LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10718, 25 September 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr J C. BoMhtgten reports » j decrees'of frost were registered at rpper Plain yesterday morning. j Another estate in the Lower Valley his boon offered the Government for closer settlement. . , . Beys under fourteo-i years of ago will be admitted ' half price to any seats at to-night's Champion- , ships. I AY) and 'vocouds at to•iiilit's Boxing Tournament are requested to ho at the Town Hall not ! 'ater tli:ti 7.80 o'clock. • , The annual meeting .of shareholders of the Ma-stertop Perm snout Investment and Building Society will be held o - i Mondav, 7th October, at 3.30' p.m. " i

Mr P. S. Rollings, during the sitting of the Masterton Supreme Court, drew the attention of the Bench to the difficulty in hearing witnesses .speak.

The Minister of Public Health has expressed regret that he cannot see his way clear -to sanction the establishment ef a Hospital at Eketahuna.

To-night's boxing contests nt the Town Hall will furnish a big programme fer one evening's sport, and the first bout will commence at eight o'clock sharp. Doors open at 7.30.

The uovenimcnt has made grants to the Education Board of £426 for the erection of a school at Ctrrington, and £426 for a school at West Taratahi. Plans for these buildings are already in course of preparation.

It is stated to be iiigbjy improbable that the Governmciic will acquire Mr Stone-VV'io:g;'.s property, in the Westmere district, at the price, asked. A definite decision has not, however, yet been come to in the matter. ' Tlio question of ostablisliiiig a _ woollen mill in Mastorton. is likoly to be) again discussed at an early date. Some important information on this matter will be {riven through tho columns of the Ago in the course of a few days. Messrs K. :Russell and H. Billinp;ton waited on tlie Mastortou Borough Council last evenin<x ::s a deputation from the ratejiayers of Columbi. Road, a'skin.u; that the gas main be laid on to the road in question. Mr Russell fully explained the situation, and pointed out tint the Council would tie amply repaid bv extondiim the main to that locality. Mr J. P. Blackman', manager of the .Municipal Gas ■Works, stated that tlie extending of ■the main- to Coin mba Road was a good , business proposition, as there was at present money in hand for tlie work, and it was always advisable to make uas extensions aheid of the population. It was decided that the extension to Columba Road be madn in accord an Co with the gas manager's recommendation. tfTXE WEEKS IX fIOSPTTAu. "I suffered with Dysentery for over six yearfl. T was in the Camden Ho?pital for nine, weeks, and cam? out worse than when admitted," says Mrs .Tames Elli*. Oikdalo. The Oaks, via Camden. N T .S.W. "T consulted different doctors and was for nino months in hod in my own home. Then T bep-.Tn tn take Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea' Remedy and after n faw'oottles were taken T was completely cured and har© not bad a return of the dysentery fcr til* last fiv« years,"'.

