LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10070, 18 August 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Five petitions from school committees in the Taranaki district have been presented to Parliament: asking for the . re-instatement of capitation and building maintenance grants.

The estimated population of New Zealand as at June 30 last was 1,036,007 including 47,731 Maoris. ' If the Cook Islanders be taken in the total for administrative purposes is 1,0-18,347. "The dairy business has done a great deal in Taranki," says Mr James Borrie, the chairman of the Kaupokonui Dairy Company. "I romember when the bulk of t'je people had to go and gather fungus... ' A country resident writes to say that he is confident it pays to keep good poultry. Following are his records for the past three months from six Silver Wyandotte pullets and five Indian runner ducks:—May 16S eggs, June 224, July 187. It is stated that Nathan and Co. intend to close clown their cheese factory at Bunnythorpe this season, and have offered a good price for milk that is supplied at the dried milk factory, as they wish to obtain as much milk as possible fur the dried milk, having obtain"d n good market for same. Mr Massey intends moving that there be laid before the House a return showing the amount of ' money paid to each judge of the Supreme Court, judge of the District' Court ,or Stipendiary Magistrate in excess of his ordinary salary and travelling allowance, for tli.s fh e years ended March 31, 1910,. mentioning the pr« r po e for which such payment was made.

The Lyttelto'i Times affinn m.h'isicasticaliy "The average woman detests the girl who £ mokes cigarettes, aid what the average woman detests is generally a very safe thing for the average man to discourage. Temperamentally yvoman is much more finely. - constituted than man, and her judgment iyi matters of this sort is worth a "dozen s - statutesv ailti a thousand municipal by-laws.",'.

; ; Tho' practice- of tying ;; narrow strips of so:ne re.L. material around a horse's neck as a means of scaring away the bot fly is largely pursued in Australia. It if c-laimed' tkafc tUe fly, e- hich generally strike's ir-i between the horse's fioat Joe,-!. and settles on its chest, will: not do so while the red band is there. A piece of red ribbon was fcS'"; 1 effectively last summer in So-iiji-land by several horseowners.

. Apparently Feilding is in the Same position as Dannevirko in one respect for it has a drill hall and 'wants a theatre. The Star, in urging a submission of the question to the .ratepayers, inquires "If the barnlike and unpopular. Drill Hall can earn an average.income.of £225 per annum, what would a decent, comfortable, and up-to-date the.ar,;\>like Town Hall earn? The town will be the gainer in every way by the erection of such a building, .-jnd we expect ratepayers will agree v.ilii us at the poll."

An Eltham solicitor was agreeably surprised to receive. a day or two ago a cheque from the Official Assignee at Palmerston covering the second and final dividend of 19s 9d in the £ in a certain bankrupt estate, which was placed in the Assignee's hands 15 years ago. 'lt is not known whether the payment of the dividend after so many years had elapsed is due to the vigilance of the Assignee or to the possession of a high principle on the part of the bankrupt.

It is the opinion of tine president of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce (Mr J. H. Gunson) that scholarships should be established at on oe by the Chamber in connection with the School of Commerce at Auckland University College. So far, Mi- Gunson said at yesterday's meeting, the Chamber had paid too little attention to the education of young men just about to take up a commercial career. The question was referred to the Financial Committee of the Chamber for a report.

i A while ago Wanganui did a c>on-Efldera-ble ta-ade in exporting white pine,; but during the last year or so the trade has been dead, as the business did not pay the sawinillers on tiie Main Trunk line. The trade, however, is again looking up, for a contract at a favourable figure has been made by a Sydney buyer for two years for the purchase of 1,000,000 ft. of white pine a year. The Union Box Company ,of Sydney, lias now a competitor in the field, in the form of a co-operative association, whose Sydney buyer has chartered the lima (now in port here) and the Alexa to carry the timber.

i A somewhat, ambiguous remark I was made by a speaker at a meeting in connection with the Laymen's Missionary Movement in Dune-Jin the other night ,and it provoked much laughter. The speaker nas a member of the Congregational body, and was explaining how well the various churches worked together in Toronto in the interests of the movement. Sometimes a man was required to visit anotlner centre "and," said he, "if we don't have a good man to go we send a Presbyterian!" The severe slight thus presumably cast upon the denomination was borne with beeoming cheerfulness by the Presbyterians I pa-esent.

