LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 8 October 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Masterton Gun Club will hold the final shoot of the season to-mor-row.

It is estimated that 2000 acres are being added to the fruitgrowing area in and around Nelson this year.

Mr Douglas Goddard, of Featlierston, rode a motor cycle on Saturday last from his home to New Plymouth, a distance of 266 miles.

It was decided at last evening's meeting of the Masterton Borough Council that the Dixon-street baths be opened for the public on Monday next, and the ladies' baths on November Ist. It was also decided to hold a meeting at a later date to decide on the question of fees. The Hon. Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New . Zealand, is exhibiting in Tooley-street seven-ty-six crates of cheese from the Dunedin show. A number of dealers and experts inspected the cheese, and were highly pleased with the flavour and quality. A large number of Featherston and Martinborougli people, who travelled to Lake Ferry on Saturday with the intention of securing a big haul of fish, suffered the disappointment of finding the lake blocked by the heavy seas of Saturday, and came home with empty bags.—Star. Mr H. Daysh has just had installed .at his farm at Dyerville an ingenious labour-saving device in the matter of handling milk. It is called a Zealandia Elevator. The cart is simply backed into the dairy, and the milk is conveyed by the apparatus t-o the empty cans>on the cart, three cans being filled at one tiipe. The following. votes were received by Wa:rarapa libraries last year from the Government subsidy of £4000: Carterton £23 Os 6d; Eketahuna, £7 7s od; Featherston, £23 0s 3d; Greytown, £23 4s 3d; Mangatainoka, £6 16s 6d; Martinborougli, £lO 10s 4d; Masterton, £23 4s. 3d; Nirehha, £6 8s 7d; Paliiatua, £l6 19s, The Wellington newspapers are not strong in rural geography. Every one of them has discovered the existence of a Pongaroa River, while on© refers to the possibility of making shipping via "Akatea" possible. The only Pongaroa river we have heard of is along the unmetalled roads in the middle of winter. The Akitio river is, of course, referred to. At last night's meeting of the Masterton Borough Council it was decided that the rate to be raised on the proposed water loan shall not exceed 5 per centum. Tlie Mayor said it was necessary to fix the rate to comply with the legal requirements. The limit wae 5 per centum, but he hoped that it would not be necessary to impose a rate of this amount.

The Prime Minister ,has written to tli© Hunterville Chamber of Commerce regarding the proposed acquisition of 1600 acres'of land in the Rata district, owned by Mr Pryce Jones, for closer settlement, and stating that he was submitting the communication to the chairman of the Land Purchase Board for attention. He would, he said, advise the chamber of the decision arrived at.

A Maori living not far from Waverley wanted to go to the races at Wanganui recently, hut did not hav-e sufficient funds. However, he got up early in the morning and went out with his net to the river, where he had the . good fortune to get a good catch of wjhitebait. Returning to the station Before the train left for Wanganui he disposed of the fish in one lot for 21s, and was able to proceed in style to the races.—Patoa Press.

; A communication was read at the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council last night from Inspector T. C. Webb, of the Apricultural Department, complaining that noxious woods were growing profusely at the borough refuse depot,, and asking that steps be taken to after the conditions prevailing. It was decided to inform Mr Webb that all refuse removed from the borough was burnt. It was also resolved to set up a committee to frame a bylaw with noxious weeds within the borough. A meeting of the supporters of the Bible-in-Schoots League's platform is to fv. held in Knox Church, Masterton, next Monday night to he addressed* by the Rev. G. S. Cook, of Thorndon. Mr Cook spent ninny years in New South Wales, and has brothers in the teaching profession there. Hence, he is able to speak authoritatively upon the working of the Education Act in that State? Mr Cook is a. capable speaker, and has a pleasing personality, and the audience may expect from him a fair exposition of tho case.

