LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10420, 11 September 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An effort is to be made to acquire an increased area of land for'.. the : school at Kaiwaiwai. ' The Masterton South Brass, Band i on Sunday afternoon rendered an ini teresting programme of music to the inmates of the Solway Home, and a very enjoyable time was spent. Bee-keeping is becoming popular among farmers of the Wairarapa, and j several new colonies are to be estab- / lished this season. ] ' Messrs J. J. Donovan, W. _Xressider, R. U. Harden and John Cainpbellj junr., were elected members of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society at Saturday's meeting. Messrs J. B. McKenzie and W. Gillespie have been appointed delegates of the Wairarapa Caledonian j Society to the Wairarapa Athletic Association. | 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 table- ! spoon water. Remember, you can- | not expect the good effects from any ™A^ e nl y SI- SANDER'S EXTRACT CUREj& because it contains ethereal and antiseptic substances not contained in other Eucalyptus 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 resuited from their übo. Do not apply an ointment to a sore. It keeps back the secretion. To wounds, bruises, sprains, burns, ulTuT>T 6 v Z6^i I AT^I> < ? t^ er s ' tin troubles APPLY SANDER' SEXTRACT, 15 drops m a tablespoon of olive oil. S?^l I .sSirp riße y° u - SENDER 8. EXTRACT HEALS -because it is treed from the irritating constituentg contained in, other eucalyptus preparation. It heals when otaei?s irritate. Insist upon the*genuine SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, and you will derive the benefit.

The Methodist Choir concert takes place to-night in trhe Methodist Schoolxoom in Masterton. The proceeds axe in aid of the Choir funds, and as oxGellent programme will be submitted the fund should benefit considerably. Choruses, part songs, recitations, ballads, etc., should help to pass a very pleasant and profitable evening. At the weekly practice of the Masterton Methodist Church Choir on Friday evening, Mr S. H. Ralph, on behalf of the members, presented the Rev. S. J. Serpell with an enlarged framed photo of the members who took part in the recent competitions 'held in Masterton. The reverend gentleman, suitably acknowledged the handsome gift. At the Y.M.C.A. Bible Class in Masterton yesterday afternoon, befora a good gathering of members, Dr. N. H. Prior gave an address on "A Physician's Testimony for Christ." The latest return from the W|orksop dredge shows the handsome yield of 1340z5. odwts. for 127 hours' working. The half-yearly sessions of the Supreme Court will open in Masterton this morning before tho Chief Justice—Sir Robert Stout. There is no criminal business; but a number of, interesting civil oases are set down for hearing. The sitting of the Cburt is likely to extend over several days. Mr J. C. Cooper, who returned to Masterton on Saturday from a visit to N&pier and Gisborne, informed a representative of the Wairarapa Age t!hat lambing in the Hawke'is Bay and Poverty Bay districts was proceeding satisfactorily, and that the prospects for the coming season were bright. The want of rain is, however, being felt, particularly among dairy farmers*. There was a great illumination of the W.F.C.A. windows on Saturday evening, the powerful Lux lights throwing their rays for a considerable' distance. "A striking difference between the present and Mr Bannister's store of 40 years back," remarked a member of that family to an Age reporter. "We have ajphoto of the old • store somewhere in the family, and it wou]d be interesting to compare the past with the present." The Congregational anniversary will be continued in Masterton t<j>-day, when a good, old-fashioned public tea will be served at 6.30 o'clock, and at 8 o'clock the annual public meeting will!be held, when the report and .balance sheet will be presented, and addresses delivered by the Revs. W. A. Evans, 1 and J. Reed Glas9on, and other .friends. , The namo of the railway station at Kuripuni was 'agiain mentioned at the Masterton A. and- Pi* Association's meeting on Saturday last. It was decided that a committee, consisting of Messrs H. Morrison, W. Perry, and G. C. Summerell, should personally wait on. the Minister of R&ilways in order to urge him to name the station "Solway," or else revert to "Kuripuni " Messrs Hogg and Buchanan, M.P.'s, will also be asked to support the Association in its action. The membership of the Masterton A. and P. Association was increased by 94 at the meeting of the Gjeneral Committee on Saturday last. In six weeks no fewer than 189 names have been added, bringing the total' up to 1033. Mr Morrison (President) stated that he thought tjiere were still between 50 and 100 persons wiho ougiht to be members. The Membership Committee was appointed a permanent committee to meet periodically. An official inquiry was held by Mr A. H. Vile on Saturday last into tho circumstances under which the Kai•waiwai school, between Featherston and Martinborough, was destroyed by fire. The Secretary of the Education Board (Mr G. L. Stewart) was also present. The evidence of several persons was taken, from which a report will be framed. It appears that on the night prior to the fire a social gathering was held in the hall adjoining the school, and it is considered'that sparks from a copper boiler used on that occasion may have been blown under the sdhooj, where there was a lot of rubbish. It also transpired that burning embers had been left in the school fireplace irr ; the afternoon, and that visitors to the social had placed their bicycles round the school, and had lighted their lamps after the dispersal of the gathering. The Petone Chronicle lias started a ' crusade against the apologies for sec-ond-class carriages wihioh do' duty, on the Wairarapa section of railway. In its issue of Saturday it saysTlhje second-class passengers on the Wellington t to Napier; "express" via Wairarapa, for,,instance, are disgracefully treated, . They have no alternative but to travel in dirty, cheerless carriages which have been on the road for years. They have to . sit for llaurs in narrow, hard-cushioned seats with straight wooden backs,, designed,...not for comfort, but/ evidently some official with jjenitentiary*;notions for of persyM®Cso circumsCSnCed that they cannot,ipford to pay first-class fares. Cabinet Ministers, however 'much they "love the people," and are prepared to immolate themselves on behalf of "the masses," have never been caught frequenting a sec-9nd-class carriage. Therefore we cannot blame them for their ignorance of the manner in which supercilious officialdom treats the impecunious demo- ( cracy. Perhaps when a new brand of politicians arise-Hh'e "hew evangelists" for instance—such pointed attention will be directed to these matters that as much heed will be given to t'he claims of those who patronise our long-distance railways as to those who take apartments in our longsentence gaols. Humanitarianism, like charity, should not be confined to those select mortals who travel firstclass, or to those who frequent high-j cushioned carriages with the window sign * 'Reserved." EVERYONE A PIANIST. With a Broadwood Player Piano in the house, everyone can play. The piano may be used fo rsokrwork bv the most brilliant executant, or, with the player mechanism attached, an untaught child, can make delightful musicf The Brftudwood Player Piano is every ounce British, all made by British craftsmen in one British factory.' It i sbuilt to last, the ordinary perishable rubber tubes being replaced by ajunjinium. THE BROADWOOD PLAYER y PIA.NO. , Keep the name in mind, and l when you are buying a piano ask us about it. Our great and rapid turnover enables us jto charge the lowest possible pricps, and a precisely relative benefit applies when hire-purchase payments are arranged. THE DRESDEN PIANO COMPANY, LTD., WELLINGTON. Local Representative: H. Inns, Daniel!'® Buildings, Queen. 1 Street, ■Masterton.

