LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10086, 6 September 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

So far 5,260,000 persons have visited the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition.

A pen of fat wethers realised 37s 6d each at an auction sale at Seddon, Marlborough, last Wednesday. It is a record price for the province. .;

It is understood that the Government has purchased Mr Joseph Bailey' s farm at Templeton, cays the Lyttelton Times, for the purposes of closer settlement.

I At a meeting in Christchureh it was decided to urge the Government to amend the Conciliation and Arbitration Act so as to bring those ensmsed in domestic service under the

The preset of establishing the sugar beet industry in Hawko's Bay are now being discussed.

A bankrupt received his discharge in the Supreme Cpurt, Mastertoa, yesterday, after a "lapse of sixteen years from the date of filing.

The firs annual dance in connection with the Post and Telegraph Hockey Club is to be held in the Exchange) Hall, Masterton, on the 15th inst.

The Ruahine Battalion Band will render a programme of music opposite the Masterton Post Office on Friday evening, wather permitting.

Our Carterton correspondent writes that Mr N. Martin, of that township, has joined the steamer lonic as bugler.

"I have to congratulate you upon the apparent immunity from crime in this district," said His Honor Mr Justice Edwards to the Grand Jury in Masterton yesterday.

The time of meeting called for the purpose of reviving amateur athletics in Masteiton on Wednesday night is altered to half-past seven instead of eight o'clock.

Mr Justice Edwards ventured the opinion in the Supreme Court at Masterton yesterday that a man with a family of five children felt it hard enough to get along now-a-days, with the price of living so ■high.

"A man who pays twenty shillings in the pound deserves his discharge from bankruptcy," said. His Honor Mr Justice Edwards in ■* Masterton yesterday, as he granted the annulment of the bankruptcy of Alexander McKeneie in those circumstances.

m discharging the man William Hammington, who was acquitted in the Supreme - Court.,, at Masterton yesterday on the charge of indecency, Mr Justice Edwards pointed out that though he quite agreed with the finding of the jury on the evidence before them, he. was himself in possession of records showing that accused had, on four previous occasions, served terms of imprisonment for similar offences. He warned the accused to leave the town at once, and discontinue his beastly habits, or one of theso days he would he sentenced to a lengthy term of imprisonment. To men of his class, the indeterminate* sentence might well be applied.

Th«! case in which Sergeant Miller ippeals against the decision of Mr 1 C. Graham, S.M., in respect t( Jie charge preferred against on( Smith of keeping liquor for sale ii i no-license district, was mentionec in the Supreme Court at Mastertoi pesterday Mr Pownall, who appear ?d for the respondent, stated thai fche Crown Prosecutor (Mr Ostler who was appearing for Sergean: Miller in the appeal, had wired t( him, stating that he , could not ar rive until the evening train. Hii Honor remarked that the business o the Court could not be delayed on ac count of the non-appearance of coun sel, whether for the Crown or other wise. However, as there was othei business which might occupy th< Court, un adjournment would b< marie until Tuesday.

That the accommodation at the Masterton Courthouse is not adapted for the business of the Supreme j Court Avas amply demonstrated on ,Monday. The only indictable case for hearing had been called on, and the prisoner did not appear. There was a wait, after which His Honor enquired, "Can't they find him, or what?" The constable in court replied that the Sergeant had gone for the prisoner. Still there was no I appearance. Then His Honor said, sternly, "Put forward the prisoner!" The prisoner was still absent. "Where do they keep the prisoners?" asked His Honor of the Sheriff: "In the lock-up, some distance away," replied the Sheriff. "If this was m my district I should have something more to say about it," said his Honor, as the prisoner was led into the dock.

An "Old Maid" fell from the "Bridge" down below, And the river's cold waters soon I kissed; I Though rescued she was in condition ! "Solo," Tha t«!! . crept about tne house "Whist!" But after a "Nap" she cried, in , ♦ tones sure, .1 "I'll not provide doctors more I lucre, I I'll 'Beggar my neighbour,' some Peppermint Curr> I And this beastly old chill I will i 'Euchre V"

Importers are invited to send their Shipping Documents to J J CURTIS and CO., Shipping Agents,' Customhouse Quay, Wellington This firm will do your Customs work SQUSs&lg* an& forward. gpoda K .

When the proposal to. send a deputation to Wellington to bring the Pahiatua-Pongaroa railway scheme before the Prime Minister was discussed at the Pahiatua County Council meeting on Saturday, one of the Councillors facetiously suggested that they should wait for an aeroplane service.

