LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9083, 7 May 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

fyThere are at present 67 shops and 53 factories registered in the Carterton district. ■■■ > •'•

Bread is being sold at Pongaroa at | ninepence per four-pound loaf cash. The violinist Kubelik has booked the Masterton Town Hall for June 26th. , The annual meeting of the voters of the Masterton Trust Lands Trust will be held in'the Town Hall on Fridav, May 15th, at 8 o'clock. Close on £34 was paid out last evening to the Carterton Rifle Volunteers who attended the recent Easter manoeuvres at Wellington. The grass in the Pongaroa district is making fair headway, and the prospects for winter feed are favourable. The annual meeting of the Yorkshire Society will be -held on Wednesday, May 13th, at the Club Hotel, when a large attendance of members is expected. Mr W. Downard, of Carterton, has presented a silver cup to the Carterton Volunteers for competition as a challenge shooting trophy. It is interesting to note that Mr Downard won the cup in 1870 at Wormwood Scrubs, England, when a member of the St. George Rifle Volunteers.

Heavy rain fell at Carterton yesterday. Several low lying sections of la-'.d at Dalefield were under water, and the Waiohine and Ruamahanga rivers were in high flood. The watertables in the Carterton Borough were unable to carry away the storm wuter, and the footpaths in places were consequently flooded. ' Four rinks from Palmerston North Bowling Club visited Maslerton yesterday, but the weather being unfavourable a match against the local club was out of the question. Members of the Masterton Bowling Club entertained the visitors at lunch, and the privileges of the Commercial and Farmers' Club were also hospitably extended, a pleasant enough time being put in under the circumstances. The excess of receipts over expenditure from the borough baths from January Ist to April 30th, was £5 18s 6d. The total receipts were £7l 9s 4d, and the expenditure £65 10s lOd. Of the latter amount £47 3s lid had been paid in w«gos to the custodian, and £lB 6s lid had beon expended in sundries, such as towels, bstbing trunks, and furniture. The sum spent in furnishings, etc., added to the cash balance, represented a profit of ajuout £2O on the reason's working. The meeting of members of Knox Church, which was to have been held last evening, to consider the advisableness of effecting additions to the church, installing a pipe organ, and erecting aspire, was postponed owing to there not being sufficient members present. Some fifty parishioners attended, but it was unanimously decided that the proposals were subjects for a majority of members to consider, as they would involve an expenditure of some thousands of pounds.

The following dates have been arranged by the Defence Department for the "practical" examination of the undermentioned acting Volunteer officers: — Lieutenant Allen, Palmerdton Guards, May Bth; Captain Kent-Johnston, Greytown Rifles, May 12th; Captain M'Killop and Lieutenant Cameron, Masterton Mounted Rifles, May 13th; Captain Rapley, Woodville Rifles, May 15th; Lieutenant Wilkes, Waitara Rifles, May 18th; Lieutenant Beadle, Taranaki Guards, May 19th; Captain Bellringer, Taranaki Rifles, May 19th; Captain Henty and Lieutenant Prosser, Opunake Mounted Rifles, May 20th. A meeting was held at Pahiatua on Monday evening to discuss the question of liquidating the present liabilities on the Drill Hall there. The Chairman (Mr D. Crewe) stated that there was an overdraft of £4O; guaranteed by several townsmen, with the bank, which the guarantors had been asked to liquidate, as also a further amount of £7l for current expenses. During the discussion that followed, it was shown that the Pahiatua volunteers were not in a position to maintain the building or pay current expenses. It was eventually decided to ask the Mayoress to proceed with hor scheme of holding a bazaar and sale of work, the proceeds of which were to go in aid of extinguishing the debt, and■ that the guarantors, trustees, and others should ba asked to 'assist in the matter.

