LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10201, 31 March 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

; l A'daughterof aa; ( A:ifre^tbK-^sutler' very lost its life, jdajy through eating mat«h heads. ',.._ .-C , ' I "A Dunedin telegram states that the j droughty has broken, rains' I havingfalien. /.■' ....'.'' ' ~<y ' One? Native who was at thepapaya* gathering : yesterday turns .the scale -'at twenty-five stone. Quite a number of % j them are over twenty stone in weight. .'A. meeting of the General Committee I of the Masterton Musical and Elocutionary, Competitions Society will be' held in the Dominion Hall on Monday evening next.

• • Several very finocrops of rape are to.' •be seen in paddocks along the road bo>'tvreen Masterton and Greytown; Those near;. Greytown < have: a particularly f ' ■■.:.,y [ : '_ y : y;-'.!;yC ';'■ ,"Aycricket been arranged >fbr' Saturday, week between;. the 'St. Malthew's B team, and Mauriceyillei itb take place on the Masterton Park 'OviM'-V :>y^^'k. ; yyy;yi:v'--v;;'i

' J Aiii-' 'Oaks" racei. ;Hi»i^#;fet birds'from each. t lofe^•*';fo' , ''^ > •J^"OT from ;Pa hia 111 a, ;in, c<i&uaction-«'witii'! the< -Masterton tomorrow. The birds :will be hampered this evening. ■' :h- r -'f. '.:.'. ■'•, >.':■;,

' Ah.'f Oaks" race was flown from-Wel- • lington yesterday iji connection with the Masterton Hornlrig Pigeon Gluby Seven teams cnnipetod. -.thai of MivF. successful. Messrs';. W; i.Dowiing and Siyerston-s teams, were La dead heat for-second place. '

A twelvo-veu v-old /girl named Bessie Watson .died suddenly when playing in the -West ChristcJnucii school play'.Wednestiav af ternobny ■; She had,been btherghisi .for some time..' TH6:'eyidencW, given at ; 4lre inquest showed thei''-'trp'iible;;io^'b!B* t dtie ;:ikvA:weak:iieart:\yjy V-<l°yS- '<+'■ ' \ ; Tame:; Ejfona.. wasfseiiteiicedi to /threej -months amprisqhment aV Gisbprhe: fpr : :Ste&lihg.;i>ho ;cbiii(S>h^'of'aVletter; ", : "fa.' cheque for' •'££);. He .haid uhdertakeh ■to post it for a fellow employee, who sending' tho money to his wife in Wellington. ; , »

Only one drunken persoii was observed at the Papawai pah on Thursday/ He was an European, and the sight of his being ledoff the ground byj a"couple of native policemen was by no means edifying.

The Supreme Court sittings in Masterton will probably be terminated before noon to-day. His Honor, , the Chief Justice/will give his decision in the appeal case, Rathbone v. Harris. There is just one other appeal case to bejieard to clear the calendar...: ; ; .

, 4*' i yesterdayy the Chief Justice/ Sir Rob•ert Stout}, Stated that :: at almost every sitting oyer 'which he presided there were disputes caused through the. slipshod business methods of some man or men. .■ ' "■■■ \';. ;: :' :'■'■ '■■: ',-. .' =

A striking characteristic of the' two tliousan'l or raoro natives who aro assembled at the' Papawai pah is their fioparent freedom from disease.. With the exception of a few who are suffering from asthma, the whole assemblage of aboriginals are tho picture of health.

-The following are the prize winners in connection with the Larischrwne Sunday School: —Infant class, Mary Gaisley 1 , Ist; Walter Hollings, 2nd; Ethel Ackerman, 3rd. First junior class: Mavis Rive, Ist; Grace Gosnell, 2nd; Olive King, 3rd. Junior boys: Willie Hollings, Ist; Rex Gosnell I 2nd. Second class, girls: Doris King, Ist; Doris Hollings, 2nd;'. Senior girls Maggie Rive, Ist; Rayrie- King, 2nd. Senior boys: Alfred Hollings, Ist; Georg© Ross, 2nd.

