LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10168, 18 February 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Taylor-Carrington,:. Company concluded its pictured'rama season in; Masterton last evening.

A Paris cable states that the French Senate has adopted a Fill' concerning the exchange of postal orders between France and New Zealand. ..

, A whale measuring 53ft was. stranded -phi the Beach'at; the-North Ann of days ago-.. ■' / .■■•■,. : .' v -.

Charles O'Meara has caused a sensation in Paris by the-production of what looked like authentic papex-s to* sho v tliat it was not Napoleon, Jmt his double, who went into exile and died at. St. Helena.

The Cl'aremont estate, of 2000 acres, near Tima.ru, has just changed hands, Mr D. McFarlaire having sold to Mr H. T. Roseridale. This estate, u'iriil about three years ago, was the property of Mr George Rhodes. The following will represent the St. Matthew's B. cricket team against the St. Matthew's A team on the Park Oval this afternoon, at 2.30 sharp : Crosbie, Cresswell, Hoar, Perry, Madsen, Flavin, Temple, Shackleton, Minifie, .Miller and Russell. - : • The following will represent '." the Masterton senior cricket team against South Wairarapa at Carterton this afternoon :-*-Essen, Redmond, Jordan,, Logan, Ma ckellaf, Perry, Moorhouse, Iggulden, Waters," Congdon, Brunton. Emergency, Forman. The drag will leave Masterton at 1.30 p.m.. sharp.

A parade of the Masterton Territorials was held last evening, there being a full muster. Lieut. Haslam was in command, rind gave an interesting and instructive lecture on the work done at the. recent weekly camp. Seven iioav members were proposed. (

"We shovelled 4cwt„ of beautiful peaches to the pigs this morning," a settlor told a Gisborne Times ■representative : this week, discussing the effect of the week end gale on the fruit crops. Several orchnrdists suffered severely, and the loss is particularly felt in regard to peaches, for whiajfc fruit the season promised to be a record one. Tho North Otago Times tells of a man who went to the courthouse to take out a summons. When there he thought ho would register his child. Being a ,day late, he was fined ss. When he came out of the courthouse he found his horse and trap in charge of tho inspector, and for leaving his wheel unlocked he had to submit to the socond indignity of parting with ss. He then .went straight home lest n worse thing should befall him.

The steamer Knight of the Garter ran aground yesterday morning, while entering the Bluff harbour without ai pilot.

As the season is so far advanced, it is improbable that steps will be taken to provide a bacon-curing plant at the Waingawa freezing works until next season.

A start was made yesterday by Messrs Taylor and Hodge with the erection of the workmen's barracks at the Waingawa freezing works. The barracks will accommodate thirtytwo men.

The Glen Oroua Dairy Company h?.s arranged to sell skim milk at l£d per lb to a company who will extract casein for the manufacture of imitation ivory goods. Farmers get the whey for feeding calves and pigs, and it is calculated they will receive an addition of 35s per cow for casein. With reference to the. reported find "of coal on a property near the "Three Kings," Akitio, a Pongaroa • resident •informs the Pahiatua Herald that a sample of what appeared to be very fair coal was brought to Pongaroa. The result of further investigations will be waited with interest.

The highest price obtained for a ram at the Masterton ram fair yesterday was 73 guineas for a shearling Lincoln, on account of Mr W. H. Wybourne,. of Waverley. This was purchased by the Matawhero estate. * Another on account of .the same vendor realised 40 guineas, the purchasers being Messrs Percy -Bros, j of Masterton.

- A Brisbane cable states that a sheep-shearing .contest for the championship of the world,and a purse of £SOO a-side, with a wager of £IOO aside, took place between Zemmerle (Toowoomba) and Maurer (Glen Lines.) In two and a. half hours ' Zimmerle shore 32 sheep and Maurer 28 sheep. The former was awarded 196 points and Maurer 179 points. The Christian Herald is now publishing a series of articles on "Peace Among the Nations," and an English lady, apparently a lover of peaeev who has beehXimpressed with these articles, has made ; arrangements s or the distri-; button of a number of copies throughout New Zealand

At a recent inquest in London on the; body of William Crockett, 79 years of age, the evidence of Dr. Wrightj who made the autopsy, was that, deceased had a cancer, about the size of a walnut t on his heart. He had never met with a case like this before, and the coroner said it was the first time in his experience that a case of,cancer on the heart had been proved to .exist. . •'■

