LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8320, 28 December 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A female surgeon dentist has comxmenced practice at Dannevirke. Bush-burning has commenced in many parts of the Eketahuna district. At Waihakeke, on Wednesday, Miss' Nellie Warrington was married to Mr D. Gustofson. There is said to be a scarcity of water in Eketahuna owing to the | continued stretch of fine weather. The Royal Commission which discussed the rabbit plague in New ' South Wales cost £6,129. j' The Sonoma, with colonial mails of November 30th, arrived at San Francisco on December 21st, at 3 p.m. The death of Mr Frank C. Perry, son-in-law of Mr G. P. Donnelly, is reported in a Press Association message from Napier. The serious illness of Dr Paton, a veteran missionary, is announced in a Press Association message from Sydney. Dr Paton is in his eightythird year. Mr Gifford Marshall has been appointed Crown Solicitor and Crown Prosecutor for the Wanganui distrit, vice Mr S. T. Fitzherbert, re--1 signed. • At the Bowling Tournament at Masterton, next month, the Wellington Club will be represented by Messrs Gale, Brown, Churchward, and N. McLean (skip). The offices of the local Inspector of Stock and Agricultural Department have been removed from the Post Office to the second floor of the Academy Buildings. A Dunedin telegram states that a Syndicate, including two employees of the Gasworks, drew Tatterdemalion in Tattersall's Sweep on the Summer Cup, and will receive £4,000 between them.

The farmers of Canterbury have started a scheme of co-operative saleyards for the disposal of vegetables and farm produce generally direct by the farmers. ,

The firemen of the Ralcaia, who are still in the (Wellington Hospital, are making steady progress towards recovery from the peripheral neuritis which brought on paralysis.

The members .of the Masterton Masonic Lodge are invited to attend the funeral of their late brother, Mr Hans Hoffeins, which will leave his late residence, Lincoln Road, at 4 o'clock to-day.

At Newman two men, named John Cooper and E. Gyde, were injured by a tree falling 011 them while they were engaged in felling it. Gyde was badly cut about, and Cooper had some of his ribs broken.

"Ireland is the most crimeless country in the world," said Mr Devlin, the Irish Envoy, speaking at Christchurch, "yet she is taxed one million a year more than Scotland, with the same population."

The management .of a children's home in Palmerstbn North, under .the control of 1 the Church of England, refused to accept a donation from the Manawatu Racing Club on the ground that the money was obtained from the totalisator.

Mr Remington, M.H.R., prophesies that the measure presented to Parliament when next it assembles will be a modified Land Bill—that is, one modified by the information and experience gained by Mr McNab on his present tour.

The Postal Department announces tjiat from January Ist, 1907, the postage on parcels for delivery within the colony will be reduced to fourpence for the first pound and twopence for each succeeding pound or fraction thereof.

Mr H. C. Ballantyne, who has been travelling for the New Zealand Manufacturing and Importing Company of Wellington for the past two years, has severed his connection with that firm, to take up a similar position' with Messrs J. D. Cruickshank and Co., Ltd., of Masterton.

The Feilding Borough Engineer (Mr Webster) has resigned in consequence of the Council having, he says, repudiated a promise to grant him a bonus at the end of the current year for extra services rendered. He says he intends to use every endeavour to recover the amount.

The funeral of the late Mr W. Judd, of Manaia, took place at the Masterton cemetery yesterday afternoon. The cortege was a very large one. The Rev. J. N. Buttle conducted the services at the graveside. The late Mr Judd was a prominent athlete. He was a representative footballer, and one of the best allround cricketers in the Wairai'apa. The relatives of the deceased will have the sympathy of a large circle of friends. HHEUSIATIS3I. The quick relief from pain afforded by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm is worth many times the cost. It makes rest and sleep possible. For sale by T. Q. Mason, Chemist, Masterton.

The country in the South Wairarapa is suffering greatly for the \vant of rain. Old settlers state that the present summer has been the driest within their memory.

The Tourist Department has been advised that the new water supply for Rotorua has been successfully turned into the pipes, and a fine pressure is provided

Messrs Alex. Murray and A. K Hansen have been nominated to fill the vacancy in the Masterton County Council, caused by the Iresignation of Mr Holmes Warren. The election will take place on January 3rd, 1907.

