LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10498, 8 December 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A great crowd of people, including many ladies, waited outside the office of the Wairarapa Ago last night to see the results of the elections put up on the large hoarding. Messrs J. Smith iuld Sons, artistic painters -and signwriters, had' the work in hand, and as the telegrams were received at the office -t-lie numbers were recorded or. the hoarding by Mr Fred. Smith in a most expaditious and creditable manner. The audience expressed appreciation of tho way in which the Age office had studied their interests in supplying full information. The crowd was very orderly , and punctuated their satisfaction from time to time with applause when the numbers went up in favour of any particular fancy. Two powerful "Lux" lights, kindly supplied for the occasion by the Lux Light Company, of Wellington, .enabled the public, to read the returns with the greatest or ease, and as clearly as if it were davlight.s A word of thanks lis.due to Mr R. Jackson, head lineman of tho telegraph office, in providing overhead wires for the suspension of the Lux lamps. The telegraph officers and messengers are to be commended for their promptness and efficacy in carrying out the extra telegraph service. The meml>ers of Mr G. R. Sykes' and Mr A. H. Herbert's committees, and all t'hose interested in the return of Mr G. R. Sykes, are requested io meet to-night, at 8 p.m., in Murray's Buildings, Queen Street, Mastorton.

The friends of the late Mr Joint Gveeubank a.ro invited to attend his funeral, which will leave Blairlogie Junction Hotel this morning at 11 o'clock for the Masterton cemetery.

A remarkable freak of nature cam© to light last week. Mr R. B. Kilgour, Tutaenui Road, Mart on, has a cow which has V shaped earmarks, and the calf was born, with exactly the same ear-markings. Between four and five thousand sheep per week are at present being put through the Waingawa freezing works. This ic a larger number than are passing tluongh any works in the lower part of tho North Island. Tho bacon factory at the Waingawa freezing works is now ready for opening. A, difficulty is, however,' being experienced in securing the services of a curer, and it is not thought that curing will be commenced for some weeks. The tariff of the New Zealand Flourmillers' Association for Hour and other lines is as follows: —Flour: Sacks, £8 15s-; 1001b bags, £9; oOIb bags, £9 ss; 251b bags, £9 10s. Oatmeal. £13.10 a per ton. Pearl barley: £l4 per ton. Bran: £1 15s per ton. Pollard, £5.

IF YOU HAVE A Oough, Cold, Nose, Throat, or Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, or Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, USE SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT; 5 drops in a tablespoon water. Remember, you cannot expect the good etfectß from any sort of eucalyptus. SANDER'S EXTRACT CtJltJUo beoause it contains ethereal and antiseptic substances not oontained ik other Eucalyptus products. 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 oaused 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, bruiseß, sprains, burns, ulcers, eczema, and other skin troubles APPLY SANDER' SEXTRACT, 16 drops in a tablespoon of olive oil. The effect will surprise you. SANDER'S EXTRACT HEALS because it is freed from the irritating constituents contained in other eucalyptus preparation. It heals when others irritate. Insist upon the gen mm-. wAINDrIK EUCALYPTI EXTRACT- and yoo will derive the benefit.

Ladies, be considerate and tactful, yet firm, with any refractory draper, who may try to substitute any other make for the famous Warner's Rustproof Corset* #

A sitting of the Magistrate's Court will bo held in Masterton to-day. Tho Tararua ranges, to the west of Masterton, are again entirely free from snow.

The inquest on the remains of the late Mr P. F. Tancred Avill be held in Masterton tliis morning. The blight has made its appearance in several of the potato crops in the Masterton district. This is said to be due to the changeable weather. Wo have been shown a samp e of well-developed new potnoes g.own in Masterton this aeason. Tiu'.v are of the "Early Rose" variety. A shipment of 1500 crates of cheese will be taken by the Remuera from Dunedin this week, and 5963 crates were shipped from the Bluff oil Saturday. A company called the Taranaki ami Manawatu Meat Ex port i and Can* ning Co., Ltd., has been reoe-itly formed for the purposa of dealing in stock suitable for exporting and running. According to. the Logisi .Act of 1908; every j.vrson v/ho makes a bet, any wager, or risk of any nature upon the result of the election is, liable to a fine not exceeding twenty poinds. 1 ' A youth arrested in Dunedin on Wednesday .night for throwing a sack , during an open-air meeting, appeared | at the Police Court yesterday, and received the salutary sentence or seven days without the option. "Oratory is a gift, not an acquirement," said the candidate as he sit down after an hour's harangue. "J understand," said the matter-of-fact dhairman. "We're not blaming you. You did the best you could." The amount of alcohol used as a medicine in the Prinde Alfred Hospi r tal, Sydney, in 1910, was less than 2d per head, and the amount used in the fever 'hospital of London was less than | 4d. i As showing the increase in land values during the past few years, it was. stated at a reoent meeting of the "Manawatu County Council, that a piece of land at Rongotea had changed hands at the sum of £SO per acre. A Home paper reports that- a party of peasants who liad been in tintheatre for the first time in their lives at Timrovo, Australia, waited for the "villain" of the play as he came out after tlto performance, and gave liiin a severe thrashing*. ; Annie Green, 41, a nurse, who has • been three years in Timaru, was admitted to the hospital yestei'dav morning with a cut in the throat —the result o: attempted suicide, due to overwork and worry--- Tlio case is not serious. Reports received iram the fruitgrowing districts in the North Island are to the effect that the fruit crops are heavy, but damage done by 'hail and frost in parts of the South Island. The general prospects throughout the -Dominion are tor excellent crops.

