LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9028, 15 January 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Fires are still raging in the Mauriceville district, and large areas of grass are being burnt. The question of the arrears in connection with the cost of taking the poll for the Lansdowne Water Supply was again before the Master ton County Council yesterday. A motion was passed instructing the County Council's solicitor to proceed against all those guarantors of the poll who have not fulfilled their agreement. The membership of the Wairarapa Amateur Swimming Club is now over one hundred. II; was stated by Cr Murray, at the Master ton County Council meeting, yesterday, that an agitation was being made to "burst up" Akitio County, and that petitions were being circulated with the object of attaching Akitio to the Masterton County.

. The Chairman of the Masterton County Council, jesterday, brought up ths question of appointing a com- , mittee to confer with a committee from the Chamber of Commerce and ■ thy Borough Council in connection with the northern approach to the town. Cr Cockburn-Hood considered that, before having a conference, it 1 would be very much better to wait ' until they had some definite proposal s fro n the bodies referred to on the question. This view was adopted. 1 In one of the cases heard at the Martinborough Couit yesterday, the , time of the alleged offence was Christmas Eve. The informant was giving evidence, and judging by ap- : pearanccs he had been drinking' not i wisely but too well prior to the I hearing. "Were you drunk at the time of the alleged offence?" queried ' the Magistrate. "No," replied the 5 bibulous one, "I was only the sama as 3 any man should be at Christmas i time." "How long does Christmas last with you?" asked the Magis- ' trate. "Oh, three or four days," ' came the reply. " We're only just in f the New Year." s The ordinary fortnightly meeting > of the Stonehenge Lodge, U.A.0.D., i was held last evening. Bro. L. N. l Prentice, A.D., presided, and there , was a large attendance of the brethren. Two candidates were riomie riated for membership, and one itiiti- - ated into the mysteries of Druidism. i The Lodge decided to be represented j in the torchlight procession in connection with the Aquatic Carnival on e Anniversary Day. The action of the s delegates to the Friendly Societies' r Council in connection with the postponed picnic was approved. Bro. Miller's resignation as Guardian was accepted, and Bro. McGaughran •" elected to the vacancy. The weekly half-holiday for shops e and offices in the Masterton County i was fixed by the County Council at a s special meeting yesterday afternoon, £ for Thursday afternoon. t The annual Show of the Masterton e A. and P. Association will be held on February 18th and 19th, and the Ram 1 Fair on "the two following days. This e popular fixture gives promise of y special interest this year, and it is t fully anticipated that the Show will be a record in every respect. The prize money exceeds £I,OOO, £l5O of Y which is allotted to horoe-jumping y events alone; and, in addition, five . Challenge Cups have been given to the Association for competition. Entries for the Show close with the n secretary, Mr G. R. Sykes, Masterton, e at 9 p.m. on Saturday, February Ist, y and for the Ram Fair at 9 o'clock on y Wednesday, February sth. t A special meeting of the Master--3 ton Borough Council will be held on Tuesday next to fix the statut--3 ory half-holiday under the Shops and - Offices Act. . n At the monthly meeting of the e Masterton County Council, yesterc day, a special order striking a rate of 0 fifteen forty-eighths of a penny in the pound was struck over the rateable property on the Masterton-East n Coast road (via Weraiti) to cover a t loan of £6,300 for bridge building e and metalling on the in quese tion. A rate of Jd in the £ was also struck over the Aifredton-Weber £ road special rating district to cover ■f the loan of £I,OOO for metalling I- purposes on the road mentioned. •i Up to Monday night the number of e season tickets issued at the Muni- .. cipal Swimming Baths was as folloswLadies, 43; girls,, f>; men, 20; boys, 31; family, 3. The ren ceipts from {season tickets amounted y to £ls lis 6d, and the ordinary e