LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10135, 8 December 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I About 1100 cases of fruit were brought to Wellington from Sydney yesterday. Bluegum trees in Mastertoh have been attacked by a caterpillar, which is proving very destructive. Mr H. Cornelius has given notice to move at the next meeting of the Wairarapa. Hospital and Charitable Aid Board that meetings of the Board 'be held every two months, instead of monthly, as at present. A It was reported to the Wairarapa yesterday that there were three pa. Hospital «ind Charitable Aid Board I tients in the South Wairarapa Hos- ! pital and ten in the Pahiatua Hospital at the present time. • It was mentioned 'by Mr A. D. McLeod, at the meeting of the Charitable Aid Board in Masterton yesterday, that a case had come under his notice in which an old age pensioner was in receipt of charitable aid. Tho milk supply at the Niveaha factory is reported to up at a very rapid rate this month, and to be now equal to the supply of last year, but the tests are somewhat low. , There is an excellent demand at present for shearers and pick-and-shovel men (says the Southland News), and on that score there are really no unemployed in Southland. The sawmills, too, are working briskly and full-handed, but the few remaining flaxmills are seriously considering closing down on account of the low market value of fibre. Domestic (servants are as difficult to ni'Ofjj'O n« ever.

A Maori co-operative store is to be stiirted in Tauranga shortly. Hay-making operations have now commenced in South Taranaki and some very heavy crops are. being gathered in. The Wellington City Corporation hay decided to procure a motor-car from England for the city engineer at a cost not exceeding £250. The gate takings at the Hawera Show were as follows, the figures for the previous year being in parentheses :—First day £3O 17s (£27 17s); second day, £a-j 3s 9d (£227 0s 6d), an increase of £2l 16s. Ric'aard Arnst, the world's champion sculler, is evidently in luck's, way. The Wanganui Chronicle understands he has received an offer to go to America for 40 weeks at £IOO per I week. Arnst left for Sydney last Friday to conclude negotiations.

Export slaughtering at Messrs. Nelson Bros.' works (Tomoana), in Hawke's Bay, is now in full swing, the maximum number of butchers being employed. The Gear Meat Company, Wellington, has now 50 butchers in its employ, and the Wellington Meat Export Company nearly as many. The possibility of 27ew Zealand politicians taking an active and prominent part in British politics is one of the reasons why we think it will he better if the Premier is not accompanied on his trip Home next year by a delegation from the New Zealand Parliament.—Christclmrch Press.

Over 100 men could be placed by the Labour Department on railway co-operative works and on dairy, farms if they were now obtainable. The state of employment in the city is much improved compared with this' time last year. Late next month it is expected that Nelson hop-gardens and orchards will absorb a large num. ber of people for picking, many of whom will go from Wellington.

Pictorial directions for restoring the apparently drowned have been published by the Health Department. With the chart before one and a model subject, much may bo done byway of rehearsal of just the right thing to do in the emergency. A commendable feature of the chart is the plainness of the language used in the directions. It concludes: "Read! learn!! remember!!! You may thereby save a human life on some occasion."

Frosts similar to those which did so much damage to the orchards in Hawke's Bay and other districts recently, did a tremendous amount of damage in New Wales. Large areas of crops have been so severely damaged that they had to be cut for hay instead of for grain, and fruit in many instances was absolutely destroyed. Grass also was severely checked. In the Tamworth district the local A. and P. Association decided to abandon their show, which was fixed for March next.

The other day a Taranaki resident found that his young apples were badly bitten into, and on searching lie discovered that the damage was done by an insect which another resident identified as the potato bug. The owner of the apple trees then applied a strong solution of arsenate of lead, and found this had no effect upon the insects, which, indeed, when placed in the solution itself crawled out apparently refreshed. He then dusted a tree with insect powder, which had the desired effect.

