LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 5 December 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

John S. Salisbury, farm hand. of Parkvale, has filed a declaration in insolvency.

J A Beautifying .Society has been (formed at Marlon, a large mo.nberfship having been enrolled. ' Mr J. C. Boddhigton reports :bnt 16 j points of rain wore recorded at t T pper j Plan for the "2-1 hours ending 0 a.m. , yesterday. The total receipts of tho Hawera Show tin's year were £"119-1, as against .£lO9l tJK' previous year, an ad-•.a-co of tic.).

The. milk supply at tlie Masierton Dairy Company's faoiory is keeping i:p weli, and present indications print to a record se;i-..n. The Wairarapa Hospital au.l Charitable Aid Hoard has decided to make the Snlway Home available for both male and female patients. An unusual incident ■ oe.-urrod at a I aranaki cemetery recently, when the eomn of a very old ladv was borne to '"s Inst resting ■pl;u-o by h» r six rf,Vvhaii'ed and stalwart sons. ' ' Hunterville. on the Main Trunk ) railway, has vor-emlv formed a '.n.-Hi of the Overseas Club, and the movement is meeting with much stKve ;s. A movement is being made bv Mr George Watson, and other settlors of [fomebush. in the direction of establishing a cheese factory in that district. / Seme -10,01)1) to 50,000 acres ~f ;;:i.d. 'i which has been acquired by the Government from the Natives of Hawke's ( Bav, will be offered/ for closer =-»-HlpI ment during 1913. | The following telegram lias been received in Ma.storton from the manager of the Success dredge:—"Success tumbler shaft, again broken. Altering ladder ends to take "heavier shaft." ft was reported at the meeting of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board yesterday, that the whole of the levies had been paid, ar.d none of the local bodies were in airoars with their contributions. Mr W. Birdling, who .went through to the King Country, via Awakino, last week, informs the Waitara Mail that the country is looking in tiptop order, and that the. prospects are splendid, both in regard to dairying I and stock grazing.

The following teams from the Mas-teri-,n Bowling Club will procvd t/ : Marti borough this afternoon to play a match for the Booth Cup:—'Carpenter, Hughes, .Richards, Biinkhorue (skip), Chapman, K. Pragnell, Rose, Town send (skip.). It is stated that houses and land which cost £IOOO, can be bought in Christchureh. for from £ooo to £'6oo at the present time. A Taranaki resident, who was in the Cathedral City a few days ago, was offered a property that cost £3.500 not long ago, for under _ £2OOO. Living generally in Christchureh, he says, is cheaper than in any other city in the Dominion.

During tho past two months, eleven cases of scarlet fever have been reported in the Masterton Borough, and two in the Masterton County, while one case of tuberculosis was reported in the borough, and one in the county. Two cases of scarlet fevo.- were reported in the .Palliatua Borough, and twe i;i the Pahiatua County.

The South Wairarapa Inspector of Health reported to the W'ainni.Ki Hospital and Charitable Aid i'.oa.cU < storday that a sample of white pepper that he had examined, was found to be adulterated, and an action was pending in connection with the matter.

At Knox Church, Masterton, next Sunday evening, the Rev. A. T. Thompson, 13.A., 8.D., is announced to preach en. "The Social Problem and Sexual Vice," the wrong at the bottom of all wrongs, inexcusable ignorance the Sin of Sins. All interested in this profoundly important question are invited to attend.

The Thursday Association's en :kc;t matches will be continued this a!tornoon, in what promises to oo fair weather. Two matches will he played on the Park Oval, the Hockey Cricket Club will continue its si/su-h with Carterton A, and at Ca/tevton the Athletic Club will play Cartes fc.m. 13. Two incresting matches sintdd ensue.

The Mastercon Homing Club 'iiteml lidding a race from Tnvercargill on Saturday, a distance of "25 mil; I .';, and are hopeful of having fine wtuth m\ Fourteen birds will make the journey. The last two long distance races fiom Russell and Timaru resulted as follows:—Russell: Dixon's Nil '.);.■ sper-a-iduin 1, Drake's Little (-em 2, Dowling's Flitawav 3. Timaru race: Dowling's Speedy 1. Dixon's Geld Lace 2, Wickcns' Royal Salute 3, Gourlay's Dutiful 4. These are almost the only birds that have made hemp in these races, owing to unfavourable weather conditions.

The Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board decided yesterday to repudiate a demand from the Wellington Board for the of £43 for tho maintenance of a Wairarapa patient in the Wellington Hospital'. The reason for the refusal was that the Wellington Board had not notified thu Wairarapa Board that the patient was in the institution. It was pointed out that this was nor the first occasion upon; which demands had been made from Wellington i nder similar circumstances.

At the adjourned inquest on Ev.ais, who lost his life at Waihi, the evidence of Constable Wade, who was shot by Evans, was to the effect, that he entered tho hall upon hearing revolver shots, and Evans fired as y»\\ as he entered, but the shot missed him. He then gave chase to the back of the building, and Evans fired again, at about five yards lu.ige. Wade thereupon closed with him, ard struck Evans on the head with his baton, for fear he sh'ould fire ag.i'n. He did not seo the crowd -.il-treat Evans. Ho (witness) received the bullet in tho stomach.

