LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9027, 14 January 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The building trade is reported to be very brisk in Masterton and the surrounding district. Algood many new houses are being erected in both town and country. The price ot timber is still on the up grade in Masterton. Not much timber is now being milled in this district-, the bulk of it coming from Taihape. The railage from the latter town is an important factor in regulating the price. At the next meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, a report will be submitted from the Gas Committee in connection with the proposal to acquire a piece of land in the vicinity of the railway station fur the erection thereon of a new carbonising plant. Among the cases set down for hearing at the sitting of the Masterton Magistrate's Court on Friday next, are charges against seven defendants for having discharged fireworks in Queen Street on the night of New Year's Eve. The monthly meeting of the directors of the Workers' Mutual Benefit Building Society was held last evening. There were present:—Messrs R. Krahagen (chairman), W. H. Cole, A. Gardner, J. C. Ewington and 11. Fowles. The treasurer reported a credit balance of £570 i2s 3d in the Bank of New South Wales. It was decided to hold a sale of £3OO free of interest on February lSch.

Afc the annual meeting of the Masterton branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—Chairman, Mr P. Shinniek; vice-chairman. Mr D. Hood: secretary, Mr 13. Googh; treasurer, Mr A. .Hart; collectors, Messrs Kearns- and Friend; trustees, Messrs Bank 1 ? and Conick. The first civil sitting of the Masterton Magistrate's Court, this year, wiil be held on Thursday. So far, the list comprises G4 case?. At the Polife Cour*"., yesterday morning, Mr Eli Smith, J.P., convicted and discharged a first offender on a charge,of having been drunk. At the half-yearly meeting of the Loyal ■ Grey town Lodge, M.U.. 1.0.0. F., the following officers were installed for the ensuing year:—-N.G., Bro. E. J. Haigh: V.G., Bro. W. Gates; E.S.. Bro. P. Clark; G.M., Bro. Co*. Bro. A. H. Hayes was elected treasurer, vice Bio. Coe resigned. A fresh case of scarlet fever was reported to-the Carterton authorities yesterday. The patient has been removed to the South Wairarapa Hos. pital. There have been several grass fires in the Carterton borough during the last few days. There was a lire yesterday on the property of Mr H. Callister, situated at the southern end of the town, and a large area of grass was destroyed. The Eketahuna County Hack Racing Club has decided to admit bookmakers at their forthcoming meeting on payment of a fee of £5 with clerk admitted free. A notice to this effect will be found in the club's adver-< tisement appearing elsewhere. The philatelists and souvenir-hunt-, ers who forwarded reply-paid messages to Lieutenant 'Shackleton, leader of the Antarctic polar expedition, on the eve of his departure for the frozen South, in the hope of securing specimens of the King Edward VII. Land stamps, have not been so successful as they hoped to be. A number of senders of messages in Auckland have received replies from Mr A. Reid, manager of the expedition, stating that Lieutenant Shackleton was unable to look at any of the letters. There were, it is stated, many hundreds of applications for the stamps, but it being "impossible to sell the same," the remittances have been returned to the'senders. Some of these remittances were addressed to Lieu tenantShackleton' at King Edward VII. Land, by post from Lyttelton, but they have been returned from the latter port, and have not thus completed the interesting journey which they were expected to makh when despatched.

Pneumonia is understood to be prevalent in Dunedin, "several deaths of young people having occurred since the New Year from this cause. An indication of the price which will be ruling for grass seed this season is given by a sale which took place at Hastings of an eightacre crop (says the "Napier Telegraph"). This was purchased by a settler from up-country at the big sum of 6s 9d per bushel at the mill, which represented just on 7s per bushel delivered. The crop is an old pasture, and will yield at least 36 bushels to the acre, so that the return from the .paddock will be close on £IOO, including cost of harvest. A simple accident which might have caused great inconvenience, or worse, is reported by the "Hawera Star." Whilst out driving the other evening, some miles from Hawera, the trap lamp went out. The driver, a young man well known locally, thrust his finger into the candle socket to see if it was empty, and upon attempting to withdraw his finger found that it had been trapped by the flange. Try as he might he could not release his hand. Fortunately he was still seated in the trap —what would have happened had he been on the ground can only be conjectured, as the lamp could not be removed—so that he was able to drive into Hawera. Arrived in town it was 1 found necessary to cut the lamp to pieces to release the finger. Volcanic activity still continues intermittently in the neighbourhood of the Tongan' and Samoan groups. The natives of Nukualofa reported to the officers of the Atua on the vessel's last call there that submarine eruptions are of frequent occurrence, but are now looked upon quite as in the ordinary daily course of events. At Savaii the volcano was still in active eruption when the Atua arrived, and the passengers obtained from the deck a very line view of the mountain, which was vomiting lava freely. The sight of the vast cauldron spitting forth its contents uf mud, ashes, and molten lava is said! by eye-witnesses to have been veryfine. .An advertiser has s'.ieep-dogs for.' sale. An advertiser requires an experienced washer-woman. An advertiser has a vacancy for a. lady canvasser. An advertiser seek? the return of' a cylinder portion of a mot)r bicycle. Gas consumers are notified that to-morrow, Wednesday, is gas discount day. Claim for enrolment on the Voteis'' List of the Masterton Trust Lai ds Trust must be made on or before January 31st. Authority is given to the Aquatic Sports Committee to charge for admission to the Masterton Public Park on January 22nd, on the occasion of the Aquatic Sports. Messrs Mitchell, Griffiths and C 0.,. Pahiatua, will'hold their next quarterly horse fair sale on Thursday, January 30tb, at 10 in mart yards. Entries will he taken up till 12 o'clock on *he day of sale. Waferoids, <he popular cure for headaches and neuralgia, is procurable from Mr J. V. Gordon, chemist, Masterton. The proprietors claim-, for this preparation a sure and speedy relief without any injurious effect. The full list of entries in connection with Mr W. Hounslovv's clearing sale of furniture and household goods which will be conducted, to-morrow, by Mr J. R. Nicol at ths residence, Wrigley Street, will be found enumerated in another column. In another column Messrs W. B. Chennells and Co. advertise particulars of a compact farm of 1,065 acres, at Opaki, which has been placed in their hands for sale. A farm of 185 acres is also offered by the firm, who will supply fullest particulars on application. The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-oper-ative Association announce that their summer drapery sale will commence on Saturday next. Particulars of thereductions that will be made on former prices will be fully set out in an i inset which will be circulated with the Age on Saturday.

