LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8398, 12 April 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

His Excellency the Governor, who has been deer-stalking on Te Awaite Station, secured some good heads. Mr J. C. Cooper has been appointed to represent the Akitio County Council on the Assessment Court.

The schoolmistress at Mangaronga, Mrs Milne, had a hundred per cent, of passes at the recent school examination.

The death occurred, at the Greytown Hospital on Wednesday night, of Mr William James Thomas, of Carterton.

Mr J. Fraser, Government Valuer, and Mr Fowler, of the Government Valuation Department, are at present revising the valuation roll of the Carterton Borough Council. A Press Association telegram states ,that last night's Gazette announces the appointment of Lady Plunket to be Honorary' Colonel of the second regiment of the North Canterbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

At the residence of Mr Thos. Parsons, Rongokokako, yesterday, Mr F. McGarry, of Eketahuna, was married to Miss Freda Pariisons. Miss Mary Parsons was bridesmaid, and Mr R. McGarry best man. A meeting of the creditors in the bankrupt estate of H. S. Izard will be held in the Greytown Courthouse, on Tuesday next, at noon, to consider tenders for the debtor's veversionary interest under the will of the late Mr C. Pharazyn.

On severing his connection with the Bank of New Zealand,, Mr d, H. Maclean, who has been manager at Napier for some years, wasTpresented by the citizens of Napier with a carved oak clock and a silver tea service.

A Press Association telegram from Christchurch states that resolutions will be submitted to the Agricultural Conference asking the Government to contribute £I,OOO to the Christchurch and Palmerston North A. and P. Societies, on alternate years, to be added to the prize fund. These associations purpose holding a Royal Show MILKING MACHINE HINTS. Before deciding to buy an improved or "improved" machine, wait till the heavy flow of milk is on. Previous machine appeared to milk all right in the slack season, but failed hopelessly on heavy milking cows. A trial even of one sc-ason is not loDg enough to see if any injury results to the cows, and it is only after a second season that the safety oi any milking machine can be determined. Why experimentwhenyou can secure the "LK'.Q." machine, which has been five years in practical use, and has been proved by 250 level-headed New Zealand farrrers to be a complete commercial success. Book now to avoid the rusb. Agents, J. B. McEwan and Co., Ltd, U.B.S. Go's Buildingp, Wellington.

The building trade in Wanganui is very brisk just now, several town buildings and many suburban houses being in course of erection.

One of Auckland's oldest residents, Mr F. H. Heighway, died on Sunday, aged 87 years. He had been in New Zealand for 43 years.

The export of poultry frorn^ Auckland continues to show a satiafactory increase, and the prospects of this industry were never more encouraging in the Auckland province.

Mr Charles M. Alexander, who was associated with Dr. Torrey in the simultaneous mission Ive yesis has returned to Australia with his wife for what he terms a "friendly call."

Mr Bert. Royle, representing Mr J, C. Williamson, was in Matterton, yesterday, making fprargements for the reason in Mastarton of Mr Andrew Mack, ' the actcrvocaiist, and his company.

At the met ting of the Eketahrma Chamber of Commerce, on Wednesday night, it was decided to prepare a petition for signature by settlers on the Haunui and • Puketoi Roads, asking that a road be opened between the top of the' Puketoi Read ana Saunder's Road, as the road in question would be a great convenience to settlers and others in that part of the district.

The French mail steamer Pacifique arrived at Sydney from NewCaledonia on March 25th. When the vessel was lying at Noumea five of the Kanaka seamen, who were down the hold, were overcome by the fumes from the copra, which formed part of the* cargo, and although four rapidly recovered when they were brought on deck, one of them succumbed.

A resident of Port Chalmers, who does some experimenting in gardening, is confident that he lias disproved the notion that cutting off the sliaw hinders the growth of potatoes. From a plot of ground measuring 14ft by Bft, off which the shaws have been removed three times in succession, he obtained 1671bs of potatoes, the tubeis avcreging half a pound each. At the inquest held yesterday afternoon, at Christchurch, touching the death of an old lady, named Mrs Lisle,, who was run over by a tram car, yesterday morning and killed, evidence was given that she left the car before the tr?m had stopped, and fell under the wheel of the following car. A verdict was returned t\ at death was due t6 injuries sustained through alighting from a tram car while in motion.-—Association.