On January 3rd a unique entertainment was given near Stourbridge, England, where 300 old people were provided with a supper composed entirely of New Zealand prbducfe.v The funov tion was organised b'y'Mr. Sill, late Chief Inspector of in the Hawke's Bay district, and the menu consisted of chilled mutton, beef arid lamb, preserved fruits (plumsj; aprP cots, apples, etc.), vegetables, fresh butter, cheese and; honey.. , /;

It would appear; that the white pine borer has turned its attention to ar-r; tides of food. . A Christehurch resident showed'a Press representative on Friday some dog*; biscuits which were not only bored biitcontained several insects and their nest. - No really'successful method of coping, with the pest has yet been, devised, and if they are) going to extend their" operations in the way indicated they.; will.; become a still' more .serious e i more easily houses;' ! ' " ■'. ■'•;.'r'■•■:•■.. 7 ■ : '■ .V . : i, V.' "' V ■ ?'"'' ; """.V ".'.' .'■'.'.; An exchange relates that -Chere.is a beekeeper in the Soutfiland district who has 220 colonies of which have a free run of large area of clover; To test the working capacity of a hive, he one day placed the trive on (the scales, 51 ' and for 12 hours' work they registered IQlb of honey. If only wants a little bit of figuring to tell the retiirn, the above number pf cblonieis their owner at f the v retail< price of-honey of from 6d to 7d pW Iby :''' New regulations covering the riage of grain and .other agricultural produce have been issued by the Railway Department. Sacks to be carried, hj rail must not contain more than 200 Ibs of any cereal or other produce,: except potatoes, for which the limit is 2241b5. The charge of four times the ordinary freight for sacks containing more than the specified. quantity has been abolished, and a charge of 10s per ton, in addition to "the Ordinary charges is to be ;made for any sacks that exceed; Ahe prescribed weight. l

j The perpetrators of a recent Master- ' ton "joke" will be interested to read I the following:—Several well-known {residents of Waitara received surprises. »lately in the shape of prohibition orders. As some of the recipients never indulge in the "flowing .bowl," they recognised it eventually as a joke. One individual, however, got such a v scare that he went to explain matters to the police. As a result, one Albert T. i Lake; has been charged with delivering a document to a person in imitation of a judicial process, to wit, a prohibitionorder. The' case was adjourned. Another, Herbert Taylor, was fined £2 and costs (7s), for aiding and abetting Lake, the magistrate pointing out that defendant was liable to a fine of £2o.' It was a serious matter, he said, to abstract court forms, besides which the signing of the court official's name was forgery. - - , GOLD AND SILVER CAKES. Into a pound of' powdered ■ sugar work a cupful of butter, and when' I rubbed to a smooth and light cream j add the yolks of five eggs, beaten } very light, and a teacujjful of milk. Beat ip gradually three cups of flour sifted with two level teaspoonsful of baking powder. Add this slowly, as some flours thicken more than do others. When enough flour has been put in to make a rather stiff cake batter, thin it by adding the juice of a large orange and the peel grated. Turn into small tins and bake to a golden Brown. When cool dip each cake in a golden icing. To make this add to an ordinary boiled icing, heated in a double boiler, a teaspoonful of melted butter, a little orange juice and some orange or yellow vegetable colouring matter. . Set the cakes aside to harden. , The silver cakes are made as follows; —Work to a cream a half-cup of butter and a enp of powdered sugar, and when smooth beat in the stiffly whipped whites of five eggs. Add'two cups of flour sifted with a heaping spoonful of baking powder and flavour with a little essence of bitter almond. Make a boiled icing* flavour with the bitter almonds, and dip each of the cakes in this... Arrange the gold and silver cakes in alternate layers, on a.plate, and serve,-with. New. Crescent, The superior ' flavour of this "tea appeals to every palate, and it is procurable from most storekeepers in the district at 2s per lb.

It is stated that counterfeit halfsovereigns are- i» circulation in. Feilding-

Th® threshing mil engaged by Mr John Farrell, Hinds, put through a total: of 13,000 bushel's of wheat for seven days.

It is stated that work for quite two hundred more men could easily be found in' the Whangamomona district just now.-

The Dannevirke Advocate states that the Masterton show is now recognised as the most important, autumn show in the Dominion.'

It is understood that the shearers, who have joined the Federation' of Labour, will apply for a cancellation of their Union under the Arbitration Act.

