LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10511, 27 December 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Isabella Gumming, aged 83, -Vied suddenly ftt hex residence at Mornington (Dunedin). The latest retunus from tlhe Worksop dredge aire 77ozs. 16dwte for 125 hours' work. Special Christmas services were held ixi most of the Churches in Masterton on Sunday and Ghrifrbmas Day. The. comgrogatiioins were large. The adverse weather conditions on Christmas morning prevented tflie Municipal Brass Band and dhoirs from rendering carols in Masterton, as had been intended.

The oat crops at To Ore Ore are looking particularly well just now. Some of tlhem a/re quite ready for harvesting.

The Natives assembled at Te Ore Ore intend holding a meeting during flheir festival (to discuss tlhe political sittnaitdon.

A party of Mlastertonians proceeded to Mount Holdsworth on Sunday, hut encountered sudh a variety of weather tlbait tOie. trip was anything but pleasant. .........

Early on Saturday morning, Martha Parislh. 63 yeara of age, and wife of Isaac Parish, of Buxwood, was found dead in bed. At tlhe inquest, a verdict of deatlh from heart failure was returned.

During a brawl in WelKngton on Christmas night, a man named Patrick o'.Sullivan was knocked about. He was admitted to tllie hospital with a broken collar-bone.

A four-roomed cotfrage at Port Ahuriri (Nlaipier) was destroyed by fire on Sunday' morning. A fisherman named Lars Anderson, aged 41, was burnt to death.

The Wellington tmmmiaymen Wave passed a resolution that unless Inspector Faxller is .definitely removed"from Wieonr's. Me nien Will go'out on strike oh New Year's Eve. ■

The train service® to and from Mas- I terton were somewhat dislocated by i the heavy traffic during the holidays. ■' 'Plie north and soufth trains were crowded, many having to content themselves with standing room. A woman named Mary Buimip was found dead in an outhouse of Wellington on CSirttstonas morning, ; with bwMses oh her■:face. She had been drinking on tib> day ; previous with a i ef- ! MTher&^hayel :W©»;i:|opie{ irtfther doul>iful'olfek<?ters.about MasteiFton dairihg titers* few -days.;. ; :Qn» going home Jh^,other evening a'.'j£siv ! dent fournd that has house\ had been', ransacked. Nothing, however, has yet been missed. It has been decided to extend the time for receiving nominations for the homing pigeon face until IVid«y next at noon. The.. Wellington Homing Pigeoo Xftiib have already guaranteed 27*5 birds., but it is probable tlfaiat over 300 birds'will take part in the racc._

The Friendly Societies' picnic, which was to have been held at Pigeon Bush yesterday, was abandoned in consequence of heavy rain falling in the Lower Valley, early in the morning. It is probable thai the picnic wall be held in Mastenton oome tin; a in the New Year.

During December about ,a dozen business premises in Ohristchuireh were oittackedburglariously, the latest being made on Saturday nigh*. Ycnterday two youiths of seventeen aend eighteen respeotiveV appeared before the court in connection. <with the burglaries, and were remanded.

-> >3W'io3lowiing are the .wtbcessful; tenderers 'for the in connection with the Society's sports on New Year%l%y:—-Luncheon and tea, Mr James Scorrar, £5 10s f soft dlrinks stall, Mr 'James Scorrar, £l4 10s; frudt and Jollde stall, Mr E. Groomlbridge, £4; ice cream stal, Mr James Groomhridge, 10s.

A motor car collision took place near To Pohue on Saturday morning. Mr W. H. L.'Galwey, manager of the N|apier branch of the Bank of New South Wales (and formerly of Mastetfbon) accompanied by Mrs Giaiwey, was driving a oar on his way to Taupe* whm another car, belonging to Mr R. H. J. Baanlin and driven by Mr S. Thornton, nan into it. Nobody was injured, but both oars wei 1 © considerably damaged.

