LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 30 June 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There are at present thirty-ooe patients receiving treatment in the Masterton Hospital, indu4ing «*toet» fever cases.

The latest return from the Worksop dredge is 31oaa 7dwte for 128 hours' work.

Six degrees of frost were recorded at the Upper Plain on Saturday morning. An effort is being made to establish a party telephone line between Pahiatua and Pori. The distance is twenty-four miles. A burning flue at a residence in Victoria-street caused a vigorous alarm to be sounded <m the Masterton tire bells about half-past five) o'clock yesterday afternoon. Masterton was treated to two spring-like days on Saturday and Sunday, and the heat imparted from the sun was thoroughly enjoyed. There would appear to be every indication of an early spring. Stock generally are wintering well in the Masterton district. There have fewer deaths of hoggets than for some years past. The transfer of land in connection with the Dannevirke racecourse has been definitely settled, and the land now belongs to the Racing Club. The transfer was finally dealt with at a sitting of the Native Land Court at Hastings. ! j A Minstrel troupe has been formed at Pongaroa, with Mr H. Cornwall as coach. It is proposed to give an entertainment at an early date.

A Masterton resident, while travelling from Blairlogie to Masterton on Saturday, met no fewer than fifteen swaggers. This would indicate a scarcity of work in the district. The Carswells exchange is being done away with, and arrangements are being made to connect telephone subscribers in that district direct with Masterton.

Mr J. C. Cooper eta ted at the annual meeting of; the'" Wellington Farmers' Baoon Company Ltd., held in Pahiatua On Friday last, that of 700 pigs put through the Waingawa works this season, only seventy had been condemned.

At the meeting of the Wairarapa County Council on Saturday, some eight of the Councillors were talking together and it was mooted by one that the Wairarapa County should challenge the. Councillors of Masterton County tq a tug of war at the Buchanan reception. The idea was taken up and the challenge will be issued.

In reply to a question, the managing director of the Fanners' Bacon Company (Mr J. C. Cooper) stated on Friday that the company peosired 3000 pigs the first season and 1050; during the past season. Ho hlso' pointed out that a Waikato Co-opwa-tive Bacon Co. had lost nearly alt of its capital on last seasona tions.—Herald. The shareholders of the Farmer*' Bacon Company passed/a resolution on Friday, on /the motion of Mr U Moss, expressing appreciation of thv assistance the directors of th<j Farmere' Meat Company had -given th*. 1 - company. A vote of thanks whs a-lsy. pasßed to Messrs Cooper, MeFarteiy<and the secretary of the Bacon Com?, pany. ' ' ' ' -V Two l»ankruptcies have bwn recorded in the Wairarapa' during; the month of June, compared with one for the same period last yoar. Fc-/-the , six months ending Mwre have been six; declarations in. insolvency, against four for the first six months of last year. : It was stated by Mr J."C. Conpar at the meeting of the Bacon. Company in Pahiatua on Friday that tho company paid more for pigs • when being trucked at the railway station that it actually received. MrT. Moss asked if it did, not make a difference if the pig wafj fed just before truck-ing—-given a pig swill foir instancef Mr Cooper was inclined to think it did. (Laughter.'? Several speakers at the meeting_of the Farmers' Bacon Company in Pahiatua on Friday urged that the company should toko tnon-sharehblders' as well as shareholders' pigs, and give the same price as other companies. "We cannot afford to lose on our pigs," growled one settler, who could ; not .see the drift of taking id less per pound from the Farmers' Company than what the old-established concerns were paying.—Herald. In passing sentence on a prisoner at the Supreme Court at New Plymouth, Mr Justice some advice to a class of youth in Stratford which might very, well be taken to heart by. young men in other towns in New Zealand. "There seems to be in Stratford," said His Honor, "a gang of young men who >:et together, driifk, and keep late hours, getting into mischief. It is a shocking thing to see New Zealanders taking the course, they appear to be taking. My advice to them is to koep better hours; and if they cannot take liquor in* moderation, to leave it alone altogether."—News. Tho following is a copy of a circular issued bv the secretary of the Wellington Education Board to the chairman of all the school committees in the Wairarapa electorate: f 'The lion, secretary of the committee which is arranging for. a reception to Sir W. G. Buchanan on his return to New

Zealand, has written to the Board suggesting that a holiday should bo granted to all schools in' the Wairarapa electorate on the date selected for the function. I am directed to inform you that the Board resolved that the matter should be left to the discretion of the respective committees."

