LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10493, 2 December 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

During the month of November tfa£?sftta, three marriages and two deaths were registered at Greytown. TliA latest return for the Success working'.. ' .. , . A first-offending drunk was; fined 5s and costs fetf* Magisbrate'.s.Courtat Mastei-ton yesterday by Mr J. Browns J.P.

' Entries for ion cinoietv's sports close with the fcecGillie) at tune o'clock to-night.

A race in connection with the Masterton Homing Club is to fy ~l*>™\ from Timaru to-day. Tne birus *u\ also be despatched to-day for a race from the north of Auckland nest wcoJ|. The agricultural statistics show that the total area'in grain crops, etc., m Paihiatua County is m -Ata*. io County 139 acres, Eketa&una 387, Woodville 1351.

Mr A. W„ Hogg will address* the electors at Eketahuna on Monday next, and at Maniriceville on. Tuesday. He will .speak in the open-air in Masterton on Wednesday evening. The nominations for tlhe Masterton Racing Club's summer meeting, which closed last night, are 'highly satisfactory. They were not available tor publication in this morning's issue.

•* It was stated at a meeting cs\ the Maori Land Board in Masterton yes-, terday that a Native woman in the district had been given credit to the turoe of £3OOO bv local tradesmen. J

The tests at the Mangaramarama cheese factory 'at present range from 3.3 to 3.6, and .900 gallons of milk are being delivered daily. Several shipments of cheese have lately been despatched from the factory to the Home market.

A line of '3O sacks of casein, a manufacture new to New Zealand, a byproduct of skim milk, has been sent to London by the Athenic. It is from Wanganui. 1%. is hoped to add to returns from buttermakrng in New Zealand by the manufacture of casein from skim milk. The product is.used for purposes for which celluloid is adaptable. ■

The President'of the Ikaroa'- Native Land Board told an Age representaiivo 3 r esterday tlliat it was a mistake to suppose that there are 3,000,000 acres of Native lands in the 1 Dominion rot profitably occupied. He stated that if the pumice lands, which are practically useless, were, deducted, it 'would, be found that there is probably i»ot more than 1,000,000 acres of Native land unoccupied. Referring last week to a recent case of suicide by lysol poisoning, the Melbourne Coroner (Dr. Cole) said that though so many persons used it as a means of self-destruction, it was still sold to anybody. Lysol should be made more /difficult to obtain. Medical men have expressed'surprise that suicide by Lysol should be so frequent, as the poisoning will cause acute agony l>efore insensibility supervenes.

Romance is to be found even in the industrial schools, says the New Zealand Herald, aird the police investigations into a girl's escape from one of these institutions 'lias been drought to a close, owing to the fact that the girl has married.,since her escape, and is now living happily with her husband. T'ho girl ini question, who was 17 ye«.rs of age, was an. inmate of the Mount Ail!)ert Industrial School. ,She whs put out to licensed service, but absconded from her employers early in March last year./ AH attempts .nado by the police to locate the girl wore unavailing until tlhe' other Saturday, when her whereabouts were discovered by Constable Hammerly. The constable found that the girl had l>ecn married last month. She was taken to the 'home where she had recently boon an inmate, but the manager having no jurisdiction over'her on account of her marriage, she was allowed to depart. rOU SHOULD REAR IN MIND That by using the commercial eucalyptus oil which is now bought up at 6d per lb weight and bottled, and on account of the large profit, pushed, you are exposing yourself to all the dangers to which the use of turpentine will expose you—irritation of kidneys, intestinal traoh, and mucous membranes. By insisting on the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT you not only avoid these pitfalls, but you have a stimulating, safe, and effective medicament, the result of a special and careful manufacture. A trial will at once convince. Quality in Bmall dose distinguishes it from the bulky and dangerous products. Remember—SANDEß'S EXTRACT embodies the result of 50 years' experience and special study ,and it does what is promised; it heals and cures without injuring the constitution, as the oils of tha market frequently do. Therefore protect yourself b«' rejecting other brands

'Ripo strawberries and cherries nave ■ already been gathered in Masterton... Mr J. C. Boddington reports that the rainfall registered at the Upper Plain for the 24 hours preceding 3 a.m. on. Friday was 18 points. A numl)er of No-License enthusiastsfrom Masterton addressed a meeting in Featherston last evening, and met. with a good reception'. At the meeting of the Maori Land' Board in Masterton yesterday, it was decided that a meeting of assembled 1 owners be held to consider the question of the lease of Akura. 3c, No. la-, to Elizabeth I. Buick.

The Hon. Sir James Carroll addressed a large meeting of his constituents in Gisborne last night. He dealt chiefly with the Native land question, and defended the Government's borrowing operations.'

A Press Association telegram states that People's Day at the Stratford Show was a huge success, the attendance numbering 10,000. Hie weather was fine until late in the afternoon. Judges from other parts commented on iilio splendid exhibits of Jerseys, dairy stock, and horses.