gate takings totalled £7 2s Id. t The thirteenth annual Wairarapa _ open tennis championship and handicap tournament will be held on the Masterton Club's "ourts on Wednesday ' and Thursday, January 22nd and t 23rd. An attractive programme of - nine events, five of which are doubles and four singlis, has been prepared, and valuable trophies are offered as 0 prizes. The entries will close this " evening with the hon. secretary, 1 Mr N. D. Bunting. s Cr W. J. Welch was appointed by f the Masterton County Counc 1, yes- •, terday, to vote on their behalf at an election for a member of the Wellington Harbour Board, to be 2 held by local bodies' representatives - on February ,10th. Tenders for school work have been > accepted by the Education Board as 3 follow:- Makomako, W. E. Greaves; Hinemoa, T. Bailey; Paekakariki, D. Nees; Thorndon, W. Feversham; Carterton- No. 1, A. R. Wailis; No. 3 2, Cook Bros; No. 3 and 4, A. R. i Wailis; K.aiwarra, E. Price; Levin I (removal and re-erection of residence), Arcus and Son; Grey town, 11. Humphries; Mount Cook Infants' j School (four hyloplate blackboards), I i Saunders Bros.; Masterton Infants' and Te Ore Ore, F. T. Harding. The Cabinet has authorised an additional telegraph wire fron: Wtllington to Eketahuna to cope with the greatly work between the two places. It is undertsood that the proposal mooted about three years ago to connect the Tauherenikau racecourse with Featherston by a railway will shortly be brought forward again. Those interested in the project do not intend to let it drop. The following consignments of cheese have been sent from Carterton for shipment to England, per s.s. Paparoa:—Dalefield, 425 cases; Parkvale, 200 cases; Taratahi, 150 cases; Belvedere, 100 cases. Mr C. E. Daniell, of Masterton, has been appointed the Carterton Borough Council's representative to vote at the election of Trustees of the Wellington Harbour Board. A case of scarlet fever was re- t ported to the County Council yesterday. Dr. Cook was the niedi:al ] attendant, the date of the hitter's re- t port to the County office being Deeember 28rd. SUCCESSFUL MILKING MACHINE Writing in reference to the "Lawrence- i Kennedy-Gillies" Milking Machine, Mr John Ma.thieson, of Tomahawk, says, I have come to the conclusion that the c money was well invested installing the "L.K.(_•>." I have been using four uuich- c incs, and can honestly say have found no q ill effects after the second year's milking g on the same cows. I have tried the cows p at intervals, and always found the quail- a tity fully more with tiie machine than by b hand. Since obtaining the new inflations a: and mouthpieces nine months ago, have y had practically no expense with the up- b< keep." MacEwans, Ltd., sole agents, ( d U.S.S. Co.'b Buildings, "Wellington. I c

The fortnightly meeting of the Carterton RechabiteLodge was held in the •Rechabite Hall on Monday evening. There was a fair attendance of members present, and Mr W. Tucker, D.R., presided. The Masterton Friendly Societies' Council wpote •stating that the proposed picnic in connection with Friendly Societies' had been postponed, and that the members would be notified later of '■ the date on which the picnic will be held. The following officers were elected for the ensuing quarter:C.R., Bro. Tucker; D.R., Bro. F. Morgan; secretary, Bro. Freddy; treasurer, Bro. Tyler; C.S., Bro. Partridge; 8.5., Bro. Stevens; G., | Bro. Corrish: L., Bro. Mem wood; P.C.R., Bro. A. Petersen. A serious accident happened to W. J. Steven, an employee of Mr F. W. Groves, Tinui, on Saturday. He had just caught a horse, and was about t? bridle it when the animal struck out with its front feet, knocking the man down, and then trampling on him. Steven was unconscious when rescued from his perilous position. Owing to the absence of Dr. Dawson, Dr. Archer Hosking had to be sent for. Oar correspondent., writing on the 13th instant, states that Steven, who was getting on well at first, had taken a bad turn. He also mentionsthat Dr. Hosking has had to be sent for from Masterton durin* the past fortnight. The death occurred in the Masterton Hospital, yesterday morning, of Mrs T. Thompson, wife of Mr T. D. Thompson, of Masterton. Deceased was 65 years of age, and had been an inmate of the hospital for some