LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10714, 25 October 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Poverty Bay Show was concluded on Wednesday in fine weather. The attendance constituted a record. The cricket season in Masterton will be opened .to-morrow when a practice will be held on tho Park o,val. A number of Masterton "sports" iirit'end being present at>^he,:Ti , entham races to-morrow. At tho Poverty Buy animal show, which was concluded on Wednesday, three horses tied for first plifeta in the /event. At'tlie Carterton Show ye.sterd.iy much interest was centered in the Bleriot aeroplane, which was the; first I to be brought into the Wairarapa. At Whangarci yesterday a man named R. Huston, who w:'s under arrest for burglary, 1)rok<! glial iui3 made his escape. The police and civare instituting a search.

• A SuigG •ituunber.- of Mistertonians were present at the Carterton Show yesterdajf; but unfortunately; the weather was no.£ "such as to render the .outing very cnjoyablo. . >-v -■ : - '•••• Labour Day is to be celebrated on Monday next, the 28th inst. Tlio day will not bo observed as a general holiday in Masterton, although factories and workrooms will be closed.

The Silver challenge cup, presented to the Wairarapa P. atv;L A. Society % the licensed victuallers, for the highest aggregate of points in th®* cheese classes, wasJyestofday awarded to the Parkvde Dairy Company, which scored 377 points, G rev town being second with 376' points, Taratal)i third with 376, and Carrington fourth with 375}. At the Carterton Show some excitement was caused, during the grand parade, by a. cow rearing up and falling <mt hej 1 attendant. The latter was in a rather awkward position until timely assistance was rendered. He received several minor injuries, but seemed little the worse for his adventure.

The music on Peoples Diy at the Carterton Show was supplied by the Carterton Brass Band and the Wairai rapa Caledonian Society's Pipe Band. I The appcaruu-e of the latter, which I has of late been a feature of Wairarapa gathoriners, was the subject of Lnuicli favourable comment, > •/

The Masterton Gun Club held the usual weekly shoot at Waipawa yesterday afternoon. The weather was not favourable, but this did not nrevent some <rood scores from. bwin reregistered. Two nntches were, held one for fifteen clay birds and one for nine, a"d resulted as follows:—Fir«t F. Tanliti 1. T. Harvey 2. R. J. King 3. Second match :—F. Cooper first, T. Harvey second.

I lie dairy fanner lias for some otime recognised the value of milking machines. It is not inferred that the machine is as good for the cow .is hand milking, but when labour is :m unknown quantity the diarvman is pleaded to get "through his daily task per medium oi tlie time-savinmilking; machine. The. farmer is often a foiiservative, but when ho once see.s the value of an. article, it does not usually lake him long to gnsp it.

J If Stir]i">r\s can be taken as a J criterion, cheese factories are paying | concerns. A dividend of 6 per cent has been pare?-, while the price paid for milk averaged 14d ppr lb of butter fat- for- the whole ..season. The new sc.] son has been' commenced by Is 2d per lb being paid for butter fat, and the annual report says "the prospects for the coming season are very encouraging, and it is practically cerJ tain that the highest price yet receivjed w:ll bo recorded."—Clutha Leader. IT IS THE RESOLVE. To obtain the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT which will procure for you a remedy of sterling value, and will protect you from having your health injured h~ one of the many exude oils and so-called "Extracts" which are now palmed off by unscrupulous dealers as "just as good" and which are, according to outhentic medical testimony, very depressing to the heart. The GENU- 1 INE SANDER EXTRACT' is absolutely non-injurious and brings instantaneous relief in headache, fevers, colds, luner and stomach troubles, and its great antiseptic powers protect from future infection. Ulcers, wounds, burns, sprains are healed without inflammation. SANDER'S EXTRACT ia endorsed by the highest medical authorities, and is unique in its effect: purity reliability and safety, and its distinguishing quanitios. Therefore : Get the GENUINE SANDER'S EXTRACT—insist if you harp to—but ret it and derive the laen«it.

DPUC DUALITY. AS The Hall Mark on silver not,<" 3 the best best quality of the article, so our name on the bottle douotes the test quality in medicine. TT« male* a speciality of this recognising the> f-ict that- quality should Ij?> considered first iu everytliiße, l»ut particularly with uuKlichies. W* guaraut<»<* all du?s a.iwl. chemicals and any article stocked by us to fee absolutely th<* best. No jiei'scm w»Hld risk tieir life to n rotten rope when scaling; a procinica. Still you run. a.greater risk by taking ii»)»ur# 4r»u«l. «ts. We mflke a speciality of diffeasi*s and mdb pound in.* piysiciftn'a prosoi'intionfi accucattly as* sei«itrfi«ally rritl* only »ur«»t )*#•«- 4iettt*. .T. ▼. efftlbtN tfwilt

