LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10108, 1 October 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A young man named John Svenson was found dead in his hed at j Morrison's Bush on Thursday night. The Fifth Battalion Band will plav a programme of sacred music in the Mastevton Park on Sunday afternoon, at 3 o? clock. At Carterton on Thursday evening the Masterton Firo Police were defeated by the Carterton Fire Brigade at cards by two games. The annual meeting of the Rivals Cricket Club will be held in the Dominion Hall at 7.30 p.m. on Monday next, when all members and intending members are requested to attend. j

The work-room at Purser "and Sons' furniture warehouse at Hawera was destroyed by fire yesterday

morning

A young man named William Bridges was fined 5s and 10s costs at Dunedin on Wednesday for smoking in a non-smoking railway carriage.

It is reported that ibhe Government have acquired the Ohurakura run, (H. 8.) from Mr G. P. Donnelly for closer settlement purposes.

A Masterton bankrupt is paying 20s in the £, which makes two" who have performed this feat during the last few months. Another is paying 18s 4d in the £.

ing inquiries concerning the prospect enquiries concerning the prospects of forming classes for veterinary instruction in connection with the Masterton Technical School.

On the Showgrounds, Masterton, to-day, a first-class exhibition of football should be witnessed, when the Red Stars and Dalefiekl play the final match for the Pearson Cup. A small charge will be made for admission.

The Masterton Homing Pigeon Club opens the season to-day, when an interval race for old birds will be Uown from laihape, the first bird being liberaxed at 10.30 a.m. This race.is for. Mr W. C. Perry's trophy, but will not count for the aggregate.

Mr C. Yoyee, who for the past two or three years has been engaged in the Queen Street shop of Mr C. E. Daniell, leaves for Uhristchuroh by this afternoon's express. During his stay in ivlasterton. Mr Voyce has been a.prominent member of.St. Matthew's ~iub and Hockey Club.

One of the most important of the competitions at die W'airarapa Show w,ill bo the butter-fat competition. Thero were twenty-nine cows competing last year. The Society expects to receive entries from Manawatu for the coming show, and it behoves the dairy farmers of the Valley to defend the handsome Challenge Cup given for this event. Mr Harley Donald. stated at the meeting of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce yesterday that his father had taken ' over to Sydney some specimens of quartz found in the vicinity of Masterton. These wo\ijfi be assayed,- and the results made known at an early date.

At a meeting in Wellington of the Executive of the Navy League, it was stated that endeavours were being made to arange for juvenile members of the League at Feilding, Palmerston and Masterton to visit Wellington and be shown over the flagship Powerful in. November. Mr Eli Smith, J.P., has been, appointed to represent the Masterton Chamber of Commerce on the deputation from the Masiterton-Waipuku-rau Railway League, which will wait upon the Prime Minister on Monday next. Mr Smith was for some years secretary of the League, and has an intiiriate,knowledge of the country through which the proposed line would pass.

At the instance of the Waitara Bowling Club, says the Mail, an information has been laid against an ex-official v charging him with the misappropViatio'n of funds while secretary to the club. A warrant for arrest has been applied for, but it is -not yet issued, as' the whereabouts of the person charged are at present unknown. It is believed he has gone to Australia.

Owing to the, great scarcity oflab■purers capable of jdcdng railway work in Canada, it has been decided to admit railway construction labourers from all countries except Asia. They will be guaranteed work by contractors or railway companies irrespective of the money qualification of £5 each, or of a direct journey as required by the immigration regulations.

The Manawatu Standard says:— Mr Edwards, of the Palmerston North/office of the Stock Department, and Inspector Sutton, of. Woodville,' have been appointed by Mr C. J. Reakes, M.R.C.V.S., director of the Veterinary Department, to investigate the trouble among the hoggets in this district. These gentlemen visited Pahiatua on Monday morning and arranged to meet the farmers interested later in the week.

