LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10159, 8 February 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Messrs W. and B. Hayher. of '■Masterton, are offering rams at tfi'e Wan-g-nmii ram fair this month.

Tl; '- 1 picture shows arc now runniiij. .ightly in Palmei-ston North.

M. J. B. McKenzie, of Masterton, will . ,i as judge of homo industries at. me Fahiatua show this week.

The grass-seed harvest is nearly finished 7 in the Tapamii district. The yields are light.

Heavy rain has fallen in the East Coast districts, and. according to a correspondent of the Age, the country looks much benefited.

The Eketahuna- branch of the Farmers' Union intends asking the local County Council to purchase the heads and eggs of small birds.

A recent visitor to Taranaki says lie has never Keen tire province looking better for this time of the year. The grass is growing luxuriantly, and the cows are milking as in spring. The auctioneers holding sales , in Eketahuna are to he approached by a deputation from the Farmers' Union, with a request that stock offered at the sales be classified.

A young man named Henry Walker has been arrested by Constable May on a charge of burglariously entering the premises of Mrs Jane James, at Mangatainoka, and stealing a quantity of jewellery fherefrom. ,

At a. meeting of settlers at Mangatainoka on Saturday night, a committee was set'up to gather information as to,the formation of a co-op-erative bacon-curing company.

The Railway Department has (according to the Express) made a start with the laying of poles at the Eketahuna railway station for' the electric light which is about to be installed.

The demand for.passages to England just now is so great that many intending to proceed to the Coronation find great difficulty in obtaining accommodation. The Dominion tourist traffic this season is also larger than on any previous occasion.

A considerable number of Masterton residents intend proceeding to the Pahiatua show on Friday. The en-' tries received-are'very satisfactory, and the gathering promises to be highly successful. A feature of the show will be the jumping competitions.

Our Te Wharau correspondent writes:—"Owing to the dry spring and summer, .rabbits have become very numerous in ; tliis district, and farmers generally are busily employed in- laying poison, which is having the desired effect." "'\ ■ ■ ■

A request from the Masterton, A. and P. Association'that a half-holi-< day; be observed for/ the,;/'People's; Day" of the Masterton Show, was simply "received", by the Pahiatua Borough Council. AH the same, Pahiatua is observing the half-holi-day/ '..'''

Mi- T. E. Taylor, M.P.; is just now in his best form. He is •,using' the poetic word "liar" with the facility that a fishwife uses Billingsgate. He has applied the term to Mr jMassey because the Leader of the;Oppos-: ition said something about a southern" commission in whicli Mr Taylor figured. , !

The Te Wharau correspondent of the Wairarapa Age writes.:—"Two of the boy immigrants recently arrived in New Zealand are" settled at Flat Point Station, and, although they find station, life slightly quieter; than life in Liverpool, they f are already, being reconciled to their , new conditions." ' :'":".'''•"■"-. ■■v"" '■..:■' '.'..

There is living in the Masterton district a lady who is, in law, "heir own grandmother. It came about by her haWtzg married the of her own. father's second, wife. It is some.what embarrassing.jat tinges to -have lior step-sister^! callirfg .her jgrahdmofcher; but she sjii'vives it alii Her father is, as well, ; her own sbn-m-law. ."..,'■• ■ '■', ' " Some years ago a railway, manager planted trees beside the "Imp. through the Wairarapa. His successors have apparently given little encouragement to his efforts to beautify bur district , while the inen engaged td.clear the grass on the railway reserves each year by burning, vtake little or no trouble to protect the growing trees, •with the result that great numbers of those planted are destroyed/ This carelessness is surely to be deplored.

"Wairampa visitors to; Wellington note that while there arc numbers of empty houses, in the city' and suburbs, there are also being . erected quite a number of residences in which quaint architectural ' features,, are prominent. As.these are built in positions often requiring costly preparation of the sitej it is fair.to assume that the> owners , are eff joying sucli prosperity as enables them to indulge their taste in design. , About Trentham, seventeen miles from the city, quite an array of hew designs in' buildings are to be seen from the passing train. The annual meeting of the subscribers of the Masterton Technical School will be held on the 21st inst. It is desired that subscribers take an. interest in the meeting, the main business of which will.be the presentation of the annual report and the election, of a Board of Managers. The j present managers, at their meeting ' last night, instructed' the -secretary to invite the Borough and County Councils and the Trust Lands Trust : to-nominate-one or 'two candidates for the Board of -Managers.

I .A.witness in the Inyercargill Mag,i istrate: Court'on Thursday stated that j 1 some farmers.of Southland employed ! Chinamen to do fencing lvork for them. ■ A few months ago, states the News, the Chinamen were to be observed ditching on a farm some fifteen miles from Tnvercargill, and their employer, on being asked if they did satisfactory work, replied in the affirmative, and there was also the consideration that they did not expect the same wages that a white man would. In fairness to the farmer, however, lie justified the employment of yellow labour by remarking that white labour was at the time scarce and the work was urgent.

CANNOT KEEP COOL?

