LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10191, 18 March 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Special services were held in St.. ■ Patrick's Church, Mastenton, yesterday, and were largely attended. i The quality of the oysters received ■ from the Bluff this season is said' to J Be' inferior.

The Union Company is erecting a laundry building at Evans' Bay,. Wellington, Five thousand cases of Nelson apples were shipped for London by the Rimutafca on Thursday.

The latest return froni the Masterton dredge shows 20ozs. 3dwts. for 126 hours' working.

The latest return from the Success I dredge is 16ozs. 17dwts. for a short I' week's work.

The importation of English cattle to Buenos Ayres has been prohibited, owing to the prevalence of disease in England.

Mr W. H. Field, M.P., and a party of Wellingtonians, left Otaki yesterday on a\ jolimey across the TaV-" | arua ranges to Greytown.

Mr Bedford will give an open air address at the Masterton Post Office corner to-night, the subject being "NoLicense.". -

A large consignment of English wildduck has been, presented to! theVWaikato . Aeclimatisation Society :by Mr C.-.A: Whitney, of Auckland. >

• There are now 76 Maori bonrders at the Te- Aute. Native College-, a tor :;o: number of whQm are receiving instruction in: farming methods.

- In,to-day ? s issue apears the programme of Miss Thelma Petersen's Benefit Concert. The programme will be augmented by the assistance of Mr Harry Hall, who has generously offered to contribute.

■, Mr J. C. Ewingjbbn stated at tliei meeting of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce yesterday that he •would rather lose £SO a year than be without the convenience of the telephone. •

1 frfV.. ■ ■ ■'•''•■ I Several-teams frptn,-the Masterton *Y>.M.C.A. Tennis*'CluV.proceeded, to Clareville on Thursday, where they played a series of matches. The Clareville teams were successful, scoring oil points in the aggregate against 495. I, A Sydney cable states that though •' only seven out of twelve New Zealand j candidates passed the entranoe examj ination for the Military Colleges, arJ rangements have been made for three I more New Zealand cadetships.

Although no rain has. fallen in the Masterton district for a week or two, there is a still a plenitude of grass. The heat yesterday was intense, and in the evening there was a sharp fall in the barometer, which may be regarded as a precursor of raim ■"''■"■''" ~t ~>. '"'' '-. ,< . ■ * "The Wellington "Free Lance""-of this week contains a series of very amusing illustrations concerning the "sheep-faking" episode. A Masterton. merino is.shown in the shape of a.beer, barrel, Tdescribed as the "keep-dry,/ breed. "''<■'■ : . r

A movement is.on foot in New Zealand, Australia, and Tasmania to make a presentation to Mr J. J. Virgo; who is relinquishing the position of general ■secretary,pf the Sydney Y.M.C.A. .to : beeome.'geineral s wretary >of;''the. Young; Men's vChristiari .Associatiouin 'London;:

"• The party of alpme climbers, who arrived in Masterton yesterday morning express the opinion that the:beech;[forest 'on Mount'HoldswortEisthembst 'magnificent in the Dominion. 'That on Mountißuapehu is, they say; riot to be compared with it.

The syllabus for the first annual music and elocutionary competitions in connection with Uhe Master ton .Musical - and-. Elocutionary, .Competi'tions Society has jtist"'ueen v -"issued. Copies may be obtained on application to th°i Secretary (Mr W. GilieS-; P ie -) .;'■:,,

In connection- with>),the fatality at Gladstone ;ycsjfcerday, it is somewhat of a coincident that the victim should hare been driving, a.t the time-of the accident with a man named Reid; after the accident he "was taken to the house of a Mrs Reid, and he was subsequently attended by Dr. Reid. Neither of the Reids were in any way related.

A Westport telegram says:—A cargo boom got away aboard,the Mapourika this morning : and 'swung ! slowly "amongst the crowd at the foot of the' gangway on the wharf ■; Five; or six peoplejiwereiknockedn :down, .-Percy Hambletpn; oJF. Grey.moutii, li Jiead.and face cut,>ndne bled prof • Mr,s ' Devery was' bruised; on' the side, and "was in much pain. The others escaped unhurt.

I At the meeting of the Masfcerton | Chamber of Commerce yesterday, Mr ! C. E. Baniell- mentioned the proposal made by Mr Toogood to enforce the charge of, one-eighth of the' maintenance of -the Mangapakeha road upon the Castl'epoint County. Mr "baniell pointed out that, although the M'asterton County were employed by a commission to charge one-eighth of the cost of the maintenance of this road, it had for some years past been in the habit of charging only one-sixteenth. If the increased charge were' now, made, it would cause irritation, and might diVert a certain amount of trade from Mastertori. As business men; they should protest 'against ( the proposal of the County Council. Thetoll placed upon the Castlepoint County would be increased from £65 to £l3O. After some discussion, the matter was deferred for further consideration.

IP YOU HAVE A Cough, Cold, Nose, Throat, or Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, or Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, NenmX^S! SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT; 5 drops in> a tablespoon water. Remember, you cannot expect the good effects from any sort 2L 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, am? 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. SAN DER'S EXTRACT HEALS because it is freed from the irritating constituents contained in other eucalyp tus preparations. It heals when oth©rs lrritiiij© Tnsist upon the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, and you will derive the benefit.

