LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3056, 28 November 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

j We are authorised to state that j this morning a petition will be filed on behalf of the licensed victuallers of the Masterton electorate for a I Magisterial recount of the votes in I the No-License Poll, The Rev. J. N. Buttle will preach ' a\ the Methodist Church to-morrow, 1 morning and evening, and at Rangi- ' tumau at 3 p.m. Kuripuni service i by Mr Heyhoe at 7 p.m.; Wangaehu, 3 p.m., Supply. Commencing from Tuesday next, December Ist, the second delivery of letters from the local Post Office will ! be extended throughout the whole of ! the Borough and Suburbs, with the exception of West Bush Bush Road, beyond Kuripuni railway crossing. | An application for discharge from bankruptcy by William Blair, tailor, of Pahiatua, was granted at the | Wairarapa District Court at Masterj ton yesterday by Judge Haselden. Mr D. K. Logan appeared for bankj rupt. There was no opposition to the application. | The Rev. A. Hodge will preach morning and evening at the Congregational Church to-morrow, the morning subject is "The secret of the persistence of Christianity," and that of the evening "Worry and its cure," being the first of a short series of . everyday topics for everybody. This morning twelve members of j the Masterton Bowling Club, re- | presenting three rinks, will leave by the first train for Palmerston North to try conclusions against a team from the local Club of that town. They will arrive in Palmersi ton North about 11 a.m., and will ' return by the late train to Masterton. j The case of Hewett v. Rossiter, which ran a rather lengthy course through . the Magistrate's Court, Masterton, and later at the District Court, and which threatened to go still further, a new trial having been granted by His Honor Judge Haselden, was formally called on at the sittings of the District Court yesterI day. Mr Holling3, who appeared for | plaintiif, announced that the case had J | been settled by the parties themselves. I The dredges of the Masterton, Mys tery Flat and Worksop Companies have all been subject to fairly heavy renovation work of late, the time occupied in executing the same having affected the returns to some extent. The repair work of all the dredges is now finished, and it is anticipated that the dredges should have a fairly continuous return for some time to come. The three dredges wiil all declare dividends before the end of the year. The statement filed by Amelia Carrick, draper, of Masterton, bankrupt, shows the assets to be as follows: —Stock in trade, estimated at £300; furniture and fittings, £25; book debts, £3O; interest in house, £SO; furniture, £25; surplus from secured creditors, £18; total, £448. The secured creditor is -W. G. Beard, £57; the estimated value of the security being £75. The unsecured creditors arec— Abott, Auckland, £173 10s; Abott, Oram and Co., Wellington, £2l; W.F.C.A., £l4 12s; j. P. Thompson, rent, £l2; W. L. Carrick, wages, £65; G. Hardt and Co, Wellington, £3 lis; total, £253 13s. There is therefore an estimated surplus of £194 7s. TO FARMERS OF THIS DISTRICT. The undersigned will be prepared to thresh grain, cut chaff and press straw or hay, at current rates, during the coming seasou. The machinery will be in charge of Mr W. A. Fisher, and farmers can rely upon their work being carried out to their satisfaction. For full particulars apply to JOHN WOODLEY, Senr., Clareville, WILLIAM A. FISHER Carterton.*

A well-attended meeting of the Society for the Prevention to Cruelty to Animals was held last evening at the Exchange Buildings. Seven cases of cruelty were reported, four having been already attended to. Various other matters in connection with the work of the Society were discussed. Judgment by default in a claim amounting to JE236 5s was given in the Wair«rapa District Court at Masterton yesterday by His Honor Judge Haselden in favour of Dalgety and Co., Ltd,, merchants, against Alex. McKenzie, farmer of Peatherston. Mr D. K. Logan appeared for plaintiffs Jamas Moodie, manager at Masterton for the plaintiff Company, was called to prove formally that the rams were sold and delivered to defendant. Witness said defendant had been interviewed personally, and had promise:! to pay the amount by cheque, which he had not done. Costs to the amount of £8 15s were allowed the plaintiff Company. The committees in connection with the Catholic Bazaar, to be held in the Masterton Town Hall from Monday, December 14th, to Saturday December 19th, have been working hard during the past week or two, and the result of their efforts will, no doubt be a very successful bazaar. The articles collected by the stallholders are calculated to make a moat attractive display in the various stalls. The prizes for the art union will include a fine hand-painted, screen, two hand-painted mirrors, and a pastel. The performers for the dancing display have been practising daily, and judging by the way in which they carry out their parts this section of the bazaar will no doubt prove a most attractive feature of the week's