LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10150, 21 November 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A flaxmill is at present working at the Opaki. Some of the iiax is being obtained from Mr W. Rayner's property, on the Taratahi. Masterton anglers are now using tlie nimble grasshopper and fleety locust as baits for trout. Both are said to 1)0 very seductive. Entries for the Egmont A. and P. Show number 186 T. This con- | stitutes a record, and the increase is general over most classes, totalling over 500 in excess of last year. The man Taylor, found guilty of indecently assaulting a young girl in Masterton, will be sentenced; with other prisoners, at the Supreme Court in Wellington this morning. A London cable, received last night, stated that steady business was being done in New Zealand scrip at three-sixteenths and oneeighth discount. The present season has been favourable to I the spread of the rabbit pest in the Masterton district, and systematic work will be necessary to destroy the hundreds of young which are now appearing. "It is absurd to talk of the lieath- ; enism of the back blocks. There is more heathenism in the large cities, despite the abundance of ministers and many churches."—Rev. Mr Patterson, at Presbyterian Assembly. A Masterton rabbit-trapper, who took 8000 rabbits off a certain property -last season, does not expect to trap half the number on the same estate next season, the poisoning operations having been , so successful. One or two further grass fires have been experienced on East Coast properties during the last few days. It is feared that, with the country in its present parched condition, thousands of acres will' be swept before tho summer is finished. The section near the Masterton District High School upon which stands the wood-working department and museum lias now been enclosed in a substantial and neatly-designed wooden fence. The section will shortly be laid out, and planted with native flora. This plantation should, in time, become a charming scenic reserve. At a meeting of the Management Committee of t-he ; Wairarapa Cricket Association, held in the Age office | on Saturday, it was decided to enter I the Wairarapa senior representatives for the Lord Hawke Cup. Nominations for Handicap events in connection with the Caledonian Society's sports, to be held on the Park Oval, Masterton, on New Year's Bay, close with the secretary (Mr W. Gillespie) on Saturday, December 3rd, at 9 p.m. A special feature of the Masterton Horticultural Society's show on Wednesday will be the professional exhibits from Messrs Hale and Robinson, of Masterton, and Messrs Cooper, of Wellington. Several other outside entries for exhibition are expected by this morning's mail. Asked by an Age reporter if he had observed any practical result from the agricultural course given at the Masterton District High School for the last five years, Mr W. H. Jackson, the headmaster, said there were seventy-five per cent, more cottage gardens to-dav than before the agricultural instruction was given. The young people took a keen interest in their work, and the knowledge they obtained could not fail to have a good effect upon the future of agriculture. Referring to the Anglican Mission at Port Chalmers, the Dunedin Star of Thursday last saysTho mission at Port Chalmers is in charge of the Rev. H. R. W. Farrer and the Rev. Mr Watson, vicar of Masterton. It is drawing steadily-increasing congregations. The midday addresses , to the workmen in the public square 1 are short, but pointed, and very effective. The principal _ services, at eight o'clock each evening, are attended bv congregations that listen j with rant attention to the glowing j Gospel message of tho principal missioner, whilst the simple mission j hymns are sung with great lieaitiHQS3.

