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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr G.-R. Sykes will address the electors at Eketahuna to-morrow night. The Court of Appeal yesterday.'.reserved judgment in 1 the Mewhinney case. Six candidates have alreadv announced themselves for the Western Maori electorate at the general election. Mr W. F. Massey, Leader of the Op : position, will address a meeting, in Pahiatua on the Monday following his address in Masterton. A meeting of the General Committee of the Masterton Musical and Elocutionary Competitions Society " will be held on Monday evening next, to pass rules,~etc. ■ \ ~ ; A writ claiming, £6Ol ■'damages - for "libel was yesterday issued by a cook lately in the eiriplby of'Carroll's, iih Willis-Street, against the proprietors, •of; the Evening' Post, for haying; ptjb.lished- a Report -p$ the : ; njerit 'dealing with Carroll's tea-rooms, together with comment thereon. His Worship the Mayor commended R. Sykes at the conclusion of his address in Masterton last evening for the fair and impartial manner in which he had spoken. Ho deserved credit for having refrained from un-, duly criticising the Government, and from too strongly praising the Party which he supported. This, said tlie Mayor, was a good tlung in a young speaker. / Comment was made at the,meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board in Masterton yesterday upon the fact that while the quarterly contribution from the Featherston Town Board amounted to £5 5s 7d, the amount eSpfended in; charitable,, aidj was £ls lis.' The Chairman said iihe Inspector would make inquiries into the relief which, was being extended in Featherston. ' A rather sad case came before the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board yesterday. It was reported by Inspector Miller that a woman whose husband had been drowned in the Wairarapa Lake, and who was in a weak state of health, was left destitute with her family. The action of the Featherston County Council in granting relief was approved.

NO HOME WITHOUT A PIANO.'

To make and keep home homely, you need a piano in it. Thanks to the Dresden Piano Company's honest and reasonable system of deferred payments, there are pianos in thousands of. New Zealand homes, and the number increases daily. The four best pianos are The Broadwoodl The Ronlsch! The LSpp! and Tfte Steinway! A big new shipment of these famous and delightful instruments has just arrived. If you are thinking of a piano, write or call NOW. The Dresden Piano Company carries very large stocks, so that there is not the slightest difficulty in suiting all tastes and requirements. If you want a good reliable piano at a reasonable price, go to THE DRESDEN PIANO COMPANY LIMITED, WELLINGTON. M. J. BROOKES, North Island Man. •ager.' ' : - Bocal -: Jtanresentatura: H. Inns, Daniell's Buildings, Queen Street, Masterton.

An effort is being made to form a Savage Club in Carterton.

Knox Church Choir will hold a practice on Friday evening of this week after the preparatory service in the church. Messrs G. Pain (Martinborough) and R. I). McKenzie (Kopuaranga) have been re-elected directors of the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company without opposition. . Five cases of tuberculosis, six cases of scarlet fever, and one case of typhoid fever were reported by the Inspector of Public Health for North Wairarapa during the last two months. ] The Lyttelton Harbour Board yesterday placed on record its deep appreciation of the services rendered by the late Mr T. E. Taylor, M.P., arid passed a motion of condolence with his widow and family. The old roll for the Christchurch North electorate contains names. Hundreds of names are being placed on the supplementary roll, which already contains 2300. The Waingawa freezing works have closed down for a few weeks, to enable them to be overhauled. The following stock was put through the works during the season:—Sheep, 73,200; lambs, 46,472; cattle, 793; pigs, 135. The new railway station which is being erected at Hukanui is Hearing completion. The building is about sixty feet long, and contains accommodation for a stationmaster, post office, waiting room, telephone, etc. Inspector Cairns reported to the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board yesterday that with the exception of an outbreak of measles in th Mauriceville . district, there were no epidemics in "the North "Wairarapa. The Inspector of Health under the Wairarapa Hospital and 'Charitable Aid Board have investigated every case.in the district in which families are in receipt of charitable aid, and have reported to tho Board.

The reports presented to the Wairarapa Hospital, and Charitable AidBoard yesterday? showed that on July 31st there wereVnine patients in the Greytown Hospital, and on the previous month seven in the Pahiatua Hospital and sixteen in the Masterton Hospital. The circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the young man James Kingdon from Masterton are still shrouded in mystery. The police have been unable to secure the slightest clue as to his whereabouts. The sum of £174 odd was paid into the funds of the Masterton Workers' Mutual Benefit. Building Society by the share'holders at the payriight last evening, so as to enable them to participate in the scramble for £6OO. to be disposed of free of interest on 24th August.

The Wairarapa Hospital Board is peculiarly constituted. Some of its members represent Town Boards, others Counties and the rest Boroughs. The Act requires that the elections shall be held simultaneously with the election of the local body which they represent. It thus happens that half the members of the Board sit for three years, as representatives of the, Counties, and the other half, representing municipalities, for only two years* • •' ■' "Mr E. G. Eton reported to the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board yesterday that four members of the Board had attended the recent Conference in Wellington, and a lot of useful work had been done. This 'would bo embodied in a special report, which would be printed attd circulated. It would ako be laid before Parliament with the Minister's annual report. • f "They must feed them'on whisky up there," was the remark of a member of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board yesterday, when the average daily cost of maintaining patients in the Pahiatua Hospital was read. It was explained that the cost of maintaining patients fluctuated according to the number in the institution.

