LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10483, 21 November 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The progressive euohre party which was to have been held on November ytli in the Kuripuna Hall, takes place thin evening.

Tlio Standard (hastens to record the fact tlia't there will he no fewer than seventeen clergymen in Greytowm tliis week.

Through the capsizing of a boat on "the Porirua bar on Sunday, a man ?Vamod Antonio Forratti, aged 23, lost his life.

His Lordship Bishop Sprott held a confirmation service at Martinborough on Friday last. There were nineteen candidates.

Tho Mastorton Hospital Committee and Charitable Aid Committee meet this morning. The Finance Committee of t'hd Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board meets this afternoon.

A <troop of the Carterton Boy Scouts, in charge of Scoutmaster Roydhpuse, paid a visit to Greytown on Sunday afternoon, and in company with the local troop attended the service at St. Luke's Church.

At tlhe meeting of the Lansdowne School Committee last evening, Messrs E. Welch and A. Jackson were appointed, the visiting members for the ensuing month.

A clay pigeon shooting match will he held hy the Martuiboi-ough Gun Club on Thursday afternoon, When the oriae money will total £3O, divided as follows—lst prize £2O, 2nd £6, 3rd £4,

Shearing operations are now in full swing on the larger stations around Masterton. Some of the smaller sheds have "cut out." The clip, generally speaking, is reported to be well up to the average. '

Mr G. R. Sykes, one of the Opposition candidates for the Masterton seat, addressed successful meetings at Kaitawa and Nireaha last week, receiving hearty votes of thanks at each Dlace. Last night Mr Sykes spoke at Romgokokako. . .

The dairy farmers of the Masterton, Wairarapa, and Bush. districts will be interested to know that Messrs Dimock and Co., Ltd;, of Wellington, are now paying 5d per lib for. bacon pigs. This is probably the highest price that lias been paid for pigs in the history of the Dominion.

The celebration of the Forty Hours' Adoration was concluded in St. Patrick's Church, Masterton, yesterday. The congregations at the various devotional services were large. The Very Rev. Father Murray preached eloquent sermons.

A deputation from the Wairarapa District Nurses' Committee will wait upon the Finance Committee of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board to-day, to discuss the proposed scheme for appointing nurses to the outlying portions of the district.

A feature of the Orchestral concert in Masterton this week wilt be a composition, by Mr W. H. Squire, entitled "Sweet Briar." This composer is considered one of the best present, day English composers, and has written some very fine vocal and instrumental music, the above composition being one of his lighter efforts.

The subject of the lecture to be given by the Rev. R. S. Gray, in the Masterton Town Hall to-night will be "Experiences of Prohibition in America." The lecturer should draw a large gathering, <as all are anxious to glean information upon this important subject. The chair will be taken lay Mr D. McGregor, junr.

The monthly meeting of the Lansdowne, School Committee was held last evening. 'There'were present :■— Messrs E. Hale (chairman); J. E. Perry, A. J'-. Cooper, A. Jackson, E. Welch, F. P. Welch. An apology for absence was received from Mr D. A. Pickering. The headmaster reported that the average attendance for the past six weeks was 167, and number on the roll, 182. Accounts amounting to £1 14s 8d were passed for payment. .

Granted fine weather, the fete on Thursday afternoon in aid of St. Matthew's Vicarage Fund, should attract a large number of people. The programme of sports begins at 2.30 p.m., and includes, several mounted events, flat races, tugH>f-war, pillow fight on spar, and other interesting items. The children will give the.; maypole dance, and one of the features of the afternoon will be the haka danced by some twenty pakelia braves. "There will be' afternoon tea, and a stall of plain and fancy work and sweets.

Over three hundred entries have been received for the Rose and Sweet Pea show on, Wednesday. This must l.:e very satisfactory considering the weather of tbe last few weeks. Competition in the. principal rose and sweet pea. classes is very strong.^The decorated tables, twelve in all, will prove a source of great attraction. In purely amateur classes ti few are wellfilled, but quite a iuunber are'altogether neglected. Pot plants, although not strong numerically ,/vill include a number of very fine grown specimens. Altogether, the show is sure to attract great attention, Baldwin be open from 2.30 till 9.30 p.m. to-morrow, the22nd inst.

