LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3101, 26 January 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Opaki Ride Club are forming a team to compete at the Ruahine Rifle Association's meeting to be held at Dannevirke on Tuesday and WednesJay next. The teams cornpetition necessitates five members for each entry, and who these five will be has not yet been decided by the Club.

The work of erecting the fine new pipe organ at Knox Church is proceeding apace, Mr Pearce and his assistants are expending considerable care in the putting together of the instrument. The organ will, when completed, be a valuable addition to the district in a musical way, and recitals on it should be popular performances.

Ths weekly session of the J.O.G.T. Endeavour Lodge was held lastnig,ht, Brw. Morns presiding, '.'he following nominations for the ensuing quarter were received:■—C.T., Bro, Gilbert; V.T.. Sister Miller; F.S., Bro. Leighton; T., Bro. King; P.C.T., Bro. Morris. All members are rquested to attend the next meeting.

"Nothing definite has been decided," said the.Public Trustee yesterday, when questioned by a "Post" reporter as to a Press Association telegram from Masterton stating that "The transfer to Carterton of the Public Trust Agency for the Wairarapa electorate from '-Mr Chennells, Masterton, who has held it for sixteen years, to Mr Laurenson, partner of Mr Hornsby, ex-M.P. for Wairarapa, is reported."

The issue of the new short-barreled rifle is a matter which the members of the Masterton Mounted Rifles are hoping will not be long delayed. Alreaay a number of voulnteer companies in the South are in possession of the new weapon, the barrel of which is encased in wood, and when heated from firing is thus not uncomfortable to hold. Being several inches shorter than the Lee-Enfield rifle, it is more convenient for mounted purposes than the latcer weapon.

A credit balance of something over £5 will result to the Youth of the Church Fund of the New Zealand Presbyterian Church as a result of the Summer School at Masterton during Christmas and New Year weeks. The executive committee consider this a satisfactory feature, as at the Invercargill School the result was a debit balance, and there the attendance was much greater than at Masterton. Several donations were also made by the local executive, which really constitute part of the credit balance. A Press Association telegram from Carterton states that a man named W. Monk, aged 40 years, employed at Rathbone's Admiral Run sawmill, disappeared on January 3rd. The man had been drinking, and having an attack of delirium tromens, fled to the bush. The Carterton police were informed on Friday last, and sent out organised search parties, but could find no trace of Monk. On luesday last a man was seen, but he eluded pursuit. On Thursday last the camp safes were robbed of edibles. The search still continues.

The finishing touches are now being put on the new green at the Masterton Bowling Chip's grounds in Dixon street. The grass has come-on splendidly under the careful treatment of Mr Denby, custodian of the grounds, and tne green should be a very Hne playing area from the very outset. The number of players who daily frequent the green now is larger than for any previous season. The fine weather of the past week was availed of very considerably, new members in particular getting in a lot of practice.

An excellent cinematograph entertainment was given in the Town Hah last evening by the TaylorCarrington Company. The Hall was crowded, and the audience most enthusiastic all through. The pictures were varied and very distinct. , Certainly a more interesting series has not been presented to a Masterton audience. A feature of the entertainment; was the excellent coloured films, particularly those depicting incidents in the life of Mary Queen of Scots, and scenes from Romeo and Juliet. "Scenes in Constantinople" was also another capital picture. The comic films were superior to anything before seen in Masterton and kept the audience in roars of laughter all through.

An accident in which Miss M. Formal), youngest daughter uf Mr D. W. Forman, of Miki Miki, sustained a nasty fall, occurred in Queen Street "yesterday afternoon. Mr R. Hunt, of Miki Miki, was driving home in a gig, which also contained Miss Forman, and when just opposite Mr J. C. Ewington's establishment, the vehicle collide with the concrete lamp post in the Centre of the road, being overturned. Miss Fcrman was thrown heavily on to the road, and was rendered unconscious for a while, necessitating the services of Dr Cowie. Mr Hunt was not greatly hurt. Mr Forman was sent for, and he took his daughter home in a cab later, as she was still suffering considerably from the effects of tne accident.

White Muslin Frocks with dainty trimmed blouses and tucked skirts at 15s lid, lfs (3d and 21s. White Lawn Dress Skirts, smartly made, at 6s ltd, 9s Gd and 12s (id. White Underskirts, os lid to lis 6d. These prices are not an indication of the value of the goods. I am clearing these lines—whilst summer lasts —at prices much below usual. You should come and inspect them for yourself.—Mrs Mathewson, Melbourne House, Lambton Quay, Wellington (opposite Bank of New Zealand).

