LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10081, 31 August 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Eltham dairy factory made 862 tons of butter last year.

Scarlet fever is prevalent in some parts of Taranaki.

The Ballance Cb-operaive Dairy Company is turning out butter at the rate of eight boxes a day.

The Invercargil Borough Council's artesian bore has been drilled to a depth of 160 ft.

Several creameries round Feilding have already commenced operations "this season.

As compared with last year's har- \ vest Southland has a shoz'tage of I 200,000 sacks of oats.. •

Carpenters are busy all over Suva, Fiji. What with renovations, repairs, and rebuilding, the parade has almost grown out of .recognition.

A man who some years ago ha,d a fortune left him of £75,000 appeared before a meeting of his Creditors in Invercargill last week. .

Labour delegates to the Conference at Wellington 1 declared tha he Arbiration Act had failed to achieve, the purpose at which they aimed,.,' .'. ,_,.

The Cardiff Co-operative Dairy one of the< -oldest cheesemakirigyconcerns in Taifanaki tends making butter, at lpast for the time being.

The Melbourne Boot Trade's Federation, following Sydney's lead, is advancing the price of boots fts from September Ist, owing to increased wages in the,trade. . : . . ~ . ;

•>Mr J. M'Gonnell, of Queensland, has accepted the position of judge of Herefords at the next Spring Show of the Manawatu A. and P. Association.

The public schools close next Friday for the usual term holidays. The Mauriceville County Council has decided upon the payment of fourpence per dozen £or email birds' heads. ■,.'■."-,'

An 84-year-old settler, ,in the person of Mr Elliott, of Bushy Park, at Puriri (Thames district), has disposed of his farm, and intends to take up sheep land in Queensland.

The case of A. J. Shearsby v. the Christchurch Press Company, claim for £250 damages for alleged libel, has been set down for hearing ■at Palmerston North to-morrow, before the Judge alone.

In order to test whether or not concrete will set in the river a the Wairoa bridge cylinders, the Borough engineer has lowered down' two sacks, one composed of one in seven and ahalf, and one in ten. .The tender of Mr C. E. Daniell, of Maste.rton, has been accepted by the Wellington Education Board for the erection of school residences at Gladstone and Mangamaire. The price of each tender was £424.

Tenders were recently called by the Wellington Education Board for additions-to the school residence at Hukanui. These have been referred to a committee of the Board to be dealt with. "

A vote of £2O was yesterday made by the Wellington,. Education Board, to assist tie Mastertori T)islrict High School Committee to asplialt the playground at the infant school. " '-.

A Lyttelton Times correspondent, writing from Alexandra, in* Central Otago last week mentioned tr>at f the fain which-.was falling then was thefirst that has been experienced in the district since November last.

The Admiralty intends shortly to experiment with a marine gas-engine for the propulsion'of a destroyer or a small cruiser. There is a wid«v spread .that the Admiralty is constructing a motor-driven battloship fitted with internal combustion engines, but this is denied.

A tilt at the miscellaneous and unbeautiful style of architecture indulged iii in New Zealand towns was made in the House by Mr Laurenson, who remarked that New Zealand streets, instead of being beautiful to look upon, were more often a horror.

Southland . sawmillers are ' 'pushing" birch as the successor to white pine for butter box and cheese crate making, but apart from the doubt as to whether birch has flavouring propensities it appears that "its liability to warp" is'^drawback.

The Southland Times staes that those'in "the ;trade anticipate that beef, in the next few weeks will reach 40s per lOOlbfiv A line of store steers that would in former years ..have brout £5 to £'s tOs per head realised £7 at a clearing sale at Otahuri last Thursday.

A Reef ton young man was fined the other day £1 and 16s ,6d cost for assaulting a chinaman. The latter went to a locaThote'l and asked for a bed, when defendant, who was a' boarder, strongly resented the intrusion of the alien, and (assaulted him.

Nineteen applications have been'.rer ceived for the position of Principal of the Wanganui Girls' College, including several from Australia, The applicants include a number with very fine characters! and attainments,, and the; Board of Governors will have no before, * theM - on/ M on<Ja^r f next in making a selection!■'".'";' Acting in the belief that the. proposed Hawke's - Bay River ; Bill is being promoted in; the interests of speculators and others having vested interests in or near Napier, 119 ratepayers of'the Taradale river district have petitioned the House, Jo.throw out the measure. , .. •.'

