LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8134, 8 May 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The biennial conference of the Municipal Association of New Zealand will be held in Wellington In July. The annual Show of the Wairarapa and Eaft Ooast P. and A. Society will be* held on Ootober 23rd and 21th this year. It is considered probable that the new Napier Licensing Oommittee will extend the closing hour for hotels to 10.30 p.m. The Rev. William Marshall, who resided in Hawke's Bay for many years, died last month at Murrurundi, New South Wales. It Is reported that the first Marlborough census return handed in showed a population of only 63 in 36 square miles of the Awatere country. Threshing is now practically fSnised in the Amuri district (Canterbury). The yields have been extremely disappointing, particularly in wheat. Mr Henry Edwarda, for 50 years with Messrs Solanders and Co., is dead, says a Nelson telegram. Deceased was well-known throughout the colony. The Railway Department, with a view to strengthening the rolling stock, is calling for alternative tenders for the supply of twenty looomotives. They will be of the laigest size, and capable of doing either express or freight work. A telegram from Chrisfcchurch, last evening, stated that the bead shepherd ou the Mesopotamia Station, Metbven, named Ernest Oscar Charles Oilman, bad been killed by slipping and falling on the frozen surface of a steep spur on the station on Friday last mustering. Mr Thos. Dwyer, of "The Talkeries," has written to the St. Patrick's Dap Sports Association, offering to give selections on his magnapbone at the concert on June 4th, in the Town Hall. The selections will be given half-an-hour before the concert and daring the interval. A Dunedin telegram states that in the case of Wright versus the Dunedin Drainage Board, an action for damages, arising out of injuries sustained by plaintiff in constructing sewers, the Compensation Court held that the plaintiff was entitled to trial on the facts.

The Agricultural Department baa not been informed of the deaths of any mora cattle in the Bona bay district, Auckland, from the disease supposed to be anthrax. Some of the blood taken from the dead animals is being sent to the department's laboratory at Wallaceville for anplysis. The cattle which suooumbud had been kept in paddooka that bad been recently top-dressed with bone-dust. It will be hard to convince most Australians (saya the Brisbane - Worker) that a certain witness was correct wheu he told the Tariff Commission recently that a workman in England would do more than one in Australia because of the climate. In most trades work is maintained at a higher pressure here than in the Old Country. The labour movement had reached a high state of oragnisation in San Francisco, and before the earthquake the unions were in a strong and flourishing condition. The union label movement was especially strong in San Francisco. Though not originated in that city the union label wa3 developed to a greater esteut, and exercised a greater influence in business ciroles than in any other city in America. During the visit of Mr Mclntyre, the New Zealand Exhibition Comjiissioner, to Feilding, the North [aland Romney Sheepbreedera' Association apulied for 2Coft of space it tne Exhibition, with the option )f a further 800 ft if required. It s the intention of the Association to irrange an exhibit of Romuoy Marsh vool. Mr Ross, M.H.R., was entertained it a social* at Pongaroa on Frilay evening. Mr Reese, a member if the Land Hoard, proposed the oast of "The New Zealand Parliaae'nt," eulogising the present Qoernment. In reply to the toastif his health, Mr Ross thanked hose present for the way they had ssisted h'm at the election, and iromised his strict attention to the leeds of the district.

Mr James Allen, M.H.R., has addressed the following letter to the Hon. Mr Duncan, Minister of Agriculture, on the subject of the white pine "borer," which now appears to be extending its depredations to red pine and other timbers: —"Dear Sir,—a "borer" of some kind is playing havoc with the timber in many Dunedin buildings. It seems to frequent most generally, white pine, but is seen also in red pine, and even bluegum. Unless something can be done to prevent its depredations, 1 fear many Dun3din wooden buildings will be rendered worthless. Perhaps some )f the officers of your department snow of the creature and may advise tfbat is best to be done to destroy H* check it. if they do not I ihould be glad if you would send in expert to Dunedin to examine on ihe spot what is happening, and I mly trust he may be.able to reoomneud some cure for what appears o me a serious harm." PACTS ESTABLISHED AT COUBT. In an action, the cause of which was lagvant misuse of our firm name and ither gross misrepresentation by an imiatinß company, which was tried before lis Honor, Ch'ef Justice J. Madden, [.C.M.G., L.L.D., in the Supreme Court, at lelbourne, the prosecution showed:— . That Sander and Sons' Pure Volatile lucalypti Extract contains all medical onstituents of the eucalypti, in a highly efined and pure form. 2. That it is auch more powerfully healing (antiseptic) han ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 3. "hat it does not depress the heart like rdinary eucalyptus preparations. 4. That t contains no harmful ingredients, and That it is highly commended by many uthorities for the last 30 years as a safe, eliableand effeotive remedy. Some imiitors have tried to deceive the public by iranlating our get-up; others have relied n the "just as good" game. Therefore a,ke care and oDtaln the GENUINE lANDER AND SONS EUCALYPTI IXTEACT.

