LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10131, 9 January 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Prince Henry of Prussia (the Kaiser's brother) is insured against > as-, sassination for £20P,000. Messrs A. Miller and J. Dixon are at the head of the points aggregate of the Masterton Homing Pigeon Club, with 24 points each. * Locally-grown plums and apples are at present being retailed in Masterton at■, twopence per lb. Ripe tomatoes^ , .;are-also' ; on sale.. ';:' '•;■ :■: '. .'',,"■? - n 'vA movement is afoot in %'elKngtoni; *to entertain Sir, Joseph' Wardv'and.;Dr. : - Fipdlay, prior to their departure for the' Coronation, •'; T- .:■;., ,;, : It is- said that ; careless hbliday- ) makers setifire to some bush in, the Manawatu Gorge recently,;- and .-'as-?, sistauce had to be requisitioned;; to beat out the flames. At the monthly meeting of the Mas--tert'oii Dairy Compatiy .du'ectorsj'on Saturday, 15 iiew shares were allotted, and a number of transfers were approved. _;■ j The * pohce are prosecuting- two for, selling liquor, oh Monday v. December ' 26thj* on' which day the Commissioner of Police ordered all hotels to be closed. •.-.!■ The •' Masterton Literary and tion Competitions Society will; probably issue its first programme at anearly date. It may interest; members to know that the Christohurch Society will hold its festival from April 4th to April 13th inclusive. The Ground Committee of the Mas"reported on Saturday'that the course was being well and j-egularly attended to : by the' i caretaker, "and that the track was in [ good-order.- i.' M '^'"^:' l : , .'•..•> ■.'■'.. ■■ : :.'.. :; ';" ; .-'. C

tt is expected that the- skin-cnring plant at tho Waingawa meat works will, be ready for use in the course of a fortnight. About half a dozen additional hands will.be employed in ;fcbis branch of the works: Mr Joseph Dixon, one of the prominent members-of 'the Masterton Homing Pigeon Club, lost seven or eight valuable birds last week, by a visit being paid to his establishment by cats. ; The first draft of cattle, the property of Mr Hugh Morrison, of Blairlogie, will be slaughtered at the Waingawa meat works to-day. This will be followed by several other drafts during the week. A commencement will be made with the-slaughter of pigs in the course of a few days. The Wellington agents of tlie,Home ; firm, to -whoiri the Masterton DairyCompany consign their produce, have; reported to the directors of the company that there is a marked improvement in the grade of the butter since the pasteurizing ,[of the cream has been practised, and a better price will result.

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 wilt expose you—irritation of kidneys, intestinal trach, and iriucous membranes. ""Sy insisting on l„a 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 it does what is promised; it heals *nd cures without injuring the constitution, as the oils of the market frequently do. Therefore, protect yourself by rejecting other brands.

Between 4000 Ibs and ,5000 Ibs of ice wore sold last month at the Masterton Dairy Factory. The Opaki Rifle Cltrb will hold k competition over the 700 yds and the 800 yds ranges on Thursday and -Saturday next. It is understood that the Masterton telephone service is to be considerably improved in the near future. The old posts are being replaced by new and stronger posts, and the bureau apparatus is to be modernized. Several members of the Opafci Bifle Club will be present at the Manawatu meeting on January 21st and 23rd. It has not yet been definitely decided whether the club will enter a team in the Teams' Match. . The official opening of the Waingawa meat works will, it is expected, take place towards the ond of the present month. Sir Joseph Ward and the Hon. T. Mackenzie have been invited to be present, and a date is being arranged which will suit their convenience. The front portion of the premises of Schlager and Gavell, motor and" cycle engineers, of Pamerstor- North, together with the stock, was destroyed by fire oh Saturday morning. The plant and stock were insured for £3n!) in the 1 : London, Liverpool and Glooe office, while the building,' which was owned by Mr H. WcJlerraan, of Wei-. lington, ww> insure I for £250 in the Atlas office. 33ieWaee Mown , by the JBoming .rigeori CM> bii Friday, concluded the old bird. programme for. the year. Thetrophiea; for the race were donated it by Messrs |;E.. B. ttosson W. H. Halley, and the final results were as follows—W.; Drake's "Pride of 23min,■ 1; W. Hoar's "Goldie," 13hrs 32min, 2; J. Dixon's "True Blue," 15hrs 13min, 3; F. Eosson's , "Little Nell" IGhrs 14imin, 4; J. Diggins's "Black and White," 16hrs 53min, 5.

