LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3006, 1 October 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

a The weather continues to keep wonderfully iine—in fact too fine for the farming community. "Th« land is becoming too hard to plough," stated one Mantua settler yesterday to a Wairarapa Ase reporter, "and a good downpour of rain, of sevenil days duration, would be greatly welcomed." Pastures are looking very well in many parts of the district, ' but rain wr.i.'d not bo unwelcome for Llia grass aLo.

The Rununculus is now to be seen in bloom on the peaks in the Tararuas, and visitors to Mount Hiidsworth ca>) secure specimens close to th& track up the mountain. The track is reported by Mr C. Bannister to ba in splendid condition for climbing. As soon as sufficient funds ara in possession of the Track Committee a commencement is to be made with clearing several acres round the mountain house for the accommodation of horses, and for other purposes.

A correspondent writes to ask if it was a fact that at the recent Handicap Ritte meeting at Fairview the re Wha rati Club beat the Opaki Club No. 1 team in the teams match "off the rifle" or with a handicap The teams match was a handicap one, the various competitors receiving in the match the handicaps allotted to them in th 3 other matches. If "off the rifle" conditions had been attached Opaki No. 1 would certainly have won. Nevertheless the Te Wharau team achieved n meritorious performance.

Mr G. Lang-Meason, Engineer for the Opaki-Lansdowne irrigation and wacer supply schemes was in Masterton yesterday in connection with the projects. It is Mr LangMeason's intention to Ie present at the next meeting of f-o Masterton County Council to give th .c oody any information they seek respecting the probable requirements of the Health Department in connection the water supply sy tem. The matter will come before the County Council at the next meeting, to be held on Tuesday week.

To day will see the opening of the trout fishing season, and anglers wera busy yesterday ■ procuring licenses. Messrs King and Henry state that so far about fifty licenses have been issued hy them. , The Post Office is also a license-issuing depot. Reports continue to be received as to the large number of trout be seen in th<* streams, especially in the Waipoua and Ruatnahanga rivers. In conversation with a Wairarapa Age reporter yesterday, MJ. Miller, curator of the Masterton Pish Ponds, stated that the restocking of the streams in Wairarapa with young fish will be continued next week. Will? IS SANDER & SONS PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTiUCT superior to any other Eucalypti Product ? Because it is tho result of full experience, and of a special and careful process of manufacture. It is always sat'o, reliable aud effective and the dangers of irresponsible preparations which arc now palmed, olf a a Extract are avoided. A death was recently reported from tho uao of one of these concoctions and in an action at law a witness testified that he suffered the most cruel irritation' from the aj>plication to.au ulcer of another, which was sold as "Just as good as SANDER'S EXTRACT." Therefore, beware of sucl' deception. Remember that in medicine a drop that cures is better than a tablespoon that kills, and insist upon the preparation Which was proved by exports at tho Supreme Court of Victoria, aud by numerous authorities during the last 35 years, to bo a preparation of geuuine merit, viz: THE GENUINE SANDER AND SONS PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

The custodian of the Masterton Park acknowledges with thanks three Korean ducks from Mr M. C. O'Conneli.

The annual meeting of the Masterton branch of the Royal New Zealand Association of His Majesty's Veterans will be held on Saturday, October 10th.

While cycling to the Clareville Hall to attend a social, on Tuesday evening, Mrs Monaghan had the misfortune to fall from her machine and sustained a dislocated shoulder. It was found necessary to summon Dr Johnston, who.attended to the injury.

Mr John Fabian, who has been licensed of the Club Hotel at VVoodville during the past four and half years, died yesterday afternoon. The decease 1 was in business at Graytown for twenty-four yeai's. The funeral will take place ax Grey town to-morrow.

The' Manawatu Rifle Association will hold its annual rifle meeting on November 10th and 11th. Last year Rifleman J. Winslade, of Opaki Rifle Club, won the championship aggregate. He will be a competitor again this year, 1 while the Opaki. Rifle Club w\ll almost certainly send a strong team away.

The allocation of trophy prizes for the forthcoming shooting season and the fixing of the date for the formal opening of that season, are matters to be decided by a gereral meeting of the Opaki Rifle Club 'tonight. The prospects are for one of the best season's* in tue history of the Club, "great enthusiasm already characterising tha work of members.

