LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9094, 21 May 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr D. Crewe, of Pahiat.ua, will contest the Pahiatua seat at the general election. He will stand as an Indeuendent Liberal.

The Carterton branch of the W.F.C.A., has presented a handsome trophy for competition amongst the Carterton Rifle Volunteers.

Mr A. Hendry presided at a meeting of the Masterton Poultry Association held in the Drill Hall, last evening, when arrangements were made for the forthcoming show to be held next month.

Mr W. 11. Jackson directs our attention to a printer's error which occurred in his letter published in yesterday morning's issue. The frontage in Hall Street is 75 feet 6 inches, not 57 feet 6 inches as printed.

Mr P. L. Hollingy, Mayor, elsewhere invites the public of Masterton to observe a public holiday on Saturday next from 2 o'clock to 5 o'clock on the occasion of the football match between the English and Wairarapa - Bush teams. The Revs. Beeeroft and W. J. Williams attended a meeting of the officials of the Masterton Methodist Church, last evening, when it was decided to apply to the Conference for a home missionary for the Kuripuni circuit.

Our correspondent at Kopuranga states that two young men broke into a cottage owned by Mr R. Miller and removed a quantity of potatoes and onions, on Friday last. They were caught in the act and severely admonished.

Farmers in and around Masterton are taking advantage of the existing fine weather, and are busily engaged in completing fencing, stumping and draining operations. In the Kopuarnnga distict considerable areas are being prepared for the plough.

Mails for the Commonwealth of Australia, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, also South Africa, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, per Maitai, will -:lo3e at Masterton on Friday, at 6.15 a.m.

A public meeting at Feilding on Tuesday night decided to establish a museum in Feilding. A number of valuable articles have already been received and promised, including a pair ot' leg bones three feet long of a moa found in the Taihape district. Tha school children of. Kopuararga have been very successful in the matter of collecting subscriptions in aid of the prize fund of the school, a good sum having been obtained. The amount in hand is to be spent in prizes for the annual school picnic to be held on Friday.

Messrs Barron, Fraser and Reese returned yesterday from inspecting the lea and Kohwai estates, on the coast. They were favourably impressed with some of the laud comprising both those estates. Nothing will be known as to the result of their visit until after their report has been submitted to the Wellington Land Board.

A meeting of the committee of the Carlton Cricket Club held last night for the purpose of arranging for the club's annual so:ial. Mr E. Welch occupied the chair. It was decided that the social be held on June 11th, and that a meeting of the members of the Club be held on Wednesday next, at 8 p.m., for the purpose of making all the necessary arrangements.

The plans of the proposed school at Lansdowne show a handsome and commodious building. The'e is an assembly hall 60ft by 30ft, two class rooms 26ft by 24ft, two cloak rooms ] 6ft by 16ft, with corridors 16ft by Bft. Thi entrance to the clans rooms is through the assembly room. Toe teachers' rooms (lift by 10ft) are situated at each end of the building.

The weekly session of Endeavour Lodge, No. 203, 1.0. G.T., was held in the Y.M.C. A. Hall, last evening. The Chief Templar, Bro. H. King, presided over a fair attendance of members. It was decided to take part in the Hospital Sunday Demonstration. Bro. Anderson, L.D., G.C.T., installed the officers for the ensuing quarter, assisted by Bro. Gilbert as Installing Marshal. An interesting debate brought the session to a dose. For the three vacant seats on the Masterton Trust Lands Trust, for which an election will take place next week, the following have been nominated: —John Hessey, nominated by Messrs E. Feist and T. Wagg; Samuel Kingdon, by Messrs A. Henderson and H. Petersen; William George Lamb, Messrs P. L Hollings and J. I'avton; Thomas Banfield Michel!, by Messrs G. Heron and H. Gardiner; Edward McEvven, by Messrs Charles King and James Elliott: Orlando N. C. Pl'agnell, by Messrs A. C. Major and W. 11. Jackson; Henry Charles L. Robinson, by Drs P. Cook and A. Hosking and Mr John Hunter.

