LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8389, 30 March 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will be no publication of the Wairarapa Age on Monday next (Easter Monday). The Hon. W. W. McCardle is to be tendered a complimentary social at Pahiatua on Tuesday, April 9th. It is understood that <Mr George Hunter will contest the Pahiatua seat at the next general election. There are 800 names on the revised electoral roll to be used in connection with the forthcoming Carterton elections. The Masterton Mounted Rifles have decided to hold their parades during the coming year on the last Saturday in each month. At the Masterton Police Court, yesterday morning, before Mr T. W&gg, J.P., George Vincents, a second offender, was fined 10s , in default 48 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk. The Grey town Volunteer Corps met, on Tuesday, and decided not to disband. The Company is well equipped, and has about £2O in the bank. The .only need is said to be members.

A picnic in connection with the Farmers' Union is to be held at Manga-atua on Wednesday next, when Mr Ross, M.H.R. for Pahiatua, will definitely state his attitude in respect to the Land Bill. At the annual meeting of the Masterton Mounted Rifles, on Thursday, Lieutenant was elected captain of the corps, vice Captain Cameron, who has been promoted to the position of adjutant of No. 2 Regiment.

The Wairarapa South County Council staff is at present engaged in placing a groin above the Gladstone bridge on the Carterton side. The late floods created a wash-out, and there is a danger that the Ruamahanga River may cut round between the two bridges.

Mass was celebrated, at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, in S. Patrick's Church, by the Rev. Dean McKenna, assisted by the Rev. Father Kelly. The Benediction was administered in the evening. There were large congregations at both morning and evening services.

Mr\J. Coradine, who has been employed in Mr C. A. Pownall's office for the past four years, and who recently passed his solicitor's examination, is about to take up a position with a Wellington legal firm. On Thursday afternoon he was presented by Mr C. A. Pownall, on behalf of the staff of the office, with a handsome gentleman's companion. A pleasing function took place during the course of the annual meeting of the Masterton Mounted Rifles, on Thursday evening, when Captain Cameron, who has been officer commanding the corps for six years, and who has been promo'ted to the position of adjutant of No. 2 Regiment of Mounted Rifles, was presented with a handsome case of L. and Co. pipes. Liueutenant McKillop, in making the presentation on behalf of the members of the corps, referred to the valuable services that Captain Cameron had rendered the corps. He wished th 6 departing officer every success in his new sphere. Captain Cameron, in a neat speech, suitably, acknowledged the gift.

A charge of having been illegally on certain premises, on Wednesday night, was preferred against a young man, named George Ross, at the Masterton Police Court, on Thursday morning. Accused pleaded guilty, and the presiding Justices, Messrs Eli Smith and J. H. Pauling, sentenced him to one month's imprisonment, with hard labour. In the afternoon, Mr C. A. Pownall, on behalf of the accused, applied, before Mr Eli Smith, J.P., for a re-hearing of the case, on the grounds that the accused had not had an opportunity of placing his case fully before the Court at the previous sitting. The Bench granted a re-hearing of the case, which was heard before .Messrs Smith and E. McEwen, J's.P. a plea of not guilty. Mr Pownall stated that the accused got drunk on the evening in question, and wandered about the town until he came on to the premises in question. Counsel pointed out that the section of the Act, under which the charge was laid, was meant to deal with felons and persons having the intention of burglary, and not with persons like the accused. After heaiv ing the evidence of the accused and his employer, Mr W. M. Lang, the Bench administered a caution to the accused, who was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon.

MILKING MACHINE EXPERIENCE. Before purchasing, or even trying a Milking Machine, ask the agent to give you the names and addresKes of a dozen fanners who have used his machine for a period of not loss than two jeare, any opinion ba. t; ed ou shortfi' period is not vvotth at eniiDii. With this information in hatid, you can easily make direct enquires from practical men who use the machines to assist in earning thsir living. Don't forget that the value of your herd, as well as the cost of the plant, depends on vour getting coriect and disinterested infonnwtion. The aoent-f for the "lAWuENCEKENNEDS.GILLIES" Milker will be happy to supply the names of hundreds of thoroughly satisfied farmers who have used these successful machines for two, three, four, find even five year-. For full particulars epply to J. B. McEwan and Co., Ltd., U.S.S. Co's Buildings, Welling ton.