For an unknown period, prior to the recollection of the oldest Maori inhabitant, a portion of a wrecked vessel has lain on the beach near Aotea. Although covered with sand for nearly forty years, >, says the Kawhia Settler, it has recently been exposed, and has attracted, considerable attention from the settlers. Its timbers are bolted together with inetal and wooden screws, the materials of which fixes its workmanship and date of construction at somewhere in the eighteenth century —possibly a Dutch whaling craft built in the East Indies.

The "Mission of Help" begins tonight in Mastertoh. The Missioner, the Rev. H. R. W. Fairer, arrived on Thursday night, and last night he addressed the meeting of workers. The first service will be held to-night, in St. Matthew's Church, when the Missioner will be received. This will be preceded by a short open-air service at the corner of Church and Queen Streets. In another column' will be found a list of the services to lie held to-morrow. The evening service will be in the Town Hall, and a specially large choir will sing hymns from 6.45 p.m., while people are. taking their seats.

In his annual report, just issued, the secretary of the Wellington Schools' Cricket Association says:— The annual match with Wairarapa was played at Masterton on the 19th Marcli in glorious summer weather, and resulted in a victory for Wairarapa by 38 runs. Our boys were accompanied on the trip by Mr Cowlos, of the Normal School, and myself, and we desire to place on I record some small notice of the i handsome way in which wo'were all treated. Ihe boys, under sunny skies, received a thorough insight in- I to the pleasures of country life, and I the treatment extended to Mr Cowlos and myself was one long banquet. 1 feel that special .mention must be made of Mr and Mrs Jackson, whoso hospitality is legion, the lady teachers and girls of the Masterton District High School, Messrs Haslam and Bunting, the Ciolf Club, and the Masterton Club.

Never hesitate about giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to children. It contains no narcotic of any description and can be given with con r fidence. As a quick cure for coughs and colds to which children are'sus* ceptible, it Is unsurpassed. Sold by all chemists and storekeepers.

England's only radinm deposit, the Trentworth mine in Cornwall, has produced its first output, about one twentieth of an ounce, which 10 worth £30,000. The Austrian company which has monopolised radium has made arrangements to secure the product of the mine.

The sale is reported of a 20-acre section with house and other improvements, on the Normanby road, about three miles from Hawera, for £1640, or at the rate of £B2 per acre. The same place was sold recently at £75 per acre, and about ten years ago it changed hands at about £3o per acre. v

The gunboat Lapwing, which cost £46,000 twenty years ago, and • which has had a lengthy term ot .service in East Indian waters, has been paid off at Bombay, and is ordered to be placed on the sale list there, not being considered worth , the cost of sending back to England. . x

Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., commented briefly but severely on the fact thaVa boy aged fifteen years had been sentenced to three months imprisonment on a charge of theft at Eltham. "I can't understand it, be said, "sending a boy like this to gaol. • You may as well make criminals of them right away."

We have no doubt that if Lord Islington himself had been consulted he would have preferred to see Aucfc-n. laud caring more for educative facilities of its young people than for the t barren dignity of an official residency that must necessarily remain empty for the greater part of the year.—Lyttelton .Times. • s . ..'

Following the example set by Timaru, a movement is on- foot in. Ashburton to. form a motor cycle club on a large scale, and it is stated that 49 motorists have already expressed their willingness to join. The club would conduct rims at intervals, and would use its authority in the direction of reasonable speed and due observance of the motor by-laws.

In Dunedin, Dr. Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, felt hemself recalled to the scenes of his youth m Edinburgh. There were the same street names and other well-remem-bered characteristics. - Dr. Bell-was born in Edinburgh 63 years ago, matriculated at London ' University at the age of twenty, and went: to Canada three years later.'

A young man named Watereus met with a peculiar and painful accident while, bush-felling at Putara recently. By some mischance he was felled and stunned by a sapling, and on coming to it was found that he had fallen on the blade of an axe, which inflicted a deep gash under the left arm, necessitating the insertion of nine stitches.

The District Committee of the Otago Shearers' Union has decided to rigorously enforce rule 93 *of the New' Zealand Shearers and Woolshed Employees' Industrial Association of Workers. Tne rule reads: "No member shall- engage through a labuor agency where fees are demanded, nor with anyone requiring pay-, ment or monetary consideration of any kind. Any member committing a breach of this rule shall be fined, £2."

