LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8989, 26 November 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Legislative Council held its washing up sitting yesterday, when the Hon. W. C. Smith congratulated the Attorney-General on the way in which he had carried out his responsible duties during the session. He had shown himself a true leader of men, and by his consideration and • courtesy had gained the full con- j fidence of the Council. Mr Smith j also suggested that the t'ime was coming when Parliament would have to sit for six months in the year, and this would necessitate an increase of honorarium. Several other members spoke on similar lines, all agreeing in complimenting the Attorney-Gen-eral, and in referring to the important character of the legislation that had been passed. The Hon. J. E. Jenkinson endorsed the view that the honorarium of members should be increased. He also stated that Ministers should be relieved of a great part of their work by the appointment of Under Secretaries. The AttorneyGeneral suitably responded to kindly references made to the manner in which he had discharged his duties. He acknowledged the assistance he -had received from members, and said it would not be for him to review the importance of the work transacted during the session. Time would be the test. The Appropriation Bill was put through all its stages and the Council finally adjourned. During the session of Parliament, which closed yesterday, a great many petitions were presented "for and against the retention of the totalisator. It is interesting to note that the advocates of the totalisator numbered 36,219, and those against 36,471. The following are amongst the votes for roads and bridges in the supplemen'ary esti nates passed by the House of Representatives on Saturday lastMarima, Pahiatua, £i00; Pakowai (Anderson's towards Tinui-Pakouai Road), £150; Puketoi, Mount Marchant end £150; Rakaunui to Porgaroa (£ for £), £250; Alfrr/dton to Weber. (£1 for £2), £SOO ; Mangaorongo, £100; Matapihi, £100; Tinui Valley, £135; Mcßae Road, Masterton, £150; Te Awaite, £l5O. The quantity of gas manufactured at the Masterton Municipal Gasworks during the month of October was 1,723,400 cubic feet, an increase of 377,600 cubic feet over that made during the corresponding month last year. The amount sold per meter during October, 1907, was 1,446,100 cubic feet, an increase of 366,300 cubic feet ovtr the amount sold in October, 1906. The rate" of increase of gas made was 29.05 per cent., and of gas sold was 33.92 per cent. For the seven months of the current year the average rate of increase per month has teen 29.99 per cent. The receipts of the gas department for last October amounted to £752 8s Id, an increase of £22 13s Id oyer the amount received during the cor responding month of 1906. At the usual practice of the Masterton Municipal Brass Band, last night, it was stated that the selections for the New Plymouth contest would arrive this week, and they ara being looked forward to with interest by the members. The conductor (Mr F. W. G.*McLeod s reported that Mrs W. H. Hosking, president of the ladies' committee, had waited upon him with reference to enlisting the services of the band at the opening ceremony in connection with the new Masterton Hospital. It was pointed out that owing to the compulsory | Saturday half-holiday in factories exl treme difficulty was experienced in obtaining the necessary leave for some of the members from employmet for functions of any kind held on a Thursday, but it was decided to accede to the request, and to make a special effort to get a muster for I the opening day of hospital, j Thursday, December 12th. A letter j was received from the secretary of the R. Brown Testimonial Committee requesting the band to assist at the piesentation to the Town Clerk on Thursday evening next, and it was decided to do so. As Drum-Major Hunn is desirous of getting some preparation in for the quickstep contest at New Plymouth, before the Christmas holidays interfere with the work, it was unanimously decided to commence drills on Monday evening next. CONFIDENCE IN THE "L.K.G." The confidence with which the public accept the milk in t, machine to dry i; in stiong contrast. t> th'j scepticism of three > ears epo. Why is thi.s ? Because prior to the ' L K.G," every machir.e proved an f-iilure, ncd the publ'c fully exr» c.i d thata like fate would also overtake the. "I-.K.G.", but to dav the public know that it has been, thoroughly tested by hundreds cf practical fanners who have proved hy live j ears of constant use lliat it is thoroushJy successful. You don't take Riiy lisk if you buy the machine that has b:en thoroughly proved. MacEwan <Sr Co., Ltd., Sole Agents, U.S.S. Co.'s Buildings, Wellington. Myrtle Grove Cigarettes are ob- j tainable from all Masterton.Tobacco-.I nists.* I