IF 'YOU HAVE A Cough, Gold, Nose, Throat, at Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, use SANDER'S EUCALPYTI EXTRACT; 5 drops ill a tablespoon of waZter. Remember, yon cannot expect the good effects from any sort of eucatpytu9. Sander's Extract cures berauw it oontaina ethereal and antiseptic substances not contained in other eucalyptus promots. 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 erevious harm, and a death has resulted from their use. Do not >oply an ointment to a sore. It keeps back the secretion. To wounds, bruises, sprains, brums ulcers, eczema, and other skin troubles, apply Sander's Extract; 15 drops in a tablespoonfu] of olive oil. The effect will surprise yon. Sander's Extract heala because it is freed from the irrigating constituents contained in other eucalyptus preparations. T« heali wVt. otb<vr« LiiiV " n " r

The Hinakura Defence Rifle Club opened the shooting season on Saturday last. The monthly meeting of the Masterton Trust Lands Trust will be held on Friday evening. The annual meeting of the Masterton Workers' Mutual Benefit Building Society takes place this evening.

The (Jtaraia Co-operative Dairy Co. has despatched two consignments of cheese, of forty cases respectively,' since the opening of the season.

The growth of the Farmers' Union, movement in the Auckland province is forcibly illustrated by the fact that during the last six years the number of branches 1 lias increased from half a dozen to 71.

During the first month of the cooperative egg and poultry movement set going by the Farmers' Union, a total of 7000 dozen eggs passed through the depot in Auckland. The average price realised for both duck and hen eggs was Is o|d. Sydney business men affirm that shop-lifting has increased to such an extraordinary extent that it is a matter for earnest consideration whether prices shall not be increased to honest-paying customers in order to make up for the great losses sustained through thefts.

The Masterton Bowling Club's greens will be opened for the season to-morrow, at 2 p.m., when a number of visitors are expected from the Lower Valley clubs. The visitors will be entertained' by the members of the club, and a band will be in attendance. -

Four tenders have been received by tho Martiilborough -Town Board for the installation of the electric lighting scheme. These are to be considered at a meeting of the board next week. In the meantime they are being perused by the electrical engineer, Mr R. J. Reardon, of Eketahuna.

A freak of nature in the shape of a calf bearing the distinct ear-marks of its mother has been discovered in the Wairarapa. Settlers in the -neighbourhood are speculating upon the possibility of physiological developments by which iambs will be born without tails and with the ear-marks of their parents. The tender of Messrs John Chambers and Sons, Limited, Wellington, has been accepted by the Hawke's Bay Fruit, Produce, and Cool Storage Company, Limited, for the supplying' of the machinery for the company's cool store; which' is to be erected at Hastings. The price is £2156. Messrs Stanley Bros."' tender of £4676 has been accepted for the erection of tho necessary buildings. The monthly meeting- of the W.C.T.U. was held yesterday afternoon in Knox Hall, Masterton: Mrs Devonport (president) presided over a very good attendance. Correspondence was read from Mrs McCombs, ISI. Z. superintendent of domestic science. A donation from Union was made to the organising fund. Arrangements were made for the annual social next montTi. One new member was elected.

A resident of Auckland received a letter from a brother resident in Londonderry, in which the writer said that the talk of civil war ill the North of Ireland was all moonshine. In liis locality the. drilling "spoken of was nowhere to be seen. Home Rule would come and the opposition to it would be of little moment. The opposition in Londonderry to Home Rule is spiritless, and not worth considering. The defi® in the rainfall in the Waikato is creating a serious state of affaiis, especially in regard to tho dairy industry, on which the effects, if rain does not fall in more than average quantity, will be disastrous. The spring opened early, but tlie lack of rain in some parts of the district ha« already been severely felt. The pastures instead of showing a strong spring growth give indications of drying off.—Auckland Herald.

