LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10234, 10 May 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

| It has been announced that forms Lof application for the registration of I barmaids may be obtained from the I agent of the Labour Department in, I Masterton. This sounds a little pre-' } mature.

The proposal mooted in Christchurch some time ago to raise the charge for hair-cutting to Is has been abandoned. When tho increase was proposed all the leading hairdressers of Christchurch, except one, agreed to charge Is for hair-cutting, but on account of one standing out the proposal had to be given up.

A Lower Mataura farmer has disposed of a line of 80 head of cattle, averaging less than 8001b, at £l4 10s per head. ,

Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.P;, will address the electors of Martinboroug ll this evening, Dalefield to-morrow, and Fernridge on Friday evening. Mr J. C. Boddington reports that two degrees of frost, were registered at the Upper Plain on Tuesday morning.

The monthly meeting of Mas terton Trust Lands Trustees is to be held on Friday evening. An Alfredton settler informed a representative, of the Age yesterday that grass is coming on splendidly in his district. There is a prolific growth in that part of the district over which . tha bush' and grass fires havcpassed.

Tho te-uler of Mr A. Taylor, has been accepted for the painting .of the Presbyterian Church at Martin borough.

The ferry reserve at the Lower Taueru is to be put in order by the Masterton Covnty Council and be made a resting place for stock.

At last night's meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, Mr J. Cullen was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his generous gift of two concrete fountains for the Public Park.

Grass in the Masterton district has come on'well during the past few weeks. The rain has been just sufficient to germinate-the seed, and the warmth of the soil lias produced $ prolific growth. V

Masterton sports who have -visited the Wairarapa Lake for duck-shooting report that, while ducks are very, numerous, the weather since the opening of the season has been so fine that the game has been flying beyond the reach of shot.

A Christchurch telegram- soys:— j The Wholesale Club, the flotation of | which into a limited liability com- j pany created a great deal of interest j Rome time ago. has closed its doors, j Last week the debenture holders entered into possession. The debts are said to amount to £14,000. Stock is valued at £IO.OOO. and a certain amunt of uncalled capital is an additional asset. It has Teen definitely decided to hold an International Exhibition in Auckland in 1912. A Committee has been appointed by the Chamb'er . t»f Commerce, and has declared unanimously in favour of the proposal. It is necessary to obtain guarantors of at least £IO,OOO,

At the resumed inquest on the lxvdv of Mrs Maginnity, who died in Wellington on Sunday aa a result of a dose of nicotine taken in mistake, medical evidence was given that "Nikoteen" was the concentrated essence of tobacco. This was one of the most powerful and rapid-acting poisons known, eoual almost to prussic acid and strychnine in its rapidity of action and deadliness. A verdict was returned that deceased died from nicotine poison accidentally taken.

At the S.M. Court in Palmerston yesterday. E. P. Levien and H. Jar-, vis, flnxmillers. were each fined £2 and costs for depositing flaxmill refuse in tlio Ornun Hvpv in contravention of the Convention Act. ; Jarvis wns ]so fined £2 and costs, for permittinc (h 1 xmpl refuse to be deposited wh?ro it could be blown into the river.

Tlio TrH) delegates met with an enthusiastic reception at Hastings. They addressed about 800 people in the theatre on Monday night, and a resolution vns passed in favour of Home Rule. The collection in the theatre realised £3O.

The Evening Post states that the Bank of New Zealand, recognising that the State is one of its principal customers, has resolved to give a quota of the business of insuring its premises in New Zealand to the State Fire Office. The proportion going to the State will be about one-fifth.

TF 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 any sort of Eucalyptus. SANDER'S EXTRACT CURES because it contains ethereal and antiseptic substances not contained in other EucalyDtur products. These t latter, mrde by persons ienorant in chemistry. and Do not apply an ointment to a sore. It keeps back the Becretion. 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 voti. SAN DER'S EXTRACT HEALS because it is freed from the irritating constituents contained in other eucalyptuß preparations. It heals when others irritate Trt9i«t upon the GENUINE BANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, ant* yoo fiiUdsrivfe benefit.