Have you tine sjjirit of progfessliveness, or are you content to jog along ih much; tlie same way>.as did your forefathers? Tim average' dairy fairm/eii m out to make as miuchjmoney as h© can. in as little time a» possible ; and the Ridd Maßtoiing Machine will help him to aecomjpiliislh. his diesine. The patent tapering teat cup ds on© of the most unique features of the RMd. It enahßles the miachan© to get all the miilk, is perfectly harmless, and makes: the Ridd a real mioniey earner. Mr P. O'Grady, of Hamilton, writes:—"After using tihie Riidd Machines' for nearly two searsons I am pleased to let ylou know that they are aJI you claimed them to be. My cows took to thie machine from the first. When mdiLkiing by h/aavd I had to employ three hands, nlow with, tlhie machine I eompdoy one." Tflne Blackston© Oil 4 Engine has proved thie most economical and reliaMe pow«ri for driving Ridds. MANSON AND BARR, DISTRICT AGENTS, Palmerston N.

The rivers and streams in the Master ton district are in good fishing order just now. Some splendid catcher have been made by local anglers of late.

Our Hukanui correspondent states tliat wind and rain more boisterous than in the depths of winter lias been prevailing for the last throe weeks. The sign-board on the Purakau railway station is still in mourning. It is reported that the Department intends reverting to the name of Kuripuni.

The police nave received informatiou that a six-year-old boy named Keith Osborne was drowned at Kaimamaku, thirty miles north of Whangairei, on Sunday night. '

The cereal crops in the Opaki, To Ore Ore and Upper Plain districts look particularly well just now, and a good harvest is looked forward to by farmers.

A, meeting is to be held in the Hukanui public hall on Wednesday next, to arrange a send-off to Mr H. Oonder, who has been in charge of the local railway station for the past four years.

Some very healthy-looking potato crops are to be seen in and around Masterton just now. The warm rains appear to have stimulated the growth of iaW root crops.

In connection with the expulsion of anti-militarists from the agricultural showgrounds at Christchurch, it is understood that the "Peace Council" is taking action against the A. and P. Association for breach of contract.

Good work is being carried out by the poultry class of the Hawera Technical School. This week a brood of chickens were hatched at the school by means of the incubator. The chickens, numbering 85, look unusually healthy. There is another setting of. 150 in the incubator. . '

Dairy farmers on the Poverty Bay flats are becoming concerned at the absence of rain. A well-known factory manager has estimated that the local factories would be producing Bit lease £IOOO pei* month more dairy produce if there was rain, to freshen the pastures.

Ssveral of the vessels at the Wanganui wharf this week experienced considerable difficulty in getting their cargoes discharged (says the Herald) owing to a shortage of labour. The recent disorganisation of shipping by the officers strike has had the effect of thinning the ranks of the Wharf, hands, many of whom' are said to have left the town.

The Hukanui correspondent of the Age states that'an accident occurred on the Hamua bridge on Sunday"' afternoon, resulting in the death 'of -a valuable horse belonging to ;Mr Watchman, of Hamua. A resident of Hukanui was driving home, wheal the shaft of his trap penetrated the horse, which was being ridden by a youth, to fa depth of about a foot.

Complaints have reached the poilci in Masterton that certain mischievous lads had made it a practice of damaging the hives at <a local apiary. Should the offenders be caught, an example will be made of them. Edward Rosenberg, who stole- 175 bicycles in Wellington, was yesterday let off by the Chief Justice with a fine of £IOO.

The steamer Opawa, from Liverpool, is bringing two,' high-class Hereford bulls for Mr Frank Moore, of Kai Iwi. They are from Mr Arthur P. Turner, of The Leen, Pembridge, from whose herds they were selected by Mr James Stuckey. One is Wontezuma (sire Lord Lieutenant), second at this season's Royal Show at Norwich. The other is a bull oalf by Grosvenor, his sire being sold some - time ago for South Africa for 200 guineas.