A large proportion bf the visitors .to Mt. Holdsworth show very little consideration, for those who come after them. For instonce, the mattresses are left about .the floor screwed up in positions, and stale, 1 meat is left'afibut', making things'iii-'gen-eral very unpleasant. People might at least leave the house in a fit state for •the next party to at once proceed with preparing their i refreshments, without having first to clean up.

■Of-.the severity-seven hands at ipre- . sent employed at the Waingawa meat works, all but fourteen have taken up their .residence in Masterton. . The balance of the men (chiefly butchers) are residing in Carterton until the company's accommodation house is erected at the works. ! Visitors to Mt. Holdsworth complain of the state of the floor and the seating accommodation of the mountain house. The floor is composed of pulverised clay, and consequently ~a harbour for all sorts of disease germsIt has' been suggested that a concrete put down, when, the house :cpu.ld be swept out and washed , periodically. Suggestions;have also been made that seats should be. made along the wall,~fbr at the present time there are only two small forms. So far the proportion cf rejects amongst the sheep slaughtered at the Waingawa meat, works has been exceedingly small; vThe rejects amongst < the ■ ■ ,'• not vwi3sV'l&ose'coming; by. traini have~iibt wroragejd inbre than v br> r four percent.; Mr EatoKis acting "as.' GoV"

The foundation of the preserving and tinning plant at the Waingawa meat works has already beenJlaid: Mr Tresider,: at present occupying the position of head of The department of the Wellnfcton Meat Ex-"/ port Company, has been engaged to fittest similar position ;■ at-, the' ■ WaiV ngawa works, and assumes his new duties about the middle of' next ■ month.".--/-:; '' •.■■•••.'■'.'-.. '■- : ";. Oi Saturday 'morningjs•" constable, stationed at; the corner/of "Manchester and Grey Streets, Feilding, took the names of the casual cyclists who were riding on the footpaths. Within an hour he had a couple :of pages of. his note-book filled with the names of i he law-breakt rs; The manager ofthe ;' operative Dairy Company reported at Saturday's meeting : that the number , of pounds of butter made for the mortth of. December was 37,548, being an increase of is,9s6lbs on put for the corresponding month of-' the previous year. Of tliis ' : 4 were:^ld:;Joftali^--'':':"v/'V* :;:, ; : '"' '''•••'■•: "IA/:-;?

A queer freak of mature is reported from Tarawa. A cow I>elbnging to Mr Aylmer Rattray has had four ! calves during the last four years, three out of the four having been born with their mother's earmark. The earmark is a somewhat unusual:one, being a fore-bit and. a swallo%y fork, arid the calves have come into the world with the exact facsimile of. the , mark plainly stamped on their ears. Nature appears to be somewhat. cap-. ricioua up that way, as Mr Rattray also numbers an eight-legged sheep in his flock, which is perfectly sound and - : strong, and can travel with the fastest of its mates. '■•'.'• "..---,••/' ".';■'■ wafers. Tiike one quart of milkj six eggs,a quarter -of a pound of butter, two ounces of i yeast, salt and /flour. Beat xip the eggs, melt the outter, dissolve the yeast in a little of the milk, mix all together and add batter. Set this to rise, and bake for fifteen minutes. Geneva Wafers are made without yeast as-, follows: Take three ounces of fine flour, two ounces of caster sugar, three ounces of butter, two eggs, Vanilla essence, cream and apricot jam. . Cream the butter and sugar together, beat in each egg separately, add a few drops of Vanilla, and stir in the flour lightly. Put the mixture into a forcing bag' with a large plain pipe, force it out on a well battered baking tin in portions that would just fill a teaspoon and spread thinly with a hot wet palette knife. Bake in a moderate oven until set; then take out with a palette knife. Bake in a them round cornet .tins. Place one inside the other to keep in shape, replace in the oven and bake. until lightly browned, turning them frequently. When cool, remove the. moulds and fill with stiffly whipped, cream and jam. We recommend the" "Mikado" Blend Tea with these wafers. This tea is an extremely fine mixture of Ceylon and Indian Teas, and is-one of the /finest ;of Family Teas. It costs t>ut;ls 6d per lb retail, and your '"storekeeper is certain to stock it. Although' it costs but Is 6d per lb it will surprise you. Many say it is quite as good as other brands sold at 2s and 2s 2d.',

