LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8382, 16 March 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Governor left Auckland for Wellington ,via New Plymouth, yesterday afternoon. The funeral of the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Neil McKay will take place to-day, the residence of Mr Geo. McKay, Wangaehu. at 2.30 p.m. The amount taken at the doors at the St. Patrick's Day Sports Association's Concert, on Thursday evening,' was over £3O. There is still a considerable amount to come'in from the outside sale of tickets.

The building trade is very brisk in Auckland at the present juncture. The latest return from the Masterton dredge is 650z sdwt for 124 hours' work. A child, named Thomas Wra. Byron, aged two years, wandered away from his home in Grey Lynn, Auckland, yesterday, and was drowned in a creek.

It is understood that on Thursday afternoon the Invercargill police, who are doing everything possible to detect breaches of the licensing law, warned .several residents that their movements wwc being clossly watched.

The ketch Isabella Dcframe went | ashore at Knipara Heads, yesterday morning, but it is expected that she will be'refloat-id without being much damaged. >Sivj was on her way from Dunedin to Herekino, and had put in short of provisions. An enthusiastic meeting of farmers and others, held at Mangaweka, yesterday afternoon, decided to ask Mr James Georgetti to contest the Kangitikei seat ac the next general election Mr Georgetti, who declared himself as an Independent and a freeholder, consented to stand, and a committee was appointed' to further his candidature.

At the Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church, Wellington, on Wednesday, Mr C. D. King, of Masterton, was married to Miss Madeline Reside, daughter of Mr Alex. Reside, of Masterton. Miss Annie King, sister of the bridegroom, was the bridesmaid. Mr W. King, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. *J. K. Elliott.

With regard to the manufacture of concrete blocks in Masterton, Mr D. Donald reported, at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, yesterday, that the Masterton Cement Pipe Company bad undertaken to obtain the necessary plant for manufacturing concrete blocks, provided sufficient orders were forthcoming. He hoped to be able to obtain further information on the matter before the next meeting of the Chamber. The Secretary of the St. Patrick's Day Sports Association has written to the iNew Zealand Athletic Union enquiring whether, in view of the postponement of the sports on Thursday, the Association should refund the nomination and acceptance fees already paid in by competitors and reopen nominations for the sports on May 24th. When the reply is received, the Committee will meet to deal with the matter.

The Knox Church Young Men's Class will meet at 10 a.m., to-mor-row. The subject to be discussed will be "How we got our Old Testament." At the morning service the Rev. A. T. Thompson will preach on Paul and the Philippians. In the evening he will .take for his subject "The need and the power of spiritual vision." The services at Mild Miki will be taken by the Rev. A. T. Thompson, and those at Dreyerton by Mr E. Feist.

A good deal of dissatisfaction was expressed yesterday by many interested at the action of the Executive of the St. Patrick's Day Sports Association in deciding not to hold the sports on Thursday last. The opinion was expressed that the Executive met too early in the morning, and that they should have waited longer to see how the day "turned out." Yesterday this office was invaded by several gentlemen who appeared to be in a sportive mood, and who expressed themselves very emphatically in regard to the matter mentioned.

Speaking at Loburn, Mr A. W. Rutherford, member for Hurunui, recommended the electors to return their member by a much smaller majority if they desired consideration from the Government. When the majority was large, the Government felt secure of the district, and neglected its wants. He instanced the case of Kaiapoi. Mr D. Buddo was returned by a narrow majority, and soon after the Premier went through the district, and promised a new railway station at Rangiora, and other good things for the district. The prospect of a large attendance at the proposed military encampment at Himatangi has become so much less favourable during the past [few days, says the New Zealand Times, that the Department has dej cided '. to abandon the camp altogether. . It seems that the old prejudice against the locality of Foxton is not yet dead. On the last occasion when a camp was held at Foxton there were grave complaints regarding the water supply, and generally about the unsuitability of the locality. Every precaution was taken this year to obviate the probability of such complaints being renewed. Provision was made for a good supply of well water for the men and of running water for the horses. A leaflet issued by the Department of Agriculture gives details of the exports of agricultural products for the eleven months ended February 28th, as compared with the corresponding period of the previous financial year. The figures are as follow, those for 1905-6 being given in parentheses:— Butter— 275,727cwt, value £1,362,762 (254,193cwt, value £1,226,004); cheese value £355,931 (83,918cwt, value £200,037); frozen beef—29s,l39cwt, value £350,167 (143,192cwt, value £169,451); frozen mutton—Bs6,o63 cwt, value £1,163,690 (646,657cwt, value £933,571); frozen lamb—--709,445cwt, value £1,228,681 (494,775cwt, value £949,478); wheat—--38,866 bushels, value £8,523 (983,293 bushels, value £147,008); oats: £68,304 (887,126 bushels, value £83,740); hemp—2s,Blo tons, value £751,559 (24,704 tons, value £592,414). THE MILKING MACHINE.

