LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10157, 6 February 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The first consignment of this season's oysters should reach Masterton to-day from the Bluff. .'•'■■. . The annual school picnic in connection with the Rongokbkako school, takes place on Thursdn-v next'. The latest return from the Worksop dredge shows: 75ozs l'Odwts l for 130 hours' working-

Gisborne borough has-just adopted I the system of rating on unimproyed-l values. . „ '■■";"■■ ."' ■-

Wirth's circus left Masterton by special train for -'Eketahihia'. this morning. - / Twenty-six new members, including several ladies, were ejected to the Mas-: terton, A. and P. Association on Saturday.

Howard Waters",' charged with the theft from the Manawatu Club, .was on Saturday sentenced, ,to twelve nSonths' hard labour by Mr. ; A.. JX Thompson, S.M. , "•'■•'■ "'*' rj ?

The ravages of blight have caused the wholesale destruction of cabbages in Masterton vegetable gardens this season.

Mr W. T. Jennings, M.P., must have a very extensive district; to represent. He has just completed, 1100' miles of travelling in his electorate! The annual picnic in connection,with the Hukanui school was held* or( Friday last. The prizes won during theyear were presented by-Mr 'A.7W. Hogg >: M.p. -.; ;■ V : .,:

The rainfall registered mi Masterton for the twenty-four hours o'clock, on; Satur^^;^^mg<; : point's, and at the Upper Flam ' BSf points. "■■■ -'.. "••'• ;-. ■■■■.'. :\.:ji

Another wool-sale is to» be lield at The number of bales. erateged a is^l2,7oo ; ; compared with 16,358 forthe'februfflry sate last year.- ! ';.'.'•

A cold snap was ; experienced! in Masterton on Saturday and! Sunday!; It wiM bare the: wholesome- eject' v.'bt destroying the aphis wfiielfc has-been attacking rape and turnip crops; ; ' ;,

Thp Waihi gold mine was purchased? •in 1878" byjtne WaiM Gompairy'! ; |br £3OOQI Since that • date the; property has* produced £0;OOO,OOa worfclr o¥ gold. ;!■.'■" ■:" ■" ,- :>-•'•' ■' ' : .yj-^;c-^v-:if

The bodies, of James" ißnggs Alexander Stephens; both of fell 1 off the wharf on Friday night, /Were found floating in -the Wellington harbour on Saturday morning. .

Late entries for the> Masterton. A. and?P.». : Association's Show continue-to* come iu. In several notably in sheep, the entries- will constitute a' record. It is expected that a eom-> plete lfet will be available m the course of a day'or'two. ;

< ? T/he tea-rooms at the forthcoming show 'of the- Mastertotr A. and P. AssomarfcKHi arc? to bVopen to- tiie public from 10; o'clock in the morning ->n each day of the show. The rooms will accommodate at feast 250 at the ojjq> sittirag..

At a meeting of the Committee of the Masterton A. and P. Association on Saturday, Mr 6. Allen asked , if , accommodation .was provided for exhibitors arriving with stock on the Saturday prior to the show.- " The secretary stated that exhibitors, were being .personally .notified to'this:effect. , artd-.P. Association mentioned: at Sat--1 urday's meeting of the General Committee that he had noticed at previous shows that .marshal stewards attended to the judges, on the first (day of the show, but neglected them on .the second. : '> He urged that care should be taken that, the judges, were entertainefl " on both days of" \ the ■■''■.••'

; The question of accommodation for visitors "at the Masterton A. and P. Association's show next week is being effectively, solved. Apart from the numerous boarding-houses in town,, two of the hotels are offering accommodation, and billets are being found in many private houses. Letters were, read from the Hons. J. A. Millar and Geo. Fowlds, at the meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association on Saturday, expressing regret at their inability to be present tit the forthcoming show. The former saidilie would be in Otago at the date of the show, and the latter said his Ministerial engagements would not', permit-of his being present. The Hon. McKenzie notified that he* would attend it he could make it convenient. The remains of the late Mr rand Mrs Paku, who died at Pahiatua last week, were brought to Masterton on Saturday afternoon. The bodies were met at the station by a large number of Natives. A big "tangi" is now. proceeding. It is understood that tlie funeral.is to take place at Homewood. The cause of Mr Paku's death was heart failure, induced, it; is thought, by shock at the news of the death of his wife.

