LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10136, 5 November 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

, Several members of the Opaki 1 Rifle Club will compete at the meet- - ing o. the Rangitikei Rifle Association, to be held at Bulls next week. Arrangements are being made by the Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Club to hold several flat races at the forthcoming floral fete in Masterton. c I 'flie Otaraia (Martiuborough) Coe operative Dairy Co., Ltd., have re- , ceived 35,571 pounds of milk more 1 during the month of October than e. during the same period last year. The hearing of the Hine charges against Mr Major and Mr Symes was' continued yesterday, before the Spe- ' v Hal Committee l appointed by the House of Representatives. a In the Appeal Court at Wellington , yesterday, the Chief Justice and v i Justices Cooper and Chapman held that the Wellington Racing Club had a right to crder any person off its course without proving that he was undesirable. I The Carterton Fire Brigade dc- - cided on Wednesday evening to be _ represented at the Amateur Athletic i Club's sports in Masterton on Box- . ing Day. Two events have been set y aside at these sports for firemen. There was a large muster at the special parade of the Masterton i Rifle' Volunteers held last evening, Licuts. Brighting and Haslam being D in command. An inspection of the rifles was made by the Defence Dei partment's armourer. ' A Press Association telegram from ' Christehurch states that His Excel- " lency the Governor, Lady Islington and suite, attended the Victoria 1 League's garden party at Te Koraha, l - the residence of Mr Arthur E. G. Rhodes, yesterday afternoon. The J function was largely attended. x, A man named William Black, alleged to be a noted spieler, was fined l £lO and £3 5s 5d costs at Danne--3 virke on Thursday, in default two - months' imprisonment, for "taking :: down" a traveller by the , express 3 train to Napier in a game of poker. , Two girls, aged respectively eight k and twelve years, were charged in f the Magistrate's Court at Master- , ton yesterday afternoon with being I without proper custody. After hear- (., j ing the. evidence, His Worship committed the children to the Receiving Home in Wellington. % 3 During the hearing of the Hine case yesterdav, Mr W. C. Buchanan, M'.P.* asked Mr J. D. Ritchie, Land .Purchase Inspector: "Would you be { surprised to know that a property of 10,000 acres near Masterton was offered to the Government at £7 per i acre, and refused, and that it had - I since been cut up and mostly dis--3 posed of at £ll to £l3 per acre?" t Air Ritchie replied that he was not t aware of it. ' i From Messrs" MeLeod and Young, I| of Masterton, Ave have received a- _ j copy of "The Three Musketeers," by . j Dumas, which is being published by ' Ward, Lock and Co., at the remarkably 'cheap rate of Is 3d in , cloth and 2s 6d in leather. This is the thirty-first volume of cheap pub- ' lications of famous books from the j "World's Library." The volumes are [ designed to present the master- ' pieces of the world's literature in the most pleasing and serviceable form, [ at a low uniform price. ; Shearing was to have been com--1 menced at a station in the Wainuioru district, beyond Masterton, yes- ■ terday morning, but, when the shearers discovered that it was proposed to pay only the award wage, i.e., 19s 6d per 100, they packed up and left. The question of whether a "strike" has been committed will probably be discussed in the proper place. A well-known authority gives his I opinion that at next winter's sales j j ordinary dairy cows will be sold at j j £lO a head (says an exchange). A i few days ago two heifers, of no particular breed, but just average animals, were sold privately by a local farmer for £8 10s a head. For two years there was a tremendous slaughter of calves, and it is found imI possible now to meet the demand for I young cattle for. the new dairy herds I that are required by the newly openied country, and to replace the animals which are relegated year by year to the dry pens. Mr William Perry, of .Mastjrton, ill discussing the sheep display at the Palmerston Show with a Man;? rim Times reporter, said he had in>- or • inspected a better lot of Linolns. There was keen competition 1.1 almost all the classes, and until ibe awards were declared none of tin competitors had any idea .vhere (lie prizes were going. It was cimlv the strongest display of Lineol.is at la New Zealand show. Per •.•■rial !y be I had met with considerable s\i'.c< s<. J Some of his stock which had won prizes he had not sent *o Hasting-:, i but other than his best had secured awards there. Much that had ben said, of the Lincolns could also be said of the Romneys, .vhioh were a strong class, and while not showing such great strides as did the. ] ?n----colns, the standard was \vu\ up to . that of last year.

