LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10611, 18 April 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Eketahuna County Council has decided to call applications for the position of County Clerk, at a salary of £l9O per annum.

It as reported that 50 acres of orchard, in full bearing, at Stoke, in the Nelson district, lias been sold for £BOOO.

As A. P. Wilding has now won the lawn tennis championship of Monte Girlo for three years .in succession the £l5O challenge Cup becomes'his own property.

The Eketahuna Borough Council intends calling tenders for a water supply scheme as soon- as the general conditions are available from Mr Douglas Dobson, C.E.

A small nock of Romncy hoggets, bred by Mr W. S. Hammond, of Waitohi, Sandon, is stated to have averaged a clip of lllbs 2ozs of wool for twelve, and a. half months.

The Grey River Argus says that a telegram received in Westport leads to tho Ijelief that the Hon. R. McKenzie will, at tlie first opportunity, vote against tho present Administration. An investigation of the accounts of the Eketahuna County Council shows a deficiency over a period of five years amounting to £917 7s 2d. :

The Eketahuna County Council has resolved to ask the member for the district, Mr G. R. Sykes, to endeavour to have a small Bill passed through Parliament enabliug a river reserve at Nireaiha, comprising 14 acres, to bo vested in the'Gouiicil. '"■■<■. The Minister of Internal Affairs has decided that the approaching shooting season shall be a close one for native pigeons. The number of paradise ducks that.jnay.vbe shotiby one license holder ;is limited. '<■

A Wellington).'telegraim states that Walter Charles Wilson, a widower, aged 73, who was injured last week through a collision between his trap and a tram car near the General Post Office, died in'.the Hospital yesterday morning.

Walter Harris, a single mahi aged 48, says a Wellington telegram, who on : tihe. 18th March was xemoyed from the .Terrace, Gaol' to;.t&e'hospital' sufjfefpgj; f rate Vsm^ p'ilnilieraal--•■■^nipiain't died at we Jiiispital yesterday.- J afternoon., '<?''.'"•'-'"'•'":--' c ;;'V '■>" \-'^jl'l>''/.nr/V';- < '\ i '; At..the. Wellington yesterday three young men, Albert Ayling, Sidney Baker and Harry Williams, for breaking and entering at Stratford, were admitted to 18 months' probation, and ordered to pay coats. It is proposed to officially open the assembly hall at the Masterton District High School on afternoon of May 2nd. Ilhe Minisler-vfor.Education (Bkm. J. A. Hanan)">is>toi>e- asked te perform the • function, A children's pkin and fancy dress ball will be held in tho hall in the evening. "I'll ,bet you that the Taranaki Oil Well shares are up to £5 before the •emd of the year." The bet was made deliberately, and duly recorded in writing, by a local business man who is supposed to know at least as much as anybody on the subject.—Taramaki Herald.

A Wellington Press message states that before the Chief Justice, in the Supreme Court yesterday, John Lewis was sentenced to twelve month;} imprisonment on a charge of theft, and was declared an habitual criminal. John' Mclnftyre, for breaking and entering at .Otaki, was .sentenced to twelve' months. .'' ■*'..■

Tho ':'■ 'conscientious "Objections" of some .voting men ito rogist-ration under the Defence Act cannot '.bo very deepseated in some cases. One 'youth was recently -brought before the CShristcliurch Court and was fined for refusing to register or-take tho oath-. It became necessary to trace him for the collection of the fine, and, after mak iag inquiries the police discovered that ho had joined the Navy! It is stated that tihe amount of the fine was paid by the naval authorities, who wall doubtless debit it against his pay. Tho complaints respecting the price teing paid for pork are numerous

(says' the Dimedin . Star). No one seems to bo making a profit, but tlic fanner who lias largo supplies on hand. He can practically command his own price, but fortunately for the!.'consumer there.are not' jmaiiy in this happy position. As showing what profit can, be made out of the business it is said that one farmer operating in.,a comparatively small way accrued a clear profit, of £250 in about eight months.

A statement iwas recently made to tho effect that the tourist traffic to liotorua this year has not been "-equal to that of former years. But the truth of this allegation is denied, and the fact is vouched for that, on the contrary, the present season is the ibest jßotonia lias experienced for tho past ten. years, as proved by the highly successful business done by hotels, boe.rdinghouses and coaching companies.