The hemp market is reported bycable, to be dull. Good fair Janu-ary-March shipments are quoted at £22 17s 6d. The Wellington Meat Export Company, Ltd., have opened offices in Messrs Abraham and Williams', newbuildings in Queen Street, Masterton. Another very hot day was experienced in Masterton yesterday, the thermometer 'reaching the highest point of the season, viz., SO degrees in the shade. \A the two hundred and seventy passengers who reached Wellington by the Ruapehu, twenty-seven wero assisted immigrants. The latter embraced six domestics and six farmers. At Monday's meeting of the Napier Borough Council, a member remarked: ''Wo are like a lot of kids. We don't know our minds two minutes at a time." Reporters are to be shut out from some of the meetings. The Longburn freezing works commence operations on. sheep next week. They have been killing a few bullocks during the past ten days, ! but expect to be working at high ' pressure from Monday next. Shearing has been completed on some of the larger stations beyond Masterton. On others it is now ir. I full swing. .Since the commencemeui lof the season there has been verj little lost time with shearers. A Maungapakeha settler, who was in Masterton on Saturday, informec an Age representative that th< drought which is being experience< in the East Coast districts will meai a loss of thousands of pounds ii stock. The recent rain has hat practically ::o effect in restoring pas l tures. 1 The agricultural plots at the Mas terton District High School ar I just now a picture to look upoi; J and this notwithstanding the dr | season which has been experiencec I There is not a weed to be seen i i the whole garden, and.the vegetables | fruit, and cereals are healthy an 1 vigorous. I ° A meeting of uie special con mittee appointed by the Masterto A. and P. Asociation to nominal judges for the forthcoming shov was held on Saturday afternooi when a lengthy list was gone through and a selection made. A miniature rifle range is at present in course of erection at the Mas : terton District High School. It is being protected on either side and provided with overhead screens, so that there will be a maximum of utility witli a minimum risk of acciI dent. J A nasty accident occurred in Queen 1 Street, Masterton, on Saturday af(ternoon. Mr Thomas Cooper, of Te > Ore Ore, was crossing the street, '<■ when he was knocked down a cyclist, and sustained severe injuries to his nose and face. Medical assistance was called, and after '' his wounds were,, dressed Mr., Cooper was taken to his home. A considerable area of land in the Wairarapa has been put down in rape and turnips this season. Fat lambs wil be coming in very shortly. Several farmers around Masterton ! are feeding off their stunted cereal I crops with stock. Others intend conI verting thorn into chaff. I Prior to the ■ commencement 'of the sermon at Knox Church, Mas- | terton, 'last evening, the Rev. J. (Patterson said he was impressed I with the beautiful playing of the | organist (Mr Webb), and the tastefill and devotional rendering of the 'music by the choir at the church seri vices. A danger that awaits careless publicans is foreshadowed in a paragraph from an Adelaide, paper of a recent date. This records that Percy R. Brimage, landlord of the Granville Hotel," was fined 20s and costs for having allowed two unregistered barmaids to serve liquor. Barmaids are gradually disappearing in South Australia, as the law does not allow the engagement of any who'were not registered when the prohibition statute was passed two years ago. To-morrow evening Mr Pnrcell Webb's senior pupils will give a eoncert in Knox Hall. A capital programme of music lias been arranged. Solos will bo rendered by Misses I. Feist, McGregor, Finnis, Johnson, W. Feist, and Messrs SmitTi, Clayson and Webb. Two fine duets are included in the programme. One — a pianoforte duet—will be played by Miss W. Feist and Mr Webb, and the other —a vocal duet —will be sung by Misses I. Feist and J. McGregor.' Tickets may be obtained at i one shilling each. i ■ ! The attendances at both services ! in the Congregational Church in Masterton yesterday were large when the Rev. Hodge occupied the pulpit morning and evening. Being the quarterly Missions Sunday, the subject of Mr Hodge's morning address was ''Medical Missions," his text being taken from Matthew, chapter 9. verse 35: "And Jesus went about all the cities and villlages. teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the I Kingdom, and healing every sickness I and everv disease among the people. I In the evening the service was of an i evangelistic nature, the address i being based on the text found in j Isaiah, chanter 53, verse G: "All we ,like sheep have gone astray. 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, von are. exposing yourself to all the dancers to which the use of turpentine "will expose you-irritation of kidnevs, intestinal trach, and n-.nc.ous membranes. insistmp; on i ■. GENUINE b.-NDER 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 ana dangerous products. Remember— SENDER'S EXTRACT embodies the result of 50 years' experience and special studv, and it does what is promised; it heals and cures without injuring the constitution, as the oils of the market frequently do. Therei fore, protect yourself by rejecting I utliei brands.

