LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 20 May 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is expected that rollar-skaiting will be re-commenced in Masterton within the next week or two. The Greytown and Featherston Riiflo Clubs will fire a friendly natch on the Papawai ratnge on May 31st. Mr J. C. Boddington reports that there were 6 degrees of frost on- Saturday night, but none on Sunday night. The Wairarapa P. and A. Society has decided to give all the assistance possible in the establishment of a veterinary class at the Masterton Technical School.

■The Gisborne Hospital Board lias decided to appoint a resident medical superintendent at a salary of £SOO, and an 'honorary staff for the new hospital. The election of a member to represent the Crown tenants on the Wellington Land' Board is, now in progress. The result of the election wall be made known on June sth.

The unfavourable season experienced in the Gisborne district has had a bad effect on the supply of milk to datiry factories', the inert urns of which are not expected to ooime up to last year's.

Another very heavy downpour of rain occurred in Masterton last night, and some of the streets were covered in surface water. The probabilities are that there w will be heavy floods in tilve rivers to-Bay. The Masterton contingent of the Mounted Territorials, who have been in camp at Oringi, have returned to their homes. They state that, notwithstanding the wretched -weather that prevailed, the camp was imost successful. The insurances on the buildings and stock destroyod in the Eketahunai fire on Sunday were as follow: Wolfe's building and contents £375, Tumor and Co's. machinery and fittings £2OO, and ibuiildingts owned by Mr F. C. Turnor £515, Wah Kee's shop £250. All the risks were in the London, Liverpool and Globe office.

Mr W. I). Lysnar, of Gisborne, Ihias received a cablegram from. Bristol to the effect that the quota: of 10,000 shares to be taken up there in the company ho is promoting to deal witih the export of New Zealand produce had been secured. Everything is ready to register the company immediately Mr Lysnar cables that New Zealand has applied for its minimum of .10,000 shares, and the application nionev for the same is cabled.

,\'K SHOULD EVERY HOME Hi YE A HOT WATER BOTTLE? H< -e are FIVE of the many reasons —lt is a necessity, not a luxury; It feeds the body with warmth and l.'fe; It is a boon to those who suffer with cold feet; It is indispens ,ble in the sick room, and will relieve any pain instantly; It ensures a good night's rest, and soothes thei nerves. We have just opened up a large fresh stock of absolutely the best quality of Hot Water Bottles, which have come direct from the best British Manufacturers. Your inspection is requited. Posted to any address from J. V. GORDON, M.P.S., Dispensary Chemist, Etc., (by Exam.)) Medhal Hall, Mas

Eleven docrwu in divorce werer granted at the Supremo Court in Wellington yesterday. Six toon hares and a number of r;i bhits wore "ibagged" by a party of Mastorto.il s[x>rt.sn](Mi on Sunday. John Ffliirloy, who escaped from tho Paimerston gaol so mo time agu, wa» recaptured in Wellington on Sunday. In tho opinion of cottiers on the* East Coast, tho sous oxpononoed this# year hare been tho heaviest for tlti'rfcy years. It IB stotcd ti'hat tho wholo of tft<* forces of tho Wellington rnLlitary district will bo m<*bilit4t>d nc-xt year a:t one big oamp.

TJiva proposed stock route between Waiwora (Forty-Mile Bush) and tli<r» West Coast, is .only a few miles irr length, and tho grade over £he liiUwis easy, Joto Gsm was fimvi £2O at Napieryesterday for being in possession of opium. As Joo was nut as well (dir. Ed as tho usual "gun,." ho elected totake it owfc. It is ox (KM-tod that most of thodadry factoiius in the Wa:r.?rapjv a-hd Forty-Mile Bush districts will be efos*. ing down: for tho sea«on in tin* course of avwoek or two; An Auckland telegram states t-litifi Charles Edlwasrd, Bush, aged KG yeai•«„ was knocked down bv a »mb in Newmarket on Saturday night. Ho was* removed to the hospital, and bis condition is critical.

It appears (says the Press) that irr calling H.iM.S. Now Zealand '.a Dreadnouglit we have all been under misapprehension. Strictly speaking, she* is an "Indefatigable," that l»eing the typical ship of her class. The very successful manner in which the farmers and friends liavtvh.indled the strike situation hi'Tiniaru has not only disconcerted the* strikers, but has clearly proved thatunionism as some of the leaders of tha movement understand, it. is powerless against the force of outraged public opinion.

