LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10158, 7 February 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

One or two small crops of barley in the Ma»sterton district hare yielded a good harvest thsa season.

T.-.j Manavatu Times alleges that wer. ....s destroyed ninety pullets in a Pal. rston North poultry yard recen. . . Tue rainfall registered at Masterton for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. on Monday was 9 points, and at the Upper Plain 12 points. The bonus given Mr John Tait by the Masterton A. and P. Association on Saturday was £7O, and not £lO as stated in our issue of yesterday. A total of 2335 entries have been received for the Masterton ram and ewe fair, .to be held on Friday and Saturday of next week. Lincolns and Ronineys largely predominate. A handsome wreath was sent by the Masterton branch of the Shearers' Union, to be placed upon the coffin of the late Mr Rei Paku. ; A writer in a contemporary says that 37 is a fatal year for genius. Quite a number of the world's immortals have been cut off from the earth at that age. '

The heaviest man in England to-day is Mr W. Ecclestone, proprietor of the Kensal Green athletic grounds, ,> .who trains pugilists and pedestrians, and who turns the scales at 36st.

A correspondent' of the Dominion newspaper draws attention to the danger to human life occasioned by stocic straying on the Rimutaka railway from the unfenced property adjoining. ' .

Messrs Staples and Co., through their Masterton agents (Mr W. B. Chennells) have ottered the use of the Empire and Queens Hotels for the accommodation of Visitors at the coming show. ,

A cable message from London records the death of Birch, jockey, who won the Grand National Steeplechase on Moifaa in 1904. Death was the outcome of an accident at Gatwick in 1906.

Speaking at a public meeting at Auckland on Saturday night, the Prime Minister, Sii Joseph Ward, said that the Government hoped next year to make considerable railway concessions, particularly, in second-class fares.

New premises for the Dunedin office of the National Bank will shortly be erected on the present site hi Princess Street, plus a piece of ground on which the adjoining chambers stand. The building will be four storeys high, and of ferro-concrete. \

Concerning the disco very, of New Zealand by Kupe in the tenth century, Mr Percy-Smith said at a meeting of the Polynesian Society that he hoped some day the young New Zealanders and the Maoris would unite in erecting a monument to this great navigator.

The shearers' quarters at Mr ,C. Ft Vallance's Kahuniingi station were desfcroyed.by fire at hour cri Monday morning. The origin; of the 'fire is a mystery. The ouiltling was insured for £IOO in the Liverpool arid Globe Office." Mr Vallance estimates his loss at £2OO above the insurance. ' •'

As shewing the difference 1 in the price of wool this year, compared with what it was last year, a Masterton .settler informed a representative of the Age yesterday that whereas the best of his clip, realised llsd last sea-, son, the top price obtained this year i has been B|d, I

Mr William Sellar, enumerator for the collection of vital and agricultural statistics fori.ihe -Wairarapa, has submitted his sub-enumerators for .the' 'approval:'of .'i'fceV Minister. ; "Among, those who will* act as in" the neighbourhood of. Masterton are Messrs Eli Smith^- Wi Gillespie, D. Hebenton and E. Flanagan. -

Entries continue to come to hand for the Masterton A. and P. Associa{tion's show, which opens on Tuesday next. The entriesjjin.vsheep will, it is expected, reach 7,Sipj;,w-hicli wfllest:ib-. ; lish a record for the North Island. In the cattle classes there are- .no fewer' than 250 entiiies, while horses will bo more largely represented than was at first expected-.- The entries' have come s ' i roin.' all of the Dominion. Some'of the best jttmpers of New Zealand will compete, in the jumping competitions. !

