LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3075, 21 December 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, to-morrow evening, the Mayor will move that certain councillors be authorised to sign a memorial ,to the Governor for the issue of his Proclamation vesting certain lands in the Borough necessary for the purpose of widening Kuripuni Street.

An ordinary meeting of the Masterton Borough Council will be held to-morrow evening. Included in the extraordinary business is a notice of motion by the Chairman of the Gas C immittee (Cr Elliott), who will move, "That the common seal of the Borough be affixed to thirty £IOO debentures in connection with the £12,00J Gas Undertaking Loan."

C-jptain H. C. Robinson and a fair number of members of the Masterton Rifles held a very enjoyable and useful week-end catnp at Carterton on Saturday and yesterday. Major Tate visited the camp, and there were also Service representatives from Greytown and Carterton {.resent. Some valuable instructional work was done, and general active service conditions observed.

"B II Squires" and "Tommy Burns" was the nom-de-plume adopted by a purchaser of two tickets in separate raffles at the Catholic Bazaar at Masterton on Saturday evening. Later in the evening the blackboard used for the purpose of displaying winning names acquainted the public of the fact that the worldfamed pugilists had each drawn a substantial prise.

To day the annual session of the New Zealand Presbyterian Summer School will open at Masterton, when everything points to tha affair being a great success. The school last year attracted nearly eight hundred scholars, and this year a total of between five and six hundred is anticipated. The lady students are to be quartered in the District High School main buildings, which have been fitted up for the purpose, while the men are to be camped on the Showgrounds. The session will last a week, and the curriculum of the school is of a most comprehensive nature, embracing lectures and classes, besides outdoor sports and/ amusements. The local committee has been bard at work for weeks past in making complete arrange ments for such an important gathering.

At the last meeting of the Masterton Borough Council an application from the Committee of St. Matthew's New Church Fund, for the use of the Park, with permission to charge, was rejected by the Council without a division being taken. Cr Ewington showed active opposition to the proposal, considering that the Park should not be closed to the public at all- At tomorrow night's meeting of the Council the Mayor will move that the minute of the 9th December, bearing on tne matter, be rescinded, and further, that the St. Matthew's Church Garden Fair Committee be permitted to have the sole use of the Masterton Public Park on Thursday, the 11th of February, 1909, subject to the payment of £lO and a deposit of £lO for the satisfactory restoration of the grounds and against damage, nhe Mayor has lodged a notice of Totion in accordance with the standimg orders.

VVH.!' 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 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 of 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 tablespoon that kills, and insist upon the preparation which was proved by experts at the Supreme Court of Victoria, and by numerous authorities during the ast 35 years, to be a preparation of enuine merit, viz: THE GENUINE SANDER AND SONS PURE VOLATILE, EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

Nearly the whole of the wool clip from the Eketahuna district has now been forwarded to Wellington.

The Eketahuna Mounted Rifles will

go into camp from January 14th to 24th. Military sports will be held by the corps on January 22nd.

The Mayor of Palmerston North has intimated his intention of providing Christmas, dinner for all families dependent upon tha local Charitable Aid Board.

Burns, the champion boxer of the world, may probably visit the Dominion under the auspices of the Wellington Boxing Association. If he does he will give an exhibition at Masterton.

Climbing Mount Holisworth is not art easy task for elderly people. Nevertheless a lady resident of Carterton, very close to seventy years of age, intends to make the ascent this week.

The last shipment of cheese forwarded to London by the Nireaha Cooperative C'lesse Company totalled 252 cases. Two hundred and seventy cases will be sent in the next shipment.

The name of S. Kingdon was inadvertently substituted for that ol S. Bannister in a Police Court paragraph of Saturday's >ssue, in which defendant was fined 5s and costs for having ridden a cycle after sunset without a light.

The Eketahuna Mounted Rifles held th2 first competition for the Levin Cup on Thursday last. The best scores registered were as follow: —Sergeant Remnant, 90; Trooper E. Olsen, 88; Bugler Marshall, 80: Trooper Jaspers, 78; Sergeant Bedding, 72; Trooper Glennan, 70; Trjoper Rowe, 70.

Shareholders in the New Fourteen Mile Beach Dredging Company (Qtago) have decided on voluntary liquidation. It was reported that the ground had turned out too rough to work and the dredge closed down. The~e remained iust sufficient money to wind up the company.

