LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10293, 24 July 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.P., addresses the electors at Whakataki tomorrow. During the season just past, an Eketahuna chaff-cutting plant has put through 736* tons in the district between Mauriceville and Pahiatua, 4

i The Auckland oyster 'season cloces at tli© end of the present week. A branch of tho Bank of Australasia has been opened at airoa (Hawke's Bay.) The whitebait season has opened fully a fortnight earlier in the North Island than was the case last year. It is stated that a dressing of 4cwt. of kainit to the acre is a remedy for tho grass grub. The turnover of the Stratford Dairy Company fifteen year's ago wa.s : £7OOO. To-day it is £70,000.

Mr F. A. Prioe has purchased about a thou&aud acres of land at Hastings at £4O per acre.

During tho past financial year tho NorsWood Co-opcrfctive Dairy Company paid out to suppliers at their factory and two creameries the sum of A' 13,462 lis 3d.

It is stated that a Palmerston resident has purchased the freehold of the If.F.C.A. buildings in that township fcr £IB,OOO. A Ball a nee dairv-farmcr states that tho by-products from a herd of fortyeight cows he milked last season, netted £133 lQs. Mr Andrew Collins has congratulated the HawKe's Bay bakers upon being the first in New Zealand to grant a forty-eight hours week. t

A considerable slaughter of wild pigeons is going on up the Main Trunk Line. The pigeons are said to bo in good condition just now.

A conference of municipal bodies is to be 'held at Wellington to-day in reference to tho tramway regulations. A mato'.i between the Palmerston North and Masterton Golf Clubs is to be played on the Lansdowne links on Saturday next.

The annual Dominion of the New Zealand Farmers' Union opens in Wellington to-morrow. Masterton will be represented by two or three delegates.

A visit was' paid to/tho Masterton Hospital on Saturday by Dr. Valintine, Inspector-General of Hospitals for the Dominion. A conference between the Wellington Eduoation Board and the Petone School Committees is to be held this evening on the subject of the rural course. "Lying in this Court is becoming an accomplishment," remarked Mr C. C. Kettle, S.M., at Auckland; "peoole. come here and . lie without turning "a hair." 1 •'There is an abundance of grass, - ' said a Masterton settlor to an Age representative on Saturday; "all we wsftrt are a few more frosts to harden it up before the spring."

New Plymouth claims that it can go just one better than Masterton. _ It says it has a resident who has lived under six sovereigns.

The date of the annual meeting of tho shareholders of +he Masterton Dairy Company has bef/i fixed- for Saturday, August 19th.

A number of new members will be proposed at the annual meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association on Saturday next.

Messrs J. Fraser and Co., land and estate agents, report the sale, at a satisfactory figure,of four building sections in Masterton.

A man named McDonald has been arrested in Hawke's Bay on a charge of issuing a valueless cheque upon a Carterton publican. He will be brought to Carterton to-day. Sixty-eight new members were elected to.-the Wairarapa Caledonian Society at the meeting a% Directors in Ma§terton on Saturday last. •

Trooper Ma renzi. of Eketahurfn, and five other. New Zealanders, oualified for the finnl stage of the King's Prize at f he Bisley meeting. I Marenzi's score was 182, wlhile the leading score is 193.

A Marton telegram states that William D. 0., Hunt, aged sixty-five years, lias died as a result of being thrown from a trap on Thursday evening last. A sailor on the Norwegian barque Dune rag. at present lying -at Wellington. is under nrres»t on a charge ; of inflicting' bodily iWiuries with a knife dh a xnan Charles Swanson.

The Manawatu Standard says:—"Pahiatiia may yet find itself inside the electorate. : s jWhatever * wiil lnake dif<f ■ ference r Ki>th. from the'political .standpoint and that of the No-License fight."