The members of the Mastorton Borough Council will pay a visit of inspection to the Municipal Gas Works D-i I hursd;iy afternoon. Ono or nvn able-bodied young men from Scotland who arrived at Wellington by the Corinthic* this week, areat present in Mastorton, looking for farm work. Tli!.' ra.'li receipts for tlio month of August :;t the Mastorton Municipal ('••.in Works, amounted to £1096 0s od, being an iii.Teaso of £Bt 18s 8d on the coiTi'SMonding period of 1911. •According to the half-yearly rep.<:rt «"f the Mastorton Sanitary Inspector the state of the town is clean and sinitarv and compares favourably with any previous six monthly period. The nest bc.?t mail for the United Kingdom (duo Loudon, 28th October). •ilso K-iU'ope, Canada, and the States of America, will be via Fiji and Vancou--1 ver. closing at'Masterton at 9.15 a.m. ' on Thursday, 28th Septer ber. (Supplementary at 11 a.m.). 1 ' C'r. Candy, at la .t evening's meetins ef the Master-to-; Borough Council, asked what was to be done, with the Coronation Tea Kiosk during the eom- ; ing season. The Mayor said that as the summer came round, the Kiosk would b" used for the purpose it was built. Tt was decided that i;.io matter be In-oucht up at the next mooting of the Council. j The infectious diseases in Mastor- , ton during the past six months were traced in almosi every case to an outside source, according to the halfyearly report of the Borough Sanitary inspector. The diseases wore enumerated as follows:—Scarlet fever seven eases, dipthcria- three and tuberculosis two. i On the motion of CV. Donald, it was .decided at kst night's meeting of the Massertion Borough Council, to make representations to owners of properties in Perry Street, to grant permission _to have the street corners rounded, to make the thoroughfare more suitable for traffic. The opening of the Masterton Dixon' Street Baths, will this year bo delayed until the 21 st of October, to enable, the'Boromrh Council to go into the question of regulations, so that an endeavour may bo made to place the Inths on a better financial footing. ) At last evening's meeting of the Ma-sterton, Bqrough Council, Cr Ewjington brought up the'question of ! playing.cricket on the Park Oval, and. ' said that the Council should have an j understanding with pricket clubs'in r,e[gard to the matter. It wis decided that the cricket -association be notified .that the arr-'-a'-s owing by the various fllubs-sliouH; be paid forthwith. ! 'The tender of -a- W. J. Wise, at £3BB 10s, has been accepted by the •Wellington Education. Board for the erection' of the new school at Matahiwi. The tender of Mr A. E. Morgan, at t'-M. has been accepted for repairs at Alfred ton. During the pa ft month en new consumers of ga.s were connecter] with the main. During the same period 2,978,700 cubic feet of ga.s were made, and 2,670,900 cubic feot consumed. The gas made per ton of coal cirbnnised was 11.240 cubic feet. JCoke sold totalled Ml? tons lScwt.. and tar sold 123 gallons. The gas I sold per meter amounted to 2,658,']00 ! cubic feet, being an increase of . 3.11*800 cubic feet on the ccrrespono.i;ig month of 1911. i • ' Mr .'!. W. BliTcKman, manager of the .Masterton Municipal Gasworks, pre- ! .sented his monthly report to the Borough Council last evening as follows:—Gas sold* per meter during the .month showed an increase of 14.4 per cent, and gas manufactured increased by 10.33 per cent .as compared with tlie corresponding month of kist yenr. jthe average rate of increase in gas , Isold for the current vpav heine 11.61 i »er cent. The total value of <ras fittings sold amounted to £125 17s".

The Snnitarv Inspootor of the 'Masrerton Boroinj-h, in his half-vearly report prPKon + ?d at last evoivino-'s Bor■iiii'b Cornell nicotincr. stated that |lip board i-'Hmus'V! and of the 1)r.;--iify]i "-0 ; u a Heav and sanitarv stnt.o , v :t|, ~no p\ppi)t : nn. a report of «'bich wnld bo nrreo'i+rvi later. The 'nih"]ir>.-c' chops nnd lmildi'-'ofs whom fock-tyfl'* ;)>•■» nianiifi" + -!-ficl and kept v ' l iivn"'tnrl,^,n,l M .] V| ;,,„! ~,.0 ;„ n clean and s:tisfaeinry condition.

