LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The "Tiny Town" midget organisation will visit Masterton shortly! The | great cinematograph production' "The Miracle" will also, be shown here at ah early date. A little son. of Mr Ingley, of Kelvin Grove, near Palmerston North, had an eye.pierced by chaldron playing at "bows, and arrows," and will, probably lose the sight of an eye. Poultry is in demand on the Main Trunk line. At a sale at Matapuna the other day White Leghorns brought 5s 6d each. ' Brown Leghorns sold as high as 4s 6d each, and barn-door fowls 2s 6d each. The members of the Excelsior Hockey Club held a successful smoke social in the Foresters' Lodge-room on Tuesday evening. The chair was occupied by Mr A. C. Pragnell, and there was a large attendance of members audi ex-members of the Excelsior Club . Several toasts were honoured, arid a number of musical items were rendered. During the evening, Mr A. C. Williams, on behalf of the Excelsior members, presented the captain, Mr. A. C. Pragnell, with a silver cigarette case. In making the presentation Mr Williams referred to tlie splendid work done by Mr Prng- . noil in the interests of hockey. The recipient suitably acknowledged the presentation.

IP YOU HAVE A Cough, Cold, Nose, Throat, or Lung Trouble. Stomach,, Bowel . or Liver Complaint. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, use SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT: 5 drops in a tablespoon of water. Remember you cannot expect the good effects from any sort of eucalyptus. Sander's Extract cures because it contains ethereal and antiseptic substances not contained in other eucalyptus products. These latter, made by persons ignorant of chemistry, and provided with fancy names and labels by trading concerns who do not know.what they contain, have caused grevious harm, and a death has-resulted from their use . Do not apply an ointment to a sore. It. keeps back ,the secretion. To wounds, bruises., sprains, burns, ulcers, eczema, and other skin troubles, apply Sander's Extract; 15 drops, in a tablespobnful of olive oil. The effect will surprise.you. Sander's Extract cures because it jis freed from the irritating constituents contained in other eucalyptus preparations. It *"vil« other* irritate. Insist upon the Genuine Sander's.

Rates amounting to £1675 14s 9d have been received by the Masterton County Council during the past month. "" The County Council ranger seized thirty-nine head of cattle, thirty horses, and two sheep on the County roads during last month. Two amounts of "conscience money" were received by the Treasury last month both on behalf of the Railway Department, being in lots of £2 and 5s respectively. There is a great scarcity of boy labour all over the Dominion. In one issue of the "Christchurch Press" no fewer than fifteen boys were wanted in Christchurch alone. During the hearing of an affiliation case at the Invercargill Police Court a young woman aged twenty-three stated that she was the mother of three illegitimate children. The Chief Postmaster stated at Pongaroa last week that tenders were to be called for an alternate tri-weekly mail service between Pahiatua and Pongaroa and Eketahuna and Pongaroa. The All Blacks will meet Starford University to-day in the fourth match of l the Californian tour The New Zealanders have already totted up eighty points against their opponents' nil. Four male and three female members of the Masterton branch of the St. John Ambulance Brigade will Fe .in attendance at the Opaki races tomorrow. A special ambulance tent, has been arranged on the, course., The Masterton County Council decided yesterday, on the motion of Cr. Patchett to call'for tenders for the erection of the first bridge on the Hutewai road, provided that everything is in order. At the- meeting of the Masterton County Council yesterday, it was decided, on the motion of Cr. Patchett, that finger-posts be erected where required in the County. Cr. Patchett stated that there were,a number of roads in the Alfredton district that needed finger-posts.

