LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume xxv, Issue 10713, 29 August 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual meetings of shareholders of the Nirealia and Kaiparoio Dairy Companies, are to be held on Saturday. Two Nireaha residents were fined at Eketahuna on Tuesday for failing to send their children regularly to school. An Eketahuna Territorial was convicted by Mr L. G. Reid, S.M., and ordered to pay costs, for failing to attend the annual military camp. TO CURE INDIGESTION backache and stomach troubles it is necessary to take after meale some harmless preparation which will supply the natural digestive fluids which every weak stomach lacks. And the best preparation of this character is Dr Sheldon's Digestive Tabules, which contain all the natural digesfcants which nature requires for digeetibn. One or two taken after meak will prevent souring, fermentation, and acidity, and ensure complete digestion and assimilation. Price, Is 6d and 2s 6d per tin. Obtainable everywhere. *

Big dairy Returns aro anticipated ifi the WanganOi district this season. Several large e.\ tate3 in tha Giahorne district are shortly to be subdivided, N The Mauriceville better factory commenced operations foi* .the eoaeon on Wednesday last. The Success dredge has another record return of 440z6" JOfc'wts for 110 hours' work. Mr J. C, Boddington reports 1 seven points of rain wero registsJfced lat the Uppov Plain -yesterday mofliing. Masterton has been immune from* tires of late, an alarm not having teen given on the livebell for well over a month. There lias been- a firm demand for seed potatoes in Masterton of late, and a considerable area is being put down in tubers this season. . The Marlborough Education Board, at a recent meeting,- severely condemned the practice of- canvassing by applicants for teachers' positions. A ChristcEurch boy informed a passerby the other day that he bad located an "apostle" up< a tree- "Opossum, 1 ' he meant.

For the purpose of the Native Appellate Court long "whakapapas,'' or genealogical-trees of- the family-,* ha-ve to be prepared. " A Taranaki Maori,, an appellant.at the last testing.of-the. Court-, had his descend traced from Turi and Bongo Rongo, who are 'supposed to have arrived in- New Zealand in one of the first canoes in 1850/' There were countless names oh the paper, which were over four feet in. length. The Masterton branch-of-the Labour Party passed the following resor lution at its half-yearly, meeting, on Wednesday, night: "That the charter be returned to the executive* of the U pited Labour. Party, and • that the organisation-maintain a neutral attitude towards -both of the existing Labour organisations, and that the future name of the party be the Masterton Labour' Party."

''Experience has shown," states the annual report-of the Canterbury Empioyera 5 Association, 44 that under Arbitratkm Court. awards—despite' the.; falling-otf in the expansion of our .in-' dustries—the. number of young people, is woefully inadequate to maintain and develop, our industries, and the time appears opportune in the- best interests of the Dominion, when the proportion of apprentices should be left to the Court to fix ia camera, upon statistical information, ignoring both employer and employed." Indications point to sheep being very dear in Taranaki before shearing' time. This was emphasised at Stratford sale. Amongst the ehtries there were three or four ,pena of hoggets, which elicited keen competition, . and one young farmer from the was bo anxious to see what » certain* pen brought that in his excitement he .fell into the dip containing some eight feet of green mixture. Willing .hands soon pulled him out, but his anxiety re sheep values seemed to have gone down considerably for that day at anyrate, • The question of workers' homes was discussed at a meeting of the Masterton Labour Party on Wednesday evening, when the following resolution was .passed: . "That this meeting record its appreciation of the action of the Government in acquiring land: in Masterton for workers' homes, but that, seeing ihere are a number of applications for rural homes for workers, the member for the district be respectfully urged to bring, the same under the notice of • tho Prime Minister, "with a view to .action being taken in the desired direct tion."

The fact that potatoes are being exported from North Ota go' and, South Canterbury to Australia, says the Oamaru Mail, should create a frosh. interest in the market for that commodity. A Waimate firm shipped 700" bags by the Moeraki. on~her recent trip, 1100 bags by the Manuka, .arid 1 were prepared to send another 25 tons at the beginning of last week providing the potatoes passed , the grader. An Oamaru firm has also made some shipments, and it is not. unlikely, seeing that; the opportunity of a "boat from Oamaru to Newcastle will present itself this week, that there will be some direct exportation.

