LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 11 August 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

•Mr E. Clifton, speaking at tho A. and F. Conference, said that, on certain lands in the Mackenzie Country ■sorrel had grown sq quickly that farmers expressed the opinion that the weed was the best pasture for sheep the land had produced. It is stated in the "Westport News that it is generally understood that steps are being taken to upset the late election at Greymouth. on tha ground that numbers of not duly qualified elector's voted who had not been long enough in the colony to exercise the franchise. /

IF YOU HAVE A Cough, Cold, Nose, Throat, or Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, use SANDER'S EUCALPYTT EXTRACT; 6 drops in a table, spoon of "waZter. Remember, you cannot expect the good effects from any sort of eucalpytua. Sander's Extract cures because it contains ethereal and antiseptic substances not contained in other eucalyptus proructs. These latter, made by persons, ignorant of chemistry, and provided with fancy names and labels bj trading concerns who do not know what they contain; have caused grevious harm, and a death has resulted from their use. Do not an ointment to a sore., It kt*>ps back the secretion, To wounds, bruises, sprains, burns .ulcers, eczema, and other skin troubles, .apply Sander's Extract j 15 drops in a tablespwrarul of olive oil. The effect will surprise you." Sander's Extract"" heals because it is freed from the [rri.ating constituents contained in other eucalyptus preparations. _ It heals when others irritate. . Insist upoi the Genuine Sandar*.

The supporters of Mr H. L. Michel, i the Reform candidate for the Grey j seat, at the recent -election, intend presenting him with a purse of 600 sovereigns.

• . The Kawhia Settler states that the | alleged serious defalcations of the secretary of a local company have led to the whole matter being placed in the hands of the police, with a view of prosecuting a vigorous enquiry. "I like. London life, very much," the Hon. T. ".MacEenssie, High Commissioner, says in a letter to a friend in Christchurch. "It is strenuous, but the work is showing results, which of course, is most encouraging." A proposal was made; at the meeting of the'Eketahuna County Council on Saturday last that an- additional two-horse team be purchased. On the motion of Cr. Moss, the matter was deferred. The number of votes recorded in the election of committee for the Hasterton A. and P. Association was 257. Barely one-fourth of the total number of members took the trouble to vote.

On the application of Mr H. C. Robinson,' the Chief Justice has granted letters of admiriistentio.i in the estate of the late Mrs M." J. H Crawford, who died recently at Masterton, to Mm M. E. Cameron.

The Miners' tJnibn at, Seddonville State colliery has declined to join the new industrial and political organisations. !The Auckland tramwaymen, Jby a iarge majority, • decided' Jiot to ;jom • the. United Federation of labour" • ''.'.'. '"•',.... .'■;. ~ -

AAm Auckland telegram states that" 'l)aVid 'Mac'pheTsori Browne; aged 39,'' employed:as. a waiter on JRotO--raar dead ;ißi!>the ; yard' of his lodging-house on Saturday morning; .A friend saw him home the night before. . The following new members -were elected at the meeting ;■; cfc. the; Mtffii terton ; A. and p; , ,on Saturday ; IJ. J. Dftgg; and B>. EmmettijMessrs D. B:' Carsick; Bi. 'B. SKnigtit" (longburn), Hall and M. Charman. The report of the Forestry Commission contains & ph6tograph.of a section of a totara tree, Bft in diameter, the age of which is years. This;-tree>% compared with some of the older trees in the world, but it has survived many important epochs in the world's* history.

. It is stated that a well 7 known resident of Wellington, wfy>, h&a l>een associated with several large liind deals in Taranaki and elsewhere, arid who is not unknown on the turf* and in other Bohemian circles, is' nSissing from his usual haunts, ahdi ■ is" 'being anxiously enquired after by a. number of friends.-—lfeily News. : ,\ - At the annual meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association on ! Saturday last, Mr James., Kennedy intimated his intention of presenting.' a '■£ss; trophy;" to? be known; as the i ''Tikitapu trophy," to he allocated to-the sheep classes by the committee, and to be, won, three times in | Mr Kennedy was accorded a hearty" vote of thanks for his ' trophy. ■'?'■/ •■,'<■ |