Shareholders in the Worksop dredge will lie pleased to learn that last week's return, was a record for the claim, no less - than 1460z5. 18dwt<t. being obtained for 130 hours' work. A dividend will be declared to-day. Seven tenders for the erection of cottage at the Mastefton Dairy Factory were dealt with at a meeting of the Directors on Saturday last, that of Mr Bvford, at £99, being accepted. The tenders ranged in price from £99 to £l2O.

To spite of the storm of yesterday, a. fair gathering of men was found at the Y.Mj.C.A. rooms in Mastertdn. when an j»ddre*s w»s, given by 'one - of the .(jfr R;. Sutherland) rin ; f The Eves of the Bible.""A profitable di«cu<«ion followed the address. Mr A. Hendry took tli<B chair at' the Stranger's" Tea that followed, and En-sigh Avenell gave an instructive address on "The Foundation of Character." Votes of x thank® were nassed to the sneakers, and to the Congregational Church for the afternoon tea.

FOUR GHFAT PIANOS. ... THE BROADWOOD THE RONISCH THE LIPP THE STEINWAY. The Dresden Piano Company has just received a big new shipment of these famouß pianos, all new instruments, in brilliant condition and tone. Time payments if desired. The Dresdoh system of deferred payment is so imsonable that clients scarcely miss the instalments. Moreover, those who buy in this way are only charged legitimate catalogue, prices. This firm carries the largest stock of pianos in New Zealand, and has instruments from the lowest to the highest price, so that all can be readily suited. Intending purchasers can be assured that they will receive courteous consideration and every possible attention. ' THE DRESDEN PIANO CO., LTD., WELLINGTON. North Island Manager: M. J. Brookes. Full particulars from- the : Local Representative: H. Inns, Dan.iell's Buildings, Queen Street, Masterton. % *

In spits of tho fact that we are in the depth of winter, over 20001bs ol milk per diem is being supplied to tlu Ballance Dairy Company's factory ai Scarborough. Tho Dannevirke Borough Counci has struck a general rate of lsd ir the £. Tliis is slightly less than th; Master ton rate.

About four acres of the domain at Marima (Forty-Mile Bush) is to be cleared and prepared for recreation purposes.

Several Masterton farmers are at present feeding-off the oats which were" sown early in the winter. It is found by farmers that crops aro greatly improved by being fed-ofF by sheep.

The "Express" has been - informed by an Alfredton .settler that stock generally in that district is wintering well.

Tho - question of the amalgamation of ilie Alfredton Riding of the Masterton County.with the Eketahunn County is likely to play an important part in the next County elections. Mr F. C. Lewis, of Masterton, has promised a five-guinea trophy for competition in the field events at the next Farmers' Union show at Eketahuna.

Mr R. Ellison, London representative of.the National Dairy Association, expressed the opinion when in Pahiatua last veek that there was a very good market for cheese, and possibly a very much better one for butter, than most people seemed to think.

The settlers in the Belvedere dis- I trict are signing a petition for pre- j sentation to the Wairarapa South County Council, praying that a bridge be erected over the Hinaki stream, near the Belvedere school. At a, meeting of- Petone household* ers last'week, at which a resolution was passed favouring the establishment of a rural course in connection with "the District High School, the Masterton school was quoted by several' speakers as an illustration of; tho success of agricultural instruction. The Clerk of the Upper Hutt Town Board (Mr A. J. McCurdy) has written the Masterton Chamber of Commerce, asking to be supplied with petitions and other information concerning ths proposed deviation of the I Rimutaka railway. The information nskad for has been furnished by tho ! Secretary. At the conference of the T ;, nanc> | Committee of tlio Wairarapa Hospital I and Charitable Aid Board with Dr. I Yalintine, Mr W. C.. Buchanan, M.P., j and the architects, held in Masterton | on Saturday, it was decided that the ' plans for the proposed Home for Incurables at Greytown be modified, and that fresh tenders be called for the work, to close on August 19th.. The 1 Finance Committee will meet on Aug- | ust 22nd to deal with the tenders.

