LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10473, 9 November 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Fair quality cows made up to '£ls at a sale, in the Shannon'district the other day.:

Masterion is being.caiwassed just now for subscriptions in aid of the starving millions in China..

. A proposal for rating on unimproved Wlues was rejected by ratepayers of the Borough of Northcote hp 191 votes to 92.

The Waverley Town Board Iks decided that a poll of the ratepayers be taken in reference to lighting the town with acetylene gas, at an estimated cost of £I2OO.

The proprietors x>f the Tararua cheese factory at Ballance have made very advantageous terms for the disposal of half their output, and have decided to. consign the balance to Messrs W. Weddel and Co. .The Rev. J. Dawson, of JVellington, yesterday received a cablegramfrom Dr. Berry, of Waterville,'Maine, statr ing that the official recount showed a majority of 758.against -the, Repeal of Prohibitory amendment in, the State Constitution.

It. is reported in Dunedin that the small steamer Rakaurarah has been chartered by the Sorenson-May syndicate to convey a salvaging party to Auckland Island to exploit the wreck of the General Grant in search of tlie gold believed to have been sunk there in 1866.

The interest taken in the County Council election in Masterton yesterday was not considerable, many of the ratepayers being either too busy to vote or away from the district. It is expected tliat the new Courthouse in Masterton will be ready foropening early in the year. ! Mahy sheep farmers, it is contended, make the common, mistake of selling tlie whole of their first draft, of lambs, ewes-andrwethers alike. 1 This is a mistake, as the best ewe lambs are those that fatten first, and it. is these that should be kept to work in for breeding stock.

The secretary of the Waivoa Chamber of Commerce has received the following, dated October 30th : "In reply to your telegram .of 30th September I liave looked into the question, of Mr Parry visiting Waikaremoana, and have pleasure in informing you that instructions have been given for Mr Parry to go there as soon as he can be spared from Wellington. He will report on Lake Waikaremoana as . a source of hydro-electric power to supply the whole of the North Island from Auckland southwards. It is hoped that Mr Parry will be able to go north in -about a month's time. —J. G. Ward."

A MITSrTAKrIX NOTION

There is< a. paievajliaig opinion that it is dangerous to stop diiaa-rlioea. too suddenly. Tlmt may lie. the case where sui. astringent medicine is used but there is n|ot the least dangler di stopping it too qiuickßy' wihjen Cham.bedadn'fi' Colic, CttHofera, and Diarrhoea, Rlamledy is taken, as it is_ not am astringent, audi stops the diarrhoea, by' curong the diiisea.se thiat cauised it. " As a ruifo only two or tihiree dioisoa are required, but in some- _severe oaises a wilio 1 !© bottle is somidbiTnep needed. 'S|pM by all ciliiemists and storebeeeprs.

The Longburn freezing works will commence operations for tho' season about tho 23rd inst.

During the present month, • 32,057 acres of Crown land will be opened for selection in the Dominion.

An additional vat, with a capacity of 850 gallons, has been installed at the Greytown dairy factory. Auckland is to have an old colonists' reunion towards the latter end of December in connection with the formal opening of the new town hall.

The Levin Dairy Co.'s output, it is stated, is considerably in advance of what it was for the corresponding period of last year.

It is stated, says the Waitara Mail, that one of the first acts of the new Clifton County Council will be the abolition of the Waihi toll gate. Mr W. C. Buchanan,(M.P., addressed a largely-attended meeting of electors at Waingawa last evening. Amongst those present werb a number of ladies. The chair was occupied by Mr William Perry. At the conclusion of the address a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the candidate, on the motion of Mr C. Reynolds. When entering the Wairoa river yesterday morning, the steamer Tangaroa struck a beam projecting from a pile of the old breastwork, and sank. The passengers were taken off in a motor launch. The steamer now lies with five feet of water in the engine room.

Edward Francis Moffitt was yesterday committed for trial in Wellington on a charge of unlawfully killing George Gunther on October 31st. The evidence was similar to'that given,at the inquest. Moffitt, who reserved his defence, was admitted on bail. Mr G. 8,. Sykes will address the electors at Alfredton on Saturday evening next. While two Jersey cows were being .landed at Whangarei a mishap occurred. One beast slipped oh the wharf, and despite tlie efforts of a number of bystanders to place her on her legs, she stubbornly refused to go until given some "Dutch courage" in the form of a drop of whisky. The directors of the Tawaha Dairy Company held their monthly meeting on Saturday evening. tMr Marchant's resignation as chairman of directors was accepted with regret, and appreciation of his services in that capacity was expressed and recorded. Mr E. Haine was appointed to succeed Mr Marchant as chairman of directors. It was suggested that new cheese vats of greater capacity than the present ones at the factory will require to be procured.

The Greytown Standard says: — Sundry conmpliments and felicitations passed between the members of the Borough Council and the gas-engineer on Monday night on their mutual relationships during the work of installing the gas. The Council had found jMr Blackman capable and resourceful as well as courteous and.■obliging :v»a Mr Blackman. expressed his ackhow- ' ledgment of the trust placed in lilir. by the Council.