In a special general order published on Sat-urday, Gemeral Godley refens in terms of high appreciation to the work of tihe officers of the New ZeaiTland Staff Corps, and of tihe warrant officers and officers of the pennanenit staff during last year. .He also places, on reoord his appreciation of the way in wfoich the Territorial officers helped the permanent officers and staff;

lii NvibJateosMMrJooked upon as a first essential in the dairying industrytihe culling of cow's—Now Zealand farmers and dairymen may learn.' considerably from the methods of the Dutch fanners. There are in Holland no less than 98 "milk control" societies, with 2500 memibers and 50,000 cows are tested yearly. For a society of fourteen or fifteen members, the cost of a herd testing association is only £SO per aiinum, and the whole cost of the business is borne by -the fanners, the Dutch Government not even supplying one expert or implement. This shows a forward and. patriotic spirit, and is indicative of the intelligent co-operation and study of the methods which have brought dairying in Holland to that high commercial standing which it enjoys today. AFFECTS ENTIRE SYSTEM. As soon as you have Ever trouble you 'wfilll know it, but you may not know that Chamberlain's Tablets will give you prompt an permanent relief no matter how ltang standing the trouble has beem You may be weifl now,- but you should bear in mind that indigestion and constipation are nature's warnings of future liver trouble. Chamberlain's Tablets, taken at first indioaitaon of either of ijk&se complaints, wiii save you much Buffering. Soli hy a! chemists and storekeeper*- - BABY BURNT WITH RED HOT IRONS. Mirel Groty, Little Denison Street, Oarriinigtoiv, NjS.W., writes:— "My Jtittle baby girl', Rita, burnt both liter SiMindis unitairthoy were nearly raw, picking up- a red hot iron. Nothing relieved the pain, until I got Rexoiia: Tlhfo helped her at ond© to take away tßie pain'. We have crjaitiaiiuecl. tio use it since, and a* hlas. cured tlie terrible buinis in. a wonderful nrtuvnier." Rexona. the Rapid Healing Ointment, issold frm triangular pots at Is 6d and 3s. Obtainable -everywhere.

Mastertort has been particularly sober during the holidays. Not a single arrest iiias been made by tike police.

The Christmas trade done in Mastexton last week was reported to be bettor t3iatn tikit done a* tiho same period for several years past. A CMnam&n named Joseph Gee died suddenly on tihe Butt bridge on Saturday .night. Death is supposed to have been due to hemonihage of tflie lungs.

Tliie tender of Mr J. Cullinane, v f Dannevirke, has been accepted for carrying -out a. water supply for the town of Tdumarunui.

Tlxo JVLasierbon Municipal Brass Band rendered a selection of music at tihe Te Ore Ore Maori pa last Sunday adrtcrnoon.

It is estimated tiKat fully' £lot),000 was put through tflie totalisator at tthe various race meetings in New Zealand yesterday.

We Lave to acknowledge seasonable greetings conveyed in leaflet form by t'he Minister for Agriculture (Hon. T. Mackenzie) aend Mr W. F. Massey. Owing to the unfavourable weather on Christmas Eve the Masterton Municipal Band <iid not give its promised carols, but it will play on Now Year's Eve, weather' permitting.

The natives/wfho are at ipi'esent visiting Masterton are evidently weU-cir-oumstanced. Between theim they have about'a score of motor-cars, and innumerable motor cycle®. : Two holiday triagedies are reported from Brisbane. A young woman named Holywortlh was found in her room with her throat cut. A man named Jenner has been arrested on a charge of nvurdering her. A wharf labourer named George Cooper shot his wife, and tlhen suicided.

The Taranaki News toys tibat "it is understood that at a meeting of the Liberal Party in Wellington the Premier intimated his intention of resigning the leadership. The new leader .will bs either T. Mackenzie (member for Bgrabnt) or .the Hon. J. A. Millar (member for Dunedia West)." \

A aablegram received from London by a Hastings sharebroker of ifoe Hawke's Bay Leather Bubbec Company is of a highly encouraging nature. It abates that the rights of the invention have been sold for a very large sum, and -that a deposit of : £IO,OOO lias been, paid. The sale is subject to a satisfactory trial of the pro-r cess.;;.v. : . : '•';.: ;>;: " ■■.,-. ■' ■'-.■; \'~--s> :: i'y . •;' jjie:: of a Js®P4: •'; wm,-%^^ |*ipyrii'''AWn,.;.aget£ A^o^ I .was ©n^oy^inS&^A^cl^ wis found on -taie'£arpri|' FHills on i'moming with'a'bti]let wound'in tlhe face. The deceased had been missing since December 7t!h, but was supposed to be out camping.

