LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10689, 16 July 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the meeting of the Lansdowne School Committee last evening, Messrs Spencer and Pickering were appointed visiting members for the month. Gas consumers in Cambridge are loudly complaining of the poor quality of the gas .supplied, and state that so. much soot collects on the mantles that a new one is required almost every other day. The Lansdowne School Committee decided last evening to celebrate Arbor Day iby planting forty trees, including birch, plane, oak, walnut, poplar, mountain ash, and larch. This will form the foundation of a scheme for the future planting of the new sohool grounds'. Some of the Invercargill city fathers are apprehensive in connection with the city tramways. At a recent meeting one Councillor said that the cost of running the plant was amounting to a very large sum, the coal bill being enormous, and, if the Council were not careful, it would run amok over the car business. The Wairarapa is not the only part of the Dominion where the "motorhog" has gained notoriety. In the Waikato last week a party travelling, at night, and at a high speed, ran into a herd of cows, with the result that one cow was. killed, and several rendered more or less useless. The car and occupants also fared badly. The hares shot by a party on a station at Rangitata, South Canterbury, weighed tons, filling a railway (truck. Some of the hares weighed lHlbs each, and the majority about 91b. The removal of so many will be a relief to the sheep-grazing--of'""the' station, since it is computed that three hares will eat as much as one sheep, and much of the game was shot down among the turnip crops, in which hares are very destructive. The monthly meeting of the Lansdowne School Committee was held last evening. There were present: Messrs E. Hale (Chairman), W. S. Dickens, A. J. Cooper, and J. Archer. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs B. R. Rayner, C. L. Spencer . and D. A. Pickering. The Education Board wrote, stating that they were granting a subsidy of £2 on the £4 left over from the picnic towards the library. A, letter was also received from the Board stating thaf the Education Commissioners would be visiting the school on Thursday next. The headmaster's report for the past four weeks showed an average attendance of 196, and a roll number of 216. At a meeting of the Carlton Cricket Club held last evening, Mr J. A. McEvven presiding, it was decidod te hold a plain and fancy dress ball in the Exchange Hall on Thursday, August 15th. It was also decided that'the charges be fixed at 5s for double ticket©, 3s for gentlemen, and 2s for ladies. It was resolved that the services of a full orchestra be arranged for. Mr McEwen , and Mr L. Nicol were appointed a committee to draw up a programme, to be submitted .at the next meeting. A strong committee of ladies will have charge of the catering. The next meeting was set down for Thursday, 25th inst. The Masterton agent of the Department of Labour reports as follows for the month of June:—During the past month trade and business conditions have been reported generally as quiet. In the building trade there is an indication of improvement, which denotes that ample employment will he found for the number of tradesmen at present in the district. In the majority of other trades there is sufficient to keep the regular hands steadily employed. The principal industries of the district—viz., meatfreezing, preserving, and fellmongery, etc;, also butttr and cheese makinghave slackened down for the season considerably. Thus a number of additional workers are on the questfnr employment at rather a slack neviod. General station work during,the past month and at the present time is reported as slack. There is, however, a considerable quantity of scrub being cut, consequently a demand for scrubcutters exists; good wages are offeree*, but the wet weather interferes very much with the working hours. Do you doubt iMve «un will rise? Or tire .stairs will fill the skies? Or th-it Woods' Great Peppermint dure' Ts onlv macta of diinrs .most pure? You never douhlt these well-known facts! You never doubt your Own actsi And know that Woods' Great Peppermint Cure Is the only cough remedy that ie isnre! '4 Warner's Corsets are so perfect in pattern and workmanship that th"y will, fit perfectly, atod not become useless until the whole gaTment is oonibletely worn out. Every ;},air guaranteed by local drapers not to ruot, L break or tear Prices from Qs to 17$ 3d per pair.

