LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10176, 28 February 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

, The* vital statistics) in Masterton for the month of -February are as follow : Birth's?l3 ; deaths, .6 j marriages, 7. Several cases of scarlatina are under treatment at Hastwell, and the local school Ka£, in consequence, been closed:. , A fiCbkitika telegram'! states that Molloy's store at Kumara has been damaged" by fire to'the extent of £3OO. : At' tfie- Supreme Court in Napier ! yesterday, Finlay John McLean was sentenced' to six months' hard labour i for false pretencesJ ! The body of an old man named ;JoHn Halloran was.found lying face •'downwards in the Avop river at I CKristclrarelr on Sunday morning. j 1 There has only been one conviction {for drunkenness at the Masterton : Magistrate's Court during the present I month, as, compared with" four during | the montli qf February, 1910. , ; j Two petitions in banknipcy have I been- filed in Masterton during the J month of February. In the same ! month of 1910 there were also , two •petitions filed.* , | The Auckland police raided a boardiinghouse known as the "Mansions," i and the private residence of a man I | named Harris Smith at Parnell and seized a quantify of beer and spirits. i At a meeting of directors of the j Masterton Co-pperative Dairy Com- ; pany. at which Mr J. C. Ewington j i presided, it was decided to > store the J | output from the end of the present ■ month for local trade purposes." i : Mary Golding, aged 72, a widow, \ residing with her family in Lome i Street. Auckland, 1 was found air the- ! foot of the. stairs with a severe wound j on the head, which resulted in her j death. supposed that she'felT ; .while going down stairs. ; ; : Dunne his stay in New Zealand. Mr J; E. Wilton, who is a visitor to Masterton. intends inquiring into the prospect of a trade in butter being, established betweep the colonies and the Pacific Coast of America. * If the warships Milwaukee, Charleston, and St. Louis, now building at . the Bremerton Navy Yards, are classed as armoured cruisers, the United States will become the second largest naval Power in the. world, leading Germany by a narrow margin. "As a result of what I have seen, '' said Mr Dunlop (one of the Scottish Commissioners) /to an interviewer, "I am satisfied that better cultivation and more attention to details w&uld pay New Zealand farmers many times over." v , The following teams will represent the iMasterton * -Bbwling Club in, the second round of the 1 Booth trophy matches, to be played at Greytown on Thursdav next with the Greytown Club:—Blinkhorne. W. M. Cole, J. C. Ewington, C. Perry (skip); W. Pragnell, D. Guild. G. Townsend, .T. Whittaker (skip): W. Wilkes, H. HV Reynolds, P. L. Hollijigs, J. Scott (skiji) ; Any of the foregoing who cannot make the trip are requested to notify the secretary or any member of the Selection Committee. A drai? will leave the bowling preen nt half- • past' one sharp on Thursday. /

The Masterton and Carterton Fire Brigade teams left for the Hokitika demonstration yesterday. A cablegram received from Melbourne last night stated that the New Zealand Government is taking a half million loan from the Federal Government.

The Ahiaruho Sports Club will hold its sports mooting on Thursday. The horse events are a special feature of the programme, and the prize money in the foot events has attracted ( a large number of entries. A dance is to be held in the evening. The Masterton A. and P. Association has received a donation of £25 from an anonymous source towards the Solway fund, together with a prol- - of an annual subscription of £5. The donor states that he has been very much pleased with the new showgrounds. . x . ■

The poll taken in the Akitio County on Saturday on the proposal to raise a loan of £20.000 for metalling and bridging within the County, was lost by the small .margin of six votes. It is not improbable that another poll will be taken at an early datey as a number of ratepayers did not record their votes on Saturday.

' A serious accident happened _at Waiho Gorge, in Westland, on Saturday John McCcli when* using dyna- , mite was caught by the explosion. His right side was blown in, and he sustained compound fracture of the ribs, also injuries to the leg. His condition.is very serious. H 6 is married and' Has two children, and his wife re- ( sides in tlie North Island.

A Picton telegram states that a young man named Henry Chaytor went out fishing in a small dingy on Saturday and has not been seen since. Search parties went out on Sunday, but found no trace, and serious fears are entertained as to His safety; Cliaytor is a younger brother of LieutenantColonel Chaytor, of the Defence Department.

