LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 2998, 22 September 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thei-3 is at present a mild epidermic of whooping cough at Kopuaranga.

Arrangements are being made to play a draughts match at Greytown next Tuesd?y, between the Carterton and Greytown clubs.

A sawmill is to be started shortly in the bush between Kopuaranga and Rangitumau. There is said to be a plentiful supply of totara and malai.

The milk supply of the Greytown Dairy Factory has risen to 1,550 gallons per day, an increase of about 300 gallons as compared with tiie corresponding period last year. On Saturday and Sunday evenings the Taihape police made two raids on alleged sly grog-selhng at Utiku. A quantity of liquor was found in each case.

There should be a plentiful supply of fruit in the Kopuaranga district this year, judging by present indications, writes our correspondent. The numerous hard frosts have had the effect of reducing fruit treV blights, slugs and other garden pests.

At the annual meeting of the Dalefield Band of Hope the following officers ' were elected:— Presidents, Mtssrs W. \V Avery, G. Gordon, and C. Jones; Secretary, Mrs Welch; Assistant-Secretary and Treasurer, Mr E. Tunnicliffe; Organist, Mrs Neilson-; Assistant Organic, Miss L. Jones; Registrar, Mr G. Tunnicliffe.

Speculation is rife as to the name of the anonymous would-be donor of two hundred acres of land at Matarawa as a site for the Parliamentary Buildings. We have heard it suggested (says the Greytown "Standard") that if a like offer was made toUhe Railway Department as a site for railway workshops*, something might come of it.

Sheep worrying by dogs is at pres* ent rife in some parts of the district. Several dogs not amongst Mr G. R. Wilton's sheep on hin property at Rangitumau .yesterday, and worried five sheep to death besides injuring others. A horse, which was in the paddock, became startled at the barking of the dogs, and in attempting to jump a fence fell and fractured his hip joint, necessitating his destruction. Wlli? IS SONS PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT superior to auy other Eucalypti Product H Because it is the result of full experience, and of a special and careful process of manufacture. It is always sat'o, reliable-' and effective, and the dangers of irresponsible preparations which are now palmed otf as Extract are avoided. A death was recently reported from the use of one of these concoctions and in an action at law a witnoi s testified that lie suffered the most cruel irritation, from the. application to an ulcer of another, which was sold as "Just as good as SANDER'S EXTRACT." Therefore, beware of sucb deception. Remember that in medicine a drop that cures is bette.* 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.: T&E GENUINE SANDER AND SONS PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

Mr James Mackenzie, Crown Lands Commissioner, $f ft.'iflfaWq"a- tour of the Wellington Land District next month. " ,

Milk feyer amongst cows is reported to be more general in the Masterton district this year than is usually the case. Mr John Hunter will, address the electors of Masterton at Hamua on Wednesday evening, at Mangamaire on Thursday, and at Hukaniii on Friday evening.

Although the depression has affected internal business in the district, the railway turnover in heavy traffic for the winter period at Masterton has not been less than for last year, according to the stationttiaster (Mr Hill). The passenger traffic has also kept at about the same level.

Inquiries made from local labour agents as to whether the continued fine weather is inducing statiorihold-. era and farmers to contemplate early shearing, elicited the reply that so far indications are that no extra early sheds will be booked for. Shearing will not become general until November. At Greytown on Wednesday next a meeting of delegates from the various local institutions in the Wairarapa will beheld to make further arrangements for a deputation which is "to wait upon the Minister for Agriurging him to accept Mr W-. C. Buchanan's offer of £6,000 for a experimental dairy/arm for the Wairarapa district. < Knox Young People's Association will hold a debate with the Methodist Association to-night at Knox Hall, on the question, "That the Union of the Churches, as proposed in New Zealand, is both desirable and practicable. " The affirmative will be taken by the Methodist Association and the negative by the Knox Young People's Association.

A provisional supplementary Electoral Roll wiil be published and obtainable from the Registrar of Electors at Masterton (Mr M. Foley) in the course, of,a day or two. This rp.ll will serve "as/a guide to electors wtfo' have doubts as to whether they are enrolled. A further supplementary will be published later, and the two supplemental ies and the main roll will be consolidated prior to the election, and issued to the public. A young man named Albert Edgeworth was brought before Messrs Eli Smith and J. Cross, J's.P., at the .Masterton Police Court yesterday, charged with vagrancy. The police said accused had been idling about the town in a desultory fashion for some days past, indulging in drinking. The Bench cautioned accused and ordered him to come up for sentence when called upon. In accordance wih a resolution passed by the U.F.B.A-. Conference at Matteiton in February last, two nandsome seats for the Masterton Park have just been manufactured by Mr J. C. Ewington. The Association leave some memento in every town»'in which the Conference is held each, year. The seats will T be placed on,a site whicl has been chosen for them on the bunks of the Lake.

