LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10136, 14 January 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The' New Zealand Dairy Association! (Auckland) expects to- pay its suppliers £500,000 this season.

A cheniistl- in Tory Street, ■ Wellington, occupied by Mr Frank JShaw, was gutted l>y fire yesterday [afternoon.

It has been telegraphed throughout the Dominion thai, a one-legged man —being-,, or course, invincible BlinkhoMte, . of Masterton—was the winning skip in a. pairs' match at the. Auckland! .fowling tournament.

The-Hastings BoroughConncil was fined : Is arid £2 2s costs,". yesterday,, for refusing to allow one A. A. George, the* proprietor of a weekly newspaper, to inspect the Borough accounts, with a view to publishing extracts from them.

Arrangements have been made by the West 'Coast Centre of the-Athletic Union for C. Holway to meet Shivas at Victoria Park on Saturday, 11th February, in 75, 100, and 130 yards races, Holway conceding 2, 3, and 5 yards start respectively.

It is probably not generally known that the advantages of teaching by correspondence are extended to 'inmates of NeSy Zealand prisons. According to the Southland Times', which has the'authority of Mr Hawkins, gaoler at Invercargill, the system has been in use there for the past 12 months. '■'■■,

The funeral of the late Mr Sydney Harris took place in the Mastertdn cemetery yesterday afternoon. The cortege was followed by a large number of the deceased's friends and relatives, and the ceremony at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. A. T. Thompson. Messrs B: Pickering, N. Hooper, B. Braggins ;:;id Andrews acted as pall-bearers.

The ordinary 'meeting of the members of the Forester's Lodge - was held last evening, when the following officers Avere installed :—C.R., Bro. Murphy; S.C.R., Bro. Wimsett; Treasurer, Bro. Candy; Secretary, Bro. Darroch; S.W., Bro. Faulkner, J.W., Bro. Spratt; J. 8., Bro: •Braggins; S^Bl 1 , Bro. Gilbert. Two hew members were initiated and two proposed for membership.

It is not often that one hears of a baby being attacked by a weasel, but this happened in Christ-church recently. The cries of the child brought its father to see what was the matter, and lie found that a ferret which he kept locked up had managed to escape and was attacking the child fiercely, the little thing's face being badly lacerated and covered with blood. A doctor's services had to be' requisitioned.

At a meeting of the Wairarapa Mineral Prospecting Company, it was decided to make another 'call of onw shilling.

The steamer Pilot, which belongs tothe Wellington Harbour Ferries, Ltd., sank at the ferry wharf at Wellington yesterday morning. ;, > Recently a Hamilton; resident waskept to his bed for a fbrtnight'sufEering from the effects' of poisoning from the bite of a rat:

The.tradespeople of Kaponga are unanimously in favour of. the Saturday half-holiday, provided other towns would fall in with the proposal.A full-grown weasel was caught in Hawke's Bay attacking and killing chickens twelve and thirteen weeks' old. -■

Rape crops in the Marton district are said to bo affected with club-root in a bad form. Last year only a few places were affected, but this year the trouble affects a larg area.

One supplier at the Temuka dairy factory averaged 35s per head for a herd of fifty cows last mo> 'h, -while 'another averaged £2 for ■,* smaller herd. -,

The Hon. T. Mackenzie says that the agricultural statistics, recently, compiled have been' collected' in a much more thorough manner than had been the case the previous year.

A swimming club has been formed &t Eketahuna, and will be represented; in-several of the events at the Swimming Carnival at Masterton on Jan- J uary 23rd.

Caterpillars are playing havoc with the root crops in ihe Waimate Flams district, Taranaki,.' In some csuws whole crops of mangolds and Viirars have been entirely destroyed. A prohibited person pleaded guilty, at the Masterton Magistrate's Court | yesterday, to a charger of having pro; cured liquor during the currency ofc the prohibition orderl Accused was convicted and fined 20s and costs.,

The New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Association|f Reports having sold, on, account of/fffLauriston chviit,. 600 sacks of new seasons Gartdh' oats at Is 10id per bushel, oh traoks, Lauriston. The oats are v?~V. *~csl iiud of a good colour.:

Life insurance l qdJiptnies are beginning to realize perils of aviaand policy holders in some of them are debarred from indulging ;.in the sport,'which entails the risk of cancellation. V.

The supply of milk to the* various dairy-factories in the ~ nirarapa has kept.lip remarkably w«il, considering the dry^weather which has > been. experi#riced; during the last week, or two. ' '.;';'■■' ■,'■'-'

"There has never such ia " quantity of splendid fruit of all -varieties on the market at this time of the year," remarked an Auckland auctioneer to a,.reporteri 'From all I directions cope reports Of good, cropsj; "and tiie hankers in the streets,- arel abl§ to dispbste of the, fruit at cheap I,prices.'', "':■; .'■./ .;■.!" .-.