j The lal-ost return from the Maßterj ten dredge is ,4'2oz for tho week. IThe Success dredge shows a return of f)2oz lOdwt for 118 hours. The new Gisborae Opera House was ) officially opened on Wednesday evenI ing. The building cost £15,000. The Dannevirke Borough Council is at present experimenting with weedkiller for destroying grass and weeds in the streets'. Keouc-inv is the presumed motivo. In the wanted oolurn Bof this morning's isstie Mr J. Kitchener draws special attentfon to hifi new -stock of | summer footwear. There are in all I the latest a.nd most- fashionabferatyles, I andi the prices throughout are most moderate. I A clearing snlo on account, of the; executors \>f the iate J. T. Fowler, of household furniture and effects (particulars on page 8) will be held at the residence, Totara Street, to-day, at 1 p.m., by Messrs A. J. Johnson and Co.. in conjunction with Messrs James Macintosh and Co. Fifty birds belonging to members of the 'Ma.sterton Homing Pigeon Club will leave by this morning's train en route to Blenheim, where, they will be liberated at 11 o'clock on Saturday morning. Under favourable weather conditions the birds should arrive home about 1-30 or 2 p.m. Two motor cars came int-o collosion on the Masterton-Carterton Road on Wednesday evening. One driver was I travelling on the wrong side of the road, but each noticed' the other in/ time to prevent any damage of a serious nature. The Taratihi plains is gaining rather unenviable notoriety on account of the motor "mix-ups" which frequently take place in that [ quarter.

The Dunedin Star's Cromwell correspondent writes The spring flood ,of:, 1912 will be long remembeerd as haying been the highest since the celebrated one in JR7S. After strong hot winds and steady warm rain," the wind veered to the south-east, with cold rain and heavy. Wow on-the ranges As lambing is in full-towing, the mortality no doubt will be severe, but, j on the other hand, the rain ha.s been, of incalculable good to crops and pasturage. As the ground has had such a soaking, a bountiful harvest is anticipated.

It is noticeable that at agricultural shows, the number of buggies and gigs has-considerably diminished, and are replaced by tlie. moi'o modern motor car. . Although the vehicles exhibited? at parfcertaa yesterday ishowjpd excellent workmanship, the attention of the average show-goer was • more confined to' tlie speedy motor car. An aeroplane was also -exhibited, and it would seem as if - a few years may see the now up-to-date and fashionable motor give wiy to the more interesting aeroplane.

A constable who was giving evidence in tlie Magistrate's Court at Feilding, on Saturday in a case , in which a woman was vagrancy said that when, he the accused sbe was with a man. ' The man told the constable that he hadstruck up ;ut acquaintance with the defendant whilst it was dark. They were going for a stroll. Tlie constable asked the man whether he had seen the lady's-face. The man replied that he had not- had! that pleasure." "Well, strike a match, and have a look at it," said the constable. The man did as ho was bid and immediately, bolted. The constable did not explain to the court that he bolted because he did not wish to bo implicated or because the vision he saw upset him.

Lake Wakatipu rose nearly 6ft-.dur-ing the recent floods, and was then higher than it has been since the disastrous floods cf 1886. So serious was tho matter considered, that on one occasion at least preparation was made to give a genera J alarm should the advancing waters reach a given point during the night. The flood ■waters and r'.ir., however, did not empty themselves into the 1 ke much longer at the excessive rate which had prevailed, and there was therefore no call to disturb the residents of the peaceful lake. town. Even yet the lake is much higher than it should be according to its accepted: winter level. Torrents wild and uoisv still empty themselves along the shores, butthere is considered to he little room for fear- of a further advance. Be- ; twccu Friday aud yesterday the waters receded seVeral inches, but were then at most . 30m from the docking j of the jetties.

A ■ day or two ago, states the Auck-

land Star, a newspaper reporter visited the East Coast railway works, with the object of ascertaining the exact, position of nutters, and: whether the stoppage was temporary or permanent. The visit left no doubt on his minds that the official reasons given for the cessation of the work are intended to mislead the people. The stoppage is permanent, and not temporary, unless the pressure of public opinion compels the Government ■ to ' ab.uidon the attitude they have taken up. To show that the stoppage is a permanent one, it was mentioned that many of the men had bought their own two and three-roomed! framed tents, and taken their wives and families to the c?.mps to • o with them. The department are buying thes? tents from the men, packing them up and soiding them away. All tho plant .including a hundred wheelbarrows, are being packed and , sent awav, and'the officials in dnrge of the works are leaving Napier for. other parts of tho Dominion.