,4 n alarming occurrence took place at the Public Works' stone quarry-at I'arakiore (Whangarei) lately, when a huge .block of stone; estimated to weight about five tons, became dislodged and crashed\ down from a great height on to the railway siding, smashing a truck to splinter* The force of the impact was such that the truck wheels and the railway lines were driven into the earth to a considerable depth, the metal being twisted like wire. A gang of men were soon at work clearing the wreckage, a matter of considerable difficulty, because of the weight of the huge stone block. Had the incident occurred when the men were at work at the base of the quarry the consequences might have been most serious.

According to the Hastings Standard, although , considerable damage? was done by the recent frosts to the orchards, there will still be a large ! quantity of fruit available for the ! market. The orchards situated in j close proximity to the Havelock Hills I suffered little or no damage. A rough j estimate from the district, including • -Hastings, Havelock, Clive, Meanee, Green meadotfs and Mangateveteve, is about 40,000 cases, mad£ up approximately as follows:—20,000 stone j fruit, 13,000 pip, and the balance in j raspberries, currants, and gooseI berries. In addition to the above, it is estimated that the tomato output , will bo from three to four thousand ! cases. Last year the total number 'of cases of fruit handled by the | Fruitgrowers' Company Avns 66,000. When one looks through the El- • tham .County Council's balance sheet and notices £1368 16s revenue from i the toll gates for 12 months, with i £292 2s lOd for expenses in connec- : tion therewith, leaving a clear balI ance of £1076 13s 2d, the question ; arises (remarks the Opunake Times) if this • unpopular method of eollec- ; ting revenue for the country is, ; after all, not a bad spec, particularly so to the settlers living within the county owning the toll-gates, as to ! raise this thousand pounds hard cash ; from the settlers within the county , would come heavier on the ratepayJ ers pockets than the cussed toll-gate j levies. i IF YOU WANT A PIANO. | The time is now. No homo is j truly complete without a piano; but not every householder can afford |to 6uy a good one cash down. For 1 those who cannot we are always prej pared to make advantageous terms | for extended payments—the most j considerate and liberal treatment is | exended, indeed. Under our instalment-system you can buy a. piano so easily that you .will never miss the money. Bear in mind the fact that we only stock good pianos. A bad piano in a house j is much worse that no piano at all. llt does not pay us to sell bad | nhnos, nor would we do it if it did! j v'ausually big shipments of both pianos and organs are now opeii for selection. Why not write or call? The Dresden Piano Company, Ltd, Wellington. North Island Manager: JM. .T. Brookes. Local representatives: Inns and Goddard, next Gluh ' Hotel.

The London wool sales closed j firm, wiiii good competition. J llust has made its appearance in j some of the barley crops on the Wai- ' mate Plains. At the cattle show - at Islington, the King secured six first prizes and three seconds. He just missed the winning champion prize. \ The cricket matches to be continued in Masterton on Saturday arc:—Senior: Carterton v. South Wa-irarapa, at Featherston; Carlton v. Masterton, on the Park Oval. Junior: Masterton v. Mauriceville, 011 the Schoolgroumls. A contributor to the Taranaki Herald says that shearing throughout the Rangitikei is well forward, and so far very iittle is being heard of the Shearers' Union. Several of the large sheds report that shearers are plentiful. Owing to good feed and a dry spring, most of the clips are bright and in good condition. At the meeting of the Wairarapa Hospital aiicf Charitable Aid Board yesterday, it was decided on the motion of Mr McLeod, seconded by Mr Ewington, "That local bodies and committees disbursing charitable aid on behalf of the Board bo asked to suppfy fuller details, in making demands for refunds." Rabbits are reported to be much 3ess numerous in the South Wairarapa this year than they were last. Good work lias been done during the breeding season by the use of the "Suddeth" fumigat-or, the burrows having been fumigated with bi-sulph-ide of carbon. For some reason the fumigator is not used in the Masterton district.

