LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9154, 29 July 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The next "meet" of the Wairarapa Hunt Cluo will take place at Taratahi, to-morrow.

The'Masterton Cemetery Trustees will hold their quarterly meeting on Friday next.

A great welcome is to be tendered by local Maoris to the Rotorua Maori entertainers, who will arrive in Masterton ci} Friday next.

A party of young men is being organised in Ma-terton to make a midwinter ascent of Mount Holdswbrth. The party proposes to leave in a few days| time, among them being a photographer, who hopes to secure some unio.ue views.

Masterton has enjoyed somewhat of a record for a considerable time past for the number of prohibition orders in force. Last week a fresh record was, no doubt, established—when four members of one family were prohibited, the orders being made by consent in each instance.

A special meeting of the Masterton Borough Council will be held nn Friday to appoint a< Returning Officer for the purpose of taking a poll on the proposals of the Council to borrow £40,000 for drainage and sanitation, and £7,500 for the purchase and improvement ot the A. and P.Association Showgrounds.

A handsome twenty-guinea silver salad buwl has been presented to the Masterton A. and P. Association for competition at the next Show by Mr J. Harrowell, Australasian representative of the weil-known English sheep-dip manufacturers, Messrs Cooper, Son and Nephew. The conditions under which the'cup is to be competed for have not yet been received from the donor.

The fortnightly meeting of the Stonehenge Lodge, U.A.O D., was held in the Drill Hall last evening. The Arch Druid (Bro. R. Smith) oresided, and there was a fair attendance of members. One candidate was nominated for membership, and one new member was initiated into the order. The date of the annual social of the Lodge was fixed for September 17th, and a strong committee was appointed to carry out the arrangements in connection therewith.

The annual general meeting of members of the Masterton A. and P. Association will take place tomorrow afternoon in the Exchange Hall. It is tj be ho jed that as Thursday is the weekly half-holicay there will be a good representation of to»'n members. Tt is expected that there will be a large attendance of country members. The result of the election of the Vice-presidents and General Committee will be announced after the commencement of the meeting, thu ballot *or the same closing to-night.

At the New Zealand Farmers' Union Conference, at Wellington, yesterday, Mr W. B. Matheson, of Eketahuna, moved:—"That the Government be urged to amend the Land Act so as to give all Crown tenants and land for settlement tenants the option of purchasing the freehold of their lands at the original value, and the payment of the difference between the four per cent, now charged on the lease in perpetuity and the five per cent, charged to tenants with the right of purchase, and all future lands disposed of shall carry the right of purchase." The motion was carried. DON'T NSGLWr YO.UIt COUGH. DISTRESSING HYMTOMS QUICKLY ENDWD. Don's look on a cough as merely a cough and nothing more. A cough is always a symptom i f some complaint, of the throat or chest, and bocuuse of whit lies behind and wh it it may lead to, at.t<-nd to it at once. TUSSICUIIA heals and soothes the sore and inflamed membranes of the throat, bronchial tubes, and lung*, subdues all hritntion, loosens the phlegm, invigorates and strengthens the tissues which have been worn and weakened by incessant coughing. TUSSICURA contains no opium or other narcotic, and may be takfh by persons of either sex and of any age. TUJjiSICURA is not only a cough and cold cure, but also a powerful stomach tonic. Sold in bottles'' —ls (id, 2.9 6d, 4s Gd. All chemists and stores. 8