" I have been a sidevsman ifor jmtmv years, and it almost makes -n© sick, when taking round the offertory, to;see people who willingly give 10s f6r & seat taffc the opera feel in their pockets for their (smallest coin when trlio bag is put before them." ■ So sairt one of the speakers at the annual' meeting of parishioners at 'Christ Church (Wangauui). Bexftie Parker, thirty-three years oF age, was arrested, at Auckland ojv Friday might on-a charge of-'help-ing a seaman na~ned Davis to dinsert from H.M.S, New Zealand:. Parker was brought before the Police Court on Saturday an that charge another of stealing a naval uniform belonging to the British Government.. The case was remanded till next Friday.

Aai Auckland hording house-of sixteen rooms was glutted by -fire yesterday morning, practically nothing being saved from the building;. Tlie family and boarders escaped,' witfi the exception of Henry William Smith, aged 60 yeans, who wis burned to death. Morton, the boarding-house-keeper, tried to save Smithy but he lhad to leave him l and beat & hasty retreat. Smith came from Sydney, where his relatives reside. When that MaJieno was rolling in a. mountainous sea on the voyage fro-re Sydney to Auckland on Thursday, she received a wireless message from tli» Wi-mntera, bound for Sydney, inquiring for a medical man, and Dr Scott, of Tasmania, had the novel experience of prescribing for Captain Entwistle, of the Wimmera; while speeding through the gale miles distant.

His Worship the Mayor (Mr J. M. Cora dine) told an Age representative ' yesterday that he intends interviewsing tile Rremlier, should the latter visit Masterton next week, and urging upon him the importance of amendingthe law, so that the Council 1 ' may 1j» permitted to sell coal. The Masterton Council sold coal .from its gasworks for a number of .years, hut a few months ago the Audit Depart- ' ment stepped in and put a- stop tothe practice. As demonstrating the advantage of shipping * New. Zealand produce via West Coast ports, Mr Lysnar, of'Gisborne, has received shipping notes of a consignment of 358 boxes of butter shipped to Bristol a.nd Glasgow by the Surrey. His agents show tlie> London rate for port charges on the consignment as £6 17s lid, wliile tflie actual cilia rge, incurred at the Western ports was £3 Bs, lea ring a > difference of £3 9s lid. Applied' to all the butter shipped from New Zealadn, Mr Lysnar contends that this would amount to a ereat deal.

In ,th.e Divorce Court at Auckland on Friday last, Thomas Phillips, a labourer, whose early married life had been spent in the Wairarapa district, sought for a divorce from his wife, Sarah Ruth Phillips, n the ground of desertion. Mr Endean appeared for the petitioner, who explained that lie had been married in 1897, and that • his wife had left him in 1901, taking one of their children with .'her. Evidence was also-given to show that she had persistently refused to return to her 'husband. A decree nisi was grant, ed, bo be made abolute in three TlOlliths. The position in regard to kauri gum reservations has become an acute one, it being claimed that these loeked-up Hands retard settlement. The bay of Islands County Council recently •requested the Government to lift the reservation from all lands under their jurisdiction, the lands being in many cases ideal for agricultural purposes. The some position The same position The same position is taken up -by tlhe Wliangarei -County Council, which de. cided to request all northern County Councils to act with it in an endeavour to get the Government to classify all the North Auckland kauri gum reserves. Get your piano where you can rely on quality and value. Hundlreds of people are taking advantage of the Dresden Piano Company's time payment system ; and shipment upon shipment of pianos and organs is coming in month after month. "Th® Dresden," with over 30 years of experience, and a remarkable turnover, is ever able to sell the best goods at the lowest market rate. But it is not satisfied with merely gaining a new customer; it aims at making another business friend —and usually does so. Now. with the Dresden Piano Co., Ltd, absolute quality is_ guaranteed. Everv piano issued is perfect material and workmanship. Where, for example, will, you_ find better instruments than the Broadwood. the Lipp, the Honisch, and the Steinway—they are indeed four great pianos! Or two finer organs than The Bell and The Imperial—they are incomparable! You should certainly either call or write to the Dresden Piano Co., Ltd., Wellington; > or you could see their Local Representative—H. Inns, Darnell s J/UiKt* ings, Queen Street.

