LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 29 July 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Milburn Cement Company has acquired an interest in the new Adelaide Company, and is now shipping to Adelaide the Burnßide plant latepurchased. The Matarawa sohool is closed for a few days, owing to the teacher suffering from the fashionable malady—vaccination. Like not a few others, Mies Merlet is suffering rather badly from a eore arm. The booking of seats for to-mor-row night's boxing contests at the Masterton Town Hall has been quite unprecedented, nearly one- hundred tickets having been sold. The majority of these were sent out of the tovni. The Greytown Standard says: A number of Maoris from Masterton and Hastings are attending the funeral of Isaac Kingi. They will not be allowed to stop at Papawai, and there will be no tangi, owing to the smallpox scare.

The Hawera Hospital Board yesterday carried a resolution recommending that universal vaccination be enforced irrespective of conscientious scruples except where a medical officer exempts on account of the hoaltft of the subject. In pot experiments initiated to determine tlte cause of, the almost sterile nature' of some of the soil of the Ruakura Farm of Instruction it would seem, reports thd Manager, that the want of sufficient lime in -the soil is one of tie main causes of sterility. At meetings field on Saturday of shareholders of three Wairarapa Cooperative d'afiry factories, viz., Parkvale, Featherßton arid Carringtori, to consider the question of taking up shares in the Egcaont Box Company, every one of them decided against the proposal. . A man roamed' Henry TTrbift Coles was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment by Mr Justice Chapman, at Wellington yesterday, on a charge of incest. The Judge remarked: "When a man misbehaves as you ha,ve done, he is scarcely to be treated as a man, but as an animal, and must be restrained." In some parts of South Canterbury there is evidence that the grassgrub is again at work, and unless there comes a rough spell shortly, the present mild weather will be anything but a blessing to the farming community. A good fall of enow, or a very heavy rain would put an end to the grubs, saye the Timarn Herald. In our report of the recept Competitions, it was stated that Miss Grant, of Woodv'ille, competed in the piano eolo. Mr John Grant, father of Miss Grant, writes us as follows: "Miss Grant did not compete. She would have bean a competitor had she been able to procure the necessary music; but we tried all over the country without success."

A Southland paper points to the export of turkeys as a .coming profitable industry. A farmer's wife in the vicinity of Invercargill, has just executed an order to Sydney of 12 turkey gobblers. They were all this season's rearing, about seven months old, and averaged over 251b each in weight. They- were bred from imported etock, and were of the mammoth American bronze type.

The Lake County Press says "that Dr Thomson, Arrowtown's popular medico, put up a meritorious walking feat the otjier day. Called to an urgent case at Skippers—and the roads being unfit for horse or wheeled traffic—the doctor undertook the "30 miles journey over the, mountains on foot. After attending his patient and remaining overnight at Skippers, he walked to Arrowtown the following morning. His actual travelling time almost constituted a record.

Local boxing enthusiasts are reminded of the excellent programme arranged by the Masterton Club, for to-morrow evening's boxing tournament'. The bouts include a 15-round professional contest for a purse of £SO and the middle-weight championship oiF New Zealand. "Barney" Ireland, of Waipawa, defends the title against "Danny" Murphy, the weight champion. O. Cadwallader, of Carterton, boxes J. Smith, of Petone; E. Collerton, of Tinui, meets F. Knapp, of Pahiatua, and W. Ireland the ring with A. L, TressiderT A New Plymouth resident has samples of apples which he'has preserved by a method peculiar to himself. The fruit had been kept outside, under the trees, and exposed to all weathers. Nothing more than a wirenetting hammock was used in .this instance, and the fruit was in excellent condition. A shallow wooden box may be substituted, but on no account should the fruit be up, further than protection from the birds. The fruit has been kept three months in this way, and will compare more than favourably, in the direction of flavour and soundness, with any apples on the market. The following letter from a correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury will probably be read with interest just now: "I am willing to risk my reputation as a public man if the worst case of smallpox cannot be cured in three days simply by cream of tartar. This is the sure and never failing remedy; one ounce of cream of tartar dissolved in boiling water, to be drunk when cold at short intervals. It can be taken at any time. It is known to have cured in 100,000 cases without failure., I have myself restored hundreds by this means. It never leaves a mark, never causes blindness, and always prevents tedious lingering. If the people would only try it and report all cures to you, you would require many columns if you gave them-publicity."

