LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10195, 23 March 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The quarterly meeting of the Masterton Fire Board will be held to-day week.

The Masterton Homing Pigeon Club will this morning hamper the birds for a young-bird race to be flown from Waipawa on Saturday. The potato crops grown in the Masterton district this season have been particularly free from blight and other forms of disease.

No fewer than four divorce cases are set down for hearing at the sitting of the Supreme Court in Masterton next week. •

Papers in connection with the taking of the forthcoming census in the Masterton district, are at present in the course of distribution by the sub-enu-merators.

The Wellington Harbour Board has a total of thirty stores, having a floor space of about eight acres, and a cubic capacity of more than six million feet. - ' "■ -

As showing tlfat values in Masterton. town property are being maintained, it may be mentioned that an offer of £IOO per foot for a section in Queen Street has recently, been refused. •

In Wellington there are nearly two and three, quarter miles of wharves. Tlie water alongside these wharves varies, in depth from' sixteen to one feet.. At the various wharves run tjhVee-quairters of a mile of railway. .

- It is members of the Opalci Rifle Club — Messrs Hyde, King, . Winslade; /and Henry—have been selected for Bisley teams in past .years. Will Masterton provide a representative this year?

The sinking funds of the Wellington Harbour Board amount to £117,000. Qf this sum, £6IOO is lent to,.the Masterton Trust Lands Trustees; • £25,0()Q to the Masterton Borough, and £10,500 to the Carterton Borough.

The port of Wellington ;is noted throughout; theColonies;for the completeness of its equipmejit. j It is interesting to learn frojn the Engineer's report that there are 240 hydraulic cranes in use, one of which can raise and swing round thirty-five tons in weight.

It is becoming quite a common thing among, New Zealanders to christen their, children with Maori Christian names. One Mnstertonian has named his child "Wai," to perpetuate the fact that he was born in a cold water area. '

A Maheno settler, who for 37 years has never failed to reap a crop, has met disappointment this year, says the North Otago Times. His stock had no feed, and he had perforce to turn them into his crop, which piobabjy in the end would not have oaid for th'e cutting, fortunately such seasons as these are few and far between.

Bales of wool, which usually weigh about 4001bfe as-sent rffom the farms, when they reach Wellington are "dumped,''; that is, twobales are pressed into a space somewhat less than originally occupied by one. and then bound with hoop iron.' The Hn-cMir Board: uses some three fifty tons of' hoop iron, together with ten', tons of rivets each year ' in tftis work. ; ■

An important gathering of the members Forest^r^ 1 heij'; in;Mdsfart^ night,-- wlieii' 'ft&t' '; Dktrict Chief Ranger Bro. Shapcott will be presented with His District Honours. Amongst those to be present are Bro. Smith, District Chairman (Petone) ; Bro. Jessen, District- Secretary (Wellington) ; Bro. Birch. District Treasurer (Wellington) j, Bro. • Bfeadle, (Palmerston .NoEth)j- -: All the Lodges in "the Wairarapa will Be represented. At the conclusion of the lodge business, a social will be held, over which Bro. A. W. Chapman will preside.

Th« Maoris'feel very proud of tlie fact that a compatriot of theirs is at. the head of the. Dominion just now, f ays the TaranaKrNews. "Py korry,** paid n patriarch at Parihaka on Saturday, "Hen?i Kfirra, he ti big rangitira —-he petter ti pakeha or ti Maori; he ti premier. Kapai he come Parihaka. He piggei* rangitira Te WKiti or Toliu. Kapai Hemi Karra!" And then the venerable warrior let. himself go and st artlcd the \ isit-ors 'by uttering a war-wVoopi:^'r^-r:-^,f'*<--:;'7.'L'V'';':"

A curious example of a -stalk. mf cocksfoot' was shown to. an Ashburton :.(SABEdiati : vre{»or^er' last l wefek. ! ; 4 ; •• tions,arid the liotibm :bf 1 the stalk, which is thick,; the middle part? has grown. A thinner stalk sprouts out of the middle portion, and at the top there is a miniature head of grassy blades. This in itself, would be interesting, but the top-stalk has actually run to seed, arid three small heads grow up from'tile centre of the tuft; of blades. The sample was found growing at the back of a shed in Ashburton.,

