LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10400, 22 August 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Worksop Dredging Company yesterday declared a dividend of -Is per share. The dividend is payable co-morrow.

The Ruapehu, with Sir Joseph Ward and party aboard, left Hobart for Wellington yesterday. At the Otago No-License Convention at Balclutha it was decided to urge the Government to pass legislation making it illegal for brewers to sell to any other person than a licensed liquor dealer. A motion was passed by residents of Balclutha affirming entire confidence in the value of nolicense law and advocating national prohibition. Rural land in Southland has appreciated in value even more than town lots within the last few years. As an instance, a farmer who bought at £5 an acre refused a recent offer of nearly threo times that amount for his selection.

Hawks are apparently getting scarce in the neighbourhood of Cambridge, judging by the number that have been slaughtered recently. During the past five months the hon. secretary to the Waikato Acclimatisation Society has paid for no less than 2000 heads of these birds. A rabbit trapper alone brought in 550 heads. This should give the pheasants and partridges a fair chance of multiplying.

A lady residing at Hawera wrote to a nurse at the Auckland Hospital, stating that in a dream she had seen the body of the missing hospital porter, Condon, with whom she was acquainted, lying amongst some scrub in a garden close to the hospital. The letter was written when search for the deceased had proved fruitless. His body was ultimately found as described in the lady's dream. The Woodville Examiner records the upsetting of a buggy containing Mr F. W. Mills, Mrs Mills, and the baby, and Mrs Wilton (Mrs Mills's mother). The occupants were thrown out, but luckily were not seriously injured. Mrs Wilton had her leg sprained, and Mrs Mills received a few bruises. Both ladies are 'suffering from shock. The baby escaped injury. The buggy was badly damaged.

As illustrating that it pays to breed from a good milking strain, a yearling bull of a champion Holstein milker, at the Weraroa State farm was sold last year for 73 guineas. The animal was purchased by Mr Hopping, of Glen Oroua, at whose dispersal . sale the animal again changed hands, having found a purchaser in Mr W. J. Bell, of Waihi, near Hawera, for 80 guineas. Mr F. J. Johnstone also purchased at the same sale a two-year pedigree Holstein heifer, for which he paid 67 guineas.

At the sixteenth annual meeting of the shareholders of the Featherston Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., held on Saturday, the retiring directors wera | re-elected, and Mr A. Murphy elected J a member of the directorate. The dir-' eotors are: —Messrs Wm. Fuge I (Chairman), W. G. Hodder, G. E. , Yule, A. M. Wilkinson, A. E. O'Neale, H. Williams, and A. Murphy.

Mr D. C. Yule, through his solicitors, Messrs Grey and Jackson, Wellington, has filed a claim against the Featherston County Council, for compensation under the Public Works Act, for alleged "damage caused to his property by the erection of a stop-bank near the Tauherenikau river." The claim is for £loso—£so actual damage, and £IOOO prospective. Mr J. W. Card is the solicitor for the Council.

The Woodville Examiner says it is likely that an attempt may be made to bring the Aohanga accommodation house across the river so as to keep it out of the Masterton electorate and prevent it "going under" without a But that would require the consent of the Licensing Committee, and the counsel who undertake to persuade Messrs W. H. Hawkins, E. Harding, J. Harris, and D. Hughes that it would be a good thing to do will have a contract on hand.

The Tiratu Sawmilling Company's planing mill was totally destroyed by •fire at 4.45 a.m. on Saturday. The •building was ablaze from end to end •wheal the alarm was given, but the brigade was successful in saving the new gas suction plant installed on the previous day at a cost of £liuu. ,The manager and staff were on the premises until 11 o'clock on Friday night, watching a trial run of the ,ne\v plant, and wlien they left everything was apparently Eiafe. They had no idea as to the origin of the fire. The stock and machinery was insured for £SOO in the London and Lancashire, and £SOO in the Queensland pffice, and the building for £l5O in jfche United Office. The estimated lose is not yet ascertainable. WHAT ABOUT HAWKES! The Wellington Garrison. Band won the Championship and also the Challenge .Shield at the Palmerston North Band Contest of 1911. They used Hawkes' Exoeslior Sonorous Band Instruments—a complete set. In the first test piece this noted Wellington Band was allotted the maximum number of points., the judge declaring that he had never heard such playing, and commending in. eulogistic terms the tone and blend. The Wellington Tramway Band, also using a complete .set of Hawkes' Excelsior Sonorous nistruments, won the B Grade. The judge congratulated this band, on their .playing. These itwo successes in Grade A and Grade B. on such a great occasion-, are worthy wins for Hawkes, whose are pre-eminent all over th world. Bandsmen! Buy a set of .Hawkes—there are honours and valuable prizes to be won with them. Write for catalogue. Sole agents— The DRESDEN PIANO CO., Ltd., Wellington. Local Representative: H. Inns, Daniell's Buildings, Queen Street, Ma-atertoa.