Pimples off in two days.—LaxoTonic Pills removed an unsightly patch of pimples from my face, writes Mrs Sophie Henderson, 12,' Reibv Street, Enmore, New South Wales, which for two months had resisted every possible remedy. After trying almost every medicine I finally used Laxo-Tonic Pills, and after taking them according to the pimples began to dry up, and in 48 hows came away when I was washing, leaving the skin perfectly clear and clean. Obtainable everywhere. Price 10* d and Is 6d. Yankee J&odle went to town

According to Mr Poland, M.P., 24' men in Hawke's Bay hold l,800,u0() acres of land of an unimproved value 0 fover £2,000,t00.

A Farmers' Union social is to be held at Pahiatua on the 24tli inst. The Hon. T. Mackenzie and Mr J. G. Wilson, president of the Union, will be present.

Speaking at Thursday's meeting of the Taranaki School Commissioners, Mr Major-said: 11 A member of Parliament has to make sacrifices for his constituents, and to make agreat many sacrifices. If he doesn't, he loses- his seat, and that's all about it."

The opening of the duck-shoot-ing season for a month was nituchappreciated on the Chatham Islands. The settlers had been given to understand that there would be 110 shooting this year. Ducks are not as plentiful as they were; it is said the swans are driving them out.

The engine connected with the ovening passenger train from Masterton broke down 0:1. Monday when, about a mile from the Eketaliuna side of Mangamahoe. The engine, of a goods 'train, which blew out ,an ,ejector earlier, in the day, and was detained at HketaMna for ./repairs, was sent to the rescue. . A delay of an ■ hour- and a-half was: caused by the break-down.

At a recent meeting the chairman of the Wanganui Dairy Company was asked if he could state a pri<« for butter fat per lb. in future. In reply, says a Wanganui paper, it was stated that beyond lid. [er lb. now being paid, they could 3 ot at present state the price, but the suppliers would get the whole of the profits, less Id. per lb. to pay expenses, etc. If this item could be reduced, it would be done.

Ou Friday next, August 19, Mr D. .Cuddie, Director of the Dairy Produce Department, will be at Kaupokonui. The company have invited all suppliers to .meet Mr Cud-die-at 1 p.m. to discuss the question of the forrr.ation of a cow-test-ing associativa. Tiu importance of •jueii a movement i.3 being insisted ou more a.:d move every year. The directors hope that every supplier will mako..a special effort to be present.

important meeting of leading Maori Chiefs held at Oliinemuta on Monday afternoon, one of the. principal subjects dealt \uth>wasthe necessity foiV; establishing a college f®r r the education of Maori iboys at Estonia;'' That .this subject was fcdkeft up with" enthusiasm is evident from? t.Ke ;faet thai a handsome,offer of; oQp-Vqres" cf land, was made;at theiieating . wherewith to start an endowment- Buring the sitting of the iidyal CoTiimissidn over 600 acres, werj offered by the''Natives interested at Tihi -p-tonga far- educational w-hicri'"is'' within' r; two miles of the suburban boundary of the town df Rotarua, is considered very valuable. To, start off with an endowment of 1100 acres of good land certainly augurs well for ultimate success.— Star.

A large gathering of Oddfellows from the Wairarapa district was held at Cartert6n~ on Tuesday- 1 : for the;.p\irpose t of holding a Purple; Lecture. P.G.B. Bro. Loasby was in the chair, and was assisted by Bro. Godber, Prov. C.S., and P.P.G.M. Bro. Madeley, of Wellington, P.G. 8r0,,. Smith, Masterton, and P.G. Brother Eagle, of Carterton.' Grand Master's warrant being given, •fifteen brethren ' were advanced to that most honourable degree. A meeting was held afterwards, and it was decided to form a Past Grands' Lodge, for the Wairarapa district, and that the Grand Masterand officers of the" Wellington district be invited to open it on September 16th. Lodge honours were given 'to . the visitors, after which they were entertained by the members of Loyal Heart of Oak Lodge,, aud a very pleasant evening was spent, the Masterton brethren leaving at 11 o'clock..