Owing to the Government not having opened any of the Government reserves for deer stalking this season, several people who came to the colony for sport have had to go away disappointed. Nevertheless, though the genuine sportsmen have been denied the right, poachers have been at work in the Government reserves during the past week or ten days. Two poachers have been caueht on the Te Awaite Station, Lower Valley, and will no doubt be prosecuted. , The number of stalkers in the Wairarapa district this year has been less than usual.

. Generally speaking the deer heads secured this season in the Wairarapa are not so good as last season's, the boms not being so massive, nor so long as usual. This is attributed to the drought having made the feed poorer, and, says a Wellington correspondent, goes to prove the contention cf Wellington sportsmen that food and climate have more to do with the nature of the heads than the supposititious strain of German blood. In the stags shot on White Kock Station this season there is a very marked difference as compared with those secured last year.

j Montgomery's Entertainers gave an entertainment in the Masterton Town Hall, last evening, and, as usual, this popular combination received a hearty welcome from a large audience. The programme was a very enjoyable one. The cinematograph picures were particularly good. The vocal items were warmly applauded. Mr W. H. Montgomery, who is the possessor of a fine baritone voice, rendered "Anchored." In response to an sencore he gave "The Yeoman's Wedding." Miss Ettie Hargood sang "I'm Trying So Hard to Forget You" and "I've Got My Fingers Crossed." "I Want To Be a Soldier" and "Lest We Forget" were Mr E. Montgomery's songs, and Mr H. Thomas was heard in two comic songs, viz., "Bachelors" and "A'int You Going To Say How-do?"

At the Trades and Labour Conference at Dunedin, last week, during a discussion on urban and suburban lands, two of the delegates made some.very sweeping statements regarding the existing condition of affairs in what they termed the slums of Dunedin. Mr Hampton, one of the Wellington delegates, drew particular attention to certain quarters in Walker Street, and said that when he first arrived in Dunedin "several hovels or matchboxes were pointed out to him as being inhabited by human beings." These places were, however, by no means as bad as some of the buildings which he saw in Walker Street. He did not suppose that in any other part of the colony were there slums of such a character to be found. He had been told that the worst slums in London were nothing as compared with the slums of Dunedin. Mr Thorn, of Christchurch, said that he could not understand such dilapidated, squalid slums being allowed to exist. Walker Street was a disgrace to every member of Parliament who represented the city, to the local authorities, and to every citizen. MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OP JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and suocess of SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, beforo hie Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.M.G., eto. His Honour, when giving judement 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 permissable to imitate any of its features. He restrained the imitators perpetually from doing go, 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 Supremo Court of Victoria and by many authorities during the last 30 years to be a preparation of "genuine merit, viz., THE GENUINE SANDER & SONS' PURBjjVOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT

Mr ,P. C. Threlkeld, a Wellknown sheep and cattle breeder, died at Christchurch on Wednesday. Last week, Mr T. Watts, of Mangainaire, was married to Miss Bertha Daysh, third daughter of Mr J. Day.'r'h, of Pahialfua. The rifle team to represent Australia at Bisley in July next will h:- : -\\o for England on May 7th in the 'LM.( : i. Ortona. The parishioners of S. Matthew's aiv-' .wmif-ded of the annual meeting \vld--h will be held to-night in the Sunday School. Several matters of iniT'VflH,''. are likely to bo discussed. At the end of the of the meeting u social gathering will be held, mid :t gocd musical pvogv.'-uniije has Keen .".rranged. The monhthly competitions-- » x the Lsngdale Quoits Club were heio on Saturday. There was an average jittonrNnce of members, Mis.fi ivxeI,eay won the ladie.K'cornpetmoij, and Mr '.'A. McKay won t;he gentleman's iT].;t.;h. Messrs W. Bnnnett, J.liouglas and Messrs Hoar and F<rina,n havi! presented the club with trophies. . A Southern paper mentions that the Maoris at Moeraki and Ws'Uaki Kaiks are prophesying a winter chat, will begin early, finish late,. a;v.i be exceptionally severe while, it lasts. Experience proves that, the nathes are pretty accurate as a rule. Farmers in the South are of opinion generally that an extra cold winter would not be an unrnped evil, as although feed will be short, the ground would be all the better for l:he sweetening which frost gives. The. Headmaster of the Master*on District High School wrote to the meeting of the School Committee* last evening, stating that a resident of Masterton, whose name he was not .at liberty to divulge at present, was anxious to see a dn m and fife band established in connection with the School Cadets, atid hi d offered to provide the necessary instruments and equipment. The Committee were unanimous that t>e establishment of,such a band would be an excellent thing for Uiu school. The matter was referred to the visiting members with a recommendation. that it receive favourable consiueiation.