We offer a word of warning to piospe?tive purchasers of milking maehiues, who are inclined to bold off in anticipation of so-called'improved- machines being placed on the maiket. The experience in the past has wlwajs been that these anticipations urn never realised. There me dozens of dairy farmers to-day who will tell you that last .season they lo*t, in labour alone, the prion of a " liAWRBNOK-KENNBDY-UII.LIES " Milium; Plant, through waiting for other, improved (!) machines. Don't be misled by i!*shlv worded advertise* meits, and, like the Arg in the fab e, Jose the substance while trying to grasp the shadow that looks bißger. The "L.K.G." is the only tried and proven machine, having been in practical use now for over five years* and don't .forsret it. For full particulars apply to J. B. MacEwan and Oo , Ltd., U.S.S. Co.** Buildings, Wellington.

The New Plymouth Borough Council is makiqg inquiries as to the coafc of an electric tram service for the; borough. The public offices throughout the •• colony will be closed on Monday next. for the celebration of St.. Patrick's . Day. A meeting will be held, in Gore shortly for the purpose of. forming a „ branch of the International Peace Society. It is notified in this week's Gazette that this year is to be a close season for imported and native game in the Wanganui district.

The Masterton Rifle Volunteers held htuu ii\aw ordinary parade, last evening, when there were thirty present under the command of Captain Charters, Lieuts. Brighting and Morton. The evening was devoted chiefly to physical drill.

The Rev. Father Hays, who returned to England from New Zealand fully restored in health, has -ouuu husily engaged since his return in. preaching tours in England and Ireland. Ho has resigned his charge of the parish of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, with the 'intention of devoting his whole time to the temperance cause.

"The Arbitration Act," writesthe Sydney Worker, "has now been practically wiped out of existence by judgments of our Full Court. The Act fails, not because its main principles cannot be successfully applied, but owing to the want of sympathetic administration and to. the open hostility of our higher ■ courts."

The Fairview Rifle Club have invited the Opaki Club to bepreient at a day's shooting on the Fairview range on Easter Monday. The Opaki Club have not replied to the invitation yet, us it is probable that a number of their members will be attending the North Rangitikei Rifle Association's meeting at Mangaweka at Easter.

At a meeting of the Auckland CityCouncil on Thursday night, a letter was read from Mr H. Brett, senior proprietor of the Star newspaper, intimating his desire to present to the citizens of Auckland an organ for the new Town Hall about to Le erected. Mr Brett stated that the instrument would be the finest in the colony, and would cost several thousand pounds. The offer was accepted. with thanks.

The herd cf eight chamois, presented to New Zealand by the Emperor of Austria, is valued at £I,OOO. The chamois, or goat antelope, is a suow-line animal, which revels in steep mountainous country, where it displays an agility and foot-sureness, that has never been equalled by any other mountain animal. It is the intention of the Tourist Department to* liberate the chamois in the Mount. , Cook district, whither they will betaken immediately.

"One of the Victims," writes to a. contemporary complaining of the losses sustained by storekeepers and: others owing to some of the men on the Main Trunk railway line leaving the district without 'paying theirdebts. He says: "If there is more of this kind of work, business peoplewill be compelled to close their books to credit, and the consequence willbe rather awkward for the Public Works Department, as most of the men who come up here have to get credit for a time.

An advertiser wants a useful man for general station work.

Mi- A. Norman has to hiuid his first shipment of autuxin and winter goods, which include the latest novelties in millinery and costumes. The» public are invited to inspect the dis - play now being made.

Messrs Levien Bros., tailors, notify that they continue to do tailoring at their residence, near the railway station. ,

The annual general meeting of the Masterton Golf Club will be held in the Courthouse at 4.30 p.m. on Friday, March 22nd.

Messrs W. B. Chennells and Co.. advertise for sale an exceptionallycheap sheep and cattle run of 4,655 acres, situate in the South Island.

At the Masterton Auction Mart,, this afternoon, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell the balance of drapery and clothing on account of Mr D'Arcy Ford, and a wide range of furniture which ' has to be cleared to make room.

A splendid assortment of steel and black ornaments for shoes is to be seen at Mr J. Carpenter's shoe store.' There is also a varied stock of medium and large steel slides, which give a« shoe a smart and fashionable appearance.

