LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9579, 28 August 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The iatest return f.orn Mystery Flat Dredge is 50oz 10 dwt tor 112 hours' work. The New Zealand Ladies' Huckey Association's Tournament next year will be held at Nelson. Having contracted a severe cold the Rev. C. Porter will be compelled to abandon the address which he was to have delivered at the Post Office corner this evening.

The Wellington School Commissioners have written to the Wellington Education Board declining to grant the aDplication for additional sections of land at Lansdowne.

The Wellington Education Board intend to make application to the Department for a grant of £3OO for the purchase of a residence at Mangamahoe. Miss Fanny Kirby, boardinghousekeeper, Alartintorough, has been adjudicated a bankrupt. The first meeting of creditors will be held at Martinborough on September 3rd. The box plan for J. C. Williamson's pantomime "Jack and Jill" will be open from 9 o'clock till 10 o'clock this morning at the Town Hall, after which seats may be reserved at Miss Rive's.

The heaviest rainfall for July last in the North Island was recorded at Te Araroa (North Auckland), ?.2.91 inches, and the lowest at Porangahau, 1.32 inches. The highest in the South Island w*s 19.54 at Okuru, and the lowest .38 at Dipton. Ihere was a noticeable diminution last month in the exodus from New Zealand, the excess of departures over arrivals having been 6U7. Eighteen Chinese arrived, and thirty-five left the Dominion during the same period. The curator of the Masterton

Fish Hatcheries (Mr J. G. Miller) sent a consignment of 40,000 trout fry 'to Ohakune yesterday. Other small consignments were also sent to the Forty-mlie Bush and Manawatu districts.

Arrangements have been made to hold a Catholic social and dance in the on September Ist. A strong committee has the various details well in hand, and given fine weather conditions the function will be a decided success.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held a clearing sale of dairy stock on account of Mr T. Hunt, of Rongokokako. The cows, which were a good lot, sold well, making the good average of £? 6s. They quote:—Herd cows, £9 15s; others from £5 to £9. A mission, which will be continued for a fortnight, is to be conducted by the Redemptorist Fathers in St. Patrick's Church, commencing about the middle of next month. Arrangements have also been made to hold one in Eketahuna, which is attacheds(X) St. Patrick's at Masterton, at an early date.

During the month ended July 24th, the revenue from the North' Island main lines and branches totalled £96,451, as comoared with £87,137 for the corresponding . period of the previous year. The chief contributing items were passengers £40,698, and goods £45.373; the number of passengers carried being 350,579, an increase of 19.000. The ban of the Post Office has been placed upon the following, and letters thus addressed will not be delivered: —Snr. R. Gennett, 228, Rua do Barao de S. Cosmo, Porto, Portugal; Mr Leonard Succr, 89, Faubourg St„ Martin, Paris; Mr Leonard Succr, Head Office, St. Martn's le Grand, London E.C.

The Finance and Works fcommii A ee recommended, and it was approved by the Wellington Education Board, that grants for works at the following schools be authorised: — Masterton, Newman, Mauriceville West, Range Road and Rongomai; that works at Scarborough and Pahiatua be deferred.

Another indication of Reviving vitality in trade is given by the telegraph revenue for last month. The Acting-Postmaster-General (Hon Dr. Findlay) states that during July there were 32,689 more telegrams than in the corresponding month of 1908, while the revenue improved by £B6l, the actual total for last month being £24,473.

The services at the Congregational Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. A. Hodge, who will in the morning continue "The Path of Histor\C" the special subject being "The Path Which Leads into Egypt." The subject in the evening will be "A Good Time Coming." In connection with the Institute Mr J. Hunter will give a lantern lecture on Monday night "Prom London to Niagara "

The Rongokokako Dairy Company have experienced,a most satisfactory year. The sum of £4087 Is 5d has been paid to suppliers and the bal ance on the profit and loss account now stands at £1,506 17s Bd. During the season 2,(5G4.4841bs of milk w ra received, yielding 9fV<>B9)bs of butter-fat from which 249,7(J8ib of cheese were made, being an ircrease of 59,276 lbs over last year. The average test was 4.0. The directors rac mmc-nd the payment of a dividend of 6 r>er cent. j ■ Some time ago representatives of the legal profession urged on the Minister of Justice (Hon. Dr. Findlay) the desirability of,' having sittings or thfi Supremo Court held at Masterton and Hamilton, in consequence of the abolition of the District Courts, The matter was referred by the Minister to the judges of the Supreme Court, who have reported that they see tio objection to the requests being granted. It is, therefore, practically certain that to sittings of the Supreme Court will be held yearly at both places.

