LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8876, 9 November 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Butter Bill, which has been introduced tyy the Minister for Agriculture, contains one operative clause. A penalty not exceeding £SO is to be imposed on persons making or exporting butter containing more than 16 pei cent, of water. Under the Railway Departments Classification Bill, which has been introduced into the House of Representatives, all schedules previously in existence are repealed and a new one substituted. The schedule is a lengthy one, covering all bi'anches of the service.

The Flour and other Products Monopolies Bill was last night passed by the House of Representatives.

A company has been formed to establish in Masterton a fellmongery business by the latest dry process. An option has been secured over an acre of Trust Lands Trust property near the Kuripuni railway station, and if the land is secured, it is proposed to build a railway siding near the works. The process is a new English invention, and has not yet been introduced into New Zealand. The same company are also establishing. works at Palmerston North and in Canterbury. Mr C. Hopkins, an employee at the Masterton Co-operative Dairy Company's factory, met with a very painful accident yesterday. While operating the ammonia tap in connection with the refrigerator, some of the ammonia fumes escaped and burnt his arm severely. The sufferer was attended by Dr. Cowie, who dressed the injured limb. At a meeting of the committee which is arranging the public testimonial to Mr R. Brown, late Town Clerk, held last evening, it was decided to extend the term for receiving I subscriptions until the 18th inst. in order to give members of the community, who have not yet been approached/ an opportunity of having their names added to the testimonial. Names forwarded to the Secretary before the date mentioned will be added to the list. The canvass for subscriptions in aid of the movement has'met with a very liberal 'response, and the committee hope to be able to present a substantial sum in addition to the testimonial to the late Town Clerk.

The Guild of St. George in connection with St. Matthew's Sunday School brought its first season to a close, last night, with a very .pleasant evening in the schoolroom. Some seventy children were present, and contributed songs, dialogues, and recitations. Games of various kinds were indulged in under the superintendence of Miss Robinson, secretary of the Guild, assisted by Misses A. Robins, La Roche, Jepson, Rees, and McNair. This effort to keep Sunday School children in touch with their school during the week has proved very successful.

The team that is to represent the Masterton Rifle Volunteers a*; the military tournament at Palmerston North, on Monday, will leave for that town to-day. Mr Allan Hamilton's Dramatic Company opened their Masterton season in the Town Hall last evening, when "A Message From Mars" was produced. The play has already been staged, in this town, and any description or ou line of the story is therefore unnecessary. Suffice it is to say that the play is mainly a homily on the evils of selfishness taught in a very striking manner to an ordinary inhabitant of this earth by a messenger from the planet Mars. The piece was u ell' acted, and held the audience highly interested * throughout. To-night, the concluding night of the season, "Home, Sweet Home," will be staged, and as the company is a strong one, a good representation of this nautical drama should be given.

The supply of milk at the Featherston dairy factory has now reached 4,000 gallons daily. It is expected that it will soon be necessary to erect an eighth vat in order to cope with the increased supply of milk.

A six-roomed 1 house belonging to Mr T. Cooper was destroyed by tire at Pahiatua at 5.30 o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs Cooper was in Mastertoil and Mr Cooper in Pongaroa at the time of the outbreak, and nothing was saved from the building.

Captain Welch, of the Opaki Rifle Club "has been elected a Vice-presi-dent of the Manawatu Rifle Association. The Feathtrston Bowling Club has a membership of thirty. At an extraordinary general meeting of the Greytown Dairy Factory Company, on Monday evening, the capital of the company was increased from £1,500 to £3,000. The Governor has accepted the services of the Carterton Rifles.

There is a world of pathos (or is it humour) in the "occupation" given by a farmer's wife on the revised Pahiatua electoral roll (says an exchange). She describes herself as a "farmer's drudge," and a careful official, engaged in the work of revision, is dubious whether he can be held liable for repeating libel by sending her a notification of her transfer to another district where the envelope describes her in the capacity stated in the roll.

Although it has been known for some time than an English Rugby Football team would be visiting New Zealand next year, littlo has been heard of the scheme for some time past. Negotiations have been going on between the New Zealand and English Unions for a considerable time, and it is now announced that the Englishmen \vil> leave Home eai'ly inApril. They will play eighteen matches in New Zealand in June, July and August, and will leave for Home during the last mentioned month. From present indications the visiting team will be a strong one.