The Rangitikei Advocate states that 1 there has been a dearth of farl&i; labourers this harvest., and'large, ipan- ! tities of grain have been delayM in ■ stooking. Threshing mftpbinb owners | have also found a great. dMbyit|;ingpttfing rsufficient. :fplaats.'; : ;' '" ]■[■> :^ : - : -'KHl}j\4^'^\ily^^i

v -An-old> j ,; conversing • with a Manawiitju Standard about the way drivers are r ;cpmpeHel|i to make rthej rush, said that from , what he ; had' heard he feared; ; making ')/ up would lead to disaster'pn the idtfaija; Trunk:line one of Main Trunk line was; not a safe .line to do so. • -' : v'.v' ? '."•• • ■.'•'■':,{''.'■/ , :-"t

The mid-day train, from, WeHi&gtoit. was half an hour lat;f on reaching MasH ; ■ terton' yesterday; The delay was;-dcf : J casioried through/ the trahii having /to I be divided oil the-(.WeUmglfett ; -'s«^of. ' thc< Summit and; each; half*ta^enr ;i ujjs separately. This \v ; as occasiorieidVbyl ;■: : the wheels; being unable.to grip : ;the; "greasy" rails. ■.;/>-;,.- ■ : ; --■:?■ the opinion of a v?iriter in jtheXelson Mail, this has' U been the best of years: for apricots,,in Nelson, as, much of the fruit oiitside the carefully kept orchards has been affected by grub and spots. B\it. wnere attention has been paid, to the trees :^the grower has been repaid by good; fruit; and prices; :'.W ;'•'.-."•

• At- the mfeeting of : itliei Trust Lands Trustees; last evening,;jit letter was read from the bf : ; the Masterton assistance in=def : raying '' the fwst-i«£s sending a delegate to, tjie tipn at Hokitika. The; matteri : ; was 1 held over till the next meeting of the. Trust, the secretary,'iri: the meantime, to obtain more information as to the number of men going. '\ ' Oliver Mcwhinney^.: .'••- f aiuiliarly known as a was sent to gaol in Wellington "yesterday by Mr Justice Edwards, because \ he refused to obey an order of Court to hand over the custody of his two children. Mcwhinney was engaged in divorce propeedirigs with his wife.

A Dunedin telegram says:—John Burns, employed on the Harbour Board's dredge Vulcan, was electrocuted this morning. Deceased," with another workman, was engaged repairing a spoilt pipe line. It appears Burns, when climhing the derrick to fasten the tackk-l.caught hold of the electric wires above, which", conveyed three thousand voltage to the dredge. He was killed instantaneously, his hand and thigh being badly Burned. Deceased was twenty-nine years of age, and leaves a widow and three children. ■ . ' - YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND. That by using the commercial eucalyptus oil which is now bought up at 6d per IB weight and bottled, and on account, of the large profit, pushed, you are exposing yourself to all the dangers to which tb? use-of turpentine will expose you—irritation of kidneys, intestinal trach, and ir.ucous membranes. By insisting on t-a,, 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 carefuj 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 resulj; of 50 years' experience and .: special study; and it does what is promised; it heals and cures without injuring the constitution, as the oils of the market, frequently do. Therefore, protect youraolf by rejecting' othet brands.

According to general opiiiKMrthere is every reason to believe thai turnips will be aii n premium in Southland during tho coming, winter and spring. A man named George Crisp was fined £lO and costs £3 8s at Hastings yesterday for supplying liquor to" a Maori woman. ■ • , ■ ■

At tho ]') resent iiiite, incredible 's& it may appear, there are fully sixty bicycles at tho Christchurch police station awaiting owners.

A man was charged at Pallherstow North yesterday with having in his : ■ possession counterfeit coins, and a. mould, for the manufacture of the i same. He was remanded.

| Fruit is phenomenally plentiful and! j cheap in Auckland at present: Peaches wore sold as cheap for. one shilling, bananas one penny per lb., tomat'oes, plums and apples being ; also exceptionally cheap. •,-■:,'

' Dusing tho present year there, will be two penumbrjal eclipses of the moon, that is the sun, as seen from the moon, will be partially eclipsed' ; by the earth. The moon, however, will not touch .the central cone of the earth's .shadow. . •' :'V.'