At Monday night's meeting of the Eketahuna School Committee, a strongly worded report on the condition of the school and gronuds was furnished.by a sub-committee and adopted, though not available yet for publication. It was resolved that a copy of the report, together with a report made by Inspector Cairns on the insanitary condition of the grounds, be forwarded to the Minister for Education, and "to each member of the Wellington Education Board. Not the least interesting-item, at the entertainment in the Masterton Town Hall last night was the answering of questions by MadamfMora, the clairvoyant. Asked who was going vo be t/he new member for Masterton, the lady answered "Hogg!" amidst applause. She also ventured the opinion that the Government would retain office by a very small majority; that No-License would be retained in Masterton; that the body of James Kingdon was at present in a lake, and would never be found, and that Pawelka was in America.

I A, final remindei 4 given of the benefit football match in Masterton this afternoon and concert to-night for the. purpose of assisting a distressed inember of the Fire Brigade. A fancy dress procession will leave iPirihey's stables at 2 o'clock, and the costume football match will commence on the showgrounds at 3 o'clock. Spectators are promised a good afternoon'© fun , and; considering the worthy object of the function, there should be a large .. attendance. A collection will be taken at the gate. This evening a. grand concert will be given in the Town Hall, the best local rt-alent having consented to contribute to the programme. The Masterton agent for the Govvemment Labour Department reports as follows regarding the condition r.f trade in. Masterton during the month of October: —Owing to the wintry weather experienced during a portion of the month just ended, trade and business generally has not improved to any appreciable extent, and in some instances it has been, reported as being quiet. \ Outdoor building-trades men suffered considerably, as also did navvy and other outside workers. The forthcorning month gives promise of considerable improvement almost all round. Dairying operations-r—butter , and cheese manufacturing—are getting into full swing; shearing is about to commence; meat-freezing, preserving, and fellmongery will.shortly cause a considerable amount of employment in making preparations for the coming Reason; and building trades give promise of maintaining a good standard ; so that it is anticipated that there will Ik> an abundance of employment for all hands. MAKINC HOME HOMELIER.

If you have no children, you need to keep tffie, house as bright and cheerful as possible—you want a piano. If you have ehiildirani growing up about you, you want to make home as attractive as possible for them— you want a piano. It does not matter what your circumstances are ; you can afford a piano, if, you go about it in a sensible way. Let the Dresden Piano Company show you the way. The Dresden Hire-Purohase System brings splendid pianos* into the reach of everybody. The Company's stock is very wide; you are offered the choice of pianos by all the great makers of the world. If—on the other hand—you oan't play, make enquiry about the Broad-' wood Player Piano. The Player can be fitted or removed at will when the piano is required for ordinary solo work. The Player itself is made by Broadwoods. Needless to say it is irreproachable alike in mechanics, material, and warkmansihip. In short, it is the best in the market! Go into this matter now! M. J. Brookes, North Island Manager. Local Representative: H. Tnns, Daniell's Buildings, Master-

Two Martinborough parents b&V6 been fined six shillings and five shillings -respectively, with 7b coats, for failing to send their children, to school as required by the Education Act.

The price offering for lambs and wethers in the Wairarapa at the opening of the present season is about 2s per head less than it was at the opening of last season.

The Wellington competitions concluded last night. The" Church choir contest was won by the Grafton Road (Auckland) Methodist choir. At a sitting of the Conciliation Council in Wellington yesterday, an agreement was arrived at on ail "[joints m the furniture trades dispute. J

Mr Hunter was asked at his Dannevirke meeting if he would be in favour of attaching nursery cars to trains. Ihe candidate said the question was one tfhich should be submitted to a. committee of ladies. <

It is stated that there is a likelihood or a paper mill being started in Foxton, the idea being that tho enormous amount of refuse from the many fl*xmilla m that district could be used to advantage in this industry

Mr George Hunter, the Opposition candidate for-Waipa-wa-,- told an interrupter at his meeting at- Dannevirk© that he knew no more of politics than a. mermaid knew* of a harem skirt. (Loud laughter).

The installation of Bro. W. Britland as W. M. of the Lodge Tararua, took place at Pahiatua on Tuesday evening. Right Wor. Bro. J. Moncrieff, Provincial Grand Master, acted as Inv stalling Master. . A large number of visiting brethren were present.

A Timaru telegram says:—ln reply to a request from.the Committee of Mr J. H. Moore, the Opposition, candidate, Mr Massey has promised to give an address at Timaru on the 18th inst. Opportunity is to be taken of v the occasion to make a big Opposition rally: The Premier speaks at Waimate on returning north,.

Mr Henry Hill, Chief Inspector of schools for Hawke's Bay, last night consented to stand as a Labour candidate for Napier, being assured by representatives of the Labour Union of a practically unanimous labour vote. ,

In various parts of New Zealand stoats are the cause of considerable annoyance to farmers. In the Taranaki district just recently a poultry farmer caught a stoat with well grown young ones. He states that during the season he has lost 200 head of poultry through the depredations of these vermin.

