LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8864, 25 October 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Last night's sitting of the House of Representatives was mainly devoted to a discussion on the Meikle Acquittal Bill in committee. No progress had been made when the wires closed at midnight. The Legisbusiness was unimportant.

A charge of having signed a receipt, liable to stamped duty, without the same having been duly stamped, Was preferred against Arthur Robert Shepherd, of Wellington, before Mr W. P. James, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesttrday morning. Sergeant Miller stated that the account was rendered by a Wellington firm to the Masterton Borough Council. Mr D. K. Logan, .vho appeared for th« defendant, said his client was acting as agent and had nothing to gain by not stamping the account. The omission, however, was purely an oversight. The Magistrate said there was no excuse for such carelessness, and imposed a fine of 2Cs, with 7s costs.

Yesterday morning 40,000 trout fry were sent from the Masterton Fish Hatcheries over the Main Trunk Line to the Waimaria district, This is the first lot of trout that has been sent over the Main Trunk Line.

An Invercargill Press Association telegram states that the manager of the New Zealand .Insurance Company, yesterday, received £IOO conscience money through the Catholic Church. Some months ago a similar payment was made.

At the Magistrate's Court,.yesterday morning, Mr W. P. James, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiff by default in the following debt cases:—R. Hannah and Co., Ltd. v. F. E. Chalmers, claim £2 19s 6d, costs 10s; J. Wickensv. Arthur Pinkerton,claim £2 7s 7d, costs ss; J. L. Murray v. William Whiteman, claim £5 8s Gd, costs £1 7s. In the judgment summons case of Krahagsn and Chapmair" v. Joseph Harrop, a claim for £2 4s, j there was no appearancs of defendant, who was ordered to pay forthwith in default seven days' imprisonment, order suspended for one month. In the case of Joseph Ingle v. William D. Ayson, a claim for £5, to be heard in Wellington, the evidence of defendant and his servant, Vittoria Fiori, was taken.

Begin this day well, .and furnish tho home with a piano—but get a good one! It is so difficult to jot'go p'ano values, that experts Ihf mselves hesitate until they have thoroughly tested touch, tone, ac'in and architecture. Even then tbty greatly rely on the reputation of the maker. If an expert could be deceived, how c.in the purchaser of a single piano hope to escape? Why, only by buyiug an instrument from a warehouse which caa be trusted Now, the Dresden Piano Co., Wellington, has a wonderfully good name in this respect. It is a mm with years of fair dealing behind it—and a reputation to be sustained in the future. Their prices are surptisingly low for high-fir sde instruments. It won't oomo bard on you by their system of timepajmeils—just a small sum down, and then instalments from 20s monthly. You should certainly call on, or writa tr, Mr A. B. Wallace, who is the Local Manager for the Dresden. He will bo pleaded to give nil information about the iiim's splendid stock of pianos and organs. Why Go Hungry.

If your stomach is weak and you are suffering from indigestion, don't facrifice your health and comfort. Eat all the wholesome food you want. Then take one of Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules afte.t each meal Tbey digest your iooi, and thus nourish and build you up, while the stomach is recovering its natural tone. Obtainable at H. E. Eton's, Chemist.

The sale of work which was held in the Methodist School-room, yesterday afternoon and evening, in aid of the Maori Mission and local funds proved a highly successful function. The numerous stalls were tastefully arranged and decorated, and contained a variety of articles which the busy stall-holders had "no difficulty in disposing of. The attendance was large, both iij the afternoon, and evening. During the evening songs were contributed by the Misses Sweetman and Messrs C. Schubert and R. Henry, and a recitation by Mr W.Kemp. Altogether the sum of £24 12s 7d was realised. _?" The Salvation Army held a'teameeting and entertainment in the local barracks, last evening, in aid of the self-denial fund. The teameeting, took place early in the evening, and was followed by the entertainment, at which there was a large attendance. The programme was a varied and enjoyable one, and the numerous items were warmly applauded and frequently encored. Songs were contributed by Miss Eilly Ewingtoji, Miss Judd,, Mrs Edwards, Messrs N. McEwen, R. Henry, Mannell, R. J. Young, and recitations were contributed by Misses Pearson and M. Wagg. Miss Hogg rendered a piano solo, Misses Barker and Lord a pianoforte duet, Miss and Master Gough a violin and piano duet, and Mr F. W. G. McLeod a cornet solo.