The Holidays Committee was approached by His Worship the Mayor (Mr P. L. Boilings) and Messrs G. ITyde and T. J. Thompson yesterday, and strongly recommended to alter their decision in regard to the non closing of shops on Saturday from two to live p.m., for the English football match. The members of the Holidays Committee present were Messrs M. Caselberg (Chairman), A. J. Giddings, A. Henderson, 11. T. Wood, G Heron, R. J. Young, and J. C. Ewineton. The deputation placed before the committee the vie.vs expressed by the public meeting on Tuesday night, and were supported by Mr J. C. Ewington in asking that the shops be closed as desired. The matter was discussed after the deputation withdrew, and the result was that the committee adhered to its previous resolution, recommending that no holiday be declared. Mr C. F. 15. Livosay, Architect of Wellington, has moved to more convenient rooms in the National Mutual Chambers, Customhouse Quay, (adjoining the Head Ollice of the Bank of N.Z.) Address — P.O. Box 771. Telephone 2692,

The first wash-up of the Worksop Dredge <rivea a return of 18oz 3dwts. Advantage is being- taken by the Managers of Masterton Technical School of the visit to Masterton of Mr E. C. Isaac, Education Board Technical Superintendent, to discuss the question of the equipment of a wool-classing class at the Technical School. It is hoped to have suth a class in operation by the opening of next tarn:.

Some excitement was caused at the Masterton railway station on Tuesday, when a horse that had been sent to Masterton by rail, by some means or other managed to get from the compartment of the box it was in to that portion set aside for attendants on horsee. .Considerable difficulty was experienced in getting the animal out, and a part of the box had to be cut away before it could be landed on terra firma.- It ss somewhat surprising that, excepting a slight scratch, the horse escaped without injury.

Our Carterton corrspondent writes: —The following officers have been elected in connection with the Carterton Methodist Band of Hope for the ensuing session, which opens in the schoolroom on Tuesday evening next: —President, Rev. W. J. Elliott; vice-president, Mr D. T. King and G. Butler; secretary, Mr R. Tucker; treasurer, Mr W. Stevens; committee, Misses I. King, G. Martin, G. Fenham, E. Mansfield, E. Butler, Mr J. Andrews, and Messrs D. T. King, G. Butler, and W. Stevens; organist, Miss Pepper; as=istant organist, Miss Andrews.

An accident of a ser'ous nature occurred to Mr T. J. Deane, carter, of Renall Street, early yesterday afternoon. He was driving two horses attached to an empty dray down the steep cutting in Bentley Street, Lansdowne, when the shaft horse became restive, with the result, that both took fright and ran down the cutting over the steep bank on the right hand-side of the road. The dray capsized and pinned the driver to the ground. Mr W. Preston, who was in the vicinity of the accident at the time, quickly came to the rescue and extricated Mr Deane from his perilous position. The injured man was taken to the Hospital and attended to by Dr Archer Hosking, and on examination it was found that one of his thigh bones was broken. Mr Deane had a miraculous escape, as the depth of the bank over which the dray fell was fully fifteen feet. The price of the 41b loaf may reach 8d in Auckland and Dunedin, but Wellington (takers, notwithstanding the recent rise in the price of flour, can view the 7Jd quotation without anxiety. fc.This is due to the cash or coupno system now in vogue. Mr H. F. Allen, secretary of the Master Bakers' Union, attributes the steadiness of the Wellington price to the reformation of the business of local bakers. "Without cash or coupons," he assured a reporter of the "Post," "you would be paying 8d for your 4lb loaf to-day. Thi3 system

will enable a 6d l<af to be sold when flour drops accordingly; although 1 do not expect that the 5d loaf will ever be again—the high cost of production has r:nderel that a practical impossibility. In the mearitim 0 , Wellington housekeepers may console themselves with the fact that th a y are paying a half-penny less than Auckland or Dunedin, and getting a discount of 5 per cent, into the bargain. A rise is expected in the price of onions for the next few weeks, as most of the growers who have stocks are holding for higher prices. Advices from Australia record an advance of over 303 per ton within the past three weeks. Prime Melbourne onions are worth in Dunedin up to £8 10s in ton lots, while higher money is asked for smaller lines. Canterbury's are not plentiful in the South; large quantities having

been sold during the past ten days as high as £7 15s; but present holders are not willing to accept that price. Enquiries at Wellington go

to show that there is no more uncertain quotation in the produce market than that for onions. They are obtainable in Wellington at £6 10s to £7, but before the week is out they may be considerably higher—or cvan lower, so subject to fluctuation are the quotations for this commodity.