An employee at the' Cement Pipe Company's works at Masterton, named Frank Day, mst witKa.rather severe accident yesterday. Mr Day was loading p-lpes on a dray, when hie overbalanced and fell to the ground, a pije weighing over two cwt. falling on his head. A severe cut was inflicted over the fleft eye, and the eye narrowly escaped complete destruction in the descent of the pipe. Dr. Cowie attended the sufferer and stitched* up the wounds, Avkich will incapacitate Mr Day for a week or two. ,

There are still a few major improvements to be completed at the Maßterton Railway Station under the scheme of renovation and alteration commenced some .months ago, and which has kept over twenty men busy for some time past. The new siding Has yet to be built, and also a loading bank. The large crane has to be shifted, the newly-formed departure and arrival platform have to be lighted and asphalted, and sundry other matters attended to which will alter the configuration of the yards materially. The addition to the goods shed has been completed. .

Quite a quantity of scientific data was imparted into the debate on the question "Is the human race degenerating," discussed by the Y.M.C.A., Debating Society last evening. The chair was taken by Mr R. Rigg, the leaders in the affirmative being Messrs W. G. Taylor and E. R. Wilson, and in the negative Messrs E. Flanagan and D. Hebenton. So earnest was the discussion that only some half-dozen speakers covered their grounds' in three hours, and as there was a large attendance containing many who wished to speak to the question, the debate was adjourned until the next open night./ The literary competition will take place next Monday night, when a record attendance is anticipated. The quarterly summoned meeting of the Masterton Oddfellows Lodge was held last evening, there being a large number of members and visitors present. Bro. J. Bell, N.G., occupied the chair. Two members were duly initiated into the Order, Bro. S. Deugarde, G.M.. acting as Officiating Master, and two candidates were proposed for admittance. Lodge honours were accorded to a number of brothers from the Loyal Heart of Oak Lodge, Carterton. After the buskess of the meetirg was concluded thu Lodge went into harmony. A long toast list was gone through, interspersed with sont?9 and violin selections. The visitors h?lped materially to muke the evening a pleasant one, and those present thoroughly enjoyed themselves. During the social, the Secretary of the Masterton Lodge presented Bro. E. McCord. with a handsomely framed. Past Officer's Emblem, as a token of the esteem in which that brother is' held by 1 the Lodge members, and in recognition of his having passed through the chairs, with credit to himself and the Order. ,The social was brought to a close by the singing of "Auld Lang Syne." Mrs L. Peters, Miratxmr, Wellington. N Z., says: " I can safely recommend Chamberlain's. Colic, . Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to anyone suffering from pains in. the stomach. A few days aj;o my little boy. age 0 years, was suffering agony with this complaint. I only gave him a few doses of Chamberlain's Cojic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Beuteiy and he was soon well and has not been troubled since. I thins this remedy should be kept in every home.", For sale by all chemists and sorekeepers.