:, ; At. the Supreme Court i.iri-"M;astei'ton - - a V certain case was nbt.present when his.case.was called upon. When he did put -in an appearance he explained that, lie was motbringjand was; stu,ck-up by a 'mob of , : sh'4ep'.^;. ' , His'^H6hb^. v ;yent.ux^dr'tho : suggestion'thai; I 'it' was not; the. custom, to'rise .e'arlyt in these ;.p'arts.• , • 'it : _is : ;.iih r derstnpd 'that Sir self rises at six o'clock hi the morning ahcltakes a constitutional. *

The deer-stalking season opens m New Zealand to-morrow.

Bimene Witinitaru, aTe Ore Ore native, has filed a declaration in insolvency.

Inspector Hugo has notified the Masterton Fire Board that he will make an inspection of the Brigade and Fire Police at an early date.

The new railway time-table, as it affects the Wairarapa lines, comes into operation on Monday next. Several motor cars can e to grief on the road between Masterton and Carterton yesterday. Fortunately no seriously injury was sustained* : .\

During last week' 50,575 ''sacks grain 1 were earned over the railways, of Southland, as compared with 37,956 sacks carried for the corresponding week last year.

Supt. Jenkins stated in his report to the Masterton Fire Board yesterday that five alarms were received during the quarter, of which one was a lire in a building, one false alarm, one, chimney fire, one ignition of gas, and one call out of the district.

Efforts are being made to obtain a billiard table teffibe putdn the taeeting room at the Masterton Central jFire brigadesmen. •■•'. ,f ; " "

A San Francisco cabloAstates -that Jack Johnson's first appeal' against, the sentence of days'imprisonment for exceeding the auto, speed limit failed. He is-still « prisoner.

A couple, driving along Benall Street, Masterton, yesterday afternoon, in a gig, had an unpleasant eixperienee. -The'.horse attached to the vehicle became frightened and swerved on to the side of the road, the vehicle capsizing. : Both occupants were tin own out 1 , but apart from a severe shacking, escaped unhurt. '>

;... Thenew .boxes,, tfeftfy lar IJostaLboxes. Atleas^jsp*thought.' lady,'wl«v was 1 dbservedf Vjaiy QueenStreet',''Masterton, 'yesterdays afternoon, vainly "trying to find the slot in a fire box in which to post a letter with which she was armed. Tomorrow will be April Ist.'," "' ;

Messrs Wirth Bros., who are now in Auckland, their circus after' a complete tour of New Zealand, have lost about half a dozen animals since they arrived in .the Xtonnnion, including a lioness, a. tigress, -a: kangaroo, and '.';& 'hyena. The New Zealand climate do.es. not, agree svith some animals, and : in] some cases pneumonia' was with fatal results. .' ■;■• - f; w V;^^-^;-::' 1 -'

\?A>Mrj!^ ley on Saturday a humourist asked hinY, the following question are no doubt aware that," there is, a shortage of domestic helps in the- country. You ni«y have noticed that the ex-Sultan of Turkey, left five hundred wifes r ' and ; to; know whfrt to dp mth''tiienu-.''- ;; VV'ould you b«ii in.favour of Zeal an d> as domestic helps ? s*=,Mij"Mas- '; sey wanted to know if the questioner, was personally interested; in the matter. ;';-.'.' .■...'.■■••

Masterton visitors to Papawai yesterday were, very much impressed with the rapid advance which is being made in the fruit-growing industry in the neighbourhood of .Greytown. v Several fine apple-brcbarclsi". acres in "extent, have; been put down; and these are- expected to produce heavy yields next season'.' ;: :-;.-o ~•'■:■■'.-: ; {,; ::' 1 "■'''''%'^'^

; The Waingawa nieat freezing works hafre established, their, claim lest.distinctibnas" i .piuigpncyypf the odou :fi;om them yesterdjiy Miswere returning ffem \Papa- - I ,iv-as such. as. those who encountered it. '"; Nothing cpiild have been more satisfying. J 1 / v Mr Jas. for Messrs Hoult arid Son. of Feilding, ■>has': just returned from VWellingtolri-j where he has been "to inspect a; shimnent of 150 Koroßt: irhic'r hi l ? firm shinped by the; Whangape to Sydney onTuesday lasfcf lii cr.iuVicnfion with a T^irarapa:Age Mr Ewart said that the best of the, hqrses4-they were chiefly d ratH'-hts—- from the Wairarapa. n-V<\ he ,wn s roaHy sorry to see the distript, robbed, of. snch a fine,jot^Qf , fifties- ' ;The; horses ■. looseTb^x^ .op" dcok.; the vessel for; •all.tho wbrltl like;a-troop,«hip;>'■i":; •] ; ■Mr-.A:. has : . e,d; n... clock to.the Mastertori ■ siresßri-^ sside? for ; :-their : ;mdVthiyT

