LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10285, 13 July 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. C. Boddington reports that the rainfall registered at the Upper Plain for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. on Wednesday was 49 points.

A washout has occurred on the permanent way between Mauriceville and Mangamahoe, and the trains to and from Master ton yesterday had to slow clown.

Legal argument in the appeal case Massey v. tho New Zealand Times was continued before the Appeal Court yesterday. The argument was not concluded when the Court adjourned last evening.

An effort is being made to form a branch of tho St. John Ambulance Association at Carterton. Farmers who were in Master ton yesterday stated-that very little damage has been done to stock by the heavy rains of tho last few clays. About 2000 sleepers havo now been salved from the wreck of the Pelotas. There aro still over 2000 in the vessel's hold.

The weather, which was dull in Masterton all day yesterday, took a turn last evening, and there was every indication of a v<-.ry keen frost. The Tararua ranges arc capped in snow. There ure no fiesh developments in regard to the fire on the Masterton racecourse. \ The date for the inquiry has not yet been frxed.

The remains of the late Mr C. C. N. Barron, for many years chief of the New Zealand Hansard staff, were cremated at Karori yesterday morning. The conference of the A. and P. Associations will open in Wellington on Tuesday, August 15th. Of the 334 passengers who arrived from London by the Corinthic, 286 were in the third-class. One hundred and twenty were bound for Wellington, and of the. r e 88 came out thirdclass.

A number of Masterton dogs are being exhibited at the Hawke's Bay dog show, which opened in Napier yesterday. It was Mrs Sydney R. Edwards, of Masterton, who won the first prize for original poem at the musical and elocutionary competitions. A man named Robert Humphries, a third-class passenger by the Corinthic just arrived from England, was drowned in the Wellington harbour on Tuesday night Mr C. N. Baeyertz will be in the Methodist schoolroom from 10 to 1 and from 2 till 5 o'clock on Friday to meet competitors and give them advice and assistance. Mr Baeyertz would be pleased to see parents and teachers during the day. Dr. Bradshaw will meet musical competitors this afternoon.

One of the incidents at the Masterton competitions. The judge of elocution was particularly careful to advise a certain competitor to have his teeth attended to. The competitor in question turned out to be a dentist!

Mr Herdman, M.P., for Wellington North, spoke at Palmerston South r»n Tuesday night in reply to Sir .Tames Carroll and on other matters. He received an excellent hearing and was accorded a vote of thanks.

■Alfred Ernest Hadden was before the Court in Auckland yesterday morning, charged with having stolen from the Queen Street Wharf a case of goods containing clothing valued at £26 6s, the property of Hallenstein Bros. On the Tequest of the police, accuced was remanded for Friday. Bail was not asked for.

The mortality among hoggets in some parts of the Masterton district, which is caused by an intestinal worm, is reported to be considerable. Many farmers are following the advice recently given in the Age and removipg their stock to new pastures.

A collision between a cab arid a buggy occurred at the corner of Queen and Perry Streets in Masterton yesterday afternoon. The driver of the cab —Harry Gray—was thrown off his seat on to the road, and sustained a scalp wound. Otherwise, very little damage was done. Owing to the demand "for reserved seats at the Competitions, it has been decided to book seats in the orchestral stalls for to-night and to-morrow night. The charge will be 2s 6d for booked seats, and 2s for seats not booked.

The social and dance held j tua last evening under the auspices of the local branch of the Farmers' Un- } ion was a pronounced success. Visitors i were present from the whole of the sunmmding districts. The catering was carried out by Mr A. East. Much of the credit for the.success of the gathering is due to the epergetic secretary, Mr J. A. Walsh.

The Masterton Competitions Society has decided that the charge for admission to the Town Hall to-night and to-morrow night shall be 3s, 2s and Is. The choir contests to-night should prove a great attraction to the public, and the demonstration by prizewinners to mon ow night should draw a crowded house. •,.....

The annual meeting of the New Zealand B/acing Conference will be opened in the Town Hall, Wellington, at 10.30 o'clock on Tuesday morning next. Sir George Clifford, the President, will occupy the chair. Mr 0. C. Cooper will represent the Masterton Racing Club.