Speaking at the Poultry Conference at Christchurch, the secretary, Mr J. B. Merrett, said that it was high time that the industry, received a bettor measure of protection from the Government. At present eggs could be bought in Russia and Germany for prices as low as 4d per dozen. They were imported to New Zealand in thoiisianidy of dozens, land seriously interfered with the profits of the local ' poultrymen. In the summer the confectioners would not give more than 9d per dozen for local eggs,' becanse the imported ,eggs could be bought as 1 cheaply. A very pleasing instance of sym- ! pathy in a time of distress is related jin the West Coast Times. A farmer who died at Cornadun lately, had ; left his family, a wife and young children, in reduced circumstances, while the farm, owing to his illness, had fallen back in condition. The furrow plough with horses, carts and :and harrows, all appeared on the farm amd were worked by .neighboring farmers or their men, who had come to lend a helping hand. Labourers from the township also came and freely gaW their labours, and tall that day'men and horses worked like Trojans for the sake of the ""widder and childer," amd made a wonderful improvement in the look of the farm. Needless to say, the chivalrous and,kindly assistance of farmer and labourer was much appreciated. ' A remarkable story was told at the | Criminal Court, Sydney, last week, by James Ren ton, an elderly man,- who pleaded guilty to having . committed bigamy at Geelong on March 24, 1910. Prisoner said that two years ago he was washed out to sea. He was in the water for 16 hours before somobody picked him up. A Coroner's inquiry was, however, held upon the, body; it was believed that prisoner was dead, and a certificate of death was issued. Prisoner appeared to think that 'because he had, by mistake, been deemed to be dead, the pec-, uliar circumstances gave him the right to marry again. He now putthat forward as an.excuse for having \ committed bigamy. Prisoner was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment.

The Rev. Dr. Inge is severe.on the democracy and restlessness of labour, and yet much of what he says is very true. The labour revolt will tend to divert industry to the East. At the present, however, the industry and the wealth of the East are coming tin's way. and the choicest of such products is the tea sold in New Zealand bearing the Empire Company's brands. These are the finest teas on the market. *

the means of relieving me of indigestion," writes Mr James Coffey, exStation Master a,t Mentone,'. Vic. "I was for many years) with the Victorian Rlailways but am now retired. In the rash of wfork thea-e one is apt to negjecsfc onesfcJif and to fly to all sorts of alleged remedies. In Chamberlain's Tablets I hiave found' the right one and the best one I have ever tried. Throe tablets a;re a certain oure for indigestion." JTor sale by all chemists and storekeepers. '

A letter from Auckland states tha£ carpenters and bricklayers are at »■ premium in Auckland just now.

The main and supplementary rolls of the Masterto.;i electorate will contain about 7320 names.

The Waingawa freezing works will probably l>e running full time this* week.

It is understood that the Health' Department intends causing an inspection to be made of the source of the water supply at Lansdowne.

The man Moffit, who struck George Gunther in Wellington, and caused a fall from which death occurred, .was sentenced to two months' hard labour.

The Registrar of Electors at Masterton did not receive advice yesterady of the closing of the electoral rolls.. These will probably bo closed to-day.

Messrs J. Fraser and Co., land. agents, of Mastorton, report the sale of a 100-acre farm, near Masterton, to* Mr A. H. Rutherford, of Alfredton. It is stated that Mr Rutherford intends to take up Ids residence in Masterton. ,

Messrs Hallonstein Bros, are about erecting a three storey building in Wanganui. The-structure will be of brick, faced with Oamaru stone, and will be one of the finest business premises in Wanganui.

As illustrating the revenue derived from strawberry plots in the Central. Otago district, it was mentioned at a recent meeting of the Settlement. League that on one plant alone 134 strawberries were counted. Instances, were cited where 11 and . turned the scale at lib avoirdupois.

A contemporary affirms that present:, indications go to show that the wool clip this year will be some 30,000 bales. below what it was last year. The wool. freights also will be unpreoedentedly. low, and owing to the severe weather, which has been experienced the lamhr - ing returns are likely to be rather, lower.

Some very good tallies have lately been recorded by shearers in the Hawke's Bay province. Shearing at Mr J. Barker's shed, Mangamaire, Porangahau recently, Messrs W. J., E., and A. B. Edgecombe shore 264 ewes and lambs each in one day, and the following day each man shore 233 dry sheep. >

There seems to be plenty of scope for women in the Waikato. For years an elderly x lady, a spinster, has been a member of a Road Board at Cambridge, a widow a poundkeeper, and. a few days ago a Mrs Sarah Ann McCann was elected': a: trustee of the. South- Hautapu, Drainage Board

Mr W. C. Buchanan, held a : very, successful meeting at Te Wjiarau on Saturday evening. There was a good; attendance, including a number "of ladies. Mr M. McGregor occupied the chair. A hearty vote of thanks to the speaker, and a similar compliment to the chair, concluded a successful meeting.