The following team of the Masterton Chess Club has been chosen to play against Carterton next Wednesday, play commencing at 7.30 sharp:— Messrs F, H. Kummer, G. Jones, W. R. Kummer, J. Dagg, D. Guild, M. St. John, F. Harrisoll,*C• , Winchester, J. Winchester; H. Kummer,' T.. Jv Thompson, W. Hood, B. Syverston, W\. J.. Gibson,- /The visitors are expected to arrive per motor cars, the train feeing unsuitable. v < - .-; "• -The Cliess;'GJub.\jtournar, riient was concluded last night, wben matches were played between J. Dagg and H. Kummer, who, drew their game, and J. Winchester and C. Levick. the former winning. This gives J. WinchestertlieJ ; A"ge trophy, with 8 points, Jy Dagg with 7£ points beinfc a close second. Ci Hoffeins wins Mr Dagg's prize for juniors. The tournament has been an interesting and a valuable one for members. AT commencement will be made immediately after the match with Lower Valley next Wednesday with a sealed handicap tourney for the President's trophy. This will be different to the usual procedure, all players being on a level to start, the points being- decided on by the handicapper, and sealed till the match is completed. Timely recipes.

ORANGE CAKE.— Rub the rind of-three or four oranges wi<t!h lumps of sugar to extract some of the zest. Cut a dozen* or more oranges i'in halves across, not from end to end, with a teaspoon scoop out the pulp, extract the juice, and put the rind aside. Melt an ounoe of leaf gelatin© in a quarter pint of hot water, add three-quarters of a pint of orange juice, the flavoured sugar, and as much more sugar as may be nec-essaa-y, and bring nearly to boiling point. Have ready in a, large basin three whites of oggs, strain in the hot liquid, and whisk until quite stiff. Pile in rooky heaps on a, crystal dish. SWISS ROLL.— Two teacupfuls caster sugar, two teacupfuls flour, two teaspopnfuls bating, powder, four eggs. Mix the sugar, flour; and baking powder together, and break the eggs into the dry ingredients, beating all for five minutes. Have ready a flat tin such as is usued for a batter pudding ,and pour the mixture in evenly, baking for eight or ten muiuites in a sharp oven. Turn on to a sheet of sugared paper, spread with jam quickly, and roll the cake carefully while still hot, otherwise it will crack. Serve with these "Dragon" Blend, one of the best of high-class teas. The teas used for this blend are extremely I choice and mostly first pickings. It possesses great hody, the texture is j fine,,mid the aroma and bouquet are exquisite. The "Dragon" Blend is blended.'.and, packed by.the Enjpirß Tea. Company,t Wellington, and' is sold by most grocers in this district; at 2s 8d per lb. , ',

Tho Tararua choeso factory at Ballance is running twice a week.

Measles are reported to be fairly prevalent in Greytown just now. A number of dogs—valuable and otherwise —have recently been poisoned in Greytown. It is stated that hundreds of unregistered women are acting as mid wives in Christchurch. Tho Greymouth elocutionary contests opened on Tuesday. There are 320 entries. Mr Baeyertz is judge.

Only one bankruptcy has been regis- j t-ercdi:in Pahiatua since tho beggin- j ning of tho year. J Settlers in the- Forty-Mile Bush do not consider that tuberculosis is spreading in the district. Mr Alfred Pearcey, an old resident of Pahiatua, sustained a painful accident yesterday. An axe slipped and severely injured hia left hand. * The average daily cost of the patients at the Masterton Hospital, according to the lates report, was 7s 3|d per head; at the Pahiatua Hospital, 12s 1-Jd: and at the Greytown Hospital 8s 2d. Mrs Heremaia, a very old native, and mother of Niniwa Rangi, has died at Papawai, and a big tangi will be held at Tablelands, Martinborough. A native driving Niniwa's large motor car to Featherston had an accident while trying to pass another car. A cart was in the way, so he tried to pass on the wrong side, with the result that the car capsized and was greatly smashed. Tho driver was thrown clear, and escaped with no broken bones, though a knee was badly injured. j A married man, to undertake work ' on a farm is advertised for. i I Members of the Masterton Theatrii cal Society are requested to attend a nractice in Murray's Hall this evening. Country residents who wish to book seats for the "Jack and the Beanstalk" pantomime can do so by forwarding the necessary fee to Miss A. E. Rive.

Attention is called to an advertisement in the wanted column in reference to hair pads. The latest styles made by the well-known hair specialist, of Dunedin, are to be seen at the W.F.0.A., Masterton. Hendy's Juleptia powders for a perfect shampoo, can also be obtained at the W.F.C.A.'

As some misapprehension Has arisen in regard to the cooking demonstration" on -, "Perfection" gas stove?, Messrs Hi Beale and Co. wish it to be made clear that the exhibition takes place on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday next week. We understand that a larger variety of cooking will be done than in the past, though the efficiency of the stoves was fully demonstrated. The demand for these cooking exhibitions through the Dominion is so large that the dates fixed for, Masterton have been earlier than Messrs Beale and Co. would wish, but as it is, there are many inquiries for particulars and good attendances are assured next week. A good show of stoves with utensils is being made.'

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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10303, 3 August 1911, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10303, 3 August 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10303, 3 August 1911, Page 4

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