LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10504, 18 December 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

' Tho latest return, from tihe Worksop dredge is 54 ozs. for 130 hoars. Tlkv County and Borough- Council offices in. Masterton, will be closed inr a fortnight, for the Christmas and sew Year holidays. The milk supply in the Forty-Mile Bush is reported to be keeping up .remarkably well, and itiho average tests are good. The Manawatu Standard expresses the hope that, with the coming to power of (the Reform Party, a dairy school will be established at Palmerston North;

A Timaru telegram states that tho heavy rains which have fallen have erven -tJie country » good soaking. There -is now a lot of snow on the tops of the ranges. A private telegram shows tlhat mem bers of the newly-elected House are pledged as follows on the question of National Prohibition:—For the bare majority, 17 ; for 55 per cent., 26 ; and for threerfifbhs, 33. The "Lyttel'ton Times" and ~tfhe ./'.Auckland "Stax#i*wb of ; the,strong-, est Manfeterial jourwaJs in; land, urge;thattW^mly'.course,open 2to Sir is to at once resign. The Directors of the WWarapa Caledonian Society have decided to present a complimentary ticket for . the homing pigeon race to each of t(he laxly members of the Ingleside Committee, in appreciation of their services during itlhe year. The> entry tickets' for nominating pigeons for the race to be held on New Year's Bay in connection witlh the Wairarapa Caledonian Society can be obtained from Messrs F. Rosson, J. Bradbury, J. secretary (Mr W. Gillespie.) """'" The shopkeepers of Masterton are ] invited by the Mayor (Mr J. M. Cora- j dime) to close their establishments at r noon,,on Thursday, the occasion being the swtiba&tmeeting of the Masterton Racing Cliub at Opaki. The following new members were elected at the meeting of Directors of the Wairarapa CaJedonian Society on Saturday last .--Dr. W. H. Hosking, Messrs A. H. Darnell, David O'Hara, H. Bannister, J. Tinsltey, Geof. Rawson, Frank Owen O'Connor, William Dunbair, Donald Nicolson, Wm. McLaren, Chas. S. Hay. S. R. Edwards, H t J,. Billingtori, and Bert. Welch.

Here is an; r illustration of the long aim of the 'has fc^en timeiiwas-^li^s^ torn, on Aiigust 4,.1900, broken into and entered certain premises. He has enjoyed freedom from arrest for" over' eleven years. Ait the farewell recital and concert to be tendered in Masterton on Frv day nightly Mr G. C. Branson's pupils, items will be supplied by Mr G. R. Sykes, tihe Masterton Savage.. I Club Lied«rtafei, Mr Sutherland's pupils, Messrs Elcoate, Harry Haill, Iggulden and Wilson., Misses Hogg and Jago, and others. The Masterton representatives at the Wellington, Amateur Athletic Club's meeting on Saturday last were fairly successful. R. McKerizie, who was winning the hurdle evdnt when he was knocked over, has been selected for inclusion in the New Zealand teara for the Australasian championships. Messenger, who competed in the sprint event, failed to qualify for the: team, although he put up a good performance. The comedy "Jane," which is beins produced in the Masterton Town Hall on Thursday night next, promises to be a very enjoyable entertainment. The performed under the leadership; of "Mr Fairweather, have obtained j a degree of efficiency seldom acquired by amateur actors;, and the piece paving great laugh-producing qualities: a specially enjoyable evening is promised for those who attend. The box plan is now open at McLeod and Young's. The State dairy" herds are about to be further stremgthentd by the importation, of a number of Ayrshires of aristocratic lineage. On the steamer Delphic, which is now on her way to Wellington from London via Auckland, and is due at Wellington about Derember 20, there are six Ayrshire heifers and a bull consigned to the Government. The same vessel s bi'ingiinff three Shropshire rains for Mr J. G. Wilson, of Bulls.

A young labourer at West Ham, who had been out four nights and who had nothing to eat, has been sentenced by Mr Ratcliffe Cousins to one month's hard labour for stealing two eggs from a Shop front in the Barking Road. Such a theft was not the act of a hardened criminal, but this young

labourer will, in all probability, emerge from prison' a confirmed enemy of •society. This is the wajr, not to check crime but to manufacture criminals. It, is a scandalous sentence. He was asad-facad man. Seemed to bare found life flat and uniteresting. His knock at the door was timid. "Come ia!" yelled the editor of a Sydney paper, and as he entered. "S.t down; what is it?" "I want half a sovereign," said the- visitor. "Wastin'- time," was the editorial comment; "seethe office boy." "But I want it from you," he said, "you're the chap that did'it." "Did what? How the ... •■-? But let's hear your story." "Well," said the sad-faced man, "it's about me hat. Last week I read your advertisement. 'Summer time is .here' it said; 'walk on the shady side,' it said: 'if your hat blows off, don'b chase it, some other fellow will.* That's what it said isn't it?" The editor nodded. "Well, it did blow off, and I didn't dhase it." "But the other fellow did," said the editor eagerly. 'You're right, boss, he did You're a great judge of human nature, boss: but he liasn't come back with it vet,"