In a vigorous speech delivered at the annual Meeting of; the Masterton A. and 4 P, Association; on Saturday last, Mr James McGregor stated, that one of the most gratifying &&-, tures of the .A«Bipoiatiott in,, recent jfiara jhad ;ffbeen>ihei ananSJ jJestexi^ia'^'^^ settlers of the 'difitncV' that so 11 long as the young men';,\rer«v at- the -AiMociatioh ' was' bound, to "progress; ."' : / 1 i A curious' phenomenon. wa« observed in Patea during the «)Hyhours'of* Tuesday morning (states' the Press)". A\very heavy* rainfall was experienced 'for some time, and on the weather clearing, it, wa£ found .thai. the. ground was covered with a light coyering of pure sxilphur. Where the .latter, came from at is amyjstery. • Th© .phenomenon. was » pparent - also in Waverley. A -si-JHlai: phenomenon was noticed in Masterton a few years ago, bat the "sulphur" turned out to be the bloom ..from the wattle trees;' .•>, . . {■.,,

Under the Queensland Liquor let! 1912, it'is provided that.any licenced victualler or w»ne seller who supplies or permits to be supplied any liquor to any female in any; bar or in any room adjacent thereto which is specially set apart for drinking, purposes, shall, for the first offence he liable" to a' penalty not exceeding £2O, and for the secondhand every subsequent offence, whether of the same kind or hot, to a penalty not exceeding £SO, nor lees than £lO, irrespective of any liability"tnat:may-;:at*lEK!hi ,toithe3?«eiif>: see.mresoect of .the :*]&*■ law in i this respect is considered to he too" drastic, ' and* the State 'iPreihier has been asked to s modify this clatise, sor- as to enable women to he served with liquor.

Says' the Patea Proess: Say what you like about Jeersey tests or Hoistem records or the Ayrshire cow milk and its cheese content, but- the good old Shorthorn is the poor man's cow. There are times when the other mentioned breeds are up one season \ikr-n rocket and down another like a mortgage, but the (Shorthorn keeps consistent and sticks to market value like a postage stamp to a monthly account. Sit at a siileyard and see the empty cows gold; or the old bulls come under the'hammer and notice how quick, the'•Shorthorn elicits bids. Turn "to the weiners and see how the sci'ag-g'-est looking Shorthorn calf can find a ready thejieglect of -others. In the dairy lines the Shorthorn quite holds its own. For 4)eef, bones or just its hide it is certainly the most profitable, in the sale yards in- the dairying districts at present. ;

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The Queensland GoverntnenV -naa decided not to participate in the Pan* ama Exposition. ' For the year ending June 30th, tK* Akitio County Council paid £43*51 lis 2d in day wages. The latest* return from the Wort* eop dredge ia 102ozs 9dwts for 132 hours' work. The Bush Boxing Association lias" decided to hold an amateur tournament at Pahiatua on September ClidL The Newman hockey team defeated* Eketahuna on Thursday lasty andl thereby won the men's champiq** ship. A hockey carnival is to be held a% Eketahuna on Thursday next, to provide funds for the pavilion on ib* domain. A deputation from the Pahiatw* Racing Club will wait upon th» Prime Minister on Thursday m&aing 'next. There are at present thirty-four' patients in the Maetorton Hospital, • twenty of whom are occupants of th* fever ward. A Press Association message fr<n» Wellington,states .that Wellington defeated Southland for the hockey shield by four goals to nil. The Eketahuna County Council decided on Saturday to prepare plans, and specifications for a street im- v .« provement scheme at Hukanui. AaranbdeDt who was -aGcawßWflatedl » an the Masterton; ■ Saturday ■ night -will ■Bxplam ;! i*l»t < , Teason in the* Magistrate's "Gwoßfc - this morning. * "-"""; _■[' '•>* * - Th<? new* members of the generaf-' 'committee of „the Masteru n _A. *n«|jj' P. ' year fara^MS'ssrfc tToseph." Morris, *6. 5 jH/ P^rry/; : Gbj| ' . aid C. "A. Cameron. J . t The matron of the Masterton Hock * pital desires us to ito receipt of a' parcel -of v fru:t, book**, anjd old linen, fro inMrs Whitton, and a donation of flowers from Mrs Gray* ,4 1 live a good' .way from. Masterton, 1 ; said-Mr, Quintan Jfcnald at the meeting of the Maeterton A. and P. Association on Saturday last* "but my heart is at Solway." (Applause.) During last season, 79 tons 18 cwt of cheese was manufactured at the,Newman (Forty-Mile Bush) cheese . factory, and the amount paid out for , butter fat was £3405. .Tbte average factory test was 3.9. The Eketahuna County Council en Saturday last discussed a proposal of the chairman to purchase a ..-stonecrusher at a cost not exceeding £3OO. * It was eventually decided that ;thft matter be deferred, pending further information being obtained. It was decided that the Council as, a body. , visit Featherston to-day to witness a stone-crusher in use tliero. - In conversing with farmers on Sat— . urday last, a representative of the Age ascertained that the past season has been the most favourable for agricultural and pastoral pursuits experienced in the Masterton and Wairarapa districts for many years past.* One\settler stated that he expected to-hear of a very considerable lambing increase this year. Owing . to the abundance of scrpss, ho tears that there may be a heavy mortality'in ewes. Stock, generally, is in'excellent condition. A smalt farmer stated that the wxatherhad ideal for ploughing onerations/, '« jand a imuch Jargi?r. area, had been .turned m&j Tfoanljisk many places 'ar£ v <«H rW ' above the ground. - ~