, A Makuri settler writes:—The weather in this district is perfect just now. Grass is coming on well, and lambing is general. Good percentages are being obtained with a small mortality . amongst both ewes and lambs." Small birds are proving a great trouble to the settlers, rooting out the seed no matter how deeply it is harrowe 1 in. Rape crops, from what I hear, are going to be sown in all" direction:! this season, as the prices for stare lambs hist seison were so ha I that all farmers who ca.i are putting in an acre or two of rape this year.

In about a fortnight's time the list or the logs from the Matahiwi bash will have bee;i taken out by Mr C. E. Danitll's staff,, who have been engaged for a good many weeks past in felling and hauling to the breaking down plant at the 'factory ip Lincoln Roid, the milling timbeiNffrpm this once beautiful belt of bush. Mr Dahiell covenanted with the County Council to put a.load of metal on the Matahiwi Road every load of timber carried over 1 it. As he was favoured with wonderful weather for extracting and carting of the logs, Mr Daniell's vehiclos did not cut the road up very greatly; while on the othtr hand he has some very valuable metal on it. Usfrs of the road consider that it is now in a v ry good state of repair.

The mopthjy meeting of the Carterton Borough Council was .held in the Council Cnaai'jers, Carterton," on Tuesday evening. The Engineer's report showed that the contractor for the street improvement work was already a month oyer the contract time, and he urged the Council to pres.* the penalty. The report wis received, no action being' taken by the Council with regard to penalty. Mr F. W. Jackson's appointment as Overseer was confirmed. It was resolved to refer to the Gas Committee tha question of procuring a gas exhauster for the Gasworks. The Council's'seil was attached to the agreement transferring the Gymnasium flail to the Carterton Volunteer Corps.

An order was yestsrday despatched to an English firm for a two manual pedal pipe organ, to be placed in St. Mark's Church, Carterton, to the memory of the late Rav. William Booth, who-was keenly interested in church work in the Carterton district during his lifetime. The organ will be the gift of a private donor. The description of the organ is as follows: --Great organ, 5 stops.—Open diapason Bft, clarabella Bft, dulciana Bft, principal 4ft, liebich flute 4ft. Swell organ, 6 stop?.—Open diapason Bft, lieblich geJact Bft. Gambia Bft, principal 4ft, celeste 4ft, obe Bft. Pedal organ. - Bourdon (large scale) 16ft, Couplers:— (1) Swell to great. (2) Swell to pedals. (3) Swell, to pedals. Two composition pedals to great organ. Tubular action to pedal organ. The instrument complete will contain altogether about seven hundred pipes.

The treasurer of the Masterton Hospital acknowledges with the following subscriptions and donations:— Committee Hospital Ball, £9O 5s sd; Masterton Friendly Societies' Council Demonstration, £32 18s 8d; District Board St. John Ambulance Brigade, £l6; Shaw and Sou, £3 10s; Stock and Station Agents v. Bank and Law Clerks football match, £24s7d; Welch Fauiilyv. W.F.C.A. football match, £2 3s; Eempthoroa Prosser and , Kong Fong an'J'Go., £2 2s each; J. Alpass and Co., Steve Connell, E. Hale, Dr Arcner Hosking, Hunter and Son, Duncan McLachlan, H. 0. Toogood, A. P. Whatman, £2 each; St. Matthew's Church offertory, £1 18s; Ogilvy and Sons, £1 7s; John' Hunter, Charles Lang, Alex. McLeod, James O'Brien, £1 Is each;M. Caselberg, Jacob Siemoi>ek, senr., £1 each; ,M. J. H. Jackson, 12s; W. J. Hirschberg, James Macara, Jos. S. Pirn senr., John H. Tatham, 10s each; Mrs M. A. Ashworth, Thos. Ashworts, Hans Beck, Fred Calvert, Patrick Cannon, J. Compton, La wren e V. Dolmt, Alex. Donaldson, T.J. Donnelly, Thoi. Borothwait?, John Hammond, Tnos. Hutcheson, J. C. Ingram, John Johnson, T. Lupton, R. J. Lyttle, John Morgan, J. McGuirK, John McLachlan, James Nilan, C. Neilsen, J. A. Nicholson, Pat. O'Brien, Harry Osbbrn, Arthur Petersen, Edward Petersen, H. C. Petersen, John' Potneroy, Rui Paku, F. P. Kutland, Jacob Siemonek, jar., M. Stavenson, S. Tankersiey, John Teasdale, To Whiti Plripi, G. W. Thomas, Wm'. Tohe, jnr , 0. Tunnycliff, 5s each.