At a meeting of Wellington citizens last night,. presided over by Lord Islington, it was reported that the subscriptions towards the Children's Hospital Fund totalled £7300, and the expenses of collection were only £2 16s. With the Government subsidy, the amount available for the building will be £16,000. It was decided to recommend that the Hosoital be named after the late King, Edward.

A full meeting of the Masterton Veterans Fire Brigades Association was held last evening, Superintendent T. Jenkins presiding. Two new members Were proposed, and three were elected. An interesting debate took place on the .subject,; "Are the bi-ennial demonstrations beneficial to the towns which send the teams away ? '!■■'■. ' No. fewer than -fourteen members,took part in the subject, which wa3 of an interesting nature, and the general impression was in favour of the continuation of demonstrations, as the knowledge gained was of a practical nature. -

The weekly session of the Masterton Parliamentary Union was held last evening, when the election of a Ministry; under the elective executive system, was continued. After four ballots, Messrs Ripon, O'Regan, and Pryor were elected, to the vacan T cies. The new Ministry elected Mr E. Flanagan Premier; /The remaining members of the Ministry are Messrs Sykes,' Kemp, E. Pragnell, Ripon, O'Regan, and Pryor. The second reading of the Trust Lands Trust Amendment Bill (Mr Robinson) was carried,, after discussion. The Bill will be taken in committee next week.

It is reported that during the las* six weeks three adults and four children have died at Okaiawa pa, and that all had been under the treatment of a tohunga.

Burglary is an unhealthy occupation in Wellington just now. Thomas Hinnerty and James Henwood were sent to gaol for twelve months and eighteen months respectively on Saturday for indulging in it.

The Employers' Association is viewing with alarm the proposal of the Minister of Education that employers shall allow off young persons under seventeen on full pay to attend continuation classes.

The death is reported of an old reS1 t °™ °^ Palme rston in the person of Mr Henry Dickel, who had reached the age of 80. The late Mr Dickel was a builder, and erected many of the earlier houses and business premises in the town.

The Fiji banana plantations, damaged some time ago by hurricane, are not recovering as quickly as expected and the output to New Zealand will probably not be up to the usual amount before Christmas' time, or even later.

The highest price ever offered for New Zealand bred sheep, says the Meat Trades Journal, was £BOO each for the best two rams which Mr Ernest Short, of Parorangi, near Feildmg, sent to the Argentine, International Exhibition, the bidder being Mr Akers, of Linton.

A Marlborough man has had the misfortune to lose a valuable calf through a strange circumstance. By some means the calf swallowed the hooked end on a length of fencing wire, the extraction of which caused such laceration that the animal had to be destroyed.

The Hawera Acclimatisation Society resolved at a meeting of the Cow oil Inst week tli£ L . the close season for trout be from May Ist to September 30th in each year instead of from April Ist as heretofore. This will give a month's additional fishing.

In the Oxford Hall, Christchurch, the Rev. E. -Swinerd, pastor of the East Oxford Baptist Church, gave an address on the question "ShouH Christians Dance?" Mr Swinerd spoke of dancing as fostering moral and physical evils. He was subjected to a good deal of interruption by young people in the audience, and the meeting elos°d in disorder.

"I have heard.it said that some people are very anxious to leave NewZealand, " remarked the Hon. T Mackenzie in the House. "My reply to them is," he continued, "in God's name, you may go if this country is not good enough for you." Mr Mjhv kenzie added that in his opinion no country under the sun was a better field for enterprising and healthful people than New Zealand.

An old man, who claims to he. over 100 years, and to have been the first European in the Waimate district (bouth Canterbury), was removed recently from a tent in which he had led a lonely life for some years in the bed of the Waimate river, and taken to the Waimate Hospital. His tent was simply a network of holes, »nd his bed covering consisted of sacks. He gave Lowrie as his nam*.

_The "singing-spark" system of wireless telegraphy now being installed on the HuddarkParker steamer Ulimaroa, at Sydney, has of late been widely adopted on numbers of foreign going vessels, and some exceptional records have been achieved. _ The capacity of the Ulimaroa's station is only two kilo-watts, which represents a very small factor of the total energy of the generator fitted on the vessel.

[ An important meeting of represenI tatives of the National Dairy, Association was held in Palmerstoa North Jast week in the A. and P. Committe room to consider the question of pooling the butter supplies of the various companies for the coming season. Mr McFarlane* president of the Association, occupied the chair, and after a long discussion it was decided to send all butter and cheese through the Dairy Association, and to appoint four firms in England to handle the produce at the other end.