•''••■ A boj to ieairri' tho-prihting trad*. is advertised forv • ~■; •;•.'■:' v .' •;■"■■-■% "'""An 'situation-.on a; farm. ;' .... »- Tenders are elsewhere invited. for renovatiaii ,work to' the Mastertoa ; . ''.;■'.' '■_ '/.•'-.' A- regard isi: otferfea(for the: recovery of aiigreeh tobaccopouchy gold mounted; dost between Qu^ri/ arid Bannister streets. . - '■ Spring has never been .more gloria ously welcomed than at Hugo and Shearer's this year. You-am in vit&f to inspect their display 'of new sea-eon's-novelties; , ; ' " v* ,■■''■"'"■■ An advertisement of special Jtfterest to men is inserted by.;' Mesers McGruer and Co. .on page 2 of this issue. The firm are specialising in made-to-measure hand-se.vn suits for..' men, and, tlwy invite iuspectrofif of; their stocks of cloths, worsteds, and. tweeds ih : nil the ; newest designs and v shades. ~'■ The, suits.;rango • in price .from 50s to 9-ss. r ■"■■■;' ,-' ■"' • ■:' ..';•;' : -„" With the : bright spring ] days come . lf |JiOUjglj,ts;. ; l^o6]^t/■;e^ui^Af^^ -^nic'spi^^ •is '"necessary ter<-ihan. a .*g|pj)le Ford car—the Ford is economical ;to run, and* tW ' cost is low in thefirst instance. For further particulars of the Ford <&r refer t to Mr Gordon Hughan's an-, nouncenrent in this issue, A replace: advertisement in . this* issue draws attention to the nete lines in men's, tailorrbutj ready-to-wear'boce: suits at Messrs J\: L. ray's, Ltd. These smart suits; are ! equal in every respect to the bespoke garment, and a special range of sizes provides a perfect fit for themost difffcult figure. The wide range of suits includes the newest in bigt:grade Donegal, Harris and Homespun tweeds. <Vs for the. great question of economy these suits 'cost' lit- • tie m ore than h alf wh at; « ' tailor charges—don't- you want - to eave that?:-. .-■_ ; •■'.;„- "• ■<K ■;■■' < ■"/.;,-:; ;''/ In an announcement'in this issuo of the .National College of Mtisic wilf be found extracts from testimonials by recent students. The success that , attends the now system of musicteaclring and instruction in pianoplaying is surprising. Only' -a few • lessons is required to enable -the pupil to master the chief difficulties in musical composition • and a,brief course produces cossiderable proficiency: The simplicity of the method : employed and the ease with which ladies and gentlemen in a comparatively brief time can acquire the ability to accompany vocalists- and interpret the most diflScult nieces is. a. strong recommendation.

ATTACKED SUDDENLY. "T was attacked with influenza and got so ill that I h'adrto go to bed.'* writes Mr A. Mayall. Bootmaker Taukau, N.Z.- "My irife went to Green and Colebrook'§ store to get something for me; they - told her to givoyne Chamberlain'sT £ougb>Rem- '*, e(jy; ; and:sli© brought a bottle liome:' I am filad thafe-ItWcwed«anfe-■and I l)ikjui»i* •wellAs,everJUidbac&at by all chemists and storekeeper. *■ "• For Children's Hacking Cour-h ft* Nisrht, Woods' 3reat Peppermint Cora. It Od, 2s ed, v