LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 7 October 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There are at present eleven patients in the Solway Home, Masterton.

There are at present eight patients in the Buchanan Home, Greytoivn. At a meeting of the finance committee of the. Wairarapa Hospital'and Charitable <A.id Board yesterday, accounts amounting to £273 3s 4d were --passed for. payment. . , - The- cost of,.maintaining, the in" the Wainuioru riding of the Masterton county has increased £ISOO per year during the last three years. This is said to be due to the heavy motor traffic that has sprung up. The Wairarapa Charitable Aid and Solway Home Committee met yesterday, when accounts amounting to £54 12s 9d were passed for payment, charged as follows: Charitable aid £34 5s 4d, Solway Home £2O 7s sd. The headmaster of the Masterton District High School reported at last night's meeting of the committee, that the attendances for - the past month were as follow: Main school, roll 637, average 602, percentage 95; side school, 175, 154, 88; secondary classes, 58, 55, 95.

'* Th© monthly meeting of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board was held yesterday morning, there being present—Messrs W. Fisher (chairman), j. C. Ewington, W. Moore atid F. W. Kuminer. Accounts totalling £721 19s 6d were passed for payment charged to the following accounts: Masterton hospital £341 6s lid, Grey tow n £250 los 3d, Pahiatua £129 17s 4d. It was decided' to call, for applications for the position of matron at the Mastertoin' hqspijtal.. ; ■ As; thei of~ the several jmerriboi'B of ths WftiiWapa Hospital and .Charitable au. up-to-date X-ray apparatus has been installed in the Masterton hospital. Yesterday afternoon i)rs. Cook, Cowie, Prior, and Hosking gave opening demonstrations, a number of members of the hospital committee being P r es® n J\ Efc* most ild- I to-date, and severe teisf-» 2- •'* oat rajorasful). should w* I-The innovation ' prove of very great value to the The. Otagb DrfilyrTifnes understands that the shareholders of the Bank of New Zealand who have been raising objections to the scheme for the, raising of addition capital for that institution, aS framed by the directions and -.embodied in the Bill--now before Parliament, will not offer any further opposition to " the will be modified in some unessential particulars, but that its main features, having now been accepted by the dissident shareholders, will- not be interfered with.

' According; to a return pre&ented. to Parliament, the quantity "of : liquor imported into Masterton during the past, year totalled 23,943 gallons. Of 'the . thirteen no-license electorates Mastertou 'oh tlie list for the largest importation of liquor during the past year. Invercargill heads tlie list with 95,967 gallons, Mataura second with 45,468 gallons. The. thirteen-electorates collectively imported 337,380 gallons during the year. The return is, of course, quite valueless, for the illicit consumption in "dry" areas is often far greater than the legal consumption. In other words, "droppers" do a better business than the merchants. ''

Owing to the great demand for tickets for the performance of '-A 'Mtdsuhinier Night's Dream,to/be . staged by-the Knox >Mutu»l-Improvfe ■ •iii€ffl*t 'find "BocW; Oljtb' night nertj - the" committee -has decid- : ed to repeat the production on Friday night. Each year the Knox Club hao very successfully staged one . of Shakespeare's plays, and bumper houses have. been , recorded. This year much time has been spent to make the play a success. The cast Of characters includes a number of well*kno\ra. local elocutionists, and J a good evening's entertainment' is assured. Tickets may be procured from members or at Mr J. v. Gordon's Pharmacy, where programmes may be seen. -Tickets m'ay be used fof either Thursday or Friday. The monthly nutting of the Mas* terton District High School CfeWltt't.tee was held last evening thcire being present—Messrs &: Drot\;i (chair-' man)," B. Pragnell, A; L. Falconer, W; Kempi D. Thread well. The hoftdraaster'ii re-;; pOr'fc; wae read and adbtitdd. Accounts."' amounting to £34 45.10 d were passed for payment. . It was decided that the secretary, writo to. the Minister of Education recommending that book-keeping be added to • the syllabus tor primary schools, the subject to be taught in the fifth and sixth ; standards, a,nd that it be a recom- j i mendation to the Minister that uni- j e form books be used in tho schools ' throughout the Dominion. Messrs R. : Brown, W. Chapman and A. L. Falconer were appointed a visiting committee for the ensuing month.

Ever since the world began man has been contriving instruments for the reproduction of *mind. Nature's sweetest music—the sighing of the wind through -reeds, the laughter of a brook, or the la oping of the waves, these have caused men to stop and .ponder. We *ee the result in such instruments as the violin, the harp, the flute. But most effective of all. perhaps, is the piano. Imprisoned within its four walls hide the magic works which breath forth enchanting harmonies. Just to run one's fingers along the kevs of an instrument "Stu'li as the Broadwood. the Ronisch, the Linp or the Steinwny, is a supreme delight. The Dresden •Piano Co.. Ltd., Wellington, who are agents for tliese. and indeed every instrument of high repute, will gladly tell you about their easy time-pav-ment system, which makes it simple for everyone to possess this king of —IJ. In* \ !*anio]rs Buildings, Queen Street.

A case of diphtheria was reported to the local health authorities from Carterton yesterday. The annual meeting of the Masterton Competitions Society will take place on the 29th inst. The North Qtago Times Btates that £3OO has been sent from Oamaru in aid of the Ulster Fund. Several members of the Masterton Polo Club have polo ponies in training for the opening of the season.