""k special run of the Woodlands "Hurifc will be held at. Ham®® on ' Hay 30th. Tifaye Wairoa Dairy Company lias - ima-nufactured 42,000 lbs of butter during the past season,, as againsk 02,000 forthe previousyear. The deficiency of 10,000 lbs is due to tilie ... jrery dry season. A horse that was oeing ridden, by a. IjwJ named Smith, slipped on the greasy thoroxvghfare in" Master-ton - yesterday, and camie down. The lad was thrown off, and'sustained an iri- \ jury to his leg. ,

In an interview with the Pahiaj tua Herald, Mr William Wakeman. advooated that the deviation of tihle ' railway should bq from IWoodsidle to Kaitoke. This is a. projjosalthat was made by Mr C. E. liiniell, of Masterton, some years ago. In t!he New Zealand Farmers' Union Hi fie shooting' competition to be held eit Grsyrtown on the 24th insrfc. Martinbomugh will be represented by the following team: —Messrs W. Coleinau, H. Storey, H. Spooneiy W. McL JKay G. Hawthorne, R. McLeod. Emergency: A. D. iMcLeod • (Hautbtare). , V The half-yearly summoned meeting - of Stonehenge Lodge, U.A.0.1)., was held, in Masterton last. Evening, Bro. - ST. Buokton, A.D., Presiding. A grant of two guineas was voted to a distressed brother. Bro. Hi Hast, D.P., notified that he would install the new 'officers on June 5. The nominations • of officers for the ensuing term re■'suited 'a® follows-A.D. Bro. C. A. Ewiogbon; V.AIP 1 ., VBro. Bf. Winton ; secretary, Bro., E. , Pragnell; i treasurer, Bro. J. K. Blinkhorne; : . assistant secretarv, Bro. S. E. Pragnell; 1.G., Bro; G". Milne; O.G. Bro. |W. GourlayA.D.B' s. Bros. Corbett. and Tamihana; V.A's. Bros. Wilton a,nd Calvert; auditor, Bro. H.. P. Perry; card oommitteei,. Bros. Ewington and Corbett.

The Sixth South African Contin- • jgent intends' 'holding its ninth an- . nual re-union at Wellington on June 2nd. This is a oLreulortihat is being sent \Out to tAe lneimbers of that contingent:—"These shivoos are now with the boys. If yon want, ft • year added to your life, come and get " a thrill by meeting old pals. Nfr patent imedicines will do you as miuph go6<3 as the tonic provided by aJi even.' ing with old trek, Ti'ates. ; Colonel Allen Bell, who served under 'Polly' in two campaigns, says that tlhe war life in Africa was that befitting a main. - You know that your taection mate proved himself a man tyveT and over again j and you haven't forgotten him. This yea.r y<ra are to make up mind to meet him .m: person, and'tell him to his head that lie wag 'white* out there, and thiat it. was worth going through to find out v that about him. Your wife understood long ago that you had a pride in' tho old regiment; any now; thie Iriddies are beginning to understand , thiat daddy went to war onoe, find will : yarn by the hour with any other wiar main/ whocomes his way. . You must ' train, the wife 1 and kiddies .to turn ; - you orif onoe a year to go to WelliuS". ' ; ton to get some war* glint in your ey€>i ana your mind refreshed aibaut •••• incidents that may be getting hazy in y®uar recollection. Anyhow, yont ■ know the whole ifting inside out,. »nd 'there is little necessity. to try s - and 'perHOade you to come, becarase ' witt oome, unless some eviltydisposetf person Shits you on the head with aft afce'&nd says', 'There, that's' , one sixer who Won'tkbe there!' " Lv 'viii oi®6r is wanted for a watch, 'Jfrtimrl, in Chapel street. ; ' J ''A position as lady-help is adver- ; tised for—must be central. • A' substantial reward is offered for the. breaking of the -globes in the cem:tery. A" meeting of, the JL.au- " r <wir*Paarfcy, will beheld in the Druid's ' Ball to-morrow evepaing, when busiimportance will be. considered. !| Mr F. P. Welqh advertises for • lease a good sheep run of 1680 acres, K river 'district;. As. it is only iopen sfor two weeks those in want of good' property should apply sharp. Thfe Overseas Club will meet topflight at 7.30 i>ni the Arcadia 0W fitooms. Arrangements q-re to be ~*nad'e for the celebration of' Empire Pay. ' * Messrs Hood Bros., of 61, Qtieen ■*; r: : Bfcreet; aye 1 showing uiis week some ex- ' bargains in ladies' hose l andr fabrie gloves, i These, are samples ftrom, their London agents, and have 1 "at i ridiculously - cheap prices to'ensure a quick sale. ~/ { This'is the lasb week of the book ' fend stationery sale at Messrs McLeod r y sond'iYourig's. ' low prices will pbtain all round, to effect a, still t greater clearance before stock-taking, vf 'Another •; batch ol 3s 6d novels have ry jbeen'placed on the Is tables, j'v Stockings that tear and Gloves that 'split at 1 the seams are immediately i fatal to the success of the njost care-; 'fully studied '"'Turn Out /' It is always necessary to buy these; things , good—and we (the W.F.C.A.) offer -■ ; you' Dependability plus Style and yalue. Call w Ix>-day. *' •Mr V. L. Fairbrotlier has received; . 'instructions from Messrs Palamontain «md Yenning to sell by public auction .at the studio, No. 60, Queen' street, 90 -oil paintings, water colours and pastels, principally consisting of the ' choicest and grandest New Zealand scenery.. All the pictures are suitably 'framed., .The sale will be'held at 2 '' o'clock /on Wednesday next. u( .Try oar "Roslyn" Writing Pad—- " .three for Is. Jiugo and Shearer. * ' ■'.■ .■■■' : v . No need to worry over those Customs' entories m?til your brauiß «re ,' fogged. . Pass them along to Messrs U. J. Odrfeis and Co, 3>td, they are experts at the gamie. There's no time to. ■ be lost' (and time is money to you). whea ydur entries are passed to . Messrs . J. J. Curtis and Go, Ltd., . 'Customhouee Qiuay, Wellington. Their, tthasges,^fare very moderate.