At the next fortnightly "Pleasant Evening," which the directors of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society are holding through the winter -months for the benefit of their members, Mr Jas. H. Pauling will be the presiding director. These entertainments have proved so popular that the directors have decided to hold the next one on Thursday, August" 3rd, in the Drill Hall. We understand that Mr Pauling intends that the entertainment will take the form of a progressive euchre, party, to wind up with an impromptu (lance.

"Pruning and Spraying for Profit" is the heading of a change advertisement inserted by Messrs Robinson and Sons. The firm guarantee, all work to pass Government inspection. Mr W. H. Cole, who has earned a good reputation as a painter and paperhanger, has a choice selection o| new w«JI papers,pit view at his sho.s- - Chftpel Street, Masterton. Country clients can be supplied with patterns on application. Mr F. P. Welch, land agent, Masterton, advertises a sheep-farm in the Wairarapa of 634 acres, renewable lease. The property is highly improved. well situated, and the price asked for the owner's interest is a low one.

Messrs Krahaccn and Chapman call attention to their special facilities for catering for the ladies' tailoring trade. They have experienced ' cutters , , and good material, aaid tuffe od out byithem on' up-to-date lines.

' •Notice "is' given' by"the ftJasterton County' Council of its intention to styik^gei^i l tiub. r ' oiT' tiqs within the County* 'The meeting fof the take place on August 8 th, and in the meantime the rate book.; ai'e open for inspection in office hour?.

.Messrs. A. J'. Johnson and Co. report a feiirly pood entry of poultry at their last weekly sale, and about 120 birds were disposed of, realising: as. follows.:f-Hens; 2|S to'2s 4d; pullets,i- ? 9d tfk 2s; roos&re, 2s Id to 2s 6d'; ducfcs, 2s 6d'W 3s-each; weaner pigs, 2s 6d, os, to 7s.

In an announcement on the front, page of this i'sue it will be noted that Mr TVilliam Gillespie, of Gillespie and Co., Mastcrton, lias been appointed the local representative for the New Zealand, Competitions Society for their first, annual.festivisi.l^.^winch -is to< held' in tJie-Tpwn 'Wellington, ooiiVme'hifeihg' October 25 ill to bfer 4th. "inclusive.' All information may lye'obtained from' Mr Gillespie or Mr James Dykes, the Secretary, 149 Featherston Street, Wellington. YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND

' That by using the commercial eucalyptus oil which is now bought up at 1 6d per lb weight and bottled, an a on j account of the large profit, pushed, , you are exposing yourself to all the dangers to which the use of turpentine will expose you—irritation of kidneys, intesrtinal trach, and mucous membranes. By insisting on the GENUINE SANDtfR 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 small dose distinguishes, it from the bulky dangerous products. DER'S EXTRACT ,£ih bodies the result of 50 years' and i special study ,ana ! "|j; does what 'is l-promised: it heals and cures .without I injuring the constitution, as the oils of the market frequently do.'Therej fore protect yourself !>▼ 'ejecting I cither brands. GOOD HEALTH. Without health life is rohbefi of all its pleasures, and most of its successes. There is more good health than you ever imagined in a box of Chamberlain's Tablets. A reliable remedy that begins by cleansing the stomach of all foul accumulations and finishes by toning up the 1 entire system. Sold try" all chemists and storekeeper*.

i The proprietors of Bonnington's J Irish Moss notify in another column, j that an action was commenced by i them in the Auckland Supremo Court | on May 31st, 1911, asking for an injunction and damages against an Auckland manufacturer for infringing I their trade mark.for Bonnington'a I Iri-h Moss, and selling Irish Moss not I manufactured by them. This action was settled by tho defendant consenting to the injunction and paying damages and costs. Tho firm intimate that they will at onco commence proceedings against, any other person who ' ; may sell, or attempt to sell under j their trado mark any imitation there- ■ j of of Irish Moss not manufactured by 1 i them..