LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10036, 9 July 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

During his attendance at the Municipal Conference, Mr J. M. Coradine, Mayor of Masterton, took an opportunity to interview the Premier on the question of finding the money'required by Masterton for the proposed drainage extension. The. interview was of a most satisfactory character, and the Mayor will report fully to the next meeting of the Council. There are at present 22 classes in full swing at the Masterton Technical School. The total. number of subscribers to the telephone exchange in' New Zealand is 29,682, an increase of 2,748 for the past year. The largest telephone Bureau in New Zealand is Wellington with 4,285 connections; and the smallest are Sanson and New Brighton, with 5 subscribers each. The St. Matthew's hockey team to play P. and T. to-day is:— F. Trusrott, F. Phillips, C. Cule. W. Morris, R. Morris, F. Madsen, F. Dixon, B. Morris, E. Hatch, H. Russell and V. Sutton. A youth named Stanley Hoar was Graham, S.M., at the local S.M. Court -yesterday, for having ridden a bicycle on a footpath in the Borough. At the Masterton S.M. Court yesterday morning, before Mr 0. C. Graham, S.M., John McLaughlin was charged with having driven a traction engine not accompanied by two men. Accused pleaded guilty, and a fine of 5s and costs 7s was inflicted. The members of the Trust Lands Trust last evening comolimented Mr A. Hathaway, the secretary, on the excellent method adopted by.him in setting forth the position of the various accounts, the members heartily appreciating the innovation, | "The Borough Council are going to wink the other eye and look in the opposite direction," remarked a member at the Trust Lands Trust meeting last evening, when it was suggested that a certain class of building was to be erected on a Trust section by the Y.M.C.A.

The annual social and dance of the Hibernian Society will take place on Thursday next, July 14th, in the Drill Hall. This dance is a decidedly popular one. and a first-class evening's enjoyment is assured. The managers of the Masterfon Technical School intend holding an art exhibition, and for the purpose of discussing (he matter with Mr Fenton, the new art master, will , hold a special meeting on Monday next, at 4.30 p.m. So as to avoid clashing with rFielding on February 7th and Bth next, and Dannevirke on February Bth and 9th, the committee of the PahiatuaAkitio Agricultural and Pastoral Association has decided to hold their second annual show on February 10th and 11th.

The football tournament in the Showgrounds to-day promises to be interesting. Six teams will take part, comprising the best Wairarapa football talent. J. O'Leary, the All-Black international, will plav for the Hibernian team.

A meeting of the Managers of the Masterton Technical School was held last; evening, there 'being present Messrs & Feist (chairman), W. H. Jackson, C. E. Daniell, E. H. Waddinglon, and Rev. Dean Mc-, Kenna. The report for the first term was presented, showing the number of pupils oh the roll to be 306, and the average attendance 247. Salaries amounting to £247 were passed for payment. Mr Jackson, on behalf of the fencing committee, reported that arrangements had been made in regard to certain fencing at the Technical School, and the work had been commenced* »

A brilliant display of the Aurora Australia was seen in Masterton earlsyesterday morning. The telephone connections at the Masterton Exchange number 497, an increase of 50 during the past year. Carterton has 300 connections, with an increase for the last year of 6, while Greyiown has 70, with an increase of 12. Mr C. E.. Daniell, who was absent in Australia on the occasion of tne last meeting of the Trust Lands: Trust, congratulated the Trust last evening on their excellent choice of a chairman for the ensuing year, and referred in eulogistic terms to Mr Wapg's abilities. Mr O. Pragnell spoke in similar terms, Mr Wagg suitably replying. At a well attended meeting of members held in the Congregational Church, Madterton, last evening,, a resolution was unanimously passed supporting fhe Wellington Anti Gambling League in their protest against the legalised bookmaker, j which they are making to the Prime I Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, on the 18th inst.

