LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 8 November 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wellington District Methodist Synod will hold its next meeting at Hastings on a date to be fixed later. A hamper of birds, belonging to the Masterton Homing Pigeon Club was forwarded to Christchurch on Wednesday, and will be liberated from there on Saturday. A number of territorials will appear before the Masterton Magistrate's Court to-day, to answer charges of failing to attend parades. On Saturday the Wairarapa senior cricket championships will commence, when two matches will be played. It is to be hoped that the elements will be more propitious. Owing to the unfavourable weather conditions prevailing yesterday outdoor sport in Masterton was postponed. A number of cricket enthusiasts, -however, braved tho elements, and indulged in some practice. DRUG QUALITY. AS The Hall Mark on silv«r denotes the best best quality «jr the article, so eur nam© «» the hottlo denotes the best quality in medicine.. We make a speciality ef this recognising the fact that quality should be considered first in everything, but particularly with medicines. Wo guarantee all dugs and- chemicals and anv article stocked by as to be absolutely the best. No person would risk their life ta a rotten rope when scaling a precipice. Still yon ran a greater risk by taking impure drugs, ©to. Wo make a speciality of dispensing and compounding physician's prescriptions accurately and scientifically with only pprest ingredients. J. V. GORDON chemist

The Pa tea Press umltM-.stiin.ls that, stoekbuyers are buying subject to strike s.v.d war risks.

It wr.s thirty-one years on Tuesday 1 since the Siege of I'arihaKti, when 'to Whiti and Tohn were anvsied \>y tLe Hon. John Bryce.

Mr J. G. Boddington reports that 46 pt-i'-t-s of rain was registered at the Upper Plain for the twonty-f«;ur hours ending 9 o'clock on Thursday morning.

Si-'i.'..- afforestation is now being vigorously carried out inn Central Otago, ,'t'id during tho past two years over a million and a quarter timber trecr .wore used in establishing the plantations in the vicinity of Xaseby.

At th>- Nelson Supreme Court Victor Laney claimed £SOO from Alexander Brown for unlawful arrest and imprisonment. Tho Judge held that plaintiff failed to prove his claim, uir'. judgment was given for defendant with costs.

A mistake was made in our Mauriceville correspondent's .notes on tho 6th inst., in regard to the price that is being paid for butter-fat otherwise than home separated. The price should have been lid and not 11Jd per pound.

The Oamaru Mail states that it is Borne months since one of the local butchers discarded his horse delivery and placed a motor service at.the convenience of his customers, and now ' a prominent firm of-bread-bakers ■ is experimenting with a view to modernising its bread distribution- -by" utilising a motor-waggon in place of horse traction. A motor delivery wag-., gen has also been added' to the stock-in-trade ■oi, a firm of tailors and outfitters.

One of the delegates attending the Methodist Sy.aod is (says the News) a freak of nature, if his own confession is correct. Last evening, at the conversazione, the Rev Mr Mcßean, of Eketahuna, was explaining that he loved all the churches and accounted for this by his parents' nationality and other matters. Referring to his origin he boldly declaimed that "My father was a Scotchman, my mother was an Irishman"—and then he stormed until he could again make himself heard.

The Gisborne Times has the following paragraph: "The ill-fated' are often heard to wish for the 'luck of a Chinaman,' and such a possession would be valuable if the fortune of the smiling Celestial wlio spent two days at the Gisborne races can be taken as a criterion. He visited the totalisater window fo" *"vo big dividends of the second day, each time gleefully tucking notes into the pockets of his nether garments. Beforo leaving Gisborne he cancelled his steerage passage south and procured a saloon faro, so as to live up to his quickly-got wealth." Robert Williams, alias Richard Barnes, was charged at the S.M. Court yesterday before Mr L. G. Re-id, S.M., with having stolen a bicycle valued at £R 10s, the property of Alfred Butland, of Mastertori. After hearing the-/evidence Mr Reid convicted accused and remanded him to Featherston for sentence, the police in the meantime to inquire if he was a person referred to by Sergeant Miller, and against whom there were five previous convictions, Williams having denied that he was the same person. .

.•The Knox Church choir held a very successful social in Knox Hall last evening, there being a large attendance of members and their friends. Songs • were. sung by Misses Janet Miller, . Messrs Donald, Ibbetson, Watson, G. Stewart and Lampas. A duet was sung by Mrs and Miss Anderson, and a recitation was given by Mr Herbcrtson. A number of competitions were indulged in, and prizes were presented by Mr Purcell Webb, on behalf of the choir, to Mrs Leslie, Misses Darling and Jessie Miller. Refreshments were provided by the ladies and a very enjoyable evening, was spent by those present. The auctioneers wish to draw the attention of intending purchasers to the list of stock advertised in this issue for Taratahi sale on Monday, November 11th. Included in the offerings are the special lines of yearlings and two-year-old Jersey and Shorthorn heifers and pure-' bred Jersey bulls on account, of Messrs W. H. and A. E. Booth, and Mr H. Feast. • All lines will be drafted for quality, and offered in lots to' suit purchasers. ' Outside buyers wishing to attend this sale can :.book : to Ciareville, which is within easy distance of the yards.