YOU SHOUDT) REAR IN MINP Th.it by using the commercial eucalyptus oil which ia 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 ta which the use of turpentine will expose you —irritation of kidneys, intestinal trach, and mucous membranes. Bv insisting on the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT you not only s void 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 small dose distinguishes it from the bnlky and dangeroup nroducts. Remember—SANDEß'S EXTRACT embodies the result of 50 years' experience and special ■■study ,and it does what is injuring the constitution, as the oils of the market frequently do. Therefore protect yourself bv reioctmg other brar'^

Lambs arc very backward in the Masterton district this year. Farmers in the Masterton district aro now engaged sowing turnip and rape crops. A number of M-astcrton residents aro leaving tlhis week for various seaside resorts. TheTara.naki Executive of the Farmers' Union has decided on establishing a land agency in that district. Ripe raspberries, gooseberries and currants are all ready being gathered in Masterton. The Mastcrton South Brass Band rendered a choice programme of music I in Queen Street on Saturday night. I A concert is to he given by the pupils of, Mr A. B. Wallace in Masterton on Wednesday night. Mr 1). Kenny, of Wellington, will assist. A heavy hailstorm was experienced in the Wangaehu Valley on Saturday. Strangely enough, there was not a sdgn of hail in. Masterton. A number of Masterton settlers who consigned tQieir sheep last year to the London market are selling straight-out to the freezing companies this season. ~;-... > Heavy,it;ain, set in «t jyiastei-to|i. yespour continued throughout • ? the ■night. r ' •' • - '•■ ;'.-■. •"■■■■ I

Masterton builders are said to be experiencing great difficulty just now in securing the services of carpenters. Applications made in Wellington have been without result. No fewer than 200 swaggers were accommodated with bed and meals on one Masterton station during.a recent forinighit. The payments for butter-fat made by the New Zealand Dairy Union for month of November total £7930, as compared with. £7882 14s Id for the , corresponding month last year. A larger numiber of learners have occupied the sheading boards in the Masterton district- this year than in any previous season in .the history of~ the wool industry. t ■ ■•.'"■ The election of three Maori representatives of Parliament takes place tomorrow. For the first time in the history of the Dominion, Native rolls ore being used. An egg laid by a purebred white leghorn hen in New Plymouth weighed 4£'ozs., and measured 9in in circumference one way by nearly 6£in the other. A big meeting of Maoris'is; to ,be held '..at; Barewanui ;s^ar'.'. B «llfl); *| Clhr'israEas rti&fc? :#heh';ja hun^Kryof i matter's averted by the political mtM^sa^A. '<" '"Maoris will l£ ] , pi4serit from all parts. . . ; , •j J Steps are already being taken with a view to combining the various labour organisations in Masterton for nolir tical purposes. Am effor* is being made to secure thevainliatoon of the different trades unions with the. Labour Federation. Mil* D. McKenzie, of "\Voodlands, ? Masterton, has secured two fine bull calves from tiie purebred Hereford heifers which he purchased some months back in- the Rangitikei district. There ought to be a big future before the condensed milk industry in New Zealand. During last yea-*, Great Britain bought from Switzer- . land 256,609 e*t. of condensed milk, valued at £648,012.

Tli© Chinese residents of Masterton, for some reason or another, took a keen interest in the general 'election last -week. "WBien told that the Ward Administration was doomed, one of the Celectials. remarked, "Me welly,, please. Plenty money now!" j The monthly meeting of the Wei-., lington Education Boa«i is to be held, to-morrow. Tenders for the &sV' sem'bly hall at the Mastei-ton. District High £k?hool*wiU be dealt with at this meeting. Old settlers in the Masterton district aver that they (have never experienced a season in which' there has been so much wind w> the present. Shearing operations are now well advanced in \he Masterton district, most of the larger station* 'having "cut out." Staff-Sergeunt-Major McCristell informs us that parades in connection with the Masterton Territorials will be instituted early in the new year. At tihe present time uniforms aire be-r img distributed and other preliminary arrangements made.

The sawmilling industry is making ra.pid development round about Rotorua. There are now seven sawmills within •» radius of a few miles, t\o output being about a. million and a quarter superficial feet of, sawn timber every month. The principal timber is rimu, which is being sent to various parts of the Auckland district.

Reform is in . the air (says th© Feildiing Star). One political party has just been-returned to power on a plea that Reform is necessary, and will shortly have the difficult business of proving their instituting the necessary changes in the Civil Service! —because economy in the public service isi urged as one of the ways of saving tflie country. Here are two illustrations of the way in which the country's revenue has been absolutely and wiekedly wasted. In a certain tonra-along this coast is a public' department which, employs men on. pick and shovel and other similar work. A foreman in ehajrge of a body of men, who has since been removed, .was in the habit of using the forge ait :i neighbouring private concern to sharpen his tools. On one occasion he and one of his men spent the whole of the morning sharpening a. Dutch hoe. Their wages for the half-day amounted to 9s. while they could have l>ought a new hoe for 2s 6d! On another occasion the same two men spent four hours sharpening the points of three picks, wheireas the proprietory whose forge they used farmed mit this work at 3d per point! This is the sort of tiling happening in one of the multitude of sections of large public departments—and these incidents may fairly be taken as an indication of what is going on right through the public service.