The 'Masterton Mounted Rifles intend to hold a ball about June next. The latest dredging returns to hand areas follow:—Mystery Flat, 40oz 3dwt for 131 hours; Hessey, lloz 2grs for the week. Miss Lynch, M.A., of the Palmerston North High School, has been appointed first secondary assistant at the Eltham District High School. . The new desk to be supplied to schools in the Wanganui education district is of iron frame, rimu seats and tops, varnished and polished, and will cost 15s each complete. It has been decided by the Masterton Mounted Rifles to enter a team for the Bolton Cup Shooting Competition which is to be held at Eketahuna. Visitors to the Momohaki State Farm state that the growing of fruit there has proved an absolute failure, from an economical point of vtew, and in future the Levin Farm is to be utilised for the purpose. . . Owing to the state of the weather on Thursday the Masterton Mounted Rifles held a dismounted parade in the Drill Hall, where the men were put through field movements by the officer in charge, Lieut. McKillop. The Native Minister (the Hon. J. Carroll) is of opinion that the report from Gisborne about the "prophet" Rua is likely to give a wrong idea of the facts of the case. So far the native has remained within the four corners of the law, and once he gets out of bounds tiie Government is ready to pounce upon him. He is kept under strict watch. The following handicaps have been declared by Mr L. Berg for the chopping events at the Alfredton sports:—Standing Chop—G. Furlong and B. Smith 25sec, W. G. Waterson and C. Furlong 30sec, J. Stephens 40 sec, Laney, junr., 60sec. Underhand Chop.—G. Furlong 25sec, J. Stephens and B. Smith 30sec, W. G. Waterson and C. Furlong 40sec, Laney, junr., 50sec.

The Sonoma, from San Francisco, arrived at Auckland at one a.m foil Thursday. The passage occupied twenty days. The mail agent states that the Sonoma was placed in dock at San Francisco. The vessel sailed on March 6th, six days late, and arrived at Honplulu on. the 13th, Pagopago on the 21st, and Auckland at midnight on Wednesday night. The voyage occupied 20 days 9hrs 29mins. The steering gear was a frequent source of trouble on account of the erratic action and occasion?.! breakdowns. This, in addition to lengthy stops at Honolulu and Pagopago, partly accounts for the long voyage. The engines worked fairly well. The Masterton portion of the mail arrived by the late train from Palmerston North last night.

The services at S. Matthew's Church, on Good Friday, were very well attended. They were of a quiet and devotional character. In the morning the Vicar (Rev. A. M. Johnson) preached on the words, "Not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved." From noon to 3£o'clock a constantly increasing congregation listened to addresses on the seven sayings of Christ on the Cross, and joined heartily in the hymns.. In the evening the vicqr again officiated, and preached on "Four Companions at the Gates of Death." Mrs Hunn played the organ at both the morning and evening services, and Mr R. Brown read the lessons in the evening. During the Three Hours' service Miss Fannin and Miss Waddington accompanied the hymns and litanies.

A number of members of the Wellington Y.M.C.A. arrived in Masterton, yesterday, to spend the Easter holidays with the members of the local Y.M.C.A. The visitors were met at the railway station by representatives of the local Y.M.C.A., and during the afternoon they were escorted around the town. An additional contingent of young men, including Mr Cecil Jones, the ActingSecretary of the Wellington Association, is expected to arrive to-day. This afternoon the visitors will play an exhibition game of Association football in Mr Fraser s paddock, and on Monday morning they will play a game of Rugby football against a team chosen from the Masterton Y.M.C.A. on the same ground. On Monday afternoon the visitors will be taken for a drive around the district, after "which they will be entertained at tea in the Y.M.C.A. rooms prior to their departure for home. All the members of the Masterton Y.M.C.A. are invited to the tea.

