LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 19 December 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The pupils of the higher classes at the Mastertoa District High School will give a production of "Trial by Jury" in the Assembly Hall this afternoon. The fees for the registration. of land agents for this district will go to the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, which will probably benefit to an amount of £2OO or £3OO. In the whole of Now Zealand only 397 men required tho assistance of tho Labour Department to get work during November. Of this number 294 were sent to private employment, and 103 to Government works. His Worship the Mayor (Mr J. M. Coradine) informed an Age representative yesterday that he was still hopeful that tho Borough Council would) authorise tho provision of a bowling green in the Masterton Park. The Major of South Melbourne, who was also spoken to on the subject, said he could not understancPwhy, with such a magnificent reserve, the councillors should oppose such a progressive step as that proposed. 'Tiring all the prossuro possible to bear," ka said, "and £«t it."

A team from the Opaki Rifle Club will compete at the Rifle Association meeting at Wanganui next week. Splendid crops of maize have this season been xaised in the Bay of Plenty district. In one part of the ' country 500 acres were put down in I maize by the Natives. The South Melbourne crieketer; will bo taken on motor drives t.i varous places of interest in the aiiiricj this morning. They will resume ,;!-iy on the Park Ova lat moon. This evening they will "be entertained at a •. oke concert in the Club Hotel. The Mayor of South M"lb»urne, speaking at the civic reception yes- ' day, stated that Masterton ws? ot.e of ) the prettiest places ho had ove r seen. I He was greatly impressed w'th the J main thoroughfare, which was tqual . to anything in Melbourne. • ) Masterton is not the only town in | j the Dominion in which Territorial) trouble is experienced. In Auckland last week a number of youthful soldiers got completely out of hand during a \parade, and practically defied their officers. An inquiry into the affair will be bold. A band of Eurasian immigrants, bound for JS'ew Zealand, arrived in Melbourne by the steamer Sangola a few days ago. The Eurasians, numbering "13, are graduates of the Church of Scotland's industrial mission at Kalimpong, North India, where they have been trained in all departments of agriculture and industry. They were accommodated in Melbourne under the superintendence of the Presbyterian immigration agent, / pending their departure for the Dominion. It is said that others are loilowing. That the germs of diisea-e ■•an be carried by letter is a well Known fact. It was demonstrated only re en civ in New Plymouth (according to the. News). A local gentleman recrved a letter from a friend in Cair.orbury who bad written it whilst in tn-' t'inoes of a sever bout of the "f!'i M Two hours afterwards the first sympt.-\ns of ' the trouble began to manifest '•hemselves, and the illness that f-!iotved was exactly of the type -nth which his southern friend wns nffW-ted. Previous to rending the letter, he hnd been in enjoyment of except io'ially good health. There is a great block of wool at the Wellington harbour sheds, and apparently an insufficiency of ships to take it away. At present there are over 20,000 'bales in the stores, and more is arriving daily. In one of the large new sheds the wool is stacked to the ceiling. Some of the \vool .is -coming dlown for the January sale. In one shed alone there is £250,000 worth of wool. Men are working day and night to cope with the pressure of work, and the wages overtime bill must be very heavy. During the past fortnight almost 14,000 bales of wool have been "dumped and pressed. ■Mr William L. Falconer, of Masterton, is arranging for the production! lof a life-raft that he has patented;, and winch he believes will be found superior in every way to any other I kind of life-saving apparatus on seagoing vessels. The raft is extremely simple in construction. The body, consisting of cylinders, sandwiched between sheet iron plates, is unsinkable. It is supplied with handrails, secured by hinges that can be raised or 16wered when necessary. Armed with propellers, shod with fine .steel blades, and furnished with ratchet wheels worked with chains, it can be driven by hand' at an astonishing speed. The material used is fine' galvanised iron.. The estimated' weight of a raft 10ft by 14ft is 2 cwt, • and this will carry thirty persons safely in any sea.