A meeting of the shareholders of the Masterton Workere' Mutual Benefit Building Society was held in the secretary's office, Queen-street, last evening, for the allocation of .£6O0 — £3OO by ballot and £3OO by sale.. Mr R. Krahagen was in the chair, and a large number of ; shareholders were present. The first number drawn ,was JNo. 270, and the successful. shareholder foregoing it, ,it was decided..to continue with the ballot, and Mfs E. J. Chennells was the next success-: ful shareholder for the ballot of £3OO free of interest.- The chairman then called for tenders for £3OO, and as no tenders were handed in, it wasdecided to ballot again, Mr David Pickering being the successful shareholder, making £9OO allotted at the meeting. A claim was heard in the- Magistrate's Court at Woodville yesterday, in which William Chamberlain sued D. G. McKibbin for £2B 2s 6d, commission on an exchange of properties between defendant and ono O'Hara. The defence was that the, agent could not recover on the ground that he had failed to procure an enforceable contract, the defendant alleging that the contract had been induced'by misrepresentation of O'Hara and had been repudiated, and further that the agent had failed to prove that his engagement or appointment to act as tile defendant's agent was in writing, as required by the; Land Agents Act, 1912', Section 13. Mr Gotllard appeared for plaintiff, and Ml- P. L. Boilings, of Masterton, for defendant.. Judgment was reserved.

YOUR CHILD AND HE PIANO. Teach your children t" piano! Do not let them grow up with vain regrets that they did not hare the opportunity when young I Think of the future. The purohase of a piano may seem a big item; but, really, nowadays things have been made so easy tfiat everyone may possess an instrument, and on such simple terms that the sum required each week is never missed. The Dresden Piano Co., Wellingon, will give you the most superb piano for a small sum down, and thereafter monthly, payments of from 20s. Think lln a short time the instrument will be your very own—a-? 4' what an inexhaustible source of pleasure it will prove to be. Do not delay another day—write to the Dresden's North Island Manager, Wellington, Mr M. J. Brookes; or so the Local Represenative, Mr H. Inns, Daniell'f Buildings,

A meeting of the MfiStefton Honor* ary Territorials will bd held this evening in the Technical School. A Kent ram, bred by, M* A. JV Hickman, of Egorton, Ashford, Kent, and a winner at the Royal Show at Bristol, has been sold for export to South America for £341. The Maetertott office of the Labotur* Department ha« not sent any men to Government work during the; last month/ From fifEe&n to twenty men a month are, however, being sent ta private employment. , The Duoedin Tranfway Workers* UiKion voted- against joining the Unitled Federation of Labour and Social Democratic Party, and- also resolved tfy thumping majorities 1 against join' irig either organisation separately. the death occurred' eiiddenly ai Shannon on Tuesday nightr of Mis Roberts, wife of Mar Richard Roberts, a boardinghouse-keeper of that- township. The deceased lady was about 35* years of ago. The cereal crops in ; the Mafitertoadistrict have a very b&altby. appear-* ance just- now. Oats are showing several inches above the* ground, anefc in a ,number of instances- have been fed down by. stock: During the trout spawning: season at Lake Kanieri several - jfish- werer trapped, including two male weighing 161b each, and one female fi«h, weighing- 19H>,- after beingi strip* Iped. The fish were 1 in excellent' condition.

A number of members of-the-'liey&T Masterton- Lodge of - Oddfellows" intend paying a fratettial visit to* tlrtu . Oddfellows 1 on Wednescfel September 12th. The Wellington dfe~ , trictofficers pay an ■ official' visit tW- 1 the lodge on September 2ith. The Awahuri Dairy. Co. made- ttf gross profit last jftear of • £Bl6, after*" paying £18,477 ]T for bfcpter fat front" the suppliers, -J and making- butter' worth £21,922. Factory*'wages am-, bunted to £484, transport to £300»knd other manufacturing'-".charges' ttf-' £609.

"I have had a longKeac££rience 5 of? Ministers of Internal Affairs," de- # olaired the chairman of the cGuticil of tho Canterbury Acclimatisation Society --at the m©eting=ila6t ,' , bui the present Minister, so far as acclimatisation affairs are concerned, i& - the mostlive man we have ever had." The Alcock Crystal late Cup. tourna- • meat, which has been held in Wellington during the past week,. was won by.Mr A. Congdonj .Mastorton, who last evening Mt' Warrea in the filial. Mr Con&danaaW won a; set of terystallate billiaKkb'alla for tho biggest break - made daring; the tournaments

Akitio Oilfields, .Ltd.,. is of a Wellington' company, just .registered. It has a capital of 00ft ' in 60,000 shares of 10s ea'fclu ; The-; Mercantile Gazette gives the following details of subscribers,. and .they, as®;; Wellington—A. R..Hishop.-250 shares, ■ D. j: Watson, 240, J. A. Tripe 100,. A. T„ Clarke 50, H. P. Hanify. 100*. Ti Tree PointiT-rA.-MclJean 250. Napier—E. Crowley .250 i-. ObjectfiSr-To# carry into eifact an agreement. of 29th July, 1913, made* between.. W.. li. Fordham and E. !M. Sladden (a»* trustees of the Company),- and; carry on the business of producers,, refiners, etc., of petroleum, etc."