entertainment. Robert E. Howell was adjudicated a bankrupt by His Honor Judge Haselden at the sitting of the Wairarapa District Court at Masterton yesterday,on the petition of Mr W. B. Chennells, liquidator in the company of R. E. Howell and Co. There was no opposition to the petition, the debtor not appearing. The liquidator for the company, in evidence, said he obtained judgment on November sth for £IOB. A distress warrant was issued on Tuesday last, and the petition was served on Howell on that date. Debtor was proprietor of a skating rink, and proposed to run an auctioneer's business. Howell had refused to transfer his auctioneer's license to the person who had purchased the company's business, and thus rendered the liquidator liable to an action for damages. An order was made adjudicating debtor Dankrupt. Wiliiam Roland Cook, painter, of Carterton, bankrupt was granted his discharge by His Honor Judge Haselden at the District Court sittings at Masterton yesterday. The D.O.A. (Mr W. B, Chennells) filed along with his papers in the estate a letcer of opposition to the discharge from a Wellington firm on the ground that no dividend had been declared'in the estate. Mr Chennells explained that the bankruptcy only occurred in September, and he was entitled to two months under the Act to declare a dividend in. The affairs uf bankrupt were not in order, the were not present nor represented at the meeting of creditors when bankrupt's discharge was recommended, though seven others were. His Honor said he gave great weight to the recommendations of creditors in mesting, and granted the discharge. Mr P. L. Hollings appeared for bankrupt. Benjamin B. Speight, late of Gladstone, publican, represented by Dr. Trimble, again applied for his disi charge from bankruptcy at the Disi trict Court yesterday. Last session His Honor said he would have granted the discharge but for the non-ap-pearance of bankrupt, who wrote from Taranaki to say that it was very i inconvenient for him to attend, j Yesterday again he did not appear, i and the judge said he did not think I that even though represented by I counsel bankrupt was entitled to his I discharge when he did not appear j himself. "I recognise." said His Honor, "that it is a hardship to drag ! a man all the way from Taranaki to Masterton to apply for an unopposed discharge bankruptcy, when the trip means inconvenience and expense, but it really is such a bad precedent to establish to grant discharges in the absence of bankrupt." Dr. 'i rimble pleaded hard for bankrupt, saying that the circumstances were exceptional. "Very well, we'll compromise," said His Honor. "The 1 discharge will issue in three months I as, of course, unless a motion opposing the same be lodged meanwhile. "Thank, you, your Honor," said counsel for bankrupt. On what grounds ought a separation order to be granted? In giving a decision in regard to a somewhat unusual case, in which an application was made for a separation order at the Auckland Police Court, Mr C. C. Kettle, S.M., referred to the law on the subject at some length. He quoted from an interesting judgment on the point as follows: —"When people understand that they must live together, except for a very few reasons known to the law, they learn to soften by mutual accommodation that yoke which they know thjy cannot shake off; they become good husbands and good wives from the necessity of remaining husbands and wives, for necessity is a powerful master in teaching the duties which it imposes. Tne causes which warrant separation must be grave and weighty and such as show an absolute impossibility that the duties of the married life can be discharged. . . Mere austerity of temper, petulance of manners, rudeness of language, a want of civil attention and accommodation, even occasional sallies of passion, if they do not threaten bodily harm, do not amount to legal cruelty; they are high moral offences in the marriage state undoubtedly, not innocent surely in any state of life, but still they are not that cruelty against which the law can relieve. 13 nder such misconduct of either ot the parties, for it may exist on one side as well as on the other, the suffering party must bear in some degree the consequence of an injudicious marriage, must subdue by decent resistance, or by prudent conciliation and if this cannot be dena, both must suffer in silence," ,