A Press Association telegram from Dannevirke states that there are roughly 1,500 applicants for tho twenty-one sections of the Tamaki Block, irrespective of those yet to come in from Napier. The land is close to Dannevirke, and is excellent dairying country. The ballot will take place to-day. . In the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, replying to Mr Bollard in regard to salaries and workinghours of attendants in mental hospitals, the Hon. G. Powlds said that very considerable concessions were granted in 1905, both with respect to holidays and salary. These met with general approval at the time, and there were .no indications that the satisfaction has been short-lived. Circumstances had not altered since 1905, and no other judgment e&jkl be passed on them without a more extended trial. A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that Mr Norman Keir, who until recently was in partnership with Mr Poynter as general ".arrier, committed suicide by shooting himself yesterday afternoon. He has left a wife and child. The de-jMJJ ceased is said to have been worriedwH by a business transaction. Our. Carterton correspondent, writes: —Tenders are to be called for the erection of a Methodist Parsonage at Carterton. A gale of exceptional violence raged in Carterton on Wednesday night. A great deal': of damage was done to shrubs ar.di young trees. The Carterton Bowling Green was officially opened yesterday afternoon in fine weather. Mr J. M. Lightfoot, President of the Club, gave a short address, and after the Union Jack had been hoisted by Mrs Lightfoot the green was declared open. A number of games were played, in i which bowlers from Masterton and Grey town took part. Afternoon te;u : was dispensed by a committee of ' ladies. A social and dance in aid of the Roman Catholic Church funds was held at Pahiatua on Wednesday evening. There were about 150 couples ■ present, and the function was a de- ■ cided success. Dancing was kept up ' till 2 o'clock on Thursday morning. ■ The music was supplied by Mr C. Bluett's family orchestra. An ex» ; cellent supper was provided by £ti& energetic ladies' committee, to whom. ; much of the success of the function ■ is due. During the evening songs ■ were sung by- Misses Dunning and Greening, Mr W. H. Hawkins, and '< Mr and Mrs Tremaine, of the I W.F.C.A. The Featherston Gun Club have ' decided to hold an open clay bird match on Saturday, November 16th.. The Dannevirke Fire Brigade have decided to recommend the Dannevirke Borouch Council to appoint Lieutenant McMillan to the position of captain, rendered vacant by the resignation of Captain Drinkwater. Our Langdale correspondent; writes: —The monthly meeting of the Langdale Quoits Club took place on Saturday last. The ladies did not play. There was a good attendance of men, and the competition resulted in • a win for Mr D. McLeay. It was decided to play for Mr N. McKay's trophy at the next monthly meeting. Messrs W. G. Groves, A. Mason, N. Groves and the W.F.C.A. have kindly presented the Club with trophies for competition. A good crop of poisonous hemlock is reported by the North Otago Times to be growing on Government land near a big southern station. Three more fever patients from ' ' Carterton were admitted to the South Wairarapa Hospital on Tuesday last. I There are now six patients in the hospital—all from Carterton. The messerger boys employed by the Western Union Telegraph Company at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, have struck because their dinner menu did not include pie. Their battle cry is, "No,pie, no work." TWO SOVEREIGN REMEDIES. THE FAMOUS SANDER AND SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTINCT was proved by experts at the Supremo Court of Victoria to possess curative properties peculiarly its own, and to be absolutely safe, effective and reliable. Therefore do not aggravate your complaint by the use of one of the many crude eucalyptus oils which are now palmed off as ••Extracts," and fromtbe use of which a death was reported recf-ntly, but insist, upon the GENUINE SANDER & SONS' j EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, add reject all others, For wrinkle?, sunburn, pimples, blackheads, freckles, cracked hands, dry and inflamed skin, use SANDER & SONS' SUPERBA SKIN FOOD. No lady should be without it. Allays irritation, produces a clear and spotless complexion, and a smooth nnd supple skin. REMEMBER that SANDER & SONS' SUPERBA SKIN FOOD is not an ordinary face cream, and unlike any of thtm.produces a permanent beautifying effect. All chemists and stores. A Painful Swelling On any part of the body will, if neglected, end in some kind of save, such as a boil, carbuncle, ivcer, abscess, fistula, etc. To prevent such a result, apply Dr, Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment. This will relieve the pain, draw out the inrlamation, reduce the swelling, and drive away the entire trouble. Accept no substitute." Price Is 6d and 3s. Obiaiuable at II E. Eton's, Jhemist.

