LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9072, 24 April 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest dredging returns are as follow: Hessey, 49ozs sdwts for 229 hours' work; Mystery Flat,4oozs 2dwts for the week. Masterton dredge,7sozs 18d\vts for the week.

Mr F. L. Hollings will address a public meeting in the Town Hall on Monday evening next, when he will reply to Mr coradine's address, delivered last evening.

The electoral ro!is and defaulters' Hat for the Mauriceville County Council are now open for inspection at the ;rost office, Mauriceville West, and at the residence of the County Clerk, Dreyer's Rock Road. All objections must be lodged not later than 31st May next.

The Kotoroa Ladies' Hockey Club (Pahiatua) has elected the following officers for the ensuing year:— Palron, Mr S. Bolton; President, Mrs D.Crewe; Vice-Presidents, Mesdames Dunning, Miller, Weston, Tulloch, Burgess, Isaacson, ; Captain, Miss E. Burgess; hon. secretary and treasurer, Miss L. Allen.

Knox Church choir are making excellent progress with the oratoria, "Christ and His Soldiers." The production will take place in about three weeks' time, and as some of the best local singers are taking part, the oratorio will be a musical treat. The proceeds sre to be in aid of the fjnJ for thu new organ for the church.

Yesterday the sun sat at the winter quarters of the Nimvod Antarctic expedition, and will not rise again until four months have passed. At first there will be some twilight in the daytime; Ibis will grow less daily for a fortnight or three weeks, and then total darkness will be the lot of Lieut. Shackleton and his party until returning twilight again appears to herald the returning sun.

At the fortnightly meeting of the Foresters' Lodge, held at Carterton on Wednesday evening, Bro. J. Fisher, P.C.R., presiding, the bal-ance-sheet for the quarter ended 31st March was read and adopted. The Lodge voted a donation of one guinea in aid of the Foresters' Royal Lifeboat Fund, England. The newlyappointed J.W., Bro. Jas. Brown, was duly installed. The decomposed remains of an infant child, which was apparently only a few houra old, at the time of its death, was found by a Masterton resident in the back yard of his premises yesterday morning. He repartee! his discovery to the police, who are inclined to think that the child was that of a young woman, who was found drowned in the Waipoua river about two months ago. The woman had given birth to a child a few hours prior to her dpath, and nothing was heard of what became of the infant. The remains, which were found wrapped in an apron, couid not have been in the yard for any length of time, as the house has been in constant occupation for a considerable period, and the discovery was not made until yesterday. The matter is a mystery, but it is supposed that the remains of the child have been recently discovered and placed by some person where just found.

Mr W. Moore has been returned unopposed as Mayor of Carterton. A slight shock of earthquake was felt at Wellington at 6.48 o'clock yesterday morning. The Feathers ton Co-operative Dairy Company are forwarding fortysix cases of cheese to London by the steamer Mamari. The following have been nominated for seats on the Grey town Town Lands Trust:— Messrs S. Haigh, J.' S Kent-Johnston, H. T. Rees and D. P. Loasby. Two rinks from the Newtown (Wellington) bowling club played two rinks from the Greytown club at Greytown on Monday last. Newtown won on the agregate by 43 to 35. The flag on Masterton Post Office was flying at half-mast yesterday cut of respect to the late Sir Henry Campbc-11-Bannerman, ex-Prime Minister of Great Britain.

£ The Stock Department has made the appointment of a successor to Mr G. A. Ross, who recently left the Masterton office, but the name of the new official is not yet available.

A sharp look-but has been kept by the stock officials of the district for any appearance of the sheep fly (Lucilia Sericota), but no true type has yet been discovered. It is hoped that the sheep have now successfully passed the period when they are most likely to fall victims to the pest, namely, the season when the pastures are at their lowest, and the condition of flocks is poor.

Local dairymen have not yet been supplied with copies of the new dairy regulations, nor have printed copies been received by the local authorities. It is believed the regulations are not yet in the printers' hands, and may still be under revision. In the meantime the officials are adhering strictly to the eld regulations, and especially in regard to the retail suppliers. Two rooms, with use of kitchen, are required by married couple. Mr H. F. Fraser has a special notice to clients in the wanted column. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company,. Ltd., announce opaning entries for their next Masterton stock sale on May 6th. In another column Mr W. H. Cruickshank advertises particulars of a number of town and country properties placed in his hands for sale. A first class suit, made from the best material, and guaranteed to ft well, aid wear well, can be obtained from Messrs Nicol and J Co., tailors, of Masterton, for £4. 15s. The new ' seasonHs goods are now on view.

At the Masterton Auction Mart on Saturday, Mr J. Nicol will sell on account of the British Woollen Company the balance of high-class drapery and clothing. A quantity of furniture, fancy goods, and sundries, will also be sold without reserve.

The annual meetings of householders and the election of schooL committees will be held at the various schools in the district at 8 o'clock on Monday next. The Drill Hall is the appointed place of meeting for the Masterton schools.

The Masterton County Council insert a notice with reference to the Electoral Rolls and defaulters' lists,, and the localities at which they lie. open for inspection. Objections must be made not later than 31st. May next.

Tlie costume season is now in full. swing, and ladies desirous of securing their costumes early for the autumn and winter season should call as early as convenient, as Alex.. Donald Masterton's ladies' tailor is booking orders daily, and these can only now be executed in rotation.

Mr P. McCay, draper and clothier, of Queen Street, Masterton, has decided to close his premises here, owing to having purchased another business on the Main Trunk Line. In order to quit the stock as speedily as possible, Mr McCay has made sweeping reductions in prices on all lines. The stock is absolutely new,, having been purchased for the winter season, and those patronising the establisment can reiy on getting exceptional value for money.