The "C" squadron and the South Wairarapa Troop go into camp at Tutfnv, Ha wire's Bay, early in May. A special train conveying the troep will at 1 a.m. on May Ist, and Eketalhuna at 3.55 a.m.. On arrival at Napier the squadron will inarch to the Esk bridge, and next day make for the. camp at Tutira. The squadron will return on Saturday, May 11th, arriving at Eketahuna at 6 p..m.

IF YOU HAVE, A Cough, 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 effects from any sort of eucalyptus. Sander's Extract cures because it contains ethereal and antiseptic substances not contained in 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 caused 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, bruises, sprains, burns, ulcers, eczema, and other skm troubles, Apply Sander's Extract; 15 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 preparations. Tf heals when others irritate. Insist upon the genuine SAiBDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, arid you Will derive the benefil. i

It is reported that flour has been raised 6s per ton, to £8 15s free ou board at southern ports. Mr J. 0. Boddington reports the rainfall registered at tho Upper Plain for tho 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. yesterday was 49 points. . A Thames telegram states that quartz-has been struck in tho low leVl el cross cut, traversing; tho Thames field. Mr H. J. Brown, of New Plymouth, has received tho following cablegram from London: —"Sh;;res in Taranaki (N.Z.) Old Wells, Ltd., being purchased at 2s 6d premium on London Stock Exchange. It is expected that prices will go much higher." A Feilding telegram states that the garden fete held inhere yesterday in aid of the funds of K'" the Beautifying Society, was a great success.. The profits, which will reach over £2OO, will be spent in extending tree plant* ing operations, and generally improving tho Park. Mr R. H. W. Bligh, of thTWlute Gross League, will speak in the Town Hall, Mastorton, on Sunday, at 3 and 8.15 p.m. The lectures are for men, boys over 14 years being admitted. Then at 4 p.m. women axe invited to hear an address on their influence in character building. During the past ten years tho dairying industry in Taranaki has made wonderful development. For throe factories in the Stratford district, from 1902 to 1912 the increase in the acreage of farms under dairying was 35,000 acres, while tho increase in the value of produce amounted to 1 £150,000.

Ait a. committee meeting of the Church of England Men's Society held on Tuesday night in the Vicarage' it was decided to again, celebrate Empire Day, by holding a service for men in St. Matthew's Church on Whit Simday afternoon (May 26th), in which members of all local bodies, the military, Fire Brigades, etc., 1 will be invited to participate. Particulars Avill be published in these columns later. Taranaki dairy fanners oavo a great deal of their success to their wideaiwakeness, and the fact that they are always on the lookout for methods of improving their herds. Lately the farming commriinity in tho Stratford district has been keenly interested in experiments in ,the growing of fodder, which for the past three years have been, v going on at the Moumahakj State Farm; . ■-.>,;.,;-■>.„'>. '..■.'...,.':_■,,.'■'.■,,■■.'■:■ ; •■P.igTraisei:s.in thGiAy;aika^ tarey.cx>ih- ■ :ii^£::recfeiye'^fuH, Mliio- for^tiock i rom/tnose; buyers operatiitug ,f it ,/'is;, stet^iy e rs : are 'ills-' cussing the ■advisaibilrty of forming an , assdcjaiti(m t to''protect their interest^;?

All sorts of game are reported to be very plentiful in northern districts , this season, and in some parts of the AVaikato quaril are said to be becoming a miisanco to faimers. An Inve.rcargill business tn-ur-fdld a reporter that he estimated his loss | closing on Easter .Saturday at I r£6o. That day was one of the best m';\ tho year for business, and the money thus lost was never made up, as it was i spent mainly by country people. If 1 Saturday closing Was again proposed; ho was sure that it would, meet .with, i almost umiversal opposition.

Farmers- in the south are not all satisfied with the season. One Winton agriculturist asserts that the continued wet weather has so softened the ground that he finds it impossible Mo cut his oatcrqp. An attempt was made, but it was found that no progress Was passible, as tho hinder sank deep in the. ground, making huge ruts /from which the horses were unable to drag tho machine.

