LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10415, 8 September 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I The latest return from the Master- | ton dredge is 28ozs. 6dwts. for 124 fours' working. The debate between the Carterton, and Featherston Debating Societies has been postponed for a week. ; In all probability the electric lighting at the Masterton Town Hall will be available for next week's boxing championships. In the Magistrate's Court at Carterton yesterday, a trouble between brothers-in-law was ventilated, and one of them was fined 40s for using "language." A meeting of the Ingleside Committee of the Wairarapa Caledonian Sopiety, held in Master-ton last evening, unanimously decided to postpone the ''lngleside" until Thursday, 21st inst., in favour of the annual tournament of the Masterton Boxing Club. In the Magistrate's Court at Carterton yesterday, Mr L. G. Eeid, S.M., fined G. Herrick 10s and 7s costs for a breach of a prohibition order. His Worship warned the accused that the next time he came before the Court he would be sent to the Pakatoa Island. The Wairarapa Caledonian Society's Pipe Band'held a most successful practice in Masterton last night. The Hawke's Bay Pipe Band have intimated their intention of coming to Masterton on Now Year's Eve, when the local Band will make its inaugural appearance. The visitors will also assist at the annual sports gathering on New Year's Day. The following men have been selected to represent the Tinui Boxing Club at the boxing championship* to be held at the Town Hall, Masterton, on Wed-. nesday and Thursday next: —Heavyweights, J. Collerton and "Has" Smith; middle-weight, E. Schofield; welter-weight, R. Ritchie; lightweights, B. Peers, and J. Dunn; fea-ther-weight. K. Engall. Instructor Murphy will be in charge of the team. For Chronic Chest Complaints, j Wbods' Great Peppermint Owe, Is6d. 2s 6A.

A clay pigeon match "*as fired in connection with the Martinborough Gun Club yesterday. The Financial Statement will be delivered in the House of Representatives to-night. A London cable states that Burgess sucoeeded in swimming the English channel, the time occupied being 23 hours 35 minutes. The Elective Executive Bill was killed in the House of Representatives early yesterday morning by 38 votes to 26. t It is stated that new potatoes are selling in Auckland at 6d per lb. This is unusually early, and the reason is an extremely favourable season. The caretaker of the Masterton Park is at ''present engaged cutting the grass on the ovial, and preparing the cricket pitches for the opening of the season. The price of butter was reduced in Wellington yesterday to Is 2d per lb. 1 The price in Masterton yesterday was Is 4d, but an immediate reduction is ! probable. | The General Committee of the Masterton A.' arid P; Association meets to- [ morrow. A large number of new memI bers'are to be proposed, and it is fully expected that the thousand mark will j be reached. I All ladies interested are reminded of I the meeting to be held in the Council I Chambers, Masterton, at 3 o'clock this I afternoon, to make arrangements in I connection with the Solway RecogniI tion Fund picnic. I "The refusal of the Agricultural Dej partment of the free offer from Mr W. ! C. Buchanan, M.P., of a farm in the j Wairarapa district for the purpose of ' raising stud stock can be termed nothI ing less than an egregious blunder." — ' Opinion of Mr J. Mosley, president of the Clutha branch of the Farmers' Union. There is a story going the rounds, of a gentleman at the phone, who, hearing nothing but a confused jumble of sounds, got'so exasperated that he shouted through the transmitter, "Is there a fool on this line?" "Not at this end," came the answer in a cool, feminine voice. The village of Udimore, near Rye, Sussex, was recently wreathed in smoke, rising from a great sacrificial fire on which the carcases of sheep, cattle, and pigs were being burned. Three farms at Udimore have become infected by foot-and-mouth diseases, and the slaughter was completed of 2000 sheep, 80 cattle, and 4 pigs. - By the slaughter of all the animals on the farms it is expected that the disease will bo completely stamped out in East Sussex. The monthly meeting of the Carterton Fire Brigade was held on Wednesday evening, Captain McKenzie presiding. Accounts amounting to £2 3s Id were passed for payment. Mr Higgins wrote thanking the Brigade for use of the hall for the purpose of entertaining the Wellington school boys and masters. The U.F.C.A. gave information re the next conference, to be held at Rotorua in March next. Fireman-Baillie reported having repreI sented the Brigade at the conference held at Dannevirke on August 30, 'and that an Association was formed for the purpose of holding a by-annual