LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3001, 25 September 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following are the latest dredging returns to hand Mystery Flat Dredge, 460z Bdwt for the week; Masterton Dredge, 260z ldwt, for 130 hours' work. Dairy cows are coming into profit in the Mauriceville district in rather backward condition. Farmers are hoping for a mild spring, as feed is short, and spring growth up to the present has been slow. Knox Young People's Association are giving another Shakespearian evening on "Friday, October 2nd, 'in Knox Hall. Three scenes from Julius Caesar will be taken—viz., the scene in which Cassius is persuading Brutus, the Assassination, and the following scene. Our Carterton correspondent writes: —At a special meeting of Directors of the Mutual Trading Company, Carterton, held at Carterton on Wednesday afternoon, it was decided to oppose the action of Messrs Patterson and Company, Wellington, in endeavouring to put the Company into cpmpulsory liquidation. Mr Wallis,' Chairman of Directors, who presided, said that the assets were suiticient to pay the but they' would have to be carefully handled, so as not to only satisfy tne creditors, but also to have a residue for the shareholder?. The Chairman moved—"That the Company wind up voluntarily, and that Mr W. B. Cheunells be appointed liquidator." Messi's A. R. Wallis and D. Reid were authorised to engage counsel to oppose the petition for liquidating through the Court. ONCE A MAN BUTK A suit from us lie is most unwilling to wear any otli3r make. That's why we're making suits for gentlemen all over the Dominion —gentlemen who have tested the fit, comfort, style, and quality of our clothes, and have round them the bestWhy not leave your order with us when next in Wellington. Our cash prices mean money saved to you. Morrison and Penney, Tailors, 73 Willis Street, Wellington. There is not a particle of opium or other narcotic in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and never has been sinco it was first offered to the public. It is as safe a medicine for a child as for an adult. This remedy is famous for its cures of colds and croup, and can always be depended upon. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers. >

Mr Geo. Hutchinsoiii will stand aa an Opposition candidate for the Wanganui seat. Factory butter is being sold retail in Greytown at la 2d, separtaor at Ib, and dairy butter at lOd. About £2O will be cleared by the North Wairarapa Handicap Rifle Association as a result, of the meeting at Fairview Kange yesterday. The price obtained for the output of batter from the West Mauricevide Dairy Company this year is the highest yet recorded. The funeral of the late Mr Frank Buick will leave his late residence, "Burnside," at two o'clock this afternoon. The Masterton Hospital Trustees have accepted the tender of Messrs Rose and Mason for alterations to the additional fever warJ recently erected at Lansdowne. The Agricultural Department are now making arrangements for collecting the agricultural statistics. This year the work will be entrusted to enumerators, whj will be appointed locally. v There is a plentiful supply of grass in the Lower Valley. In the Western Lake and Kahautara districts, a Lower Valley ftrrmr informed a Wairarapa Age reporter there is a better supply at the present time of the year than there has been for yeara past. Lambing has now finished on the majority 6f the farms in the Morison's Bush district. A settler from that locality informed a Wairarapa Age reporter yesterday that the farmers report a very good percentage generally. The mortality amongst eyves has not been as great as is generally the oase. s The Workmen's Friend Building Society is progressing satisfactorily. At the last allocation of £3oo' by tender, the, highest tender received waa £9O, the next and £BO respectively. The highest price pre viously tendered to the Society was £77. It is an ill wind that doe 3 not blsw gotaehody. s-oa;e good, and tre present ti\>htne«s of the market is e.e.i, (iiovinit of t> pnslana'jpic uuildiiis societies.

About a week ago a resident of Greytown, who goes in largely', for vegetable growing was advised,that cauliflowers were fetching 8s | er.sack in Wellington,and foi warded i'ouitetn sacks there for tale. 'lhe juke, howev?r, suddenly tell, and ap a result, after payment of railage, porterage, and commisEijn, he netted a profit of only 17s 6d. For this sum he had to grow the vegetables and cart them to the Greytown railway station;

A social and dance in aid of the Pahiat.ua Fire Brigade Funds was held in the Olympic Theatre, , Pahiatua, on Wednesday evening,-and the large numbe? present thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Great credit is due to the ladies' committee and their energetic secretary, whose efforts were largely responsible for the success of the function. The ladies' committee consisted of Mrs Condor, Mrs Swiggs, Miss Fulcher, and Mi c s Mcßrutney (secretary). During the evening songs were rendered by Mrs Sutherland, Messrs A. Galloway and S. Moore, and recitations by Messrs J. Gibbons and Geo. Oxlev. A sword dance was given hy Mr Watts. The music was supplied by Air C. Bluett's string band.

