LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8985, 20 November 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is considered probable that the new Masterton Hospital will be opened within the next fortnight. Cr Morris has given noticeJthat he will move at the next meeting of the Borough Council—"That the finance committee be instructed to enquire into and report fully upon the way in which the special rates for Bannister Street and the drainage loans and the water rates have been .charged this year, with a view to rectifying errors in such charges.'' The proposal to jremove the corporation gasworks to a site near the railway station is receiving some attention'from the gas committee, and the manager (Mr J. W. Blackman). The latter ianow engaged in collecting information on the subject with a view to submitting a report to the council. With this object in view, Mr Blackman and Cr F. W. Temple, I chairman of the gas committee, I waited on Inspector Dawson, of the Railway Department, / yesterday morning, and urged that when the railway station yards are being rearranged provision should be made for a siding at the south end of the present platform for the unloading of coal for the gasworks. The proposed new site for the work a is on the Bishop's reserve at the southern extremity o"f the station. Mr Dawson promised to consider the'matter, and LMr Blackman is inclined to think that there will be no difficulty in the | way of having the request granted.

Th? Carterton banks will observe a holidayto-mjrrow, People's Day of the • Wairarapa and- East Coast - P. and A. Society's show. That portion of Queen Street between Ppagnell's buildings and the Makora creek hag been surveyed by the Borough Surveyor preparatory to the road being re-graded. The work of re-grading will be commenced almost immediately. The Masterton Orchestra! Society will play the music for the Amateur Operatic Society's production of Balfe's opera, "The Bohemian Crirl." The opera will probably be staged about the end of January, and: the Orchestral- Society will meet e-very Tuesday evening for rehearsal until then.

John Whelan was charged before Messrs E. McEwem and; ML C. O'Connell, jCP's., at the Masterton Police Court, yesterday rnorningy with drunkenness. He was remanded for a week for medical treatment. One first offending inebriate was fined 5s in default 24s hours' imprisonment, and another was convicted and discharged.

Messrs Macmahon Bros. ,vi<Mgive their bioscope entertainment in the Town Hall this evening. Of a recent entertainment a contemporary says: —"Of the marvels of the bioscope there is apparently no end; but if the marvellous in this kind can go much further than it goes in the films now being exhibited by the Messrs MacMahon, the prospect •uncanny. Some of the French pictures are perfection in their kind, and to that extent cannot be surpassed by any coming development of this so modern art or ciaft. Of equal, though different, interest are the liviiig pictures depicting the story of the Marstons as told in that most admirable of all Australian novels "Robbery Under Arms." The story is positively convincing on these excellent films. And so one way and another this show offers the best entertainment in its kind ever yet provided in. New Zealand."

Alexander Paterson, draper,, recently carrying on business at IJ&wera, was charged at Auckland with committing various offences under the criminal section of the Bankruptcy Act. The indictment set out that the prisoner being- adjudged a bankrupt failed: to disclose to the Official Assignee all hie property; that he had failed to. keep proper books; had gone in for rash and extravagant speculatipn,, and that he had contracted heavy debts without reasonable expectation of paying- them. After hearing evidence the jury returned a . verdict of g<uilt> on tiie count that prisoner had-failed: to keep proper books,, "but failed to arrive at any decision on the other counts. was remanded till to-day,

The O'Neill Bros.' Buckjumping Combination concluded Masterton season last evening. The attendance was large, and fclie programme, which was practically the same as the previous evening, met. with general approval. The competition in riding buckjumpers, for the silver cup presented by Mr J. O'Meara, brought out four competitors, and was won by Mr Lang,, junr;, of Bideford.

The Minister of Railways has decided to accede to the request of the Eketahuna • Chamber of Commerce that the reserve running from the Wesleyan Church, Eketahuna, to the Alfredton road be fenced in for the accommodation of stock.

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REMEMBER that SANDER & SONS' SUPEBBA SKIN FOOD is not $w ordinary lace cream, and unlike a«j o( them.produces a permanent beautyipg effect, All chemists and stores^

It is anticipated that the Eketahuna Domain will be ready for use for recreation purposes early next year.

Dairying is making rapid strides in the Nireaha district, says ths Eketahuna Express. Last [year tne maximum milk supply/ at the Cooperative Cheese Factory was 1,900 gallons. At the commencement of this season the directors made provision for dealing with the estimated supply, bat they have found it necessary to install a fifth vat. At present the supply of milk amounts to 2,400 gallons daily.

At the half-yearly meeting,,of the Carterton Lodge of on Monday evening, officers for the ensuing half-year were elected as follows: —A.D., Bro. W. W. Mansfield; V.A., Bro. G. Hart; secretary, Bro. H. Hart; treasurer, Bro. E. Martin; 1.G., Bro. Stove; A.D.8., Bros. G. Arcus and C. Fairbrother; V.A.8., Bros. N. McKenzie and W. Toomath ; 0.G., Bro. E. McKenzie; surgeon, Dr. Johnston; auditor, Bro..Moncrieff.