A meeting of the Masterton Friendly Societies' Council was held last evening in connection with the Hospital Sunday Demonstration. Tne names of several ladies who had promised to act as co.lectors were handed in. It was resolved,l to convene a meeting of ladies willing (o assist in this direction at the Dominion Hall on Monday next, when' all ladies who are willing to take a colkction box are invited to attend. It was reported that the Mastei'ton South Band, the Pipers Band, the Fire Brigade, and the Fire Police had already signified their willingness to assist in the procession. A trophy/ to the value of two guineas is to bfc awarded the lady collector who collects the largest amount. . It was resolved to invite tpe member for the district, the Mayor ot Masterton, the Chairman of the Hospital Trustees, and the Chairman of the Friendly Societies' Council to make speeches from the Park Rotunda on the day of the demonstration. The committee are wjrking hard, and everything points to a successful demsnstration, and. a large addition to the funds of the Hospital. TWO SOVEREIGN REMEDIES. THE FAMOUS SANDER AND SONS PUBB VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT was proved by o-xperts of the Supreme Court of Victoria to posses curative properties peculiarly its own, and to bo absolutely safe, oiteotivo and reliable. Therefore do not aggravate your complaint by the use of one of the many crude eucalyptus oils which are now palmed off as "Extracts," and from the. use of which a death was reported recently, but insist upon the GENUINE SANDER & SONS' ISULALYPI'I EXTRACT and reject all othevs. 1 For wrinkles, sunburn, pimples, blackheads, freckles, cracked hands, dry and inflamed skin, use SANDER & SONS SUPEEBA SKIN FOOD. No lady should be without it. Allays irritation produces a clear and spotless comploxion and a smooth and supple skin. REMEMBER that SANDER & SON'S SUPERBA SKIN FOOD is not an ordinary face cream, and unlike any < of thtiin. produces a permanent beautifying offert. All chemists and stores.

There is a probability of a telephone exchange being opened shortly at Pongaroa.

The traffic bridge at Gardiner's >mili, on the Weber Koad (Forty Mile Busn), which was destroyed by the bash fires during the summer, has been rebuilt.

The cost of the recent Municipal election to the borough was £63 Os 9d, as against £BO Is 4d, according to a retur.i supplied the Council last evening by the Acting-Town Clerk (Mr Vv. T. Mansfield). A meeting of the Masterton Homing Pigeon Club was held last evening, Mr J. Bradbury in the chair. Messrs F. D. Rosson and G. Barker, were elected 1.0 membership. It was unanimously decided to affiliate with the New Zealand Horning Pigeon Association. Sorre discussion ensued as to when the next race should be held. It was eventually decided, on the motion of Mr H. Russell, to fly a race from Waipawa on Saturday next. The ladies' branch of the St. John Ambulance Corps met last evening, Dr A. Hosking delivering a very interesting and instructive lecture to first-aid students. There was a splandid attendance in spite of the wet evening, and the knowledge imparted to the students was of a very practical nature, dealing as ic did with the treatment of fractuies of all kinds. Ambulance work promises to be even more popular this winter than last, judging by th e encouraging attendances at the classes.

The Rev. Dr. Waddellmade cutting and pointed reference in the course of a sermon in St. Andrew's Church, Dunedin, on Sunday night, to the manner in which many professing Christians spent their Sundays. "It is," he x said, "a day on which they may sleep more, and smoke more, and eat more, and lounge mora. Tt is a clean shirt day, 1011-about day; visiting, day, gossiping day, generally vacant and self-indulgent /day. And if these man and women" go to church," he added, "they go to sje or to be seen, to hear th* music and criticise, to look bored at sermon time, and yawn and consult their watches, and heave a sigh of relief when the whole thing is over."

The ",Otago Daily Times," referring to the long hours worked by the man on the train from, Dunedin to Oa'maru and back, sajs:—"We trust that the publicity given to tnis matter will convince the Minister for Railways that his intervention in regard to the running of this particujar train, is called for without delay in the interests of railway servants, and, of the general public "alike. The Minister will, indeed, only do the right thing if he investigates the conditions of labour throughout the dominion among railway officials responsible for the safety of th<s travelling public. Forewarned is foraar.ned, and a policy that for the sake of economy imposes an unreasonable strain upon human physical and mental capacity 13 not to be tolerate 1."

