LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9042, 18 March 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There is reported to be a considerable amount of sickness in the Martinborough district.

In the cycle races at St. Patrick's Day Sports, to-morrow,, only roadster wheels will be allowed.

The drainage of a swamp area on the Masterton-Carterfon road, about four miles from Carterton, is being undertaken by the owners of the pronerty on which the swamp is situated.

The exhibition of fireworks to be given by Mr F. Carson, in the Park Oval on Thursdav evening next, should attract a large attendance. Arrangements have been completed for an elaborate display. At a gift auction held at Carterton on Monday a small bunch of grapes realised the sum. of 3s Bd. Pumpkins sold from Is to Is 6d each and small bunches of carrots brought from 7d to la.

Messrs Gillanders and Holmes, organiser and secretary, respectively, of the Y.M.C.A., at Wellington, will be in Masterton on the 15th, 16th and 17th of next month, when a campaign to liquidate the overd r aft of the Association will be opened. A company, with a substantial capital, has been formed in Masterton with the object of supplying the town with an ample and wholesome supply of milk. The output of several large dairies has already been secured, and the company will probably commence business within the next few days.

Players in the Booth trophy bowling match at Greytown to-morrow are requested to be at the bowling green prompt to time, as the drag will leave at one o'clock sharp. Those players unable to go are requested to notify the secretary, su that their places may be filled.

The 200 stud Romney sheep consigned to the North of Auckland district by Mr G. R. Sykes arrived in excellent condition, every animal making the journey without mishap. The sheep were highly spoken of by those farmers in the Bay of Islands who inspected them on arrival, and probably further Wairarapa sheep will be enquired for from the same district as a result of the shioment.

Mr C. F. ]!. Livosay, Architect of Wei pngton, lias moved to more convenient rooms in the National Mutual Chambers, Customhouse Quay, (adjoining the Head Office of the Bank of N.Z.) Address— P.O. Box 771. Telcphono 2(392.

There are about 1,200 Oddfellows in the lodges \n Taranaki. The Mayor (Mr J. M. Ceradine) was appointed, last; evening, by the Masterton Borough Council to act as delegate at the Conference to be held at the County office to-day of representatives of local bodies, when a line of action is to be decided upon in regard to the claims of the General Labourers' Union.

The financial position of the Masterton Borough stand as follows: General District Fund, overdraft £6,954 7s. Loans—Drainage, cr., £ll4 4s 4d; improvements (£25,000); schedule A, cr., £4 3s 9d; schedule B, cr., £951 17s 2d; schedule C, cr., £166 19s 9d; schedule D, cr., .€341 ss; schedule E, cr., £ll6 7s 9d; schedule F, cr., ss. In hands of treasurer, loans, £1,695 2s 9d. Nett overdraft at date. £5.259 4s 3d.

The Borough Gas Manager (Mr J. W. Blackman) was unanimously given leave by the Masterton Borough Council last evening to act as consulting engineer for the Levin Borough in the erection of the Gasworks to be erected there. Cr Morris considered it an honour to the Manager and an honour to the town that Mr Blackman should have received such an important offer, other Councillors emphatically endorsing this view.

St. Michael's branch of the Hibernian Society held a smoke concert in the Foresters' Hall last evening, which was attended by over 60 members, and delegates .from kindred societies. Bro. B. Chapman, VicePresident, presided. The toast list was a lengthy one, and this together with a musical programme filled in a very enjoyable evening. Songs were contributed by Messrs S. O'Regan, J. Kelliher, Ogier, Lockwood, M. Lavery, T. Thompson, Dolan and F. Haughey, and a recitation by Mr O. O'Sullivan. The anticipation of Mr W. G. Lamb regarding the expected record vintage from his Tararua vineyard this season, as prophesied by him a couple of months ago, are unlikely to be eralised. The dry season was very favourable up to a certain point, but even vines can have too much of a good thing, and though there is a record number of bunches on them the berries have not attained nearly their ordinary size, and the consequence will be that a lighter yield than was anticipated will probably be recorded. The vintage opans in a few dnys, and the water to be used in connection therewith will have to be carted to the Dremises, Mr Latah's windmill well having run dry.

Considerable dissatisfaction has been expressed by the directorate of a South Wairartfpa dairy factory at the action of certain farmers who, after contracting to deliver the whole of their milk supply to the. said factory, have been tempted to sell to Ma3terton retail dairymen oii\account of the fancy prices offered by the latter. We understand an intimation has been given the farmers so doing that the price to be paid them for the butter-fat will be reduced by a half-Denny on their whole season's supply unless they desist from doing business with the retail daiiymen. It is said that the farmers interested intend continuing on their present lines, and a complicated position may therefore eventuate.