It was noted a short time since that a beekeeper had taken over three hundred pounds of honey from oue colony, a figure which was considered particularly good. Mr GHling, of Matapu, says he can easily beat that, for ho took over five hundred {Sounds from one of his colonies last season.

A Gisborne telegram states that bush fires have occurred in "VVharerata, and Morere districts. A number of settlers were up all night fighting the flames, which were carried rapidly over the country by trie high wirds. No homesteads were destroyed, but a,good deal of fencing and also shc-ep yards were burned. There have not been any* Jjaakruptciesin the Hawke's Bay district since August 1. There have only been eight tlus year, showing that the district as a whole must be in a very prosperous condition. Last year there were 17 bankruptcies and the year before 33. The monthly meeting of the Committee of the Masterto>n A. and P. Association is to be held to-morrow. The Ashburton Mail says it is difficult at present to obtain shearersOn the Mount Peel Station about -15,000 sheep are waiting to be shorn, and so fa.r only ten shearers are available for the work. It is expected that i>ho shearers from Australia will arrive shortly, but in the meantimo flock owners are having some difficulty in getting a full complement.of hands for their sheds. At a meeting of the Manawatu County Council , one of the Councillors stated that California?! thistle was, in his opinion, not so bad to deal with as some people thought. It was merely a question of making any soil under cultivation hard enough, and the thistle would not flourish, whereas it grew arid spread rapidly in very loose soil. He had dealt with a considerable area, in this way, and found it successful.

A ready tongue is a great asset to a Parliamentary candidate. Sir George Reid, of N.S.W., had a splendid gift of repartee. Ho was once addressing an election meeting when an opponent threw a paper bag of flour wliidh struck the speaker in the face and covered it. with white. Many a. mail would have felt ashamed and disconcerted, but Sir , George laughingly brushed the flour away and said, "Even my enemies can't make me anything else, but a white man!" 1

The Waikato Argus records ii.at last Wednesday night Mr H- Atkins, of Maungatautari, liad the uniq-ie experience of 'being intimately connected with an electrical phenomenon popularly known a,s Will-o'-the-wisp or Jack-o'-tlie-Lantern, the ignis fatuus or fool's fire of the ancients. While riding liome during a heavy hailstorm the horse's '.head and portion of the rider became illuminated with glowing phosphorescent lights. The light resembled the lights of many glowworms, bub was le.ss concentrating, and presented a weird appearance ns the heating rain caused the illuminated drops to fall and fade.in the darkness. The display lasted while the distance of half a mile was :overci!. and was at one time so clear that tlic animal's head and bridle were plainly visible, and Mr Atkins estimates that the glow eoul n have been seen at a distnneo of 200 yds. The horse became excited and restive.

At the general elections of 190S qaiite thirty constituencies had to suffer the worries of a second ballot, and on tliis occasion the number is more likely to be fifty, so that the elections will not bo over until December 14th. When it comes to t-lie popular rote there will be no second ballot for Orescent Blend Tea. It wins outright on the first ballot because it is a good, wholesome, honest tea. and is good all the time.*'

The friends of the late Mr P. F. Tancred are invited to attend his funeral, which will leave the residence, Cornwall Street, at 9 o'clock this morning for Masterton cemetery. The usual meeting of the Good Templars' Lodge was held in the Foresters' Hall, Masterton, last evening, Bro. Symes presiding over a good attendance. Notwithstanding the rough weatherthat has been experienced of late, thorye grass crops at Sandon appear to have suffered little, and give promiseof a good yield. The pigeon race from Parenga yesterday resulted as follows: —W. Drake 1, J. Dixon 2, W. Hoar 3, Dowling 4, and Rossen 5. The first two birds arrived home at 11.30 a.m. after a hard battle with the storm. The box plan for "Guy Mannering," ' the entertainment to be given by the • pupils of St. Bride's Convent in the Town Hall on Wednesday next will open at t'he Dresden Piano Co. this morning, and seats may l>e booked free of charge. Persons who have already got their tickets may get their seats reserved by presenting them at the Dresden. . "The system of carrying'out public works in New Zealand," said the Leader of the Opposition at Northeote recently, "is no advance on the methods that were followed in the days l of. Noah. The pick, the shovel, t'ho wheelbarrow and the dobbin are still the tools used in building railways in New Zealand, and the consequence is | that the railways cost thousands of pounds a mile more than they should. He contrasted these methods with those of other countries, where modern mechanical plants were employed in the construction of railways. The argument that the working men would suffer if the machinery were substituted for the pick and shovel had no foundation, for there would be no reduction in either the number of workers or in the amount of wages, and the country would benefit by the reduc tion in the cost of railways.

A partly improved block of 20C0 acres ia the Gisborne district is advertised for sale by Messrs W. B. Cliennells and Co., land agents, Masterton. Particulars may be found on page o. A list of useful Christmas presents is advertised by the Sims Hardware Company, Ltd., Wellington. Table knives of the best Sheffield cutlery nickel silver forks snd spoons, children's sets, and other lines, all of the best brands and at reasonable price*. Lish work is,known tiie w:orT(l' over, and appreciated. By .every lady n. the land. Tie. tamdwork seldom seen now, but faiitMul replicas " by the mo§t wonderful machinery, su/>ply its pldce. • now a few specimens of handwork find their way every Christmas to the Wairarapa Farmers'" Co-operative Association. They arevery interesting as evidence of thepainstaking industry so nearly forgotten. A glance at No. 1 window will show the old order and the ne.v (Jose. together,- and it takes an expert io tell where one begins and the othej ends. They make most acceptable Christmas gifts, at no great cost t<v the giver, and are greatly appreciated •by tiie received. This work will bw on exhibition tip till Christmas at the W.P.C.A.