LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10155, 3 February 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Nearly all the artesian wells in Palraerston North are said to be showing signs of petering out. The Cheltenham Co-operative Dairy Company paid to its supppliers during December £2654 for butter fat, which was at the rate of 10Jd per lb. The battleship Thunderer has been launched from the yards-of the Thames Ironworks at Poplar. The Australian is paying old age and invalid pensions to 73,915 persons. The Whakataki races aro to be held to-morrow; A large gathering is expected from the surrounding districts. Two lads were fined £3 and £4 respectively at Levin yesterday for dynamiting trout. The ..evidence, showed that they had played havoc among the fish. A few of the friends of the late MiThomas Donnelly, the Masterton pros r pector who met with such a tragic death, are making an . appeal for funds with which to erect a memorial stone over the grave of the deceased. Subscriptions towards the fund will be gladly received by Mr A. J. Hal;hfl-.wa-y.

Th -1 Ekotahuna district was yesterday c.veloped in smoke from bushfires.

A t.;m of about £l5O was taken at the gates at the Park Fete yesterday afternoon and evening. The Labour Party of Wellington has selected a Labour "ticket" for the City Council elections in April.

-Last week 7000 sheep, 35 trucks of ewes, 108 pigs, and 90 head of cattle were despatched from the Featherston railway station.

A cable from London states that a national lock-out of printers has been decided on. A fortnight's notice will be give.n

A Perth cable states that the weather is extremely hot. The thermometer at Perth registered 102 degrees in the shade yesterday. The house of Mr Duff, at Mangaoronga, near Eketahuna, was, with its contents, completely destroyed By fire on Wednesday night.

Although a number of houses are untenanted in Mnsterton at the present time, some difficulty is experienced in procuring vacant residences of a desirable character.

Mr K, Davies, of New Plymouth, has been making a collection of New Zealand woods on behalf of two American botanists, and has already procured and forwarded 80 different varieties. He hopes to add another 30. It is twenty years ago to-day since the late;. Mr John Ballance became Premier of New Zealand, and, the late Mr Seddon Minister for Public Works. The whole of the Ministers of> that day have gone to the beyonj.l. Margaret Wilson, as representative of the licensee of the Weraroa Hotel, was yesterday fined £3 for supplying liquor to a Native woman not married to a European.

The Masterton Employers' Associa,tion will hold an important meeting on Wednesday next, when an address on labour legislation will be given by Mr W. Pryor, secretary of the Association.

;;' A.(»se:4s;-tp>.b v e heard in the-Magis-;-trate's Court atMasterton torday in ! which Mr Lenz; claims from the Masterton Borough Council a sum in respect to land dedicated for the widening of a street. The case is of more than local interest, as it involves thliability of municipalities generally.

Lambs are fetching good prices down South. At Addington a particularly nice line of fat lambs, mostly of Southdown cross, numbering nearly 500, realised prices ranging from 16s 5d to 17s 9d. The line was one of the best offered at Addington during the present season.

■'•..'."Mr \EL. G. Groves reports that the rainfall recorded* at 1 Bush" GrbVe cfbr the month of January was as follows:, for month points; i maximum fall, days with rain, 7; maximum temper ai ture, 88 on the 19th; minimum tem- : peraturey jjtfaniiary, points'. v

Mr L: G. Reidj S.M., of Masterton > though by no means juvenile, appears to be fond of work. He made two ad-; journments yesterday of" half an hour each for luncheon and dinner, and then sat until late in the evening. He ; seemed as fresh at the finish as at the start. Tordayhewilllbe occiipied most of the day\ with another important case. ";• The Bushey PaJrk estate, near Palmerstoh I South, the' proper^;.of'.. Mr; Roderick McKenzie,. .(soil of•the/late Sir John McKenzie), is "Being inspected by the Government Valuer V with \ a view to its purchase for closer settlement. The estate contains 2240 acres of what is considered good wheatgrowing land. : ,ji

• A Masterton Chinaman, _ who re- j cently returned * fr.ojfiia visit-to v the \ Flowery Land, ,is endeavouring to arrange for two of the children of' a? friemi toscome- to;, to-' be> ieducatjedv been informed by sie that* the v jboys may come to New Zealand on [condition that secxirity of £IOO. is lodged that each will return to China when his education is completed.

Mr Chew Chbrig, when he first started in the dairy factory business, gave 2d a gallon for milk. He lost even at that price. Next year he gave 3d and lost £IOOO. In all he lost over £7OOO in the venture, though he stuck at v it for sixteen or seventeen years. He thinks the. co-operative: people should have bought him out. "His ten separators; were"sold at the ■';' foundry' for.2s 6d* per cwt for old metal. ' He claimed that it was mainly through his. enterprise.-that the .price of land in .Taranaki .has. advanced as it has done.. /■'

Mr W. H. Jackson, headmaster of the' Masterton District High School, has received a letter which was posted on the ill-fated .steamer "Eastern," from" Master EL (Bertie) Ah Lop, who went to; China with his parents some •months, ago. The hoy, with his two brothers, who were horn and educated ;in Masterton, have remained in China, ; and have secured responsible positions. : "Jimmy" Ah Lop is working as a clerk in.H.M. Naval Yard, and is receiving a salary of £7.. per month, which is reckoned very good for China. The writer of the letter, H. Ah Lop, is with a'Hongkong firm of general merchants and commission agents. In concluding an interesting type-written missive, he says: "My father has gone back to New Zealand, but he does not want us to go back, as he thinks we can make a better living over here. . . . With kind re-

gards, and with best Chin. Chin."