Butter is being retailed in Blenheim at Is 5d per pound. The price in Masterton is still Is 3d p«r pound. The "Dominion" states that the Financial Statement will "net be delivered, at the earliest, until Tuesday next. There is stifl a keen demand for residences in Masterton. It is hop' ed that this will be somewhat relieved when the workers' homes are erected. The body of a man, whose name is unkfflewn, was fouatd in the Manawatu river, near Asburst, yesterday afternoon 1 . It was in on advanced stage of decomposition.The outpttt of butter of the Masterton Co-operative Dafry Company last season was 223,4901b®,. a» against 180,1141bs in the previous seanon, an increase of 43,3761b5. The Hawke's Bay hockey taam that was defeated by Wairarapa «as Thursday last, was beaten by Wellington on the Karori Park on Saturday by four goals to one. The A. and' P. Conference opens at Wellington on Wednesday. The Masterton Association will Bo represented by Messrs Hugh Morrison and D. McGregor. A hare captured in the neighbourhood of Masterton reoently was found',, an being opened, to be very bseflfr affected with hydatid cysts. _ Tfiiis complaint is common to rabbits, but has not previously been noticed in hares. A line of 2500 fat wethersf rom one of the stations in the Mangaweka district was • disposed of the other [ day at 25s per head, the deal | seating £3125: A pastoralist also sold 28--fat steers at £ls per head, representing £420. Mr T. N. Brodrick, Commissioner of Crown Lands, accompanied by Ml*. Climie, a Government engineer, inspected the education reserve near Masterton yesterday. The Land Board is protecting the reserve against' encroachments by the Ruamahxraga river.

Mr Peter Hunter, who for some time past has been working a sluicing claim on the Arrow river, near Bracken's Gully, struck a .rich pocket a week ago. From a slfpll cavity fethe reef (Bays the Lake County Prms) upwards, of soas- of gold was obtained, thei largest" nugget weighing ISdwt. Owing to a fresh in the river Mr Hunter had to discontinue working, consequently he will be unable in the meantime to further prospect the ground in the, vicinity of the find.

We go from home' for news. This is from the Southland News of Thursday last: A Wairarapa correspondent writes .that the fine weather which "is being experienced is greatly, assisting lambing, and lambs are becoming general on the farms and stations in the district. The ewes have had a splendid tim«fand, with a continuation of the present meteorological -conditions, a record number of fine, lambs should be seen the Wairarapa this year. The season has been for lambing experienced for about twenty-five years, and the nutaber of twin lambs and triplets is very notioeable.

■' Advertiser hag gig, pony, and harness for sale. A quiet cow, close to profit, is advertised for sale. " ' * Girl for office and assist in shop $e advertised for. ' ' ' iStrge residence and 4$ acres close to town is advertised'to; G. H. Perry and Go. advertise for firs't-class, ploughman gle), also gardener. , A comfortable home " and small wage is offered to elderly man in return for light duties 'about ho\Sfl» i Ladies felt hats are. the "special line at JVfcGruet and Co's. this week. They are all to go at 2s 6d each, i Read the advt. on page'-2. j Settings of purebred Buff Orpington duck eggs - (imported fronj-- Engr land) are advertised for sale by Mr J. Reed, Coffee Palace (near"'Railway Station). . "" v * e , The annual meeting of the Ma-s----terton Bowling Club Will be held in the Druids' Hall (old Fire Brigade , Station) on Thursday evening /next? at 8 o'clock. " ' 1 , Me'ssrs Chamberlain, ton, point out in an adverafSpHt i in our wanted columns that it pays to sow clean seed. Thig firm have for sale machine dressed seed, particulars of which are given in the advertisement!