It is intended to follow the sane practice this season as last at the Masterton fidi hatcheries, that is, breed only from eggs brought from Canterbury and Rotorua. This means that there will be no spawning in the Wairnrapa streams this year. Spawning has in the past occupied five men for about three months. Mr J. (J. Miller, curatot of the ponds, informed an Age reporter yesterday that it was on the same grounds as advanced last year that the Society had decided that no spawning would be done locally—namely, the. greater expense than that involved n transhipment of ova from other parts. The rivers in Canterbury where spawning is carried out are much larger and more plentifully stocked than the Wairarapa streams and the expense of gpawning is therefore materially less than is the case locally.

Mr W. H. Field, M.P. for Otaki, has neen putting in a good word for the" tangi. Speaking at one of thess ceremonies the other day, he said a tangi was a time-honoured custom of the Maori phonic, and there was little or no harm about it if it was conducted in a prober way on strict lines of sobriety and with due regard to the health of the children, and was' catried out without impoverishing either thu hosts* or the visitors. Ha also held that tangi gatherings were pr idjctive of good, inasmuch as they afforded opportunities of commune between various tribes, and had a cementing influence. At such gatherings the young generation hid an opportunity of listening to their elders, and their beautiful language and interesting customs, cha-its, anq traditions, wnich every 1 >ver of th* race desired to sea preserved, were thus afforJeJ so.ua hope of perpetuation.

A conference betweenjlelegates of *the Drovers' and Shepherds' Union and employers was held at the rooms of Messrs Abraham and 'Williams, yesterday afternoon. Mr Moodie occupied the "chair. A number of employers, together with Mr Pownall as their legal adviser, attended. The Union was represented by Messrs« Welch, Thompson, Hill, Irvine and Willoughby, and their solicitor, Mr R. K. Jackson. A general discussion took place, but it soon'became apparent that an industrial agreement would not be arrived at. The employers absolutely rejected the proposed agreement, and stated that they would have nothing to do with it or the Union unless compelled by award, but were prepared to' meet the drovers privately and discuss terms. The delegates of the Union replied i lat they could not recede from the position laid down by the Unidn, and that ovvi.ig to the hostile attitude adopted by the employers it wa3 probable that the matter would be taken to the Arbitration Court. The employers eventually passed a resolution that they would only canty on further negotiations on condition' of the registration of the ' Union being cancelled. As this is not likely to be done it would seem that there is no alternative but to apply to the Arbitration Court for an award. A meeting of the Union is to be held next Saturday week to discuss the position and decide upon further steps. ,

MOUNTAIN KING ASTHMA POWDER

Gives remarkably quick relief to all sufferers from asthma. Burn a'-little on the tin lid and inhale freely the rising fumes. The most violent attack will be cut short, and restful sleep supplied to tie patient. 174

Early yesterday morning: rain commenced to fall in Masterton and continued fairly heavy throughout the? day. The temperature, however, has. kept up well, and stock are not likely to be inconvenienced by the change. The following judges have accepted? positions in connection with the forthcoming Poultry and Pigeon Show at Carterton:—Mr J. E. Fitzgerald, Wellington, pigeons; Mr S. Thompson, poultry; Mrs W. Moore, Carterton, sewing and doll-dressing competition.

A good reason was given by an applicant fo/relief to the chairman of the Wellington Benevolent Trustees in explanation of her shifting to another house. The chairman: "It will be a long distance for your girl to go to work. Why are you leaving your present place?" Applicant: "I owe ten weeks' rent for the place where I am now. A member: " Who wouldn't be a poor landlord?

A dry season in Victoria is very soon reflected in the sphere of figures. It was recently nointed out that the value of the butter expdrt ~J of last season, compared with/that of two years ago, showed a shortpe estimated, on the average prices.rulingi , at £72,000. The Poiice Department has just been making up its returns of the cost of forage for the year, and finds that the additional cost this year, owing to the scarcity and consequent high prices, will an ount. to £2,000.