Of the great piano makers, there is always one that can be most safely trusted to furnish the instrument required in any single case. The Dresden Piano Company stocks the instruments of all the great houses. Before you buy a piano, you will do well to profit by the Company's experience. And if you want to buy on easy terms, the Company will arrange the matter for you without any embarrassing conditions. In a wellordered house of this century, a piano is as necessary as a sideboard. . Local representative. Mr T. B. Hunter.

A case of scarlet fever is reported in Carterton. Some very heavy crops of oats have just been reaped in the Belvedere district. A large bush fire is raging on the Tararua ranges beyond Taratahi West. A Glee Club has been formed in Greytown with a n;embership of seventy-one. Mr T. C. Irving is the conductor. A social will be tendered to Mr and Mrs Bailiie and family, of Greytown, on Thursday evening next. Mr Bailiie has been a very old resident in Greytown, and his departure ta Wellington is much regretted. Word has been received by the Carterton Town Clerk that the Minister .for Finance has provisionally granted the loan required for the purpose of connecting Rhodes Street w'th the drainage system. The case of alleged incendiarism against J. Chew will be heard in the Magistrate's Court, Carterton, today. The proceedings are expected to occupy the best part of the day, as there are a large number of witnesses to be examined. An adjourned civil sitting of the Magistrate's Court will be held in Masterton on Thursday, betore Mr W. P. James, S.M., when a number of cases outside the jurisdiction of. Justices, which were brought on laafe Thursday, will be taken. An inebriate named David Swan was charged with a second offence within six months at the Masterton Police Court yesterday morning. Mr J. H Pauling, J.P., who occupied the Bench, cautioned accused, wha ' had been locked up since Saturday, : and co-ivicced and discharged him.-

The Ladies' Committee for the Ambulance Bazaar is to meet in the Dominion Hall on Wednesday afternoon, when all ladies not already on the Committee, and who desire to assist, are cordially invited to attend. The General Committee meets at the same Hall in the evening. The final match for the Combined Handicap Doubles, which was the only match left unplayed at the Wairarapa tournament on Saturday, took place on the local Club's courts yesterday morning. The competitors were Mr S, R. Gawith (Masterton) and Mrs Holmes (Wellington) and Mr J. M. Collins (Palmerston North) and Mis 3 Fitzherbert (New Plymouth). The former couple won by 50 points to 39.

Owing to so many members being engaged in harvesting, the Opaki Rifle Club has decided not to hold i a final trophy competition (there is only one more to be decided) until after the big Trentham gathering in March. Up till that meeting practice at Fairview will be actively engaged in by those members who intend to visit the championship meeting, if whom there will probably be a gooJ many.

The annual meeting of the Wai rarapa Hunt Club is to be held in a week or two, when the election of officers will take place, and other matters attended to. Last year was a record one for the Club in all respects, and the treasurer's report to be submitted at the annual meetingis a very satisfactory document. There is every prospect of another good season for the Club during the coming year, the secretary (Mr N. H. James) '.having already received tangible indications in this direction.

A meeting of the various con:-* mifctees of the Masterton Horticultuial and Industrial Society is tobe held early next month, when matters in connection with the inaugural sViow in March are to be dealt with. The Society has booked the Drill Hall for the purposes of the exhibition of exhibits and has also pencilled the same date (March 3rd) for the Towii Hall, in which it is proposed to hold a popular entertainment in conjunction with. the show.

