LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8357, 13 February 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The public are reminded of the meeting on the land question, which will be held in the Town Hall tonight, when addresses will be delivered by Messrs J. C. Cooper and W. B. Matheson. It is expected that there will be a large attendance, judging by the interest that the discussion has created in other places. The San Francisco mail steamer Ventura arrived in Aucklarid yesterday afternoon. A steamer with the Southern mails on board left Onehunga at 5 p.m. for New Plymouth. The Masterton portion of the mail should arrive by the last train from the North this evening. J A Hokianga settler, named William Field, was killed instantly yesterday morning. He was driving a waggon down a hill on the Waimamaku Road, when the horses bolted, and the vehicle capsized, burying Field underneath. The wheels passed over his body.

A slight earthquake shock occurred at 7.55 o'clock last night, at Cable Bay.

The monthly meeting of the Masterton Masonic Lodge will be held'at 8 o'clock to-night. Dr. Cook reported a case of scarlet fever at Upper Plain to the meeting of the Masterton County Council yesterday.

To-morrow (Thursday) is the last day upon which the Income Tax can be received, at the Masterton Post Office without the 10 per cent, penalty. The Eketahuna County Council has dispensed £125 in charitable aid during the past year. For the twelye months previous the amount grknted was £75.

Fines totalling £7OO were-imposed at Sydney, last month, on captains of steamers who had permitted prohibited immigrants to enter the Commonwealth.

Mr J. A. Smith, at present headmaster at the Hastings District School,has been selected for the position of sub-inspector to the Hawke's Bay Education Board. Mr M. Priest, of Stirling,. had his arm badly cut with an axe on Monday. Dr Bartlett, who attended the sufferer, found it necessary to,put in several stitches. '

Mr J. Bell, who has severed his connection with the Eketahuna branch of the W.F.C.A., was on Saturday. evening presented with a travelling rug by the staff. At Durtedin on Monday, the New South Wales bowlers played the Dunedin section of the "All White" team, which visited Australia. The match resulted in a victory for the local players by 110 to 88.

A man named John Green was admitted to the Masterton Hospital, yesterday morning, suffering from a broken leg, which he had sustained while bushfelling on Mr D. Douglas' property, at Te Wharau. A by-law, defining an area in the Borough within which all business premises must be built in brick, was passed at a special meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, last evening. A letter has been received by the Napier Charitable Aid Board from the Hon. George Fowlds refusing to comely with the Board's appeal for a grant of £2,000 towards the cost of erecting a hew Home for the aged. The Treasury have advised the Masterton County Council of the remittance of the following road grantsGlenddnald - Wairere road, £SO; Mangarai road, £100; Alfred-ton-Rakanui road, £249; AlfredtonWeber road, £200; Flat Bush road, £49; Mastgrton-Gladstone road, £4B 10s.

The four firemen (James Farrell, Leonard Ambrose, Walter Dainty and William McLean), who were arrested in Masterton on Monday, were brought before the Magistrate's Court, yesterday morning, and charged with having deserted from the s.s. Kumara, at Wellington, on February 6th. The men were remanded back to their ship.

A motion was passed by the Hawke's Bay Education Board, at its meeting yesterday, that all native schools should be placed under the control of Education Boards. During the discussion it was shown that, on the average attendance, £6 5s 6d was last year spent on each native scholar, as against £3 2s 4d spent on each European.

In accordance with his notice of motion, Cr Murray moved, at the fleeting of the Masterton County Council, yesterday, that the fee on motor-cars passing through the Tawataia toll-gates should be reduced from two shillings to one shilling. Cr Kebbell seconded the motion, and said that he did not think motorcars did so much damage to roads as other vehicles. Cr Toogood said that motor-cars did a great deal of damage to roads, and in England their pace had to be restricted for that reason. He thought that the fee on cars should be raised instead of reduced. The motion was lost on the voices.

A Wellington telegram states that, at about 9 o'clock yesterday morning the discovery was made that American coal in a temporary bunker on the steamer Queen Amelia, lying at the Taranaki Street Wharf, was on fire. The vessel arrived from New York, via Sydney and Audkland, on Sunday, with a general' cargo. The ship's company attempted to suppress the outbreak, but the hose was not long enough and the fire brigade was then summoned. The brigade poured a quantity of water on the burning coal, and as soon as the cargo has been removed a?hole will be cut in the bulkhead so as to allow the seat of the fire to be 1 got at. Very little damage has been done to the cargo.

