LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3019, 16 October 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest dredging returns are as follow: -Mystery Fiat, 47,0z Bdwt for week; Masterton, 37dwt 2oz for week. A dividend of 2s per share has been declared in connection with the Mystery Plat Dredge.

Shearing is in full swing in the Longbush district —in fact one settler (Mr H. Toogood) has "cut out" his shed. Shearing operations will shortly commence in the Gladstone district, and in the Lower Valley the work is well under way.

On the original roll of the Pahiatua electorate there were 4,784 names, but of these 428 were removed for various reasons. The first supplementary roll contains 640 names and approximately 325 claims have been received by the Registrar of Electors for enrolment on the second supplementary roll.

The telephonic system of communication is being steadily installed over an ever increasing area in the Wairarapa. A number of residents in the Upper Opaki, ' and Miki Miki districts have made, arrangements to be connected with the Masterton Telephone Exchange, and it is expected that the work will shortly be completed.

Write to-day, if you are not contemplating a visit to Wellington, for a selection of tlie Daintiest Spring Creations, from 30s, each one a style of its own. Ready-to-wear in the Merry Widow and Miss Hook of Holland shapes from .15s. —A-YLMER'S, Millinery Specialists, 9 Willis Street, Opposite Grand Hotel

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are purely vegetable, and contain no ingvedient that can in any way be injurious to the most delicate person. Their action is mild and gentle without any of the painful sensations experienced by the use of pills. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets act as a tonic strengthen the system, and assist the natural movement of the bowels. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers.

Mr A. W. Hogg, M.P., will address the elect rs in the Maatertori Town Hall on Wednesday evening next.

There is now over 1,900 names on the supplementary roll of the Masterton Electorate.

This week the Ballance Co-opera-tive Dairy Company will pay out over £2,000 f/>r milk supplied during the past month.

The Konini Ladies' Hockey Club brought the season to a close with a social and dance on Wednesday evening, in the Konini Public Hall, and an enjoyable time was spent.

The anniversary tea in connection with the Carterton Methodist Church was held in the schoolroom yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended. The tables were nicely arranged, and were presided over by members of the choir. In the evening a concert was held, the programme being contributed to by members of the Masterton Choir.

Mr W. C. Buchanan addressed a very, well-attended meeting in the Te Whiti Schoolhouse last evening. The chair was taken by Mr James McKenzie. In his address, Mr Buchanan covered much the same ground as at his previous meetings, and was very well received. On the motion of Mr Munro, a very hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Buchanan. A vote of thanks to the chair con eluded the meeting. The Woodville Borough Council, having refused to increase its subsidy to the local Fire Brigade to assist the members to take part in the Auckland demonstration in March, the captain and firemen handed in their resignations. One councillor thought the application of t the Brigade should be granted, as the Council had voted the Mayor £lO to visit Auckland during Fleet Week. The work of re-organising the 'Brigade is to be proceeded with at once.

The following entries have been received for the butter-fat competitions in connection with the Wairarapa P. and A. Society's Show: —P. Ashton, (Carterton), James Crew (Waihakeke), H. Feast (Greytowii), L. Herrick (Carterton), C. Morgan, (Carterton), G. Seivers (Carterton), J. Standen(Dalefield), E. Matron (Carterton),H R. Renall) Kokatau), F. W. Bur-ling (Parkvale), A. Osborne, ADaysh. Mrs Harris and C. Reid. (Clareville).

The numbers of St. John Ambulance Brigade held the first of a series of competitions last evening in the Dominion Hall. The questions embraced first aid treatment for poison, irisansi hility, burns, sunstroke and practical stretcher drill. The officers of the Brigade, Messrs Alex? Donald (superintendent), A. J. Parton (first officer), H. Brasell" (inspector of stores) and L. H. Lewis, were the judges, a:id unanimously awarded the prize to Mr D. Ilehenton, who scored rather an easy win. ,

Th<? monthly meeting of Trustees of the South Wairarapa Hospital was held at Grey town on Wednesday afternoon, Mr W. Udy being" in the chair. The Treasurer reported a credit balance of £222 8s JOd. The report of the Matron shuvved that during the month of September four patients had been admitted into the Hospital and three were discharged. There were at present nine patients in the institution. Mr J. Brown was appointed visitor for the month.