j Tho Imlf-ycarly report ef the Mas- : torton Boronp-h Sanitary Inspector ivi l ' presented at- last night's mooting ef the Mastp"ton Br>r<mp'h Council. The I report stated that d'-rni: tlio pi.st • < : v n Hi*! "JOIN |„ f), rt I 7]piv!i;<rli u-»rp insp<yt>d. RM9 of which ' ; M ". pn"".»4.(wl d'-aina<.ro and j '"0 umHined. Fo" the same period | r <l" net ices mid*" 1 the various bv- , |o— fJ „. fJ v„ «jprv"'l f-v the abatement |«f nmV'iiees, a"-! tit" -vpi'a.rp daily i-ici->"V.t ; o„ s vpi"> +.v{>p.+'--fivp. Dnvi-f the floods of 'winter tlio *pptic finks and c">?s pits wpro rendered uiK'norarive. The report recommends tlir— -—Tj — ; 1 ito fru-ott'-alily consider bavin"- the , ...iri,. n ;.,0 ( | portion of the Borough drained. ! Tlie Bey-iH) I r «alth Ofneor's vpjiort was r«ad :if Invr nicrht's meeticr pf ili« Mastertnn Uru'oiitrli Council. The Mavor ?aid tliat there was room for congratulation in vpp-ard to t.bo sanitarv eondition of the boroush. He would like to ve that mri nf tho mii,«i(V> TTir* <lnina#f»' aron , I)rouo'lit into i!:, lint the niwoiiysttlin ! of (he money market did not warrant the fipat!p<>: of a loan for the purpose?;. Or.- Ewmgton said that the Council was t" hi poneratiilatod n<i the report, which shewed th:it the Health Officer at tended to his duty in a most nraisoworthv manner. H n thought t>H the matter should lie lefj in abeyance until the money market i was easier, when he thousrht that the nnestion ef dvn ; Mago and water supnlv should he fully "niu' i"to bv t 1 """ Council. Op +l'" motion of C.V Temple it was docidoi*'that a sanitar- , report he presented to the Council once a month. T i <n T'-fli'p.nTin r~. >•■ :■< making itself prominent. a,s i« usually tlio ease durinp- this season of the vcar. Everybodys knows if it once enters a home, it .<"ddom leavpfi asain until every member is attacked, and with more or lesi serious rosults. A spe a dv euro .■""1 n'-pi-r>oH*ivp will bp fourd ''n "Gordoif's fn!ipun/.p and Cold Mixture " Tf taken in the earlv «taae,q it prevents and Colds and also will ?'eme''p, the + rouble in advanced st:ic;es. Rememb"r that nrevpntion is better Hian cure: have a bottle ready, and toko a dose as so n n a« you feel the- first symntoms. Hondache. Feverishness. Aeliinp of the Limhsi, Slight Onurrli alternate flnslif* ef H>f>t "nd Cold. "\Vn-knocs_ otc. etc. Our Tnfluenw ]Vf'\t.nrp nl - p ' l nreventii +bo serious after efFects of Tnfiuenza. Sold only bv J. V. Cordon. Chemist,, etc. (by 6Kams.\< 3raste"ton, m Ijottlcf al ' Is U mi 2a U %adL

The (juartorly m eev.!i]g of Tout 30, 1.0. K. K-;.i. Ju'is! in .Murray's Hall, .Ma.stert.iu ; :;si ove:!i;:g, C.lt. Bro Tyacke presiding ever a good attendance oi members. Two brothrcu were reported) on the sick fund, but these have nvovoml 'sufficiently to resume work. The secretary, Bro Easthope, was elected to represent the Tout sit the District Council meeting to be held in Blenheim in February next it w-a decided to hold the annual social ;:!)!;!:: tho 21st day of October.

The question, of the Masterlou Borough ' Council selling coal was discussed a(- last night's the Borough Council. Tho Mayor considered that .some action should be take"i'f In- the Council to find out exactly what their legal position was. It mijrht. In? said, bo adivsable to take 'oiet ret lop. with ether Councils similarly situated, and make representations, through for the district, to the Government, to have the Act amended {-.o permit of trv Council selling coal. On the motion of C". Ewington it was decider' that the Minister for Internal-Affairs be ar.] v, onclied on the matter, and reto lure th" law amended to c.'!■'»hi" +h° Council'to sell coal. T+ •v,i<s (Vfidwl that- meanwhile the selling of crrd be discontinued.

An advertise- requires hoard and residence in rmall private family. A smart, junior grocer is advertised for. . _Messrs• »~. B. CVnnolisand Co. invito tenders f-e- "otttng and burning trorse. br-M-m and briar on property in Lincoln Read. Mr R. lirrnw land agent, advertises for sale ;•,? a going concern, bo.-u-dinghouse ii a centra! position in-. Master ton. Also sections in all parts' of tho Borough as building sites. Tenders are invited' for the erection in brick for ;; chapel in connection with the }l : kurangi College, at Clarevillo. Carterton. An advertisement appears on the front page.

