LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8366, 23 February 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

; The latostreturh from the Master- | ton dredge is 7iioz odvvt for 106 P hours. J The body of a man, whose name is unknown, was found in Wellington harbour yesterday. It had evidently been in the water for some time. A civil engineer named E. Buzenac shot himself with a revolver at his lodgings in Wellington yesterday morning, death being instantaneous. The Wellington Timber Merchants' and Sawmillers' Union of Employers has cancelled its registration under the Arbitration Act. The New Zealand Rugby Union has decided that it cannot fall in with the wishes of the Exhibition authorities to hold a football tournament at the Exhibition at Easter. ' A Wellington telegram states that at the Civil Service senior examination, held in January last, Archibald W. Craig, of Masterton, passed in five subjects. A young man, named Mac Lean, while engaged in the presr.-shed at the Waihi Company's battery at Waikino, yesterday, was c.ught up in some revolving belting and killed. A conference of coal-dealers from all parts of the colony is to be held in Wellington about the 26th inst., when it is understood that a proposal to form an association will be considered. A petition is being signed by residents of Featherston and the districts immediately surrounding in protest against the choice of an unsuitable site for the erection of a post office in the township. A telegram from Pahiatua states that Mr Martin Madigan, of Ormondville, was thrown out of his trap while returning from the Woodville races on Thursday, his neck being dislocated. Death ensued about ten hours later.

Captain Hsslam telegraphed to Mr W. H. Jackson, headmaster of the Masterton District High School, yesterday, stating that the Masterton Cadets had arrived safely in Christchurch, after a splendid trip, and all were well.

Mr P. C. Frceth, who intends shortly to go on nn extended tour to Great .Britain, the Continent, and the East, was entertained by the citizens of Palmerston North at a dinner on Thursday night.

.The annual Conference of the Methodist Churches in New Zealand will be held in Christchi;rch next week. The Masterton Methodist Church will be l-enresented by the Rev. J. N. Buttle, who will leave Masterton for Christchurch on Monday next. It is expected that the Conference will be the largest yet held in New Zealand.

The Registrar of the Wairarapa District Court (Mr E. Rawson) held a sitting in bankruptcy yesterday morning, to consider the petition of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. (represented by Mr B. J. Dolan) to have William Henry Wilton, farmer, of West Tavatahi, adjudged a bankrupt. After hearing the evidence of F. W. Carey, agent for the petitioning company, the Registrar reserved his decision.

A meeting of the' Executive Committee of the Wairarapa Employers' Association held, yesterday afternoon, 'Mr "M. Caselberg presiding. Five new members wez'e elected. Mr C. E. Daniell wrote resigning the position of delegate to the Employers' Federation of New Zealand owing to his absence from the colony. Mr J. 1 M. Coradine was elected to fill the vacancy. It was decided to form a Retailers' Branch of the Association on the lines proposed by the secretary, Mr S. E. Wright. Mr W. P. James, S.M., occupied the bench at the Masterton Magistrate's Court, 'yesterday morning. Two first offenders were fined 5s each, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk. George Howe, who was also charged with drunkenness, and who had been liberated on bail on the previous evening, was remanded until to-day, as he sppeared to be under the influence of liquor while in the Court. William F. Shaw was charged, on the information of Inspector Newton, with having committed a breach of the Shops and Offices Act by selling goods after 6 p.m. on February sth. Mr Pownall, who appeared for the defendant, admitted that a technical breach of the Act had been committed, but the offence was a very light one, as the defendant had only sold an article to oblige an old man. Defendant admitted that the Inspector had frequently warned him against keeping his shop-door open and his shop lighted after the statutory closing hours. The Magistrate imposed a fine of £2 with 7s costs.

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,The Fairview Rifle Club will continue theif trophy shooting competitions on Thursday next. A conference between Great Britain and Japan is likely to be* held in the latter country shortly, on questions of tactics and defence arising out of the alliance-between the two countries. A case of diphtheria, in Cornwall Street, has been reported to the authorities. The patient will not be taken to the fever hospital, but will be isolated at home. • Masterton is now connected with Wellington by • telephone, the service having been inaugurated yesterday. Several Masterton subscribers, taking advantage of the service, ,had conversations with Wellington subscribers. A meeting of the Wairarapa Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Association will be held, on Monday evening, when a general committee will be appointed. This committee will then proceed to make arrangements for . the annual show, which will be held :' towards the end of August. i A Government]parade of the Masj teron Rifle Volunteers was held last evening. Lieutenant Morton was in command and there were 20 men on parade. The were exercised in out-post duty in the open-air. On returning to the Drill Hall Lieutenant Morton addressed the men on outpost duty. A Kansas man has found a novel way to beat the liquor prohibition laws of the State, says the New York correspondent of the London Daily Mail. He has discovered a process by which he can solidify extract of; beer resembling plugs of tobacco. One plug makes about eight gallons of beer. Already the plugs are on sale, and although the State Board of Health has done its best, it has been unable to find any adulterant. The : State prohibition laws do not mention plug beer.

Collier's Weekly, in an article, on "Parlor Football," shows that the close of the American football season of 1906 has brought » gratifying decrease in the rate of mortality. Only eleven players, states the paper, have been killed, and only a hundred and four have been sufficiently injured to get their names in the papers. In 1905 the casualties were eighteen killed and a hundred and fifty-nine seriously wounded. The new rules, therefore, have saved seven lives, and prevented the manufacture of at least fifty-three cripples.

A young woman wants a situation as housemaid or light general. At noon to-day four heifers and a steer will be sold at the public pound.

A reward is'offered for the recovery of a gold bar and ball sleevelink.

The amount taken at the gates at the Masterton Show in 1906 was £2lB 12s 6d, as compared with £213 19s 6d this year.

