LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8866, 29 October 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At a meeting of the Wairarapa Employers' Association Holidays Committee, held yesterday morning, it was resolved to ask the Mayor to proclaim Monday, November 11th, a holiday for the King's Birthday, in place of Saturday, November 9th. Letters were received from the Wellington Shopkeepers and the Railways Traffic Manager, stating that Monday i 3 being observed in Wellington as a holiday, and excursion train arrangements are being made for that day. Although the holiday under Arbitration Court awards cannot be altered by proclamation, Mr Wright, the Secretary of the Committee, has been given to understand that if Monday is substituted for Saturday by persons working under an award no action will be taken by the Labour Department. It was also resolved to ask the Mayor to declare Thursday, November List a holiday as from noon to enable all who wish to attend the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society's show at Carterton on that day. There is at present an epidemic of measles in a mild form in Masterton.. At a sitting of the Juvenile Court, before Mr W. P. James, S.M., yesterday morning, a lad named Charles Osman, was charged with having maliciously rung a door bell of a private dwelling on October 20th, to the annoyance of the inhabitants. Defendant was severely admonished, And fined 5s with 7s costs. ,

The members of the Masterton Pipe Band have decided to have the Band registered under the Unclassified Societies' Act.

In the majority of cases before the Ikaroa Land Board at its sittings in Masterton, decisions were reserved. The Board will adjourn to Hastings to-day, when reserved judgments will be given. The Native Land Court held a short sitting, yesterday afternoon, to enquire into an application made by several natives for inclusion in the titles of the Maiiriirikapua block, near Te Ore Ore. Mr A. L. D. Fraser appeared for the present Trustees in the estate, and addressed the Court. After hearing Mr Fraser's argument, the application was withdrawn without prejudice. Judge Sim presided at the sitting. At a meeting of the Masterton Pipe Band on Saturday evening, the chairman (Mr J.Pickett) reported that the Patron of the Band, Mr W. C. Buchanan, had intimated to him that he was prepared to donate a set of uniforms to the Band upon receipt of a list of the Band's requirements in this direction. The uniforms, which will be of the Buchanan tartan, will be ordered from the Old Country. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Buchanan for his generous offer.

The Finance and Gas Committee of the Masterton Borough Council "met last evening, there being present : Crs Temple (chairman), Yarr, Ewington and Elliott. On the recommendation of the gas manager, the committee decided to raise the rate of pay of the foreman ganger to Is 3d per hour, and of thebranchmen to Is OJd per hour in lieu of is per hour. A statement of outstanding accounts amounting' approximately to £3BO was submitted, and after consideration of the list the Acting Town Clerk was instructed to take proceedings for their recovery.

A special, committee of the Masterton Borough Council appointed to consider the Malcora Street widening question met last evening, and decided to recommend the Council to appoint Mr A. P. Rawson, surveyor, to make a survey of the road with a view to getting the proper alignment to meet the requirements of the Survey Department. Mr M." Marcus, manager for Mr Allan Hamilton, arrived in Masterton, yesterday afternoon, from Napier, to make arrangements for the forthcoming season of Mr Hamilton's Dramatic Company, commencing at the Town Hall, on Friday evening, November Bth, when a very popular English drama, entirely new to Australasia, entitled "Home, Sweet Home," will be produced. On Saturday evening, November 9th, which is the last night of the season, Ganthony's famous comedy drama, "A Message from Mard," will be played. The company opened a five nights' season at .the Palmerston North Municipal Opera House, last night, and, accodring to a wire received by Mr Marcus, "Home, Sweet Home" met with a flattering reception at the hands of a large audience. Mr T. Eathbone, of Carterton, intends to erect a sawmill on the Admiral Run, near Gladstone.

Shearing will commence at Tupurupuru this week. Some of the crops in the South Wairarapa are well advanced, particularly oats, a number of crops of which are in ear.

Dr. Frengley, Chief Health Officer, will pay a visit to Carterton on Monday in connection with the prevalence of scarlet fever.

Mr J. J. Williamson, of Waituna, has obtained a return of 130 per cent, of lambs from 700 Romney Marsh ewes.

An Auckland Press Association telegram states that a fishing party on returning to the wharf on the steamer Hirere, with 98 splendid hapuka (some of the fish weighing 901b and 1001b) were much surprised when the Customs authorities placed an embargo on the catch, desiring to know, in the interest of licensed fishermen, whether the fish were for private use or for sale. An argument resulted in fifty of the fish being seized until further explanation was made to the authorities the balance being released on the understanding that they were for private use. This is the first occasion on which such action has been taken by the authorities.

By the alteration in the boundaries of the Hutt electorate, 1,400 voters are transferred to the Wellington Suburban constituency.