.The amount which the New Zealand/Athletic 'will havo to contrihut* towards the expenses of the proposed visiting American team of athletes to New Zealand is.estimated at £3OO. The Wellington centre's share of the guarantees towards this wiil be £6O, and it y>ill get half the net profits of the* Wellington meeting. Mastertoii' is guaranteeing £3O, and half the gate. The suggested' personel of the Amorcan team is as follows.—Horine, world's record high jumper (6Tt Tin), Fred Kelly, hurdler, Ira Courtney, sprinter). McClure and Edmundsen, middle distance runners, R. Rose, weight thrower, and possibly a walker. If the team does visit NewZealand it is almost certain that Masterton will be ono of tho towns visited. DON'T BE WITHOUT A PIANO 1 To make and keep home homely, you need a piano in it. Thanka to the Dresden Piano Company's honest and reasonable system of deferred payments, tihere are pianos in thousands of New Zealand homes, and the number increases daily. The four best pianos are The Broadwood I The Bomsch! The Lipp! and tho Steinway. A big new ehipmeat of these famous and delightful instruments has just arrived l . If yon ar« thinking of a piano, write- or call now. The Dresden Piano Go. carries very large Btodts, so that there » not the slightest difficulty im suiting all tastes and rcquirwmentß. If you want a good reliable piax* at a reasonable price, g« *e— ' THE DRESDEN PMNO COMPANY LTD., WELLINGTON. ftC. J f Btfookes, North Island Maaager. Leoal representative: H. Inns, Duuel'* Buildiags, Queen Street, QUEENSLAND CLIMATE SEVERE "This climate h so severe with changes and dampness that children easily contract colds and croup and I am never without a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy," writes Mrs L. J. F. Holt. Denham St., Rockhanipton. Queensland. "My children hav© been so benefited by Chamberlain's Cbutrh Remedy that I have every cans* to recommend it. It always cures «cd •"**« ernickly."

The Napier Municipal Theatre will bo officially optuod on Wednesday next.

Mr L. G. Hciil, H.M., fined a first offender ; *>s and costs at the S.M.

(i.'iirr in Mastcrtnn yesterday

A number of by-law cases art 1 to bo dealt with at the Magistrate's Court at Mastortou 10-day.

The last return from the .Mastorton dredge is 4007, Gdwt for 127 hours' work.

The. latest dredging returns are Mastprton •■KW. <sdwt for 127 hours' work; Success 2*oh l'xlwfc, for 110 hours' work.

"You are liko those mon who go cut to look for work and pray to God thov won't find it," said Mr S. K. McCarthy, S.M., to a youth at the Napier Court who, when brought up for failing to attend Territorial parades, gave as his excuse that li<* bad lost his book.

The 100 yards and- MO yards events which were to have ten held vesterdny afternoon by the Masterton Amateur Athletic Club were postponed on account of the unfavourable weather condition-?. The events will now take placo on Tuosday next at 6.30 p.m. An Auckland telegram states that ninety-four youths appeared at the Police Court yesterday charged with failing to attend parades. The cases occupied the . Magistrate two -liours. When reasonable excuses wore, offered the cases wore dismissed, but in others fines ranging from a shilling to £1 were imnosed.

" At Me; ■Wellington' Supreme'"Court yesterday Frederick White was • sonteheed to four months' imrjvi-sonnient for theft. A. H. Middas, for assault was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment; G. Maxwell was granted probation and ordered to pay costs for forging and uttering-. For failing to keep proper books, G. W. Jacobs was sentenced' to two months' without hard labour.

In the Wanganui district the latest machine to be imported ifi the. motor plough. This is the latest time-snv-ing device, and Messrs McLean, of Turakina, and Beard, of Marton, have the distinction of being the first to introduce the machine to the district. They are two 10-furrow ploughs andlook something like a traction engine.

k visitor from Marlborough states that feed in this district is much farther forward than in the Blenheim district. Ho was also struck by the appearance of tho country he has seen in the Wairarapa. In Masterton itself he was greatly impressed by the excellent streets, which he considered the equal of anything in the Dominion The gentleman being widely experienced, hie opinion should be worth having.

Whenever tho world is startled with some great new idea, emanating from the brain of some great genius, the conservatives are sceptical and quidnuncs amazed. The telephone and wireless telegraphy were once laughed at. They are now simple facts of everyday life. The epoch-making system of piano-playing, taught by the National College of Music, Trust Buildings, Master-ton, is the result of many years of patient study, and is commended by such eminent authorities as Professor Marshall Hall and Professor Schauff. It enables -you to produce all the beauties of the best music,-without going -through the superfluous drudgery of the old system, under which, many pupjls break down, and abandon all hope of ever mastering the prince of instruments.

