LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8481, 8 July 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is understood that Messrs Bunny and Anderson's .Wairarapa Tannery at Clareville has been disposed of to a Wellington buyer. Up to the present the winter has been one of the mildest experienced in Eketahuna for a number of seasons, states the local paper. Out of 1,250 school children recently examined by the Otago Odontological Society, only 25 had mouths in which the teeth were free from , decay. It was decided at the meeting of the Stewards of the Masterton Racing Club, on Saturday, to offer Mr H. Welch the position of custodian of the Opaki Racecourse. The cabdrivers and carters of Masterton are arranging to hold a cos- j tume football match, the proceeds | from which will be handed to Mr J.; K. Blinkhorne. \ The Woodville Borough Council I has adopted a report on increasing I the water supply with another reservoir of 400,000 gallon, capacity at an j estimated cost of £2,800. The members of the Dorcas Society | wish to acknowledge with thanks a donation from Mrs Hosking, flannel from Mrs Maunsell, and parcels from Miss Fowler and an anonymous donor. A private cable message received in Wellington states that the boxing contest between W. Squires, the champion of Australia, and T. Burns, which was fought in America, was won Dy Burns in one round. Some two score young women accustomed to domestic service are coming out to the colony by the lonic which is due from London on Tuesday week. Most of them are coming out to fill situations for which they were engaged in the Old Country. The collection of English sweated industries shown at the Christchurch Exhibition is now being exhibited in Napier. A Napier tradesman states that artificial flowers, such as are included in the collection, are paid for at the rate of 7d per gross, and yet are not obtainable by New Zealand shopkeepers for less than 2s 6d. During the last year, according to remarks made by the Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister for Labour, at the Wharf Labourers' social at Wellington, on Friday night, there has been a larger increase in the number of unions in this colony than in any one year since 1890. The total increase of the members of unions during the last year amounted to 4,500. Miss Stempa, who has occupied the position of cashier in the Masterton branch of the W.F.C.A. for nearly eight years has resigned her position. On Saturday evening she was the recipient of a handsome silver toilet set suitably engraved from the staff. The presentation was made by Mr D. Caselberg. Miss Stempa suitably acknowledged the gift. The candidates for the Chairmanship or Committees in the Legislative Council are the Hons. R. H. J. Reeves, who accepted the position last session, W. C. Smith, J. Rigg and W. Carncross. It is understood the Government will not declare for any of the candidates, but will give the Council a perfectly free hand in the choice. Mr F. G. Wayne, local Inspector of Stock, underwent an operation in . the Masterton Hospital, on Thursday' last, for an injury to his leg. Mr Wayne met with an accident nearly eighteen months ago, and, as dangerous symptoms set in, an operation was found necessary. Mr Wayne is now progressing favourably, • but it will be some weeks before he will be about again. A deputation from the Dunedin Progressive Society waited on the Dunedin Trades and Labour Council with the object of enlisting co-oper-ation in dealing with ths sweated goods exhibit shown at Dunedin a f&w weeks ago, and devising some means for preventing goods manufactured under these conditions being imported into New Zealand. The Council appointed a committee to act with the society in the direction indicated. A short time ago the Minister of Labour informed the | Council that articles of similar character to those exhibited were \ being imported into New Zealand. A letter was received at the meeting of the Stewards of the Masterton Racing Club, on Saturday, from the Rangitikei Racing Club asking ( the Stewards to support a motion at the forthcoming Racing Conference protesting against the Manawatu Racing Club having three consecutive race days for their Christmas meeting. The members present expressed therr selves as strongly against the Manawatu Club having three days' meeting. On the motion of Mr Caselberg, seconded by Mr Cooper, it was decided to instruct the Club's delegates at the Conference to protest against the Manawatu Club having a three days' meeting. A Capetown paper of recent date contains an account of a wedding solemnised at at. Peter's Church, Mowbray, the contracting parties being Captain the Hon. Maurice Bingham, sth Lancers, eldest son of Lord and Lady Clanmorris, of Bangor Castle, Bangor, Newbrook, Mayo, and Miss Leila Josephine Cloete, daughter of Mr Gordon Cloete, J.P., and Mrs Cloete, of The Rosary, Rosebank. The bridegroom saw service with his regiment for three years of the Boer War and is now on his way Home to rejoin the sth Lancers at Aldershot, after a three years' term of service as aide-de-camp to Lord Plunket, Governor of New Zealand. THE "L.K.G." IN AMERICA. The New Zealand agents for th? "Lawrence - Kennedy- Gillies" Milking Machine received advice by a recent mail that up to date over 1,700 of these popular machines had been sold in U.S.A. The Kansas State Experimental Station recently issued a special Bulletin covering a lengthy and searching investigation of the merits of the "L.K G." Milker. The final judgment is net only conclusive, but highly commendatory of the "L.K G." It is interesting to note that results in other countries bear out the judgment of practical and scientific men througnout i Australasia. Sole Agents, J. B. MacEwan ( and Co., Ltd., U.S.S. Co.'s Buildings, ! Wellington. ' 1

