THE Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1907. ANYTHING TO BE "IN THE SWIM."

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8442, 15 May 1907, Page 4

THE Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1907. ANYTHING TO BE "IN THE SWIM."

When journeying home to the Imperial Conference, Sir Joseph Ward delivered in Australia a forcible and patriotic speech,on the determination of Australasia to resist alien immigration to the uttermost. "Coloured immigration, 5 ' Sir Joseph is reported as saying, "is the one thing that would drive colonists to fight against their own race and their flag." Strong language, certainly, but the Premier realises ,that the present unprotected condition of the Australasian colonies is one of the greatest gravity. The 1 Wellington Post describes the speech as a lapse from "good taste and good sense," and then our contemporary, with characteristic inconsistency, and true to its "rail-sitting" propensity, proceeds to quote the Sydney Bulletin as follows:—"It was shrewdly pointed out by the Bulletin, a few weeks ago, apropos of the : British Prime Minister's proposals for the limitation of armaments,, that to give effect to them would Seriously aggravate the peril of Australia and New Zealand, sin ce by Weakening the Western Powers it would relatively increase the strength of those Eastern Powers against which the others are at present our only barrier. The moral is that we must get guns of our own, and as the satae paper points out in the last issue to hand, the closest form of Imperial organisation will not dispense with this necessity. 'Unforunately' it says, 'the most capable, eloquent, and diplomatic department, however good it may be in time of peace, doesn't amount to any ; form of active and visible defence in time of war. When questions

arise affecting the control and safety of the Pacific, Australian misgivings as to the growth of Asiatic power will still have, butjscant consideration if they come from an Australia, unarmed, defenceless, weakly clinging to its mother's skirts whilst yapping insults to the yellow man next door. We must have, a Fighting Australia as well as a White Australia.' " Yet the Post abuses Sir Joseph Ward for saying, ,\n, effect,, that Australasians should be prepared to make any.sacrifice,.to go to any .length, to do anything in f act to resist coloured immigration! It is the Post "all over." Inuring the past, few years the Wellington evening paper has expressed about four different series of "opinions" on the preferential trade proposals, its latest "opinion," in view of the result of the Imperial Conference, being in the direction of condescendingly patting on the back Messrs Lloyd George, Winston Churchill, Lord Elgin, and 6ther gentlemen, who are, unfortunately, British Ministers at the present time. But the Bulletin, in its demand for an "armed Australia," is scarcely consistent. When the various Governments of Australasia were despatching contingents wholesale to South Africa, a matter in which the late Mr Seddon was, undoubtedly, the leader, the Bulletin howled prodigiously against the creation of a martial spirit, and the "Cohentingent" policy. The sending of the contingents to South Africa certainly tended to stimulate patriotic feeling throughout the colonies, arid to bind the Empire, as a whole, closer together, but, apparently, some papers, like some of our politicians, ( will say anything in order to be in I what they deem to be "the swim."

MASTERTON TRUST LANDS TRUST. • ■■ ■ The annual report of the Masterton Trust Lands Trust, which is published elsewhere, discloses a satisfactory state of affairs and wise management on the part of the Trustees. The overdraft, - which stood on April Ist, 1906, at £293 16s 7d, has been reduced during the year to £54 lis, and the sum of £BOO has been paid off the Town Hail loan. Among the grants that were made during the year were: — £95, District High School; £l5O, special furnishing Science School; £SO, Agricultural Class; £IOO, to the Technical ; £2O to the Municipal JBand; £25 to the Public Library; and £37 to St. Patrick's School. Mention is made in the report of the Empowering Act passed by the House during last session. The Trustees are deserving of the thanks of the community for the efficient manner in which they have controlled the Trust during the,past year.

