LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3112, 10 February 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A dividend of 2y per share has been declared by the Worksop dredge, payable to-day. The amount circulated among shareholders in Masterton will be J2GOO. The Chief Ruler (Bro. Calder) stated at the Rechabite Conference yenterelay, that the Order had gained practically live hundred members during the past year. The following amounts were authorised by the Chief Engineer ui Roads for expenditure by the Masterton County Council :—,£120 grant, Riversdale-liriti Road; £SO grant, repairs to Waihoki Road. The Stipendiary Magistrate at Masterton * (Mr W. P. James), has appointed Friday, February 19th, as the date for hearing Mn objection by J. Blatchford, settler, of Kopuaranga, against an order issued to him ny the Mastex--ton County Council to clear any obstructions from the Kopuaranga stream adjoining his property. ! The following handicaps have been declared for the 75 yards race for Mr H. Perry's trophy, to be swum in the Park Lake at 6.30 o'clock tomorrow evening, under the Wairarapa Amateur Swimming Club auspices:— H. Bridge, ser; J Winchester and F. Pniilips, lsec; W. Darvill. 3sec; L. D. McLean, ssec; E. B. Waddington and F. Ball, fisec; A. Callister, B,sec; A. Donald and M. Iggulden, lOsec; A. Iggulden, 12sec. Mr A. Henderson's trophy has been allotted for the neatest header dive, to be held the same evening, for which post entries will be received by the hon. secretary (Mr J. A. McEwen).

Vxm Packs Faikrk.—Ladies troubled with growth of hair on lace, 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, Cliemibt, Masterton, for 4/6, or send postal note direct to Herasley .Burnet, Hair Specialist, 46 George Street, Dunedin, (All parcels sent in plain wrappers), Hemsley Burnet's Hair ResfcTpr v ™' Grey Hair, 4/ ft.

"When a man dies, you pay him the money," was the amusing slip made by a delegate at the Rechabite Conference yesterday.

Encouraging reports have been received respecting the harvest prospects in the South. The Hon. D. Buddo states that the harvest is the best he has experienced for 35 years.

It is expected that a rink from the Rechabite Conference, comprising Bros. Fathers (Nelsou), Sherwood (Dunedin), Calder (Nelson) and Nasmith (Gisborne), will meet a rink of Masterton bowlers on the local green to-morrow afternoon.

There w,as a good attendance last evening at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Workmen's Friend Building Society held in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, Mr A. Donald presiding. The election to fill three vacancies on the diiectorate resulted in Messrs W. H. Jackson, A. C. Major and H. O'Leary, being elected. A long and interesting discussion on matters of importance to the shareholders ensued.

A meeting of the U.A.O.D. Lodge was held last evening, Bro. ts. C. McGaughran, A.D., presiding. Bros. E. Pragnell and J. K. Blinkhorne vvere installed by P. A. Bro. Levien as secretary and treasurer, respectively. Bros. D. A. Pickering and Shackleton were elected representatives on the Friendly Societies' Council. P.A. Bro. L. N. Prentice was presented with a Past Archers collar and Diploma. Other routine business was transacted.

A horse attached to a 'cart owned j by Messrs J. Graham and Co., and driven by Mr H. Kemp, became frightened and unmanageable yesterday afternoon on the Akura road through a portion of the harness breaking. The animal after bolting for a short distance, commenced kicking, and finally got one of its hind feat caught at the back of the swingle-tree. This caused it to fall heavily to the ground. With the assistance of some passers-by the horse was got on to its feet again, and with the exception of a few cuts escaped serious injury. The driver wa» unhurt. The Maaterton Ladies' Swimming Club met yesterday afternoon, Mrs J. W. Blackman in the chair. It was reported that some very handsome trophies had been raceived for the C:rrival, which it was decided to uold on the afternoon of the 25th inst. (Thursday). As a satisfactory number of entries have b:-en received tor the gold watch trophy race, and more w>:re likely to be received it was resolved to hold the race at the Carnival. The programme was drawn uo similar to that of last year, and the Committee decided not to charge any entrance fees for the various evtnts, except for the watch race. Speaking in regard to the District Officers' report preaented to th 3 Rechabite Coherence yesterday, Bro. Heyhoe considered the report should have been printeJ. If it was possible to print ths District Visitors' report, it should also be possible to have had the District Officers' report printed beforehand and laid on the table.' There also appeared to be a mistake in the membership returns. The District Secretary explained that the returns from the Tents not coming in at due date, the report would not be compiled. The same applied to the membership return, which had been compiled on approximate figures. He sugeesced that the date of closing the year be altered from Decemoer 31st to September 30th, wiiicn wjuld allow of the returns-being to hand in due time.