The following is the list of assets J and liabilities of Denis Aloysious i Q'Louglilan, engine-uriver, of Masterton, who has filed his petition in bankruptcy:— Unsecured creditors: Masterton: Miss E. Chapman £3, H. Cole 13s, D. Threadwell 16s 6d, Dr Cook £1 Is, Long and Co. £3 Is 6d, Masterton Implement Co. £4 13s, L. St. George £1 18s 9d, C. H. Owen £7 19s 4d, E. R. Wilson £3 10s, D. G. Brown £1 4s, G. Watson 13s, E. Stewart £6 15s, J. S. J. Alpass 19s 4d, It. Russell los (id.— I Total, £3B 14s 2d. Assets:— Furniture, £lo.

A most successful sale of work, to assist in raising funds for the new Anglican Church at Kuripuni, was held in St. Matthew's Schoolroom' yesterday. The attendance was large, and excellent business is reported, 'me stalls were in charge of the following ladies-.—Fancy stall, Mrs Judd; sweet "stall, Mrs Walker; produce stall, Mrs Yalden; -flower stall," Miss" Edna .*Bannister;sewing stall, Mesdames Bannister, Brooks, and McKay; "tea room, Mesdames Braggins, Maloney and Russell; Christmas tree, Mr and Miss Sutton; while Miss Cross very capably acted as doorkeeper.

A meeting of the Directors of the Workmen's Friend Building Society. was held last night, in the secretary's office. Mr J. A. McEwen (Vice-President) presided. There were also present Messrs H. J. O'Leary, *«.. Donald, A. E. Winzenberg, W. H. Jackson, T. Moore, J. Shackleton. Apologies were received from Messrs F. J. Hunu and R. Rigg f° r unavoidable absence. The date for the annual meting of the Society was fixed for Friday, Decembter 23rd, at 8 p.m., in the Y.M.C.A. rooms. The chairman and secretary were authorised to prepare the annual report to be submitted with the balance sheet. Shares applied for since last meeting, were duly, allotted, and transfers applied for were aproved.

An idea of what straits owners of milking herds arc put to at times from various causes was brought under our notice recently, says the Opunake Times. The owner of a dairy farm left home for a few weeks for the benefit of his health, and .left sufficient milking power to have the herd properly looked after. The owner had not gone away .many days before his best milker cut his foot with an axe and was temporarily disabled. The milker was just able to limp back to milk, when the missus of the household (and a very capable milker) scalded her foot, and was put (jut of action for a little while. Unable to obtain casual labour or ■assistance, the limp and limpless had to get the cows milked. However, beiilg possessed of that ingrained necessity—grit—the herd was milked, and the test is as good as ever.

The proceeds of the Bullfinch township sale, Western Australia, which realized £25,140, will just about pay the cost of the railway which the Government is to construct from Southern Cross. The country has a few undulations, but is generally level, and little earthwork will be necessary and the cost will probably not exceed £llOO a mile for 23* miles. The purchasers of the township lots paid .10 per cent cash. The balance is payable in four quarterly instalments, under penalty of forfeiture of the deposit. The plan of the application for leases around Bullfinch looks like a Chinesepuzzle, writes a correspondent from the new field, 'iliere is over pegging in all directions. Five surveyors are operating around Bullfinch, but the application for lease pouring in so rapidly that the sun-eyors are losing ground rather than gaining upon applicants. Since the Bullfinch-leases were pegged over 14,000 acres of milling leases have been applied for, and ■fully another 14,000 are pegged. The survey fees alone paid into the Mines Department amount to £3500.

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 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 mused grievous harm, and a death Ims resulted from their use. Do not apply an ointment to a sore. It keeps back the secretion. 'I n wounds, bruises, sprains, burns, i; leers, eczema ,and other skin troub1. * APPLY SANDER'S EXTRACT 15 dropß in a tablespoon of olive oil. The effect will surprise vou.. SANDER S EXTRACT HEALS _ because it is freed from the irritating constituents contained in other euealjp tas preparations. It heals when c/fchet s irritate. Insist upon the OiW'lNTv RANnF.r wryu vrv; an<* yc: ivil' .iefh* !i a" L

Mr M. O'Connor, of Linton, is sending to America for a purebred Holstein-Fresian but! and-heifer. A meeting of the Mastfcrton Fire Board is to bo held at 12.45 today. A poll taken in Wanganui yesterday on a proposal to raise a loan of £'29,000 for borough was carried. A new miniature rifle range will be opened at the Fernridge school grounds to-morrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock.