The tender or Mr Martin Kerins, at £9B 10s, was yesterday provisionally accepted by the Masterton County Council for forty chains of metalling on the Paulsen's road. One tender was received for widening and metalling the Blairlogie road, but it was declined, as it was considered too high. The clerk to the Masterten 'County Council stated yesterday, in answer, to Cr. Cross, that the engineers motor-car had now been given twelvemonths' trial. It had been licensed on September 28th, 1912. 'Cr. Cross intimated his intention of giving notice of motion- on the subject for the next meeting of the Council. Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M., who held an inquiry in Ma-sterton last week;, has decided upon the evidence placed before him that Mr B; Douglas is k fit and proper person to hold a publican's license, and has issued a. certificate of. fitness accordingly. Mr Douglas! is applying for the license of' the Masonic Hotel at Palmerston North. ■ >'.' '' : ; .'.

A further extension of a-month has been granted to the sub-committee set up by the Masterton County Counicl to report upon the desirability, of procuring, a stone-crushing plant .'"Or'.'- Beetham stated at yes- | terday's meeting of the Council that the committee had secured a lot of information, but it had not yet been able to arrive at a decision. The Masterton County Council has received advice from the Advances to Settlers' Board', provisionally approving of loans of £3OO for the Wainuiomapu road, £3OO for the Glendonald Waii;ere road, and £I6OO for .the Al-fredton-Weber road .- As the raising of these loans is contingent, upon Government grants appearing upon tthe Estimates, the Council yesterday decided to defer action for a month. "Pahiatua-still has license; Eketahuna hasn't," was a cuft remark passed near the conclusion, of the meeting of Pongaroa residents on Friday evening when the merits of Pahiatua and Eketahuna were being dis-, cussed as to which was the better town for the Pongaroa mail terminus; "The postscript seems the most important of all," jokingly rejoined the Chief Postmaster (Mr A. P. Dryden\ a remark which caused -considerable! laughter.'

\ Some- time: ; ago the Mastertoh County Council purchased a road gra_ der, atva cost of £74 ss, for use in the Alfredton and Upper Taueru Ridings. It was understood that the cost would be borne by the two ridings. Cr. Patchett mentioned at yesterday's meting of the Council that the cost of the grader, which had not proved satisfactory, had.fallen upon the Alfredton Riding. Ho thought that accounts should be squared, and that the Upper Taueru Riding shoulcl bear its cost of the burden.' The matter was refer red to the Finance Committee. At a meeting of the Board of Man-, agounent 0 f je Y.M.CiA., held in Mastertbn on Monday evening, it was decided, on the motion of Mr C. E. Daniell, "That the Y.M.O.A. having failed to satisfactorily command the support of those for whom it was primarily organised in Masterton, it is desirable to close the institution' and wind up affairs." An amendment, by Mr R. Sutherland, "That it be a recommendation to the members of the Association to sell the Gymnasium, pay off the overdraft, and continue the work," failed to find a seconder. A special meeting of members and of subscribers to the Association will be held on October 23rd, to consider the position.

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The Wellington Freezing Workers*' Union at Petone, has donated £1(1 towards the Dublin Strike Belief Fund. Mr H. D. S. Riddifmd, a vice-pres« ident, has donated £'2 to the funds of the Liberal-Grey town United Foot* ball Club. Messrs Attwood Bros., Carterton, have presented a handsome silver cujj for competition at the Wairarapa P* and A. Society's show this month. The Merrie-England gelding, Mer-i rie Land, will be offered for sale by| auction at the Opaki races to-moM row. Mr F. Elvans will be the aw* tioneer. A safe on the premises of Mr Peteij Stronbei'g, second-hand dealer., Aucki land, was dynamited on Sunday, and) £6 10s in cash, and .jewellery valued j at £2OO stolen. A girl named Newdick, aged thve<3 years, set fire to scrub on the road* side at Pakoranga yesterday. Hen clothing caught fire, and she was bad«* ly burnt, dying a few hours later. Letters from Mi: J.F. Heckler and! other settlers were read at the meet* ing of the County Council, yesterday, complaining of the increase in County rates. One ratepayer,, whose rates hjid been Increased by £2, asserted that the demand was an on eominon decency." Members of the local branch i of, the St. John Ambulance Brigade toeM a successful practise last evening* in view of the forthcoming competitions at Wellington. The class acquitted! itself remarkably well, and indica* tions point to those members going to Wellington doing good work., *"■ At, Hastings yesterday, Karl Bit/., aged fifty-four,.a single man, employ-* ed at Horton's nurseries, attempted suicide by drinking an irritant poison* He was found in ,a wbare in tho mornihg ,in ;,a critical condition audi removed to the hospital . A note left by the man showed that the act wa» premeditated. The Masterton County Council has ■ instructed its clerk to write to the Castlepoint County Council, express-* ing regret that circumstances pre-» fented -the holding of a conference* between representatives of the; two>Councils on the Bth- inst., and sug-« gesting that another date be fixedl which would be convenient for all parties. '

