25 miles from |Martinborough. The following nominations have been received for the cycling events (1 mile, 1 h mile and 3 miles), to be. decided at the Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Club's sports, on January 22nd:—J. Kilmister, D. Fraser,. F. Boyle, J. Faulkner, J. Harman, J. Devenport, A. E. G. Evison and. Brunette. A large number of members of the Ladies' Auxiliary in connection with the Y.M C.A. conferred with the Board of Management, last evening, on the proposal to hold a garden fete. After considerable discussiori, it was thought advisable to hold a bazaar instead of a garden fete. The bazaar will probably be held about May or June, and every effort will be made to make the function a complete success. The representatives of the Masterton and South Wairarapa County Councils met at the Waingawa Bridge, yesterday, to discuss the question of taking steps to prevent flood water from encroaching on the northern approach to the bridge. There were present: —Crs Beetham, Morris, Harris and the Engineer (Masterton County), and Crs Perry, Moore and the Engineer (South Wairarapa County). After making a careful examination of the locality and discussing the question at some length, the representatives agreed to erect two groins across the river above the traffic bridge in the direction of the railway bridge. It was also decided to build a protective bank of boulders near the north side of the bridge on the higher 'bank', of' the river. By means of these improvements it is hoped to stop the overflowing of the river to a certain degree, and to make a better waterway. Mr J. E. Blade, Carterton, offers for lease a highly-payable farm of 131 acres with 20 good cows. A meeting of the Masterton Odd-, fallows' Lodge will be* held on Mon day evening to meet the District Officers. Mr T. J. Nott notifies that he has not sold his business and his patrons can still find him at the Cafe de Paris, Queen Street. Particulars of the benefits to derived from the use of Quibell's sheep dips form the subject of several announcements on page 1 one of this, ■issue. ' . • ■'- <!.''' Messrs J.; W. Shears and C 0.,. btickmakers and bricklayers, Eketahuna, -notify elsewhere in this, issue that they are prepared to , make bricks on stations or farms and construct brick work of all kinds. The firm make a specialty of bakers', ovens, and will undertake to con-' struct sheep-dips as required.. The twentieth annual show under • the auspices of the Masterton A. and P. Association will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 19th and 20th next, when the prize money to be distributed will exceed of whichi £l5O is allocated to jumping events alone. The annual rami fair will be held on the following Thursday and Friday. Entries for . the Show and ram fair will close with the secretary, Mr Geo. Sykes (from whom schedules and entry formscan be obtained) at 9 o'clock on \ Saturday, February 2nd. - • A fancy costume race (440 yards) is amongst the events to be decided at the Amateur Athletic Club's Sports on January 22nd (Anniversary Day). Two prizes of one guinea each will be given—one to the winner of the race and the other to the wearer of the • best costume. Entries for this event, which is open to competitors who can sign the amateur declaration, may be made on the ground. Afternoon tea and raspberries, and cream may be had in; the new tea kiosk. .This department will be in charge/ of the Misses Whitcombe, of the Ranfurly Club, which is sufficient guarantee that it will be all that, can be desired. •>; At his Masterton warehouse, tomorrow, Mr C. Smith, will commence his usual summer and stocktaking, sale of drapery, when the whole of the extensive stock will be offered at bargain prices. Mr Smith's instructions are imperative. The whole of the summer stock must be" cleared for the dual purpose to facilitate stocktaking and to make room for the new season's goods, which will shortly come to hand. To this end the staff have been , busily engaged in the process of re-marking the stock and preparing for the rush of customers which invariably follows Mr Smith's sale announcements. The inset which is circulated with this issue will give some particulars of the reductions made in all departments, i A perusal of the prices will be of interest at the present time and the invitation to inspect the stock should be readily responded to. . Mr A. Henderson, watchmaker, jeweller, and optician, has. just received another consignment of new goods, direct from Home, which are now on view at his establishment in Queen Street. Included in the consignment are ladies' new metallic band belts and solid silver-mounted ones of the most beautiful design and workmanship. Solid hall-marked expanding silver belts, ranging in price from 45s to 70s, military hair . brushes in cases, and ladies' plain silver-backed hair brushes also in cases, are well worthy of inspection. Other special lines are celluloid and silver pin, hairpin, soap and powder boxes, and silver-backed mirrors, which make a. most attractive display. The proprietor has also a large assortment of every description of rings, at prices within the reach of everyone. The optical department is t particularly busy at present. It well-stocked the latest obtainable, the assortment of frames being particularly varied. In another column clients are notified that all prescriptions are carefully copied, and any combination can be ground and fitted to the frames.