The Pahiatua Gun Club opened the season with a "shoot" on Mr George Oxley's property on Wednesday. A very fair number of members were present, and some good shooting was done. A compel lion for a valuable medal presented by Mr P. O'Dowd, of Aohanga, was won by Mr W. Cooper, with nineteen kills out of twenty-one birds. Messrs Ox/ey and R. Hughes, with seventeen and sixteen, were second and third, respectively. The winner also obtained a second leg in for the Mitchell trophy. A meeting of the Committee was subsequently held, when the final arrangements were made for the competitions on the King's Birthday. The secretary reported that some of the best shots in the Dominion would take par/ - in the meeting. Included in the programme was a 21bird match for £25, and several handicap sweepstakes open to members of affiliated clubs.

The Traffic Superintendent' of the N.Z. Railways has decided, as an experiment, to run a train from Feathers ton to the Carterton Show on People's Day, October 29th The train time-table for the day will be: —Wellington, depart 4.45 a.m., Carierton arrive 9.15 a.m.; Featherston (special) depart 9.50 a.m., Carterton arrive 10.29 a.m.; Wellington, depart 8.22 (mail), Carterton arrive 31.30 a.m.; Featherstoh (special) depart 12.25 p.m., Carterton arrive 1.3 p.m.; Woodville, depart 7.0 a.m., Carterton arrive 11.21 a.m.; Masterton, depart 7.0 a.m., 10.56 a.m., 12.45 p.m, 1.30 p.m., Carterton, arrive *7.28 a.m., 11.21 a.m., 1.13 p.m., 1.58 p.m. Trains returning—Carterton, depart 2.40 p.m., 5.30 p.m., 8.3 p.m.; Masterton, arrive 3.8 p.m., 5.58 p.m., 8.30 p.m.; Woodville, arrive 6.25 p.m.; 9.40 p.m.; Carterton, depart 5.25 p.m., 6.30 p.m., Featherston arrive 6 5 p.m., 7.12 p.m.

Henry Baiky, the person who was arrested on Wednesday evening with £122 in his possession, and who applied to the police for assistance earlier in the evening, being supplied with a charitable aid ticket for bed and breakfast, appeared beforfe Messrs E. Feist and J. Wingate, J.'sP., at Masterton Police Court, yesterday morning, charged with having obtained a benevolent ticket of the value of 2s from the police by false pretences. Sergeant Miller stated that accused, after obtaining the ticket, got slightly inebriated, but not sufficiently so to be arrested. He persisted in a desire to be locked up, however, threatening to break a shop window if he were not. He was then arrested on a charge of vagrancy, but the large amount stated was found on him. Accused, in defence, pleaded that he had been drinking heavily, and on the request of police the Bench decided to remand him for a week to allow him to regain his normal state of health. Accused was locked up for helpless drunkenness in Wellington on Tuesday night, when he then had £124 in his possession.

The official opening of the Carterton Bowling Green, for the season will take place on Thursday next. The number of motor vehicles in Masterton is steadily mounting up. There are now 109 registered on the Borough registration list, made up of 66 cycles and 43 cars.

There has been a welcome absence of infectious diseases in Masterton for a comparatively long period past. The fever ward at Masterton Hospital has been vacant for some time now.

It is now finally decided that the two days' railway service from Wellington to Auckland will be commenced on November 2. The train going north will stop for the night at Ohakune, and the train coming south will stop at Taumaranui. J

Fourteen Chinese arrived from Sydney on Wednesday by the Maheno. Eight are booked for Wellington, four for Hunedm,' and two for Greymouth. One of the Chinese bourd for Dunedin, and one for Greymouth, have previously resided in New Zealand.

