LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 16 September 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The half-yearly circuit sitting of the Supremo Court will open at Masterton on Tuesday next, before Mr Justice Chapman. That the old Rugby game lias not lost its hold on New Zealariders was evidenced on Saturday last at Invercargill, where £2OO was taken at* a Rugby match. The Wairarapa Caledonian Society is considering the advisability of initiating a class for the purpose of teaching bag-pipe playing to members of the society. The second inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Devon opens in the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr Justice Chapman, says a Wellington Press Association message, Very satisfactory nominations have been received by the Masterton Gun Club for the £&5 clay pigeon match, which takes place on Thursday. The' competitors include all the , bestknown shots in the North Island. SAVED HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN. "My eons, Charles and John, are subject to colds," writes Mre C. Carter, 33 Market Street, South Melbourne, Vic. "Some time back I would have lost both of them if it had not been for the timely advice of Mrs Snowden, who recommended me to give them Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy. I tried it and saw the change for the better straight away, and they were" both soon well again. I have seen the lives of hundreds of children saved bv Chamberlain's Cough Remedy." -Sold by all chemists and storekeepers.*

A heavy fall of snow was reported at Makuri on Friday. ' ■There has been a considerable fall of snow in Southland, and lambs are having a hard time. The oil bore has now reached a depiii of 2886 feet. It is passing through. a limestone substance.

Operations ut the Waingawa freezing works will, it is expected, be commenced before the end of next month.

Mr J. C. Boddington reports that there were two degrees of frost registered at the Upper Plain on Sunday night. The. Post Office store at Stony Creek, near Palmerston North, was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday night.

Lambing is now well advanced in the Masterton district. In most cases it has not been quite as regular as last year. Thejocal boxers, BiUington, Cadwallader, Perry and Bcorrar, will be amongst the competitors at the Pahiatua tournament next week. We inadvertently stated that the. number of patients in the Masterton hospital was . nineteen. The. actual number is .thirty-four, of whom four-; JeehVare in the, fever waVd.. ■•- "-.

The Worksop dredge has declared a dividend of 6s per share, payable tomorrow. This means that the company will distribute £IBOO, about £I2OO of which comes to Masterton.

A collision between a lady and gentleman cyclist occurred in;the main thoroughfare of Masterton last evening. : The lady was thrown heavily* but fortunately escaped with «. sbakin 8- ;'

The man who was arrested in Masterton on Saturday on a charge of being drunk-and disorderly, _.was brought before Messrs E. Feist"and J. Wingate, J.'eP., yesterday, and discharged with a-caution. Messrs William Cooper and Nephews, •manufacturers of , Cooper's -sheep dip, have presented, through their agents, Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd., a challenge cup to be competed for at the forthcoming Carterton show., Around Stratford some of the dairy companies are now undertaking to obtain quantities of artificial manures for their suppliers. The manure is supplied at cost price and the farmere are notified when a consignment is to arrive at. the station, and all take immediate ■delivery; /I - Messrs Taylor" and Hodges hive, the eontiact for the extension- 'of the :freezing chambers, al the; Waingawa. works well advanced. Thev have how made a start with the extension of the slaughtering block, for wlucnjhey were also the successful tenderers. The new machinery for the freezing chamber is arriving, and its installation will be proceeded with as soon as "possible. . ■'■■■*'■■■ The Masterton Permanent Investment and Building Society notify that under the rules of the society Messrs A. R. Bunny_ and James Elliott retire from the board qf- directors at the annual meeting on October 6th, but are eligible for re-elec-tion; Nominations of candidates will be received at the society's office, Queen-street, up to 3.30 p.mi on Monday, 22nd inst. . .* ■/. ..'..<•' TVenty-seven head of odttle were' landed from the Devon at Aucklandfor Messrs Ounn and Sinclair, of Palmerston TTorth and Raetihi. They are pedigree Holsteins, selected by Neil Sangster, premier judge and president of* the Holstein -Cattle Breeders' Association of Canada. The cattle are at present in. quarantine, but will be shown at the Palmr erston -North show in November. '

It was recently stated in the Age that a hedgehog had been discovered, on the East. Coast. It is thought that this is one of a number of these spiked little animals that were im- , ported by Dr W. H. Hosking.sonfe tjen or twelve years ago. Dr Hosking informed an Age representative last night that the hedgehog is an insectivorous animal, and a good friend to the farmer and gardener. It should, therefore, be protected as far as possible. Sweqt pea growers will be interested in the following paragraph appealing; in the London Daily Mail; Anew, sort of-isweet pea has aroused the sort of'"excitement produced by the appearance of a ne\v;.pjcima donna <ir dahcer,■ For, the fiiWt'' tame flower true to h%iedity has been raised, and the rage for'"it. is such that the grower cannot spare a single' flowjer for exhibition, so precious is the seed. A number of sweet peas, especially the cream Clara Curtis and all the Foster, group, are apt to produce double flowers, and very splendid they are, but Dobbie'« ''double frilled pink," which looks as if it has wings and standards crimped, does not depend on cultivation .„ It is inherently double, and introduces a new sort of flower.

