LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8345, 30 January 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There is said to be plenty of work for labouring men in the Masterton district at the present'time. The Masterton South Brass Band desire to acknowledge with thanks a set of music stands from Ml*'C. E. Daniell.

On Sunday morning Miss May McDonald, of Pongaroa, fell from a horse she was riding, and broke one

of her legs. ' N e . Entries are reported to be coming in freely for the forthcoming Show of the Masterton A. and P. Association. Entries will close on Saturday evening next.

On February Bth next Messrs J. C. Cooper, J. Peat and D. Crewe, who have been appointed by the Farmers' Union, will address the electors at Eketahuna on the Land Bill, from a freehold point of view.

The Works Committee of the Masterton Borough Council decided, last evening, to recommend that the tender of Messrs Evernden and Prentice (£66 ss) should be accepted for the work of carrying out repairs to the Druids Hall.

Mr W: H. S. Nicholls, postmaster at Masterton, has received notification that he is to be transferred to Thames instead of Gisborne, as formerly decided upon. Mr Nicholls wilt leave for Thames in the course of a few days.

Mr C. J. Reake's, Government Veterinarian, together with Dr. Makgill, District Health Officer, and Inspector • Schaur, will pay a visit to the Masterton Borough Abattoir this morning for the purpose of inspecting the water supply and otjier matters.

The body of T. W. Meyers, chief officer on the Northern Shipping Company's steamer Kanieri, was found, yesterday morning, floating in the Auckland harbour. The pockets of his clothes were, filled with stones. The deceased had been missing since Saturday.

The Masterton South Brass Band applied to ,the Works Conjmittee of the Masterton Borough Council, last evening, to be allowed to hold a sale of work in the Kuripuni Hall on February 19th and 20th, in aid of the instrument fund. The matter was referred to the Town Clerk.

Dr. Mdkgill, District Health Officer, and Inspector Schaur, paid a visit to Masterton, yesterday, and inspected the site for the proposed drainage extension at Manaia. A report on--the matter will shortly be submitted to the Masterton Borough Council by Dr. Mjikgill.

Charles 'Pepper and Herbert Howie tt were charged at the . Auckland Police Court, yesterday morning,, with receiving 500 and 180 sovereigns, respectively, part of the proceeds from the robbery of £1„000 from the safe on the steamer Navua in December last when in the Islands. The accused were remanded in custody for a, week. • .

The following are the results of the events decided at : the W.F:C.A. Sports on the Park Oval last evening:—loo Yards {Handicap: Whitt 1, Smith 2, Bannister 3. 220 Yards Handicap: Smith 1, Richards 2, Whitt 3. Half-mile I Bicycle Race: Home 1, Lett 2, Daniell 3.

An Ashburton telegram states that Mr A. F. Roberts, of Westerfield, has purchased, the homestead block of Teviot Station, near Roxburgh, Otago. The property "comprises 12,445 acres freehold with buildings and also 19,000 acres of pastoral leasehold land, 20,000 sheep, 360 head of cattle, 80 horses, implements and plant. The price paid is between £60,000 and

A Dunedin telegram states that it v was decided at the Anglican Synod, yesterday, that a commission be appointed to consider and report to the next session whether it is expedient to constitute one of the existing/ Sees a metropolitical See of New Zealand, whether the title of archbishop and primate should be substituted for that of primate, and whether any improvement can be made in" the present system of electing the primate;

The ordinary meeting of the Stonehenge Lodge of Druids was held last evening. Bro. J. P. Smith, A.D., presided', over a very large attendance of members, including .visiting brethren from Australia. The syllabus for 1907 was drawn up, and the Secretary was instructed to have it printed. It was decided to invite the Myrtle Lodge, Eketahuna, Totara Lodge, Carterton, and Fern Leaf Lodge, Greytown, to the installation of the District President.' One friend was proposed for membership. It was decided to institute a Royal Arch Chapter on March 12th.

