LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 3 January 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wirth's circus will visit Mastcrton in a few weeks' time. There were eight births, no deatlis and no marriages in Greytown during December. An old man named .Benjamin Glass was found dead at Nuhaka, Hawke's Hay, about .seven o'clock on Wednesday evening. A number of bowlers left Masterton- for Auckland' yesterday, to compete in the forthcoming bowling toutwainent. A large quantity of oats in the Masterton district is this year being converted into oaten .sheaf, for which there is a considerable demand. Women as a rule are tho most consistent tea drinkers, and the multiplication; of tea rooms and tea kiosks throughout the Dominion, affords striking ' evidence of the. increasing popularity of tea. The women of New Zealand may be classed as connoisseurs, as they show a decided preference, for Crescent Tea, which is rich and strong, and of delirious flavour. Sold 1 by all pacers at 2s, Is lOd and Is M per H>„

Big prices are still being given for ■ fat stock in tho Wairarapa, and lambs are now lining turned on to tho rape paddocks. j On Wednesday, January Ist, a coach service started between Dannovirko and Pongararoa. This route will bo a linke ultimately connecting 1 oik garoa with Masterton. " Operations at the Waingawa. freezing works are becoming very animated. Lar.ro drafts of sheep are expected at the "works during the next few days. Messrs J. Coradine and J. Whittaker, of Masterton, who have returned from a motor trip to Auckland, state that the roads are in splendid motoring order just now. j Masterton tradesmen report that trade ,has not been as good during the ■ holiday season as in former years. A greater number ot people appear to have left the town than entered it. The month of December was the driest experienced in Masterton, lor some years past. It also produced one of the hottest days in the hibItory of the district. ■U the Dunedin races at Wiiigattii an Hoxinf 'Daw the supply ot sett drinks "ragout, and people were paying ■U a -'lass for water. How the d( , ur Scotchman must have squirmed S parting for a K l»«« without a "wee drappie" m it! The steadv rain that set in at Masterton op Wednesday evening and <,>ntinued throughout yesterday w i , bo attended with immense benefit to Jne pastures ot the district, which 'veTe becoming parched through the protracted drought. An luvercargill telegram states that John D. Hlackmore, a checker in the Railway Department, was knocked hown by a'train in the railway yard yesterday morning, and was almost 'decapitated, deatli being instantaneous. Deceased was 45 years of age, and loaves a widow and seven children. An Auckland telegram states that {the old man, J. J. Burrows, who disappeared from his lodgings some weeks ago, and who left a letter-card indicating that ho would suicide, as |'.he was unable to get food or work, lias turned up safely at Takapuna. He expressed regret at having sent the letter. ' A visitor, who had toured the roads to the east of Stratford, expressed his surprise at the spread of dandelions and daisies on the dairy farms. It was particularly noticeable tkat, while some farms were clean and free from weeds, others adjoining were the colour of an autumn sunset, being smothered with buttercups, dandelions, daisies and the rest of that family of robbers. —Post.

The Akaroa Mail, states that the Prevalence of the ■udder disease amongst cows (contagious mammatis) is a somewhat serious matter on the Peninsula this year. One farmer, who has a herd of 4-3 milking cows, had to turn out- 38 that Avere affected with that complaint. In several other eases enws have had to be turned out for the season, and the loss is aserious one. A recent traveller by the XnpierWellington express informs the Hawke's Bay Herald that it is rumoured that the rails on some of the curves between Dannevirke and Takapau require attention, and that a driver has resigned because, although he had reported the fact, no notice was taken, and nothing was done to put them in proper order. The result of the ballot of slaughtermen in tho Dominion as to whether they will accept the 27s 6d per hundred sheep, offered by the. freezing companies, is heing awaited with considerable interest in the Wairarapa. The general opinion is that the men will accept the offer. Unless they do so, it is expected that there will be trouble towards tho end of the present month, when the season is at its busiest.