!', Practically all the Crown, land in the Hawke's Bay province is: now ".in land' in the Dahnevirke, Waipawaiji and' Hawke's Bay counties having been ' taken up. There are still a few thousand acres of Crown land in the Wairpa' county to be placed' upon the* mtarJtet. ■ . '■■'•■:■ :'.■ '■■>

' . ■ At; a ; meetfti* "" of" tho - Hastings branch of the ft «*w- Zealand -Farmer's Union, it was deddedHhat it:was advisable to warn farmers"that,.owing to a shortage of. rape; there:would;be a big surplus of store hoggets, and to urge them to plough for turnips, no matter how hard the-ground.

This country spends something, over a million a year on ; all educational purposes, andUabout £200,00& a, year.;' on "higher" education" alone. Is>it< credible or possible that, after thirtyiyears of work on this scale; there iare\ no colonial graduates fit to be made head-mistresses of our high' schools P* 1 -- Auckland, Star. '■'' .. .. " ; :,'••'>■'■ ■ '-T..-*'»',"''' ' ■'''' ■•■':■' ''■'.';•■■■ i, l . ■■■' The'cbmmit'tee of thei, Wajcarapa' -Amateur Athletic Club met last evening, Mr J. Pryor presiding. An-in-.' terim balance sheet bf the recent sports was presented, disclosing a very satisfactory credit balance. The secretary was.authorised to issue?prd6rs ' for the trophies. ■ A rote.of -. thanks > . was pased, to Mr Pryor filbert; for his services as call steward. Itwasde-v cided to hold a sm'all ii»;otirig at Carterton on- Thursday next, the pro* gramme to include a 2~i/yds &us(mile; handicaps. Messrs Peed and ' Hall,were appointed to make alrrahgementsfor graundß;\etc;,;. : ': : "'/Au;'li()ni:'.- :: ' petitors :at the - meeting fee conveyed to Carterton free : tftcharge by twV leaving/ at frlsp:ml\" ; ' ! 7.. .W^'. - .^ 1 '';;";';;.': V-'

, Mr C. E. DanielY stated: it last night's meeting .cf ilie- Masteiion: r Trust Lands Trusty tliat he fiad ihlsnected= thef»' work"; of Messrs:J. Bmith (and Sons, pf painting "the walls :iip tlja. | stairway 7 and the > porches at thfe Town Hall. The work- had been carried out excellently, and >ery complete in every detail)-X'S&fh'lv the : -meeting the- Trustees'went'to ! =the Town Hall, and general? satisfaction was expressed vvith the Several suggestion's for ;the';imp3rav^^!^t(; ; ' : ''of; |&e Jrall were <'&frv;?i^'dcS-;' : ' •■ iiwith:jat ■--. ' f-l siaUmenfe of^cijpts'"' January Lands Trustees; last^e^^n'g^rlS&n-'' ; era! account :> - iexpdndittire,' rates. l£18;^"-3$^%eM^v' : *£62f2s Mftft: ,18s; Femridge school; ;^y,Lans^dbwne school, £2d< Te OrbOresschppl, (■ £2 10s, Munioip-J Band, £5; iegar ! >6s Bd,. excliange-of sites;! ;6d,finsuranck, t£2B 12s^d.;audit^£3 : 3s4d; 7refunds, £5 15s,- interest, £l2l^;6d; A salaries, £65, office and contingencies, £l3B 7s 6d, printing and/adveri?sinE £22 2s, total, £826 1' ;j 6d;v > ship account: , HeceiLts, £lo4*7s-6d] v expenditure, grants, * ,;^wn• •Hall account: Receipts; £3Ol )fe2d; ?■' expenditure, rent and-gasj £4l 6s ; : re-V pairs, £5 15s,- mamtenan'ce :' and' license, £6 18s 3d, sal?rits, : £43 6s gd; insurant:», £37 ICs, £23' 15s, '■< , ; te]tal, £;08,16s ■ u^'1 '- tra P; horsey suitable;-*for^ : lajdy to drive/ is advertised for' Sale. " i; :"vSHIit : ■ resjiaae^^aciiing'■ ; " : Monday '>.. -/•:;'■' ':-j --'■;,-:'.r'-r r; ;;Mrs ;J. B. >3enry,■ Lansdowne 5 ~ ! ad-t vbrtises for a k r ood general servant.. :t A windmill and stand, with: pipes ind tanks, is advertised for sale' "by Mr F. P. Welch, at a:lpw,prioeJ' ;: , Gas consumers are reminded Monday, January 16th," is the [■> last; day bij which discount will be-allowed! . on current accounts. ; ; : ' \ : .':':. A special window display, of sterling silver goods is being made to-day "by r Mr Frank Dupre.. The nw lines'are ? most artistically set out, and show to . advantage the extensiveness of -•'.' the . 'range. . ; ■>' . :■■: ,-'■ .'; t ,'"-'■