For the two weeks ending last' fligEt, the aggregate attendance at the Masterton Y.M.C.A, gymnasium was 382. An alarming spread: of Irish blight is reported from New South Wales. The losses in the Oberon district alone ace' estimated' at £20 s ,OOO.

A prominent farmer of this district predicts that oaten chaff" will be £6 per ton during the present season, the Otautau Standard.

Tt is said that a circus took over £450 out of Taumarunui recently. A small' township like Taumarunui must suffer from thsr loss of so much ready cash'.

The Arbitration Court, sitting at' Napier yesterday morning, suggested that "the parties in the shearers' dispute should hold a conference whilst the court was sitting at Palmerston with a view to an agreement. The court intended making an - award.

It is estimated that, at the present time, there are 2000 empty offices ana a couple of hundred' empty shops Wellington. The city newspapers, however, are not asking MrT. E. Taylor'to explain.

The latest schoolboy definition shows that "vagrant train" means the ladies;. "tornado" is a kind of fly whose bite brings disease; "Utopia"'is a sort of imaginary Ireland; and'that "St. Bartholomew's Day" was when the Catholics murdered the Frotestants in 'France. •,; ' V .' .

.' The Mahawatu; StaridardVof{yesterday' says :e-Mastertdn'« . 4 . excitein,enf over,the question" of sheep; for the show .had'-the effetot : b£ stirring'interest s in e and the scene of the discussionappears how to have been transferred to this side of the range.

The long-talked-of track between Shannon and Eketahuna is to be an accomplished fact at last. A survey party has been put on at the Eketahuna end and when a survey has been made the track'>w'ill be gone on with. This track when finished will be of great value as a highway between the two coasts. , ; , .v The team Masterton and Mauriceville;juniors4n the cricket match against St. Matthew's Club, on the Park Oval this afternoon, will be selected from the following:— J B JJ°^fe H - J - Fra «cis, L. Williams; R. Williams, A. Thompson, W. Lett; J. Wickens, W. Jackson, Coombs, W Fisher, Bradstock, . Blackmore, and Braggins. As the match commences at 2, o clock sharp, members of both teams are requested to be on the ground' to time. , '

The Secretary of the Masterton Horticultural Society desires • us to state that the special prizes of 5s donated by Messrs Beale and Partoh, Ltd., for the autumn show; were for the of honey only, and not tor each class of the .home industries ,-as it appears in the schedule, which- as . announced last September and November, was due to an error in the printjmg. •

ht r e . I,fe - savm g examinations under Mr I. A Somerville, of Wellington, were continued yesterday, when Messrs A. Snowball (69), G. H. Holder (79) ?n^ War n.T° f Ment ' and Miss Ellen Josephine O'Leary secured a proficiency certificate. The tests for the f cuft, candidates #ving firllr f with ;the' W stroke A 2opA : on -A^g^ completed, this; candidate; a l' interval ofqnly one has' a-weight from a depth of not less than SL** *? disCard ?W Nothing whileswimming; m over eight feet of water! and then to give an exhibition of three, fancy modes of swimming.

if (xoldmining Company aDDear* the frontpage o^tlus^'f^ 3 Hockey players ; interested*tothe implement o| the^ansdo^S^ this afternoon for the: purpose of &r? largingth^dressingshed; etc? " Remnants at half nricp rill u' n i

.Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd nrf vertise opening entries fnr-hl • '« town stock sag on SfehSEST. The funeral of the lat« TW„ ■& t-

_-Messrs A; X h«W noon at 2.15. ,' -..'.■ -'; : :. •''? ° gaiter--. <&'&» and Co. adver-" ments. Particulars are given on page

' JWe are requested to remind * our Mr D. McDpnald'sfarm, at tie CO m noon The property to be. offered is an ideal little cow and sheep farm of in the Ihuraua Valley, close to tlm railway T 1 ;. The New. Zealand Loanand Mercan--5 :JT:J C ° f r Itc S a clearing sale of live and dead stock on account of Mr Ch as . R owe tt gop Ua " £>nga on Thursday, March 30th ? Mr Bowe has disposed of his farm and is feavmg for the north, consequently sale "I" wf *V , b ° na fide &«4 nfu fA 6 Stock ' Mpfemente, are of the best aescription.

The newest fashions for the coming season have arrived at Messrs Hum and Shearer's drapery establishment, Queen Street, and are now beine opened. Those ladies who would like to make a first inspection have now the opportunity offered them of seeing all the newest fashions from Paris London, and other centres. Some altogether new materials are- to hand for dresses and blouses that are bound to be appreciated. Messrs Krahagen and Chapman announce the arrival of a large consignment of new autumn and winter suitings. Thev include the very latest and ' most fashionable materials, and an inspection will at once reveal the extensiveness of the range. Those thinking of investing in an Easfer suit are reminded to place their order in good time, jso as to ensure earlv delivery. The firm guarantees fit. style, and workmanship with every order. Recovery from wasting and v«ak«nine diseases is hastened by use of PWOSPHOL. PKosohol begins witfi a P. a