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LOCAL AND GENERAL

There have been no bankruptcies in Masterton for the month of January.

The floods recently experienced on the West Coast of the South Island have done considerable damage to property.

Messrs F. King and S6n, of Masterton, have the work of kicking the seats in the grandstand at Solway well in hand.

There have been three convictions for drunkenness lin the borough of Masterton for the month ending today.

'ijhe caretaker of the Solway showgrounds has commenced the work of wowing the lawns, which, by the arrival of show day should look their best.

The timber industry is very brisk in North Auckland districts at present, and shipments for the past month have been very lieary. The vital statistics for the month of January slhow that there have been eight deaths, fourteen births, and two marriages in Masterton. The Masterton A. Amd P. Society has in hand, the erection of fifty permanent dog kennels on the grounds at Solway.

There is a good demand in Ghristcliurch for labour of all kinds, married couples and labourers for GoTernmeat construction works being- particularly in demand.

Councillor Prentice, at kst< ; niglit's neeting of the Borough Council, complimented the Borough staff upon the excellent work done in connection with the roads in Masterton. It was rumoured in Wellington yesterday that the trani/waymen would go on strike this afternoon, and that they would leave tihe cars standing in the street at a given hour. Rifleman R. Vennell, of the Te Wharau Kdfle Club, won tihe Hawke's Bay match at the Ruahine Rifle Association's meeting, which opened at Danruevirke yesterday. Rifleman R. J King, of the Opaki Club, was sec- ., .•'.;.*•/■. ■■■ .; '.'-«•

' Farmers; and: fruit-growers in Cahterburv ur6 loudly coraplaindng; of >:the operations of and regulations between tne and; Australia, : saying that'tire'* disabilities on..both sides are sadly restricting trade,, *nd causing a great deal of irritation. . A sudden drop in the price of horse feed is reported in Dunedin this week. The agents have been, at their wits end to place consignments of chaff, and values have receded fully,.£l per ton, many lines having been* disposed of as low as £3 10s and £3 12s 6d. ~,The cocksfoot harvest at Banks Peninsula, is going to .be very late this year. There will iw>t be much gathered till March. They say that it promises to be a heavy crop," but full of weeds, particularly tares. "An enemy hath done, this"—the birds. It is not generally known that a durable wood for fencing posts can be obtained by steeping pinus insignis in tooal tar. The tar is'used cold, and the' timber is steeped in it for a fortnight, and becomes thoroughly impregnated. It has been found that the posts will last in the ground for years. At the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council last flight, it was de-, cided to continue Thursday as the weekly luilf-holiday. One or two Councillors stated that they were,,' in (favour.of Saturday, but considered jthat insufficient notice had to the tradespeople of tihe tos». ";</.' In conversation with, a representative of.the Age yesterday, Mr F. J. Shelton, representative of the Producers' Asscicdaticai/, who has just returned from-England, stated, that the Waingawa brand of mutton and lamb bad already made a splendid name for itself on the London marketIt is equal to anything produced in tJie North Island, and superior to some.

"The eyes of the world are on us," said an Aucklander solemnly on a recent momentous occasion. "Don't 'ever let tMt~idea possess you," returned a travelled townsman cruelly, "j was in. England, for : two;.years, and the only time I heard New Zealand mentioned was when.a. man toldnie that he'd shipped has scapegrace'son out there to shoot a few'-tigers aind coirie to his senses."

Potatoes are coming forward freely from North. Otago, and so far there is no sign of blight. The reports from Canterbury are of an abundant crop, and other districts further north are putting potatoes on the market in great quantities. Growers are wondering who is'going to eat iil these potatoes. An outside .demand would be welcome.- Meanwhile, New Zealand housewives may. feel reasonably assured as'to cheap'potatoes and also: cheap bread durihg the year. Some large consignments of fruit have of late been despatched from Thames, and it may be said that Kauaeranga Valley, the Coast, Tararu, and 'Parawai, have been responsible foi- quite an exceptional yield. In one instance'a Thames grower expects to forward 1000 cases of apricots for the seavson, and this orchardist has one proline tree which is responsible for a yield, of ho less tihan 40 oases, equal to a value of £B. So far we think, says ih& Thames Star, that this is a record.. There is money in fruit, and Thames enjoys climatic advantages in this connection which, other districts do not possess.

