LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10717, 30 October 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A large number of Mastertonians intend proceeding to the Manawatu show to-day. The Masterton Gold Dredging Com..ppny yesterday paid of two shillings per share? Ellis''is the for-ty-fifth dividend paid by the company. It is considered improbable that the prices paid in the Wairarapa last year for bacon pigs this year. The pfi^;n>#-^|ig||said ; ,is per pound. ' ■'"" ■ "' The orchards and vegetable gardens in Masterton sustained a good deal of damage by the storm of last week. A frost o*» Tuesday morning has also damaged the potato crops.

Raspberry canes in the Motueka district are looking exceptionally well this season, and at the present time -there- lis every?- appearance of:"-■ a '.pro^ Jific V 'Crop.: : . !\"':.;■.'. '.W.''.''■■ ,'' ■'■''; .^''yV; - The adjourned 'sitting of the Suafternoon before. Ilk Honour the Chief Justice. One or tjyo jury cases •have-:,to-be dealtwithV;;o' ; : : ?^"^^ v ' ; Tlifcrft" jsV/aliir :lbunda»c,e. of,.grass".iii.'. the country to the east of, Masterton. just now, and settlers report that stock is doing remarkably well. Mombei-s of the Hockey Cricket Club are requested to be present at', the Ova r on; Thursday afternoon, for practice. T&fei team to play Cartjerton will also be selected. '•'):--.'

The Mauriceviile County Council recently decided to purchase the eggs and heads of small birds. Cr. Judd evidently does not regard the small bird nuisance in. the same light as his colleagues, for he has given notice to move that the"'resolution be rescinded.

From the beginning of next month the journey between Taupo and Napier will bo accomplished in one day, instead of two as at present. Travellers will cover part of the distance of 101 miles by coach and part by motor.

Something in the nature of a re- I cord was put tip in the matter of ] lamb percentages on Jli' G. G. Horn- J er's Tim-boon farm at Oreti Pl-ainSv* this season (says the' Southland Times;!'' One ewe gave birth to a quintette, another to a quartet, whilst four triplets and numerous twins wore recorded.

The Maurfcoville County .Council has been advised by the Inspector of the Roads and Bridges Department that all works in connection with Government grants for roads and bridges must be carrieeT out by contract. If it is desired that the grants should be otherwise expended, the consent of the- Minister must be obtained.

As showing the desire of -schoolteachers to obtain appointments in or near the' large Centres, it may- be mentioned twenty applications tfex-'e received yesterday by tho Wellington Education Board'for a position of assistant m'strcss at the Wellington South School, whileonly one application was received for an appointment carrying a similar salary at Shannon.

A Vancouver paper states that during his recent visit to Vancouver, Dr W. A. Chappie,- MP. for Stirling formerly of New Zealand), bought citv property to the value of 000.000 dollars. It is also stated that Dr Chappie said he was not buying the property for speculative purposes, but intended to improve every piece he purchased by erecting .some costly modern buildings in the near future. Dr Cliapple told several friends that he bad a firm conviction Vancouver was destined to become the largest city in.Canada and the greatest port on the Pacific Coast, and that he had no hesitancy whatever in investing enormous sums in. city property.

Roosevelt's facial expressions are the subject of much jocular criticism There c:in be no doubt that he is a man of great courage, and this was clearly demonstrated recently when an attempt was made on his life by a lunatic. There can he no doubt about the quality of Crescent Tea, and this can ho proved by writing to the Proprietors for a free sample. IF YOU HAVE A Oongh, Uold, Wobo, inroat or Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, or Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Use SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT; 5 drop 3 in a tablespoon water. Remember, you cannot aspect the good effects from any sort of eucalyptus. Sander's Extract cures because it contains ethereal and antiseptio substances not contained in other Eucalyptus prodacts. These latter, made by persona ignorant in chemistry, and provided with fancy name 9 and labels by trading concerns who do not know_ what they contain, havo cau!->d grievous harm, and a death has resulted from their use. Do not apply an ointment to a sore. It keeps back the secretion. To wounds, bruises, sprains, burns, ulcers, eczema, and other skin troubles, Apply Sander's Extract; IS drops in a tablespoon of olive 03. Th© effect will surprise yon. Sander's Extract Healß because it is freed from the irritating constituents contained in other eucalyptus preparations. T* heals when others irritate. Insist noon tSe genuine SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, end rofi

