LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10531, 18 January 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr ,]. Maeara has kindlv placed his grmUJds on bhe Opaki at the disposal or the Bfl.pi.isfc Church Sunday School tor .their picnic on Monday next. The representatives of several of the local bodies in the Mastcrton district will probably be present at the official opening to-day of the ferro-concrote bridge over the Ruamalninga river at Waihenga. A five-roomed house on the Matahiwi estate, a few miles from Masterton, which had previously been occupied, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. Tho origin of the firo is a mystery. Tho building was insured in the London, Liverpool, and Globe office for £125, but was rained at about £3OO.

A Waitara tede-grani says %has been decided u> hoid ine annual Tsaranaki .egia-.-u. o;i the vYaifcara iiivor out-East-ja- ...ionday, April Bt<h.

Barton Bros.' circus gave anothe/ ixjrformance in Mtasterton last night before a large audience. I'iie circus leaves for Eketahuna this morning.

The milk supply at tihe various cheese factories in tllie Eketahuna district is keeping up well, and despite tihe unfavourable weather experienced in the early part of tihe season, dairymen should have a successful year. A civil sitting of the Magistrate's Court is to be held in Masterton today. At the criminal sitting io-mor-iow, a number of charges or breaches of the Licensing Act will bo heard.

It has been decided that the Post Office Savings Bank in Masterton will close at 1 p.m. on Saturdays from the irst.of next month, but that it will re« open in the evening for the receipt of bank deposits. Tihe cricket matcih, Athletic Club v. YJVI'.C.A., which was commenced on tihe Park Oval on 'Pnursday last, will be continued this afternoon, commencing «i i.39 s/harp.

A recent visitor to Salt Lake City declare* t!;:at there are about five thousand coloured folk there already, "and the way in which the Japs are pouring in—tweill, a white man can hardly get a position; they work so hard and so cheap. There's just no knowing how it's all going to end."

Mr C. Brice, the Xew Zealand 100 yards champion, is competing in several events at the swimming carnival in Masterton on Monday, including the 100 yds Wellington Championship, and as he wall meet Mr Healy, Who is in good form, it is anticipated that a record will be put up in this event.

Next month the Nireaha Cheese Company, in addition to the ordinary payments, will pay out 2d per lb extra for butter-tat supplied during September and October, and a Id per lb extra for the November and December supplies. This will bring the advance up to lOd per lb, the amount it is proposed to pay for the January supply. A Napier telegram cays that Frank Hargreaves, aged 23 years, married, a porter on the railway, was knocked off a. moving trjai'i at Port Ahuriri yesterday morning, and run over. His right ann was cut clean through above the wrist, and his left leg was severelw crushed from the hip downwards. His condition is serious.

For manufacturing and selling hop beer at Miatamai, containing 7.92 of alcohol, or nearly double the strength of ordinary brewers' beer, William Osborn was lined £2O, with costs, as Gisbtirne yesterday. A similar obiarge against William Pollard Was adjourned for the Government. Analyst's evidence.

,Mr\f. -AY McEwext' received • word yesterday from the Wainonii Fireworks Company that the fireworks for .the evening ;:display r at the' "swimming sports were.completed'and that they were leaving Christohurch with them to-day, so as to arrive in Masterton on Saturday and hiave everything in order for Monday night. The manager states that lie is sure that this will be tlho best display ever seen in Masterton.

A gentleman connected with a local I I chesie factory informed, an Eketahuna Express reporter the other day that j he fully expected suppliers to cheese < factories tlhroughout the district j would receive an average of Is 2d per lb for butter-fiat supplied. He stated the price received for cheese at Home fully indicated this, as taking other years as a precedent, there' was not likely to be a fall in the market at thi period of the year. Mr F. W. Wood, chairman of iiiie f l'huraua Hall Committee, writes as fol'•libws to the Age: —l notice in your is- j sue of the loth inst. a paragraph with ! reference to our'hall. Your correspond- j ent is slightly in error when he states '' that 'Mr 1 Judd gave the section, and i also adyanced the money for tihe erection of the structure. Mr Robert"' Judd has very kindly given the sec- j tion, but most of the money for the ! erection of the 'hall has been generously subscribed ,by the settlers, While Mr C. Oliver is advancing the balance. The "Voice of Labour" contains the following significant paragraph:—The success achieved at the polls by the Reform-Labour affiance in the north, as contrasted with the Liberal-Labour alliance in the south, not only bears eloquent testimony to the soundness of the Voice's political policy, but it is pregnant with deep meaning to the whole of those who are interested in seeing Labour secure adequate and independent representation in our national legislature. j