NUMBER ONE. .• There is no doubt that the whole colony was more or less interested in, the result of the by-election for the New Plymouth seat. It was the first straight-out contest on the freehold v. leasehold issue, and we are not surprised that it has resulted in the return of Mr H. Okey, a pronounced freeholder. All three candidates, it is true, declared that .they.were freeholders, but Mr Malone belonged to no party—he trusted apparently to his personal popularity and ability,' failing to realise that whejre a system' of government by party prevails that individuals must sometimes waive personal views in order to work in harmony with the main principles of the party with which they are most in sympathy. The attitude adopted by Mr Dockrill, the Government candidate, was, in our opinion, completely absurd. He claimed, in effect, that he was a supporter of/ the Government, yet as a freeholder he was opposed to the great policy measure —the Bill—which the Government is. putting forward. No intelligent electorate could be expected to accept the services of a candidate who declared himself in such contradictory terms. The freeholders in the New Plymouth electorate well knew that in Mr Okey they had a candidate who would not, if returned, compromise in any way on the land question, but, clearly, it was impossible that they could place the same degree of confidence in either of the other two candidates. The New Plymouth seat is the first which has become vacant since the introduction of Mr McNab's Land Bill, and it has been won by the freeholders, and it will not be their last win, by any manner of means, if the Government persevere with the Bill. The successful candidate (Mr Okey) would make considerable alterations in the existing land legislation, but, in our way of thinking, there is not great need for amendment, except in regard to allowing Crown tenants under the lease—in--perpetuity to acquire the freehold of their holdings. The land nationalises in this country have made a mistake in thinking that the underlying principle of "the eternal lease system" was that of land, nationalisation. The 999 years' lease was instituted with the object of protecting the small man by preventing the aggregation of large estates through buying out small holdings. Land nationalisation was not, until Mr McNab introduced his Bill, a plank in the platform of the Liberal Government. What has been required for years past is vigorous administra-

tion in the direction of placing settlers upon the "waste'' Crown' lands,, nd native lands; and in the matter of closer settlement generally. A larger population on the land is the crying need of New Zealand. : ' LOC4I. ANV GENESIS.,;'"People will sign a petition jss long as it r not a subscription lit-!,." said Cr Yarr at the Borough Council meeting last evening; The Wanganui Borough Council, last nighty appointed a committee to report on the advisability of adopting the provisions of the Fin: Brigades Bill.—As ial.ion. The work of repairing the broken Wellington city water mains was completed at 2 o'clock yesterday morning, and the water f r 6m the Waintii-o-mata reservoir wad turned on at 9 o'clock. The Wanganui Harbour Bua-d has adopted an extensive scheme for harbour improvements, and operations Will begin this morning, when the engineers will proceed to jay off the work in connection with the northern mole.—Association. At the Wellington Supreme Court, last evening, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of Chas. and Emily Higgison, charged with causing the death of their infant child through neglect, states a Press Association telegram. At the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, last evening, it was decided to take 1 up the following amounts under the loan schedule:— £I,OOO under schedule B, and £1,700 under schedule G, for road machinery. . ' A man, about 40 years of age, walked into a timber yard in Wellington, yesterday, and sitting down died in a few minutes from heart failure, states a Press Association telegram. His clothing was of k the kind usually worn by seafaring men. On the body was found a discharge from the steamer Ruapehu. made out in the name of Albert Hillier.

A letter was recaived at the meeting of the Masterton County Council, yesterday, from the Chief Engineer of Roads stat'.ng that the re-instatement of the Ihuraua bridge grant (£200) would receive consideration when the estimates for the year were being dealt with, but the Government would not undertake the erection of the structure.