I To a good live man a bargain is offered in the shape of a milk run at Hastings, returning £9O per month. There is a 4-years' lease of 100 acres, 50 cows, carts and horses. Particulars can be obtained from Mr 8. H. Knight, land agent, Hastings. j , The Wflirarana P. and A. Society has decided to hold its postponed j Horse Parade on. next Saturday, as j the weather last week prevented the attendance of many of the.horses and the public. It is hoped that a large number will be present as owners agreed to bring the:;' horses if the ! parade was postponed. I A clearing sale of Mrs Popham's , high-class furniture, etc., will bo held ' nt. her residence (corner of Roberts Street and Tqtar.v Street, Lansdowne) |ou Friday next,_jjt 1 p.m., by Messrs j A. J." Johnson and Co., in conjunction [with Messrs James Macintosh ad

j 'Tis now. if at any time of the . year a fellow feels the need of :v ' tonic. Depend upon it your blood is 'just a bit out o'F order. A bottle of Mr Herbert T. Wood's Blood Purifier and Tonic will quickly put you to rights.

' Tvir T. Tnalis. of the firm of Messrs Inglis Bros., the well-known Motor Car "importers, of Wellington, is at present on a visit to Masterton. and is staying at the Club Hotel. Mr Inglis has with him a 16 horse power Wokeley car, colonial model, which has a 10 inch clearance, and is specially adapted for country roads. The firm have just completed arrangements for the Rub-agency of the R. C. H. Car, a fivo-seater torpedobody car. fully equipped, the price •being £285.

I Hems of special interest to those requiring gent's evening dress goods are being ' shown by J. L. Murray. Masterton. A full ,rango of sizes r> John Barran and Sons celebrated ready-to-wear dress suits are just to hand. These goods for fit and finish ■aqual tailor-made. Welch, -Margeston's, all linen dress shirts arc stocked iiii both open front and button back. Collars. dress cloves, and dress ties are to be had in the very best qualities and newest -styles.

I We have received the syllabus of ' the New Zealand Competitions Society's Second Annual Festival, which ■is to be held at the Town Hall, Wellington, commencing on. 13th November. Once again tho society has secured the services of good judges, namely. Mr Sidney Wolf, music, instrumental and vocal: Mr J. F. Mont::.gue, elocution and dramatic; Mr W. F. Ward, literature; Rev. Father Hicfcson and Mr .1. M. Clark, oratory and debating. The prize list, thanks to the generosity of the citizens and business firms of Wellington, exceeds £650, the chief prize being a £125 Grand Chapped piano, presented by Messrs F. .T. Pinny, Ltd. Testbooks, containing full particulars, are obtainable from music shops, or from the secretary. Mr James Dykes, \'nntherston Street. Wellington. Entries close on 30th September, and , it is hoped that, this district will be well represented at the Zealand Festival, which'promises to \>c the largest yet held...

MAKING "HUME '.7OMELIER. Tf yon have r.o' c'cr^.rpn, you need to ke*p flip l fid fls possible—ton waive a piano. If you hare Jiildrori. growing up about von, you want to make home as attractive as possible for them — you want a piano. It does not matter what your circumstances are; you can afford a piano, if you go about it in a sensible "way. Let the Dresden Yimo Company show you the way. The Dresden Hare-Purchase System brings splendid Pianos into the reach of everybody. The Company's stock is very wide; you ars offered thp choice of pianos by all the great makers of the world. Tf—on the other hand— yon can't plav. rna.ke enquiry nrbout the Broadwood Player Piano. The Player can bo fitted Cr removed at will, when the piano is required for ordinary solo work. The Player itself is made by Broadwoo-s. Needless to say it is irreproachaoie alike in mechanics, material and workmanship. Tn short, it is tili'p best in the market! Go into this matter now! M. J. Brookes. North Island Manager. Local representative of the Dresden : H. Inns., Da»Wl's Buildings, Q'jee Street. The demand i Q running -strona; for Hoyle's PriMs. Warner's Corsets and Roslyn "Unshrinkable Underwear. A woman wearing a Warner's Corset feels almost "uncorscttod"—-so light is the garment. *o comfortable doe* it fa and' beatifulij shapew.