A daily mail service has been instituted between Jriamua and the Hukauui railway station. Prayers for rain are being offered in some of the churches in the South Island. The Chinese of *. almerston North have donated £2O 15s (3d towards the hospital in that township. Receipts from all sources in connection with the band competition held in Dunedin come to about £790. which will cover the expenses. There are 85CS Boy Scouts in New Zealand. If all these boys do one good deed a day, New Zealand should not regret giving Baden-Powell that gold brick. A meeting of the Anglican Bishops of the .Dominion will be held in Wellington on February Ist, for the purpose of dealing with business relating to the Province of New Zealand. The big event of New Zealand racing—the New Zealand Cup—is to be run at Riccarton this afternoon. The result should reach Masterton about 3.30 p.m. To-day is the anniversary of th? Gunpowder Plot of Guy Fawkes. The Masterton youth, who have a day off from school, will probably remind the public that the event has not been forgotten. Mr F. W. G. MV'Leod, formerly of Masterton, but now of New South "Wales, was among the applicants for the position of judge at the North Island Band Contest. The King's Trumpeter, who judged at Ballarat, was selected for the position. The daily milk supply at the Ballance Dairy Company's creamery at Mangamutu has now reached over 2000 gallons. The two largest suppliers are delivering 19001b and 18001b of milk daily, while five are delivering over 10001b. Two young American botanists (Messrs Sinnott and Eames), students of Harvard University, have come to New Zealand to make a special study of New Zealand fossil plants. With the beginning of this month opened the tourist season. Already oversea visitors are making enquiries in regard to the Lakes and overland trip to Milford Sound. A busy season is anticipated. Mr F. C. Tumor, of Eketakuna, took two first prizes and one second at the Manawatu Kennel Club's show, for cocker spaniels. Mr H. Madeley, of Master ton, "was awarded a second prize in the fox terrier class. Giving evidence in a ease in which a man was charged with stealing a ■ fork of the value of Is, an Auckland restaurant-keeper stated that during the past two years lie had lost some 200 knives, the practice being to appropriate one of these articles at a time. The Southland News reports that a rumour is current in Inrercargill that an Orepuki mining syndicate has struck something rich, but it> lacks confirmation. Samples of the stone, sand, or whatever it is, are said to have been forwarded to a School of Mines in the north and gone through the assay with flying colours. Nothing is yet formally settled about the day on which Christmas, which falls on a Sunday, shall be observed this year, but an inquiry on the subject leads us to suppose thatfollowing the custom in Masterton, the Monday will be the Christmas Day, and Tuesday the Boxing Day. No trouble is apprehended about agreeing to such an arrangement. The Leader of the Opposition the other day reproached the Minister for Railways for having in 189-1, when a private member, opposed the Lands for Settlement and the Advances to Settlers Bills, two special features of the policy to which lie was now giving whole-hearted support. The Minister frankly admitted that it was so, giving as his reason that in his opinion ill 1894 the legislation in question gave, advantage to the country settlers at the expense of the cities. An echo of the Napier piano-play-ing record was heard at the Magistrate's Court the other day, when E. Travis, who did not appear, was sued by the British and Continental Piano Company for £lO, the amount being for damage alleged to have been caused to a piano which the defendant had hired for use in his recent piano-playing record in Napier. H. L. Harston, agent for the local branch of the Company, said that on December 14th the defendant hired a piano from him, for which no charge was made. On its return to the shop the action of the piano ; was found to be badly damaged, , and on investigation it was found that jelly had been poured over the instrument and the case injured. He considered that £lO was a very reasonable estimate for damage done. I Mr Dolan, who