LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10222, 25 April 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The sudden change in the weather in Masterton has produced quite a lot of sickness in the town. A tally recently taken shows that about .5000 people cross the Wanganui town bridge every day. The monthly meeting of the Wellington Education Board is being held to-day. The quarterly meeting of the Masterton Cemetery Trustees will be held on Friday next. There were twenty unoccupied houses in Pahiatua at the beginning of the present month, and nineteen in Greytown. Some twenty men are now engaged in the preliminary survey operations in connection with the Lake Coleridge electric-power scheme. We are informed that the honorarium paid His Worship the Mayor of Masterton is £SO per year, and not £75 as stated in our issue of yesterday. Fifty pounds a year! Mr J. C. Boddington reports that the rainfall registered at the Uppe'"Plain for the twenty-four hours preceding 9 a.m. on Sunday was 9 points, and on Monday 27 points. The Masterton Mounted Rifles commence their shoot for trophies on Thursday next. There will be matches on two Saturdays, and two Thursdays, the trophies numbering ten. The Ashburton Co-operative Dairy Factory Company, Limited, continues I to make good progress. The various creameries are running every second day, and turning out five tons of butter per week. The interprovincial export trade is being well developed, and at the present time the company is selling three tons of butter every week in Dunedin. Considering conditions all round, the farming community of North Otago will doubtless be right in asserting that, for those depending for a living on the land, this year has been the most disastrous within the memory of those who can look back the farthest (reports the Labour Department's agent at Oamaru). Until about a month ago, the one hope of the farmer lay in the potato crop, which has now been more than half destroyed by the potato flight.

I The Belfast Freezing' Works have [ lately been working at very high pressure. There was a record pay a few days ago, when some butchers drew over £ls for the fortnight. A vote of thanks were passed to Messrs Thompson and Payne, at last night's meeting of the Masterton householders, for the assistance they had recently given at an entertainment in aid of the school funds. Messrs W. W. McCardle and Arnold Weston, candidates for the Mayoralty of Pahiatua, aro both speaking from the same platform tonight. Considerable interest is being , taken in the election and a crowded meeting is expected. A largo audience is expected at the Masterton Town Hall on Wednesday night, when the meecing in connection with the Bible Tercentenary celebration will be held. Interesting addresses will be given by the ministers of the town, and his Worship the Mayor will preside. Canterbury people may soon have an opportunity of seeing a flying machine gliding through the air. The Christchurch Domain Board has re- ' ceived an application for permission to take up a collection at an exhibition of a flying machine in the Park, and the , matter will be considered at a meeting of the Board on Tuesday. At Wednesday's session of the Church of England Men's Society's Conference in Christchurch the following motion was carried: —"That thia Conference urges on each Diocesan Synod the necessity of abolishing i every form of gambling within the Church in New Zealand." Latest enquiries about the potato grub indicate a fear that in Otago, at any rate, there will be an unprecedented potato famine next season. The pest is at Waikouaiti, the Peninsula, and the Taieri, and no concerted measures are being taken to stop its progress. One farmer who is anxious for a crop next spring has already bought his seed and limed them, i A man, about twenty-four years of age, was accosted by a detective at the police station in Auckland on Saturday night. He assorted he was- tho Duke of Westminster, and in further conversation stated that he had escaped from Seacliffe about eleven months ago. He was detained for medical examination, and committed to the Avondale asylum. At the conclusion of the meeting of householders in Masterton last evening, Mr W. H. Jackson (headmaster of the District High School), stated that i he had a few vacancies on the shelves of the school museum for native birds. There were several native birds that he would like to procure, and he was anxious to make the museum representative of New Zealand fauna. v The usual meeting of the Stonehenge Lodge, U.A.0.D., was held last evening, Bro. A. E. Miles presiding over a large attendance of members. Bro. Vennall, of Pacific Lodge, paid a fraternal visit to the Lodge. Bros. Cortett, Elder, and Gourlay were elected a Social Committee, and Bro. Pickering was elected on the Hall Committee, vice Bro. Shackleton, resigned. One candidate was nominated for membership. A meeting of the Executive Committee in connection with the address on Home Rule, to be delivered by the, Irish delegates in the Masterton Town Hall on May 4th, was held last evening. Several' ladies have kindly offered to decorate the stage for the occasion, and all arrangements are well advanced, and everything points to j a most successful meeting. The Mayor J (Mr J. M. Coradine) has kindly consented to preside. The dress circle of the Town Hall will be reserved for ladies and their escorts. The Presbyterian Manse at Taihape was burglariously entered during the evening service on Sunday night. The Rev. and Mrs Peat lost about £2O worth of jewellery, and the place was J ransacked. The thieves missed some ' money in a cupboard which was brok-' en open. Among the stolen articles was an antique gold watch and several wedding presents. The police have not yet obtained a clue to the identity of the criminals. An invention that, it is claimed, will prove the salvation of the flax industry in New Zealand is now in the course of completion. The inventor has succeeded in inventing a chemical process for bleaching the flax, and he is now engaged in perfecting a machine for stripping the fibre. The ad-