At the invitation of the Victorian Government, Mr Sawers, one of the New Zealand Government experts, will proceed to Melbourne, to act as judge of the dairy produce at the , Victorian Show, to be held next month.

A man-o'-warsman, named Robert Cassidy, belonging to H.M.S. Pioneer, was before the Masterton Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, charged with having assaulted a Maori in Queen Street on Wednesday evening. The accused, who was on a fortnight's leave of.absence, was sent back to his ship to be dealt with.

Mr Hans Hoffeins died early yesterday morning, at his residence, Lincoln Road, Masterton. The deceased was 36 years of age, and was a native of Meldorf (Germany). He came to New Zealand in 1875, and since that time he had resided almost continuously in the Masterton district. The late Mr Hoffeins was proprietor of the Mauriceville Hotel for about nine years. 1 He sold out over six months ago, and lived for a short time on his farm at Taratahi. After selling his farm, he took up his residence in Masterton. He was a prominent member of the Masterton > Rifle Volunteers in his younger days, alnd at the time of his death he belonged to the Masonic Lodge. A widow and five children are left to mourn their loss. The funeral will take place this afternoon, at 4 o'clock.

At the Kuripuni Methodist Church, on Boxing Day, Mr A. P. Ralph, second son of the late Mr Jas. Ralph, of Waimangaroa, West Coast, was married to Miss Annie Louisa Loader, of- Greytown. The bride was given away by her brother, and was dressed in cream silk voile, with the orthodox veil and orange blossoms.' Miss Laura Ralph, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Verna Knowles, cousin of the bridegroom, were the bridesmaids. Miss Ralph wore , a dress of taffeta, and Miss Knowles cream silk. Mr W. Loader, brother of the bride, was best man. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. N. Buttle. After the ceremony a large number of friends of the newly-wedded couple were entertained at afternoon tea at the residence of Mrs D. H. Knowles.

The Nelson-Colonist, in referring to the death of Mrs Nixon, which oocarrel recently in Nelson, says:— Mrs Nixoc, who was tbo widow of the late Mr Jobu Nixou, .bar! attained tho great age Gf one hundred years and ten months. She was barn in Cumberland on February 22nd, 1805, and came to the colony with her husband in the fjord Auckland, whioh arrived at Nicholson in February, 1842, afterwards ooming on to Nelson. Iho deceased passed through ail the hardships and sufferings Ik* porienced by the earty sattlera, but despite these, enjoyed good health and retained her mental faoulties until she had reached tha very ad. vanoerl ege of- one hundred years. Laltely, however, deceased hail been confined to her bed, but she retained her wonderful vitality until the last. The late Mrs Nixon lived during tbe reigns of George 111., George IV., William IV,, Victoria and Edward VII., and well remembered witnessing the Htarting of the soldiers at Workington for the battle of Waterloo in 1815/ The deceased leaves three daughters, 16 grandchildren and 19, great grandchiidran.

A preliminary report about the Fijian performance has been issued by the university professors who were invited" to critically watch the proceedings. They complain that the onrush of the spectators prevented them from making as close an examination as they desired. They state that the time .occupied in walking over the hot stones, as quoted by various observers, did not exceed sixteen seconds. It was noted that the men; took their steps rather de : liberately, choosing those stones that happened to project most above the general level, and planting the forepart of the foot, rather than the heel, fairly upon the stones. Although the scientists found it practically impossible to count correctly the number of steps that each individual took in walking round the pit, from estimates by different observers they conclude that the time of each step varied from half a second to three-quarters of a second, and, consequently, the time of Contact with the foot with any stone must have been considerably less than that. Several stones were inspected, and the temperature of the exposed surfaces ranged from 135deg. Fahrenheit, something "not as high" as 240 deg. Centigrade (432deg. Fahrenheit). Probably a more specific and enlightening report will be . submitted later on. MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDER & SONS* EUCALYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, before bis 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 penuissable 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

Some, symptom? of rheumatism are. feeling ef coldness; want of appetite, thirst; - and sharp pains in the joints Khkujio removes the cause of the trouble excess uric acid in the blood. 2/6 & 4/6.