At the conclusion of the meeting of the Masterton Borough .Council Works Committee, last evening, the Chairman (Cr McEwen) mentioned that Mr C. E. Daniell would shortly be leaving on a trip to England, and he thought that the Council should cooperate with the Trust Lands, Trust in presenting Mr Daniell with a testimonial prior to his departure. He stated that Mr Daniell had been a good Councillor and had rendered the town many valuable services as a member of various local bodies. Crs Ewirigton, Morris and Pauling spoke in a similar strain. It was decided that Crs McEwen, Ewington and the Town Clerk should confer with the Trust Lands Trust in the matter of arranging a testimonial to Mr Daniell. ,

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 Supreme Court of Victoria, before bis Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.M.G., etc. J3is Honour, when giving udcment 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 permissible 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 & SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. 9 Ahxioxjs Moments. j One of the most anxious times of a ! mother's life is when her little ones have croup. There is. no other medicine so effective in "-this terrible malady as E»r Sheldon's New Discovery/ It,can be safely given, and depended upon. No mother should ever be without a bottle iir the house. For sale by H. E. Eton, Chemist, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton, and the Maurioeville Co-operative Store, Maurice ville West.

The Eketahuna Mounted Rifles will go into camp on Saturday next. Sonie good props of oats have been; harvested in the Kopuaranga district, v Wellington is credited' with pos- ;■ sessing more persons of Aio religion (466 males and 167 females) than any other part of New Zealand. .. One paddock of oats belonging to Mr D. J. Cameron, of Upper Plain, threshed 70 bushels to the acre. Another paddock is estimated to give a return of 80 bushels to the acre. The Native Land Commission, . which will meet for preliminary busi- ■ ness at Christchurch, this week, ' will hold its first sitting for the taking of evidence at Napier. It is stated that in the Palmerston North district the whole of the'potato • crops of late and early varieties have' re-sprouted. This is attributed to . hot weather, followed by warm rain. ''? A similar condition of affairs exists in the Feilding district.

Messrs F. T. Harding and T. C. ; Morris, wrote to the meeting of theWorks Committee of the Masterton . Borough Council, last evening, applying for the extension of the water mains to Walton's Avenue. The Engineer was instructed to report on the matter.

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Dreyerton Sports Club will be held in the Kopuaranga Town Hall to-morrow. Amongst the business to be dealt with will be the election of a secretary, vice Mr G. A. Donbvan, resigned.

A meeting of the Irish Envoy Reception Committee was held, last evening, .when the subscriptions received to date were reported to amount to £95. There are still a few lists to ,be returned, and when these are received a list of the subscriptions will be published. A vote of thanks Was passed to Messrs Bunny, and Dolan, solicitors/ for the uae of their offices for committee meetings.

The v Representation Commissioners have decided upon a slight adjustment of the boundaries of the Rangitikei. electorate. They have also agreed to ' reinstate 'the , name of J the extinguished district of Tuapeka by substituting it for "Mount Ida," in the v more northerly district. The name of Geraldine lias also been reinstated instead of "Temuka," as it Was proposed to call Mr Flatman's constituency. v

During a discussion at the University Senate at Christchurch, last week, on the 1 question of exemption' from attendance at lectures, the Chancellor (Sir Robert Stdut) stated that the young colonials now did not" Work anything like as hard as those - of forty years ago. -'You have'only got to go to the theatre to see-that," he added, "and then look at the number of "young men and young women at the Exhibition in the evening." .

A" North Jlsland dealer has been operating in South Canterbury, and has purchased several thousand twotooth ewes, to be shipped north and there fattened. , The price he had to pay would not, however, leave a large margin, and does not necessarily indicate more \ extensive "deals" of the same nature. The owner# in getting rid of his flock for lack of pasture, stated that the \ forced sale meant a straight-out loss '• to him of £750.