A meeting of the recent Hospital Ball Committee was held in Masterton last evening, Mr E. C. Eton occupying the chair. The treasurer reported a credit balance at date of £l2O. It was decided to apply for a rebate on the rents of the Town Hall and Drill Hall. Accounts „in connection with the ball were passed for payment. It was decided that the balance be handed to tho matron (Miss Hay ward) and forwarded by her to the Hospital Board. A special vote of thanks was passed to Mrs Coradine for so ably presiding over the ladies' committee. Special recognition was also made of the services rendered by Mr James Archer in connection with the general arrangements. Votes of thanks were passed to Mr Frank Evans for disposing, of the live stock, and to Mrs Kendall and Miss Wolff for .their, ser-, vices in instructing the. children. Thanks were also accorded tho chairman (Mr Eton)' and the secretary (Mr X. D. Bunting.) :

Canada is going ahead by leaps and bounds, .says a New Zealaiider.f.etnrur ed from a'visit '-to 1 Britain ahcTAtnerica. "New Zealanders who,have not actually seen what is going on there," he says, "can have little idea of the position. The tens of thousands of British and American people who stream into that Dominion every month " h are completely changing the face of the country. Towns are springing up out of the prairies in all directions. In a few .years they have populations of from five to thirty thousand people. I met a man, a hosiery manufacturer, who has had a practical and eminently satisfactory experience of this characteristic of modern Canada.. He went out on. the prairies about ten years ago and bought some land that was then way back in the wilderness. The Cana-dian-Pacific railway made tho place a divisional point. Saskatoon was established there, while the man I met has become almost a millionaire. This is being brought about by the Government acting with the great railway companies. Tho work of constructing the railway lines has caused an immense sum of money to be spent. The principal factor in the development is the free grant of land." IT IS THE RESOLVE. To obtain the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT which will procure for yon a remedy of sterling value, and will protect you from having your health injured b- one of the many crude 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 GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT is absolutely non-injurious and brings instantaneous relief in headache, fevers, colds, lung and stomach troubles, and its great antiseptic powers protect from future infection. Ulcers, wounds, burns, sprains are healed without inflammation. SANDER'S EXTRACT is endorsed by the medical authorities, and is unique in its effect : purity reliability and safety, and its distinguishing quanities. Therefore : Get the GENUINE SANDER'S EXTRACT—insist if you hav« to—but <?et it and derive the benefit,

A inecting of the council cl *Ii«» Woiliiigtou Acclimatisation Society was Isold on Wednesday ovening Tl> curator of the Masterton fish , >n<u> reported that 130,000 rainbow trout frv had been cold and 30,000 distributed, and 29.(H)0 brown trout fry .sold and 2.53.000 distributed. He still hud to deliver 30,000 rainbow trout fry and 30,000 brown trout fry for tlio ponds. The .secretary staled that a vigorous campaign had been made against shags, and a number uf the posts destroyed. o>vi:g to the- increase of work it was d'.vfded to invite* applications from persona willing; to act as an extra ranger. The salary of the curator at Masterton was increased.

The Southern whaling fleets aro just beginning to get into tho real lino of their business now. and reports have lately reached the main-. land of successful catches in Kovoaux Strait (says the Southland Times). This is a fortunate happening, financially, for the companies concerned in. tho whaling industry, a.s the following their arrival in s.-r:i latitudes, and up to quite recently l:avo been very lean ones. Of <-a tsc, nothing better could bo looked for,,. considering t na t their arrival ■■-'•■-'*"

cid'vl exactly with the off-season for whaling, when northern' waters worn more lucrative. Now that the real bu.sine.ss is abont to ooirunence, to can look for some activity in thesff part.9, and a more complacent, smile •from., those to whom the ■ busine&s moans quite a lot, financially-. "

F. Welch requires shearers, cooke t flaxcuttera, acrubcutters, 'etc-. >-■■:;•-■.• ...

' Qtcttmb'ers, pipe "tomatoes; and annuals of every description, are advertised for aalo by Messrs Denby and Potongaroa, Lansdowne.

The "Master" brand' footwear for men is absolutely reliable and the prices are moderate. In tin's issue Mr J. Carpenter .specialises a few lines.

Look ahead young ruan; Xmas ia not so very, far off. Have you ordered your new snrfcf. Messrs Krahagen and Chapmain:;hM?e something to say on this matter in the present issue. -:

Bates is right—'deed he's always right about tho changes of the weather. Likewise, Mr J. L. Murray is always right about tho changes in men's fashions. New things ara jusfc in.

Messrs J'. Fraaer. and Co, land agents, advertise a first class agricultural and graeing property in tho acres. The agents can arrange for an inspection of this desirable property by anyone desirous of inspecting the same.

"Protect your sight'" is the subr ject of a new advertisement inserted on page 6 of this morning's issue by Mr A. Henderson. It is poiwted out that present straining means future suffering, weaker eye muscles and.? power vision. No- charge-: is made foftesting tho sight, which is carried out on the most approved and scientific lines. Particulars as to prices for ordinary glasses in steel frames and gold filled appear in the advt.