Martiiiborough' now possesses twenty street lamps in addition to the Troopers' Memorial Lamp. The work in connection with the erection of the Oporoua Bridge (Lower Valley) is expected to be completed this week. A meeting of the Stewards of the Masterton Racing Club will be held on Saturday in reference to the proposed alterations to the racecourse. The Stewards will laeve at noon for the couras. A match was played on Saturday between the Featherston and Middle Run Golf Clubs. The men's match was. won by Middle Run by five games to four, and the ladies' match by tho Middle Run by five games to nil. At the Pahiatua Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, before Messrs J. D. Wilson and John Hughes, J.'sP., judgment was given by defaulc in the following cases, telegraphs our correspondent:—Victor Le Lievre versus C. Narby, jnr., £lO, costs £1 13s 6d; Girdwood Taylor v. H. Clay, £l2 2s, costs £1 15s 6d; D. Edwards v. P. Reidy, £1 Is 2d, costs ss. The Greytown Brass Band has elected the following officers for the ensuing year:—Patron, Mr J. Cotter; president, Mr D. P. Loasby; vice-presidents, Drs Bey, McCarty, and Boor, Messrs W. C. Buchanan, W. E. Bidwill, A. M. Wilkinson, T. Ingley, W. J. Fowler, J. J. Jackson, A. B. Balfour, A. McPhee, A. L. Webster, J. Robertson, A. B. Charters, S. Keedwell, V. Roberts, J Maguire, S. Haigh, J. Tully, R. W. Tate, G. McFarlane, J. T. Fuller, W. Udy, M.- Maxton, P. J. Bannin, W. Armstrong, T. McCracken, J. T. M. Hornsby, J. D. Hcagarty; secretary, Mr A. Madsen; treasurer, Mr Haigh. The following is the order of shooting for the fourth match, of the Brighting Cup, to be fired' by the Morris Tube Association to-night:— 7 p.m.: Messrs Bannister, H. Perry, Culloty, MrFlattie, Burrows, Cook. 7.30 p.m.: Messrs Spring, Williams, Burridge (2), Hood (2). 8 p.m.: Messrs Lett, Taylcr, E. Perry, McCalmont, Johansen, Wellington. 8.30 p.m : Messrs L. Barker, Kins, Lyttle, Spackman. Hornblow, Brighting. 9 p.m.:. Messrs. G Barker, Swanson, Larsen, Hodges, Wyatt, Gni-diner. 9.30 p.m..: Messrs McNabb, Redmond, Mcintosh, Galyer, Pesrse, Smith, Lewin, Tomlin, C. Perry, Allan, Morris, A letter was received, from the Inspector-General by the Wellington and Wairarapa Charitable Aid Board yesterday relative to the responsibility for the maintenance of two patients from the Wairarapa district at the Otaki Sanatorium, stating that he certainly thought the party responsible was the Wairarapa Hospital Board. That board had made no provision for the treatment of consumption in that district, and until such accommodation had beef* provided it should make arrangements for treatment elsowhere. "The above," said the letter, "is a further instance of the need for the placing of hospital and charitable aid matters under the control of one board " Instructions were given.that the contents of the letter be conveyed to the Wairarapa Hospital Board. The Wairarapa Hunt Club held b very enjoyable "by-run" at Upper Opaki on Monday over the properties of Messrs Bannister, 'Buick arid Fendall. The "throw-off" took place at Mr C. Bannister's paddock, and the "kill" took place at Mr W. H. Buick's homestead, where' afternoon tta was kindly provided. Those who took part in the "meet" were:—Messrs C F. Vallance (Patron) on Dreamy Daniel, C. J. Bennett on Diana, W. H. Buick on Dick Turpin (Master), H. Wehh on Surprise (Huntsman), B. Vallance on Kaimoe and W. D Watson on Yeast (whips), W.J. Vernon on Tui, A. Watjon on Traylock, F. Secombe on Caroline, T. Smith on Piraka, F. Evans on Hikurangi, B. Readon on Lady Kulnine, A. Williams on Moonlight. F. Hood on Mounted Rifle, & J. Williamson Prospector, McGrath on Eclipse, A. G. Pilmer on Kuranui. Mr and Mrs Buick were heartily cheered for their hospitality.

Mr Eli Smith, of Masterton, re-' turned yesterday from a trip over the Main Trunk Line to Hamilton. Mr Smith says the country which he passed through on the line was very rough, and he was not impressed with it, except from a scenic point of view. The journey from Masterton to Hamilton took about two days. The whole of, the journey can be done by train. With: the exception of 16 miles by cpach between the rail heads. The roads are rough, but good, and the journey takes a little over three hours. Mr Smith was informed by those connected with the work that the line would be completed in about two months. Rabbits were in some parts spreading rapidly, and were follbwing up the settlement of the country. Round about Ohakune there was plenty of mud, and one passenger was literally "bogged" just at the rear of the railway station. A considerable quantity of snow had fallen lately in some parts of the country Mr Smith had passed through, and in places was reported to be several feet deep. Settlement, was progressing fairly rapidry, and small village settlements were to be> met with all along the line. WHY? IS SANDER & SONS PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT superior to uny other Eucalypti Product ? Because it is the result ul full experience, and of a special and careful process of manufacture. It it> always sate, reliable and effective, and the clangers of irresponsible preparations which, are now palmed off a» Extract ar-o avoided. A death was recently r -ported from the use of one of these concoctions and in an action at law a witness testified that ho suffered the most cruol irritation from the' application to an ulcflr of another, which was sold as "Just as good as SANDER'S EXTRACT." Therefore, beware of such deception. Remember that in medicine a drop that oures is bettor than a tablespoon that kills, and insist upon the preparation which was proved by experts at the Supreme Court of Victoria, and by numerous authorities during the last 35 years, to be a preparation of genuine merit, viz: THE GENUINE SANDER AND SONS PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. For Bronchial Coughs take Woodr 'freat Peppermint Cure. J ,'6 and 2/6.

