LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8440, 14 May 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. The building trade in Greymouth is very brisk. Measles are prevalent in Wanganui at the present time. The Masterton Mounted Rifles have decided to hold a ball on June 21st. A case of typhoid fever at Manaia has been reported to the Masterton Borough.Council. A ( meeting of'the Masterton Rifle Volunteer Corps will be held after parade on Friday next to elect a captain and lieutenant. Lord Kitchener states that his Indian military organisation scheme, when carried out, will double the strength of the Army. The New Zealand Railways Department notify that no passengers will be carried on the train leaving Masterton for Woodville at 10.5 o'clock, to-night. "The stanle industry of Wairarapa is cheese making, and in this class of goods Carterton compares favourably with any part of New Zealand, and is even running Canada very close," said Mr J. Strang, President of the Wairarapa P. and A. Society at the annual meeting on Saturday last. MILKING MACHINE HISTOIiY. The first milkir g machine is recorded 100 jears ago, whtn at least 100 different machines have apcoared. In spite of automatic releasers, und innumerable devices designed to overcome the dangerous stress on the cows, every machine failed nbsolutely. It remained /or Gillies, a Victorian farmer, tc patent, five years ago, the principle of inletting air in like mant er to the calf, and thus produced the "Lawrenoo Kennedy Gillies," tbo first successful milker. One' machine having now proved successful will naturally produce imitators, but past history proves '< their chance of success is one iQ IGO.

Mr H. Necklen,has been appointed bandmaster of the Timaru Garrison Band in place of Mr H. Mayo. Mr G. Bray has resigned as, Clerk of the Oroua County < Council, after having held the. position for 28 years.

The Patea Borough Council have voted £SO towards the erection and equipment of special cookery and science rooms in the borough. Four potatoes planted in a small patch in the Kimbolton School garden (says the Feilding Star) this season gave a yield of 361b. The death occurred at Marton, on Sunday, of Mr A. J. Rodgers, proprietor of the railway refreshment rooms at Marton Junction.

Replying to a deputation at Timaru which asked that the platform at the railway station should be widened, the Hon. W. Hall-Jones said that his department would this year devote its energies to producing rolling stonk, unless specially urgent works were required.

During April 484 tubes of vaccine, a quantity sufficient to vaccinate close on 1,000 children, were issued, by the Officer-in-Charge of the Inver- \ cargill branch of the Health Department. No less than 162 tubes were applied for by one country practitioner alone.

The clerk of the Pohangina County Council, Mr J. Coyle, has probably made a record in the collection of rates, says the Manaw&tu Times, he having received all but Vl of a total of £4OO within a period of eight months of the financial year. He expects to have quite a clean sheet by next meeting.