I A record has been established at . the Wellington Magistrate's Court. Accompanying a claim which has. been lodged there is a bill of particulars. occupying ninety-seven manuscript pages, covering paper 18yards 10 inches in length. The bill is for laundry work. The previousbest, which has been beaten very badly, was recorded in 18.95, when* the Court dealt with a butcher's bill , over three yards in length.

I n reply to a question by a "Manawatu Standard" representative, Mr - D. Cuddie, Dairy Commissioner, said the Department hoped to carry out cow testing throughout the Dominion. They would first see how the movement "took on" at Dalefield, which place had been selected on account of its close proximity to headquarters. They would give the movement a trial in that centre first, and if it proved a success them, would carry out similar work, all over the colony. Mr Cuddie said the movement was being entered into enthusiastically by the dairy farmers of Dalefiekl, and it was fully antici- ! pated the dairy herds would show great improvement as a result of thetesting.

At the annual meeting of ,the Wairarapa Racing Club the following 1 officers were elected for the ensuing' year President, Mr H. S, Wardell; Vice-Presidents, Messrs W. E. Bidwill, "Quinton Donald, J. SCundy; Judge. Mr W. H. Hartgill; Deputy Judge, Mr Q. Donald; Clerk of Scales, Mr W. Dalrymple; timekeeper, Mr T. Benton; Treasurer, Mr A. J. Toogood; Stewards, MessrsT. Benton, A. Donald, F. Pearce, G. Hume, S. Cundy, J. W. Card; Hon. Surgeons, Dro. Bey, Palmer and Deamer; Hon. Veterinary Surgeon, Mr W, li. Taylor. It was decided to place £4,000 at the disposal j of the incoming Stewards for stakes for the, ensuing year.

At the conclusion of the meeting of the Wellington and Wairarapa Charitable Aid Board, on Thursday, Mr K. C. Kirk, as chairman, said that the work that had been afforded! the unemployed in Wellington must have materially relieved the calls that otherwise must have been made on the board's funds. Between 500* and 600 men had been given employment enough to see them through the worst of the winter. The' secretary (Mr George Willis) who is also secretary of the Unemployed Relief Committee, announced that applications for work were tailing off. Those that were applying now were mostly married men who had only been accommodated with halftime work. Mr Kirk announced that the committee hoped .to keep the work going to September, and to see the winter through.

The elocutionary contest held under the auspices of Knox Young l People's Association, last night, wasan undoubted success. There was a large attendance of members of the Association, and also of the general public. The reading competition for ladies was won by Miss Hogg with 195 points, and the reciting competition by Miss Logan, with 200 points. In the reading competitionfor' men Mr Hebenton was the successful competitor with 160 points,, for recitation, Mr Sykes was awarded first place with 190 pointp.. Mr J. T. M Hornsby, of Carterton,, acted as judge, and in giving his awards he gave some advice to the competitors, and urged them to> make a study of pieces that they intend reciting. The possible number of points in each instance were 200. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr J. T. M. Horns by for judging the competitions.

The second annual meeting of the Worksop Gold-Dredging Co.. Ltd.,. was the Secretary's (Mr N. H~ James) office, on Thursday evening. The chair was occupied by Mf D.,.T. Cameron and there was a fair attendance. The Chairman in proposing the adoption of the report and bal-ance-sheet referred to the satisfactory year experienced, and pointed out that 12s per share had been paid out during th3t year in dividends, and since the date of the balance-sheet a further dividend of 2s had been declared, rfince June 30th the sum of £L'OO had been added to the reserve fund, making a total of £4OO. The motion was seconded by Mr E. Richards, andi unanimously carried. Mr J. Hessey,. the retirin®Nfdirector, was re-elected unopposed, and Mr A. Hathaway was elected auditor. A vote of thanks was accorded to the dredge staff.