Prior to the, Hawke's Bay Education Board meeting on Thursday, Mr \V\ G. Hunter said he thought they should celebrate the opening of their new building by adjourning the meeting till 7.30 in the evening, and allowing those members who so desired to attend the Napier Park races. He moved to the effect, and Mr J. H. Sheath seconded the motion. The 'Rev. A. Grant did not agree with this, and stated that they would celebrate the opening in a more fitting way by going on with" the business. He moved as an amendment, "That the Board proceed with the business." He wanted to get to his home that night, and he did not think members should be inconvenienced in this way. Mr Roach agreed with*the last speaker, and on being put the amendment was carried. BUYING A PIANO..

During our Annual Balance this month we are prepared to offer terme of payment ever more advantageous than the very liberal and exceptional terms we extend in the ordinary course of business. Perhaps you do not want terms; but if. you do this is your special opportunity. All our instruments are absolutely good, bearing—in addition to the names of famous makes such as the Broadwood, the Ronisch, the Lipp, and the Stainway—the guarantee of our wide repute and long experience. If we sell yon a piano during this Annual Balance period, you are assured of a fine instrument, arid the payments will be too eiasy to bother you at all. The Dresden, Piano Company, Ltd., Wellington. North Island Manager • M. J. Brookes. Local Representative: H. Tnns, Daniell'? Building*/ Queen Street.

' Eighteen births, eight. marriagesand ivo deaths have been registered in Masterton during month of June. Up till Saturday last, 8.1 inches of rain had been registered at Eketahtina for the month of June, eta com-, pared with 7.24 inches for the corresponding period last year. The now Bchool at JGketahuna has bw>n completed, and an invitation is being forwarded the Minister of Education to officially open it. , The Masterton P. and T. hocke.r team journeyed to Palmerston North. a& Saturday and played their annual matoh with the Palmerston office.. The game was excellently contested, from beginning to end, and resulted, in a draw—eacn side scoring 2 goals. For the viisitore Richardß and Jackson scored and Hamner was rospousiblefor both goals for Palmerston. "The prospects for beef cattle aredecidedly bright," said one of the best authorities in Building, and he added that beef cattle were going to. see> high prices. In fact, he considered that the demand from Vancouver would have such an effect on the market that, as he put it, "butchers would have to scratch round for beef this winter." \

A tug-of-war event is to be decided at the reception to Sir 1 Walter Bnchanan at Carterton on Thursday,. .July 10th. Teams .are limited toseven men and the captain. Already several teams have decided to enter.

A good tug-of-war is said to be as. exciting to watch, as a good football match. The committee are offering; substantial prizes in this event. Any iirm, club or society may enter a team, the only stipulation being; that the team must consist of bona • fide members of the firm, club or society entering. The secretary of the Rexdaleamfc Papatawa Cheese Companies (Mr J.. G. Brechin), has, according to the* , Herald, received cable advice . that;, the value of thai consignment of New Zealand cheese on board the steamer Turakina, which grounded recentlyoff the v coast of South America,, was. assessed' by the underwriters at 61* per ton, plus ten per own*. This equals approximately a return of 67sper- ton. The Papatawa Cheese^ Company had a quantity of cheese in tlieconsignment. . At the .meeting of the committee of" the Wairarapa P. and A. Society on Friday last, the secretary reported! • that at Palmerston a settler had ap- . proached him and suggested that sv Maori haka competition should beheld at show time. Major. Broyra ('I nuiorangi), of Carterton, had stated! that he thought he could get at least [ two Maori teamß to enter, and others would probably compete from , j other centres. The, suggestion was. treated by the> committee as ,a good one, and after discussion it was left to the president and Mr W.* Harvard ' Booth to wait' upaii. • Major - TiroM'n;' and ;'talk; tho matter . over, with', him •ahd r^P'tft; r meetiiii^. : : ['> :

The dredgemaster of thy Success dredge reported under date June' 22nd: "I beg to report a. run of lifthours for a return of 39ozs 9dwts won from the south end of iha cUt. 1 The* ground has be<come . somewhat lower* on this end, and is. now -33ft-.; ) deep-;, Apparently one is riot safe to •" Erodict what side the gold is going to b dn, as for sorrie/time back this end 1 of the cut waS' poor and we were in-? eliued to drop a lot of this end.. Now it is the richest.part of the cut,, which goes to prove .that there i» ; no-: defined run of gold in IHe flat', pr rjf * there is it winds about froiln one side, to the other. This south ground is*very tight, hard ground to dredge, the stones being inearly all flat. , Fv-' erything at the. claim is going well." r annual meeting of shiareibbltW ere of thjs Wellington Farmers' Bacon Co. was .held at Pahiatua on Friday Last, Mr J. C. Cooper presiding. Thoannual report (and balance-sheet werei" adopted. The chairmam, after refer-: ring to the operations of the season, ~ seated that the Meat Company now required the £3OOO that it had put, into the Bacon Company for its owns business, and it was for the meeting' to consider the future of tile* Bacoh Company.ln reply- to -a, question', Mr Cooper stated that hj»: thought that . £2OO of the calls invar- - rear would be recoverable. After considerable discussion, it was decided thai a committee consisting of ' Messrs M. Alpass, T.- Moss, Pryde,: Eddie and Dougherty Jjie appointed to • confer with the Board' of' Directors as to the future of the Company, ancP report to another meeting of shareholders.