Cr 'C. E. Cock burn-Hood presented each of the Councillors at the meeting of the County Council, • yesterday, with a large photo of the-Councillors and the County Clerk (Mr F. G. Moore) and the County Engineer • (Mr- ! Q. Mc-" Lachlan). Cr Hood intimated his intention of presenting the County with a large framed photo of the Councillors, to be hung in the County office. The Coloniel Secretary has sent the following telegram to Mr A. W. Hogg: "I am endeavouring to arrange for the election of members of the Fire Board by fire insurance companies for" district during May, failing that the election- of the, Board must stand over pending an amendment of the Fire Brigades Act next session. I may add that the difficulty would not have occurred if the for constitution had been made sooner." ,

j At a meeting of the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, last night, states a Press. Association telegram, the following resolution was passed: —"That this Centre declines ,to consider ratification of' the reciprocity agreement with the New 'Zealand Athletic Union until such time as the New Zealand Council is fully cognisant of the attitude of the. Athletic Union towards proprietary, sports syndicates which have lately com 6 into prominence in, Auckland and. Wellington, and threaten to establish themselves in other; ceniresiof the colony*"! : , : A Press Association telegram from Palmerstoh North states that a ing of d&egatp& from da'iry factories in the Wellington and Hawke's Bay provinces decided to appoint a committee to report upon the advisability *of establishing a butter-box and cheese-crate factory, and report to the Conference to be held in June. It was decided to recommend that the contract with the Wellington Meat Export Company for cool storage accommodation be renewed for another three years. A committee was set up to confer with the Agricultural Department regarding the inspection of dairies and to report to the conference in June. The monthly meeting of the Masterton Municipal Fire Brigade was held in the Central Station, last evening, Captain Jenkins presiding. Leave of absence was granted to Fireman Duggan and sick leave to Fireman Church. The Secretary reported the average musters for ApriL as follow:—Meetings, 23 2-3; alarms, 18. A letter was received from the Town Clerk in reference to the quarterly grant. The Secretary of the Carterton Fire Brigade wrote thanking the Masterton Brigade for the use of uniforms for the Christchurch demonstration. Fireman R. Harding tendered his resignation as a member, consideration of which was deferred for a fortnight. The Brigade decided to challenge the local Foresters' Lodge to a friendly game of cards. Fireman | Haughey applied for a three years' certificate. Captain Jenkins presented Engineer Norman with a two years' extra service bar. A vote of thanks was accorded to Foreman Braggins for a gift of ventilators for the sleeping quarters. Other" routine business concluded the meeting. j MILKING MACHINE HI3TOEY. The first milking machine 'is recorded 100 wmrs ngo, since when at least 100 different machines have apneared. In [ spite ut' automatic releasers, and innumerable device;) unsigned to overcome the iJmitferous stress on the cows, every i nmchioe failed absolutely. It rerhaii ed ! (or Giiiiea, a Victorian fanner, to pad at, five -joyrs ago, the p'rincipie of inlettirtg air in like main er to the calf, and thus produced the "Lawrenco Kennedy Gilli *," j the first sue.esgi'ui milker. Ono machine I hiving no\Vj . roved successful will natur • Hy j piotluce inntiitor.'., but past history proves their chance of tuccesßis one in 100.

Fo Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is b'd and. 2a Gd.'