The checked census of Timaru ( shows the population of that borough, within a three mile radius of the Post I Office, to bo 12,414. A special service is to be held by tho Church of England Men's So-, ciety in Masterton on Sunday, 28th inst: j Two paradise ducks have been presented to the Masterton Borough Council b." the Nelson Council for tho Park lake. A sharp shock of earthquake was' experienced at Palmerston North at 1.5 o'clock 011 Tuesday morning. , There was an increase of 4 ; 48 | cent in the gas manufactured ™ Masterton for tho year ending Maich 31st, .as compared with tho prevxous year. The Mayor and Councillors.of Mas-, terton intend paying a visit to ttasite of the proposed bridge over tne Wai poua River in Columba Road to-mor-row afternoon. It was resolved at last night's meeting of the Masterton Borough Council that a vis_.it be paid to the Borough waterworks to-morrow week. It was stated at last night's meeting of the'Masterton Borough Council that there was stilt a fair amount in rates outstanding in the borough. The "-as made at the Masterton gasworks fast month was 2.095.300 cubic feet, compared with 2,075,000 feet foi tho corr wronding month hist year.

A woman has been arrested in Wellington on a charge of imposing upon a resident of Carterton and obtaining a sum of £1 thereby.

Messrs R. Wallace, J. Westbrooke, and C. Canning have been appointed bv the Masterton Borough Council to be inspectors under the wheel-tvre bylaws in the Upper Tauet-i Riding.

A railway accident occurred on tho Hcdgehope line in Southland yesterday morning to a mixed goods and passenger train. A truck loaded with lime left the rails, and dragged the other trucks,, and two carriages oft. Tho first truck capsized, seriously damaging the permanent way. Passengers numbering 30 escaped with a severe shaking.

The caretaker of the Masterton swimming baths reported at last night's meeting of the Borough Council that daring the past seaspn 23b0 bnvs and 2733 girls had received swimmi,<<T instruction. The baths had been used"by 7181.iwfc bathers.. The funds received from all sources amounted to £24 Sr. 9d.

'.'Th® Mayor recommended, at last night's meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, that Mr Blackmail he granted £25 for his work while he was Acting-Town Clerk, and that Mf Cairns be granted £l2 10s for the extra work done by him during the late Mr Lane's illness. The recommendation was approved.

While on his visit to M*sterton .next week, the Acting-Prime Minister, "the Hon. J, Carroll, wi}l. be interviewed by the Mayor, in ,order that it might bo' pscertjSped what object the Government woulcl recognise as a Coronation memorial.

Timothy Buchanan, a barman at the Lake Hotel, Taupo, was yesterday fined £3O and costs £lO 10s for supplying a Maori with a bottle of liquor for consumption on the premises. The magistrate said that he had taken into consideration, that this was tho first conviction in Taupo under the new Act, and nothing was known against defendant, who, however, had sworn falsely.

Inspector Rankin complained to the Mastertou County Council yesterday that tho Council's reserve at, Rangituftiau was infested witl?. rabbits. The Council decided to authorise the Inspector 1:0 take what steps he may consider necessary to exterminate the pest.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Hibernian Society was held in Masterton la't evening, in the Druids Hall, Bro. Waters presiding over a large attendance of members. Four new members were admitted. After the business of the meeting had concluded', Bro. Chapman, Past President, was presented with a handsome dinner cruet on the occasion of his recent marriage, and his lien It 1 ! n-as drunk in bumpers, coupled .with that of Mrs Chapman. Several songs and recitations wero given by tho members, and an enjoyable evening was spent.

Mr J. T. M, fforrisby will deliver an address at Fernridire on Monday next, in which he will reply to the statements made by Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.P., concerning his attitude on the land question. He 'proposes dealing with the question from the point of view of the ethical, economic, historic and political.

' Mr J. R. Cole was the lecturer at St. Matthew's Club in Masterton last night, his subject being, "The Native Fauna in New Zealand," and "Ancient Maori Customs." The speaker dealt witK his subject in an able and instructive manner. The attention of the many members present never flagged as the lecturer passed from the origin and habits of one animal to another. In dealing with the customs of the Maoris, he was equally interesting. At the conclusion of his paper, several questions were asked, an answered. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr Cole, and he was askec] to continue his paper at some future meeting. This he promised to do. Mr H. H. Donald has promised to give a paper on "Hockey" next Tuesday, and all hockey enthusiasts are fcivited to attend.