Musical circles in the Wairarapa will be interested to hear that Mr Howard Hadley,; who conducted tli© recent examinations for the Royal' Academy of* Music and' Royal" College: of Music, London, Has spafren'. very highly of Miss Thelma Petersen, wfio is a res ; denfc""of this district. Mr Frederick Cliffe, who conducted" the examinations hi 1909. also spoke highly of the quality of Miss Petersen's voice.; Opinions such as these can l>e taken" as authoritative; and'is liigh pratise indeed.

The Carterton News of Monday liad the follbwingAct :ng upon instructions, Constable Carmodv, of Carterton, took oossession of a Case of beer sent -from Palmerston North to Carterton, and consigned to a Masterton resident. The case in connection with the seizure will. be heard 1 shortly, when we understand interesting ■particulars wiirbe^b'rougKt"to light'., A distinct compliment has been paid to the retiring engineer o'ftlie borough of Masterton by tho Health Department. The> Greytown Hospital Committee, who liavo been requiring, a suitable for the disposal of sewage *• has been advised % the District Health Officer to adopt a' scheme similar to that in use at tho Masterton sewage outfall. 1 1

The Fate Mr C. W. , Hurstliouse, J whose death occurred at the Lower Hutt on Saturday, was well'known to old identities of'tKe-'Wairarapav TKere are not a few in the district who ser~ | ved with Mr Hursth'ouse in the Maori War. Others havo reason to' rfemem-, ber him on account of" the splendid services he has rendered' the district in the way of road and bridge con-' struction. A large number of the roads ] in the Wairarapa were laid,'out; uttdfer the: supervision of Mr HurstKouse, who was regarded as one of 0 the most efficient officers the ; Dominion ever possessed. . .

The appendix, according tb- D>. Robert T. Morris, begins to disappearwhen a £fr. f Morris'says: is no-proof of an increase in appendicitis. It would? bis better, !?.to, ssy there is .an increase in diagnosis. That is why we find the malady oftfcner in bur fbr-. merly; The b'est ,evidence is that no more persons are afflicted with it than in the days of old. Appendicitis is due to the anatomical peculiarity of theappendix.- Tlie organ* is, air an anatomical vestige; a 1 relic. ; Anything that causes inflammation there, no matter what, will cause appendicitis. The disease is not due to an abnormal ' appendix; f&r the- that: every appendix is abnormal. : v Anybody is liable to . appendicitis before [middle age.! It may come from lazy habits of life, but not more from that Ithan from any other causes. V : After middle age the livelihood of . ; the ailment' becomes less and" less -as- tfi© appendix begins to disappear.

| A remarkable incident occurred., at ia wedding ceremony in BialTarat j cently. 'The-bride was a young lady; a minor, and .the Bridegroom' a mitMTe- ; aged man. The celebrant, however, ; mistook an elderly lady (who was presjent as a witness) for the bride, and put the usual' questions to her instead of the other. When the ring was about to be placed" on her finger, the bridegroom, observing the bride's,agitation, said; "What is the matter, my girl? Don't you feel well?" and the bride timorously replied, "I think there must be some mistake." "Well, •who is really marrying this man ?"- asked tlie clergymaif. sir, I ami" responded the youthful "bride,, -The clergyman cast an indignant look at the newTy-mad'e bnd >, and went on with thei ceremony with the propei* pa" +; °«-

INVEST IN A , CINEMATOGRAPH, i ' i It is safer than _. any new . gold mine, and is certa?n to pay handsome dividends in a very short time. .Tust look around and see how.popular picture shows j'. have become why, there's roon> for one in every township, throughout the Dominion. In Sydney alonP there are about 300 of these siows, besides the 1 many other the?.tres and. places of amusement. Tlje initial expense of the' "Empire" Cinematograph, Model No. 2, is only £6O, which could be made up from /che profit of a few exhibitions. Tb/> "Empire" is a great improvement; upon the older machines, and' is .Made ey expert mechanics from the very finest quality materials. To is: constructed with ball bearings, yvhich allow it to run for two or thiee hours without heating. It throws pidtures of surpassing clearness. Another machine that can be' made to pay the owner, but which' is principally intended -for use at h<>me or in small social halls, is .tlie/' 'Empire" Home Cinematograph, model 'No. 000— Price £8 10s. It also has all it-lie latest improvements, , 'and throws splendid pictures. Send for particulars to THE-IMPERIAL CAMERA GO,, Willis Street 5 Wellington, ' , J ■'