A Palmerston paper is happy in the reflection that six championship' ribbons at the Masterton show went to the Manawatu district.

An Auckland judge at the Masterton show stated that the parade of stock, which was in charge of Mr A. G. Pilmer, was the finest" he had ever seem

It is probable that proposals wuTbe placed before the directors of the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company for important extensions of ithe Waingawa' freezing works. t

The drought is affecting New Ply* mouth's water supply.' At a meeting ■ of the Borough Council it was .stated that the waterworks engineer, was H-> having some difficulty in keeping; $hV ; reservoir full.' '■'■"; "'-,. '•■-.. :^: -V:- : ---W'"

r There has been a substantia J •increase in ■: the; price of eggs in-Mast'err ton during the last week or two. They are now being purchased locally a't Is 3d per dozen wholesale..

Greatest interest is being manifested in South Canterbury in the subdivision of the Mackenzie runs, and on Saturday the Tima.ru Lands Office was crowded all day urith persons making inquiries. ■'■-*

A Press Association message states that_ (Seorge Whelch, of has aosej}isyl a match' with W. Fogwell, of the championship 'of ..NewZealand and £2OO a side, to be towed at Akarda;.';-'-;';''-,..,- :v

Twenty-two new dairy factories have ' ; c started operations in Otago and South- ■' land within; the past iiwo years* all on-: up-to-date principles. Special attention ' has been paid :to the,; «cheese-cumg; ; rooms, and this is expected to have a v good influence on export trade. •' : , ;; J U

It is expected that during the nexC fortnight 15,000 sheep and; lambs will be slaughtered at the Waingawa freez- r ihg' works, and despatched for; i ship- : V ment.. During the month of February y ;: 4 the number of carcases dealt with will * ' be 30,000. ,',/\ : ;>•;;.;.■ ;;■■:■'

Early yesterday morning a fire oc- / curred on Lambton Quay, Wellington, in 'a shop occupied by Messrs Hill Bros, gracers, and owned by R. Hannah. Oonsiderable damage ivas done. >TJie , 'shop was for t£l2oo ;in v ;^ the 'J Atlas Company,? arid stock 'for " [ £750% the United. ■; ; . . v

A biplane has- been seen flymg >^t ; Havelock, MaribPrpugh;, and has befjn '•■ photographed. There is no doubt that the niachuie:Existed and the owner or inventor is not known j and its appearancei frst-now is a mys- % tery. •' "'•'' •"« ~• '•;• ,;: ; '«,' , : ; ';V;vy;-'. i ; ; / ■iz-tifi ';;".;.':.

;W The Sedgwick; boys tire eyidehtlyjnof; ■«■«- in ;love wi&:New ; Zealarid, as the'fol- } ' lowing;incident; shows. A..;Sbnth;Gani* l ' •terbury;;fdrifter ;,was( ; ;piipnuso^';^e.! ! r^f''^ l -'i the bays; : btitjhas i : 'n^ ; : :been••'^|^:■^o^D^V ? :^ , ; ;taui :him; as .'two of"' the; run ] ■ i away to Aiistralia. ;,V '■;■'.-.,!: '*'.*;-Vfs':*-

of the^Hasted»n ; ':BWotigU-V' Council is at present employed re-cbat-' Queen Street with tarmac. When the work is finished, the street will be good enough for another; couple of } ';years.;i- ; / '.,-.y '•:";•''..■.,■-':■■'"<•■/;.-,-. .r W:';'■ ;"\

The police ressenc6 in Masterton, : : which has;, just been dismantled • by V Mr Joseph Prentice^for removal, was > 'builf in 1879 by Mr Robert Donald; who waß ; at:thatHime a 'builder; ijvthe : town. v The timber in the ; which is heaH of totara, is assound as ; - when it was first used. The piles were the only part of: the building -which showed signs of decay,. -;•.•.';.