There is likely to.be a great#P number of anglers, in thjs district durioer the coming fishing season than ever previously, as the i 1^1 " cations for good fishing are considered excellent by those competent to judge. The absence of heavy floods* has kept the rivers fairly free from muddy influences, and observant per- • sons aver that there are more fish in the rivers at the present time thant for many seasons past at this period. Mr A. W. Hogg, M.P M writes as follows to the * 'Evening Post" :—"ln reply u> 'Pro Bono Publico,' will you kindly allow me to say that I have always supported the Second Ballot,, and I can see no harm in meeting the objection raised, that a second trial of strength will give an undue advantage to the candidate who i» backed fry wealth and influence, by freeing the final issue of as much expenditure and expression of opinion as possible. This-course is pursued in connection with trials of strength. in our law courts." Speaking in defence of the so-called .. "shrieking sisters," in her address at .-- the women's franchise meeting at Feilding on Friday night. Mrs Low jft said the reports of the doings women of "England were nut always to be believed. "You must not believe all the spicy tit-bits you readin the newspaper cables," said the lecturer. VI have heard from Home that in some newspapers the reports . have been greatly exaggerated." Later in the evening lie Kev. Ed; ward Walker warmly praised %t women of England for bhneking, and hoped they would continue to shriek. He threw out the hint that the ■ people of New Zealand might with i advantage show the same enthusiasm.. The Koyal Hunmnu Society has forwarded to the Mayor (Mr P. L., Rollings) a certificate for bravery to be presented to Master Jack Hunter, son of Mr J. Hunter, of Lansdowne, in. recognition of his courage in rescuing a boy named Clapcott from drowning, in the Ruamahanga river £uV Decemberlast. Ihe incident occurred las»t , summer, when vMiss Hilda Cook, ,fwho also went in the river to save youn',' Clapcott, got beyond her de th and Was urowned. The certificate will either be presented at tl.e school* celebiatiWs on Dominion uay, or at tie next\ meeting of the Borough C uncil. The Lansdowne Water Supply Committee are hopeful of heating from ■. Mr Laing-Mlason, C.E., tt-3ay as tothe attitude of the Health Depart--1 ment regarding the modified s-cheme ; explained to the District Health ' Officer (Dr J. P. Frangley) last' ■ week. It is.believed, that . tho De- ' nartmerit has' discontinued its op- , ' position to the scheme in -the main,, and that a settlement regarding dei tails will be quickly arrived at. TheBoard of Directors of the A.M.P.,. » Life Assurance will meet i and if .word i$ received from trreri authorities in time, arrangements 1 will be made at the meeting to take l up the loan money. 1 The absent-minded woman has been. 1 proved to exist the"Lytt€lton i Times"). She had been purchasing a tooth-brush or a hair-ret, or some- : 3 thing at a chemist's shop, when a tram came past. She rushed out to* p catch it, and, ~as it was moving on j again from, ihe' 'stopping place, ~ scrambled aboard triumphantly. Thee giggle of passers-by, and the as r 0 tonished look of the motor man and e conductor waked her to the fact that she was hugging the chemist's second 1 best broom under the delusion that it: . e was made of steel and gingham. . Fortunately she had grasped her own ~ umbrella as well, and she went on j leaving the tramway officials thctask of returning the misappropriated broom.

The value of irrigation for fruitgrowing purposes in Central Otago was strikingly shown by a consignment of 16 cases of apples forwarded to Dunedin by Mr R. ■ Dawson, of , Alexandra South. The apples (says ~ the "Otago Daily Times") were stone pippins, and they came to market in splendid condition absolutely clean and free from the faintest suspicion of blight or orchard pests of any description—large, wholesome and sound in every respect. Mr Dawson is one of the few Central Otago grow era who have a fair supply of* wat r, and all his trees Being.youngr and healthy the ' product* of his orchard come to market under favourable condition*, and show what tral Otago is.capabJe of producing in the way of fruit. The apples realised 4d per lb under the hammer. The "New Zealand Heraid" of the 17th inst. says:—"The Auckland Freezing Works, which have been closed down for about two months, were opened for operations agair. on Tuesdays and at the Glasgow section of the work a fat wethers, for export, are being killed. Referring to this' matter at the annual meeting of the' Freezing Company, the Chairman _ol. Directors (Mr D. Barugh) said th& directors had , noticed that wethers were selling very badly, and, in favt." at a loss to the farmers, so they had determined to try to organise the farmers and get a little better price. A circular was sent round and the farmers responded well, sothat 3,000 sheep were now in hand at the works, and he believed theresult would be better prices than the farmers had been getting on* the Auckland market. The company's action already had had effect,, as sheep were selling on Tuesday at 2s to 2s 6d more per head." Heat experienced during the journey of the Orontes through the Red Sea was ot fierce nature, and the ship's doctor had a lot lo tope with (says a Sydney paper). Among the stricken ones was an immigrant girl for Queensland, who got a stroke of tht sun, and as a result became mentally deranged, and is now in that condition; Directly Madame heard nf the affair she organised a concert in aid of the unfortunate young woman, and so great was the response that £66 was collected. This, amount (less a certain percentage to various seamen's charities will behanded over to the young woman when she arrives in Brisbane, or to her friends or relatives. Each - inward bound mail boat calling, at . Fremantle brings news of the virulence of heat prevailing in the Red Sea, and in several instances of late, casualties from cordiac syncope havebeen reported. It is not such a long while ago that seven firemen on board an Orient liner were entirely prostrated by heat, and while the was traversing the sea a firemato ■■.. died. For, Bronchial Coughs tats Wood* 'h*a& Peppermint Cure. 1,6 and 2f&.

Thnre have been no bankruptcies in Invercargill during the, past nine months, states a- Press* -Association telegram. ThJ Wellington butter rrarket remains quiet, the price being Is per lb wholesale. A Wellington butter firm had enquiries yesterday morning from two southern factories enquiring for lines' at Is OJd f.0.b., at Wellington, in order, apparently, to complete contracts. The same firm has already sold for shipment to London at Is OJd and Is Id. Factories in Taranaki are now offering «utputs for October at Is and per lb on the train.