TJie French warship Kersaint is at present at Welliiigton, and it is surprising how many people are indulging in French exercises. The Mayor of Wellington told the Commander. .''J'ai j'honneur de vous bffrir la bienV emie de la' part de la citis Wellington." ~ Whicn"meant, ; :of>coui'se, 1 that lie hoped the Frenchman would not be afraid:to change,his'venu to j another city. • ; ; I v> ' r Referring to the appoiiitment of I Mr W...T. Mansfield as Engineer to the Borough of Wanganui, ga nui Herald says:—' 'Prior 'to his appointment-at Mansfield had som? years' experience in, England... in iill-round engineering \york, arid should iill the position here with credit to Himself and to the Council.""". '

What is the speed of the West Coast trains? At the Magistrate's Court at Greymouth last week, two young men were charged with getting on a train while it was in motion! From the evidence it was disclosed that the men were prevented from getting on the train at the station because it was in motion. They were anxious to get to Reef ton .that night j so they set out to follow* the train. After running about 200 yards they caught the train and jumped aboard. The men were not athletes, but they were able to give the train about 20 yards in 200 yards. For their splendid performance (says the Argus) they were fined 20s and 7s costs.

TWO CAKE RECIPES.

, An eggless cake is made as follows: One cup of chopped nuts, one cup of sour milk, one cup' of sugar, one half-cup of butter, one teaspoonful each of cinnamon, cloves and soda, two cups of flour, pinch of mace; dissolve soda with milk; bake in a square cake tin. Surprise Cake. Make a flour white cake of one cupful of isugar, one-half cupful of butter, two cupfuls of flour, into which has been sifted two teaspoonfuls of Baking Powder, and add at last the stiffly beaten yolks of two eggs, ' one-half teaspoonful of, Vanilla. Bake in flat pan. In each square press a chocolate cream before frosting with the whites of two eggs beaten and stiffened with powdered sugar, and flavoured with Vanilla. The tea with such cakes is the favourite Crescent Blend Tea at; Is lOd per lb. The flavour of this tea leaves an agreeable impression on the palate, and most people like it. It brews a good strong rich liquor,'and. the. flavour never varies. It is the best tea at the price to be bought in New Zealand, and is procurable from most storekeepers in this district.