A London cable states that F. Wootton, the Australian jockey, rode four winners at the Windsor meeting.

The attendance at the Lansdowne school has doubled since the school was opened about two and a-half years ago.

The Greytown dairy factory opened yesterday morning with a supply of 532 gallons.

In Invercargill one day last week there met together on the street three old identities whose united ages totalled 252 years.

It is reported that a well-known Southland business firm has secured the solo agency in New Zealand for the Standard Oil Company. A runaway occurred in Cole Street, Masterton, last evening, but very little damage was done. Mr G. R. Sykes will address the electors at Nireaha on Friday next, Hukanui on Saturday, and Hamua on Monday.

A quarter acre section at St. Clair, a suburb of Dunedin, was sold for £250. It has changed hands since at £370, £450, and £520.

A farm labourer at Waimatc. South Canterbury, was charged with disturbing a congregation engaged in public worship, and was fined £2 and costs.

The poultry section at the Moumahaki State Farm is to be closed, and the stock distributed among the farms at Ruakura, Burnham, and Milton. The Greytown Fruitgrowing Company completed the planting of 60 odd additional trees a few days ago, and now have between 12,000 and 13,000 apple trees planted.

The Lansdowne School Committee intend holding a public function to celebrate the opening of the miniature rifle range, etc.

The canvassers for donations in connection with the annual show of the Wairarapa P. and A. Society commence their labours in Wellington this morning .

A meeting of the directors of the Featherston Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd., was held on Saturday afternoon, when Mr Wm. Fuge was reelected chairman.

Subscription lists in aid of tho Taylor Memorial Fund have been sent to the various schools as well as the local bodies in Masterton. There" is a danger of what is everybody's business being nobody's business. According to the Petone Chronicle tho latest movement on the part of the party which has arranged itself against compulsory military training takes the form of a challenge issued by Mr Robert Hogg to debate the question with General Godley.

An Eltham dairyman, who uses a home separator and sells butter privately in town, according to the local paper, states that his returns from four cows last season totalled £SB for butter alone. This works out at £l4 10s per cow.

A conference of master builders and joiners was held in Mr C. A. Tabuteau's office, Masterton, yesterday, for the purpose of hearing complaints from the workers. The secretary of the Amalgamated Society did not have the complaints in form and consequently little business could be done. A further conference will be held.

In view of the prophecy that within 50 years there will be no timber left in New Zealand, one of the most valuable of the Dunedin city's assets consists of the plantations which are springing up all round the corporation's water reserves. In 1906 there were planted over fifteen thousand trees. Since then, up till last year, over a quarter of a million trees have been planted, while it is hoped to plant this year & quarter of a million.

The anniversary of the Kuripuni Methodist Church was celebrated in the church last evening, Mr F. W. Temple presiding. The annual report and balance-sheet were read by Messrs E. Jones and G. Terry, and adopted. Addresses were delivered by the Revs. C. H. Standage (Carterton), S. J. Serpell, and J. E. Parsons. During the evening the choir rendered special anthems, and recitations were given bv Miss W. Daniell and Mr E. R. Wilson.