A return of industrial uniona registered in the Dominion shows that there are 308 sUch organisations with a membership of 54,519. Employers' Associstions total 120, with a membership of 3,699, while seven ,were cancelled during the year. The number of industrial unions' registrations cancelled during the twelve months was 13. Considerable interest is being taken in the Foxton district in the erection of the new works of the New Zealand Hemp Process and Bye-pro-oucts Company The machinery is siad to be quite™ 'different to that generally employed, the scutching process being (he only branch of the work similar to that at present in vogue. ■■•'•: Ample evidence of the success of the lands for settlement policy of the present Government is afforded in the South Canterbury district, writes a concspundent of the Lytlelton Times. On the' Rose-will and neighbouringsettlements lessees are disposing of their goodwills for the j piirpuse of obtaining larger hofdi ■ ■ ' •. ■■ :• | Messrs Thompson, and' Paynr, who have done so much to promote clean and healthy sport in ihe Wairarapa and whose, e> tertaiomen-ts have become so popular with ioctball and hockey players, have decided to pre--tent a handsome challenge shield to" I the Wairsrapa Hockey Association i for compptition among the senior clubs. The members of the winning team each year will be presented i with medals by the firm. ....,' \ fSaysa writer in the New Zealand; Herald:—The increase in the death duties does not greatly concern average man, but lawyers and their wealthy clients Bppear to be greatly perturbed over the matter. lam told that one well-known lawyer in his ardent indignation at the monstrous iniquity of the whole'thing, got this off: "This perpetual raising of taxation in New Zealand is not only making it hard to live in the country, but harder still to die in it!" A*double wedding, in which 1,500 guests accepted invitations, was celebrated at Vannen, in Brittiny, recently, and the festival lasted two days.. One of the bridegrooms and one of the brides were brother and sister. ' The two bridegrooms are farmers. Their 1,500 guestsconsumed five oxen, roasted whole, twenty calves, twenty dozen fowis, nine pigs, twenty-one barrels of cider, and various other items. The ceremony, which took plans in the cathedral, was a very picturesque one, for a'l the guests wore Brittany, costumes.

When a ploughman was at work on the banks of the Avon in the Christch.urcn Public Gardens last week, his implement cut through an old.Maori r.ven. Mr Young, the head gardener, communicated with the authorities at the Canterbury museum, who as the result uf some digging and searching, found the jaw bone of a man, the'bone of a dog, and a large number of pipi and other shells. It is stated that it the early days Maoris often went: up the river in their eances and cooked meals on the hanks.

3 Mr Fenton. the lecently appointed ! Art Master to classes in connection J with the, Masterton Technical 1 School, has taken up his duties, and ! is prepared to now make arrangements for the instruction of pupils at the Technical School. Mr Fenton- , is a most capable instructor, being the holder of r.o less than twelve first-class certificates from the Board of Education, South Kensington, London. Residents of the town and district who have a liking for the study of art should make a point of not missing the excellent facilities now afforded for pursuing the study of their favourite branch of art. "It is the duty of every licensee of a hotel to make nimself familiar with I the laws relating to his license," said ,Mr C. C. Graham, S.M., at the Mas f erton S.M. Court yesterday morning, during the hearing of a case dealing with a breach of the Licensing laws. "In these days when the Licensing laws are so stringent a publican should make himself conI versant with every detail." A High Court Judge might succeed in the task, but it would be hopeless for the average layman to unravel a tangle of detail which has now got so-bad that even the Chief Justice the other day refused to go into its history.

YOU TAKE CAEE to obtain the best possible and most, , suitable diet to protect your health. How much mors careful should you hj& lin the choice of a medicine. SANDEE'S EUCALOTI EXTRACT hasvery valuable curative and healing actions j but the sc-called Eucalyptus Extracts, which are crude oils made by perrons ignorant of chemistry, have done great harm by their irritant action. Theref ore .reject them; insist upon a pure active, non-irritant and uniform product SUCH IS SANDER'S EXTRACT. j Remember that SANDER'S EX. TRACT was proved by authoritative experts, at. the Supreme Court, ef Victoria, to contain antiseptic and healing sub-' stances not contained in other Eucalyptus products. It is quality in small dosethat made SANDER'S EXTRACT: fam ous, and its best adveftise£uenfc.is SANDERS EXTRACT, ... For coughs, colds, throat .and lung troubles, fevers, diseases of the digestive, and urinaiy system, 5 drops m a tablespoon .of water. To wounds, ulcers eczema, etc., 15 drops to tablespoon olive, oil and apply.—o