A first offender, charged with insobriety, was convicted and discharged by Messrs R. Bruwn and W. H. Beetham, J.'sP., at Masterton Police Court yesterday. Dr A. Hosking will deliver hia postponed address on first aid to the ladies' division of St. John Ambulance Association at Dominion Hall to-night. It is to be hoped that there will be a full attendance of members, as it is proposed to select the teams to take part in the display to be given before His Excellency the Governor on the 16th of next month. The ladies of the Featherston Golf Club played the final competition for the Captain's trophy last week. The player who secured the beat aggregate in two matches played was to bo the winner. The competition was won by Mrs Saunders, who put up a score of 85, which, is a record for the Featherston Club's links. Her score of 99 in the previous competition brought her aggregate to 184, and secured for her the trophy. Mrs Fenwick was second with a score of 196, and Mrs Williams third with 198.

Speaking at Sydney the other day, Mr Anderson, M.A., Director of Agriculture, said that the day could not. last much longer when New South Wales would send its wool to Eng-, land to be returned later in the shape of clothes. It was too much like a boy depending on his father for all time for the food he ate. He could picture tho time when dozens of cities would spring up in New South Wales where there was now only one, and when the population would rival that of Great Britain, t verj practical man must see that eventually the British race would be transferred from the N ; ortheri to the Southern Hemisphere. A rather amusing incident occurred in the doubles golf championship at Sydney last week. Messrs H. M. Stephen and Ross Gore, who were playing together, were on their way to the hole, when Mr Stephen made a stroke which drove the ball into the rough and under a copy of a newspaper. Mr Gore could not see the ball, andi the paiper could not be moved It was ("ays the Sydney "Morning Herald") calculated to? arouse the risibility of the sternest individual t*> see th« players down on all-fours with their eyes as close to the ground aa possible to find the ball. Their efforts being unsuccessful,: Mr Ross Gore made- a stroke "'on the blind," and at anyrate ga»ve his partner a playable ball 1 , i The export of rabbits from Victoria has shown a considerable fallingoff during the past six months, as, compared with the previous corresponding term. The decline amounts to 39,024 crates, or over 2;000;00» rabb ts. This represents a shrinkage of £50,000 in the value of the exports. Mr P. Carroll 1 , Acting Superintendent of Exports in Victoria,, has stated that the causeof the facing-oflf is not quite apparent. It is- known that New South Wales has.become 1 a strong competitor in the- London market, and that; there haa been an increased ; demand for' rabbits from that State, owing to the? fact that the carcases are larger thani those from Victoria. On the other hand, however, it is admitted in England that Victorian rabbits are, generally speaking, of superior quality. Mr Carrol) expresses the opinion that it is advisable for Victorian exporters to exploit new markets in Europe and the East. Between January Ist, 1906* the date on which the Liquor Amendment Act came into operation, and September, 1907, when the local option vote was taken, thirty-four hotels ire the Sydney metropolitan district were closed from cancellations, lapsing, etc. and of these thirty-one were within the city. Between September 10th, 1907, and July llthj, , twelve more hotels in the metropolitan area have closed from similar reasons, nine of them being in the city. The electorates in which these' voluntary closings have takem place are:—Belmore, 13; 'Darling Harbour, 14; King-, 6; Phillip, 3;: mont, 3; Surry Hills, 1; Glebe; 2;; Alexandria, 3; and Paddington, 1. In all but the three last-named electorates the local option vote went for continuance. These figures are exclusive of 86 hotels in the metropolitan and adjoining districts; closed as a result of the determih-> ations of the Special' Local Option' Courts. When the Act came into' force there were 745 hotels ini the? metropolitan district, wh lb at present there were only 69a, the lowest mrnber for many years.