Mr Harry Hope, M.P. for Buteshire, unfurled at Rothesay a New Zealand flag. Rothesay is sending a Hag to New Zealand. The Masterton branch of the Shearers' Union is ceasing to exist. The business of the branch will be conducted from the headquarters at Christchurch. Potato growers around Pukekohe (Auckland) are said to have had returns of from £6O to £125 per acre this season. About 1000 acres of man were devoted to this crop, which, therefore, renresents a. Jot of money. About 150 stands of shearing machines are estimated to have been installed during, the present season in the Gisborne district. Several ten and twelve-stand installations were set up, but the bulk of the installations were amongst the smaller sta-tion-holders. A leading bookseller and post card dealer in Dunedin informed a Daily Times reporter that he had'imported 300,000 post cards containing views of New Zealand scenery specially for the Christmas trade, and half of those had been disposed of a couple of days before Christmas. This must greatly assist, in advertising the coun-i .try abroad. ' A machine sheep-shearing match for £IOOO aside isi being arranged between Daniel Cooper, of Bundorah Station, South Australia, and Harry Livingstone, of Longreach, Queensland. Cooper holds the championship with a record of 316 sheep in a. day of eight. hours. Livingstone claims to have shorn 300 sheep just as they came in in .an ordinary day's work. A machine has been invented that turns sawdust, shavings and chips into solid pieces of wood. The material is carried on a rotary belt :o the machine's Hopper, thence to a plunger or compressor. Through the centre of the mould into which the shavings and sawdust are forced is a small hempen rope. A pressure of 20 tons per square inch is exerted and the solid body is driven.out of the machine in a shape similar' to a round stick of wood,of 4in diameter. The machine is said, to turn out about six tons of sticks per day. Two members of a party who made the ascent of Mt. Holdsworth last week were, for three quarters of an hour, separated from their friends. They stopped at a creek on the way down to quench their thirsts, and after walking on for a. distance they discovered that they had got off the track. Eventually, after much searching some of the main party found the missing ones within a quarter of an liour'B walk of the spot where the late Mr Thomas Donnelly's remains were found. A youth has been remanded at Napier on a charge of stealing from St. Patrick's Cathedral a portion; of ; a. crucifix, also stealing a sum of money from the donation box of the Cathedral Club. The portion of the crucifix alleged to have been stolen was removed from the Cathedral the day after Christmas, and was later returned in fragments, and deposited on the steps of one of the entrances to the edifice.

An act of brotherly love resulted in the arrest-of a young man for .drunkenness at Auckland. He arrived at the Police Court for the purpose of paying a fine inflicted on his brother, who had been indulging.in liquor to excess., Unfortunately, he was also somewhat the worse for liquor, and when he proceeded to invite .the. ofiV cials to johi him in ''a taste'' he, overstepped the bounds, and was quickly taken in charge by a constable, and had to appear at the Court 'charged Avith drunkenness.-

Notice is given that all accounts against the Shearers' Union must be rendered within seven days. -Mr Gerald - C.'v'Branson resumes ; teaching at \ his studio, Exchange Buildings* on Monday, January 16th.: The 1 New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., make additional entries' -to then- next Masterton stock sale. Messrs and Shearer report record business during the first two days of their great summer sale. Fresh lines at bargain prices are brought forward for the current week, and the public may depend upon the highest quality goods • sit bedrock prices.-"..-' ',.'■'• '.. .Messrs C. Smith announce that they will commence their great; annual stocktaking sale- on Friday next, January 13th. The entire stock is being re-marked at drastic reductions, and the balance of Heyhoe's assigned stock will he cleared at any sacrifice. They also sell twelve cases of special job lines in drapery and clothing, part of a consignment secured by their Wellington house, and they intend to make this the sale of the season.