Class practices at the Master ton Gymnasium for the present season will begin to-day. The Trustees of the North WairaTapa Benevolent Society will meet on Wednesday. The membership of the newiyformed Poultry Society at Carterton numbers nearly forty. A well-known Wauganui medico and two hotelkeepors were fined 40s •each and costs, yesterday for shooting pukekos out of season. The monthly meeting of the Masterton School Committee will be held on Thursday next, at 7.30 p.m., iu the Technical School. Knowles, charged with wife-uaur der at Palmerston North, came before the Wauganui Police Court yesterday morning, and was remanded to appear at Palmerston North. Owing to certain alterations that require to be made to the town clock, which is now in charge of Mr A. Henderson, the chimes will be discontinued to-day. In five weeks the United States has taken nearly three and a-quarter millions of gold from the Bank of England. The total return from all j sources is nearly six million pounds. —Cablegram. Mr William Astor, the wellknown capitalist, has given Olivedon Hall and its contents to his son Waldorf, and a diamond worth £20,000 to Mrs Langhorne Snaw, on the occasion of their maniage. A Dunedin telegram states that Mrs W. B. Briber's ten-roomed house, at Caversham, was destroyed by Are. The insurances were £550 on the house and £7OO on the furniture, both iu the Scnth British office. The Woolaston Research Studentship in physics, value £125 per year, hae been established atGonville Col lege, Cambridge University, says a London cablegram. British, colonial and American university students are invited to apply before July 21st. For some time past there has been quite a plague of rats in some parts of the settlement (writes the Piron eia correspondent of the New Zealand Herald), and up the Waipa River, where the rodents are running up the trees, eating the apple* and -building their nests. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., "Wellington, have received cable ad vice from their head office, London, tinder date of the 3rd instant, intimating that an interim dividend of 3s per share has been declared, being at the rate of six per cent, per annum. A meeting of the Borough By-laws Committee of the Masterton Borough Council was held last night, when a further section of the Borough bylaws was dealt with. Those presen? at the meeting were:—• Councillors E. McEwen (in the chair;, J. Elliott, J. O. Ewington, and W. Moiris. At the Masterton S.M. Court, yesterday morning, before Messrs Thos, Duncan and T. Wagg, J's.P., a first offender was fined 5s for having been druuk. William Crombie was charged with having been drunk' and with having used obscene language, near the Central Hotel, on Saturday afternoon. On the charge of drunkenness Crombie was fined ss, in default 24 hours imprisonment, and on the other charge he was fined £2, in default 14 days' imprisonment. A fire at Waikino, 30 miles from Thames, on Saturday night, totally destroyed Montgomery's Waikino Hotel and the shops of Howarth (tobacconist), J. Hennessy (tailor) and Sbadbolt (draper), also Maberly's billiard saloon and Constable Flavell's residence. The fire started ,in the lamp-mom at the rear of the hotel, and sprnad with alarming rapidity. The total loss, ineluding insurances, is roughly estimated at from £7,000 to £B,OOO. Mr Mack Jost, who is in charge of Bolman Hunt's picture "The Light of the World," has telegraphed to , Mr P. Brown, Town Clerk, stating that it is impossible to exhibit tho picture at Masterton. Mr Jost suggests that the Railway Department be communicated with, with the object of arranging excursion fares to Wellington, where the picture is now being shown. Mr Brown has accordingly communicated witn the Acting-Minister of Railways on the subject. ' An advertiser bus for sale, cheapa horse, dray, and harness. Messrs Gillespie and Co. have a seven-roomed houße to lot. A reward is offered for the covery of a bicycle lamp lost be? tweeu Lausdowne and Opald. Mr W. H- Cruiokshank advertises fo" lease a sheep farm of 746 acres wth all necessary conveniences. Dr. Van SJyke, specialist in diseases of the eye, ear and throat, will pay his regular professional visit to Masterton to morrow, and may be consulted at the Club Hotel. MessrH Mackay and Wishaw, land agents, Perry Stroet, in conjunction with Mr J. R. Niool, auctioneer, have effected the re-sale of the Gladstone Hotel. The firm have also sold the Mauriceville Hotel, Mr Roberts' 94 acre farm at Ashhurst, and a 7-roomed house in South Road, Masterton. BHBXJMATIO GOUT CUBED. Mr Falk Cohen, clothier, of Willi-s Street Wellington, is a well-known Wellington' City Councillor and business man, and his testimony will carry weight. Mr Cohen suffered from rheumatic gout, but Rhewjio quickly cured him. Ho writes:—"Last Friday I experienced a very bad attack of rheumatic gout—in fact, so bud that I had to be assisted to a cab. On arrival at home I immediately took a dose of your Hiieumo repeating same every few hours. The ; pain soon left, and in the morning I came down to business as usual. I cannot say too much for the prompt and effectual manner in which Rheumo acts on the pain," Your chemist or storekeeper sells Rdeumo at 2s 6d and 4s 6d per bottle. New Lbase Fob Weak Lungs. Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, Colds and Consumption cures Influenza and all Lung troubles. For sale by H. E. Eton, Masterton, J. Baillie, Carterton.-—Advt. Pretty Pictures want Pretty Frames. Y»u i can get the Finest Selection and the Best J Workmanship at R. J. Lyttle's, Gil lespi Buildings.—Advt. For Colds in the Head and Influenza, 1 Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/0 and i 2/6 per bottle. (