An extraordinary incident: which occurred in connection with the re*' 4 * cent floods is reported from the Taiari. When the waters subsided , Mr' WilHami Kirkland, of Elmgrove J Farm, East Taieri, found that six of his cows were missing.. Be diligently searched the farm and the river banks, but finally he gave his cows up for lost. The other day one of the farm hands was cutting a piece out of a straw stack, and life knife suddenly struck some hard substance. Further investigation showed this ta be 1 a cow. The' astonished farm: hand removed the front of the stack, and 1 , firmly-embedded inside, he dis- • covered the six animals. The animals, when they struggled out, were lean and shaky,, and were, for a time, quite blind. One had been eight days in the stack, two sever* days, and; three six days. It seems that pigs had made an opening in one side of the stack, which had allowed) the first cow to get in. The others, at intervals, followed her, possibly being driven in by inclement weather, and then by some means were imprisoned and unable to force a way out. Since their, release the cows are rapidly recovering their wonted state of heatlh, jmd show signs of coming back to their milk. Mrs, J. Morwick, Grey-sfc., Shrtlanod, Thames, N. Z., says: "Some time ago when my little boy had his hands severely burnt, Hanson and Co. recommended mo to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. I applied the liniment as soon as possible , and after a few applications the pain disappeared and his hands healed without scars. Since then I have used ; Chamberlain's Pain Balm for headaohe, i toothache and rheumatism and I find ■ that it always gives relief. I can recommend it to anyone wanting a good family liniment." F.or salo by all chemists and storekeepers. For rheumatism, baokaohe, faoeaohe» earache, neuralgia, and other inuscula, pains nothing can equal WITCH'S 01 (registered).

Teachers in Dunedin consider that the proposed amendment to the Edu cation Act are likely to bring about an improved state of affairs. On Tuhara station, saya the "Wai:rna Mail," a record crop of maize has just been threshed, six acres producing at the rate of 77J bushels per acre.

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the jury which inquired into the daath of Alexander Webster, 'who was run over by a train at Wellington last Friday evening. A resident of New Plymouth wan•dered through the Taranaki electoral ..roll toe other night (says the "Tara.naki News") and found no less than seventy names of people who had •gone to their last account or left the -district prior to the last general election. Some of the people who are ; given the opportunity of voting in the next election died six or seven years - ago.

Illustrations in papers have been *-ip%i to a new use by Mr Allnutt, head imaster of the Kaikorai School, Dunedin, who has clipped and classified and filed them in ingenious contrivances that hang on the walls of the schoolrooms (says the "Otago Daily 'Times'). Is it a lesson on New Zealand timber, then the one marked "Timber Industry" is brought down, iSkI there is the pictorial story of a tree from its place in the forest to its place in the dining-room as a chair. So on through nearly all the , industries of Australasia. In some cases photos are used. The illustrated papeis thus become a great 'ducative factor in judicious hand 3.

A peculiarity of the present season is the wonderfully spring-like growth of grass that has continued throughcut, and although a fair amount of '* frost and cold weather has been experienced, it has not proved keen enough to act as a check. The consequence is (says the "Oamaru Mail") that there is an abundance of pasturage all over the North Otago district, so much so that farmers lave not yet had to draw extensively on the-r turnip and mangold crops. In fact, so far as the latter are concerned, there are instances where these have not yet finished growing. As a result of the phenomenal growth cattle are doing exceedingly well.

An interesting letter appears in the Folding "Star" on the subject of the "The Last Moa." The writer is Mr Thomas A. a farmer at Kiwitea, and son of the Hon. John Bryce. The writer says: "What tiu.e nas elapsed since thu moa became extinct? Allow me to give you proof that the moa was not extinct at tho time New Zealand was first settled by the British. It is a bol 1 assertion to make. On the 21st of the present month I unearthed some moa bones. This biid had evidently died in a hole made by the uprooting of a large -tree, the clay falling back from the root 3 covering and preserving the remains. The bones I found were lying above (broken of which are still fairly .sound. The surface roots and trunk were burned presumably when the land was, cleared in 1883, as masses of ashes are still in exist- • euce almost on the surface.. Assum/Jk that t«he tree lay fifty years—"probably mot nearly so long-before it was burned, it would seem that this particular moa lived not more than seventy-five years ago, and possibly long since then." The Commonwealth, says Mr Donald M'Donald, the well-known war ••correspondent, who. arrived in Auckland by the Wimmera, has laid itself out to do the fleet visit well. Australians all have the same feeling that in view of what may happen in the future there cannot be too good an understanding between Great Britain and America, and they want to do their share to express the hope ;;and belief that in the event of serious Eastern complications U.S. will spell "m<" The feeling amongst many fthinking people in Australia is that if the visit of the American fleet to New Zealand and Australia helps to create a real interest in the naval affairs of our own Empire, it will be worth all the trouble on both sides. The people are greatly impressed by what they actually see, and in not seeing the British Navy, except through cruisers like the Powerful, they hardly realise either its strength •or it's Imperial significance. The leading naval authority in Australia recently visited England, and was in close touch with the navy. He told Mr M'Donald that the British Navy as at present being trained up to the motto of "War to-night."