vantages of the new system are said to be many, the principal features being the remarkably quick time in which the flax can be bleached, and the fact that the whole of the natural strength of the fibre is retained. On a fine day the inventor says hj« is able to dress a leaf of flax in hali an hour. While in the Waikato recently he put his solution to the test, and he says that the manager of the rope factory declared that the fibre was as strong as Manila. A party of returning deer-stalkers i from the wilds of Otago report a remarkable occurrence that met their I gaze. They found a large stag hung up to a bush by one of"its antlers. Judging from the surrounding indications it had been there for several days, and in its efforts to free itself had twisted the bush into thick plaits. Ihe party secured a photograph of wL anima! ' and then startled him. Wrfch a terrific jump he broke the antler and bounded away in record time, bhortly after the party found another stag situated precisely in the same way, but he was dead, and had probably been so for ten days. It is not an uncommon experience for deerstalking parties to find the skeletons ot two stags with their antlers locked together, caused through fighting, but it is stated to be unique to find two deer hung up, both on the same day. IF YOU HAVE A Cough, Cold, Nose, Throat, or Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, or Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, NeuTT g FTTP Am. AI F? R ' S EtTCALYPII EXTRACT; 5 drops in a tablespoon 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, antf 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, 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. 15 drops in a tablespoon of olive oil The effect will surprise yon. SAN DER'S EXTRACT HEALS because it is freed from the irritating constituents contained in other eucalyptus preparations. It heals when others irritate. Tnsist upon the GENUINE SAN- ; DER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, an* you will derive the benefit. !

Mount Egmont is almost bare of snow—the first time for forty years that such a thing has happened. ! Three of the smaller factoriesin the Stratford district paid out cheques amounting to close on £SOOO during March. Judgment in the case in which the Hon. T. K. Maedonald, M.L.C., is more particularly concerned is to be given by the Appeal Court to-day. Steps are being taken by the Woodlands Hunt Club to promote a big petition to Parliament in favour of totalisator permits being issued to Hunt Clubs. Mr P. Quinlan, of Nlreaha, sustained a rather serious injury to his foot a few days ago by a jack falling upon it. In consequence the Nireaha football team will be without the services of this able player for a while. Fifty cases of cheese were railed to Wellington yesterday morning, by the Greytown Cheese Factory for local requirements there. The next Home shipment will be made in about a fortnight hence.

Waikanae is produsing ripe strawberries of large size and of rich and juicy flavour. Some onions of exceptional size and quality have also been grown in that fertile distriot. A smoke concert, under the auspices. of St. Matthew's Club, will be held in the schoolroom on Tuesday, April 26th, at 8 o'clock. All members and intending members are requested to be present. "Hobble" skirts have had a peculiar effect in regard to the tramways in Adelaide, the steps to the cars having to be reduced in height by four inches to enable the wearers of the new idea to get into the cars. An area of 5000 acres is to be set apart for a prison reformatory on the Main Trunk line by the Government. The natives own 3500 acres of the land, and are now claiming compensation. The Government valuation is 30s per acre. The case will be heard in Wellington this week. At a meeting of the Martinborough Collie Club on Saturday night, a telegram was received from Mr R. D. McLean, Vice President of the- Association, to The effect that the Porangahau meeting will be held on the 27th and 28th inst., but granting the club a provisional permit.. Between 50 and 60 entries were received, and the drawings were made in the different classes. Mr S. J. Inglis, 1 of Milton, Otago, has been awarded the first prize of £lO by the Taranaki Executive of the Farmers' Union for the best essay on "The Achievements of the Union —its position to-dav, and its prospects for the future." Mr E. C. Jack, of Wellington, and formerly of Masterton, was awarded second prize. According to the Wyndham Herald an Edendale lady had a rather unlucky experience while proceeding ■ to Invercargill with her young family on Tuesday. She placed her purse on the seat while she looked for her ticket. On turning round she noticed that her purse was missing, and on questioning the children if they had seen it, one in-' nocently replied that he had thrown it out of the window. Amptig the items of expenditure authorised by Cabinet at its meeting yesterday was a sum of £32,000 for railway rolling stock. There are 30 engines in course of construction now approaching completion, and the amount authorised yesterday includes a portion of the material for twenty more, which are to be at onoe put in hand. "In my district," said a delegate at the Sawmill and Timberyard Employees' Conference, "there are plenty of employers who approve the idea of an hours' midday rest for a horse, but think three-quarters of an hour sufficient for a man's dinner-time. You see, one they buy, and the other they hire. They can get men, but they have to buy horses and pay £4O for them. If I have indigestion because I bolt my dinner in three-quarters of an hour, if I bend down and break my belt straight after a feed, it don't matter. He can get another servant. (A voice : Scrapheap for you !) He believed that he should bo allowed to have as much time for his dinner as a horse." (Another voice: You don't eat as much!) The oration ended amid laughter.