Get your piano where you can rely on quality and value. Hundreds of people are taking advantage of the Dresden Piano Company's time payment system; and shipment upon shipment of panos and organs is coming in month after month. _ "The Dresden," with years of experience, and a remarkable turnover, is ever able to sell the best goods at the lowest market rate. But it is not satisfied with merely aining a new customer; it aims at makiri" another business friend—and usually doee so. Now. with the Dresden Piano Co., Ltd, absolute quality is guaranteed. Everv piano issued is perfect material and workmanship. This reputation is guarded most jcalonsly. Where, for example, will y#u find better instruments than th« Brtadwood. the Lipp, ti« R«nisok, a*d the Bt®inway—they ar® indeed four great pianos! T«u shouldt certainly either call «r write t« tli« Dr«sd«* Pia.lt* Co., Ltd!.. Wellk'toa ; «r jau could Bee their Lecal Representative —H. Inns, Damiell's JSuil4?*f Queen Street Ma«t«rt»"

"No one, i seai «n:©, can *peak more gratefully of Laxo-Tonie PQIa thajn 1 can," writes Mr» Corbett.llQ Fitzroy Street, Snrrey HiHfl, N.S.W. "They cured ef settled wStscfe seemed «s though it w«um mw kave »». I frwk t F111(r, aid t£«j jmti a tvm>

The Ballard Dairy rattoj is turning out ijvc." lUOOlbs of tatter daily.

Heavy rains have fallon in Ot.ago during t}j;■ few days, and farmers are anxious for line ■weather, as tliey fear the effect of the continued rains will harm stock.

A Timaru telegram states tint a sale arid 'subdivision of property was •held there yesterday. Eight lots were bought on. bohalf of the Government for the purpose of erecting workers' Jiomew thereon.

Several now dairy sheds have been erected recently in the Bush district, and in nearly every case concrete floors and yards have been laid 1 down. This will.not only prove beneficial to the stock, hut there will be loss drudgery for the men in keeping the sheds clean and wholesome.

The grass is not coming on in the Nime.iha district as well as it promrsoal a fo wdays back, owing to almost continuous showers. A few da-s of sunshine would be welcomed bydairy farmers generally.

Owing to the uncertainty of the weather usually in the haymaking seasoil, many dairy firmers in the Bush districts intend this season in make stack ensilage. It is hoped the Department of Agriculture will send, an expert into the district to give the farmers practical instructions in building a silo stack.

Ihe learners' gallery at the local telegraph office ((says the Oamaru Herald) has concluded its session, satisfactory progress having been innSe under the tutorship of Mr M'lntosh. The young men who now become cadets on the staff have been drafted to various ■ stations, the last batch leaving this morning. It is understood that tho gallery will be continued, and,' that ■another set of learners will bo drafted in, a few weeks' time.

! The Homing Pigeon race from Carterton to Masterton. and held - * under the auspices of the Whiranum P. and" A. Society, resulted as follows:—A. Kite's loft 1, A. Miller'*! loft 2nd. F. Keene's loft 3rd. Sis. hundred birds "took part in the racp ¥ -,'4OO 'beiiig from Masterton loft and 200 from ThorndouWellingtoni. The htt-er raced to Thorndon, hut the result was not known last evening. There being a strong head wind it is probable thafr the Thirds would not find their wayhome till a lafce hour. The Pahiatud Heraldi"states thafj shopkeepers do not • intend to close their .premise's,on. Friday," jftpyembeT? 2, People's ' Day. at tKe ji'fahawatii summer, show. Tlie business people •pbint out that tlie''gathering lasts foptlirep days, .and. there is ample oppor- ; tuniiy for local residents to visit theshow if they so, desire. Further, . they declare that-.the residents should" support tlieir own show. "Enough money goes to Palmerston North as iti is," rem&rked one shopkeeper 'to a Herald' representative.

,A. seven roomed house and all eon--veniences is advertised to let. Mr Tuckett, poundkeeper, Tinui,. advertises particulars of stock im- 1 'pounded at the public pound. A good, steady man for farm work is .required-by Mrs W, Wood, Morrison's Bush, Grey town. Tlie W.F.C.A. have just ireceivors' some very' fine new potatoes-, jj-whiclr, they are selling at 41bs for Is. Mr S. H. Knight, land agent, Hastings, advertises particulars of a I*'J7 acre property, which has been placed, in- bis hands for disposal. The annual general meeting of tho* .Masterton Competitions Society will' be held in the Dominion Hall on Thursday. October 31st, at 8 p.m.. Nominations for all offices will close with the* secretary (Mr W. Gillispie) on Tuesday, 29th inst, at 8 p.m.

Ladies who appreciate exclusive* goods will do weil to call at Messrs. McLeod and Young's fancy goods department. A most , select lino of ladies' handbags have just been received by the firm direct from the* makers. No two are. alike, and each, bag represents the very newest styles. For quality, design and price tho firm assure us they have not previously handled such choice goods. An early call is necessar yto seeuro a good selection.