At a recent- meeting of the' Auckland, Acclimatisation Society, at was stated'Ctabat the Society's enterprise in connection-with the breeding of pheasants was not at all in a satisfactory condition. Heavy mortality was reported amongst the.young birds, ind the project looks like costing, the Society a.o the- rate of £2 per ibird. The state of t-Jio fishponds was also the subject of much adverse comment, ntid the general l outloolr from a financial poic/: ex view in stated to bo anything but promisiuj;. *

According to returns published i.u the Gazette, Canterbury and Otago are the only, districts in the Dominion in which there are mare'spinsters than ■bachelors,.the numbers being 2299 and 2765 .respectively, which is otqual' to' an excess of over 11 per cent in Canterbury and over, 16 per cent in. Otago.-' In the Auckland district there is au opposite state of affairs, there being 7263 anore bachelors than spinsters, which means that the excess is equal to 25 per een>t. Bachelors are defined ;is those 20 years, of age aid upwards, and spinsters those of 15 years and upwards, i

During a picture show chtertainmeut in Christ church recently, the folio wing a nnotmcement .was ih rown on the,screen.: —"No pictures on Good Friday. Through the action of the City Council you are deprived of an inreeent evening's ' - entertainment. With one exception, Wanganui, Chiistchureh is the only town in New Zealand .where permission, to show pictures on Good Friday evening has been withheld." The announcement wa'J received with groans. . The Minister of Internal Hon. G. W. .Russell,-' states that *'ov the first time in tiho history of the Domindbn a limit is to lie imposed on the uumibeT of native game to be killed by a, license-holder in :fny one day. 'lhe limit is fixed at twenty-five head, except in the 'Mongonui and Wh-ingaroa districts, where the limit in the case of pigeons is to lie ten per dae-m. A'l open season, is also to be declared for •opossums in the Wellington, Otago and Buller, South Canterbury and Southland districts, hut the sales of skins will not be permitted.

THE RIGHT PIANO

We can furnish you, on terms to suit yourself, with a piano from any one of many famous factories; but the piano you need for the home is the one that, on inrestitfat-you. you' fed .£ou- want and like west. We are not patfipfla-ns of any pvano. We help you to investigate, and jou are welcome to all tie advice and assistance </ur kno\vledge and experience tfaji supply. Wecan explain to you tb« points and qiisilitiiV of sileh superb. world-fa mov,s pianos L ';ifr ihe Broadwood, the 'L.ipp, the Roiiieeh and the Steinway. We are prepared to demonstrate the qualities of every. piano hi our greait stock. We can't be satisfied till you axe. Our system of. deferred, payments makes it easily pdesiiWe for tbe smallest householder to get a piano without inconvenience: or troublt. Th» Dresden Piano Company, Wellington. North Island Manager: M-. J. Bwwkei. If you are mtertsteil,; y«u •»» «et full ■partieular* from veur JwwaT Ttepresentaiive, H. Thmk, PsmisiM's Baildinas, (Jnw:: Street. _'

The quarterly meeting of the Wair«/ra,pa Past Grand's Lodge of Oddfellows takes place at Martinborough to-night. The members of the Taratahi Meat Workers' Union of Workers have'subscribed £lO 5s 6d towards tlie Age fund for tho relief of tho starving women and children in England. This brings the total contribution from tit*. Waingawa works up to £2O. Territorials are apparently exempt from the demand of the toll-gate. The oflicftr commanding the llfch Regiment, Toramki Ilifies, has written, ,t» tho Taranaki County Council to tho following effect :—"6n the. 17th' inst, we will bo conveying a number of trcol>s from Warea to Nnv Plymouth, per motor-wagoni. According toltlieregulations troops are exempt from toll charges, and wo would be pleased if you would instruct the gat --keeper to" that effect.'".' \' ''; The St Mattiew'g; iChil> Tield a-smoke, concert last evening, ,tJ»« occasion being the opening of the season. A card tournament v.*as held during tho evening, and", was xrm by A.Vito, the'ibctfb'y prize, a handsome doll model of unique.design, being carried off by Mr E.R. Fisher. The prizes, were presented by Mr O. Cole. Songswore contributed by Messrs Hounslow and Dixon, and an. appreciative duet was rendered by Messrs A. Dixon-and: A. Miller. Mr I. Gray officiated at thepiano. " The other week-Mr Bon Morriss, of Rongokokako, lost a number of pig« under circumstances which, in bis opinion, warranted an investigation. The pigs laboured in* their breathing, went off ,-thoir food arid eventually died. Mr Morriss communicated with the Agricultural Department and Mr Howard,. j veterinary surgeon, was sent up to in-. I vostigate. A post mortem of the dead I swine did not result in tho trouble bodiagnosed and so one of the surviving pigs was killed, ancTtihe entrails sent to Wellington for analysis. I Mr Morriss has now received Word that v tihe trouble is contagious pneumonia. The treatment recommended in similar cases is (says the Express) a..teaspoonful of castor oil and good Wholesome food.