At the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, last evening, Cr Elliott was' appointed a member of the Park Committee. . The Treasury has notified the Masterton Borough Council that the lean of £7OO for expenditure! on the highpressure water supply 'for the abattoir is now available. . . Temple suggested, at the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, , last evening, that the Couftcil should pass a resolution that they : should rise at 10.30 o'clock." Gr Tongood moved, and •Cr Cock-burn-Hood seconded, at the meeting of the Finance Committee of the Masterton County Council, yesterday, that the Clerk be directed to make application for the Colonial Treasr urer's provisional approval to a loan of £l5O for building a bridge over the Patanui Stream on the East Coast Road. The resolution was; carried. The Masterton Orchestral Society held a most successful' practice last evening under i.he conductorship of Mr Sydney Earee. The programme for the forthcoming concert includes some of the. music performed by the* Exhibition Orchestra, and promises to be "in advance of former efforts of the Society. A final rehearsal will take pjace on Monday next in the Town Hall. The concert will be held oh Tuesday next. , At the meeting of the Masterton County Council, yesterday,- a letter was received from the Masterton Chamber of j Commerce suggesting' the necessity for posting up the names of the streets in the immediate vicinity -of Masterton, Cr Harris, moved, and Cr Welch seconded; "that }f the Chamber of Commerce will find the money the Council will carry put the work." The resolution was carried- * , The Secretary of ..the.New Zealand Counties' Association notified' the Masterton County Council, yesterday, that a conference of delegates will be I held in Wellington on July 9th for the purpos3 of considering the Local Government '-Bill, 1906, and other matters of importance in connection with local government. It was re- ; solved that Cr C. E. 1 Cockburn-Hood should represent the Council as delegate at (he conference. Mp'C< H. Savage, poundkeeper, 1 reported to the meeting of the Masterton Coilnty Council, < that the total/ number of stock seized by this : ranger during the three Weeks; ■ ending May i4th, and claimed before .1 reaching'the pound, was 117, and the i number! impounded reached the record. | totaliof 75;- The number of impoundI ings;also constituted a record, viz., j 36. Mr Savage Considered the ranger (Mr W.- Davidson) a very capable ' officer * •■.■>■'■<

At the meeting of the Masterton Borough j Council, last evening, a letter was received from Mr A. W. Hogg, M'.'H.R., stating that he had forwarded the Council's communication in reference to improved facilities for the \ disposal of State coal in; Masterton', to the Minister of Mines. Mr Hogg further stated that,, enquiry, he had learned: that! State coal had been proved' to* be unsuitable for gas-making,J and as I the result of a good, trial he found that the coal that was being, sold rat the MastertonGasworksiwasVi quite unsuitable for household' pur* ■?. \ poses. ■ -,,: ■:.-).■ ■•■>>: -,.■

At the meeting of the ;Mastertcr> . Borough Council, last evening, a subscription list in aid of erecting a memorial" to the late Mr'.'.'R'. J. ( Seddon was received from Mr. M. C. O'Connell. Cr Pauling said that: Mr O'Connell had informed him that if anything -was going to be done locally in' a-' ! substantial •■■ manner he would hand over the' subscriptions already collected to the Council to- ' ward's; a 'local project. The Mayorsaid hei".favoured something being done v in connection with erecting i a memorial to the late Premier; He would like to see a Technical.School building. To have such a building' here was a hobby of his. He would give £25 towards the erection of a Technical School in iMaaterton. '--Cr Ewingtdn said- he' was ih sympathy with the erection of •' jia Technical' School building in Mas'terton as- a i memorial to the late Mr I Seddon. eventually decided that st'committee, consisting of Crs Haughey,'»Temple and Ewington, and Mr O'Connell should work in conjunction,, with, the Technical School Managers in,,the matter of taking up': sub'scriptions^'etc. Am eating' of the Finance Committee jb'f the Master'ton County Council was ''fieTd; yesterday mdrning. There' 'were' I '.present—Crs W. J. Welch (ch'alrinah), C. E. CockburnHo6d, W- "Harris, J. Morris arid H. Toogoodl l The Treasurer reported as follows 1 : General Fupd Account; dr.V £917 19s lOd; Local Bodies'Loans'Account, cr., £2,222 2s lOd; Accounts; cr. balance, £1,197 14s lid. ' The .receipts since April 9th amountedto £366 10s 6d. Accounts' amounting ]to £2,148 15s 7d were recommended for payment. It was decided ■' ttat the application of Mr D. McDonald, toll-collector at Tawataia, for an allowance for firewood, be referred to the Councillors for the Alfredton riding and the County Engineer with power to act. The Clerk presented statements (approximate) of the positions of the several Riding Accounts at March31st last. The minutes of the meeting, held on* the 20th ultimo, of the sub-committee, appointed to enquire and report upon thej question of making more'.'adequate provision for the * extra expense , incurred by the Engineer in, supervising the expenditure of loan and grant moneys, were read. It was resplved that the consideration of the recommendations therein contained be postponed in order to permit of Councillors making themselves further. acquainted with the subject before finally .dealing therewith. The OELEBRir* by Sander and Sons Pobe. Volatile Eucalypti Exthaot is universally acknowledged. Boyalty honours it, and the entire medioal profession has adopted its use, Imitations sprung up without number. The latest of them—as Btyled •■' Extracts " —was oil foisted upon the trusting and unwary under tbo grossest misuse of bander and Sons' reputation, fancier and Sons insmutt d an action at the Supreme Court of Viciork, before His .Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden, K.O.iYi.G., etc.,and ut the trial a sworn wime».« testified that he had to stop the use of counterfeits on account of the irritation produced. Tina frhows what care is required to obtain an article that is scientifically tested and approved 0f.,,,As such in surety endorsed ami recommended the GUNUINE SANDEU AND SONS' PUKE VOLATILE EUt.ALXJfXI EXThAOT.