A man who lived 'in a whare at Wikamarina, in the Pelorus district, had a narrow escape from death a few days ago. He had left his whare and had gone to draw a bucket of water, leaving the fire, as he thought, quite safe. Although he was away fur oiJy a few minutes, on his return he noticed wreaths of smoke issuing from the roof. He rushed inside, only to find the walh ablaze, and Wdilat he was endeavouring to save some of his uelongings eighteen plugs _ of dynamite and a number of diton a tors exploded with a deafening roar, blowing away the gable end of the whare and throwing him to the floor. Speculation is still r'.fe regarding thd probable fate of the Second Bal ot Bill. The Legislative Council has put the measure with the press "gag" clauses through committee, but the third reading stills seems to be hanging fire. On the proof order paper for to-day the Bill is tenth on the list and it is doubtful whether it will be, reached at all. It is- also stated on lairly good authority that the meas,ure is to be re-committeed in the Council for the purpose of removing , technical defects. This obviously means further delay. It is also quite obvious that when the % Bill again reaches tjhe Housa cmain who were prepared to set up stonciwall tactics, but subsided when the Premier moved clause, will renew their opposition Indeed, in some quarters it is predicted that the Bill will never find 'its way en to the Statute Book this session.

Mrs Mathewt.on, the well-known milliner of Melbourne House, Lamblon Quay, Wellington, arrived in Masterton yesterday and opened in the Exchange Buildings with an elaborate display of new season's millinery. The exhibit., embraces about fifly different designs, and during the afternoon was viewei by a large number of ladies. Mrs Mathev.son will remain in Masterton during the present week. r All advertiser requires a housekeeper.

Mr F. Welch, ' blacksmith, has a stnunch hack for sale.

Improvers in their Dressmaking Department are wanted by the W.F.C.A.

A hockey match will form the special attraction at the Winslow Skating Rink on Wednesday evening.

The flrst lamb of the season, grown \by Mr McKillop, Te Ore Ore, will be on View at Messrs Long and Co.'s Meat Mart on Thursday evening.

A new list of properties /is advertised by Mr A. Crawford, land agent. Auckland. Particulars will be found on page 8 of this issue.

Mrs Carlson inserts a notice of thanks for assistance and sympathy extended to her during their recent trouble.

Nurse A. B. McConell announces that shs has now recovered from her recant illness and is open for engagements. At their warehouse, Chapel at 2 o'clock to-morrpw, Messrs Levin and Co , Ltd., will sell at auction the flaxmM an I property situated at Alfredton. Mr A. J. Minifie, painter and house decorator, has a special notice t.i house-owners on page 1 of this issue. Mr Minfie is an expert in the trade, and may be consulted with reference to house renovating'. Mr H, H. Clarke, of Te Ore Ore, notifies that he has purchased the milk round formerly conducted by Mr V'oyle Mr olarke will supply first-, class milk, cream, and cutter from his own dairy. Notice of the dissolution of the partnership between Messrs C. C Ross and J. L. MacGregor, land agents, of Masterton, apnears elsewhere. Mr C. C. Ross will continue the Bu3ine3S under the style of Ross and Co. Messrs C. Adams and Co . millinery specialists, of Wellington, will make a display of new and up-to-date millinery in the Exchange Buildings, opening on Tuesday next, and continuing for the week. Tne ladies of Mast j rtin are invited to see the latest models. A characteristic display of silver ware is made in Mr Frank Dupro's Masterton premise?. It embraces hundreds of useful und ornamental articles, which are wonderfully inexpensive for puch quality goods. Silver biscuit barrels and cake baskets are shown in great variety. > Miss Hannan, head milliner in Messrs Warnock and Adkih'a Wellington establishment, will be in Masterton fronn Wednesday to Saturday next to take charge of the special show of spring millinery to be made in the film's Masterton premises on those dates. "AH Blacks Minstrel Troupe" will give a performance in the Masterton Town Hall on Wednesday night, under the auspices of the Masterton Municipal Brass Band. The programme is a long and varie.l one. The promoters state that there will not be a dull moment from the riso to the fall of the curoin. Only three minutes will be allowed for the interval. The first half of tyie programme will be devotevi to minstrelsy. The second half will be composed of a varied programme. The "All Blacks" will hold a full dress rehearsal in the Town Hall this evening. REAR HEALTHY CHICKS. , Remember half the breading is in the r feeding. The most successful poultrymen in New Zealand to-day use "A. & P " Chick Raiser. This is a properly blended •' and correctly balanced ration, and contains everything essential for building up and rapidly developing the young birds.