A record -rice, viz., £3 10s, was obtained for a parcol of Worksop dredge £1 shares yesterday in MosterThe anuual «unoko concert in" connection with tho Masterton Harriers ia to bo held on Thursday, Novenibor 7th. A whalo 80ft long has been stranded at Kawhia. Great excitement prevailed amongat the settlers, reports tho correspondent of the Auckland Star. At a moot'ing of the Executive of the New Zoaland Athletic Union, held at Tirnarn on Monday, the New •cha-mpionships were allotted to the Qt'H'go" Cohtro. They* will probably be held in conjunction with the Caledonian games at Dunedin on Ist and 2nd January. .?. "", An Invor?argill telegram says that a lad named Dennis Taylor, aged sixteen ycare, was crossing tho Mataura. River on Monday in a. dray, when he got into deep water and was carried down by tho current. Both Taylor and the horse were drowned. The body has boon recovered. A .bullock cToatod -something of a sensation at Waingawa. yesterday. After being placed .in the'killing race, the animal, by an extraordinary effort, got cleir of all obstacles, and made for the open paddock. Thorewas a stttm pede among&t the workers when they witnossed the nnnsual sight of a bullock rushing ortt of tHo building. Fortunately, little.'or ,'no .damage was dono, and the excitable animal eventually met iis legitimate 'end.

The Masterton Homing Pigeon. Chib'.i held an old bird's race-from Bleu- ! heim yesterday: :• Owing to the 1 roughness of the weather the birds were liberated a day 'late* than was at first intended, and considering tho conditions, the times, I the leading ,birds were remarkably , good. They were as follow:—Mr'A. Miller's Prodigal,. 984 yards per. minute., first; Mr „ J .W. TknimiM'tfy 'Speedy, 980.5 yardfy third; -anffw-'Brake's The tariff 980.4 yards, fourth. The nest race" will be held from Taumarunui on Thursday next.

A story is going the rounds that a recent visitor to Masterton asked some school children the name of the range to the west of the town, .. on which" the snow appeared. He alleges, that none of them could tell him,' al'ihottgb.y ;;When v - vthe^'^li;fknewl^^ro r tao"|shick: sed ■ was, and the Niagara FallsJ and Lak& :Ny3niia., : ..,;.TJ»e amused at the ignorance of the questipneiyand/'that is,why they did nientjon W,hy, ,the.re. is hardly a' Jton".school, who -does -not ,;kni(jwV ~>;th;e, .winners of the leading sporting events, during the last twenty years

A case was heard at Ohakuue "which excited great local interest. It was one in which.the local.postmaster, applied- for l,eaye to' prosecute a p - member of the- Ohaktine .Borough CcrU&cil for criminal libel. The,libel complained i of was contained in a letter, to the | General Secretary of the Ppst Office at Wellington, to the effect that Ah Wuch Stug, a local Chinaman, whoa before the court.on a charge of slygrog spiling, had stated on oath that he had received, the liquor he sold from the postmaster. After considu erable argument His Worship stated that lie- thought the complainant should take his civil remedy, instead of proceeding -criminally. -He accordingly dismissed the application.

