LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8286, 14 November 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tfte nett overdraft of the Masterton Borough Council ■ amounts ■ to > £3,869 lis 6d. The rates outstanding total £386 19s 10d: . There was a decided improve- > ment, yesterday, in the condition* of Mr W, M. Eaathope, who has -baen - seriously ill. Police Inspector Ellison offloial visit to Masterton yesterdays . laihape people are moving in the direction of establishing a hospital' i. their township. The Treasury advised tbe Masterton County Council, yesterday,. of tbe remittance of £1,7J50t balance of the Masterfcon-Eaßt Coast Road Loan. At tbe Cbristchurch SupremeCourt, yesterday, in the-case against Francis H. Bruges, solicitor, charged with the misappropriation of trust' money, the jury returned a verdict of Isot Guilty, and aooused was dis charged. With a view to forming a Ladies'' Auxiliary,, and also to arrange for the Y.M.C.A. Picnio on Boxing Day, a meeting of la&tfes -Interested will be held in the Y.M.C.A. Booms, at 7 o'clock, , to morrow night. A cordial invitation <lb elsewhere ' extended to thepeoplerof Masterton • to visit the camp of- tbe Seventh) Day Adventists, at.Lansddwne, .and" the programme *;bat will be observed - for the remainder of jhe week-is also advertised. The Masterton Orchestral 'Society will give their third concert of the third season in the Town Hail, on Tuesday next; November 20th. The programme, .which will lappear in Saturday's issuei, . is a wellselected one, and should l suit all musical tastes. At the W.P.0:A,,. on Monday,, Mr W. S. Jago was, presented with' a handsome dinner servicej .by theemployees, to markl>the occasion of' his approaching manriage. Mi Joseph* Caselberg, in a few well-chosen words, made tbe presentation., Mr Jago suitably acknowledged the gift.. The Australian > Postmaster General has in view deliveries- of letters by motor cars.. Hd has beengiving considerable attention to this matter, . and saya the timeisnow opportune foil the-Postal! Department to • tske' advantage' of motor cars to - expedite- its-various-: services. Tbe annual tmeeting ofthe-Waira-rapa Distriat Hospital iflaard will'be held at Masterton,. on December 1 stb, at noon.. The ' business-* to be dealt with includes- consideration! of tbe question of erecting inf&cfrious diseases hospitals in Masterton andPahiatua, . and the position, ofi then infectious diseases hoapital'imQreytown. . A lettar wfia-. receivedi Ht tba-meet-ing of the Masterton Gftunty Council, yesterday,, from t<he> Mbsterton Chamber of Commerce' asking' the Council! to :oo>op«rate' with the Chamber- in- drawings the- Railway Department's, afrtentibn to the danger to life caused' by shunting across- the A'knra Road,, afco the nigent-need of enlbuged'. yard aooomtnodatlon the' MhstertoD Railway Station. It was-decided to support- the Chambec in the matter. Messrs Dalgety and ck, Ltd., wrote to the meeting' of the MasterCounty - CoatKiil,. yeeterday, statfng tbat frhey would be agreeable to -alloW'tbe'CwMKrili the use of their saleyards-at A If red ton for a publiu pound,, in: t*he first instsuce for two .'years at a> noimntnl rental of £1 per jannum* After discussion it was deaided• to eieofe » poond on tbe Counioil's property at a If redton. Tbe County Clerk wa& instructed to thank; Messrs Dalgety and Co. for their offer., 1 , The fitian&ial position tbe Masterton Boroogb Councrt is as follows:—G»neral Account, dr., £4.776 12s I'd:; G'bs Account, , cr M £972 Is 8d;• Library Acoounf,. dr., £142 9s; Waterworfesi Account, dr., £IBO 4s Id; Deposits Account, or, £177 10s-,*' Abattroir Accoupt, dr., £6 Ids 2t3; Interest Aocount, diaioage, or., £M Us lid; interest Account, Bannister Street, or., £7l 17s; Loan Aooount, drainage, or., £ll4 9s 4'd'; Speoial Loan Aooo'nnfc, or., schedule A £306105, schedule B £BB4 I' 4« l'Od, sobedule C £794 3s sd, sohedrale D £146 7s 4d, sobedule E: ■£9SG IBs 9d. ' Ac tbe meeting of tbe MastertoniCoonty Oouncil, yesterday, a letter : 'wasreoeived from the Minister od: ' ! Public Works, through Mr A. W'„. 