LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10167, 17 February 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Dunedin gaoi is about to be closed. The female prisoners are being transferred to Lyttelton. '.The Masterton. Fire Brigade team will ,leave for Hokitika about the 27th inst. > ,' The: New Zealand Flourmillers' Association has reduced the / price of flour by 10s a ton, " ; The fourth test, matchibetween the South Africans and Australian cricketers commences to-day. Over fifty defaulting'ratepayers are to be against at the-Mas-terton S.M. Court next week. Hickory is being-successfully cultivated in some of the school plots in the Masterton district. The latest returns from the Masterton Dredge are 18o2s &dwts for 134 hours' work. The name of the successful tenderer for the erection of the new Courthouse in Masterton has not yet transpired. A man against whom the Masterton' police intended proceeding for a breach of the Auctioneers' Act has disappeared. 1 • - A whole family:—father, mother, and daughter—were committed to a mental asylum by'the Dunedin Magistrate on Tuesday. A slight shock of' earthquake was felt in Masterton about 6.30 o'clock yesterday mornirg. . It was also felt in Wellington. Work pn the northern approaches to Masterton is now proceeding apace. It is expected that the contracts will occupy several months in completion. Mr Laihg-Mca'son waited upon the Featherston County Council at its last meeting to explain the extraordinary j position taken up by the Public Works Department in connection with the nlans of the new Waihenga Bridge. Mr Laing-Meason explained that v the j Department had allowed them to call and accept tenders for the work and had raised no objections. As soqn as the contractor had got fairly started the Engineer of the Public Works Department stepped in and said that if the Council did not substitute clay for cement in the proposed approaches to the bridge he would not pass the plans. Mr Laine-Meason said he tried to reason with him, but it was all in vain. He had neyer experienced such erratic conduct; in fact; the thing was absolutelv, childish. TJie fact of tho contract being signed did not have any weigjht with him.

It is computed that nearly a and persons were present at the Ram Pair in Masterton yesterday. A meeting of the General Committee of the Masterton Musical and Elocutionary Competitions Society will be I held on Monday evening next, to deal with the appointment of judges. The police report that, in spite of the large crowd of visitors who were in Masterton on Tuesday and Wednesday, there was not o sign of drunkenness, and not a single arrest wa& made. The Palmerston North Bowling Club purpose holding a rink and pairs tournament during the Easter holi- , days. In all probability the Masterton club will be represented. It is expected that there will be six hundred competitors at the Dominion Rifle Association meeting > which opens at Trentham on March 2nd. Masterton will bo represented by a fair quota. For the month of January last the ( New Zealand Farmers' Dairy Union manufactured 11 tons 16 cwt of butter more than for the corresponding period of 1910. Four criminal cases are set down for hearing at the next sitting of the Supreme Court in Masterton. In the case of one of the accused three charges are laid. A batch of informations for breachesfof "The Rabbit Act, 1908," have been laid by. the, Masterton . Stock.Office against land owners. They will be heard by Mr Reid, S.M., on 24th; inst. ...'"■' A fourth edition of fifty thousand pamphlets, which have been "printed and circulated as a compliment to Sir Joseph Ward," and giving Mr T. E. Taylor's views concerning the "Black pamphlet," has just been liberated in the South Island. Apparently the Sympathy business has not'' 'yet been worked to a standstill. The cricket championship fixture* set down for Saturday next are as fol-, lows-.—Senior: Carlton v. Carterton,, on Park'.Oval; Masterton v. South Wairarapa,* at' Carterton. Junior: — St. Matthew's A v. St. Matthew's B, on Park Oval; Masterton v. Mauriceyille, at Mauriceville. Play in each case will .commence at 2:30 o'clock ; sharp. .'"" \~ Weasels are common in Milton this year (says the Herald), and have proved yery destructive to poultry at the ' Government farm, where, during the last three months, between 20 and 30 weasels have been killed by the management. Unfortunately the pest has already killed off 200 head of young ducklings. ■ A new bean is to be introduced to New Zealand by the 'Department of Agriculture. It is the far-famed JarA which it is claimed that "no other product of the earth con-; tains so high a percentage of proteid or vegetable albumen." The Soya is a highly nutritious vegetable for man and also makes valuable food for stock. ..■'"■■, '. •" l . ':•■..