For some time past it has been industriously stated in Ihinedin that, in the event of the Hon. J. A. Millar being re-elected, he will be appointed' High Commissioner. When addressing: his election committee on Tuesday night the Minister emphatically denied the report, saying that he intended tq remain in New Zealand and had, no : nation of becoming Sir William Tall-Jones's snccessor.'-

In the (Course of his remarks at a Plresbyterian Sabbath school demonstration at Christihurch, the Rev: T. Miller stated that.not one out of every five children who had attended Sunday schools in* Great Britain was entered on the church roll after leaving the school, and he doubted if one out of, "' every five in the Dominion became a--"- 1 Churchgoer after leaving a Sunday school, despite the various .organisations to keep young people in the church,. '. '.■.■„ I-

The borough-of Napier is already '"■ i feeling attxibus re the shortageofvfcho ;; water supply. Thq 'borough engineer , has <deemed it expedient to draw ths>» attention of the public to the urgent necessity for striot care and economy, if the undesirable expedient of cutting off the siipply at nights is to be avoided. While-the supply is ample for a.H reasonable purposes, ft is in- , insufficient if the water is to be used in a wasteful maimer. Persons using water for their or wasting it in ■ any other manner will have their supplies immediately stopped.

Mr W. T. Williams, of Te Aute, lias, recently imported a splendid Short- ;* horn bull, Bapton Mascot, from England. Bapton Mascot is a dark red bull, described as of grand substance and quality, and he will no doubt help to maintain the already high reputation of th£ TeAute herd. He was bred by Mr Dean Willis, of Bapton Manor, Wiltshire, who Intended reserving Mm for his ewn stud until tempted' by a big offer from the New '■'' jZealaiid purchaser. .

A communication has been addressed by Mr G. P. Donnelly (Hawke's Bay) , to the Prime Minister urging that what forest growth is still left on the Ruahine ranges should be preserved from destruction. There is a concensus of opinion amongst those who have studied the subject that the denudation of forest areas materially alters climatic conditions. The Ruahine range is one of the principal watersheds in the North Island, and it is considered essentiaHhat what remains of the once fairly abundant tree growth near its summit should not be further diminished. >

A man found by the police in one of the remote parts of Canterbury, was in a pitiable condition, and hardly recognisable as a. human being. His hair was six inches long, his beard was matted with.dirt,-and his toss were frost- i bitten. He was forthwith placed on a ' spare horse, and taken to Ada station, distant ten or twelve miles. 'Three- ■-"■ search' parties had been after him, as he had been reported having been seen occasionally, during the last two weeks wandering aimlessly about the bush in the back country. All the search parties met with extremely severe weather, the country being also verv rough.

"No one. I feel sure, can speak more gratefully of Laxo-Tonic Pills than I can.," writes Mrs Corbett, 116 Fitzroy Street, Surrey Hills, N.S.W. "They cured me of settled bilious- ' ness, which seemed as though it would never leave me. I took LaxoTonic Pills, and they proved a perfect remedy." Sold by all Chemists and Storekeepers. Price 10jd and A good rubbing of the chest and back with ROOKE'S Eucalyptus Oil and few drops sprinkled on your pil- | low, will relieve a cold. Ask for /.str*li*'« beat.—"ROOKE'S." 4„

"1 had beca suffering from Piles for some little time, and had tried various advertised Ointments for my complaint,, but I only got worse. I gave Rexona. a trial, and was pleasantly surprised to find I was comEletely cured in four days. I used laxo-Tonic Pills at the same time, so they may have helped towards my ■ quick recovery," writes Mrs Maggie* Munro, Cooper Street, Balraain, v N.S.W. Rexona, the Rapid Healer, ■/TU sold in triangular pots at la 6d

In accordance with the plan adopted On previous occasions, the New Zealand Alliance has taken a census of persons leaving the forty-seven hotels in the three electorates in Wellington City between 9 and 10 p.m.. The census was taken on Saturday night, 28th October, r.nd the total figures read by the Rev. J. Dawson at the Rev. /Mr [Hammond's meeting on • Tuesday night. The figures given were as follows: —7364 men, 510 women; 2517 (were apparently under the age of 30, and 567 were (the report stated) under *he influence of liquor. It was further Jf stated ihat between 10 and 10.15 p.m. 1823 persons oame out of the hotels.

A 3j horse-power \Minerva motor Jbicycle is advertised for sale.

An advertiser requires an unfurnished room, near town.

A girl to assist vn'Sh housework is wanted by Mrs J. C. Cooper, Cole -Street.

A smart man for Life Assurance work is advertised for. The prospects •ere good. The main, roll for the electoral district of Wairarapa is deposited for public inspection at all the post offices throughout the electorate. Persons

should examine the main roll, and, if their names do not appear thereon, they should forward without delay •claims for enrolment to the Registrar of Electors, Mr R. R. Armstrong, Carterton. Forms for enrolment may "be obtained at all post offices in the -electorate. The supplementary roll is now"in course of preparation, and will soon be closed.