An overflowing meeting of clerks held in the Chamber of Commerce at Auckland on Thursday night passed a resolution against the formation.' of a union, and decided to- petition.' Parlia-. ment for exemption from the opera*, tion of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act.

. A well-attended meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary and Y.M.C.A. members was held in the rooms last anight, in connection with the garden* fete to> be held shortly. It was decided to give prizes for various competitions to be advertised. The Auxiliary have been working enthusiastically for some weeks, stall-holders reported everything well in hand for a successful function.

In connection with the Congregational Pete, held on Thursday night, the. names of Misa N. Hogg and Miss B. Joy were inadvertently omitted from the report of the programme. Both these ladies did excellent-service in 'helping to make a good programme the success that it was. Mrs Yalden's name was also omitted from the Flower Stall. The piano Was kindly lent by Messrs McLeod and Young. Mr J. 0. Boddington reports that rain fell at the Upper Plain oin fifteen, days in November. The maximum fall in 24 hours was 63 points, registered on the 25th, and 57 points on the 6th and 24th ult. The total rainfall. for the month was 4.12 inches. The average for November during the previous seven years was 2.72 inches. The total for the past eleven months is 40.11 inches, and the average spohding period 41.01 inched.>■.■ .•.•■'■.:!:'•'

■-Mr." George Hutohison, the, Oppoei- , tion candidate for Wahganui, has dubbed the Prime MinisW, in a; political. sense, "Ward ,the Waster;'' He §ays:; —;"If,V as 1 have tieeir led to linden' stand, a Wowser is an (individual who has cultivated warts on his chest, then perhaps a Waster may be not inaccurately defined as a person who has allowed ,the Treasury ohest to become sorely contracted, as a a-esult ofitibe continued process of imprudent prodi.'gality and reckless extravagance.'''

Jack Johnson, pugilist, has told a Press interviewer in London that he has fough£?2his last fight. "I' shall never don'the gloves again' as a professional boxer," !he said, ''l am giving a number of musio hall performances and then • I am going to America. I am /retiring while still holding the 'heavy-weight championship of the world. My wife has persuaded me, for she has never liked this boxing business. One way and another I have made £60,000 from boxing during the last five years.. I received £15,000 as my shaire in the prpceeds. of myJfight with Jeffr£es,'ahd ! liave £20,000 in hard cash now, besides my inotor cars jewellery and Other property.' I shaK settle down in soine business, prdbably the motor-car business, for I am very interested in'mechanism." ■, In conversation with a Telegraph reporter j Inspector Dwyer, of the Hawke's Bay police force, who ha* recently been on a visit of inspection in the Poverty Bay district, gave an insight into the progress) .being made in the northern districts through the opening up of land by the railway. , "I went)right up into the Motu/' said the, inspector, "and was very much impressed with the country that is now being opened up 'bythe railway. I think there is a great future before the district. The line runs through some of the finest bush I 'have seen. Most of the land is fruit country, and when cleared should be splendid /for dairying. The climate is favourable, and at one place <\„ was shown some excellent strawberries grown by a settler. Settlement is going ahead-very fast." . Inspector Dwyer stated -that beyond Motu there were some-20,000 ■acres, to which they were cutting a track through the bush, and this would be placed on the market in the course of a few months. The land round Motu was excellent for 'dairying, fruit farming, or sheep farming, and the country was the very best for these purposes. "Every time Igo to Gisborne district," conbluded Inspector Dwyer, "I see signs of progress and advancing prosperity." Mr Hogg's committee will meet in theroo-ms, Chapel Street, this (Saturday) evening, at half past six o'clock.

Strawberries and cream will be obtainable at the W/F.O.A; tea rooms to-day.

Messrs Alpass and Co., caterers, Masterton, advertise for waiters, and waitresses for the Opaki, also Tauherenikau, races.

A reward is offered for the recovery of a brooch and mi) umbrella lost at the garden fete on the old showgrounds.

Messrs A. J. Johnson and Co. will sell at their auction,' rooms this afternoon a consignment of' best English and American watches, unredeemed pledges from Wellington, also furniture, poultry, etc. • How itf feel cool this weather will be a puzzler no longer if you throw over your heavy.underwear and do>:i lighter garments. Mr Murray makes some (helpful suggestions to tnis effect in another column.

You are im the dairy business to make money; but are you going the right way about it? You may think you are keeping down expenses by doing without a RiddJ Milking Machinetj but you're not. The money you mow pay in wages is more than would be necessary to run a Ridd, and the machine will get through the work in Siess time and do it better. ECONOMY. There you have' the word 1 , for the Ridd is the most economical of Milking Machine®.' Mr George Hall, of Stratford 1 , gives his opinion of the Ridd:— "I find it milks more quickly, lbaves less strippings, costs less for upkeep, and requires' less* attention to keep clean." Scores of testimonials declaring the superiority of Blackstone Oil Engines over others' are to he seem. You cannot afford to do without a Riddi any longer.

MANSON AND BARR, DISTRICT AGENTS, Paftnerston North.