- " : '•I The monthly meeting of the Master- ' ton Fire Brigade was held last evening, Supt. Jenkins presiding. Leave of absence was granted to Branchman Morris. The secretary reported that the average attendances for January" were: Meetings, 17 % ; alarms, 18. Fores man Braggins, in a eugolistic speech, presented Supt. Jenkins with a two; years' extra service bar. completing 'fifteen years'-,service. The Secretary was requested to forward a letter, of sympathy toMrs-T/Feilding. iphe-ac-tiy'emember-was.elected." The .Ways; and Means Committee reported that several citizens, had forwarded dona-j tions to assist the Brigade, representatives to the Hokitika demonstration. ■ ' ■ \ I ';. ; •;, f -The Eketahuna Express rsiates that, 'tfi'e railway management' with the trains to the Masterton show was simply "scandalous." It says:By the train which pissed through Eketahuna at 9;30, the crowding was ; such that ladies and children had to \ take seats in smoking cars, the plat-, j forms were packed, and ,evfe;v-&he gang-; ways between the carnages wereutilised for standing space. ; ' > No less than 480 tons of live stock ! were moved from the Solway. railway ! siding yesterday morning. The whole of the loading and removing was made without the slightest hitch and right up to time. The general arrangements for shipping were carried but in a manner which reflects the greatest credit on the local railway staff, and many flattering references were made to that effect;, ■'■ ■: , A feature in the.fat cattle at ; the Masterton i show was the champion, fat bullock exhibited by Messrs ijftc-': Kenzie Bros., and fattened on Mr Donald McKenzie's property, "Woodlands," Warrigaehu. There is no doubt this animal is the best of its kind ex-, hibited in the Wairarapa, and it is doubtful if there is a bullock in New Zealand to-day that can compare with him in the show ring. Mr T. W. McKenzie, the well-known buyer for the Wellington Meat, Export Company, purchased the bullock through the agency of Messrs Abraham and I Williams for £2s —which is, no doubt, i a record price,paid for any bullock in' the district. It is Mr McKenzie's intention to exhibit this bullock at all the principal shows throughout New Zealand next year. Mr T. W. McKenzie also put up : a record in selling his champion fat cow to.'Mr W, Birdling for the suni of fifteen guineas. This was a splendidly finished" animal, and ,was most favourably commented upon by the judge and the public generally. . THERE'S MONEY IN MOVING PICTURES. Big fortunes have been made from moving picture exhibitions since the invention of the cinematograph. It is such a comparatively inexpensive show to Tim that any man with some "go" in him can make a good pile in a very short time. With an "Eir>oire" cinematograph', model No. 2, large clear pictures of unsurpassed steadiness can be exhibited. 'lt 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. It is fitted with'ball bearings, which allow it to run for two or three horns without getting hot. The cost is £oo. 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 similar to the larger machines. It is specially built for the home, and for giving shows in small halls. The cost of this fine machine is only £8 10s. Call and Ri>e both of thesr> cinematographs, or' send for particulars to the Imperial Camera Co., Willis Street, Wellington. /

The Manawatu County Council has decided to place pennyroyal on the list of noxious weeds. A motor car came to grief on the road between Masterton and the showgrounds on Wednesday. The occupants were thrown out, and one or two sustained a severe shaking. The Government grader who judged tho butter at the Masterton show spoke very highly of the flavour' and texture of the exhibit of the Masterton Co-operative Dairy Company, Which he had no hesitation in awarding first prize. A few weeks ago a gentleman picked up a stone of the shape of a human foot on one of the beaches in the north. Recently a similar stone of the shape of the right foot was picked up by a lady at the Cove, Waipu. The stone is 4| inches long, and over an inch in width. There is a clargyman in one of the country, districts beyond Masterton whose Christianity assumes a muscular form at times. He recently constructed additions to his own residence, erected a fence, and demolished a few acres of scrub with an axe. A„ Nelson telegram says:—A heavy smoke surrounds the city like a fog. There is only a two days''reserve sup-' ply at the works. The rivers in the country are nearly dry. A change appears to be pending, but it is diificuib to tell clouds from smoke. A .visitor to the Masterton show onWednesday was critically, examining some pot plants.'in,,, the agricultural f hall. The foliage of one -' or / two of | -these particularly took' his fancy, and he inquired of an attendant where they could be purchased. ! He was horrified when he was told that they were noxious weeds, and had been cultivated in Greytown for purely educational pu'rf poses. •> Notice of appeal has been lodged on behalf of Mr Massey, ; against the judgment given for the New Zealand Times in the libel'case. The grounds 'of the appeal are, that the jury's verdict was so defective that judgment could not be given updn>it; that the Judgemisdirected theijii'^in,certain matters; that tho verdict was against the weight of evidence; that the jury's finding .. was not a verdict fdr thS'defendnnt company; that the