WHAT ABOUT HAWKES'! The Wellington Garrison Band won the Championship and alfso the Challenge Shield at the Palmerston North Band Contest of 1911. They used Hawkes 5 Excelsior Sonorous Band Instruments —a complete set. In the firgt test piece this noted , Wellington. Band wa» ihe maximum number of points, thejuaaj© declaring iKat he had never heara&uch playing, : and commending in. euilogißtic termi the ton* and olend. , The Weßiagton .Tramway Band, also na ing a complete s#t ni Bawlre*' Excelsior SwnorevLt Iftstrum«Bti, won the B Grad<>. Th« judg© •ongxa.tnlated thi« band on. their playing. These two sucoesßeß in Grade A and Grade B, on auch 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. lams, Daniell's Buildings, Queen Street. Masterton.

Tho Ekertahuna Farmers' Union Show Committee has a paid-up memlership of sixty-two. Entries for tho Pahiattui show close with tho Secretary (Mr .7. A. Walsh) to-day.

'llie Woodville and Horowhen.ua shows are to be held to-day. Several Wairarapa breeders are eompeting at both shows.

Postle and Donaldson have agreed to run three races at Dunedin on Maxell 28rd, on the/ Caledonian Ground, for a purse of £l5O. Hie distances will be 100, 110, and 120 yds. Slieep trains from, the Wairarapa are now passing over the Rimiitalcu day and night. Some difficulty is beexperienced in obtaining a sufficient supply of trucks. A Christchurch telegram states tliat a large number of summonses have been issued against youths who have failed to take the oath of allegiance under the Defence Act.

Commencing from Thursday, February Ist, the posting boxes at Lansdowne, Queen Street, Kuripuni, Cornwall Street, Essex Street, and Colwmbo Road will be cleared at 4.45 a.m., instead of 5 a.m., as previously.

The water which as just now being supplied to Mastertooii consumers has a taste and aroma peculiarly its own. •Some people have been heard to say that they can drink''it.

A Press Association! message states that a fish mart «ias opened at Timara yesterday. The proprietor proposes holding an auction every afternoon, as well as selling retail. There was a good attendance, and fish of good quality sold at cheap rates. Some young men were fined, at Geraldiiie yesterday, os each, for taking beer into a no-license district without signing for it. The barman who supplied it, stated in evidence that he. did not know that it was necessary to sign for it.

It may be interesting to tliose suffering from sciatica and rheumatism to kiYow-tha-t Mr A. W. Hogg,, of Mastertoh, claims to have been completely cured of his severe attack of sciatica by the use of a contrivance obtained from America, by which oxygen is infused into the blood, thereby killing the disease germs.» A Blenheim telegram states that at Whakatahiiri on Monday, T. D. McManaway, sena\, was drowned by falling off a launch at tie wharf. His son left 'him to -go to .a house close " ; by,' and shortly. after, -the body was.'seen ;by a' daughter of : the water. ; McMahaway was seventy years "of age! "..•"■'•"■''■..• - "' ';

':in the course of .a^cO'n.vei , satio)i<w'itli.' ai%)reseii;tativ«s*'bf the Wairarapa - Age yesterday, Mr F. J. Shelton start-. Ed that, as a result of an experiment raade in, Masterton on the occasion of the visit of. Mr W. D. Lysnar, it had been discovered that the use of second bags for carcases of.froxen meat re-, suited in a minimising of the damage iu handling. Several trial shipments jvrere now about...to be made from New Zealand with the : donble-ba®s.

,On his arrival in Masterton on Thursday the Hon. D. Buddois to be met,by His Worship the Mayor and representatives of local bodies. He will probably be entertained at, luncheon, before .proceeding to the Park to officially open the Coronation Ball.