The following will represent the Masterton Mounted Rifles at the Napier Tournament in the military events: — Mounted Competitions— No. 1 team—Sergt. Hood, Corporal Schofield, Troopers Falloon and Welch. No. 2 team —Corporal Hood, Troopers Rawson, Morris and Hyde. The above Volunteers will also take part as a team in the squads competition, and have entered individually for various other events. The men have been practising hard for some time, and are showing excellent form and should give a good account of themselves. Eleven men altogether will be taking part in the various events, and will leave Masterton on Saturday morning next.

The recommendation of the Gas and Finance Committee of the Borough Council, that the stokers' wages at the Gasworks be raised the permanent stiff to 10s and the casual to 9s per day—was received with almost unanimous approbation at the Council last night, Cr Pragnell offering only a warning that the Council should "go carefully." Cr Temple, Chairman of the Gas Committee, said tha* he was given to understand that there was to be a Stokers' Union formed in Wellington, when 10s per shift was to be asked, and a leading official of the Gas Company there said that the Company did not object when the men were intelligent and capable of doing their work. The Council adopted the Committee's recommendation unanimously.

A gentle breeze ruffled the placidity of the Borough Council meeting last evening, when Cr Temple comnared the business procedure of the present Council with that of the late Council. He thought the Council should be furnished with a copy of the Engineer's report some days prior to the Council meeting, as in the Works Committee's report, read that night, the Engineer's report was not embodied, and Councillors, other than Works Committee members, had only the newspaper report to rely on. The Mayor, with some emphasis, said it was out of order for a Councillor, in speaking to a Committee's minute report, to refer to what past Councils did. Cr Temple contended he was quite in order in so doing. The Mayor: "But I have ruled you are not in order, and lam Chairman." Cr .Temple: "Nevertheless, in my opinion, you are wrong. The Mayor: "But what's an opinion worth?" No one answered this query. LIVER FUNCTION And CONSTIPATION DISORDERS. Many people arrive homo after a busy day weary and done up, scramble into ovening clothes, and immediatly sit down to the principal moal of the day. Then they wonder why thoy arc troubled so sorely with indigestion. The explanation is quite simple. When tired the muscles and nerves of the stomach will not work efficiently—they are not in a fit condition they are exhausted and inort.and Avant building up.

Sit down for a few minutes and tako about half atcaspoonfulof Dr. ENSOK'S TAMER JUTGE. It is a splendid tonic and its action is immediate. It makes your food do you good. Try it and you will be seldom troubled with indigestion constipation, liver and kidney trouble * TAMER JUICE is procurable from all chemists and stores.

The warm rain that has been experienced during the past week has had a beneficial effect on the pastures in the vicinity of Featherston.

The first day of next month is the ordinary registration date for shops and factories. This applies to 1,400 shops and 1,250 factories.

It is expected that the Greytown Fire Brigade will benefit to the extent of about £l2O as the result of the recent bazaar held in aid of the funds of the Brigade.

A large number of Maoris are at present eel-fishing down at the Wairarapa Lake. It is reported that during one night last week they caught over a ton of eels.

The whole of the rates due to the Mar tin borough Town Board for the year ending March 31st, 1908, have been collected by the Town Clerk, Mr F. McAllum.

There are now 60 subscribers to the Martinborough telephone exchange, including the four bureaux. This will now enable the subscribers to obtain the lengthened hours from 8 a.m to 8 p.m.

The final in the men's handicap singles in connection with the Martinborough Tennis Club's competitions has been won by Mr A. B. Balfour (7), who beat Mr O. Vaughan (15) by 50 to 36. In the semi-final of the ladies second grade competition, Miss Lee (12) beat Miss O'Brien (12) by 30 to 27. Miss Lee will play Miss Sharp in the final.

A grass and scrub fire, wnion started on Friday last on the property of Mr Ranish, Lower Valley, spread to Mr John Martin's Puruatanga estate. The assistance of a large number of men was obtained from Martinborough, and the deer reserve on Mr Martin'* property was saved from total destruction.

The Featherston Gun Club held two clay bird sweepstake matches on Saturday last. The first sweepstake was won by A. G. Rhodes with 23 points, and the second sweepstake by the same competitor with 23 points. The aggregate was also won by Mr Rhodes, who secured 46 points out of a possible 48, and thereby wins Mr Toogood's trophy.

A significant statement fell from the lips of the Mayor last evening, when he was appointed delegate; t& the Conference of local bodies' representatives to be held to-day,'when,' v the ac'ion to be taken in respect of the claim of the General Labourers* Union is to be decided upon. "lam afraid," the Mayor told the Council, "that I shall make a had delegate in. your eyes, as I shall recommend that all the claims of the Union be granted. I shall give my reasons at the proper time." Cr Morris: "You'll give them enough rope to hang themselves?" The Mayor: "You can say that. I won't —to-night."