Whilst unpacking a case of pictures from the Waikato, an employee of the Auckland Art Society had n curious experience. Amongst the "artistic" contents of the package he came upon a live eel, 2ft or Sft long. At first he almost feaitd that he was "seeing snakes," but delirium Iremens not being a failure of his, the man who made the strange discuvery regained confidence in himself, ai:d proceeded to hunt'and capture the eel. The latter awakened from its somnolent stage, and.soon developed interest ill its own future. It made things lively for a while, but was eventually caught, and consigned to a sink full of water. HoW the eel came to be in the case io a myste>y r and so far as is known, states the Auckland "Herald," this is the first occasion upon which one "of its species has displayed any real anxiety to obtain a "private view" of an art exhibition. The Salvation Army the freezing business pretty extensively at Tauranga, says an Auckland paper. A plant has just been opened ■ at Te Ope, Tauranga, and it is proposed to purchase fish from Maoris and Europeans; but the work was started primarily to wean 'the Maoris from the gumfields, where the hard conditions of living have proved too much for them. The freezing chamber will take 1,000 dozsn fish. An-arrangement has been made with one Auckland firm to take 700 dozen fish weekly for eijfht months of the,-year.-- The initial running of tjie plant ha 3 proved highly successful. Staff-Captain Moore and Adjutant Armstrong are in charge of the undertaking. It is expected that the works will shorlly pay for themselves, with the keen business-like methods adopted by the Army in enterprises of this kind. The cost» f the work is being met from the missionary fund of the Army's selfdenial collections. A young man used to farm work seeks a situation on a farm or Bta,tion. Messrs K. E. Hbwell and Co., lltd., will hold a general sale of furniture and sundries at their rooms, at 2 15 p.m. on Saturday. Waterproof boots are a necessity at the present time, and this line is made a specialty by Mr J. Kitchonty bootmaker, Masterton. Mrs Margaret O'Neill, Queen's Hotel, Masterton, and Mr A. A. Harris; Mauriceville Hotel, give' notice of their applications for licenses atxthe annual meeting of the Masterton Licensing Committee.. The auctton'saleof furniture held; yesterday on account of Mr DouglasDobson, by Mr. J. R. Njcol, was a. very successful one, there being a large attendance of the public . andi brisk bidding throughout. Messrs Ross and McGregor advertise particulars of two good sheep farms of 2,000 acres and 3,278acres, respectively; Ths properties are situate in the Wanganui and Taranaki districts. ■ Messrs Hooper and Co.. notify in "another column that they have just opened an up-to-date stock of men's specially made clothing of first-class-quality. The public are invited to inspect the new goods which are being; offered at exceptionally low prices. PEESONAL. "^ The Rev. J. Humphries, of Pongaroa, is at present on a holiday at Rotorua. , Mr V. A. Mills, of the Wellington Stock Office, has been appointed relieving clerkiat the Masterton officeMr F. Tucker, of Pongaroa, whot... is leaving the district, is to be tendered a farwell social by the residents of the district shortly. Mr G. Apperley, late of the Masterton Post Office, staff, but now of Palmerston North, is to be transferred to Wellington. At Carterton, yesterday, Mr H. Henderson, a, well-known Carterton footballer, was» married to Miss E. jvierewood, fourth daughter of the late Mr C. Mere wood, of Carterton. The death pecured at Konini, on Monday evening, of Mrs J. P. Beech. The deceased, who was 29 years of age wa3 a daughter of Mr R, Gregg, of Konini. A husband and four children are left to mourn their loss. ( MrT. P. Firman, of Carterton, is an inmate of the Wellington Hospital, owing to his having injured .himself while lifting heavy weights during some alterations wnich were being carried out at the Ciub Hotel, Carterton.

The death occurred at Te Whiti, yesterday, of Miss L'zzie McKerzie, daughter of Mr and Mr& John McKenzie. The'deceased, was 27 , years of age, had been ailing for some time past. The funeral will take place on Friday, leaving Te Whiti at 1 o'clock, and arriving at the Masterton. Cemetery at 3.30 o'clock.