The testimonial presented to Mr W. T. Mansfield, in Masterton last, evening was engrossed by Mr William Sellar and framed in handsome New Zealand woods by Mr G. Hyde. The Wairarapa Rifle Association - meeting commences at Papawai today. There are over a hundred entries from all parts of the Dominion, including quite a number from Masterton. A 13-year old London lad admitted in Court the other day that he did not know what an oath was, had never heard of the Bible, and did not know what it was to speak the truth. A Hawera auctioneer says that Aus- - tralia has taken away from the Dominion the best of the draught fillies. At a recent sale in the district good draughts realised up to £3O. The rainfall registered by the gauge of the Meteorological Department in Masterton for the present month (excluding to-day) is 6.21 inches. Ram has fallen on thirteen days, the maximum fall being 3.7-5 inches on 2otli inst.. ' Those who rejoice in-the aristocratic ' prefix of Mary, or Mary Jane, or , Mary Ann, or Maria Matilda, will be • interested to kndw that they will have' no opportunity after Saturday .next of'responding to the snobbish appeal from Wellington. for funds to present '"Marigold" to Queen Mary. The Wkitara Mail says that the' present state of the Waitara bar shows the - urgent need of dredging or other work'feeing done to increase v tlie depth ! of water. The s.s. Tainui lias been anchored outside the last couple' of days, being unable to' get in. It" is rumoured' (says the Stratford correspondent' of tHe' Taranakr Herald) that plans are in course of prepara- '■ tion for alterations- to" the" railway .station, sidifigs, and approaches, indeluding the Patea bridge, that will cost £20,000. ' • Some consternation was caused recently among Southland 1 dairymen , when it was reported that 250 cases of , cheese had" been condemned" By" tli» Government grader. . It appeared .later, however,- that the 'cases were ;made of green wood, wliich caused; 'mould to develop, and'the clieese had to be'dried'and recased; v " Some slight misunderstanding seems to - exist with regard to 'tfie ! Horticulittiral' Show in Masterton to-morrow;. The charapionsEip, with tile exception of sweet peas, is not' a separate class; Anyone making an entry in classes/where a championship is; awarded" are competing by making an entry, ft . must ( be distinctly understood' that a separate class is not' provided', withtHe: exception stated'above.

Mr Jabez Bridges, secretary of" the* NoJicense Council,' writes in reference* to - the paragraph which recently appealed'in the Age; stating- that a thousand !swaggerssad been accommodated' at a Wairarapa-Hotel 'in- a' singleweek: Otir correspondent will' be- less, concerned when we state thattlie number, had'been magnified iirilie s process* :of translation into print. The Lnumbershould have been one hundred!

There is a movement on foot to form-, a Millc Suppliers' Association in Ihver~cargill. Many of '' those engaged in' the business are-of opinion that the' ■cut-throat competition which lias fre'quently been noticeable is not conducive' t'o the material ' well-being of •' supplier's, and to- 'bbvi it is pro- : posed'to- fall into -line with • other la rge centres in the Dominion: wHicfi already ■Have , associations; It is intended' to. ' call a meeting shortly to Have' the' .proposal thoroughly discussed.

At -bf tKe Master(Jouricir Yesterday afternoon, it was decided' that- the appointment of an acting-Town Clerk Be> ; left in tihe hands'of - His Worship tlie* Mayor and Councillor Elliott. Mr Lane;, who had'been*appointed to titerposition, finds; it': impossibly: owing.' to* sicliness, to take-iip tKe special duties. The lilayor informed' a representative* of" the- Age th'at a- report Vjiich was in' circulation in town-yesl-erday concerning a temporary-apipointment isi witfi>- • out/foundation;,

The rainf&ir registered in fasterton 1 for the" tv«mty-four hours endingnine' o'clock on- Slinday morning last' was- the liigHesfc recorded for any: one* day for years past. Strangely enough, the rainfall: of the Upper Plain* was ttofr so high By nearly a quarter of an inch. .Mr Bbdflfagtoir reports tlfat- at the' Upper Pliiih: the fall for the M hours ending nine: o'clock on Sunday morning- was 3\st inches, ; whilst;that at Mastferton' Was- 3^7^"inches. vTbfc' tTppef Plain fall" for the two Hays end. ing Sunday was 4.30 inches, and 1 that • of Mastertbn'f^'.SS 1 inches. '