No issue of postage stamps bearing *n effigy of King George V. is, likely to be made until about a year here. A similar interval of time passed after the death of Queen Victoria before stamp bearing the image of£King Edward were issued, specimens having first been obtained toy purchasers on January 1, 1902. dome time ago the Hon. Dr FindJay expressed the opinion that intending settler-would.find it of immense v. Rvalue if tbey couid i.rocure a handbcok'givins in succinct and intelligent form the methods in connection -with taking np all classes of land under the various legislative enactments. On bt-ing asked whether it hud lv?en decided u> compile such a haudbuok, Dr Findlay stated that hid proposal had found favour with the Government, andit would be adopted, although the work entailed was not nearly so easy as it looked. The work wonld, he added, be compiled by the Crown Law Office durii,g the , .present session. ~f~The Southland truant officer, Mr IT. B. (Jotgrove, reported to the Edu-; cation Board that he had received returns from 149 schorls in which there, •were 274 Defaulters, 'ihere was a: grfat deal of sickness prevalent, but many teachers were satisfied that a Mwge number of children were taking advantage of the epidemic and remaining away from school, thou&b not'iirg was wrong with tnem. 'J he matter was referred to the Executive Committee, Teking advantage of -the chance of keeping dry clothes at lunchtime would be nearer the \troth. iTThere were 93.275,429 letters -.posted and delivered in New Zenland ft the post year, as apainst 86,350.240 in 1909. The Secretary of the Wairarapa Hotkey Association has received donations of one guinea each to the lands of the Association, :rom Messrs W.-o.'Buchanan, M.P., and Mr A. P. -Whatman. A good plain cock advertises for a situation. The Friendly Societies' Severinrjro Football Tournament ' will be played on the Showgrounds, Masterton, this afternoon. 'iijrhe services of the Presbyterian tTureh in the Mssterlon district will le foond se fori h in an advertise--n ent on page 1 of this isrui. Another euchre tournament, under the direction of tre Masterton South Brass Bard, will take place in Kunpuni Hall nrxt Tuesday. Prizes have been given by Messrs McQueen and <jo., Mr McCracken, and Mr Blockley. Refreshments will be provided. Timely bargains in men's overcoats is the subject of an advertisement by Mr J. L. Murray in connection with his big sale of men's wear. Special quotations are given of the reduced sale prices. .' $r J. B. Dawson has sold his milk delivery business to Mr A. F. Billington, and thanks his patrons for past favours. Mr Billington, by strict attention to business, and supplying good milk, hopes to receive a fair share ofgpublic support. The Rev. A. M. Aspland, of Wei- i <*- lington, is exchangirg pulpits with the Rev. A. Hodge to-morrow. Mr Aspland's subjects will be in the morning, "Christ-and the Cross." and in the evening "God's Appeal to Man's Reason." m To-morrow^isfthe Boy n Scouts' Sun "' day at the Y.M.-C.A., io which the newly-formed patrols are invited. Strangers' Tea as usual at 5 o'ciock. Mr A. Snowball will speak on the Boyf^coutf'nrotto, "Be Prepared." Mr. 1 D. McGregor, junr., will preside. Mr Frank Dupre, jeweller, has just received a big corsignment of special kitchen clocks from the wellknown Ansoia Factory, New York: They are eight day clocks, and strike the hour arid half hour. The public are cordially invited to call -and inspect the new lines. The Scott Motor Agency, Wellington, insert an advertisement in today's issue referring to Renault, 8.5.A., and Napier cars. . This firm is making a specialty of delivering high grade cars direct from factory ;to client at bedrock prices. E< qovery from wasting and weakening ■ dif&ffrti in hai-tened by use of PHOSPiIUL. rhosphol begins with aP. PILES BAPIDLT CURED, ; "I tad lecn suffering from P:lea for •Boms little tiroe, and had tried various • advertise'', tor my complaint, bit T only grew wnrso. I gave Rexona h trial, ami ivas plpasarstly surprised to - fiiid I -was completely cured in four days, j wed 'jLaxo-Toni" I'ilU at>heßaiuotime. , go 'they, ar.y hnve helped towards my ■quick recovery," writes Mrs Maggie ; MriTT<\ Coopui-st.re«t ( Valumn, N.B.W. Bexona, the is sold in tri-\''-;l angular pots ot IsGd and 3's. Ostain- ■■ able OTSrywhare.