A large audience of teachers asI gembled in the Technical School, Mas--terton, on Saturday afternoon, to* <, hear an address given by Mr-J. S.. . Tennant, of the Wellington! Training College for Teachers; the oc- ' i casion being the second iil the series, of lectures arranged for by the Wnii,:arapn branch of the Teachers' In-' , stittite. The- subject of tin- address, which proved most ; interesting; whs the r Montess'pd system- of education.' In it was outlmed the. special fitness of Dr Montessori for her task of education reform, the principles under.- : . lying her system of education, thesplendid results obtained in her- « schools and the extent of the adoption! of her system by other Europeancountries and by the United States.-, of America, and New South Wales. Interest was abided to the lecture bytlie introduction of several of iheMontess:>ri appliances which Mr Tennant had brought with him from Wei- - lington. The address was perhape,.themes t interesting of the series and'atits - close the lecturer was accorded a-, hearty vote of thanks. The Foresters' Lodge will hold a. euchre party in the Lodgeroom. 'at 8 - o'clock this evening. A strong youth to drive one or two.horses is advertised for. ' Messrs H. Baldwin and Co:, grain and produce merchants, Wellington,, notify that they'have landing tirime Waimate and Oamaru grown Up-to-date and Gamekeeper seed potatoes. Samples may be seem at the firm'sstores and quotations will be forwarded on application. Messrs Hood Bros., drapers, notify their customers that their shop wiil: be closed all day on Thursday next, preparatory to their half-yearly sale, which starts on Friday. Uiey inform us that this year the "bargains will be. astonishing. They are determined to make a full clearance of their stock,, in order to make room for new goods. YOU SHOULD BE DETERMINED in rejecting the worthless and frequentiy injurious counterfeits whichi are sometimes pushed for the sake of greater gain as "just as good" as the GEN UINE SANDER & SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Be not deceived I SANDER'S EXTRACT is recognised by the highest medical authoriti>s as m possessing unique, stimulating, heal- 1 ing and antiseptic powers. The pre- " paration of SANDER'S EXTRACT from the pure selected leaves, and the refinement by special processes give it curative virtue's p^cuairly its ovun. Therefore, be not muled! Demand and insist upon the GESfU- - J INE SANDER EXTRACT, and yon will derive the benefit that thousands ' have derived from it before. When ill yon should not depress yourself' more by the common, bulky amd . neauseating eucalyptus oils and' socalled extracts. What you wapt is quality and reliability in small dose J. »nd this yon find only in— SANDER'S EXTRACT.

Tiie Supreme Court at Gisborne refused a dfowharee in bankruptcy to John DriunmGiid, sawmiller, who uj well-known in the Forty-Mue Bubo, the Judge remarking that it waa a "bad baukruptcy." A Press Association message Stratford Btates that the, Toko Hotol totally destroyed by fire on Saturday morning. Tho insurances ■ ww £I2OO on the building and £7OO on the stock and furniture m tho Uommercial Union Office.

Air John McGuffog, an elderly man who resides at Balclutha, while workinc at a c-haffcutter one evening last week, had his arm drawn, into the knives. The limb was mangled to above tho elbow and the shoulder l,lade dislocated. He was taken to the Dunedin Hospital, where it was found necessary to amputate the arm. "There is a scarcity of clergy m England," said the Rev. H. Mason, of Otahuhu, to an Auckland reporter. Bishop Crossley had asked him on leaving for the Old Country to use utmost endeavours tc> bran^ .clergy /to New Zealand. He did his beat, ■ but succeeded in persuading only ono clergyman to come out. The opinion was expressed by Mr J £ Cooper at the meeting of the Farmers' Baoon Company on Friday <sav» the Herald) that tho New Zeain taking up a new brand or any thine than the English public. He said that the tinned tongues the Wellington Farmers Meat Company were acknowledged to J© otSy as good as other brands, but SSt had to be sold at a reduced rate ?h order that the company could get a footing on the market. Intending pupils of Mr J. Pi"echner's physical culture classes are reminded that the opening has C, aied (Ot to-morrow (T 0 «d»j) nifrht Mr Prechner can be inter viewed at Cragg's hairdreasmK saloon fn-dav and to-morrow, and full par iculars can also be obtained from is manager, Mr L. Altman.