Something like 1,000 excursionists made the trip from Wellington to Fioton in the Maraioa ou Wednesday. .

The steamer Moeraki, which arrived at Wellington from Sydney on Wednesday night, brought eleven for New Zealand ports.

At Wellington, on Wednesday, Mr Gilbert L. Higgins, son of Mr O. Biggins, of Wellington, was married to Misa Clara Agues Duff.

The public reception by the citizens of Danedin to Sir J. G. Ward will probably take place on .January 18th.

The strawberry season is in full swing in the Auckland district, and the supply of fruit shows no sign whatever of falling off.

A gentleman in Nnpiei last week bought a small farm of 12'aores just out of Napier, and in less than an . hour re-sold it ah an advance of £350.

The interprovinoial cricket match, Canterbury v. Otago, resulted in a win for Otago fcy 139 runs. Scores: —Otago, 202 and 211; Canterbury, 165 and 109.

The Colonists' Land and Loan Corporation Company has ceased to oarry on business in New Zealand. It was under the auspiee3 of this corporation that Feilding and part of the surrounding district were settled.

The total clearances through the Wellington cleariug house of the .New Zealand banks for the week 'ended December 17tb, 1906, were £1 466,142, and for the corresponding week in 1905, £1,129,192, showing an increase of £236,950 for the • week just ended.

One would imßgine that snob a notice would be superfluous but nevertheless it has been iound neceiaaiy to piaoe a signboard in a , prominent position gat tbe Exbibitoo Apiary, reqoeating visfcors not to Interfere with f.the bees, states the Ohristchurch Piess. It appears that a few days ago an inquisitive . stranger lifted a lid off one of the hives to ascertain what was inside, and discovered tbe contents to be of a particularly pointed and convincing cbaraoter. . The death occurred early on Christmas morning of. Mrs Emily WbitwortD, a very old settler of the Wellington district. The deceased lady was the daughter of tbe Fate Mr Robert Buckerldge, with whom she came to. the Taita district sixty-four years ago, when ' but one year old. Mrs Whltwortb bad vivid ard entertaining recollections" of the , early earthquake troubles and the alaris caused in the oliy by tbe outbreak of the Maori war. Her death was sudden, being due to an apoplectic fit.

Wellington has a rival! In the ancient land of Seistan, on the borders of Persia and Afghanistan, an extraordinary wind blows iu the summer. It is called tbe Bad-i sad" o-bistroz," or *ind of 120 days.

Colonel Sir Henry McMahou, a

British explorer, says of this wind: —"lt sets in at tbe end of May or tbe middle of June, and fcJows with appalling violence, and with little or no cessation till tbe end of September. It always blows from one direction, & little west of north, and reaches a velocity of over seventy (piles an honr."

As showing how flies may originate, the following inoideut is interesting, says a contemporary. On a recent sunny morning a young lady sitting iu a gig Et the Kaupokouui stoie saw tbe brown paper wrapping on a new 25-gallon milk oau. standing on tbe platform at the door of tbe store, ignite and blaze up, apparently without the aid of any outside agency, either hutran or material. 'lhe blaze was quickly extinguished, and an investigation demonstrated that the refleotion of the sun's rays from the bright lid of the can had focussed on a portion of the wrapping and set it on fire.

The W.F.C.A. require a .boy for the office.

' A'lady-help or light general (no washing) is elsewhere advertised for.

The New Zealand Railway Department advertise a special train service for New Year's Day.

Tenders are invited, to close at 4 p.m. •on Tuesday, January 16th, 1907, for- the erection of a gasholder for the Masterton Corporation Gasworks. : Tenders are also invited for the supply of about 140 yards of shingle. HEADACHE CANNOT EXIST When Chamberlair's Stomach, an Liver Tablets are taken. Their marvellous in flaence on tha livor and bowels puts an nd to it every time. They follow Nature's own method, doing just what is needed. "No other laxative ever made can compare with them for effectiveness. For sale by T. G. Mason, Chemist, Masterton.

Rheumatism, gout, sciatica, lumbago, are caused by excess uric acid poison in the blood, wh'ch deposits in the muscles and joints, Rhedmo quickly cures. 2/6 & 4/6.