'■'■■' The waterside workers of Aucklahd,'Mlowing the example of those in Wellington, have decided upon cancelling their registration; • Mr E. Collier, of Masta'ton, who has just returned from the Rangitikei district, has brought with him some* fine samples of the wool taken from the clip of Mr J< R.' McLennan, of Arapata, who is just now dispersing his flock. The staple of the wool is of splendid length, while" it possesses: excellent combing qualities and lustre. It is 1 also' clean and well fortified with yolk. v The following tenders have been received by the Masterton County Council for various worksin the County:— Contract 275, Uriti road, 90 chains of metalling, etc.: J. Andrew £228 (accepted), D. C. Cameron £2BB 17s 6d, J. Cun-y £337 10s. Contract, 276, We-raiti-Feniyhurst road, 750 cubic yards n*tal repairs: S. Coimell £252 10s (decline<lj. Contract 277, Branceperii road, 1030 cubic yards metal' repairs: J W. McLaughlan £IBB 16s 8d (accepted), S. ConneH£2ol 2s 6d, J. Andrew £250 155.-'» :

: The old age pension in New Zealand is not ; all,thai.is claimed for it. Some years ago an. old. man who'was Hying 'on a ioase-iiir-perpefcuity section,.;.,not far. from Mast<irt<m< was ; granted ' a pension. A y'eaavox two .later the Government valuer came along 1 and put up .the value of his hind. His pension was reduced accordingly. This opera.tion has been repeated on several occasions , until now the old fellow, whose farm does not produce a blade more grass than it did years ago, finds rtlllat his'pension has almost entirely; disappeared. ..y-'That theFeilding A. and P. Association is ■growing in popxilardtyand influence, is plainly evidenced by the very large number of entries received for their show on Tuesday and Wednesday next, 6th and 7tib. inst., there being fully 200 more exhibits than,last year, which was also a record for -the Association. 'The jumping opmpettitions have filled remarkably well,'and there will be,the Jargesb number .of horses ever seen at the-Feiiding show. Cattle entries have increased by 54 pens, and sheep by close on 100 pens. The Association has decided to hold a sheap Shearing .competition, post entries, for which prizes of £6 5s axe offered. Excursion fares are available from Taihape, Wanganui, Foxton, Paiunevirke, Masterton and all intermediate stations. ( IF YOU HAVE A Oough, Cold, Nose, Throat, or Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, or Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, Neu ralgia, USE SANDER'S EUCALYP TI EXTRACT; 5 dropß in a tablespoon water. Remember, you cannot expect the gooJ effects from any sort of eucalvotus. SANDER'S EXTRACT CURES because it contains ethereal and antißepfci© auhstanoes not contained . ifi other Eucalyptus produotß. These latter, _ maue by persona ignorant ia eheniißtxy, and provided with fancy nanaes and label! by trading concerna who do not know what they contain, have; caused grievous and a death ha« resuited from their hb*.

Do not apply aai «&afement to * gore. It keeps baek the secretion. To wounds, bruises, sprain*, bums, tu cer«, eczema, and other skin ♦rouble l APPLY BANDER'S EXTRACT; 15 drops in a tat>ltip<jon of olive oil. The effect will surprise you. SANDER'S EXTRACT HEALS because it is <reed from the irritating «r> 3t'iuentß contained in otncr eucalvp-t-xui preparation, li he&ls «v.uon <>vi<-■m-s imtatf. Insist upon bio fcsnuin* SAKi'hfl F.nOAJ.YPTT F."XTft *CV. *sw* .tor will derive the henefit. .

Blight has made its yppearance in(tho .potato crops at Kketahuna, ■

Palmorston North people arc agita* ting,for a new railway station. '■' Mr J. C. Boddington reports that the rainfall registered at tho UppeE Plain for t'-e 2-1 hours preceding 9 a.m. yesterday was 20 points.

A meeting of the Stewards of the Mastorton Racing Club will bo hold m the Secretary's office, Queen Streefc a o» Saturday, February 3rd.

It is said that a number of■ Wairarapa settlers have offered to send thei* i:iotor-ears to Wellington for emergency in the event of a tramwaystrike.

From February Ist mails for Waingawa will close at Mastorton at 7.30 a.m., instead of 1 p.m.- as previously, and the inward mail will arrive fro«[ Waingawa at 10 a.m.