This evening an exhibition of su I new illuminant will be given at the premises of Messrs Pickering 8r05.,, plumbers, Queen Street. The gas is, a new departure from ordinary oil ;or other lighting, and requires no> I machinery to produce it. It is called "loaded au- gas," and i 3 composed I of 98 per cent, of air and 2 per cent j of oii mixture purified with a chemi- ! cal compound. It can be prepared*forlighting in ten seconds, can be used with any class of burner, and is claimed to be non-explosive. The patentee is at present in Mas*,erton, and may be consulted with respect to installations at Messrs Pickering; Bros., Queen Street. School teachers' and those interested in literary and educational matters generally will be pleased to learn that Messrs McLeod and Young have made special arrangements with Mr Blakemore, representative of the noted publishing firms of Messrs Macmillan and Co., Arnold and Co., and W. and A. Johnston, Ltd., to pay a visit to Masterton. A most extensive display of educational works of every description will be made in the sample rooms at the Exchange Buildings, Queen Street, to-day and to-morrow (Saturday). Messrs McLeod' and Young wish to point out that the opportunity of seeing such a lange of works by the above well-known publishers should not be missed, and they extend a cordial invitation not only to teachers, bur. the general public as well,, to visit the sample rooms and see for themselves the wide range of educational matters the display covers.

A LUNG TOXIC TUSSICUKAISA LUNG TONIC A& WELL AS A COUGH CUBE. Most cough mixtures are merely what thoy claim to be—that is they merely relieve coughs, and let the delicate, strainer! and inflamed membranes of the throat and lungs heal and strengthen themselves—and probably catch cold ar ain. Not so with Tussicura. Tussicura is a good and prompt cough cine, that is true, but it is more. Tussicura is a Inner tonic—a lung strengthener and luii" - builder as well. While Tussicura is rte moving the tickle in the throat and re? dueing the inflammation that leads to such serious ends as asthma, bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia, and consumption if not promptly cured, it is also toning up, strengthening, and building the lungs iato greater Health than ever before. 153

The Masterton Butter Factory is atill making butter, for local consumption only. The output is approximately 300lbs per day. Yesterday was St. George's Day, and the usual holiday was observed in the various local Government offices and banks. No tntee has so far been discovered of the missing man Donaldson, who was under treatment at Masterton Hospital for a cut throat, and who disappeared from the institution early on Sunday morning. Developments are Btill taking place in connection with the proposed additions to Knox Church. It is probable that something definite wilt be announced in connection with the scheme in a week's time. Trophy shooting will not take place among Opaki Rifle Club members to-morrow. An effort will be made to get the remaining competitions (three in all) fired before the season becomes too late. The team entered by the Opaki Rifle Club for the Empire Cup presented by the London "Daily Mai for competition among British rifle clubs, will tire their match at Greytown, probably on Monday, 2oth the day after Empire Day. Rabbits are increasing in numbers so rapidlv in various part of Southem Auckland that they are becoming j a serious nuisance, and with a view | to turning the rabbits to profitable ) account, the Auckland Farmers Freezing Company is makine enquiries with the idea of establshhng a rabbit freezing department at the Auckland works Should the inducement appear sufficient, the industry will be started in time for this winter.

Thoup-b the two Dominions. New Zealancf arid Canada, produce a good many similar lines for export, as Mr J S. Larke, the Canadian Government's Commercial Commissioner, points out, that dues not preclude the possibility of their doing- mutually advantageous trade in those very articles. When in Auckland he saw a biiilding in which the ornamental stone work was executed in stone from Labrador, while in Dunedin a vessel wcs loading Oamaru freestone to be used in Vancouver. As a great deal of building is going on in that town, he said he would not be surprised to see a good trade done there in Oamaru stone.

A well-known resident of Gisborne had a somewhat painful experience on Good Friday night. The young man, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was sleeping heavily, and when he awoke*about 11 p.m. he discovered that his two arti- " fi'cial teuth attached to a small plate had slipped down his throat. An attempt was made to remove the teeth by coughing but without avail. Dr Coker was called in, but on his arrival the plate had worked its way further down the young man's gullet. Dr Collins arrived on the scene shortly before 1 o'clock and injected a long instrument with a brush on the end of it, down the throat, and in that way was successful in extracting the teeth. The young man was very much exhausted, the teeth having been lodged in his throat about two hours.

While recognising the efforts that aro being made by the Government to open up land for occupation, it is notorious that their efforts fall far short of meeting the clamorous demand, say:) the Auckland "Herald." For this there is no reasonable excuse. The Government have the means at tboir command of enormously increasing the rate at which land settlement is progressing, and if they wnre in earnest would employ them without • stint. The pressing want of New Zealand is more population, but population only flows to those new countries where /and can he easily and readily obtained. The Government, therefore, . are really retarding the advancement and prosperity of the dominion by their dilatory and unbusinesslike methods of dealing.with the land available for ecttlement The "Press" (Christchurch) remarking that a good deal has been heard lately about the hardship of the Blackball miners being allowed only a quarter of an hour for t heir lunch, and having to take it in the mine, says: -Thera is a fairly numerous, and, on the whole, deserving body of workers in the Government service who are allowed only a quarter of an hour's "crib" time, are fined if they exceed it, cn3 in busy seasons are cut down to 10 minutes. The Christchurch telegraph messengers, who take the late shift of the day's work, namely, ,that extending from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., get only 10 minutes, or at most a quarter of an hour for fond, in the course of their seven hours' duty, and they have to take it in ths "despatch room, which can hardly be favourable cither to appetite or goori digestion. We can hardly expect members of Parliament or Labour leaders to concern themselves about telegraph boys, who have no votes. The PostmasterGeneral, however, bear 3 the reputation of being a humane man, and now that his attention has been directed to the matter, we hope the boys may be allowed an extension of "crib" time.