A well-attended meeting of. thaWairarapa Caledonian Society's Pipe.Band Committee, ladies'. and pipers, was held in the Dominion Hall last night, Mr. T. G. Hoar presiding. After a . full .discussion,. itwas. unanimously, decided .that a monster bazaar, be held during the first., week in June next—for the -purposeof raiding funds for'•&£". Pipe Band. It was decided that arrangements: rehalls, be left in the hands of the-: finance committee; that lists be pre--pared aud issued to pipers, of ladies' committee and directors-on > behalf of the bazaar.; and that the • ladies' committees at Carterton add; Gladstone be;asked to, co-operate and; provide a stall, for the bazaar. Thft > pipe major intimated that the quesrtioiv of sending the band .to thkAuckland Exhibition was very seconds arv; the principal business was topay off, the present indebtedness.; of* about £IOO, and place the band on* a sound financial footing.

Aft experienced cook-general: is ! vertised for by Mrs Mackfersey, of " Renall-Strwt.;. Messrs E. B. Hare and Co., faxittr! agents, Pahiatua, advertise for said a model dairy farm of 61 acres. Messrs Hood Bros; draw attention • to an important .notice as discounts. These, discounts do not-ap*-ply to goods purchased 45 their recent sale.. Mr T. Knight, land agent, Eketahtina,> advertises for sale two snips in dairy farms, 135 acres and;.' lO&t acres. Head the particulars, in this issue. Mr V. !L. Fairbrother advertiser the sale of a very large consignmsntof furniture, etc., to be held at the rooms on- Saturday. The goods , arenow on view at the mart; Messrs A. Henderson and "Co., jewellers, are showing a nice assortment of ladies'' high-grade gold expanding watch wristlets. These watckes' are also to be obtained in leather, strap connections. Messrs Watson and Co., drapers, have just landed a big consignment of summer millinery, including- French models and ready-to-wear' straws. The display is a very choice one, anc| ladies are invited to call and'inspect to-day. A. smart Spring Suit, well' cut, and well tailored, ready-to-wear, is waiting for you here, and all* you need to pay for it is 37s 6d. Wte guarantee you a perfect fit and; the materials are up-to-date and good quality. A" special show of these Suits can be seen iii< our windows. W.F.'O.A,— Advt. In a change advt. on the leader page of this issue the W.F.C.A. Ltd. have a special word to say in regartj to tliefr furniture. The furniture turned-out by the firm is of the best workmanship and' nothing but thoroughly seasoned timber is used in the construction. Those desirous of securing high-class furniture would do well to inspect the splendid l range of pieces now on exhibition.

GAVE ALL A FAIR TRIAL, |'For years 1 suffered from bron-> chitis. although I tried many patent medicines ana doctors' prescriptioßsi giving all a fair.trjal," writes Mrs Annie Lennon, Bridge-road,- Drammoyne,, N.s. W. "Then I tried Chamberlain's Coughßemedy and from the first dose got relief and kept on getting _ better. Sometimes in the winter I get a return of ipv old ooow plaint but ia a very mild way for Cbaieberla iii's Cough 'Remedy saaa pnts me right." nil (shefflisto and storekeeper?! 1

The cast of characters for the production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"in the Masterton Town Hall to-night, appears on our front page this morning. The entertainment, which has Jbeen under rehearsal for some weeks .past, promises to be a huge success. The crowd which assembled in the jMasterton Town Hall last evening to witness the Panama Canal picture programme is said to have been the largest ever seen at a picture show in the district. There will be no picture entertainment to-night, the fcall being otherwises engaged. At the Wellington Education Board meeting on Tuesday* fhe following resolution, movedi by Mr Hogg, was carried: "That the attention of 1 the Minister for Education should be -entiled to the fact that many of our country schools are suffering owing to the difficulty experienced ini obtaining efficient or experienced teachers, «nd that he should bo urged to take -V- the necessary ateps to have the prej sent scale of stastt' and salaries reviewed by Parliament." When Blithers' "nipper" got the croup, . And almost lost its breath, *The neighbours shook their wise old heads— They all predicted death. But just a few days after thia They marvelled much, I'm, sure, At seeing the. "kid" quite well and strong—'Twas Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. * No need to worry over those Cus- ■ tarns entries until your braiiw are - fogged. Paste th'em along to Messrs ~ ST. J. Qurtis and C,0.», Ltd.—they a,re v experts at the parte. Thcre'« no v * jtime; to he lost, (and- time is raonsy $o you) when your entries are passled by Messrs J. J. Curtis and Oo:, [Ltd., Customhouse Quay, Wellington. JTheir "charges, too, are very moderate.