A bailiff's officer, who went to Cha'ney's,.near Kaiapoi, early on Friday evening to take possession of the goods and chattels of a resident there appears to have had a liighly unpleasant experience. Details are meagre, but. it appears that when the bailiff appeared on the scene "and made his business known-he was furiously'' attacked .by the man whose goods he was about to distrain, and who, armed with a fork; struck him, inflicting what is reported' to be a nasty wound. The bailiff was taken to the storekeeper's house and found to have been somewhat seriously knocked about. Information received from Belfast was to the effect that he had been talcen to the Christchurcli Hospital. YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND. That by using the commercial eucalyptus oil which is now bought up at 6d per lb weight and* bottled,;, and <ra account of the large profit, pushed, you are exposing yourself to all the dangers to which thp use of turpentine will expose you—irritation of kidneys, intestinal traob, and mucous membranes. By insisting, on,, tils' GENUINE -BINDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT you not only avoid these pitfalls, but you have a stimulating, safe and effectivemebV: icament, the result of a special and ! careful manufacture. A trial will at once convince. Quality in small dose distinguishes it from the bulky and dangerous products. Remember— SANDER'S EXTRACT embodies -the result of 50 years' experience,and special study, and it-doea -what is' promised; it heals and cures without injuring the constitution, as the oils 1 of the market freqrently do. There- | fore, protect vourself by rejecting oraaos. ''.■■]

j The unveiling of the monument to | the late Ta malum Mahupaka takes I place at Fapawai on March 30tlw j Several Maatertonian» I&av© Wot--1 lington for the Old Country by the ' Corinthic, which sails to-day. In the Waimarino- there 1 are 21 tim- ; ber mills, paying about £4OOO a; year each in wages on the average; Locally-grown grapes are being sold i at the street corners in Masberton at' ; sixpence per pound. The annual meeting of th& Masterton Rifle Volunteers- will 1 be' held tomorrow evening. The Palmerston North Borough Council is appealing against the recent I decision constituting the Opera House

electric plant a factoity. A large number of visiters arrived in Masterton yesterday for the races which open to-day. The streets last evening wore a decidedly sporting aspect. Within a radius of three miles from the Raetihi butter factory are fifteen j thousand acres suitable for There are already sdine'2oo to 300 acf & sections making £SOO to £6OO, a year from cows. A well-known Tapanui man, says the, Courier, is said to have dodged -his wedding.day, fixed for a fortnight ago, I when the fair bride' and her friends | had everything ready for the wedding j lleast. .- . •;., ...'■■ * ..- ■■;.,.-'• • -A- ■.- ■<••: |' ' The Mba ,<lnglewood). Dairy Com-' pany, at its monthly meeting passedaccounts amounting to £4097, for payment, of which £3753 was for butter--; fat,' as against £3384 • for the* corresponding, period of ;last year. .' v A Raetihi .dairy.'farmer,'.who has been in the district for twenty years, informs the local paper that the present is the driest summer the district has experienced since its settlement. As a result of dry weather the milk y\eld is declining. ~ ! . A number of defended civil actions which were to have been heard in the Magistrate's Court at Masterton toi day, have beens.settled. The list o£j 1 defended consequently bej j very small.'' ■'/','•

A very fine display of colour was seen in the south-eastern sky from Masterton shortly after sunset last evening. Some people averred that the sparkling jets of lurid light were the Aurora Australia'.

Mr Pearce, M.P., for Patea, delivered a post-sessional address on Tuesday night. He reviewed the work of, last session dealing with the education question and he said he supported the secular system. With regard to licensing he said he was against the bare majority. He was given a good hearing and was accorded; a vote of confidence. V

• It was ia a railway carriage. A greats altercation was proceeding between, two Maori ladies, evidently; mother and i daughter. The latter was chewing something, and the old ,lady looked envious. v A Suddenly theybunger extracted the stuff she was chewing—it looked like chewing gum—aud,uthrew it over to the'old who at it as if it had been, a piece of prehistoric shark, and. chewed in quiet content for the remainder of the ■journey. r' :, » ;

In connection with the Lansdowne Sub day School .a r nivecsary tea ;and , cnwe are roquested tp dra the attention of pareiite and ehildren -tb the alter ahour at which tea will :b£ served in the open air. It is found that the raipid shortening of daylight mjjkes 6 p.m. too late to admit of tea being over before darkness sets in The short entertainment and presentation of prizes will follow at 7 p.m. as previously ai v 'ranged.•' . •

TMre is alt the terton railway station just now. Farmers generally favoured withtheexc.epfcionatly" fine' weather aridf ket', are trucking away large quantities of phaff, grain and baled stmV to various centres. It is anticipated,'that the export of produoe from'Fnis district will' constitute a record. We un-. derstand that this same activity ap-, pltes to the otlier stations along the Wairarapa railway.

"Old Identity." the sporting writer the Dunedin Star, says that the probabilities are that the Racing Commission will not confine themselves to 'the question of restriction, of the of .days forwhich licenses should be issued arid Ithe Curses,'to be used. It will not bo surprising if, when .making their, report they" submit to tfa?. Minister - for Interna! Affairs . a .series of proposals for the 'conduct of racing generally. He also states that some s of the_ North Island ■ racecourses ■ favourably impressed the Racing Commissioners—particularly Ellerslie and Tauherenikau . (Featherston). ■ The last-named is prettily situated-amongst native bush and is one of the.most up-to-date courses in the Dominion.