' . A Maori figures at the entrance gate, to the Papawai, pah is 'cplonred in stripes, and is standing on one leg. An European sport suggested that this was a clear reference to the ruling passion. Football is >;anie. The eoiorirscafe.those.'or ■ .%hje'; Native team,; arid theifigure is iifMe>. act of kicking a Ealfc'■-,y;'-; ';"'''"•;''" '." r The usual meeting; of the Endeavour Lodge, 1.0.QiT., w held' last' evening, Bro. Anderson, C.T., presiding over ;a fair attendance. General-rout-ine business was transacted. During the evening, Bro. Anderson, on be--half of the members, made a presenta- 1 tion of a handsome case of silver teaspoons,a.nd tongs arid: silver- arid crys-. ;tal.smelling-salts bottled to; 1%);;; an the pccasrbn of hef 5 approach? •mg marriage. : In' a£feV■ wfefrchbseh words Bi ; b. Anderson -referred' to ;the esteem in, which Sister McLeari ; was : lieldby membersof the lodge,arid her. willingness to help at any function heldto advance- the interests;of tlie Order/ Bro. McLean suitably responded on behalf of Sister McLean. '••'• IF YOU HAVE A Cough, Cold, Nose, Throat, or.' Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, or Liver Complaint. Rheumatism. Neuralgia, USE SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT: 5 drops in a tablespoon water. Remember, you cannot expect the good effects from anyßort nf Eucalyptus. SANDER'S EXTRACT CURES because it contains ethereal and antiseDtic substances not contained in other Eucalyptus products. These latter, madia by ■persons ignorant in'chemistry, anil ; 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 ??kri ointment to a sore. Xt keeps back the "secretion. To Wounds, 6praiiis, burns; ulcers, ecJienia, les APPLY SANDER'S EXTRACT, 15 drops in r a tablespoon: of 'olive oil The .effect' will surprisedyou: SAN DER'S EXTRACT HEALS.because it. is;;freedy front 'stiiuents-f 'tns : prepdi'atiQnß^i / er*. irritate. ■•.'■/'; ,:'-''-^V'. ':il,- : . Kv;-,:-> Insist • upon the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, an* you will derive the benefit.

' •■•; The estate of Sir Charles Dilke has been proved at £130,878. Only thirty-five points, or less than half an inch of rain lias fallen at Eketahnna during the present month.

It is : rumoured that the outbreak' of bubonic plague in Auckland is of a far more serious character than - the telegrams would indicate. -

One of the most treasured dishes at the luncheon at Papawa- yesterday Was roast "pawai." This resembles, when cooked,-nothing so much as a piece,of fungus. •-.•;.. •

The Wanganui Herald hears that an outbreak l.pf typhoid . ! has occurred amongst the patients of the Porirua Mental Hospital, nine of whom have contracted the -disease. The half-ton cheese to be/sold ,at the National Dairy Show in June, and which is to contain £ls in coin, is be-',' ing made by the Ngaere Dairy Company (Taranaki). ' '*■ Tho representatives of the religions bodies in Napier are petitioning the Borough Council to prohibit the exhibition of moving, pictures on Sunday nights. The Kanpokpnui,dairy factory when completed will bje, ; according to therre-, marks of the L ch*aii'many the" best in '%k& southern hemisphere,; v if ', not 'in 7 the world. ■ - ".;''.. ~" ";.'?■; :: ; : : : '! - : ,''.";.". '

The potato grub,reported upon from Oamaru, seems, to have' 1 made its appearance in the^Hastings district. The grub i* similar in 7 every way to the one seen in the South Island, white with black head, its" ravages are as ■deadly. •• ■■.'.;"■■- ;;V'''\.

