LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 31 March 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Red t!«r in the. Wairarapa are reported to be in splendid condition this season.

The latest return from the Worksop dredge is 50oz. 12dwt. for 124 homes' work.

The Matriihiborough Collie Club's next trials are .to he held on April 24th and 2oth.

Ha.iTe.'it thank.sgivint!; services were held in the Methodist Church at Carterton "vestordav.

Bush fires ha.ve been raging in the Gisborne .district, but heavy rains have saved the .situation.

The football season was informally opened in Masterfcon on Saturday." A fair munher of enthusiasts turned out for practice. The Comniiissionei's of the Auckland Exhibition ha,ve decided, that there shall-be no intoxicating liquors-.sold ii> the. Exhibatoiv -.grcmnde..-J V; - ..r •; Mr. J. C. Boddington reports that there were 8 points of rain registered at tli'e Upper Plain for : the 24 hours .preceding. 9 a.m. on Saturday. A Masterton a fine 12-pointer .-"head" in the Stronvar ' district on Saturday. The "head" is am almost perfect specimen. A heavy gale blew throughout the Waii'arapa on Friday night, and some damage is reported to have been done id fences and ornamental plantations. ....

The Napier police have received information that a bullock driver named George Burgess committed suicide at Wanstead on Friday by hanging himself in the bush.

Sir G. R. Svkes, M.P., wired the Minister of Pubh'c Works and the Prime Minister otn Saturday last, urging tlliem to fix a definite date as soon as possible- for their visit to Wairarapa. Two young men who went, to Petone to work as butchers, when the recent strike commence d* have become expert killers, and are earning up, to 30s per day. Neither had experience of killing prioi' to going to the Petolie works. ' ° "

- TJie manager; of th£'ilasterton Picture Company a&sureis ius that the little dnfif",;ty that v,a s experienced } tlia 'opening of the picture enter- • tavnment in til:e Town Hall on Satx urdlay night is not likely to recur, and that everything will in future, be running as smoothly as possible. ]; 1 The Prime Minister (Hon; W. F. J, Massey) w,ill be in New Plymouth on t Friday next, accompanied by tlie 5 Hon. W. Fraser. The Ministei \s proj pose inspecting the country around } Eltham, Stratford, Opunake and Ha- _ wera, leaving for Wanganni on Monj day, April 7th. Mr John Payne, M.P. f who has al- , ways taken a keen interest in athletics an Mast or ton, wired on 'Satr urda.y to the secretary of the Waira- [ rapa Athletic Club, im reference to , the benefit. "picture entertainment, i .which is being given this week by ! Mes.sry Thompson and Payne to da- > fray the expenses' of the Club. in ■ sending the team to Pa Imerston," ' which won the MeVilly Shield. The message read as follows: ''l accept, kind invitation to present t>he McVilly Shield, and will be down on Tuesday for the purpose. Thanking I you and hoping the benefit will turn out a huge .success." ; Jn a letter to a friend in Carterj•. Sir Walter Buchanan, M.P., says i ''My fortnight up the Xile amongst the ruins of an ancient world of threes tv /our thousand years ago, -and eight ctays m Napier, R;°Pie, Pisa., Geoioa and Milan opened- out aho\\' world to me, 'which X much eiijdyed, the more especially tihit t was fortuuate an t!i& coiigenuil companionship of people who had travelled much mo:*© . than I Lad,, and had a good 10-owledige of French. The one tning wanting was a; little more time, but we utilised what we ihad to the utinoet. With all that I became an inch or two taller when I got:; my foot once more on British soil, even

though at be smoky, foggy old London. I hope in. a few days to see my own "heather hills once more, and foregather with the very small remnant of the friends of my youth who still eurvive the 5o years Since I left tibem." IF YOn HAVE A Cough, Cold, Nose, Throat, or. Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, Liver * Complaint, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, use SANDER'S EUCALPY-

TI EXTRACT; 5 drops in a tablespoon of waZter. Remember, you cannot expect the good effects from any sort of eucalpytus. Sander's Extract cures because it contains ethereal and antiseptic substances not 'contained in other eucalyptus proructs. These latter, made by persons, ignorant of chemistry, and provided with fancy names and labels by trading concerns who do not know what they contain, have caused grevious, h?rjmi~ land i a .death resujtgd, 'from their, use.-; ,Bo';iaot ointment' to a sore. 11" bact the secretion. To Wounds, bruises; sprains, burns ulcers, eczema, -and other skin . troubles, apply Sander's Extract; 15 drops in a tablespoonful of olive oil. The effect will - surprise you. Sander's Extract heals because it is freed from the irritating constituents contained in other eucalyptus preparation®. _ It Iheale when others irritate. Insist upon tho Genuine Sanders.

