LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10165, 15 February 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The mail train from the north to Masterton yesterday afternoon was crowded with passengers for the show. -Messrs T. E. Taylor and C. • H. Poole, M.'sP., addressed a meeting on the No-License question in Feilding last night. It is computed that fully one hundred motor cars were on the Masterton showgrounds yesterday. There will probably be double that number today. .' i The Shearers' Federation of New Zealand has joined the Federation of Labour. The shearers representatives, meet the federation representatives at Christchurch about the 22nd inst. Arthur Jones, who pleaded guilty j yesterday at the Masterton Police Court to a charge of using obscene language, was fined £s* with the alternative of two months' imprisonment, i The bench was occupied by Messrs Eli Smith and Jas. Brown, J.'sP. The lare by train to the Masterton showground to-day will be threepence, and by road conveyance sixpence. ; Hawke's Bay settlers who are visiting: Masterton state that a severe drought is being felt in their district,. and rain is badly wanted. ,'.. Avery fine pathological exhibit has been made at the Masterton show by the Agricultural Department. This should prove very interesting to farmers who patronise the agricultural hall on the grounds to-day 1 . It has been decided by the authorities to inform ex-Captain Itnyvett, of Auckland, that if he is prepared to stand his trial he will be again charged' with having written a letter to a certain officer, in terms that constituted an, offence to the prejudice of good ovder and military discipline. Two additional solid silver cups for competition at the Solway show have been added to the display in Mr Frank Dupre's window, Queen Street. The cups will %& on view during the present week. Pongaroa is (according to the Dannevirke Advocate) at present booming in the way of now buildings, which indicates a prosperous condition of affairs in the district generally. There are two shops, three dwelling' houses, and the Bank of New Zealand under way, while several other similar publip improvements are spoken of. Last week, at Otaki, a dairy farmer named Serancke allowed his cows to wander into a glover paddock, arid later he found tbfit thirteen were dead. He attributes the cause to overfeeding on clover, followed by the drinking of water. Recently Mr Serancke losif five others, and it is now thought the death of these occurred in a similar manner. The Government veterinarian is to be asked to furnish a - report on the mater. - Feilding is moving in the direction of establishing its own freezing works. In an article on the subject in its issue of Monday the local paper says:— "When it is'suggested that our farmers should co-operate and provide their own freezing works in Fielding, it is objected that-we-lack a seaport. So does the Wairarapa, yet the newlyerected co-operative freezing works at Waingawa have been so rushed with sheep and lambs that the management has" liad to instruct its agents to cease buying until the present orders have been completed.. The following tenders were dealt with at the monthly meeting of the Masterton County Council yesterday afternoon: —Contract No. 246, Wer-aiti-Fernyhurst road, Messrs Gadsby and Bartlett, £632 12s (accepted)'; P. O'Connor, £685 6s; R. Hall and Son, £734 ss; J. Andrew, £771105; J. J. Cadwallader, £lOl7 13s 4d. Contract No. 247; Brancepeth road, B. Leathwick, : £157 10s (accepted); Gadsby and Bartlett, £lsl. Contract No! 248, Mangarai road, M. Connell, £2Bl'l7s 6d. .■'■- v : , ,:-. i '.:..; j; Ifc makbs orio-anxlmiß-r:any loss of weight. PHOSPHOL wijl re-build ♦ a constitution. Large bottles sold by all chamista $ The Customs Tariff is next of kin to a. Chinese Puzzle to many importers, so they send their invoices ;t'o Messrs J. .J... CURTIS ;..and;Co.V who have mastered every detail of Customs ample ; nature never intended you to compete with " JOB" iff the patience "department; -Write to Curtis, Customhouse- and Shipping Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington.