At the meeting of the Borough Council, last evening, Cr A. Haughey handed in the following notice of motion: —"That, in the best interests of the ratepayers of this Borough, this Council take' steps t© establish a destructor to deaf wiih and destroy the garbage of this Borough, the said destructor buildings, etc., to form part of the proposed gasworks buildings to be erected near the railway station."' Cr Haughey set out the following written reasons: —1. It will increase the general health of the Borough. 2.1 c will be more economical, ar.d any force genera cd can be used to advantage.- 3. The saving would (in the movers opinion) pay interest and charges on money expended.

Some correspondence was read from the secretary of the Employers* Association (.Mr W. M. Easthope) at the Council meeting last night, in which it was pointed out that the Council was not. consulting the interests of the tradespeople in deciding to take a poll on; the half-holiday question, as requested a few weeks ago by the Association. The Works Committee had advised that it would cost about £Bs' to take a poll as asked if no other poll or election were being held simultaneously. The Council were unanimous that it would be unwise to expend so large a sum on a bare poll on the half-holi-day question only, and it was resolved to accde to the Employers' Association's request and take a poll when the next poll for the election of Councillors is held or taken.

A question put, by Cr Pauling last night at the Borough Council meeting, as to. what had been done with the £95 surplus from the Aquatic Carnival, raised a heated controversy between Crs Elliott, Temple, Pauling and the Mayor, as to its propriety. Cr Elliott said that the accounts in connection with the Carnival had not all been balanced, and when they had, the money, which was at present banked in Cr Ewingtou's and the speaker's name, would be duly paid ' over to the Council. Ihe Mayor said all accounts had been balanced else how could the Carnival committee adopt itd balancs sheet, which had been done? Cr Pauling made a covert reference to presentations by the Carnival committee, which brought Cr Elliott to his feet instantly to inquire if a very hard-worked official was not entitled to remuneration. Matters became so exciting as the discussion progressed—or rather degreased—that the finale came in Cr Morris rising dramatically and asking the Mayor to withdraw a remark which the former considered reflected on Cr Elliott's veracity—"a most unwarranted statement," as Cr Morris expressed it. The Mayor's assurance that no such inference was intended terminated a somewhat lively interlude. TWO SOVEREIGN REMEDIES. THE FAMOUS SANDER AND SONS PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI. EXTRACT was proved by experts of the Supreme Court of Victoria to posses' curative properties peculiarly its own, and to be absolutely safe, effective and reliable. Therefore do not aggravate your complaint by the use of ono of the. many crude excalyptus oils which are now palmed oil as "Extracts," and from the use of which a death was roportod recently, but insist upon the GENUINE SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, and reject all others. For wrinkles, sunburn, pimples, blackheads, freckles, cracked hands, dry and inflamed skin, use SANDER & SONS* SUPERBA SKIN FOOD. No lady should be without it. Allays irritation, produces a clear and spotless complexion, and a smooth and supple skin. REMEMBER that SANDER & SONS' SUPERBA SKIN FOOD is not an ordinary face cream, and unlike any of them, produces a permanent beautifying effect* All chemists and stores.

Speaking at Feilding recently the Hon. G. Fowlds (Minister for Educa- '* V tjon) said it had been asserted with T 'some truth that school buildings were being erected out of money rightly .belonging to the teachers. Legislation designed with the ob- . ;ject of assisting to prevent the dis- . "semination of hydatids 18 to be introduced next session. Meanwhile the .Health Department is about to issue a pamphlet pointing out tha*; the disease is absolutely preventable. Nearly all the flaxmills in Marlborough are closing down, owing to the -depressed market (says the Marlborough Express). „It was thought at one stage that re-arrangements as to the price paid for green flax would enable millers to keep their plants going, but a further drop in the price fc of hemp has put even this hope to W fik'ht. It is considered that, if all the mills in the dominion close, fully three thousand hands will be . affected.

There is one place in New Zealand > which can surpass even Wanganui_ in ■ the way of feeding and fattening marvels. In Wanganui men and women, it is alleged, have fasted for forty days, and forty nights, but they »'have had air and water to sustain them. In a district of Cmterbury •there is a man who has thrived a • quarter of a century on a commodity ■which cannot be weighed. "I have lived for the past twenty-one years* on hooe, and I suppose will do so until I die," declared a farmer at the Conciliation Board sittings at Christchurch recently.

Jin old iron post on the mainland at Otaki, about three chains in from high-water mark, between Waikanae and Paraparaumu, serves as a reminder of the politics of other days. The memorial is rusted and half-sub-merged in sand. This is a sad reminder of a dream which came into the head of Sir Julius Vogel. He contemplated putting everlasting telegraph poles —2in iron pipesover the land, up and down New Zealand. A few went un, but before the scheme was matured the policy was burst up, and the iron went out with other lost hopes.

