LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7944, 20 January 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is roportod that blackbirds and thrushes are playing havoo with tho early p«ars in the Masterton orchards. In Mr Davis' garden, Waikciuaiti, an angave (American aloe) over twenty years of age is at present flowering for the first time. Farmers in tbe Timaru district are complaining bitterly of tbe depre datious wrought by small birds among the grain. Tho Rev. R. Wood will conductt service in the Upper Opaki School, aad, Mr R. Aahton in Dreyerton Church, to-morrow, at 3 p.m. Last year there were 3,943 horses in the Masterton County, 28,473 head of cattle (including 3,554 dairy cows), 497,329 bheep and 1,458 pigs. Captain Walker, acting on behalf of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, iuteuds to establish a station at the Cbristchurch International Exhibition. Some plumbers, who were called to rectify a stoppage in a water pipe at a house in Dixon Street, Wellington, discovered a young trout firmly wedged in the pipe. A South Wairarapa farmer, whose potato orops last year were blighted, limed the ground thoroughly, with the result that, this year, his potatoes are quite free from any trace of disease. A municipal bowling green has been established at Waihi. All persons can have the use of the green with bowls and shoes thrown in,for sixneuce for three hours' play. The total acreage under cron in the Masterton County during the 19041905 season was 13,456 aores. Four thousand eight nundred and forty acres were sown down in oats and 5,232 in turnips and rape. According to tbe official retarns just published, there were in the Masterton County, last season, 25,477 aores in sown grasses after being ploughea, 317,316 in sown grasses not previously ploughed, and 670 acres in hay. The following grants were made, last evening, by the Trust Lands Trustees (second half year's grant) —-Masterton School, ,222 10s; St. Patrick's School, £j 4s; Fernridge School, £6 sa, Fernridge School, £2 .2s 6d. "A Beatitude From the Psalms," is the subject of sermon by the Rev. R. Wood, to-morrow morning, in the Masterton Presbyterian Church. In the evening Mr Wood will preach on "Tbe Choice of Ruth." The construction of the waterworks at Rotorua is to be carried out by the Public Works Department, and not by private contraot. These works will involve an expenditure of between £20,000 and £30,000, and will afford employment to a large number of men. Giving evidence in a oase before the Magistrate's Court, yesterday afternoon, the defendant expressed tbe opinion that in business matters Masterton was a very conservative town, and one in which a newcomer had to await his time. Macauley's fabulous New Zealander was to sit' on the broken arches of London Bridge and survey the ruins of St. Paul's. The Ali Blaoks sit on the broken arches of our reputation and survey the ruins of British football.—Evening Standard, London. The latest returns from the Mystery Flat Dredge is 21 ounces for 77 hours' working, and for tbe . Hessey Dredge 19ozs 9dwts. From tne Masterton Dredge 53ozs lOdwta wera obtained for 104 hours' dredging on drift and old-ground, and 140 hours' dredging on new ground. Tbo Commissioner of Crown Lands invite tenders, to close at 10 a.m., on Friday, January 26tb, for grass seeding portions of the Tawahaa Settlement (late Bidwiil's Estate). Particulars and specifications may be seen after Tuesday next, at the Post Offices at Featherston, Carterton and Masterton. Judging from the shipping statistics, the producers of Taranaki are having a suooesf ul season, both in regard to yield and price, says the Taranaki Herald. The fortnightly shipment from New Plymouth by the Corinna on Monday will total 15,000 boxes of butter and 800 orates of cheese—a record Jor the port. Mr Clement L. Wragge, at one time Government astronomer at Queensland, who established a highlevel [meteorological observatory on Mt. * Kosciusk.o in New South Wales, and who was well known in New Zaaland, has uttered the following oracular prophosy : "Another Australian drought will attauu to tho next solar minimum after 1910, as surely as little apples fall in autumn." MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF JUSTICE. I The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDER & SONS' EUCA LYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, before his Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden, K.C.M.fJ., etc. His Honour, when giving udtunent, said with regard to the GENUINE SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, that whenever an article is commended to the public by reason of its good quality, etc., it is not permissable to imitate any of its features. He restrained the imitators perpetually from doing so, and ordered them to pay all costs. We publish this to afford the public an opportunity of protecting themselves, and of securing what is proved beyond all doubt by skilled'witnesses at the Supreme Court of Victoria and by many authorities during the last 30 years to be a preparation of genuine merit, viz., THE GENUINE SANDER & SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