About ten months ago a Hastings resident purchased 520 acres at Mangatarata at £8 5s per acre, and he has just sold out at £ls per acre, netting the handsome profit of £3,510. A Wellington Press Association telegram states that owing to increasing work a new cable, making the fifth, is to be laid across Cook Strait from Lyall Bay to White's Bay. The cable is on the Opawa, due from London next week. The Tutanekai is now shipping the cablelaying gear to carry out the work. A sharp shock of earthquake was experienced, at Hastings, about 12.30 o'clock, oil Sunday ir.orning. Owing to an outbreak of measles the Parapara School (Otaki) has been closed for three weeks. The fall in the price of flax is causing considerable anxiety amongst flaxmillers. During the past fortnight the price on the Wellington market has dropped from £27 10s per ton to £24 10s. A still further decline is expected, TWO SOVEREIGN REMEDIES. THE FAMOUS SANDER AND SONSPURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXURA. OT was proved by experts at the Sup reme Court of Victoria to possess curative properties peculiarly its own, and to be absolutely safe, effective and reliable. Therefore ('o not aggravate your complaint bylhe use cf one of the many crude eucalyptus oils which are now palmed off as "'Extracts," and from the use of which a death was reported recently, but insist upon the GENUINE SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, add reject air , others. For wrinkles, 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 and supple skin. REMEMBER that SANDER & SONS' SUPERBA SKIN FOOD is not an ordinary face cream, and unlike any of tbem.produces a permanent beautifying effect. All chemists and stores. t

A double shock of earthquake was experienced at Napier, at 12.17 o'clock, on Sunday morning.

A comparison is made in the Labour Journal for October between the rents of houses let to workmen within a two-mile radius of the Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin Post Offices. Wellington tops the list for each class of house in every instance, while the Auckland charges on the whole are considerably less than those of the other centres. The rents are as follows:—Auckland: Four rooms, 8s to lis per week; five rooms, 10s to 14s; six rooms, 15s to 20s; seven rooms, 20s. Wellington: Four rooms, 14s to 18s; five rooms, ]Bs to 255; six rooms, 20s to 30s; seven rooms, 25s to 355. Christchurch: Four rooms, 10s -to 15s; five rooms, 123 to 20s; six rooms,',l3s to 255. Dunedin: Four rooms, 10s to 13s; five rooms, 12s to 15s; six rooms, 15s to 20s; seven rooms, 18s to 245.

A peculiar misprint occurs in the Fire Brigades Bill. In one of the sub-sections it is provided that if a member becomes bankrupt or insane or makes a composition he shall be "capable" of continuing as a member of the Fire Board. The omission of the prefix "in" before "capable" is responsible for this peculiar provision.

They have a man at Elthara who writes about the weather prettily. Thus the Eltham Argus:—"The past few days of fine weather have served to remind U3 that the summer is at hand. After the weeks of rain and cold winds the countryside is particularly pleasant; the hawthorns scent the hedgerows, and a hundred sweet odours rise from the ground and from growing grass, trees and flowers. It is true that in New Zealand the joy of spring is not so intoxicating as in the Old Country, where snows hide the earth for a season and the gaunt bare tiees swing drearily in the gale. There the evergreen shrubs are few and so the awakening of Nature and the rush of green buds is an experience to be anticipated as a solace during winter, and to be sighed for even under sunny skies—'Oh, to be in England now that April's there!' Spring, unforlunateiy, does not garnish with - green the dead trees on a Taranaki landscape —wretched remembrances of the primeval bush—but it gives a deeper tint to the grass and unfolds the tender leaf of the willow. The clerk and the storekeeper feel the cajl of Nature, and quicken their steps by one in a dozen, and mayhap purchase a straw hat. The former thinks of his increased milk returns."

Potatoes have further advanced in price in Christchurch.

Onions are being sold at Invercargill at £l6 per ton. Ten days agothe price was £6.

The entries for the forthcomingWaikato Show total 1,400, as compared with 928 last year.

The seven-year-old son of Dr. H.. Cox was riding a pony in a paddock at Mangere and fell from the saddle, his foot remaining in the stirrup. He was dragged on the ground, and died soon after. Dr. Cox lost a younger son two years ago by falling from a vehicle.

The Rev. R. F. Williams, Methodist minister at. St. Kilda (Dunedin), announced from the pulpit on Sunday that he was leaving the work of the ministry, being no longer able to conscientiously affirm the standards or faith of the Church.

The chairman of the Otago Acclimatisation Society, speaking on the question of gulls at the last meeting, said these' birds were very properly protected about .cities where there was a foreshore, as the gulls acted as scavengers. But when it came to the country, it was a question whether it, would not be much better to have the existing protection removed, because there was no doubt the gull did; a very great deal of mischief.

