LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3074, 19 December 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The General Committee of the VVairarapa Pastoral and Agricultural Society have appointed a sub-com-mittee to go inro the question of holding a Ram Fair under the Society's auspices, and to report to the next meeting.

The Young Men's Christian Association extend a welcome to all men to attend the strangers' tea at 5.30 p.m. to-morrow. The speaker will be Mr R. Falla, and a recitation will be given. The Bible Class will meet at 7.30 o'clock to-night under the leadership of Mr C. J. Tocker. Christmas services will be held in the Congregational Church on Sunday morning and evening. The Rev. A. Hodge will preach, and will take for the morning subject the advent sermon, "The Voices of Prophecy," and in the evening, "Will He Come Again." At a special meeting of the Methodist Sunday School Teachers last evening it was decided to hold the annual picnic on Mr Macara's farm, Akura, on New Year's Day. The Ladies' Guild have undertaken to provide refreshments. A collection will be taken up at the tea in aid of the picnic funds. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., has received the following caole from their London office:--" Sheepskins:— Combing merino sheepskins, short and shorn sheepskins and clothing descriptions have advanced id; coarse crossbr-eds and lambskins gd, since last sales."

Back up a sewer ana you win* poison tne whole neighbourhood, clog up the liver and gowols and your system is hill of undibested food-which sours and ferments—this means indigestion, headache, bad breath, yellow skin, and everything that is horrible. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets quickly stop fermentation in the stomach, and they make the liver lively tone up the bowels, and set the whole machinery going. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers.

The Eketahuna Public Library witi be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

The monthly meeting of Managers of the Masterton Technical School will be held on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.

The Catholic Bazaar in the Town Hall will be open this afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock, admission being free. The usual prices will be charged for admission in the evening.

Messrs G. Hyde and Co. are showing in their winiow a number of very ancient etchings, produced about 1740, the subjects depicting scenes at that early period. They have been in the family of the owner over one hundred years, and are of considerable interest.

The E'resbyterian Summer School, drawing for scholars upon the whole of the Dominion, opens on the Masterton Showgrounds on Monday. Already the nu.nber of likely members runs into hundreds, though it will be difficult to estimate how many students will attend until the school gets into session. Last year nearly eight hundred attended.

The Rev. J. N. Buttle will conduct both services at the M?thodist Church to-morrow. After evening service the choir will erivf 1 a musical recital consisting of selections trom the "Messiah," and will have the assistance cf a strong orchestra. An offertory will be taken in aid of the Choir and Circuit Funds. Mr Burgess will Breach at Kuripuni, at 7 p.m., Mr F. Shute at Taueru at 3.15 p.m., and the Rev. J. N. Buttle at Wangaehu at 3 p.m. In the interpleader case heard before Mr W. P. James, S.M., at Masterton on Thursday, between Owen Heffernan, Robert Clarke, and Percy Cobb, in which the latter claimed title to a horse and cart seized by the first-named from Cobb under a distress warrant against Clarke, the Magistrate, who reserved his judgment, eventually gave a evrdict for Cobb, and also granted 33s costs to the latter. Mr T, E. Maunsell -appeared for Heffernan and Dr Trimble for Cobb. The Masterton Rifle Volunteers paraded last night under Robinson. The following orders were announced with regard to a week-end camp which is to be held at Carterton to-night and to-morrow:— The Company is to parade at the Drill Hall at 8 o'clock, and march to the train. Mem bers of the company who ax-e cycling down to label their kit, bags and rifles, and leave them at the Drill Hall during the day. Th? next weekly parade will be held on January Bth, 1909. Knox Young Men's Class will meat'to-morrow at 10 a.m.. and will he conducted by the Rev. A. T. Thompson. The subject will be "The Atonement." The Rev. Thompson will also conduct both services at Knox Church at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., and will take f or his subjects, "The Christ of Experience," and "The Man with the Unclean Spirit," respectively. Mr Thompson will also conduct the service at Kaituna at 2.30 p.m. Mr C. J. Tocher will conduc services at Miki Miki and Dreyerton at 3 and 7.30 p.m. respectively.