PILES RAPIDLY CURED. "I had been suffering from Piles for some little time, and had tried; various advertised Ointments for my* complaint, but 1 only got worse. I gave Rexona a trial, and was pleasantly surprised to find I wascompletely. cured in four. days.. I used Laxo-Tonic Pills at the same time, so they may have helped wards my quick' recovery," writes' Mrs Maggie Munro, Cooper Street,, Bslmain, N.S.W. Rexona, the Rapid Bbaler, is sold in triangular pots at , la 6d and 3s. Obtainable every. fchpre,

The "Waikato river has not been a3 low for a number of years as it is at present. New Zealand intends contributing £IOOO towards the triumphal arch at the King's Coronation. The present price of cheese (5Jd f .o.b. on trucks) is stated to be equal to the top price obtained last season. - It is reported that a seam of bituminous coal has been found at Waio- ~. waka, in the Akitio County. A London cable states that in his - match with Diggle the young Australian billiardist Gray has scored 6501 against his opponent's 3069. The annual picnic of Knox Sunday School will be held at Mr R. Johnstone's property, Homebush, on Saturday next.

A Brisbane cable states that the steamer Eastern, which went ashore at Salamandar Bank, has been towed off, apparently little damaged.

'■ The quarterly children's service was held in Knox Church, Masterton, yesterday afternoon, when an appropriate address was given-by thetßev. A. T. Thompson, 8.A., B.D. •

Teams from the Carterton and Greytown Fire Brigades came to- Masterton yesterday foi' a practice* on the Park Oval. ; . . ;

The Show is 1 to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, the Dannevirke show ;ori Wednesday, and the Pahiatua, show on Friday..

Mr W. Ryan,va well-lcnbwn bookmaker of Auckland, Jias prophesied 'that the ' 'bookie'? will be back on the racecourse of, Ne# ;! Zealaind , within two years." . ■■'::."■'■.'"'■■■ ■•/■"■'"

It is expected that the Home for Incurables, which is being provided at Greytown by the munificence of Mr W. 0. Buchanan, M;P., will cost at least £SOOO. V

An old man, at the Napier Magistrate's Court the other day, on being asked his wife's age, stated that slie was about sixty. "But I can never get her exact age; all I know is that she is pretty ancient." , ;

As showing the effect of" the removal .... of bookmakers from the racecourse, ■it'may be mentioned that the totalise-', tor takings at the Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting, concluded on Saturday, ampunted to £17;257j togainst £7764 last year.. The question of railway tickets admitting visitors to the showgrounds at the forthcoming Masierton show.was mentioned by the President of the Association at the meeting of: the* .committee idn Saturday! The. 'secretary stated that he had ascertained that* the Railway Department would not issue.tickets which included fares and admission to the .grounds. , • ; . -'; The; President of jthe Masterton ''A*; and,P; Association (Mr W. Perry) , of the.; Gokmittee ,that cases 'had come under his observation .in which stewards toade a practice of expressing 'their judges whilst the latter were judging. He thought the The judges: riot H interfered w|th in judgiiig;';■.';;,•;• It known tha* one of the best gravel reserves- in the : Eketahuna jubuntybelongs to the Borough Counoil. ; j In; tiK Parly:4aystbf;Mastert6ri, the Goveman exchange; with the ,:Borpj3gEj,C!ouncil;-giving it'a slice of ,!Alfr||tpri;ifor%'.small reserve?neaEithe: !{tojr&--;^ ; b^mel^ .^terton:..'-'-'•'.,.:,•■:'; "'••'■' .:.'■-;. ■<-y-')^: y

It was suggested by Mr 1 W.. Perry, at the meeting of I the Masterton A. aridP; Association- on Saturday,; that ';. the railway department be asked' to alter the name of the Kuripuni: rail-; s .way station, which is near the : shqwgrbunds, tof "Solway." He said that he was satisfied that in time to-' come it would be known by the;jlatternamel He moved that the Depart- '■■ ment be requested;toi'make'the ation indicated.. f This was 1 seconded ■§ and carried ; ;'