A meeting of the ladies' committee that is arranging the opening ceremony in connection with the new hospital was held yesterday afternoon. A letter was received from Mr A. W. Hogg, M.H.R., stating that he had received an assurance from the Hon G. Fowlds that he would be able to be in attendance at the opening of the building if it were postponed until December 12th. December sth had already been practically chosen as the date for the opening 1 , but upon the receipt of the information contained in Mr Hogg's letter it was unanimously decided to agree to a postponement until December 12th. The committee decided to meet again on December 9th to make further arrangements in connection the ceremony. Mr W. P. James, S.M., was occupied for a considerable time at the Magistrate's Court, yesterday, in the hearing of a case in which C. G. Monro, architect, claimed from Mrs H. Hammond the sum of £22 13s lOd balance of professional fees due. The defendant counter claimed £22 19s 6d on the ground that plaintiff gave his final certificate for the completion of her house prematurely, whereby defendant was and will be put to expense -in completing the dwellirg acording to contract. After hearing evidence the case was adjourned until to-day. Mr D. K. Logan appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr B. J. Dolan for the defendant. The funeral of the late Mrs Ja?. Fitzgerald took place at the Masterton Cemetery, yesterday afternoon, the cortege being a large one. The services at St. Patrick's Church, whence the funeral procession commenced, and at the graveside, were conducted by the Rev. Dean McKenna, assisted by Rev. Father Kelly. Before Mr W. P. James, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court, yesterday morning, a first offender was convicted and discharged on a charge of drunkenness. The Masterton Municipal Band will give a programme of popular music in Queen Street on Saturday evening next, instead of the usual fortnightly Sunday recital inthe Park. The Pahiutua Town Band, under Conductor J. W. Mills, rendered a programme of music on The Island, Mangatainoka River, on afternoon, before a large number of people. The music was much appreciated, and the opinion was expressed, by those present that the band was making excellent progress under the' conductorship of Mr Mills. A number of farmers in the Carterton district have commenced haymaking. I New potatoes are being sold in* Carterton at from 3|d to 5d per lb. Another big deal in land is reported from Southland. The wellla own Bellamy Estate, Evans Flat, has been sold to Mr Mundell, if' Timaru, together with stock, plant, and homestead, for £27,000. I " The blight has made its appearance among the potato crops throughout. the Hutt Valley, some being seriouslyaffected. The lectern given to Holy Trinity • Church, Kumara, by Mrs Seddon, in: memory of the late Premier, arrived i.at its destination on Tuesday evening last, and is, says the local paper, a magnificent piece of work. It. represents an eagle with pinions outstretched, symbolical of St. John. It is Deautifully carved, and has a bras? tablet with the following inscription '"ln memory of .Richard John Seddon. Born June 22nd, 1845; died June 10th, 1906." The citizens of Masterton are invited to be present at the Town Hall, at 8 O'clock on Thursday evening, when the testimonial will be presented to Mr R. Brown. "The Premier has been along to break records," sai<La Legislative Councillor to a Wellington I pressman on Saturday, "and he has succeeded. The session is a record I one for length—ls3 days. The previous longest was 150 days in 1903. The Hansard will be a record for size. I'he number of bills will be a record, and so will the number of bills of first-rate importance, but the Statute Book will not. break the record for thickness, because there are so many one-page bills. The Upper House? Oh, yes! An unusually interesting