Already a good response has been received from the gentlemen offered the positions of judge of the various classe-3 at Masterton Show next month. The following have so far written to the Secretary of the Association (Mr G. R. Sykes) signifying their acceptance of the positions offered:—Harness and light horses, Messrs G. B. Starkey, Amberley, Christchurch, R. E. Mcßae, Hawera; Jerseys and Ayrshires, Mr W. V. Harkness. Tariki, Taranaki; Farmers' sheep, W.L ittle, Argyle East, Hawke'sßay; Fat sheep, Mr W. Richmond, Turiroa, Hawke's Bay; Agricultural Produce, Mr L. A. Abraham, Palmer3ton; Bread and Scones, Mrs Wm. Perry and Miss Talbot. Three young ladies, driving Irom Masterton on Saturday afternoon, had an exciting experience in the creek which crosses the main road at Clareville, says the Carterton paper. They drove their horse into the stream just in advance of Wendon's coach, andpul ed up to let the animal drink. The coach horses were coming too close behind and too fast to pull up, and the ladies' gig vvjis run into by Wendon's leaders, causing them to plunge. The horse attached to the gig became frightened at the splashing, and began to kick, nearly overturning the vehicle. One lady sprang for shore, reaching it safely, and the other two young ladies jumped into the water and seized the reins close up to the bit, and hung on with the greatest pluck until the steed got over its fright and became quiet and manageable, a young man coming to their assistance from the coach. The trio then resumed their seats and continued their journey, none the worse for their adventure. WHY IS SANDER& SONS PUKE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACI.. 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 irresponsiblepreparations which are now palmed off ab Extract are avoided. A death was recently reported from the use of one v>f these concoctioDs and in an action at law a witness testified that he suffered the most cruel irritation from the application to an alcer 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.

The following records have been passed by the Executive of the New Zealand Axemen's Association: —lB-inch standing block, Charles Miiey, lmin 24aec, at Taihape, January Ist, 1909-previous record, Dave Pretty, lmin 45sec; 2-foot -single-handed sawing, A. E. Sullivan, lmin I6sec, Eltham, December 28th, 1908—-previous record, • John Pettit, lmin 18 2-ssen.

The end of the Volunteer year is the 29th of next montn, and the -Masterton Mounted Rifles will only 'hold one mere parade before that • date. The Company has already completed the necessary number of capitation parades, and it is satisfactory to the officers and members : generally that forty of the Company earned capitation. The date of the i next parade has not yet been fixed.

The member-hip of the Mr.sterton ,'A. and P. Association continues to amount up in a way very encouraging -:to the General Committee, the members of which, and the secretary (Mr •>G. R. Sykes) are devoting strenuous 'labours to promoting a healthy interest in the affairs of the Association. At the next meeting about twenty new names will be submitted for membership, and if they are all approved it means that in three consecutive meetings of the Committee •approximately fifty new members ""will'Have been elected.

Those who are in the habit of eating apples and pears with their skins on would be wise to wipe them well : before doing so in order to remove any arsenate of lead that may be left on after spraying operations. Under the Orchards and Gardens Pest Act, which is now being enforced, it is necessary to spray with arsenate of ilead, which is a fairly strong poison, and while it is hardly likely that sufficient would be left on the smooth skin of an apple to do any harm, it is just possible that a considerable quantity might remain in the cavity round tne stem of the fruit, and it is as well to take precautions.

It is" expected that the eight sleeping cars for the Main Trunk Line will be completed by the date fixed for tHe commencement of the through service. Six of the cars are certain to be ready, and the other two also will probably (reports the "New Zealand Herald") be available. There will be two on each train, giving accommodation for forty persons. During the daytime these cars will be used aa ordinary first-class carriage?, and will seat about a third as many more passengers as sleeping accommodation is provided for. It is 1 thought that the cost will be about 10s or 12s 6d per berth for the journey from Wellington to Auckland, or vi e V rsa.

Some time ago, the "North Otago Times" remarks, a piano-playing contest against time took place in Dunedin, but a piper at the i'imaru games put up a record for piping that will astonish those who, like Jubal, '"under their oxted squeeze the i blether 0" the sheep." A dispute with another piper at the games induced one of the disputants to enter • a carriage next that of his opponent, § and he blew from Timaru to Dunedin. T He was going strong when passing through Oamaru; in fact, he was going fairly strong all the road, so strong, indeed, that some of those in • the carriage thought of getting off at Seaeiiff to request Dr Trilby King to extend his beneficences to them. Frequent complaint has been made •by passengers on the New South Wales railway who temporarily leave their seats in carriages to obtai.i refreshments at the stations about , their places bei.ig appropriated during their absence. The Railway Commissioners have now dealt with the matter, an r l have passed a by law in the following terms:—"lt shall not b3 lawful for any passenger to take possesson of .th<? seat in a railway carriage of any nher passenger who has been occupying % such seat, and who has temporarily left the carriage for refreshments or other purposes. Any parson so ctfer.ding, and refusing to give up the seat to the previous occupant, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £2." I A five-year-old boy had a miracul- , OU3 escape from death during the ri- j ■ cent holidays. The child had been : taken to stay with some relatives in the Malvern district, in Canterbury, and a few minutes after his arrival he fell down a well 60ft deep. When discovered he was standing on the bottom quite unconcerned with the water reaching nearly up to his neck. There were several cross-bars supporting the sides of the well at ■different levels, while at the bottom th s re was a force pump, worked by a windmill on the surface. In his '•Jf sensational descent the child mi'ssid '*"' all thesH obstacles, and when he was rescued aftsr staying in the water , for twenty minutes it was found that the only injury he had sustained was a slight scratch on his back and a button was missing from his clothing.