A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that the Minister for Lands met a deputation of settlers from Te Awamutu. who urged the Government to adopt effective means to cope with tlie rabbit pest, which is increasing in the King Country at an alarming rate, largely through large areas of native land being locked up. Mr McNab said that the law obliged private owners to keep down rabbits. There was not the slightest hope of State stepping in as a universal rabbit killer, pr starting a cannirg factory. The/ Government had no power to buy'netting and sell it to settlers on terms, but that was the v most practical suggestion made. He promised to look into the matter, but, he held out no hope of a bonus.

A ballot for an appropriation of £3OO free of interest was held, last night, amongst the shareholders of the Workers Mutual Benefit Building; Society. Messrs J. W. Gordon and J. Prentice, directors of the Society,' conducted the ballot. Messrs D. Mcintosh and J. Brighting were appointed scrutineers, and Miss, Cripps was asked to draw a number out of the ballot box. Mr Alex. White, whose number, 304, was drawn from the box, was declared the winner. At the termination of the proceedings the Chairman inti-' mated to the shareholders that an appropriation by sale of £3OO, free of interest, would take place jn about a month's time, as the subscription money was coming in very freely. The inquest upon the body of Mr Charles Henry Huxtable, aged 86, who was knocked down in Karangahape Road, Auckland, by a tram, car, on March 2nd, was concluded, yesterday, after lasting over three days, states a , Press Association telegram. ; The jury found that death was due to the deceased being knocked down by a tram car which was "being driven at a greater rate of speed than it was' possible for Wilson (the motorman) to pull up in a reasonable distance." The * jury added a rider to the effect that the City Council should be asked to take such action as shall prevent the present high rate of speed being run in the busy parts of the city. Motorman Wilson was immediately arrested on a charge of manslaughter. He was subsequently brought before the Court and remanded till to-day, bail being allowed.

The annual report of the Southland Education Board states that the supply of fully qualified teachers during the year had been quite inadequate, resulting in a constant succession of vacancies, many of which have had to be filled by persons of little or no experience. Ther« were in the Board's service at the close of 1906 no less than 63 teachers, exclusive of pupil teachers, who had neither certificate nor license to teach. The'report states that while this condition of affairs exists it is to be feared that the progress of education in the district, especially in the remote parts, will be retarded. In the pupil teachers' branch of the service there is more than ample supply, especially of female teachers. As to High Schools, it is said that there has been a difficulty in obtaining competent special assistance, dnd that the absence of literary qualification on the one hand, and of teaching experience on the other, have proved detrimental to the progress of higher education in the district. The Board is of opinion that the salary of special assistants where one is employed should be £2OO a year.— Press Association telegram.

Why not get your customs work done with the greatest prompters and despatch? Send the papers to J. J. Curtis and Co. Ltd., Shipping, Forwarding and Customhouse A gents. Customhouse Quay, Wellington, who will carry out every detail and deliver the poods to you, at the most rea sonable charges. Write for further pariculars.—Advt.

The mother who has acquired the jiquo: of keeping a bottle of Chamberlain's Cougb. Kemecly on hand saves herself a great amount of uneasiness and anxiety. Coughs, colds and croup, to which children are susceptible, aro quickly cured by its use. It counteracts any tendency of a cold to result in pneumonia and if given as soon as the first symptom of croup appears it will prevent the attack. This remedy is free from all poisons, which makes it the mother's favourite everywhere. For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton.

There are over 2,000 subscribers to the Wellington Public Library. According to latest advices the Australasian Squadron will reach Lyttelton on the 14th inst. The Manawatu Daily Times states that a man resident in Peilding has ,begun an action for breach of promise. The defendant resides in Wairarapa. From the 23rd March to present date sixty breaches of award have been added to the Wellington list of cases awaiting hearing by the Arbitration Court. Forty odd cases were filed in one day, the 10 th instant. A Wellington Press Association telegram states that notice is given in the Gazette of the removal of the order forbidding the registering, forwarding, or delivery of postal correspondence addressed to Professor Notman, Christchurch, and Dr. Elmslie, Christchurch. t L. C. McLachlan, the well-known runner, has received a cablegram from the representative of the Irish professional, Day, offering 'to make a match for gate or side wager. McLachlan cabled a reply that he was willing to make a match, and has forwarded conditions by letter. ~¥ The fiftieth anniversary of Oddfellowship in Taranaki, marking the jubilee of the Loyal Egmont Lodge, ■was celebrated, yesterday, with appropriate functions. There were large numbers of visiting brethren present, including three of the original members of the Loyal Egmont Lodge.—Association. The domestic servant crusade is progressing in Sydney. Mrs David, wife of Professor David, in a lecture * remarked that the popular impression that a woman was instinctively a housekeeper was Quite fallacious. The lecturess proceeded to argue the necessity of training in cookery, thrift, dressmaking and the care of children, illustrating her points by a series of interesting and humourous reminiscences. Mrs David strongly denounced those who placed a stigma of social inferiority on the domestic worker, and also the heads of families who did not recognise the value of the* labour performed by their own wives and daughters. These were two of the reasons why girls were driven into other avenues of employment.