A start was made'this week with! the preparation of the polo grounds) atvMessrs Percy Bros., Te Ore Ore, for the Wairarapa Polb Ciub y ,Sj)len-«; didprogress was and ilie , hers generaUy."a'r6 o| grounds will be anvnig :the; ; finMtr.in.. New Zealand. The opening date; Sat» urday, November 29th,\is being look-* ed forward to with great interest. A rChristchurch telegram states that the resignation of the Rev; P« Mason,. pastor of the -Linwood Bap* tist Church, is alleged to be due toy resentment of anti-militarist members •of the! congregation over' his;,;refusat to support their Mr Mas* on has declined to make a statement, but enquiries from, other sources elicited the: fact that, his position bad' been made very uncomfortable by. thai introduction of the defence controver* sy with church affairs. The difficulty of procuring satisfac* tory road metal appears to have 5 been overcome by. the Akitio County Council, which'has discovered a qtiarry on Karaka Hill. There is said, to bo sufficient metal in this quarry to met* al the whole of the roads nr the dis-%-trjcfc The Mastetron County Council decided yesterday, on the motion o£ Cr. Patchett, to aßk the Coun*. ty Council on what terms'it will supply metal and a stone-crusher to this. Council. At a recent meeting of the Featherston County Council, f( the overseer ''drew attention to the .experienced through swaggers breaking into men's, whares in the out'-districtsr This gave rise to a discussion as to the employing of married men v single men for the County's permanent, workmen, and it was agreed that/fibe above troubles, as well as the con-{ tinual change of meiv, would not be overcome until the County employedmarried men, and supplied them.with; . suitable cottages. An unfortunate accident to "hia foot, while working at a local saw-? mill, will prevent the er J. Scorrar, from boxing at- tomorrow's "tournament. Efforts havebeen made to find an-opponent for Collerton, but' without success. Ah very excellent four-round bout has, however, been substituted between Olliver, bantam champion of Tara« naki, and H. Prechner, ex-bantam* champion of South Africa. Both ladaare in first-class condition, and $ very pretty contest should result. A nasty accident occurred to Mr A. B. Wood, of Masterton, on Mondayevening. He was riding to his house 1 at the Upper Plain on his motor cycle, and, when opposite the house of Mr J. lorns, he came into collision with a terrier dog, and was thrown; on to his shoulder and arm. He wasl taken into Mr lorns' house and Dr. Prior was" summoned. His /injuries were dressed, and yesterday morning , Mr Wood was removed to the Masterton Hospital. An examination of his arm by'the X-Rays revealed: the fact that he had sustained a fracture near the elbow. It is hoped that he will be able to get about in the course of a few days. A meeting of the Masterton Workers Mutual Benefit Building Seciety was held on Tuesday evening, there being present Messrs R. Krahageri (in the chair), J. W. Gordon, A. K. Johnson, A. Gardner, A. Cambourne, G. Hyde, T. S. Cresswell, and J. P. Prentice. The treasurer reported a cerdit balance of £lO4 4s 7d. It was decided to increase the secre--tary's salary in accordance with re-' commendations made at the annual meeting. In reference to the formation of a new society, the secretary was instructed to write to Wellington, Auckland, Gisborne and other, kindred societies, and make inquiries as to the method and forniation of different groups, and as to' whether the business is conducted by one set of directors or separate boards, and when the information is received the chairman to call a special meeting of directors to draw np a prospectus to be submitted to the public. '