demonstration for inland Brigades. The agricultural school at Greytown is being attended by twenty-one teachers. The students are manifesting great enthusiasm dn their course of instruction, which includes lectures and laboratory practice dealing with plant life, soils, manures, grass, and weeds common to the farm and garden. On one day next week, the usual excursion will be made to the Wiaiohine Valley'and Gorge, for the purpose of nature study: The class is in charge of Mr W. C. Davies, assisted by Mr C. A. Gumming, the Education Board's instructor in the Manawatu and Bush districts. The Endeavour Lodge, No. 203, held a social evening last night in the Foresters' Hall, Masterton. The room was . crowded with members and friends, and the following programme was ren•dered:—Piano solo,. Miss I/. Green; recitation, Bxo. Trevelyn; song, Bro. Waterhouse; dialogue, Sis. Iveson and H.. Miller; duet, Miss Duffy and Miss Green; reading, Mr Flanagan ; recitation, Mrs Waterhouse; duet, Misses E. and L. Green Sis. Iveson; song, Mr J. Gray. Sister Mrs Miller spoke a few words on the 1.0. G.T. work. Mrs Green moved, and Bro. Gilbert seconded, a hearty vote of thanks to Sisters Iveson and Miller, who were responsible for the evening. A well-known farmer near Kyle (says the Ashburton Guardian) who was harrowing some ploughed land, and was followed by hundreds of small birds, was requested by some of his neighbours to shoot a number of the birds, with a view to deciding whether their crops were filled with grubs or seeds. This experiment has now been oarried out, and the result is not what was expected. Looking an the birds feeding from the end of the paddock, a casual observer would have thought that the birds were crammed with grubs, and were feeding on nothing else. However, when the birds crops were opened, they were found to be crammed with small seeds, consisting mostly of trefoil clover, sorrel and ribgrass, with a few small-sized grubs, but very few. The big, fat, full-grown grass grubs are evidently too big for I the small birds' taste. A few starlings which were following the cultivator were doing good service, and having a royal banquet on the grubs.

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 sort of eucalyptus. SANDER'S EXTRACT CURES because it contains 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 trading concerns who do not know what' they contain, have caused grievous harm, and a death has resulted from their use. Do not apply an ointment to a sore. It keeps back the secretion. To wounds, bruises, sprains, burns, ulcers, eczema, and other skin troubles APPLY SANDER' SEXTRAOT, 15 dropp in a tablespoon of olive oil. The effect will surprise you. SANDER'S EXTRACT HEALS because it is freed from the irritating constituents contained in> other eucalyptus preparation. It lieals when others irritate. Insist upon the genuine SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, and you will derive the benefit.

Mr A. Matthews, of Featherston, an expert on Romney sheep, will give a demonstration lecture on that breed of sheep in Piahiatua on Tuesday, the 19t'h inst.

The monthly meeting of the Committee of the Masterton Borough Council is to be held on Tuesday evening next. The frost experienced in Masterton yesterday morning was very severe. At the Upper Plain, no less than 17J degrees were registered by Mr J. C. Boddington. This is the highest registration for the jpast two years. A "wag" has addressed an advertisement to the Age as follows: — "Wanted, board in a private family for a week or two. Must not be too I near the police station. Apply, Joseph Pawelka." General Sir John French, InspectorGeneral to the Forces, during has end of term inspection at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, told the cadets ffahat the enormous strength of modern armies, the precision of modern weapons, and the great expense of war led to the one conclusion that the warfare of the future would be short, sharp, and decisive. Mr George Pinckard, of Combe Court, Witley, Surrey, has made a gift to the War Office of 450 acres of land, with kennels, stables, and cottages, for the purpose of breeding -horses for Army remounts. The War Office has accepted Mr Pinckard's gift, the value ( of which is estimated at nearly £20,000. , . At a recent sale of crops of peas grown in the Stourport district of Worcestershire, a six-acre field of "Senators" fetched £44 an acre, while a niheteen-acre field of the same variety fetched £25 per acre. The areas of Crown lands thrown open for selection in the Auckland district during the past month (says the New Zealand Herald), aggregated 15,583 acres, the whole of it being sec-ond-class land. Of the total, some 10,500 acres were taken up, the balance being still open for