LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 19 April 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual general meeting of the Wairavapa A. and P. Association is to be held on May 3rd. The present total of the General Booth memorial fund in New Zealand is £9OOO. A s »m of £340 was collected. in'lnvereargill this week. Mr J. S. Berriman, of Masterton, was a prize-taker at the Greytown Horticultural Show on Thursday last. The ta>kings at the door amounted ot £l2 ( Js 3d.

A man named Granger, a roadman, aged sixty-five, a widower, was found dead, on the roadside near Lake Rotorua on Tuesday. Death was due to heart failure. At a meeting of the Riverton Racing Club, which is situated in the Wallace Licensing district, a recommendation to the incoming committee was passed to dispense with the licensed bar at future meetings. At the Magistrate's Court at Masterton yesterdaVj a Native nalmed. Paea A. Whatakorari, was fined 10s and costs for exposing for sale sheep infected with lice. The information was laid by Inspector Hubbard,' of the Stock Department. The monthly meeting of the .Masterton Y.M.C.A. Board of Managers was held last evening, the President, Mr G. Hunter, occupying the chair. An encouraging report was received from the Gymnasium Committee, the classes being very well patronised. There was a great exodus of Carterton folk« to visit the battleship New Zealand on Thursday, over a hundred parents and children travelling by the ordinary train, in addition to the large numbers that travelled by the excursion train. The excursion which travelled from Carterton to- Wellington yesterday carried 305 children, 24 teachers, and 22 oomimiteemen. The weather was fine, and the children visited H.M.S. New Zealand under very favourable conditions. The excursion was altogether a great success. WHY GO HUNGRY P If your stomach is weak and you are suffering from indigestion, don't sacrifice your health and comfort. Eat all the wholesome food you want. Then take one of Dr Sheldon's Digestive Tabules after each meal. They digest your food, and thus nourish and build you up, while the stomach is recovering it# natural tone. Is 6d and 2s 8d per tin. Obtainable every*

Hawko'a Bay is likely to hare a strong Northern Union football team during tlio coming season. This form of Rugby lias received little oa* no encouragement in the Wairarapa. A Wellington telegram fc-tates that 'hundreds of children are daily visiting H.M.S. New Zealand. The Government is doing everything in its power to give the visitors the best opportunity of visiting the battleship.