, At of the Young Maori Party in Hawke's Bay, a resolution was carried as follows: —"That, view--1 ing the great moral harm suffered by ' Maori girls, and through them by the whole Maori race, consequent upon their employment -in sheep-shearing ' occupations and as cooks in bush-fell-ing contracts, this Conference urges " j parents' and guardians of young girls ' to deter them from seeking such em- > ployment." To this was appended a ' further resolution drawing the attention of the Minister for Labour to the ; serious needs of the case, and asking . for prohibitive legislation. A lost big blue beardy dog, answer- ' ing to the name of "Tim," is advertised for. ! An English piano in good order is ' advertised for sale. Address may be obtained at this office. The Electoral Rolls and Defaulters' Lists for the several ridings of the Masterton County will be open for in- , spection from 27th inst to May 15th, at places indicated in the advertisement appearing elsewhere. DON'T BE BASHFUL. "There's many a good thing lost by not asking for it." The man who is now grinding away at a labourer's wage might have been earning a Cabinet Minister's income if he had exercised his will power earlier in life. That's the great secret of some men's success—when they see a "good thing" they decide to use it to the best of their ability, as far as it affects them. Now, if you own a camera 3 or are interested in this most fascinating hobby, your success as a photographer largely depends UDon familiarity with the numerous incidentals such as developers, mounts, re-touching apparatus, etc. There is one good way of familiarising yourself with these necessary articles, and that is by looking over the catalogue of Cameras and Photographic Accessories which is sent post free to any address by the Imperial Camera Company. We wouldn't ask you to send for this catalogue if it was no good to you. Tt is useful to every owner of a Cam" era, professional or amateur. You can make the photos you take at Easter, life pictures if you know the best means of finishing them—this -catalogue will help you. It only costs a half-penny, the price of a postcard on which you write the short message asking for it. Step into the post office when you are passing, buy the card, write the message, and post it to the Imperial Camera Co., Willis-street, Welling-

A Wanganui telegram says that thd population of that township is shown fay the census to be 10,930, as against 8175 in 1906. The population of Greater Wanganui is 14,852. The Irish delegates will visit Masterton on May 4th, Dannevirke on May 18th, Napier on May 17th, Palmerston North on May 10th, Hawera on May 16th, Wanganui on May 19th, and Stratford on May 23rd. Other dates hav.? to be arranged. Mr F. P. Welch, labour agent, inserts a fresh list of vacancies in his advertisement on page one. Train arrangements in connection with the Welilngton races, to bo held at Trentham on the 28th and 29th April, are published on the front page of this issue. Travellers by the early morning trains from Masterton will do well to note that the hour of starting will be 8.30 instead of 7.30 a.m. on both days. Most opportune is the arrival at Mr J. L. Murray's establishment of a shipment of silk umbrellas, the wet season having set in. Buyers will find advertised on the top of page 6 Murray's regular prices and the surprise sale reductions of all qualities of umbrellas. Mr H. O'Leary, who is well and favourably known in Masterton, more particularly in connection with the Masterton School Committee, is a candidate for municipal honours. His advertisement appears on the front page. Mr W. Pragnell, who has served four years as a Councillor, and is a candidate at the present election, has a notice to the electors on the front page. The Masterton County Council gives notice of its proposal "to raise a loan of £250 for renewing the bridge over the Te Hoe stream. Mr D. Flett, Fernridge, offers a reward for the recovery of a black and white collie dog, lost in Masterton last Wednesday. A reward is offered by Mr Hugh Long, Post Office Meat Mart, for the recovery of a setter dog and a pointer dog, lost in Masterton. Messrs Mclean and Co. will sell at their auction rooms on Wednesday afternoon next, a large consignment of cooking apples and a quantity of furniture. Tenders are invited by the Wairarapa South County Council for metalling and formation in various parts of the County. Tenders close at 8 a.m. on the 29th inst. Plans and specifications can be seen at the County offices, Carterton. Particulars may be found on the front page of this issue.