'Hogg, M.H.R, with reference to the petition of tbe settlers at Kopaaflanga asking that tfte Factory Koad be deviated so as to allow of r> more direct route to the KopuarangfltDuiry Factory. The Minister stated'that no definite promise of a grant could be made, but the matter would be into with a view to its receiving consideration. The. Council decided to instruct the Engineer to visit the looality and submit a report to the next Meeting of the Counoil. i \ At tbe meeting of the Finance Committee of the Masterton County Counoil, yesterday,. O* Qnild moved, and Cr Warrect seconded"That the £3O forwarded' under cover of M» J. McGregor's letter be accepted ki order that the contract for metalling the Wangaebu Road may be completed in fnd, and this Committee is of opinion that if the Council desires to reopen the question of the adjustment of grant rnoniea an opportunity for J so doing will be afforded probably next year,'when the stealers a*- the northern end of •the road propose to take steps to raise a further loan to complete the metalling of !he road thrQ\igln\l\, u The motion was earned* I

The Warrimoo, which left Syd«- '• ney on Saturday "afternoon for Wei. ' Jlinton, is bringing 134 bags iot I iA'wetralian mails. She shouli reachIport by noon to-day. j Notioo Is given elsewhere that ' the Borongh water supply will bee loot off from Worksop Road, Ohoroh and iiantiister Streets, from 8 3 o'Glbck this morning. i There is a plague of rate, in Upper > ,r Flrie Street, Wellington, as a resalt of tbe disturbance of drains, -, etc,. ft.y tbe tramway tunnelling operations. . The<deatb is announced of Mrfl. I. H'. Hitcbens, a well-known resi-s. dent of Auckland. The deceased > took* part in the Maori war as assistant) dispenser to tbe troops. An Auckland telegram states that < George Harrison, aged 35 yearp, a <t prisoner at Mouut Eden Gaol, was •- killed by tbe fall of a large pieoe of'rocks f*om a cliff, under which he wua- working. The Lamd Purchase Board has Intimated* to- Mrs ' Matt news, of Hemp*" dsn,, the- inlieutibn of the Govern- - ment to take over the Te Oha pro- - perty,. near Norse wood South, for. closer settlement purposes. Code's Braies Band, of Melbourne, , one of the best bands in Australia; , willi be amongst the competitors in the quickstep apd grand selection contest of the Exhibition, to be held in February in tbe Exhibition Ground!?.. Ttte'locky drawer of the £2,(161 i. dividend on the Ne*v Zealand • Onp and Stewards' Handioap "doublflj". ' (Stßnßoseand Captain Shannon}, , was, aaya the Taranaki Herald,: Mr Ji. Heslbp, of Okaiawa. Beforethe races were decided be presented a half interest in tbe tioket to Mr MoL!Dowie,, junior. , : At a meeting of the Taranaki Oil A land' Freehold Corporation, says a jNeW> Plymouth telegram, it wasshown that 12,000 shares had-been [allotted out; of £15,000 authorised < jcapitali. The directors hope.. toi.i, isoon enter into a contract withan Australian firm, and that in a few jmontha boring operations will tft: commenced on the Corporation's * jfceehold at Vogeltown. ' i • ■ i The front walls of fijessra Whit-'-combe and Toombs' op Lambtonu: |Q,Uay,. Wellington, havingbeen* shored up- and most of tbe debris . removed, workmen have now oum-u menced the aotual demolition<of f jthe waifs. left standing bylithe fine..-, ■ Only the shell of the Trocadero- t remains, and from it tbe, danger-t ous excrescences have been »rer . moved,, and other portions will it alto have to be renewed.