In consequence of a resolution passed at the annual meeting of the Wairarapa Hockey Association, the Post and Telegraph Hockey Chib have j decided to withdraw their support j from the Association. They will | therefore not enter a team in this year's competition. At the Magistrate's Court in Masterton, before Mr L. G. Reid, S.M., M. Kerins was charged with having been drunk in a railway carriage, and with having used obscene language. Mr G. H. Cullen appeared for accused who pleaded guilty to both charges. He wilt fined 10s and costs on the first charge, and 40s and costs on the second. On Monday evening a woman who had been lodged for the night at v.he Lambton Quay Police Station, Wellington, complained long, loudly, and angrily that she was not getting all the luxuries she wanted. "I'm not drunk," she yelled, " Q,nd if you don't give me a bit of dry bread, I'll drop dead! . . . Why, in Auckland they give you German sausage!" Work at tho Wainga wa Freezing Works shows no sign of slackening, and it is probable that the greater number <jf hands will be kept on till the beginning.of next season. The number of sheep put through the works this year should be much ahead of last year's, and judging by the waystock is coming forward, a record should be registered that will take some beating in years to come. The school excursions from Masterton and the north .to Wellington will take place on Monday next. The special train containing Master- * ton parents' and children, will leave at 6.30 a.m., and the special train from the north, which will a.lso convey Lansdowne parents and children, will' depart at 8.45 a.m. All children will travel free, and parents will be granted excursion fares. Gilbert Henry Price, a-hairdresser, pleaded guilty at Wellington yesterday to a charge of keeping a common gaming house, and fined £'lo. The aia-esting detective- said that the defendant was the tool of a firm of bookmakers, and only received Is in the £1 as commission. One assistant was fined £3, and another 20s. Two men found on the premise* were fined 20s each. ' A communication was • received at the meeting of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce yesterday, stating that the question of improving the telephone service between Masterton and Wellington, was under consideration. Other improvements were also suggested by members. Mr D. K.Logan thought lists of Wellington subscribers should be available in ' Masterton. The President pointed l out that these could be purchased locallv. The Prime Minister, who was invited to be present at a banquet to delegates to the Farmers' Uncon con. fere nee. to be held in Masterton on May ,27th, lias written a* follows to the secretary:—"I am sorry that I am not- in a position to defnitely accept tho invitation, but I shall be pleased to let you know later on. I shall Ire glad if you will convey my best thanks to the executive for their kind invitation." A well-attended meeting of the Carterton branch of the Wa irarapa Caledonian Society was held last evening, Mr T. S. A reus presiding. An interim balance-sheet was presented, showing that a t the receint sports the receipts amounted to £lO3. and the expenditure £127. which is considered (satisfactory, when the number of mem hers admitted free of rih urge, is considered. Eight new members were elected. It was decided to hold an "ingleside" in the Victoria Hall during the winter months. At the meeting of the "Masterton Chandler of Commerce yesterday, Mr G. W. Sell a r drew attention to the fact that the Masterton correspondent of the Ne ,v Zealand Times had stated that a Chamber of Commerce "ticket" was being run for the Borough Council. Several members stated that they knew of no such "ticket," and one suggested that the secretary write the X.Z. Times contradicting the report. Eventually it was decided that a denial in the local papers would be sufficient. Denis O'Laughiin was fined 10s and cccts in the Magistrate's Court at Masterton yesterday, before Mr L. G, Reid, S.M.. for having committed a breach of the Borough by-laws in having vlriven a motor car round a corner at a dangerous speed. Oharlos Savage was charged (1) with having driven a motor car at a greater speed than six miles an hour .when crossing, street intersections, an<J (2) with having driven a motor car at night without lights. His Worship .fined accused 20s and costg on the first charge, and 40s and costs on the second.

According to a Waimate telegram William ("Billy") Thomas Edward Campbell, who was well known in the Wairarapa. was found shot on Tuesday last. The deceased was close upon .seventy years of age, and for a number of years was engaged by Mr T. F. York, who owned Bank View station, in the Te Wharau district. The telegram states that Campbell took Mr York's rifle, and going out to the wood-heap, apparently placed the muzzle of the rifle in his mouth and shot himself. Deceased had been suffering from influenza, which alone accounts for the rash act. Mr Campbell was very popular with all whom he came in contact wiith, and his death will be regretted, by many friends in the Wairarapa. JUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS. "My son gets so b. I with croup he cannot get his breath," writes Mrs N, P. Lewis, Mile End, Adelaide, S.A. "I just follow the directions with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and he is soon completely cured. I never go to bed without a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the house for I don't know when Sydney will be attacked with croup." Sold by all Chemists and Storekeepers. THEY ALL USE IT. "If anyone tcmes > our home with a cold we immediately recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy," writes Mrs Eleanor H. Blunt, Princess Street, Bulimba, Q. "I have used it in my family for over ten years and all niv married children have reared their cbildre-i on it. We appreciate the reasonable price of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, its wonderful effectiveness and the easy manner in which the children take it." Sold by all chemists and mwekeajsera.

The annual meoung of tho Masterton Y.M.C.A. will bo held next Friday.

William St. Leger and Nellie St. Leger, formerly of Porirua, hut now of Masterton, liotolkeepers, were yesterday adjudioafcod bankrupts. A prohibition ordijr against a local resident was issued by Mr L. G. R-eid, S.M., at tho Magistrate's Court, Master-ton, yesterday. A settlor, living in the vicinity of Masterton, states that hares are more numerous throughout the district than has been tho ease for many venrs.

A practice football match will take place oil the old show grounds this afternoon, when it is expected that enthusiasts will roll up in large numbers.