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A. Chinaman was arrested in Wellington yesterday on a charge of opium-smoking. There are at present over 260 pupils attending classes at the Masterton Technical School.

Mr J. Gurus, Inspector of Public Health under the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, paid an official visit to Eketahuna yesterday.

A sensational film, depicting the career of the notorious Australian bushranger, Frank Gardiner, has been secured by tho Thompson-Payne Picture Company, and will be shown in Masterton 011 Thursday, 18th inst.

At last night's meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, several Councillors expressed tho hope that when the estimates were under con-* sideration steps would bo taken to increase the Mayor's honorarium. They considered that £SO was a very paltry sum.

The census enumerator stated that there were 938 empty houses in Wellington. The sanitary inspector oi the city says that there aro only 490. Mayor Wiiford states that the census returns are "statistically incorrect, misleading, and utterly worthless."

In connection with the wool classes now being established in various centres throughout this district, it is proposed to hold an examination in theory and practice at the end of the course, and to issue to the successful students certificates of proficiency, in the subject of instruction.

Mr E. L. Lees, wool instructor to "•?> classes run under tho auspices of the Masterton Technical School, pays his second visit to the local class today. Intending pupils are' reminded that the hours of instruction are from; 7to 9 p.m. Mr Lees visited Te> W-harau yesterday, and arrangements are now being made with a view to his giving instruction to classes at Gladstone (Mr J. Strang's woolshed, Glenside), and at Martinborough at an early date.

The gas manager reported as followfj at last night's meeting of the Masterton Borough Council: —In connection with operations, of the past' /ear, full figures and details will be supplied and dealt with in my annual report accompanying the audited balance sheets and trading accounts. In the meantime, for the information of the Council, I may state that gas manufactured shows an increase of -1,127,700 cubic feet, and gas solcl per meter an increase of 1,641,200 ctabic feet, equal to 7.7 per cent," which, under the condition of business holding in Masterton, may be considered satisfactory. The reduction in the price of gas made at the commencement of the year is equivalent to a loss of £474 odd. The total output of gas fop the twelve months was 36,267,100 cubic feet. The number of meters, in actual use is 1000. Ninety-seven new customers have been connected to the mains.

Notice is given that Mr H. 0. Levien, gents' tailor, has removed to No'. 25 Psiry. Street. "

At the residence of Mr J. R. Nicol, Cole Street, this afternoon, Mr V. L. Fair brother will sell the whole of the well-seleuted household furniture and effects. . ' ■ ■

A notice to trespassers on the properties of .Messrs H. O. Bygum and "William Frlloon appears on the front page. . .

Members of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society are reminded that the annual geneial meeting of the Society will be held in the Dominion Hall on Saturday afternoon riext.

Messrs J. H. Bowater and Co., tlio well-known land and estate agents, of Wanganui, 1 advertise particulars of three properties which have been placed in their hands for sale. These properties have all been selected as special land bargains,, and the firm will bo pleased to" forward full particulars e» of same to anyone on application.

Those in want of a cheap warm coat, for tlio children going to school should visit the sale of Hooper's stock, at Hooper's shop. Every lino must be cleared, and that quickly. ■

Tho W.F.C.A., Ltd.. in their new advertisement on page 6, remind their clients that they are showing a few special lines, viz., sewing machines, hot water bottles, lamps, and. writing pads.

Carpenters are wanted by Messrs Beagley and Angtis, application to be made care of Messrs Clark and Manifold, Pahiatua. '

The friends of Mr John Smith, Forest Flat, Alfredton, are invited to attend the fltneral of his late wife, which leaves his residence to-morrow (Thursday), at 10 a.m., for the Eketaliuna cemetery.

' This week is the last week of Hadley's, great annual clearing sale of boots and shoes. During the progress of the sale record business has been transacted, both town and country patrons having availed themselves of the opportunity to secure bargains. As this will be absolutely che lastchance of securing sale b irgains, the public aro incited to call early and see for themselves tho extensivenesN of the range.

SHEEP-FARMERS.— Please note that we are the sole manufacturers of the celebrated Zealandia and Cockatoo Wool Presses. The superiority of these presses is proved' by the enormous sales which are increasing every year. Write now for full particulars. It will be time well spent.— The Masterton Farmers' 'mp]"TTient CotnDariv.