Messrs E. G. Eton and J. R„ Nicol, J's.P., presided at the Mas terton Police Court yesterday. A Chinese, named Wong Way. was fined 2s and 7s costs for leaving his cart unattended on a borough road. S. Kingdon, F. Hood, C. King, Duncan Thompson and T. Dwyer were fined ss, with 7s costs each, for riding cycles between sunrise and sunset without lights, Robert Wilton, of Rangitumau, was fined 2s in each of three informations charging him with failing to send his son to school with sufficient regularity. Truant Inspector Dineen prosecuted, and said the boy had been put to fletce-picking and had lost seven weeks from school altogether. A first offending inebriate was convicted and discharged.

The Masterton Rifles and School cadets have been making a stannous effort to solve the present difficulty with regard to a rifle shooting range. Messrs Cameron Bros., kindly offered the temporary use of a raf!ge on their Te Ore Ore property. This was accepted and a fortnight ago a fatigue party from the Masterton Rifles removed a lot of material and targets from the old Opaki Range to the Te Ore Ore site, and did a considerable amount of trenching work at the new site. Last Saturday a fatigue party vi cadets wjnt out and put the entrenchments into order, and shooting took place in the afternoon. It is expected that during the holidays a party will complete the equipping of the range, and that a considerable amount of class-firing will be engaged

The bankruptcy statement of A. S. Awdry, picture-framer, of Masterton, shows an estimated deficiency of £414 2s Id. The total debts are £495 2s Id, all unsecured, and the assets only amount to £Bl. These include stock-in-trade £6O and book debts, estimated to produce £ll. The usecured creditors are as follow: —Carson ar.d Co., Palmerston North, £l6 2s 3d; Hill and Plummer, Auckland, £5 15s 6d; Ahlfeld Bros., Dunedin, £8 9s Id; A. W. Cave, Masterton, £33 7s; Masterton Borough Council (gas), £5 13s 6d; West Awdry, Invercargill, £300; Coradine and Whittaker, Masterton, £3 3s; also Smith and Smith, Ltd., £94; Storer, Meek and Co., £24 7s 4d; P. Hayman and Co., £22 2s sd; George and Kersley,'£l2 5s sd; R. and E. Tingey, £7 lis; Robert Martin, £6 3s; Prouse Bros, and Co., £4 19s lid; W. H. Green and Co., £34 2s Bd—all of Wellington. THE CHARM OP MUSIC. Kings of old have been soothed with music; tired nerve have been relaxed under its benign influence, and old ag-e has quickened and pulsated like the fiery spirits of youth. There is nothing like music. To be able to produce harmonies—delightful sounds that rest and soothe—surely this is a thing to be desired. Have you a piano in your homo ? Tf not, think what you are missing. Piano waiehouses, now-a-days, are almost philanthropic in the way in which they give opportunities for everyone to have music. For a trifling sum down, and small instalments monthly, the Dresden Piano Co., Ltd, Wellington, will make you the possessor of a superb instrument. You will never miss the payments, they are so microscopio, and in a short time"the piano will be your veryown. North Island manager, Mr M. J, Brookes, local representative, Mr T. B Hunter. 2

The Queensland postal authorities state, with pardonable prida, that a letter addressed "Mrs Smith, the bush, Queensland," has been correctly delivered.

Indicative of the splendid dairying season that is being experienced, says the "Hawera Star," the Hawera Dairy Company's milk supply is now 14,000 gallons per day, as against the highest daily total for the year of barely 10,000. About 5| tons of cheese are being made daily.

The popularity of the motor car in Southland was strikingly illustrated, at Gore, when no less than thirty of these machines were in active use in connection with the Gore Agricultural and Pastoral Association's agricultural exhibition. This number would represent capital to the amount of over £IO,OOO.