The Masterton South Brass Band played a number of selections at Kuripuni triangle last evening, the music being listened to by a large number of people. The band is now playing very creditably, and judging by the enthusiasm of members by the large attendances at practice it is likely to continue to improve fast.

A basket ball practice between the Masterton and Carterton Prebyterian Bible Classes, was held on the Carterton Reserve yesterday afternoon. Some very useful information regarding the way in which the gaire should be played was given by the Masterton Class. A very successful practice resulted.

The Masterton Fire Police and Fire Brigade met in a euchre tournament at the Central Fire Station last evening. The tournament finally ended in a win for the Fire Police by two games, after an exciting finish, the respective sides drawing twice before the play concluded. The tournament waa thoroughly enjoyed by all. Refreshments were provided by the Fire Police.

A case of "child slavery" is referred to in the report of a Hawke's, Bay school inspector, says a Napier paper. Jt is stated that a family of six children —three boys, aged 7, 10,. and 12 years, and three girls, 9. 11,. and 13 years—milked fifty one cows night and morning. The chi'dren? appeared to be overworked, stated' the report, and their progress was* described as slow.

Anders Andersen, one of the men convicted of manslaughter of Ernest John Bourke, and whose innocence was subsequently proved by the confession of William Connelly that healone killed Bourke, died on Wednesday afternoon. . During the course of tne trial, Andersen suffered from a series of epileptic fits. These continued, and became very pronounced during the past tw« days, and on Wednesday afternoon Andersen , Dassed away. Mr J. Stewart, of Waverley, reports having tound the dead body of a horse, with saddle, bridle ar.d. breast plate on, washed up on the' sea heach near the mouth of thevVairoa stream, states the "Manawatu Standard." It .is thought that, some person may have been washed out to sea with this horse when attempting to cross at the mouth of" some river, it is also reported that the body of a man was seen floating off the coast near Waverley.

The present rail** ay tariff in regard to music pupils travelling to places at a distance has been found to work inequitably. Cabinet has therefore decided to further extend •these privileges. The sixty-mite-limit concession ticket cannot underexisting regulations be used for distances in any way beyond that mileage, but now pupils journeying: further than sixty miles are to be allowed the concession up to that limit, with the opportunity of payingordinary rates for any distance exceeding the sixty miles.

Speaking of the final proceedings in Parliament, the "Christchurch Press'' special correspondent says: Then we had the mock Parliament. But it will be well to draw a veil over those proceedings. Nowadays in the New Zealand mock Parliament, mild horse-play and feeble buffoonery have- taken the place of the sparkling and ready repartee of former days. We longed for the old days back again—for the W. P. Reeveses, the Scobie Mackenzies, the Jack Hutchesons and the Piranis. The mock Parliament is one of the evidences of decadence that are all too noticeable.

Charles Fleet, a Crimean veteran, who was buried with military honours at Little Baddow near Chelmsford, had in his early days the unusual experience of receiving air, apology from King Edward (then Prince of Wales), says the London "Chronicle." Fleet was performing sentry duty at Windsor Castle, when Queen Victoria came along on foot with the Prince. The Prince was a little behind his mother, and when she had turned the corner he slyly picked up a pebble and threw it at the sentinel. The stone struck his gun and made a rattle. The Queen heard it, and turning round went quickly up to Fleet and asked him if the Prince had thrown a stone at him. "Yes," was the reply, "but he has done me no harm." The Queen called the Prince back and made him take off ' his cap and apologise. WHi? IS SANDER & SONS PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT superior to any other Eucalypti Product ? Because • it is the result of full experience, and of a special and careful process of manufaefcure. It-is.always safe', reliable and effective, and the dangers of irresponsible preparations which are now palmed off as Extract are avoided. A death was.recently reported from th'e use of one of these concoctions and in an action at lawa witness testified that lie suffered the -• most cruel irritation from the application to an ulcer of another, which was . "Just as good as SANDER'SEXTRACT." Therefore, beware of sucb deception. Remember that in medicine > a drop that cures is better than a tablespoon that kills, and insist upon thepreparation which wSs proved by experts at the Supreme Court of Victoria, and by numerous authorities during the last3syears, to be*a preparation of genuine merit, viz: THE GENUINE SANDER AND SONS* !pf™ VOUTILE eucalypti exIK ACT*