As some indication of the! magnitude of the work being undertaken by the Government in the Piako Swamp, it is interesting to note, says the Auckland Star, that the main canal by which it is proposed to carry off the waters from the Hauraki Plains will when completed, he fifteen miles in length, and will have a breadth of 42 feet; Mr A. J. Entrican, who recently, visited the locality, was much impressed with the possibilities that this future canal possesses in the ways of inla,nd water .carriage^; as it wflf be capable of taking any vessels drawing up to ten feet of water. Mr Entrican is of opinion that this waterway will have a big bearing on the Waikato canal scheme, as the question will arise of the advisableness of connecting {he Wai'kato with the Piakq waters. FOR ONE MONTH ONLY. TOE DRESDEN PIANO COMPANY, Ltd., will hold a' Special sale of their well-known Highclass Instruments at the • loc*j] fe^J™ INN S AND igOJDPABB, next to Club Hotel, for ONE MONTH ONLY, under the direction of Mr J .WALLS, the Company's Representative. '•■'■" ■nr'fe?," 1 se arch of a first-class PIANO have now the opportunity l.of, inspecting one of the finest-selec- | ,tions ■of instruments everV seen ■in | Masterton, which' can be i purchased on exceptionally easy I terms, which can be ascertained at the Agency. . !^ e Company are Agents for—"The Brilliant Broadwood." "The Splendid Roniseh." "The Magnificent Lapp," and "The Superb Stemway." , M. J. BROOKES, North Island Manager. INNS AND GODDARD, • Local Agents.

A movement is afooii to iftwßS ss Golf' (Dial)' in Carterton. Five candidates are already announced* few the two West Coast seats on tlie Wellington Harbour Board. Sofar as tflie Wairarapa is concerned- four or five names are mentioned (including one in tlie Lower Valley), but only th» Paliiktua candidate is definitely announced'. Two important committees-were set up at the Firemen's Conference' at Hokitika. One is to deal with the Amendments in the Fire Brigade Act'. The other is to get better powers of inspection in connection with building by-laws in the big cities, in particular as relating to iron verandahs being" allowed to be used in lieu of fire escapes. This matter arose out of the recent disaster in Auckland. The committees are to meet at Wanganui.

The Carterton, News says that tKe success or otherwise of the No-License' campaign in the* whole Wairarapa' turns very largely upon the final attitude of Masterton on the question, so far as it can be indicated before the' fateful polling day. , ,

■ The pi eserit daily milk supply at' the Tararua cheese factory at Ballanee is, says the Herald, between 600 and 700 gallons. So far this season a total of 1010 crates of cheese have been-ex-ported to the Old Country. .'', . , ' A ycting lady advertises for a position as waitress in a tearoom. ; A first class dairy farm, capable of ( :caifryingloo 'dairy .oows, is advertised for sale for small deposit, by Messrs Nicol and Edwards, land agents, Masterton. '■ ■' Mr F. Dupre invites inspection of a big consignment of stop watches (also will split seconds), in gun-metal and nickel cases, lever or Geneva movement. • A reward is offered for the recovery of a gent's bicycle lost from nthe front of Macara's sample rooms yesterday morning.. ■ / ' "''y Mesrs Hugo and Shearer draw. special attention to their tailored i |costumes, which are distinct in, chairacterV', rich in wear, ideal for daily "service, -. ; I and appropriate for every occasion: > ' 1 !> - • Messrs E. B. Hare and Co., land agents, Pahiatua, publish a new list • of dairy farms and small runs,; freehold and leasehold. Particulars are - given on page eight of this issue. i Mr Petersen and family elsewhere insert a notice of thanks to all those who assisted at the concert held last evening. Mr A. Henderson, jeweller, has a very nice range of field glasses, prismatic £6 6s, £8 8s arid £l2 12s, ordinary field glasses 70s. The public are requested to call arid inspect these high-class goods. Messrs 6gilvy ( and' Sons, butchers, insert a; change' of r £tdvertisement elsewhere iri this isuse. j The firm supply nothing but-;th«- choicest article, and tHey guaranteei satisfaction >in every detail. JEvery of the business is under special supervision, and all orders are attended to promptly and efficiently. ' !

."Picture framing," is the subject of a new advertisement' inserted elsewhere in this issue liy "Mr T. McCracken, proprietor of The Cheap i Furnishing, House,- Queen, Street. . A,>. very, fine range of mouldings is just to hand, all of which are of the very lat- ' most exclusive designs. ■ Ihere .is also to hand a very wide range of high-class pictures of everydescriptiom Mr:.MeCracken makes a specialty. of 1 this branch of the business, and extends an invitation to the public to call and inspect the extensive assort- . ment of these goods. Mr C. Ball, tailor, has a special word to say in regard to "smart suits." i. The new season's goods are noirvto those requiring suifr-satis-'fr-ction are invited: to call and inspect . the new materials'now-on yiew; vEyery ; :garin*nt is .'JiK,/ skilled workmen and« finished'.with the greatest care.. In order to avoid 'delayHhose requiring suits are asked to; ? ■ place,their orders as earlyj'is^ppssibie.