No need to worry over those Oni* toms entries until your' brain* are fogged. Pass them along to Measra J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd.—they are experts at the game. , There's no time, to be loßt (and time is -money to you) when your entries are passed by Messrs J. J. Curtis and Oo. a Ltd., Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Their charges, top, we very mode* rate.*

The Waikato Winter Show Association waa charged yesterday with a breach of the Gaming Act in raffling a motor car in connection, with the recent show, by which they made a profit of £I4OO. The association relied upon the word "specimen' in v • clause 43 of the Act as justification I for the raffle. The Magistrate, however, held that a motor car was not a bona fide "specimen" of agriculture, horticulture, or poultry. A fine of £5 Is was imposed, with costs £2 Is. The members of the Municipal and Citizens' Band turned up in force laet evening to meet a committee set op by the Borough Council. The Mayor, who presided, made it quite clear that he was in no way hostile U the bands, and showed that while he did not think it advisable, or good business, to advise the council to subsidise the two bands, he was still of opinion, if the bands would amalgamate, they could produce a band of instrumentalists of which the citizens of Masterton would be proud, and he would use his best endeavour i to get the council to grant them as big a subsidy as he possibly could. If was finally resolved that the two ■ bands meet on Friday night next, with the ooject of paying the, way for amalgamation, and later on to ask His Worship to convene another meeting when the financial side of "" the matter could be thoroughly gone into.

Furnished house is required by .:■■ married couple. ' Matrimonial notice appears in the - Wanted Columns. * Girl for housework is required by Mrs A. J. Giddings, Renall-street. ■ A bay gelding, with cover on, lost from Lansdowne, is advertised for. 'Bodice and skirt hands are required at once by the W.F.C.A., Indole's Drapery Company (next JMessrs Daigety and Co.), Queen St., advertise particulars of their bargain lines in the Wanted Columns of this morning's issue. - ' The friends of Mr and Mrs J. Ac- \ 'kerman are invited to attend the funeral of their late son, which will leave the residence, Lansdowne, to~day at 1.30 p.m. for the Masterton Cemetery. The annual meeting of the Masterr ton Competitions Society will be held "on, October 29th. Nominations for election' of offipers for the ensuing *•', year' close with the secretary (Mr J. *' J. \ KelEner) to-day, Wednesday. ■ New 1 tea-rooms will be opened in ..Masterton in the course of a few days by Mr R. W. Ferris, of this '. town. Spacious premises have been ; secured in Pragnell's Buildings, op- , posite Knox Church, Queen-street, ' and the contractors are now busily v engaged in fitting the rooms up on f the mogt up-to-date and modern lines. • The new proprietor hag had considerable experience at this class of business, and patrons are assured of receiving fhe nest possible attention. : " The opening date will be announced later. j * , Messrs J. L. Murray, ltd., have just received direct from their Home . buyers a large shipment of motor , goods. These include motor cycle •coats, leggings and trousers in linen, i crash and summer weights in wateri proof and dustproof cloths. Car . coats are to be had in linen, crash, „.. repp cloth and silk burberry. Spec- : ial attention is drawn to motor dust rugs. Tfo car owner should be without one of these usual rugs. Inspect the special lines,' offering for * race' week. You can secure a full size motor dust rug for 3s lid. PILES RAPIDLY CURED. "Recently I sufterea very badly indeed with Piles, and could get no relief until I was recommended by the lady who was nursing me to give Rexona a trial," writes Mrs E. McDonnell, Nelson-street, Wallsend, N.S.W. "She brought me a box and I used it, with the best possible re- •■' suits. The first application gave me relief, and I am thankful to say that the Pilfts are entirely cured a4id have act returned. Rexona is a wonderfolly effective Ointment, and I should advise anyone suffering as I did to , give it an immediate trial." Price 1« 6d and 3s. Obtainable everywhere.*