Ah Auckland^paper states ihat ; Mr T. ScottrSmith,; 5.M.,. Chairman of ithe' , ■ Marsden Licensing recently a petition praying iheSGbm- u mittee to grant a conditional iieehse for the Whahgarei ; races. The/elected ' members of the;Licehsing:Committee7 ; S'v howeyer,refused to grantithe permit, > . s and the race-goers had to goi i

; The matron of the Mastertori Hospital acknowledges with ; thanks "the following donations:--•Mesdames/Wim-sett and Andrews, Miss Russell, fruit and preserv&s; Mr Joseph Caselberg. flowers and vegetables; friends, old linen, periodicals; Mrs. '. Vallance, flowers and vegetables! school-master, Taueru, vegetables; Mr Frank Gayler, Featherston, two bags barley; agricultural show, a quantity of vegetables ; Mrs M. Caselb'erg, quantity of fruit; Mr Warner, honey.- '

The Magistrate at Dannevirke ruled that:a by-law of the Weber; Countr Council which>equired a 4in tyre on all four-wheeled ; ' passenger ,* vehicles whether plying for hire or not, during the months of July, August, and September, wits unreasonable, and 'threw: out a case by the County against the owner of a vehicle on those .grounds. The County appealed, and the Chief Justice has upheld • the by-law and fallowed the appeal with £6 6s costs, andinstructed the magistrate to impose a. fine on respondent. ( IF YOD HAVE A Cough, Cold, Nose, Throat, opi Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, opLiver Complaint, Rheumatism, Neu~. ralgia, USE SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT; 5 drops in a tabtespoon 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 fancy names and labels by trading concerns who do not know what they contain, have caused grievous harm, and a, death has resulted from 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 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 eon-... stituents contained in other eucalyptus preparations. It heals when others irritate.' ' , Insist upon the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, and yvi wfO derive the beneftt.

A Press Association telegram from New Plymouth states that a very big • development is about to take place in the establishment of ironworks at Now Plymouth. It is understood that most of the capital has been subscribed in the Dominion. ,

The Press Association hastened to tell us by cable last night that the Kaiser was out of doors. Now, everybody will be delighted. It is much better that the Kaiser should be out of doors than out of cash.

'A Pongaron. settler who was in Masterton yesterday told a representative of the Age that farming in. his district had mads rapid strides in recent years. The roads in the district are in good older, notwithstanding that 13s 6d per yard has to be paid for road metal."" He urged the importance of railway communication between Masterton and Pongaroa, and stated that this would be the making of the district.

Things are shapina very well for th° Masterton - Horticultural Society's flower show on March Ist. Gardens are looking at their best, and many _ entries from new exhibitors arq promised. Th.9 trade exhibits will form a special feature, and afford an example of what can be done in the district. Entries close on Saturday, 25th inst., with the secretary, Mr 'H. M. Boddingtpn, Queen Street.

There are not many diamond wed- ■ dings in New Zealand that are, so to speak, purely New Zealand, but at New Plymouth this week was .celebrated: one in which the parties were Mr and Mrs James Sole, who were married in. 1851 by the late Arch- ■• deacon ' Govett, and lived' the -whole time inNew Plymouth, excepting during the stirr g war. times, when, with other pioaeers, they took refuge in Nelson. Mr Sole is now nearly 93, and Mrs Sole a few years younger. They came out on the ship Oriental in 1841. In the same suburb, Mr and Mrs R. Lang'man, who arrived by the Blenheim in 1542 as children, and were married in Auckland ih s lß6l. celebrated their golden wedding. ' They have lived in Ney Plymouth ever since, and both are hale and hearty. A young lady requires a,situation as lady help or housemaid in nice family in or near Masterton.. Mr F. P. Welch's labour agency advertises for farm hands and domestics. Messrs A. J. Johnson and Co., will hold a general auction sale at their rooms this afternoon. A reward is offered for the recovery nf a Panama hat, lost in Cornwall St. last Thursday. Eight quarter acre sections. Lansdowne, in a good locality, at the low price of £3O per section, are advertised for sale in the wanted columns. All claims against the estate of the late William Donaldson must be rendered to Messrs Gawith and Logan, solicitors, Masterton, and all claims paid to .them before the 28th' Febraary. Messrs Maclean and Co., auctioneers, have received instructions from Mr A. C. Major, to sell by public auction, on the premises, "The Oaks." Upper Plain, on Saturday, 25th February, the whole of N his-handsome furniture and household effects. The catalogue includes a first class piano by Bohni. chesterfield couch,* diyari chairs, Chippendale chairs, carpet "squares, a three-qnarter Alcock's! billiard tahle, furriisliGd,' .on slate bed,, side-Wards, > hall-stands, bedsteads, duehesse, sets/ couches, and/ the. contents generally that go to" furnish ' a first-closs residence; also gardening tools. and Wyandotte fowls, "bone mills, etc.