With reference to the proposed excursion of Wairarapa school girls to the Exhibition; the Minister of Education (Hon. G. Fowlds) has telegraphed to Mr A. W. Hogg, M.H.R., stating that the Department cannot possibly undertake the responsibility of taking girls to the Exhibition. Mr W. H. Jackson, Headmaster of the Masterton District. High School, in discussing the matter with a Wairarapa Age. reporter, last night, said that he had done all he could to arrange for an excursion of school girls to the Exhibition, but he feared that the excursion was "off." He had arranged for the teachers at the school to take charge of the girls during their trip to Christchurch, and he had intended to go with them to supervise generally. MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF JUSTICE.

The acknowledged good qualities and sucoess of SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one ease was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, be/ore bis Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.M.G., etc. His Honour, when giving udoment 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 permissable 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 public an opportunity of protecting themselves arid of securing what is proved beyond all doubt by skilled witnesses at the Supreme Court o£ 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

At a special meeting of the Mas--terton Borough Council, last even~ ing, the Special Order, made at the previous meeting, to raise a conversion loan of £II,OOO, to meet the gasworks loan falling due this month, was confirmed.

At the meeting of the Masterton County Council, yesterday, authority was received from the Chief Engineer of Roads to spend £3OO (£ for £) on the Opaki district road, and £250 (£ for £) on • the Patanui bridge.

One of the New South Wales bowlers had a silver watch, gold chain, and sovereign case containing five sovereigns taken from his clothes while they were hanging in the pavilion at the Caledonian Ground, Dunedin, on Saturday afternoon.

At the meeting of the Masterton Borough Works Committee, last evening, it was decided, on the motion of Cr Feist, to engage Mr J. Quinn to number the houses in the borough under the supervision of the Engineer.

A Coroner's enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the recent outbreak of fire in Messrs Sargood Son and Evven's exhibit at the Exhibition will be commenced at 10.30 a.m. to-day, at the Exhibition, before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.

Mrs W. H. S. Nicholls wrote to the meeting of the Masterton County Council, yesterday, : resigning her position as one of the .. Council's representatives on the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society, as she had left the district. The resignation was accepted with regret.

At a meeting of the Napier Hospital Board, yesterday, a cheque for £I,OOO was received from Mi- J. D. Williams towards the cost of a chronic ward, and the donor was elected a life member. A donation of £IOO to the same object was received from Mr E. W. Knowles.

A correspondent writes, to the Farmers' Advocate as follows: —"I have reaped a twenty-four acre paddock of Italian rye-grass three years in succession, the third year yielding sixty bushels per acre. In the first year I reaped it twice. I have thus had four crops in three years, the average yield being forty-five bushels per acre. I have also grazed it for six months in the year, and have neither ploughed nor re sown."

Herbert Stoaker, a motor-man employed by the Electric Tramway Company, Auckland, was committed for trial, yesterday morning, on a charge of causing the death of John Graydon by negligent driving. The deceased was an old man and slightly deaf. A car was travelling down College Hill, when the motor-man applied the brakes, but could not stop the car, which struck Graydon, who. died from the injuries some hours afterwards.

■ An application was received at the meeting of the Masterton Borough Works Committee, last evening, from the Masterton Bowling Club asking for a one-inch water service to their green from Dixon Street. The Engineer stated that the Club had already a one-inch supply, from HoggCrescent. Cr Morris opposed the application on the grounds that it was an extraordinary supply. The application was eventually granted by four votes to thtee votes.

The Engineer brought before the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council Works.Committee, last evening, the question of obtaining horse feed at harvest time while it was cheap. He stated that the Council: would find it cheaper to buy the feed in large quantities at harvest time »

than buying it when it was required during the year. The Council decided to invite tenders among the farmers for the supply' of horse feed for 12 months, delivery to be made as required. Cr Temple stated that he> would like to see everything the Council required purchased by tender, at intervals of 12 months, and if he were returned at the next elections he would move a motion in that direction.

At the Palmerston North District Court, yesterday, before Judge Haselden, Henry B. Coles sued John McKenzie, bookmaker, for £l5O, for alleged slander. The action originated through a betting transaction. After the Bulls races defendant owed ' ,£9O for bets, and he refused to pay, on the grounds that had plaintiff losit he would not have been able to pay. Defendant also made a statement; that plaintiff had several I.O.U's. about town. Plaintiff emphatically denied ever giving an 1.0. U. His Honour remarked the peculiar circumstances that both parties had: betted for months previous, and defendant had never taken the trouble earlier to enquire into plaintiff's financial position.. The jury found a verdict for plaintiff for £SO damages. Costs will be awarded today.