The fishing season opens on October lat. trout is reported to be fairly plentiful in the rivers and streams of the Wellington province, notwithstanding the disastrous bush fires in the vicinity of some of the best fishing grounds, which were believed to have seriously affected the y<mng trout. The Wellington Acclimatisation Society, in order to facilitate the enrolment of members, has this year attached the following to its licenses::—"Being the holder of a fishing license,, I beg to apply for enrollment as a member of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society" This form, addressed to the Secretary, enables the holder to have his name properly registered as a member of the society- During the season the Wellington Society has sold and liberated 69;000 raanbow and 674,500 ; brown fry, and it has also liberated 3,500 yearlings.

The quarterly meeting uf the Masterton Fire Board was held at 2 p.m. yesterday ipf the Board's office. Queen Street. Messrs Orlando Pragnell (Chairman), ft. M.. Simpson, JJ. Mallard, C. A. Eweu, J'.. H. Pauling, W. Morris, and J. C. Ewington were present. The Superintendent of the Fire Brigade was instructed to inspect and report on all buildings coming under the operation of section 51 of the Fire Brigades Act. It was decided that the Board contribute the sum of £ls per annum towards the wages of the Nightwatchman, provided such payment is legal. The Superintendent's reports on recent fires were received. It was resolved to pay the brigadesmen half-rates when they turn out for £a}se alarms. Tenders in connection with suitable sites for a central fire brigade station were received and considered. Get your piano where you can rely on quality and value. Hundreds of people are taking advantage of the Dresden Piano Company's time payment system; and. shipment upon shipment of piano 3 and organs is coming in month after tnbnfch. "The Dresden'* with years of experionse, and a remarkable turnover, is over able to sell the best goods at the' lowost market rate; But it is not satisfied with merely gaining a new customer; it aims at making another business friend — and visually does so. Now, with the Dresden Piano Company Limited, absolute quality is guaranteed. Every piano issued is perfect material and workmanship. This reputation' is guarded most jealously. Where, for ©sample, will you find better instruments than the Broad wood, the Lipp, the Konisoh, and the Stein way—they are indeed four great pianos. You should certainly either call on or write to the Dresden Piano Company Limited, Wollin gton.or you could see their Local 1 is T. B. Hunter. Beware of the dealer, salesman, or traveller who casts reflections upon his competitors. He does so from interested motives—perhaps to back up liis own weak position. Our Agents are instructed not to discredit rival linus. They are to rely solely on the merits of the Company's instruments. Blood poison resulting from small woun is becoming more prevalent. Even so slight an injury as the scratch of a pin will sometimes causa blood poisoning. The safe way is to apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm an soon as the injury has been received. That liniment prevents all danger of blood poisoning and causes the injury to heal in about one-third the time required by the usual treatment. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers.

Mr P. Feron, who has been on the staff at the Mangamahoe railway for some years past, has been transferred to Eketahuna. William Tunnicliffe, contractor, of Kaipariro, has been adjudged a bankrupt. The first meeting of creditor* will be held on Monday, at the Courthouse, Masterton. The Pahiatua Borough Council is raising a special loan of £I,OOO for the.purpose of extending the drainage and water supply works in the borough. Brown trout to the number of 400,000 from the Masterton Hatcheries were liberated in Ohakune; (Main Trunk Line) yesterday. About' 40,000 will be put into Masterton streams shortly. Miss E. Heckler, daughter of Mr J. F. Heckler, of Mangamahoe, is at present undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Masterton for an injury to one of her ankles received, in a hockey match at Palmerston North a short time ago. The annual social of St. Patrick's Day Snorts Association, held in the Drill Hall, last evening, was a great success. There was a large attendance, and every provision bad been made for an enjoyable evening. The floor waa in good order, the music was supplied by Mr Reihana Boyes' orchestra, and an appetising supper was prepared by the ladies' committee. The latter was composed of Mesdames F. Haughey, A. Haughey, Coradine, McEwen, Wafer*, Nee, and Misses, Williams, Hanley and Chapman. The Secretary (Mr C. A. Tabuteau) worked . ba'd to make the function the great feuccess, it was, and he was ably assisted by an energetic committee. The Rev. W. E. and Mrs Bromilow will arrive/ in Masterton this afternoon by mail train' from Napier and other northern towns, where they have held meetings in the interests of mission work in Papua (New Guinea). This evening they will t-peak in the Methodist Church, Kali Street, and will give some account of their experiences amongst canntbals of tlwe islands.- Most favourable itj orts have lietn received from the north concerning the impression made by the addresses of these missionaries, and everywhere there has been created a quickened interest in'' the great work'of spreading the Gospel amongst the native inhabitants of the isle of the sea. The meeting to-night will ; commence at, 7.30 o'clock, and the Mayor will preside.