A lot of horses were trucked at Feutherston oi Tuesday afternoon (says the News), and on arrival at Carterton of them were discovered to be down and the others, walking j over them. The truck was opened and the horses were got out and kept at Carterton for the night. It was lucky the. station officials at Carterton saw the condition of the horses, or some of them would have been dead I before they had travelled much fur- j ther. • I

A young woman named Ellen 1 Briggs, who- was arrested at Taihapey I was charged at the Magistrate's Court| in Wellington yesterday with having on June 30th last, exposed a child in a manner likely l to cause injury to its health. Mr 0. Beere appeared for accused, and entered a plea of guilty. It appears that the child, which . *s barely twelve months old, was left on the doorstep of the Home of Compassion. Sentence was deferred until Friday, in order to allow or enquiries being made as to accused's means. Bail was allowed in the sum of £2O, and one surety of £2O.

YOU 3TBOULD BEAR IN MIND

That by using the commercial eucalyptus oil which is now bought up at 6d per lb weight and bottled, and on account of the large profit, pushed, you are exposing yourself to all the dangers to whicn the use of turpentine will expose you—irritation of kidneys, intestinal trach, and mucous membranes. Bv insisting on the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT you not only avoid these pitfalls, but you have a stimulating, safe, and effective medicament, the result of a special and careful manufacture. A trial will at once _ convince. Quality in Bmall dose distinguishes it from the bulky and dangerous products. Remember—SANDEß'S EXTRACT embodies the result of 50 years' ■ experience and special study ,and it does what is promised; it heals and cures without injuring the constitution, as the oils of tho market frequently do. Therelore protect yourself h* reiecting uthcr brands

.Eighteen degrees of frost, the heav- ; iest experienced during the past seven , years, were recorded at Ashburton yes- j terday morning. The day, however, j broko sunny, and a rapid thaw set.in. j A Hokitika telegram says:—Jules j Keller, licensee of Keller's Hotel, died | at 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, af- i ter a short illness witli pneumonia. | Deceased was a native of Hokitika, j and was forty-two years of age. He leaves a widow and two young children. He was a very popular ana highly respected citizen. A baker who appeared before the • Ormondville Magistrate's Court on a j charge of selling a loaf that only > weighed 'jib 13ozs instead of 41 bs was j fined £5. The costs came to £9.

It was tixty-se'v er- yeara oa Satin - day since Hone Hoke cut down th.* British flagstaff a T -Kororareka (Bay of Islands'). That was the beginning of the troublesome days that followed.

Feilding fruitgrowers are an. example to Masterton. They have formed an association, and not the least important function they have undertaken is a co-operative scheme for the spraying of trees. An expert is to be engaged to give his services to the members.

A Whang'arei resident, while opening an oyster from the Bay of Islands recently, discovered a pearl of considerable intrinsic value. Oysters from that historic harbour of islands should be popular after this. Thirtv eight nominations have oetm received for thirty seats on the Committee of the Masterton A. and P. Association. The election will take place on Saturday, July 29th.

A novel experiment was tried at th? Gisborne Technical School cooking classes recently, when the senior High Schools girls were expected to market and provide "dinner for two" out of the noble sum of 6d. They fully entered into the spirit of the thing, and, on their return from the shopping expedition, some were even able to show change in hand.

Since the Napier Borough Council notified some weeks ago that.it would give 3d for each rat delivered at the waterworks, 700 dead rats have been placed in the furnace at the pumping station. It is stated that the majority of the rodents are brought in ones and twos by children. This new source of pocket money is greatly appreciated by them.

Starlings are perhaps the most sociable birds in New Zealand, and may be seen flying alout this time of the year in regular cohorts or battalions. A correspondent writes to a northern paper stating that a flight ho noticed was over three-quarters of a mile in length, and the birds were still rising from the ground. A number of fruit farms established at Waerenga by the director of experimental stations (Mr E. Clifton) are to be offered for selection shortly. The farms range from 25 to 60 acres, and the trees are in full bearing.