Mr A. J. Minifie requires several good painters. ■ An advertiser has to let a good loose-box and trap-house.

An experienced general is advertised for.

A furnished bedroom with the use of kitchen is required by an advertiser. '

A general store in a good centre and doing a good, sound business, is advertised for sale.

An advertiser requires an experienced man for fencing, applications to be made in the first instance at Age office.

The citizens of Masterton are invited to attend at the Town Hall, at 8 o'clock, to-morrow night, to take part in the presentation to Mr C. E. Daniell.

The New Zealand Railways Department advertise holiday excursion fares in connection with the cricket matches M.C.C.' v. <Wellington, at Wellington, and M.C.C. v. Wairarapa, at Masterton.

Mr Edwin Feist, Deputy-Mayor, invites the inhabitants of Masterton to observe a holiday from 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday, February 2J)th (instead of Thursday, February 21st) on the occasion of the Masterton A. and P. Association's annual show, f

A meeting of the members and others interested in the Masterton Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Association, will be held at' the secretary's office, in the A. and P. Buildings, Perry Street, at 8 o'clock, on Monday next, to consider the re-organisa-tion of the Society.

A slight shock of earthquake oc{Surred at Nelson at five minutes to eight last evening.—Association. The cricket match England v. Wairarapa will be played on the Park Oval, Masterton, on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 19th and 20t|>. It was decided at the meeting bf the Masterton Borough Council, last evening, on the motion of Cr Temple, not to erect any more private culverts unless they were paid for in advance. It was also decided to sue for amounts owing on private culverts already constructed. An Invercargill telegram states that it is reported from Wairoa that a farmer named John Divanney was knocked down and robbed of nearly £25 after he had been drinking in a hotel. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Patrick Finn, who is accused by Divanney of robbing him. Up to the present arrangements have been made for 107 cadets from the Masterton District High School to leave Masterton on February 22nd for the Exhibition. The parents of the boys have agreed to allow them to go to Christchurch. The number of cadets will probably be increased before the boys leave for Christchurch. A meeting of the committee of the Presbyterian Young Men's Bible Class was held in the church last evening. The Rev. A. T. Thompson presided. It was decided to commence the session by holding a social on February 28th. at which the officers for the ensuing term will be elected. A committee, consisting of the Rev. A. T. Thompson and Mr C. D. McEwan was appointed to make arrangements for the catering, and Messrs H. H. Sutton and Ibbetson were appointed a musical and programme committee. Various matters in connection with the Class were discussed, and a committee was appointed to report on the advisability of forming an Athletic Club. The Manager of the Masterton Gasworks reported to the meeting of the Masterton Borough Works Committee, last evening, that the amount of gas made during the month of January was -1,255,900 cubic feet aa compared with 932,200 cubic feet for the corresponding month of 1906, being an increase of 323,700 cubic feet. The gas sold per meter amounted to 1,068,500 cubic feet, as against 841,100 cubic feet for January 1906, being an increase of 227,000 cubic feet. The revenue for the month amounted to £475 2s 7d. The gas made for the month showed an increase of 34 per cent., and the gas sold per meter an increase of 27 per cent, as compared with the corresponding period of 1906. The Manager also reported .that the steel tank for the new gas-holder should be delivered in Masterton during next week. There were about 32 tons of material in the tank 'and 45 tons in the gas-holder and girders, and the Manager recommended that tenders be called for the transport of the material from the railway station to the gasworks. It was decided to give • effect to the recommendation of the Manager. To cure rheumatism, gout, sciatica, and lumbago the excess poisonous uific acid must b» removed. K«nOJro »-ill qaickly and permanently do this All chemists and stores, 2/l> aad -J/6 Just try it. Stop Ir ! A neglected cough or' cold may lead to serious bronchial or lung troubles. Don't take chances, for iJr Sheldon's New Dis covery for Cougn?, Colds, and Consumption affords perfect security from serious effects of a cold. Small d}3e. Pleasant to take. Every bottli guaranteed. For sale bv H. E. Eton, Chemist, Masterton, j. Baillie, Carterton, and the Maurice villa t Co-operative Store, Mauriceville West.