LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10688, 7 August 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Pahiatua Musical and Elocutionary Society is at present engaged in an endeavour to secure guarantors for the holding of competitions. The sum of £SO is required. Hastings ■experienced th" heaviest frost this winter on Sunday last. Many water pipes were frozen, and it was several hours before they thawed sufficiently to allow the water to run. At the inquest 'hnV] on the body of a sailor named Neil Kernedv. who was killed at Hamilton by falling from a water tower 63 feet high, a verdict of accidental death Avas returned, no blame being attachable to any one. At Wcliimrton veste-day judgment was returned in the nolice v. Stelrin case, in Avhich the latter Avas charged wi:h publishing betting charts and circulars relating to betting on horse rases. The circulars and charts had been sent to tho police, but as there was no evidence t-o show who had posted them from Nelson, the information was dismissed. A Whangr""oi t"l""".nm stater? that.', owing to scrim? dihV"<mees betAveon the members of the s+nff and the ma::ager; the Avhole of the employees of tho Northern Advncat" went on strike. There was consequently no publication of tl:e paper yesterday. Tho manager has sp-.ca asrreed +o the., terms laid down bv the staff, and Avork is iiow prnceedino*.

TV Pn li ir f r,i rvy-mt-y Council rir"-sido-'cd, at its monthlv meeting held n" Saturday, the rmestion eif dnmprr? likelv to he done to thn reeds In' fcV cartiTiT of machinery to the oro oil fields. Tt was decided to metal on the Mangaone Road, the Council hr-p-tr rf opinion that it w.ns "nt dcvirn.blo to plnoo any obstacles in the wnv rf .in iudrstrv that may prove n valuable one for the settlers. At the W^n , -srl" ,- i c u~>rem"e Court —1 :r ,...i, v 4]hcrt Str.okh-idsre was sen-n-.T- r.-i 1 - i, ••-n't' r-P-irmative f"the premises of Messrs Cooper. Limited, seedsmen. Wf>llin« r l'nr', and stealin ir the sum of -£7. .Vim Albert Corhett, v.-l>o -'is alf.o arrested in onnnoction with the case, was acquitted. Judgment having a far-reaching <>Ffeet if allowed to stand, was given, hy Mr Kerr. S.M., at Wsnganni yesterday, in a case, under the Gaming Act. It was allesred'that a local ccnfcctioaer had established a lottery, hy oxliibiting in his wi"d->w a gW.s irlobe containing small WV.rr-. .Customers spending'a shilling had the opnortnnity of calculating- the nvmher in the in/, a prize of one guinea being offered. The police alleged that this resolved itself into a game of chance. The defendant claimed that it was a game of skill. The infonmVtmn was dismissed. An appeal is probable. The danser of fh* t~hVt on rail-way stations was emphasised yesterday, says a Dannevirke telegram. Adjutant Greene, of the i-ntion Armv. who was returning from Masterton hy the express train, hms sitting in a second-class carriage with his head projecting a few inches from the window. When passing the tablet machanism at Pahiatua the projecting arm. which picks tip the tablet, struck him on the face, under ehe right ey\ and inflicted a severe wound. The >idjutant was most fortunate in not having his eye permanently damaged.

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According to the X*w Zealand Times there are thousands of unfilled orders on the books cf tho Wellington | coal-dealers. A Woodvillc settler bought three purebred Jersey cows at the recent sale of the Kai-iwi stud stock. The animals cost £SO each. There were in New Zealand en December 31st, 1911, according to a return furnished to Parliament, 5.5.1529 members of 307 industrial unions of workers, and 4251 members of 118 industrial unions of employers. The Masterton Hospital Committee is calling for tenders for the erection of a stop bank at the hospital. The specifications are being drafted by the Borough engineer, who will supervise the work. [ An unusual shortage of household I coal is being experienced in Auckland. The scarcity of supplies is attributed to the cold weather setting in earlier than usual, causing an unusual demand. A shipment of 20,000 nursery fruittrees was sent recently from New Zealand to tho Argentile. Their value was put down at £BOO. They came from Messrs T. Horton and Sons' nursery at Hastings and consisted chiefly of apples. The Auckland Drivers' Union by ninety-six votes to thirty-eight decided to delete from the minutes, a resolution previously passed, to pay. £6O to the Waihi and Reefton strike funds. It was resolved to circulate subscription lists among the memibers inviting voluntary contributions. A child, four days old, was found in a milk dish, behind a washhouse at Henderson, on Sunday, says an Auckland telegram. The services of a nurse were procured, but the child died. An inquest will be.necessary. A domestic servant has, it is stated, made certain admissions in reference to the case.