Mr. G. C. Summerell reported', ait the meeting of the Masterton'.'.'A. and P. Association at Saturday that it had been arranged that twenty vehicles convey people to and froim the show on show days at sixpence each, and children at half-price. Owners of vehicles had: been convinced, by their experience at the recent picnic; thai the.proposition'■was a paying one*Tlie matter 06' appointing a supervisor fqr the vehicle arrangements was left with; theConveyance;Committee-., r / •

A sale of fat. show' stock will*, beheldi at It o'clock: on' the day of i the DaTirieyicfce show.. Entries, should beniade. in good; time \of all stock the owner* desire tov offer. The-sale will be conducted onthe Association's behalf by Mr W:Bain, auctioneer . of the-New/2TeafaTitf Loan and MercantileAgency, Gov, Ltd.; who- have kindlv undertaken- to collect; and disburseall purchase- money and. ptocepc's. handing-over to the Association teecommission paid, by* venuois. ,

Both seryiees in the Cbngregational' Church p Masterton yesterday were conducted' by the Rev. A.'Hodge. In the morning he took as the subject of his address "The Angel with the Little Book/'' the text being found in Revelation, chap. 10, ver. 2, "And he -had 1 m his hand a: little book open."' %n the evening the subject of Mr Hodge's address was "ThVProvidence of God," and he delivered a very helpful and inspiring sermon from! Kings, chap. 17, ver. 14, "For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth." The Communion of the Lord's Supper was administered at the close of thn. evening service. YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND. That by using the commercial euca-. lyptus 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 wilj expose you—irritation of kidneys, intestinal trach, and mucous membranes, -/By insistine on t~a GENUINE SJiTOER 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. . SANDER'S EXTRACT embodies the result of 50 years'. experience and special study, and it doeis, what is promised; it heals and cures without injuring the constitution; as the oils of the market frequently do. Therefore, protect yout-self by rejecting othei brands.

The following have been ap- • pointed for the Pahiatua show: — Horses: A. G. Pilmer, Jas. Mficara, W Watson; cattle and Lancaster; home industries and fancyvork, Miss Talbot; school e.vhu.its: Mr A. Stevenson ; butter and cheese classes: Instructor .Graham; farm, produce, S. Hutchings.

The entries for th? Dannevirke show are so .numerous that it has been found necessary to considerably increase the stall and tying-up accommodation for both cattle and horses. Pig pens havo also been provided this year, and additional provision is being made for the display of dairy produce and home industries.

In the Home markets Canterbury and Southland frozen mutton is, according to a message received last night, unchanged. North Island is realising 4 l-16d per lb, for best brands 4Jcl. Canterbury lambs, light, are selling at 53d, other classes are unchanged; Southland, unquoted; North Island 5 o-16d, selectee! 5 7-16 d. Forequarters of beef are quoted at 3 1-16 per lb.

Employers are invited to meet at Murray's Hall, Masterton, on Wednesday next at 8 p.m., when Mr W. Pryor, secretary to the New Zealand Federation, Mill give an address on the present industrial position, with special reference to the legislation passed last session, and the future attitude of the Federation with regard to further legislature restrictions.

Splendid entries have been received for the Second Annual Show of the Pahiatua-Akitio A. and P. tion, which takes place 'oh Friday, next, the 10th inst, and the gathering promises to be a great success. A feature of the show will be the jumping competitions, the entries for which easily eclipse those of last year. For the big event, the open hunters', competition, no less than twenty-seven entries have been received, some of the best jumpers in the North Island being engaged therin. There will also be keen competition in the sheep and cattle classes, the entries for the former being well ahead of those of last year. A fine day is all that i 3. re- ■ quired to witness the biggest gathering ever assembled together in the Forty-mile Bush. .

A lady or gentleman pianist is advertised for in our wanted columns.

A parcel containing two gold brooches has been lost. Finder is requested to leave same at Age office. Mr Allan, of S4 Lincoln Road, luiij r ;\ famous tea for show waek, and re rjuests Masterton residents to treat +heirfriends with the same. His i'al brand of cocoa he also recommends. Messrs C. Smith, Ltd., have a special display of millinery at specially reduced; prices for show week. They j l .re continuing their stocktaking sale at further reductions.