Wellington has not yet erected municipal abattoirs. Yet, says a contemporary, on June 15th, 1848, I at a meeting of Justices of the j Peace, a resolution was passed "that it is most desirable for the health, comfort and protection of the com- j munity, that public slaughter houses should be erected as soon as possible I at each extremity of the town of | Wellington." " The scarcity of surveyors was referred to by the Hon. J. A. Millar, at Auckland, last week, in the course of an interview. The Government, he said, could do with twenty" extra surveyors now if it could get them. The other day, when eight surveyors were required to follow up the Native Lands Commission, they could not be obtained. At Saturday's meeting of the Palmerston North branch of the Farmers' Union a letter was Received from a branch pointing out the benefits derived through the establishment of a Union rifle club. "Yes," said a Palmerston North member after hearing the letter read, "we will soon have to take up rifles to defend our farms if the present Government continue to indulge in such wild-cat freaks." A very successful practice was held by the members of the Masterton Morris-tube Association in the Drill Hall, last evening, and several "possibles" were registered. A meeting of the Executive Committee was subsequently held, when it was decided to commence the Renall Cup Competition next week. It was decided to hold a general meeting of members on Monday night. A. meeting 9f creditors in the bankrupt estate of H. Fletcher, horse trainer, was held at Carterton, yesterday morning. The liabilities amount to £246 14s 2d, and the assets are estimated to produce £22. The racehorse Silken Rein, which won a race at Blenheim, is leased by bankrupt's wife, who also owned other assets.. It was resolved to oppose the discharge until bankrupt pays 7s 6d in the £. . A deputation representing the Dunedin Benevolent Trustees waited on the Hon. G. Fowlds, yesterday, and asked that part of the poll tax should be applied to sending indigent Chinese back to China. It was explained that the total cost of main-i taining Chinese was about £BSB per annum. They could be sent back for about £l2 per head. The Minister said application should be made to the Charitable Aid Board, which received subsidies from the Government. He had no hesitation in saying the Government would not make any special contribution to aid the object asked for. At the annual meeting of the Gisborne branch of the Farmers' Union, says a northern paper, the chairman (Mr W. D. Lysnar) said that, through the apathy of the, farmers of the colony, the Federal line had been squeezed out. The producers would have secured a reduction of 50 per cent, and now, since the l new line | had been starved out, freights had been increased 50 per cent., on what they were a few months ago. To the two freezing companies at Gisborne alone it meant a sum! of £26,000. They would never get fair riates until the farmers stood together and supported a new line of steamers to come in. The business of the last meeting of the Dunedin City Council (excluding what was taken in committee) occupied two hours, when it might reasonably have been concluded in an hour, says the Dunedin Star. This was not the fault of the new councillors; they said very little. For the benefit of those councillors who will rise to make an explanation, and at the same time get in a second and often a third speech, it might be as well to remind them that there is a motion on the minutes of the Council fixing the hour of rising at 10.30. The "talking" liouncillor—the one who speaks for the sake of speaking —becomes very tiresome and uninteresting. MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF •JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and success of BANDER & SONS' EUOALYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, before biß Honour- Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.M.G., etc. 3is Honour, when giving judgment said with regard to the GENUINE BANDER & • SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, that whenever an article is commended to the public by reason of its good quality, eto., it s not permissable to imitate any of its features. He restrained tho imitators perpetually from doing c.o, and ordered them to pay nil oosts. We publish this to afford the public an opportunity of protecting themselves and of securing what is proved beyond njl doubt by skilled witnesses at the Suprei ie Court of Viotoria 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 Wairarapa P. and A. Society will hold) their annual show on November 20th and 21st. During the twelve years the Death Duties have been in force, says the London Daily Mail, they have produced £201,000,000. The Opaki Rifle Club have decided to hold a social gathering about May 30th, when the trophies won during the season will be presented to the winners. At the annual meeting of the Wairarapa P. and A. Society, on Saturday last, Mr J. Strang (President) said he saw no reason why a firstclass winter dairy show could not be held in the Wairarapa. At all events, a special dairy display might be made in conjunction with the Carterton show.

A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that Inspector Ellison has been advi&ed that a young man named William Preston, a resident of Blenheim, has been missing since Thursday morning, when he went shooting on Vernon Lagoon. The police were out searching on Saturday and Sunday, but found no trace of the man.

Up to the present nothing definite has been arrived at as a result of the negotiations for an improved' mail service, via Vancouver, in substitution of the abandoned; San Francisco service. . The Acting-Postmaster-General (the Hon. Dr. Findlay) informed a Post reporter, yesterday, that Sir Joseph Ward is still conducting negotiations in London,

i?£ Messrs Eli Smith and J. Fraser , (assessors) have made their award in . connection with the claim for compensation for-land taken by the Mastertonj Borough Council at the corner of Pine and Villa Streets, belonging to Mr W. A. Scott. They recommend that Mr Scott be awarded £25, and . tnat the Council' the fence. Mr Smith acted on behalf of Mr Scott, and Mr Fraser on behalf of the Borough Council. Mr J. BJ Keith was umpire. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Wairarapa P. and A. Society, on Saturday last, Mr H. JR. Bunny said that there was one matter that should be impressed on members: it was a pity more small farmers did not belong to the Society. It was certainly a body that should be supported by the/ small farmer, and every effort should be made to obtain that support. He believed if special classes were provided at the annual show in which small farmers might compete they would be induced to give better .support to the Society, which existed for / the benefit of farmers, small and large.