A farewell f social was tendered on Wednesday evening last by the settlers of Upper Fernridge and Waingawa to Mr H. Banton and family, who are leaving the district. There were about 140 persons present, Mr A. Deal presiding. In presenting Mr Banton with a handsome marble clock the chairman referred to Mr and Mrs Banton as exemplary setlers, and obliging neighbours, which the district could ill afford to lose. Mr Banton, however, wanted a larger field, and they had met to say good-bye and to wish him and his family every prosperity in the future. Mr W. L. Falconer and others spoke in reference to their regret at the family leaving the district. Mr Banton, in reply, thanked the settlers for their, handsome present and kindly good wishes. During the social evening which followed songs and recitations were given by Mesdames Falconer, Ross and Johnston, and JjMr Kibblewhite and others. A very enjoyable dance was kept up till the small hours of the morning. MERIT REWARDED BY .COURTOF JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDfiR & 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. His Honour, when giving judgment 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 s not perrmssable to imitate any of its features. He restrained the imitators perpetually from doing 00, and ordered them to pay all costs. We publish this to afford the public 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. '

The Eketahuna Lodge of Foresters now has a membership of 151. Mount Ngaruhoe is again active, It was to be" seen on Tuesday morning emitting dense volumes of smoke. At the Tennis Tournament at Dannevirke Mr W. H. Swainson won the handicap singles. The residents of Mauriceville intend erecting a suitable public hall at an early date, at a cost of about £3OO. The fanners at Wtfber, in the coast country east of Dannevirke, have decided to give up dairying far .sheepfarming. Blewden, the New Z< ■ iland light- ■ weight, was defeated in i.he first heat of the amateur Boxing Championship in England. The average price received by Canadian cheese, manufacturers last year was 6,1 d, against 9jij in i 905 and 4Jd in 1904. Mr Quinn, stationmasler at Eketahuna, has left on a fortnight's furlough. He is being relieved by Mr G. Wallace. The residents of Pahiatua intend erecting a memorial ?u the Mangatainoka Cemetery to the late Mr Job Vile, ex-M.H.R. At the last meeti'ns: of the Eketa* huna Town Board it was reported that all the rates had been collected with the exception of .£(j us. On account of Mo::ci;:y being a holiday the next pay-night of the Work-..-men*s Friend Building. Society will be on Tuesday, April ind. A Wanganui telrgi'S'n states that the weather, yesterday, was unpleasant for the holiday, there having- , been intermittent showers all day. Mr Tatton-Frascr has disposed of his farm at Makuri to a Southern " buyer. The price received is said to be a record one for land in that district. ' ■ The weather in Master ton, yesterday, was unpleasant for the holiday. Showers of rain fell in the early, morning, and towards noon a heavy gale of wind sprang up, lasting for several hours.

A Colyton correpnondennt calls attention to the significant fact that, out of the 800 odd applications fot the two Government sections in Po« hangina, only some -liO were for the lease, all the rest being ; for the op-; tional right.

Mr Robert J.'"Buckland, a resident of Wellington for some years, and a former secretary of the Wellington Working Men's Club, died on Tuesday, after a long illness-. Mr Buckland was a cousin of the late Hon. .Robert Pharazyn. • A London cablegram states that the following prices of metals are quoted Silver, 2s 6 13-16 d. Copper opened at a quotation on the spot of £96 ss, and closed at £99 ss; three months', £IOO 15s. The fall is chiefly attributable to the Wall Street slump, induced by the pessimistic recklessness of bear sales. The best judges regard the position of the metal as sound, as stocks.are small. Tin, on the 3pot, £IBO 15s; three months' £179. The fall is due to bear attacks. Lead, £l9 7s 6d.