The drapery department of the W.F.C.A., Ltd., announce that they have just opened a comprehensive range of high-class furs. The stockis the largest the firm has ever imported. It includes necklets, muffs and sets, ranging from two to thirty guineas. Mr C. V. Robertson, Secretary to the Accountancy Correspondence School,. Auckland, who is in Masterton on. business for this institution, may be consulted at the Club Hotel. Particulars of the success of the School, are set out in an advertisement elsewhere. In their advertising space, on page 8, Messrs East and East, Wellington, direct the attention of all farmers to the fact that having offices . in both Wellington and Christchurch they have a double : field for buyers and sellers of farms. The firm also advertise four particularly good properties, which certainly seem worth enquiring about. MEUIT REWARDED BY , COURTOF JUSTICE. The acknowledged t<ood qualities and t a»cwss of BANDKIi & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT hivo brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supremo Court of Victoria, before bis.. Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.M.G., etc. His Honour, when giving - udoniem said with regard to the • GENUTN? SASDKU A SONS' KUGA--LYPTI EXTRACT, that whenever an article is commended to the public by - reason of its gnod quality, etc., it a not pcrmißsablo to imitate any of its features. He restrained the imitators perpetually from doing so, and ortiered them to pay all costs. Wo publish this to afford thepublio an opportunity of protecting theaQ-elvos and of securing what is proved beyond all doubt by skilled witnesses at the Supreme Court of Victoria and by many authorities dining tho last 30 years'to bo a preparation of genuine merit, viz., THE GENUINE ~ SANDER ft SONS' PURE VOLATILE - EUCM'YFTI EXTRACT?.

Colonel itobin will probably represent the New Zealand defence forces at the Commonwealth manoeuvres.

The Directors of the Manawatu Railway Company have decided to TOcommend a dividend of 4 per cent. for the half-year, making 7 per cent. for the year.

Mr Arthur Myers, in response to a ■unanimous request by the Auckland City Council has consented to stand for a second term as Mayor of Auckland.

nThe Wellington City Council has ii<ssepted the tender of Messrs iawry and Wallis, at £l3l, for w- works to protect its endowment reV serves of the Mangatainoka River, near Pahiatua.

A telegram has been received at Wanganui from Christchurch stating that Arnst's supporters are prepared to back him against Webb for £2OO and -the Sculling Championship of New Zealand, provided suitable arrangements can bs made.

A deputation from the Trades and Labour Council, which waited on the Hon. Mr Miliar, Minister of Labour, at Wellington, last evening, objected to the admitting of Chinese to the Cooks and Waiters' Union. Mr Millar, in reply, said he could see Sway for the Union to reject them, jbe deputation from the Trades Labour Council, which waited on '"'the Minister of Labour (Hon. J. A. Millar), last evening, at Wellington, urged that hotels should come under the Shops and Offices Act. Mr Millar, in reply, said that the Crown Law Officers were against this.

In its report of a cricket match played at Woodville on Thursday between Woodville and Kumeroa, in ■which Woodville scored 132 and Kumeroa 77, the Pahiatua Herald says:— ..'. "Had the sheep been kept out of the ; Atddock the Woodville players would ✓*• save scored nearly 150." In a junior competition cricket match in Melbourne, recently, a batsman named E. Castlehow, who made 51 not out, in one over hit six balls oyer the fence for six each, and, facing the same bowler in his next over, hit the first ball over the fence into a passing train. During the past five years the mimber of cycle works in New Zealand has increased from 71 to 97, employing 452 hands, whose wages last year amounted to £30,831. The value of the manufactures (including repairs) &>se from £65,047 in 1900, to .£75,991 in 1905—an increase of 17 par cent. ! Ask any mother in " this community who has used Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy what she thinks of it. She will tell jou that she depends upon it for coughs, colds, croup, hoarseness, and that by giving it to tbe children at the very first symptom of these complaints, they are never allowed to Ret a foothold in tin house, l'or sale by T. G. Mason, Chemist, Masterton. Why suffer the torments of Hall with JBhenmatisni or Lumbago when Dr Sheldon's Mag ej'C Linimeut will ease the pain .- at onuß,and continued application effect-! h 7-\pßrmanen; cure Price 1/(5; large boule 3/-. sale by H. E. Eton, Chamist, M istprton. J. Ba.llie, Carterton, and the Maurice▼Ule Co-operative Stora, Mauricevi le West When you feci the first twinge of rheumatism, gout, soiatioi or lumbigj, for a bottle of It-iEOMO. It will quickly •«ure you. <Vd stares and che.iaista sell it a 2/6 aad 4/0- A. positive aad lasting cure. Da. SnKho>N''s Mvo.si jtio Pjtxi i wr Will relievj'an ones Übeu uatisoi, Lumbi ?o Lame Bac?, Cuts, Bruiaoj, Burn-', and cod tinued application! will effect a cure in a' remarkttb.y shoit i?or SH,!e by H. E. Eton, Chemist, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton, and the Maurioeville Co Ojjenitive ' tore, Mauiiceville West.