Lady Dudley's .big bush nursing scheme, to provide the Australian ;.., backblocks with skilled nurses,': has , ',-.' come to nothing. At a meeting in ' Melbourne last week, resolutions were carried that in effect speed the abandonment of the idea,-at any rate on a Federal scale. Efforts-may be made, however, to carry out a smaller; scheme-ih Victoria: 1 The; reason given,for the failure is the, lack of support from the, States. ..".'

London buyers, says the Sydney Morning Herald, are flocking to New Zealand to push the pig • industry. One of the agents aavises ,the shipping as pork as bacon 1201b to 1801b. He said that the value of bacon was very high, for the reason that Britain's national, supplies were shrinking. Denmark was worth 76s to 775, and American 66s to 70s. New Zealand stuff was rather better than American. Any pigs sent must be well fed and topped off with hard feed.

Some few weeks ago, the Eltham branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union suggested that the . Moumahaki Experimental Farm might carry, out certain experiments as to the best fodder for cattle. The chairman of the branch, >Mr H. G. Sergei, has been advised that the Department intend'to carry out the suggestions, and that the manager of tiu. farm; will reserve three-fifths of an acre for that purposed and sow one-fifth each of rape, bhuda kale, and thousand-headed kale.

The Hundalee correspondent of the • Kaikoura Star writes: Potatoes grown at Hundalee were sent to Ireland to test their blight proof qualities, and, though subjected to the , severest tests, escaped the disease. They were tried in three different countries known to be blight-infec-ted, but showed no signs of contamination. Dr. Moore, curator of the Royal Botanic cGardens, in ,whose charge they were placed, intends "to enter them for exhibition in various agricultural shows in Britain. ■ <

An alteration lias been 'made in the regulations providing for fidelity bonds of the staff of the State Fire Department. The amount of bonds now to be reqitired are for the general manager, deputy-general manager, and accountant £IOOO each; for the branch managers, £SOO each; for fire survey and chief dorks at branches, £250 each, and other permanent officers £SO each. Where not otherwise provided the fidelity bonds shall be assured with some public insurance company transacting business in New Zealand.

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 | irncous membranes. % insisting on t_, GENUINE SENDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT you not only avoid these pitfalls, but you have a stimulating, safe and effective medicament, 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. Remember— SANDER'S EXTRACT embodies the result of 50 years' experience, and special study, and at does what is promised; it heals and cures without injuring the constitution, as the oils of the market frequently do. Therefore, protect yourself by rejecting other brands.

fAn effort is being made to establish a working man's club in ilfeetahvuia.

■f. : In the autumn of last year thousands of old English ewes were slaughtered, frozen and retailed as colonial mutton.

■i Delegates To the Cricket Association are reminded that the drag leaves -Mastterton at 7 o'clock tonight i'or Carterton. The Jewish New Year, 5671 A.M., ■'"will'begin at sunset on Monday next, October 3rd, this being the method of starting the days in the Hebrew calender.

A Waiwera settler informed an Eketahuna Express reporter that he had 50 acres of land depleted of grass as the,result of the ravages of the grass grub.

The sawmilling industry at Karamea is now busier than for three years past, states a correspondent of the Lyttelton Times, and orders in hand are delayed by reason of the scarcity of sawmill workers.