A series of burglaries at Newtown and Kilbirnie (Wellington) recently resulted in the arrest of a fifteen-year-old boy named Frank Guilford, who appeared before Dr. McArthur, S.M., in the , Wellington Juvenile Coiilrt, yesterday. He pleaded guilty to the charges, which included the theft of £l2 from the house'of Edward Blomfield, of Kilbirnie. It was stated by the police that the boy, who lived with his mother at Kilbirnie, had been going wrong for some time, and in two of the cases he had broken into houses "like an old burglar." In one of the cases he had been assisted by a young relation of the man whose money was stolen, who showed, him where the money was. That boy admitted that he had spent some of the money, and Guilford said he had lost the remainder. After hearing the previous convictions against the boy, his Worhip ordered him to receive six strokes with the birch and to' be committed to the Burnham Industrial ■ School. The boy cried loudly on hearing the decision, and pleaded hard to be allowed to stay with his mother, promising to be a good boy in future. His Worship, however, refused to give him any further chances. A hockey stick, lost on Upper Plain Road, yesterday, is advertised for. An advertiser will undertake contracts for buildings, fencing, ploughing, alterations and repairs. A brown dust coat lost between Lansdowne and the Post Office is advertised for. The W.P.C.A. have to hand a large stock of guns and ammunition from the principal makers. Sportsmen are invited to inspect. Mr W. H. Cruickshank advertises I particulars of a number of improved farm properties which have been placed in his hands for sale. Mr C. Smith announces the arrival of a large shipment of ladies' jackets and costumes. These are now on view, and lady patrons are invited to inspect. Mr T. Baxter, contractor and cornmission agent, Wellington, and Masterton, notifies that he is prepared to represent clients at sales on reasonable, terms. At the Masterton auction mart, to-morrow, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell another consignment of "New Rapid" bicyc'es, also a quantity of furniture, particulars of which are given in advertisement. Messrs Olds and Anderson, merchant tailors, Masterton, announce that they have added to their business a mercery and outfitting department. The firm have a practical knowledge of this department, and have succeeded in securing an up-to-date stock of high-class goods, of which they invite inspection. The high standard of their tailoring business will be maintained. Messrs Hoar and Permain, are at present holding an extensive sale of furniture at their premises in Queen Street. This is the first time in the history of the firm that a sale has been held, and on this account the public are assured that it will be a thorough, sale, at which genuine bargains can be obtained. Big reductions are announced, and patrons are invited to call and inspect the stock. The sale will be continued until April 20th. Dn. iSHEi.DON'HMAas'ma LiN'taiM? Will relieve at onceEheumatism, Lumbago Lame Back, Cats, Bruises, Burns, and con tinued applications will effect ft cure in a remarkably short t'me. For sale by 11. E. Eton, Chemist, Masterton, J. Baillio, Carterton, and the Maurioeville Cooperative Store, Maurioeville West. Why suffer the torments of Hell with .Rheumatism or Lumbago when Dr Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment will ease the pain at once, and continued application effects a permanent cure. Price 1/6; large bottle 3/-. hot pale by H. B. Eton, Chemist, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton, and Maurice, ville Co-operative Store, Maurioeville West 1 No one need now suitor the agonizing pains of poiatioa and ac ue rheumatipm, as ■ qu'ck rslief may be had iy applying Chamr . beytain's Pain Balm. 'J >is faothos been clearly demonstrated in many thousands of cases. Thia linimen relieves ihe pain and, makes sleep and r.«6 possible, which Js alone worth many tin ia3 its cost. For ealfl by T. Q. Mason, Mi.sterton, ,