The Auckland City Council proposes to borrow a sum of £420,000 for improvement of city streets and providing utilities, such as salt water baths, a park at Ponsonby, a branch library, and additions to the water supply service. a '

At a meeting of the Native Land Purchase Board a few days ago offers were received from the owners of var* ious block* totalling 17,251 acres, and it was docL'sd to propose terms of acquisition. A number of proposed exchanges of Crown land and native land were considered, besides the reports; of several meetings of assembled owners held with a view to disposing of their land to the Crown.

A slight error crept into our report of the Masterton competitions in yesterday's issue. Dr. Bradshaw's system of judging included 20 marks for expression and fffect. The word "effect" appeared in our columns as "defect."

In the course of a short speech in the Town Hall at the Masterton Comr petitions last night. Dr. Bradshaw, who is the judge for the musical classes, expressed his pleasure at being connected with the competitions. He added that he was sure that such competitions were productive of good, particularly in that competitors in practising paid more attention to detail than they would on other occasions. Dr. Bradshaw emphasized the fact that the opening competitions in Masterton were a means to an end, and not an end, and he urged the public to do all in their power to assist the Committee a permanent society.

Two unfurnished rooms are advertised for.

A young lady to assist in shop, is required by Mr J. Henderson, stationer, Queen Street. Two smart and reliable youths are required to "deliver papers in fasterton.

Mr F. P. Welch has a Hawke'3 Bay fqr sale of 285 acres, 0.r.p., which is highly A low price and reasonable terms are asked for the owner's interest. Messrs \V. B. Chennells and Co., lftnd agents, Masterton, ofier as a sound investment, 1900 arces of good grazing country in the Wairarapa district. It is highly, improved, wellwatered, and sub-divided.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., (in conjunction with Mr W. H. Cruickshank),. have received instructions fromtho executors in the estate of the Late Jacob Joseph, to sell by auction, at Dalgety and Co.'s rooms, Masterton, on Saturday, 22nd inst.. five valuable freehold sections at Homebush,. Masterton.

MAKING HOME HOMELIER.

If you liave no children, you need to keep the house as bright and cheerful as possible—you want a paa.no. If you have children, growing up about you, you want to make home as attractive as possible for them— yon want a piano. It does not matter what your circumstances are; you can afford a piano,' if vou poo about it in a, sensible way. Let the Dresden Piano Company show you the way. The Dresden Hiire-Furciha.se System bring® splendid pianos into the reach of everybody. The Company's stock is very wide; you are offered the choice of pianos by all the great makers of the world. If—on the other hand—you can't play, make enquiry about tihe Broadwood Player Piano. The. Player can be fitted or removed at will when the piano is required for ordinary «010 work. The Player itself is made by Broad woods. Needless to say it is irreproachable aJike in mechanics, material, and woa-kmanahip. In short, it ib the best in th© market! Go into this »&ite>r now f M. J. Brookes, North Island Manager. Local Representa,tivo: H. Inns, Damsll'e Baftdiags, Masterton.

On Friday, the 21st July, in the Knox Hall, Mr W. Gray, 8.A., B.Sc, of Wellington, will give a lecture on "Life in Ancient Athens," under the auspices of the Knox Literary and Musical Association.

Carpenter's Central Shoe Store announces the commencement of the half-yearly sale for Saturday, the 15th inst., and a host of bargains are being placed for disposal. See their change advertisement on page six. To-night, at. Murray's Hall, the Rev. S. Barnetfc ihows his third and last series of lantern slides on "Occultism." They will include spirit forms, children spirits, and psychics; also psychics Mr Barnett has personally known about the world.

Messrs Watson and Co.'s drapery establishment, opposite Knox Church, Queen Street, is just ii">,v made very attractive to the piiblw by a display of fashionable goods n» r irke.l down to clearing prices, which to am- y.Kige of such things-speaK for tbenijelves. The firm is, in addition, clearing off the balance of the goods of the Cole Drapery Comptnv, and prices are written down accordingly.