A husband-who applied for a prohibition order against his wife at Palmerston North stated that .she was in the habit of flying round in taxi-cabs to get drink. He had to throw her out of the cowyard because she came home the worse for iiquor. He then , took her and tied her up to the kitchen sofa. On another occasion she took the poker to •I'.ini. She was also in the habit of smashing up the furniture. He was not a total abstainer himself, and hopxl he never would be. (Laughter.) The wife, in evidence, said she took a drop occasionally because she had been used to it. She produced a broken. walking-stick which Ijer husband had broken over her eldest daughter. He also ill-treated the calves, and they could be heard roaring miles away. The order was issued, * '

Many persons now residing in New Zealand will learn with surprise that years ago sentence was passed on throe natives at the Wellington Supreme Court on charges of high trea-

.sThis occurred forty-four y.'.irs :igo. The prisoners, who pleaded s .-p irately, said thnt the crime was •To Kooti's, i:.ot theirs. All 'the .'pri-soners'-.wero coiivic-ti'd, ' after a trial lftsting two days. The Judge passed sentence of death in tho usual form—•via., that they, were to he hanged, dra/n.n, and quartered, but gave them the comforting assurance that they -.WTO only to bo hanged. The presid-i-.ijr Judge was the late Mr Justice Johnson. The sentences were subsequently commuted to life imprison■:ient, nuil ;< couple of months later tli >r e coir, i ;• <1 men, along with a numb r <>f • r M.aori rebels, were interned hi :!:• Dunedin Gaol.

Ever since 1 he world began man has been contriving instruments for the reproduction of fiound. Nature's sweetest mu<i( —the sighing of the wind through reeds, the taughter of a brook, or the, lapping of the waves, these have caused men to stop and ponder. We w 1 the result in -such instrument? a* the violin, the harp, the fhito. Hut most : effective of all. perhaps, is the piano. Imprisoned within its fiur wn11& hide the magic works which breath forth enchanting harmonics. .Tust to run one's fingers along the keys of an instrument such n«. the Broadwood. (the;

Ronisch, the T.inp or' the Steinwav, i« a kuw<mii» rlelissht. The Dresden Piano" Co.. Lid.. Wellington, who are agents for th<«a», and indeed every instrument of high repute, will gladly tell yon about their easy time-pay-ment system, which makes it simple for everyone to possess this kin"- of —t'lf* pi-mo. T rv>l t-r»_ - —T- T .' rev : iell's Buildings, Queen Street.

The erection of the new purifier box at the Masterton gasworks been completed. At the last meeting of the Wairarapa Pastoral and Agricultural Soch , ety twenty-nine new members werd elected.

At last night's meeting of tlio Masterton Borough Council, the gas manager reported that the extension of the gas main in Cornwall-street would be completed this week.

The Masterton Borough Council. has received a politely worded request! from the Wairarapa Automobile Association to have removed the lampposts in the middle of Queen-street* Speaking at a smoke concert at ; Nireaha on Saturday evening, Mr 0* Alberthsen, an ex-sawmiller, said he was convinced that in a very few!' . years building timber would be threa , times the price it is now. At the monthly meeting of th 3 Masterton Borough Council last evening, an application from the Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Club to us& the Park Dvnl for evening meetings and training purposes was granted. Invitations have been extended to; the whole of the clergymen of Masterton to be present at the exhibition of tiie great emotional film "Quo Vadis ?" in the "Towii' Hall oil Thursday evening. A matinee is to be given on Thursday afternoon. The seat presented to the Masterton Borough Council for use in the park by the Melbourne Cricket Club • has been completed, and will be placed in position forthwith. At last, night's meeting of the Borough Council it was resolved to convey the - council's thanks to the South Melbourne Cricket Club.

Tlie manager of the Masterton gasworks, in his monthly report presented at last night's meeting of the Borough Council, stated 'that ' the contract with the Westport Coal Company for tlie supply of coal expired on l#th ir.st. The company had advised that for future contracts a higher price would hare to be paid.