The work of installing: fire alarm boxes in Mastcrtorii*now being undertaken. 'Five circuits with twelve alarm boxes are to bo erected in different parts of tho town! The 'service is capable -of extension, i"\ >-^;h!'s[ ..-•"

''Eels' are very plentiful \\\ the i\ ai,rarapa Lake. Scores of these "tunas," as they are known by the Natives, have /been captured in baskets- during the ,few days, and are,:now,■ q waiting i-lje; ieasffoti^g^jfemi?'-^''

The trustees of the jjbistrict Nurse Fund wilb -hold a : miaeting: in the Borough Cotincil ; .Chambers on .Monday evening next,;at,s.•:;:.p.m. ; The Mayor will' preside, and it is hoped that all'those' niteregt-ed iii the scheme will att«r.d. : '■ '-'^■^- : y.Y c '^'-''!:'

- No few<jy that four pefsuaV sipns aro ; representedvht .. the* gathering : ihdVMethodists; ''C letter Y, Day Saiiifei or (^Mprnmns,'Yh!ive^a*M)jgrfol-* l hiwirigi.. 'Y..v^^^->'^ ;

<l' i - ■ ..., i The volunteer forces of the Dominion having now become territorial forces, it is notified that officers awarded the "colonial auxiliary forces officers' decoration" will have the letters "T.D." placed after their names in- j stead of "V.D" as heretofore. The commissariat for the Maori 1 at Papawai,is of a gorgeguslj | and comprehensive pharac'ter. About| ) a score of "bullodks. two orHhree hun-; dred sheep, fifty tons of potatoes, fifty [sucking pigs, and countless turkeys and geese, to' say nothing of eels, I corn cobs, and etceteras, have been pro- , vided for the feast. The cooking is be- [ ing done by an army of Native cooks, and an up-to-date steam apparatus is provided. * < ' • i The monument ei ected at Papawai to the late Mi\Tariahau*Mahupuku is' in marble, and is of renaissance design. The sculptor (Mr Nelson Mingworth) has iurned out , an excellent " piece of work. There-are three brass ' tablets on the monument. One of these,' containing figures,of the late Mr" Seddon and certain living personages, was not put in unveiling, in, of an obiection raised by . iftiswkdfs Bay Natiws.* * " Tli*> 'rood fueling existing between the different branches of the railway service was demonstrated in Masterten last evening, when a combined smoke concert in connection with the Officers' Institute and Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants was held in tho-JPoresters' Hall. (There was a largo attendance of representatives of both divisions of the " service, and a most enjoyable evening was spent in music, song, and story. Several Jboasts<wevo proposed and honoured, f During the evening Mr W. <A'. Veitch, president of the A."S.R.S., gave an interesting account of the progress, development and achievements of the Society. ' Mr H. S.* Wardell,, the first Stipend-' iaryJVlagistra,te',of the Wairarapa, made a palhctic'speech at'the Native gathering at Papawai "yesterday. Mr Wardell, who is now well advanced in years, and who is showing visible signs of physical feebleness, retains a marvellously preserved mental vigor. His recitation of .incidents in" the early history ?M»e districjj,. when .Natives were ,Europeans carried revolvers, and*" his announcement that, 1 through it all, there was not of blood spilt, was listened to. with rapt attention. Mi-Wardell s«icl that* his heart went out tp those friendly Narives who&e names he mentioned, Avhilst the younger generation ho saw.before him brought back happy recollections of their ancestors. , ■ WHAT IS INDIGESTION? So many people . nowadays complain of-having Indigestion. By that, they mean that the digestive organs are not performing their functions' properly. The food is not digested 1 sufficiently, and cannot therefore be'assimilated by the body to keep the system strong, vigorous and healthy. It is a common trouble certainly, but without a doubt a very large percentage of the human ills are 'caused directly or indirectly by bad digestion. There are various causes, but the way to get rid of it and keep clear from this complaint ist-take plenty of exercise and fresh air, watch your diet, eating only plain, wholesome foods, and strengthen and-assist your digestive organs by, taking Gordon's Digestive and Liver Mixture. It is purely a vegetable remedy,- which tones the liver and stomach,, and. regulates the and, V 'removes/ headache,; . sickness, dizziness, -flatulence, bil- " iousness. depression, and allthe symptoms, caused by ■■.bad.;digestion* Price 2s 6d per bottle. : 'Made-and; sold by J. .¥.■■ GORDON;: Dispensing Chemi*f (by Exa^B.V';(; : Mw^ertbh;\.'-.V .'■;'. Send yourvbiiis-oWadmg' and v •'&-•■ ■; I vbices-? : te,' : j:s,AT.::jeDßTlS^arid Wellingtbn",and:vas/ 'soon t-as ; ;,the '\ [.steamervtaakes'Jpprt your goods will be, forwarded to you in'; double quick-, r ; iime. 'Curtis', men are spot,"."' fdnd' there's' no waifihg.l4b6nt ; ; , in : .' ; fthe-H' 6r : ;-;bMtin^Sf^:^<the : i \. ''landing waiter" jf-Curtis | ,< \ and^^Co., ': Ons'temhouse fit{U&yi&tyo& '■« i lingtori, and prove ths next shipment; 'you expect. ■-•■'•