Scarlet fever, whieh has been prevalent throughout the Wairarapa during the past few months, has now' eased considerably. Mr J. C. Boddington reports that nine degrees of frost were registered 011 Sunday morning,- and four oegrees yesterday morning. A number of shearers from outside districts have already in Masterton in anticipation of the opening of the shearing season. A party of Mastertonians who visited Hawke's Bay last week report that there is at present a splendid showing of grass in that district. .

It is. stated that sagyort, foxglove pest to. ictiltivated in many. Masterton gardens at the present time.

"I have not seen the hills drier at this period of the year for the last twenty-two years,'' said a Masterton settler to an Age representative yesterday-.

■ It is reported that the Poro Poro and other estates recently acquired in the Masterton district for close' settlement will be thrown open i*>r selection early in the new year. A Grey town nurseryman had' the bad fortune to have a thousand • tomato plants destroyed by the frost experienced last week. Other plants suffered in a less degree. Land has been changing hands in the Rangitikei district at very satisfactory prices,'of : late, and -several improved farms; have been disposed of at prices ranging from £25 to £32 per acre.

A shipment of 53,500 feet of Aus-

tralian hardwood timber, has been received for the Akitio river mouth bridge, and is now almost on the site. The piles for some of the piers of the bridge are already in position. - Thirty men, twenty boys, and oup ladv have so far taken out fiehing licenses. in Masjtertod;' iWjrig,, past few-days Several -good bags i;been. secured, ajid- state- that the trout havenever been in better condition than this season. A Masterton settler has documents in . his possession . which show that the first hotel was opened iff this town on Getsltsr 3rd. 1868. - T+...a»kept by a " a * „«* ■ ~ xuck, and stood on the

site of the present Prince of Walss Hotel';'

The sale ; of Mr J. P. Goodwin ? sheep run, containing 3050 acres, goiher with! hiS ; homestead,which coiitaiiis a further 102 acres, to' Mr J.-A. Groves, Tinui, "was negotiated through the Pahiatua branch-of the Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd.

Competent, cook advertises for si tuation; ,•••••

Two young ladies advertise for si tuations as lady-helps.;>; . -

quires work of any descrjpti'ofl. ißoom, with use of kitchen, is advertised for by young married couple. r -Smart junior for trffice for by i Dalgety .and ...Co., Masterton, The W.C.T.XJ. . will hold their monthly meeting in the KnoX Hall at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The iMasterton • Council Council invite tenders for toad work on the Blairlogie road and Paulsen's- road: ' How to keep the lawn'neat and trim—you'll learn the wrinkle if you read Mi C. E. J&anieTPs advertisement in this fosue. ' The farmer who wants a lease of 150 acres (no goodwill) _at a rental of ! 20s per, acre i& invited to read the advt. of Mr T. Knight,' land agent, Eketahuna, on page 8.

Mr V. L. Fairjbrother, of the P.O. Auction .Mart, has for private sale tliree trap, • thirty c\vf - TjrAke, double-door bri th"e' front ;I p«ge.' |*>A'demonstration of "Eruptite" explosive will bo given by Colonel Loveday, cif WeUinjgtdu,* on; Messi-a Clarke Bros/ farm at Kopuaranga on Thursday next at 9 * The N.Z.-Loan and Mercantile Co., Etd., are the sole agents for "Eruptite."

Ladies will something of special interest in, Means' McGruer - and Co.'s change advt. on page 2 of this, issue, White voile, blouses, white muslin blouses, cotton, crepe and voile blouses, Jap. silk*/blouses are at prices that must appeal to the thrifty buyer." • • Perfect taste, an unusual degree of elegance, exceptional quality and value—these are the distinctive features -of our blouses, a large parcel of which was received by us per parscl post ca Saturdaj. l'leaso. and see befw\W thev all go,. otherwise it.-itß'nfls iliat' .vou will aol see .them at aIK Th«sy are selling guickiy because they are uncommonly daiiity 'and ■,smarten,sua Ny priced several - -notches, higher tfiaii thev are just now. W.F.C.A", tLd.—Advt.

CIUC ACID TROUBLES FLY BEFORE THE MAGIC OF RHEUMO..

! Tis always painful to "watch the sufferings of thuse who are afflicted by Gout, Lumbago, or • Sciatica. !>.;•••« re day and night—a trouble, to themselves and those around them, no rest or peace—the story is the Vamu in almost every case. But ilr>ie is a brighter side oftimes—for many t«ll of how they recovered tlu'ir health and strength through RHfXMO, the world-famed cure for Uric Acid -troubles. Here is a case in point. Mr Geo. Oolledge, of Wellington, writes-: "A few weeks ago I was attacked with Rheumatic Gout: my feet were much swollen and I haa-to keep to my bed.. Hearing of your erne for Gout I Bent for a bottle of RHEUMO, and after taking a few doses the. effect was magical, the severe pain left, and the swelling disappeared. . I was. soon on my feet again and. able to- go to work." Here is but an i>ola]bed instance of RHEDMO'S wonderful curative qunliiies, yetythere are still those who buy useless quack nostrums becau6o they are a little cheaper than. Rhoumo. Don't be misled, RHEUMO is the one and only genuine cure for rheumatic troubles. Of all chemists and stores, 2s 6d and 4s Bd. *

For t«Vo \VfW»* Peppefiniiit Cure. .\evo. fails If 6d, 2s Cd.