The (hockey will l>o opened in Mfrstertoh on 'Thursday next, when a practioe matii will lie played at Lanedcrsrao. A Grcymcrutth. i-olegram states thaii an old man ua'n-.yl Manchin Keena-n was knocked dov'i by a train on Saturday night, i I". thrown dear of the lino and with several severe soalp wounds. '• _ The _ Australasian J>raughts Championship was c-Minued at Gore on Friday night. C.-rdinor heat Oalderiv;>,'xl in the game of tfos losers'" c.a&s, and br. n f ;ht the scores leveJ. The same pla\n> : , will commence another two gato-day. 'The .latest yj'j-ort from the dredgemaster osf tho ,1 dstorton dredge is follow: -round is easier for dreed&ing, aiui :ho wash us showing a wight pernor-::,; improvement. 'Hie ■bottom is ...mere uneven, but the greater part <>[ , deep ground isSecomwic siialJij-^.-r." bpeitking at ino farewell gathering in Master ton on Saturday last, Mr Ihincan Islington, late (>'ovenior of Xew Zealand, had disp '.,iyed a keen interest. iu tie .agricultural affairs of the Donrinion. .The Memorandum hja had' furnished in r; ,';a.rd to A. and P., As—socsationß wouki, no doubt, receiveearnest oonsiderution. - .A ings in Lonver Queen street, Auckland, known ac ''Endeau's," was destroyed by fire at an early hour oil* Saturday morning. The (building-, was occupied by about twenty-five tenants, tho principal' of which- was the IWifio Club. "The loss is roughly estimated at ,L'?/Q,OOO. Tho insur- • anoes on the buildings were £17,000,' in six officer.

Tito, animal meeting of the Red Star Football Ohib was hold on Saturday evening, Mr E. Welch presiding, and there boing about fifty mem-bers--present. /The mooting . was of v an <iai3j.usia.stic riatu-re, and augurs uvll for the corning season. Mr E. Welch was irtKilwjfcod patron, Mr D. Welch captain, and Mr R. Mline secretary. (re-elected). Twenty active members and ten honorary mem-. * bers were, elected. ~ .The JSibw Zealand Polo Tournament . was continued at Palmerston. North . on Saturday. Heavy rain fell during; ing the day, and rendered the games ctf little interest . m the -Saville Cup • match Te Aiwamutu defeated Haworden by 7 goals to 4. In the Handicap Cup game Hamilton (14) beat ■ HawWs Bay» scctfinff . twelve goals. Olanawatu (15). beat Fern ~;Flatg: (.17) \ by 28 goals to 20. ' The inquest on the body of the old-age pensioner, named Peter Jacobsen, who bti.s burnt to death in' 'a'.Vhare- at .Feathiiraton on,. PridajC , last, was opened at Feaiherstors on v Saturday morning by . the . District*' Coroner, 'Mr J. T. M. Hornsby, The* ?v"id«ic9 of Constable Baker.wfh), r&sciwsd & .hiaii liame dCrossey froi** th<?. flames, was tivken. Owing to "the., chief -witness (Crassey) being too seriously injured- to attend, the inqusfet was adjourned till to-morrow, at the .Groytoivn' Hospital. nTne. MasWton. Homing Pigeon- ■ Club held a (race from Hastings on Saturday, the airline distance he-' big 120 miles. rThe .'birds were lib- : erated at 10 o'clock on , Saturday morning in rough wea'ther, oflly.three birds arriving home on the** same day. Up to last evening th&re., jvere only six birds 'home out thirty, liberated, .the result of. the • race was a's follow s: W. - ' Drake's" Dolly Ist, W. _ Dowling's Zig Zagr 2nd,' W. Gourlay'sj Firefly'3rd... The", nest ra?e will take place from WeK jifi&idn ;o'n- Thursday next» G. Palhr, who is leaving 'Mas-'. terton to tis ke charge of the, Inyercargill railway station, stated, in conversation with an Age representative on Saturday, that lie could not Trot be struck with the prosperous amdir--tion of Master-ton. When h£ cameto Ma-sterton four, and a half yearnago there were numerous empty' liouses ( but to-day it was impossible; for agents. to supply the demand!. He considered that.Masterton had' a splendid future before .it. Two things, were wanted, and those were th© cutting- up of the , large and!: the encouragement, of industries.. :

The . medical inspection of the .chil- ] [dren attending the Mastarton Dig- : tract High School will be commenced! this morning by Dr Elizabeth' Gunn.. The children of Standard 11. will .be- . taken in detail, and of other Standards incl.'scfi'minai?;3ly. ■ "We ' jaira requested to state that Dr• G'ucn will', be pleaa.-d to .see parent 6at the seliool and advise them concerning the physical defects in their children.

. There is soiree misapprehension in Masta-ton as to what constitutes "tih© qualification for enrolment • on the municipal voters' list.* A" list of. qualifications, as they appear in the Municipal 'Handbook, is published in an advertisement in our issue this morning.

An advertiser requires two helps lor a place three mile s from Masterton., Train arrangements for the Wellington races.on 2nd and sth April;. •gi*e advertised pn the front page.

! Messrs. Hood Bi'dS. advertise two specials for this .week —a fresh delivery of the popular felt Welnet ready-to-wear hats in the new violet colour, and. a large a-ssortmont of ladies' longeloth nightdresses in thrt daintiest of patterns. Particular attention is called to the. Bostock's footwear on sale at Mr J. Carpenters shop, Queen Street. The, name of.this particular make of boot is sufficient guarantee l ' of quality.

■Mi* Leonard S. Nico!, watchmaker, jeweller and silversmith, Queen Street, lias just landed a shipment. of 8-da.y alarm clocks direct from till'©, factory, Tdhidi are claimed to be the latest- inventions in the clock world. They are strongly -built, bold dial,, invisible bell, good looking, ;\nd only require winding once a week. M* Nicol invites an inspection of this sleepmcter. '

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