LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8156, 9 June 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A petition praying Parliament to abolish the totalisator is at present open for signature in Wanganui. It is being circulated by the Piesbyterian Church.

The Eketahuna Amateur Dramatio Olub intend staging "All That Glitters is Not Gold," in the Eketahuna Town Hall early in July, writes our correspondent, Mr John J. Smith, who has been in business in Wellington, as a oab-proprietor for over a"quarter o£ a oentury, died on Wednesday, after a short illness, aged 52 years. Mr R. Gilkison, who unsuccessfully contested the Tuapeka seat at the general eleotion, was on Thursday presented with a purse of sovereigns subscribed by all parts of the electorate.

Holders of free places at the Masterton Technical School are reminded that it is oompulsory for them to comply with the Departments regulations in regard to attendanoe at classes.

It is intended to form a Übesa and Draughts Olub at Eketahuna shortly, writes our correspondent. When the olub is formed it is intended to arrange matches with the Masterton Ohess Club. Plate Glass 1 Plate Glass! Plate ,Glass! A stock of plate glass held in readiness for your order. R. J. Lyttle, Queen Street.—Advt

For Children's Hacking Cough at Night Woods' Great Peppermint' Cure, 1/6 and 2/6 per bottle

It is understood that the polio©* are taking prooeediugs, under th» Offensive and indeoent Publications Act, against oertaiin parties in Christchurch for of alleged indecent pioture postcards. Dr. Cockayne, the eminent botanist, says that the New Zealand flora is surely worthy of s'-.ady when it boasts, among other marvels, the smallest pine tree on earth, the. largest known butteroup, a forget-me-not with leaves as big as those of the rhubarb, a speed-well forty feet in height, and tree-like daisies.

A Dunedin telegram last evening stated thafc the Dunedin Waterloo Cup ooursing meeting concluded yesterday in cold and showery weather. In the final for the Waterloo Cup Ca"ter and Jackson's Erin's Pride beat J. Plynn's Pleasant Days. In the Waterloo Purse J. W. and K. H. Price's Gold Band and the same owners' President divided the stake. In the flual for the Waterloo Plate G. Keighery's Nine of Diamonds beat F. Sibley's Bogie* Call.

The following officers have been elected by the Carterton Bowling Club for the ensuing year:—Patron, Mr W. C. Buohanan; President, Mr W. Fisher; Vice-president, Mr J. M. Lightfoot; Auditor, Mr John Brown; Secretary, Mr A. Ramsayj Treasurer, Mr C. H. Cormack; General Committee, Messrs Downard, Masson, Bisb, Canton, G. Leach, DraDSfield, and McPbee; Green Committee, Messrs Bisb, Dransfleld and A. Booth; Match Committee, Messrs Fisher, Liindop and Masson.

A return has been compiled by Colonel Robin showing the progresa or otherwise in musketry in the Otago district during the past year. The figures for individual shooting for trained men are interesting. Out of 49 corps, 32 have improved, 14 fallen back, 1 maintains its last year's figure, while 2 did not fire the annual course. All the infantry oompanies in Dunedin show an improvement except one. Of those corps which have fallen back, 8 out of the .11 are Southland companies;

About three weeks ago a Wellington lad named;Coleman found a detonator, or cap, used for exploding gelignite or dynamite charges. It was a small brass tube, something like ar 1 penoil-case looking quite harmless and he put it in his pocket. When walking home from church on Sunday Coleman tried to set the "pencil-case" alight with a match, the result being a loud explosion, the boy having the thumb and first finger of his left hand blown off. The lad was subsequently removed to the hospital.

A discovery of petrolbum has been made at Waiotapu, near Botorna. The find is upon the property of Mr Wm. Kogera, a well-known Rotorua business man, who has had a party of men employed prospecting and testing the ground for oil for some time past. Recent developments' have induced Mr Rogers to bring samples of the oil to Auckland for examination and analysis. The samples were 'taken from places where the oil exuded freely from the ground in several parts of the property. They have been subjected to eminent , authorities, and although precise detailSghave hot been disclosed, it is understood that the samples are true petroleum of high specifio gravity.