Meetings of the Wellington Land Board for next year have been arranged to be held on the following dates:—January 28th, February 25th, April Ist, April 29th, May 27th, July Ist, July 29th, August 26th, September SOth, October 28th, and November 25tb. No date has yet been fixed for the December meeting.

A burglar, who entered a house in Timaru the other night, met with a quite unexpected and very unpleasant surprise. The lady of the house happened to be at home, and, catching sight of the intruder, she very pluckily tackled him. and gave him a good thrashing before he was able to make good his escape. The man was caught by Detective Fitzgerald the same night, and when he appeared before the Court he bore the marks of the lady's ring where she had struck him on the face. He was remanded.

A special feature of the Strangers' Tea at the Y.M.C.A. is the catering of the Ladies' Auxiliary. The ladies supply the tea every third Sunday of the month, and yesterday's repast spoke volumes for the efficiency of the Committee of the Auxiliary. Mr Falla took the afternoon service for young men, and gave a stirring address . Mr E. R. Wilson gave a recitation. Mi J. Hunter presided at the Strangers' Tea, and welcomed the strangers present on behalf of the Association, the usual speeches in reply being given.

There is a general understanding among Wellington shopkeepers to close their establishments on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and on January Ist, but not on Saturday, January 2nd. Grocers, however, are bound by an award which names January 2nd as a holiday. Factories which are bound to observe the Saturday half-holiday will in all probability close on the Friday and Saturday of New Year's week, as well as Christmas week. Government offices throughout the Dominion will observe as holidays Christmas Day, Boxing Day. Monday, December 28th, and January Ist and 2nd.

The Catholic Bazaar was brought to a conclusion on Saturday, when a record attendance of the public was registered, and the receipts for the evening brought the grand total of the takings up to £4OO. The programme included as extra items an Irish jig, neatly danced by Mr T. Pickett, and trjo very w-11 rendered duets by hisses Bennington and Harris. The Very Rev. Dean McKenna returned very hearty thanks to the performers, the public, apd all who assisted at the Bazaar, particularly to Miss Sullivan, the dancing teacher. A very large number of raffles were decided. The prizes in the art union, for which an admission ticket qualified the holder, were decided aa fnllow: —Ist prize, Painted Fire Screen, No. 1005; 2nd, prize, Pastel Painting, No. 2349; 3rd prize, Painted Mirror, "Autumn Leaves," No. 2F>7O; 4th prize, Painted Mirror, "Fuchsia,"' No. 218.

Many people have an idea that eucaljptus, taken internally, is an excellent medicine, says the Melbourne "Argus." In tnis belief, they take it as if it were castor oilin tablespoonfuls. As a matter ot fact, eucalyptus is a medicine to be taken sparingly, it being quite possible that an overdose will kill as effectually as any other poison. A few drops on sugar may do good: a tablespoonful may do an immense amount ot harm. John Sullivan, 45 years of age, had asthma, and to cure it relied upon the time-honoured eucalyptus oil. He took three tablespoonfuls of it, and walked out of the Home for the Aged Poor and Infirm —of which place he was an inmate,—to be picked up later by Constable Connolly on a vacant allotment at South Richmond. He was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital suffering from the effects of the poison, and is now recovering. THE GREAT PIG FOOD. "Sucrosine" fed pigs secured 55 awards (7 specials, 27 firsts and 21 seconds) at the Manawatu and Christchurch Shows this month. If you want quality use " Sucrosine "—it has no equal. Obtainable from all produce merchants. The name of AYLMER'S, Willis-st. j Wellington, is synonymous with perfection in the art of Millinery. Ladies write for a selection on approval. Designs by every mail from the leading London and Paris houses. .

Scarlet fever is on the up-grade again in Wellington. Last week five CHses were reported to the authorities.

A conference of dentists is to bef

held in Wellington early in the new year, when representatives of the profession will attend from all parts of New Zealand, also fr&rn San Francisco, Brisbane and Sydney.

Pig-raising continues to be one of the leading industries of the Feildirig: district. The price obtained is not. as good just now as it has been, but the number of pigs continues - tolbethe highest of any district in North Island.

The export of wool from Gisborne has been carried forward with great celerity this season, growers endeavouring tu catch the rise values on the London market. There are 8,141 bales —about one-third of the district clip—now on the water for the January sales, and accommodation for 17,600 bales has been booked on steamers due to arrive Home bafore March sales.

