LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 15 September 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The southern tour of the Wairarapa Rugby team cost the union £l9B 18s. Otago defeated Southland on Sat-urday-in the inter-provincial Association football match by six goals to nil. ■.■:-.•. A football match will he played on the old showgrounds next Saturday between Petone juniors and Red Star juniors. It is expected that Canterbury, Otago and Southland Rugby representatives will visit the Wairarapa next season. The annual seven-awside football tournament of the Wairarapa Friendly Societies will,take place at Mas-' terton on October 4th. Xand in the Taranaki province does not appear to decrease in value, £BO per aore being -the purchase price of a farm sold near Hawera the other day. ? It is reported that Messrs Loughnan and Barder, of Palmerston North, have purchased 6000 acres of the Mokau estate, adjoining Aria, at £4 per acre. At a conference held in Christchurch of travellers and warehousemen's clubs, it was practically decided to form, a New Zealand federation of these institutions. * . The United Football Club have-in-vited the Wanganui representatives, who play Wairarapa on Thursday, to be the guests of the club at its annual dance on the same evening. During August 2747 persons arrived in New Zealand from oversea, compared with 2436 in, August, 1912. The departures totalled 1883; as against 2470 in Axigust last year. A full dress rehearsal of "The Geisha" is being held in the Town Hall to-night at 7.30;■•' o'clock. The' orchestra are asked to.be in their place' at 7.20. The public will not be admitted to the hall during; the re-' hearsal. : .".' ".' ! * r '^;; .: During tbd' stonewail in the House of Representatives on 'Saturday, : MrS J."A. Hanan urged that popular lectures should be delivered "on, the .detriment to health occasioned by overindulgence in tobacco and spirituous liquor, and by riotous living. The Rev. Mac Donald. Aspland, .of i Wellington, conducted anniversary services in, the Congregational Church at Masterton' yesterday. Solos, anthems, and special music was rendered by the choir and an.- orchestra. The congregations were large, both morning and evening. Mr T. M. Wilford, in the course of a debate in the House on Saturday on the mental hospitals of the Dominion, said he could congratulate Dr Beatty on the accommodation provided, at Avondale for pigs, but he was sorry he could not congratulate him on. the accommodation for patients. The Masterton Theatrical Society has everything in readiness for "The Geisha" season, which opens..in: the Town Hall to-morrow night at 7.45 o'clock. Everything possible that will add to the improvement of the production is being done, and, needless to say, this has given the members much, heart. Given good weather, the society should be rewarded with "bumper" houses. IT IS THE FESOLVE to obtain the GENUINE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT which will procure for you a remedy of sterling value and will protect you r rom having your health injured by one of the manj crude oils and so-called "Extracts," which are passed off by unscrupulous dealers as ''just as good," ai»d which are according to authentic medical testimony very depressing to the heart. The GENUINE SANDER'S EXTRACT is abso--tely non-injurious and brings instantaneous relief in headaches, fever, colds, bronchial and gastric affections, and its. great antiseptic powers protect from future infection. Wounds, .ulcers, vburng, sprains are- healed without inflammation. SANDER'S EXTRACT is endorsed by the highest medical authorities, and is unique in its effect; purity, reliability, and safety are its distinguishing qualities. Therefore, get bhe GENUINE SANDERS EXTRACT --in'ilst '!f yws hiYQ tfwbut get H