The Antonio dredge, which is now under private control, still continues* to produce poor returns. Before; abandoning it, however, the owners' are determined to give the dredge ft good trial. Mr A. Logan, denist (brother of Mr D. Logan, of this town), has decided to continue studies in his profession in America and London. Mr Logan will leave New Zealand about December or January, and! expects to be absent for about three years. He will visit America first, and after going through the dentistry course, will attend the. dental hospitals in London. The intervention of the extreme-No-License party on behalf of Mr Tanner in the Avon election: brought about exactly the result we anticipated. The Moderate party resented this attempt to subordinate all general political issues to secure the introduction of the bare majority vote in the Licensing polls, and a large number who probably would not have voted at all in the second ballot gave tbeir suffrages to Mr Russell. One cf the most interesting shops to visit at this season of the year is, undoubtedly, that of Messrs McLeod < and Young's. They are now showing their new season's goods, which include very many new lines. In their advertising space, reference is; made to new lines in books suitable for Christmas presents. You can obtain books for all classes of readers,., from the large volume down io the : daintiest classic edition. Many new • lines are also to be had in art calendars, Christmas cards and booklets The firm will be pleased to show patrons the new goods now opened up. The Deputy Official Assignee at Masterton (Mr W. B. Chennells) - applied for and was granted releaseof adminstration, in the following; bankrupt estates at the quarterly session of the Wairarapa Ditsrict Court at Masterton yesterday;— Joseph H. Dockery, Greytown, painter; John George Hayes, Masterton, labourer; James William Hallet, Mastertron, painter; FraserMana Ross, Mauriceville, hotelkeeper; Edwin W. Gunther, Masterton, labourre; Joe Chong Lee, Martinborough, fruiterer; Henry O. Ramsden, Martinborough, storekeeper;. Robert McCartie, Martinborough,. painter; Frederick A. Harcombe,. Masterton, storekeeper; William! Craisghead, Masterton, tailor; Robert G. Williams, Masterton, saddler|;_. Tobias Miller, Masterton, herbalist. There was no opposition offered to.* the application in any of the cases:Some discussion is taking place* as to which particular site will be selected for the erection of the' laaies' bath presented to the town by Dr W. H. Hosking. A represent ative of this journal, in conversation with a resident of Masterton, who can speak with some authority on the construction of baths, stated that there was no doubt as to the suitability of a site in the Park on which to construct the baths. The site he referred to was just off Bruce Street, and if selected, would admit o£ river water being moderate expense, -['he river waterwas far r^ ur g preferable than' reserXwr W&ter, being much warmer arcil at the same time a constant flow of a fair volume of water could be obtained. Again the question: of position was one of some consideration, and there wasjno gain sayingthe fact that the Park was absolutely central as far as the town and Lansdowne were corccecned: A campaign against the wearing tf hats by women in churches and. chapels has been started in Brooklyn,, and it proimses to be a remarkably vigorous campaign, too. In America and elsewhere the absurdest of fashions dictates that women should now wear hats built on a colossal 4 scale, with brims as large as umbrellas. Dr Myers, an influential Baptist minister, leadk the Brooklyn campaign. His argument is that the huge artificial flower decorations which the women carry on their headgs obliterate the from the view of most of the congregation. Moreover, the "glorious creations of the milliner's art" distracts the wearers and their neighbours. Mr Myers has succeeded in inducing the women of his church to surrender their hats and join with him in his crusade. The milliners, who may be looked upon as a threatened vested interest, are hostile, and St. Paul's--counsel to the Corinthians is being used to checkmate the crusaders. A Sydney medical man just back from his first tour, through the farout country gasps with horror when poison is mentioned (narrates a Sydney exchange). "It's marvellous^"-—... there's a man alive out there," he exclaims. He tells of the careless ways in which bushmen handle arsenic, strichnine, and other deadly drugs. "I've seen rabbitskins, painted with arsenic, suspended over a shearer's dining table. I've seen-a the stuff dripping on to the table. within half a foot, of a round of salt beef. On the table in the cook's galley I've couted three strychnine bottles, two half-full, jumbled up with sauce and pickle bottles in constant use. Men treat skins with poison, handle them, pack them up,., and, without washing their hands,, grasp their food and help themselves ; with their fingers. 'Don't do that,'' said a cook to me. It was a bit of damper I picked up; I didn't mean* toeatrt; I was merely smelling i£.. and wondering what it was composed of. 'A bit of poison slipped* into the dough,' 1 remarked the?cook." WHY [S SANDER & SONS PURE VOLATILE.. EUCALYPTI EXTRACT superior to. m any other Eucalypti Product ? Because - ? it is the result of full experience, and of a special and careful process of. manufacture. 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 the use of one these concoctions and in an action at law.a witness testified that he 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 better than a table- - spoon that kills, and insist; upon the preparation which was proved by experts at the Supreme Court of Victoria 3 . and by numerous authorities during the - last 35 years, to be a preparation of genuine merit, viz: THE GENUINE SANDER AND SONS-. PURE VOL&TILBJEUCALYPTI.EX*TRACT,.