the Taranaki A. and P. ■ Society made a profit of £3OO over its recent winter? show". The roads in the Masterton district are in very bad order just now f and a considerable expenditure on them will be required in the spring. A large number of single men h.fve left Reefton since the commencement of the lock-out. The majority hav« gono to Australia. Timaru is a gost-head town. At the present time, buildings to the value of £200,000 are being- erected within the borough. j ' An inebriate was accommodated in the Masterton police cells yesterday. He will toe the mark tin's morning. The adult male population of New Zealand consumed, on an average, 2.30 gallons of spirits apiece in the year 1911. Blacksmiths in the Otaki district have decided to raise the price for horse-shoeing, consequent on the increased cost of materials. A large number of Masterton ; sportsmen will be present at the Tren- ; tham races this week. This fixrure is always a popular one with Wairarapa "sports." i The Waingawa. freezing works are ( having a quiet time at present. There [is not much killing being done, and (the majority of the men are engaged l in cleaning-up work. A fair number of , pigs are being handled at the Bacon .Factory. A Wellington wire states that at the inquest on John Nee, aged 63, who died suddenly at the house of his sister on Saturday night, a verdict of death from hemorrhage of the hr.-.gs ! was returned. The tea-drinking habit appears to { "Mowing upon the people of New |, Zealand. In 1891 the male-and female population consumed 61bs of tea per head. Last year they disposed < 7.501 ibs per head. A Foxton syndicate has purchased the Green Flaxmilling Company's property at Moutoa. ' The property comprises some 700 acres, together with the flaxmilling plant. The price paid is said'to be £3O per acre, the purchase money totalling £22,000. A cable received at Eltham yesterday morning from Lane and Co., of London, reads :-)-New Zealand cheese market quiet at 66s to 67s per cwt; Canadian spot, 64s to 655. The market is active. The butter market is firm, with a hardening tendency. The members of the Education Commission, which has just concluded its sitting in Wellington/will pay'a J flying visit to Masterton on Thursday next, and will inspect several of the schools in the locality. Messrs Parton and Arous, of Carterton, have received orders for an additional 14.vats from the Taranaki district. The work will be commenced immediately, and Messrs Parton and L. Arcus Teft for. Hawera yesterday morning, where the work will be carried out. Premises have already been engaged. The Ngaio land (Sandon district) is evidently very productive. Mr GeoMcCabe put in 50 acres of dogstiil, and had a return of 5001b to the acre. This at 9sd per lb is a profitable yield. He put in 23 acres of oats, and seven I acres averaged 92 bushel's, and" the remainder 60 to 70 busheTs. At the meeting of the TaratahiCarterton Racing Club on Saturday a, letter was read from the Woodlands Hunt Club soliciting financial assistj anee, otherwise the club's early de- [ miw »-jrs-«aißiii.mftsv-ittreable distance. "The meeting, ho'Tvever, was unsympathetic, the request being very coldly received. "We want all the money we can get to assist ourselves, or we will' possibly be in the same position," said a member. "Yes, I would like to assist them, but it can't be done!" remarked another - ,, and there the matter rested.. At the Wellirstton Mafrisfrate'n Court yesterday, James Scott, Harry Martindale, and Matthew Livingstone were charged with breaches of the Gaming Act. by betting in i'censed houses. Sir John FindTay said that the case was the first to be heard ur> der that section of the Act. For each offenoe Scott was liable to a fine of £2O. He snaKested that one information be withdrawn, and he would en ter a plea of guilty on the first charge. 'The police adopted this course, and a fine of £2O was Imposed. In the case of Martindale, decision was reserved. The up-to-date Nelson fruitgrower has entirely d e P ai 'tcd from the old method of planting fruit trees. Instead of preserving the roots and pnreading them carefully out when the tree is put in the ground, he ions them off close to the stem, leaving a. sort of bulbous root. A hole is mnde in the ground with a crow-bar, and in. goes the tree. This method is not adopted to save monev, but because it is said to be better than the old one. Instead of having to live with halfdead roots the tree makes new ones suited to the ground in which ft is put. and therefore grows much more healthily than it would otherwise have done. ' Thirty farmers who are dissatisfied r with Canada, as a suitable country for the industry arrived in Auckland from Vancouver by the Makura. Most of the new arrivals hajl from the Old Country or are Canadians, and they have come to New Zealand to r.jiko up land, but if they fail in their mission they will proceed to Australia. "The chief thing against' Canada is its climate," said one of the narty to a Herald representative. "The winter is very severe, and of late years many of us have had almost the whole of our crops ruined by hail, frosty and snow, and it is not the place it is reported to be, and hundreds are leaving the country every month." The new arrivals are keen and industrious..