Mr R. A. Large, Wlairarapa representative of Messrs Dimock and Co., leaves Masterton for Gisborne this morning, to' report upon the prospects of commencing buying operations in the Poverty Bay district, which is the only dairy district in the North Island in which the firm is not represented. The Feilding Star says:—A challenge by. Mr Cody, of to debate the liquor question with a nolicense advocate was accepted by the Rev. H. T. Peat, Presbyterian minister at Taihape, but when the fateful ■night, at Rangatua 'turned tip, Mr Cody was missing, so a no-license lecture was given. The Darling Downs, in Queensland,. towards which many New Zealanders oast covetous eyes last year," is experiencing another of its periodical drought visitations. Practically .no rain worth speaking of has fallen forsix months. The latest reports are to the effect that the wheat crops are' practically ruined, entailing a loss-t0..-,, the district estimated at -fully £150,000. ■ .'• ■

"A recent shipment of Australian mutton to Switzerland created a mild! sensation among those who claim i to have a knowledge of meat," writes a. correspondent of a London paper. "The carcases in question were considered to be the finest ever-seen by these experts. They went off like hot caks. At Neuchatel, butchers have reduced the price of beef 20 cents per kilogram. The frozen meat is shiftingthings; land the shops in; which it is being retailed are choke full of customers, a good many having often to stand in the street awaiting their turn."

The quarterly meeting of the Stone--henge Lodge, U.A.0.D., was held in.--.-j Masterton last night, Bro. P. Corbett, j A J)., presiding. After tihe confirma- - tion of the minutes, the Lodge ad~ journed for ten minutes out of respect j for the late Bro. L. Prentice. . OneI candidate was initiated into the *)rder and two proposed for membership. The Royal Arch Chapter decided to meet on Tuesday, 28th inst. The nomination of officers for the ensuing term was as follows :-*-A.D., Bro. H. Hilton; V.A., Bro. J. Elder and J. Buckton-; secretary, Bro. E. Pragnell * treasurer, Bro. J. H. Blinkhorne; 1.G., Bros. E.. Hooper, W. B. King, and J. Buckton; 0.G., Br<t A. Miles; A.D.B.'s, Bros. G. W. Milne, C. McGaughran and A.. Johansen; V.A.B.'s, Bros. W. Blinkhorne, A. Johansen, E. Hooper, and A. Edwards; M.S., Bros. ' A. Johamsen and 0. C. Petersen; audi- j tor, Bros. E. H. Waddington'and F. B. Rosson; District President, Bro. R. Davey, P;A. It, was decided to forward a letter of condolence to the relatives of the late Bro. Prentice.

IF YOU HAVE j A Oough, Cold, Nose, Throat, or Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, or ! Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, USE SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT; 5 drops in a table--i spoon 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 it other Eucalyptus' These latter, maue 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 drops in a tablespoon of olive oil. The effect will surprise you. SANDER'S EXTRACT HEALS becauseit is freed from the irritating constituents contained in other eucalyptus preparation. It heals when others irritate.

Insist upon the genuine SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, and youwill derive the benefit.

It was fifty years on Saturday since the Bank of New Zealand opened its first agoncy in Taranaki.

For carrying pig-swill through the streets in tLo daytime d Napior resident was fined £1 and heavy costs.

A consignment of 15,000 trout from the Masterton fishponds is being liberated in the streams in the FoathersSfcon district.

Advertisers for milkers in Taranaki newspapers make tho stipulation in many cases that the applicant must be quiet with the cows.

An advertisement in tlie Woodville paper advises electors to vote prohibition unless the price of beer is reduced.

Over £BO,OOO is annually expended in tho Auckland metropolitam district by the organised public and private charities, nmd tho total population is not over 120,000.

The project to open up the backblocks of Warganui by means of a railway to Haetihi has lately been actively revived by the local Chamber of Commerce.

H.M.S. Powerful, with the new Admiral of the , station, Vice-Admiral King-Hall, arrived at Auckland from Sydney yesterday morning. The Powerful leaves Auckland for Wellington on Monday.

