LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7950, 27 January 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A lad named Kinseti fell off a load of hay at Konini, a few days ago, and bad both his arms broken.

Great preparations are being made for the Nelson Carnival, and over two or three thousand visitors are expected. As showing what can be done by growing early potatoes a resident of Gisbome cleared, over £SO from a crop of half an acre.

The ordinary meeting of the Committee of the St. Patrick's Day Sports Association will be held in the Technical School building at 8 o'clock this evening. "The Marks of the Lord Jesus" is the subject of sermon by the Rev. R. Wood, in Masterton Presbyterian Church, to-morrow morning. In . the evening Mr Wood will preach on "From Darkness to Light." Oar Eketahuna correspondent writes: —Mr Herbert Murrell, son of Mr R. Murrell, Eketahuna, was, on Thursday, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mangamaire, married to Miss Daysh. The Rev. Kitcat officiated. At Pongaroa, on Wednesday, Mr F. H. Buckingham, of Pongaroa, was married to Miss Mary Ellen Wright, of Akitio. Misses Edith and May Brenton, were the bridesmaids, and Mr W. Wright was the best man. The Riverton Star states that a lady from Otautau district was relieved of her handbag, containing a substantial sum of money, while standing a few minutes before entering a restaurant at the Bluff. The thief apparently cut the handle of the bag. Financial ruin in the Borough of Roslyn is apparently to be staved off to'some extent if a cemetery is obtained for, tbe borough, saya the Otago Daily Times. The Mayor informed a recent meeting that "a number of people dying in the district have to go to Anderson's Bay." A cemetery was a thing that paid. A man named Frederick Oscar ! Jobansen was arrested at Mikimiki, \on Ihursday, by Constable Learmouth, on a charge of wife desertion. He was brought before Mr T. Duncan, J.P., at the Masterton Police Court, yesterday morning, and remanded to appear at WangaI nui on Monday next. In reference to the maiter of com • plimentary tickets for officials of other clubs, the Wairarapa Raoing Club stewards decided at their meeting, on Thursday, that in future a complimentary ticket be sent direct to each member of the Committee of all Raoing Cubs in the Wellington distriat, together with a lady's and a lunch ticket. In teresting experiments in the cold-curing of cheese are being made at the Dalefleld Dairy Factory, and this week a visit of inspection was paid by Jthe yeoretary for Agriculture (Mr J. D. Ritchie), the Acting Dairy Commissioner (Mr D. Cuddie), Mr Singleton, of the grading staff, Mr J. G. Harkness, of the National Dairy Association, and others. Results of the experiment are being carefully watched, and data are to be compiled to enable a deoision to be come to as to whether the process is a paying one or not. MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF JUSTICE. 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.G., etc. His Honour, when giving udement, 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 oosts. 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.

Owing to its superior show effects, the local hall was used for a wed-, ding at Central Otago recently.

There are at present in the colony 498 nurses registered under the Nurses' Kegistration Aot, 1901.

The number of fishing licenses taken out at Dannevirke this season totals 245.

The Premier will visit Auckland for the purpose of welcoming home the New Zealand football team on its arrival there on March sth.

The Government have made a grant of £250 to the Martinborougb School, and a grant of £I3OO to the Pahiatua School.

The funeral of the late Mr Francis George Firman, will take place today, leaving the residence of Mr 55. M. Hoar, Chapel Street, at 2.30 p.m.

Messrs J. J. Mead and F. D. Polling have been nominated for the vacant seat on the Eketahuna Town Board. An election iB to take place on Wednesday next.

The entrance to the Otago Heads has been so improved that the largest steamers trading to New Zealand may shortly be aDle to enter at full speed without any trouble, i

The name of Miss Eva Jaques was inadvertently omitted from the list of those who lent valuable assistance in connection with the recent To Ore Ore School picnic.

The Rev. R. Wood will conduct service, in Wangaehu School, tomorrow, at 230 p.m., and Mr M. J. Gordon, in Dreye*ton Church, at 3 p.m.

} The classes at the Masterton trict High School and St. Bride's Sobool, will re-open on Monday. Work for the year at St. Bride's Convent will commence on February 2nd.

Notwithstanding the statement made to the effect that the kea will not harm ebeep, some Mackenzie County runbolders state that hundreds of sheep are lost annually through the depredation of the kea.

The monthly meeting of the directors of the Wairarapa Caledonian Sooiety will be held, this afternoon, at 130 o'clock, to the Glab Hotel, when the balance-sheet in connection with the recent sports meeting will be submitted.

The New Zealand meteorological returns for 1905 show that the North Island was slightly moister than the South. Taking' the chmatoiogioal averages for the year, there were 168 wet days in the North Island and 161.5 in the South Island, the aver* age rainfall for the North Island for the year being 49.34 in., and for the South Island '47.91 in. The mean temperature of the North island was 55.9 deg. Fab., and for the South 51.9deg.