A fancy Maori bag containing lady's purse with money, lost between Dixon Street and Messrs Levin and Co.'s is advertised for.

Nominations for the handicap events at the Masterton St. Patrick's Day Sports Meeting ;will close with the secretary, Mr C..A. Tabuteau, at 9 o'clock torhight.

The sale of furniture, and sundries at the Perry Street auction mart, today, will commence-at 2 o'clock, and the sale of Mr Christmas' paintings will be held at 3.30 p.m.

Particulars will be-advertised on Monday by Mr J. R. Nicol of an auction sale of drapery and clothing, ■to be held on Wednesday at the Masterton auction mart, on account of the well known importer arid manufacturer, Mr D'Arcy Ford. The drapery sale at Messrs Hendry and Buxton's, Queen Street, during the last fortnight'has been so successful that the firm have decided to continue it for another week. A special display will be made to-day, and the public are invited to call and inspect the bargains offered. The excursion train, on Monday next, will leave Te. Aro on the retorn to Masterton at 4.25, not 4.45, as previously announced. The tickets for the excursion arrived yesterday, and are celling well. A number of lady teachers and several members of the. Masterton School Committee will accompany the children on the excursion. ' The Holloway Dramatic Company concluded their Masterton season, last evening, when "Under Remand" was staged in the Town Hall. There was a large audience. The piece is an excellent one. Sensational situations follow fast on one another, and, in addition, the play is well mounted. The various characters were all well pourtrayed. The sale of high-class furniture advertised by Mr J. R. Nicol, on account of the New Zealand Furnishing Company, will be held this afternoon at'the premises next to Mr F. Dupre's, Queen Street. The whole of the lines are to be cleared during the afternoon, and as there is exceptional value to be secured, the public will doubtless take advantage of the opportunity offered. The company's, manager will beglad to show the various lines to probable purchasers before the sale. To-morrow, Mr T. Miller, M.A., Mission Deputy of the Presbyterian Church, will address the Knox Church Young Men's Class, at 10 a.m. He will conduct Divine Service at 11 a.m in Knox Church, and at 3 p.m. at Wangaehu. He will speak of the mission schemes of the Church. Mr R. Ashton (formerly of Masterton) will preach at Dreyerton. The Rev. A. T. 8.A.,8.D., will preach in the evening at Knox Church, and will take for his subject "Foreign Missions, why should we supportithem?" Weak Backs. The weak spot in many men and women is the back. It gives out before the other part of the body. It gets tired and aches terribly after a day's work or night's pleasure. A tired, weak back, pulls a person right down and renders life miserable. The kidneys are often supposed to be the cause but usually the muscles and tendons in the back have been strained. Dr Sheldon's Magnetio Liniment is the proper and only permanent remedy. Rub it into the pores of the back, and a feeling of renewed strength and vigour will come immediately, and a few such treatments will fix you up all right. Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment takes out soreness and inflammation. It invigorates and freshens all the muscular tissues. It contains ingredients ' that you never used before. For sale by H, E. Eton, Chemist, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton, and the Maurioeville Co-operati"» Store, Maurioeville West.

The New Zealand Herald understands that a deputation of influential Auckland natives is about to proceed to London to present a petition to the King praying that the Maoris may be put upon the same footing as Europeans with respect to the'and laws. It is said that about natives have signed the petition. Mr F. G. Wayne, Stock Inspector at Masterton, has been appointed Registrar of Brands for the Akitio, Eketahuna, Mauriceville, Castlepoint and Masterton branding registration districts, vice Mr G. H. Jenkinson, transferred, and Mr A. T. P. Hubbard has been appointed Registrar for the Carterton and Martinborough districts, vice Mr W. A. Huddleston, transferred. In connection with the school excursion on Monday next, Messrs Cresswell and "Wright, of Pinhey's Stables, have decided to follow the custom of their predecessors, and convey the scholars from Kuripuni and- Lansdowne to the railway station free of charge. The palace car will leave the Triangle, Kuripuni, and a coach wili leave the Lansdowne store at 5.45 a.m. to meet the excursion train leaving at 6.15 a.m. A pleasing ceremony took place at the residence of Mr B. Welch) Lansdowne, on Thursday evening. Mr "Welch, who is a sergeant in the Masterton Mounted Rifles, returned that evening from his honeymoon trip, and was escorted to his residence Jby several members of the corps, and there presented by Lieut. McKillop, on behalf of the corps, with •a handsome silver tea-pot and hotwater jug. The health of Mr and Mrs Welch was then enthusiastically •drunk by the members present. Thu Hjjonising va'n, stiffness, <uid soreof the joints and muscles, felt by sufferers from rheumatism, is quickly removed by Hheumw. All chemists and stords, 2/6 ■and 4/0 per bottle, 'iryit. Why not g-* your customs work done with the greitei-t promptness and despatch? ■Send the papers to J. J. Curtis and Co. Ltd., Shipping, Forwarding and Cu3tomh>uae Agpnts.Cusiomho'-se Quay, Welling't n, who will carry oat every detail and deliver the poods to you, at the most reasonable'charges. Writo for further paiiculara.—Advt. Stubbobn as a Mule. ia. had cough is more stubborn than a mule, and, if the right method is not used, it 1b more difficult to conquer. Dr. Sbel don's New Discovery for Coughs, Colds and Consumption conquers the most stubborn cases. It is a sa'e and certain remedy for coughs, colds, an?.all lung troubles. Small dose. Pleasant to take. Every bottle guaranteed. For sale py H. E. Etin, Chemist, MasJ*£ton, J. Baillie, Carterton jand the M&uwiceville Co-operative Store, jJMauricaville West.