[ "Nominate and come anfli see our sunny Marlborough." Marlborough's climate has a, reputation second to none'iu New Zealand, and In the spring of the year the district is particularly attractive. It is stated,. - jthat this season -the crops are particularly beautiful,;, aud the different •coloured greens ftf the growing oats, barley, wheat, peas, cow grass and lucerne backed by the varied tints of the willows, poplars and firs, with the beautiful deep greens, browns and 'blues of the hills, make.up.a picture rwell worth ma-king the trip aoross the Straits to see. The Spring meeting | of the Marlborough Racing Club is to ! be held on the 20th and 21st November, and offers an excellent opportunity for owners and trainers from this district to visit Blenheim. Noniina- ; firms close with the secretary, Mr Griffiths, on Saturday nest. The Masterton.Schnq!. Museum possesses a good specimen of olasticstone of.aqueous- formation, and-probably, belonging to the old red sandstone period'. A similarstone has been in the possession of Mr W. D. Tune, dfßailton, Tasmania, for over half a century. The specimen in question is of grey colour, similar to granite, over half an inch thick, three, inches wide, and about six inches in length. It is stated the block from which the slab was taken is now in the Calcutta 'Museum. An elastic stone is a rarity, ./'..though ispme doubt niaye be'' thrown on.its' practical value. The following, copied from a parchment connected with the possession of ,the stone, gives its brief 'history: —"Tho rock from which this piece Was taken was discovered by a party of explorers in the service of the: King of Nepaul, and is situated in the territories of that Prince in the East Indies. It is supposed to be tho. only rock in the world, possessing the qualities of elasticity and flexibility. This specimen was presented by Jung Bahadoor, the Nepaulese Ambassador, to Signor G. Venture, on 20th September, 184.7. It was given by that gentleman to J. C. Lee, Esq. (a member of a- clever troupe of serenaders touring India), in Calcutta, who. on leaving Belbourno presented it to the present owner, W. D. Tune, Melbourne, 18th August, 1854."

Pimples Off in Vwo Days.— Laxo Tonic Pills removed an r.n. ightly natoh of pimples from my face, writes Mrs Sophei Henderson, 12, Reilby Street, Enmore, New South Wales, which for t\t o months had resisted every possible remedy. After trying almost every medicin© I finally need Laxo-Tonic Pills, and after taking them according to directions, the pimples began to dry no, and . i 48 hours came away when I was washing, leavang the skin perfectly clear amd ck*ai,. Obtainable DRUG QUALITY. AS The Hall Mark on silver denotes the best best quality of the article, so our name on the bottle denotes the best quality, in medicine. We make a speciality of this recognising the fact that quality should bo considered first in everything, but particularly with medicines. We gnnrnntep all dues and. chemicals and any article stocked by us to be absolutely the best. No person would risk their Jifo to a rotten rope when scaling a precipice. Still you run a. greater risk by taking impure drugs, etc. We make ti speciality of dispensing and compounding physician's prescriptions' accurately and scientifically with only purest ingredients. J. V. GOBI>@Sr chemist iky «>aros) iSaetertea;

Ivlir.::!; , ;..aekbirds and starlings aro'.very ii-.-".er'ous in Masterton jusfc now.

Tho la. i: ! . which arrived at, Wei*;' .- lington *'v*i London en Monday, > brought '.;' r.hird-class passengers. ■

A fat suxu buyer, who •shoui! bo in a position to know, anticipate:* that tho number of fat stock-this season will bo greater than that of la. t year.

Settlors on tho East Coast a:;o anxious for a dry spell of wenthc-r, sothat felled bush and scrub t ay bo burnt.

1 la.the Legislative Council yesterday .afternoon, the' Land' Laws .Amendment Bill-,v.p,s read a second time, pro forma. . 'id referred to the Lands Committee.

Tlio who!, of the Huntly -miners,, excepting tV.'«. dismissedipxeeutive and! about fifty kkmi who had left tho district, rosui:; -.\ work yesterday.

A number- of Masterton sportsmen leave this ajionioon for Christchurcli to b© preserr. at the New Zeaknd Cup. meeting, v»i :h opens on Saturday.

The best class ia sheep ay ~tho Manawatii ijiiow is : that'of-thy Rom--' neys, with 125 exhibits, the bulk of - which are fi-uon the Wair.-3.rapa. Mr-" W. Perry, uf Masterton, has.nominated., the majority of Lincolns, .which.-., total 16. •

number of shearersh*v& passed through Masterton 'during the last day or £wo for coastalstations. > The->ownera in this district &16 paying 20s per hundred for shearing, although the. award is only 19a 6d. >

The Masterton-Te Wharau Road si now in excellent condition, for motoring, and) a big improvement on that; of the past few months. The.-South Wairarapa County Council were put to considerable xe-form th» road after the abnormally wet winter.