The monthly meeting of the agers of the Masterton Technical School was held last evening in the Technical School. Mr E. Feist occupied the chair, and there were also present:—Mr W. H. Jackson and Very Rev. Dean McKenna. An. apology for absence was received from Mr E. H. Waddington. The Treasurer's statement showed receipts £7O 0s lid, expendtiure £3O 10s Bd, making a credit balance at »■ date of £39 10s 6d. The Education. Department wrote intimating ihatt £49 10s 3d capitation had been passed for payment. Accounts- ■ amounting to £23 5s 8d were passed for payment. The Secretary of theEketahuna branch of the Farmers' Union wrote asking for information in connection with the wool classes as it was proposed to ask Mr -'S. Wood to inaugurate classes thereV It was decided to inform the writerthat the Managers would be very plpased to conduct a class at Eketahuna under Jthe supervision of the- ' Technical School.

Speaking to an interviewer in Auckland, Mr Massey recalled the circumstances of his first introduction, to active politics. "The Waitemata seat had become vacant," he said. "It was harvest time, and I was in my stackyard building a cornstack when a telegraph messenger came along with a telegram. The stack: was some height from the ground, ani the menace was handed up to trie on one of iho prongs of « pitchfork by the driver of the waggon that was being unloaded ac thev stack." This telegram, wbkh serves to become historic, but" which unhappily was not preserved, contained a request from a number of Waitemata electors that Mr Masseswould meet them on the following' day lor the purpose of receivir.g a request to contest the seat. "I met them on the /ollowing day as rtqutsted," the narrator proceeded, "and I consented to accede to the request." After a keen fight' Mr Massey was returned. Three years later he was elected for Franklin, for which district he is member until the present day.

The date of the annual Horse Parade of the Wairarapa P. and A. Sodety has been altered to September 11th, on account j£ the Wellington —Wairarapa football match taking place on September 18th. The services at Knox Church on Sunday next will be conducted bv Rev Tucker, who has recently arrived in the Dominion from the Home country. Rev. a. T. Thompson is away in Dunediri, preaching in Knox Church.

The dedication of the new pedal pipj organ in St. Mark's Cnurch, to the memory of the late Kpv. W. Bofith, has been fixed for Friday, Feotembe: 10th, when the ceremony ■Will be psiformed by Bishop Wallis, ■writes our Carterton correspondent. On the same <' 'V Dr K. F.vffe, of fit. Peter's, Wellington, will give an organ recital. Mr A. Matthew's the well-known sheepbreeder, of Featherston, who has oeen asked by the Managers of the Technical School to deliver a lecture to the students attending the wool-i'lasses on Romney Marsh sheep intimated to the meeting of Managers h>sfc evening, that owing to indisposition he would not be able to advise of the idate ot the lecture until about the middle of next month. It was decided that Mr Matthew's be informed that any date before October 19th would be convenient for the lecture.

The United Morris Tube Club fired a match last evening, Banks versus Merchants and Law, tne former winning by 36 points. The following are the detailed scoresßanks Elcoate 33, Cox, Hogg and Drummond 31. Menrv. and Rawson 30, Murray 28, Smith, Cameron, and Waddington 27, Newton and Chamberlain 26; total, 347. Merchants and LawMorgan and Fuller 32, Mackellar 31, Summerell 29, Mace 28, Milne, Wood and E. J. Fuller 26, Gully 25, Mirams 23, Hand-Newton 21, Rob»rts 12; total, 311. Th« annual dance of the Carterton and Hiueraoa Hockey Clubs , was held on Thursday night in Victoria Hall, whites our Carterton correspondent, when there was a large attendance. Music was provided by Miss Beirill (piano), and Mr R. Crawley (cornet). extras being played by Misses August and Harbioe, and Mr D. Nicnlson. Messrs S. Sievers. W.

J Bannin, and W. D. Fisher were M's.C. During the evening Mr W. J. Q'Meara presented trophies to Messrs G. Wallis and F. Fairbrother as the moat improved players during the season. The takings at the function amounted to £l3 10s.