ANTTKRAK

For the skin there as nothing better than ANTIKiBiAK. It. keeps the ha.nd's igoft and supple, Mprevenfs and removes roughness, redness, ohappmg and' cracking "of the skin, and speedily heals up sores: It is also an excellent application ifbr ehilb.la.ins, it speedily removes the irritation and' redness and reduces the swelling. Applied daily "to the hand's, it afeo prevents chilblains. Farmers and daiirvmen. and all whose hands are exposed to hard work and exposure, to wet and cold will find Antikrak aHs-like a charm. It <"vxth.es. softens ond' heals the skm. After a hard dov'fl work at the wash tub, after scrubhinsr and gardening, etc.. it is most !bene£cial. % It is the mo.it economical preparation on the market cretins Is per large jar. and a little 'a\ Ion? wav. Posted free to anv address, and sold only by J. V. GORiDON. Ohemist and Draggist (by Exame.), Maafertou.

( A start has been made with the &■«*» tion of the new cheese factory 'M Sfew—man. Another heavy and continiMi* downpour of rain occurred in Masterton last night. The xivers and stream* in the district will' probably bo in, A flooded condition to-day. Mr J. C. Boddington reports thafc four points of rain were registered afc the Upper Plain for the twenty-four hours ending nine o'clock yesterday morning*, The proposal that Farmers' Unions aliould employ {heir own stock agent* for the sale of stock: was discussed by tile Marton 'branch <m Safcarday and? rGjjSßted. There are, altogether, 89£ miles oF private telephone lines - , and 3 miles o£ Government line," in the Eketahunavdistrict. The Eketahuna County Council on Saturday last voted a sum. of £25" to assist iir the 1 construction of rural lines. The financial statement submitted* to the Eketahuna County Council ont Saturday showed that since the lastmeeting the receipts amounted to* £587 3s. The bank credit at date wax £5 9s sdl. Accoun% patssed! ffoir payment totalled £1052 2s 3d. Resilents of the Eketahuna Countijr have evidently been making good use* of the "long paddock" during the*, past month. The ranger's report submitted to the County ©nmml meeting; on Saturday showed that no fewer than 115 head of stock had been cap* tured since 1 titer (previous - meatni'g'.. The South Wairarapa poultry show? opeiis at Carterton to-morrow. Among the exhibitors will be Messrs I). EL Rutherford,, of Mauriceville - , l y . Wl Barnes, and James Reed,, of Masterton. Pigeon-fanciers in Mastepfcoit will be represented by Messrs H. Ml Wilton, Drake Bros., W. J. Hoar,* and J. Dixom. Mr' Jiff. of Sydney, will he the judge; ~ Methylated spirits as a drink; seems to be becoming more and! mora popular in Ashburton. On Thursday Con** stable Kidd noticed a 1 man-, who appeared to be recovering fromi a drihfcing bout, emerge from a ohßrnist** shop carrying a bottler of methylated" spirits. Asked by the Constable what he intended doing with the stuff,, the man replied'tb the effect that.he- hadL been drinking, and" was going" - to use it as a "reviver."' Tjvo rather serious accidents occurs red in the Greytowir v>:. Carterton?, senior football match, played at Carterton on Saturday. Norman Cadwal—lader, of Carterton, sustaihedj a'fracture of the lower jaw, and Normam Skeet, of Greytown, a slight fracture of the skull and serious"; injuries- to> the face. Two of the Carterton junior players had also to seek medical attention, one named Roy Nix having, sustained a slight concussion of the* brain, and the other (E. an injury to his back. Many of those who took part in. the** recent Masterton Competitions, on. the elocutionary side, are much interested in probable work for the near future, and the question now 's wheth— I er or not tuition will be available and? 1 of such 'a nature as to make It' wortfc J while to pursue the study. The work: ' itself is not only interesting,.but educative. In this connection it will' be* interesting to probable pupils to ieara that private tuition will be given by Mr J. T. M. Hornsby to a l.'initetl number of students. It is the intention of the teacher to arrange-the'de-tails at an early date, when and other particulars will' b'e avails able. May is a great month with missionary societies, and I am reminded of the story that before the first Bishop of .New Zealand left England, SydneySmith, in taking leave, affected'to lin- - press upon his friend the - dangers of his mission (writes T. P. O'Connor, im. his Weekly). "You will'find","'he said, "in preaching to cannibals, that their* attention, instead of'being-occupied? by the spirit, will be concentrated on. the flesh; for I am told that they never breakfast without a cold missionary on the sideboard." In