A prospectus issued it* connection with the New Zealand International Exhibition mentions that licenses will be issued for the right to use stand cameras within the grounds or buildings, at a fee of £25. All newspapers are to be exempt from lioense on the condition that the photos will be solely used for reproduction in the respective papers. The conditions forbid sub-letdng and debar photography in the art gallery or photo Section; Amateurs and tourists will be allowed, for a fee of ss, to take photographs with hand cameras in the grounds for their own personal use and not for sale. Applications and offers will close on June 13th.

The seagull, as well as the kea, is occasionally a bird of prey to the extent of picking the eyes out of newly-born lambs and sometimes out of weakened sheep, but, according to Mr 0. W. Adams, this , drawback is counter-balanced by the good the bird does in following the plough. It is a strange faot that, although the gull is a seabird, sdm? species lay their eggs far inland. Dismal Swamp, near the headwaters of the Teviot, in Otago, is a favourite nesting ground. Another is in a hollow near the summit of Mount Pisa, 6,000 feet above sea-level and 64 miles from the sea. In a low range of hills in Maniototo shepherds brokejthe egg* for two seasons before the gulls shifted away to an adjoining property. Mr Adams stated at the meeting of the Wellington Philosophical Sooiety that gulls in the Olutha Valley often feed on dead rabbits, eating poisoned ones with immunity. FACTS ESTABLISHED AT COUBI. In an action, the cause of which was flagrant misuse of our firm name and other gross misrepresentation by an imi tating company, which was tried before his Honor, Ch'ef Justioe J. Madden, K.C.M.G., L.L.D., in the Supreme Court, at , Melbourne, the prosecution showed:— 1. That Sander and Sons' Pure Volatile Eucalypti Extract contains all medical constituents of the eucalypti, in a highly refined and pure form. 2. That it is much more powerfully healing (an tiseptic) than ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 3. That it does not depress the h9art like ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 4. That it contains no harmful ingredients, and

That it is highly commended by many authorities for the last 30 years as a safe, reliable and effective remedy. Some imitators have tried to deoeive the public by simulating our get-up; others have relied on the "just as good" game. Therefore take oare and ootain the GENUINE SANDER AND SONS EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

CoiiDS THAT HANG ON So frequently settle on the lungs, and result in pneumonia or consumption. Do not take chances of a cold wearing away, or experiment with unknown preparations that will only half cure it, and leave you with a serious throat or lung trouble. At the firßt sign' of a cold, commence taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, for it cures coughs and colds quickly by removing the' cause of the complaint, and prevents pneumonia or consumption. For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton. Science has achieved a triumph in Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for coughs, oolds, and consumption. Absolutely guaranteed. For sale by H. B. Eton, Masterton, and J Baillie, Carterton, and Mauriceville Co* operative Store Co., Mauriceville West.—-

' Twelve Chinamen arrived in New 'Zealand daring April, and nineteen took their departare.

The estates of 45 persons were placed in the hands of the Publio Trustee for administratioa during May.

The improvements at the Eketahuna Railway Station are being pushed ahead, writes our correspondent.

Ths annual sitting of the Colonial Council of the Farmers' Union is to open in the head office, Wellington, oa the 10th July.

The annual general meetipg of 'the Carlton Quoits Club will be held on Tuesday evening next, at 8 30 o'clock, in the Occidental Hotel.

The Justices of the Peace in Maaterton, in conjunction with Mr W. P. James, S.M., are arranging for a presentation to Sergeant O'Malley.

The next United States, English and European mail, via Vancouver, will olose at the Masterton Post Office at 4.45 p.m. on Mondny next.

The Eketahuna Domain has been vested in]Meflsrs Francis t!. Tumor, F. D. Pelling, E. O. von Reden, A. H. Herbert and A. 11. Vile. The first meeting o* the Board will be held on the 30tb inst.

At a meeting of the Police Provident Fund Boa'd, at Wellington, yesterday morning, pensions were granted as follows:--Sergeant James O'Malley, Master ton (age limit), £125 19s 6d per annum; Sergeant M. Walker, Tauranga (medically unfit) £93 13s 8d; Constable T. Whelac, Auckland (ag*s limit), £9B Us.