selection. It is expected that the date of Mr D. Jones' opening address in Masterton, under the auspices of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, which -was fixed for the 13th inst., will be altered in consequence of the boxing tournament opening on that night. Makuri affords a curious instance of the altered course of the electoral boundaries, says tlhe Herald; About a dozen of the settlers living in that locality have been included in the Masterton electorate, whilst just on. the other side of the main road the residents are in 'the Piahiatua electorate. This will necessitate the s ppointment for polling day of two deputy returning officers, who generally receive "two, guineas for their services, besides officials for the respective licensing, polls. There have been some very discreditable scenes in the South Australian Legislative Council of late. On a recent occasion the Minister of Agriculture did not reply to a question of Mr Bice, "who then referred to the Minister as "an absolute shuffler."* To this the Minister with great passion retorted, "You are an infernal scoundrel I" Hon. members exclaimed, "Shame! Shame! *' ,Another member ejaculated, referring to the Minister, "I would not like to die in the same paddock as you!" '; /■ ..,.., The installation .of the electric light system in the Mostetron Town Hall by Mr J. Dawson, of Wellington, under the superintendence of Mr J. W. Blackmail, is now about completed. A trial run of the "Plaxman" 25 h.-p. engine was made last evening, in the presence of several members' of the Trust Lands Trust. The auditorium was lighted, and the machinery worked with the utmost smoothness. Several suggestions were made for alterations in the scheme of lighting, and these wall be adopted by the engineer. A meeting of Stonehenge Royal Arch Chapter was held in the Druids' Hall, Masterton, last evening. The gathering took the form of a re-union of Past officers of No. 1 district. The dhlair was occupied by P.D.P. Bro. D. A. Pickering. Officers ware installed as follows by D.P. Bro. Hudson, of Myrtle Lodge.—R.A.D., Bro. D. A. Pickering; V.R.A.D., Bro. Shackleton; R.G., Bro. C. A. Anderson, R.A.D., Bards, Bros. Levien and McGaughlin; R.V.A.D. Bards, Bros. R. Smith and R. Davejr; Royal Secretary, Bro. Gouriay: At the conclusion of the installation ceremony, a social eveningwas held, when the usual toasts were honoured, and songs and recitations were rendered by Bros. Davey, McGaughlin and Gouriay. Visitors were present from the Eketahuna and Carterton Lodges. '"■' An athletic event in which some interest was manifested took place onthe old showground at Maste:ton in an interval in the football match yesterday. Although there were a large number of nominations for the event, , most of the competitors were otherwise engaged when the time for the "flutter" arrived. However, four welltrained, powerfully-constructed men went to the post. After several false starts, due to the feverish anxiety of the scratch man to get away, the field was despatched well ahead of the pistol. After traversing about forty yards, one of the contestants, .who had lost his breath, stopped for a moment to recover it, and was thrown out of theTace. The other three fairly flew over the territory, the scratch man doing the hundred yards in something under 25 seconds. The race ended:— J. B. Moodie, scr, 1; G. H. Perry and G. C. Summerell, dead beat, 2. SOME CAKE RECIPES. RICH CHEAP CAKE.— Beat well the yolk® of three eggs, and the whit«s 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, one cup of raisins, one half cup butter, one teaspoonfnl oimnamon, _ one half teasFConful cloves. Stir this all together and £it on stove and let come to the >il. Cool, then add two cups of flour with one teaspoonful of soda. Put in gem pans and bake an a quick oven. A tea that you will appreciate is the "Mikado" Blend, a, tea that costs 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, and the trial will cost you Is 6d, for that is the price of a pound of "Mikado" Tea. Ask your 1 grjoer. j

The ladies of Pongaroa are tendering a return ball to the bachelors. of that district shortly. x During the past month 1000 dozen eggs were consigned to Wellington by the Feildirig Egg Circle. The Feilding Star reports that no> fewer than 600 lambs have been added to one flock at Halcombe, without theloss of a single ewe. Already this season, five hundred! head of fat bullocks have teen shipped; from Gisborne for the Addington market. . ! , ; The measles, which have been very prevalent around Alfredton, for some j time past, have just about worn themselves out, after having visited nearly every family in the district. The Ballance Dairy Company has. made • such arrangements with respect to its output as will ensure a