session. The Council has done a lot towards swelling . the bulk of Hansard this time." One of the visitors to the Royal Shov? at Melbourne —an old lady—was much interested in a cream cooler displayed amongst other dairying exhibits. "How long will it last?" she a?ked the attendant. "Why, bless you, madam," said the flippant man, "that machine will last for a hundred years. Look here, I'll make a fair offer; if it wears out in 99 year| you bring it back, and I'll send you a new one." The old lady was not to be lightly bantered in this vein. "That's very well," she said, "but where would J find you? And besides, you might be wanting to get some sort of cooler for yourself then." A you'ig man was recently cycling along a country road when he saw a board fixed up in the y&rd of a farmhouse, vwith a notice painted on it: "This farm for sail." Always ready for a little fun, and seeing a woman chopping sticks in front of the house, he stopped, and asked her very politely when the farm was. to sail. She replied without a moment's hesitation ■ "Just as soon as the man comes along who can raise the wind.'.' TWO YintFIGN RF.MEDJB*-'. Tll K KOK'C- SANDF.Ii ANP SONS* I'IJYOi.ATILR lfil'f. M.VI'TI ' EXTINCT w>ih proved by experts nt the Supr?me Court of Victoria to poshes? cuiatr e properties peculiarly its own, and to be absolutely safe, < Infective and reliable. Therefore <?o not a grnvate your complaint by the use of one tf tho many ciude oucalyptus oils which aro now palmed off as -Extracts," and fiomtbe use of which a death wa« reported recently, but insist upon tho GENUINE SAND Sit & SONS' EUCALYI TI EXTRACT, add reject all others. For wrink'es, sunVurn, pimples, blackheads, fncklea, cracked hinds, dry and inilamid skin, use SANDER & SONS' SUPifiRBA SKIN FOOD. No lady should ue without it. Allays irritation, produces a char and spotless complexion, and a smooth i-nd supple skin. REMEMBER that SANDER & SONS' SUPERB A SKIN FOOD is not an o)dinary face cream, and unlike anj of thrm,products a permanent beautifying effect. All chemists and stores. If yon are nn importer, send your docu mentc to J. J. CURTIS <fc CO., LTD.. Customhouee. Shipping, and Forwardirg Agents, Wellington. They will quickly pass the goods through the Customs and I fc'el'ver them to jcu

Fishing in the Pomahaka one day !kSt v week three Clinton anglers ((Messrs John Garden, Peter Garden, iand John Carswell) secured 73 fish, •weighing 1471b. Feilding's example is being modestiljr followed by Taranaki in extending ■ the domain of employment for \wo©ien, says an exchange. Stratford •County Council has appointed a \ worn an to the poundkeepership a t Toko! Courageous New Woman that; but it is nothing unusual for a woman to be a keeper, although hex sex has the reputation* of being a : spender rather than a keeper. A huge porpoise, weighing 24-0-1 hj ,: leapt on board a fisherman's boat inside the Wellington Heads, on Friday last, and was only despatched after a stiuggle* The General Post Office has decided to add a touch of the picturesque to j ithe ordinary greetings that may be_j sent by telegraph within the dominion during the period covered by the Christmas and New Year holidays. If a person sends the message "Wishing you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,'' only the address, signature, and the code word ■''greetings" is sent over the wire, and.the receiver at the other end, instead of inscribing the message ©a the ordinary telegraph form, will write the address and signature on a •nice post-card, on the reverse side of * which is an interesting view characteristic of the dominion —its lakes, iTivevs, mountain, cities, views of pufelic buildings, Maori types, picvturas, native carving, etc. There is a series of thirty-six postcards in 111 (printed in black and blue ink), to be used for. this purpose, which are now ibeingildistributed in parcels to every ; part of the dominion. The postcard ttelegram will be introduced about ithe Saturday before Christmas Day, ■and will last over the New Year. An advertiser requires a young iman,as gardener and for other work. •Anradvertiser requires several good 'bushmen. A reward, is offered for the recovery of a purse lost between Benningsjn .