LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 6 March 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

There are at present twenty-four patients in the Greytown; Hospital. A man named Thomas Smith was fined £1 and costs at Martinborough for entering a hotel during the currency of a prohibition order. In a cricket match played at Masterton yesterday, the District High School team defeated a Lower Valley team somewhat easily. 'Two Territorials were each fined os and costs at Greytown for failing to comply with the terms of the Defence Act. The following team will represent the Athletic runners at the Park Oval to-day :—Reid, Douglas, (Roberts, Welch. Dunn, Tong, Berry, Voyce, Ward Rosson, Johnson. Major-General Godley Avill inspect the Senior Cadets in the Wairarapa as under on the 19th inst:—Feathorston, 12.30 p.m.; Martinborough, 2.30 p.m.; Greytown, 4.30 p.m.; Carterton, 6.30 p.m.; Masterton, 7.30 p.m. It is reported that in . the Manawatua district the straw has proved most productive, and quite a big tonnage has already been pressed and railed away, the market price being £2 a ton. To those living near the railway station, the marketing gives a clear profit of £1 a ton, 14s being allowed for pressing and baling, and 6 S fo r cartage. The Farmers' Co-operative Co. at Patea is at present doing a big busimoss in boned beef, particularly with Glasgow, and during the past fortnight, over 100 tons have been forwarded, the value being about £2200. The works are very busy just now, and every care is exercised by the management that the products aire shipped away in first-class condition. CHRONIC RHEUMATISM EFFECTUALLY CURED. No matter how long you have suffered from Rheumatism; no matter what other remedies have failed. RHEUMO, if given a fair trial, will effect a cure. Thousands of other sufferers have heen permanently cured by RHEUMO, when all else have heen tried in vain. Many had spent large sums of money at Rorotua and other thermal springs, hut it was RHEUMO that eventually effected a cure. If "-ou are suffering from Rheumatism, or from Gout, Lumhago, Sciatica or kindred complaints, give RHEUMO a fair trial. It has cured others, and -will cure you —and al little cost. AH chemists aad, stores, 2s 6d aad 4s 6d.

The Hon W. F. Massey (Prime Minister) will deliver a policy speech at Christchurch on Tuesday evening next. A donation of £2O has been made to the Sohvay fund of the Masterton A. and P. Association, by Messrs Riddiford and Co. ■Quite a large number of Mastertoniaus are about to visit the Old Countrv. iFullv a score will be en route to* England in the course of the next few weeks. Another exceptionally sharp shock of earthquake was experienced at West port at 9.40 'yesterday morning. Many people left their homes hurriedly, but no damage was done. The assets of the Masterton, Amateur Theatrical Society exceed the liabilities by £93. 12s 7d. The assets include cash in the bank £4* 10s 3d. A Press Association' message states that the Lvttelton -Harbour Board, has decided, subject to authority bein rr given bv Parliament to contribute £llO 'to the Scott Memorial Fund. A giant trout, weighing seventeen pounds, was caught the other day in the ißakaia about.a mile from ' the mouth, bv Mi G. I'itliie, with a horn minnow bait. Mr Pithie has presented the specimen to the Tourist Department. The butchers' strike, and the dry weather combined, have had a very depressing effect upon the stock market in Masterton. There is a very poor . demand for sheep just now, and many settlers find themselves overstocked. In the Supreme Court at Gisborne, a nonsuit was granted in the case James Robert Gear v. Robert Valla<nco, a Frasertown settler's claim for £2280 damages alleged to have been caused by the spreading of a fern fire.

'The secretary of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce (Mr J. C Boddington) yesterday received the following telegram from the Minister of Public Works:—"Tour letter received. I regret to say that I cannot yet fix a date for visiting Masterton, as J am just about to leave for the north of Auckland. I will, however, notify you later." The Canterbury tram-men and the Canterbury timber, sawmill and coal-yai-d workers, have approved the Unity movement, and will be represented at the July Conference. The Ashburton Guardian says:— Farmer* are- finding it difficult to obtain teamsters or mem for general farm work at the present time. The shotage of men is due to harvesting further south, and it is expected that plenty of the right kind of labour will be available shortly. "I hope that I shall be able to identify myself with feome of your local institutions,", -said Mr E. P. Mountfort at the send-off to Mr Hodgkins in Masterton yesterday afternoon'. "I have," he said, "already ticked off one or two of the institutions to which I should like to belong. One of these is the Chamber of Commerce. As lam also a bit of a sport, and am bringing a thoroughbred ihorse from the South, I shall also have to join your Racing Club." (Hear, hear.))

The instinct of animals was recently demonstrated in a somewhat remarkable manner on a farm in the neighbourhood of Masterton. The prolonged drought iliad dried up a running stream on the property, and a number of cattle were famishing for the want of water. A bull set to work on the bed of the stream, and with his fore feet dug away the metal until water was readied. He thus saved his own life and the lives of the remaining cattle. The Masterton Amateur Swimming Club will hold a 75 yards handicap on the Park Lake this evening at 5.45 sharp. The season will conclude with a -50' yards handicap, to be swam probably on Thursday, March 13th. Both these races will count for the Club's points prize, donated for the most successful swimmer during the season. Following is the order of competitors to date:—C. Jarrett, G. Treader. Duf. Welch, and F. Phillips, 9 -uoints; G. Permain and W. G. Henry, 7; A. Miller 6, H. Williams o; M. Fly, P. Boilings and J. Evans 3; H. Devonport, G. Forman and J. Piivhev 2. H. Jarrett and C. Hoffeins. The dairying industry has had a marvellous development in the districts surrounding Pa-tea. During this season some 107,000 cases of cheese have been received, and they are still pouring in at the rate of .nearly 1000 a day. What this colossal total means £o the district it is difficult to realise at first. In the money alone it represents a total of some £628,000 to'the farmers. In weight it represents over 17,000,C00 pounds of cheese, or 7612 tons..Placed end to end the cases would reach' over 45 miles. Piled in tier?, of .six cases abreast and placed side by side with Mount Egmont .tliev would more than six miles above its summit.