SUMMER TOILET ARTICLES. We keep a complete up to. date STOCK OF ALL TOILET ARTICLES; including Combs, Brushware Sponges Soaps, Powders, Puffs Smelling Bottles, Perfume, Sprays, etc., ets. We, however, specially desire to draw your attention to THREE Toilet Articles, which have proved themsolves of special merit, and should have a place of pride en every well-equipped Toilet Table. "PEROXIDE CREAM, an oxygenated cooling, soothing cream, whcih keeps the skin clear and smooth, and free from hlemisb or tan. Is 6d per jar. CARNATION TALCUM POWDER: An expuisitely perfumed toilet powder, most effective' for treating oxpose, perspiration, chafing and skin irritatioas.—ls 6d per tin. ; and "KURA SOAP": A superfatted soap coataiaing vegetable medicament*, which are soothing an antiseptic, and impart a delightful freshness te the skin.—ls per cake. J^ted [*• a** across. from J. ▼. ««*»MM.P.S.. Ohemist (by Exam's.). Masterton.

IA 6G yards swimming race is to ho got off in the Masterton Park Lake at '5.30 o'clock this evening. Another cycle road race is being arranged in the Wairarapa. This time it is to be from Groyfown to Kohunui and back. ( Numerous nominations have been received for the Martinbnrough Gun Club '•£ so shoot, to he held on the 12th inst. ! The Gladstone school has again been awarded first place in the Wai'rarapa school garden competition, Olareville being second, Featherston third, and Belvedere fourth. A sum of £'2ll was the grand total that rewarded the efforts of the- Orphanage Committee as the result of Orphanage Saturday at Wnnganui. During the month of November 19,00<l tons of shipping entered the port ff Wangaiiui. These figures are a steady -increase over those for October. A bonus ef fourponee per pound on the production of the first one hundred thousand pounds of uuicksilver from a New Zealand mine is offered by the Government, on conditions detailed in the current Gazette. Public notice is given bv the Mas- ■ tertou Borough Council that the exclusive use of the Masterton Public Park on Wodnesday-and Thursday, December 18th and 19th. with right to charge for admission thereto, has been granted to the Wairarapa Cricket Association. The friends cf Mr John Henry Devonport, sen., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of his late wife, which will leave the residence of his son-in-law, Mr John TJarr, jun., Lansdowne, to-morrow afternoon, for the Masterton Cemetery. The Wairarapa South County Council invites tenders for the delivery of 850 cubic yards ef metal on the Eringa Road, Gladstone. Tenders close on Saturday 1 Ith, at 10 a.m. Specifications can be seen at the County office. Carterton, and at the. office of the Wairarapa Age, Masterton. The county orersoer will ]e;irc. the county offices. Carto-li n. on Mmday niorn- {■>()• next, n< 9 o'clock, to show intending contractors over the work. The Garden Party arranged for last week by the Lansdowne Ladies' Guild, was postponed on account of the unfavourable weather. At a. meeting of the Guild this week, decided to have a social afternoon 'iiexf. Wednesday. December 11 th, at the residence ef Mrs Ravnor Lansdowne, when th" goods prepared for the Garden Parr.-" will be. on view, and for sale. Further'particulars'•will he advertised.

Tlie Wairarann Hospital and Charitable Aid Hoard held its first sittings in the new offices at Masterton yesterday. The.Chairman stated that the sub-committee bad not exceeded the £IOOO allocated for the building:, and he thou all t that Board members would agree that they had secured; very fine offices. The cottage adjoining was being let for 7s 6d per week, and the interest on'the new ibuilclimr would come f" a very small I rental indeed. The Chairman complimented the contractors (Messrs Tayi lo- and Hodges) upon the' manner in i which the work has been carried out, jand the architect ('Mr M. R. Varn--1 hnni) upon his useful designs.

Shareholders in tbe Taranaki (N.Z.) Oil Wells, Ltd., or other Taranaki oil tympanies, are scattered all over New Zealand. The. operations of the principal company are now so far advanced that a visit to the works may bo made most interesting and instructive, and shareholders seeking a place to spend a holiday during tbe summer, cannot do better than pay New Plymouth, the, centre of the industry, a visit. Apart from the oil wells and refining works, there are numerous excursions to be made in the neighbourhood, making New Plymouth an ideal holiday centre. Write to the secretary cf the New Plymouth Kxpension and Tourist League for information.