A HANDY SEPARATOR, The Baltic Household Cream Separator has caught on, Since its introduction a few'"lnonthn ago, th& sales htvb exceeded all expectations. Ab an example, one user stales Unt for.nierlj he made four pounds ot butter, per week from his single cow, and now, with the sepprator, he makes seven pounds of butter from the same quantity of milk. The Household Separator does away with all the labour and inco.nvenience of netting milk in pana, and makes nearly twice as much butter into the bargain. Price, £3 5s each, from all leading ironmongers, or MacEwan'B, Ltd.. U.S S. Co.'s Buildings, Wellington.

Riflemen in Pahiatua are putting in good practice in view of the rifle meeting at Trentham. A large number of riflemen from-the district intend to compete at the next meeting of the Defence Department Rifle Association.

Mr W. T. Young, secretary of the Wellington branch of the Australasian Federated : Seamen's Union, states that the extraordinary notice aent by the Union to the steamship owners has been followed by an official communication to all owners informing them that if any work should be done in port to-day (Kill's Birthday), it will'be incumbent them to pay overtime for the same in terms of the current'award of the Arbitration Court. Mr Young further states that his Union takes very strong exception to the inferences drawn from Mr Justice Sims' quotation of section 86 of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act, and asserts that his Union will exhaust every means in its power to have the award administered by the Court. He points out that section 71 from that Act empowers the Governor in Council to dismiss from office any member of the Court who is guilty of inciting either party to an award to commit a breach of the same.

Advertisers require experienced general servants. An advertiser requires a girl to assist in minding children. Messrs Carr and Bell, tailors, Wellington, require trouser and vest hands. An advertiser has for sale a profitable bakery and confectionery business. On account of the holiday, the next payment of the Workmen's Friend Building Society has been postponed till Tuesday night. The Wellington Education Board invites tenders to close at noon on Thursday, November 14th, for painting and repairs at the Hastwell, Mangaone and Rangitumau Schools. The W.F.C.A. advertise specialties in Sutton's celebrated turnip seeds, all of which are stocked the firm. Manures, woqlpacks 'sJfid gc neral station requisites are also in full supply. .

A first-class property of 936 acre?, 298 of which are freehold and balance held on L.-1.P., capable of wintering 3 sheep to the acre, is,advertised for sale by Messrs R. Wilson and Co., Ltd., Taihape.

The committee have decided to close the fund for providing a testimonial to Mr R. Bib Am, on Monday, . November 18th. Further subscriptions to the fund will be received up to that date.

The attention of builders and painters is directed to page 6 of this morning's issue, where particulars of tenders for a number of important works at Levin are advertised. Full information can be obtained from the architects, Messrs Maisey and Johns, Lambton Quay, Wellington.

Messrs Barr, Leary and Williaips, land and estate agents, Wellington, announce that they have numerous inquiries for farms of all sizes, ar.d invite farmers who are desirous of disposing of their properties tu com - municate with them and supply particulars. The firm have special facilities for conducting transactions in landed and undertake to study the interests of clients.'

Messrs Maisey and Johns, architects, of Wellington, have a business notice on the lead&r page of this morning's issue, in. which they announce they are prepared to emcute designs for buildings of any kind in the Wairarapa district. The firm have, had English and colonial experience, combined with practical knowledge extending over a period of many years They have lately completed a handsome church for the Primitive Methodise connexion at Wellington, and also extensive renovation to the Baptist Church, besides various residences in both town aiyl country.

A Painful Swelling On any part of the booy will, if neglected, tncl in some kind of tore, f=uch as a boil, carbuncle, ulcer, abscess, fistula, etc. To prevent such a result, apply Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment. This will relieve the pain, draw out the infhiraation, reduce the swelling, and drive avuy the entire trouble. Accept no substitute. Price Is Gd and 3s. Obtainable at'H. I£. Etcn's, Jheuiist. Mr Percy Crampton, Singleton, N.S.W. gajs;—"Not so longngo I Wasse)zed with a very luavy cold. Having, heard of the wonderful qualities of Chamberlain's Cough ltemcdy I decided to {jive' it a trial and am glad 1 did, for after taking two bottles 1 whs compl tely cured. I have mnch pleasure in testifying to the curative qualities of.Chamberlain's Cough Bem'edy, and can say from experience th'it it does all that the makers ciaim it will do. For ale by all dealers.