At Palmerston North on Friday last a prisoner named John Jones, endeavoured to escape from a gang working in the Courthouse grounds. He was re-captured by the gaoler before he got very far, but when collared struck his capturer a severe plow in the face, and assistance had > to be secured before Jones was finally overpowered. In Court on Saturday morning Jones was sentenced, to six months' imprisonment for attempted escape from custody, and for assault.

Wanganui is revelling in unaccustomed electric cars. The service was inaugurated on Thursday last., and at present consists of a single track up the Avenue, rou.id to the racecourse, and out to Aramoho. At present there are only four cars—two-' box and two combination, built on the Christchurch plan, with open? ends and the box in the centre. The cars are broader than those of Wellington, and quite comfortable. The first accident uccurred at Aramoho cnFriday night, when a car ran off the end of the line (which is not marked' by a light), and narrowly escaped, being precipitated into the river. The passengers received a shock.. The cars are being very ,well patronised.

The Taviuni id still resting across' the river on the south beach at Westport all attention having for the tirr.e being been diverted from her to the Hawea, strarded at Greymouth. It. was understood, says the '"Westpurtr. News," that the Taviuni will be relaunched in the course of a few weeks. A captain who recently visited Westport in a sailing boat, tells a story of how his ship nearly became wedded to the ex-fashionable-. Island trader. He had no chart of the port, being unable to obtain one at the pjrt of his departure and felt his way into the roadstead as best he could. When there he came in sight of the Taviuni, and noticing how comfortably she appeared to be-, lying beside the breakwater, thought there was good anchorage there, and; was making for the imagined haven,, when he was vigorously warned from the shore to come to an anchor or stand oft'. He acrepted the signals and safety.

Messrs E. T. Taylor and Co., of Wellington, agenta for the wellknown "White Horse" whisky, have a change advertisement in another column, to which attenion is drawn.

A special clearing sale of poultry, geese, turkeys, ducks, eggs and fruit will ba held at tha Post Office Auction Mart on Wednesday next at 2 p.m.

At Mr Frank Dupre's jewellery establishment to-day, a display of ladies' leather purses and handbags will be made that everyone looking' for a nice present for a lady should, see.

Local sportsmen are remnded thatspecial prizes for shooting will be offered duri-g Christmas week at the Miniature Rifle Range, Queen Street. Separate contests will be conducted in connection with both the target and figures.

"Tan shoettes for the boys and girls" is the subject of an advertisement from Mr J. Carpenter, which appears un our Leader page. Shoettes are the most comfortable footwear made for the children, and are notad for wearing qualities.

Mr M. 0. Aronsten has received instructions from the Trustee to sell, at the Post Office Auction Mart on Wednesday and Thursday next, at half-past two, a large assigned estate of glassware, enamelled ware and cutlery. The goods are all new.,, and are to be sold without reserve. It is announced that the lines to be sold are particularly suitable for Christmas presents.

"Hints'for Christmas Shoppers" is the text of a new advertisement inserted by Mr P. Hamiil, draper and clothier. ; The preparationsmade by the proprietor for the- \ Christmas trade are most creditable, the general arrangermnts and attractiveness of the stock being farahead of that of previous years. New and stylish blouses, curtains, and hundreds of other bright Christmas lines are or: view, all of which are quoted at reasonable prices..

In view of the Christmas season, Mr J. V. Gordon, chemist, has made special preparations for catering;for the demands of the public on the best possible lines.. The whole of the interior of the shop is replete with the latest and most attractive lines suitable for Christmas gifts, which are set out in a moat enticing manner. A new assortment of choice perfumery in caskets, decanters, from all the best manufacturers, is worthy of special mention. An invitation is extended to the public to call and inspect the stock.

If your complaint is incurable you mus; b3ar your sufferings with patience, but if they can be quickly and permanently cured : why let them go on ? Rheumatism, Scia- A tica, Neuralgia, Toothache—all these are " among the many ailments that can be cured by Chamberlain's Baiu Balm, and since • thay are most wearying, and Chamberlain's Pain Balm only costs Is Cd per bottle, why go on suffering. For sale by by all chemts an I stor - elteepers. Messrs Hansen and Co, .General Merchants, Shortland, Thamos, N.Z., say—- " From our experience in selling Chamoer lain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy, we are satisfied that a few (loses of it is sufficient to cure anyone suffering from colic, diarrhoea, or pains in the stomach.' 1 ' For sale by all ohemists and storekeepers''