Claude Paget, against* whom the Grand Jury presented a,'.l)r«e»bill at Wellington, yesterday mopning,vis' to take his trial next Monday -..morning on the charge of having murdered Pearl Axup, by |'a't her home in Abel Smith Street, Wellington. The witnesses for "the' defence number 31. '. ' ( ,', A Press Association "cablegram from London, yesterday^'stafesH - Sir Joseph Ward has , feyertecl to hia orietinai plan to,leave tohdon on FvMjf dnd (Overtake' the steamer Mooltan at Port' Said. J Miss"Elleen Waiti will remain in England;. ■< Sir Joaeph Ward will feceive the Freedom 1 of:! Bristol on Wednesday.andwill visit Dublin' University on Thursday. It' is understood that ,'the otago Rugby .Union is unlikely to take any action with respect to the Northern Union's attempt to induce footballers to visit England)' The local centre feels that to discuss the* matter would be to give it m> necessary publicity, and that it will be time t«'vigorously oppose the proposal when it is officially brought under the centre's notice. ' The Rev. Alex. Shepherd, one of the earliest .Presbyterian ministers in the Hawke'a Bay province,, died at Napier or? Monday evening, at the age of 82 years. He arrived in New Zealand in .1865, and was soon after inducted to Ihe. church at Waipukuru, at Which place he became ths first; clerk of the Hawke's Bay Presbytery. He afterwards filled for many years the position of pastor of the Havelock Presbyterian Church, and has alao preached in the Geraldine and Southland churches, deceased leaves a widow and one daughter: During a discussion at the meeting of the Masterton County Council, yesterday, in connection with an application made by the owner of a traction engine to be allowed to take the engine from Carterton over the County roads to Eketahuna without paying an additional license, fee, one Councillor said that if the. license was imposed it would be the farmer who would suffer, as the price fofcicutting chaff would be increased by .the owner of the engine to cover the coat of the license. >'* ' ><i ;> •

Annie McDougall, tWentVyc'ara of age, had a terrible 'experience at Awaroa (Auckland), where she was residing with! her .uncle. She left the' house ori Thursday night, clothed in ordinary .garments. As she failed to return on* Friday, search parties scoured the country, and Miss McDougall was: found bedraggled, hungry, almost demented two miles from home. She had crossed a creek fairly wide -ami deep, but could not say howshe ; did so. She is suffering from.', shock, which it is feared may have serious results. „ ( , vi , j,. In connection with, the New Brighton fatality, in which a young man named Moorhouse, while riding a motor on the Brighton:beach, ran over and killed a lad: 'namedGourley, Mr Wilding, solicitor 'for the Moorhouse family, sent a letter to Gourley's parents enc'osing a cheque for £260. Young Moorhouse, is a boy at school, his parents being away iin England. He behaved in a most manly way in regard to the accident. When he saw that;an accident , was.. imminent, he mad& every dflbrfr 'to ' stop this machine- -at a personal risk. The parents of the boy Gourley fully recognise house's manly behaviour, and accept the cheque in the spirit in which it was given. The beach is not)v under the control of the New Brighton Borough.