The number of old age pensioners in New South Wales is 22,202. Farm labour is reported to be very scarce in the HawkflVßay and Fort-yMile Bush districts. It is reported that the potato crops in the Bay of Plenty are likely to prove successful. Ragwort is said to be again becoming a\source of great anuoyauaa in the Forty-Mile Bush. It is the intention of the Government to establish a small number of workers' homes in the vicinity of Timaru. The Wanganui Herald makes a vigorous protest against the alleged intention of the Government to move the Momohabi State Farm Nursery to the Levin Experimental Farm. It is estimated that tho funds of tho New Zealand Union will be swelled by at lsast £SOOO as a result of the tour of their representative team through Great Britain. Accordiug to advice received from Melbourne, Mr Dan Fitzgerald, the well-known circus nroprietor, and member of the Arm of Fitzgerald Bros., was seriously ill. and, indeed, hardly likely to recover. A swarm of bees recently settled in a small crevice in a high pressure boiler at Mr Nelson's, at Eketahuna, and made themselves thoroughly at home until moved from their voluntarily seleoted hive. In the 1904-1905 season there were 12,202 acres under crop in the Featherston County, 9,427 acres in the Wairarapa South County, 711 acres ( in the Castlepoint County, 194 aores in the Akitio County, 713 acres in the Eketahuna County, and 222 acres in the Mauriceville County. As showing the inorease in the telephone exchange? in the colony since they were established in 1882, it may be stated that in the latter year there were 116 connections, while in 1905 the number was 13,423. The balance ofr evenue over working expenses in 1905 was £7,959, as against £2OB in 1882. There is a young man in Hastnge, says the Hawke's Bay Herald, who has applied for sections of land at nearly every land ballot held in the North Island during the last two years, without success. He baa ; endeavoured to buy out Government tenants without avail, and he is still waiting for an opoortunity o*. investing his limited capital in a Government leasehold. In this world men frequently gat more attention when dead than when alive. At the meeting of the Christchurch Charitable Aid Board on Wednesday, for instance, the oase of one poor old man was cited. His relatives never gave him as muoh as half a stiok of tobacco, nor even went near him when he was live xn the institution. But as soon as the died, relatives stepped in at once aud gave him a nice, comfortable funeral, to save the family tho disgraoe of a pauper's burial. Among the items to be "rendered at the sacred concert to-morrow evening will be a solo, "To the Angels," by Miss Elkins. Miss Barclay will contribute one of her popular numbers. Mr W. Iggulden will sing "Calvary," and Mr F. Huun "Les Rameaux." Mr Alfred Davidson will play a selection on the mandoline, and Mr G. Hutchison will contribute a trombone solo. The Municipal Band will play the Nelson test selection, and the concert will oonolude with the Halleluiah Chorus. The fortnightly meeting of the Court Loyal Enterprise A.O.F. was held in the Foresters' Hall, last evening, Bro. J. Budd, P. 0.K., presiding. One member was reported as boing on the sick funds. Correspondence was received from various members forwarding contributions. The District Secretary, Wellington, forwarded a supply of almanacs for distribution amongst the members of the Order. Bro. F. Fear was granted leave of absence as Chief Sanger for four weeks, as he had gone into the country. Cash reoeipts for the evening amounted to £l9 16a 9d. Messrs R. Hannah and Co. advertise speoial quotations in further lines of footwear. On aocount of the holiday on Monday, Tuesday evening will be observed as pay day for the Masterton Workers' Friend Building So- $ oiety. Mr W. B. Chennells invites tenders, to close at 5 p.m., on Wednesday next, for the purchase of the standing orop on a portion of the Cook burn Estate. Mr A. NormaD, draper and fancy goods dealers of Queen Street, announces that he purposes disposing of the whole of. his summer stock and will offer exceptional bargains so as to effect a speedy clearance. Mr W. I. Husband, land agent, Pahiatua, advertises particulars of a property of 600 aores (occupation with right of purchase) situated on tne WoodvilJe-Aohanga Road. The property is particularly good grazing oountry, and is considered to be a bargain at the price offered. Messrs Turner aud Turner, who some months ago started hot luncheons at their Tip Top Tea Rooms in Queen Street, have found that their enterprising efforts have been well rewarded. The rooms have been well patronised from the commencement by both town and oountry residents. Everything is run on up-to-date lines, and strict attention is paid to the wants of patrons. The luncheon hours are from 12 o'olook noon till 2 p.m. ANOTHER SUFFERER TELLS HOW RHEUMO CURED HIM. "I have great pleasure in writing to state the cure effected on myself through your Rheumo. I suffered from rheumatism in my shoulders for over six months, and for three weeks most acutely. I was advised to try Rheumo, and did so. The second dose relieved me and one bottle cure 1 me. I have not had a return, and hat is aix months ago.—Yours faithfully F. W. Burgess." Rheumo cures rheumatism, gout, soiatica, lumbago, gravel, and kindred complaints, because it goes straight to the blood and neutralises the uric acid poisoning which is the real cause of the trouble. All chemists and stores sell Rheumo at 2s 6d and 4s Gd a bottle.

