LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 21 November 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Bank of New Zealand Bill was read a second time in the Legislative Council yesterday. Several Eketahuna Territorials were fined by Mr L. G. Reid, S.M., this week for failing to attend parade. ' Two gentlemen met in Masterton yesterday who went to school together in Auckland thirty-two years ago, but had not seen each other since. The secretary of the Woodyille Bacon Company informs us that it is not correct that lria company ha? discontinued buying pigs, in consequence of the strike. The waiting attitude of the Auckland Strike Committee is further indicated by a line in an "extra" leaflet published the other night, which Tims: "All you have to do is to stand back till the bosses are counted out. ' The Manawatu Standard of yesterday had the following: An old man, aged about 70 years, whose, name was not ascertainable, was found dead . this morning in bed at Mr Lovelock- s farm, Karore. Deceased had been working as a carpenter, but be - yohd Itbis no particulars were available in town. At the Wanganui show this week, Mr G. E. Allen, of Mastertpn, took first and. second prizes for ram owr eighteen months in the Romney Marsh class. He also took the reiserve championship, and was placed in a number of classes. Mr W. H. Buick, of Masterton, was also placed. Mr W. Howard Booth, of Carterton, ■was awarded one first, a second, and two third prizes in Southdowns. Sir Walter Buchanan took six first prizes in the fat stock section, and Mr H. 1 K. McKenzie a third. A, Palmerston North telegram states that the Hon. B. McNab reported to the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society that during his repent visit to Australia he spent a ' considerable time gathering information relating to the early history of New Zealand; In Sydney he discovered 163 sacks of papers relating to j the Supreme Court work of New ' South Wales from 1788 to *B3O. Amongst the records was found interesting information relating to) New Zealand. -Mr McNab proposes to return to Australia in the autumn to continue his investigations. YOU SHOULD BE DETERMINED in rejecting the worthless and frequently injurious counterfeits wh>li are sometimes pushed for the, sake of greater gain as- "just aa good' as the GENUINE SANDER & SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Be not deceived! SANDER'S EXTRACT is recognised »t the highest medical authorities) as possessing unique, stimulating, healing and antiseptic powers. The preparation of SANDER'S EXTRACT from the pure Belated leaves, and the refinement by special processes give it curative virtues peculiarly its own. Therefore, be not misled! Demand and insist upon the GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT, and you mil derive the benefit that thousands have derived from it before. When ill you should not depress yourself .more by the common, bulky and neauseating eucalyptus oils and socalled extracts. What you want is quality and reliability in small dose; and this you find only in— SANDER'S EXTRACT.

The price of pigs has dropped in the Manawntu district from ssd to 4ld per pound. The Wairarapa Caledonian Pipe Band played a selection of music at the Masterton Technical School last evening. Two sections and two houses within three mimites' -walk of the Eketahuna Post Office were aold at auction yesterday at £lO7. "Tiny Town" attracted large audiences in Masterton yesterday afternoon and evening, and the performances of the midgets were thoroughly appreciated. The last of the Blips that caused trouble on the railway lino between Marton and Taihape has now been cleared away, and the ordinary goods and traffic services have been resumed.

The local agents of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Co. are advised that the s.s. Arawa is expected to arrive in Wellington on Tuesday next <26th inst). . The date of departure of the Corinthio is fixed for about December 20. The date of departure of the 'Arawa is Tincertain.

One of the conditions on which the Alpa&s estate was sold in Masterton yesterday was that the purchasera should keep down all noxious weeds, including rushes and couch grass. Sdme of those present objected to rushes and couch grass being regarded as noxious, and the Deputy-Public Trustee eliminated them from tho conditions of sale. It took Trustee over half an hour to read the conditions at the land sale held in MastertSon yesterday* He told the large audience which v was present that >the (lawyers'had advised him.that this formahty necessary. He hoped, however, that the time would come when they would be able to sell land in the same ample way as they sold ahorse. , *'l am a benefactor to the people of the Wairarapa," said the DeputyPublio Trustee at the land sale in Masterton yesterday, amid laughter. Mr Bonaldson explained that when he offered the Waioaongomai .estate some ye>rs ago .several people predicted that the prices paid would not permit of thV properties being successfully wdrked. He was pleased to eay, however, \that the whole of the purchasers had" handsome profits. The New Zealand Herald recalls the fact that in the snaritime strike of 1890 the Pateena had the unique experience of making the voyage from< Melbourne to liaunceston with a crew consisting of the captain, the chief officer, arid the first and second engineers. She carried four passengers, who assisted in stoking, also several stewards, and she arrived in port without mishap. The chief 'officer on that occasion was Captain Hood, now marine surveyor, of Auckland.