The Grey Star tells a story of the earthquake. One young man went to bed thinking hard upon the causes of the internal igneous forces of the earth, and fully . resolved that he would be "off back to Scotland if there was any more of it." His mate, however, did not treat the matter of a "quake" so seriously, and also went to bed. About midnight a terrible rumpus occurred; the Scotchman jumped out of bed, knocked over the washstand and sundry other things in his mad rush for the open. When the whole household had been thus rudely awakened there was a count of heads, and it was found that (let us call him Sandy) was outside in the middle of a cabbage plot, half .scared to death, and yelling "Pm off Home." After things had quietened somewhat, Sandy re-enter-ed the house, and declared'that there had been another of those d d shakes—a worse, yun. iSandv was reassured by the household that he must have been dreaming, and eventually was persuaded—though reluctantly—to go .back to bed. Next morning, however, it leaked out that hi.s mate had crawled into Sandy's room, and getting under the bed 'on "all fours" violently bumped himself against the bottom 'of Sandy's mattress, a practical joke, which nearly cost Sandy his sanity, to say nothing of the passage monev to Dundee. DO YOU NEED A TONIC. Nature occasionally requires a little assistance. Through excess of some kind, over work, worry, enervating weather, weak digestion, or some othe the many ills that th human systm is subject to, many and some times all of its*ogans become weakened, and do not perform their functions properly, and consequently we soon know about it. That tired, languid feeling, loss of appetite, headachog, anaemia, nervousness, simply a run down condition in general. What the system requires is a good tonic—something to sharpen the appetite, enrich the blood, and build! up the system, and thereby restore life, strength, and energy. Try our Beef and Iron Wine. It is pleasant to take and aure in effect. 3s 6d per bottle, from J. V. Gorgon, M.P.S.. Chemist, etc (by exam)

The full programme of Mi* Ptif&eTß Webb's organ recital, which takes place to-night at Knox Church, Mas-* terton, is advertised in another portion of this paper. Mr Webb will have the assistance of Mr Hamilton! Hodges, who is admitted ib be one* of the finest vocalists! who have sung in the Dominion. Hi» rendering of "Honour and Arms" is alono worth going to hear. The organist will play several compositions new to Masterton audiences. The price of tickets ha s been 'fixed at tlie smalE sum of one shilling-, so as to enable everyone to hear the recital. A story of a bride who was "waiting at tlie church" for a ■bridegroom, i ivno did not appear was told during die hearing of a case- in tho ChristeJmrch 'Court (relates the Press). Arrangements had been, made for the wedding, which was to> take place at a church not far from Ghristchurch, and at the hour fixed for tlie ceremony the bride wa s there, and the church was filled with manyfriends, hut there was no appearance of the bridegroom. After some delay the bridegroom, following the example of the bridegroom in a popular pantomime song, sent along a nota to say that he could not attend the* ceremony that day. He left th<* district, and although ho again corresponded with the young lady, matters hfive not been advanced sufficiently to bring the parties to tha church. A three year old pony mare, broken! to saddle and harness, is advertised for sale. The friends of the late (Robert* James Ewington are respectfully invited to attend Ins funeral, which will leave hrs late residence, Adamsville, to-morrow afternoon, for the* Masterton Oemeterv.

Mr V: L. 'Fair-brother very successful sale yesterday at thet Post Office Auction Mart, of travellers' goods, comprising electro ware, crockery, jeweller yand fancy goods* The sale will be continued to-mor-row and Saturday. Mr J. L. Matthews, butcher, Masterton, advertises that for spot cash, on block, lie will sell beef and mutton as cheap as any other butcher. He asks for a trial order, to convince* people that his quaility iand prices are right. Mr Y. L. Fairbrother held a suocessful sale of travellers' samples yesterday, including- watches, jewellery, silver tea and coffee sets, E.P. Sheffield cutlery, and China toilet sets*, a great many line s being cleared. The sale will be continued on Friday and' Saturday, and those on the look-out for bargains should on no account miss this sale, as every line must be cleared. The sale is absolutely without reserve.

The woman who waits for opportunity, and when she sees it. takes it, must realise the opportunity mow offered to the ladies of securing a most becoming dressing gown, at infinite cost. These are shown in all the leading colours, made of the hesti -silk, and nicely quilted. They are* now being shown in the up to date windows of me W.F.C.A., Ltd. Quality will he found high and low prices the order of the day. Mr iF. G.. ißobbins advertises first*class tomatoes, also cooking apples, delivered in town. Ring up 'Phona 246.

Messrs McGruer and Oo.*'s specia! window display in connection witK their great money-saving sale, ia worthy of inspection. They are. showing ladies' .fancy muslin * aprons at lljd to clear. This sale will but a few days longer. ,Messr S O. Smith, Limited, announce that they have now opened their first shipment of autumn and winter goods, direct .from- Home markets. On account of their continued increase* in business their importations aie» greater than ever. 'These go-xls came direct to Masterton from Messrs Smith's London branch, tin; special novelties -being exclusive. A display is now being made in everv department.