The Minister of Education (Hon. G Fowlds) is taken to task by the '"Farmers' Union Advocate" for his

that the reduction in the 'price of wool "would not so rapidly Aiuw any effect upon the well-being W the peopHe, because the money went mostly into the hands of wool kings, -vho always had mor.i money than they wanted for their business, bvit w.mld now have a little less to invest." The "Advocate" says—"lf the money comes into the country for prodaca it must oenefit every oi.e, for it goes into circulation at once. Mr Fowlds is not quite aware of this. Nor ia it true that the price of wool only benefits what he is pleased to call 'wool kings." There are an infinitely greater number of small and moderate-sized farmers than there are of 'wool kings' and the income of thovirands of farmers will be materially affected by the lower level of prices. We very much regret Mr Fowld's statement. He is not looked on with much confidence by th.3 country people, and this will give them a still worse impression of him. Yet he has shown, as Minister for Education, a good grip of his work. It is a pity he should spoil what good impression he had made aa a Minister, by giving utterance to such a silly expression as that quoted above, which at once shows a ■disragard for economic fact."

ONCE A MAH BUYS A snitfrom us he is most unwilling to ■woar any othsr make. That's why we're .■mailing suits for gentlemen all over the Dominion —gentlemen who have tested the lit, comfort, style, and quality of our clothes, and have found them the best: Why not leave your order with us when ftesb in Wellington. Our cash prices ■■ iHean money saved to you. Morrison and Penney, Tailors, 73 Willis Street, Wellington. Mr C. F. E. Livesay, Architect of Wellington, 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 0 Box 771. Telephone 2692,

The ways of the enterprising burglar are illustated by the story related by a resident of Mount Eden, who writes as follows to the Auckland "Star":—"A case has come under my notice which 1 think should be made,known, as a caution to householders, more particularly to ladie» who stay at home during the day. A man" of respectabe appearance called at my friend's house one morning last week and stated that he understood the house was for sale, and that he had called to look over it. Fortunately my friend owned the house herself, and told the man he must be making a mistake, and he went away. That same afternoon, while visiting another lady in the neighbourhood, she casually mentioned the matter, when the other lady told an exactly similar story, up to the point of ownership; but, as she did not own the house, she had shown the man over the place. Next day the house was broken into, and generally ransacked, a lot of valuables being taken." Mr G. Feraro, of the Masterton Fish Supply Company, announces the arrival of a large shipment of fresh fish, mutton birds and crayfish. At Minto Villa, Chapel Street, this afternoon, Mr J. R. Nicol will hold an unreserved auction sale of the whole of the furniture and effects. The Castlcpoint County Council invite fresh tenders to close at noon on Saturday, August Bth, for several road formation contracts.

Messrs Gillespie and Co. have a client with family who seeks milking on shares or would take charge of dairy factory. Mr P. Hamill announces special reductions in prices during the last week of his half-yearly sale. Prices are quoted in his advertisement appearing in another column. Dr Van Slyke, specialist in diseases of the eye, ear and throat, will pa,y a professional visit to Masterton on Wednesday, August 15th, and may be consulted at the Club Hotel on that date.

Messrs Gilmour and Clarke, New Plymouth, advertise < n page 3, two first-class dairy fartm for sale in Taranaki district. Intending purchasers would do well to communicate with this well-known firm before buying elewhere. Messrs H. Cole and Son, wood and coal merchants, and general carriers, announce in an inset circulated with this morning's issue that they have secured commodious new stables close to the Masterton Railway Station. The firm have a complete carrying plant, and all orders will receive their prompt.attention. Messrs Dvvyer and Co., of "The Talkeries," Masterton have to hand the May list of Edison gold-moulded records. There are no less than eight selections of a humourous character, a fact that will make the list unusually'popular with phonograph owners. The makers of these splections include Ada Jones and Messrs Murray,, Favour, Meeker, Porter, Collins, Edison Vaudeville Company and Jones and Spencer. Ballads and other songs of lighter vein are sun? by Miss Tobin, and Messrs Anthony Miller, Waterous, Harlan, Gillette, and Collins and Harlan. At least two of the songs are being put out by the publishers as their summer hits, and they sound as if they would make good. Thtre are also selections for those who want a little better grade of music than what is known as popular. The firm invite the public to call and hear the new records at their recitals every Wednesday evening.