Mrs. S. H. Walker, 230 Hamffray-st, Ba luat. Vic, writes: ' Have used Chamberlain's Cough Reim-dy for four years,and biown it is excellent. Have found it most beneficial. Can recommend it to anyone. In fact have done bo many times and it has accomplished 'good results'.in every case." For,sale by all chemists and storckcepeis.

The Dalefield Co-operative DairyFactory is now receiving 3,100 gallons of milk per'day. An Anglican Sunday School has been started at Te Oca Ore, with. Mrs Snellgrove, of Masterton, as Superintendent The'"Dunedin Star" says that Dr Rogers, of Gore, will contest. Mataura in Opposition interests against the Minister for Lands. William Mulligan received fourteen days' hard labour at the handsof Mr VV. P. James, S.M., at Masterton Police Court, yesterday. * Accused was convicted of drunkenness and for using indecent language,. the latter offence being the one for which the sentence waa imposed. Messrs D. Hebenton (lead), J. Cole, and R. Rigg will represent theMasterton Y.M.C.A. Debating So- . ciaty in a debate with the Wellington Y.M.C.A. on Friday evening, at Wellington, when the subject will be , "Is the human race degenerating?"' The visitors will take the negative. The last Ingleside of the season in. connection with the Caledonian Society will take**place to-night in the Drill Hall. AH arrangements for an enjoyable gathering have been made, the flour, musical and supper appointment* having' received particular attention. The silver teaspoon presented to each of the members of the Opaki Rifle Club for heading the list of the New Zealand teams h th 3 "Daily Mail" Empire Day Cup competition,, has on one side the legend: "Empire Day 'Daily Mail' Overseas Competition"; while on the reverje are two crossed rifles. . Tin end of the spoon is surmounted by a miniature Royal Crown. - The Secretary of the New Zealand doiph) has received a communication from Field Marshal Lord Roberts, which reads:—"Will .3 on pleasethank the members of the Royal New Zealand Association of His Majesty's Veterans, Wellington Branch, for th> honour'' they have done me in electin-,'' me a member of the Association, and .say t'.iat I gladly accept it." Mr G. M. Woods Secretary of the Masterton Bran.h, has received a copy of the letter. A concert, in aid of St. Matthew's Club, was held in St. Matthew's Schoolroom last evening. The audience, though small, was appreciative. The opening item was a recitation by Mr W. Kemo, entitled, "The (encored.) Next followed a violin solo by Mr E. Burrows, nicely rendered, and accompanied by Miss Richards on the piano, Mias 0. Richards then sang "Sunshine and Rain" very acceptably. A recitation (encored), given by Mrs Dupre followed. Mr Wyeth sang "The Dream of Paradise," accompanied by Miss Richards (piano) „ and Mr E. Burrows (violin), re : ceiving well merited applause. A was also contributed by the Watson, which was warmly applauded. A tragic fate befel the denands of the Wairarapa Drovers' Union when they came before the Arbitration Court at Masterton yesterday. In the preliminary skirmish between the representatives of th 3 two parties (Mr K. K. Jackson for the Union and Mr W. Pryor for the employers), it was discovered that an important point of procedure prior to the Court proceedings had not been observed by the Union Mr W. 11. VVestbrooke (Secretary for the Union) produced a minute book, which showed that a ballot of members as to whether the case should be taken to the Court had not been properly taken. Instead of every member of the Union receiving a circular by post the circulars were handed round at a meeting of the men, at which it was not denied thajj£ nil the members were not present.v The Court had no option but to decide-, that the ballot was improperly taken and that no claims were, before the Court, and the proceedings therefore lapsed. The Court then ad- ; '' journed. Mr W. P. James S.M., had before him at Masterton yesterday a case arising out of the liquidation of R.E. Howell and Co., auc»ioneers, of Masterton. W. B. Chennells, liquidator for the firm, sued R. E. Howell, auctioneer, for the sum of £33 7s, goods'sold an 1 cash lent and an additional £IOO, being a call at the rate of 10s per share on 200 shares. A counter claim was.,filed for £3O wages due by the Company to defendant on August 31st, and for £65, being three months" wages in lieu of notice. Evidence was given by G. H. Perry as to defendant having taken over 200 shares from S. Hecksher when the latter left thu Companyji [ and to defendant having the affairs of the! Company sincW February, 1906. as to liquidation proceedings, and on other matters was given by plaintiff, and N. H. James and J. Parkinson. Defendant was submitted to a lengthy cross-examination, in the course of which he attributed the failure of the Company partly to lack of support from shareholders. Judgment was reserved. Mr D. K. Logan appeared for plaintiff and Mr C. A. Pownall for defendant.