Organised in Wellington, a small, moving picture company wiiH set outj in the course of a.few days on a tour of America and England, making a specialty of tlhe exMbition of pictures of Now Zealand scenery and. wo&der; sights, including some viws,-jor. tiKe' Hot Lakes district, MUfiird Soxmd, Wairakei geysers, and the Waitomo Oaves. »

The crowed wthdcux gathered in Mastertan on Saturday night last was pro-f bably one of the largest Christmas Eve' crowds that have assembled in the dis- , triot. . Despite the fact that a shower' of rain fell at none o'clock, the streets were lined with people, and the. business establishments crowded -.•■ until well-nigh midnight. The utmost good; order was maintained, and not a single arrest wias made. ■ ' " An unnsualclass of amdenifc. occurred ;-iat vjLyittelton . just sbafpre two ti*ternbbn. It appears that a number of;empty;"carriages, which had been- brought down tyy the 1.25 p.m. train, had been deto be shunted on to another line. The the carriages clear, but, owing to the points' not being cleared, they ran back on to the same line, and collided heavily with a train that was standing at tihe station platform. The passengers on itfhe train received a shock, and a little ginl who was in the act of stepping on to the train was thrown on to the platform. Fortunately, nobody was injured, but the hand-rails and buffers of the ; trains were twisted and broken. The attention of pastoralists is directed to an announcement in another column relative to the closing dates of catalogues for the Wellington wool sales. ■■'■'.

Ladies who read Messrs Hugo aaid Shearer's announcement to-day will find therein a reference to millinery values, ttbiab will make them eager to get along to that store, This firm announce their intention to clear cut all millinery iihis week ut reduced prices. Smaa't, stylish models■< of every description are offered. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., hiave, been instructed by the mortgagees to sell by puMic auction at their rooms, Mastenton, on iSatubday, 27th January, 1912, 20£' acres of tend in the borough of Masberton, part of sections 55, 56, and 57, S.F.B. Furt3ier particulars may be obtained from Messrs Gawith and, Logan, solicitors for the mortgagees,' or the auctioneers.

la connection • with tXio sale of subdivision of "Pakowhai" estate, to be held at Bastings on Jiamiary lOtih next, arrangements have been made with a strong dairy. company to erect a cheese factory on tllie property on a guarantee of 600 cows being obtained for tfliree years. Almost the whole number of cows have been promised from neighbours in the vicinity. The d&kj company will erect the factory within two months, and will pay for tlhe balance of this season Is OJd per, lb of butter fat and a mliniimum price of lis per lb of butter fat for next season. Prices for the next five years would not be less than the average paid in the Wellington province. Apart from tllie many wiays in which "Pakowhai" land may be utilised, it is particularly suitable for dairying. Indeed, it would be hard to fine better in the Damiinion. The blocks Wave been surveyed into various sizes to suit everyone. After reading the advertisement with regard to this sale, which appears in our advertising columns, prompt request should be made to the auctioneers for a plan, and thereafter arrangements made to go over the property at the earliest opportunity. With each succeeding year the Same question presents itselif, What shaUl I give to my friends this Christmas? It must be something good, serviceable and diaimty. Let us help you to decide thia't question. If any of the following articles should prove suitable, kindly call and t inspect our large stock 1 . Out Glass Silver Mounted Bottles, Perfume Sprays, Perfumery, Hair Banishes. Military Brushes, Shaving Sets, Soap Boxes, Toilet Soaps, Thermos Fla-slcs, Photographic Outfits, Perfume Sachets, Potponsi Jars, etc., etc. J. V. GORDON, M.P.S., Chemist and Pharmacist (by Exams.), Medical Hall, M'astertoa.