In striking contrast to the dire distress i vvhieh now prevails among so many industrial sections in the North of England is the phenomenal prosperity which the miners are now enjoying. Thosa who are intimately associated with northern mining are having brought to their notice day by day instances of extraordinary big earnings by the pitmen. There are many cases in which sets of hewers—there are four in a set—have drawn from £3O to £33 for a fortnight, and in other cases thf> figure frequently has reached £4' J. Bu| it would appear that even £5 a week does not mark the maximum of Northumberland miners'' enviable prosperity at the pie sent time, for in an address which he delivered recently at Ashington, the Rev. Dr. Drysdalu stated that a young miner had informed him that his presant wages worked out at £1 a day. Ashington claims to be the largest colliery no earth, and Dr. Drysdale said he understood that the total wages bill for the fortnight was £17,000. A feminine convert to hatlessness strode through Willis Street soon after noon to-day, says last night's "Evening Post." She had the swinging gait, the rapid pace, the straight-ahead look which characterises male members of the hatless brigade here. Whether the bare-head-ed ones are anxious to avoid the stares of the vulgar or whether the absence of bead gear makes them light-footed, they certainly do not loiter on the footpath; they keep straight on, glancing neither to the right or left, and stop at nothing.

The girl whose trefses were unadulterated with feather, fur, or fiower, marched proudly on, not deigning to notice the wonder that peeped from the eyes of the populace. Her hair was plainly, neatly caught up into a modest dome at the back, with a comb to steady the structure, but never a ribbon to mar the general effect. Feminity glanced rather pityingly at the sister who had so sacrificed the treasure which is supposed by man to be woman's dearest one —the hat of

many colours —but the fair liatless one did not seem to heed the opinions of her critics.

In April 144,236 lb of butter were manufactured by the Elthara Dairy Company., The Cook County Council has decided to take its own risk in the matter of the insurance of employees. " Salaries paid to public servants in Victoria in 4807 totalled £1,147,672, of which school teachers drew £486,082. It costs £20,000 to administer the Old Age Pension Act in New South Wales, and of this sum the Bank of New South Wales gets £IO,OOO. It is : asserted that the average wage of 35 girls employed in an Adelaide clothing factory was 5s 3d a week, a shade over a penny an hour. The Timaru Borough Council proposes to float a loan of £25,000, to be spent in improving the water supply by providing extra storage capacity and duplicating the mains. The report of the New South Wales Intelligence Department shows that between January, 1906, and August, 1907, 2,197 assisted immigrants arrived in New South Wales, and 657 persons nominated at Sydney. With 31 trade unions, having an aggregate membership of nearly 6,000 affiliated to it, the Wellington Trades Council thinks the time has come to have a Trades Hall, where the unionists will be their own landlords. This project has reached the pracitcal stage, for committees which have considered ways and means and possible sites will report to the Council's next meeting. Advice was received yesterday by Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., that the price of Champion Flour had been re-* duced by 10s a ton. The Po3t Office Auct'on Mart notify that they are cash buyers of all kinds of produce, bacon and "poultry. Mr F. B. Rosson, hairdresser and tobacconist, notifies that his shop will he close from 2 till 5 o'clock on Saturday next, on account of the British football match. Those ladies who have premised j to act as collectors in connection with the Hospital Saturday and Sunday are requested to meet at Miss Gilespies office (Dominion Hall) at 2 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday to receive collection boxes. "Messrs G. Hyde and Co. have cided to close their premises on Saturday afternoon from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in order to permit their employees to witness the match between the Arglo-Welsh and Wairarapa-Bush football teams. • Mr J. V. Gordon, chemist, has one of the large windows of his shop in Queen street devoted to the display of Violet Oatmeal soap. The soap is specially recommended for the treatment of "chapped" and rough hands. It'is beautifully packed in boxes, and id retailed at a reasonable price. In view of the increased public support that has been given to the Post Office Meat Mart, which is under the personal supervision of Mr H. Long, it has been decided to further extend the business by opening up a small goods establishment in the shop lately occupied bv the A.l. Butchery, Q'leen Street. The choicest of small goods will be stocked, including poultry, hams and bacon. An impirtant sale of lani will be held at Messrs Abraham and Wil r 1 liams' auction mart, Queen Street, on Saturday, 30th inst., at 2 p.m., when the firm will offer on account of the trustees of Mr R. C. McKen- , zie's Estate, sections 2 and 3', Masterton Small Farm Settlement, containing 30 acres 2 roods, adjoiningthe A.. and P. Showgrounds. The land is located at the terminus of Sussex Street, and has frontages to Herbert Street an J Colombo Road. Particulars will be supplied by the auctioneers. Speaking at a social st Taupiri (Auckland) on the aims and objects of the Farmers' Union, Mr Allen Bell a candidate for the Waikato seat, said he thought the farmers generally throughout the dominion had failed to realise the good wo~k the union had done under adverse conditions. Hitherto the union had eschewed politics. He wss convinced that this disability would he removed in the very near future, and for that they would have to thank the Auckland provincial executive, which had taken a united stand, and would continue to fisht until it had accomplished the object it had in view—"that of strengthening the union and making it a rower in the hands of the farming community."