(Jot your piano whore you can rely on quality aud value. Huidreds of people are taking advantage of the Dresden Piano Compmy's time payment system;

and shipment upon shipment of pianos and organs is coining in month after month. "The Dresden *' with years of

L'xparuicso, aud a remarkabio turnover, is ovor able to soil tne best goods at tlu» L lowest market rate; But it is not satisfied witn merely gaining a new cmto.ner: it aims at making another lnni;iiibs Irii'iid—and usually does so. '; Nov. with the Dresden Piano ConrpanjK ■-. Limited, absolute quality is guarantejr* ;> blveiy piano is-uud is perfect material anßt • Win-kin msliip. This reputation is guayjt Nr i'd i'io-t j.-ali'usly. Wnere, for 0 tamper >*' will you li 11 belt tr instruments than the Ms oul« r oo I, the Lapp, the Konisch, and •' the tit.'inv.uy—tiiey are indeed four great ,",.' pianoi You should certainly either call ou er uvi-e u> t. ! i >, i ;ro? len Piano Company }ji Limited. Wollingti m.uryou could see their J£i Looil Kepresentativo is T. B. Hunter. ,'.. >J B, jward of the dealer, salesman, or" t jj| traveller who easts reflections upon his ym competitors. He doss so from interested. -,l motives —utirhaps to back up his.omx'rfl weak position. Our Agents are in- ' structed nut to discredit rival linns. '^|

They are to rely solely ou the merits of »J the Company's instruments. '"! A little fovethouglit may save you no \' end of trouble Anyone who makes it a •.: rule to keen Chamberlain s Colic, Cholera an.l DiaVrha"! Remedy atliand knowsthis • - to be a fact. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers.