. Most men in this life are called on to play many parts, but a young man who appeared before Mi- Frazer, S.M., at Auckland recently, was somewhat bewildered when charged that, "being the parent of a girl at the industrial school, he had failed to contribute towards her support." He explained that Jhe was the girl's brother, not her "parent." inspector McUrath threw some light on the position by turning up" the Industrial Schools Act and pointing out a section which stated that for the purposes of the Act the term "parent" applied to and included the father, mother, step-father, step-mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, oi- sister of any child in the care of the State. Therefore by law the young man in the present case was both "parent'.' and brother to the girl mentioned in the information. THE FAMOUS STEINWAY. Mr Leonard Borwiak, the distinguished pianist who recently toured the_ Dominion, in a letter to Messrs Steinway and Sons ,»ays: "I know of no pianoforte in the world to compare with your own make in what are the essential qualities of the in-' strument-^beauty of tone, and evenness, and elasticity of touch." Paderewski .writes: "Nothing new can be said of the Steinway Pianos, -it is true, for. they have been justly praised by all the modern misters, and I thoroughly concur in ev«ry word that has already been said. All who play Steinway pianos can but thank the manufacturer." Write for particulars of the famous Steinway Pianos. There are easy terms—if you want them. Sole Agents: The Dresden Piano Oo.,iSV'ellington. M. J'. Brookes, North Island Manager. Local Representative: TT. Tnn*. Dauiell's Buildings. Queen Street. Masterton.

At a meeting of the finance committee of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society last evening, it was decided: to vote the sum of £25 for the purpose of purchasing articles from. Scotland for sale at the forthcoming: bazaar. Arransjements are well in hand forthe Scotch concert, which takes placein the Masterton Town Hall on Friday, under the auspices of the Waira- . - rapa Caledonian Society. Mr J. B. McKenzie will bathe presiding di- ... rector. A Pabiafria telegram records, the death of John Henry Stevens, a. boardinghouse-keeper at Mangamutu. The deceased, who was aged 65 was found dead at his residence. Heart failure is supposed tohave been the cause of death. In connectioli with the drowning of Mr Arthur Harding at Oruawharo* river, it is a sad coincidence that theformer owner of the estate. Mr T. C. William's son. lost his life ehortlyafter acquiring possession of the property by shooting himself with a rifle whilst in the act of getting through* a wire fence.—Woodville Examiner. A man called at the office of the- . Hamilton 'Registrar.a, few days sgo 'to record the arrival of his .heir. registered, particulars show that the'man's iame.was'Hamilton, that. he was a native of Hamilton, in? Scotland, that he was married at . Hamilton, Victoria, and that the child was born at Hamilton, NewZealand. .ha. the course of his remarks at the* ;_ Spiritualists' Church in Christcihufch; '-. the Mayor, Mr H Holland, said that a large sum of money, some •£21,O00 t » had been given, by the publie to the": Jockey Club at the recent race meetings/and yet to; the speaker's sonal knowledge families were- known ■ to be ep the verge of starvation in Ohristchurch for want of some of themoney which had been given bo lavishly to 'a wealthy body which did: not require it!' ■ ./'- At an adjourned meeting of the- ( Parhell - Committee, \ the chairman .said the committee - hadconsidered the leaflet issued by David Rogers, licensee of the Captain Cook:'"•' Hotel, which had been brought under notice by a number of clergymen. The committee expressed the, opinion that the parody on the Ten Com--' mandments was grossly improper, that such things would have a bad' ■■ influence on, those into whose hands they iell, but they had not power to>< do more than express this opinion". ; The usual of. the: Lpyal r ; was. Bro;\F^'Youle,. /N.Gi, in 'the. mem-• bere were ;initiated ;ihto the order,. F.G. Bro. P. Smith acting as lecture;.,, master. The district officers will. ; visit the lodge on September 23rd.,;' . A report from the Friendly Societies** pouncil was eubmittedj and an inyita-T'. tion was received from the Hibernian . Society for the lodge to be represent--ed at the 26th-anniversary of * the' H.A.C.B.S; to be held 6n the 24th =' inst. .■;•'.'■■ ;i'" - VJ ''' ' A competent carpenter work of any kind.' - Messrs Fly* and Young require hoys ■'".•■'' forxlistributing bqclks,: Appl^cajtaOn_to- r be made at 9 to-day. Mr T. Knight,, land agent, iiketa- ' huna*. advertises particulars of two>| 4 exceptionally' cheap farmsi ofloo *ana?'"' 400 acres on page 8 of this issue. The Shearers' Union will meet in; the Druids 1 Hall, Masterton* oh Bat-i wday next, Sepi. 218*. at 7.30 p:m. , Mr Laracy/ organising = secretary, will' address the meeting. ' $" Messrs McGruer and .Co:, Queen-; street, advertise some special values in ladies' hosiery oh page 2 of tnis " issue. The. consignment, which is a most extensive one, has just arrived per s.s. lonic from, the leading" Ehg» lish manufacturers. Inspection is in* , vited to-day. . " There" is a decided tendency this season for the large "Robespierre" collars on ladies' blouses. These are very effective, especially when worn with the bright colour "artists' bows, which are now so popular. /Messrs Hood Bros., the blouse specialists ofi Queenrstreet, are showing a v large and new assortment of tJßese popular garments, and draw attention to theirj,' advt. inserted in this issue. \ '*' Messrs Hugo'and Shearer are now; the latest novelties incpt-i ton dress fabrics at their . popular;: st<j>re. ;"Jhsvery. day new atti in: s , summer goods pour into their store;', direct from the great English'" ,^a&os; i .Continental manufacturies and fash-i i ion centres. This is one cogent rea-i' son why it is' to your interest tor read their constantly changing ani j riouncements on page 2. . Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., advertise particulars of the unreserved dairy sale to be held at Featherston on Thursday, Sept. 25th, on account of Mrs Marion Ross. The Jisii comprises 22 choice cows in milk, 10, dairy pews, 5 choice 2-year HolsteinAyrshire cross heifers, 6 picked 15* months dairy heifers, etc., and » quantity of farm implements and! household furniture. The sale will take place at 11.30 a.m. .sharp. The pride of other days had fled, Weak was his chest and bowed hi*

head; ,-•; His friends had gone to their las! * home, And he, alas! was left alone. He courted death to end his ills, No longer life could he endure; But now he's happy as can be Taking Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. *