"We have discovered a typhoid carrier," sain Dr. JNorris, chairman ol the Victorian Board of Publu: Health, last week, "who has been spreading the fever for four or five years. He was treated for typhoid fever in a country hospital in 1904, | and was discharged after a cure. Then he went to work on a station where he had five room-mates. Four of them contracted typhoid. After that be went to a farm, and the proprietor and his son caught the disease. Since that time ha has worked at two other places, and at each place people contracted typhoid fever. We have localised four separk ate outbreaks, all traceable to this carrier. Now we Have him in a hospital in the country." Dr. Norris was asked if anything could be done to' prevent the man from carrying the disease. He was dubious, but thought that if the germs were in the patient's blood he could ba declared to be suffering from typhoid, and dealt with under the Health Act. It was possible, he eaid, to eradicate the germs.

Faie Faces Fairek. —Ladie3 troubled with growth of hair on face, neck or : arms can permanently remove it by using "Violet Snow Cream." It acts directly on the hair roots, and destroys their life. "Violet Snow Cream" is splendid for Blackheads, Wrinkles, Sunburn, etc., and is a guaranteed cure for ( superfluous hair. Obtainable from H, "T. Wood, Chemist, Masterton, for 4/8, or send postal note direct to Hem«ley Burnet, Hair Specialist, 46 George Street, Dunedin (All parcels sent in plain wrappers), Hemsley ♦ Burnet's Hair Eestvror for Grey Hair,

The c ntries in the baby show at the New Brighton gala totalled 107, which is estimated tune a record for New Zealand. "Talking of lamb records," said a Feilding man to a "Feilding Star" representative, "I think this one is hard to beat. Mr D. L. Younger, of the Makino, has 478 lambs. Their average weight was 37.19ib5, and the weight of their wool was 31bs per lamb." Mr R. Tanner, of Longhurn, has what is probably a record crop of Algerian oats this year. He has just finished threshing, and the crop from some thirty acres has panned out at 90 oushels per acre. This is all the more remarkable when it is taken into consideration that Algerian oats are finer than many of the kinds sown, and do, not, as a rule, yield so heavily as the coarser kinds. . The average yield per acre for oats is, roughly, between 30 and 40 bushels per acre.

Many men nf fine physique are to oe found among the Bners, and a Transvaal journey records a remarkable assembly of giants recently brought together at Pretoria on the occasion of the funeral of Mr Daniel Erasmus, known as "Blink Daniel." The Erasmuses are one of the most notable families of big people in the Transvaal, where nig men are the rule. ' Some 30 men of rxtraordinary proportions attended the burial, and about the same number of equally near relatives of similar large build were absent. These men range in height from 6ft 2in up to 6ft 7in, and they are broad and heavy in proportion. It is quite certain that they mu->t be the clan of biggest people on earth, even the women going over 6ft in many cases.

"Telegraphists' cramp" is a disease by no means unknown in New Zealand. During the past two or three years several cases have occurred in the Victorian staff. In the supplementary report of the Committee on Industrial Diseases, published in London at the end oE November, it is recommended that the disease be added to the compensation list. The havoc caused by this disease is revealed .in the minutes of evidence taken by the committee; According to Dr. Sinclair, second medical officer at the General Post Office in London, no fewer than 2.75 per cent, of the teUl staff employed in telegraphy -numbering over 18,000—are 30 affected. One effect of the ailment is to produce illegibility and moreover, ir. hi 3 opinion, the complaint is incurable when it becomes established.