Mr G, Laing-Mea?on f C.E., Engineer for the Opaki-Lansdowne irrigation and high pressure water schemes, attended the meeting of the Masterton County Council ye3terday afternoon in connection with the schemes referred ►.0.. Li a written report, Mr Laing-Meason submitted details of the second and final contract for the schemes.. The importance of this contract warranted it being: erwen the fullest publicity, and the Engineer suggested that fur the contract be called for at least a week in local and various city papers. In regard to No. 1 contract (let to Mr M. Kerins) the Ergineer stated that the contractor, who promised to commence work on the 21st January, had so far done nothing. Mr LaingMeason suggested that the contractor be given seven days to. commence the contract in, otherwise tnat it be terminated. The time fixed for the completion of No. 2 contract was October 10th. Tne report, plans, and suggestions- of the Engineer were adopted.

Sydney has not had a famine in copper lrnney, but at times it has been none too plentiful, says the "Sydney Morning Herald." Something was said at the annual meeting of the Australian Gaslight Company which may help to solve the riddle. The chairman of directors, in moving the adoption of the report, referred to the penny-in-the-slot meters, which, he said, had done much in meeting the requirements of that class of consumer who cannot possibly afford to run quarterly accounts. The number of meters in use to date is 28,000. The amount received for gas from these special meters during 11)08 was £57,317 2s 7d, which represented 13,756,104 pennies, weighing approximately 128 tons. "We expedience," said the chairman, "very little trouble in getting rid of thes-e coins at the various banks in the city and suburb*, as the demand is so great." Evidently, therefore, the Gas Company is a good collector of copper money. _^ t mr ,.^.

As the mullet is now plentiful in Hawke'a Bay, the Minister for Marine has decided to do away with the close season in that bay.

The Masterlon Trust Lands Trust electoral roll is now open for inspection. Objections must be lodged with the secretary, Mr A. Hathaway, before 5 p.m. on Monday next.

It was stated at the Rechabite Conference yesterday afternoon that probably the oldest Rechabite in the world was a member of the Napier Tent, Bro. Harding, who had been a member of the Order for 70 years, his present age being S6. Solicitors practising in the Wallington district during 1908 numbered 240, and notwithstanding that ten of tho3e on the district list in 1907 hav>e ceased to practise in Wellington, the number shows an increase of five. This inci'easa is shown in the country districts, the number of town practitioners remaining unaltered —125 practise in the city and 115 in other parts of the district. The number of solicitors practising in the Dominion on December 31st was 841, as against 840 for the previous year. The variation in the different districts is ?hown as follows (tha numbers in t.arentheses being the 1907 figures): Auckland, 184 (180); Canterbury, 123 (119); Gisborne, 19 (20); Hawke's Bay, 41 (41); Marlborough, 10 (10); Nelson, 15 (15): Otaao, 111 (123): Southland, 29 (29): Taranaki. 52 (48); Wellington, 240 (235): Westland, 19 (20). A victory for Spiritualists is reported from Glatz, in Silesia (Germany), where the Court of Appeal, on Friday, December 11th, acquitted Frau Winter, who was charged with slandering Herr Sammeck, the chairman of a parish Council, says a London paper. The lady was the medium at a spiritualistic seance. Herr SammecK's son, who was present, was thanked for his attendance by the spirit invoked," supposed to be that of his deceased sister, and was besought to bring his father, who, the spirit said, "had much accursed gold on his conscience," and whose "hopes or eternal life had almost vanished." Herr Sammeck brought an action against the medium, who at the first trial was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. In tne subsequent tr ; al the "spirit's" statements were proved correct, for Sammeck, cross-examhed, admitted that he had made numerous deductions for hi? own benefit from certain pensions he was entrusted to pay. "Fifty years ago there was not a stag in New Zealand; now it is one of'the finest deer-stalking countries in the world, and the heads obtained there would, alas put to shame deer forest in Scotland." This is how Mr H. Frank Wallace, F.Z.S., sums up the result of his observations while deerstalking in New Zealand'in 1907, in "Stalks Abroad," published by an English firm. He goes exhaustively into the history and characteristics of the various New Zealand herds, the three main herds at Wairai'apa, Nehon and Otago, and that recently established in the Rakaia Valley. With the Nelson herd he did not make personal acquaintance, but fifteen or twenty heads which he saw were almost all "narrow, ugly, and lacking in symmetry." Some which are working farther island, be understands to be tetter, but tney are still inferior to those of Otago in length and span and to v those of Wairarapa in weight. A common weakness, in Nelson, and rathar less common in Wairprapa, he says, is the absence ot bays. Wairara a heads have a heavier beam and a larger number of points than those of Otago; in fact, they resemble English p»rk deer or German heads. The Otago heads as a rule greater length of horn and finer span. Mr Wallace is more 1 inclined to ascribe these differences to climate and feed than to divergence in breeding, as some of the most prominent New Zealand stalkers believe.

