LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8518, 24 August 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Masterton Dredge, working on the western boundary, last week, "washed up" 21oz lldwr. A farewell social will be tendered to ex-Sergeant O'Malley in the Foresters' Hall on Tuesday evening next. The auditing of the Masterton Trust Lands Trust's books was completed by the Government Auditor (Mr Lamb) yesterday. The Methodist Young Women's Bible Class intend holding a bazaar about the second week in October in aid of the Home and Foreign Missions. Mr George Musgrove's Royal Grand Opera Company will appear at the Town Hall, Masterton, on Tuesday, September 3rd. The company comprises 120 people. A Maori named Jeny Petia had his bade broken through a log rolling over him while hauling logs at Keuaua,- near Mongonui. He died on Thursday night. The libel action. Miss Hall v. the New Zealand Times Company, is set down for hearing in the Supreme Court, Wellington, on Thursday next, August 29th. New Zealand has 1,847 schools, with 139,302 children on the rolls, according to the annual report of the ' Education Department, presented to Parliament yesterday afternoon. A married woman,' named Augusta iJillett, was found dead, yesterday morning, at Nikau, with her head in a tub of water, states a Feilding Press Association telegram. It is not known how the accident happened. 1 Mr R. J. King, a leading member of the Opaki Rifle Club, has received word from the Defence Council that he has been selected as a member of . the New Zealand Rifle team that will visit Sydney next month to take part in the championship shooting matches. At present, owing to pres- ; sure of business, Mr King is doubt- ! ful whether he will be able to make the trip. The man, Michael Hogan, who was . killed at Rissington, Hawke's Bay, on Thursday last, was a brother of Mr D. Hogan, of Masterton, and a relative of Mr J. O'Meara, of the . Occidental Hotel. The latter left j for Napie l *, yesterday, and will bring j the body to Masterton to-day. The ] funeral will take place to-morrow . (Sunday), leaving St. Patrick's j Church at 2.30 p.m., for the Mas- . terton Cemetery. Mr Justice Cooper, at the conclu- ? sion of the criminal sessions at Wellington, yesterday afternoon, states a Press Association telegram, publicly congratulated Chief Detective McGrath and Detective Cassells upon "the promptitude, skill and ability shown by them" in bringing to justice the burglars concerned in the recent robberies by means of dynamite. A juror, named John W. Minton, summonded to attend the sitting of the District Court', yesterday morning, failed to attend and was accordingly fined £5. At a later " stage, Mr H. C. Robinson appeared and stated that Mr Minton was over sixty years of age. Mr Robinson added that he had promised to make a declaration on Mr Minton's behalf to that effect, but had inadvertantly neglected to do so. His Honor accepted Mr Robinson's explanation,and remitted the fine. Dr. Frengley, District Health Officer, has been in Masterton during • the past two days on business connected with the Department, more j especially in connection with the recent fatal case of diphtheria at ' Kuripuni. Dr. Frengley's report on • the case will be submitted to the [ Borough Council at a future date. It ! is highly probable that Dr. Frengley will deliver a lecture in Masterton ' about the middle of next month on 5 health matters. 3 The deaths in New Zealand in 1906 3 numbered 8,339, being equivalent to 2 a rate of 9.31 in every 1,000 persons . living, as'against 9.27 in 1905. The lowest rate experienced since the S year 1887, when the deaths were »' 10.29 per 1,000 of the population, 3 was that for 1896 (9.10). In a tabui lated statement presented to Parliag ment yesterday by the Chief Health Officer, giving the death-rates of 3 the principal countr'ei of the world, f New Zealand is conspicuous as showing the lowest death-rate. The rates for the principal Australian States are a little higher, but, generally speaking, far below those for the United Kingdom or the European Continental States mentioned in the table. Tins Ceusbri'Y of Sander and v ons Pcke Volatile Euoiatji Ex-iiucr is universally acknowledged Boyalty honours it, and the e- lire medical profess on has adopted its use. Imitations sprung up without rnmbu'. The latest of them — aa styled " fcxmrcts " - was oil foisted upon the trusting and ui wiry under the grossest misuse of Baiidtv alul Horn' reputation. Sander and b'ons ins: i uUd an action at the Supreme Court of Vicoriii, before His Honour Cniei' Justice Sir J. Madden, K.C.M.G., etc., and at the trial a sworn witness testified that he had to stop the use of counterfeits on acci unt of the irritation produced. 'J his (-haws what care n le quired to obtain an article that i-5 s;ipntifieaily tasted and approved of. Ae fuch is surely enclosed and recommended the GKMMNE fcAXJXKII AND SONS' f'TJKK 3 VOLATILE En.ALYri'l EXTINCT.