••■ .The grass grub is playing havoo w.ith the strawberry plants in '■' the fMotueka district, iund in some places about plants have.survived the attacks of this pest, cotirsequently there will be a considerable shortage in ithe crop this season. ; A Dunedin telegram Btatea tliate- .a fire broke out at I*r Howard's elevenroomed residence yesterday morning. Seven rooms of the building " were cbmpletely destroyed being the whole of the upstairs portion. . The insur;janjbe&: xuetfjXfcv-'^^tildifig^amburit. ■; \: to \£7so/in Jthe Cantktfbury Firmer*' Cch operative and the"'contents"'for £3OO the 1 ' Alliande ■■ -c ? It? i#> '-TSemjtef ttwd lire was caused by the fusion of wires. •.■ . . •■'■■••;•■.''. ■ "' ? "T&S^-'? i farm at ;: , near Taumarunui, under the Rev! iJ*. I. Morfries, is doing good work in giving a practical farm training to Native lads, of, whom half a dozeni n.re in residence, at present. A- substantial residence, with class-room aid outside.-dormitor-ies, is to bo erected e3.i'L yin the new year, w||h/accommodati6fc'for twenty boys. ib one of 200' acres of excellent land with forty acres under cultivation «uid' 1000 fruit trees planted. At present nine cows ara being milked I .—Auckland Star.

A very successful All Nations Concert was held in" the Salvation Army Barracks at Masturton last evening* The conoert was arranged and car--ried out by the young, ladies of the Congregational Church, and a iQng and varied programme of vocal and instrumental items was rendered!. Many, of the performers were dressed in costumes representing the different! nations. The effect was altogether and the Army authorities ftJLre to be congratulated on being able to place such an excellent entertainment before thosg present. The takings at the door wjill- aid the funds of the Self Denial appeal.

>A very interesting little booklet has just been issued by Messrs MeLeod and' Young, of "Wie Academy," Mas-, terton. It contains a short article, descriptive of the town, followed by" a series of views of prominent streets, buildings, plea-sine resorts and scenes in and around Miisterton.. It is just the sort of souvenir that one could desire to send to one's friends abroad. It has the .double effect of advertising the -town, and affording an idea" of the. special features and attractions of the place. The booklet is being sold at the nominal, price of one shilling. It should go like hot '••:-"" "•"■.■•'".■ *■■■ '""' "" ■"' '• """*'■'

I The final phase of the Mahupuku j land case was the subject of .brief mention before the Court of Appeal 1 yesterday morning. In the original case, Martha McGregor (or Mahupuku) sought to have declared' void a lease in futuro granted to the Harris Bros. The Chief Justice decided in favour of plaintiff, but the Court of' Appeal reversed tho decision. Yesterday, Mr P. E. Ward .stated that Mrs M'Gregor had abandoned' hermotion for leave to appeal to the Privy Council. Costs £7 7s on the motion, were allowed Harris 8r05.., •for whom the Hon. H. I>. Bell, K.C., appeared. HEALTH. HINTS FOR; RHEUMATISM. Diet plays an important part in- - Rheumatism,- Gout, 'Sciatica, Lumbago and kindred complaints. Those troubled: with these diseases should' be careful, for some foods encourage the formation of uric acid. Avoid red meat, beer, vinegar, spices; use tea and-coffee sparingly, and —most important of all—take RHEUMO. It is the one medicine that will quickly and effectually cure Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago, and their attendant evils. The first dose e(' RHEUMO Gives, relief, and will he found to qiuckly effect a complete cure. Your chemist or storekeeper sells it. 2s 6d and 4s 6d a bottle. Give it a trial.

"FW several years I suffered from bilious attacks which would last for some time before I was myself again.," writes Mrs J. W. ePake. 147 Bowling Street, Darlingbuiret, N.S.W. "T nsed various remedies to check tta* attacks with out any effect, but at last gave up the attempt. Howwer, *» friend gave me some Laso-Toxiio Pills, whicih 1 took th» nest time a oilii r "'' t ; tarn came on, and they completely'' cured me." Price IOJd and 1b SdSold by all Chemist© aud Storekeepkeopern. Price lOid.