Mrs F. F. Berry, of Makuri, died suddenly at Milton, Otago, last Wednesday. There is a movement on foot to establish a branch of the AntiAsiatic League in Palmerston North, It is reported that Mr Newcombe has disposed of his 400-acre farm on the Nireaha Road to Messrs Drysdale Bros. The annual meeting of members of the Masterton Trotting Club will be held on Wednesday, August 14th, at 8 p.m. - A man who was fined.los at Christchurch for drunkenness had £IOO in his possession when he was arrested, states a Press Association telegram. It is reported that an unsuccessful canvass in being "made of Palmerston North hotel employees in connection with the operations of a union, says the Standard. The Inspector of Police at Dunedin has been notified that Thomas Lingard shot himself on Saturday morning at Mr James Ross' farm, Kartigi, states a Press Association telegram. { At the meeting of the Stewards of the Masterton Trotting Club, on Saturday night, the secretary (Mr A. Hathaway) was appointed to represent the club at the annual Trotting Conference to be held in Wellington on July 25th. It is anticipated that the Rongokokako Co-operative Cheese Company will this season pay a bonus of threepence per lb on butter fat supplied. This will mean that suppliers for the year will receive a total of one shilling per lb on all butter fat. A man, named C. K. Burney, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at Christchurch for obtaining money by false pretences. He represented himself, states a Press Association telegram; to be R. H. Boddington, manager of 0 sheep station in Marlborough. The Stewards of the Masterton Trotting Club.met on Saturday night, there being present--Messrs F. Hill (chairman), J. Cress, T. W. Miller, A. Snodgrass, W. lorns, J. O'Meara, W. Morris, G. H. Yates and J. Dixon. A letter from Mr C. H. Smith, resigning as a member of the club, was held over. On the motion of Mr Morris, seconded by Mr Cress, it was decided to place on record the services rendered to the club by the late Mr J. O'Neill. The Secretary was instructed to forward a letter of condolence to Mrs O'Neill. Last week's mail from Sydney , brought a letter from the Wanganui sculler, Webb, who is now training on the Paramatta River for his match against C. Towns on August 3rd for the championship of the world. The letter indicates that New Zealand's champion sculler is , in the best of health, and that his training operations at the time of writing were vigorously proceeding. Webb has made his headquarters at Abbottsford, nearly opposite George Towns' boat - building establishment at Gladesville, about eight miles from Sydney, and is evidently very comfortably situated. His weight is now list 81b, as against lOst 71b when he rowed Stanbury on the Wanganui River last Boxing Day, this increase of avoirdupois indicating still further muscular development. A private cable received at Auckland, states a Press Association message, reports that the Norwegian barque Viking has been abandoned, and that the death has occurred of the captain, Harold C. Petterson, and his wife, to whom he was married just before leaving Auckland for * Ne.w York on May 2nd. Nothing is stated as to the fate of the remainder of the crew which is as follows: —N. Clausen, first mate; W. Cartinsen, second mute; J. Johnsen, cook; T. Ormindsen, carpenter; S. Arnsen, J sailmaker; M. K.'-Linder, A* KitI telesen, Holm O. Lundholm, G. Green, D. G. Monro, J. Owens, V. A. McDonald, seamen. The Viking's cargo from Auckland was comprised chiefly of kauri gum, valued at £45,000. As illustrating the fact that the average volunteer sees fairly long service, Captain Morton, of the Masterton Rifle Volunteers, pointed out to a Wairarapa Age reporter, on Saturday, that at the end of last year sixteen members of the Masterton Rifle Volunteers were entitled to three-years silk service stars. Five of thess members had completed their second term of three-years ser--1 vice. Captain Morton went on to say that at the end of six years service, volunteers were entitled to two silk service stars, at the end of nine I years to a silver star,and at the end of twelve years to the New Zealand long \ service medal. "There are a number of members of the Masterton Rifle Volunteers who have served over seven years," added Captain Morton. ' ,- A deputation representing the various local bodies waited on the Hon. Mr Fowlds at Wellington, on Saturday, regarding the Wellington Hospital management, and to ask for such alteration in the law as would provide for contributions for Hospital and Charitable Aid being arranged on a per capita basis instead of a valuation basis, and further that the Government should have direct representation on the Boards. The Minister replied that it would be difficult .and hardly desirable to change the present basis of contributions. It was unlikely that the Bill prepared by the Government dealing with Hospital and Charitable Aid would go through this session. The whole question was being considered by the Inspector-General of Hospitals. MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDER & 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 <fr 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 so, and ordered them to pay all 1 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 1 SANDER & SONS' PURE .VOLATILE t EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. " t