time, suffering from phthSis. The funeral will leave her husband's residence in Colombo road on Thursday afternoon. The fourth annual sports meeting of the Whareama Sports Society will be held on the Langdale Domain on Friday next. The programme shows twenty-eight events, beside othe; s which will be arranged 011 the ground for the youngsters. Liberal cash prizes and several gold medals ha\ e been provided, and provision has been made for every attention being pa:d. to visitors. In the evening a social and dance will be lieid in the Lang--dale Hall. A large gathering of tennis players enjoyed the weekly practice at Tinui on Saturday last. . The Misses Langdon provided afternoon tea. In order to effect a complete clearance of prints «ind art muslins, Messrs J. Graham and Co. have made further extensive reductions in these Jines. During the continuance of their sale, these special prices will hold good. Particulars of an up-to-date farm of , 750 acres are advertised by OrcharcV - Agency, Wellington. The property is well appointed in every respect, and is situated close to the railway and handy to good markets. Tenders ars invited, to close with Mr A. P. Rawson, at noon om January 25th, for forming roads and constructing sewers in Wrigley's. Estate. Plans and specifications can. be seen at Mr Rawson's office. At 2 o'clock, to-morrow, on the' .premises, Cole street, Messrs R. E. Howell and Co., Ltd., will sell on account of Mrs Muir the whole of her' household furniture and effects. Particulars of the goods will bs found in another column. At the residence, No. 24 Wrigley street, this afternoon, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell on acepunt of Mr W. Houns- ' low, who has given up housekeeping, the whole of his furniture and effects. Every line will be sold without re--serve. At their rooms, Pahiatua, at 2.30 ' p.m. to-day, Messrs Mitchell and Griffith will sell by auction the privileges in connection with the Pahiatua Race Meeting, on 2.9 th and 30th January. The privileges to be sold are. the publicans' booths and race cards. Mr A. Norman, draper, of Queen Street, is now conducting his annual stock-taking sale, and notifies elsewhere that the stock has been reduced to the utmost limit. Millinery and children's goods, which is a special feature of the business, is being soldi at greatly reduced rates. " Brief particulars of the goods to. ; be sold on Friday and Saturday by Mr J. R. Nicol at the Masterton Auctions Mart, on account of Mr Russell D.. Martin, of Blenheim, and Mr W. R.. Houghton, are advertised to-day. Thedrapery and cloLhing is of first-class , quality, and will be cleared without, reserve. ' An election to fill the vacancy in. the Masterton County Council causedi by the retirement of Councillor C. E. Cockbun-Hood as representative of the Upper Taueru Riding, will be' held on Wednesday, February stlu. Nominations close with the returningofficer, Mr F. G. Moore, at noon, ouh Wednesday, January 29th. TWO SOVfiHEia\ T RfWIEDIE THE FAMOUS SANDER AND SONS PURR VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXCT was proved by experts at the Supreme Court of Victoria to possess curative propsrties peculiarly its own, and to be absolutely safe, . ffeetive and reliable.. Therefore do not ti gcavate your oomplaint by tho use of one of the many oiudo eucalyptus oils which are now pa'.med off as "Extracts," and from the usa of which a death was feported recently, but insist upon the GENUINE SANDtiJi tfe SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, add rejeot all others, For wrinkle 3, sunburn, pimpies, blackheads, freckles, cracked hands, dry and inflamed skin, us 6 SANDER it SONS' SUPERB A SKIN POOD. No lady should of without it. AlUys irritation, produces a clear and spotless complexion, and a Bmoof.li l nd suppla skin. HEMEMbEU (hat KANDEIt it ,< ONS' SUPKMH "-KIN FOOD is not an Qidinarv lace cream. and ui.liko anj of' them,produces a permanent; beautifying affect. All chemists ami stores. A bad taste in 111' 1 mouth always avisos. ■i'Oiu a disordered stomach, suul may beiorrected by taking a, dose of Chai'nberain s Tablets. They cleanse and invigorate the stomach, improve the digestion,. iud give one a relish for food. TKRR-IBU-3 J'ATK. 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