The swimming season at the Masterton Public Bath opened yesterday. The weather being iather fresh in the morning and somewhat widy in the afternoon caused the number of patrons to be limited to a few enthusiasts in aquatic matters. A'sitting of the Masterton Police Court was held yesterday morning by Messrs E. Feist and J. Wingate, J.P's. A first offending inebriate was fined s=, with the customary penajty in default, while a prohibition order was issued against a local resident. In Springfield, Massachusetts, tests have been made before army officars of Sir Hiram Maxim's noiseless device for military rifles. At a distance of 1,500 yard?, it is claimed, that the only sound heard is a slight click, and the men firing said that there was practically no noi=e as the bullet left the barrel. At ranges over 2,000 yards the noiseless device, it is declared, literally justifies its name. After an absence of twenty four years from her home port, wandering about the world (says "Lloyd's Shipping Gazette"), the whaling barque Andrew Hicks has arrived at New Bedford (Massachusetts), in command of Captain Church. The Andrew Hicks sniled from New Bedford n 1884 round the Horn. Since then she has been engaged in the Northern Pacific whale fisheries. She has had several captains and several owners. She is still a staunch craft, and one of the best sailers in a gale her crew ever shipped in. Mrs Church, wife.of the captain, brought home with her a harpoon that had been sticking in a monster whale for sixty years. It belonged to the barque Alice, of Cold Spring (New York). Joseph Thurston, the second mate of the Andrew Hicks, had been away from New Bedford since 1875. " A meeting of the No-License League will be held in the X.M.C.A. rooms this evening. Particluras of the excursion fares in connection with the Wellington races are advertised by the Railway Department. A general sale of household furniture and effects will be held at the Post Office Auction Mart to-morrow. Poultry also be offered. A big assortment of household furniture will be uffered for sale by Messrs J. A. J. Maclean and Co., at their mart to-morrow.

Messrs Butcher Bios., who have purchased the A 1 Butchery in Masterton, will make a special display - of prime meat this evening. An advertiser wishes to pucrchase a small sheep-run of about 1,000 acres in a good locality. Principals only will be dealt with, and particulars must be addressed to "Cash," care Age Offiec. A meeting of those favourable to the return of Mr John Hunter for the Masterton seat, at the forthcoming election, will be held in the Dominion Hall on Thursday evening next, for the purpose of forming a committee. Particulars of the furniture to be sold on account of Mr Jempton, on baturdav, by Mr J. R. Nicol, are advertised to day. The goods will be sold at the residence No. 94, Villa street, and every line will be cleared •without reserve. ■'

In view of the summer season, Mr H. Hadley ha?, with considerable enterprise, secured a big consignment of English goods. The line includes footwear of every description, which are of the latest and most fashionable styles. Mr Hadley has lately had the interior of his shop considerably improved by the addition of a commodious and well-lighted fitting room, which should be greatly appreciated by patrons. The new goods can be seen at the shop, and invitation is extended to the public to call and inspect the selection. The handsome new brick building in Courtney Place, Wellington, erected for Messrs E. T. Taylor and Co., wine and spirit merchants, is now completed, and the firm has entered into possession. It is one of the most up-to-date premises of its kind in the Dominion, having extensive cellar accommodation, cold storage plant, bottling machinery, and every other necessary requisite. This"firm has many valuable agencies, chief amongst which is that of "White Horse Whisky." This whisky is noted for its flavour and fragrance and rich and wholesome ripeness, whilst its purity and unvarying quality makes it one of the most wholesome and dependable of stimulants. It is stocked by all leading hotels, and is rapidly meeting with' popular preference.