More than" once Mr C. C. Kettle,, S.M., has had occasion in dealing with civil actions to protest against looseness in the drawing up of documents and making of agreements. A few-days ago (says thd Auckland Star) he came across a receipt acknowledging deposit upon the sale of some property, where the phrase-'"As agents for the purchaser" had been added after the word "Received," after the document had been signed. "The ideas prevailing about making and altering documents are appalling to me," he declared. "I do not say there was any intention to defraud, but it is the free and easy way in which documents are altered. It is monstrous. What would you think of a lawyer who , added something to a will? It, is want of business system that leads to a lot of complications.""

A representative of the Farmers' 1 Union., Advocate has made enquiry concerning the potato crop, and the prices obtainable for this season's yield. It appears that throughout the colony there has been a larger area in crop than in previous years. This, no doubt, was the result of the abnormal prices ruling last year. The reason has been favourable, and the yield in many parts heavy. Blight has taken hold in nearly every district, and farmers are rushing the diseased tubers upon the market. The result is that inferior potatoes are selling as low as £2 10s and £2 per ton. For good quality, however, £7 per ton is being obtained. Those farmers who resorted to spraying wili have no reason to regret their action, as the potatoes, in such , cases have been almost entirely free from blight. There is every indication that prices will shortly harden for the better class of tuber.

Referring to the Canterbury champion cyclist, R. Arnst, who is now training at Mortlake, New South Wales, in view of having a try for the sculling championship, the Australian Star says: —The entry of the New Zealand cycling champion, Dick Arnst, into the ranks of aspirants, has raised the hopes of everyone. H e has outdone the famous Harry Searle in the matter of progress, for after being only six months in a racing boat he comes out and defeats many scullers who have been struggling up the ladder of fame for years. He is a splendid specimen of an athlete, rowing at nearly 13st, and is possessed of rare pluck.. To him all the, old hanßs pin their faith. It is he, they believe, that is the blossoming champion of the world, the man who is, irr the future, to uphold the prestige of the Australians as scullers. He is only 23 years of age, and certainly has a great career ahead of him.

It is the commercial traveller who finds the many changes of climate and water trying. The experience of Mr Chas. G. Chapman, who lepresonts a large Brisbane' concern, is not the exception. He had been troubled for years with chronic diarrhoea, and was especially bad when in North Queensland. On one of his trips a fellow traveller recommended him to try Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy, which he did, and what he has to say is most interesting :—"I procured a bottle the lirst opportunity, and experienced great relief after taking a few doses, and was cured before the bottle was finished. I have not been troubled since, and wish to recommend this wonderful me&'\cine to anyone suffering from the same complaint." For sale by Mr T. G. Mason, hemist, Masterton.

Mr Tait, the Mayor of Kingston, •Jamaica, has died as the result of injuries which he received in the earthquake. Dr Ashburton Thompson has prepared figures showing the the plague in Sydney. From 1900 to date there had been 522 cases and 169 deaths. Dairy science classes started in earnest on Monday night at Manaia, 22 factory managers, employees and farmers attending, and taking an enthusiastic interest in the work. Captain OJdrieve, with the aid of a pair of large wooden shoes, has wa'ked, on the water, from Cincinnati to New Orleans, a distance of 1,600 miles, in forty days, says the London Daily Mail. The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, ActingPremier, left Wellington for the South on Thursday evening. He will be present, with the Hon. J. A. Millar, at the opening of the section of the railway between Alexandra and Clyde.— Association. The late Mr P. S. Hay, engineer-in-chief of the New Zealand Public Works Department, was the designer of all the greatest railway works in the colony, among them being the Makohine, Mangaweka, nad Makatote viaducts, also the Wingatui viaduct. It is rumorued in well-informed circles that King Oscar intends to abdicate the throne of Sweden shortly. If not earlier it may take place on June 6th of this year, which is the golden wedding anniversary of the King and Queen. The abdication will be in favour of the Crown Prince, who is now acting .as Regent.