A curious accident happened to a liearse owned'by Mr E. Morris, junr., near Ta.wa Flat on Sunday afternoon. The. hearse wins- empty going out to a funeral. Some bees swarming in the' hedge suddenly attacked the horses, which took fright. Plunging madly, ''one-horse got its legs over the traces, and the vehicle was overturned. The, bees then ceased operations, the liearse was righted, the horses calmed down, and the incident ended with far less damage than at first appeared possible. It has been decided by the Masterton Boro-ugfli Council to invito the Minister for Internal Affairs, or another Minister, to be-present at and perform the opening ceremony of the hew Coronation Hall in the Park. A tablet. bearing the names of the Mayor ai ■! Councillors, will,be placed on the building. The ceremony will take place during tllie progress'of the Pi.-rk Fete on February Ist.

A well-attended united public service was held in the Methodist Church, ! Master-ton, last evening, under the auspices of the'local Evangelical Council. The Rev. S: J. Serpell presided, the scriptures were read bv the Bev. A. Hodge, and the Rev. J.' McGregor delivered a very helpful address. Others also took part in the service. The Committee afterwards met, when the President(Rev. A. Hodge) resigned on account of his removal to Napier. A unanimous resolution was passed thanking Mr Hodge for his past services and expressing regret at his departure, as he had been largely instrumental in the formation of the Council. The Bev. A. T. Thompson was appointed President, and Mr C. Ibbetson Secretary.

WHAT ABOUT HAWKES'!

* The Wellington Garrison Band won the Championship and also the Challenge Shield ait the Palmerston North Band Contest of 1911. Thev used Hawkes' Excelsior Sonorous" Band Instruments—a complete set. In the first test piece this noted Wellington Band was allotted the maximum number of points, the judge declaring that he had never heard such playing, and commending in eulogistic terms the tone and blend. The Wellington Tramway Band, also us ing a complete set of Hawkes' Excelsior Sonorous Instruments, won the B Grade. The judge congratulated this band on their playing. These two successes .in Grade A' and Grade B, on such a great occasion, are worthy wins for Hawkes', whose instruments are pre-eminent all over the world. Bandsmen! Buy a set of Hawkes'—there are honours and valuable prizes to be won with them. Write for catalogue. Sole agents— The DRESDEN PIANO CO.? Ltd., Wellington. Local Representative: H. Inns, Daniell's Buildings, Queen Street. Masfc&rton.

TheManawafcu mnt« show fs to be ®Pen|d tins year on Juno 25th.

Ine JEketaJnwiiiu.Oouiiity Council has decided to t*k<-. stops to W foxglove declared a npxsous weed wiihai tho County.

The Wanganui Garrison Band whachis.competing in the Christ rtnurdh contest, leaves for the South to-day.

It is stated that there is a probability of a large estate at Oroua Downs being cut up for closer settlement within tho next twelve months.-

The Rev. Mr Mason, "water-find-er," from Otahuhu, paid a visit to Te Horo, and it is understood that he was successful in locating a fine .spring of nvater on the Gear Estate.

The BaLLance Dairy Company has received a cable that the butter shipJ ped by the Tiuakina realised 136s ier owtt. ' -'" :

A French wool buyer now in the Dominion, says that witfnout doubt tiie revival of interest in the New Zealand wool sales has been the result of the recent exhibition at lioubaix, at which excellent samples of New Zealand fleeces .v»iro displayed.

A shag shot recently on the Clutha niver by Mr H. Hill, was found to contain no fewer than 25 trout of various sizes. It has l>een demonstrated that one shag will, on an average, consume l()ib weight of trout per day, and as they are very numerous on the Clntha, it is little wonder, says the Cromwell Argus, in view of these facts that the stream is being gnadtial'ly depleted. At the A. and P. Committee meeting in BaLmeivston on Tuesday, Mr E. Short reported in connection with the proposed Wheeler Memorial that the committee had now a sum of £331 6s 6d in the Bank, while a further sum of £331 Os 6d had been promised, in addition to £SO from the Bomney Breeders' Association.

