LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 9015, 28 December 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Masterton Mounted N Rifles will commec.ce a week's encampment at Willow Park, Opaki, ttiday. The corps will assemble at the Drill Hall, at 2 p.m., and march to the grounds. Captain McKillop will bo in charge of the encampment, and Adjutant Cameron and Sergeant-Major Burr will also be present. The latter will take charge of the instruction work. It is expected that there will be a'large muster. The whole week will be devoted to field movements, chiefly signalling. On Sunday there will be a Church parade on the grounds, and the service will be conducted by Rev. Dean McKenna, Chaplain of the Corps. After the service the camp will be open to inspection by visitors, and it is expected that a large number of Masterton people will make the trip out to the encampment. On Thursday next the squadron will shoot off for the Sargood Cup. Unlike other encampments of the corps there will be no canteen during the present one. A man named William Vesey, who has figured prominently in the Masterton Police Court recently, avas brought before Messrs' E. G. Eton and Eli Smith, J.'s.P., yesterday morning, charged with having- used grossly obscene language in the bar of the Central Hotel on the previous evening. The accused pioaded guilty, and the*, bench imposed a fine of £lO, in default two months' imprisonment with hard labour.

Owing to the visit of the Wellington South Salvation Army Band, who intend giving a musical programme in the Park Oval on Sunday afternoon, the usual fortnightly programme by the Masterton Municipal Band will not be given.

The public swimming baths in Dixon street have now been completed, and will l.e formally opened by the Mayor on the morning of New Year's Day. > The water was run into the baths yesterday, and everything was found to be satisfactory.

From the Ist January, 1908, the free delivery for telegrams received at Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin will be extended to a distance of three miles for messages lodged at any office between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. After 6 p.m. the free delivery will be for a distance of one mile and a half, but telegrams for delivery within three miles will be charged carriage at the rate of 6d per mile, or fraction thereof. For all carriages beyond three miles the present' regulations—i.e., the actual cost of delivery by any conveyance — .will, be adhered to;. Messages for suburban offices lodged after 5 p.m., and hitherto held over till the following morning, will be delivered within the limits of the extended free delivery.'.,' The Kaikorai Brass Band has decided not to compete in the band contest at New Plymouth in February. It is understood, states a Press Association telegram, that this decision has some reference to the appointment of a judge for the contest.

We have received from a large number of papers the greetings customary to the season. We reciprocate these kindly greetings in the heartiest spirit, and wish our contemporaries long life and prosperity. ' . On Christmas Day the Masterton Municipal Brass Band were only able to serenade, in the streets on the eastern side of Queen Street. After the New Year the Band intend to , visit the streets on the other Side of the town and play for several eveningn up till 10 o'clock. The weekly meeting of the Y.M.C.A. Bible Class was held lastevening, when Mr A. J. Crawford delivered a very instructive and interesting address. The hour of commencing the meetings wa3 changed from 7.30 p.m. to 8 p.m. It is intended to obtain hymn books from the National Committee of Australasia, and it is considered that these books will greatly assist the class, as in these all the hymns are set for men's voices. The class meets every Friday evening.

The services at the Salvation Army barracks, to-morrow, will be conducted by Adjutant and Mrs Brown, of South Wellington. The Army Band from Wellington will also be present to assist at the services. The Band will arrive by the mid-day train to-day and march to the town. This evening an open-air meeting will be held. To-morrow afternoon, weather permitting, the Band will give a programme of music in the Park, and on Monday evening they ; will assist at a musical meeting in the barracks. TWO SOVEREIGN REMEDIED THE FAMOUS SANDER AND SON'S PUKE VOLATILE EtXAiATTI HXwas proved by experts at the' Sup reme Court of Victoiia to possess curathe properties peculiarly its, own, and r.o be absolutely safe, «ffoctive and Therefore not aggravate ynnr complaint by the nso of one of the many em<ie eucalyptus oils which are now pa'm«l off as ''Kxtruets." and from the use of which a death was reported lewntly, but insist upon the GENUINE R/vNDfaJH <fe SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, add reject all others. , ' For wrinkles, sunburn, pimples, blackheads, freckles, cracked hinds, dry and irfttamed skin, us« HANDER & SONS' SUPiiBBA SKIN FOOD. No lady should ne without it. Allays irritation, produces a clear and spotless complexion, and a smooth «nd suppl" skin. REMEMBER (hat HANDER & SONS' SUPERBA <K(N FOOD is not an ordinary face cream, and unlike anj of them.produces a permanent beautifying effect. All chemists and stores.