■ Speaking to a representative of the. Wairarapa Age yesterday on the ques- ; tion of the Reciprocity Agreement between Canada and the United* States, | Ml* J. E". WiTton, who is on a brief ' visit to Masterton, and who has spent ; some years in public fife in Vancouver, scouts the-idea of the proposed'agreement a fftefcihg the relations Between [ England and Canada. He states that : the proposal made by a member of the I United States Legislature to annex Canada was one of those huge jokea which State politicians delight to: perpetrate at the expense of Britain. Viewed from "the standpoint of influx of United States citizens into" Canada, Mr Wilton does not regard this as significant. <The conditions •of living j n ,the States bordfering on Canada are so similar, to those of, the provinces of the Dominion that farmers and their sons, crowded' out of the States, are taking advantage of' the wider field offering in Canada, and going across the border to follow wheat-growing occupations. > . IF YOU HAVE A Cough, Cold, Nose, Throat, or Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, or Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, USE SANDER'S EUCALYP-; TI EXTRACT; 5 drops in a table-, spoon 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, and provided with fancy names and labels by trading concerns who do not know what they contain, have caus- _ ed grievous harm, and a death has resulted from their use. Do not apply an ointjnent 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 con-, stituents contained in other eucalyptus preparations. It heals when oth-v ers irritate. Insist upon the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, and will derive the benefit.

The committee of the Masterton Horticultural Society will lie sit the Drill Hall from 7 o'clock to-morrow morning to receive entries.

The timber industry is looking up on the West Coast, and several mills which have been closed arc' being put into working order again.

A Palmerston North business man received a pleasant surprise on Friday. Among his letters was one containing £5 forwarded as "conscience money."

The earthquake which was experienced in Masterton on Sunday morning appears to have been felt generally throughout the North Island, and in parts of the South. It was more severe on the "\Vcst Coast than 011 the East.

An advertiser is desirous of securing a 4 or 5 roomed house on rental.

The finder of gold bangle, set with amethysts, lost in Queen Street, will be rewarded on returning same to Age office.

Messrs Krahagcn ancl Chapman, high-class tailors, Perry Street, Masterton, draw attention to their new season's material just to hand.

The Town Clerk gives notice that the District Electors List for the borough of Masterton is now open for inspection.

Messrs Kirkcaldie and Stains are opening lip in Heyhoe's shop, opposite Club Hotel, Queen Street, Masterton, not,in the Exchange Buildings. They are making a grand special exhibition of model millinery and model costumes.

Mr W. H. Cruickshank, land and general coram.' :sion agent, Masterton, advertises a 1 :';hly improved freehold run of 300 acres, near Masterton, and cheap house properties.

In the "wanted" columns of this issue, will be found an advertisement from "Purchaser," who is prepared to buy at a discount for cash, mortgages or other securities.

Messrs C. Smith, Ltd., advertise bargains in curtains, 150 pairs, part of a consignment from their London house. Also a special line of 50 table covers. The whole consignment is mentioned as being of particularly good value.

Messrs Smith and Jones notify the public of Masterton that they . have started business in the premises on the corner of Lincoln Road and Bentley Street, as general storekeepers, and will stock the best quality of goods, and will sell at the lowest prices for cash. By this means and by strict attention to business tliey trust to merit a share of public patronage. *

The first shipment, of new autumn tweeds arid costumes has been opened up at Messrs Watson and Co.'s, (ipposite Knox Church), Queen Street, Masterton. Miss Gillespie, the expert nngaged in his department, is now prepared 16 receive clients. • Special liners in tailor-made costumes, new French models in millinery, and hew. Housings, velveteens, jaskets and furs, are on show.

Ouf readers will be interested in the inset circulated through this issue bv Messrs Nelson. Moato and Co. This gives the detailed report .of Dr.. MpLaurin, the Government Analyst, on Nelson, Moate and Co.'s four leading brands of tea: and also the analysis by Professor Bickerton, Colonial Analyst, in 1882, on the firm's brands. In.each case the analyst bought the tea from a retail, grocer, so that the analysis represents thai of the actual packets which are sold each day by 'storekeepers. It proves that" despite the great advance in th<* price of tea, Nelson. Moate and Co.'s teas are quite equal to those of 30 years ago—-in fact. ; f anything, they are better teas. T)r. comment that Messrs Nelson. Moato and Co.'s teas "are genuine teps of good quality and that great care has been exercised in their collection and preparation for the 1 market" is a striking tribute to the high quality which the firm .have consistently maintained, and which has undoubtedly been the reason for their, great'success. . 1