The Ball a nee Dairy Company's creamery ai> Mantua has a daily milk supply of between 2800 and 2900 gallons. This season tests have been lower than in former years.

Webb and Poirco, who row for/ £2OO a-side on the Wanganui Riveton Boxing Day, are both in steady * training. A close race is anticipated.

Tho annual meeting of the Workmen's Friend Building Society will be held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms on Thursday, 23rd December. Any member intending to become a candidate must give notice in writing to the secretary, Mr 11. Brown, on or before the 9fch December.

The New Zealand agent of the Legitimist Jacobite League—whatever that may mean—has sent us a copy of "The Fiery Cross," a newspaper of a gory-looking character, which we hope a> find time to read during the Christmas recess. Life, in the meantime, is too short and strenuous.

At a meeting of St. Matthew's Vestry, held last night, plans for alterations and additions to St. Matthew's Vicarage were submitted, ana approved. 'J'lie work, which is of a substantial character, will be put in hand without delay.

Councillor Hoar asked at last night's meeting of the Borough Coun. cil if the Engineer could give any reason for the bad taste in the water which was being supplied in the Sown. The Engineer stated that the water was coming direct from the Waingawa river. The objectionable taste was caused by the decaying vegetation from stones. The only way to remedy it was by filtration.

A meeting of the Masterton Horticultural Society's committee was held last evening, in Messrs W. B: Chennells and Co.'s office. The secretary presented the balance sheet for the summer show, which was highly satisfactory, and proves that the-show was appreciated by the public. It was decided to hold the next meeting on Wednesday, 18tli January, 1911, to arrange for an autumn show. The President, Mr J. Caselberg, complimented the secretary on the very explicit balance sheet presented.

At the National Sweet Pea Show, held at Palmerston North yesterday, Mrs H. T. Wood, of Masterton, was the most successful exhibitor in the decorated classes, being awarded first ' and second in the buttonholes and "lady's spray; seconds in the best decorated table and best decorated dinner -table, and third in the bowl of sweet peas. Mrs G. W. Sellar, of Masterton, was also an exhibitor, and was awarded second prize in the Carbould six guinea trophy competition, for six bunches of sweet peas.

A letter was received last evening from Mr Colin A. McDonald, of Wellington, at present delegate for the Wairarapa Amateur Swimming Club . to the Wellington Centre, stating that as ho was being transferred to Sydney he would be compelled to relinquish his position as delegate. The. resignation of Mr McDonald was accepted with regret, and a vote of thanks was recorded 011 tlie minutes in recognition of his s■"•vices. Tt was resolved to -appoint Mr I". C. W. Blick, the present secretary tothe Wellington centre, to act as 1 future delegate for the Club.

The programme for to-night's sports meeting in the Masterton P;irk, commencing at six o'clock, comprises 75 and 100 yards swims; 100, 220 and 4-10 yards finals for the D. Caselberg trophy; five men reel and laddef, and one man ladder race, by the Fire Brigade; selections by the Municipal Band; ending with dancing on the lawn up till eight o'clock. As the Council are evidently favourably inclined to the removal of the tea kiosk to a more convenient position, a collection will be made during the evening to help defray the expense. It is to tie hoped the public of Masterton will show their interest in the efforts. of our Sports Chios by turning up in large numbers at six o'clock this evening.