The weekly meeting of the Kuripuni Mutual Improvement Soaiety was held last evening in the Kuripuni Wesley an Church. Mr Field - bouse oocupied the chair, and there was a good attendance fo members. It was decided to pay a vißit to the Y.M.G.A. on July 4th. During the evening essays were read by Misses .M. Burton ("Emeraon"), Edwards ("Ruskin") and M. Dean ("Carlyle)".

The chief inspector of fisheries, Mr L. P. Ayson, reports that seven additional quinnat salmon have been caught in the Hakataramea River, where a good numoer have lately been spawning. There is now no doubt aa to the identity of the ilsh, and it is tbns establshed that the quinnat salmon has after many ;ears of endeavour been acclimatised here.

His friends in Mount Ida electorate intend making a presentation to Mr L. Herdman, late member for the district, in recognition of his services. and as a tribute to the atatesmanlike qualities possessed by Irim. Voluntary subscriptions to the amount of about £IOO have been made, and subscribers have yet to decide the form of presentation,, which will probably be made in Wellington some time next month.

A sensational story, suggesting a blue beard chamber in the "Prophet" Dowie's house at Zion City, is reported in the London Globe. The new overseer, Voliva, declares, states that journal, that he has found bones, apparently thoje of two women, beneath the cement floor of one of the rooms. This room had □ever been entered before except by Dowie Its walls ar& found to be composed of iron cement. There hare been hints before that a seoret room existed, but it was said to be merely a oyclone cellar, whioh Dowie had built, to esoape from danger during great storms.

Au advertiser wants employment on a farm or station.

One pound reward is offered for the recovery of a bay gelding lost from Gladstone.

Boots and shoes for children and school footwear iB the subject of a new advertisement inserted by Messrs Hannah and Co.

The W.F.C.A. are offering their stocks of boots, crockery, fancy goods, stationery, and electroplated ware at reduced prices in all lines.

The second term of the classes at 'the Masterton Technical School will commence oh Monday evening next, at 7 o'clook, when all intending pupils are requested to be in attendance.

Mr W. B. Chennells, agent for the Publ'O Trustee, invites, tenders, to close at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 16th for the stock in-trade in the estate of Rosina Mossner, of Carterton.

During his stay in Masterton, Mr the equine dentist, has been busily engaged in professional work. Among the hnxees attended were those fcelonging to the W.P.O.A.

In a new advertisement appearing elsewhere, Mr J. Heyhoe offers a large stock of ladies' jackets, ooats and mackintoshes, at specially re duced prices. The prioe list appears in the advertisement.

The drapery sale at the W.F.O.A, Maaterton will commenoe to-'day, and will continue till the end of the present month. Exceptional reductions have been made in all lines, in which , thrifty housewives are invited to participate.

Mr R. Howell will hold 'an auction sale at Messrs Beckeher and Co.'a Rooms, at 2 o'clock to-day, when a large assortment of furniture and ' general sundries, poultry and produce will be offered, without reserve.

RHEUMATIC GOUT CURED,

Mr Falk Cohen, clothier, of Willis street, Wellington, is a well-known Wellington City Councillor and business man an his testimony will carry weight. Mr Cohe d suffered from rheumatic gout, but Rheumo quickly cured him. He writes:—"Last Friday I experienced a very bad attack of rheumatic goat—in fact, so bad that I had to be assisted to a cab. On arrival at home I immediately took a dose of your Rheumo repeating same every few hours. The pain soon left, and in the morning I came down to business as asnal. I cannot say too much for the prompt and effectual manner in which Rheumo aote on the pain," Tour chemist or storekeeper sells Rheumo at 2s 6d and 4s 6d per bottle.

Are you going away for a holiday? Then give your luggage into the charge of J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd, Forwarding, Shipping, and Customhouse Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Not only is it the cheapest and quickest way. but you will be saved time ana trouble. ' Write for farther particulars.—Advt.

