LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 1 August 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Imprest Supply Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament yesterday. _ ifive new members were elfected at the annual meeting of the* Masterton Racing Club yesterday. The amount to be allocated' by the Masterton Racing Club in sfcakea during the coming year will! not exceed £2500. The Lower Valley Horticultural Society has decided to hold* a. Bulb show at Martinborough on Thursday, September 11th. The Government Orchardist (Mr G. Stratford), gave an interesting demonstration of pruning in PaHiatua on' Tuesday. Another scarlet fever patient was admitted to the Masterton 1 Hospital yesterday. There are now" seventeen fever patients in the Hospital; A public meeting is to be Held at x'ongarpa to-night, to consider the establishment of a motor 'bus service between Pahiatua and Pongaroa. Several employees of business houses in Masterton have been; incapacitated from work during the last week or two owing to the effects of vaccination.: The voting papers in connection! with the election of the General Committee of the Masterton A. and P. Association have been issued' to members by the Secretary. The Wariganui representative hockey team, who defeated' Wairarapa for the Nordon Cup at Master]bon yesterday, return to Wanganui by the 6.20 a.m. train to-day. "; The 7 Government -does- not consider is sufficient indication 'of att attempt in the Dominion to exploit the price of butter to warrant investigation by a Royal' Commission. Two football matches of considerable interest will be played at Carterton to-morrow, when senior and junior trial representative matches, North v. South • Wairarapa will take place. North won the last senior match by six points to three. ' The large apple oTcltard which was put down a year or two back in the neighbourhood of Masterton, bears a healthy appearance. It is expected that a fair yield of apples will be obtained, this year, and that next year the orchard will come into profit. The matron of the Masterton Hospital desires to acknowledge the receipt of a wheel chair from a resident in the Carterton district, also books and magazines from various friends of the institution. She would be glad to receive parcels of old linen. A private letter, received in Auckland, states there is an epidemic of diphtheria at pre&ent in Melbourne and the appears to be spreading. At several of the hospitals there are large .numbers of diphtheria patients under treatment, and, by the latest accounts, there were no signs 6f the epidemic decreasing. Some idea of the bargaining whicb goes on for the output of dairy factories may be gathered from the fact that oii one single day during the last season a certain cheese company in, the Bush district received no less than three telegraphic offers, the last one being an advance on the earlier quotations.—Herald. One of the successful applicants at the land ballot held in Pahiatua- on the 17th ifistant has shown' considerable enterprise, having already "pitched camp" on his selection in the Mangatainoka block. It is stated that several of the new owners intend dairying on the land recently acquired, during'the coming season. The Public Works Department has made a compassionate allowance to the relatives of the Native who was killed in Masteiion some months ago as a result of a knob bening dislodged £rom the Post Office during an earthquake. Messrs Pownall, Lavery a.nd Moran had notified the Department that they had intended claiming on behalf of the relatives. Beware of the dealer, salesman, or traveller who casts reflections upon his competitors. He does so from irir terested motives—perhaps to back up his own weak position. "The Dresden" Agents are instructed not to discredit rival firms. They are to rely solely on the, merits of tlie Company's instruments.' Do not think, because we offer reasonable prices and liberal terms, that we sell inferior piano®. We work on big limes. With us you do not have to pay extravagant prices to cover loss on dead stock. THE BRILLIANT BRiOADWOOD. THE SPLENDID RONISCH. THE MAGNIFICENT LIPP. THE SUPERB £TEINWAY. These are only four of the famous pianos on which we specialise. We take tireless pains to give you just the piano you want, on whatever terms best suit your circumstances. Our hire-purchase system is devised for your convenience, and NOT for our profit. Tbe Dresden Piano Company, Ltd., Wellington. Local Representative— H. INNS, Daniell's Buildings, Queen Street, Masterton.

