LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8983, 18 November 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is probable that an effort will he made to get His Excellency the Governor and the Premier to attend the Masterton A. and P. Association's Show in February next.

The Masterton Rifle Voluneers will enter five teams to compete at the Napier military tournament in March next.

There is a good demand in this district at present for machine and blade shearers. General farm hands and cooks are also wanted to some ex • tent.

The stewards of the Mastertoa Racing Club visited the Opaki racecourse on Saturday, and made an inspection of the buildings and course in view of the proposal to re-arrange the appointments generally. This matter will be discussed at a special meeting of the stewards to be helc 1 on Saturday. At the Magistrate's Court, on Saturday morning, Mr W. P. James, S.M., delivered judgment in the.case in which the Masterton County Council sued Patrick Hamill for illegally rescuing horses from the ranger while on the way to the pound and for having allowed the animals to' wander. The case had been adjourned from the previous morning to allow of an investigation being made of the council's books as to whether the Taueru pound had been properly abolished. His Worship said that the search disclosed that there was no record of the pound having been either established or 'abolished since 1878, and this being so the onus was oh the defendant to prove that the ranger was acting illegally in taking the horses to a properly-constituted pound. The defendant had, however, apparently acted under a mistaken sense"' of the law, and the penalty would not be severe. As a fine was not asked for in the charge of illegally rescuing, and counsel for the plaintiff only wished to have the ranger's authority established, a conviction only would be entered. On the charge of allowing the horses to wander : defendant would be fined 10s with costs £2 10s.

The programme of the Orchestral society's concert for .to-morrow evening, includes items that are attractive and will make the concert one of the most popular yet given by the society.

A varied and enjoyable pi-ogramme of music was rendered by the Masterton Municipal Brass Band in the Park yesterday afternoon. There was a good attendance of the public.

At the Wanganui ..show, Mr C. Reeve, of Eketahuna, secured a first prize in the open classes for English setters.

!VrT. Salter, of Mangamahoe, has purchased Mr S. Nilsson's farm, of 640 acres, at Mount Baker. Outside the legal profession there are few persons who know how inquisitorial are the methods of the Government in dealing with the estates of deceased persons, and how arbitrary the assessments are in many cases, but the Taranaki Herald thinks the following constitutes almost a record. The executors had sworn in the usual way to the inventory of effects, and to their surprise were called upon to account for a spraying pump and a few fowls. It appears that the Stamp Department had been carefully' examining bills sent in, and found that a spraying pump, costing a few shillings, had j been supplied to thedeceased.and also ' some fowl-wheat, and the Department wanted to know where the spray pump was, and where the | fowls, for which the wheat was purchased, were now residing. It turned out that the spray pump had been disposed of during the testator's lifetime, and the fowls had been either baked or boiled during the same period, and the executors therefore declined to pay any increased tax for their value.

Messrs MacMahon Bros, will give their picture entertainment, entitled "Robbery Under Arms," in the Town Hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings next. A contemporary thus speaks of Messrs MacMahon's latest enterprise: —"To miss seeing the MacMahon pictures is to miss the finest opportunity of this kind that New Zealanders have had so far. The new French pictures, specially selected in Paris for this entertainment, are unquestionably the finest pictures ever seen in Australasia. And in addition to these, and of even greater interest, there is the original and moving series illustrative of Rolf Boldrewood's great novel of 'Robbery Under Arms.' This series is remarkable in its vitality." The box plan is now open at Miss Rive's.

TWO SOVF-KITIGN REMEDIED. THE FAMOUS SANDER AND SONS" PI3KB VOLATILE KIT.ALYPTI EXTINCT was proved by exrerts at the Sup reme Court of Victoria to poshes? curatn e properties peculiarly its out, mid to lis absolutely safe, • iiVoi.ive ami reliable. Therefore do not a £inva!e jour complaint by the use of one of the ninny cuiue eucalyptus oils which are now piiaud oil as •'Extracts," and from the use r.f which a death v/na reported leemtlv, but insist, upon the GENUINE NANDttli & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, add reject all other?, For wrinkles, snnl urn, pimpies, bhvelcheads, frickles, enickeu hinds, urv and iriiliinud fcUin, use SANDER A- SONS' SUPIiBBA SKIN FOOD. No la-Jy should be without it. Allays iiritalion, produces a clear and syotlcss complexion, and a smooth end supple skin. REMEMBER that SANDER A- SONS' SUPEIIBA SKIN FOOD is not an ordinary face cream, and unlike anj of theni,produces a permanent beautifying effect. All chemists and stores.

The latest return from the Antonio dredge is 220z 4jwt fur the week.