. Several Masterton settlers are proceeding to the Feilding Show to-day. The semi-final* in connection with the Masterton Bowling Club are to be played this week. The Wairarapa Rifle Association's annual meeting is to be held at Papawai on February 2Sth and March Ist. The creamery at Hamua is now re*ceiving about 2500 gallons of milk per diem. The last train from the north was about an hour late in its arrival at Masterton last night. An excellent ground plan of the new showgrounds at Masterton, with a letterpress description, appears in the* New Zealand Farmer of this month. The Herald states that ragwort in full bloom may be seen oh the railway line between Pahiatua and Eketahuna. Quite a number of Masterton settlers who are selling their wool locally will be. present at the Wellington wool sales to-day. The naine;of the successful tenderer for the erection of the. new Courthouse in Masterton has not yet transpired, but it is expected to be known by Saturday. John J. Russell, proprietor ; of theStar Hotel, Otahuhu, was found dead in bed, on Sunday morning. Death is . supposed to have been due to heart failure. Apples and plums are being sold at as low a price as one; penny per pound :by some Masterton orcliardists just now. Tomatoes are also a "drug in'the, market.-'- - J : .:.. ■'■'. v-~- : v'""-v-';'' ■•>:.:j :<■■";.;■... During the month of January, the output of butter manufactured at the Konini (Forty-Mile Bush) factorywas 7£ tons greater" than for the same month last year. A man charged at the Lower Hutt yesterday with using obscene lan-, guage, pleaded that he suffered from iapse of memory, and did not remember what happened. Dr. McArthur, S.M., sympathised with him and dismissed the case. The annual conference of the v Amalgamated.' 'Society of Railway £ Servants is at present being held in. Wellington. The Masterton branch is represented, and there are about twenty.delegates present. It is reported that a small syndicate will endeavour to popularise rollerskating in Masterton during the coming season. This, form of amusemeajb 'is. : very popular in the larger towns of the Dominion. Herbert Oben, a well-known representative footballer, was accidentally ' shot in the head while rabbit-shooting at Taylor's Pass, Marlborough, on Sunday. It is feared lie may lose the sight of one eye. The Inspector of Factories in Masterton has forwarded a circular to local tradespeople, containing ; exI tracts from the legislation passed last session concerning; the: employment•• of* '■■' ; \\ ■■..:. The Postal Department must, be economising. The printed mail notices. received in Masterton from Wellington yesterday were on the .back of forms originally; printed for the Police Department, ' - > -' ' '■■':' ■".';.■ ', ;.. ' ' '■''•'■ ' ;:. ■■ ' ••-'-'•' ■' I ~l n, refe rehce to protests against the South/ Canterbury Land Board re- : quiring applicants for pastoral r- runs to/be possessed of jabout-seven times the ; annual rental ot the run; applied '.'■*9 l V.' ; & is-explained-Jthat this is 1 nee-"' capital to stock on: °f .■*) .■'Mtito report of the Masterton A. and P. Association's meeting yesterday: the names of Mr and Mrs Hogg were inadvertently omitted from the sub-committee set, up to receive His > Excellency the Governor (Lord. Islington), oh the occasion of.his.vjsit to the ■■'forthcoming show.,, .'/"-.:':"" l "f"? '..The ■South African Campaigners' ■•dinner;iß.to be lield hi Murray's com- : modious hall, Mastertbh>V : 6n Wednes-day-of next; week. Excellency the '•:'■ will be ; present', an* it is probable that officers from the Tau- • c?imp, and high officials of r the Defence -Department, will attend the function. ~ . At New York on December 20th, bamuel Herman, a waiter> was taken to one of the clinics with a knife wound, three-quarters of an inch in length, in liis heart. The, doctors stitched the wound .neatlv, and sent Herman .back .ft .liis ; #o>k..' HisrcW" : is; said to be the seventh : successful : operation of its kind known to American surgeons. ■ ' '■.":""': ■'.":••■ 's-';' '•'•'.•"••!" : '■■ . A general servant is, advertised for in-the wanted columns. • - "An owner is wanted for ' a lady's shoe, found near Taueru. ' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile» Agency C0.,.,Ltd., make further additions to their next Masterton sale list. . • • ,- Messrs C. C. Ross and Co., land agents, Masterton, advertise some cheap bargains in land on the Main lrunk line, with splendid prospective values. Particulars are given in their advertisement on page S of this issue. . _ At the sitting of the Supreme Court at Masterton, to be held on the 27th jnst., applications for discharge will be made in the following bankrupt T ta * BS^- Q - Cork - mvr6s S ;l: !A. Pv. Wilton. ■ :'■•;': '.■■• *. U E ™ ri ff for the New Zealand Pouli try Club s seventh egg-laying competitions for fowls, and second duck competition, close with the secretary. Mr' J. H. Shaw, 23 Churchill Street. Christchurch, on Saturday, February' 28th. Already 61 applications for ducks and fowls have been received by the secretary, half of which have come from the North Island. YOU SHOOLP 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 will expose you—irritation of kidneys, .intestinal trach, and. mucous membranes. By insisting on 1-3 GENUINE 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 email 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 and cures without injuring the constitution, as .the "oils of the market frequently do. Therefore, protect yoowelf bj; reiectini

The Danncvirke Advocate of last night says:—The Masterton Musical and Elocutionary Society intend holding their first competitions in July next. Mr T. Lindsay Buick has been invited to judge in the elocutionary section, but owing to his absence from the Dominion at that time he will not lie a hie to comply with the request. On Saturday next, at the residence, Cole Street, Messrs J. A. J. McLean and Co. will sell, on account of Mr 11. A. Scrivener, the whole of his wellselected household furniture and effects. Particulars will be advertised on Thursday. That oft repeated phrase, "Neck or nothing," applies appropriately to the buying of shirts. For if your shirt doesn't fit at the neck, it is worth nothing to you. You can't buy these misfits from Mr 3. L. Murray because he stocks only the most dependable mercery. Read the new advertisements in the columns to-day, then hit out for Mr Murray's if you need smart, well-made shirts.* Public notice is given that the Borough ri iuncil has granted to the Masterto**Ladies' Swimming Club the sole use of the Christina and Alice bath on Thursday, February 23, with right to charge for admission. ,Mr Jas. A. Doherty, the London tailor and breeches maker, whose New Zealand address is 203 Lambton Quay, Wellington, reminds the public that, as he will be in Masterton to-morrow, at the Prince of Wales hotel. He will have with him.a fine range of samples of materials for suits and. riding breeches. He will also take orders for the ".Doherty" Talma raincoat, dust-proof, thorn-proof, and rain-proof.