It goes without saying that if there were insufficient work going on in the Dominion to emplov those citizens who depend upon their labour for their daily bread, it would be gross misgovprnment to encourage and foster immigration of a wage-earning l character, says the Auckland "Herald." But it would be equally misgovernment to allow a new country to be checked and retarded in its industrial development by lack of labo.ir, when industrious and capable men of our own British nationality could'be induced to immigrate by wise encouragement and moderate assistance. And there can be no possible doubt, in the mind of any impartial person, as to the general position of New Zealand, and the general state cf its labour market. In a score of industries enterprise has been "slowed down," and opportunity for expansion reluctantly declined by the impossibility of securing the labour necessary for new developments. TWO SOVEREIGN REMEDIES. TIIE FAMOUS SANDER AND SONS PJRK VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT was proved by experts of the Supreme Court of Victoria to posses curative properties peculiarly its own, and lo bo absolutely safe, effective and itliable. Therefore do not aggrevate your complaint by the use of one of the many c.'ii.le 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' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT and reject all others. For wrinkles, sunburn, pim'plo3, blacky heads, freckles, cracked hands, dry and inflamed skin, use SANDER & SONS SUPERBA SKIN FOOD. No lady should bo without it. Allays irritation produces a clear and spotless complexion and a smooth and supple skin. REMEMBER that SANDER & SON'S SUPERBA SKIN FOOD is not an ordinary face cream, and unlike any of them, produces a permanent beautifying offoot. All chemists and stores.

/A man named Ivan Black was fined £lO and coats at Wellington Magistrate's Court, yesterday, on a charge of promoting a sweep, including twenty-five thousand members, on the Wanganui Steeplechase. Mr E. Donohue, a teacher in the Main Scl 00l at Timaru, has challenged Mr T. Burrows, the champion club-swinger, to a match in fancy club-swinging. The match will probably take place in Dunodin on June 2nd. A Pros:: Association telegram from Ashburfcmi states that Walter Drew- ■ er, single, aged 25, a ploughman on the Longbejch Estate, Asihburton, •was found dead in a whare yesterday /morning. It is believed that he committed suicide by shooting himself, • but particulars are not to hand.

During the year ended March 31st vtho Irusti es nt the Wellington Benevolent Institution dealt with 442 application' for relief. Of these 2-14 outdoor aid, and 208 were gran (id loilef in various institutions. •Continuous utdoor relief was granted to '.</ persons, and intermittent cur.door relief to 109, while ib£ rem.'i ning 88 cases were either a\fed temporarily or sent to work in i sjme ottu-r j arts of

r. is admitted that however carefully we administer our remaining timber areas their exthausticn is only .a question of a few years, says The "Auckland Herald," and that we shrill very soon have to import our timber or grow it ourselves. It must be remembered that all the world over the eame scarcity is approaching, and that if we attempt to supply our needs from the enormous plantations which are being thought ■of by other Governments we shall have to pay whatever duty they may chose to levy upon timber sent abroad. It would obviously be very much wiser to lay out our own plantations and prepare our own State forests against the inevitable coming of tho season of scarcity, to the end that we may not only be able to supply our mills with all they need for domestic use, but may be ;Able to export timber at the high prices which will assuredly prevail.