Mr Gilberd, Secretary of the U.P.8.A., and Mrs Gil nerd, Captain Eigleton, of the Napier Fire Polioe, and Mrs Eigietou, Superintendent Porte, of the Newmarket (Auckland) Fire Brigade, and the Mayor of Gisbone, passed through Masterton, yesterday afternoon, on their way \* to Nelson to attend the Fire Bri- 'Z. gades' Gonfereuce. The Masterton representatives, Mr L. H. Lewis, Secretary of the Fire Police, and Captain Jenkins, of the ■ Fire Brigade, will leave for Nelson to-day. An instance of the ad vantage of being a member of a Friendly Society was given at the Kaiapoi Oddfellows' Lodge meeting; on Tuesday evening. A member who joined the lodge in Ootuber, 1872, died early last year. He paid in contributions £BB 0a sd, of whioh £52 16s 3d . went to the sick and funeral fond. I He was unfortunate enough to be an invalid for 2i% years, and drew sick pay amounting to £425 12s 6d, also £ls from the distress fund, and at his death £3O was paid to his family, making, a total of £470 12s 6d. A gasfltter is required for the Masterton gasworks. Mr R. E. Jones, plumber and tinsmith, inserts a new advertisement in this issue. A notice of thanks to those who contributed to the recent Te Ore Ore pionio, appears elsewhere. Miss Dupre, music teacher, announces that she has vacancies for a few pupils, and will resume teaching on Monday next. The New Zealand Railways Department advertise special holiday fares for the Pahiatua race meeting on Wednesday and Thursday next. The advantages of the Allday motor cars form the subject of a new X*" advertisement inserted by Messrs ? Jenkinsou and Co., Ltd.. who are agents for these British-made oars. Miss V. Hampton, will resume musio teaching on Monday, February sth, and will be at her rooms, Cole Street, to receive pupils on Friday, February 2nd. The first term of the Girls' Collegiate School, Cole Street, will begin on Tuesday, February 6th. Miss Hampton, principal, will be at home from 2 till 5 p.m., on Monday, February sth. Eleotrio bell installations are yearly coming, more into use on account of their simplicity, and convenience. Mr R. E. Jones, sanitary clumber, is making a specialty of this class of work at present, and is prepared to undertake all orders promptly, and at reasonable cost. Mr Leo St. George, who some 40 years ago, established trie first chemist's business in the Wairarapa, V I at Grey town, has decided to start *?. business in Masterton. A capacious shop has been secured in Pragnell's new buildings, Queen Street, and the new proprietor will commence business at an early date. An advertisement appears in another column. , AVOID ALL BISKS. Why run risks with mixtures containing opium and other harmful drugs when you can be oured—and speedily cured—by taking Chamberlain's Cough Eemedy? It contains no narcotics of any description, and is absolutely safe, and a positive cure. Taken at the first sympton, it checks tbe cold, and in cases of influenza will prevent pneumonia following. For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton.—advt. Are you going away for a holiday ? It so place your luggage in the care of J. J. Qurtis 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. J. Curtis and Co. Ltd;, Forwarding, Shipping, and Customhouse Agents, Wellington.—Advt]

The Wairarapa Racing Club ' realised a pioflt of £730 over their Summer Meeting. It has been decided to increase the stikes by £205 for the Easter meeting. Thirty-seven members of the Masterton Rifle Volunteers were present at the Government parade last evening. Lieutenant Blighting was tho officer in charge, and tbe men were put through ordinary drill. The sum of £3OOO voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries will be allocated on February 6tb. Applications for participation must be sen v, to tbe Secretary for Education on or before the 30th instant. The annual report of the Wellington Gas Company states that there has been a qpusiderable increase in tbe consumption of gas. The reserve fund has been increased to £25,000. The net price of gas is now 5a 5d per ICQO feet. A Press Association message state? that Daniel Landy, a cook on the-steamer Brisbane, who was stricken with paralysis, on Friday moruing last, on the passage from Newcastle to Lytteltuu, died, yesterday afternoon, at the casualty ward, Lyttelton. A report of the Department of Agriculture shows that the export ot bananas from Cairns, Queenslapd, during Dcember was 36.817 bunches, and of case fruit 3,830 cases, chiefly pineapples, for Sydney and Mel bourne. Daring tbe quarter, ended December 3lßt, bananas shipped to southern ports totalled 102,326 bunches, and case fruit 12.234 cases The Lyttelton Times says that * Messrs Dalgety and Co. have just forwarded to Wairarapa olients a collection of stud and flock rams from registered flouks, comprising six Southdowns from, Johns' executors (Belfast), ten from Mr J. Stevenson (Flaxton), and ten from Mr G. Gould (Tai Tapu); three stud Lincolns from Mr O. Wlthell (Brookside), and 150 Corriedales from Mr James Little (Hawarden). A rather strange discovery was made in an old disused cellar under the Hereford Hotel, Christohrucb, where new building operations are being conducted. The ceiling of the cellar is cemented, and hanging down from it there were a number of stalactites. They had been formed by water mixing with the lime in the cement and forcing its way through the ceiling. Stalagmites had also begun to form. The cellar was built about 25 years ago, and has been disused for 16 years.