' The circulation of reports concerning tho business of Masterton is likeJy to form the subject of an interesting discussion, at the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council this evening.

A Palmerston telegram states that nt three o'clock yesterday morning a six-roomed house at Kairanga, owned and occupied by H. Moffatt, was destroyed by fire. T!ho inmates had only just time to get out.

The Now Zealand Dairy Union's jiayments during the four weeks for the October period just eaided total £6684 7a lid The rate of the adVance was lid for butter-fat and Is OJd for cheese.

A Taranaki firm of land agents has found it necessary to announce that they wish clients to understand that no exchanges will be negotiated when the properties are inflated in value.

A firo broke out last night in Mr A. Lindsay's boot premises in Lambton Quay, Wellington. The building was saved, but the heavy stock of boots and shoes sustained severe damage.

A meeting of the Cabinet was held in Ghristchurch yesterday afternoon, when a sum of £40,000 was authorised for railway rolling-stock, and £16,000 for roads and bridges.

The recently discovered Aranui cave at Waiotimo is said by visitors to be. the best of the three so far discovered in that district. Last week all the rooms at the Government accommodation house were occupied by tourists. Following the example of other A. and P. Associations, the PahiatuaAkitio Association intend canvassing Wellington for special prizes and donations for the annual show in February. The President (Mr A. McFarInme), and secretary (Mr J. A. Walsh) will undertake this mission shortly. A very painful accident befel a 9tcen months' old boy at Gisborne. He was walking along with his feeding bottle, when he tripped and fell. The lyottle broke, and a portion of the little fellow's tongue was almost severed, the end just hanging by a few threads. He was put under chloroform, and the tip of the tongue stitched on again. The wound bled profusely.

The Baptist clergyman, who initiated ifche agitation in London against the Johnson-Wells fight (the Rev. F. B. Meyer), replied as follows to a suggestion that ho was opposed to boxing: "TJo.the present generation of young Englishmen 1 would certainly never say a word to 'diminish any incentive to virile manhood. As far as lam concerned, I say to all young men—By. all manner of means, gentlemen, box; only, if you do, (1) do your own boxing, and do mot d 6it by proxy; (2) box for pointta and health, and not for cash; (3) box the Devil and all his works.

The Labour Department supplies supplies the following information about the day of the general election: Section 115 of the Electoral Act provides that the day of election shall be a public holiday after mid-day, and when such day is other than that appointed as the weekly half-holiday under the Shops and Offices Act, the provisions of that Act sliall be deemed to apply ito election day in lieu of the day so appointed. With respect to factories the position is somewhat different. It shall not be necessary for factories to close during the working hours on polling day, but the occupier of a factory shall afford to each of his employees an opportunity to record Jus or her vote, and no deduction' sliall be made from the wages of the employee providing that such time does not exceed one working hour. Every occupier of a factory who commits a breach of this Act is liable for a penalty of £» for each and every employee.

Mr and Mrs J. Prentice and family insert a notice of thanks.

The postponed euchre party will be held in. the Riiripuni Hall this evening.

A competent shorthand writer and typist for mercantile office, Masterton, is advertised for. A small grazing run of 11,000 acres, 40 miles from Blenheim by motor road, is advertised for sale as a going concern, by Messrs C. C. Koss and Co., land agents, Masterton.

Messrs Hugo and Shearer are to the fore with a special announcement of a display of smart cotton dress fabrics suitable for summer wear. The "Store for Value" will no doubt prove a centre of-'attraction for all ladies requiring seasonable materials.

The■ Commissioner of Crown Lands elsewhere gives notice that sections 3 amd 17, Block TX, Mt. Cerberus, one lot of 361 acres, will bo open for application on optional system on Wednesday, December 20th, 1911. Plans with full particulars can be obtained shortly at the principal post offices, aiui from tho District Land Office, Welling ton.

Mr Henderson, jeweller-optician, has just, received a. consignment of new reading .spectacles, which are now opeii for inspection. Those remarkable glasses are so constructed that when worn the focus is directed through the centre of the lense, and not at tho rim, as is the case with many glasses. Best gold filled glasses with straight sides aaid the flat bar pince.nez are each quoted at the resonable price of 15s, and the straight sides, steel and flat bar steel, are each quoted at'7s 6d. , A replace advertisement, with price list and illustrations, will appear in to-morrow morning's issue.