Judge"'ad T mitted certain improper to which plaintiff objected. The Taranaki Herald, referring to the suicide of W. P.. Finch, says that > be was well-known en the turf, being the owner of St. Toney and other horses, and raced under the name of "Mr Palliser" The following is a letter which he left: "New Plymouth;' February 12th, 1911. I hereby certify that I have taken a dose of poison in order to kill myself. No one is to I blame • f6r this except myself. For sake don't say I .took ; the-! •poisdii:||uring terap'ofiiry insanity, cause T was never saner in my life than', 1 lam now. Clean the; glass well after, j I W.P. Finch, 9.15 a.m." . ' The services of Mr J. D. Henry, the ; i.oil expert whojs at present in the Mas-; 1 ,-terton district, are evidently ;in great {•••request. A' man from followed hira to Wellington and* then, to Masterton, but' so far: lias been un- ■ aple to gain an interview. He states] that he has, ian -option over a large area of country on the Koundary between Western',Australia and South ; Australia, indications of;the existence of nave for a ,lohg time beeii knowii exist. In tha,t ' part the oil is apparently near,' the "surface, the ground being caked, at. ithjj topiin the same\way that it- is in •an interview" Witli l: Mr Henry, on*'his return to Masteiftion from Blairlogie '■to-day.,;' '';;'; ■*r;:- '\.- ; -S: ; "■;:■. .'"■'.:: ';','.'■ The present 'spell.bf dry weather is being severely felt ?iti tli» Barigitikei; r i,J| almost- two ;mpn^hs v! Jß|nce < anything' worthy of, the n^W ; ofrrain has fallen (says the Wan&anulHerald),* and the feed is suffefing iin conse- . quence. And this is hot all.' Fires faeneral, and a tfiiok,;-!6inoky pall is hanging over the country. . .Streams i fand creeks are dry and the scarcity of water?is causing"farmers a great deal of anxiety. A good, soaking downfall is urgently needed. A sad story of inarried life was Un-i folded in the Wellington Magistrate's ! Court, i ,The complainant . has been married for eleven years, and her'husband was in steady employment at the I powerhouse,, earning £3 3s a week, j Nearly every Saturday he came home i intoxicated and assaulted her. He | smashed the furniture, and burned His wife's clothes. by placing them ■ 6n, tep j of the hot stove. ,* On one ocoasion | complainant's injuries were so serious that she-had tp be taken; to the hos- ' pital. 'A constable whose aid had been ] invoked recently, iound fclothes' bum- j ing on the a clock lying on the hearth, complainant's face cut, and, the husband drunk on his bed. There were three children, aged respective* ly 9 k 7 and 6 years. Summary separation was granted, and defendant was ordered to pay 80s; a week 'towards i the support of his wife and children,\ together with solicitor's'fees £2 2s. IF YOU HAVE I A Cough, Cold, Nose, Throat, or Lpng \Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, or Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, NeuUSB SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT; 5 drops in a tablespoon water. Remember, you cannot, expect the good effects from any sort of Eucalyptus. SANDER'S -EX-: TRACT CURES because it contains ethereal and anti septic. sußstances not contained in other Eucalyptus products. ,These latter, made by persons ignorant in chemistry, and provided with fancy names and labels by trading concerns who do not know what they contain, have caused grievous harm, and a death has I resulted from their use. . * Do not apply an ointment to v a sore. It keeps back 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 othtrs irritate. Insist upon the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, and y 3'i will derive the benefit. BABY BURNT WITH RED HUT IRON. Mrs Croty, Little Denison Street, Carrington, N.S.W., writes:—"My little baby girl, Rita, burnt both her, hands until they were nearly raw, picking up a red hot iron. Nothing relieved the pain until I got Rexona. This, helped her at. once, and took away the pain. We have continued to use it since, and it has cured the terrible burns in a wonderful manner." Rexona, the Rapid Healing Ointment, is sold in triangular pots at Is 6d a«d Bs. **b•iainable everywhere.

A settler named Patrick Corrigan was fined 10s and costs at Pahiatua yesterday for failing to clear liis land of noxious weeds. A member of a School Committee in the back-blooks was yesterday mulct in fines and costs amounting to £2 13s at Pahiatua by Mr L. G. Reid, S.M., for failing to send his child* ren to school. A lady boarder Is advertised for, where no other boarders are kept. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., add to their Eketahuna stock sale list 850 Romney ewes on account of Mr W. R. Godfrey, being his annual draft. , The Post Office Meat Mart announces that a special display of show meat will be made at this establishment this evening. Public inspection of the display is cordially invited by the management. Messrs Maclean and Co. will sell * this afterneon, on the premises 17 Wrigley Street, on account of Mr J. H. Ber|y, the whole of his superior* hqusohold furniture and effects', with-';" out reserve.