> A reward is offered for the rej covery of a cob harness pony, lost ; from Cornwall Street about ten days , since. I Mr P. Tulloeh, land and estate I agent, Pahiatua, has a compact little ( dairy farm of 52 acres for sale, that will carry 20 cows. Tt is well improved and has good water. An experienced general is wanted for Pahiatua, where there'are three in the family, the wages being £1 per week. FAMILY CAKES. Here are the recipes for two good family cakes FAMILY SEED "CAKE.—lngredients : Quarter pound flour, three ounces sugar, three ounces butter, three eggs, one teaspoonful baking* powder, two ounces caraway seeds. Hub the butter into the- flour and add the can-away, seeds, and add to the flour, stirring in the baking powder at the last. Line the cake tin with greased paper, pour in the mixture and bake for three quarters of an hour in a Quick oven. For a GOOD FAMILY CAKE Mix one teaspoonful of baking powder with, one pound of Hour, then add six ounces of currents, six ounces of stoned raisins and one oimce of chopped peel. Cream two ounces of lard and two ounces of butter with six ounces of castor sugar, beat the yokes of three eggs and add to the butter and sugar, then stir in tindry ingredients, and beat well, and at last stir in the whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Put into a greased tin ancM)ake for one hour and a half or two hours. ■ A good fajnily tea to serine at all times is the New Crescent Blend at 2s_ per lb, and which can' be obtained from practically every grocer v in the. district. The tea is very rich and strong, . ''consequently* it -is not necessary to use so much of it- as of other The flavour is very agreeable and never changes. Tt is the same to-day as it was yesterday, as jr, will lv< It-jis a wellrecommended family tea."

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., announce opening entries for tlieii next Masterton sale on December 14th. money in -connection with the recent blaster ton Horticultural Show is now payable at the office of the secretary, Mr M. Boddington, Queen Street. All money not claimed within one month will be forfeited to the Socifety. A Christmas Fete and Promenade Concert, under the auspices of the Congregational Church, will be held in the Y.M.C.A. -Gymnasium Hall, Masterton, on Thursday, 15th inst. A programme is in course of preparation that will provide, a splendid evening's entertainment. . Under the heading of "Wanted Harvesters," Messrs McGruer and Co., advertise harvesting hats, clothing, all wool underwear, dungarees.- Also a special line of tennis .sftjrts, travellers' samples, very Mr James A. Dolierty, the wellknown tailor, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, in a replace advertisement on the leader page of this issue draws attention to his new suitings, also to his speciality in riding breeches. Ho asks visitors to the city to pay him a visit. . Messrs Hugo and Shearer report another instalment of typical balanitis, at Xmas Fair prices. These include ladies dainty cambric skirts, smart ready-to-wear hats, dust coats, , very daintily trimmed underskirts, -X* smart white lawn dress skirts, and' many other linqs. The Xmas Fair is now in full swing at their Exchange Buildings Emporium. « The proprietory of tho celebrated : "K" jams state that the reason why " ~"""tlus celebrated brand of jam is so much approved is because of tho unequalled quality of the beautiful Nelson fruits, and the perfect conditions under which they aro prepared. A visit to Messrs S. Kirkpatrick and Co'.'s jam factory should prove interesting and instructive. In view of the approaching busy season, Mr P. ITamill has decided to pre-Christmas sale of drapery, clothing, mercery, and millinery goods of every description. Goods have been subsequently reduced in every department, and the sale pre--sents an excellent opportunity to those in search of genuine bargains. The sale will commence at 9 o'clock sharp on Saturday morning. Messrs Finnegah and Bushell, of the Post Office Auction Mart, having -disposed of their business to Messrs A. J. Johnston and Co., thank their customersfor the support; accorded -•them, and solicit for their successors a continuance of same. Mr A. J. Johnson, of the new firm, has been / in the employ of Messrs Finnegan and Bushell and their predecessors, iifcd should be well and favourably Known to tho many customers of the late firm. An advertisement in reference to the new business appears on page 8. All accounts owing by the late 'firm are to be rendered before the 12th inst. Over 500' stands have been fitted up in 126 sheds in New Zealand during the first season of the Lister Sheep Shearing Machine Co.'s operations in this Dominion. It is evident from this that the Lister has qualities which sheep-farmers readily recognise. At the recent shearing competitions at Hawke's Bay, L. Car>j rick was awarded first prize for quanquality and style, and Ngahipi won the prize for pace, putting up a record. Both men used a machine; fitted'throughout with Lister parts, including oombs and cutters. 5