"There are thousands of Macs in Scoland and Inland,' but one of the clans—the JVicPik^s—appears to have , died out inj its uld home, and is now to be founq only in. the United Stateß and in New Zealand," says the London "Daily Chronicle, and the writer proceeds: "Mr Eugene M. McPike,' of Chicago, who has been searching in vain for namesakes on this side of the Atlantic, appeals for information. He has found bearers 6f the name in.the archives of Pennsylvania, and he has received a letter from Mr Edward McPike, of Auckland, New Zealand. The father"' of the latter emigrated from Belfast, J Ireland, to New Zealand, sixty years ; ago, and if any Mclhkes—it is a strange and unfamiliar name—eur vive, they will probably be found in the Ulste 1 " capital." , (

The Mikado's Government has recently appropriated a sum equal-to £250,000 for the construction of sawmills and lumber roads and for cutting and working timber in remote districts and putting it on the market (says the "Pall/Mall Gazette). The Japanese Government is the only one in the world which assumes the management of the lumber industry. Excepting for railway purposes in Manchuria, no timber is exported* for all is needed for home consumption. Many Governments in different parts of the world own forests, but the buyer must cut the timber and find his market for it. Japan pronoses to carry on all' parts of th 9 industry, An official of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce has been sent to America for the inspection and etudy of v the timoer trad© and th'e forest administration. Others will shortly be commissioned to go to Canada, South America, India and Russia, for the purpose of making an exhaustive study of the subject.

"The terrible Turk''' is not so black as he is painted. Dr. Furdy* in the course of a lecture at Auckland last week (the Auckland "Star" reports),, expressed the opinion, gained from personal experience, that the Turks are one of the finest races in or Asia. In Jerusalem today, lie added, the trouble was not so much w.ith the Turks as with the Christians, among whom the Turkish soldiers had to maintain peace. "I have," he said, "met Chinese ia various parts of the world, and I must admit that I have found the Chinese an honest man,, as distinguished from the Jap; I do not think anyone who has had any dealings with the Japanese would trust them far. No merchant in Hong Kong 1 would take the word of a Jap against that of a Chinese." The Russian,, Dr. Purdy added, was a better man than the Jap, and he was satisfied had the war continued > another two years,, the Russians would have won. Dr. Purdy wis asked how he could speak so highly of the Turks in view of their horrible massacres to Armenians. "The Ar«» menians deserved to be massacred," he replied. "The Armenians are the most 1 despicable people I have ever met, and, although the massacre in l ctbid bbod is not justified according to English views,, there is more to be said for the Turk than for the Armenian.''''

A Tsar of old,, who caught a cold, S'-nt for his Empress, who was told It wns her fault! Then he lay hold Of his poor wife, and sltnv lier! The tyrant's crime wiis quiet absurd! She'd d<me her best, upon >»y word! Bilt in these days, ./olks had not heard Of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure!

Mrs. 11,'Gftdd, 307 Madras-st., North Christ-hiucli, N. Z. writes: "Chamberlain's . Cougii llemecly i* a most valuable medicine. I seli ft lot of it iii my shop, and it is usefl t in my home. I have recommended it to several people and have never'known it A to fail. There is no question but what it is the foremost cough medioins sola in this ■ district." For sale by all chemists and storekeepeis.

Prompt Delivery. Importers requir- ' ' ing immediate delivery of their gooda cannot do ' better than entrust their Customhouse and Forwarding work to J. J. CURTIS and Co. Ltd., Customhouse Quay, Wellington." Efficient servioe and moderate charges assured. 1*

Judge Denni3ton authorises the "Manawatu T.mea ' to statejhat he has no intention of retiring from the Bench, Bays a P ess Association telegram.

Of ien Chinese, who arrived on Wednesday from Sydney, four were for.ticr residents of New Zealand, and tha remaining half-dozen contributed .£6OO to the Dominion's revenue. The growth of the New Zealand Public Trust Department is evidenced *by the fact that at the present time ■ ltd total staff numbers 70, against -seven a quarter of a century ago. It it estimated that at the presant rate .at which the b'uyiness of the Department i a increising ten years ••tha staff will number 170. Some excitement (reports the Wcstport "Times") has been caused ' Sin Westport by the fact that a wellknown commercial gentleman has discovered, during a tour in the out■districts, several stones which have every appearance of rough diamonds. The stones have been sent to Wel--"Mfiglon tor report, and in the meantime steps are being taken to secure the ground. The exact locality the discoverer refuses to divulge. Kegarding the statement of the Premier in the House the other night as to the approaching end of the session, members seem to feel a • little that their "legs are being J pulled" to put it colloquially, writes the Parliamentary correspondent of the "Manawatu Times." Nevertheless, the Pren i:r showed ca: e ully how the thing can be done. The indication is that the Education Bill will be allowed to pass, minus the clause for a uniform school book, though it is yet too early to speak with any certainty. An endeavour is also to be made to complete the passage of the Second Ballot Bill as it left the Legislative Council.