Yes, it is somewhat difficult to keep cool and feel fresh during the hot summer months. The system and blood become over-heated, and cause sickness, headache, sluggish liver, biliousness, and a general feeling of debility, and lack of energy. What you require.is something to refresh and invigorate the system, and cool and purify the blood. Our "Effervescent Saline" will do that. It makes an excellent beverage, : and you feel the beneficial effects' at once. (Price. 2s Gd per large bottle.) Also our "Citrate of Magnesia" (Is per bottle), packed anywhere 6d extra—J. V. GORDON, M.P.S., Chemist (by Exams.), Masterton.

A youth between fifteen and sixteen years of age Mas arrested in Taihapo tlio other night in a helpless state of intoxication. .

The Chinese tinders in Masterton are falling into line. They now close their business establishments at six o'clock in the evening.

ChristcJmrch must be a dusty city. More water is used there daily in laying the dust than is used in Melbourne and Auckland combined.

In picked herds of Danish cows, handled under the perfect system of the country, the average of butter is 3301b per cow per annum.

The Masterton Ilifles, who are doing good work in their camp on the old showgrounds, held a sham fight last night.

So far little criminal and civil business ilias been set down for hearing at the sitting of the Supreme Court, ,to be held in Masterton next month.

The rainfall registered in Masterton for the twenty-four hours preceding 9 o'clock yesterday morning was two points, and at the "Upper Plain five points.

The metaphor of the Evening Post is delightful. It its issue of last night it stated that, "Sir Joseph Ward is as tireless as the wind that tramps the.sea."

A well-known Wangahui settler gave the local Beautifying Society a thousand "tree ferns for planting in

clumps along the banks of the "Wanganui.

When it was anonueed that a Radical and a Socialist had been returned for Norwich, England,. a man l named Edward Fox, aged fifty-one, who had been waiting in the crowd. went home and hanged himself.

A settler in the Manaia district (Waimate Plains), who .has recently been in the South Island, gives a depressing account of the prospects of the farmers in many parts of the..island. .

; Messrs W. W. Brabant, G. H. Lloyd, and R. D. D. McLean 'have been appointed. commissioners under the Hawke's Bay Rivers Act to ascertain what rate shall be struck/over 3 the district for river protection works..

A Masterton householder asks the Age to settle a knotty question. He i asks. "Isjthe tomato a fruit, or a I vegetable.?" >We" answer emphatic- ■■; : i ally.that it is a j;.pumpkin ; and the cucumber. ; ; v/

There will be thirteen- bands v com- "■ peting in the big. event at the ;Nortli Island ißrass Band; Association's meeting at, Palmerstori^^rth.-^TlieO:-* Masterton ■Municipal '-" has not entered.;'" V ; ':;'.-.;■' A' ' ;"'.;•

■■'A - feature of the freezing 1 operations at the Wajngawa works,: near Mastertbn, : is the comparatively; sni'aTl■ number of sheep .which: have been rejected. ... This-is largely due to tKe fact 'that the stock is : driven to the-works instead qf being railed.

Several cows in Masterton 'dairy herds ai-e reported to, be \ suffering from niammitis, which is an affection of the udder: These should; be fattened off and sent to the—-we were going to say butcher. • ■'.'■ v . I A.. Westport telegram ; jsays■■:'—The scow Whangarpa went ashore on North Spit, Karamea, while she was entering that ?port; at half-tide on Tuesday morning, She is in a safe -position; '"V ; -.'- .■•■■'.■.,■-.. v.. -"■ -.,-..; ■■

■ Seven officers Ziave left the Tanherenikau camp, because "they "do not in all respects quite fulfil the very hio-h standard of military qualification required; in the nW adjutants and area non-commissioned officers."

' • The Scottish Commissioners were entertained .at dinner last night by the/Feiltlihg /Chamber, of Commerce. • They afterwards attended ! a : smoke concert given by the A. and P. Asso-'" ciatidn. ~ .

A washhouse attached to a iious« belonging to' Mrs House, of. Petone, was destroyed by fire yesterday moriiing. The fire; which was discovered by a housemaid of Mrs House, de-V stroyed the washhouse, but the house was saved.

.Matthew Cooper, who assaulted his wife in Wellington because s!k> bought n new hat, and occasioned - such injuries that she had to ; go to" the hospital; was let off by Mr Jus-; tice Chapman' yesterday -with seven days' imprisonment. .'-'-'"';

...It is, expected that.'/', fully twentv ! Press representatives will be present at the Show, in Masterton next week. One scribe writes to a friend:— ; "We are expecting a ggod time at your show, M-hieh is much talked" of in this district, We hope the drought wiV not be too severe."

At the trial of Dipley Smith for the murder of Stanley Ketchel, the pugilist, it took the jury 17 >hours to arrive at a verdict. They eventually found' Smith guilty of murder in thefirst degree, and recommended that he be, sentenced to imprisonment for life.