In order to keep fruit trees clean, healthy and • productive, they should be sprayed without further delay. In their advertisement this issue, Messrs Graham and Co. , state that they stock everything in the" way of "sprays" and spraying requisites, and invite those who have trees to come along and procure their requirements at'reasonable prices. _ _ Messrs Hood Biros, announce that they have just received their _ first consignment of spring millinery. The hats thia .season include some very smart and new shapes in tegel, pandan and other straws, and the Bulgarian effects are much in evidence in the way of trimming. They also include some very smart motor hoods in the popular "drake" shape. Messrs Hood Bros, will be pleased to show these new styles to anyone who will call at their establishment at 61 Queen-street during this week. -The promptings of economy should direct your steps to J. L. Murray's (Ltd.), where the great "round up" sale is in progress. A genuine pricecutting sale, for the purpose of reducing stock, where the best value for money is obtainable. There's startling value in every department, not odds/ and ends and out-of-date styles, but real genuine bargains in high-grade . clothing and mercery for man and boy. Sale days are rolling by—opportunity says,. "Come before it is too late." Remember, Saturday, 9th August, is the last day of sale.

Mr J. C. Boddington reports that there were five degrees of frost oa Saturday night, but none on {Sunday. A Blenheim telegram say»* f D * Rugby senior football match fjkyed on Saturday, H. Hodson fell while tackling an shoeing player and, was rendered uncesseioas. He was to the hospitaly where he was fotlnd to be suffering Irom concussion the spine. An indication «f the difficulty bong experienced afr iln» time of tho yeawr by many peopfo' to "make both en«||» meet," was givftft a reporter by a C&ristchurch olergymaw, who remarked that he was jtwt now standing between eight people their landl'o»tfe.

According to a cable message to the Sydney "Sun" the Methodist Church propose® to establish a m oving picture chow iii every large city iin Canada "for-' t£te» purpose of educ»tni(j the public? on safe and sound' liin«s.". The undertaking will be controlled by a company, which is now Being formed, with; a capital of £20,000. The usual fortnightly meeting: of the Stonehettge" Lodge was held lawt evening, Brcf. C, A. Ewington, A.©., presiding. The'lodge decided to Hold a social reunion) <n Wednesday wee It for members; wives and friendk. One candidate- 1 was nominated a member of the order, and other formal ! business was transected, which con- ! eluded the meeting., i A prominent lbcscl fowl fancier* (says the Mataurtr Kraign} some time> ago disposed , of. for- 7s 6d a youngp ] cockerel which ditf not quite satisfy [Kb" fancy, .and tfte> piircfeaser, inv turn. I regretting his biuPgauiiv: put .the bird into the Gore Auction: Mart, where iit was disposed of for exactly half what- he had paidlJsbr ■ it. The newfound owner, .recognising hidden qualities in his puraHasa which "had escaped the notice' of the previous owners, decided to enter it in th© Gora Poultry Cluffk sHtw, with tha result that the crigiiud'. owner had the- mortification 1 <rf' seeing what hj» • considered his champion bird beaten for first honours Ey his; reject. Quite a sensation is being caused ..in. Masterton just now over the sale* of jewellery, plate, etc., which is being held at the Pbst Office Auction: Mart this week. Yesterday the Mart was well filled, and the auctioneer, Mr H. Davidson, w»b quite a host in himself, and put the competition* held last week iir the shadb, being well worth paying, to go iin to hear. The sale went on merrily till "just on six o'clock, and* everything l offered was sold absolutely without" reserve. A fine cabinet of .cutlery of 100 pieces brought £l2, marble clock" £lO, Crown Derby dining sets to £6L The sale will be continued' each day at 2 p.m., and the goods are on view up to time of sale; Inspection is in-vited.—-Adyt. It was a fearful' shock to see> His. look ofpaih- and 1 misery;;: His cough, it made the Houses ™ quake; His wife, she wept disconsolate. His children joined' thei mournful throng, . . .. < - And Baid: "We won't have father long;" , But all is changed, Jiis life's secure— He's taking Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. ;