An advertiser wants to buy two purebred Plymouth Rock cockerels. •■•.• A good laundress is wanted;for,;the Marquis of Normaaby Hotel-, Carter—ton.. ,■*, : - ' / ■; /•'/' ' J". .' : , A reward is offered for the recovery .of a green Join .coverlmarkcd "J.T.",lost at Lansdowne last Saturday. .>/ i<^&'. ; si« p/cT: / j? / o aiVt tiitii its?" - : /' ? j f" .".- isufflor yes-'"/ : v./ : /'/;/> / Ail advertiser wants to', buy,/ a draught : ho rsc, shafter..' ' Adilress/;,-vafe thus office. . •■".'..: \. .'..'.. '////.-' /, f .A.j-eward is offered for the recovery: or three • motor car tubes and lid of white box lost oh the Carterton road . on Tuesday.' : , '.:{' . ' Dr.. Spear,:-eycsig]it specialist, may" : 'be consultejl at ,the Club Hotel,; Mas- : . terton, tbWlay. Pressure of business' prevents Dr. Spear from giving hior«tlian one day to Mastertou. -. -The New Zealand -Lqaii aiid "Merc-an--tilo Agency,'Co.,''Ltd., advertise anv*' important cattle sale for Wednesday next, at the P.F.A. yards, Pabiat-:;!. ■'■■ The list comprises nearly li? 00 head of cattle and further entries are invited. •Messrs C C. Ross and Co., land agents, Masterton, advertise for sahv the goodwill of .the lease of a' --dairy farm of 127 acres, given > in. Full particulars can be had s»y application "to'the agents. ../ //. ■■ Tenders are invited for the furnish-'' ing of the Buchanan Home for,lncurables, at GreytO'Wn. Lists and particulars may he sean. Upon appKcation to tho Secretary,, Mr A. L. Webster,, or at tho/offjeo of this paper. Mr E. R..8. BanM, land and estate ' agent, Hastings, advertises for saW' ■ 42 acres, L.1.P., dairy farm, with -S----roomed house and, all , oonvenioiwx.*, situated two and a half miles from , Ha .stings. Particulars are advertised on the front page of this . morning's issue." .-' •■ " ■ '■-""•'

Mr W. lugiis Husband,- land agent, Pahintua, is sole agent for the sale of a splendid property of 1092 acres, 642 acres of which is lease in perpetuity, and 450 .acres frcehoil. - There are 150 acres of valuable bush on the property, and the remainder is all laid down in English.grasses.''"' thc-'pwmerty is 'well watered'iand subdivided, and will whiter two sheep to the acre besides cattie. There is a good dwelling and necessary sheep farm hirildiugs, yards and stabling. The price'and terms 'are given in the advertisement. This is an opportunity that does 'not cften offer of 'securing' a 'first-class property.

A miniature representation: uf Scott's discovery of the South Pole is now 'on, view in the window of Mr 1. V. Gordon's chemist shop, Queen Street. Snow and ico is to be seen in plenty, the nien in their warm furs*, the dogs drawing sleighs, a large shelter tent and stores,, and a mound, surmounted by a flag shows the position of the South Pole. The whole is very well got up, and is emphasised by the rest of the window being filled with hot water bottles of all sorts. The descriptive card work in the scene was - J executed in a most artistic mannerJ>y .' Mr J. H. -Nay lor,'of Mastortou.