The nrediclions made some time t go of famine, prices in the Duiiedin meat market have happily not come true says the "Otago Daily Times"), and matters have now assumed a more reassuring tone. Cottle are, at the present time, certainly making very good prices, and the recent rise of 3d per lb made on some lines by the Dunedin butchers was quite unavoidable. This is ordinarily the worst time of the year with buyers ot meat, for the reason that cattle .and sheep feeding on turnips during the winter, and the stocks of winter fodder now become pretty low, :and, aa it is too early for the new •Brass, fat cattle are scarce and dear. To summarise the position, the meat market will be very firm indeed right" up to the end of December, but if any change is to be made in the ruling prices of beef it will be a reduction, and not an advance, and it is pretty well certain that reduction will come about early in January. Mr J. Donaldson, Pahiatua, requires a youth for a cart. A married ccuple are wanted by an advertiser. / A smart canvasser is required by the Singer Sewing Machine Company. An advertiser has a large front sitting bedroom to let. ; Messrs Cole and Westerman require a smart young lady for their tylasterton shop. 4 Applications are invited fur the osicion of secretary to the Masterton Co-operative Dairy Compart'. Mr S. Kingdon and family „reiuf"f]' • thanks for tqkena of sympathy * extended to them! during their recent bereavement. ' The first lamb of the season was •;* exhibited yesterday by Mr H, Long. I A further display will be made this '• evening. A general eala of household fufni- • ture will be held at the Wairarapa -AuctoiMart to-morrow by Messrs J. A. J. Maclean and Co.

At Carterton to-morrow, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell, without reserve, on ■ account of Mr A. Miliar 1, the whole of his furniture and effects. Practical books of instruction on ■ all trades are obtainable from Mr C. "C. Aitken, booksaller, of Masterton, " at very low rates.

An excellent display of men'B linen collars in sizes ranging from fourteen to nineteen is made in Mr rJ. ;L. Murray's pramises, nc-xt to the Club Hotel, to-day. Ladie3 are reminded that the display of millinery made by Mrs Mathewso:i, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, in the Exchange Buildings, Masterton, will exlenJ till tomorrow '■evening only. At the Post Office Auction Mart "to-morrow Mr M, 0. Aronsten will " submit, on account of the estate of ,xthHate Mr John Derbyshire, a splendid'assortment of bedsteads, carpets, •linoleums, and general furnishings. -At the same time a 1-irge quantity mpl poultry wMI be offered. The exhibit of millinery made in Messrs Wamock and Adkins, Masterton, premises embraces many exclusive French models, in all the most popular shapes and shades. The new threa-cornered toques, are shown in great variety, and should meet with ready sale. Miss Hann'an, the firm's head milliner from Wellington, is in charge of the Masterton exhibit. Messrs Cole and Wosterman, dra

pers and clothiers, advertise a special "shilling day" for to-morrow (Satur•■diy), when the very low prices quoted i;i the wanted column will be recognised. Economical! shoppers 11 this firm's premises during the bankrupt sale have been reward Q d/ with genuine bargains, a?id for to-morrow exceptional value for money is ofEered.

'Writs to-day, if you are xtot contemplating a visit to Wellington, for a selection of the Daintiest (spring Creations, from 30s, each one a style of its own. Ready-to-woar in the Merry Widow and Mis 3 Hook of Holland shapes from 15a.<—AYLMER'S, Millinery Specialists, 9 Willis Street, • Opposite Grand Hotel. REAR HEALVHY CHICKS. Remember half the breeding is in the feeding. The most successful poultrymen in New Zealand to-clay use "A. & P " Chick Raiser. This is a properly blended and correctly balanced ration, and contains everything essential for building »p and rapidly developing the joung Turds. Mr C. F. E. Livesay, Architect of Wei lington, has moved tomiOTe convenient rooms in the National Mutual Chambers, Customhouse Quay, (adjoining the Head 'Office of the BankofKZ.) Addreoa—>P.O. Box 771. Telephone 2692.