The Masterton Licensing Committee have ordered certain hotels, in Masterton to be re-built, but it is understood that the owners of the hotels intend to fight the decisions of the Licensing Committee. This deit is said, is the outcome of a judgment delivered recently by Mr Justice Cooper, in connection with the re-building of, certain hotels in the Wairau licensing district. More will probably be heard of the matter at the next' meeting of the Licensing Committee.

This has bfeen the best season that the Government poultry stations have yet experienced. The young stock are splendid progress, \and the export business at Dunedin and Auckland is Last season from NovemberJJto March only 4,000 head of poultry were exported from; Auckland. This year' one firm alone has .applied for space for 8,000. young ducks;; and another for between three and four thousand. It is expected that 20,000 birds will be exported from Auckland /. during the season.- v

The Canadian Government recently accepted a resolution of Colonel Hughes to set apart grants of Dominion lands for those men from' Manitoba, Saskatchewan, andjAlberta who'fought for the Empire in the Boer war. Ontario and British .Columbia had already done this. The Minister of Militia at once gaije his adherence to the mption. Another resolution stating that the best interests of Canada and the Empire would be served by settling in Canada honourably discharged British soldiers and families was carried.

■ Vancouver; like New Zealand, is suffering 1 from a dearth of female domestic servants. In the British Columbian town the Chinese have practically a monopoly of the domestic service, and their wages vary from about 25s to 40s per week. When Mr T. W. Bonthorne, of Petone, was there recently, he expressed surprise- that the Chinese should lje ithus employed when there were thousands of young women in Great Britain almost starving, who would 1 be only too glad to get the work. He was informed that an effort had been made to brir)ggSorae girls out, but they were "snapped up" in Eastern Canada before they had got very far.

The Town Clerk submitted a stater ment to the Masterton Borough Council, last evening, showing the position of the various .schedules of the £25,000 Loan Acfcount to be as follows : —Schedule A, amount .received <£2,000, amount expended £1,590 5s 4a, cr balance £409 14s 8d; schedule B, received £2,000, expended £1,553 lis 7d, balance £446 8s sd; schedule C, received £I,OOO, expended £387 0s lOd, balance £612 19s 2d; schedule D, received £BSO, expended £754 9s ' 7d, balance £95 10s sd; schedule E, received £I,OOO, expended £179 16s 3d, balance £B2O 3s 9d; schedule F, received£l,ooo, expended £529 4s 2d, balance £470 15s lOd. In; schedule G no money had been received, but £2OO has been spent on worlcs authorised under that schedule. The Council decided to take up another £I,OOO on schedule B, £I,OOO on schedule D, and £2,000 on schedule F.