An illustration of Otago shrewdness comes from the Otago "Daily Times." A large number of scaffold poles were wanted in connection with the erection of the late International Exhibition, and it was thought that a / supplv would have to be obtained ~- from Tasmania. A shrewd Otago business man discovered that one of the early settlers had planted a belt of fir trees on a worthless strip of his land too sour for cultivation. The remainder of the farm was not in the ' beit of heart after having been cropped for a good many years. Negotibt ons for purchase were entered into, with the tempting bait of cash down, and a sale- effected. The scaffold poles sold to Exhibition contractors more than paid the whole purchase money of the farm.

Superintendent Smith, of the €hristchurch Fire Brigade, speaking at a meeting the other night in connection with the proposed establishment of a fire salvage corps, said that a body of fire police would be of immense assistance to the brigade, and would save thousands of pounds Ifefc annually. At the last six fires the brigade had had 40,000 feet of hose out, and of that 3,000 feet or 4,000 feet were much cut up, some of it with knives, and the rest by people standing on it. As to the conveyance of the fire police, the best thing t» do would be for the men to make •direct for the fire on bicycles. As to a long alarm being given, he was against it, as the brigade did not want large crowds at the fires.

Tenders are invited for grazing rights on the Masterton A. and P. Showgrounds.

Mr H, J. O'Leary, blacksmith, notifies that his shop will be closed all day to-morrow for St. Patrick's JDay Sports.

Twenty six sheep and one bull will be sold at the local' Pound at nocn to : day.

Mr W. Bruce, land agent, Wan- -%.. ganui. advertises particulars of a number of handy sized farms which / !he has for sale.

"Divan Chairs" is the subject of an advertisement appearing on another page of this issue from Messrs G. Hyde and Co. .

Mr E. P. Cameron, Opaki, inserts a notice of thanks to those who saved his grain stacks daring the grass fire.

The Fire Brigade and Fire Police insert a notice of thanks in this issue in reference to the United Fire Brigades' Association Conference.

The latest importation of watches made by Mr Frank Dupre, nf Masterton, embraces all the timepieces that have proved their worth by test. He makes a special display 'of ladies and gents' gold watches, ranging in price from £5 to £3O, as well as an extensive exhibit of solid nickel silver watcher (damp and dust proof and non-magnetic), which are to be retailed at twenty shillings.

With the golf season near at hand the question of making a satisfactory selection of golf clubs is one that presents itself to every follower of this popular pastime. In view of the increasing interest that is being taken in the game in the Wairarana, Messrs King and Henry, of Masterton, have just imported a big stock of clubs, balls and accessories, the extensiveness of which reflects credit on their enterprise. Over 250 clubs are shown, which carry the "Star" brand of the famous manufacturers, Messrs Wm. Gibson and Co. This firm were makers, by special appointment, to J. Baird, .the winner of the World's Open Golf Championship in 1906, and also to J. H. Taylor and Harry Vardon, second and third, respectively, in the Open Championship. In the fame year in the International Professional Match, Scotland v. England, Messrs Gibson and Co., were the manufacturers to sixteen of the twenty-four players, including the five ex-champion members of the teams. Messrs King and Henry have, also, a special line of Gibson clubs, bearing the autograph of Braid, the Champion player. Left and right-hand clubs are stocked in both ladies' and gentlemen's clubs. No leas than twenty varieties of balls by noted makers are on view. A specialty will, also, be made of repairs and in this direction the firm 'guarantee every satisfaction.

Mr Copeland intends to close down his flaxmill at Papawai shortly.

For kicking a horse in the chest when it moved forward on the approach of a tramcar, a man in Dunedin was fined 40s and costs.

A conference of delegates of the general labourers' unions of the dominion will be held at Wellington at Easter. The conference will discuss matters affecting- their interests, one of the proposals being the formation of a gigantic union on the lines of the Australian Workers' Union. Crs A- Matthews and M. J. H. Jackson have Leen appointed to represent the Featherston County Council at the meeting to be held at Masterton to-day in connection with the adopting by the local bodies of a course with regard to appearing before the Conciliation Board in the Wellington General Labourers' dispute.

A Duneclin sped merchant has been making a calculation of what the Government offer to supply the burned-out settlers in the North Island with grass seed free of charge really means to the taxpayers of the dominion. At a low estimate the cost of seeding a square mile of country is about £'soo, and if there be some fifty square miles Ol country devastated by the bush fires the total cosn would be in tha neighbourhood of £25,000. Possibly, however, the matter will end in promises and nothing more. There are settlers down Catlins River way who last year were promised the very same thing, but they have seen no free grass seed as yet. Tne immediate outcome of the Prima Minister's promise, however, has been to firm the cocksfoot market in anticipation of Government orders.