-street and W.F.C.A. The New Zealand Railways Department advertise special train arrangements in connection with the Feildingrace meeting on Friday and Saturday next. The Misaes \Wrigley announce that they have now ..commenced business j as milliners inline Exchange Build- | angs, nest to the Arcadia tea rooms. The newest lines in millinery will be seen in their windows. At.Te Kapi}. Cornwall Street, on Wednesday, Mr.'J. R. Nicol will sell, on account-of Miss Hall, the whole of her furniture and household effects. Particulars of the entr> will be found ou page 8 of this issue. Messrs W. SB- (.Chennells and Co. have for saie several town allotments and house properties, which are pronounced to be exceptional value. A number of houses to let are also advertised by the firm. Fancy goods for the Christinas season are now being opened up by Messrs McLeod and Young, of "The Academy." The stock purchased for the coming season is on a most extensive scale, and includes all the latest novelties procurable. Messrs Fairburn and Silk, land and •- estate agents, of Wanganui, advertise in this issue particulars of a native lease which they have for sale. The locality is 74 miles inland from Wanganui. To practical men desirous "of acquiring a property of this nature, this is pronounced to be an opportunity which rarely presents itself. There are 250 acres of native clearing in grass, the balance being bush, and 200 acres scrub The rent is low and terms are easy. Enquiries will receive prompt attention. A most a'.tractive display is at present being made by Mr 11. F. Fraser, confectioner, at his shop, in Queen StredH Confectionery of the very latest and best, including a big range of Cadbury's lines, are set out in a most enticing style that is highly creditable. Summer drinks will be a specialty of the shop this 'season, and for t lis purpose a temperance bar has been established, with a full stock of pa'at ble refreshments. Messrs Krahagen and Chapman tailors, Perry Street, elsewhere have a special word to say about wellfitting clothes. The firm have always upheld their reputation as first-class tailors by putting fashion, fit and workmanship into their manufactures, The stock of fashionable goods is exceptionally large, and patrons will find it very easy to make a satisfactory selection. A specialty is the "Soltaire" worsted, which is shown to great advantage. They extend an invitation to clients to call and inspect the large assortment of material and order early for the holiday season. THE CHARM OF MUSIC. Kings of old havo been soothed wi'li music ; tired nerves have relaxed under its benign Influence; and old age has quickened and pulsatfd like the fiery spirits of youth. There is nothing like music. To lid able to produce harmonies —delightful sounds that rest and soothe, surely this is a tlvng to bo de ired ! Have you a piano in your home? If not, think what you aro roifsmg. Piano warehouses nowadajs are almost jjhilanthrcpic in the way in which they give opportunities for everyone to have music. For a trifling s-rn down, ai d small instalments monthly, the DreEden Piano Co., Wellington, will ■make Mil the possessor of a superb in-st-u&fjt. You will never miss the payments—they aro si microscopic—and in a short time the piano wi.l be your very ow ). WiitP, or call up n the Drenden'3 Agent for Wasierton for more information. B i allowing yourself to hfcome constf p.ued you lire-hw.y and surely poisoning yourself. When the bowels nt-form their their work they expel all poisonous matter, but when you allow yourself to become constipated you absorb all this poison into jonr system, thus lajing the Feeds of maiy diseases. Son.e of the signs of splf po soning are headtebe. backache, languiilness, weariness, melancholy, furred tongue pastv fcotuplexion, loss of appetite, etc. The safest antidote to such poison is Chamberlain's Tablets. These Tablets stimulate the l ; vvr and bowels to act naturally aral gently. In doing bo they ol< a- se the Etm<ieh and purify the blood. For sale by all dealers. Baby's Little Troubles. Baby's cough if not attended to, often results in croup and other sarious trouble*--. Always keep a bottle of Pr. Sheldon's New Discovery handy, and be prepared. Every bottle guaranteed. Obtainable at H. E*. Eton's, Chemist. MesFrs Williamson and Co , Jundnh, recently wrote;—" Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy enjoys a great reputation in these parts. It lias effected some really remarkable cures and scarcely ahema is without abottle." For tale by all dealers. _