We are convinced that everypound 3pent wisely, encouraging agriculture in this Dominion will be returned with subsiantiatHaterest in years to come,'and it is this feeling which; persuades the, Government' ■to consistently conie to tbe assistance of thei farmer in time: of need.—Southland 'Times/ ... ,v

Says the Lyttelton .Times: The year, judging from the amount of grain carried to date over the railways, shows a shortage of more than two hundred thousand sacks from last year's harvest. The number of sacks carried up till Saturday was 634,671 as against 842,195 sacks carried during the same period of last year. , v % ' " -■

A second batch of men numbering 50 will be dispensep with" on the State mines, states the Greymouth correspondent of the Christchurch Pres. A ballot was taken amongst the single men last week with he above result. This means that about 100 hands have been, dispensed with during the last three months. As most of the work is nearing comple--tion it will be necessary to make a still further reduction shortly. The legal standard of quality for milk offered for sale would seem to be defective. At Oamaru two milk venders were prosecuted for selling milk containing less than the correct percentage of non-fatty solids. The analysis showed, this, but it also showed an excess of fatty solids, so that the two' together exceeded the standard total. The Magistrate convicted, but imposed no penalty. ' ■ -

vTfa? foUowjuig grants for schools in thp'-vVYairarajJa district were yesterday authorised by the Wellington Education Boavd:—Greytown, new. offi•ces, the Committee undertaking .to supply the necessary water' service; Newman, drainage and repairs, £4 1.45; Pongaroa, fencing reserve for teacher, £7 15s; Pukehinau, repairs to sheds, 14s; Mako Mako, repairing defective chimney, £2 10s; Kaitara, re-papering residence, up to £5 $ Kaitawa, metalling, £1; Dalefield, sidy, £2 10s; Belvedere, subsidy, £2 10s; Nireaha, repairs, £4 4s; Pahiatua, technical school accounts, amounting to £8; Cross' Creek, 15s, An application for new latrines at Newman was deferred, as was., also the making of improvements to the resi-, dence at Eketahuna. . :

A MEDICINE OF REAL WORTH. ■y : Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is r intended,if or ! acute tlumt 4 and* lung diseases f ,of which colds,: croups and whooping cough are the most common. Those who have used.it for years and are in a position to know it sreal value assert that it is without equal for the treatment of these diseases. It not only colds and infleunza, but counteracts anv tendency towards pneumonia, It Ts in almost universal use as a proventive and cure for croup , and hg.4 never been known to fail. Sold hy all cherigis tnd storekeepers. Is 6d. Obtainable everywhere.

The Mystery Plat dredce has declared a dividend of Is per Bhare.

The rates outaraodhg far the year ending March 31 ;t, 1910, amount to

£123 13s 2d. A portion of this snm is irrecoverable.

The ladies of Taueru are giving a dance on Friday night, and the energetic young ladies who are organising the affair are well assured of pleasant evening.

Our Eketahuna correspondent telegraphed last night that the poll on the proposal to raise a loan of £I,BOO to improve the Newman Road was carried yesterday by 3s> votes to 3.

. Mr Thomas Parsons waa-yeeterda? elected chairman of Directors of the Eketahuna Dajry Union for tha twelfth time, telegraphs our Eketahuna correspondent.

In connection with the Wellington Children'* Hospital Fund, a total sum of £6700 has been banked, and there is more to come in. The Dunedin Hospital Board hasjust received a handsome bequest from the. trustee of the late Mrs ChrisMne Cariningham in the shape of £SOO towards the Children's Hospital, The Wairarapa P and A. Society applied to the Borough Council last evening to have the second dajj <October 27th) of \ their forthcoming , Show declared a holiday in Mastertoa from 11 a.m. It was resolved to grant the request. A Press Association message from Christchurch last night states that

so far Borpe fifty, entries haveijjfeeii: y rlsceived for, the New Zealand Golf Championship, to commence-at the Shirhy Liuka on M mijy. M '3t of the cracks will again compete for the honour. .'■'., ;

The Mayor of Wellington, Mr T.. ML Wiiford, has received a letter from the editor of the Daily Expressj London, suggesting that King George V should 8t his coronation crown himself "Emperor of the British," and the opinion of the Mayor is requested on th« subject.

Cr Hoar expressed regret at 'he meeting of the committee of the Borough Council last evening, that he .had teen unable to attend the pulilic meeting held in the Town Hall in connection with the drainage loan proposal. The scheme bad his hearty support. , -

The recent severe storm:; will eritai a loss of thousands of pounds to the farmers of Wairarapa. * [Reports are eommg Jn from all quarters of the, district of Our" Taueru correspondent writes~"There . is heavy mortality amongst lambs owing to the recent cold snap. Hundreds may be seen lying dead along the fences on the various stations;* 1 '

Our Greytown correspondent reports that the Native Land Court npened there (on Tuesday before Judge; Ware Waitat . as clerk and interpreter. There are _ about lOOjcases on the list to be gone jj* through, and the sitting will take over a fortnight. A very large number of Natives from all parts of the Waira rapa are at present in Greytown.