The census returns for the Hawfee'fl Bay County, exclusive of the Boroughs, show a total of 7,681, against'6,B33 in 1901, an increase of S4B.

A telegram was received in Mastertou, last evening, stating that a dividend of six shillings has been declared by the Masterton Gold-dredg-ing Company. The dividend will be payable on June 15th, when the sum of £1,2C0 will be distributed among the shareholders in Masterton. The last two dividends amount to half the capital uf tbe company. The total amount paid to shareholders to date is £IO,OOO.

A paper hat carnival, promoted by. Mtb AFhton, assisted by Mesdames Giddings, W. Piatt, Sutton, Cochrane, Brighting, E. Welch, and Carman, was held in the Foresters' Hall last evening. There was about 80 couples present. Danoing was kept up till about 1 o'clock this morning. Musio was supplied by a number of those present. Songs were sung by Mesdames Edwards and Ashton, and Messrs W. lggulden, Ashton and Giddings. The first prize for the most artistic bat was won by Miss Sutton. Miss Ivy Welch secured the first prize for the most fashionable hat. The prize for the most original bat was won by Mr W. Piatt. Mr Brighting also won a first prize for a volu&teer oap.

At the meeting of the Masterton Trust Lands Trustees last evening, a draft Bill, an amendment of the Empowering Act, was adopted. The Bill, which will be submitted to Parliament during the coming session, is one which, if passed, will give the Trustees power to borrow £I,OOO for the purpose of erecting buildings on Trust Lands. Mr Renall brought up the question of including in the Bill a clause to increase the personnel of the Trust to nine, and be moved in that direction. A motion was passed by the Trustees some months ago to the effect that such an increase in tbe personnel was desirable. After disoussion, Mr Renall's motion, which was seconded by Mr Feist, was negatived.

The Taranaki Herald says:—"A Chinese fruiterer in New Plymouth has received a typewritten letter warning him and his/ compatriots to leave New Plymouth before June 14th, under certain pains and penalties. The writer disclaims any intention to follow the example of Lionel Terry, but advises the Chinese to clear out. This is an exceedingly stupid joke, whioh may get its author inti) trouble. The CbiDese in New Plymouth are law abiding citizens, who are entitled to and "no doubt will receive the protection of the police, in whose hands the matter has been placed. New- Zealand admits Ch'nese to the oolony, taking their money by way of polltax; and as long as that is so, and the Chinese behave themselves, they have afl much right here as the white man. Whether they are desirable colonists is another matter, whiah does not entei' into the question at present." Are Yon a Nuisance ? You disturb' everybody in the house. Why not stop coughing ? You make a terrible noise. As for sleeping, no one can get a bit of rest. If you do not care for yourself, then for the sake of others take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. You will make everybody happy, and that includes yourself, for the first thing you know you will not have any cough. For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton. —Advt. Inflammatory Rheumatism. Anyone who has ever experienced the excruciating and almost unbearable pains i incident to Inflammatory Rheumatism will be pleased to know that prompt relief may be had by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The first application gives relief, or you can have your money back. For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton.— Advt. The old idea that the body sometimos needs a powerful, drastic purgative pill has been exploded; for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, which are perfectly harmless, gently stimulate liver and bowels to expel poisonous matter, cleanse the system, and absolutely cuie constipation and sick headache. For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton. —Advt. Have You a Weak Throat ? 1 If so, you cannot be too careful. You cannot begin treatment too early. Each cold makes you more liable to another, and the last is always harder to cure. Try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy juat once, and you will find it pleasant to take, and most soothing and healing. For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton.—Advt. Youk Complexion Is an index to the state of the stomach. If you have pimples, boils, cnrbuncles, or any other public signs of distree:, your blood is full of impurities from your 3Domach. Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules will remove the cause of your mottlei appearance, and will cure the headaches, indigestion, sleeplessness, and all other evils that arise from a disordered stomach. For sale by H. E. Eton, Masterton, and J. Baillie, Carterton, and Mauriceville Co-operative Store Co.; Ltd., Mauriceville West."—Advt.