Mr C. H. Mason, a weather prophet of Tiuiaru, who supplied weather foreoasts to theh Southern newspapers, is at present in Masterton. He furnished tlie Ago yesterday with the following forecast:—"Showery and unsettled weather will probably continue three or four days, gradually merging into fair and .settled, and prevailing beyond the middle of the month. .Storms, or abnormal conditions, are improbable during the next fortnight." ■Mr Bernard Chambers, of the Te. Mata Vinovardk. interviewed the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher, Minister of 'Customs in Hastings on Tuesday, and noirted rut that the duty on wines imnortod from Australia was 5s per fallen, but the duty on wine imported f'-om S'Mi+h Africa was only 2s. The \ew winegrowers were anxious, he snid, to have the duty ov imiKv+ed wines made uniform, aed +i-it the advantage in f;voi"- of Africa sbiul'l be rem or'■"!;. Th o M.i?,;s- (■<»,'■ r)V". m i«od to hriii" 1 the matter h"I'om the Cabine + .. and that a reply wrnld be forwarded in due course. . On and after Ist January, 1913, return receipts for inland parcels may be obtained by senders from the addressees on payment of one penny. When posting a parcel for which a return receipt is desired the sender will fill in a card, to be obtained at any Post Office. The card will be forwarded with the parcel, and the addressee requested to sign the receipt, which will then be returned to the sender through_ tho post. No claims for compensation for the loss of a parcel in the post office will be entertained unless a return receipt is paid for by the. sender when posting the parcel. BECHSTEIN, BOYD, • EAVESTAFF, HA AKE, HOPKINSON. We hereby tender our tha.nks to the residents of the Wairarapa a.nd surrounding districts, for the splendid support aecordedl us during the past twelvemonths, and assure them that we shall endeavour to deserve their continued support during the coming year. We hold a large stock of high grade pianos, pianolos, and organs, His Master's Voice grama, phones and records. Our terms are the easiest in existence. Wishing you one and all a Happv New Year. — We are, yours faithfully. The British and Continental Piano Co. .T. Lowndes, local manager, 196 Queen Street, Masterton. Nino out of ten Gouty and "Rheumatic wbiofts do not know that their hcalt hhas boon soriouslv undermined hv an excess of Uric Acid in the blood. There is but nno certain cure. and that is RHEUMO—if removes the Uric Acid from th" blood, and seldom fails, even in stubborn oases of 'Rheumatism, Cout. Lumbago and Scntica. Sold hv all chemists and stores, 2s Gdi and 4s 6d bottle. IK PEOPLE KNEW ITS VALUE. ,' "If people kii'nv the real value of Chamberlain's Coiudi Remodv the? would "'.'ver ho without a bottle in the bouso." savs M'i E. Dcbel!. Bud"-e rv Bund'""- 1 ;. v '->- f'anio-biirv Read, Dplwich Hill. "N..S.W. "I have used it in my I'amilv, and eonsuW it the safest medicine for either children or. adults, and can thoroughly recommend it to anyone.''

The catalogue for tho Napier vroot sales, which "open to-day, aggregates 26,717J bales. A record for the district. Since commencing to pay rogular dividouds twenty-six years ago, the* -Mount Morgan mine .has paid out* £8,029,166. When returning to Martinborouglt from tho Tauheronikau races on Wednesday, Mr .James Russell, of Maryborough, was thrown from his trap, and sustained n severe scalp wound and slight concussion. He improved after medical attention, hut will be confined to his bed for a day or two. Frederick Joseph Clark, a dairyman ■xnd \lli\ /J h 1 animal t( *>k fright the cart over him. u"lo«w----"PAbvotLf f racti r, prize list " d^^ addition, gold medS , P ' ' iUK m MorS S r^ S * £ Hunter's Oomp^o * W^ or ° **» attract tho bert cla« ' f • S,,OU * the district. The s»or/« J " PW '' S '" in ~ m i J»Poits commence at wtj t;/ U ' P ; and notations closet with tho secretary (Mr ,7 P T n++\ tno J,an K dj.lo Domain at that time nake clear the causes of death. Tho P lysicians expressed their determination m resolutions adopted at a recent meeting, and one of their number said afterwards to a. reporter: "F want to make plain this point: That the physicians are anxious'that tho practice of holding autopsies should become general. We are trying toeducate the public to the numerous advantages which may be derived from tho spread of the practice. It will serve to protect the public; from incompetent physicians by disclosing; bad diagnoses, and will also reveal where tho causes of death are suspicious, and where there have been illegal practices." '■ A waitress is wanted at the Tiffin Tea Rooms, Queen Street. A reward is offered for the recovery of a gold safety pin, lost between Dixon Street and Lansdowne.

A small leather bag;' lost between Kurupuni and tho railway station, is advertised tor. Mr W. IT. Cruickshank, land agent, Mastorton, advertises a. list of town properties for sale, including dwellings and building sites. The finder of a bicycle, lost from outside the Masterton Post Office on Wednesday night, is requested tokindly return same to the Post Office. Messrs McGruer and Co., in a replace advertisement to-day have a word or two to say on tho important subject of shirts. A desirable property, comprising 4 acres of land, good orchard], 8 roomed modern; house, with all conveniences, is advertised for sale cheap, and en easy terms. Always neat and smart looking, a garment to be relied on-, is a costume bought at the W.RCA., Ltd who ar» now showing a delightful -range that will lit any figure, at less than moderate prices. .Half an hour spent looking over those will be time w-01l invested, for it means monoy saved. A call from you will he appreciated. * Messrs Graham and Co. announce that their Big-cnd-of-season' summer sale will commence on Wednesday next, January Bth. This well known firm hold only two sales a year, and whem they decide to clear the balance of the season's stock, prices are flattened as thin as paper. On Wednesday next Wairarapa residents will be afforded a splendid opportunity to save money on their purchases, as Graham and Co have decided to sacrifice profits, and in some cases part of tho cost, during the currency of their great, summer sale.