According to a Press Association telegram from Christchurch, the slaughtermen who were fined as the result of the recent strike at the freezing works were given time in which to pay the amounts, but this leniency apparently miscarried in cases, with the result that the payments in some cases have been long in coming to hand, while there were instances of a direct attempt to evade the fine outright. On Friday it was discovered that some of the men intended to default, and leave by the Maheno for Australia in the evening. ; The Labour Department at Christchurch, acting on instructions from * Wellington, therefore caused a warrant for arrest to be issued against j one of the suspected men, against whom writs of attachment had been issued by the Supreme Court, but the man paid the amount owing just be» | fore the warrant was to have'bum executed. There were others about to leave the colony, and orders were taken out against their wages and held by the company. There is ' reason to believe that three of the men left Lyttelton by the Maheno for Sydney, via Wellington, on Friday evening, but the amount of the wages held will probably satisfy the amount of the fines owing. ' A boy as buttons is wanted for the Club Hotel. Gaa consumers are elsewhere reminded that to-morrow (Wednesday)* is the last day on which discount will be allowed on current accounts. The W.F.C-A. announce that they have a full display of ranges, grates, and room-heaters. These can be inspected at their ironmongery department. Messrs Hare and Davidson, land 1 agents, Pahiatua, report having dis- , posed of property to the value of £IOO,OOO during the past month. Most of the sales were . effected in the Pahiatua district In addition to bicycles and cyclists' , accessories Messrs E. Reynolds and Co., Ltd., have established quite a sports depot in their Masterton premises. Lovers of all outdoor games are invited to inspect the stock. Messrs W. M. Ashton and Co., Land Agents, Wanganui, advertise particulars of a highly improved sheep farm of 1,345 acres, which has been placed in their hands for sale. , Messrs J. D. Cruickshank and Co., Ltd., announce that they have for sale seed wheat and oats of the most favourite varieties. The firm aie agents for Tamlin's incubators Wolseley separators, and stock and station requisites. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have just had erected fine new business premises in Dannevirke, which reflect great credit on , the enterprise of the firm. The building is 66 feet by 120 feet, and is constructed on the most modern lines. The offices are capacious, well lighted, and fitted with all J] the latest improvements. At the back is a large store-room capable of holding sacks to the number of 15,000. An extraordinary sweep-out sale of furniture is announced to open at the Wairarapa Furnishing Company's premises, Queen Street, Masterton, to-morrow. The Company has purchased the whole stock of a big manufacturing firm, and have decided to quit it at extremely low rates. Elsewhere, to-day, a few prices are quoted that must attract the attention of economical; buyers. They give a general idea of the reductions made. BROUGHT TO BAY ( Are tboße enemies of civilisation, Indigestion and Dyspepsia, when Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabulos are employed. 2a 6d per (in. Obtainable at H. E. Eton, Chemist, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton, and the Mauriceville Co-operativa Store, Mauriceville West. Fo Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d and 2s fid.

