LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9050, 27 March 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The latest dredging returns to hand are as follow: Mastertorc dredge, 760z. sdwts for the week; Mystery Flat dredge, 570z Idwt for th»» week.

The sitting of the Conciliation Board in connection with the dispute between the General Labourers' Union and employers, which was set down for Monday next, has bsen postponed to a later date.

Tli3 recent »-ain h«s had a very beneficial effect' on the pastures in the Lower Valley. Paddocks that were previously bare, and had a burnt-up appearance, are now covered with a mantle of green.

tor R. E. Martin, organiser of the New Zealand Political Reform League, intends conducting a campaign on behalf of the League in the Lower Valley shortly. He will daliver addiesses at Martinburough.Featherston, Greyto'vn and Carterton.

All the rivers of the East Coast are in flood, and the continued rainfall is causing some anxiety amongst farmers. An old East Coast settler informed a Wairarapa Age representative that within his recollection, extending over thirty years, the rivers have nover before been so.high. A seaman at the Chris'c'lurch Court, recently, stated that a vessel which traded between London and New Zealand did not carry a proper crew.i -Why," he 3aid, "therewere doctors and dentists going Home at Is per month to pass their examinations, while the balance consisted of soldiers, clerks, and misfits of the dominion, who sailed Home as seamen at £2 8s per month." "

Last week a man named Humphries and a companion had a .narrow escape from being drowned in the Turanganui river. The river was in flood at the time, and they endeavoured to cross in a vehicle. The force of the water capsized the latter, and the men were loft struggling in the water until rescued by a Maori, who went in after thtm on horseback.

A meeting of the Programme Committee of the Wairarapa Swimming Club was held last evening, and presided over by Mr E. Daniel. Accounts in connection with the recent carnival and social were passed for payment. A vote of thanks was passed to the ladies committee for the services they had rendered at the recent social. It v/ns decided to hold a general meeting of members o i Mondav next, when several matters of importance will be dealt with.

"The noisiest room I was ever .in," said Dr. Don. at the School Committees' Association meeting,! at Dunedin, the other night, "was in a printing office in Japan. The Japanese language has no alphabet. Each word is represented by a separate character, or picture, or type. A Japanese compositor has three or four assistants, and as he requires a word he calls it out. An assistant immediately dashes off to that part of the room where the particular character wanted is kept and brings it to him. As the assistant runs, in order that he may not forget the word he wants he keeps yelling it at the top of his vnke. The compositors work quickly, and, as there are quite a number in one room, each with some four assistants, you can imagine the awful noise they make"

At the present time the number of those who desire to enter the police force and are qualified for service is just about equal to the. demand. Inquiries by the "Lyttelton Times" go to show that it is not particularly easy to enter the force. Practically the whole of the past life of an applicant has to be revealed when he seeks admission; at any rate, he has to give full particulars of his career since he left school, and in addition he has to pas 3 a strict physical test before a doctor. In both respects a good many are called, but are not chosen. It is surprising to hear, however, that varicose veins are a frequent occurrence in applicants, and that no satisfactory reason for their happenings in such numbers has yet been given. At any rate, the fact remains that after weeding out those who am unsuitable for reasons of health, education, character, and so on, there are just enough left to fill requirements.

Mr C. P. B. Livesay, Architect of Wei jington, has 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. Telephone 2692.

There is said to be a considerable amount of sickness just now in the Lower Valley.

The Belvedere Dairy Company paid out the sum of £330 6s 3d for milk supplied during the past four weeks. A party of Ashburion sportsmen who visited the Mayfield district recently, shot over 100 hares in a fewhours. ' , -

Pour cases of typhoid fever have been admitted to the Greytown Hospital within the past week. Three of the patients came from Maryborough, and one from Carterton. ,

New Zealand had in 1896 one union of employers, its membership being 30, and 65 unions of workers, with an aggregate roll number of 8,370. In December, 1906, there were registered under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 109 unions of employers, whose members totalled 3,337, and 274 unions of employes, embracing 34,978 workers. . Scarlet fever is still pursuing a devious path through the Otago health district. Already fourteen cases have been reported this month. Having taken its course from Dunedin almost due south, the epidemic is, curiously enough, beating back over the same country. From Invercargill it has worked back through Kelso, Tapanui, Lawrence to Milton.