The annual meeting, iof the St. Matthew's Club was held. .Jin the Vestry last evening. The Rev A. M. Johnson presided, and there were 13 members present, It was*decided to hold meetings on Tuesday nights as usual. As Tuesday evenings did not suit the present secretary (Mr 1 W. Palamontain), Mr J. Wintringham was appointed assistant secretary to keep the minutes, etc. The first Tuesday in every month, was set aside as,a "games evening,'.', find the chairman aud ; Mr J. Berry were authorised to purchase suitable games. On the motion of.Mr J. Berry a dramatic club was firmed;, and it was decided to give an entertain mant towards the end .of the year. On May 28th, a "Trial ;■ by Jury" will be held. Three new 'members were elected. . •

In summing up the Evidence ■ aganst George Edward' ''Kelly, charged at the Wellington 'Stipreme Court, on Monday, with being a rogue and a,vagabond,,* Mr, Justice Cooper said it was exceedingly; difficult for a man who, had brought himself within the Hnes of ]the criminal law to gain honest employment, conSequent upon the outlook ■ taken by society as a whole. That would be remedied in time. A great many people were beginning to thitik otherwise, and to realise that the worst man might, under certain circumstances, become a good man. , But it was the duty of the police to conserve what might be called the civil interest of the community; ,and it was very necessary in the best interests of the law that companionship of people, who had been convicted of acts of dishonesty should be looked upon with suspicion. Mr T. F. Martin, solicitor to the ! Municipal Association of New Zealand, has forwarded an opinion to the ' Masterton Borough Council in reference to the question of whether regulations can be made'under the Municipal Corporations Act 1900 giving Borough Councils power to compel all milk brought into a borough for sale to be passed through a municipal clearing-house in which it would be filtered from impurities, pasteurized if necessary, and handed back to the vendors in glass bottles: Mr Martin stated that Section 346 of the Municipal Corporations Act enables the Governor-in-Cduncil to make regulations "for prescribing precautions to be taken for protecting milk against infection or contamination." Mr Martin was of opinion that the necessary regulations could be made under this sub-section. After quoting at length various cases in support of his opinion, Mr Martin concludes, "I am therefore Of opinion that regulations could validly be made under the Municipal Corporations A:t giving Borough [Councils the powers mentioned at the beginning of his opinion." Rheum > cures rheumatism,-gout, sciatic i and lumbago (juickly and permanently. It is a thoroughly safe and abao'lut-sly reliable remedy. All chemists and < store*, 2/6 and 4/6. .v .V- .:,; -

The low-lying hills in the vicinity of Eketahuna wore capped with snow yesterday morning. At the meeting of the Masterton County Council, yesterday, it was deeided to expend £l2 on the Ihuraua Valley Road on repairs. At the Master ton Police Court, yesterday morning, before Mr G. Heron, J.P., a first offender was fined sa, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk.

The death occurred at the Greytown Hospital, yesterday afternoon, of a man named Hodgins. He had been 1 an inmate of the institution for over twelve months.—Association.

Prior to leaving Bush to take up their residence at Hamua, Mr and Mrs H'. W. Clay were presented with a silver kettle and stand by the bachelors of Morison's Bush.

The Masterton Borough Council was, yesterday, granted permission by the Masterton County Council to lay gas mains to *the Masterton Hospital., The directors of the Ballance Co-operative Dairy. Company have decided not to entertain the proposal that a cheese : making plant be installed.

The Colonial Secretary has written to the Masterton County Council stating that the Mangarai Bridge Loan cannot be transferred to the Mauricevilie County till the proposed regulations are * approved of by the Executive Council.