A sub-oommitee was ®et up by the Mastertan Bowling dub last sight to oonßider and report upon the advigableness of procuring a new site for the bowling green, A Nelson telegram states t/iafc Lieut, D. W. Brown, of the "H" Battery, has just accomplished a record walk, covering 118 miles in 31 i hours. The Pabiatua borough overseer drawn a plan for the drainage oj the town, which wi® be submitted! to tW next meetiag of the Council. . Messrs N.. C. Davidson, A. Woodley, J. P. Petersen, E. E, Goss,, M. Kundle, P. T. Roband and J. Dwyer have been gazetted member of -flto Mrea'hai Domai» Board. An effort Js- being made tcp fb»» a 'Musical Society at Eketahtsna 1 . A [preliminary meeting was heW' this 1 week, when the- proposal was- favourably reoeavedt A canvass itt fW> 5e made- tbr members. The Knox Mutual Improvement and Social Club held a musical evening in the Knox Hall last evening . ,There was a, good! attendance despite counter attractions * and on excellent evening's entertainment was. provided i by members of the' GEu&t In the House of Representatives yesterday affemoonv t&e Hon. W. H. Hemes statedlttmt both the engineer on the Kaiparai train and; the tablet porter at New- Lyirni fiaxf been dismissed as a the recent New Lynn railtoay accident. Shareholders in> UH» Mcntezunii Mining Co., wall; lfearn with interest that the first ''was&upPaffthe plant is expected to= take place 1 to-morrow. The pump has only beeac wranihg in-' . termittently; dmffgtfr pipe, and until' the water subsided* repairs csxixnrtfech Tn© Company expect tb has running full time next wwife. The shareholders of tie Workers' Mutual Benefit Building Society were called together H»t ? evening, for the allocation of £6Oo^-£3OO : byn ballot, and £3OO by sale; Mi- RY Krahagen in the chuur*. tod! ailhsg®number of shareholders were piweemt. Messrs It. J. Young andlK JHBu-tin wero appointed scrutineers at the ballot, and- Mrs R. J. Young dbew the* ber from the ballot box. Two" number® were drawn which* had already received appropriations. next number drawn wa»; held' by 9. Dixon, of Palmerston North, wfio decided to forego. On drawing again, Mr William Lett, of Masterton-, was deolared the successful shareholder at the ballot. The Chairman then" «tfled for tenders for £300" Ky siaife;' Three tenders were, received: Mr JF. S Pulford's being the highest, it was .accepted by the Directors. Mr F. P. Welch requires an' experiienced ooach and shoeing,, smith" to take over shop. Mr V. L. Fairbrother inserts a- new list of properties in hie advt; on-page eight of this isueu Mr. F. J. Robbinsi the; "old.' established" has for sale- Hturmer pippin applea at 9& per timßel' case. ■ ' Mr W. H. Oruioksihank land and) estate agent, advertises on page eight of this issue particulars- of « fine property of 6500 acres, in tHe v Masterton. district. Madame Carle is now making the "first spring ehow"' of new milhnery; The models are pretty# l smart and stylish. Ladies are invited'to inspect the -display at 35,Qqeen Street,, Masterton. '' Mr M. R. Varaßaraiy F'.N'.Z'.I.A., Masterton.elsewhere, invites tenders for additions, alterations, and general repairs to Adjunct Fever Hospital, Masterton. Tenders close at noon, on Saturday, 9th August. The efficacy of Wood's Pectoral Balsam has been proved' by the test of time. Children ; like it because it is not only pleasant to take, Kut it gives : instant relief from the worst cold. You should buy a Bottle to-day from H. T. Wood, chemist, Masterton. Mr L. S. Nicol has just received a beautiful assortment, of gem set ear-, rings, pendants, and brooches, i These goods, which have been import-.; ed direct, bear the English Hall mark, while the dainty designs are such as to please the most fastidious. Patrons requiring genuine value goods are invited' to ;call and inspect the new selection. Mr T. McOraeken, furniture manu-' facturer, is paying special attention to the manufacture of Morris chairs,. which are so much in vogue at the present time. • Every care is taken to carry out the design or fancy of clients. The workmanship is of the best arid only first-class material is used. Those interested shduld, pay a visit to Mr MeCracken's store.

! On page Bof this issue Mr Davidson notifies the public of Masterton that to-day and to-morrow will be positively the last two days of the. great sale of jewellery, china, etc., at the Post Office Auction Mart. Today the sale will.commence at 2 p.m. and to-morrow selling starts at 11 a.m. and will be continued all day. As Mr Davidson's arrangements will not permit of him staying any longer in Masterton .the public are invited to note that this is the last * opportunity of availing themselves of the goods to be offered. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received instructions from Mr Chas. Sayers, of Dalefield, near Carterton, to hold an important clearing sale of dairy stock at his farm. Mr Sayers, who is giving up dairying has,a very fine herd, comprising 29 choice dairy oows (due Aug. and September). There will also be submitted to auction 15 tons of pressed hay and 500 totara posts (in lots). At the same sale there wiE be offered on account of Mr R. Sayers 5 dairy cows (due factory dates) and 5 tone of pressed oaten hay. The sale will take place on Thursday, August 7th, at 1 o'clock sharp. YOU SHOULD BE DETERMINED in rejecting the worthless and frequently injurious, counterfeits which are sometimes pushed for the sake of greater gain as "just as good" as the GENUINE SANDER & SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Be not deoeiyed! SANDER'S EXTRACT is recognised by the highest medical _ authorities as possessing unique, stimulating, healing and antiseptic powers. The preparation of SANDER'S EXTRACT from the pure selected leaves, and the refinement by special processes give it curative virtues peculiarly its own. Therefore, be- not misled; 1 Demand and insist upon the GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT, and you will derive the benefit that thousands have derived from it before. When ill you should not depress yourself more by the common, bulky and neaueeating .eucalyptus oils and socalled extracts. What you want is quality and reliability in small dose; and this you find onh' in—sandbr's Extract.

A rural delivery commences fromr the iiketahuna Post Office as from to-day. The Express states that Mr D. Christie has disposed of his farm afc Putara to Messrs Leaeh Bros. The Eketahuna Egg Circle yesterday dispatched one hundred dozett eggs to its agents in Wellington. •Mr J. C, Boddington reports that 9 degrees of frost were registered afc > the Upper Plain yesterday morning* The ratepayers of Eastbourne borough have carried a proposal' in favour of establishing a municipal ferry service with Wellington. After Septeariber Ist next' tha> prioe of gas for lighting; cooking and heating will tie reduced iir Wellington to 5s per thousand fedtt * The erection of additions te tJi» South Featberston' school has feeitt completed, and Sir Walter Buchanan; ! JM.P., is to perform 1 the ceremony ot declaring same open. I Tell me not in mottriSoJ wheezes, ; Life is but an empty dream, 1 For the man is sick who sneezes, And things are Hot wßwt they seem, ,'Liife -is-real, life>,is i Of this fact you may Be sure; , Bat precious little wilY ail you , After, taking" Woods'' ©Yeafc Peppermint Cure. *