A scourge in the form'of blight of the ordinary type has overtaken practically the whole of the turnip crops in the Taieri Plain (says the "Otago Daily Times"), and many acres of the crop have been absolutely ruined. Should the coming winter be a severe one, it will'go \ery hard with farmers, more especially those who have depended upon their turnip crops for the winter feeding of cattle. Discussing the price of land in the dominion, a visitor from Australia stated that land prices in parts of New Zealand were higher than those ruling on the outskirts of London for building sections, and *he same remark applied to rural areas. Just outside Melbourne building sections could be had for £3 10s per foot, <ittd there were excellent roads and every convenience. He had heard of a man in New Zealand having to pay £5,500 to get into a big hotel, while for the sum of £SOO he could obtain possession of a much bigger hotel in Melbourne. Land generally was cheaper on the other side, he said.

An advertiser seeks position as house or parlour maid.

A draught mare, dray and harass s are advertised for sale. '

Tha A; and P. Food Co., Ltd., advertise the merits of "Vermocine" for parasatic diseases of stock. A "sitting of the Ikaroa Maori Land Board will be held at the Courthouse, Masterton, on Tuesday next. , •

A reward is offered for the return of a black collie dog, lost from Lansdowne.

Prime beef, lamb and pork will be sold at the Post Office Auction Mart to-morrow from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Mr Albert Webb, tailor, id prepared to receive orders for overcoats, having imported' materials specially suited for the purpose.

Messrs Brophy and Mowlem, estate agents, of Palmerston North, advertise, on page 8, particulars of -pro s %K(M pertiea for sale.

Mr J. R. Niccl will hold a sale of ' furniture and effects at his Bannister Street mart to-morrow on behalf of Mr W. W. McL°an.

Mr J. Carpenter, boot and shoemaker and importer, Masterton, announces the arrival of a large assortment of shoes suitable for evening wear.

Particulars of some sound investments in freehold property are advertised in another column by Messrs G. W. Astley and Co., of Palmerston North.

At her residence, 41 Albert Street, on Wednesday, April Ist, Messrs R. E. Howell and Co., Ltd., will sell on behalf of Mrs Wallace, the whole of her household furniture.

A special line of linen damasks will be offered at the drapery sale to be held by Mr M. O. Aronsten at the Post Office Auction Mart to-day and to-morrow.

Cod liver oil with malt extract is a highly concentrated and nutritious food, most useful as a general tonic and flesh builder. Mr J. V. Gordon, chemist, announces that he has received a consignment of this preparation, and advises those suffering from weak chests to take a few bottles during the winter months.

A special purchase of ladies' boots and shoes has been made by Messrs D. Pinlayson and Son, Queen street, Masterton, comprising a whole range of samples. These are to be exhibited in front of the firm's premises today and to-morrow, and will be sold at under English cost price. Ladies of Masterton and district are invited to inspect the display and note the very low prices that are asked for such good quality boots and shoes.

One of the most effective disinfectants on the market is "Euseptol," the product of the Eucalyptus .tree. It is in general use among the municipalities of the Commonwealth, and it has been exhaustively tested and unhesitatingly recommended by the Government of New South Wajes. It is an excellent antiseptic and styptic for dressing and healing: wounds, and in the cleansing of inflamed or ulcerated surfaces it is extensively used by the medical fraternity. "Euseptol" is stocked by all storekeepers and chemists, and may be obtained from Mr F. P. Welch, estate agent, of Perry Street, Masterton, who has been appointed sole representative in this district.

IS EVERYTHING BEARING AN" EQUAL STRAIN? IF NOT WHY NOT In almost every instance that Lack of Energy is due to a weak - and run down system—weak bccauso the Liver or Kidneys or Bowels are in a sluggish condition and the whole eiergy is controlled and absorbed by these organs, Have you ever noticed how much better <= you can work or walk or play when yoif ' 1 feel quite well? Yes; and we double the amount of energy and vet feel less tired. DR ENSOR'S TAMER JUICE will assist you and aid Nature in allowing every nerve and organ to BEAR AN EQUAL STRAIN, assisting the action of proper digestion and assimilation of food. TAMER JUICE goes right to the root of indigestion, constipation, and nervous troubles-, and brings robust health to all. 197