The coaehbuilding trade is very' brisk in Masterton at the present time. The North Island polo tournament is to be held this year atfHastings. It will start on March 18th. It is understood that Mr H. Nelson has disposed of his farm at Rongomai to Mr Wall, of Carterton. The French Chamber of Deputies has decided to levy a tax on all persons now using titles in France. There was a partial eclipse of the moon at one o'clock this morning. There was a clear sky and a good view of the eclipse was obtainable. The , Masterton Municipal Brass Band will give a sacred concert in the Town Hall, Masterton, on Sunday evening, commencing at 8.30 o'clock. The Masterton A. and P Association have accepted the tender of Mr R. Rigg, at £56 10s, for the erection of additions to the produce sheds at the Showgrounds. The Te Ore Ore School picnic will he held on Mr Chamberlain's farm at Te Ore Ore to-morrow. The Committee have made arrangements for a pleasant outing. The following subscriptions in aid . 0 f Mrs H. Alderslade and family have been received at the Age office: S. A. Noble-Campbell ss, A. C. Maior ss, Sympathiser 2s 6d, Uno 2s? £ C. RoWnson ss, Varnham ahd l£ose ss, 8.1. ss. A well-known Petone resident named George Robinson Wignal died suddenly on Monday afternoon at his house on the Hutt Road, Petone. Deceased was a single man, about 50 years of age, employed at the Petone railway workshops as a labourer. The third year's egg-laying competitions are now being arranged at "Rfa-phAinrt and Lincoln CoHcgo. i, Tns Blenheim competition, which this year will only extend over ten months, will open on June list. The alteration, will bring it into line with the competitions in Australia. I#is stated that Code's Band (Melbourne) is unable to compete at the Exhibition Band Contest, and there is a doubt as to whether the Newcastle (N.S.W.) Band can attend. It is anticipated that fully twenty-five bands will compete: in the selection test. ' It is stated at Pretoria that Het Vlok is willing to ; consent to any further importation 'of coolies which the mine-owners may. require If the Progressives will support a measure securing the Boers ; an additional ten million pounds 'compensation for losses during the war; n A man named Frederick Hennessey was charged, before Mr E. G. Eton, J.P., at the Masterton Magistrate's Court, yesterday morning, with having been drunk and having no lawful, visible means of support. A fine of ss, and costs, was imposed on the first charge and accused was convicted and discharged on the second charge on condition that he left the town immediately. Walter Elliott " Lambert, . a lad eleven years of age, died in an ambulance in Wellington on Monday evening whilst being conveyed to the hospital. It seems that on Sunday morning he fell on his head frbm a fence about five feet high at No. 12, Queen Street, whilst playing with, some companions. He was taken to his home, but his people did not consider that he was seriously injured until Sunday night. They called in a doctor mext .morning, and again in the evening. l The doctor ordered the patient's removal to the hospital, and it was whilst those instructions were being carried out that he died. Miss V. Hampton will resume her music lessons on Monday next. Miss Hampton will be at home on Thursday and Friday afternoons. . Two suites of furniture and a new sewing machine are advertised for sale. These are on view at Mr J. R. Nicol's auction mart. Messrs Hendry and Buxton's great drap6ry sale will commence to-day. The firm "quote new goods at sale prices, and they invite inspection of the same. The auction sale of Messrs McLeod and Young's surplus stbck will be resumed to-day at 2 o'clock when' Messrs R. E. Howell and Co., Ltd., j will offer the balance of the stock without reserve. Intending exhibitors at the forth- ! coming Show of the ' Masterton A. and P. Association are reminded that entries will close with the Secretary (Mr G. R. Sykes), at 9 p.m., on Sat- ] urday next. Entries . for the Ram Fair will close at the same time. Mr J. R. Nicol, favoured with instructions from Mr A. Rebay, who is leaving Masterton, will sell the whole of his furniture and effects at the - premises on* Saturday afternoon. Particulars will be advertised in next .. issue. >, ■ ■■■■.'! The watch (a handsome gold Rotheram) that the members of the Farmer?' and Commercial Club pre-, sented to their President, Mr F.J. Dignan, on Monday evening, was selected 'from the stock of Mr Jas. Scott, watchmaker and jeweller, of Queen Street. . Messrs Olds and Anderson, "highclass tailors," .Queen Street, announce the arrival of a first-class \ stock of the latest English goods. The firm are now thoroughly established in their new premises in Gillespie's Buildings, and they invite - patrons to call and see for themselves the range of new goods. By special arrangements with the Union Steamship Company Wairarapa Residents are offered • exceptionally low farfes to visit the Christchurch International Exhibition. Special return farjss to cover the whole journey will be issued from all stations between Masterton and Kaitoke on Monday by train leaving Masterton at 1.30 p.m., Which will be available for- return within nine days. The fares and full particulars are published on page one of this issue. ■ The annual picnic of the Presbyterian Sunday School will be held at Dreyerton, to-morrow. The journey to Dreyerton will be made by the train leaving at s lO a.m. The picnickers will return to town at 8 p.m. The prices of the tickets, . which .are on sale 'at Messrs Mclieod and Young's, are :—Adults, 2s;, ' .children over 15/ Is 6d; and under,' Is. This includes fares and all provisions for the day. Free passes . are provided for the school scholars, andjjan enjoyable, outing is assured.