Up-to-date tea rooms have been established by the Misses Ferguson, and McLei.ii, in Queen street, in the premises of Mrs Miller, fruiterer. The rooms will be known as the "Piccadilly Tea Rooms," and the proprietory will make a specialty of: ice creams, fruit salads and the best of summer beverages. The rooms' will be open daily from 10 a.m. till 9 p.m.

i We are asked to remind these in- | terested in pastoral and agricultural . land of the important auction sale of the noted Mariinanga Estate, Akitio, which is to take place in the Town Hall, Wellington, to-morrow (Wednesday), 15th January, at 2 p.m. This well-known property will then, be disposed of in twenty-two blocks,, ranging from 580 to 4,720 acres each. A bargain sale, the first of its kind advertised for ten years, will start; to-morrow (Wednesday), at Messrs Hooper and Co.'s, and will ciose on February Ist. During the fifteen days' sale, drapery, millinery and clothing will be cleared out at wonderfully reduced prices. All reductiom will be marked up in plain figures, and the public are invited to visit the shop to-morrow and see for tl*emselves the values offered. * Mr Eli Smith, land and estate agent, of Masterton, advertises for sale a highly-improved freehold farm of 750 acre?. This property is situated seven miles from Masterton, and comprises agricultural and dairyirg-; land of the best quality, and is within easy reach ,of school, post office and creamery. There are suitable buildings, and all necessary conveniences for the successful ■conduct of an up-to-daie farm. Terms and fullest particualrs may be obtained on application.

When a man has smoked them; once—cigarette buying is no longer a question of choice, for he naturally asks for Taddy's Myrtle Grove Cigarettes.* When attacked with Diarrhoea or bowel complaint, you want a medicine that acts quickly. Tito attack is always sudden, .generally severe and with "increasing pain. Even a slight delay in procuring a remedy increases the risk. Keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Kemedy in the house and you are absolutely safe. It has never been known to fail in case of colic, cholera diarrhoea, or summer complaint in child* en, For sale by all dealers.

The Greymouth correspondent of J the "Otago Daily Times" wntea ■-. that the Pactolus Company has lately £> given further proof of the existence of very rich gravel deposits along the northern bank-of Nelson Creek, and on the fringe of Try Again terrace. The recent phenomenal returns were obtained near Dry Gully. Portion of this ground had been tunnelled and blocked out in the early days, ana from the known amounts of gold and the present results of dredging it would appear that the ground had been worth in its maiden state about 3,0000z per acre. There is still a very considerable area of rich ground round Pry Gully, and it is within the range of possibility that a record of I.OOOoz per month may yet be put up and maintained.

The frozen turtle from Queensland i exneriment answered well (says the "Pastoralists' Review's" London meat trade correspondent). The turtles were sold for £5 to £7, all over, according to weight, and restaurant keepers bought them. Weight for weight, this is much cheaper than the West Indian turtles brought alive; many of the latter die en route, and in. the trade are called "angels." Sun-dried turtle flssh from Ascension Island sells at the stores in London from 6s to Ss per Jb, and this is what people buy when they make soup. The frozen turtles were shipped by mail vessels, the freight was about gd, and they were packed in ordinary bags.

An observant traveller, who reached Hong Kong the other day from the interior by way of the West River, tells in the "North China ft/ Daily News" of a great change so far as the use of opium is concerned. The edict issued by the Throne on the subject has had a marvellous effect upon the people—and especially those who have learned the seductive power of the drug. On the river .steamsrs and passenger boats, where hitherto there has been a free use of the pipe, there is now a marked diminution. The steamers trading to .Chiangmen have notices conspicuously posted prohibiting the use of the drug on board, and not only are •the notices posted, but they are ~ -observed. The traveller declares that •on a voyage on a passage-boat to Chiangman he did not sae a single .opium smoker. This sneaks well for the action of the Chinese authorities

T'hirtv-five shillings up to £2 an »■ saore for bushfelling, offered by Marlborough Sounds settlers, has not induced a rush of bushmen to that district. Settlers complain that for <juite « year they have been unable to obtain bushmen. TERRIBI/B FATK It's a terrible fate to suffer from serious Lung Trouble. Ward it oft' with , Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery. Trice 16/ .and 3/-. Obtainable at H. E. Eton's chemist A bad taste in the mouth always arises from a disordered stomach, and may be Oi'rectod by taking a dose of Chambcrlain's Tablets. They cleanse and invigorate the stomach, improve the digestion, nnd give one a relish for food. INTEREST AWAKENED. Interest awakened everywhere in the marvellous cures of Cuts, Burns and Wounds with Dr Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment Price. Is 0d and 3=5. Obtainable at H. K. Eton's, Chemist. If ym are an importer, read <ou do:u ■moot*: to J J. CURTIS * CO., LTD.. Custotub:>uep. Shipping, and FV-rwsmhrg A<?ants, \WMngt-in. Thf-y will quickly pl<? the gooJa through ibe a* and del'vur Hum to yon