The cry of land for settlement in the "VVa'ikato district is very pronounced at present. It would require, a large area to satisfy the large number seeking farina. A charge against Joseph Thompson of being a rogue ar.d a vagabond was withdrawn at the sitting of the Magistrate's Court in Masterton yesterday before Mr L. G. Reid, S.M. On -Sunday a big mob of wild horses was brought to Taringamutu (Main Trunk line) from the forest region between Taringamutu and Lake Taupo. They were caught by Maoris, who intend to break them in. A London paper held a competition amongst its readers, offering £IOO for the best term to .express the turn of a new American comedian. The first prize of 25 guineas went to "the Funbeam," the second of ten guinea-s to "'the Mirthquake," and the third of five guineas to "the Newmourist."

The typo of men now- offering for the New Zealand police force is, it is said, distinctly a bove the average, both in point of physique and etiuoatioiuil ■attainments. Several of them have seen service in other British' police forces. If the Taihape contingent i,s a fair sample the Dominion may well be proud of its police force. As an indication of the widespread fame of Pelorus Jfcek, of the French Pass and Cook StrairJ it is interesting to notice that tlie 'New York Post has «in insructive article describing the big fish and its sudden disappearance from its well-known haunts. The article in question is taken from a letter published in a London newspaper. Mr T. J. Martin, counsel to the Municipal. Association of New Zealand, has given an opinion that the half-holiday poll must be taken in a, form that will enable the voter to vote for the half-holiday to be observed on any day he chooses. The ballot papers, will, therefore, bear all the ■six days, and electors• \vill be able to-, vote 'for any day, not merely for Thursday or. Saturday. At Taumarumu on Tuesday ten men were summoned in connection, with the keeping of a billiard saloon open after hours. These wei-e the proprietor and nine others who were either playing the game or looking an.. Convictions ■ were entered in all the • cases, the fine being only Is for ach • of nine cases, but the Court costs ■ were 7s each and the mileage 10s each. The usuail fornightly meeting oj: the Forester's Lodge was held in Mas_ terton last evening. Bio. Faulkner presiding over a large attendance, . and routine business was transacted. Three new members .were initiated', irto the order. The Euchre Party Committee repartecT that arrangements were well in hand for the tourney to be held on Monday night. Given a fine night, there should be a large attendance. A return furnished by the Government .Statistician shows that during last year the arrivals in the Dominion numbered 46,892 and the departures 34,935 —a gain Of 11,957, as compared with 5892 for the previous year. The gain from Australia was 6, and from the United Kingdom 11,685. Assisted immigrants numbered 3451 —domestic servants 1008, farmers and farm labourer® 929, wives coming out to join husbands in New Zealand 534, children 980. Mr W. H. Jackson, headmaster of the-Master-ton District High School, • informed a.n Age representative yes. tex*day that lie had already distributed 400 free scholars' tickets and had sold 150 tickets to parents and guardians in charge of children, in connection with the excursion to Wellington, on Monday. Mr Jackson lias assured himself that every pupil making the journey is being taken charge of by a parent or responsible guardians. ■ The News states that at the Dreadnought picnic at Featherstori oin Thursday the Jack Tars and the Maoris had three bouts at tug-o'-war, 10 men aside, two of the contests going to the Maoris and one to the "Tars." The Maoris in their! victories pulled the sailors where they wanted them. The "Tars" were probably indulging in a little "leg-pulling," as more in keeping with a holiday outing. Guide Peter Graham, of the Moifnt Cook Hermitage, told a Westpoit News reporter the other day that the chamois imported and liberated in the vicinity in 1910 appeared to bo on the increase. They were frequently seen at distance wide apart, while tracks [ of young animals had been observed in various places. As the animals were not gregarious it was difficult to give any estimate a s to the rate at which they were multiplying. They had drifted chiefly to the denselywooded spurs on the West Coast side, where the conditions were superb for their existence. Sometimes traces of chamois were found on the tops of the high snow peaks, whither the little animals seemed to wander more for curiosity's satisfaction than for anything else. IF YOU SAVE A Cough, Cold, Nose, Throat, or! Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, use SANDER'S EUCALPYTI 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 no# contained in other eucalyptus prorue ts. 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 harm, and a death has resulted from their use. Do not p'nply an ointment to- a sore. It back! the secretion. To wounds, bruises, • sprains, burns ulcers, eczema, anil other skin troubles, apply Sander'a. Extract; 15 drops in a tablespoonful of olive oil. The effect will surprise you. Sandur's Extract heal# because it is freed from the irritating constituents contained in othetieucalyptus preparations. _ It iheala when others irritate. Insist ujMMt. the Genuine Sanders.