The steamer Makura, which arrived at Auckland yesterday, brought from Vancouver one.found red immigrants,! twenty landing at Auckland. Many ' had originally come from England, but the severe Canadian winters decided . tJhem upon seeking further fields. ' 'fhos-3 landing in the northern city are, a sturdy lot, .wiho are anxious to pro-i cure farnl'v\wrfe*eiiding -'better. act-% quai'itaiice -with local conditions.

Through an oversight, Mr R. Healy's handicaps for the swimming carnival were not sent through with those that were published yesterday. Having entered for all the events, he received the following handicaps:— 50yds breast stroke, 2secs behind scr; 75yds handicap, 4secs behind scr; 100 yds handicap, lseo behind scr; 110 yds ladies' bracelet, 2secs behind scr; and iii the 440 yds Ihe-receives Ssecs. start from Tv Tljis:should.prove air exciting:,struggle, as Mr. Seymour is /the ' long-distance champion of' HaWke's Bay, and Mr Healy the Wellington champion.

. There lias been no rain for a Whole week at Stratford, and people are beginning to look serious and shake tllieir (heads over the impending drought. Residents say that last month's 14in of water must have gone straight for the sea, for well's and creeks 'remain low. There are, indeed, signs, as the years go oil; 'of the gradi!al drying of tlhe land. During the heavy storms of last month the Pa-tea river rose and fell with great rapidity, showing that the rainfall does actually get to the sea in a much shorter time than formerly. The following handicaps have been dealared by Mr J. Bradbury for the runs to be held on the Park Oval this evening, commencing at 6 o'clock: — 120 yds hurdles: R. McKenzie owes 15yds; H. A. Hodge and A. C. Williams owe 14; E. J. Douglas owes 12; R. Messenger owes 7; 6. Hood and M. Iggulden owe 5; J. W. Nicholson owes 2 ; L. Boyd owes 1. 440 yds handicap : E. E. Fisher scr, R. McKenzie syds, R. Messenger, J. Bradbtiry and M. Igguiklen 15, G. Hood, J. W. Nicholson and L. Boyd 30, G. Scrimgeour and A. Johansen 38. Tlhe intention of the Health Department in regard to the Sanatorium at Cambridge is-J&t' present a matter/of uncertainty. .-The Waikato Argus says:—"lt is evidently the ■intention of tilie Goyeroment to' close down the sanatorium. The staff is bein f ; gradually reduced, and there are now less than a dozen patients." No definite official informiation on the subject is available, but it is understood that it is not intended to close the institution, but to remodel it. No final conclusion has, however, been arrived at.

Ma-sterion"farmers will be interested in learning that one of the best things to do to a wel-hTled silo is to pour on an abundance of water after ffiiing. This was discovered some years ago bv an American farmer. He biad just filled a new silo, but had not time to put on the roof, when a heavy rain set in. Before the silo couiM.be roofed over three such rain storms had descended upon. it. It was wet down t!ho roughly.. The farmer had some 'miisgivings about the effect of so much water on his ensilage, but he was greatly astonished wihen he commenced to feed from it to find only a. thin layer of spoiled ensilage about two inches thick. There wasnot an unsound spot anvwhere in the ensilage to the bottom. ,

The Afoitio County Council invite tenders for a, number of works, particulars of which appear on the front page.

Opening entries are advertised for Messrs Jiames Macintosh and Co.'s first ssile in the Waipouia saleyards on Jan.uary 24th.

The owner of a homing pigeon, a description of which appears in tlie wanted columns, may have same on application h> Mrs Langdon, To Para-?-. Mj- J. L. Murray, of tlhe Quality Store, Mas-teuton, has opened up a targe- consignment of swimming costumes for ladies, men, girls and bovs. Mr Murray has also a full range of "W.A.A. Club colours in running costumes of su]x>rior quality.

YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND That by using the commercial eucalyptus oil which is now bought up at tki per lb weight and bottled, and on account of the large profit, pushed, von are exposing yourself to all the gangers to 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 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 small dose distinguishes; it from the bulky and dangerous nroducts. 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 the market frequently do. Therefnrp orotect bv rejecting others.

At the big Gbristchurch Wool Sales the auctioneers reported that "A number of choice lots received full a-titention and competition' from the Dominion Mills. In most oases the choicest halfbreds went to the local mills." That's the quality wool KAIAPOI Goods are made oS. Support the country that supports* YOU, by pwohaswig KATAPOI GOODS.