A couple of wonderful rifle shots,, 1 the Barnard Brothers, have been, exhibiting their skiil at the Princes, Theatre, Dunedin, for some timepast, and have startled their audiences by the daring.of their feats of markmanship. One particular part of: their work is what is termed "the' vyce shot," in which the eldex" brother alone performs. In effecting, this particular class of shot a wooden stand with three rifles attached to it by vyces is placed near the footlights, and the performer stands a few paces away with the rifles pointing at him. On his head and shoulders are placed very small white tai - - gets, and his object is to pierce thesetargets by discharging singly the three rifles on the stand by himself' firing at them and releasing the triggers. For this feat absolute accuracy of pose on the part of the shootist is necessary. On Monday evening last Mr Barnard manipulated the first, two shots successfully, but his direction for the third, which was to break the small target placed on his head, was, doubtless the result of a. slight nervousness, a shade too low, and the bullet grazed his head and inflicjted a slight scalp wound. Fortunately Mr Barnard did not sustain any serious injury, and after receiving attention was able to proceed liome as usual. The management has judiciously decided to have this particular part of the turn eliminatedin future. The fact that the horse has a decided antipathy to donkeys was illustrated in a rather remarkable way in Palmerston on Wednesday last. A carrier was driving along Broad Streat when he met a small caii which was being drawn by a dor.key. The horse took fright at the unusual spectacle, gave a plunge, and dropped dead in the middle of the street. Large catches of fish are beingmade by the trawling fleet at Napier. STEAM ON THE FARM. Do you recognise what an advantage it is to have a supply of live steam on the (arm? It means a liberal supply of boiling water for washing cans or clothes, for scalding pigs or cooking stock food, and you can secure these advantages at a very small cost by purchasing a "New Century" Steamer. One good fire provides steam for about two houi'3, and can 'be left with perfect safety. The "New Century" combines the strong points of the ordinary portable washing copper and the high pressure steam boiler without their disadvantages. MacEwan and Cx, Ltd., Sole Agents,. U.S.S. Co.'s Buildings, Wellington. If yon are an importer, send your doou ment: to J. J. CURTIS & CO., LTD., Customhouse, Shipping, and Forwardirg Agents, Wellington. They will quickly pfts-3 the goods through the Customs and del : ver them to you

At the Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday, states a Press Association telegram, Joseph Dryden, managing partner of a sawmill, was lined £2, and costs £1 Bs, for placing sawdust so near a trout stream that some sawdust got into the stream. The Medical Record gives the fol"owfflg way of using, eggs in therapeutics:—A mustard plaster made with the white of an egg will not leave a blister. A raw egg taken immediately will carry down a fishbone that cannot be got up from the thtpftt. The white skin that lines the* shell of an "egg is a useful application for a boil. White of an egg beaten wth loaf sugar and lemon relieves hoarseness—a teaspoonful taken once every hour. An egg added to the morning cup of coffee makes a good tonic. Says an English paper:—"The Naw Zealand School Journal is a new monthly established by the Governimnt of that progressive dominion. It is made up -for the most part of selections from standard English authors suitable for juvenile reading. Fmm a statement made in Parliament it appears that the editor is remunerated at tha rate of £8 a week. He is to be congratulated. Roaming - through a library with scissors and patte-pot is not so generously encouraged at this end of the earth!" An advertiser has to let a new six-roomed house. Messrs Gillespie and Co. require scrub-cutters for contract job. An advertiser has to let a large front room furnished or will take in two young men as boarders. A handy-sized sheep farm of 844 acres is offered for sale by Messrs W. M. Ashton and Co., Wanganui. Particulars of the property will be found in another column. Messrs Adams Bros., land agents, Waipukurau, advertise particulars of several good sheep and dairy farms which have been placed in thsir hands for sale. The firm have on their books several good hotel properties for sale or lease. ■jf~. Mr F. Bacon, builder, announces in another column that he is prepared to undertake building contracts of any description. Plans and estimates can be obtained free of cost, and clients are guaranteed satisfaction. Mr Bacon has recently had erected at Lansdowne an up-to-date joinery and factory, which is fitted with the latest machinery for effectively tumbling out the best of work. A specialty is made of jobbing work, which Will be executed promptly and at .-.,.'-,■ reasonable cost. Mr J. Carpenter, bootmaker, is at present making a very attractive display of boot polishing requisites at in.Queen Street. The wellEverett's "Jetta" cabinet looks very attractive in a neatly designed metal box contains a brush pad, sponge and polish for brown boots. This particular polish is recommended for preserving the leather, and preventing it from cracking. Another neat contrivance shown is the polishing glove, an entiraly new idea. It is fitted with a brush, pad and cleaner of the best material. The assortments are all new and well worthy of inspection. Disorders of the f toTiach _ Are responsible for nine-tenths of the ills that humar flesh is heir to. If you keep your stomach ripbt, you can be pretty sure of pood health. Cure your stomach and ym cure th« rest. Oet it in Rood con dition and keep it so, and joi will be able to stop all the dosing and phssicking that seems so necessary to you n«w. Tcere U only one way to accomplish this purpose and that is to ensure tin digestion of the ♦ food you eat. Dr. fcheldon's Digestive Tabules represent the natural juices vt dgestion as lhry fxist in a healthy stomach, combined with tonic and reconstiuctive properties They actually d > the work 11 the stomich, and enable thatr organ to rpst, recuperate, and become s'.rong and we'l. In fact, under their __ influence a man forgets he ever had a stomach. Ho again becomes a good fellow and a.maa among men. Obtainable from U. E Eton, Chemist.