A sum of £175 has been placed upon the Estimates this year for renovating the Pahiatua Post Office. The cricket season in Masterton, opened on Saturday. A number of enthusiast's gathered at the nets on the Park oval for practice. There are at present twenty-two-patients in the Masterton Hospital. The two fever patients are making satisfactory progress. The parents of the Halcombe triplets have been presented with £23, subscribed by admiring residents in. the district. The Korora (Pongaroa) Rabbit Trust Association are about to appointa rabbiter at a salary of £BO per annum. "The Government has no genuine desire to place people on the Land. Its policy is one of clap trap."—Mr Herbert at Waterfalls. The rainfall at Miangatainoka for the month of August was only I.4ft inches. The heaviest fall was on August 16th, when 0.44 inch was recorded, The country between Eketahuna and. Waterfalls is looking exceptionally well, and the roads wereunever in a bettor condition for this time of the year. y It is understood that several cheesefactories in tlhe Eketahuna. district have received offers of 6£d for their outputs. In one instance at least thisoffer was refused. A debate between teams represent- , ing the Pahiatua and Masterton Debating Societies will probably take place at Pahiatua at an early date. A meeting .of settlers is to be/held at Pongaroa on the 16th inst. to consider the question of procuring the services of a medical practitioner for the district. An advertisement in the Martinborough paper states that the effect of No-License will be to make it illegal to have liquor at any banquet or smoke concert. It need hardly be said that this is contrary to fact. Eleven entries have been received to date from Masterton men for Wednesday and Thursday's boxing championships. The full team ,will be available to-morrow. The Pahiatua Literary and Debating Society has decided to allow competitors from Masterton to take part in the competitions to.Jbe held in. that township next month. It had 1 previously been decided to confine oompetition to a-seventeen-milej radius. ' In unpacking a consignment of wallpaper, recently imported from the Old Country,- a Masterton paper-hanger * discovered the following words,, written in penoil on a roll of paper:— "Just a few lines to express my thanks for sending me the ibest whole-meal flour bread and tender mutton." , The State-Guaranteed Advances Office has provisionally approved o£ the application of the Piathiatua County Council for a loan of £l5O for constructing Recreation Street, Makuri j £IOO for formitig Nikau-Omata Road, and £IOO for metalling Syder's Road, Kaitawa. Five .member® of the Eketahuna ' Borough Council inspected the jumping plant at Lansdowne one day last week, with a view of judginjg as to the suitability of a similar scheme in connection with a water supply for Eketa* huna. "What do you think of a Government which spends £325,000 in straightening a railway line to save two minutes, and refuses to spend one penny in diverting a line on' thesama track tfiat would save 'almost an. . ? hour?" asked Mr Herbert at Waterfalls. "The reason," he said, "is simply that'the work undertaken was certain of capturing votes whereas the Other' was not." At Saturday's meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association, Mr W. > Perry handed in a circular letter from Mr Hall, Secretary of the Agricultural Conference, in which it was stated that it was not advisable that a Clydesdale Horse Association should be formed. Mir R. J. Dagg, who attended the meeting in Dunedin, said that the autlhor of the letter was apparently an Opponent of the Clydesdale. In any case the Association had been formed, and they would haVe to abide by it. The Strangers' Tea at the Y.M.C.A, rooms in Masterton on Sunday was made of special interest on account of a visit from Mr C. H. Poole, M.P. The ohoir was occupied by-Dr. N. H. * Prior, and..there, was a good attendanoe. Mr Poole delivered an interesting and instructive address to those present on the subject of/"A Calling Voice, whicih he was loudly applauded* Several of the strangers present expressed appreciation of the.address. Dr. Prior announced that Mr J. R. Nicol (of Melbourne) -would deliver an illustrated address in Knox Hall on Wednesday evening nnextt t A yote .of thanks to the ladies of the Methodist Church for providing the refreshments brought a pleasant gathering to a close. -