, -EXHILARATION. v flirst thing in the morning take a v*3up of steam ing-hot Crescent Tea, , '.and the> ■ effects will. ibe exhilarating. , ilThe rich theine has . the property of •iV: -• - Expanding the arteries nearest the> ' surface of tho skin and so. causes a* VLr' lffow of warm iblood; Three grades of 'Crescent, 2e 4 Is lOd, Is 8d per lb. * CURED COLDS AND BRONGHITIS, ,» "Some time ago," writes Mrs N. , / J. Johnston, Little Raver, N.Z., "my "two boys, Leonard and Tom, had severe colds and bronchitis. Having Ween Chamberlain's Cough Remedy r advertised for the cure of bronchitis ' I decided to Ifcry what it would do for , * my boys. After the first bottle they Showed greaii ir provemeaat and were completely cared by the time they liad finished the second bottle." Sold fcj all ehemii&ts and storekeepers. *

Mr H. T. Elliingjham told an Age representative yesterday that tlhe roacd between Pongaroa and Waterfalls is in fair order; and the Ministerial party will have no difficulty in gettin gthrough in buggies on Friday next. Mr William Wakoman, of Pahiatua, thin fa; that the cmnriunication an the Lower Valley emild be established by water service. In an interview with the Pahia-tua Hetrald, 'he says:—"The Ruanvahanga River first empties, itself into Lake Wairarapa. It then takes up its course again at the southern end of that sheet of water, ajid further on flows into On eke Lake, which, in its turn, empties itself into the sea at Palliser Bay, or j,ust round the corner from Well*ng ton. Now, I suggest that if a properoutlet were made at Lake ' Oneke, which can be done for very little cast, direct water communication would be given with Wellington to a point right up almost to Pigeon Bush on the railway line, andl also for a very considerable distance up the higher reaches of the Rnamjahanga river,. The scheme is quite a practicable one, and I make bold to say can be carried out for less than what it would cost to ibuild two miles of the proposed railway from Petone eastward, via; Wa.lrara.pa Lake." But what does Mr Coleman Phillips think of it-?

For Influenza take Woods Great _ Peppermint Cure. Never fails. Is 6d, 2s 6d. Strange to say the old fashioned I method erf external treatment of rheumatism and its allied ills, is still almost a fetish with some people. They seem .to believe that a liniment or plaster is the only way of obtaining relief fi'om uxic acid troubles — and so they get wonse and worse until their Rhepmtism becomes chronic. Liniments and plasters can give Hut temporary relief. No cure can be effected until the cause is removed; The trouble is due to excess uric acid in the blood and this must be eradicated. RHETJMO is the one real remedy. It goes to the root of the trouble and expels the tiiric acid. Thousands have been / cured by RTTEUMO. Of all cMemiste and stores, 2s ftd a-nd 4s 6d. 52