A number of showmen who had re- . solved not to be present on the Mas- i terton showgrounds, have reconsidered their determination, and it is likely , that there will be fully a dozen side- i shows to-day. Our Carterton correspondent ad- ' vises us that the Anglican Church ' Mission in that township has concluded. On Monday evening the Rev. E. , D. Evans, missioner, was presented ] with a handsome rug as a souvenir of i the mission. The South African Campaigners' ; dinner is to bo held this evening in < Murray's Hall, next the Club Cafe. < Members and those to whom invitations have been issued are requested to be seated punctually at six o'clock, as , His Excellency, Lord Islington, will ' arrive at that hour. ( A number of the members of the committee of tlie Pahiatua-Akitio i Association intend motoring down to ) the Masterton show to-day, including the patron (Mr T. P. Girdwood), Mr > G. A. Burgess (Treasurer),,. Captain; Whyte and the Secretary, Mr J. A. Walsh. .'...' The tenders in connection with the construction of the headworks and distributing race for the Fernridge Water Irrigation Scheme were dealt with at the meeting, of the Masterton County Council yesterday as follows: —Messrs M. Kerins, £320 -lOsi; Millar '■'■> and Beatty, £355 (accepted); W. C. B. Compton, £355 12s 6d; D. C. Cameron, £416 7s. • ■'■'■».' The Town Clerk- reported fit last night's meeting of the Masterton Borough Council that there.was asum of £Q7 12s 2cl in the bank in the names of the Mayor and Town Clerk, representing the balance of a fund raised years ago for the relief of persons suffering from the effects of fire in this district and from floods in the Hawke's Bay district. The Mayor made a suggestion that the amount j be added to the funds for beautifying J the Park, but the matter, was held over until,a later date. Nine hampers of homing pigeons, containing 235 birds.will be despatched i from Masterton by, the first train this morning for the Summit. . They will :be liberated at 11.30, and shortly before .iiopn should be passing over the showground. At the conclusion of the hampering last evening, the birds were inspected by the President and a number of officials of the A. and P. Association.' Mr J. W. Blackman repotted to 1 the Masterton Borough Council last evening that , the amount of gas I manufactured during the month of January shows an increase at the rate of 1.30 per cent, and gr.s sold per meter an increase of 18 per cent, as compared with t<he corresponding period of last year. During the month four new customers have been connected up< to; the mains. . ........ t ' The Manawa Bowl, for most points in the classes at the Masterton, A. and P. Association's show, was won by Mr G. P. Moore, Kai- Iwi, Wanganui, with points. Mr H: H. Beethani was. \ second, with 18 J points. Having won the bowl, three times in succession, Mr Moore now* becomes the owner of it. In'the sheep classes, Messrs W. Rayner and S. R. Lancaster each scored 60 points for the Quibell Cup. Messrs Nelson Bros. 1 were second with 49 points. . The fortnightly meeting of the 1.0. R. was held in the Dominion Hall, Masterton, last evening, Bro. L. Pearse, C.R., presiding over a fair attendance. The- usual routine business: was transacted. Bros. Threadwell. P.C.R., and Easthope, Secretary, gave a detailed account of business at [ the district conference held at Napier, after which a vote of thanks was accorded'them. One new member was initiated into the Order. It was stated that the. Grand- District High Chief' Ruler of England, (Bro. Phillipson), would be visiting Masterton on April; I'Oth. In moving at last night's meeting of the Masterton.. Borough- Council that immediate steps* be taken to fill the offices vacated by Mr W.'T. Mansfield, His Worship the Mayor said that he did not think the r Council should •: shirk their responsibility, but should proceed at once to fill the positions; He was strongly of opinion that the Council should use' every endeavour to fill the dual positions. He did not think there would be any difficulty in getting suitable applicants. It was : absurd, he said, to suggest that they' should do without an.engineer, which was a retrograde step that wbijld take them back for ten or twelve years. Such, a suggestion had nothing to recommend it, either froni; a financial or administrative point of view. In the first place, if they appointed a Town Clerk at £250" a year, it would be necessary to employ a consulting engineer at a salary which would mean at least £IOO or £l5O a ,year. He would not be able to follow the work consecutively. They would also require at least three foremen, toe whom would bo handed over the important works of water, drainage, and roading. These