A first notice was given by the post office several months ago that tinselled post cards would be prohibited from transmission through the post unless enclosed in covers. Many cards were subsequently aent to the dead letter office, because they were not so enclosed. These have as a matter of grace been specially delivered to their addresses. It is now finally announced that in future such cards not enclosed in covers will be destroyed.

The totato blight is said tQlte appearing in the Rangitikei district this season as bad as ever. v It is in the same form as previously and is in fact getting; worse every year.

One of the speaker's at the Yorkshire Society's dinner on Thursday night, says the Chronicle, reminded those present of the Yorkshireman's advice to his son: —"Hear all, see all, say nowt; eat all, drink all, pay nowt; if iver tha' does owt for nowt be sure an' du it for thisen." And then there was a general laugh.

The domestic servants now on their way from London to Sydney are the first contingent of an army which will be sent out by the Agent-General of New South Wales. The passage money is £3. The girls-are required to pay £5 each in London for their passages, but on arrival in Sydney, and aa soon as they obtain bona fide employment, the sum of £2 will be refunded, so that they will have a little to start life with in Australia. It is stated that there is opportunity for absorbing in New South Wales almost an unlimited number of girls of the proper type, and possibly 1,000 per week could be provided with situations for some time to

come. At Bayonne, New Jersey, recently, a man who was charged with beating his wife, was found guilty and rentenced to be publicly "spanked." The punishment was duly carried out in the court-room. A lusty policeman was brought in for the purpore, ar& a boot handed to him. The officer laid on with the boot, the prisoner's h'uvls of pain bearing witness .-to the enthusiasm*with which the policeman was doing his work. The scene was watched by a large crowd. The death in London, last month, of the Rev. John Aldi?, the oldest Bapitst minister in England, in his one hundredth year, removed the progenitor of a most remarkable mathematical famliy. One of his sons, Mr William Staadman Aldis (erstwhile Professor of Mathematics at Auckland College) was Senior Wrangler and Smith's Prizeman in 1861; another, Mr James Arthur Aldis, was Sixth Wrangler in 1863; a third, Mr Thomas S. Aldi?, was Second Wrangler and Smith's Prizeman in 1866. This li't of distinctions has been extended by the family of Mr J. A. Aldis, one of whose sons, Mr Hugh L. Aldis, was fourteenth Wrangler in 1892, while another, Mr. A. Cyril W. Aldis, was Second Wrangler in 1900.

The "English Sunday" is not. wanted in Germany, says the Berlin correspondent of the London Daily Express. A mass meeting was held at Frankfort, to protest against its introduction into this country. The meeting was convened to counteract the effect of the congress just 'closed at Prankfort, the object of which was the promotion of the observance of the Sabbath and the introduction of the rigid laws which prevail on that day throughout England. The meeting was characterised by great enthusiasm. Herr Steinbach, the principal, speaker, declared that the "English Sunday" would drive the papulation of Germany, which was now extremely sober, into the publichouses to drown the "Sabbatarian duln?ss in -beer. Herr Hessenburg, another speaker, declared that even one Sundaj in London brought on a severe attack of melancholia, necessitating a "curt" in order to restore his balance of mind. A strongly-worded resolution to this effect was unanimously adopted.

The O'Neill Bros', buckjumpers will commence a two-night season between the Waipoua bridges this evening. The company, which has recently had very successful seasons in Wanganui, Auckland, Gisbome and Palmerston, is said to contain many attractive features, chief of \Ahich is the bucking horse Maori Jack. Anyone riding this horse for ten seconds will receive £l, for half a minute £5, or for one minute £lO. The horse will afterwards be ridden by Sydney O'Neill. Any "outlaw" brought to the show Tnll be ridden by members of the company.

An advertiser requires skirt and body hands. Mr F. P. Welch has vacancies for machine and blade shearers, and a good camp cook. The New Zealand Railways Department advertise special train arrangements in connection with the Carterton show on Wednesday and Thursday next. Owing to the final rehearsal of the Orchestral Society being held this evening, the next rehearsal of the << Amateur Operatic Society has been postponed until Wednesday evening next. At Albert street, on Wednesdaynext, Mr J. R. Nicol wiil sell on account of Mrs J. Tait, the whole of her furniture and household effects. Far'iculars of the entry will be advertised next issue. Mr H. T. Wood, chemist, Queen street, has to hand a supply of toilet s6aps from the best makers. Special care is given to the selection of the best lines, and the stock to hand includes the finest qualities obtainable. The Wairarapa Racing Club invite tenders for the various privileges in connection with their race meeting on January Ist and 2nd, 190 S. Tenders will close with the secretary, Mr E. A. Laery, Featherston, at noon, on Monday next, November 25th. WHKN THE IVjU COMES. The {.roc f of the pudding is not alvaya in the tali: g. but move fieqtenfc y in the f igesiir.g. In this respect, puddings and milking macHuei are very much alike. It is easy to consume a pudding, or instal a milking rmiehins, but the rub comes when jou have to digest the pudding or continue to use th<* nnlk'ng machine it it proves unsatisfactory. There reed not bo any hesitation about purchasing the "L.K.G." milking machine, ns dozens of practical nieo have given it the highest praise after using it continuously for three, four and five years.'. MaeEwan's, Ltd, U.S.S. Co. '2 Bj/idings, Wellington.