, Divine service will be conducted in« Knox Church, to-morrow morning and> evening, by the Rev." A. T. Thompson, when special addresses appropriate to the season of the year will be given. Services in the outfields; will be conducted as follows: —3 p.m., Miki Miki, Rev. A. T. Thompson; and Dreyerton, Mr M. Gordon; 7.30' p.m., Wangaehu, Mr A. G. Crawford. The receipts in connection with the Carterton United Friendly Societies' Sports, held on Boxing Day, amounted, to £4B 2s. A goose with an apparently abnormal appetite was killed for table by a New Plymouth resident the other j day. Inside its.gizzard was found embedded a miscellaneous assortment of ironwork, including a staple and about a dozen nails and tacks. Notwithstanding this unusual fare, the goose apparently enjoyed perfect, health —indeed, was thriving on itsindigestible food. Since the beginning of 1907 theAustralian Commonwealth has suffered considerably through defaul tingofficers. The total amount involved was £2,988 0s ll&d. This was mostly in sums of less than £SO, and • a'large-, proportion of it was recovered from the guarantee fund and arrears of salary. The largest sum in default was £1,065 9s 2d, for which a postmaster in New South Wales was responsible. His whereabouts is unknown. In most cases legal proceedings were taken and' convictions obtained. A Tasmanian postmaster was found in default to the amount, of £3OO, and another in the same: State was responsible for a shortage' of £372 ss. Thi§ last case is stilll being investigated. The tptal amount; in default in Victoria was only £62 17s Bd. ; There were only four defaulters, and all the money was, recovered., . , Major-General Robley writes to the' Dunedin "Times,' from London' on the subject of his great collection of," tatooed heads as follows:—"Many who have seen and studied the collection of. historic relicj of old NewZealand which specially represent ol# Native art in tatoos, etc., will,regret that this will not enrich the Dominion Museum, for after being a year and a-half without the courtesy'of a reply I withdrew my offer made to 'the Government. I was afraid the personage who had so advised considered the four present specimens in New Zealand museums were good enough: to show future generations, or knew so little of the history of his country as to think it was only slaves who. lost their heads in intertribal wars. Illustrations and descriptions will remain, but neither can so faithfully depict the features and accompaniments of a lost art as the true specimen itself." The Otautau Standard reports an occurrence which was very amusing to the observers, but extremely embarrassing to the person immediately concerned. His Lordship the Primate was holding a confirmation He had just commenced his sermon,, an impressive and interesting discourse on the solemnity and responsi-. bilities of confirmation, when the. vicar's churchwarden, observing that a crying baby was distracting the attention of both Bishop and con-, gregation, quietly stepped up to the mother and whispered: "May I help-, . you out with the baby." She imme- . diatety thrust the youngster into his . arms, when he quietly slipped out of ; the church, thinking, of course, that, the mother was following. But thegood lady had come to hear the sermon, and quietly sat it out, and the remainder of the service, leaving the custodian to take care of the baby until the congregation dispersed. The churchwarden is not so fond of. babies as he was.