appeared for plaintiff, j said the defendant was touring the j Dominion, and be asked for speedy I execution. .Judgment was given; by Mr McCarthy, S.M., for the plain- \ tiffs for the amount claimed, £lO, ; with £1 16s costs. j FOE MING A BAND. \ I It is a healthy .sign of the times ! that every town and village wants | its band. If you are forming one in J your locality, it will be to your ad- j vantage to communicate at enqe with j the Dresden Piano Company, Ltd., I Wellington. Tliov are sole agents for lIAWKES' EXCELSIOR SONOROUS BAND INSTRUMENTS. These are the finest in the world. | They are used by champion bands ' everywhere. The Ballarat City Band J won the Australasian Championship j again last year, playing on Hawkes' j instruincuts. They are superb in quality and tone. Each instrument I is specially tuned by one of the most highly-skilled musicians in London. The inclusion of one, two or three Hawkes' Instruments in a band is immediately noticeable, owing to the great added richness of tone. A band all Hawkes' must be the acme of perfection, so far as the instruments go. Write in for particulars. The Dresden Piano Company, Ltd., Wellington, North Island Manager: M. J. Brookes. Local Representatives: Inns and Goddard, next Club Hotel.

i Mr- J. C. Boddington reports that : t>\o degrees of frost were registered j at the Upper Plain on Friday morn- ! in£. | Big lambing averages have been I obtained along the Main Trunk lino in the Waimarino county. The i general average was from iOo to lIU j per cant. i ■ i AII red Langley was lined 5s and ! 7s costs in the Magistrate's Court j at Masterton yesterday, for riding i a i.)icycle at night without a light. j Hi:- Vi orship said the practise was I a dangerous one, and might at any I ihi'v result in an accident. 1 jii-j juvenile members of the Navy Li a ; .j,ue in Masterton are looking forward with keen anticipation to the excursion to Wellington this month to inspect the warship. The excursion will probably be the largest ever soul from the Wairarapa. The case in which a Masterton j ma-: was charged with failing to maintain his wife, was Mentioned in I!'.' Magistrate's Court yesterday. :Mr I-lollings stated that the man and his wife were living happily together. Hi~ W T orship was glad to hear it. The ease was struck out. i ' The farmers of Idaho have .recently been advised by one cf their number to plant "nothing but collegoflred wheat." By this he means seed ihat has been obtained from the agricultural colleges. The advice is due to his own success in getting a yield of sixty-three bushels to the acre from such wheat, as against only forty bushels from wheat that has not enjoyed the benefit of a higher education. A sad case came before the Magistrate's Court in Masterton yesterday morning. A young woman, about eighteen years of age, lvith her hair down her back, was charged I with being an idle and disorderly I person. Sergeant Miller explained I that the young woman came to Mas- [ terton with her parents from Petone. She became infatuated with a man, and cleared out with him to Carterton. The police had brought her back to her parents, but she would not remain. His Worship t-aid it was a great pity to sec so young a woman on the downward path. Ho ' hoped she would reform before it was too late. The case would be adjourned on condition that the girl went to the Salvation Army Home. This the young woman agreed to do, and she left the court with a sobbing mother, and a benevolent-look-ing Salvation Army matron. The summer show of the Masterton Horticultural and Industrial Society takes place on 23rd November, in the Drill Hall. Entries close with j the secretary, Mr 11. M. Boddington, on Saturday, 19th inst., and judging by the favourable spring, the entries should be many, and competition in almost every section keen. l Whilst competitors as a rule are not 1 encouraged to exhibit for the sake of the money value of the prizes offered, the prizes allotted by the committee for the various exhibits on this occasion are of a substantial char- ! acter, and they are further enhanced I by special prizes donated by townspeople. The chief attraction of the show should be the roses. At this particular time of the year they are in full bloom. Almost