foremen would Jjecome experts, and.in a very short space of time would demand an increase of salary. From an administrative point of view such a proposal was impossible, because they would have three or four men taking resolutions from the Council, without a responsible head. It reali? meant ithat "the whole thing would re?, solve itself into-a muddle and-chaos., and the interests of the Borough woukl suffer. He was strongly opposed to such a suggestion, and urged the Council to procure the services of a Town Clerk and Engineer combined.' THERE'S MONEY IN MOVING ;* PICTURES. Big fortunes have been made from moving picture exhibitions since tho invention of tlie cinematograph. It is such a comparatively inexpensive show to run that any man with some "go" in him can make a good pile in a'very short time. With an "Emj bire" cinematograph, model N0..2, large clear pictures of unsurpassed steadiness, can be exhibited. It' has all the latest improvements as well as the best features of earlier machines.'. The working parts are made by expert mechanics, and only the very finest materials are used in ; its construction.; Tt is fitted with ball bearings, ..which" : : : . allow it to run for two or three hours without getting hot. The cost is £SO. Much amusement and instruction may , ■be obtained in the home, or at private socials with the "Empire" cinematograph, model No; 000. It throws a first-class* clear, steady picture, .and is, fitted with many handy devices siinilar to the larger machines. It is specially, built: for 'the home; and for giving shows K in small ha%. The cost of ;thiV fine machine is only £8 10s., Call and• seo both of these cinematographs, or send for; particulars to the Imperial Camera Co., Willis Street, Wellington. , .

The Eketahuna Mounted Rifles will go into camp to-morrow. The fortune of Baron Albert Rothschild has, according to a Vienna cable, been declared at £39,000,000. It is forty-seven years since the first : artesian well was sunk by the ChristChurch City Council. A boy named Oswald Shepperd, three years of age, was kicked on the head by a horse at Evansdale on Saturday. He succumbed to his injuries. James Rico was found dead in Iris store at Cass on Saturday. At the inquest a verdict was returned that . death was due to alcoholism. Intending competitors at the forthcoming Ahiaruhe Sports, on, March 2nd, are reminded that programmes of events may be obtained on application to the Wairarapa Age office. His Worship the Mayor (Mr J. M. Coradine) was last night nominated to represent the Borough Council on the Board of Managers of the Masterton Technical School. Poisoning by 'j sol,, is said to be an' ; agonising decth. It,is one of the corrosive poisons like ih^jaiiiteral v acids,/. but a large ■ quantity has to be taken", to produce fatal results. : The milk supply to the various factories in tke Forty-Mile Bush has shown a considerable diminution of .late, owing?to the continued dry weather. The- libel case, Massey v. New Zealand - Times,- was. commenced in the' Supreme Court at Wellington yesterday, but only two or three witnesses .were: heard. ;. ;> V ■ A negro named. John Jackson, alias "Prince Olrae,'.' has been committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court in Masterton on a charge of indecently assaulting a female child at Pahiatua. A very fine display of 1 fruit, pot plants and cut flowers is being made at the Masterton show to-day by Messrs Thomas Horton, Ltd. Most.of the fruit, which was" grown at tua, is of a very fine class and is en- | tirely free from 'bliglit - ... ... . Henry Walker has-'been 'committed to take: his trial atlthe sitting of the Supreme Court to bg' in 'Masterten next month, on a 'charge of-bur-glaiiously entering the residence of Eliza James, a widow, ,of Mangatainoka. r ; It is not improbable that^a public meeting of Masterton citizens Mill be called to discuss the question of recognising in some form the good work done by the Solway Syndicate, and i members of the Committee of the Masterton A. and P. Association, Considerable inconvenience was caused the public using the road to the showgrounds yesterday-by the rising dust caused by so many vehicles* In ord6r to minimise.Hue nuisance, it was decided at last night's meeting of the j' Masterton Borough Councils to .send I two water-carts 'along the road-' 1 thing this morning. v ' • A of-visitors to the | ton show from outside districts r ;have : | already taken advantage of the, opportunity of. inspecting the meat freezing. works 'at the, Waingawa. The' warmest compliments have been paid to the management upon the completeness of the works. Messrs T. Moss and A. "Fryde, of Eketahuna, who have been canvassing • the district for support