shaking: hands with the new prelate as he was ' leaving the house, Smith added: "Good-bye. We shall" never, meet again; but let'us hope that you will thoroughly disagree with tlie savagethat eats you:"' "There is not much difference- Between English : and'. New Zealand: honey," said Mr Bowman, Government Apiarist, to an audience of Beekeepers at Christchurch. "Perhaps, you are a little more YankeeiiecT out "here., There are better climatic seasons and longer clover seasons e-nfc here, and the honey produced is of avery excellent quality in some- districts. You produce a first class, second class, and" third" class honey,, but nothing but first class-.should i.e rent -out of the country if you wish t<*. establish a name at Home. Yoii wilt have to face severe competition or- the* Home market, but once you- get established New Zealand lioney will obtain a strong footing. It resembles the Home honey in quality,. aros:ia, • and flavour, and the export trade, \ though at present in its intimacy, should grow to considerable proportions." The question of establishing a maif service between Eketahuna and Pongaroa was brought before the notice of the Eketahuna 'County 'Council at its meeting on Saturday'last. :Mr JV F. Bailli'e, President of the Eketahuna Chamber of Commerce, asked that in the event of a number of Waihoki settlers being transferred from tne Akitio County„to the Masterton County in order' to enable the* j Waterfalls and Waihoki settlers to I raise a loan to complete the metal- [ ling of the main road in the Masterton. I County to the Akitio boundary, would | the Council agree to give a guarantee* that the Akitio County would not be asked to contribute to the upkeep of the Eketahuna County's portion of that particular road. Mr Baillia pointed out that when the road referred to was completed, it would then her possible to get a maij service between Eketahuna and Pongaroa. Councillors expressed willingness to comply with the request, but pointed out that such a guarantee could only be binding while the present Council remained in office, •ively.

KEXONA The Rapid Healer is an Ointment which heals with remarkable rapidity. tfnlike the old-fashioned ointments which are very slow in their actions. ter a very few applications. Sold m triangular poti. *t 1* 6d. The Navy looms large in the public eye just now, and it is satisfactory ■bo iknow tha aill parties agree that the British Navy must be kept isupreme. The British nation is dttermined to keep the Navy iw tlhie forefrotot, «> are the : proprietors determined *r> maintain, the popularity of Crescent Tea, which is sold in three grades, at. 2s, U 1W and Is U per lb reaped

• A boy with bicycle is advertised for !>y Mr J. Carpenter. A notice in reference to & lost cheque appears on the front page. A lady help is advertised for, application to be made to Mrs R. J. Foss, Upper Plain School, Masterton. A reward is offered for the recovery of a gold nugget- brooch, lost between Kuripuni and the Masterton Post office. . Mr W. Redmond, of the Club Hotel, •Carterton, advertises for sale sundry trotting horses, particulars of which appear on the front page. :Mr A. Norman, draper, Queen Street, advertises further reductions during the last week of the -sale. There will be a special clearing in nil leading goods. n . Mr W. Wiggins, of the Revolution Cycle Works, Queen Street, draws particular attention to his facilities for undertaking all kinds of cycle repairs. He supplies cycles and sundries at Dunedin prices, and publishes a list of makes that he is agent for. Tenders are invited for the erection •of a branch bank at Carterton lor the Bank of New South Wales. Plans and specifications may be seen at tho bank premises, Masterton or Carterton, or at the architects, Messrs Crichton and, Mackay. The annual dairy sale at Palmersion North on account of Mr R. Lancaster, is advertised in this morning's issue by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., in conjunction with Messrs Dalgety,and Co., Ltd. The list includes 500 purebred Jersey and grade Jersey and Holstein cows and heifers, in milk and to calve early. The sale will take place at Fitzherbert, Palmerston North, oa July 30th and 31st. In a change advertisement on page G of this morning's issue, Mr Henderson, jeweller-optician, has a special ■word to say ,in regard to his optical department. Those who are in need of •»' well-fitting pair of spectacles, or their eye-sight attended .to, should make a point of visiting the establishment. A new style of spectacle is illustrated, showing a specially constructed lens, which directs the line of vision through the'centre of the glass and not at the rim.