I The latest- return from the Worki sop dredge is HOozg 12dwts for 128 i hours' work. Adjutant Macauley, of "Wellington, ' conducted the services at the Salya- ' tion Army hall in Masterton on Sunday. Mr J. C. Boddington reports that there were 8i degrees of frost registered at the Upper Plain on Saturday morning. It is stated that one firm has lately bought the outputs of eight cheese i factories in the Forty-mile Bush dis- ' trict, aggregating 1000 tons. The Masterton A. and P. Association has decided to affiliate with the Clydesdale Horse Society of NewTtealand, the headquarters of which are . in Dunedin. ' Among the townships on the Main \ Trunk line that are forging ahead is \ Taumarunui. The place has a healthy appearance, and should have a [ good future before it. t Pocket-picking is reported to be . rampant in Wellington just now. A • gang of professional thieves attends . auction sake, athletic gatherings, and ;.' other plates where people congregate, ■ P and generally succeed in making a > haul. ♦ ' A young man who had divested * himself of his clothing, and was performing various exercises, created a }■ commotion in one of the hack streets: 1 of Masterton on 'Saturday, night. The police apprehended him, and he will be charged tMs morning, with having \ been dnrak and disorderly. . MV McGregor JB&ted-atthe meeting of the Masterwn ;-■£,.? *nd~P. t Association Saturday last J there wa» t pomtmeni' of the Bbarfr of AgricuP . ture. He stated thai t now made to the Minister were tteferj red, pending the; appointment of the t Board* ' ~*..."." \,V. .;'v,' ; : V ; 'V'; i Speaking at the meeting; of; the-, t A; '* .'' Saturday Jas&Mr: DV Mc&regoi *tafe i ed that Mr Hall, ofAuckland, had- 4 7 done a very great deal for* the fart mere of the Dominion. He expressed J the opinion that Mr Hall should be - one of the Government jrepresenta> r tives on the Board of Agriculture. 1 ' Owing to the prevalence of small--1 pox in the North Island of the Do--7 minion, a proclamation has been is--5 sued' by the Quarantine Department " of the Commonwealth of Australia, j prohibiting the admission to the Commonwealth of pArsels containing sec-ond-hand clothing. Such parcels are' therefore to be refused pending further advice 1 .. Inquiries are being made by the police as to the whereabouts of a youth named Patrick. Lee,, who left his home on Wednesday evening last, 1 and has not since been heard of. The- ' lad had been working until recently - on Annedale station, and is sixteen; ' years of age. He is dressed in a 3 brown coat, with riding, knickers,., a. green cap, and blue stockings.- His i mother is very anxious concerning; p- him, and would be glad of information r as- to. his whereabouts*.* At the annual meeting of the mem- , bers. of the Congregational. Church, - held in Masterton last" f week,, the \ treasurer (Mr John Hunter.)-, in his balance-sheet, reported a credit' balj ance on current aoedunts of £22, and an excess of assets over liabilities of „. £I2OO 7s Id. During the year an ad-- ' dition. had been made to the church buildings of a large social hall, of the * value of £150.: The annual' report p of the, secretary (Mr A. Hendry) ■ showed 1 an equally encouraging state f of affairs with regard to the other branches of the church's work. The - annual public meeting will be Held' in > the church to-morrow night. » The Rev. A. T. Thompson, B.A. 8.D.. commenced a series of addresses at Knox Church, Masterton; last evening, on the subject of "The Sabbath." During'the the rev. gentleman will deal with the origin' 1 of the day; the idea of the, day, the oelebration of the-day; the concep- ■ tions and misconceptions of the day i as shown in the later history of the > Jewish people. This will be followed • by the attitude of Jesus to the day, the origin and growth of the Lord's . Day from earliest times in the CKrisfc ian church down to present, times. THe true function-and purpose of the . day for our times, will be steadily kept in view, throughout the seriej. > The work done at. the recent 4Agri- . cultural Conference was reviewed by I Mr. Duncan McGregor at the meeting »! of. committee of. the Masterton . A. and P. Association oh Saturday . last. McGregor stated that twenty-eight associations 'were f©pre-' seated at the.; conference, . tpgether \ with, officers;,ofthe Agricultural Department. There were