.-.■•'•. ■ :\ .■■.■■•■■'■• ' The ordinary meeting of the henge Lodge of Draids was held in Masterton last evening, Bro. A. E. ' Miles presiding. A card tournamentwas held subseqtiently, married . v. single, resulting in a'win for the former, -i '■:.:. :■:..',. ■,-: ■

The resignation; of Mr W; T. Mansfield as clerk and engineer to the Borough of. Masterton'.wiir.be, dealt with at the, meeting of the Borough I Council on Tuesday evening next. Tt .is not unlikely Mr Mansfield will be I relieved of duty almost immediately, and that His Worship the Mayor will exercise a supervision over Borough affairs, as he did on the retirement of Mr Dobson, until a new official is appointed. 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 aU the dangers to which tfca use of turpentine will expose you—irritation of kidneys, intestinal trach, and mucous membranes, insisting on l-3i. 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 small dose distinguishes it from the bulky and dangerous products. Remember— SANDER'S EXTRACT embodies the result of SO years' experience and special study, and it does what is promised; it heals and cures without injuring the constitution, as the oils of- th^tf market frequently do. Therefore, protect youfself by rejecting othei brands.

The steamer Tongariro sailed from Hobart yesterday for Wellington. Native lands in some portions of the Masterton district, particularly on the Coast, are alive with rabbits just now. . It is very disheartening to the European settler, who spends his time and money in poisoning, to find the pest spreading to his land from the properties of Natives who do nothing to cope with the trouble. Sir Frederick Treves has spoken of * 'the extraordinary habit people have of taking drugs when they are ill." "If you picture," he said, "the environment of a doctor . . . you see a room with a multitude of 'shelves, covered with bottles from > floor to ceiling. These bottles are rapidly vanishing, and the time is not far distant when they will be reduced to an extremely small number. The empty slielvcs will be . replaced by simple living, suitable diet, plenty of sun, and plenty of fresh air." Board and residence in a private family is advertised for. Messrs Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., publish opening entries for their Greytown stock sale on 13th.inst. These include a nice lot of dairy heifers. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., make further additions to their Masterton sale at tlie Waipoua yards to-day. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., advertise opening entries for their next Alfredton stock sale on Thursday, February 9th. Mr Milligan, of the well-known tailoring establishment, Kelburne Avenue, Wellington, has a replace advertisement on the leader page of this issue. Mr W. Uagby, tho well-known equine dentist, is visiting for a few days, and may be nonsuited at the Prince of Wales Stables. Examination is free. . Messrs W. B. Chennells and Co. invite applications for the right to remove the old Empire Hotel stables. Particulars may ~be had on. application to the agents. The Masterton Trust Lands Trust voters list is now open for insnection at the offices of the Trust, Lincoln Road. Any objections thereto must be lodged with the secretary on or before the 15th fast. Additions are made to the cattle sale to be held at Palmorston North by the New 'Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency C 0.,, in* conjunction with Messrs Dalgety and Co., ''LtctiVnext Monday. The additions are 3 and 4-year bullocks, Hereford bul! . _. ocks, and 1\ year ■steers.,;'',,,;:.; :. ;'!■;.;; Messrs J. A. J. Maclean and 00. have received instructions from; Mr H. A. Whelch, who is leaving for . ~nd, to sell the • whole of his household furniture and effects, including a piano by Justin Brown. The sale mil take place on Saturday next at 1.30 p.m., on the premises, Renall Street, next the Church. ' v-.... „" Attention is drawn to .the alteration of the.date of the sale of Messrs J. A. J. Maclean and Co., at 18 Cole Street, on behalf of Mr R. A; Scrivener. The sale will ?>e held on Friday, 10th inst., (instead of Saturday), at 2 p.m. The furniture is almost new and well-selected, and there is a first-class piano by Hillier. Mr A. Henderson,., jeweller, of Queen Street, invites the ladies to inspect his splendid range of fashionable handbags', the large, square ones being the latest. These are to be had' in all colours at reasonable prices, Mr Henderson being a direct importer. A fashionable bag completes a lady's costume. The attention of readers is drawn to tlip advantages to be derived from the use of tho wonderful Wertheim sewing machine. 1 'Bootmakers, tailors, dressmakers, and housewivesmay alike share in the joys of lightened labour and superior work at a reasonable price. Full' information • can be obtained at the Queen Street -depot, or from tho district agent, Mr E.'Sanson. 94 Villa Street, Masterton, who will be pleased to call upon intending purchasers. Mr Jas. A. Doherty, the London tailor and breeches maker, whose New , Zealand address is 203 Lambton Quay, Wellington,: reminds the public that as announced, he will be in Masterton this afternoon, 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. One of the most common causes of headache is reading or doing needlework with glasses that do not suit ; the sight. The sight of one eye frequently differs from the other, and the strain to the delicate nerves is serious, and causes endless trouble. Mr A. Henderson, jeweller and optician, of Queen Street," Masterton,, has lenses fitted to frames for accurately testing the sight'. He also makes a specialty of attending to medical practitioners eye prescriptions. In the matter of spectacles and eyeglasses, Mr Henderson has an extensive stock, in frames to suit tho requirements of all, in gold-filled and nickel, and he invites inspection of his stock; also a full selection of motorgogles and smoked glasses.