The Xapier Harbour Board is apparently not a happv family. At a •meetinrr on Wednesday, Mr S. Carnell said to the Chairman : "You called me a d d old liar once. The chairman : Not at a meeting. Mr Carnell: Well, you came out of your chair and called) me that, and then went back to it, and so closed my mouth. The chairman:: What I "said,was the truth. Sir .'Carnell: You are a cowardly blackguard. Mr C. Ellison: W T o ought not to sit here if such things are said to the chairman. Mr Carnell: I will withdraw that, and will say that the chairman can screw a square peg into a round hole. The chairman:: I respect your age. Mr Carnell. but T really think von would be jroing in the best interests of the whole community if you saw fit to recognise that the time has arrived when; you might reasonably be asked to resign your position. A member:: Hear, hear/

The annual Christmas Fair, in eonI nection with the Masterton Y.MC A was opened by the Mayor (Mr J. M. Ooradme) in tho Gymnasium Hall, yesterday afternoon, and 'continued throughout the evening. The hall was tastefully decorated by an energetic committee, and the ' numerous stalls were prettily arranged), -the goods displayed being of excellent quality. The fair was largely patronused during the day ,and brisk business was transacted at t'he various stalls, so that the coffers of the I.M.C.A. treasury should be materially benefitted. A feature of the function was the Christmas tree, which was handsomely dcorated and burdened with presents, which "brought jov to the hearts of the juveniles. A'fine musical programme was rendered "by the members of tlie Y.M.C.A. orchestra. Much credit for the success of the Fair reflects upon Mr McHattie, the capable secretary, and' a very aole committee. The stall holders were as follows ::— Fancy stall, Mesdames Hendry. Flanagan, Joy, Beale. and Sutherland. Sweet stall. Mrs Threadwelrancl assistants. Xmas tree, Misses McHattie, Church, and Shaw. Hen's Stall, members of Y.M.C A Produce, Mesdames Miller and Moore! : Ketreshments Mesdames Butcher and Donald. Fish pond. Dr Prior and helpers. Prizes in the cooking competitions w"re awarded as Follows: Mesdames X. Miller, Ross and, Hendry and Miss J. Miller.

XMAS, 1912. NEW YEAR, 1913. Are jus tto hand. Thousands of gifts will soon bo passing between relations and friends, but the problem is WHAT SHALL I GIVE? It must be something USEFUL, DAINTY, and worthy of expressing a deep, sincere "GOOD WISH." Everyone knows best what their friends would prefer. If, however, you find in the following list any snitable article, yon can r.elv on getting absohitelv the BEST QUALITY at MOST REASONABLE PRICES from GORDON'S MEDICAL HALL Wo have just opened up a large, fresh, up-to-date stock of Ladies' Hairbrushes and Combs. Gents' Military Brushes Baby Articles. Cut Glass and Silver Mounted -Bottles, High Class Perfumery, Perfume Snrays. Scented Satchebs. delicately perfumed superfatted Toilet Soaus, Soap Cases, Mirrors, Safetv Razors, -Shaving: Bruakes and Soaus. Cameras and Ph»t« Outfits, and numerous otW dainty awd useful, yet inexpensive GOODS. . • Ptsta! Orders receiro rnroful ai» attention.

A petition in bankduptey has beeit filed by Louis Charles Windloborn, farm labourer, of Tawataia. The Greytown dairy factory will oxport 300 cases .of cheese oy the* lonic on 'Monday next. The milk supply at the Greytown. cheese factory yesterday morning waa 3483 gallons,' The gate at the Porter-Hegarty boxing contest at Hastings last week amounted to about £l3O. The News is informedl that th» settlers of East Taratahi intend erecting a cheese factory, to commence operations for next season. The takings at the Masterton Park yesterday amounted! to £9 19s. It ia anticipated that these figures will bo largely increased this afternooaii. The breaking-up ceremony of the Masterton District High School takes place at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Am invitation is extended to parents to be present. An effort is being made in Greytown to resuscitate athletics, and it is probable that a sports meeting will be held there during the coming season. The attendance at the' Mastertaa Technical School for the third term were as follows:—Roll 217, averago 167, percentage 77. Free place pupils 122. Probate has beenjgranted in the estate of the late Mr D. "McGregor, sen., on the application of Mr W. Gr.Beard, and in the estate of the lat» Mr G. Elliott; of Rongokokako, o» the application of Mr J. Prendeville, Shipments of cheese from the various factories in the Wairarapa this week have been: —Dalefield. 500, Bel- | voder© 248,, Parkvale 230,. Taratahi 180, Carrington 103, Ahiaruhe 55, Longbush 35, Rayner's 30, Buckeridgo 25. Total i 477 cases. The Wairarapa Swimming Club will hold aSO yards handicap this evening, on the Park Lake, commence ing at about 6 o'clock, immediately after the cricket match is over. As anticipated, ,a record entry is certain, and the race will be run oft' in heats and a final, which should prove a fitting conclusion to an interesting day's, sport. In the entries for the Amateur Athletic Club's Boxing Day sports, the name of M. Pool, of Wellington, was omitted. This .runner is ir* great form afpresent, andl his admirers consider that hejias a good -chance of annexing the New Zealand Championships at 220 yards and 440 yards. The payments made yesterday by the Ballance Dairy Company for butterfat dlelivered to the company's butter factories and creameries during November totalled over £7OOO. Thegrades of the recent of butter have been remarkably good, ranging from 93 to* 95 points bulTof a possible 100 points. Large consignments are being shipped to Canada and South Africa.