j The latest return from the Work- ! sop Dredge is 28ozs ldwt for 123. i Aours' working. j A very serious outbreak of diphi theria has occurred at Gore, and it jis suggested that all the schools j should be closed for a time. j Kaikoura now boasts of its own j 'Pelorus Jack." A medium-sized ; groper Las accompanied the steamers I to and from the wharf on the last ! three or four trips. While the vessel i which is piloted in is alongside the j wharf the fish sports about until tho ! outward journey is commence:.— '. Sun. I I It is not often that business debts I are paid after an interval of twonty--1 seven years. One .such eas~e~has just j occurred within our knowledge, says I the Dunedin Star, where people who j gave up business in Dunedin in the | early eighties, and removed from New i Zealand, sent payment in full to an j ancient creditor, whose books had in. I the meantime been destroyed. j | The committee of the London I Chamber of Commerce, after considering'the Declaration of London on. 'the laws of naval warfare, reported | that the declaration was not satisj factory, as under it British food sup- | plies in neutral vessels were exposed to the risk of deliberate deI struction. The Chamber adopted the, [ report. Notice is given in the Gazette that a bonus of 3d per gallon (£6250) will be paid on the first 500,000 gall lons of mineral oil produced in the Dominion of New Zealand. The min- ! |eral oil in the refined state must i have a specific gravity of 0.814 to 1 j 0.830, and a flash point of not less ] \ than 83deg Fahrenheit by the Abel. j closed test. Notice of intention to " i claim the bonus must be given by ! March 31st, 1913. e I Referring to the abundance of } j grass at present from Wangauui to y j New Plymouth, a well-known set- ;. ! tier in this district (reports the ti j Patea Press) states that a thousand j, , good dairy cows could easily be a!>cl j sorbed by f dairy farmers along the West Coast at present. A farmer in the Alton district says he could 1_ do with 15 to 20 milk cows at the n present time, and many others could e find grass for a similar number, but, '* or course, there are none on the marl > feet.

An interesting anomaly in railway, rates was noticed by an importer who sent a motor car to Oamaru a day or two ago. Tlio cost of sending the car from Dunedin to Oamaru was less than it would have been to send it from Oamaru breakwater to Oamaru. The rate from Dunedin is according to dead weight; that from Oaniarii breakwater according to ship's manifest. To have brought this car from Port Chalmers by rail would have cost £2 9s 6cl. The cost of sending it from Dunedin to Oamaru was 30s.

"Get the habit!" is a favourite American expression, and it is this a delegate to the New Zealand Poultry Conference wants the New Zealand working man to ; do in connection with the eating of eggs. People got out of the habit of eating eggs, he declared, because they could not afford to buy them when the price reached Is 6d per dozen. Then when the price came down again, they had forgotten about eggs, and so a conuuiijcr was lost. Jie used this in favour of an egg circle to control* fiio supply of eggs and thus ensure a uniform price and so provide that t]."V working man Would have eggs :n his house the whole year round.

The basis of a cheese export industry for the State of Victoria will ho laid this month by a shipment of 7:i tons, to be forwarded to Europe in the steamer Cornwall, says the„Age. Officers of the Agricultural Beparthave been endeavouring to arrange for large shipments in December and January, and cheese makers hare been awaiting an announcement with great interest. Dairymen and'ehoese makers consider that if fair freight charges can be secured a cheese export, trade Avill be a good paying proposition, but the freight has already been increased this year to £d per lb, and it is rumoured that shippers demand a further increase. Cheese, makers are holding back until the Agricultural Department can say .whether it has secured the December and January accommodation at -jjcl. This represents considerably more than freight charges for butter, and is considered the limit on whichcheese export can be undertaken.