At a recent meting of dairy factory shareholders at Hawera the question of butterfat tests was under consideration, and it transpired that one of the dissatisfied suppliers was formerly a factory manager. This person, it was stated, when questioned by a director of the company, as to his own experience, said that suppliers had called him a pig;. a cow and a dog when in the testing room. Which goes to prove that testing a dairy factory supplier's milk for butterfat contest is not a very pleasant occupation.

That Nelson is becoming a great fruit-growing district is evidenced on all hands, says the Nelson Mail. Our Motueka corerspondent draws attention to the fact that on one day I last week no less than between 50 - 000 and 60,000 fruit trees were landed in Motueka by one steamer, and * [this is but one shipment of many during the season. The area that these trees will cover will be about 500 acres. In many directions hitherto unoccupied land is being brought into bearing, and all the time the many young trees already in the ground are increasing their crops rapidly.

YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND. That by using the commercial eucalyptus oil which is now bought up at 6d per lb weight and bottled, and on account of the large profit, pushed, you are exposing yourself to all the dangers to which the use of turpentine will expose you-irritation of kidneys, intestinal trach, and mucous membranes. By insisting n« the GENUINE SANDER EUCA LYPTI EXTRACT you not only' avoid tjese pitfalls, but you have a stimulating, safe and effective med icament, the result of a special and careful manufacture. A trial will at once convince. Quality in small dose distinguishes it from the bulky and dangerous products. RememW SANDER'S EXTRACT result of 50 years' experience and special study, and it does what i* promised; it heals and cures without injuring the constitution, as thTS.' of the market frequently do. There p b r r S. JoUrse " by «**i

Always bear m mind, that howpyor severe your cold may be TUS*»a\, •„ lUU, ivill cure it. '

An enquiry into the irregularities alleged to have occurred in the conduct of the Sydenham Working Men's Cl-ib oprued yesterday morning, hut was adjnurned till to-day owing to the inability of respondents' counsel to appear.

Messrs McLeod and Youn u request sis to state that they have disposed of their Book Arcade business, next to Messrs L. J. Hooper and Co., Q>:een 'Street, to Mr J. Henderson. The •bus'.ness carried on at "The Academy," opposite the Post Office, will be conducted as usual.

A Dannevirke telegram says that a well-known settler, J. Hayes, of Umutaoroa, was driving home from town on Saturday when by some means he was thrown out of the trap. He resumed his journey, a youth accompanying him, but expired on leaching his home. DeteKsed was one of the earliest settlers in the district.

The anDua! District Cot ference of the Womer-'s Christian Temperance Union will be opened in the Methodist Schoolroom, Masterton, at 10 a.m. to-day. At the united public meeting in the evening, the speak■ers will include Dr. Helen Cowie and Mrs Boxall. The programme will include musical items and a poi dance by Maoris The admission will be free, and the public are cordially invited to attend all meetings, particularly the evening one. A number of delegates to the conference arrived by the train yesterday from Wellington, Lower Hutt, Petorje and Levin.

An advertiser hai pigs for sale. An English pbaetou and a freewheel bie.cle ara advertised for sale, cheap, by Messrs Finnegan and Buehell.

A rice dairy farm, close to factory Sid school, of 100 acres, is advened for gale by Messrs Wise ?and Kuigbt. Only £'2so deposit is asked. See Wanted Columns for particulars.

Attentiun is drawn to the ironmongery window display at tha W.F.C.A., where are to be Been patent wringers, carpet sweepers, aluminium ware, churns, lawn mowers, and every household requisite.

Mr J. Carpenter reports record business at the sale now in progress at the "Central Shoe Store," Queen Street. Heavy reductions are being made in all departments, and the public are cordially invited to call - and see for themselves the extensiveness of the money saving bargains.

Ths very names are enough! Real "Panamas and Straw .Boaters! Your thoughts are off to the summer holidays, the sunshine and all the joys of being alive. What comfort the wearing of one brings. No one ever grudges the price of a summer hat. The new deliveries of Real Panamas and Straw Boaters are opened up at Mr J. L. Murray's. Bought from tbe makers and importted direct, the advantage is clearly shown in the exceptional values offered.

A large number of ladies availed themselves of the invitation yester-

day afternoon to witness the "New Perfection Kerosene Stove" at work •at the establishment of Meßsra Bfiale and Parton. Ltd. The cooking

demonstration was a great success, 'and those present were delighted - with the simplicity and efficiency of the process. Various dainties were turned out to perfection, and afternoon tea was provided for those pre sent The demonstration will be continued again this afternoon, when a cordial invitation is extended to patrons to be present.