The crops around Greytown are in splendid condition, and give promise of good yields. j Tbe hosiptal for consumptives in Wellington will be ready in about five months. A New South Wales trapper waa recently fined £25 for releasing live rabbits whose skiu9 wore valueless. Miss Ussher wi'i take übarge of the Matarawa school after the va cation. Mrs Bland will be temporarily in charge of the Tauberenikau school. At a meetiog of the Carterton Fire Brigade on Wednesday night, Branchman 0. MoKenzie was appointed a delegate to tho Fire Brigades Conference at Nelson, on the 29th inst. Harvesting is now iu full swing in Hawke's Bay, and everything points to a good yield. Favourable weather is being experienced for the harvesting operations. We (Rangitikei Advocate) learn that Mr A. Griffin, of Upper Tutaenui, is credited with having shorn thirty sh9ap in an hour, and an average of twenty-eight sheep per hour for a day's work. The quantity of gas manufactured atjthe Masterton gasworKs during the month of December waa 913,300 cubio feet, being an increase of 141,100 cubic feet over the quantity manufactured in December, 1904. The Borough Council last evening decided to purchase a new watercart. The cart will ba built in Christchurch on the latest lines, and will oosfc £9O. It is expected to arrive in Masterton in "about three weeks 1 time. The Mayor aud Town Clerk were authorised at last evening's special meeting of the Borough Council to visii Wellington next; week to make arrangements to raise tho loan recently sanctioned by the ratepayers. A party of Wellington people who vißited the Picton Sounds during the holidays had a novel and somewhat precarious experience. They started to walk to a given place, and, misled by a persistent guide, found themselves late in the day on the edge of a small river, with the alternative of walkiagtwelve miles round or swimming it, with a mile walk afterwards. And swim it they did. The ohaperon, whose national education had been negleoted, was conveyed across floatiag by a man on each side, and in wet clothes the party cot to their destination. ~V The Speotator gives an exceedingly apt story apropos of the destruction of the Unonist Party. "Mr Balfour's main objeot during the last two and a half years has been to keen the party togetner. To this he has sacrificed everything, including the party itself. His action, indeed, is like that of the Irish agent in the wellknown story. His employer was very anxious to pres a rve an ancient - castle upon his estate from. destruction. Accordingly, he ordered a wall to be built around it. When next be visited his property he found the greater part of the wall finished, but, unfortunately, the aeent had pulled down aud entirely destroyed the castle in order to provide stone 3 for the wall that was to safeguard it." A special meeting of the Employers' Association was held last night, and presided over by Mr J. M. Coradine, president. A communication was reoeived from the New Zealand Empoyers' Federation as to whether 'Employers' Associations generally should attend the proposed Conference of Employers and Employees. After some discussion the following resolution was passed:—"That this Asosoiation is still of opinion that the Conference should j be held, and will result in good and that the Employers' Associations should send delegates." The following Holidays Committee was elected for the ensuing year::—The President of the Chamber of Gommeroe, President of the Employers' Association, the representative of the Borough Council and Messrs M. Caselberg. L. J. Hooper, R. J. Young, C. Graham, A. J. Giddings, and A. Henderson. EXPEL THE POrSOS. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will clear and expel every atom of poisonous matter which constipation an d other irregularities have stored up in the bowels. They will accomplish this gently, painlessly, and without griping. For sale by T. G." Mason, Masterton. —abvt. Are you going away for a holiday ? I f so place your luggage in the qare of J. .T. gurtis and Co., Ltd. They will call for it, see that it is safely and carefully conveyed to its destination, and deliver it promptly. Charges are very moderate. Write for, further particulars to J. -T. Curtis and Co.. Ltd., Forwarding, Shipping, and Custom-" House Agents, Wellington.—Advt