To-night, at Knox Church a capital programme of music will be rendered by Mr Purcell Webb, organist, . and Mr Hamilton Hodges, the leading; basso. Xmas carols and antherns will be sung by the church choir. Mr Hodges will sing solos from the leadiiig works, and Mr Webb will play some solos not hitherto played in. New ealandi. Tickets may be purchasedi at the mominal sum of ono shilling.

Miss Carrie Mooro and her talented company gave a delightful entertainment before a fairly large audience in. the Masterton Town Hall last evening. The first portion of the programme was of the vaudeville character; and was bright, fresh, and vivacious. In the secondnialf, the humorous comedietta "Chips,''-' was produced. The audience was conmilsed! with laughter at the eccentric situations' revealed, and Miss Carrie Moor© quite excelled herself in her clever acting. The entertainment, altogether, was well above the average of its class, and idieservcd a much better house than it received.

In conversation with an Apo representative yesterday, Mr Joli 1 ; L\uagwanath. Mayor of South Mfcl'vuvne, stated that the Saturday Im.f l:oli'hiy had proved a great success in Melbourne. The whole of th'e sh-':|.s in the city, with the exception of iru'terers', closed at one o'clock :>u Saturday, and the afternoon was devotedentirely to sport. People did their shopping now on Friday nights, and tradesmen dSd not lind any falling off in their takings. In the country districts, however, the holiday continues to be observed in the middle of the week.

Mr Ryder, Chairman of the Castlepoint County Council, told an Age* reporter yesterday that the bad weather alone was responsible for the condition of the main road to Castlepoint. A big slip hadi come down, and great difficulty had been experienced in clearing it. A staff of men were at present engaged putting the road in order, and traffic need no longer be obstructed. So far as the metal was- concerned, it was put on in convenient boulders, but these were being napped by employees of the council.

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Wairarapa Mineral Prospecting Co., Ltd., was held in the secretary's office yesterday morning' when resolutions were unanimously carried that the company be wound 1 up, voluntarily, and that Mr W. G. Sellar be appointed liquidator. A meeting to confirm the resolution will ho held on Wednesday, January Bth. The monthly meeting of the managers of the Masterton Technical School was held" last evening, there being proaeifb Messrs W. H. . Jackson (Chainnan), H. J. O'Leary, and! J. M. Coradine. The treasurer reported a debit balance at -date of £44 7s 3d, and. payments 1 and subsidies faljing due from the* Government. amounted) to about £230. This amount is expected to come to hand before the end of the present momth. The monthly reports of the treasurer and secretary were adopted. Salaries amounting to £159 14s 2d were.passed for payment. IT IS THE RESOLVE. To obtain the GENUINE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT which wH! procure for you a remedy of sterling value, and will protect yoa 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 inBammation. SANDER'S EXTRACT is endorsed by the highest medical authorities, and is unique in. its effect : purity reliability and safety, and its dsstinguishing qnanttiesv Therefore: Get tbe GEJTOINE SAKDER'S EXTRACT—insist if yo* tour* tinon* eet it and fegfare the benefit.

Tomatoes freshly gathered from the plank are advertised for sale by M, W. »enby, 'phone 438. Applications are invited by the j Murterton Borough Council, , gas de- j po-rtmont, for the position ot junioi kxlger keeper. Train arrangements for the Xinas .holidays are advertised on the front page of this morning s Age. A smart boy for the ironmongery department is required by Messrs H. Bealo and Co., plumbers, ironmongers, etc., Queen btreet. The meeting of "the Workmen's friend Building Society, which was to have been held last evening lapsed for want of a quorum An adjourned -meeting will take, place at 8 c> clock to-morrow night. in, the L - Room. The business to be transacted U in connection with the alteration of the rules. , Th« 0 K Toyland- at this joyous me u.Jv. J perfect paraseason of the year is h i■estate of the tate^£>. n tho to offer by Wednesday, Mart, New on 15th January * sheep farm of 813 acre f tions 7 and 8, bl £ k V vn down in this 6W acres «w jell so* ■mixed English int o 14 ance is sheep proof paddock., *»^» 0^ mentg Jed, dip, and othe an d Near to P. 0.. *« ' well impro ved •township. lA" d and excelfarm, in hist.class part iculP obffiSd from the auction-