Tlie question of removing the lamppost in front of Messrs Pinhey Bros* stables, Queen-street, came up foil discussion at last night's meeting ofi the Masterton Borough Council. Cr« Temple considered the lamp-post ing question was more of a tonveniencQ than a menace to the community, aa it tended to regulate traffic, whicSi nowadays had a tendency to travel iafl a rapid date. This referred especially" to motor traffic. King, Flan* agan and Wihzenberg endorsed tE& remarks- of "Cr. Temple. Cr. Kemball considered that the; lamp-post was"» distinct menace to public safety. himself had seen niore than one ac«» cident mari-owly averted at this parti of the town, and lie "would move thati the lamp-post be removed, ani

provision made for lighting that parti of the town. Cr. O'Leary seconded the mofion, which was supported! bs the Mayor and Cr. Sellar, who ex« pressed the. opinion. that the lam# could he very well dofae without. Civ Sellar said he was in favour of all lamp-posts in the middle of. the" street being removed. The motion oft Cr. Kemball, On being put to thg meeting, Was lost on the voices.'

Second-hand Argyle and Rover m<J* tor cars are advertised for sale.' : - The Masonic Lodge No. 19 meeta at the Bannister-street rooms tq« night.

Bodice hand and improvers are *©« quired for Messrs Hugo and Shears: er's dressmaking department.

are invited for the erec* tion; of fourteen miles of telephone line between Pahiatua and Pori. New potatoes, the first of the season, are now to be obtained from Mr; F. J. Robbins, fruiterer, Queen St. Notice is elsewhere given that tres-. passers on Mr R: J. Dagg's property, "Fairview,Upper Plain, will be prosecuted.

Messrs Fong Keo and Co., 234, Queen-street (next Queen's Hotel), advertise a laundry price-list on the front page of this issue, to whicli special attention is drawn. An attractive display of smarfi tailored costumes at special prices is Being made at Messrs Hugo and Shearer's to-dav. iThe styles are all the latest cut and include poplins, whipcordis, piguis, and silks. Ladies are invited to visit the popular store te-day and make themselves acquainted with Dame Fashion's latestnotions. ' • ' 1

Mr V. L. Fairbrother inserts ful( particulars of a special house sale oil' account of a gentleman leaving Master ton, at No. 99 Biuinistel'-streefc, on Thursday afternoon, commencing at 1.30 o'clock. Most of the items have had practically no use; in fact, have only just been purchased, but circumstances have arisen and the whole lot are to be sold without reserve. ✓ ' '

Messrs J. L. Murray, Ltd., have just received by post direct; from their Home buyers new lines in men's smart shirts. These include the lat«i est in Jap silk, tussore silk, smart zephyrs, vigellar, and fine silk an<J wool goods. All shirts arc made ta the firm's special order, bodies being extra full in size. A .special range pf size-s enables the firm to fit from stock the smallest of bovs to the largest of men. ' ■ ' I

Messrs C. Smith, Ltd., in a changjS advt. elsewliere draw attention,tor their display of ladies' costumes, onepiece frocks, and ladies' smart blouses, which are just to hand f/oin Homo having been selected by Mr H. Smith, who is in charge of the firm's) London house. This season the very latest fashions are shown in the smartest of millinery, model frocks, arid costumes, new fabrics, fancy neckwear, hosiery gloves, etc. The millinery dept. is now in full swing, and patrons are advised to place their orders early to avoid disappointment.

FARMERS AND DAIRYMEN. "WHENEVER you require anything in the Veterinarv line remember that GORDON. Chemist. Master ton, keeps an up-to-date sunolv of Veterinary Medicines and Reouirements. Every up-to-date Farmer know? it pays liandsomelv to attend to the welfare of the health of hi» stock, and that onlv the most reliable Medicine should be eiven. We* keep ONLY THE BEST of everything. A few of our specialities are: Condition . Powder (2s per oacket) r Veterinary Salve; for soi'e teats, wounds .etc. (Is 6d be'-.large tinVr Cleansing Drench (Is 3d per packet,' 12 packets for Is eacßV Also—Embrocations. Blisters. Plvvsic Balls. Syringes, Milk Tuhes. etc. etc. Postal orders receive Dromnt attention, J. Vi GORDON. Disoenp'-nor Pharmaceutical and Veterinary fhemist '/by. Exafti.), Medic.nl Hall. Mastcrton.