A hearty welcome to all men is extended by the Y.M.C.A.. at the Rooms in Church street, at 5 p.m., on Sunday. Mr F. T. Redman will speak. Tea at 5.30 p.m. At the Masterton Police Court, yesterday morning, Thomas Ellers, a young man, was charged before Messrs K. Brown and J. Gross, J's.P., with using obscene language in Queen Street. He pleaded guilty, and was fined £l. The Masterton Municipal Band will render the following programme of music in the Park Rotunda tomorrow, commencing 3 p.m. (weather permitting): March, "Colilngwood"; march, "Newtown," mrach, "Bendigo"; euphonium solo, "Napole"; overture, "Silver Cloud"; raacrh, "0.H.M.5."; waltz, "Flowers of Australia.,' . CT.-qry-J. 'Depression in the timber trade is being acutely felt on the West Coast, where a large number of mills have already closed down, whilst others are working with only half the ordinary staff. Where it not for the demand for white pine in Australia (says a message from Ureymouth), an absolutely general cessation of the timber output gwould be imperative. | A first-class milker is required by Mr F. P. Welch, labour agent. , An advertiser wants to hire a lorry, j or brake, and two horses for a terra. The Socetv for the Prevention of j Cruelty to Animals requires a canvasser. A cricket shoe, lost on the \las-terton-Carterton road, is advertised for. The Masterton Orchestral Society's third concert is to be held in the Town Hall on Friday, December sth. Messrs J. A. J. Maclean and Co. will hold a sale of household furniture at their mart this afternoon. An interesting advertisement from J. D. Cruickshank and Co., Ltd., appears in another column. Mr Newton King, land and estate agent, of New Plymouth, advertises a Jist of excellent land bargains which he has on offer. , I Tenders for repairs, painting, etc., at the Gladstone, Waingawa, and Maurieevilie schools are invited by tha Wellington Education Board. Messrs Lees and Church, milliners and fancy drapers, of Cuba Street, Wellington, are selling smart blouses at remarkably low prices. Country orders will receive prompt attention. As a cooling, refreshing, and invigorating drink during the hot summer months there is nothing better than the Effervescing Fruit Saline as sold by J. V. Gordon, sheraist. ""Whefl pui-cihasirig boots, aim at Quality and Thep? t wn irapdrtaiii points are always combined in boots and shoes sold by- Mr J. Carpenter. " At the Masterton Auction Mart, this afternoon, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell"oh account of Mr 0. Savsge, who is leaving the district the whole of his household furniture. A good line of 60 White Leghorn chicks will also be sold without reservs. Anjingenius contivance for cleansing currants by dry process has just been installed by the W.F.C.A. and is working entirely satisfactory. The fruit is fed slowly into the machine at the top, and is subsequently delivered into a large drawer at tfte bottom thoroughly •Hansed, and every currant "tailed" ready for use. Customers purchasing cur rants will therefore get pure fruit. and as the currants are ©leaded in thair dry state the flavou; is retained, as is not the case when the fruit is cleaned by immersion in water.