The Masterton Trotting Club has a credit balance of £23 18s 2d. It is reported that Mr P. E. De- ■ breceny has disposed of his interest in the Club Hotel, Carterton. The death occurred at the Wellington Hospital of Miss D. A. Kerrison, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs H. Kerrison, of Mangatainoka. The deceased was 22 years of age. In connection with the extension lof the Waitakerei water supply sys- ; tern the Auckland City Council has received tenders for impounding the dam ranging from £29,112 to £40,867 Mr H: Munro Wilson's estimate of the cost was £34,s37.—Association. Mr Steven Connell, of Lansdowne, had the misfortune to break one of his legs on Thursday evening. While returning home with his lorry and team he stopped to give a friend a ride, when one of the horses suddenly lashed out and caught him on the leg, breaking it. Mr and Mrs J. E. Edwards, of Rongomai, who will leave shortly to take up their residence in the Auckland district, were on Friday evening entertained at a social in the Rongomai school by residents of the district. During the evening Mr Edwards was presented with a travelling rug and 1 Mrs Edwards with a silver teapot. ' { A Press Association telegram from Christchurch states that efforts are being made to secure the historical Maori war canoe, Taheretikitika, for the Christchurch Museum. As soon as ' King Mahuta, the owner of the canoe, arrives in Wellington, the Hon. J. Carroll will endeavour to induce him to consent to the canoe remaining in Christchurch. A motor car driven by Mr T.Crosse was run into by a train which was ■ entering the Hastings Railway Station on Saturday. Crosse endeavoured ■ to negotiate the crossing before • the train approached; but the car i stopped on the line and the fore-part was struck by the engine. The car upset, and Crosse had his shoulder 1 blade broken. Of the other occu- ■• pants of the car" Miss Smitzer was ' seriously injured on the head and 1 body. Mrs Crosse and her daughter ■ escaped unhurt. The engine threw ■ the car clear of the train. The car was badly damaged. , Replying to a deputation from the Wellington Education Board, which $ asked for assistance in providing , sites for news schools, the Hon. G. J r Fowlds said he had only a limited^sum > to meet similar demands from ail parts of the colony, and he was suie the colony would not agree tn a larger borrowing policy. It was very unfortunate that localities were not r , required to find ! some portion of the i cost of new schools. If he had an • unlimited supply of money he could i afford to be very generous. A mem--5 ber of the daputation suggested that ' the House would vote the money if ■ asked to do so. The Minister replied J that the House would "howl" against s the Government for borrowing too much money. "We have to arrange to keep within the million eveiy : year," said the Minister. The Pure Pood Bill, introduced \ into the House by the Minister for ( Public Health, is really last year's ■ measure with some alterations in , drafting. It provides for the appoint- \ ment of analysts, with power to enter premises where articles are sold for human consumption, and to seize any . food or drug which appears to be un» . wholesome. Any person, oh payment i of the prescribed fee, can require a constable to purchase a sample of ■ any food or drug and submit it for i analysis. It is an offence to sell [ any adulterated food or drug without • informing the purchaser of tne i nature of such adulteration, or to sell any article enclosed in a packet bearing any misleading or false statement. Most Of the school committees of New Zealand have answered the circular sent out by v the Wellington Citizens Bible-in-State-Schools Committee with the intention of eliciting something like a representative expression of views on behalf of the great section of the people most interested. The circulars sent out made it clear that the committee advocated (1) that the Bible be read as a classic; (2) no comment to be allowed except geographical, grammatical, and historical; (3) the State School teacher "only" to supervise the Bible reading; and (4) any teacher or scholar having conscientious objection to be excused from the Bible lesson. Between 100 and 150 circulars were sent out, and the greater number of these have now been returned. Mr S. Pearson, secretary of the committee informed a Post reporter that the majority of answers favourable to the committee 'j> proposal was about two to one, though some who gave a qualified support to the proposal contended that ministers of the Gospel, and not school-teachers, should be charged with the duty of reading the lessons. An advertiser has for sale ten pairs of fowls. A gentleman in business requires board and residence in a private family, central position A notice to owners of parcels and luggage stored at Mr Sam Forman's stables appears elsewhere. Mr J. R. Nicol has been instructed by Mr S. R. Edwards, whois giving up housekeeping, to sell at the residence, Dixon Street, on Wednesday next, the whole of his household furniture and effects. The leading lines are enumerated in an advertisement, and everything will be sold without reserve. A dancing assembly will be opened in Kuripuni Hall on Wednesday evening, July 10th, under the management of Messrs C. Clark, J. Thomp - son and A. Thompson. The management intend to have the floor in first- t class order, and the class promises J to be a success. This is the first time * for about eight years a dancing class has been held in Kuripuni. Mr M. Lavery, who was last year admitted to practice as a solicitor, made his. first appearance in his professional capacity at the Masterton Magistrate's Court, on Saturday morning, and was welcomed to the Bir by Mr C. A. Pownall, on behalf of the legal profession. Mr Lavery appeared for the defendant in a maintenance case, and the manner in which he conducted the case created a favourable impression. IliiEUJio has permanently cured thousands of sufferers from rheumatism, gout, sciatica, and lumbago. It will cure you. All stores. 2/6 and 4/6. Give it a trial.