Whilst a party was skating.on Lake Dispute (Otago) last Saturday it was noticed (says the Wakatipu xMail) that a number of small fish were frozen or embedded in the ice. There is some doubt as to whether the fish died through the extreme coldness of the water or whether they were dead before'the ice encased them. The Gazette prescribes a close season for oysters for a term of three years within all bays, estuaries and tidal waters on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand lying between Albatross Point on the north and the mouth of the Urenu Stream on the south. Any person committing a breach of the regulations is liable to a fine of not more than £2O and not less than £l.

James McKeegan and sPhillip Greenfield, two common jurors, failed to answer their names at the Wellington Supreme Court on Monday, and were each fined 40s. His Honor Sir Robert Stout inquired of the constables who served the summonses concerning the station of the absentees, remarking that he would impose a heavier fine upon men of means who did not attend than upon a labouring man. Aboriginal natives of the Ngatituwharetoa tribe in the Taupo district. Avho own a million acres, more or less, sav in a petition to Parliament that the titles to the lands have never been adequately investigated. One sitting nt Tauno'for a month a year by the Native Land Court was "totnllyjnrdequate," and the netitiooers consider they thereby suffer an injustice. They ask for a judge of the Native Land Court to sit continuously for twelve months, and make thorough and systematic investigation into the titles of the land. Mr George Thomas Coker, a wellknown tradesman, died suddenly at his residence, Nelson Street,, Petone, on Monday morning. The deceased was a sufferer from chronic bronchitis, but was able to carry on his business —that cf a painter and paperhangor—and hir. sudden death, came as a shockto his family. For a number of years Mr Coker lived in Masterton, where he undertook a number of theatrical ventures.. When Miss Nellie Stewart first visited New Zealand Mr Coker was a member of the company, and in after years became a constant contributor to the press on local matters in the Wairarapa. At the time-of liis death deceased was 67 years of age. He leaves a widow and six sons.

.According to the Rotorua Times, the shooting season, which closed last wee 1 -, was tlie most unsi-cccssful ever experienced in that district. The ;ensrin tor this is attributed to the fact that there are too many sanctuaries. These reserves where pome is supposed to be immune from the sportsman's gun, are not in reality free, and are regarded Try the natives as happy hunting, grounds. Sportsmen are of the opinion that game sanctuaries shonkTJje strictly guarded", or thrown open Wall. In the past season Maori's m the Rotorua secured good sport,, while the .better class of sportsmen paid for his license and had very little sport of any kind.

That compilation of the Oairv Divisio" cf the Department of Agriculture, the Register of Dairies, is'just issued. It shows a falling off i-i the numb'" - cf creameries of l'i, there being 172, as against I&5, but factories show nn increase cf six. Pri\ate buttor factories have also decreased hv ofi. -The number of packing houses. 84, is the same as last year. There are "sfiblishmentr, this year p<s against 777 last year. Many of the fnctorjps have, however, plants f;r the "manufacture cf hoth butter and Hieese according to the prospects of the maVkct for these commodities.

AXTIKRAK. For skin there is nothing; better than ANTTKRAK. It keeps the hands ipoft and supple*, prevents and removes roughness, redness, chapping and cracking of the skin, and: 6peedily heals up application for chilblain!*, it speedily removes the imitation and redness and minces the -swelling. Applied diily to the hands, it ateo prevents chilblains. Farmers and dairymen, and all whose hands are exposed to hard work and exposure, to wet and cold will find Antikrak acts like a charm. It soothes, softens and heals the skin. After a hard dav's work at th© wash tub, after scrubbing and gardening, etc., it is most beneficial.. It is the most economical preparation on the market, costing Is fid per large pr. and a little goes a. long way. Posted free to anv address, and sold only by J. V. GORDON". -Chemist and Druegist (bx Exams.V Masterton. Sing a song of .brr'Gtly "flu," Ac'iigh, a cold, a f-i<rh : Snpezintf. Hieetflmr. aW the day, " Great 'ivat ttr.rs.' «i the eye. Bub thev gave me Peppe.llm.lnt, A. perfect drusr, I'm Mire: N'C»v I alwnvn taVc for "flu"— Woods' Gd*ent Peppermint Cure. 5

As evidence of" the mildness of tfrft season in Hawke's Bay, it is stated that peach and apricot trcea arc already in blossom. The. Gisborne Bowling Club is :,n up-to-date body. During tho coming season it is proposed to illuminate tho greens with olectric light, so that playcan bo indulged in during the evening. The Mastorton Workers' Mutual Benefit Building Society will hold a ballot for £3OO on the 22nd inst. Tho payment will he made on the 15th Inst. ' reports as follows: —Rainfall for tho month 14.91 points; maximum fail 2.24 points on the 11th; days with. rain 21; rainfall July, 1911, 9.27. I)r Helen Cowie will deliver i lecture to the members of the St. John Ambulance Nursing Division this evening. The subject will be: "Details of Nursing" under the following headings : Rigors—Sleep—Pain—Posture— Skin Appetite Vomiting—Cough —Expectoration Effects of Remedies, etc. —Temperature Taking T l"tli?—Bedsote Delirium Nursing Sick Children What to Prepare for Physician's and Surgeon's Visit.