IF JOIJ 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 effectß from any eort of Eucalyptus. SANDER'S EXTRACT. CURES because, it contains ethereal and antiseptic substances not contained in other Eucalyptus products. These latter, made by persons ignorant in chemistry, ana 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. r ,Do not apply an ointment to a sore. It keeps hack the t 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, an;* yrj will derive the benefit.

The annual athletic sports meeting is to be held at Alfredton on March 2nd. The Masterton District High Schoc! Committee meets this evening. The Waingawa freezing works are still very busy. Hundreds of sheep are being put through daily. Dtiriug last year there was 2,108,000 feet more -timber linportsd into Gisborne than during 1909. A shipment of about ten tons of cheese was railed from 1 lie Mangaiaiuoka cheeso factory yesterday. Yesterday was the tenth anniversary of the funeral of the late Queen Victoria. The water pelf- match played at the Park Fete yesterday, between the Y.M.C.A. and the W.A.S.C. teams resulted in a draw, neither side scoring. \ - At the Wellington Supreme Court yesterday, a young man named Walter Hasler was sentenced to tweh'tmonths' hard labour for common assault on a girl three years of age.' A telegram received from Christchurch late last night intimated that, as a result of a conference, a compromise had been arrived at over the Otira and Bealey tunnel disputes, and the men will probably return to work. "Linton Farmer" writes :-^-Sir, — Re calves with birthmarks. I noticed in the Press last week a par about a cow having three/calves all bOm with their mothers-ear-mark, arid of another farmer who had % bull calf born with airing.in its nose.. I had a.heifer caif born on New : Year's Day .with a legrrope on." The calf seems strong and if she does- not kick; the leg-rope off I will have it exhibited at the Linton sports this month." Next. v

A position as cook and laundress is advertised for. The first term of the Girls' Collegiate School, 46 Church Street, will commence on Tuesday next, 7th inst. Miss Y. Hampton will resume teaching,the pianoforte on Monday aext%6ttyinst. ' v r >. Mr iPurcelPWebb-announces in "an-"" other column that he resumes musicteaching on Tuesday .next, at his studio, Bannister Street.

Messrs E. B. Hare and Co. are advertising to-day a good general, store that they guarantee one of the souhfJest investments on their books; also a 42-aere dairy farm, very cheap. A miimber plate, reading "Wl2iO t belonging to a' motor car .or cycle; . awaits an owner at the Wairarapa Age' Agency, Carterton.\V, "'

A reward is offered for the recovery of a gold cable bangle, with padlock attached, lost at the Park Fete yeV terday afternoon.: ' \

The sale of >show privileges has been placed in the liands of Messrs Abraham and Williams, \vho will/ sd!l the same at their Queen Street. .Booms k next',Saturday, the ; 4th inst;,. at 12 s ."'.'.••■'■■■ : ,:';>; v" rt -''''...;;V •■ ; " ■'■'. ;

:>, Cooking apples at five shillings per. case are now containable, from Mr F. J. Robbing fruiterer, Queen Street. Those requiring supplies of. raspberries are reminded -, to place their/;: orders early, as they will only be available for another week. ■ ; '

Messrs Hyde and Co;, the, art nishers in Queen Street,vannouncetiie: arrival from and-the'Contin-gent of * some of the best, and 'choicest -.designs;iri ,^^iy.^^uTO;;;, '''' s 6einig,' '.iiiu facts i*fee produ'<sibiohs""fJf>the; masters" of' arts' and crafts as ture. These, designs ai;e to be siibmitted to the clientele of the said firm and any others who may be in- ; terested enough to ask for estimates and for other particulars in"connection with the subject of furnishing. i \Wftli characteristic Mr Frank pupre has ]ust; ; received, per s. s. Kaipara, a big consignment .' of and. electro-iplate ware., The one, and ■ stock is "so;! varied itfiatievery kind' •of taste andr f of pdeketibook is sure tb be suited. Amongst the 'articles now on view are beautifully designed salad bowls, bisou'it barrels, rose bowls, ; epergnes, cruets, teapots, afternoon tearsets, jam, jelly, and butter' dishes,,' Some--i thing special is also to bo seen in a | new consignment, just to hand, of Dutch pottery ware. .They are exquisitely finished in dark brown, with the different shades of the quaint Dutch designs burnt iu. These artistic piece's would "add greatly to the) elegance-of table appointments; and ■ are very suitable to those- requiring suggestions for .presentation goods. They embrace designs in salad bo wis, biscuit barrels, honey jars,: and numerous other pieces top numerous to - mention. ■■■/■''"'■.