An amusing story was told by the Bishop of Gloucester at the annual meeting of the Eton branch of the Zululand Mission, regarding a letter written by a Kaffir boy to the Bishop on furlough, who had worked for some time among the Kaffirs. It was a regular boy's letter, the Bishop said, and told how the lad had missed his reverend friend, whom he hoped soon to see back. The postscript short, but very telling, and in the custom of many English people contained the point of the whole letter. It ran: "P.S.— Am sorry to tell you that I have got no trousers, as mine are broken. Still, lam not asking. lam only reporting."

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Several Australian farmers are coming to attend tlio Duncdin and l'nvercargill Shows, and it is expected with tho object, of investing in stock.

. A strong deputation of Brunner and Grey mouth public men leaves Greymouth to-day to depntatiomze the Ministers regarding the Wallsend mine, with a view to taking it over for development.

Southland farmers are having a creat time just now in all departments, savs the Southland Times. Oats have risen .with a boom, stock of every description is easily saleable, and feed is plentiful.

Arrangements were being made last week for soaping the Wairua geyser: on Wednesday afternoon, to allow a representative of an English cinematograph firm to obtain a film of the geyser, which will be shown in different parts of the vukl.

Most of the surveyors attached to the Canterbury Lands and Survey Department are at present engaged m surveying the pastoral runs in the Mackenzie Country, for subdivision in accordance with the recent decision of Parliament.

By the recent frost in Ashburton creat damage was done to the stone fruits. Apricots as large as pigeon s eggs are "settled," plumps fall off at the touch, walnuts are blackenod to the leaves, , yet the fruit on an old peach tree here and there has ■escaped.

Dairy farmers in Poverty Bay are not by any means having a good season. The'supply of milk to the local butter and cheese factories is from 40 to 50 per cent less than what was coming* forward at this time last year. The dearth of feed is also affecting the Gisborne milk supply. Crops in some parts of the district are being affected by the drought.

A day porter and a waitress are required for the Club Cafe. An overcoat, found between Waingawa bridge and Mr W. Perry's awaits ownership. An advertiser requires an experi-* enced young woman to assist in household duties. A reward is offered for the recovery of a yellow collie pup, lost from "24, Hogg Crescent. Members of the Y.M.C.A ,Tennis Club are reminded of the meeting which is to be held this evening, in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms. Applications are invited for amusements space in connection with the Masterton Caledonian Society's sports on New Year's Day. Full particulars will be supplied by the secretary (Mr W. Gillespie.) Particulars of tenders for the leasing of Mr Frank V. Kempton's property at Greytowu, are advertised in another column. Conditions may be seen at the office of Mr R. W. Tate, solicitor, Greytown. Good wood splitters are required immediately for the Hawke's Bay district. Twelve months work is guaranteed. Particulars are advertised in the Wanted columns. A suitable'subufban residence with i6»'cn acres land near ,Masterton, is advertised for sale by Messrs Nicol and Edwards, land agents, Queen Street, Masterton. ' An important clearing sale of poultry is to be held at Clareville on December Ist. Messrs J. A. J. Mac- : lean and Co., have received instructions from Mr Jas. McCausland, to sell at the homestead, the whole of his well-bred poultry, consisting of 500 head, in lots to suit purchasers. A black'filly, 3 years old, will also be sold. The sale will commence at half past one. Mrs W. Home, who is leaving Masterton, has instructed Messrs Finnegan and'Bushell to sell, with-' out reserve,, at her residence, 19, Wrigley Street, on Wednesday afternoon next, the whole of her valuable, household furnishings, including an iron frame piano. Particulars'are advertised on page 8 of this issue, also that inspection is invited on Tuesday afternoon. The demand for properties on the Main Trunk line is very keen, and • sales are recorded almost daily. Three selected bargains in the Te Kuiti district are advertised elsewhere by •» Messrs Cochrane and Butement, land and' estate agents. Intending purchasers should make a point of obtaining the particulars. The firm • have numerous other properties on their books, details of which they will be pleased to forward- on application.