The Hawse's Fruitgrowers, Association" has now 4 a membership of over eighty orchardists. The jubilee of the Hawke'-s Bay Province will be celebrated <on 'November 4th. "This is probably the Hast time I shall speak in this House/' paid the Hon. C. H. Mills on Monday evenin?, thus foreshadowing hid retirement from politics. It is probale that the srjlendid cab service of Christchurch will shortly be supplemented by six motor cabs, as it is understood that a syndicate is iraporting;a number of these vehicles. Mr James Nairn, a very old settler of tie Fdlding.-.. district, aged ,80 yean, was found dead on his farm un Tuesday evening. He had been w >rkinur there alone, and, not returning, wai searched for and found with life extinct. It is fxp.'cterl that shearing will 'o nmer-ee eirlier than umal this s-3 •* -'I in the Folding (district. Already on several properties the rams have been shorn, and preparations ae hfin.r made to iget the clip away much earlier than usual. The Railw-iy ' Department N already • making provision for receiving the c . A return presented to the House of Repress matiwes shows that durin - the five years—from August, 1903, t) August, I9OS-,9,852,183 "" erficial feet of Or&gon pine was imported into New Zealand. The importations of tbessame timber also included G.lTl.Tlt) ilathes and round logs, the last-named being im-p.H-.:d durintr the past year. Of the total quantity of ordinary timber 6,914,734 feet came into the Dominion during rtheipast'year. Sad stories are too frequently told before the Trustees-of <he Wellington Benevolent Institution, and "the poor have few friends. Generally the rent problem is the 3sig ißogey, and /tie storekeeper's unoaid bill the "Chief Nightmare. At the* meeting of Trustees on Tuesday, a >«tory of illluck and poverty was brigiitened by the telling of an incident:in which a butcher's carter figured. The master butcher had given orders that no more meat was to be supplied to a family who could no lunger pay. T.ie family still received meat. The carter paid the bill. Sub-Inspector Go-don, of >the Auckland police, died -yesterday after a snort illness. He was of a kindly, retiring disposition, and highly esteemed by all who knewthim. The. deceased was born in Scotland. Coming to New Zealand -he joined the armed constabulary, and subsequently took up his duties oi a constable in the Audkland district. In September, 189-8, !he was appointed a serge tilt, and in 1902 selected as*instructor ; at 'the hMqunt Cook Training depot, Wellington. Me remained there >until iMarch Ist, 3 906, when he was appointed .'SubInspector at Aucklarfl. Mhe deceased was a widower. iHe is-sur-vived by a large family. Of the carcases of meat examined for export during the ilast official year," 8,035 (44 per cent.) sheep were condemned, 1;696 f'(io6 per cent.) lamb?, 3,941 (4.779 per cent.) icii-.tli. and 312 (3.61 per cent.) swine. With the exception of cattle an 3 swine these figures, the , Chief Veterinarian, show a decrea«e on the previous year'teifigures. (Cattle > and swine show an increase of over 17,000 and 1,500 respectively. The number ot hpad of cattle and swine, ifound affected with tuberculosis *at; meat works and abattoirs is irather ■disquieting. Of 202,743 cattle examined, 11,174 were found to bei affected, or 5.51 per cent., against \ ■4.88 per cot. in the previous .year. ■Of 108,498 swine, 7,853 werei affected, or 7.53 per, cent., against 5.89 per cent, in the previous;annual; period. '

The pric3 of buttsr-bajces for ex-; port purposes is Is 6d each, says the Melbourne" Argus,,'"' and as. thora ?.re only three fir ns at present engaged in Melfears are expressed >amongafc exporters it at the alleged shortage of sui aide timber for these cases maybe made ao excuse for >a still further increase of prices actthn-sea-; ;soo a'vvai-BS. Recent teste (Of but- j ter-b<sies n ale from Swedish and: Norwegian pine timber have demon-: strase i to the superintendent <of exports tnat all unpleasant taint can be kept in check when this timber is «se I, by covering the inside surface■ » of tne boxes with paraffin wax„ and as the timber, sawn into proper s sses. can be landed nt Por 1 : MeJ- . , : . bourne at a price well within the local fate now ruling, it is probable that the imported article will find gome favour in the present season. .it (the Wellington Magistrate's Court, yesterday, Mr W. G. Riddeil -.',:'' dismisiej > the information laid fay Edward J. Searls against Leo de Laval and Constable Havelock (in separate caaes charging both with perjury). The charges arose out of a Hate civil alairn' for wages preferred ■by de Lai/ail successfully against Searie.. lntomiant in thp present case swore-that cle Laval and Havelock had testified ' falsely on a very material point eh the civil claim. In dismissing the information against de'Laval, his Warship said that in a private m'osecutkm like the present one \t was absolutply essential that the informant shcusald take care that his evidf"!ce should be of such a strength that a priraa facie case must be made out. After hearing independent evidence he was quite sure that such precautions had been taken. Iu this respect informants' conduct was reprehensible. Considering the evidence for the prosecution, and impartial witnesses, his Worship was quite confident no jury would convidT defendant of the. charge. No evidence was called in the case against Havelock. ' Hi 3 Worship dismissed the information. Th» ecu ; l ! ti:a'; is a nitn c e'l in the winter, anil which continue* thruiigh the spring &nil hummer, nearly always indicates some tbroat or lunct trouble, and should not be uieglec ed. Tho ordinary cough medicine niay soothe the thront, but it has not fie power to heal. "Recovery is not complete, and a iecond attack is more liable to follow. You cannot get a better medicinefor coughs of this description than Cliambe lain's* Courli lieinedy. Chambsrhiin'tt Cough Remttly is an excellent jnedicirie for all throat and lung trouble, for it not only soothe? the irritation, but it heals the affected parts, and leaves them in such a ■htia-thy' condition, that the danger of a, , serond attack ii removed' For Mils by all chemists and storekeepers.