Last month the first consignment of the season, comprising 1,575 birds, was shipped from the Dunedin Government poultry grading depot to London and West of England ports. The season, though somewhat late, this year gives promise of being a busy one (says an Otago exchange), and quite up to the standard of previous years. \ Major Johnston states that the number of rounds fired by artillery companies in New Zealand last year was 375, the number of hits 238, the number of misses 127, and the excess of hits over misses 117. He remarked that he considered this very fair shooting indeed. Major Johnston (says a Press Association telegram) will shortly leave New Zealand, but it is not yet known who will succeed him as artillery staff officer.

During the course of a lecture describing his recent travels, Mr Cohen, of Palmerston North, said that he heard what he considered to "be the finest brass band in the world, at Manila. The players were all Filipinos, and the conductor was a fullblobded negro. : The playing of the band was marvellous. The band was supported by the municipality, and pjayed in the park every evening. He considered the example set by the Manila Corporation was worthy of imitation in this country. The following hours of attendance will be observed at the Masterton Post Office on Easter Monday:—Post Office: Open for the transaction of all business except money order and savings bank. Mails will be despatched by all early trains and . coaches up to 8 a.m. only. There will be no delivery by letter carriers" Telegraph Office: Open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m and 7 p.m. to midnight. Telegrams for despatch after 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. to be presented at the back door of the Telegraph Office. Telephone Exchange: Open as usual, viz.—B a.m. to 12 midnight continuously. A delivery of all correspondence will be made over the Post Office counter, this (Saturday) evening between 9 and 10 o'clock.

The annual report of the Inspectors of Primary Schools in the Wellington province says, inter alia: "We would strongly recommend the practice of talcing a few minutes every day for free-arm and breath;.ing exericises in lieu of the old method of a weekly hour or half-hour lesson. Teachers should also recognise the fact that physical training should embrace such matters as general carriage, posture at work, personal cleanliness, ventilation and the general tidiness of the schoolroom offices and playground, all of which have a most vital bearing on the child's life. We are quite in accord with the proposal for the medical examination of children, and we hope the Department will be able to publish such general directions as may best guide teachers in assisting the expert in this part of his work" Mr W. G. Hand-Newton inserts a special notice with reference to the adoption of his full surname. A notice with reference to the disposition of the offertories at S. Matthew's Church, to-morrow, is inserted by the Churchwardens.

Messrs McLeod and Young have a supply of hockey material which they propose to offer at low prices. Experts who have examined the stock >speak of it in favourable terms. The Inspector of Factories notifies that the registration of all factories will expire on March 31st, and the new registration forms, with fees, must be sent to his office on April 2nd. The public are also notified that on all correspondence to the Department the postage must be prepaid. Messrs William Brooks and Co., Ltd., forward a copy of Dr Philip E. Muskett's book on "The Feeding and Management of, New Zealand Infants in Health and Disease." The work, which is now in its seventh edition, has been revised, re-written and considerably enlarged, and should be of great value to those for whose benefit it is written. Ask any mother in this community who has used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy what she thinks of it. She will tell you that she depends upon it for coughs, colds, croup, hoarseness, and that by giving it to the children at the very first symptom of these complaints, they are never allowed to pet a foothold in the house. For sale by T. G. Mason, Chemist, Masterton. Right'frcm the first dose Bhf.cmo gives relief from the awful agony of rheumatism, gfut, sciatica, lumbago, etc. 2/6 and */6. Obtainable fnm all Chemists and stores. "Why Euffer the torments of Hell witb Rheumatism or Lumbapo when Dr Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment will ease the pain at once, and continued application effects a permanent cure Price 1/6; lar?i bottle 3/-. If or pale by H. E. Etoit, Ohenr Master'ton, J. Ba»llie, Carterton, and ti j Msurice_ •ville Co-operative Store, Mauric <. ville \\ est '