A Press Association telegram ( from Ashburton states that heavy rain has been falling since two o'clock on Thursday morning, and at six o'clock last night one and a quarter inches were recorded. This is the heaviest fall for twelve months. Mr John Studholme, who stood in the Opposition interest at the last two elections for Ashburton, and whose name has been freely mentioned as a candidate at the next election, announces that he does not intend to stand, states an Ashburton Press Association telegram. As though to impress upon the Court the truthfulness of his statements, a witness at the District Court, ' yesterday, backed up his answer to nearly every question with the remark, "honest; truth, Sir." Sometimes he varied it, and when denying an inference of the examining counsel, he would add "none so ever, Sir." It happened with this particular witness that counsel for the defence found that one of his statements was anything but the "honest truth, Sir." A good deal of amusement was caused at the sitting of the District Court in Masterton, yesterday, by the wild gestures of a certain witness. This particular witness, when asked a question, violently threw his arms about. This went on for some time until at last he brought his hand down with a thud on an adjacent gas jet, the bracket of which had a fairly sharp point. For some time after this the witness contented himself with looking at his hand. Then he again commenced to throw his arms about. At last His Honor, who was sitting fairly close to the witness, grew impatient, and warmly remarked, "For goodness sake keep your hands quiet. Put them on that bar and keep them there." The annual report of Dr. Mason, Chief Health Officer, which was laid before Parliament, yesterday afternoon, states that consumption still makes its heavy yearly toll, and, though our death-rats is lower than that of any other country, it still claims 6.21 per cent of the total deaths. The measures taken by the Hospital Boards in various parts of the colony, the public themselves, and the department have done much to lessen the spread of the disease, but there must be no resting on our oars in the face of such ah annual exaction of life. Sixty-one per cent, of those who died of phthisis lant year were New Zealand-born. The monthly meeting of the Masterton Methodist Band of Hope was held in the Methodist .Schoolroom, last evening, the Rev. J.-N. Buttle presiding over a good attendance of members. Recitations were given by Clarence Yyacke, Gertie Morris, Roy Brunton, Jessie Morris, Lew. Morris and Willie Morris, solos by Misses E. Church and E. King, and a reading by MissL. Church. Six new members signed the pledge. The secretary was instructed to write to the secretary of the Kuripuni Band of Hope asking the latter if they would provide the programme for "the next monthly meeting, which will be held on September 20th. Last year 70 out of every 1,000 male children born in the colony, and 54 out of every 1,000 female children died before attaining the age of one year. That is, 1 in every 14 boys born, and 1 in every 18 girls, d ied within twelve months of their birth. Though this infant-mortality is low compared with England and Wales and other countries, yet an analysis of the ailments which' bring about the deaths of these seventy boys shows clearly that ill-feeding is at the bottom of a large majority. It is the opinion of the Chief Health 1 Officer that with a pure milk-supply and proper care on the part of the 1 parents, most of these deaths would have been averted. The scheme of supplying humanised milk in Dunedin has been productive of very great good. The hope is expressed that companies, if not municipalities, in each of the large centres will take up this work pending the adoption of a scheme which would embrace the whole milk-supply. Mr F. P. Welch requires men for rabbit poisoning, camp and shearers' coolt, and axemen. Jurors summoned to attend the District Court, on Monday next, are elsewhere notified that they will not be required to attend. Mrs Barton, telepathist and clairvoyant, announces that, she may be ! consulted for a few days at the Rail- | way Temperance Hotel. ! Elsewhere in this issue Messrs ] McLeod and Young of "The Acad- ■ emy" Buildings advertise a new • ist of books by popular authors, j A quantity of furniture, crockery, I general sundries and. poultry will ! .be sold by Mr J. R. Nicol at the ; Masterton auction mart this after- ' noon. | At their rooms, Perry Street, at 2 o'clock to-day, Messrs W. B. Chennells and Co. will offer at auction 'several allotments on River Road and a building in Hope Street, the property of the Masterton Borough Council. A large consignment of oil paintings bj> .the favourite Auckland artist, Mr Chas. Blomfield, will be offered, at 2.30 p.m. to-day, at their Perry Street Rooms, by Messrs R. E. Howell and Co., Ltd. The paintings are a select assortment of New Zea-1 land scenery, and are likely to command keen competition. The services at Knox Church, tomorrow morning and evening, and at Dreyerton at 3 p.m., will betaken by the Rev. W. Woollass. Mr F. W. G. McLeod will conduct the Young Men's Class at Knox Church at 10 ! a.m., and Mr D. McGregor will preach at Wangaehu at 3 p.m. A BANDY SEPARATOR. The Baltic Houseboli Crea*r Separator has caught on. Sines its ii troduction a few months ag\ the ..sales have exceeded all expectations. As an example, o.e user states that lormerly he made iour pounds of butter pr wa c k from h;s single cow, and now, with the separator, he makes seven pounds of butter from the same quantity of mi k. The Household Separator does away with all the labour and inconvenience of setting milk in pans, and makes nearly twi.e aw much butter into theoirgain. Price, £-1 as each, from all leading ironmongers, or MacEwan's, Ltd., U.S.S. Co.'s Buildings, Wellington.