At a meeting of members of Knox Church, Masterton. last night, it was decided to hold a Dutch fair during the last week of September. Stalls of all descriptions will be arranged, and the musical portion of the function was left in the hands of Messrs R. J. Young and J. Gray, and Miss Hogg. Decorative competitions are to be held, and a prize will be given for the best Dutch costume for boy and girl. All the attendahts will be attired in Dutch dress. The funds will be devoted to the improvements of the Church grounds. At the meeting of the Masterton Parliamentary Debating Society last evening, Mr H. €. Robinson opened a debate on the question that Socialism, meaning tHe State ownership of the production, manufacture, .and distribution. would make for the least good of the greatest number. Mr Robinson constructed a model State, on the lines of private ownership. Mr Rippon followed in the negative, and an interesting debate took place. The debate will be resumed on Monday evening next. There was a good at- i tendance of the public. SOME CAKE RECIPES. RICH CHEAP CAKE— Beat well the yolks of three eggs, and the whites of two, with one cup of fine sugar. Beat in one half cup condensed milk, on© and one-third cups sifted flour, two heaping teaspoomfuls baking powder, one half teaspoon lemon, one teaspoon of vanilla extract. Butter generously two large cake tins. Put together with .frosting made with one white of egg and two-thirds cup of sugar beaten together. • AFTERNOON TEA CAKES.—One cup sugar, on© cup of raisins, one half cup butter, one teaspoonful cinnamon, _ one half teaspoonful cloves. Stir this all together and put on stove and let come 'to the boil. Cool, then add two cups of flour with one. teaspoonful of soda. Put in gem pans and bake in a quick oven. A tea that you will appreciate is the "Mikado" Blend, a. tea that cosits but eighteen pence a. pound, and tastes like that worth 2s. It is a good, strong, flavoury tea with plenty of body, and extremely pleasing to the palate. For family use_ it is unequalled, for it is inexpensive and good. It is worth a trial, nnd the trial will cost you Is 6d, f that is the price of a pound '? "Mikado" Tea. Ask your grocer.

Always ask Mustcrton drapers Sleasanfcly yet very impressively for toslyn AH Pure Wool Blankets, and you will score every time. *

Mr Eli, M.P., is moving in the direction of semiring a reduction in the duty on tobacco.

One Mastsrton resident intends putting down half-an-acre in tomato plants this season.

The Haw lie's Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society have received eight offer of sites for their proposed new show grounds, and they will be considered at the next meeting of the society's committee.

The spoil of fine, spring weather recently experienced in the Master-ton district has caused a wonderful (growth of all kinds of vegetation. There is now an abuudanco of grass, and stock is looking remarkably well.

Quite a number of Masterton residents intend devoting themselves to poultry-raising this year, and there is a brisk demand for sittings of eggs from laying strains.

In reporting on the dearth of domestics, Miss Morrison, officer in charge at Auckland, says the position is yearly becoming more acute, and says domestic employment can only be made attractive by au improvement -"n conditions.

Thomas Oakes, single, aged 39, suffering form swollen glands, died at the Auckland iiospital o nSaturday morning. Chloroform had been administered previous to an operation, but the doctors found that the patient could not stand it and desisted. Oakes died an hour and a half later.—Press Association.

The record of the Balclutha police court in respect to drink cases has been marvellous in recent years. The last arrest for drunkenness which was caused in Balclutha took place nearly five years ago. The police district t« .which this refers contains about 6000 people. During the last three years there have been seven arrests for drunkenness at Balclutha, but these were all men going to the co-operativ** works from Dunedin, and who were arrested at the station. These arrests had nothing to do with Clutha. Needleas to say, Balclutha is a "dry' - area.

A movement is on foot to secure for Now Zealand recognition as a seperate and independent country at the hands of the authorities controlling tin Olympic Games. At present this Do minion comes under the heading o Australasia. The games are helu every four years in different parts ci the world, and are controlled by an international committee composed of representatives of every nation of European Mood. A preliminary meeting is to be held in Dunedin this week to discuss the matter.

A keen sense of humour is one of the chief characteristics of Pope Pius X., whose health has been causing grave anxiety of late. This was admirably exemplified some time ago when he asked a Hebrew gentleman from Venice to convey his apostolic blessing to a sick friend in the city. "But, your Holiness, 1 ! said the visitor, "I am a Jew." "No matter,' 1 replied the Pope; "the goods are all right, though the packing may be a trifle bad." Somewhat unconventional, ithe Pope has, to the great consternation of the Vatican officials, broken down many rules of etiquette which he considered obnoxious. Soon after he attained his present high position in 1903 he caused a great deal of talk by asking his sisters to dinner with him, Papal etiquette decreeing that the Pope must not ask anyone to dine with him at his own table.

TJownship sections along the Main Trunk line realised good prices at Government sales last week. Quarter - aero sections at Waimarino were in demand largely in advance of the reserves. At Mununui sections were also in keen demand at considerably over upset prices, half-acre sections realising from £3O to £75 each. Sections at Raurimu, Kakahi, and Owhango also found buyers at good prices. Generally speaking, the purchasers were wishing to obtain paddocks, sawmili hands, railway employees, and mill proprietors also investing in sections, intending doubtless to erect cottages thereon. There were also some speculative buyers waiting for the unearned increment to come by and by. At Horopito, Rangataua and Ohakune the upset prices were considered too high and the demand was not brisk.