The annual general meeting of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society will be held on May 10th. The Whiangarei County Council hafi passed a resolution empowering councillors, to smoke during meeting hours. Mir Remnant, a settler from Woodville bias purchased a farm od 270 acres at Te Matai, near Palmerston, where he intends to reside and go in extensively for tlie breeding of purebred Holstein cattle. The Hon. W. Homes, while in- • specting the damage done by the recent floods in the Gore district, announced the Government's intention of raising the raiiwtaymen's dwellings to a higher level, and also to compensate the workers for losses incurred through the floods. Fifty Carterton Territorials left for the Oringi camp yesterday morning, under the command of Major .Hart and Lieut. Morgan. The company inarched to the station to the strains of the bagpipes, played by Piper Pearson, a member of the Wairarapa Coled/oni-an Society's Pipe Band. The first committee meeting-of the Masterton Harrier Club for the season was held last evening, when Mr J. Bradbury presided. It was decided to respond to Rev. A. T. Thompson's invitation to hold the opening run from the Manse on the 29th dnst., provided the date proved suitable to • Mr Thompson. Votes of Thanks were passed to Rev. Thompson, Messrs G. . R. Sykes, W. Lett and F. W. H. ' Kumwicr foT inviting the harriers to their, residences. Correspondence was received from the Ashburton Harrier Club regarding the purchase of the Club's Competition Shield. The secretary of the club reported *that as a shield or challenge cup was forthcoming from a local gentleman, the committee would not require to purchase one. Several new members were proposed for election. To-monxnr night, in'the Masterton Methodist Church, Mr J. T. M. • Hornsby will take for his subject, "A Reply -to Ingergoll,". In doing this it is the intention of .the preacher

to show that in hig highest thoughts and expressions, the American Agnos- - tic was —consciously or unconsciously —guded by Christian ethics and that where he sought to deny the Fatherhood of God and the Divinity of Christ, he was neither ingenious ■ nor fair. The pamphlets which are being published by the organisation ■ wfyich seeks to unsettle men's minds have had a great deal to do with leading men —young men especially—into ' doubt and difficulty, and Mr Hornsby ; says he hopes that young fellows who . in ay have been affected by the publications in question will come along and "heai* the other side."-' Inoiden'l iklly, reference will be made to the regrettable occurrence at Dannevirke in connection with a visit of some of tile TesrrrfcrialsjfcQ.,t.h&t toffii from, their camp at Oringi, in order to illustrate the difference there is in the lives of men when directed by the spirit. wihioh Ingersoll declares to be altogether mythical,--and those who are a law unto themselves. An advertiser wishes to purchase a cow in full 'milk or near profit. - Mr.Thomas Ray, Chareville, advertises for sale two stacks of oat-sheaf chaff, about 30 tons. , A very beautiful selection of genv sot dre«> and engagement rings are at present being &hown at Mr L. S. Nieol's jewellery store. The designs include clusters, half-hoops, marquis', gipsy's and claw set. The rings may be had in all diamonds or with pearls, . jruby, sapphire, emerald or oliven«&. Warm, underwear is needed now. Prices are right but in a matter like winter underwear, warm facts are what is needed. And our display is ' full of warm facts, every article is a seasonable garment that will give excellent wear and keep the cold out in fine style. Let us supply what you need. We don't ask too much in price. W.F.C.A. Officers and men of H.M.S. New I Zealand state that during their say in Wellington they have experienced worse weather than on any part of the trip. This is not going to nrevent hundreds of boys from making /'the excursion to Wellington on JVIon- / day. Warm overcoats will be the order of the day, and Messrs J, L. Murray, Ltd., are making a special, display r/f these goods. The very latest is Hyd rotate, Rainproof, Harris, Donegal and Fancy Tweed Coats, in the newest styles. For the little chaps coats i'a smart D.B. Bangor with belt at , back, Prussian and step collars in all self Colours including scarlet, s&xe, white and a full range of fancy tweeds are being shown.