FIVE BOYS ESCAPE CROUP. "During the winter months, my five boys were constantly attacked with coldc and croup," says Mrs H. Beanland, "Dutton Lee," Howfitt Street, Ballarat, Victoria. "I tried all sorts' of medicine for them, but Chamberlain's Obugh Bemedy was the only one that would ward off these attacks. It cured each of my five chaOldren. I have used dozens of botblas of this remedy, and within a quarter of an. hour after starting to give it, I have always been able to break up an attack of croup." Sold by all chemists and storekeepers.

olcf-colonists re-union is to H held at Auckland to-day. - The boot shop at Kirabolton of Mr H. Hounslow, formerly of Masterton.,. was destroyed by fire last week. At the Supreme Court, Aucklan \,. says a Press Association message* Percy Balthurst, for breaking and. entering at Morrinsville, was sentencto to one year's hard labour. National Prohibition was strongly favoured by twelve electorates in New .Zealand, each of which polled over the-three-fifths majority required. Ono* of these was, strangely enough, a West Coast electorate. When Mr Isitt was twitted at, Ohrischurch with the Opposition success at the first ballot, he explained it by saying there was always a certain amount of insanity about. "A recent shipment of Australian;, mutton to Switaerlairid created a. mild, sensation among those who claim tohave a knowledge of meat," writes a correspondent to a London paper. "The carcases in question were considered to he the finest ever, seen by ■ these experts. They went off like hotcakes. At Neuchatel, butchers have, reduced the price of beef 20 cents per • kilogram,, .'The: frozen- meat is stuft~. is being choked;full-•oft customers, ai.;giJfid-im to stand in' theVstreet tens."

The Woodville Examiner, in reference to the Pahiaitua election, says: —"Mr Hawkins is now probably a spent force, politically, in this electorate. His principal supporters appear - to be very ; angry with him, and to borepudiating him for supporting the'< Government and not the Opposition; after he was thrown out at the first ballot. Yet it is hardly fair to them to forget that he stated that he wa?t on a, fence, and please himself .'■ which paddock he would jump into Perhaps it might have done him less • harm and Mr Ross more good if hehad not got off- the fence at all, , sat there to watch the proceedings.

During the hearing of a case in theAuckland Magtisate!s. Court, Mr (?. C. Kettle, S.M., said a. good'manybusiness people had an extraordinary*, dislike to reducing their to writing, and when they did chanceto have a written agreement, it often, not stampedj and a fine of £SO(> !L liad to be paid to the Stamp Department before 4fc© agreement could be • used in evidence. The Absence ol written a fruitful cource of inevitable, fio & w* . ions conflict \ Train Master** ■" ton races at Opakion &&■ December are advertised on the.frontpage ofc; t this morning's issue. Messrs A. J. Johnson and Co. report as follows on their fast weekly; sate of poultry :—-EsJensi 1§,,3d to.ls 7d K ducts Is lOd to 2s ; 6d, cockerels riot to lOd. . . ' '

' An organ and choral' recital in connection with St. Choir: will Iks held to-morrow at 8 p.m. Ane excellent programme 'has been prepared. The friends of the-late James Ewington a<re invited** to attend his fun—'eral. which will leave his late residence, Lansdowne, at 2 o'clock this{afternoon for the Masterton cemc'tery. , ' ' ' ' , ; ', A capital gift suggestion for a lady ic made in this issue of Mr D. G. Brown's advertisement. It takes theform of a Hollis ,cyole. Specification® art) mentioned, and we are assured the cost is low for such a fine machine. ' .With this morning's issue Mr J. Carpenter circulates an inset in, connection with his great removal sale. i>The sate was commenced on Saturday j. morning, and, Mr Carpentei l /reports record business. "Those of footwear bargains are invited to call early, I lii view of the busy season, Messrs J. Findlaysan and Son, bootmakers, have made special arrangements in catering for the wants of patrons. . A fine stock of all the latest goods. m ladies' men's and children's footwear I has just been opened up for inspection. 1 These include the right styles, combined with durability and comfort. The public are invited to make an early inspection of the new seasen'-s.lines. The display of Christmas and ~Se\v Year goods now being made at Cragg's Corner shop, is very attractive. Alt the latest goods suitable for presentation are shown in profusion, and are quoted at. very reasonable prices. - Thfr stocks have 'all been specially selectod to meet the requirements of'the busy season; Town and country residents. ! .are invited to call and inspect the display. '. V >