A Masterton resident, who was present at the recent salo of unclaimed goods at Wellington, in referring to :t l paragraph in the Age, which stated that one purchaser found in the pocket of an overcoat £3 or £4, states that there is another side to the question. Many of the travelling bags and packages, he said, put up for auction bore the appearance of having been, tampered with, and in some cases haps contained bricks and other rubbish, while in a number of instances thosides of the portmanteaux were cut and the locks damaged. It was a common sight to see purchasers open their packages and dump them on the ground as worthless. A remedy suggested is that all parcels taken "to tha left luggage office should be immediately sold.

Deer are responsible for seriousr damage to settlers' properties in the Oroua Downs and Taikorea districts. They are particularly partial to anangfefe, swedes, and growing grain). A settler informed the Foxton HeraM that hundreds of pounds -worth of dam age had been done. He stated that he has a few acres of Native busk which lie counts as a valuable asset. He has gome to a goed deal of trorcbla and expense in collectaing and planting native shrubs and trees. The> animals get in a'md eat the young growth of ferns a.nd trees, and havo also done much damage to his orchard. He questions whether the animals are under the protection of the Acclimifcisation 'Society, adthough ire has heard that the society intern? t* issue licenses for killing them.

A wardsman is wanted for the Sotith Wairarapa Hospital, particulars'' aregiven in the Wanted Column.

An announcement of imoortance to ladies will be found in' Messrs Read! and Douglas' replace' advertisement in another column. Ladies are invited to call and inspect the stock of real. hair nets, they are the best procurable,' also hairnets on elastic, all new stock. Combings are made up and guaranteed all the firm's hainvork. Messrs Krahagan and Chapman draw attention to their replace advertisement. . 'Spring suitings are tiovf to the fore, and those desirous of getting a really well made suit for the new season are invited to place their order with the firm at once. Messrs Hoed Bros., drapers. QueenStreet, riruiouvce that their Bargain Sale is over and they are now receiving Spring and Summer gond\ specially seloe'-ed from t.ho nianrfacturers. A consignment of millinery is on view, and further shipments are to arrive. Messrs Hugo and Shearer are making a special display of Spring Millinery to-day and the following days. Their Spring novelties have' bee'i chosen with di'scri'minatiiiK care, and embrace every original Jeslcrn jy.oduced in the English and Continental centres. The W.F.C.A., Ltd., announce that they have secured the services ">f Mr I.'R. M'cY. Calwell. lately in charge of Messrs Seoullar, Ltd., Wellington, furniture department. Under his able direction the firm wi 1 ! Iy> r ' l to manufacture furniture of Ktest designs ?t Wellington prices. The firm notify their clients that they will be saved the. freight and packing chames from Wellington, if they support local in-" dvrstrr.

It is over forty years since the well known firm of Reid and Gray, Limited, commenced the manufacture of farm implements in Dune-din,'and although there always lias been, and still is, a large demand for such implements as drills, harrows, seed sowers, cultivators, and other lines, it is largely as the makers "f their double-furrow ploughs, that the-name-of Reid and Gray has become familiar with farmers throughout the Dominion. Quite a noteworthy event toolc place at fho firm's works in Princess Street South on Thursday, when tlie> plough numbered 20,000 " war, made and sent out by the firm. The comp r etion of the .manufacture of 20.000 ploughs by a colonial firm is certainly worthy of special mention, and Messrs Reid and Gray, Limited, are to be congratulated on their attainment of this number, which may reasonably ho» ascribed to the popularity of their manufacture, while it also speaks welf for our city, as all the firm's goods are manufactured in Duncdi'n. avd forwarded all over the Dominion-. Plotisrh 20,000 is a three furrow plough, with self-lifting gear and driver's seat —a style of plough that is now very popular.

Pimples Utf in Two Daw.— Laxo Tonic Pills removed an ".i. ightly patch of pimples ifrom my face, writes Mrs Snnhei Henderson. 12 Ptreet, Tlii more. NVw Pouth Wales, which far two months Tind resisted every possible remedy. After trying almost everv modicimo T finally used Laxo-Tonic T>i]K anfl after tabi"<? them according to directions, the pimples began to dry up, and ...l 48 houre came away when J was washing, lea vino- the skin perfectly clear and clean. Obtainable everywhere. PrLv 10-d and Is 6d. Should articles appearing in the* lLewspapcrp be signed ? - That is a question that cannot be answered offhand. After all the value of an ar-» tide doe* mot depend upon the sig-> nature of the manufacturer, hut upon the merits of the article itself. Crescent Tea is taaldng the lead on account of ats purity which never varies. Three grades, Is Bd, Is 10d, awl 2$ per lb. For children's f-ncKtmj t7oiurh n* Night, Woods' Oreat P""»oßrjaittte OuTe, Us Bd. 2a Qt