LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10460, 26 October 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The steamer lonic, from London, zrrivoii at Wellington yesterday.

A holiday is to be observed at the Masterton District High School today in honour of the Carterton show.

The usual smoke concert was held in Carterton last night by show officials a. iJ visitors.

The Timaru A. and P. show opened yesterday in unfavourable weather, steady rain falling-all the afternoon.

A Carterton angler secured 18 nice trout from the Mangatarere stream on Saturdav last.

An exemplary fine was inflicted on a man charged with using obscene language at Levin railway station. He was fined £lO and costs.

The rivers in the Masterton district were in a flooded condition yesterday,, the Avarm rain having brought snoAV waters down from the Tararua ranges.

A good rubbing of the ehest and back with ROOKE'S Eucalyptus Oil md few drops sprinkled on your pilow. will relieve a cold. Ask foi iJArtWtC* best.—."RGCKE'B." *

. r^ 6 ™ L I , rK J8 Commission is at present Wing t.' ja g tafce mines on the West Coast. J -oil taken yesterday on the proP°. sa ito constitute Rotorua a fire disy" r y jt, resulted in. its being carried by 1 4I votes to 2. . Shearing operations have been comI menced at Brancepeth, Te Parae and .other stations in the Masterton disI trict.

The show of cereals et Carterton is one of the best that has been, made for some years. Master ton. firms have appropriated most of the prizes.

The crops on the Taratahi plains are looking very healthy just now. The recent rains have given them a splendid start.

The membership of the Egmont Agricultural and Pastoral Association is steadily increasing. So far 110 new raemhers have heen elected this year.

An excellent musical programme will be provided at the lecture to be given in Knox Church, Masterton, tomorrow evening, by Mr Robert Parker. Among the vocalists will be Mrs Fieldhouse, who comes with a splendid reputation!.

r A visitor"to the, Oartierton show' yestercLayi .who- patronises most of the shows in the'Dominion^expressed I>he! opihioo ,v to tan Age Representative thatthe exhibition of pedigree cattle at the Wairarapa show is one of the best ever made in New Zealand.

Twenty-seven birds were hampered by the Masterton Homing Pigeon Club last night foe a race from Timaru ' on Saturday next. The birds from Auckland are expected to arrive home, with fine weather, between three and four o'clock this afternoon.

At a meeting of the Wanganui branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants last evening, the following motion'ivas carried:—"That this branch urges the Minister of Railways to fix the minimum wages at 9s per day."

The results of, the judging in the butter and cheese^«Bv,emts-*iai the Carterton show-were, not available until late last evening. They will consequently not be published until tomorrow.

A case was commenced in the Supreme Court at Wellington yesterday in which Pitcaithly and Co. claim £20,000 from John McLean and Sons, contractors for the Wellington dock.

"It is very wet," remarked the representative 'of the Age to a bedrag-; gled-looking farmer at the Carterton show!,. • "Ift isj'v,,w^a iL the prompt reply.,; "But it "is' for the dairy farmer." -There was no,. \ fm-ther I 'argument.-.- : ' ': \\

Mr Rupert Morrison, of Blairlogie, Mastertbn, has suffered a severe loss in the death of his harness horse "-Gentleman Jack." The aninul was being driven in from the paddocks on Monday, in preparation for the Carterton show (where he was entered in several sections) when he fell over an embankment and fractured his skull. The services.,of a veterinary surgeon were' secured from Wellington, but nothing could be done to save the horse. "Gentleman Jack" was a prize-winner in many of the showrings in the North Island.

At the inquest in Carterton on the body of Harry Scott, wbo was found at To Wharau on Monday evening with a bulletin his head, the acting-coroner returned a verdict of "suicide while temporarily insane." Documents were produced which showed that the deceased contemplated taking his life. He asked that his body be interred decently for the sake of his family, who and reported to be well-connected in County Antrim, Ireland. Mr W. iSaywell's winning cow in the Wairarapa P. and A. Society's, champion btitter-fat competition ' for the second, year, in succession, isi'from Mr Coleman .Phillips' original Dry River importation. This outcome proves the essential practical nature of the work Mr Phillips did when establishing the co-operative dairy factory movement. Wherever they have gone his cattle have taken front rank in dairy herds- — the most important factor in the pro-

gress of small farm settlement in the J Dominion, and the rise in land values. ,' The following will represent the Masj terton Senior Cricket Club in the i opening match of the season with South Wiairarapa, at Foatherston, on Saturday afternoojti next—D. Logan, A. E. Esson, C. Pery, T. Jordan, A. Congdon, J. Waters, W. Iggulden, H. Moorhouse, Patrick find W. Redmond. , Emergency, J Thompson.

The Government has its own way of advertising. Adjoining an exhibit of specimens of animal malformations and freaks of nature, made by the Agricultural Department at the Carterton show, is an appeal to those who are about to be married, or have been married, or are about to doother rash things, to invest, their savings in the National Provident Fund! ■)■'.