A recent visitor to'the South Island states that there are many stand* ing crops in the Ashburton district which look like promising to yield all from forty-five bushels an acre, and this at 3s 14 per bushel should b<S "' gratifying.

The New Zealand race horse, Wild., West, was put up for auction at Sydney and passed in at 300 guineas. Wild West has been running with considerable success at Australian, meetings..

Building permits to the value of £2925 wore issued by the 'Carterton; Borough Council last year, which' amount shows a decrease on the 1910 figures of £235, when permits aggregated £3160.

The Patea freezing works commenced killing operations on Monday' morning, and it is anticipated thai they will continue brisk for a while. Their cool stores have been cleared out y and the meat sent by rail to Wellington. Consignments went forward fofi Liverpool, London, and Glasgow.

The Committee of the Horowthenua' A! and P. show, which is to be held at Levin, to-day, has decided that if sufficient indiJcement is offered, a andVa-half saddle, trotting race shall be held —post entry, 5s —so that those who have trotting horses will have $ chance to try their skill.

A correspondent in a New Plymouth, paper takes up the cudgels in defence , of the healthiness of the town. "It is/ usual," he writes, "to blame the climate of this town for every lack of enterprise. There is nothing; wrong' with tlje climate, and it is only neces-, saiy: to; -read the a g£s, on. the ■} .fomhv ,••.; stones hi the cemetery ■ j^prove;._ ; thJß;;>'; fact?" - Septuagehawans' and; fy arians.iai*e,common*.in Ta^anaki.".';. :

■ :A'li|tle boy had. J a miraculous':jbb->>. cape ■from being• killed oir the knives-';;-; of a.reaper and il«hder at Leamingtonj =■ . iu the Auckland'district, and but for; the presence of mind of the driver,-'he; ■would certainly, have" lost bis life. Tb® settler was engaged in cutting an acre "Coats, and the dnld was watching,: * the cutting of the crop, and was not visible to the driver'until the ma- - chine was. close upon .him. The fahol •* the 1 ; ntaohine -struck; the boy on the head, sending him down with th» , grain.; The driver stopped the horses •instantly, and ,when- extricated aib was found that the knife-guards had pierced the child's cloitliing, but the ooy sustained no injury. From, the New Year nearly every town in Great Britain; of, any. importance is able to.have, direct communication, with Paris, The.rari.ge .. will also be greatly extended. Higher-; v to it hasnot been possible for a person speaking from Paris to :England■. -'to-.' telephone to a greater distance than' Leeds or York. Now be nected as far north as Aberdeen in; f the* north of Scotland, .ah extension of therange by over 30.0 miles, and a, 'to'talv distance of about 780 miles; Tim great improvement is due to the-new cross-' 'Channel cable laid by the British 'Post Office authoritiespwhibh liasjust; eonieinto use. ' V ['.., AH arrangements ore well in hand, for the Park Fete, which takes place, in Masterton to-morrow. The gather r . ing has been organised with the most, deserving object of raising funds to. still further beautify the Masterton Park, and a- record attendance is assured. The programme for the; afternoon is of a most attractive character,. ! and in the swimming, running,'' ait-Vl / Scotch dancing competitions the':pithlie will find plenty to amuse and interest them. An important event, thjat. of the official' opening of the Coronaj tion Hall; by the Hon. ])." BixHdo,- will', also be a special attraction. Refresh- .-" mehts will be obtainable at reasonable prices in the new kiosk. Oiildren, have-; also been specially catered ror,.' and;shimming and flat races for the boys and girls will eventuate during, theafternoon. For the evening arrangements have been made for a grand en- •'■ tertainmeht of the popular Thompson--Payne pictures. '