! Ralph Dunlop, son of Mr P.* A .l Daaiop, mine manager at • the»» Thames, met with a serioua f-hoot-'-lirog accident, yesterday morDinnn He bad intended forming one vof a s deerstalking party to- itneek' ab>. 'dawn. 'He was cleaning bis riflei in « his. bedroom at an early > hour* , when it exploded, the >bullet..pasa*lipg through one of his, longs.He - was removeil to the hospital, where-* ;he- lies in a serious condition. ; The first name on. the requisition itoMr P. W. Lang, asking, tiixn to•. 'contest. the Manukau seat in>tbe o<p-. position interest, is that of MrrWl F. Massey, leader of the Opposition, * who is on the rpll of the \electorate. Mr Liang is saidr<to beexceedingly popular in the< elector-> ate, a large part of which 1 was formerly included in the Waipa> district, whioh be represented' ia. Parliament from 1894 to 189-7 I .*. Mr John Price, of Tapanni,;. who-, left New Zealand in September for Northwest Canada, with the intention of locating in the rising-young city of Edmonton, Alberta,. to Free Press from the American oity of Seattle,.. Washington. Be says he is ■sa 4 far very favourably impressed with the country, which ia. going ahead ?by leapsr and bounds,, and presents great* opportunities in every line. "I'have* met," addsVMr Prioe, "several New*' Zealand men herp, who have amassed! fortunes in no time.":' i A Home paper states-. that- ttlei parish of Newcastle has within its borders a • quartette of > h'oraes,. alii healthy and sound, whfah will re* quire a lot of beating in the matter of age and 1 stamina. Tbeir breediag is between»Highland and'ol ydesdalb,. and they consist.of'-a, white; fcorg» belonging to Mrs Story,, Sangbe, rising years; a dan horse,, the property of Mr Steel,. Shiola Hill, rising '38' yeara; a* .brown mare be* longing to Mr Davidson,. Park, rising-37; and a dtrn horse belonging'to Mr Douglas;. Rinfrry BUI Lodfie, also rising 37 years.. Mtr W. P." James, oooopled the Bench at the Maebertoo> M»gistrata's Court, yesterday morning. In- the judgment'summcna case, T, Glanoy v. P. Walsh,, a claim fur !£Ol 3i 6d, defendant was ordered Jto pay forthwith in. default nine days' imprisonment. The order was jauspended so long as defendant pays i£3 a month;;the first payment to ;be made oa December Ist. Percy Kirkby claimedi from 1 Robt. E. Howell thft sair. of £9 lis for labour done in connection with the raising of tomato plants. A counter claim was entered for £3t 12s for 25 dozen tomato plants* Tbe Magistrate thought that the justice of the case* would be met by nonsuiting th&. plaintiff- oo both charges, and' ' ordering each party to pay its owr»> cos to, and accordingly be made i?be : orders i FACTS ESTABLISHED AT GOXTRT. In an action, the cause of which was. flagrant misuse of ,our firm name* ami ether gross misrepresentation by an. imi tating company, which was tried' before his Honor, Clref Justice J. Maddea, 5K.C.M.6., L.L.D., in the Supreme Court, at Melbourne, the prosecution showed?—• 1. That Sander, and Sons' Pure .Volatile Eucalypti Extract contains all m,edica} constituents of the eucalypti, in a highly refined: and pure form. 2. That it is much more powerfully healing (anfeeptio) than ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 3. That it does not deposes the heart like ordinary eucalyptus preparations. 4. That it contains no harmful ingredients, and 5. That it is highly oommended by many authorities for the last 30 years as a sale, reliable and effective remedy. Some imitators have tried to deceive the public by simulating ouaf- get-up; others have relied on the "juat as good" game. Therefore take care and obtain the GENUINE SANDEB A m SONS EUCALYPTI; EXTRACT.