no representatives of. educational institutions present. The Prime Minister had made a very interesting opening address, in. which he indicated that a Board of Agriculture would, be established. It had been decided to form a Chamber of Agriculture* to represent the whole of. the farming, interests of the Dominion, on the lines indicated by Lord Islington.. It was proposed that the Council of the , Chamber meet at the Christchurch and. Palmerston North shows.. Another matter of importance dealt . with was that of agricultural! education;. The question of rural homes for workers had- been discussed;, and a subcommittee was set up*., with power td act. Among other matters dealt with was that of noxious weeds. It had been suggested l that the Dominion be classified in the administrar tion of the Noxious Weeds Act. T Interesting papers had been read on the questions of purity of seeds, .disease in cattle, weed control,' etc. Mr McGregor ventured the opinion that the discussions at the conference were of great value to the agricultural community; A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr McGTre•gor for his address. THE FAMOUS STEINWAY. Mr Leonard Borwick. the distinguished pianist who recently toured the Dominion, in a letter to Messrs Steinway and Sons ,says: "I know of no pianoforte in the world to com- i pare with your own make m what are the essential qualities of the instrument—beauty of tone, and evenness and elasticity of touch." Paderewski writes: "Nothing new can he said of the Steinway Pianos, it is true, for they have been justly praised by all the modern masters, and I thoroughly concur in ewy* word that has already been said; All who play Steinway pianos can but thank the manufectu;r«i\" . i Write to-day for particulars of the famous Steinway Pianos". There are easy terms— -it you want them.; Sole Agents: The Dresden Piano Co., Wellington. M. J. Brookes, North Island Manager. Local Representative: H. Inns. Douiell's Bllildinpi Qu*en 1 Street, MwtwtecH

There are at present nineteen pa* * tients receiving treatment k tbt. Masterton Hospital. ,' Settlers on the West Cbaet *f the - South Island have secured big haul* - of seals during the season. One seal* er's cheque for sealskins is said to> -, reach four figures. As a result of the report of a foot- ' .ball match in the Taranaki district, ' a newspaper is being threatened . with Court proceedings, for remarks , made regarding the referee." - , That the winter season is about at an end is evidenced by,the fact that . cricket, and tennis clubs in various , parts of the country are preparing . for tbefbpening of the season. ; v 1 The. Wairarapa Rugby representatives meet Wanganui at Carterton, t on Thursday. These teams' have not ( . met for several years, but on the . form displayed during the present i season, a keenly-contested game may be anticipated. ~ A ( It was stated by Mr D. McGregor . at the meeting of the Masterton A. i and P. Association on Saturday- last [ that it would require the whole of tha ~ revenue of the.; Dominion to enforce,.,■■.,i, the Noxious Weeds Act in its entirety. ■'■■.■• ; ; .>..".: ; - v . ■;.. [ The Northern Mail Btates that the . .labour problem is, an acute one in k the bush wrbrk as elsewhere. ; j, bushmen are hard to get. : The ave* 1 "^ * j rage skilled bu6hmßn, : Ret« £3 a\ week 1 and found, working 58 hours a-wieek, r j.; and paid wet or dry, and; eyeTl' at . this price bush /managers find it 's%s?. '~'Jj, '■:. eali to,sgei: gooiJ.skilled busnmen. : %% ; h a ,:. ■;:Sub-cpnuaitteee, wieire-set np ;meet^g;ol; ? 1 i- -y^e"--tne' i; j, .posed that the schedule &-issued . lier ihi& year than laeti A special 3 meeting, of the committee is to bo '' '-. Jheld ;■ aa. , : 'to deajl-with : ;f^|evis^ % !<^te^;a'i;;cu^ ; '-^' !: . competition, at'.;tne* next, ; sltow'-'for the> ; ; ;. j best Shorthorn, m, calf or califit 3 foot, 'to he won-twice" in succession. >: » or three times at intervals.: Mr .