At the Napier wool and skin sales the other day prices showed advances on sheep skins up to Id per lb, on' last sales. Wool and hides were keenly competed for at advanced rates. . The progress of the work of erecting the new Government buildings in invercargill has been checked of late owing to the unfavourable weather and scarcity of "bricks, but a plentiful.supply of the latter is now . available. •Mr A. E. Glover (Auckland Central) is urging the Government _to give effect, to the. recommendation ; ! of tlie Police Commission which recently investigated matters in connection wi the police force, to the effect that an increase of pay be granted to the members of the force. This week Mr Keith, the manager of the Taranaki Petroleum Company, reports the News, ran his motor car for several miles on benzine refined from crude petroleum taken from No. 2 bore, and ho states that it is quite as good, if not better, than-that.■which- is generally • used. •"■'. Damage is done by seagulls as in a letter received by the Otago Acclimatisation Society, a Dipton farmer writing: "Would you kindly let me know if seagulls are protected. They are very severe on both ewes and lambs this year, especially on the lambs. They pick the eyes- out of the lambs before they are strong enough to stand. If I -would lie allow to shoot them please let me know as soon as possible." It was decided to intimate that no action would be taken by the society, in cases where gulls were destroyed in' districts where they were ' proved to be a pest.

Mr R. Brown, land agent, advertises for sale 600 acres l.i.p. land, 'nearly all ploughable. Thirteen proved milk cows are advertised for sale at £7 10s each, by i Messrs Finnegan and Bushell.

A reward is offered for the recovery of a bunch of keys, lost between Mauriceville "and Pahiatua. A leather handbag, lost between } the Foresters' Hall and St. MatSchoolroom, is . advertised foiv '.' " ;i ■ An elderly respectable person, to perform light, duties in return for ,*,? board an companionship, is adverts tisjed for. . ■'•.■■ ;.';:'.;. ' \ 'kS' : ' ; Messrs Varhham and Rose, archijtects,; iiivite tenders for the. ereci" iion of a residence at Ihuraua. Tenvders v ,close next Saturday, and plans : be seen at the offices of the architects, v Academy Buildings, Masi tei'ton.

Dividends are now payable at the office of Mr W. B. Ghennells, D.0.A., Masterton, in the* estates of Fanny ■ Kirby, J. A. Leahy, G. Tiffin Stewart, and A. "Welch.

.Having decided to leave Master--1 ton, Mrs V. Tornquist is offering -the whole of her valuable furniture ' - for auction on Tuesday . afternoon rtext, at her residence, 23 Albert '■Street. Messrs Finnegan and Bush- ■ eir will conduct the sale.

T A special meeting of the Welling-.' ,ton Shearers' TJnion will be held; in •Murray's flail on Thursday evening next; at 8, o'clock. As the business is important every member must attend..

In the spring of the year the eyes often become • sore, and have a strained, aching pain. When such is the case it is "time to consult an optician.". MrET. Wood, prescription chemist and optician, can suit all sights,and relieve tired eyes. ■

English bicycles, fitted with Pointer'tyres and Brookes saddles, are advertised, for sale in this issue by Messrs Finnegan and Bushell. Price ,£8 for. gents.' and £8 10s for ladies'.

There is advertised for absolute sale on page 8 of this issue a valuable selection, of household furniture ,books, etc., the property of fSfllr T. Hughan, of 98 Upper Cole Mr Hughan is leaving Mast«terton, and has instructed Messrs and Bushell to sell, with•out reserve, on Thursday afternoon next, at 2.15 p.m., the whole of his valuable furnishings. The public are requested to note, that inspection is'.invited. ,

The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-op-erative' Association, Ltd., have just landed direct from Peek, Frean and Co., of London, a very fine biscuit, which is totally new on the New Zealand, market, viz., the "Golden Puff." This biscuit is having a very large sale in London at the present time, and should become very saleable here. They are making' a display in their grocery department. OF RARE DELICACY AND * FLAVOUR. FLAG BE AND PICKLES give to •meals, just that finishing touch which often draws from the diner the remark—"l have really enjoyed my dinner!" . The aroma and flavour of good pickles will always stimulate the appetite and add a relish to whatever / is eaten. No pickle can,be. prepared more savory or more tempting to the palate than HAYWARD'S FLAG BRAND. The vegetables in it are especially carefully selectee., skill- ' fully compounded, and -.the concli- * ' used are of the highest -qnal- '•' Htv: : The : vinegar: is the finest malt. If merit and purity are considerations,. the* l unhesitatingly you will " and no other.

Jor Children's JlacKinji dough at tught, Woods' Great Peppermint <Jure, li Od 2b 6d.