The eleotion cf six truftees to the Wellington Benevolent Institution Contributors will be held in Wellington on December 3rd. ' At the annual meeting of the Mosglel Woollen Factory Company, yesterday, the Directors' report, recommending a dividend of 2J& per cent., was adopted. The Ven. Archdeacon Rlobinson has resigned his position as vioar of St. Paul's Cathedral, Duoedin. The resignation will take effect at the end of Feoruary next. Bishop Neville, Prim*-* of New Zealand, will leave England this month, reaching the colony in time for the session of the Anglioan General Synod. Miss Ruby Petersen, the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. P. Petersen, of Belvedere, died on Monday night. The cause of death was diabetes. Mr James Baylisb, who has resided in the Carterton distriot for over twenty years, has bought a property in Hastings, and intends to take up his residence there Bbortly after the New Year. The election of representatives on the Wairarapa District Hospital Board, for the ensuing year, by the contributing local authorities will be held on Wednesday, November 28th, at Masterton. Sir John Gorst, British Commissioner at the New Zealand International Exhibition, will pay a visit to Masterton to-morrow. Sir John, vbo is a brothei-in-law of Mr Moore, of Masterton, will spend a couple of days in this town. ' An Auckland telegram states that the name of Mr Wesley Spragg has been mentioned as likely to be the .Government candidate for The vacant Manakau seat. Mr S. Cochrane Macky, of Devenport, also intends to contest the seat. 'JOhe annual statutory meeting of the representatives of the various local bodies contributing to the maintenance of the Masterton Hob pital will be held on Monday, December 3rd, for the purpose of electing four trustees. The Balanoe Co-operative Dairy Company will pay out on Thursday close on £4,000 for milk supplied during Octoher. Over eight tons more butter has been manufactured than in the same month last year. The amount of advanoe is tenpence per lb for butter fat.; The following shearing record is reported from Mr J. W. Harding s Raukawa Station,.Te Aute:—Rajhania 332, Kaianga 273, Seller 278, Harmer 267, Gisborne 251, Tuhi 276, George 239, Bill 233, Cooper 245; total, 2,394. Average per man. 266. The time worked was the usual shearing day of nine hours. The following tenders were accepted at the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, last eyeuIn'g: Repairs to Druids Hall, Messrs Tait and Bacon, £43; kerbing iu Bannister and Church Streets, Mr E. J. Klmber, £3 14s per chair. Tenders were reoeived for other works, but they were considered too high and were rejected; A Obrißtcbnrch te'egram states that Coldnel Pitt, whose condition has been oauslng auxiety to his friends" for days past, underwent an operation yesterday, and several large gall stones were removed. The doctors report that hisvoondition is satisfactory. He is, however, not yet out of danger. (A telegram received late last night •stated that Mr Pitt's condition was serious.) In reply to a telegram sent at the requept of Sir Joseph Ward, through h's Excellency the Governor, the following reply has been received from the Secretary of State for the colonies: "His Majesty commands me to convey bis cordial thanks to you. your Government and, the people of New Zealand for birthday congratulations and Assurances of loyalty apd devotion." A Dunedin telegram states that Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M., gaVe judgment; yesterday, in tbe case in which the licensee of the Universal Hotel had been charged with selling whisky mixed with water with Intent to fraudulently increase the bulk. After referring fo'Professor Black's avidenoe, that it was easy in breaking down whisky to inadvertently reduce its strength to below 25deg.; . the Magistrate said be was not satisfied that fraudulent intent had been proved, and he dismissed the case. A bay gelding will be sold at the Masterton pound to-day at noon. A yaoug business nan requires board and residence in crivate family. ' An advertiser has vacancies for two young men as boarders In pri« vate family. A Mason and Hamlin organ (12 stops, 7 sets of reeds) and piano: Will be offered at Mr Elliot's sale on Thursday. The Masterton Masonic Lodge %will meet this evening at 8 o'clook. Visiting brethren are cordially invited to attend. UTGas consumers are notified that to-morrow (Thursday), isjthe last day on wbichl discount is allowed on current accounts. Messrs Heveridge and Hum announce on the leader page that the Grand [Hotel, Willis Street, Wei lington, is now ,open for the acceptance of guests. In another oolumn the WellingtonSPiano Company give particulars of the easy terms on which their jelebrated instruments can be purchased. Messrs MoLeod and Young are the local agents. Influenza has been very prevalent in and around Masterton during the lest few weeks, and all those persons who have been attacked find that' it has loft them very weak, languid, and nervous, and their system is in need of a good tonic to brace it up. Quinoton is on ideal toniu and may be obtained from Mr E. Ross, chemist, Pahiatua who is sole agent for this wonder ful tonio. A PANACEA FOB ALL STOMACH TKOUBL'S Is found in Dr Sheldon's Digestive Tabulea, which digest what you eat aßd give the weary stomaoh a muoh needed rest. For sale by H. E. Eton, Chemist, Masterton, 4. Bailiie, Carterton, and the Mauriceville Co-operative Store, Mauriceville West.