At .the meeting of the Finance Committee of the Masterton County Council, yesterday, it was decided, on the motion of Cr Toogood, seconded by Cr Cock burn-Hood, that the sum of £IOO be advanced to the treasurer under imprest, •to meet payments in connection with labour, which may be required to repair extraordinary damage arising through recent floods.

A deputation consisting of Messrs A. Chapman and C. King waited on the Borough Council, last evening, in support of a petition asking that the footpaths in Hogg Crescent be formed and metalled. The deputation stated that for the present they would be satisfied if some gravel were laid down "so that they could get down the street with dry feet." Crs Pauling and Pragnell were appointed a committee to go into the matter. Messrs J. Pinhey and S. Connell waited on the Mastertoti County Council, yesterday, with reference to tho Ruamahanga River encroaching on their respective properties during a flood. They asked the Council to put in some protective works. After hearing the * deputation the Council decided that Crs Welch, Morris, Harris and Colquboun should • be a committee to inspect the locality with the Engineer, and Messrs Pinhey and Connell, to-day, at 2 o'clock. . At the meeting of the Finance Committee o/ the Masterton County Council; yesterday) Cr Toogood moved, and Cr Cockburn-Hood seconded-T-"Thafc Messrs Tinkham, Tuxford Bros., and others interested in the proposal to establish a telephone line to Stronvar, be informed in answer to their application for the Council's guarantefe to any loss which might occur in connection with the. working of the proposed line, that if they will enter themselves into a joint and several guarantee to recoup the Council for any such loss, the Council will give the matter of their request due consideration." The motion was carried.

The following letter was received at the meeting of the Finance' Com mittee of the Masterton County Council, yesterday, from the Chief Health Officer (Dr. Mason):—"l am directed by the Minister of Public Health, in view of the fact that several of the local authorities which agreed to contribute towards the salary of a Sanita*ry Inspector have declined to continue, to notify you that the present arrangement, whereby .the Department pays the Inspector's salary; will cease on May 31st/;. Although-the present arrangement cannot be continued, I am instructed, to inform you that the Minister 'will be willing to consider applicationss ;fqr a subsidy towards the salary of a Sanitary Inspector from local authorities, whose population make' it impossible to pay sufficient salary. I need hardly say that the District Health Officer will be only too pleased to help in any possible way in securing a suitable person for the position." The committee decided to take no action with reference to the matter. An advertiser requires a domesticated lady help. Mrs H. H. Beetham requires a laundress, housemaid, and a house sewing-maid. The public are reminded that the Wairarapa Furnishing Company's special sale of furniture will commence to-day. Mr H. A. Whelch, draper-, Queen Street, announces a special sale of winter goods, including ladies' jackets, coats, costumes, and winter, millinery. The citizens of Masterton are invited to attend the presentation of a testimonial to Mr A. C. Scrimgeour, which will be made in the Borough Council Chambers at 3 o'clock, tomorrow afternoon. An election will be held, on Thursday, May 30th, to fill the ordinary vacancies occurring on the Masterton Trust Lands Trust arid three additional Trustees, in accordance with the provisions of the "Empowering Act 1905" and "Amendment Act 1906." Nominations are due with the Returning Officer, Mr A. Hathaway, at noon on Thursday, May 23rd, at the office of the Trust, Hall Street. • ' ■ BROUGHT TO BAY Are thope enemies of civilisation, Indigestion and Dyspepsia, when Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules are employed. 2a 6d per tin. Obtainable at H. E. Eton, Chemist, Masterton. J. liaillie, Car terton, and the Mauriceville Co-operative Store, Mauriceville West. Man wants but little here below When wintry winds commence to blow, With aleet and fain and hail and snow, Man wants but little here you know. But that same little that he wants Must make him always fael secure, The wise man knows, so off he goes To purchase Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Eheumo ha 3 enabled many a poor suffer m from rheumatism, couc. sciatica, and lumbago to once more enjoy health and happiness. 2s ()d and 4s 6d. Sold evefy where.