A Christchurch party has chartered the Southern Shipping Company's steamer Rakiura for a cruise of the West Coast Sounds during the holidays. There will be several scientific men in the party, and they intend to make magnetic observations and otherwise" make good use ot their time. ggf

A number of freak election bets were paid after the recent Presidential elecdon in America. A prominent actress hopped around the Casino Theatre building in a bottomless barrel (says the London "Daily Express"). A man climbed a tree in Central Park and pretended to be a monkey. Another crawled down broad way for a distance of 1,500 feet on his bands and knees. A sea captain who bet on Mr Bryan's ejection was climbing a pillar of the elevated railway line in Sixth avenue for the purpose of biting the electric contact rail when the po'ice pulled him down. One of the most papular forms of freakgbets was the rolling cf an egg along a street for a distance varying from 100 yards to half a mile. Seven such performances took place in various districts of New York. A local Tammany politician named O'Reilly created geat amusement by riding backwards on a donkey through the Bronx district, holding aioft a banner which bore the inscription: "I voted for Bryan and I was mistaken." Several persons were trundled through the streets in wheel-barrows and perambulators. Last night sav? another splendid attendance at the Catholic Bazaar* The musical programme was again highly appreciated, several new items being introduced. Master Roy Harris received a great reception for the singing of "Taps," his voice being sweet, and his enunciation exceptionally distinct. Two glees by the Convent Glee Class were also well received. Miss Sullivan's pupils again showed marked! ability in the various fancy dances, every item being encored. The raffles drawn last evening were numerous, the following being the winners:— G. Lawrence, H. Pickett, P. Kent, Haughsy (2), Miss Mary Cavanagh, J. O'Meara, Miss N. Moore, Miss B. Hammond, H. Cropley, Mrs G. Cullen, Miss M. Wickens, A. Munn, Falloon, Miss N. O'Callaghan, Mrs Lynch, K. McKenzie, J. Cole, J. Cameron, C. H. Owen, B. Brodie,Miss M. Hearty, Mrs Allen, Mrs A. Hoar.

The special train service for the Christmas holidays is announced in another column.

Mr W. Wilkes will display Christmas cakes in great variety in his Queen street shop to-night.

A-n owner is required for a horre straying on Mr R. J. Dagg's "Fairview" property.

Rest quality Christmas hams (cooked free is if desired) are obtainable from, the Post Office Auction Mart. \

Messrs J. A.. J.. Maclean and Co. will sell at their Perry Street Mart this afternoon, a lignt gig, pony and harness, and a big list of sundries.

At the Post Office Auction Mart, this afternoon, Mr M.. 0.. Aronsten will sell household furniture, glaas and enamelled ware, and a big line of poultry.

Mr J. S. J. /.lpass, baker, will make a special, display of Christmas cakes in his Queen Street premises to-night, which he claims will be the best ever seen in this town.

Mr Albert Webb, ladies' tailor, of Masterton, extends hearty Christmas greetings to his friends, and the public generally, and expresses his thanks for the liberal support accorded him during the past year.

Scores of residents will buy their Christmas gifts at Mr H. T. Wood's Masterton. Pharmacy during the next few days.. Articles suitable for presentation purposes are enumerated in an advertisement ia another column.

Mr J. L, Murray's stores in Masterton are positively crammed with goods that will make splendid Christmas gifts. There are things for young and old, household adornment, ornaments,, etc., but are priced extremely low.

Persons, desiring to purchase dainty Christmas and New Year gifts, are invited to inspect the large stock of perfumery, perfume sprays, brushware, cameras, etc., which, Mr J. V. Gordon, chemist, has just received direct from the best manufacturers.

Those in search of special value in Christmas and New Year presents should visit Mr C. C. Aitken's Book Depot (the premises recently occupied by Mr R. T. Holmes). A wonderful display of children's dolls and toys is there to select from. Mr G. H. Goodall will continue the auction sale of high-class drapery and clothing in the premises recently occupied by Mrs Carrick in Queen street this afternoon. Every line offered will be sold to the highest bidder. Mr J. R. Nicol will sell, at the Masterton Auction Mart, this afternoon, stationery, fancy goods and books, on account of Mr C. C. Aitken, and for other vendors piano, furniture; also ducks and geese. Every line will be sold without reserve. Messrs W. H. Rishworth, H. C. Clarkson,, R. V. Hosking, A. H. Rothenberg, H. H. Reynolds, S. A. Noble-Campbell and H. C- Swan, announce that their dental chambers will be closed for the Christmas vacation from Wednesday, December 23rd to Monday, January 4th.