towards the formation of a s&parate company to establish bacon-curing in connection with .the Waingawa freezing works, i were in/Mastertpiv understood that ; the company has been, registered, and that tbe erection of the works will be proceeded with. Matters educational are somewhat animated in Eketahuna just now. The Education Board has secured a splendid now site for a and l .,- proposes, as the Goveniment v will"; not give it money, for a new building, to/remove the old site/ The townspeople are up in arms; The Chamber of Com meroe, and Borough; Council,', and-County Council have 'all' passed resolutions c>f protest. ! ' ' i -i-v At last night's meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, tjie_manager .J.of the Abattoirs Submitted a report, in which "he stated that- in his opinion no advantage whatever would accrue to the borough finance by any departure from the present system of weekly wage and adopting the award rate. Figures were qnoted in support of the contention. It was decided to abide by, the manager's suggestion. , . v f-\ The abattoir/mailsg©r>reporting'at; the meeting "of the Masterton Borough Council last evening on Ihe subject of s the Welliiigfon Farmers' Meat Co. being in competition with: the. Borough abattoir, stated that if the Masterton butchers elected to hare their stock killed by the company in lieu of the abattoir, the Company would be bound to • pay the Borough Council fees in respect of each carcase, amounting to not less than the schedule rates if" force at the abattoir, less the amount charged for slaughtering. A very interesting exhibit is being made, at the show by the Masterton j Y.MiC.A. A big tent is erected, >in which there is a fine display of pictures touching on the -educational, physical, .and social work of the institution in all parts of the world. The general uteraftire,, connected with the association; is exhibited, including illustrations, of work amongst the boys of the Army and Navy. A free writing bureau is in the tent, which -is at the disposal of visitors to the -show. Mr A. .Snowball'is in attendance, and will be. pleased to give any information in connection with the work of the Association. . IF YOU HAVE A Cough, Cold, Nose, Throat, or Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, or Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, USE SABER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT; 5 drops in a tablespoon water. Remember, you cannot expect the good effects from any sort 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, an® provided with faijicy names agd-'labv' els by trading concerns who do not know M'hat they/ ;have caused ;grievous and a deaths has. resulted their use. Do not apply an ointment to a sore. It keeps back the, secretion. To wounds, bruises, " sprains, burns, ulcers, eczema, and other skin troub-. les APPLY SANDER'S "EXTRACT,: i ...15 drops in a tablespoon of; olive oil.; I The effect will, surprise, you. SAN- • I DER'S EXTRACT-HEALS ,because : it is freed from* j:he stituentscontainedinothereucalyp.tus preparations> • It others.irritate. - . Insist upon the: GENUINE SANDEREUCALYPTI EXTRACT, ana y will derive the benefit.

Yellow plums and daniEons are advertised for sale. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile require a smart boy as junior. Messrs E. B. Hare and Co. advertise.a leasehold farm of 200 acres with right of purchase, for sale. Gas consumers are reminded that tomorrow, Thursday, 16th, is the last day on which discount will he allowed on current accounts. • Messrs Cochrane and Butement advertise 1660 acres, L.1.P., and l»i00 acres Education Reserve. Particulars are given on page 8 of this issue. Sheep-farmers are notified by advertisement en page eight that thoproperty advertised as a ntud farm k also admirably adapted for fattening and cropping. Messrs Nicol and Edare the agents, Queen Street, Mastertqn. A beautiful display of engagement > and dress rings is now on view at Mr Dupre's jewellery store. The new | consignment includes all the latest ! : designs, and inspection of the '; new ,' gems is invited. / Remnants; of .li'noleiims, ■ good assortment in various lengths, are now on view at Darnell's hardware store. The patters are good and the prices . are'right.. • <\ The,.members, of the Masterton South Brass Band are requested to" meet in full uniform at the practice ~ room, Kuripuni, to-day for the purpose of. marching to the Showgrounds,. leaving at 12;30 sharp. . - ,-."-". : : ■ Those in. heed of a-Talma rainodatare- requested to ■ send their height and • chest-measiu-eraehts to Mr James- A> , Dpherty, "the Tailor from London," •- 203 Lambton Quay, Wellington, and *" he will forward a cbat on approval.