An important event will take place this evening in Murray's Hall, Masterton. in the shape of a lecture by Mrs G. Williams, of Wellington, tho subject being ll An Outline of. Theosophy." The lecturer is an individual of brilliant attainments, whore gratuitous services will be appreciated by those taking advantage of the privilege of hearing her expound the underlying tniths that pervade all religions, nhilosophies and the science of the Eastern land Western world. Owing to the range of her comprehensive studies the lecturer is enabled to throw light on many problems which are rpoken of as "occult," or the "mysteries of nature." Admission will I e free, and questions oral or written will be invited. '

IF YOU HAVE A Cough, Cold, Nose, Throat, or Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, or Liver Complaint, Rhemnatdsm, 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 GURE3 because it contauiß 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 resulted from their übo.

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Insist upon.the genuine SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT* and you will derive the benefit.

A man named Alexander Smith was drowned in the Auckland harbour last night. He was twenty-five years old.

The North Island Eifle Association meeting will be held at Wanganui on December 27th and 28th.

Nearly two thousand people attended the funeral at Palmerston North yesterday of four of the victims of the Foxton tragedy.

/The Government introduced a Bill last night to give teachers a right of appeal against their transfer by Education Boards.

Mr. J. 0. Boddington reports that the rainfall registered at the Upper Plain for the 24 hours,preceding 9 a.m. on Tuesday was 7 points.

It is somewhat remarkable that, while rain fell in torrents in Carterton •frn Wednesday, only a few light showers were experienced in Masterton.

The attendance at the Hawke's Bay show last week was estimated at something over 1100 below that of last year, probably due to the insufficient advertising.

The school museum in Masterton. which contains a number of very inter- ! esting exhibits, will be open to the public this evening. It is well worth a 'visit.. -. ,:. V;V.'. ;; ,■'' \, '-,''' '■ V, . : The;,stock 7 judging .competitions at the iSarterton show yesterday were- interfered with by the weather. Mr»S. G. Morgan proved the most successful judge of a yearling dairy heifer, with Mr A. 5- Booth second.

The Mauriceville corresponderit of the Age writes that the sheep-dwners' pest of that district, hutewai, or "biddi-biddi," appears to be later in coming into head this year thaA ia previous seasons.

Wool-growers in the Wairarapa, and in other parts of the Dominion, will be interested to know that *he freight on wool is fd per pound'lower from New Zealand this year than it is from Australia.

A lecture, under the auspices of the Knox Literary and Musical Association will be given by Mr. Robert Parker, of Wellington,yjjn'Knox H<all tomorrow. The subject *is "Shakespeare and Music".

The beneficial effect of sulphate of ammonia as a top-dressing" for grass has been demonstrated this season by the Orepuki (Southland) Bowling Club. The portion of the green treated is showing a (strong, healthy growth, and the dressing (says the local newspaper) has evidently been uncongenial to the grass-grub pest, which has made' itself, scarce at the spot. <; > - 1 >, V v lA'ohm ;the Wa\makariri river.' w'iit hfgfc flood, arid ;'tne is inuri-' dated. ; Road communication between Ohxistchurch ,and, ;j Kaiapoi has . cut off, and' 'railway communication has been suspended. Settlers, at latest reports, were preparing to leave their homes, and ia heavy loss of stock is expected. Floods have also been experienced on'the West Coast. n,n<! reveral wash-outs have occurred. """""

;:,;Mr T.. Inglis, of ,the firm of L r - -.:- Inglis Bros., motor importers, 'Weilington, is at present visit to Master ton. He -has'' with him one of the latest 15 horse-power' Stewart cars, fitted with handsome 'torpedo body, hood and screen, detachable wire wheels, and very fully equipped ; in every way. Mr Inglis will be at the Carterton show to-day, and will be pleased to show the car to intending purchasers and give a demonstration; Attention is.drawn to the firm's alvertisement on page 2, containing particulars of the various cars handled by them. ' .'•', • ' ,

A drag will leave the Prince of Wales Stable, Masteriton, for the Carterton show at 12.30 to-day. : l

MrR. Petersen, second-hand dealer, Queen St., advertises for sale harness and bicycles. '■' '■'*'.

A young man for farm work is required by Mr \V. S. Lett, Kopuaranga.

Mr and Mrs Joseph Reardon elsewhere thank numerous friends for their kindness and'sympathy during their recent'sad bereavement.

Mr J. B. Keith, land agjent, Masterton, advertises two compact-free-hold dairy farms, well-improved. The prices are low and* the terms easy. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have been instructed by Mr W. R. Collerton, Tinui, to hold an important' horse sale, at the stables of the auctioneers, Dixon Street, on Saturday, November 4th, at noon. Particulars are advertised.