Go, little verse, upon thy way, And proud the joyful tidings teJl:. "There is mo odd nor cough to-day That cannot he made well." Go, tell the name, the magic name, Inscribe upon the heights of fame, Tho perfect balm, the secret sure, "W. E. Woods' Great Peppermint Otire." I Tt saveil my lifo—-of tlVa* I'm ture. 6 .. •4k Si l J d.v.:» „..' iirr^l4i*»aa{

• /"Eketahuna this year isto be made' a centre for the scholarship and* jun- j dor civil service examinations. \ MissE. Wall, or Masterton, has j been awarded a first prize at the j Manawatu Show for ribbon work. > Mrs W. Moore, of Carterton, was aw- j »rded first for fancy needlework. The New Zealand Government has ; purchased tho Shorthorn Bull Ransom which secured third prize at the Royal Agricultural Show in Sydney. A well-known Maori of the South ( Wairarapa, when asked his opinion of the p«st winter, thus described it:— «By gorry, this the wettest winter I never see, the eel come 4ip tho stroet in Carterton." Mr Taylor, Government Voterinarhn expressed the opinion in Eketahuna on Saturday that legislation should be nassed prohibiting the sale. in public vards of cows known to be affected with contagious mammitis. Messrs Murrell Bros, after many attempts, have made possible a motor hunch trip between Lakes Manapouri and Te Anau, by the Ataiau River in place'of an uninteresting J motor' ride. Tourists will now be < able to journey- betweon the lakes through tho finest river scenery m the Dominion. The result of the judging eonipoti-' tion at tlie Wairarapa Show was as follows:—Three yearling dairy heifers, calved since July 1, 1911 —G. It. McKenaie (Carnarvon), 1; F. Morgan {Belvedere). 2. Draught horses »,mare or gelding capable of drawing 15cwt)—W. A. Todd i(Otane, H. 8.), 1. No second award. There were-no entrants in the five fat sheep ' competition. , The prospects of the dairy farmer in the Kaitawa district are (says the Herald) very bright...... JFhe ..milk supply at the ' Kaitawa cheese' factory ( at the present time is close on 1000 gallons a diay, which is considerably in ejecess of that delivered during the corresponding period of last year. For October's milk the directory cided to advance Is per :.fe6^!buit'erfat. The second consignment for/ the Home market, consisting of 40 crates, was despatched to Wellington last week, for shipment by the Arawa. A commission, consisting of the Rev. Tennant (chair). A. T. Thompson, Young and two elders, met the j, committee.of the Efeetahuna Presby- '"' terian Church on Monday evening, flnjfc discussed at matters cennctft'ed^ •,»' *ith !; the - church.'" Suggestions, for -'••■•• .organising'atid"otherwite dealing the charge were thrown out by the commission. .'-After the"-'conference^ , \ addr»s^^w«TO'd^^ gentlemen, in which the. ■ congregation was urged to unite in placing the i church''on the strongest possible foot- I ing. During the evening ligli L refreshments woro handed round by the ladies. ' ... .., -Messrs Gardner and Sonß. advertise for two mill hands. A youth about 15 years of age is wanted for an office. The man who is partial to straw hats wants a light one, a stylish one, a. well made one, and one that fits -'■ comfortable to the head. Mr J. L. Murray is making a very fine window . display of that kind of straw hats. We are requested to again remind cur readers of the sale to be conducted by the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agencv Company, Ltd, on account of Mr A. M. McLeod, for Thursday next. 31st. Particulars | will be found in tho advertisement, j A reminder is given of the special j clearing sale of high class furniture j and pictures on account of Mr C. Finn, , which takes place this afternoon at j Messrs A. J. Johnson and Oo.'s aue- , tion rooms. 1 Devonshire boarding house, Victoria j Street, with 26 rooms, and nicely laid ] out grounds, tennis lawn, is advertised' J to be let. Full particulars can be , obtained from Mr W. H. Cruickshank, laud agent. Masterton.

When a man gets a suit to please him he generally sticks to that, tailor. That is why Messrs Krabagen and Chapmm have ho many satisfied customers. ' This firm's tailoring brings men kick.