A meeting of the Stewards of the M»sterton .Racing Club will be held m the Secretary's office, on Saturday next at 2.30 p.m. i George Edward Smith and Charlotte Elizabeth Smith, were at Wellington, yesterday, remanded to appear at Dunediri on October 3rd a charge of ili-lreatiiig a girl sixteen years of age.

At Wellington yesterday, Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M., heard the cases brought against five wharf labourers (William Albert Parker, James Swanson McMillan, Albin Anderson, Hugh Neilson and Hans Silverser) for alleged cargo broaching from the steamer Rippinghatn Grange. Ilhe charge against McMillan was dismissed. The others were committed to the Suprjme Court for trial.

A reward is offered for- the return of a scarf pin lost in Queen Streec. Station cooks are required by .Messrs Gillespie an 1 Co.

Mr F. P. W-'leh. 1 «b:>ur agent, requires a married couple.

An advertiser desires to purchase a useful buliock trolly.

Tenders for the erection of bridge work are invited by the Masterton County Council.

A notice to members of the Operative Hulchors* Union will be found on page ' of this issue. The draught Day" is offered for sale by Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd.

Mr M*. O. Arjnsten will boll ,a sale of cutltry at the Poit Oliiee Auction Mart, on Saturday next. Poultry will also be offered.

Messrs J. A.J. Maclean and Co. will hold a sale of superior household furniture at toeir Perry Street rooms on Saturday next. Mr R. T Holmes notifies that he has disposed of his bookselling .aid stationery business to Mr C. C. Aitken. En trie? for the first annual 'cattle fair to bn held at Palmerston .North on Wednesday'; October 14-th, are published on page 8 of this issue.

Smart ppring and summer millinery is displayed in Madame Carle's Masterton premises in great variety. The hats are stylish and attractive, and are lightly priced. Suits that are fashionable, stylish and guaranteed to wear well,'being tailor-made throughout, are priced very low at the Masterton branch of the New Zeal.ind CI ithing Factory. Mr J. L. Murray has a big stock<of swimming costumes in all sizes attthe Exchange Buildings, Masl-erton. They,are claimed to bo the most satisfactory swimming costumes money can buy. Solid garden tools manufaeturasd at Skeltoi's famous Sheffield works, by British artisans, are obtainable at Mr C. E. Daniell'.-i Maste-ton premises at prices usually charged for inferior f?oods. Ladies' tan gla?e shoes in numerous styles are shown in Mr J. Carpenter's boot and shoe wareiiouse. Masterton. For such splendid quality goods the prices at which they are marked are remarkably reasonable Mail orders will be carefully selected and promptly attended to.

In an advertisement annearing un , .another column Messrs Hareomfee and; Donald, the popular sa'idlers, of Perry Masterton, announce tuat they have one of the finest stocks ira the• Dominion to select from. A shipment of English goods has just' come to hand, «nd is now displaced' together with some fine'Eamplesof' saddlery and harness, the product of i ttheir own wprkroum. Repairs of ailil ■ l&inds are undertaken, and satisfae-: tion is guaranteed. , Mr F. Warren Fowler, an expert! motor engineer, lias acquired the cei>- ; dral garage business in Masterton, and intends confining himself striedy ito mote cars, tnair repair and stor • age. Mr Fowler's- long experience with the trade enables him to give' expert advice on all matters apper- ] •taining to cars. He h prepared to in- ; -spect and report as to their condition ; and value on bf half of intending purchasers, and has for disposal him--sdlf .ainumber of new and second-hand '< car s * ot the best makes. A specialty ' is also to be made of hiring cars, j /A -staff of experienced and careful] drivers will be at the disposal of the j ;putjlic,mrid charges throughout will j ibeifound reasonable. i