There is a scarcity of teachers for the small country schools of South Canterbury, especially for those which have salaries ranging from £9O to £IOO. One member of the Board of Education told a Timaru Herald reporter that the reasons for | this were quite clear. There were absolutely no attractions for young' people to go into the backblocks and teach. It was hard to get suitable places to board at, as many of those available were mere apologies for boarding-houses. Younggirls, he knew, would rather enter a dressmaking establishment and' earn 5s a week, and be surrounded by frientls of their own age. Another member, speaking at the beard's meeting, it seemed' to him that some kind of compulsory service was required if they wereto have a full supply of competent teachers.

His Excellency the Governor (Lord Islington) has been greatly impressed by the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Christ church. Speaking at - tlie h.isg s carnival on Monday evening lie said thai he had visited the cathedral that morning, and had been greatly struck by its beauty and dignity. He had always admired to a peculiar degree the particular style of architecture which had been followed in the erection of | the cathedral, _ though it would be invidious for him to contrast it with many wonderful monuments of f ge and beauty that were to be found m older countries of Europe. The peifection of the Byzantine stvle was 'nd taTl 111 »' Venice, and m other parts of Europe there ueie structures in varying stages of the architectural beauties «f the Gothic style, but, in his judgm-,it stvVJteT" 8 ° f th ° Re »nais Sa nc^ stjle stood pre-eminent, St. PeterV S "Twff IS Faa, ' s L «*>» ihat style had been faithfully flawed in the Roman Catholic f\i thedral of Christchureh, and he congratulatecl the people of the Chu : -h edifice? 3nd dignit y of the' PILES RAPIDLY CURED. . S . ufferin 6 fr °» Piles ' 01 some little time, and had triedA gave Kexona a trial mr? pleasantly surprised to'find I xvas completely cured in four days T «sed Laxo-Tonic Pills at flm time V tlle same ward', m y -T y llave toMrs qi if writes Irs .Maggie Munro, Cooper Street ■Healer, is sold m triangular pots at :

The market value of. beef in Southland tc-day is from 29s to 323 6d per lOOlbs.

Farmers cf [southland were refusing £5 12s 6d and £5 15s per ton for table potatoes last Saturday. There are evidences that the market is hardening.

A number of Masterton residents intend being present at the benefit concert to be tendered at the Lower Ttueru this evening to the Jjimmiscn family. V The handsome donation made to the Macterton A. and P. Association by the Solway Syndicate has received flattering recognition, not only throughout New Zealand but in Australia.

The hockey match which was to have been played between the Wairarapa and Manawatu representatives on August 24th has been abandoned. The ai.nual tea and congregatioral . meeting in connection with the Masterton Presbyterian Church is to be held this evening. The tea takes in Knox Hall at 5.30 p.m., and the congregational meeting in the Cbarch at 7.30. * 4 ' According to the Auckland Star's. ' Parliamentary correspondent. Mr .Robs; M.P. for Pahiatua, is in the xunnihg for the Chairmanship of CSfTrmttees, The statutory meeting cf share-1 holders in the Success Gold Dredge Company will be held in Murray's Bjil'iin;s on Friday, August 19th, at 8 p.m. U was stated at the monthly meeting f the Hawke's Bay County L-uncil recently that the valuaticn of the county is now £6,000,000, an increase of £200,000 since l*-t year. The number of ratepayers has increased by 501. The Masterton Orchestral Society w 11 giva their second concert of the siventh season in the Town Hall on tba 25th mat. The members have baen putticg in some good practice, and a very attract ive concert should he the result.

Mr Shand, father of ■Mr Alec. Sliand, who was Durned in his residence at the Chatham Islands on July 29, was the first magistrate appointed to those islands over 50 ago. There are several of the family still on the island ,and some in New Zealand.