Society, says the London. Daily Express, is becoming more extrava-gan-Mfc&jfcho use of perfume. Some, persons spend from £2OO to £4OO a year on scent. The Jkaroa Land Board held a short sitting in the Courthouse, yesterday morning, when several applications for removals of restrictions were dealt with. The Board will resume its sitting this morning, after which the Native Land Court will sit. , Coal merchants in England report that it is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain supplies, and they predict a coal famine. Many and Varied are the situations (not always pleasant) that Salvation Army officials have to face, says the Post. The other day a liberal citizen called on Brigadier Albiston, and offered a section of five and a half acres at Fitchett Town for a sum less than a quarter of its value. The offer had been forwarded to the Army headquarters at Melbourne. The wave of sickness in the north is receding, according to the Chief Health Officer. During a trip as fatas Auckland, the only noticeable trouble was influenza, which had attacked a good number of people, but he did not think this epidemic was so bad as it was a short time ago. Some of the roads in the Stratford (Taraiaki) County were so bad during the recent wet weather that the ; surfacemen had to cut branches to j throw in and place across the holes, i and then put earth on the woodwork to keep the roads open. The holes were so big that traffic was almost completely stopped. That unionism is entering almost every branch of industry throughout the dominion is becoming more forcibly impressed on our minds every day, says a Pal-nerston North paper and the lat3Rt aspirants to unite themselves into a body for the protection of their interests are the express carriers of Palmerston North, who already have under consideration a proposal to raise their tariff. It is imported that a Taranaki firm in : tends to a clothing factory in New F'jte'iih, to employ about thirty hanm. There is a boom in the Dunedin cocksfoot seed market just now. Sales have been made locally during the last few days for London, at what is said to be a record price, . viz. 77s 6d per cvvt., c.i.f. : At the Titnaru Magistrate's Court, yesteraijV afternoon, states a Press AssocyJßm telegram, Leonard Boorklff youth of. 19, a native of Christchurch, pleaded guilty to charges of (1) breaking into and stealing from the Washdyke Railway Station £2 odd in money, a number of tickets and a bicycle; (2) placing an obstruction on the railway, a rail across the track at one spot, and a big stone at another. He was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. The bicycle he left in Timaru." Some of the tickets he put into the date stamp (dating only one end however), and on one of them he travelled to Dunedin and back. He kept another in his bcot, and threw the rest away. He A-as caught by the guard of the express through using the stolen ticket. Though he pleaded guilty, he intimated that he had nothing to do with the obstructions On the line. Dr. Mason, Chief Health Officer, who recently visited Hamiltoi, to investigate a serious outbreak of typhoid fever, definitely traced the course to impure milk supplied by a single dairyman. A Wairoa (Auckland) paper learns ■ - that an English syndicate has been formelfjto ttsX the possibilities of extracting oil from the earth of the swamps whence kauri gum is dug. Two years ago an experiment was made of heating the earth in a large closed vessel—an old boiler—and a good percentage of tLick oil was obtained, and aI?,o an illuminating gas. A yiung girl in Belgium has just awakened after ten days' sleep. She had been given up for dead, and preparations had been made for her funeral. An advertiser has vacancies for boarders. A reward is offered for the recovery of two mares, one brown and the other bay, lost on Tuesday night. The Misses Thomas : e'.sewhere announce that on and after Monday, 28th inst., the price for luncheon at their rooms will be Is 6d. A good cook is wanted for a small household in the country. An advertiser wants to purchase a cow, newly calved., Messrs W. B. Chennells and Co. advertise particulars of a number of highly improved properties which have been placed in their hands for sale. The firm has, also, several houses to lot. New Zealand Clothing Factory make a speciality of their tailor-cut suite, and quote a range of prices of these and boys' Norfolk, tunic and Balfour suits. A genuine clearing sale of house«h» hold furniture is to be held on Saturday afternoon by Messrs Howell and Co., on account of Mr A. E. Green, who has left Masterton. The whole of the contents of a well furnished six-roomed house are to be disposed of under the hammer. STEAM ON THE FAKM. Da you recognise wbut an advantage it is to'have a supply of live steam on the f.um? It' means a liberal supply of •■ boilirg water for washing cans or clothes, for scalding pigs or cooking stock food, ai d you ca i secure these advantages at a >ery small cost by purchasing a "New Century'' Stecmer. One good lire provides steam for about two hours, and can be left with perfect saMy, Tho "New • Century" combines the strong points of tho ordinary portable waslrng coppn- and the high pressing stesiru boiler without their disadvantages. MacEwan and Or, Ltd., S>le Agents, U.S.S. Co.'s Buildings, Wellington. Mr W. Daniels, Temcra, N.S.W., says - "Same six months ago, I was very M for nearly a week with colic pain?, suffering great flgan?. Spf-aking to Mr Uigney, one (,i our local chemists, al.out it, he said he bad a good remedy for such complaints. Leaving me for a few minutes he returned with a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Kemedy. After ' tho first dose I felt relief, and in less than 24 hours was completely cured. My daughter has also during tbo last few months been similarly attacked, but a dose of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarr Jio?a Remedy soon put her right. I am now never without it in the house, and make ft point of recommending it to my friends." For sale by all dealei-2.

The Chinese population of New Zealand was increased by nine on the >. arrival of the Moeraki.at /Wellington from Sydney, on Wednesday last. Seven of the newcomers have never been in New Zealand before. Over 110,000 working women are now members of trades unions in England. In reply to Mr Witty, the Premier stated in the House, on Wednesday, that the matter of amending the Old Age Pensions regulations so as to allow pensioners, when obtaining renewals, to make a declaration before a constable instead of travelling miles, perhaps, to find a Justice, would receive attention when the next amendment to the Act was introduced. Commenting on the fall in the prices of flax, the Raglan Chronicle says: —"At the present time £23 per ton is the Auckland price for •fail'/ i which is the principal product of the I mills (out of the total of 3,000 tons, last year, 87 per cent, was graded 'fair,' 'common,' and 'condemned'). The fall in values is to be accounted for by several reasons, chief among which are the increased output of manilla, and the poor cereal crops last year and the prospects of poorer still thi3. Binder twine manufactured last year was beyond requirements; it is therefore unlikely that there will be any improvement in the market this year. It is a noteworthy fact that high prices for bread and wheat mean a lean time for flaxmillers."