The monthly meeting of the Lansdowne School Committee was held last evening, there being present: Messrs E. Hale (Chairman), A, C. Cooper, E. Welch, D. A. Pickering, A. Jackson, and F. P. Welch. An apology for absence was received from Mr J. B. Perry. A letter was read from the Education Board,,re classes in elementary agriculture for teachers. The Board also wrote, stating that,, inconsideration of the efforts of the Committee for the welfare of the school, it liad been decided to pay the v cost of erecting a fence round the ground recently acquired. The headmaster reported the average attendance for the first seven weeks of the quarter at 168, and the roll number 180. Mr Thompson was reported to have resumed duty after a fortnight's sick leave. The Chairman stated that the miniature target for use at the school had come to hand. Messrs Jackson and Pickering were appointed visiting members for the month. Accounts amounting to £l3 I~s ~d were, passed for payment. A hearty rots of thanks was accorded Messrs Cooper, Pickering, and Jackson for work done at the school free of cost.

The annual meeting of the Churck of England Men's Society will be held to-morrow evening. AH members are asked to meet at the Ohnrch at eight o'clock.

IF 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 SSJft of eucalyptus. SANDER'S EXTRACT CURES because it contSna ethereal and antiseptic substances not contained in other Eucalyptus products. These latter, made by persons ignorant in chemistry, and provided with fancy names and labels by tuading concerns who do not know what they contain, have cause* grievous harm, and a death has resulted from their use. Do r-.t apply an ointment to a sore. It keeps back the secretion. To wounds, bruises, sprains, burns ulfl^r% Ze oh,^L°, ther skin troubles APPLY SANDER' SEXTRACT, 15 drops in a tablespoon of olive oil. ine ettect will surprise vou RANDER'S EXTRACT P HEAIS became, it is freed from the irritating constituents contained in other eucalvntus preparation. It heals when others irritate. *™£&£ i&? J£SJ? nuine SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. »n<J you will derire the benefit. y

A boy of 14, the son of Mr W.\ Leeney, labourer, of Napier, met with a serious accident at Napier South on Sunday evening. He and some lads ■had been out shooting with a pea-rifle in a swamp, and as they were about to return home began playing with the gun, believing it to be unloaded. There was a charge in the weapon, rowever, and it was accidentally discharged, the bullet entering the boy's body in the region of the stomach. He was taken to the hospital, where a successful operation was performed late at night, the bullet being extracted.

Mr R. Petersen, second-hand dealer, has for sale a full lock express in good order, also a fine stock of house•hold furniture and crockery. Mrs La Roche-and family, in a notice on tho front page, retura thanks to those who sympathised with "them in their recent sad bereavement.

The Town Clerk invites tenders for the erection of a Hall in the Masterton Public Park.

Mr Herbert A. Jones, architect, invites tenders for the erection of a new Anglican Church at Short Street, Kuripuni.

A reliable housemaid is required by Mrs Meredith, "Brooklyn," Renall Street.

A capable business man, with first'class, references, is open to accept a position as clerk, book-keeper, and •office assistant.

Madame Carle, millinery specialist, requires an experienced young lady for the workroom.

Why go without a fountain pen when a really reliable article can be "had at a nominal price? Messrs McLeod and Young draw attention to their stock of fountain pens. A special pen called "The Academy" selffilling pen of first-grade is now on ; sale, being specially made for Ma.c"terton ladies and gentlemen by British workmen.

One of the best situations in Masterton for building sites, at the corner of Cole Street and Pownall.Street, has been sul>divided into building sections by Messrs J. Fraser and Co., land agentr-, and is now open for sale. The grounds are nicely planted with trees and are properly drained. Early application will be necessary to secure one cf these sections. The same firm also advertises a freehold sheeprun of 1770 acres, highly-improved. Particulars are given on page 8.-

The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., for years past have been making a specialty in selecting high-class seed potatoes, and •draw attention to their advertisement in another column of this paper, giving the names of from twelve to fourteen different varieties to choose from, amongst which they have a few special ones, which are as follows: — 'The "Excelsior," a very fine cropper, first early, and is said never to show disease, also a splendid cooker; the "White Beauty of Hebron," said to be three weeks earlier than most kinds; the "Princess Viotoria," weilIcnown all over the Dominion, and probably one of. the finest of all. The firm has a .sample grown at Longburh by one of their clients from seed supplied by the W.F.C.A., and without doubt we can say that they are a very fine sample, large and wellBhaped. These potatoes go to prove the quality of seed supplied by the W.F.C.A., and they wish growers to call and make an early inspection and purchase to save disappointment, as the season is now ripe for planting.