^ Strang has also: donated £lO lOi for ■ ■ . the; horse The association :rwi awarded ;him a hearty vote of thanks ; at its meeting on Saturday. ; . ' ' t There was a crowded attendance at , the MaSterton Town Hall on Saturday ■■£, . evening. The as usual, . had an excellent programme drawa. aT up for the delectation of its patrons. . The star item,; 'fThe Sign of Fow,''i proved tractive number, while the support--8 ing iteme 'were of at high standard, :xU x and combined to ihake a most;enicFVr;-;; b able evening's enWtakment. <JWinjc<| S » to the Towifc Bali; Being otlferwise^Bn-: !'.,,i 9 gaged, there :,will be no pictures to- f r aipj.' ■ '■■■■ ■;;,.;; ;•-■■;; The of Inspiration which has-been conducted by the Val. Trigge, of Melbourne, in the Master-s - ton * great sucoess,/ the meetings jbavinjf : ii been well attended..; -The services,;;; - were''Jbf ; f\ ;ture, the churcltin she af , ;6vening beinj&weli; filled^^ ; -ttpk'i 9 night coneidtoably v" s decision cards liAd been aecepfetf by" * - then, women,, and young people Krho> I Have deddedtb liveaCfiristfan life f Tonight Mi-; Trigge- will' tafcV as; Ma s v '-' "The JudKment; ,, ; v ;) ( i 'At the meeting of the Masterton $ A. and P. Association oh Satuiday

b last, Mr Q. Donald suggested that in. ) some of the classes the prize money 3 'might be substantially reduced. f Other members thought it would be- ' a mistake to reduce the pride-money. 1 Mr J. Morris was of opinion that they might increase the entrance fee in certain, classes. Eventually it was. . decided that it be a recommendation I; to the schedule committees- $5 redw» . the prize-money whore it might beconsidered possible. The president " stated that it had been suggested that i the prize-money in the jumping com- . petitions might with (advantage be , increased. , Messrs iR. Mcßaej McGillicuddy, | and Eippon waited on Mr (i. R. r Sykes, M,P., on Saturday, m oonneei tion witKTjue establishing of irural . homes in Masfcerton. The deputation "urged upon Mr Sykes the necessity i for urging the importance of x the matter upon the Government. Mr Sykes, in reply,'said that he had done his best in the matter* and. was still pressing the claims "of the applicants. At present Mr Lomas, Secretary of Labour, was absent from.' ■- Wellington, and as soon as he re- . turned he (Mr Sykes) would' bring? the matter before him, and ha was < 6uresomething.definite would, be dona ing the matter. Mr Sykes promised" to. attend a meeting in Masterton when he would explain the exact position, after communicating, with Mf Lomas. • A lady's bicycle, guaranteed in good repair, is advertised' for sale. Mr J. B. Keith, land agent, ad-* vertises for sale a~o"-roomed Louse, Lansdowne, and to let a 6-roomed house in Churchrstreet at 13s per) week. Mr V. L. Fairbrother advertises- a' •sale of furniture and effects, at Moness House, Chapel-street, on Wednesday afternoon- Particulars will api pear in to-morrow's issue. Mr W. H. Cruickshank,. land - agent, invites sheep farmers on tha look-out for a profitable investment in sheep country will read the parti-« culars of 1042 acres advertised in thitf issue. Mr H. T.. Wood, chemist and op* tician, m a change advi. elsewhere* has a special word to say to those; suffering from weak and strained eyes. Neglect of -the eyesight will cause serious complications if not at* tended to. in time, and Mr Wood ini vites free consultation. / Mr John Hisk>p, Opt. D., optician] and rejractionist, of Wellington and! Dunedin > who is at present visitjngf Maaterton, has, at the request of nu-i merous patrons, decided to extend his stay in Masterton until noon onj Wednesday next. Mr Hislop. makes no charge for consultation, and ha ! may be interviewed at M* Eton'* rooms, Queen-street. SAVED HUNDREDS OF OHTLJK REN. <( My sons, Charles and John,, are subject to colds," writes Mrs 0. Car* ter, 33 Market Street, South Mel* bourne, Vic. , "Some time hack B would have lost both of them if it hsA not been for the timely advice of Mrs Sno#den, who recommended me to' .j" give them Cough* Rem-* y edy./ I tried it and saw the for the better straight away, - jjno? they were both soon B have feeen the lives children saved by Cough Remedy." ists and fitorekeeu^^^^^