| Attention is called to a replace advertisement by Messrs 0. Smith, Limited, which appears on page 0 of this I morning's Age. Reference is made Ito the special Xmas show cf goods purchased specially in London by Mr Smith, who has a thorough knowledge cf the requirements of Wairarapa residents, audi what is particularly adaptable for this festive season. Articles of excellence suitable for gifts are quoted at prices that will enable everyone to afford an Xmas present to their friends. Very many -useful lines of household requisites, and ladies' requirements, and an inspection of the goods on sale will give satisfaction to the most exacting. Not content with selling cheap, Messrs Smith, Limited, give their customers a discount of sixpence, on every ten shilling purchase. The following returns of patients, etc, in connection with hospitals in the Board's district was presented at the meeting of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board yesterday : Masterton: Patients in hosnital on March 31st. .15 ; admitted since, 194; discharged, 16S; died, 9; in hospital November 30th, 32; collective days' stay, 5398; total expenditure, £1774 5s sd; average daily cost per head 6s 2£d> South Wairarapa : Patients in hospital on A.pril Ist, 6; admitted since, 101; discharged, 81; died, 6; in hospital on November 30th. 20; collective days' stay, 2679; expenditure to date, £1075 15s 3d; average daily i cost-. 8s Ojd. Pahiatua: Patients in hospital, September 30th, 7; admitted since. 8-5;; discharged, 84; died, 5; in hospital on November 30th, 3; total collective days' stay, 1695 ; total expenditure. £BOI 16s od; averago daily cost, 8s 7d. In his . report to the Wairtrapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Hcvni} yesterday, Inspector Cairns, of Masterton, stated that nothing nad taken place calling for special report, until the latter end of November, when a mild! outbreak of scarlet fever occurred in the Borough, but having been attended to promptly, there u*».--little danger of further infeecion. The cause of tho outbreak was saic. to bo ignorance on the part of one family. A child, with its guardian, had been on a visit to Hastings, and shortly after their return the child became ill. No medical assistance was sought, the result being that two other members of the same family contracted the infection. The ilrild was then removed to another parr of the Borough, and within three Jays the infection had spread to •••x-jor-sons. It was then that the fluid was found to be the cause_of infection. In each case the patients were removed to tho fever hospital, and a rhoro'.-gh disinfection carried out.

TERRIBLE BTJR.N OX PALM OF HAND. "Ono night I struck a match, and the whole hox went off in my hand burning mc across the palm," says ■Mrs J. R'. Worseloy. Margate. Tas. "The pain was awful. T went to the store aivdi looked round for something to relieve me. I saw Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and noticed the word "bums" on the label. T ruhbed it on my hand, with the result that the pain quicklv disappeared and T was able to go to sloop. Tn the morning I found the skin whole, and 'be burn quickly healed without leaving a .war."

A inooti',\'i of the Xatiiiiai Executive of the Political Reform Party wa» hold in Wellington yesterday, when various matters relating to the organisation of the party wore discussed., l r was decided to ]>ub!i-li a Reform. Party's Annual, ami a committee was set lip to deal with tin-, matter. The Christmas fete in connection: with the Masterton Congregational Church, is to he held this afternoon: and evening in the Y.M.C.A. Gymnasinm Hall. The i'eie will commence af 3 p.m., and will he oiien cnntimiousl.yj till 10.30. Resides (he usual attractions in the wav of stalls, Christmas tree and hran tubs 'for the children), there will he various <•; mpotitions and a short entertainment will also be jriven, commencing at S.lo. and consisting of musical and elocutionary items', and a tiuvc-aet charade by some of the young men of _ tho church. In rhe afternoon admission' will he free, and in the evening a charge of sixpence will be made. Mr W H. Criiiekshank. land agent', Masterton. 'advertises for sale two freehold dairy farms, particulars «£ which are given on page H. Messrs A. .!'. John-don .nd Co. are hrlclino- a sale at Lansdowne this afternoon on behalf ef Mrs Simpson, wlien a choice lot H' funu+ur" atul household effects nil! he submitted to> the hamniei'. What- is a nice present to buv for .11 gentleman at Xmas time? That is a question that nuzzles lruinv a cue to' satisfactrrilv answer. Messrs Mc.-* Gruer and Co.. of Maslcrtcn. _ annear to have solved tic difficult, induing hv a list of specialties in their advertisement appealing en page 2 oB <h's morning's Age. There are articles hnth useful and ornamental, arid varied enough to suit, every taste.

I On the loader page of fhi«< morning's Ago Messrs Ogilvy and Sons giro some figures for householders to study. They nublish n tabulated listi of stork slauehWod at the Masterto:i; abattoirs for November, aiul their own returns for the same period, I certified to by (.be mni"i<>;or. They. [claim to kill not)iii".r but tin- 1 verv h^stf |of meat obtainable, and do not kill. cows or old ewes. The Martin borough Caledonian Society's sports are elsewhere announced* to take place on t.h» Mnrtinbovough Racecourse on Boxing Day. The programme for tin's popular fixture is no'ain a most attractive one. and includes running, ivoing. and! borso events. Liberal nri'/os are nffp'-pd and' entries should bo forthcoming. Prrcronnnos are now i ,n "[lv ail(]: Tvny lie oli*"''""vl oil PPnlipfitl""' to "Vr r V _ MeAllum. secro- + iivv, Martin boron <di.