A disappointed applicant for a Waimata section voiced a grievance in the following letter to the Gis borne Trades and Labour Council :-- "I. aid g with two others, made applications in hi belief that land' less applicants would get the preference, but we were all thrown out simply because, we had not sufficient capital. One of us had £350, another £2OO, and the other £l2O. Now, this money was all our own; none of iborrowed. We did not even know we would have to stand for a financial examination, or we would have been better prepared. One of the judges told the others that it was not legal to enquire into the financial position of the applicants; it was only a resolution of the Board. Now, I think it is the duty of your Council, in the interests of the working men, to take this matter up and see that the land laws are administered'in the way the Legislature intended they should be, and not in a spirit of hostility to the workers, as I noticed on the day of the ballot out of. I think, about 160 applicants, only about 80 were allowed to ballot, and these chiefly large land-owners and wealthy shopkeepers, and the working man was conspicuous by his absence." After some discussion the Council decided to allow the letter to lie on the table.

Ostrich-farming has long been one of South Africa's most flourishing industries. The busine.-.s is conducted on scientific principles, and careful breeding from selection has improved the stock to a remarkable extent. Recently, for instance, no less than JEI,OOO was paid for a pair of birds, whereas ostriches of the common class can be bought in any number at from 30s to 60s apiece. Of late years the industry has developed enormously. In 1870, it is stated, there were only about 100 domesticated ostriches in Cape Colony. To-day it is estimated that there" are over 709,000 birds on Cape farms. Hitherto South Africa' ha 3 enjoyed a virtual monopoly in the supply of the much-sought after plumes, but lately America and Australia have entered the field, and although so far the competition is negligible, traders are naturally watching with a jealous eye a, development which some years hence may render their industry ' less lu<crative than ii is now. In selfprotection, therefore, measures have been passed by common consent m all the South African States, practically prohibiting the sending out of the country of both birds and i eggs.

Bowling on Sunday was the subject for discussion recently at a large meeting of the Fitzroy Bowling Club, New Plymouth. The "Daily News" states that a petition from 53 financial members was presented against Sunday play, and it was reported, on the other hand, that many members would not pay their subscriptions if Sunday play were disallowed, and eventually a resolution was carried to the effect that it was desirable that it should be known that the club had given no sanction to Sunday play. The green will be open on Sundays as usual for those who prefer to take their rest in a little mild exercise, j The matter was subsequently reI ferred to by Mr R. Cock, president of the New Plymouth Club. He said that for his part he would never allow Sunday play on the town green. Apart altogether from the religious aspect, he considered the green was the better for a rest on at least one day in the week, and the remark certainly applied to the caretaker. SUCROSINE FED PIGS ' Secured over 100 awards at last Spring Shows. The fattest pi£ »t the Christchurch Show was fed on Sucrosine, and was purchased by the ChristchurchMeat Coy. for exhibiton purposes It is false economy to feed pigs altogether on skim milk, lib of Sucrosine to half a gallon of skim milk will giro bottor results.

Some peculiar arguments are used by the Wellington Education Department to show 1 that plana are not what they should be. For instance, the Inspector-General pointed out to the Wanganui Education Buard the other clay that the rooms in the proposed new building for a District High School at Wananui were 2ft too wide to allow of proper lighting! One member suggested that the question of a dull day and a sunny day light would also have to be careully considered.

That a man may live for seven years with a piece of leaden bullet in his brain was proved at an inquest held ir. London. The postmortem examination showed that there was a larize piece of jagged Done pressing into the brain, and a piece of leaden bullet in the brain. Death was due to euilepsy, set up by injury to the brain and by the depressed bone and the piece of bullet. It was marvellous that the man had lived. The bullet had passed right through the brain. Mr M O. Aronsten requires an experienced lady clerK. Mr R. Mcßae advertises for rabbit He will be at the Prince of Waled Stables at 10 a.m. A lady's grey coat lost between Te Parae and Masterton is advertised for. Mr W. H. Cruickshank advcitisos tor sale cheap, a well-irnpr >vtd section and 6-roomed dwelling. Mr Newtcn King, land and estate agent, New Plymouth, advertises for sale a number of improved and unimproved farms, ranging from 89 to 668 acres. Mr Albert Webb, tailor and costumier, Queen Street, has to hand a selection of new autumn costume cloths, and invites the ladies of Masterton to inspect them. Mr C. Y. Dally invites inspection of his new washing machine, whereby all the labour of the wash-day is reduced to a minimum. The machine can be seen at the premises next to Pinhev's stables.

Excollent business was done during the week at the Masterton branch of the New Zealand Clothing factory, and on Saturday afttrnoon on more than one occasion the staff were unable to give attention to the large number in the shop. The management wish to apologise to those who were incunvenienced, but they will find it to their advantage to pay the Clothing Factory another visit in view of the great bargains obtainable.