Conversing with a reporter'of the Wairarapa, Age, Mr F. J. Sh'elton, representative of -the' Producers' Association, who was in Masterton yesterday, stated that he had been through theSwifts' works in America., and had received some valuable advice. He had learned how to remedy bone-taint in meat. While in London he 'had gleaned a lot- of useful information, notably that in regard to tiho slow thawing of frozen meat. He had also gleaned that the system of tares, which is imposed on New Zealand meat, is nob ''universal. The London dock authorities had agreed to provide extra dock facilities at once on an imderstanding being given that the producers.of the Dominion will avail themselves of it. Mr Shelton says there is still much to learn about the trade, and much to be done to place it on a satisfactory footing. He returns to England next month. .-.-,. , NEVER HAD A DOCTOR. "I never hod a doctor in my life,, and that says a lot for Ghamibwluim'iS Tablet®," says Isabella Ouorie, Bellhird, Oessnook, N.S.W. "They keep m© m perfect health, and any time I feel "off colour," or as though I needed a laxative, 1 take one and the result is perfect health/' SoM by all chemists and storekeepers.

"The Englishmen can play cricket," remarks an enthusiastic colonial, and 'there is a good deal in tibat. Warner's team looks very like taking Home tbhe Ashes, and as matter* stand now they deserve to, for there is merit in .their work. .Worth and merit mean much to the possessors, and that is really why Orescent Blend Tea finds so much rarour wiifa the public. ".•■■.■' V \ ■.. B. ry year the Wool Sates prove that the KAIAPOI WOOLLEN CO. is a powerful factor in helping to maintain wool prices. Buy KAIAPOI Clothing. It payu. Ladies, be considerate and tactful, vet firm, with any refractory draper who may try to substitute any other make for thf famous Warner's Rust-- • < ,f Corset**

A Sydney cable reports that pollard lias advanced 5s per ton. The steamer Mamari, which arrived at Auckland yesterday, brought 533 immigrants to New Zealand. It is stated that portions of the Tararua ranges, to the nontlh- of Masterton, are shortly to be proclaimed open for deer-stalking. The Herald states that a case arising out "of,:the recent sale of a large farmings-property in ifche Pahiatua dis- * trict, in which, a number of land agents are concerned, is to come before the Magistrate's Court shortly. A hairless horse from the Makuri district was purchased in Pahiatua by Mr G. Wirth, of Wirth's Circus, at what is stated to be a good figure. The horse was quite normal except for the peculiarity that it had practically no hair. In its annual report, tine Pahiatua Chamber of Commerce says: —"The Masterton Ohamber of Commerce is evidently alive to the importance of the trade from Pongaroa district and is leaving no stone unturned to attract business from that rising township. It therefore behoves the Chamber to conserve the interests of Pahiatua, being the nearest, centre to Pongaroa., by.-endeavouring to retain that busi- . rwess, and also by striven, to lessen the . •distance between Makuri and Pongaroa." Masterton motorists wall be interested in a motor-cycle reliability trial which has been arranged to be held on March Ist and 2nd. The route the first day.is from Wellington to Marton, via Masterton, Pahiatua, and Palmerston (1)60 miles); and for the second day from Marten to Wellington, via Puke- , " ~papa to Bulls, Awahuri, Palmeraton, J Longbnrn, Foxton, and Levin (140 \ wiles.) Tests will include reliability, petrol consumption, and hill climbing j competitions. . , An advertiser is desirous of renting' a-small cottage furnished or unfurnished, i Mrs Kendall will resume pianoforte teaching on Monday next, and will be •at home on. Thursday and Friday ,;to receive intending pupils. Messrs James .Macintosh and Co. have made arrangements to run a drag, free of charge, for the conveyance of buyers to Solway immediately at. tfoe conclusion of tihe Wadpoua, sale. The Utility Egg Circle notify in the wanted columns of this morning's issue .that they are marketing their- eggs: .' At'one halfpenny per dozen,, including all charges. Full particulars may be '■■;■., ici&araan.-.'.' 'V';." \ >p-- '.._.._ ''^; ; l''£-,'.;.;'. kV'Alfred has just'had,i'n-. ' stalled at bis; homestead, Middlei Run, am Aerogen Safety Gas plant, tihe gas being used for both lighting and heating purposes. The brilliancy of the and its economy in consumption axe great fiactois in favour of Aerogen. The plant was suppled and' 'installed by Mr A. J;. Partem, of Carterton, in. a highly sat- > isfactory manner.

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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10546, 31 January 1912, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10546, 31 January 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10546, 31 January 1912, Page 4

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