A tribute to the extreme mildness i> of the season is paid by the Government Meterologist in describing the weather for July. He states that the mildness of the weather kept up an abttodauce of feed, and, in fact, the * growth of grass hardly ceased, iluwers came into blossom, and in some parts it seemed as if the season were spr'ng rather than mid-winter. The d .mpness of the soil and the atmosphere owing to absence of wind, interfered with outdoor operations, particularly in the North Island, except when anti-cyclonic conditions prevailed in the middle of the month, but on the east coast of the South Island conditions were mostly very favourable to farmers. Stock have kept in fine condition, and what is usually the worst month of the year was remarkable for its comparative mildness. The boom fever has eased off considerably, writes the Waihi correspondent of the Auckland "Star," no doubt chiefly due 'to the fact that numbers of speculators who had been operating on the bull principle (in anticipation of something good taming up, both m Junctions and Extendeds), being compelled to meet their settlements on contango day, thus placing thousands of shares on the market; but it is patent that many operations in a mine which to a miner cause no alarm immediately cause a panic amongst the speculating public, who seem to think that, because the inevitable foot wall of a reef has been reached, some calamity has happened which may spell ruin to them. Low ' grade ore on the hanging wall portion of reefs equally assists this depression, but to the miner is of little account. Other instances of like nature could also be quoted, but it is quite evident that the Waihi field provides no material for the flash-in-the-pan mining, nor for a similar flash of the It is essentially a field of deep exploitation, slow but steady progress and permanent durability. A capable housekeeper requires a situation.

A quarter plate camera is advertised for sale. A buggy rug, lost between Glareville and Masterton, i» advertised for. Laundry work by the day or a position as .housemaid-laundress is required by an advertiser. The services for to-morrow in connection with the Methodist Church are announced in another column. Complete lists of Amberol records are now obtainable at the "Talkeries," Masterton. , St. Matthew's Club Minstrel Troupe will produce a sketch entitled "Hook and Eye" in the Town Hall on September 23rd. Mr J. J. Spillane's advertisement in another column deals with the merits of the numerous makes of bicycles which he stocks. Spring novelties are announced in the drapery and clothing department at Messrs J. Graham and Co.'s Masterton store. The Rev. Watson will be tffe speaker a the men's meeting in the Y.M.C.A. rooms to-morrow, at 5 p.m. The strangers' tea will be gi«en as usual at 5.30. Messrs Gillespie and Co. ad"vertiie on behalf of a thoroughly respectable and reliable woman for offices to clean or work by the day ■washing or charing. Mr E. Hale, of the Wairarapa Nurseries, had a great variety of cut flowers for said. Orders may be sent to the W.F.C.A. or direct to.the nurseries. Wall papers in quaint designs and attractive colour effects are now displayed in Mr C. E. Daniell's show room, Queen Street. An invitation to inspect is extended to residents generally. The finder of a light coloured waterproof overcoat -lost between Tupurupuru and Masterton ia requested to return same to tyessrs Dalget/ «Lod Co., Masterton.

A general sale of furniture and effects will bs held at the Mastcrton Auction Mart, this afternoon, by Mr J. R. Nicol, when goods sent in curing the week will be sold absolutely without reserve.

Those who make purchases to-day at Messrs Hendrv and Buxton's relinquishing sale of drapery and clothing, will be given exceptional value for their money. On most of the iiiiPH the prices have been reduced to 50 per cent, below cost. The herd of dairy cows owned byMr W. Russell, of Hukanui, is recognised as amongst the best in the Forty-mile Bush. Dairymen will therefore be interested in the fact that on Thurad--jv, September 2nd. the hard will he offered for sale by Messrs Abraham an I William*, Ltd. The herd includes 5U first-class daily cows, 12 of which have calved and the rest will come to profit at factory dates. Pigs, horses, farm implements, household furniture, and 40 shares in the Ballance Dairy Company will also bo offei'ed. Iff yon UWE A Cough, Cold, Nose, Throat or Lung , rouuie, dtouiaoh, Bowel or Liver Comolaint, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Übh SANDER'S hUOALYPII EXTRACT ; 5 drops in a tablespoon water. Remember, von cannot expect the good effects from auv sort of Eucalyptus. SANDER *j EXTRACT CORES because it contains ethereal and antiseptic substances not contained in other Eucalyptus products. Thuse latter, made by persons ignorant in chemistry, and provided with fancy names and labels by trading concerns vho do not know what they contain, have caused grievous harm, and a de&th has resulted from their use. Do not apply an ointment to a sore. It keeps back the secretion. To wounds, bruises, sprains, burns, ulcers, eczema and other skin troubles APPLY SANDER'S EXTRACT— 15 drops in a tablespoon of olive oil. The effect will surprise you? SANDER'S EXTRACT HEALS, because it is freed from the irritating constituents contained in ether hucalyp* t.us preparations. It heals when others 11 "insist upon the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, and you will derive the benefit. 213