LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10680, 29 July 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Masterton Chess Club has decided to let the Gisborne challenge match stand over in the meantime. The latest return from the "Worksop dredge are 69ozs odwts for 87 hours' work. A sum of £2OO lias already been, suitscribed in aid of the proposed Eketahuna Hospital. A social in aid of the Roman Catholic Church is to bo held at Ha.mun tomorrow evening. On Saturday 89 points of rain fell in Masterton, bringing the total for the mouth up to 12.46 inches. There are at present 26 patients in the Masterton: Hospital, including fever cases..

Prince Dikran, the Albanian exile, gave an address in Masterton yesterday afternoon;, and in Carterton last evening.

The inatro.ii of tho Masterton Hospital requests us to state that donations of old linon will lie gratefully received.

Religious bodies in Dunedln have raised £IGO for the purpose of supplyins the Bishop of Melanesia with a motor launch for use in his work about the Islands.

A youmg man was arrested in Masterton on Saturday night on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. Ho will appear before justices this morning.

A Clmstchuirch telegram states that the heaviest snow for years fell north of Waiau on Saturday last. All telegraph lines afo down on the .hast wast, and coach traffic has been suspended.

The largo attendance at the Masterton Y.M.O.A. Strangers' 'lea on Sunday evening listened attentive y to an address delivered by Mr C. Hendrv, of Masterton, Mr D. Grant prosided. A service was conducted by AH b. Tlireadwell at Solway.

At a meeting of tho Junior Cadet officers, says a Christchurch telegram motions were passed condemnatory of General Godley's recent remarks regarding the Junior Cadets. Similar action was taken at the annual meeting of the Educational Institute.

At the annual meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association, the President, Mr H. Morrison, paid a tribute to Mr A. M. Myers, ex-Minis-ter of Railways, and characterised him as one of the ablest Ministers that New Zealand had had in that capacity. x At the annual meeting of members of tho Masterton A. an/1 P. Association, Mr O. F. Vallance's motion that "Any member of the Association, on payment of the sum of £lO in advance, may be elected. a. lifemember, and shall not lie liable for any further subscription" was carried.

A labouring man who has been working on the East Coast was found on the Taueru bridge on Friday, apostrophysing the river in Banish and English, He had committed an unprovoked assault on a man at Taueru. Om the certificate of two medical men he was committed to a mental home by Messrs E. G. Eton and J. Brown, J.P.'s, for treatment.

! At the annual meeting of the MasI terton A. and P. Association, Mr H. j Morrison, in moving the adoption of I the annual report, said that it had ofI ten been, stated that shows were of t no practical benefit, excepting as an I advertisement for stock breeders. This, said Mr Morrison, was a very narrow-minded view. It should be taken into consideration that farming was the primary industry of New Zealand, and 90 per cent of the people were indirectly dependent upon. it. It was entirely owing to agricultural j shows that stock in. New Zealand had ; reached the present high standard, ! and they must look to shows in the | future to maintain that standard. A London cable received by the j Auckland director of the Waihi Goldmining Company states that & divi- ! dend of two shillings per share has been declared, to be payable in December. .No further dividends will be payable until the strike ends, and even then the effects of the strike are likely to affect the dividends. A circular has been issued to shareholders, which states that the directors insisted on the registration of the Miners' Union, and adds that it is impossible to say how long the strike will last. Mr H. Morrison, speaking at the annual meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association on Saturday afternoon, said that it behoved the members of the Society to do everything in their power to keep up the entries in the light horse section of the show. With the advenit of the motor-ear there wnn a danger of deterioration in the light horses of the Dominion, which must if possible, be avoided. The loss of the totalisator at Hunt Chub meetings had also done a lot of harm in this direction, and unless the A. and P. Associations took steps to avert it, there was every probability of their light horse dying out. If such was the case, the shtonvs would in future suffer financially from haviner of the most attractive sections deleted from the programmes.

At the annual meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association on Saturday afternoon, Mr H. Morrison said that the late Minister of Agriculture was to bo congratulated upon the step taken to procure the services of an agricultural expert from Scotland. The value of agricultural science was being more recognised every day, and he was sure that in this direction splendid work would bo done by the new expert. The value of' artificial manure had already been proved, and ; t was only by the application of scientific treatment that the best results could be gained from inferior land. He hoped that -before the agricuplitural expert was lonig in tho Dominion, they would have a lecture from him in Masterton.

Mr H. Morrison. President of the Masterton- A. and P. Association, in moving the adoption of the anriual report and balance-sheet, admitted"that there was a certain' amount of "faking" going on in connection with the showing of stud sheep. He was sure that the controversy introduced by Mr Hugh Williams some time ago had done good. Notwithstanding this, the competition met with in shows did much to bring the stock up to a very high standard. There were, of course, many breeders of high-class stock who did mot show, but it was noticed that these men attended all the shows and took a particular interest in the class of sheep being exhibited.

YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND That by us'ing t-no commercial eucalyptus oil which is now bought up at 6d per lb we-iehf -iii'd bottled, and on account of the- lao-go profit, pushed, you ia.ro exposing yourself to all the dangers to which the use of turpentine will expose you—irritation of kidneys, imtestinal traeh, and mucous mombrrtiws. Bv insis'trne on the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT yon not only avoid these pitfail'ls, but' you have a stimulating, safe and effective mendicant, the result of a special n.nd careful .manufacture. A trial will' nit once convhrco. Quality in «miall dose distinguish os it from the bulky and dangerous products. Remember — SANDER'S EXTRACT embodies the result of 5 Oyoars' experience and special study, and it «oos what is promised ; it' neaite amd cures without injuring the cfljipfcitutTon, as the, oils of the market freoeuntly do. Therefore 'jiirotect yourself by rejecting all other brands.

At a recent snlo of dairy rows in ()!:-!go, tlit? splendid average price of .£lO -Is was realised.

A young man who recently visited Ekotalnma made many friends. According to the local paper his present: address is being eagerly sought.

At the annual meeting of the Masterton. A. and P. Association on Saturday last, seven new members were elected.

A number of seals have made their appearance in tlio Timarti Harbour, 'and during the past week have attracted much attention from the residents of the town.

The Masterton C'onntv Council elsewhere notify that the road from Braneepoth to Stronva'ris closed for VohMi-W (traffic until repairs have been effected.

The annual meeting of members of the Masterton A. and P. Association will in future he held not later than August 15th, instead of in July, as in the past.

Hie floods experienced in the Lower Valley last week were the most destructive felt for many years past. Hundreds of acres were inundated with surface water.

A conference in connection' with the New Zealand Reform Partv will be opened in Wellington on Saturday next. The Masterton Reform League will be represented by Messrs S. R. Edwards and another.

The children of the .Masterton Methodist Sunday School have been for some weeks past rehearsing a Cantata entitled, "Loot and the Fairies,"to be given at 8 o'clock on Thursday evening next in the School room.

fj'he Northern Coursing Club's Waterloo meeting was concluded on Saturday. The Waterloo Cup prize was divided bet-ween Messrs Annstrong and Brown, owners of Renown, and Mr Tiiubib, owner of Waterfall and Sweet Lilac.

Delegates from Pongaroa, Waipukurau, Tinui, Eketahuna, Carterton, Martinborough and elsewhere are expected to he present at the meeting in Masterton on Wednesday evening to discuss the East Coast railway question.

and. East Coast districts have been practically isolated as a result of slips. The road across the M'aungarakis lias been entirely blocked;, a.nd much, time and labor wtf] be expended before it is open ■for traffi.9. The mails have now to be carried via Weraite, which means that it will take several hours m'ore to complete the journey.

Refering. at the animal meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association on Saturday afternoon, to the question of the raising of stock, Mr H. Morrison, mentioned the strides made by the Argentine as an exporter of frozen meat. A few years ago it was considered that, owing to climatic conditions and the quality of the country that the Argentine would never become aserious rival of New Zealand in, the frozen meat trade. Facts proved the reverse, and the Argentine had last vear exported over 1,000,000 carcases, while in 1907 only 100,000 had been exported. If, he said, New Zealand was to maintain her position on the London) market, she must see to it that the quality of her output is of the highest possible standard. This, he said, was one of the first objects of agricultural o ssoeiations. In dealing with the importance of agricultural shows, the President (Mr H. Morrison) said at the annual meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association that show? were a most important factor ill the raising of stud and fat stock. By attending shows farmers were educated up to the requirements for the London market, and found out the exact class of ani-. mal that was suitable. The reputation of New Zealand prodnre would soon be gone, if the quality was not up to the standard. This.quality could only be maintained by the breeding and raising of the very best class of stock. That was one of the main objects of shows, and it would always pay farmers and business men alike to be a meimiber of an agricultural society which fostered and encouraged the industry upon which all were dependent.

Mr and Mrs W. Harvey, of Whakataki, elsewhere insert a thanks notice in connection with their recent bereavement.

Messrs W. B. Chonnells and Co., land acents, Masterton, advertise for sale 992 acres of cheap .country, 12 miles from Masterton. . '

A social and dance will be held in Pine Grove Hall, Kaituna, to-night. A drag will leave Masterton post office at 7 o'clock.

At St. Matthew's Club to-night (Monday) besides the- ordinary "ladder" competitions, an interesting discussion will bo opened by Mr J. R. Cole. Members are asked to roll up in force."

Owing to the past week's unfavourable weather conditions, Messrs Hood Bros, have decided to continue their bargain sale, to enable settlers who have not yet bad the opportunity of -cisitin'ff their premises to do so during the current week.

i _ In. a replace advertisement in this issue .attention is drawn to the, extension of time of Murray's re-organising sate. To give country clients a full opportunity of paying a visit .the -closing date lias boon extended to .Saturday, August 3rd. A special announcement by Mr A. Donald, the tailor, will'he read with interest by men who realise that good clothes are a good investment. In these days when appearances count for so much, a smart, Veil-made, perfect fitting suit gives the finishing touch, and one fools at ease and oapable of meeting anyone on terms of equality.