T-he - natives .of. the- Chatham Islands have lost a friend by the death "of Mr "Alec." Shand. He was their adviser and.friend in all matters, public and private, and acted as. interpreter for - them for many " years.They will find it hard to get alone without him. Arrangements in connection with the a-nual social of the Huia Hockey Club, which is to take place this evening, are now complete. . committee have been working nonsl? for some time past and reCGtd gathering is anticipated, lhe Ball haß been neatly decorated, and the floor is in first-class order; At the fortnightly pay-nleht of the Workers' Mutual Building Society last night, the sum of £304 was contributed by the shareholders to enable them to participate in the ballot and sale of £6OO, to be held on 25th Inst. !

Messrs W. Howard Booth, G. W. Deller and C. Campbell made a v:ry successful canvass of Masterton yesterday for donations towards the Wairarapa P. and A. Society's Show. Twenty-five fresh donors were added to last year's list.

-Mr G. R. Sykes, Secretary of the Zealand Hereford Breeders' Association, informs us that his Association has already adopted the suggestion made in our issue of yesterday of sending pamphlets describing New Zealand stud stock to the Argentine and elsewhere.

A good many farmers are complaining of lung-worm among their flocks, especially among hoggets. The - disease seems to be more prevalent in the Western District than formerly, and in Bome instances is causing heavy mortality.—Southland News.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd,, have been Instructed by Mr W. G. Carey to sell at the Mangahao Road yards, iShiatua, on Saturday, August 20th, 54 youßg dairy cows for factory profit. These cows are the complete herds of Mr H. Bagley, Puketoi, and Mr E. West, Rakanui, and the auctioneers confidently recommend them to dairymen m search of real j ood cows.

A speaker at the Woodville cheese factory banquet on Thursday, stated he was at a dairy sale the day before and the owner of tha farm (who was the possessor of high-graoe cows) said his cows head last season. This statement greatly amused the speaker, for hm cows, which were only ordinary a-Dimal3 returned him £l2 103, and a friend's cows averaged £l3 per head. JaLthe speaker and his friend were suppliers to the cheese factory, which, in his opinion, made all the difference. —Examiner.

"It cannot be too often repeated j that diphtheria is a disease wlucli is communicated by contagion Aitli the sick, and in no other way" Dr Ashburton Thompson, president of the New South Wales Board _ o. Health). The popular impression that it is caused by offensive nuisances, by bad drains, or by bad drinking water, is entirely a delusion. On the other hand, when diphtheria is epidemic ,the closest should be paid to anything in the shape of a sore throat, discharging from the nose, or discharging from the ears, and owing to the paralysis which the disease causes any change observed in the speaking voice of a child should be taken as sufficient reason for consulting a medical man as to wliethei the child has not recently had diph; theria. Paralysis of the muscles of the throat leads to such a change, and is a common sign of the presence of the disease, which may have been too slight to betray itself in any other way. Nevertheless, such mild cases can fatally infect jf others." .. For Children's Hacking Cough at night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d, 2s 6d. Importers are invited to send -their Shipping Doeuments to J.. J. CURTIS and CO.,- Shipping Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. This firm -will do your Customs work correctly, and iorward -goods.

Messrs William Andrew and R. J. Barton have been nominated for the vacant seat on the Castlepoint Counts Council. The election takes place on Wednesday next.

The fortnightly civil siiting of the Magistrate's Court is to be held in Masterton to-day. The list is not a heavy one#

A steerage passenger named J. B. Brotchie threw himself overboard and was drowned on the journey of the Warrimoo from Sydney to Wellington.

| The diath of Mr William Whit- . taker, vho hid been a resident of Ptilmcrston North for thirteen years, occurred yesterday. The total of Mrs Wilford's Children's Hospital Fund, recently started in Wellington, now stands at aver £6,000. The Government subsidy on this amount will be a pretty considerable item. At the Manawatu Hunt Club's Steeplechase meeting yesterday, the Hunt Club Steeplechase wr.s won by Flamingo, and the Ladies' Bracelet by Himatargi. . Mr J. V. Gordon, chemist, adver- i tibes antireptic tooth paste; also Witch Hazel Foam for the complexion. ' For the system at sprirg time, j Mr J. V. Gordon, chemist, recom- | raenda Compound nxtract of Sarsa- i parilla.