Ovar 18,000,000 trees have been planted by the Forest Department. No precise information as to the dates when they will be fit for milling is available. Larch and eucalypti are frequently milled at from 30 to 50 years, whilst the general run of timber trees might, it is stated, be fit for milling at from 50 to 100 years, or even later. The number of beekeepers in the dominion is given as 15,396, and the number of hives of all kinds at 74,341 an average of just under five hives per keeper. The fruit'iSifiltet at Palmerston North is practically in the hands of the Chinese, and the Standard is therefore advocating that the Palmerston Fruitgrowero' Association be resuscitated at an early date and that active steps be taken to bring the industry under the direct control of Europeans. . A most astonishing story is published by the Edinburgh Scotsman, and it only shows how necessary it is to go away from home to learn news ot ourselves. Under the heading, "A New Record," the Scotsman says:—"The Industrial Arbitration Court of New Zeala id has established a new record. At the instance ..of the Farm Labourers' Union, 7,200 farmers were summoned to appear before the Court all at the same time. Such a batch of defendants is probably without precedent in legal liistory. The Court was soon crowded, and about a thousand of the defendants were locked out. The point at issue was the application for an award for increased wages and improved conditions of labour." This seems indeed, a "record."

The havoc wrought by seagulls among young lambs has been severely felt by farmers and others, who are making strenuous efforts to have the protaction, which these fowls at present enjov, removed forthwith. It is pointed out that these birds do not by any means confine themselves to the seashore, but are to be found far inland, following the plough, scavenging at abattoirs, and busy in the pastires plucking out the eyes and tongues of new-born lambs. At a meeting of :#Ehe Otago Farmers' Union, on Friday last, it was decided to approach the Minister with a view to having the protection of seagulls done away with. Speaking at the reception to Sir James Mills, at Dunedin, the President of the Agricultural Society said it was over twenty-five years since wheat was sold at the ruling quotation of to-day. All the available wheat was barely sufficient to meet .requirements between now and the new season's crop. The petroleum expert, speaking to a Daily News reporter on Friday last, respecting the oil-boring'prospects at Moturoa, stid: "Well if you want a straight-out opinion I can tell you, and anybody else for that matter, that I am more pleased with the hard rocks we've get into in No. 3 bore than with anything dons at ch<s bores yet. Now, I don't mean by this that this circumstance spells success or a big oil flow. It's just what I consider the best of good indications. I will not be surprised if we soon strike the oil maasures. I've come across similar signs before in America. They have panned out trumps. Small shows of oil first and then tho main oil-bear-ing stratae were struck."

The Picton correspondent of the Marlborough Express writes:—"The price of building sections in this town is an eye-opener to new people who make enquiries from land agents, and I have heard several cases of late where ini&iding settlers have been scared away by the ridiculous prices a.oked. Anywhere within a birds-eye view of the harbour, building sections are priced at an abnormal value. Truly, there are not many spots left where a view can be oband this probably is the cause of the inflation. When one has to pay £325 for a quarter-acre section, to erect a dwelling-house thereon, he wants the Bank of New Zsaland at his back, but this has been done in several instances of late, and as new buildings are erected, up goes the pricegof the adjoining section. Investors who purchased Picton properties a few years ago and held on tight (as many of them did) are now reaping a bountiful harvest. The Leader of the Opposition (Mr W. P. Massey) is to receive a presentation from his constituents and other political supporters in Auckland in recognition of the way he opposed the new land legislation of the Government. The steamer Tongariro, which sailed from London early in October has on board the consignment of deer which Mr W. Wakeman (Pahiatua) was instrumental in obtaining on behalf of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society. In Desperate Strait?, Are many who could be cured by r>r. Shel don's New Discovery for Coughs, Colds and Consumption. Pries Is Gd and 33 per buttle. Obtainable from H. E. Eton's, Chemist. __