i It is stated that the milk supply is- ) falling rapidlj in somei Ttivanaki'factors , ' los - ,l '' . ■ vi, ' The Haw era Star Me IV A. Jocobsen,' apiary'inspector, recent- , "» ' ly spont a couple of weeks in Taranaki,. * ' and inspected a large number of apiar- ,"? ies. Mr Jacobsen reports that his inspection ho came across a number > ot beekeepers who still adhere to the'' old-fashioned box hives, and as this is k contraiy to the Apiaries Act he left * the usual notice to either transfer or, destroy. Beekeepers who are not conwith the Apiaries Act should 1 note that it is the iuteition of the De- ' j partment of Agriculture to strictly eni force the Act throughout the Domin-' ion. „ i A Here is a splendid pi oof of Scotch c .caution. < Mr Jqlm M'Oluskey, a * tish labourer, arrived, at New York cently with a solicitor to claim a for* \ tune of -£200,000 bequeathed 'to him% • by his long-lost brother, Mr .Tames M'Cluskey, who died in New York ► in*'July. Mr James M'Cluskey emigrated •» fifty years ago, and became a manu- > facturer of paper boxes. He amassed v £200,000 Three years ago he returned \ to Ireland in search for his- brother "' John, who in the meantime had cross- * eel to Scotland, leaving no trace. His ■; bi-o-theri to America 4 , poinfod; but'died without Altering hi} 3 ,>! will, according'to which Mr Cluskey is the sole legatee. A search - "for him was begun, and Mr Andrew ■>- I Wilson, a New York lawyer, discovered j him loading a cart with turnips on a J farm outside Glasgow. "It's a good bit ' of money you mention," he said, when jho heard the .news. •"When 1 havefinished with these turnips I will tako the time to talk it over with.you. *'< < < n A first-class coat hand is. wanted at the W.F.C.A., Masterton. Application is to be made Miss Thompson. The time-taJWe alterations from Mon-' day. April 3rd, appear on the front page of this issue: ' v ' ' i i Jurois summoned for Monday, April I 3rd. are elsewhere notified that they I need not attend.. r . , v 1 A landau is advertised for sale cheap,-} and on easy terms,* j >, ~ l * A reward is offered for the recovery ' of r. lady's gold brooch, lost in' Mas: terton on Wednesday afternoon, ' Messrs C'Smith, Ltd., drapers aiid clothiers, Masterton, are this week making specially low prices for blousiugs. They are also making a special > display of ladies Petone and Kaiapoj < costumes, at a special discount". ' *< ""• *\ <x" show~£ ing iome choice goods *in k „new art:* squpres and seasonable' Ji'nolebin"s'V'of| t ! eoo&selecpion;};^ of/an,. up-to-date•,-:tra v de;-' ; < ; . ;; Ho2ida^Vexcram6^ l : un@;Apia ; }. Maiterton |;pii/:tKel:sth:;a^;:6s^^ jat. A,|waptmi: :Mp<sc^so^ I '■. ij&t.. anU:.men^waj^g^bo^ ' f Ppote,rslipjtei-s^-:eye^ i ; -|llairy ! ty;^%s^#-^and^ da ?y:'%^i:;^l-^atelgd|^^g d^^^^^MV^^^c ' '^ n : &4^MM^mMMtss iS;also: : crea^^ W::F«P^^; ; >:is^t^lk^er^i!pa ; i[f $ ;f am , Srowiug,