A little boyi attending the District High School met with an accident yesterday afternoon which providentially was not He was riding behind a girl on a bicycle, when bis feet became entangled in the spokes of the wheel, and his leg would probably have been broken bad not a passer-by ran to the rescue. ,As it happened, the leg was severely crushed, but no bones were broken. Mr W,;!! Jackson, headmaster of -the High School, carried the lad to his Hospital, Where he administered ;first aid. . ; At the Blenheim Supreme Court sessions yesterday, Judge Chapman •said the state of the district appear-, ed satisfactory; A rather unusual case was that of a youth who pleaded' guilty to forgery and passing a forgr ed cheque. His parents, opposed probation being granted, and asked for reformative treatment. The prisoner contended that it was his first offence, and that his mother was -under | t a misapprehension as to what reformative treatment meant. The case was deferred for Association. The salvage cargo from the Tyrone was disposed of by auction at Dunedin last week. Practically the whole of the cargo of whisky was recovered from the wreck. V It comprised 1892 casks and 98 quarter casks and octaves of many different 'brands, divided into 25 trade lots, prices ranging (for case lots) from 13s up to as high as 18s 6d. The general goods were made up into 132 lots, and consisted of an extensive variety of goods, including hardware :of all descriptions, paint, white and red lead, sheep dip, and a quantity .of groceries. Before commencing the sale the auctioneer drew the 'attention of prospective buyers to the fact that .the duty on all the goods j to ibe assessed, by the pustoms officer, j was 1 payable by purchasers. He said it was a trade sale, and if any of them j were expecting to get a case of whisky "on the cheap" they would be disappointed. (Laughter.) The Otago Daily Times says very satisfactory prices were realised for the whisky lots, which were all taken up by the representatives of wholesale houses and hotel-keepers." There was keen competition for the general goods, which, in one or two oases, realised very much more than their market value. sale generally proceeded prosaically enough, but was not without humorous and exciting incidents. The auctioneer came to a lot comprising a 400-gallon tank of biscuits. "They might be bad or they might be good," he said. "Someone might make a haul out of it, but I warn you, it is like backing a horse in the Melbourne Chip."* .(Laughter.) The lot was disposed of for £7 10s, and the purchaser had such faith in the bargain that he bought another tank at the same price. All the goods were sold. •

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I Potato crops in the Warerley dw» f trict are reported to be suffering from. the ravages of blight.; Spurious coins, mainly half-sove-reigns, are at present in circulation in various towns in the Do-ninion. Complaints are numerous regarding the state of some parts of the Mas-terton-Carterton road. It would seem that the new metal placed on the thoroughfare badly needs rolling. By the last English mail, threo Pitman shorthand certificates wer©> received for pupils of St. Brido'i* Convent, Masterton. Second grade certificates were secured by Margaret Byrne and Mary Bourke and ft third grade certificate by Molly Bunny.

At the Supreme Court at Blenheim, William Mcßeth Miller, charged witb stealing gas to the value of £lO2, extending over a period of three years, was sentenced to two months* hard labour. During a demonstration in the jury room, the acetylene) gas generated in a bicycle lamp in a cooking stove exploded, but nobody was hurt, In the* House of Representatives, yesterday, the Hod. W. Eraser stated that the Tenders Board had ire* commended the acceptance of a tender for the new Parliament Building*. The niatter was hung up, however, pending a report.of experts as to tho stone to be used for the front of tfaa building. He hoped to have a report in a day or two. A rather interesting episode «d» curred in awarding the championships for the-best dairy cow in milk on tho ground at the Wanganni ehow. Points were exactly even between. Mr Donald's Holatein-Friesjan and Mr H. McDonald's Ayrshire. Th 6 \faftpm were'Mr Coleman Phillips, «f rapa, and Mr H. H. 'Olsen, plf flw*- • naki (the respective judges of >tfcsi* owu classes). The points foefng *» equal, each judge naturally stuck to> his own breed, and being unable, to agree, they referred the matter to Mr C. Ckralter, of Blenheim (the Jersey jradge), who gave the coveted honour to the Hplstein-Friesian.—-Cflironicle.

The following from a Palmerstoß paper will be read with interest by the Boy Scouts who do "not'' exist la Masterton: In' connection with tho Boy Scouts camp to be held at Ufa* pier, towards the end of the year; the local/district coanmander has *»• ceived word that it will he situated: as close as possible to>.Nelson P*rk» where the carnival is being held at xute . same time, and on the banks of the* Tutaekuri river. IH is expected that Boy Scouts from Gisborne, Waiioo, Hastings, Havelock North,- Dannievirke, Masterton aind Feathertto*, besides Manawatu and other districts, will be; in attendance. A good camp programme is being arrangedj and the> local scouts are displaying cona*!©** able enthusiasm in the matter.

A London The long negations with the. "W«t« minster "'Wty^^bdi^^ l **^^^').' s ™ l site which it"; i**B' : for the New Zealand office ici ty&faib nave been successfully completed, and the deeds have been signed whichl convey to the New Zealand Govern ment INoi. 418, 41% and 41$ Stegad, next to the Adelphi Theatre. Thett» are a number of tenants in the bmMings, and each wify have to receive eix months' notice to (quit, thenotic* dating from the March; quar%; &» that New Zealand will not have jfiul possession of the buildings until a s year hence. New Zealand's new at* ';, ficeswill be wfUiin hail of the original office of the 1 New Zealand # 06*-. > panyin Adam Street, Adelphi. j ' Advertiser has a vacancy for;g!e*K tleman boarder or two to shareVrbbni in private house. . Messrs Allan and removed to "Mr James Elliott's »ew ibnildings on lihe opposite side of Queen Street. Cble's Drapery Coy.- (next Dalgeiy's, Queen Street), announce that to-mdrrotar is the last day of their "great flood sale." In order to make the last day a memorable one, the firm are showing a special window of goods which are all to go.at 4jd., Attention as drawn to the firm's "scatters' on page 1 of this issue. Eight in quality, right in price, are all our goods'. So why think twice about being one of the crowd of eager .buyers who are going to attend our eclipse all sale which commences in ; our showroom on Saturday, November 22nd, and finishes Saturday, Nov. vember 29th. At this sale-will be" submitted bargains of »uch a high; degree of value and at so email a cost' that we are bound to be ruS-hed; ; See ; bur, ; No. 1 : window-v,for; values/ [ ■:■■;■;■"'■;-.■:■-,

"FOR WANT OF A N{IT THE WHEEt CAME Of F!''

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