Messrs Butler and Blair, two officers of Wellington prison, have returned from a fruitless search for tin.' prisoner Archie M'Neil, who escaped some days aso from the Gaol. They tried to intercept M'Neil at the Turakina River, tut were too late, as he nad passed along 48 hoard earlier mounted <:n a big bay horse. He was then wearing ridii.g breeches and gaicers of a conspicuous pattern. Next he was heard of as having stayed with Mr Simpson, of Hoaton Park, on the about six miles from Turakina. To Mr Simpson M'Neil des-n);ed himself as a sur

. <j.vor. and he ar-sumed the airs of a piofes-iional man. Still guir.g north,

M'Neil next visited Mr D. M'lntu.-h, whose place is seven miles this side of VVniiganui. lie ariived apparently very tired, and represented himself a= a horse-dealer. 'J hat night M'Neil was the guest of Mr M' '.ntojb, *.nd after supper was givtn a good bed.

t-Je rose early next mirninir, at threeo'clock,. Mr M'lntosh bt-levts; but before he went he skimmed all the cream on: the dishes. He has been seen in the Hawera district, an.l it is lielieved that he has made for the bush between Tauinaranui ai.d Taupo. A farmer at Feilding, not knowing anything about M'Neil's antecedents, complained to tne a man had borrowed a horse and a pair of leggings. He sa»d he was a surveyor, and would return them shortly. He had not been seen by the farmer up to the time the loss was reported.

Lovers of home niusie have a special opportunity in Mastertbn -just now From the Bth to the 27tli inst, the Dresden Piano Company, Ltd., which has become as assured a national institution as the bubbJing places of Whakarewarewa, holds its annual sale at the Dresden Piano Depot in Queen Street. A splendid lot of specially imported instruments have been b .-ought up. These are not pianos and qrgans left over in the metropolitan showrooms, Every one of them was imported from famous 2actorie> for sale in Masterfon, Lipps, Broadwoods, Ronisches, Steinways, others —all latest models, all perfect examples of quality and dependable construction The terms of payment are exceptionally easy during the sale. If yon want an instrument for the home, for the church, for the assembly room, for any purpose, there will be no such exceptional opportunity as this lor another year. For detailed information apply f o Mr T. B. Hunter, the local representative, or to Mr M. J. Brookes, tho Dresden Manager in the North Island. Don't fear to give trouble. The Dresden Company long ago found out that taking trouble is the quintesf-ence of good business. 3 Send the documents of your importations to MESSES J. J. CURTIS & CO., LTD., Customhouse Shipping and Forwarding Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington who will quickly clear, pass and forward the gools to you. Moderate charges.

Mr F. P. Welch has vacancies for domestics and farm and station hands.

A nearly new pram go-cart advertised for sale may be seen at the Age office.

Messrs Hannah and Co.'s boot sale continues with plenty of business. A list of specially priced lines will be found elsewhere.

Knox Choir wiil hold a practice on Friday evening at 7.30 in the Church. A full attendance is requested.

The members of the Masterton South Brass Band are elsewhere requested to meet at the practice room to-morrow afternoon at 1.45 o'clock, to play at the Hon. A. W. Hogg's Garden Party in the Park Oval.

Messrs Kichardson and Son, saddlers and harness-makers, Pahiatua, invite the farmers and settlers to call and inspect their supply of saddlery and harness, made on their premises, and under their own special supervision. The firm deal only in first quality gonds.

Mr J. K. Carpenter, boot manufacturer, Pahiatua, has to hand a stock of first quality summer footwear purchased direct from the best British, American and Continental manufacturers. Several specially priced lines will be found in the advertisement appearing elsswhere.

Messrs McLeod and Young commenced their annual sale with satisfactory results. The firm has made such reductions that book-lovers will appreciate and a satisfactory business will result. The fancy goods are also being offered at considerably reduced prices.

The summer sale of drapery and clothing now being conducted at Mr P. Hamill'a is proving a great success. All goods are marked down at the lowest possible prices, and the public are invited to call and see for themselves the range of splendid bargains offered.

The "Eclipse" cleanser, a preparation which is guaranteed to cleanse anything and everything, is now procurable at the principal stores throughout the district. The product is made by Mr E. A. Collier, and has been used by him- for a number of y°ars with the most successful results, and he has now determined to put the article on tha market for tl e benefit of the public. As a laboursaver on washing days "Eclipse" is said to have no equal.

Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., Masterton agents for the Shaw Savill ni Albion Company, Ltd., report that the demand for accommodation on their passenger steamers sailing tor London during the next few months is very heavy. The lonic sailing en 25th inst.. Athe.iic 25th March, Corinthic 22nd April, and Arawa 20th May, are quickly filling in all classes, so intending passenerers should book accommodation without delay. All the above-named ers call at both Monte Video and Rio de Janeiro en route.