'ffiheiMaCmahon Dramatic Company ha£,disbanded, and the members have Baft for .Australia. •EheTaranaki by-election will take place Aotday. The candidates are Messrs 'flockrill (Government), Malone >(Jndqpoiident), and Okey (Opposition)). At Eeatherston on Saturday the Hinemaa ({ladies) hockey team were defeated Jjy the Paka Koura team by one jjoal io nil. Miss I. Benton scored Ahe,goal.for the winners. Messrs A. .Matthews, of Featheraton, T.. P. Allen, Lower Hutt, J. Kebbell, of Qhau, and J. Holms, of jlnvercarg\ill f have,been elected to fill the vacancies on the Council of the New Zealand Romany Marsh Sheep Breeders' Association. The following will represent the Greytown Hockey Club against the Knox team, at Masterton. next Thursday.:— F. Bunny, E. Hawkes, C. Gomer„ A. Balfour, J). C. Humphrey V. Nicholson, R. McFarlane, H. Tocker, J.. JKelliway, A. E. Scott, Wi Te Tau,; emergency C. Sloan. That the times have changed for Christchurch since the Exhibition period waa abundantly .evidenced on Thursday night, says The Press, when the "crowd" assembled at the railway station to witness the arrival of the second express numbered (exclusive of railway officials) exactly six indivduals. The Canterbury A. and P.. Association have decided to forward the following# two questions on to the Agricultural Conference for discussion:—(l) That the Government should revise the system of branding and ear-marking sheep. (2) That the Government be asked to abolish the sheep tax. The "postcard craze" has been turned to good account as an advertising medium by the Manawatu j,A. and P. Association, which is now sending out business communications on postcards which bear excellent reproductions of photographs taken at during the last Winter Show. The pictures give a .good idea of the , tremendous covered space that the Association has at its disposal. As showing, the extreme interest taken by residents of some of the South Island towns in the getting together of a good band (says the Te Aroha News) we give as an example ,the case of a letter being received 1 the other day by a local tradesman Who is also a gcod instrumentalist, from a southern band secretary offering him a billet in his own trade at lis a day, and in addition a bonus of £l2 12b per year from the band. The town in question is by no means a large one, nor yet is it a tourist resort. The Feilding .branch of the Farmera' Union will forward th j following the Provincial Conference: —That District Secretaries be appointed instead of provincial organisers and secretaries, whose duty it shall be to canvass for insurance, get aubscriptionfl, collect subscriptions, and get new members within the district for which they are appointed, *and to attend to the general interest "of the Union, and that the appointments be made in such places as Wanganui, Marton, Feilding, Palmerston North, Pahiatua, Mas- ' terton, Levin, and such other places, and that a committee be set up to carry this into effect, and that '•he moneys received jas provincial levies be used for* this purpose. The Wairarapa P. and A. Society held its annual meeting, at Carterton, on Saturday last. The balancesheet showed that the overdraft had been reduced by £IOO during the year, ana no less a sum than £l6O had been spent on improvements to the ground. The membership of the association had increased, and the hope was expressed that the list would be further added to this year. The following \ officers were elected:— President, Mr H. McPhee ; Vice-Presidents, Messrs A. M'Master and J. G. Oates; Treasurer, Mr G. W. Deller; Auditor, Mr J. Moncrieff, jnr. The following were elected a committee Messrs H. A. Bunny, Colin Campbell, A. Clark, R. Cooper, F. J. Di'ion, A. Donald, E. Eagle, jnr., G. Gaskin, C. Morgan, J. G. M'Donald, W. J. Nix, D. Reid, A. J. Reynolds, G. Sievers, R. Smith, J. Snell, J. Standen and J. Strang. , Bheumatism, gout, sciatica, lumbago, are caused by excess uric acid poison iu the blood, which deposits in the muscles and joints. J*hbumo quickly cures. 2/6& 4/6. FRENZIED WITH FEAR Are many who develop lung trouble. Dr. BhelUuu'uiHtwin.cover; lor Coughs, Golds, and Consumption will cure them. Price, istidtrndSd. Ootainable at H, 13. Eton, Cbemlßt, Masterton, J. Baillle, Carterton, and the Maurioeville Co-operative StoreMaurioeville West., , Why not get ) our customs work done with the gieutebt promptness and despatoh? Send the papers to J. J., Curtis and Co. Ltd., Shipping, JJorwuruii g and Customhouse Agents, Customhoua Quay, Wellington, who will carry out every detail and deliver the (roods to you at toe most rea BonaDle cnargea. Write lot further parioularu.—Advt. He was the cotter's only child, They called hiai Little Jim, And Death with sj)the and hour-glasa had Called round to wait on him; The mother wept, the father sobbed, Ij'or death looked very sure, ' s But Little Jim's still in the swim, '.Through Woodß' Great Peppermint 'owq