... Many people who are complaining about the price of foodstuffs would have had more cause to growl had they lived in Nelson fifty years ago. The Nelson Colonist has just completed fifty years' existence, and the staff has been turning back to the first issues to recall matters of interest half a century ago. The following prices of provisions obtained in Nelson in October, 1853:—Flour, fine, £26 . per ton, seconds £23 per' ton; wheat, 9s to 10s per bushel'; bread, Is 2d per four-pound loaf; beef, 6d to lOd per pound; mutton,; same prices; veal, 8d to lOd per podnd; pork, 7d to 9d per pound; fresh butter, Is 2d per pound; eggs, Is 2d per'dozen; cheese, els to Is 3d per pound; lard, Is 2d per pound; bacon, Is 4d per pound , ham, Is 6d per pound; home-made candles, 9d per pound; fowls, 5s to 5s 6d per pair; turkeys. 9s to lis each; potatoes, Ss peP'cwt; pollard, 6s per 100 pounds; cabbages, 4d each. The Mauriceville Dairy Company has disposed of this season's output oi butter at 10 5-16 d per lb.

The Eketahuna Mounted Rifles have "decided to enter for several competitions at the mintary tournament at Napier in March next.

An advertiser wants board at Opaki or Lansdowne.

An advertiser requires furi ished bedroom. '

Mrs Cairns, of t the Exchange Buildings, has vacancies for married couples, cooks and generals.

Intending visitors tp the Carterton show, on Thursday, are notified that Pinhey's draj will leave tlie.post office at 1 o'clock.

Miss McMaster, dressmaker, Worksop Road, announces that she will execute all orders with despatch. Fit and style are guaranteed. •

The time for receiving tenders for tfi© construction of an artificial lake in. Renall Street has been extended to Wednesday, 27th inst.

Tenders are invited, to close on Saturday next for carting 50,000 feet of timber per month from Alfredton to Eketahuna.

Messrs Dimuck and Co., Ltd., appoint Monday and Tuesday, December 2nd"and Srd, the next (lays for receiving pigs at . Eketahuna and Mauriceville, respectively. B'aahionable footwear of the best quality and. newest styles is to hand at Mr H. Peterson's boot palace. All the-new summer lines are up-to-date and bought from the best colonial, British and American manufacturers.

In another column, Messrs \V. B. Cliennelis and Co. advertise for a first-clasa farm property of 333 acres, situated close to Masterton. A perusal of the particulars of the property vViIL be of interest to those in search of a good investment.

The Misses Wriglev announce that, on Friday next, they will commence a millinery business in the new premises in Perry Street, adjoining Messrs ICrahagen and : Chapman. The ladies of Masterton are invited to inspect the new models and the display of summer goods.

At No.. 21 Albert Street, Masterton, this afternoon, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell, on account of Mrs -J. Tait, who is removing to Devonshire House,, the furniture and effects enumerated in advertisement. The sale will commence at 2 o'clock, and every line will be- sold without reserve.

Mr R.. Poole has jrcst received another consignment of the well-known Red Bird, bicycles, which are now on view aj: his shop" in Queen Sft-eet. 1-hese machines are too well known to need comment. They are easy running and renowned for their durability. Mr Pools also stocks bicycle accessories of every description, which are quoted at reasonable prices.

A reminder is given of the sale of the Gruen Hill Estate, Which is to be held by Messrs C. B. Hoadley and Son, Ltd., at the Princess Theatre, Hastings, at 11 a.m. on Saturday next, November 23rd. Nine blocks ' of good farm allotments, varying in size from 114 acres up to 437 acres, ;<;* are-to be submitted. The terms - payment are exceptionally reasonable.

I'll a critical estimate of the respective chances of Australia and England 'in the forthcoming test matches, Major Trevor, manager of the English cricket team, refers to the extended and extending age of the first-class cricketer. "Healthy living and more scrupulous training,!' he writes, "have resulted in the firstclass player being in his prime as a, batsman or as a bowler—even afe boiih; —after fifteen years or more of county cricket. Abel was not at bis best as a batsman until he years old; Shrewsbury headed, the English Datting averages when he was more than 41; Jackson A Plirst, Hayward and others at 34 bad not accomplished the greatest cricket feats of their careers. Ha.Uam this season has proved himself the best bowler in England, and* according to v authority which shout*} be reliable, he is 89 years old. The mention of these few names by no means ex-% hausts the list." In Desperate Strait?, -3^ Are many who could ho cured by Di\ Sheldon's New Discovery lor Coughs, Colds and Consumption, Price Is 6(1 and 3a per buttle. Obtainable from B, E, Eton's, Ch.eipl^)