wherever one- , turns in Masterton jv.st now, a ! wealth of rose blossoms :T\-et 'the | eye and delight fjie .tenses. I _ v ' 1 A situation as lady help or genera] ' is advertised for. j New potatoes are advertised for ! sale by Mr F. J. Bobbins, fruiterer., 1 Queen Street. A reward is offered for the recovery of a brown dog, lost in Masterton. i The Masterton Orchestral Society's third concert of the season is announced for Thursdav, November 10th, in the Town Hall. : An old established general store in a mining district is advertised for , sale. The owner is retiring with a ! competence, and is willing to give , some one else a chance. Particulars , may be found in the "Wanted" column. i Messrs Beale and Parton, Ltd., j advertise serviceable watches, open i face, nickel plated watches, at the ' reasonable price of 5s 6d each. These | time-pieces will be posted free on application. ! At the Exchange Buildings, Queen ! Street, this afternoon, Messrs J. A. I J. Maclean and Co. will sell by aucj tion, on account of Mr J. J. Spil- | lane, new and second-hand bicycles. [ and all accessories, phonographs, and | records. Messrs J. A. J. Maclean and Co., auctioneers, report having conducted this week two very successful clearing sales on account of Mr W. H. Buttrev, and also on behalf of Messrs H. -U 'and E. T. Price, of Masterton. " A reminder is given of the clearing sale of standing totara bush to be held this afternoon by Messrs' Dalgety and Co. at "Elmgrove," Greytown. The sale will commence at 2 o'clock. IF YOU HAVE A Cough, Cold, Nose, Throat or Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel or Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, USE SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT; 5 drops in a tablespoon water. Remember, you cannot expect the good effects from any sort of Eucalyptus. SANDER'S EXTRACT CURES because it contains etEereal and antiseptic substances not contained in other Eucalyptus products. These latter, made by persons ignorant in chemistry, and provided with fancy names and labels by trading concerns who do not know what they contain, have caused grievous harm* and a death has resulted from their use. Do not apply an ointment to a sore. It keeps back the secretion. To wounds, bruises, sprains, burns, ulcers, eczema ,and other skin troubles APPLY SANDER'S EXTRACT 15 drops in a tablespoon of olive oil. The effect will surprise you. SANDER'S EXTRACT HEALS because it is freed from the irritating constituents contained in other eucalyptus preparations. It heals when others irritate. Insist upon the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, and jtrc wiT derive *.! Ie .benefit. „,,

% Striking values in ladies' gloves are referred to in Messrs Hugo and Shearer's replace advertisement. A speciality is the glove to harmonise with the costume. These can be obtained in all shades and materials. It would well repay a visit of inspection to see the choice assortment available to the ladies of Wairarapa. At their rooms this afternoon, Messrs Finnegan and Bushell will offer, on account of a lady who is leaving Masterton, a large collection of household furnishings, including a velvet couch, book case, Brussells carpets, dresser, crockery, linoleums, --**■ chairs, books, etc. Also, on behalf <jf other vendors, purebred Homing pigeons, black Minorca fowls, other poultry, and a lot of sundries. "Sterling silver serviette rings" is the title of a new advertisement inserted on page 7 of this morning's ■ issue by Mr Frank Dupre, jeweller, Queen Street. A big consignment of these appropriate souvenir goods was opened tip yesterday, and the direct importations include some very choice and unique designs in serviette rings. The selection is a very wide one, and the designs include plain, engraved, chased and hand- ■"- .pierced, in great variety. It is announced that any initials will be engraved on the rings free of 'charge. Messrs Cochrane and Butement, land and estate agents, Masterton, have now opened a branch business in Te Kuiti (Waikato), which will be conducted by Mr J. W. Cochrane, who will be pleased to communicate with buyers who intend visiting that district. The Masterton business will be under the supervision of Mr F. Butement.