The Matron of the Masterton Hospital,desires, to .thank, Mr G, Bentley for a donation of books, Mrs Coradine and - Mrs Grant for biscuits, - Mrs Daysh and Mrs Wimsett for fruit' and cakes, and th 6 Methodist ■'„ Sunday School for flowers. The Ma- ' tron of the Hospital will also be grateful for any donations of old linen to the institution.

The Masteron Borough accoanta presented at last nigbt's Council meeting showed accounts in debit -4 General account, £7794 Ob 8d; waterworks, £572 lis Id; special drainage, £lO9 8s Id; loan (£25,000). £512 14s Bd. The accounts in credit are—Gasworks, £2200 7s; £9 14s; deposit, £369 10s; tarmac £l6l lis 4d; abattoir, £531 5s 2d; Bannister Street/£74 18s 3d. v

Seeing that whooping cough is still prevalent in • Master on, parents will doubtless be interested in the following simple remedy sent by a lady who states that sha has frequently effected cures bs its use: —Slice a raw onion, and sprinkle over with brown suvar; take a teaspoonful of the juice three times a day. The lady further states that, where children already have this remedy will prevent the coldsT! developing into whooping cough.

, Astue result cf a dispute about drainage, Mr H. Rix-Trott, engineer : to the Lower Hiitt Boroustb Council, on Monday night tendered bis resignation, on three months' notice. Subsequently, in committee, .the following resolution was carried, and confirmed in qnencoaticili—"!hat the of the enginesr be : accepted, and that the whole of the . clerical and engineering staff receiver " three "months', notice, with permiss'on to apply for reinstatement, and that the council procaed,with tha reorganisation of the staff and ad-., justment of salaries." . Jf--

A meeting or -the Borough Council—as a committee of the whole was held last evening. The Town Clerk apologised for the unavoidable absence of the Mayor (Mr J. M. Coradine), and Cr Pauling was voted to the chair. There were also presen Crs W. Morris, W. Pragnell, F. W. Temple, T. G. Hoar, J. Prentice and Jas. Elliott. In response to an ap- ! plication from Mr B. Salmon for the lease of the Tea Kiosk in the Park, it was decided to offer the building at a rental of 10s per week, in ad-' ' vance, provision to be made for the protection of the contributors. It was resolved to adopt the recomx% 1 , endation of the Gas Manager to ex,* " tend the gas service to premises in. y K. in S« Edward Street, at Lansdowne, with a quantity of piping already on hand, iv

for Children's Maciong Cough at night; Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6a, 2s 6d. . "I PEEL A DIFFERENT ;';':'■' WOMAN." suffered from constipation, lazy liver and severe headaches for 'months/' writes Mrs R. Muiirhead, 10, Eliza Street, West Adelaide, S.A. "I feel so tired, I wanted to lie down all the time, arid life was not worth living. Nothing I tried * di(Lone any good until I took LaxoTqnie Pills. From these I obtained great relief, and continuing th'em a.little. longer I. was quite cured, able to get through my duties with ease and pleasure ,and feel quite a different woman." . Price IQjd and 3s. :'.Obtainable everywhere!

Three or four good men for bushfelling, and a good farm hani, are asked for at Tucker's Agency. Carterton.

A special general meeting of the •Masterton Morris Tube Association will be held at the Garage, Chaptl 'Street, on Thursday evening next

A red heifer, near to calving, has been lost from Te Ore Ore The finder is requested to communicate with Mr J. Savage.

Mr T. Ridgway, of Dixon Street, T isa buyer of meials, bottles, bones, ;and skim.

>one black mare, one bay mare, and •one chestnut mare are at present in the Masterton Pound awaiting owner- : ship. Tliey were impounded from Manaia.

Dairymen should be interested in san announcement in the Wanted Columns of particulars of a small dairy farm in Hawke's Bay. with a five yeaiS lease to run. The milk < business is a good one, and there are fourteen cows just come into prnfit. The milk plant is in good order, and the house has all conveniences. Address may be obtained at this •office.

An important announcement to ladies respecting the arrival of the very newest in spring and summer wear is made in Graham and Co.'s

advertisement on another page. "Several absolutely new lines are mentioned—lines that cannot but please the lady who would keep up • a reputation of dressiness. The de-

mand is sure to be such that an „ -early visit to' Graham's store is im- ., i

' Messrs Firincgran and Basfaell, auctioneers, will se 1 at the Post Office Auction Mart on Saturday next a large quantity of household furniture, poalfry, etc., on behalf of various vendors. The sale presents an excellent opportunity to those requiring any of the lines detailed in the announcement, at a reaaonabH rate. The sale will commence at half-past one.