Mr 15. M. Wilson, registrar of the» Arbitration Court, has supplied the. Press with the following informa-. • tion:—'The public sittings of \he Ar-. ■ bitration Court for the year 1907 commenced at Lawrence,- in Otago,,. • on January 28th, and concluded in, i Christchurch on December 20th. ■ With the exception of Nelson, which. has been visited once, and where, there are now no. industrial disputes; pending, the court has twice visited, each of the eight industrial districts [ into which the dominion is divided,, and, in doing so, the members have ; travelled nearly 8,000 miles on the- • business of the court. Awards have, been made in 89 industrial disputes,., and, outside these, the court has dealt; with nearly 1,000 cases of all kinds,, including breaches of award, applica-. tions to add parties to awards, and. compensation cases,. besides a large number of interpretations of awards. The court has held public sittings on 165 days in the year—B2 in the North Island and 83 in the South Inland--and, in addition, a large, number of deliberative sittings have, been held. An advertiser requires a smart, boy. Board and lodging is advertised forin the wanted column. The New Zealand Railways De-.. partment advertise a special train service for New Year's Day. The New Zealand Loan and Mer-. cantile Agency Company's offices in Masterton will be closed till January - 2nd. Spiritualistic addresses will be. given in the Dominion Hall to-morrow evening, commencing at eight o'clock. . Mr A. R. Maltby announces elsewhere that the Cafe is again opened in Hol'oway's new buildings, Struct Mr Malthy's ability as a chef • is well-k.iown, and his luncheon and supper rooni3 have been always, largely patronised. l When a man has smoked them, , once—cigarette buying is no longera question of choice, for he naturally* asks for Taddy's Myrtle Grove* Cigarettes.* THE KUSH FOR MILKINGMACHINES. Now that the "Lawrence-Kennedy Gillies" Milker has, after 5 seasons' use on numbers of dairy farms, proved an unqualified success, there is heavy and increasing • demand for'this popular, machine. Throughout Australasia a. tremendous number of machines are being booked for the coming season, and in New Zealand alone some thousands' will be required. On all sides one hears of people going. in for the "L.K.G-."-machine. If you wish to get a planfc : installed in anything like time for the coming season book up your order with-, out delay. Plants will only be supplied, in priority of application. J. B. Mac-t Ewan, Ltd., Agents, TJ.S.S. Co.'s Builds ings, Wellington.

In an interesting letter-to a' friend in Gisborne an erstwhile Poverty Bay farmer, now in Queensland, says:—"This Queensland is a great country with more fertile land in any corner of it than there is in aU New Zealand, but the climate is very uncertain. There had been no rain for three or four months before we came, but since then there has been about sin„ and the appearance of the country nas changed wonderfully. I have seen 700 or 800 horses sold this week, and there is no doubt they have some splendid hacks and harness horses, but their draughts are not much. A great number of New Zealand men come over here to look at the land, and a great proportion are satisfied to try it."

It-is estimated that there are no less than 2,soo4&Vtesian wells on the Heretaimga Plains in the Napier district. ' '

Another instance of "a woman at the bottom of it" cropped up at the hearing of the farm workers' dispute at Timaru. A witness had just drawn a very glowing word picture of South America, extolling its virtues of soil and climate and labour laws in such a way as to make all present wish they could be immediately transported to such a delightful country. ■ When Mr Thorn rose to have his say, he put this question to the witness, "And why did you not stay in this grand country, where money is so easily made, and where everything is so lovely?" "Well," confessed the witness, with a blush, "1 had a young lady in New Zealand and I came back to marry her." (Laughter.)

Some interesting facts about swaggers were mentioned at the hearing of the farm labourers' dispute at Ashburton. A station owner, Mr Grigg, said he calculated that the food supplied to the sundowners cost him approximately £350 in one year and £SOO in another. He added that in bad years it was not unusual for twenty or twenty -five men to call in one day. Those who arrived on Saturdays did not walk on till.; Mondays, and got three meals on Sunday in addition to tea on Saturday evening and breakfast on Monday morning. Providing on these lines soon ran into money.

While Captain Thomson, harbourmaster, at Dunedin, was coming up from the port in the Delphic on Tuesday mornindl he saw seven or eight large the passage between the Islands.' The sharks were heading up theharbour. The smallest of the leaders could not have been less than 13 feet long, and the biggest was quite 20 feet. In the wake of these monsters swam a shoal of young sharks; it looked like two families flitting. *

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