payment to suppliers Of lljd per lib' for butter-fat throughout the season. Mr W. G. Drysdale, of Nireaha, has: just purchased a purebred Jersey bull from the noted herd of Mr S. R. Lancaster, Jersey Farm, Aokatere, Palmerston North. . The report is current that a Wellington inventor, of an aeroplane intends carrying out experiments in the vicinity of the Wairarapa Lake, in thecourse of the next few weeks. The Martinborough and Lower Val--ley Horticultural and Industrial Society will hold its annual bulb show in the Town Hall, Martinborough, onthe 14th inst. The Featherston Society will not be holding its show until the middle of November. The curator of the Acclimatisation' Society's fish hatchery, at Masterton has reported that 200,000 rainbow trout ova and 228,000 brown had been put down for hatching, and 180,000* brown ova were expected daily from Otago. The rainbow fry were coming" on very, well, and he was prepared to. fill orders fnom Hawke's Bay anal Feilding. In view of the approaching troutfishing season, the following rivers and streams; with their tributaries, have been declared closel to all lures and baits except artificial fly and artificial minnow:—Mangaone, Mangatarere, Waitohu, Waikawa (Wairarapa), the Mtakakahi, from its source to the bridge at Newman (EketahunaCounty). It is understood that tho Water and Drainage Committee of the 'Eketahuna Borough Council has been cona pumping scheme for the supply of water to the town, and that the cost of such, with modified drainage,; , will only be about half of the estimated" cost of the Kaiparoro soheme. A shocking accident occurred atFlaxmill, near Daf gaville, on Monday. Reginald Alexander, while working a team of horses and tine haftrows, was run over, and it is believed; Hlled instantly, receiving terrible wounds. No one saw the,accident. It is surmised that the horses bolted. Deceased was about 28 yeaiTs of age. At the inquest a .verdict of accidental death was re-, turned. Political candidates touring the back* blocks, when unable to obtain the loan of a schoolroom, have perforce generally to use the public hall, .the charges for which are not always very reasonable. At one village last week the 1 caretaker announced the fee tovMr A. H. Herbert as being one guinea, at the same time remarking to the can* date, "We don't often get you fellows.' ' It is said that the . hall he'd only been let once this year. A painful accident befel Mr George Benton, of Alfredton, r>n Thursday morning, whereby .he sustained a fracture of the leg. It appears that Mr Benton and his son were driving into Eketahuna, and when descending Dumderdale's Hill, the breeching strap of the harness snapped and the dri7er lost control of the horse. Mr Benton jumped from the vehicle, and in doiag so broke his leg. The sufferer was picked up by the Alfredton coach and brought into Eketahuna, where he received medical attention. An offer of an acre of land belonging to Mr S. Thomas, of Marton, has Seen accepted by the. Agricultural Department for orchard experiments. The land is to be put under cultivation immediately, and the trees will be planted early next autumn. It is the intention of the Department to give experimental demonstrations of planting, pruning, spraying, etc., for the Benefit of orchardists and farmers. Says the Greymouth Star:—A mild sensation has been created in Waiutau and Reefton by the discovery of at reef which promises to be one of the richest the district.has known. The reef, which is not far distant from the well-known Blaokwater Mines' property, is a full three feet wide and has been uncovered for several chains. Assay results so far equal, if not excel, the famous Blackwater reef, whilst gold can be plainly seen in the footwall portion of the stone. 'The property, which promises to give a great' impetus to the district, is held by Messrs V. MoColl, D. Absalom, E« White and a well-known Reefton citizen. i At the annual dinner of the Laws and Banks, and stock and station j .agents, and dentists of Masterton last evening, held after the annual foot* ball match between the teams representing those professions, a suggestion., was made by the Chairman (Mr J. B. Moddie), that a cup be provided by the heads of firms for which the teams could compete. The suggestion found great favour with the gathering, and just on twenty guineas were subscribed in the room towards such a cup. Thereupon the clerical staffs took up what may be termed a "counter" subscription list, and subscribed a handsome sum towards )a cup fori a handicap 100 yards race, open to the he-ids of the firms in the profess* ions mentioned, Notice is given (that Hangman's bridge. Mangapakeha, is closed for vehicular traffic until further notice. Mr F. P. Welch requires hauler, driver, station-cook, etc.